"Accused!"

The war that suddenly broke out between the Qinshan Kingdom and the Underworld Kingdom is now stalemate on the border of Xingyang City. Since more than a month ago, the border coalition army of the Underworld raided Xingyang City and was saved by the army led by the general Xing Lun in a dead battle, the army of the Underworld has been stationed on the border there.

Although the front-line battle reports transmitted to the twenty-five cities on the border every day show that the scale of the border alliance is constantly expanding, it is likely that the military forces from all over the country have been mobilized to the border of Xingyang City. But they still did not move, but instead made the border cities of Qinshan Kingdom panic.

Even if the imperial court has ordered that the Zhenjiang army in various places must send some elites to the border to support, and there will be unified dispatch by the Kansai general Pei Baolong. But everyone knows that the Zhenjiang army is divided into factions, and everyone knows about the open and secret fighting. The growth of the strength on his side is completely no match for the growing army of the Underworld.

Therefore, the initiative of the great war has been grasped in the hands of the Hades Ze Kingdom. The hateful thing is that they have not yet given a reason to send troops. There are also reports from spies that there seems to be unrest within the Underworld. The royal family, which has ruled the country for thousands of years, has been imprisoned in the heavenly prison by the usurper.

The barbarian army of tigers and wolves is ready to move on the border, but this day is still worth living after all. On this day, a very rare and significant lawsuit was being carried out in the Yamen of Blackwater City. A civilian on the Tear Condensation Island of Wanxiang Lake sued Ji Kui, the fourth son of Ji Mansion, for murder and extermination.

Moreover, this civilian is just a little boy. But he is not a small fame among the officials of the yamen here.

This court was personally agreed by the city lord of Hezhe, so today, he also brought his eldest lady to observe.

"Don't touch me! I can't walk myself!" Sitting on both sides of the deliberation hall were a group of observers, and on the main seat, today was to invite Master Hou, who had been a councillor in the court and the middle of the court, and who had written books and made a statement in Blackwater City to be the judge.

After hearing the sharp voice of the fourth prince outside the hall and his heavy steps into the deliberation hall, Hou Fuzi's somewhat sharp-beaked monkey cheeks showed a dissatisfied expression on his face, and he shook his head gently.

Ji Sigongzi simply saluted the surroundings, glanced at the Hou Fuzi in the hall, and showed a trace of disdain on his arrogant face. I have long heard that Master Hou is greedy for money after returning to his hometown, and now he is sitting high in the court, and he is not ashamed!

Hou Fuzi's face sank. Ji Kui sat on the chair that had been placed for him in the middle. And not far from him, the little boy who was kneeling on his knees for an appeal, had been kneeling respectfully here for a long time.

After going through a certain process, Hou Fuzi was shocked, glanced at the little boy, his expression became pleasant, and said, "Child, tell me what evidence has been found to identify Ji Gongzi as committing the crime of murder and extermination? If this person in front of you is really a murderer, we will definitely punish him according to law!

Ji Kui sneered and glanced at the people of his family around him. Although Lao Tzu is a nobleman of a family, he is a little crazy. But it is true that nothing has been done to murder an old immortal lotus farmer. What you haven't done, can you still make it up out of thin air?

"The grass people firmly believe that adults will be able to enforce the law impartially!" the little boy bowed heavily, and looked at Ji Kui Gongzi with bad intentions with his eyes without fear. Behind the little boy stood a middle-aged man dressed in cloth, the man the officials had brought in to defend him from Tear Grove Island. The Qinshan State Code stipulates that both the plaintiff and the defendant must invite someone they trust to defend themselves, called a defender. And the little boy claims that he can't trust others, only the people on his tearful island can believe it. And this defender had also drunk some ink, and the kind officials asked him to come out to help the little boy defend himself.

"First of all, Cao Min and Uncle Wu have been investigating in Beishi some time ago, and the people there told us that when the servants of the Ji Mansion went to purchase lotus seeds, they had quarrels with many lotus farmers. The little boy straightened up and said solemnly.

Hou Fuzi smiled awkwardly, and the auditoriums on both sides also had some faint laughter. What kind of evidence is this? It's a child.

He Yue, who was sitting in the crowd with his father-in-law, was in a different mood at this time. When the old man's body was found that day, He Yue and a few friends were at the first scene. Although he had the usual complexion and a smile on his face. But He Yue remembered that after seeing the old man's face at that time, she had a hallucination at that moment, and she only felt as if she had seen a bull-headed horse face who came to hook her soul. After only one glance, He Yue didn't dare to look at it anymore and hurriedly left the lotus pond.

"Defender?" Hou Fuzi shouted, letting the child talk casually, and the court didn't know what to do.

"The evidence that the grown-man and the kid have gathered. There are three points in total, which are enough to prove that it was this Ji Kui son of the Ji Mansion who murdered the lotus farmer at that time. The defender behind the boy bowed and said.

"The first point is very obvious. Although Zhao Xiang proposed a plan for the Fengyue Corridor for the Ji Mansion, this would allow the old lotus farmers on Tearing Island to have work and eat in the summer. But it's clear that they haven't started to implement it. And the most direct thing about building the Fengyue Corridor is that it will conflict with the lotus farmers. This can be used as one of the evidence that Ji Fu is suspicious. ”

He Zhe shook his head for some reason. He Yue took his father-in-law's expression into his eyes, feeling weird.

Then I saw Ji Kui Gongzi stand up from the chair, and said with a sneer, "Ridiculous! How dare you say this kind of groundless speculation in the public court? Moreover, we have already adopted Xiang Gongzi's plan, and Zhao Fugui's "Lotus Field Moon Fu" is also quite well written. It's just that the time has not yet come, and it has not been implemented. This gentleman, you really know how to pick bones in eggs. ”

The defender smiled, and the little boy saw that the situation was a little unfavorable, so he bowed down and said, "My lord, the people from the Ji Mansion went to Tear Ning Island before, and their attitude was arrogant and domineering, and they didn't take us seriously at all. ”

The defender waved his hand and interrupted the boy, "Indeed, this is just speculation. The second piece of evidence, we found the arrow that killed the old farmer at the very edge of the lotus pond. After a long time, the blood stains on it almost dissipated. But under the handle of that arrow, there is a Ji Mansion, not only the Ji Mansion of Heishui City, but also the universal family crest of the Ji family in the entire Qinshan Kingdom. ”

With that, the little boy presented the evidence that he had already prepared in his pocket. It immediately caused an uproar around it.

This is the sun-shooting bow, and the entire Qinshan country, the Ji clan, who have a noble name, all take this as a symbol of the family. As soon as he presented this, Ji Kui's face immediately became very ugly.

At the same time, there is a deep incomprehension.

The defender standing behind him, Ji Binglin, the eldest son of the Ji family, saw Hou Fuzi's expression when he looked at this arrow carefully, and knew that it was not good, so he hurriedly spoke, "My lord, whether this arrow really killed the old farmer remains to be discussed. Although it really has the family crest of our Ji family, it can't be assumed that it was made by our government. After all, there are many factions in the various families of Qinshan Country, and our branch also has enmity with other Ji Mansions, what if someone frames it?"

Hou Fuzi nodded and cleared his throat, "Is the body of the lotus farmer still preserved?"

"If you go back to your lordship, the grass people will keep it in the secret room in the backyard of the yamen. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of this arrow, you may wish to verify it with blood. The little boy said.

He Yue glanced at He Zhe beside him, his expression was very strange. At this time, he stood up and said, "If the blood stains on the arrow are too shallow, you can ask Master Mori Dao to come and extract it." Then take the blood from Liannong and put it in a cup to know a drop. ”

"Lord of the City, Master Sen Dao has been concentrating on cultivation for a long time, isn't it okay to disturb him for such a mundane matter?" Ji Bingrin argued.

He Zhe glanced at him, showed a playful smile, and said word by word, "He is a friend of this official. ”

"But it's definitely too late today, right? Defender, please tell me the third piece of so-called evidence. Ji Kui lifted Erlang's legs, full

Said absentmindedly. I definitely didn't harm a single common person. What good would this do to him, a noble son?

"Young Master Ji Kui, on the night of the accident, you weren't in the Ji Mansion, right?"

"Wait, can you be sure what day the old farmer was killed?" Ji Bingrin keenly sensed the loophole in his words, and asked seizing it.

"It's... This really can't be determined. However, it was in between those two days. As for the past two days, I think everyone knows about it. The defender hesitated for a moment and said.

"Those two days? There was a shisha sold by the country of Hades, and I stayed there from the first night until the third day. So, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!" Ji Kui said indifferently. In his opinion, he is innocent in himself, as long as he tells the truth. But the eldest brother on the side sighed secretly, this stupid boy, I'm afraid that someone else is setting a trap for you!

"You, are you sure?" the little boy asked when he suddenly stood up and pointed at Ji Kui.

"Hairy boy, can this son still tell lies in this court?" Ji Kui snorted coldly.

"I'm afraid you've already told a lie, Childe. The defender smiled and shouted, "My witness, please come up!"

"You, you sold me the cigarettes that day! You, are you going to give false testimony?" Ji Kui saw that the witness who came up was actually the shopkeeper in the tavern that day. Angry for a while, he stood up abruptly and asked.

He didn't expect that a few civilians would buy off the witnesses?

"Childe... Although you used to frequent the small shop, the two nights they said you... You're not here......"

"Ji Gongzi, we didn't buy him. It's because you frequented that tavern, I guessed that you would use this as an excuse to specially invite Xiao Er to testify. The defender said calmly.

"Liar, get out of here!" Ji Kui's temper suddenly came up, and he rushed forward to fan the shopkeeper. He was immediately stopped by the officials.

"Silence!" Hou Fuzi slapped the wood in shock, "Above the court, Master Ji, please pay attention to your behavior." ”

Ji Bingrin hurriedly pulled him back. Now it was troublesome, the witness was in the hands of someone else, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Even if my brother is neither in the mansion nor in the tavern, can this prove that he went to kill someone? I'm afraid this evidence is not enough, right?"

"Whether the evidence is enough or not, it's not up to you to decide. The defender said. Ji Kui couldn't help it, and suddenly broke free of his eldest brother's hand, "Above the court, you pariahs actually dare to talk nonsense and buy witnesses, where did you get the guts!"

The defender was punched, Ji Binglin was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold his younger brother. At this time, a loud voice sounded outside the hall, "Stop me!"