With Dongfang Jiong's words, all eyes looked at the prince.

In the eyes of everyone, according to the information already held by the Criminal Department, Jingzhao Mansion and Heibingtai, this case does not need to be tried.

Letting the crown prince publicly preside over the trial is nothing more than a public execution.

It shows how disgusted His Majesty is now for this once favored concubine, and even does not hesitate to end his position as prince in a humiliating way.

Under such circumstances, the crown prince, who is obviously the most respectable, has no way to shout out a sentence of "Who in the hall sues this official" by virtue of his power, so he can only reluctantly accept the backstab of his former cronies.

And so these people began to think about different things in their heads.

Some people are curious, with their majesty's temperament, will they choose to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and directly give him death after abolishing the crown prince, or will they be degraded to the county king and confined in the palace, or will they be reduced to concubines and left to fend for themselves?

Some people are thinking that after the fall of the crown prince, the form of the struggle for the crown prince between the DPRK and China has undergone a fundamental change, and it has become a dispute between the king of Linjiang County and the king of Jiaodong County.

Will His Majesty choose the King of Linjiang County, who is supported by the nobles and has great power, or the King of Jiaodong County, who is favored by his mother and has weak relatives?

Which side will this situation go towards?

In the eyes of everyone, the prince, who was already a lamb to be slaughtered, sat on a wide chair, looked at Lao Zongzheng across the big table, and replied seriously: "Uncle Huang, I didn't kill the eldest son of the Qin family. ”

As soon as these words came out, many people pursed their mouths and shook their heads slightly.

It's all at this point, what's the point of stubborn resistance?

Your cronies have already told you the whole process of plotting against the Qin family, and so much evidence is also in front of everyone, what are you arguing about?

You are the prince of a country, a dignified prince, even if you have a bad heart, even if you have sinister intentions, you should always have the grace and demeanor of a prince, right?

Da Zongzheng also sighed, and said with a little warmth: "Xiu Yuan, you are what I grew up watching, our Eastern royal family is an example for the world, and the royal family men should take responsibility." If you make a mistake, you will admit your mistake and repent, and make up for it with more actions, but it will be the end of the road. As a prince, you should be a model for this generation, and now that the matter has been exposed, why do you do this senseless dispute and hurt your face in vain? ”

Dongfang Xiuyuan, that is, Dongfang Ming, heard this, and still shook his head insistently, "I don't deny that I do want the Qin family to support me, and I don't deny that I once thought about teaching the Qin family some lessons, but all this is limited to discussion and has never been put into practice, how can I recognize this crime?" ”

Many people sighed with emotion, not to mention that people can be princes and big people who have risen to the sky!

This face that does not shed tears when it sees the coffin, this brain that keenly finds the loopholes in this evidence, which is not admirable.

Anyway, the British prince and the prince will definitely not be able to pee in a pot, so he said directly: "Your Highness, the third division takes into account the face of the royal family, some words are not as thorough as said in front of everyone, and some evidence is not put out, just accept it if you see it, otherwise it will not look good if you tear your face." ”

Dazongzheng sighed, "Xiu Yuan, you have admitted what you should have recognized, and you should have apologized for it, after this matter is down, I will go and talk to Your Majesty, it may not come to that point." ”

This sentence is almost clear, the crown prince Dongfang Ming is still sitting, shaking his head and saying: "Uncle Huang, I admit that I did it, and I don't recognize it if I didn't do it." ”

In the hearts of everyone, four words were born: stubbornness.

Da Zongzheng also shook his head slightly, and his tone also lost his warmth, "Since this is the case, then don't blame the emperor for being ruthless." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and several soldiers wearing Zongzheng Temple clothes walked in and walked straight towards the prince.

The prince was powerless to resist, and he didn't want to resist, so he closed his eyes in despair and silently waited for the end that belonged to him.

But at this moment, a clear and hearty voice came into his ears, "Ladies and gentlemen, can you say a few words below?" ”

He slowly opened his eyes, and saw a young man standing up on the third desk in his right.

Oh, he remembered that this was Concubine De's brother-in-law, who had met him at the Spring Festival banquet of the Imperial Eunuch that day, and was a talented young man.

How? Does he want to make up for it and make a name for himself?

The prince's heart was not happy, and he looked at Xia Jingyun indifferently.

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know who was going to be the master.

In the end, it was Shangshu of the Criminal Department who found an excuse and nodded: "You are the original suspect in this case, so you can naturally speak." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded in thanks, bypassed the case and walked to the field.

"On the day I was imprisoned on the Black Ice Platform, I was thinking, what way should I wash away my grievances?"

"In the absence of any clues, of course the one with the most motives to commit the crime was the first suspect, so I went in and I didn't have any resentment because it was normal.

"I fought with the eldest prince of the Qin family several times, and then he lost, he assassinated me in anger, I fought back, and killed him, it is reasonable, everyone thinks that this is a very likely thing."

"But I know I didn't kill anyone, but how can I prove my innocence? How can I prove that someone other than me has a motive? I had no choice but to hope that the investigation would go deeper and use more details and clues to prove that I had not killed anyone. ””

"I'm lucky, the capable officials of the Criminal Department, Heibing Terrace, and Jingzhao Mansion have indeed found new clues and cleared my suspicions, which I am very grateful for."

"However, now that I look at it, the facts of the case are indeed clear, as clear as when I was arrested. The prince plotted against the Qin family, but the Qin family refused, and the prince decided to find a way to subdue the Qin family, so he created a crisis for the Qin family, so that the Qin family had to find a backer to deal with it, and then come forward by himself, what a complete and reasonable speculation. ”

But on what basis did we end up convicting? Shouldn't it be the case of the perpetrator of the murder in the end? ”

"Now everyone says that the evidence is conclusive, but what evidence is there to prove that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the one who instigated the groom to commit the murder?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall and outside the hall were stunned.

The most superficial group of people scoffed, thinking that Xia Jingyun was talking nonsense, arguing with strong words, why is there no evidence, isn't that a lot of things just now all evidence?

With a little brain, he nodded, feeling that Xia Jingyun was actually quite right, all the evidence at the moment seemed to be impeccable, but they were missing the most critical thing, that is, the instructions of the prince and the perpetrator, although this is almost a sure thing, but from a rigorous point of view, it is indeed not enough;

And the really smart bigwigs took a deep look at this young man.

Don't they know that these things alone are indeed missing in the most direct evidence?

But why don't they say it?

It is because His Majesty wants the prince to be the murderer, and they also want the prince to be the murderer, and the existing evidence is enough to infer that the prince is the murderer, and it is enough to make people believe that the prince is the murderer, then it is enough.

As for the rigorous case-handling process, the lack of the most critical evidence and the like, eight or nine are not far from ten, and the people want it, so what's wrong with confessing to your guilt?

What they don't understand even more is that behind Xia Jingyun is Concubine De and the king of Jiaodong County, don't they want the prince to fall?

Moreover, Xia Jingyun, a young man who is now recognized as relatively smart in Zhongjing City, can't he see that this is what His Majesty meant?

The British Gong thought about it for a long time, and finally felt that the only reason that could convince him was:

Could it be that this kid himself has been locked up like this, and he has lingering palpitations and empathy for such a wronged thing, so he will stand up to help the prince speak?

The prince was also shocked, looking at Xia Jingyun in disbelief, as if he didn't expect him to speak for himself at all.

"Xia Jingyun, where do you start with your unsubstantiated words?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department quickly opened his mouth to refute, "The person who assassinated Qin Yuwen was the Qin family's groom, and the collusion between this groom and the prince's house has been confessed, His Royal Highness the prince is fully aware of this matter, and there is also the prince's plot against the Qin family, and he was confessed by the prince Zhan, His Royal Highness the prince is also aware of this matter, plus the rest of the evidence and physical evidence, His Royal Highness the prince instigated his subordinates to assassinate the eldest son of the Qin family in order to plot against the Qin family, it has long been clear and obvious, irrefutable, how can there be no empirical evidence." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Let me give you an example, Fengyang Gong and the Qin family, there is no malice in just giving an example!" ”

He first saluted to the Qin family, and then said: "Suppose there is a Jiangyang thief in the capital city, who is strong in martial arts, and has come and gone without a trace, and the criminal department has issued a reward, but whoever captures and kills him can get a reward of 10,000 taels of silver." So, he made a detailed plan, and also contacted several martial arts masters with high martial arts skills to prepare to besiege and kill him. But before I could do it, someone else killed him, can I share this bounty? ”

All of you here were human spirits, so they naturally understood the meaning, and no one answered.

Xia Jingyun said to himself: "This is naturally impossible!" ”

"It is true that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is plotting against the Qin family now, but if someone knows in advance, or by mistake, they happen to kill Qin Yuwen at this time, do we want to identify His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as the murderer?"

"After all, in this Zhongjing City, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not the only one who wants to plot against the Qin family."

Xia Jingyun suddenly turned around, looked at one person in the field, and smiled:

"Am I right, Gongzi Qin?"

said that today's update will be added.

In order to write this plot more smoothly, I rushed out urgently today.

10,000 words, ask for a monthly pass, hehe.

In addition, I don't know if I can get out tomorrow, and if I can't get out, I may have to ask for leave, so say it in advance.

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