Chapter Eighty-Seven: Shouren, the Final Confrontation
Seeing Wang Shouren come out, Lin Qi and the others in the hall were stunned for a moment.
After all, he was wearing an official uniform and reported his official position, and the officials did not dare to stop him, so they let him swagger to the bottom of the stairs and saluted Lin Qi and Dali Siqing.
When the onlookers saw this, they couldn't help but whisper.
"Look! An official has come out! ”
"What did he just say?"
Zhu Houzhao in the crowd craned his neck to look in, and asked Liu Jin repeatedly: "Wang Shouren?" What does he have to do with this case? ”
Liu Jin smiled mysteriously: "Long live Lord, just wait and see the show!" ”
"Huh?" Zhu Houzhao glanced at him suspiciously, this old boy seemed to be hiding something from him?
At this time, Lin Qi, who was sitting high in the hall, patted the hall in shock: "Silence! ”
turned to look at Wang Shouren, after all, he was Wang Hua's son, and he was an official in the same dynasty, and he still had to give face, Lin Qi didn't let the officials blast him out, but cleared his throat: "Lord Wang, what do you have to say?" ”
Wang Shouren looked at Wang Qiong, who was still stunned: "There are many things that the lower officials have to say, which can be divided into three places in summary.
First, Wang Shangshu's statement that Gao Tinghe used the wrong prescription medicine is a fallacy.
Second, Gao Tinghe entered the palace to prescribe decoction, and the time was less than a moment, and I am afraid it was not enough to have an effect.
Third, last night, Xia Guan and others checked the medicine book of the imperial pharmacy, and the records on this book are different from those on the prescription book, so I'm afraid that someone has done something, right? ”
Lin Qi hadn't heard a reason yet: "What does what Director Wang said have to do with this case?" ”
Wang Qiong, who had already understood, suddenly widened her eyes, and her pupils trembled violently.
"Naturally, it has a relationship." Yan Song held two books in his hand, lifted his cloak, and walked out of the corner: "If it weren't for the past, how could Tong Zimo have lost his life in vain?" ”
Wang Jinglong, who was watching the trial next to him, squeezed out of the crowd: "Do you want to say that my father did something in the canon?" Are both my father and son rebellious ministers and thieves? What gibberish!
Speaking of which, haven't the two of them already stepped down from the post of temporary imperial historian? At this time, is the hand too long? ”
"Third Prince Wang, this is in the public court!" Wang Shouren frowned slightly and looked at him, and at a glance, Wang Jinglong's hair stood on end.
Although Wang Shouren has a thin face and kind speech, he is a true gentleman who can go to the battlefield and is both civil and military. Even a big dog can scare the prince who fled in a hurry, how have he ever seen such a look? When even scared shut up.
Looking at Lin Qi again, he realized that Wang Shouren was recovering the old account, and couldn't help covering his forehead with a headache: "Tell me more?" ”
In the crowd, Zhu Houzhao, who listened to these words, turned heavy on his face.
Liu Jin kept quietly looking at him from the corner of his eyes, and when he saw that his face was pale, he was already uneasy.
"Liu Jin!"
suddenly spoke, startling Liu Jin: "Hey, the old slave is here!" ”
Zhu Houzhao leaned close to his ear: "Did you take me to see it specifically?" ”
"Huh? Oh no, no, look at what you said, how could it be? Liu Jin shook his head like a rattle.
After staring at him for a while, Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder: "Go to the Heguang Hall and bring Lu Yun over." ”
These words hit Liu Jin's heart, and he hurriedly agreed, and he wanted to find someone to pass the order.
"Huh!" Zhu Houzhao stopped him: "Don't let others know." ”
"The old slave can save it!"
……
When Lu Qi arrived, Wang Shouren in the hall spread out the imperial recipe and was talking: "The paper used by the imperial doctor is all hemp paper from Shu land, this paper is smooth and soft, and it is rare for paper powder to fall.
And you look at the two recipes of Liu Wentai and Gao Tinghe, although the paper used is also hemp paper, it does not have such good workmanship, and it feels like paper powder in one hand. Come to think of it, where can ordinary officials use Shugong hemp paper? ”
Lin Qi stretched out his hand and touched it, and sure enough, there was a difference: "There is indeed a difference, but this can't be explained to be related to Wang Shangshu?" ”
Glancing at each other, Yan Song stepped forward with the notebook: "More evidence is here." ”
Bottom, Liu Jin pulled Zhu Houzhao, who had already drilled to the front and was looking at it thoughtfully, and said softly: "Long live Lord, Lord Lu has arrived!" ”
Zhu Houzhao looked back at Lu Qi, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he turned his head to look again: "Lu ...... Done? How did you? ”
At this time, Lu Qi hugged his arms and also got in front of the crowd, although his clothes were a little wrinkled, they were still clean, but his face was too white, and there was a striking strangulation mark on his neck, and his footsteps swaggered through the street, like a ghost.
The old lady who was watching the excitement next to her was also startled: "Yo! This little brother, what's wrong with you? ”
Lu Qi hugged his arm: "It's okay, I'm hanging." ”
"Huh?"
Ignoring the eldest lady who was muttering, 'Is this alive or dead', Lu Qi glanced at Zhu Houzhao: "Suddenly summoned me over, but what happened?" ”
Zhu Houzhao seemed to remember something, his eyes drooped, and he was silent for a long time: "I came to you to ask, is what they said true?" ”
"It's true."
Lu Qi sighed: "Moreover, Gao Tinghe has lived in the Cui Family Medical Hall for so long, if he really has any thoughts, how can Yun Qing not find out?" It was with this in mind that I managed to save Yun Qing. ”
Raising his face, Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes: "One day is reversed, I really don't know who to believe." ”
Lu Qi stared at him for a long time: "You should believe in yourself." ”
In the court, the controversy has entered a white heat.
Wang Shouren, Wang Qiong, and Lin Qi each held arguments and did not give in to each other, Yan Song made additions from time to time, and the other officials who came to watch the trial couldn't even say a word.
Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren cited scriptures and classics, attacking each other from various angles such as etiquette, law, Taoism, and benevolence, and finding out the loopholes in each other's language, which can be described as a confrontation between old and new ideas.
Such a battle of words and tongues is not much better than the sutra feast held in Chunfang, and even more exciting than the sutra feast.
It's a pity that it didn't take long for this confrontation to come to an end.
The person who drew the end was none other than the man wearing a Jinyi Wei Feiyu suit and carrying an embroidered spring knife at his waist, and the Jinyi Wei commanded Mu Bin.
Mu Bin was followed by Qian Ning, a white-haired old man with an old dragon clock tied with a hemp rope, his clothes were tattered, and he was staggered behind him, which caused a wave of confusion among the people.
When passing in front of Lu Qi and Zhu Houzhao, Mu Bin cast a gaze.
Zhu Houzhao rushed forward, tightly grasping the wooden stall blocking the people, and didn't even notice that the folding fan in his hand had fallen to the ground.
He is too familiar with this old man, he can recognize it just by looking at the back, it is the judge of the Tai Hospital who often served in the dormitory before the former emperor Yan Jia, Liu Wentai!
"Is that him? He's not dead? Zhu Houzhao muttered to himself, and suddenly looked at Lu Qi again: "What you expected is right!" He's really not dead! ”
At this time, Wang Qiong's face in the hall changed greatly: "How is this possible?" This...... What's going on? ”
Wang Shouren raised his eyebrows: "This question should be asked to you, right?" Wang Shangshu. ”
Lin Qi's eyes were about to pop out: "What? What? What is it? ”
"Lord Wang, this matter is indeed not his doing." Mu Bin took the rope and pulled it hard, and Liu Wentai staggered and bowed down.
Yan Song had already deduced from everyone's expressions: "This is Liu Wentai, the former judge of the Tai Hospital?" ”
"It's the old man." Liu Wentai lowered his head.
The officials present were all taken aback.
"Are you Liu Wentai? You're not dead? Who was the one who was beheaded at the mouth of the vegetable market? Lin Qi stood up.
Liu Wentai's shoulders shook for a long time, and he whimpered: "It's the old man's brother, Liu Wenrui." ”
Wang Qiong took a step back: "You...... You ......"
"The old man only wants to die quickly!" Perhaps in despair, Liu Wentai shouted loudly, and there was silence inside and outside the yamen.
The people did not know what was happening, and the officials had realized that the storm was coming.
The death row prisoner who was condemned by the imperial decree was actually replaced?
And was he caught back by Jinyiwei?
It would have been impossible without the intervention of high-ranking officials.
Who is helping Liu Wentai?
And the most surprising thing was Zhu Houzhao, who was listening to the audience.
Zhu Houzhao pushed away the wooden stall, and rushed to the hall in a hurry, Liu Jin saw that he couldn't stop it, so he quickly opened his throat and shouted: "The emperor has arrived!" ”
Only then did the full hall of officials and people wake up, Wang Shouren and Yan Song knew that he was here, and they were the first to react: "Weichen see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live!" ”
And Lin Qi and Dali Siqing reflexively jumped up: "Your Majesty?!" ”
The other officials who were listening were in a mess of their minds, and suddenly they were shocked to hear this shout, and they immediately made a commotion and staggered, you squeezed me, I stepped on you, and bowed down indiscriminately.
The people were even more surprised and surprised, some wanted to make a big salute, some hurriedly wanted to squeeze out, some jumped up, and some shouted "Who is the emperor and who is the emperor".
Liu Jin was overwhelmed by the crowd in an instant, and if Lu Qi hadn't come out from under the wooden stall quickly, he would have almost been swept in.
The only one who didn't react in the audience was Wang Qiong.
The old man stared blankly at Zhu Houzhao who came forward, with an extremely complicated and relieved look in his eyes, as if he had closed a matter on his mind.
"Wechen is guilty."
Wang Qiong bowed down calmly.
Zhu Houzhao pushed him away: "Of course you are guilty, this matter will be discussed later, now you wait and listen, drive the people out of the court, I will retry this case!" ”