On February 27, the Spring Festival examination ended.

Countless lifters were suddenly released like wild monkeys that had been locked up, screaming and cheering and jumping at all

Carnival all night, indulging the fear of the past few months, forgetting to sleep and eat, looking forward to the glory of becoming a new science and technology jinshi after the release of the list.

Thousands of people filled the entertainment venues in the city, and in the green building, everyone had guests and was well organized.

Xia Jingyun, who was openly said by many Oiran that he would never charge him a penny for prostitution in the future, did not think about it and join in the fun, but returned to the Hou Mansion early.

When I arrived at the house, I didn't even have time to sleep, just freshen up and start a secret conversation with the people in the Hou Mansion to deduce the situation tomorrow.

The same situation is playing out in many places throughout the city of Chukyoshi.

In the East Palace, the lights were not extinguished all night;

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the study is brightly lit;

In the Guogong Mansion, whispering until the rooster crows.

The great changes in Zhongjing City came and went quietly as the night came.

The sky had just dawned, and the main hall of the Criminal Department had already been newly decorated.

The big case in the middle of the lobby was still in the distance, and it was the seat for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was presiding over the case.

There is a small case next to the big case, which is for the Shangshu of the Criminal Department who is in the main arena.

One level further down, there are two small cases facing the door on the side, which are reserved for Jing Zhaoyin and the first seat of the Black Ice Terrace.

Below, there are four seats on each side of the lobby for the big people who come to sit here.

Behind each chair are two small chairs, reserved for possible retinues.

Outside, in the open space outside the lobby, twenty chairs were added for the rest of the dignitaries and stakeholders who were qualified to come here to watch the ceremony.

It is said that it is a public trial, but in fact it is limited to high-level people, and it is impossible to put a large number of people in the market to come in and watch.

When the time came to the end of the hour, personnel from all parties arrived one after another.

There are nobles in the court like the British Prince, stakeholders like Xia Jingyun who came on behalf of the Hou Mansion, representatives sent by various ministries and yamen to inquire about the news, and children of powerful people such as Qin Sichao.

When the great sect of Zongzheng Temple appeared and slowly walked into the entrance, everyone's hearts were shocked, and then there was an instant excitement about having a big event.

As the bitter lord of the Qin family, the old family master, accompanied by his son and granddaughter, came to the hall and was arranged to sit down on the first desk on his right hand.

Then the chief officials of the Criminal Department, Jingzhao Mansion, and Black Ice Platform came together.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince calmly stepped into the middle of the stage and sat in the middle of the platform, everyone looked at him with a bit of complexity in their eyes.

This should be the last time he appeared on such an occasion with such a posture of being above ten thousand people under such a person, right?

In the future, will he be called the deposed prince, or will he be called a certain king?

Just when everyone's hearts were flying, the crown prince Dongfang Ming slowly spoke, "The assassination case of Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family, shook the government and the opposition, and the father was furious, and he specially ordered the three divisions to investigate the case. Now that the investigation and interrogation of the three divisions have achieved initial results, today the case will be tried in front of the public, in the name of comforting the loyalty of the Qin family for generations, and in order to return a clear justice to the people of Zhongjing. ”

The loud words fell on everyone's ears, but they were full of sarcasm.

You're a fucking mastermind, and you're embarrassed to say that!

If there are more ordinary people, then the simple sense of justice may drive them to clamoring.

But here are all high-level people with heads and faces in the entire empire, and their justice and bottom line are very flexible, and after listening to it, they all wait calmly.

After the prince finished speaking, he looked at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, "Master Fei, let's start." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department subconsciously bowed his hand respectfully, then straightened his waist again, picked up the document on the table, and said loudly: "Next, this official will introduce the case to you first. ”

"On the twenty-ninth day of the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Chongning, Xia Jingyun, the righteous brother of Concubine De, was assassinated on the way out of the palace, and the assassin is still in the process of investigation."

"On the second day of the second month of the 24th year of Chongning, Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family, was killed by the coachman with a hidden sleeve arrow on the way to travel in a carriage, and then the coachman committed suicide under the siege of the Criminal Department and the Black Ice Platform, which shook the government and the opposition."

"That night, the old head of the Qin family, Fengyang Gong, entered the palace to ask for a meeting, His Majesty issued an order, ordering the Criminal Department to investigate the case together with Jingzhao Mansion and Heibingtai, after many days of inspection, we preliminarily ruled out the suspect who was initially identified, the suspicion of revenge and assassination by Xia Jingyun of Surabaya Prefecture, and after that, we worked together to capture important witnesses and made a major breakthrough."

"Then, we followed the important clues, continued to dig deeper, and finally sorted out the entire case clearly, formed a file, in order to show justice, the case was tried openly, and below, bring witnesses!"

With his startled beat, two officials of the Criminal Department walked in with a man dressed in white.

This person has no blood stains on his body, except for his hair and hair, and his clothes are dirty, and because he has not been convicted and shackled, many uninformed people feel the civilization of the court's law enforcement agencies.

When the man saw the prince, his body trembled, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department was shocked, "Who is in the hall?" ”

"The next official prince is a member of the Dong. Dong Sicheng! ”

Everyone was in an uproar, they had heard rumors before, but now that they saw it with their own eyes, they felt different in their hearts.

"On February 18, you changed into civilian clothes and secretly went to the nameless blacksmith shop in Nancheng Mud Lane, what happened?"

"Lower Officials"

After all, it was the prince in front of him, and the prince really couldn't pull off that face to backstab.

But at this time, how could he have room to back down!

Shangshu of the Criminal Department slapped the shocked wood, and shouted in a deep voice: "Dong Sicheng, the confession in black and white is still here, Your Majesty personally pays attention to this matter, and the powerful people in the hall are in front of you, is there still room for you to retreat?" Be lenient in confession, strict in resistance, you think clearly! ”

The prince had a dark face, but he didn't dare to say a word.

When he received the will of the Tao, he had expected this moment, but he did not expect that when he actually faced it, his emotions would come so violently.

So much so that he could not control his expression after doing Xiao Fu Low and cultivating his qi for more than 20 years, and he clenched his fists in his sleeves.

Dong Sicheng was also awakened by this sentence, anyway, even if he survived this catastrophe safely, the prince could no longer trust him, and he could fight for leniency if he was honest and meritorious, so he turned his heart sideways and said: "In the past six months, I have been ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to contact that groom, he was bribed by us and often provided us with information about the Qin Mansion. After this accident, His Highness ordered me to clean up the end and leave no flaws. I had been worried that someone would be watching this shop, so I waited for half a month to go, but I was caught red-handed. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a discussion in the audience again.

If this is true, then this matter is a certainty!

And in front of so many people, the prince is still sitting firmly?

Everyone looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and their eyes were full of pity.

Although he is still the prince at this moment, I think this is also his only remaining glory.

The Criminal Department Shangshu asked, "Then did you ever give the order to that groom to assassinate Qin Yuwen?" ”

Dong Sicheng shook his head, "No." I don't know why he did it. ”

"Then have you ever received an order for you to contact this person to assassinate Qin Yuwen?"

This sentence almost pointed the finger at the prince, but the prince still didn't dare to refute at all, so he could only listen silently.

"Nope. It's just that someone suggested that the prince let him wait for the opportunity to give the Qin family a big hardship, saying that the Qin family has no reliance now, and the outside is strong and the middle is dry, as long as it falls a big heel, and then it will be much easier for the East Palace to pretend to be a good person to subdue it, but I don't know what this big pain is. ”

"Who suggested that?"

"Prince Zhan Shi Lu Hongyuan."

"Take Lu Hongyuan!"

Soon, the prince Zhan Shi Lu Hongyuan, who was dressed in white, was also brought in, because he had not yet been convicted, and he was also not shackled.

After some intimidation that was the same as Fang Cai, Lu Hongyuan recognized the situation earlier than Dong Sicheng, and began to pour beans into a bamboo tube and explain the situation.

As the prince's true confidant, he knows far more than Dong Sicheng.

In his mouth, a clear and definite vein gradually emerged.

Because of the need to strengthen his strength, the prince wanted to bring the Qin family under his command, and now the Qin family is also no one in the court, so he thought it would be a situation where the two fell in love and hit it off, but he didn't expect the Qin family to flatly refuse.

Among them, especially Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family who the prince first contacted, was the most resistant, he had rejected the prince's open and secret wooing several times, and when the prince finally spoke clearly, he made it clear to the prince that the Qin family was dedicated to business and did not want to get involved in the prince's affairs, and then left the table directly.

"When the prince returned to the East Palace that day, he was so angry that he fell to the ground, saying that he was a dignified prince, and even Qin Yuwen dared to give him such a face, he must take revenge on the Qin family and make him look good!"

Lu Hongyuan continued: "At that time, I suggested that the prince should find a way to deal a heavy blow to the Qin family, and then secretly let people target the Qin family, and then I will help him subdue the Qin family in the name of the prince, and the Qin family will not be at our disposal at that time." ”

"In other words, Qin Yuwen's death was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be done out of hatred?"

Lu Hongyuan hurriedly shook his head and shouted: "This matter has nothing to do with the villain, His Highness did not give me an order." I don't know who did it! ”

The Criminal Department Shangshu naturally had no way or would not be tortured and interrogated in front of so many people in the court, and then showed the rest of the evidence to everyone.

It is all human and physical evidence, and the various details of the prince's plot against the Qin family are gradually supplemented.

At this point, interrogation seems to be no longer necessary.

Zongzheng Temple, who was present with the task, Emperor Chongning's uncle Qi Wang Dongfang Jiong looked at Dongfang Ming sitting on the stage and said slowly:

"Prince, what else do you have to say?"

(End of chapter)