Listening to the adults speak, the original defendants in the hall responded separately, Song Shiren handed over the pleadings again, Mei Zhili pretended to read it, and handed it over to Zheng Tuo and Fan Xian to read it again. Fan Xian took a closer look and found that it was not much different from his expectations, so he nodded and handed it back.

Song Shiren arched his fist and said coldly: "The student just doesn't understand, why did this Fan Xian Fan Gongzi go to the court, but he still stood tall, did not bow or bow, such a good character, no wonder he did such a murderous thing last night!"

Fan Xian glanced at the master and asked curiously, "Do you want to kneel down in the court?" He studied every day in Lanzhou and was familiar with the laws of Qingguo, so of course he understood the joints, but this question was deliberate.

"Naturally, do you dare to disrespect the majesty of the imperial court?" Song Shiren frowned and looked at the other party, in fact, he was extremely reluctant to fight today's lawsuit, after all, it was the Fan family who stood opposite, the Fan family who was inconspicuous, but in fact, many people were afraid of the other party's power. But there was no way, he had already gone too far on the road of Shangshu and could not turn back, so it was impossible to refuse.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Then why doesn't Mr. Song kneel?"

Song Shiren squinted at the young man, guessing whether the other party was really a straw bag, or whether he was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and said stereotypedly: "A certain person has a meritorious reputation, and he does not kneel when he sees the official, this is a court rule." ”

Fan Xian bowed to Fu Yin Mei and said, "The student has seen the teacher, I don't know if the student wants to kneel?"

As soon as Song Shiren heard this title, he knew that the other party must have a meritorious reputation, but he had checked it in the Shangshu Mansion before, and this person named Fan Xian obviously had not participated in the hospital examination, how could he be a showman? He patted the folding fan in his hand and asked, "Dare to ask Fan Gongzi, when did you enter the hospital?"

Fan Xian replied politely: "The year before last, the Lanzhou government test. These are actually things that Fan Jian sent someone to arrange before he entered Beijing, but he didn't know it himself, until he had to fight a lawsuit today, and he realized that he had already had the identity of a showman unconsciously.

The matter of kneeling or not kneeling is over, and the court proceedings officially begin. The two sides went around the topic a few times and told their respective opinions, Guo Baokun insisted that it was Fan Xian and several guards from the Fan Mansion who injured him yesterday, but Zheng Tuo insisted that Fan Gongzi stayed in the Fan Mansion all night last night, and many subordinates testified. The confrontation gradually rose, and the voices of the people watching the excitement outside Kyoto Prefecture gradually rose, but there were more people who believed in Fan Xian, and they always felt that such a beautiful and weak son-in-law could not be the one who poisoned him, and Guo Gongzi, who was in a wheelchair, was beaten like that, and he didn't look like a good person.

Mei Zhili looked at the noise below, disgusted, and waved his hand to make everyone stop.

"Dare to ask your lordship, the murderer is standing on top of the public court at this time, why don't you take it quickly?" Song Shiren took the lead, he thought to himself that this piece of paper was clearly written ruthlessly, but Lord Yin didn't say anything for a long time, maybe he had already decided to favor Fan Fu, so he hurriedly forced it.

Zheng Tuo smiled slightly: "Mr. Song's mouth is inevitably faster." Guo Gongzi was attacked last night, according to the case complaint, he was put on his head with a sack, and then suffered such a tragic incident, since he was already covered with his head before being beaten, how can he see the face of the perpetrator, and how can he conclude that Fan Gongzi did it?"

"Naturally, I heard Fan Gongzi's voice, and Fan Gongzi himself admitted it at the time, are you going to deny it at this time?" Song Shiren looked at Fan Xian with mockery, "Man's husband, don't you have this responsibility?"

Fan Xian naturally knew that the other party was provoking himself, but his face was calm, and he was a little stunned, as if he didn't quite understand why the other party wanted to slander him. Zheng Tuo's voice sounded again in time, and the smile was full of meaning: "Voice? I have never heard of a Chun case convicted by sound. ”

Song Shiren was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "If the voice is not enough to prove the identity of Fan Gongzi, then I will ask you to read a poem." With that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and read it out slowly.

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Mei Zhili, who was sitting behind the court case, was a little distracted, and suddenly listened to this poem, but it was jīng God shook up, and said: "Good poem, good poem, I don't know who made it?" After saying this, he remembered that at this time, it was in the public court, not in the study, and it was not a poetry meeting in front of him, but a trial, coughed twice, and asked Song Shiren to hand over the poem.

He read it carefully, and felt more and more that the author of this poem was talented, and that it was rare in the world to talk about the kung fu of practicing words, and asked Song Shiren curiously: "Who wrote this poem, and what is the relationship with this case?"

Song Shiren replied respectfully: "This poem was written by Fan Xian Fan Gongzi at the Jingjun Wangfu Poetry Club yesterday, and when Fan Gongzi blocked the street last night and poisoned Guo Gongzi, he also read these poems, and said that he wanted Guo Gongzi to behave like him." ”

Mei Zhili was taken aback, looking at the young man in the hall with a sincere and bright smile on his face, he never imagined that this person from Fan Mansion could actually write such a poem, and then listened to what Song Shiren said later, he was even more puzzled, thinking that if you hit someone, you should beat someone, and you still have to chant a poem.

Mei Zhili this person, the qualifications are not shallow, but to be able to sit in the key position of Kyoto Mansion Yin for so many years, the key is to rely on his hand "and mud" kung fu, Kyoto Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, noble gathering, if it is just a fair and clear, it is categorically not long, think when he entered the palace, Guo Gonggong once passed his four-character mantra "rest things and calm people", Mei Zhili since then, he has kept these four words, and he has spent several years peacefully.

Therefore, for today's case, he still maintains this attitude, he will not make any decisions, and it will be up to the two governments to negotiate privately. I really couldn't do it, so I dragged the case file up a few times and handed it over to the criminal department. Since it was "and the mud", he categorically couldn't let the case become an iron case in his own house, so he looked at Fan Xian and Zheng Tuo with some concern.

Zheng Tuo had been a master in Mei Zhili for a period of time, so he naturally knew what the old owner was worried about, and said with a smile: "It's ridiculous, I think that above the poetry club, there are many talents, and there are many people, Fan Gongzi's poem is amazing, naturally someone copied it, and it is not uncommon for others to know this poem, and the key point is ......."

He glanced at Song Shiren coldly and sneered: "Could it be that Fan Gongzi is suffering from madness? He only composed this poem in the afternoon, and he would run to beat people at night, and chant poems while beating? Not to mention that the scene is too funny and ridiculous, it only shows who he is, so a fool can be so stupid, right? This is obviously because someone has a grudge against Guo Gongzi, and he knows that Fan Gongzi and Guo Gongzi were in a restaurant some time ago, so he deliberately misled Guo Gongzi, thinking that it was Fan Gongzi who committed the murder. ”

A few words of son-in-law come down, but it is also reasonable. It's just that Fan Xian, who was smiling silently on the side, heard him say that a fool would be so stupid, and couldn't help coughing twice in embarrassment. And Guo Baokun, who was sitting in a wheelchair, couldn't help it for a long time, and scolded bitterly: "Don't think about clever quibbles! This illegitimate son relies on the power of the Fan Mansion and doesn't look at Wang Fa at all, so he is so unscrupulous!"

Hearing the word illegitimate son, Zheng Tuo's face sank suddenly, and he deeply felt that it was a very wise move for the young master to beat the other party into a wheelchair, and said coldly: "Guo Gongzi, as a compiler in the palace, still pay attention to his words, although he knows that you are angry in your heart, but this anger cannot be messed with, after all, you are a close friend of the prince, and it is not good to hurt the dignity of the palace." ”

This is a stab at Guo Baokun, and the second is also secretly clear, if it comes to power, Fan Fu is no match for the Guo family, who is close to the prince, and Guo Baokun's previous words are naturally untenable. Sure enough, the people outside the gate talked a lot, and more people believed that Fan Xian was innocent.

Fan Xian didn't have any expression on his face, but he admired Zheng Tuo very much in his heart, some of the things he arranged last night were all used by Zheng Tuo, and nothing was missing. Strange to say, Song Shiren, the master, was not as anxious as Guo Baokun, he smiled and said: "Lord Fu Yin, my son-in-law is injured, can you go down and rest first?"

Mei Zhili nodded, and asked the official to lead his subordinates to lead Guo Baokun, who was still angry, to the back. At this time, Song Shiren turned around, saluted Fan Xian and Zheng Tuo, and said, "In this way, Fan Gongzi refuses to admit the beating. For some reason, after Guo Baokun left, his face looked much more flamboyant, and he seemed to feel that it would be a real battlefield soon.

Zheng Tuo and Fan Xian laughed at the same time, did not speak, just joking, Niulan Street is so dark, one has no witness, and the other has no physical evidence, what proof do you use to prove that we are the one who beat us? Moreover, it is clear on the pleadings that the guards of the Guo Mansion are all drugged unconscious, and if you let them testify against Fan Xianye, no one will believe it. Even Mei Zhili frowned, called Song Shiren to the front, and said in a low voice: "Let's do this today." ”

Song Shiren arched his hand, frowned, and said: "Guo Gongzi compiled it in a dignified manner, and was beaten on the street, what a big deal this is, how can the case be hastily closed." ”

Mei Zhili was furious and said: "How could this official say that the case was closed? Just postpone the retrial, your Guo family only said that they were beaten, and they always have to show evidence of the beating." "Since ancient times, he can't punish doctors, even if Fan Xian is not a showman, it is estimated that it is impossible for the Kyoto government to torture him, so it is basically impossible to let Fan Fu speak by himself.

Unexpectedly, Song Shiren turned around and asked, "Fan Gongzi was in the mansion all the time last night?"

Zheng Tuo responded: "Exactly, the people of the family can testify." ”

Song Shiren sneered: "The heirloom certificate comes up." Mei Zhili knew that there were still variables, nodded, and someone from Guo Mansion brought a group of people to the court, these people dressed in different costumes, and their occupations were different, some sold rice balls, some played more, there were palanquin drivers waiting for business at the street entrance, and even a secret prostitute, and so on.

Zheng Tuo frowned slightly, feeling a little bad, but the crowd of onlookers was curious: "What is this for?"

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