Chapter 208: Presenting Evidence
He can see it clearly, the housekeeper has obviously fallen in a pool of blood, and at this moment he is standing alive in front of him, and he still has to act as a witness?
Even if his mind is as deep as Jiang Manquan, he can't help but be in a trance at this moment.
"Who are you?"
Song Daren sat above and looked down at him, and asked loudly.
"The villain's name is Chenghu, and he is the housekeeper in the mansion of the Lord of the Ministry of Shangshu Jiang and Quanjiang, and there are many matters in the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”
Cheng Hu knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply, and did not dare to raise his head again.
Song Daren nodded and said, "Chenghu, this official asks you, as the steward of the Jiang Mansion, why do you want to accuse your own master? ”
As soon as these words came out, the housekeeper buried his head lower, and spoke with a crying tone: "Adult, although the villain is the housekeeper of Jiangfu, he is also a person from the Tang Dynasty, and the country's righteousness is in front, how dare the villain avoid it because of his own selfish interests?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Song Daren waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be nervous, just say everything you know, if what you say is true, this official will not be difficult for you." ”
Countless pairs of eyes were staring at this Jiang Mansion steward, and the mountain-like pressure pressed on his body, making his face more and more pale, although it was in winter, there was cold sweat like rain on his face.
He buried his head deep and didn't dare to raise his head, and stammered: "The first snow fell in the sky early this morning, and there was a shortage of people in the house, so I asked the guards to follow suit, thinking about cleaning up earlier, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, so the villain went to open the door, and saw General Ying walking in in the wind and snow." ”
"After entering the door, the master asked all the subordinates to withdraw, and then ordered me to bring food, and then the villain withdrew, but he did not go far and stood at the door. ”
Therefore, the conversation between the old man and General Ying was roughly heard, as if they were discussing how to deal with the prince Li Xiu, and said that opening the Locking Sky Tower for a while was an opportunity to take advantage of this. ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Hu kept buttoning his head to the hall, and said in a trembling voice: "The voice is too small, and the villain was too nervous to remember everything at that time, I only heard this, I hope a few adults will forgive me." ”
Hearing these words, the expressions on the faces of the hundred officials were wonderful, but Jiang Manquan's face was pitch black.
The person who can become the housekeeper of the Yipin Mansion is naturally the most trustworthy person, but at this moment, this person who should be the most trustworthy actually bites back.
Song Daren nodded, looked at Jiang Manquan and Ying Zi'an, and shouted: "The matter has come to this, can you two still quibble?"
Before Jiang Manquan could speak, he heard Ying Zi'an say directly: "Don't you think that these words are full of loopholes? If he, a small monk of Chengyi, stands at the door and eavesdrops, does your lord think that I, the general of the left guard, will not be able to find out?"
The corners of his mouth were sarcastic, disdainful.
The officials were stunned again, thinking that this was indeed very reasonable, and it was almost impossible for a monk to hide from the prying eyes of the wandering monk.
It's just that why does Ying Zi'an want to defend Jiang Manquan, anyway, he is going to die, wouldn't it be beautiful to pull a first-class master on his back?
Unless he wants Jiang Manquan to get rid of the relationship.
Thinking like this, the hearts of the officials muttered again.
Hugh said that they were Jiang Manquan himself stunned.
At this time, Yuan Wenzhao, who had been listening, spoke again.
This Chenghu was originally the steward of the Jiang Mansion, but at this moment he took a bite back, which shows that he is a traitor seeking glory and treacherous villain, since he is a despicable villain, how can he believe it? Not to mention that this is only his one-sided statement, which is not evidence. ”
This old guy is really tough to deal with.
Li Xiu looked at Yuan Wenzhao in the seat, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at this Dali Temple for the first time.
Naturally, he couldn't speak, but Ding Yi's voice sounded just right: "Lord Yuan's words are wrong, although Chenghu is the housekeeper of Jiang Mansion, but he is also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, this matter is very important, although he is a small people, he can also carry the importance of it, the so-called lost way to return is nothing more than this, this is a great righteousness, how can you talk about villains?"
Yuan Wenzhao raised his eyes to look at Ding Yi, and his gloomy face became a little cold.
The hundred officials outside the hall secretly admired, thinking that they were worthy of being two adults in high positions, and it was really terrifying to go toe-for-tat.
"Alright. ”
Song Daren glanced at the two of them, stopped the ensuing quarrel, and then said to Cheng Hu, who was still kneeling on the ground: "You step back for the time being, and you may be summoned to testify in the next few days." ”
Cheng Hu slammed his head three times, and said in a trembling voice: "What the villain said is true, and I hope that a few adults will check it clearly." ”
"Got it, you step back first. ”
Cheng Hu got up from the ground, looked up at the front, and after seeing Jiang Manquan's eyes full of murderous intent, his body trembled suddenly, and his face was extremely pale.
But when his afterglow swept over Li Xiu's expressionless face, the fear in his eyes was several times greater, and he just lowered his head and left the hall without saying a word.
Song Daren's cold gaze kept sweeping over the two of them, and he asked in a cold voice, "I'll ask again one last time, why did you go to Jiang Manquan Mansion?"
Yingzi quietly stared ahead without saying a word.
"Good, good. ”
Song Daren slapped the table suddenly, making a loud noise, then looked at Yang Xueping and asked, "Since the prince said so, is there any evidence?"
At the moment, as the chief judge of the third division, even if he is standing on the side of the prince, he has to act impartially on the surface, not to mention that he said before that he didn't know, of course he must grasp the scale at this time.
"Someone, present evidence. ”
Yang Xueping shouted outside the door, and after a while, he saw a soldier led by the left guard walking in with a tray in his hand and a jade slip on the plate.
"Open it. ”
Song Daren nodded lightly at him and said.
The soldier reached out and picked up the jade slip, then crushed it with a slight force.
A bunch of vertical and horizontal words appeared in the sky, unabashedly in front of everyone's eyes.
The officials stared at the words in the sky, and the faces gradually became difficult to see.
A wave of anger also rose in his heart.
Even Yuan Wenzhao and Shang Ling were all blue and didn't know what to do.
Those words clearly record when Ying Zi'an left Changlin, when he joined the prince's six rates, and when he secretly met with the people of Changlin, the time and place on it are recorded in great detail, as long as you send someone to check according to the information, you can find it, and it is impossible to fake it.
Even there was a faint mention of Ying Zi'an and Jiang Manquan in the past, although they had not gotten along in private, but they went to a place with their front and back feet, and basically this person came here as soon as he walked down.
And it's been several times, and it's no coincidence that such a thing can be described.
It even recorded the identities of the Changlin demons that Ying Zi'an had seen over the years and what things he had planned.
Ying Zi'an's face was expressionless, but his heart was slightly relieved.
Jiang Manquan's face was pale, and his body trembled like chaff.