Chapter 15: The Controversy
That night, the news of Zhao Yuan's murder spread in Kyoto and was known by the people of Kyoto. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The news of info also spread to all the dignitaries and nobles, and the princes and princes will hear each other.
For them, this is not a small matter. Especially for the political enemies of the Zhao family, this is even more good news.
Zhao Yuanqing's official Dalong Guo Zuo Prime Minister, above the court, under one person, above ten thousand people.
Moreover, Jun Zheng just resigned from the military some time ago, and these days, above the court, it is almost Zhao Yuanqing's faction that dominates and is in its heyday.
Now Prime Minister Zhao Cheng's son Zhao Yuan killed people on the street, the evidence is conclusive, and he is still killing people in the downtown area. There's a lot of work to be done here.
The Zhao family's mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers and hunters. is similar to when Zhao Cheng led officers and soldiers to surround Jun's house, except that this time the person who led the team was not Jun Zheng, but Li Weiran.
"Zhao Yuanqing, that day you said in front of the monarch's mansion that the Son of Heaven broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. Do you want to prevent us from apprehending the murderer?" said Li Weiran, standing in front of the group of arresters.
"My distant son was assassinated by a traitor in the downtown area, you don't go to arrest the assassin, you come to my Zhao family to arrest the victim, what is the reason?" Zhao Yuanqing pointed at Li Weiran, his fingers trembling with anger.
"Zhao Yuanqing, the confession of the witnesses at the scene, unanimously stated that it was your son Zhao Yuan who took the lead in killing people. There are so many witnesses in the downtown area, are all what they say false? There are all human and material evidence, and we have already investigated and found out that your son is the murderer, and there is no assassin at all. Don't grind here, can you Zhao family be blind to the king's law?" Li Weiran's voice was loud and audible.
"You ......" Zhao Yuanqing glared at Li Weiran angrily, and couldn't say a word for a long time.
"If you don't let us take away the murderer today, then tomorrow in the court, I don't mind taking your copy. The dignified prime minister of the Dragon Kingdom, without the king's law, how can he talk about governing the country?" Li Weiran looked directly at Zhao Yuanqing.
He is the right prime minister, Zhao Yuanqing is the left prime minister, and now he is favored by the emperor, and his status is lower than Zhao Yuanqing. He is on Jun Zheng's side, after Jun Zheng was relieved of his military position, they were suppressed very badly, and now that he finally has the opportunity, he will definitely not let it go.
"Yuan'er is seriously injured and should not move. Zhao Yuanqing's face was extremely gloomy, this was how the Jun family dealt with the Jun family in the previous paragraph, but he didn't expect it to happen to him now.
"Zhao Yuanqing, is it true that the murderers were seriously injured, so they were all spared? There is such a provision in the law of the Dragon Kingdom?" Li Weiran scolded loudly, now occupying the moral high ground, he spoke very confidently.
"Let me in and arrest the murderer. Anyone who obstructs them will be taken away on the charge of harboring the murderer. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Yuanqing's face darkened, and it seemed that today's matter could not be resigned.
"Let them in. Li Weiran, you'd better make sure that Yuan'er is okay in your hands, otherwise I'll be over with you. ”
"Hehe, rest assured, we will entertain you well, and we will hand this matter over to the Criminal Department and deal with it impartially. Li Weiran touched his beard and swaggered into the Zhao Mansion. The guards of the Zhao Mansion have moved out of the way, allowing those who catch fast fish to enter.
It didn't take long for Yu Kuai to use a stretcher to carry Zhao Yuan out of Zhao's mansion. Jun Wuwu's last kick made Zhao Yuan vomit blood and fall into a coma, which had already injured his viscera, and until now, Zhao Yuan was still not awake.
"Lightly, it hurt Lord Zhao's precious son. Li Weiran's mood is indescribably happy, after so many years, the Zhao family has finally planted it once.
Zhao Yuanqing held back his anger, this sentence was very familiar, similar to what he said in the Jun family. It's just that when I said it at the time, I was in a good mood, and now I listen to it, it seems to be a great irony.
Zhao Yuan's mother, looking at the stretcher carried by the catcher at this moment, cried into tears: "Master, you quickly save our family." Save him......"
"Shut up. Zhao Yuanqing shouted, his face was extremely pale, and he could only watch as the catcher carried the person away: "Ah Hai, let someone find out who the masked man is as fast as possible." ”
"Yes, sir. A man said yes and left the Zhao Mansion.
The news spread too fast, and many people compared this incident with the incident of Jun Wuwu forcibly robbing people's daughters and killing people some time ago.
They all cared about how Zhao Yuan would be dealt with in the end, because there were many similarities with the incident with Jun Wuwu. At the beginning, Jun Wuwu killed people and was almost beheaded, and finally the emperor's exploits in the Jun family, plus Jun Zheng's resignation from the position of general and the marriage of the princess, saved Jun Wuwu's life.
Now Zhao Yuan of the Zhao family is also a murderer. According to the laws of the Dragon Kingdom, it must be the death penalty. Many people are curious about what methods the Zhao family will use to save Zhao Yuan's life.
Jun Wuwu stood in the corner not far from Zhao's house, and when he saw Zhao Yuan being taken away, Jun Wuwu showed a slight smile.
His goal has been achieved, and next, he wants to see what will happen in the Zhao family and Dragon City. If the Zhao family didn't pay any price, let Zhao Yuan come back safely, Jun Wuwu didn't mind making things bigger.
At the beginning, they calculated the Jun family like this, and today they will taste the same bitter fruits. The only thing he knows now is that the framing of him is related to Long Cheng, and he is not sure whether the Zhao family is involved or not.
After Li Weiran left with the people, Jun Wuwu turned around and walked deeper into the alley.
The next day, the court hall of Dragon City was very lively.
Yesterday, they already knew about Zhao Yuanqing's son's murder, which caused a stir in Kyoto, and had already covered the limelight of Jun Wuwu some time ago.
The moment Long Yunxiao walked up to the dragon chair, the entire court fell silent, and everyone knelt down and saluted.
"Zhong Aiqing, what are you talking about just now?" asked Long Yunxiao.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Yuan, the son of Prime Minister Zhao Cheng, killed people in the street yesterday, which had a great impact. Just now, the ministers were talking about it. Li Weiran took a deep look at Zhao Yuanqing.
"Is there such a thing?" Long Yunxiao looked at Zhao Yuanqing.
"Your Majesty, he was wronged from afar. Yuan'er encountered an assassin on the street, and in order to save his life, Yuan'er entangled with the assassin, and finally accidentally injured a civilian. Please ask the emperor to call the shots for his ministers. Zhao Yuanqing knelt down with a sad face.
"Zhao Aiqing, you are flat. I will let people investigate this matter clearly, and I will not let you be wronged. Long Yunxiao said calmly.
"Your Majesty, according to the testimony of witnesses at the scene, it can be confirmed that there was no assassin at that time, but Zhao Yuan suddenly killed someone. The incident occurred in the downtown area, and there was more than one witness at the scene, and the ministers had all confirmed that their confessions were the same, that it was Zhao Yuan who killed people, and there was no assassin. Li Weiran hurriedly stood up and said.
He couldn't let Zhao Yuanqing take the preconceived idea and interfere with the emperor's judgment.
"Oh?" Long Yunxiao lowered her head and pondered, "Who is in charge of this case?"
"Back to the emperor, it is the minister who is in charge of this case. Behind Li Weiran, a civil official with a dark face stood up.
"Is the case investigated clearly?" asked Long Yunxiao.
"Back to the emperor, he is still investigating. According to the murder weapon that killed the deceased and the testimony of eyewitnesses at the scene, it can already be determined that Zhao Yuan killed people with his own hands. As for the reason for the killing, we interrogated Zhao Yuan, but he never said. Bao Yu said.
"Your Majesty, Xiao'er is really wronged. The Assassin wanted to kill him, but he had to do so. It's just that when the assassins attacked, the civilians didn't see it, so they thought it was a child who killed someone. At that time, Xiao'er was fighting with a masked man, and they couldn't have not seen it, and the masked man was the assassin. Zhao Yuanqing said.
"Your Majesty, the minister has begun to investigate the masked man. According to preliminary information, Zhao Yuan has a grudge against the masked man. Zhao Yuan made a move, probably because he wanted to kill the masked man, not because the masked man assassinated Zhao Yuan. ”
"What's going on?" Long Yunxiao asked.
"The minister investigated and learned that about half a month ago, in Fenghua Building, Zhao Yuan had a conflict with a person with a face. In the end, he was humiliated by the masked man and vomited blood and fainted. The cause of this incident is likely to be that Zhao Yuan met the masked man again, wanted to avenge the humiliation at the beginning, and killed three civilians on the street. Bao Yu glanced at Prime Minister Zhao Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground, with an expressionless face.
Zhao Yuanqing wanted to exonerate Zhao Yuan, they were at odds with Zhao Yuanqing, and it was impossible to let go of such a good opportunity.
"Master Bao, did you even draw conclusions before the masked man was arrested?" an official behind Zhao Yuanqing stood up and retorted.
"This is not a preconceived conclusion, Zhao Yuan's murder is an ironclad fact. Although the masked man is related to this case, it was Zhao Yuan who attacked him at that time, and he did not commit a crime, so how can he be arrested?"
"Wearing a mask in broad daylight, what is he not an assassin? He has no ghost in his heart, why is he hiding?"
"Can you tell if he is an assassin by wearing a mask? Isn't that all the actors on the stage are assassins, do I want to arrest them all?" Bao Yu was not to be outdone.
"Then you can't rule out that he wasn't an assassin. Your Majesty, the minister implored the emperor to let Xiao'er go to the main hall, and the emperor could personally ask him the reason for his action. Zhao Yuanqing said with a trembling voice.
"The Emperor's ......"
"Okay, it's all quiet. Long Yunxiao frowned: "I want to let this matter go, and when I catch the masked man and see the identity of the other party, the matter will naturally be resolved." Is there anything else important?"
"Your Majesty, the spies have reported that the northern part of the cloud country is ready to move on the border, and we must prepare as soon as possible. A general stood up and said with a solemn face.
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