"Since ancient times, amorous has always been ruthlessly mistaken, and hatred abounds because of love." Cheng Bihe said: "Ma Wenrui is a merry man, he once made a pair with Cui Baisheng when he was in the academy, and when he saw Lu Xunsheng's good color, he had a different heart. ”

His outspoken words were shocking, and everyone in the hall whispered about it.

Something like this can be called a romantic affair in private, but if it is put on the table, it is an unsightly thing.

"What kind of good thing can the son of an oil seller be?" Tian Jinbao sneered and said: "Cheap embryos are all virtues. ”

"Tian Changgong, be cautious." Cao Yu opened his mouth and said: "In the past, the oil seller is now a relative of the emperor and the country, and it is not something you and I can discuss." ”

Tian Jinbao snorted coldly, turned his head and stopped talking.

"It's a pity that Lu Xun has a straight temperament and has never compromised with Ma Wenrui, but this matter still caught Cui Baisheng's ears, he was sour and ran to argue with Ma Wenrui." Cheng Bihe stood at the bottom of the hall and said: "A dispute is nothing, but Ma Wenrui gradually became impatient after many times. ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Bihe turned his gaze to the side of Donglin Academy to observe, and he said: "Among your classmates, there have been rumors that there is a disdainful relationship between me and Lu Xun, but it is actually false, the two of us are just holding each other together for fear of revenge because we saw Ma Wenrui and Cui Baisheng playing obscenely. ”

"Based on your words alone, there is no tangible evidence, how can we believe it!" A student from Donglin Academy spoke up: "If the testimony in your mouth is true, why didn't Lu Xun tell it at first? ”

The student asked the question that was in the minds of everyone present.

Cheng Bihe arched his hand towards the main seat and said: "There is evidence below that can prove that what is said below is true." ”

"If there is evidence, don't show it yet!" Zou Mingyuan slapped the wooden road in shock.

"Please borrow paper and pens from you."

"Give it to him." Zou Mingyuan asked the clerk on the side to hand the paper and pen to Cheng Bihe.

Don't look at Cheng Bihe's clever tongue and steady like Mount Tai at this time, in fact, his legs are shaking, and the hand holding the pen is still trembling.

But as soon as he thought of the cold eyes of the group of Dongchang fans, he was scared to death.

After Cheng Bihe grabbed his right arm with his left hand to stop his hand from shaking, he slowly wrote down the content of Cao Alcohol's explanation on the paper.

The words on the rice paper were presented to Zou Mingyuan before they were dry, and he looked at them for a moment before handing them to Shi Kuangye on his right.

Shi Kuangye glanced at the contents of the paper, and immediately went down to the hall and ordered: "First detain Cheng Bihe to the back hall." ”

The officials clenched their fists in response, and he ordered another group of officials to interrogate Cui Feng's mother and son in prison.

This move made everyone in the hall extremely puzzled, but soon Cui Feng's mother and son were escorted to the court, and everyone shifted their attention to these three people.

Cui Feng's mother and son had no merit, and they could only kneel and reply when they went to the court.

"You are convicted!" Zou Mingyuan shook the earth.

"Wronged, Lord Qingtian wronged!" Cui's mother immediately shouted loudly: "Wronged! ”

"Wronged? Ma Wenrui has already been recruited. Shi Kuangye slowly walked down the hall, he squatted in front of Cui's mother and said, "He said that it was your mother and son who brutally killed Cui Baisheng in order to seize the family property. ”

After speaking, Shi Kuangye took out a confession from his sleeve and unfolded it in front of Cui's mother, and he said, "This is Ma Wenrui's confession." ”

"Wronged!" Cui Mu shouted: "My lord is wronged! ”

Shi Kuangye sneered and said, "Don't shout injustice, Ma Wenrui confessed that you brutally killed Cui Baisheng with a hairpin." ”

His gaze swept to the long wishful hairpin on Cui's mother's head.

Cui's mother subconsciously used her hand to help.

"There is a saying in the Great Ming Law, whoever murders people and creates intentions will be beheaded, and those who add merit will be hanged." Shi Kuangye said slowly with his hands behind his back: "Therefore, those who get rich and robbers are beheaded, regardless of their heads." ”

"Murder is a felony, let alone money." He suddenly turned to stare at Cui Mu, and his gaze was like substance: "Think about it, let's talk about it." ”

Cui's mother trembled, her lips began to tremble up and down, and the two Cui Fengqin brothers who knelt beside her cried out for grievances.

"According to the official's intentions, since Ma Wenrui has been recruited, these prisoners will be put in prison and sentenced directly." Zou Mingyuan stretched out his hand and fished out the bucket, and saw that he was about to issue the red sign.

At this time, Cui's mother panicked, and she shouted hysterically: "I'll move, I'll move!" I'm all recruited! ”

"It was Ma Wenrui who killed Cui Baisheng!" Cui Mu said without hesitation: "It was he who killed Cui Baisheng!" ”

"There is no basis for words." Shi Kuangye said sharply: "You have evidence!" ”

Cui Mu said in a trembling voice: "I... I saw it with my own eyes. ”

What she saw with her own eyes exploded like thunder on the ground, and everyone in the hall lowered their heads and began to discuss.

Cui Fengqin, who was kneeling beside Cui Mu, looked at Cui Mu with an incredible look, his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of incredulity.

Zou Mingyuan banged the startled wood, and he shouted repeatedly: "Silence! ”

The sound of discussion in the hall stopped.

"When, where, and where did you see it with your own eyes?" Zou Mingyuan asked.

Cui's mother wiped her tears and said: "We were originally engaged in silk business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, although the family is not rich but not short of money. ”

Speaking of this, Cui's mother said indignantly: "He actually wants to divorce me to marry that slut, and he has to leave all the family wealth to the slut's mother and son!" ”

"So you and Ma Wenrui murdered Cui Baisheng?" Zou Mingyuan continued.

"No, it's not." Cui's mother wiped her tears and said: "I went to Beijing with my son and Jin'er to ask for an explanation, but we met bandits near Guanyin Temple, and the bandits robbed all our belongings. ”

That day, Cui's mother saw that Ma Wenrui was a talented and enthusiastic person, so they chatted with each other.

Ma Wenrui heard about the three of the Cui family's mother and son, and immediately had a plan in his heart, recently he was annoyed by Cui Baisheng, so it was better to ask these three people to make trouble, so that he could be quiet and quiet.

"So Ma Gongzi asked us to go to a nearby restaurant for a talk." Speaking of this, Cui's mother became very emotional: "My son ate the wrong stomach that day, and I didn't go to the restaurant at all!" I was the only one who attended the appointment. ”

She hurriedly excused her two sons.

"Do you have proof?" Shi Kuangye asked.

"Adults, you can go and ask the second child of that restaurant." Cui's mother hurriedly said: "At that time, my son's stomach pain was severe, and the person who Xiao Er helped to call him back was carried back. ”

In order to get rid of the trouble pestering him, Ma Wenrui asked Cui's mother and Cui Baisheng to go to the restaurant together.

"The two of them had a very heated argument and ended up scuffling together." When Cui Mu said this, she said in a trembling voice: "I don't know how... Ma Wenrui actually pulled out the hairpin and stabbed it to Cui Baisheng. ”

"So, you and Ma Wenrui threw Cui Baisheng's body from the upper floor and pretended to fall to his death." Shi Kuangye said in a deep voice: "Yes and no!" ”

Cui Mu shook her head frantically: "The corpse was not thrown downstairs by us!" It's a bunch of masked men! ”

The case was generally tried, and suddenly a brocade guard ran in from outside, leaned over and whispered in Cao Yu's ear.

Cao Yu immediately straightened up, and he interrupted: "Lord Zou, Tian Changgong, and Mr. Donglin also ask the inner hall to talk." ”

Zou Mingyuan and the others glanced at each other and entered the inner hall one after another.

"Lord Cao, what do you have to say?" Zou Mingyuan took the lead in asking.

"Ma Wenrui is dead." Cao Yu said word by word: "It's just before noon." ”