After thinking about it for a while, Duan Zisheng cleared his throat and announced the verdict loudly in a hearty voice: "Regarding the case of Fang Hongyi, the lady of the water vein, the trial result is as follows: Xia He is a fake daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she has done a lot of evil, and Lu Hao will not kill her for murder. The prefect's sentencing of Lu Hao to death was a miscarriage of justice and a heavy sentence. Miss Shuimai successfully sued Master Fang and was exempt from punishment. ”

With such a verdict, Chu Tiankuo breathed a long sigh of relief, including Shui Wei himself.

Shui Mai sat in his seat, and when he heard that he was fine, his mood suddenly improved a lot. However, she still raised her attention and listened to Master Duan continue to announce the sentence.

"The prefect Fang Hongyi handled the case unfairly and removed him from his official position!"

Duan Zisheng's words were like a hammer hitting everyone's hearts.

The people outside the public hall were in an uproar, and the crowd erupted into a sensation.

When Chu Tiankuo heard such an unexpected verdict, he wanted to interrupt Lord Duan, but he refused to accept such a verdict. Anyway, isn't it too arbitrary and child's play to dismiss an official just because he made a mistake in a case?

Lord Fang is a good official, how can he be dismissed from his official position? Chu Tiankuo originally thought that Lord Duan would sentence Lord Fang to a beating or imprisonment for several months, but he didn't expect such a heavy punishment.

However, he did not open his mouth to stop it. In this public, openly disagreeing with Lord Duan has a bad impact. Originally, the people thought that he was the crown prince, and he was bullying others. He thought about it and didn't mention it, and after he retired from the court, he would privately plead with his father.

Hearing that Lord Fang had been dismissed from his official position, Shui Mai's heart chuckled. She sat in her seat, like pins and needles. She had the same idea as Chu Tiankuo, and she wanted to oppose Lord Duan's verdict, but she didn't open her mouth. The emperor didn't say anything when he was present, and it was better for her to be cautious in her words and deeds.

Who knows, Smoke Incense came forward desperately. She immediately objected dissatisfiedly, and her voice was very loud: "Lord Duan, you dismissed Lord Fang's official, and the punishment is too heavy." ”

The moment Chu Tiankuo saw the cigarette opening, he discovered her intention, and it was too late to stop it. The smell of smoke has long been blurted out.

This girl is really good at stirring up trouble. He pursed his lower lip and said nothing. At this point, he had to see how Master Duan reacted.

The people watching outside the hall heard the smoke and incense speak their hearts, and they were all as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"Well said! You can say that again! Someone in the crowd let out an exclamation.

As soon as this statement came out, it was echoed: "Yes! Lord Duan shouldn't have judged like this! ”

"Lord Fang is a good official!"

"We support Lord Fang!"

It can be said that the anti-speech of cigarette incense has made a good start. The people were in an uproar, and all kinds of voices of support for Lord Fang sprung up.

The emperor sat in the hall and watched all this with cold eyes, and he did not approve of Yanxiang's move. However, seeing that the voices of the people outside were so loud, and they were all supporting Lord Fang, he didn't say anything.

Yanxiang's opposition did Duan Zisheng a big favor, and he was unwilling to punish Fang Hongyi so heavily. He sentenced Fang Hongyi so heavily, just to pave the way for the death penalty of Xiangye later. As soon as Smoke Incense objected, he could just go down the steps.

Duan Zisheng didn't look annoyed, but asked in an extremely kind tone: "Oh." Cigarettes, tell me, why shouldn't this official be sentenced like this? ”

What? How should this question be answered? The smoke is clouded. She just didn't want Lord Fang to be dismissed, how did she know why she shouldn't be sentenced like this. To answer this question, it is necessary to mention how to adjudicate, and where does she understand?

She only felt that Master Fang was a good official. However, this statement is not convincing at all. Moreover, the people outside the hall had already spoken this sentence first.

She bit her tongue secretly and looked at the senior brother in embarrassment.

Chu Tiankuo was unmoved and stood straight. He looked like he was turning a blind eye to it, and solved the trouble he caused by himself.

Smoke pursed her lips in annoyance, and had to think of her own words.

Fortunately, Dongfang Hong stood up at this time and relieved Yanxiang: "Lord Duan, I am the head catcher of the prefect's yamen, and I work under Lord Fang, no one knows Lord Fang's personality better than me." Master Fang handled the case attentively and handled things fairly. I have been in the public since I was fifteen years old, and I have followed Master Fang to solve countless cases. How many days and nights, in order to study the case, Lord Fang forgot to sleep and eat. He is honest and honest for officials, avenges grievances for the people, loves the people like a son, and is a good official praised by everyone. ”

Dongfang Hong's tone changed and he sighed: "Regarding the case of Xia He's murder, Lord Fang mistakenly sentenced Lu Hao to death. But because of the misjudgment in this case, Lord Fang's official was dismissed, and the punishment was too severe. People who are not saints and sages can do no wrong, and Lord Fang should be given a chance. A good official like Lord Fang should be reused. Please think twice. ”

Dongfang Hong's words were so wonderful that Yan Xiang couldn't help but want to applaud him. After his praise like this, Lord Fang was indeed tall and three-dimensional. Let her say, she may not be able to achieve this effect.

Yanxiang couldn't help but glance at Dongfang Hong and cast an appreciative look at him.

Seeing so many pairs of eyes looking at him, especially the gaze of Yanxiang was even more scorching, Dongfang Hong's face was slightly red.

Yanxiang's appreciative gaze fell on Dongfang Hong, and Chu Tiankuo's heart was slightly blocked.

Listening to Dongfang Hong's reasonable words, Duan Zisheng nodded with satisfaction and changed the verdict: "Fang Hongyi, in view of the people's support for you and the subordinates interceding for you. The official will fine you for one year, and you will still hold the position of prefect. ”

Fang Hongyi thanked him: "Thank you, Lord Duan." He breathed a sigh of relief that he was finally fine.

Chu Tiankuo's face was much better at Yanxiang now, and he even greeted him with a smile. He thought that he still needed to go to great lengths to intercede with his father, but he didn't expect that it could be solved in court. At first, he blamed the cigarette for being mouthy, but he didn't expect her to help a lot by mistake.

Lord Duan then pronounced the verdict: "Lu Hao's killing of Xia He was instigated by Ji Zheng, and Xia He deserved to die for doing a lot of evil, Lu Hao killed her to eliminate harm for the people, and sentenced Lu Hao not guilty." Chu Tiankuo and Chi Le robbed Lu Hao's prisoner car, which is understandable. Nian Zai hijacked the prisoner car out of morality, so the two were not held accountable and acquitted. ”

As soon as the words 'acquittal' landed, it was like a calm lake stirring up waves, and everyone's mood was as jubilant as the waves.

This is probably the news that everyone wants to hear the most except Xiangye.

Whether it was Shui Mai, Lan Ayayu, or even Xia Wenxuan, their hearts were extremely happy.

However, Xia Wenxuan couldn't laugh. She was still worried about her father. How should Lord Duan judge her father? Although, Chu Tiankuo promised to intercede for her father. However, her father was deeply sinful, so would it be useful to intercede?

The smoke was excited and cheered. Because she was so excited, she got carried away, reached out and put her arm around the waist of the senior brother, and jumped up: "Senior brother, great! You are acquitted. ”

He wasn't deaf, so did he need her to repeat it so loudly? Chu Tiankuo didn't know how to react for a while. Feeling the eyes of the audience on him made him embarrassed. In this case, if he pushes away the cigarette, he will definitely make the cigarette lose face. Moreover, it will put the cigarette on the cusp, and it will inevitably be pointed at and hurt the morals.

Without time to think about it, he touched the head of the cigarette and smiled lightly: "Okay, it's okay." Don't worry anymore. ”

This scene stunned the audience. In front of the public, hugging and hugging is really unethical.

What kind of system do the two of them pull and pull like this! The emperor's face turned green in an instant. If he hadn't seen the ambiguous relationship between Yanxiang and his emperor Chu Tiankuo at this time, he would have been really blind.

He was very angry, how could such an unruly and frizzy woman marry into the royal family and be worthy of being his royal daughter-in-law.

He adamantly disagreed with the two of them together.

Dongfang Hong and Shui Mai's eyes fell on Yanxiang's hand at the same time. At this moment, her hands were tightly wrapped around Chu Tiankuo's waist.

This is the most sincere expression of feelings. If it is understandable that Yan Xiang acted recklessly, Chu Tiankuo followed her and did not push her away at the first time.

With everyone's understanding and judgment of Chu Tiankuo, he will rationally push away the cigarette incense. However, it didn't. It can only be said that he cares too much about the incense of cigarettes.

However, the person concerned soon realized that the atmosphere was wrong. Hurriedly let go of his hand. She didn't have to look up to imagine that everyone must have looked at her with playfulness.

She lowered her head, blushed, and longed to find a crack in the ground to get into.

It's a shame.

I don't know if Lord Duan intends to repay Yanxiang for helping him a lot just now. He picked up the startling wood and slapped it, drawing the audience's attention back to the past.

He said loudly: "Now, this official solemnly pronounces the sentence of Prime Minister Xia Yuanhai......"

Lord Duan sat under the plaque, and his loud voice spread to all corners of the court.

After Xia Wenxuan trembled, she mustered up the courage to listen to Lord Duan pronounce her father's guilt. When she heard the word 'death penalty', her heart beat faster, her eyes went dark, and she felt like she was going to faint again.

Fortunately, Lu Caier found out in time, and her eyes were quick to help her.

"The emperor spares his life! The emperor spares his life! The emperor spares his life! Xiangye crawled forward, knelt in front of the emperor, and begged for mercy.

Xia Wenxuan only felt that the sky was spinning, her braincase was buzzing, and she didn't faint in the end. However, her two lines of tears, like beads of broken threads, rolled down from her eyes.

When she stood firm, she knelt down facing Lord Duan: "Lord Duan, please open the net and spare my father." ”

Her heart was confused, her mind was blank, and such pleas seemed pale and powerless.

In the first year of Xingde, Hong Gaode proclaimed himself emperor, established the Great Western Kingdom, and set the capital of Fengcheng. In the early days of the establishment of the regime, the surrounding countries were eyeing the Great Western Kingdom and provoked wars for no reason. Before the expedition, Xu Guifei, the mother of Xigong, was 8 months pregnant. The emperor proposed an edict, if the prince was born, he would be named Hong Chengye, and the prince would be established, and if he was born a princess, he would be crowned Princess Changyu.

After Emperor Hong left the palace, Queen Xia made a plan to let Xu Guifei slip the fetus, who knows, the sky did not fulfill her wish, and the fetus in Xu Guifei's womb was born, and it actually survived.

"Your Majesty has already doted on Concubine Xu, and now, she has given birth to a prince again, and I see that our master and queen throne will not be able to be kept."

"Isn't it? Listening to the palace maid in the West Palace, the prince was born white and fat, very cute, his face resembled His Majesty, there was a righteousness between his eyebrows, and he must be a good emperor when he grows up. ”

This is the little palace maid in the queen's palace whispering in private.

Even if they don't talk about it, the Empress Xia knows that if she doesn't try to get rid of the prince, I'm afraid that life won't be better in the future.

She immediately summoned her elder brother Xiangye and Chu Xiang, the head of the imperial guard, to discuss countermeasures. They plotted to burn down the West Palace, which was carried out by General Chu.

At the critical moment, General Chu gave up the idea of harming the prince and exchanged his own son for the prince's exit from the palace.

Xu Guifei cried and cried, turned her heart sideways, picked up the hairpin, and used the tip of the hairpin to tattoo the word "heaven" on the prince's left shoulder. The stab is in the child's body, the pain is in the mother's heart, and after the stabbing is finished, Xu Guifei's painful liver and intestines are broken. She trembled and hung a jade pendant on the crown prince, which was given by the emperor himself, and there is only one in the world today.

Concubine Xu Guifei kowtowed to Chu Xiang, and said with tears in her eyes, "General Chu, please accept my three bows, your great kindness and great virtue, this palace will repay it in the next life." ”

"Niangniang, you can't help it, please get up ...... quickly" As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, General Chu picked up the prince and hurriedly fled through the side door.

Xu Guifei fainted.

The person who came was the imperial doctor Feng Nanyang. Legend has it that this person was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and his nickname was the fortune teller. He can pinch and calculate, not only has excellent medical skills, but also has extraordinary martial arts. He took away General Chu's son, performed light skills, shuttled freely in the palace, easily got rid of the pursuit of the palace guards, and left the city safely.

After Xia, he ordered people to burn down the West Palace, and Xu Guifei and a cadre were buried in the fire. During the inventory of the body, it was found that the body of a baby was missing. Plus General Chu Xiang's whereabouts are unknown. Empress Xia and Xiangye concluded that the prince was most likely taken away by Chu Xiang. So, Empress Xia secretly sent people to hunt down and kill General Chu Xiang.

In the fourth year of Xingde, the emperor returned triumphantly.

Xia Hou was shrewd and capable, and kept this matter a secret. Emperor Hong didn't believe that Xu Guifei really died in an accident. He often dreamed of the crown prince, and he has been sending people to investigate the matter secretly, but he has not been able to find out the truth, Chu Xiang disappeared, and Feng Nanyang also disappeared.

In the fifth year of Xingde, the queen gave birth to a son, and Emperor Hong named him Hong Cheng'an. The queen thought to herself, the emperor obviously did not have high hopes for this son. Empress Xia thought to herself, even if the emperor delayed issuing an edict and appointing a new crown prince, Emperor Rihong would die, and the throne would be her son's sooner or later. However, she still had some concerns, twenty-four years ago, she sent someone to hunt down and kill Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang was seriously injured and died, but the prince did not know who rescued him.

For more than 20 years, there has been no news of the prince. If the crown prince is still alive, then he will be the biggest threat to Hong Chengan's succession to the throne. Besides, once this matter is revealed, she and Xiangye will definitely be in trouble.

Emperor Hong Gaode reigned for 24 years, he worked hard, knew people well, the country was strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Hong grew old and missed his lost prince more and more, and finally fell ill.

Knowing that Emperor Hong was ill, Feng Nanyang sneaked into the palace to see the emperor.

"Bold Feng Nanyang, you are guilty, you have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I have been sending people to look for you and General Chu for more than 20 years. Do you know about Concubine Xu? Emperor Hong cried with joy when he saw him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. When the queen wanted to burn down the West Palace, the minister arrived after learning about it, and the minister came one step late, and the prince had been taken away by General Chu. In a panic, Zhongchen rescued General Chu's son and handed him over to a foreign master to raise. For the past 24 years, I have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the prince, but I have never found it. The ministers have the great trust of the emperor. Feng Nanyang was full of guilt.