Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 337
Hearing this, Su Chen's heart tightened, and he looked at the entrance of the lobby. In an instant, there were footsteps outside the door, and Peng Qingqing was escorted in by two government officials.

Peng Qingqing was not wearing a prison uniform for the time being, but was still wearing the same clothes as when she was taken away yesterday. She was wearing a lake green pleated dress, and her thick black hair was held back by a white jade hairpin. She was slender and petite. Man's waist was unbearable, and there was no messy appearance on his body, which showed that he had not been tortured to extract a confession in the prison.

Seeing that Peng Qingqing was safe, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, at least what he was worried about didn't happen. Next, he had to protect her better from any harm.

"mighty--"

The yamen servants on both sides of the desk stood in front of the tiger head signs of "avoidance" and "quietness", holding water and fire sticks, and shouted loudly.

Standing in the center of the lobby with iron chains in his hands, Peng Qingqing didn't show any timidity in the face of many officials from the third department. Probably because of his martial arts skills, he was very courageous, and his father and Sun Party members were his backers. Will also try to rescue, not as afraid as ordinary women.

The most important thing is that she has someone in her heart, and he will definitely save herself.

Standing under the stage, Peng Qingqing faced many officials who were interrogated by the third division. There were familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, but Peng Qingqing's gaze swept across calmly. It wasn't until he saw Su Chen that his eyes revealed a smile. .

With him, everything is at ease!
I don't know when it started, this powerless scholar was beaten up by the thugs on the street, and he needed to save him time and time again, but gradually, Su Chen seemed to grow up little by little, becoming a towering tree , able to shelter her from the wind and rain.

Wei Cen, the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, looked at Peng Qingqing and Su Chen's flirtatious eyes, and became more angry in his heart. He asked coldly, "The one standing in the hall is Peng Qingqing, the daughter of Jiangning Mansion Governor Peng Zeliang?"

Peng Qingqing said neither humble nor overbearing: "Exactly!"

Wei Cen picked up the gavel, slapped the table again, and snorted softly: "You have no fame, and you are not ordered by the imperial court. Although you are the heir of an imperial official, in this hall of the Ministry of Punishment, you are still Follow the rules and kneel down to hear the trial!"

Hearing this, Su Chen frowned, his face was a little cold.

Zhang Yi, who is also the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, interjected: "Master Wei, you are all the heirs of your colleagues, so there is no need to be like this."

"She is a suspect. She killed the heirs of her colleagues. Who can soothe the grief of the Cha family? How cruel it is for the Cha family to let this girl stand for trial!" Inciting conflicts and emotions, it seems that they want to stand up for the Cha family and bring justice, but it is also like King Ji throwing olive branches, wanting to be on the same front.

The secretary in charge of King Ji's mansion is Zha Yuanfang. The former head of the Zha family, Zha Wenhui, had formed a party with Wei Cen, Feng Yanlu and others, and had a close relationship with them. Although Zha Wenhui is no longer alive , but the incense is still there, using this matter to suppress Su Chen, Jiangning Fu Yin, and Sun Dang, all Song Party members are willing to see it.

After he said these words, Zha Yuanfang stared at Peng Qingqing with anger in his eyes, and even King Ji nodded slightly, thinking that what Wei Cen said made sense.

Han Xizai didn't say anything, just waited and watched.

Zhang Yi's eyes were slightly condensed, and he didn't say anything else. He just looked at Peng Qingqing in the lobby, depending on what she meant.

Peng Qingqing didn't try to be brave at this time, and knelt down on both knees and said: "There is a difference between officials and people. It's okay to kneel when you see your lords and get involved in a lawsuit."

Wei Cen and the others saw that Peng Qingqing had softened, which meant that he had lost face to Sun Dang and seized the upper hand. They inadvertently glanced at Su Chen, with a sneer on the corner of their mouths.

Su Chen's face turned blue, but he didn't lose his mind. It's pointless to argue about this right now. He has to wait for the autopsy, and then find out the truth of the case.

"Bring the plaintiff, Ge Bin, the housekeeper of the Zha family, come in!"

"Here!" The yamen guard went out and brought in Ge Bin, the butler of the Cha family.

"Ge Min, a grass-roots man, is now the housekeeper of the Cha family. I pay my respects to all your lords!" Ge Bin knelt down and saluted.

Cao Yongqin, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, asked, "Where is the lawsuit?"

"Here!" Ge Bin took out the lawsuit from his pocket, and it was written by Cha's family looking for a lawyer. Generally, civil lawsuits will ask a lawyer to help with the lawsuit, but this kind of big case that the three divisions will try together does not require a lawyer to be present at all. This is a clever tongue, everything is asked by the senior officials of the three divisions, and the parties answer truthfully, and they are not allowed to invite litigants to come in to argue, and rely on iron mouth and copper teeth to twist all six.

After the lawsuit was delivered, the four presiding judges of the third division read it in turn, watching the flowers on horseback. In fact, they already knew the ins and outs of the case well, and they could guess what was written on it. The appearance and the expression are solemn, expressing the prudence and seriousness of the case.

Wei Cen said in a deep voice: "In this lawsuit, Peng Qingqing was accused of committing a murder on the street and severely wounding the young son of the Cha family, Zha Yuanshang. The servants and the people on the street are witnesses. Peng Qingqing, are you convicted?"

Peng Qingqing shook her head and said, "I didn't hit hard. The other servants were punched and kicked, but they didn't die. Only Cha Yuanshang died. The reason is still on him."

Wei Cen retorted: "There is no basis for your words, who knows if you have secretly used your palm force to injure Zha Yuanshang's viscera and heart, and when he returned home, he died a few hours later. "

Cao Yongqin said with a half-smile, "Peng Qingqing, it's useless to rely on your own words. What about the evidence? Can it be convincing, but you can't say that you didn't do it before you did it. You need someone to prove it. ,do you have?"

Peng Qingqing's face turned cold and she frowned. What evidence could she think of?Apart from Su Chen watching, there were also a few scholars, but Liu Dong and other scholars didn't understand martial arts, so they couldn't prove whether she had used her internal strength to hurt others.

Wei Cen, Cao Yongqin and the others sneered when they saw that Peng Qingqing was silent and unable to answer for a while, thinking that Peng Qingqing had no other evidence to prove his innocence, and there was basically no suspense in this case.

"Peng Qingqing, what else do you have to say?" Wei Cen put pressure on Peng Qingqing, forcing her to confess.

At this time, Zhang Yi was secretly anxious. He couldn't let the case be judged like this, and the guide said: "Peng Qingqing, do you have any unspeakable secrets? Don't worry. Even the officials were alarmed by the joint trial of the three divisions, and a special Ji Mr. Wang, Mr. Han from the Ministry of Officials, and Mr. You from the Ministry of Rites will personally supervise, and there will never be any unjust, false or wrongly decided cases. If you have any doubts, just raise them."

Peng Qingqing looked at Zhang Yi, and replied: "At that time, the young master of the Cha family was bullying three imperial students in the street, and conniving at a group of family slaves to commit murder. I acted out of righteousness to stop this bullying behavior. The Peng family and Cha Jiasu No grievances, I have no enmity with that young master of the Cha family, and I will never take his life with heavy hands, and I didn't even use any force at all, just kicked him out. possible!"

Cao Yongqin still had the same smile, but it was a hypocritical smile, with an element of gloating, and said: "These are all your one-sided remarks. There is no evidence to use the internal strength of a martial artist. Now that people are dead, it is indeed because of serious injuries. That's why, apart from you, no one else has hurt Zha Yuanshang, so if he died from his injuries, you are the biggest suspect."

Wei Cen slapped the gavel and shouted, "Bring in the healing doctor."

"Here!" The officer of the Ministry of Punishment brought in the witness card of the Cha family from outside the door, and brought in the doctor who was treating Cha Yuanshang yesterday.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a long robe. After entering the hall, he knelt next to Ge Bin and said, "Xiao Changsong, the doctor of Caominhuichuntang, has met all your lords."

Huichun Hall is quite famous in Jinling City. At least one-third of the twenty or thirty officials present have heard of this medical clinic, and some even sent someone to invite this Langzhong Xiao to the residence for treatment.

Wei Cen said: "Mr. Xiao, please tell me, was Cha Yuanshang's injury serious yesterday? This morning, how did Cha Yuanshang die?"

(Note: At the end of the Five Dynasties and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, doctors were called "Doctor" in the north, and "Langzhong" in the south. Therefore, when writing about the Southern Tang Dynasty, "Langzhong" was used temporarily. When you go to the north, the doctor will be called "Doctor".)
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