After a short recess, the summoned witnesses also arrived one by one.

In order to show the people the importance and fairness of the imperial court, today's Shuntianfu officials use the highest efficiency and the fastest speed to collect evidence.

Not to mention Zhu Changjue, even a few people in the court didn't expect that the evidence was so sufficient, and there were a lot of witnesses. asked the clerk in charge of recording to write hard, and he didn't even have time to study ink.

On the witness, the first person to arrive was naturally a doctor in the city.

He was offered by the crown prince on his own initiative. The prince's surrender is very good, and the doctor who arranged it has a good reputation in Beijing, that is, many people are familiar with it.

After arriving at the scene, he not only determined Ruyi's fake death and illness that day, but also confirmed that Ruyi's disease was indeed cured by him. The other medical clinic has relevant records, and the medicine boy can also testify.

The testimony was simple and conclusive, and there were no problems......

The next person to be present was Grandpa Yan.

The Huanyi Bureau is outside the palace, and he naturally comes quickly.

His play is very good, and his reaction at sight is exactly the same as that of Zhu Changjue half an hour ago, pointing to Ruyi and asking, "Is it a human or a ghost...... The performances are both authentic and superb.

And the first sentence he came up was already pointing the finger:

"In fact, from the first day Ruyi entered the Huanyi Bureau, we were warned. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't worry about what you shouldn't. Otherwise, your life will be in jeopardy. Therefore, Ruyi's refusal to give food and medical treatment is not our intention, but under pressure, there is no way, we have to. ”

Father-in-law Yan is Li Chun's person, so naturally as soon as he opened his mouth, he was all closely related to Ruyi's remarks, and by the way, he pushed the responsibility away.

He also "sneaked" at Zhu Changjue several times, and then looked at him cautiously, even if he didn't speak, everyone could see what he was afraid of.

Ruyi kowtowed to Father-in-law Yan, begging Father-in-law Yan not to be afraid, please speak up.

The more Yan Gonggong was afraid, the more obvious the pressure of the powerful became, and the anger of the masses became even more intense. Therefore, seeing that the masses were about to start "fighting for justice" again, Pang Ge Lao had no choice but to quickly say that the witnesses only had to speak out, and he promised that he would deal with them impartially.

Father-in-law Yan also reluctantly told a secret:

"Xu is afraid that we will get in the way, Ruyi was in the Huanyi Bureau for a few nights, everyone in our Huanyi Bureau slept very deeply at night, and everyone slept until dawn all night. Later, as soon as Ruyi died, no, after faking his death and leaving, we didn't have such a good sleep again.

Our family had suspicions, but we found a paper bag by the water tank of the Huanyi Bureau, and there was residual powder in it. What good thing could it be that such an unknown thing appeared next to the water tank? Our family hurriedly looked for someone to take a look, but found that this powder was sweat medicine. ”

Zhu Changjue almost had to shoot the case again, but Yan's father-in-law insisted that everyone in the Huanyi Bureau could testify, as long as they found someone to ask.

Some officers and soldiers got the signal and ran to collect evidence again.

Father-in-law Yan looked at him with pity, confirming that the Ruyi house and food had indeed been poisoned that day; In the middle of the night, someone secretly entered the Huanyi Bureau and was found to be misconducted; Later, Ruyi came to him for help, saying that the person was Mama Ji of Yikun Palace; On the second day, Ruyi fell ill, and after getting sick, Yikun Palace came to investigate, and even Jixiang around the former concubine also came; Ruyi was carried away after losing his breath, and he looked like he was indeed dead at the time, but he didn't expect it to be fate......

Since Father-in-law Yan was brought by officers and soldiers, and he had never been in contact with anyone along the way, he didn't know about the interrogation process here before, and since there was no suspicion of collusion, what he said was naturally credible.

The records of the Huanyi Bureau are placed there, and the auspicious entry and exit are also testified by the palace people of the Huanyi Bureau.

There is no way to obtain evidence for Ruyi's poisoning.

But Mama Ji ...... But it's a clue!

Mama Ji was soon brought in.

Another acquaintance.

Zhu Changjue began to sneer, staring at her viciously and wanting to warn, but Mama Ji didn't even raise her head.

At this moment, the role of the prince and the effectiveness of cooperation are revealed.

As soon as the concubine fell, the people of Yikun Palace went to tea and cooled, and Mama Ji was secretly absorbed by the queen, and now the confession is naturally all according to the prince's orders.

As soon as she asked a few words, she confessed that she was indeed ordered by Concubine Jin to push Ruyi down the well that day, but she was discovered by Ruyi, and she couldn't do it at that time. She pleaded guilty, but she was only acting on orders and begging for mercy......

At the same time, the officers and soldiers who went to the Huanyi Bureau to collect evidence also returned, and from the stewards to the physical personnel, they all confirmed that they had slept to death in those nights, and it was indeed wrong.

So Grandpa Yan didn't lie. It is true that someone drugged the Huanyi Bureau, thinking that the original intention was to let Mama Ji come in and kill Ruyi......

Then there is the physical evidence.

They found the grave that belonged to Ruyi.

Sure enough, there was only a simple wooden plank with a name on it, and the graves in that area were indeed just perfunctory as they were supposed to be, and some of the corpses were all in the wilderness, in that environment, the corpse bury must have been hastily, and it was really not difficult to dig up the grave with bare hands.

Ruyi's grave was gone, only a shallow pit and a tattered mat, and there was no corpse—naturally, the corpse that pretended to be Ruyi had been put into the ground by Li Chun's people.

In this way, several pieces of evidence are all right.

The person who saved Ruyi was not found, but the farmer was found. There are no problems with their testimonies either.

Even the dry well in the back garden of the Xiong family really exists. There are footprints in the dry well, and there are strands of hair hooked by branches, and after some comparison, they are all Ruyi. Therefore, she didn't lie, she hid in Xiong's house yesterday in order to avoid Zhu Changjue's people......

When I arrived at Xiong's house, I naturally wanted to see Ruyi's room.

Fu Yin also secretly rubbed and wanted to give it a try, but he didn't say anything, and found an old man from Yikun Palace to go directly to the room of Xiong's Ruyi, and it was said that the people in that palace were almost so frightened that they sat on the ground, bluntly saying that it was impossible.

Ask her why.

She said that the handwriting, the scent, and the furnishings reminded her of the dead Ruyi. There is also a chain hanging on the bed, which is even more Ruyi's specialty......

In this way, the certainty of the testimony is again increased.

That room naturally benefited from Li Chun's quick arrangement. In fact, it's very simple, it's just that all the furnishings and objects in Ruyi's hiding place have been moved......

The evidence was quickly compiled into a whole and placed in front of several adults.

Zhu Changjue sneered even more, this was like a net, dense and dense, and it had already been thrown towards him.

Ruyi picked his eyes: "The evidence is conclusive, I don't know if His Royal Highness King Jue wants to defend himself." You also have witnesses, such as Concubine Niangniang, or auspicious? ”

Zhu Changjue was about to get up, but he didn't know that Ruyi was the first to bow down.

"Ruyi has followed Concubine Niangniang's side for many years, watching Niangniang and King Jue kill people like hemp, despise the emperor's grace, act Hui and accept Hui, and do many evils, today Ruyi only asks you to ask your lords to thoroughly investigate the mother and son of Concubine Jin, and come forward if you are willing, do not ask for anything in return, are not afraid of danger, and make every effort to report and testify! But please do it, my lords! ”

Ruyi is very confident, Cheng Ziyu has promised her that she will go to the emperor to ask for a favor for her afterwards, and not pursue her previous crimes, as compensation for her murder and a reward for testifying......

After Ruyi finished speaking, he caused the Xiong family to knock on the ground.

The second master of the Xiong family gave an impassioned speech, once again emphasizing what King Jue did to the Xiong family, the concubine accepted Huilu, and the mother and son were accustomed to killing people and killing people, and then asked the court to investigate King Jue thoroughly. said that the Xiong family and Ruyi must not be the only victims, the sky net is restored, and I just hope that the court can give all the people and families who have been bullied, oppressed and murdered by King Jue a chance to ask for an explanation and justice......

Immediately, some people among the people began to incite, and they also shouted the word "thorough investigation" in unison, and the crowd was excited, and the sound spread all at once, so that the Shuntian Mansion, which was already full of people, was even more crowded......

If the court does not investigate, and the government does not do it, it is in vain to disregard the will of the people, it is the power to oppress people, and the officials protect each other......

Therefore, even though the four masters are above, even though the defendant is the eldest son of the powerful current emperor, he still has not been able to calm down.

Of course, it looks like it is because the evidence is conclusive and because of the public opinion, but only a very small number of people know that in the final analysis, the root cause is the emperor's attitude.

The power is in your hands, and the king wants to fall, even if there is no reason, you can find hundreds of reasons to drag you down. This is a truth that has remained unchanged for almost thousands of years. Everything, still fists talking.

The appearance of Ruyi was like a turning point, making the goals and demands of the Xiong family logically and severely punishing King Jue was changed to King Jue to be thoroughly investigated.

For the Xiong family, their task has been basically completed. At this point, regardless of whether the Xiong nobles in the palace will be held accountable by the emperor for their previous events, at least the entire Xiong family has been saved as a victim. At present, Zhu Changjue definitely doesn't dare to do anything to them openly, as for the future...... They are even less worried.

They have already sniffed that King Jue is coming to an end. All they have to do is wait for compensation. The current situation is already the smallest loss...... It is even said that Xiong Guiren helped them escape from King Jue's camp instead, and it may have been a blessing for them......

Seeing that the trial would not continue for a while, Zhu Changjue wanted to slip away. The evidence is extremely unfavorable to him, and now he has to hurry back to discuss countermeasures with his staff, seek a solution and make appropriate arrangements, and strive to prove himself.

But the King of Joy stopped him as an elder and insisted on asking him to go to the Holy Lord first to restore his life.

The file was rolled out, the confession was on the record, and the evidence was clear...... Right now, it's what the emperor wants.

He has enough reason to thoroughly investigate and clean up the power of the eldest son.

After a good attack, Zhu Changjue was ordered to think about it behind closed doors at home and wait for a thorough investigation.

He was naturally unconvinced, saying that it was all planted by people with intentions, and if he really wanted to investigate thoroughly, it would be the face of the royal family and the reputation of the court......

The emperor was furious and habitually smashed the tea bowl to Zhu Changjue's feet.

"If it weren't for you, why would there be a storm in the city, and why would everyone say that the court was unfair and asked for a thorough investigation of you?"

The emperor still "fairly" gave the eldest son a warning:

Since he kept saying that he didn't want to harm the reputation of the court, it was better to take the initiative to confess all the evil deeds, so he might be able to minimize the punishment. But if the evidence is conclusively uncovered, then the real ugliness will be exposed, and the face will be lost, and the punishment will be punished at that time, and it will not be that he can keep it.

How could Zhu Changjue admit that he was wronged, naturally he repeatedly emphasized that he was wronged.

The emperor told Zhu Changjue to go back, and found a team of people to follow him back to the Juewang Mansion, and sent a team of people to guard outside the Juewang Mansion.

"Does the father want to put his son under house arrest?"

The emperor glanced at him, nonsense, naturally. Of course, it is also to put on a posture to the people, to put on a fair and just posture that does not cover up. Of course, there is another important reason, which is requested by Li Chun. He thought, probably to prevent the Jue Wangfu from contacting outside forces, right?

The emperor naturally wouldn't admit it, but he didn't bother to say much, and waved his hand to send King Jue back to his house.

After Zhu Changjue left, the emperor handed over the thorough investigation to the Shuntian Mansion, which was assisted by the King of Xiaoyao and the Imperial Procuratorate.

As for Concubine Jin, it was handed over to the Queen Mother to investigate.

It's just that the emperor at this moment still doesn't know that this eldest son has committed many more evil deeds than he did.

In the secret that Zhu Changjue didn't know, the prince who had been waiting for a long time attacked.

Thunderbolt was in a hurry, and as soon as the defensive layout of the Jue Wangfu began, the prince caught the Jue Wangfu by surprise.

The prince's influence has always infiltrated the civil official group headed by the Xiao family, so when the prince has sorted out the strips and distributed them to dozens of eloquent officials and imperial historians, the momentum can be imagined.

After the news of the thorough investigation came out, the morning court on the second day was very lively, and the manpower secretly distributed by the prince began to be difficult.

The spitting officials not only made accusations, but also threw out one piece of evidence. King Jue's faction had no way to refute and defend themselves, and that momentum alone made them unable to deal with it......

On the first day alone, when it was thrown in the court, there were dozens of accusations about King Jue.

In the first game, King Jue was defeated.

Soon, the Juewang faction found that unlike previous impeachments, this time there was a well-founded basis and named names, which was indeed too much. If you want to deal with the aftermath, I'm afraid you have to do a lot of tricks. Even many old things have been turned over.

How so?

It's just that the prince and King Jue have been fighting for many years, and they have some handles for each other, this time the prince has the first hand, how can he show mercy. After getting the evidence given by Cheng Ziyu and visited by the secret guards, which had been collected and confirmed, the prince secretly mobilized all the manpower to start combing. What he gave today is what he is most sure of, and a few charges that are not big, and are used to catch big fish.

For example, the evil slaves of the Miao family, the side concubine of the Jue Palace, beat a pregnant woman on the street during the southern tour last year, causing the fetus to be miscarried, and finally bullied others and forcibly suppressed the matter, causing a huge negative impact on the people;

For example: Mrs. Lin, the in-law of the Zhang family, was accidentally stepped on by the calyx of the palace maid of the weaving house when she entered the palace the year before last, and she sued the former concubine, and the concubine in order to support her mother's family, she found a reason for the calyx to hit fifty boards and threw it out of the palace.

For example: On September 17 of the year before last, Chu Xiugong promised to be promoted to Chang Presence, and the former concubine held a grudge against it. Just because Xu promised to sleep on the day, the saint had already ordered the Yikun Palace to be set up, and the former concubine thought that Xu promised to cut off the beard and stepped on his head to be promoted, so he intended to retaliate.

But when she heard that Xu promised to do business in Fujian and that her family had a huge business, the concubine deliberately leaked the news to Mrs. Yongningbo, who was good friends with the Xu family. A few days later, the former concubine received a thousand taels of silver tickets and many gifts from the Xu family......

Then the concubine repeated the old trick many times, and in the Xu family, she got two thousand taels of silver through hints. The Xu family felt that it was a bottomless pit, so they no longer respected it. Soon the Xu family was retaliated. During the Shengshang's southern tour last year, Xu Chang died violently, claiming to be infected with the disease. The Xu family didn't believe it, and originally wanted to ask for grace to return the corpse, but was forcibly rejected by the former concubine who was in charge of the harem at that time.

The former concubine did not follow the rules, and buried Xu Changzai in the concubine's mausoleum two days in advance, so that the Xu family did not even see the corpse in the capital. Now, the Xu family learned that the Holy Lord was going to thoroughly investigate Concubine Jin's mother and son, and stopped Zhou Yushi's palanquin yesterday and demanded a thorough investigation of the cause of Xu Changzai's death......

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