Heroes of the Fantasy World

(3)

The Minister of Dali Temple has been waiting in the trial seat for a long time, and the left and right officials will bring the criminals in custody.

The embers of the fire were still smoldering.

"It's so hot, I'm going to scoop up some water to quench my thirst."

"Hey, give me some too..."

The two jailers who brought Hakuho had a short tea break after finishing their work.

"General Baifeng, are you thirsty too? How about we serve some for you?"

"Thank you two big brothers, my mouth is really dry."

"Hahaha, General Baifeng is too polite, no matter how you are, you are also a general, you can't afford to call us big brother!"

Bai Feng nodded to show that there was no problem, and then stood alone in the courtroom to accept the questioning of Dali Siqing.

The result was as expected, even if Bai Feng was really recruited, based on the factual presumption, at most it would be a charge of dereliction of duty-suspension from duty for investigation is the heaviest sentence, and it is far from being able to put the name of "assassin" on him.

What's more, the inside story involved in this matter has a great impact, how dare the minister of Dali Temple be negligent?

"Yuchizhen, Huangfu, are you here?"

"Return to my lord, General Huangfu excused himself because of his illness."

"It seems that if the matter is not reported to the emperor, he will refuse to show up anyway?"

As soon as the words fell, two jailers filled with water rushed to serve Baifeng with water and pour tea, flattering and flattering, the minister of Dali Temple suddenly felt dissatisfied, and yelled: "What are you doing? How decent is this? Let his own drink!"

Baifeng's hands were shackled in front of his chest, and even if he took the water glass, he couldn't catch it with his mouth. In the end, he could only pour it into his mouth by feeling it hanging in the air, so as not to wet the place.

"Hurry up and detain him, we'll have another trial tomorrow!" Dali Siqing showed disgust in his eyes, let out a "hum", and left with a flick of his sleeves.

The next day, after the emperor learned the inside story of the case, he ordered the crown prince Gao Yang to supervise the progress of the case. Under pressure, Huangfu could only go to the palace "with a disease" to confront Bai Feng.

This guy was wearing a thick brocade sable fur on a hot day, and walked in in a small red sedan chair carried by two people.

"Huangfu pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Minister of Dali Temple." He coughed a few times, spit into the spittoon, and continued: "The official is seriously ill and cannot get up to salute. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince and the Minister of Dali Temple will forgive me. "

Gao Yang was as aggressive as ever, and said: "There will be no one else to listen to today's interrogation, you can speak out as much as you want, the matter is important, please don't hide it - I am ordered by my father to thoroughly investigate this matter, everyone cooperate well If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you are guilty, you will be rewarded. I will definitely report the truth to my father and mother."

The man in front of him, as the eldest son who is not the eldest son, inherited the crown prince. He acted decisively and resolutely, not inferior to the elder brother in the past. He was even more experienced in handling government affairs compared to the elder brother.

So someone used this as evidence to rumor that an assassin bribed by Gao Yang had killed his elder brother in an effort to seize the crown prince!

Whether this matter is true or not does not affect Gao Yang's control of the overall situation of the trial. In other words, Bai Feng's fate is actually in his hands. As for the consequences, right and wrong, it can only be left to future generations to decide .

"What? This is nonsense!" When Yuchizhen made his statement and testimony, the sickly Huangfu suddenly became furious, pointed at Baifeng and cursed: "How can you spout blood? General Baifeng, I will treat you You are not thin, you have lost your sense of proportion in such a big matter, and you want to blame me?"

Gao Yang's complexion changed drastically, and his voice became much lower in an instant, "General Huangfu, you have served in the court for many years, and your father trusts you very much. When you resigned because of illness, he agreed without changing his face. Now my father needs your assistance in handling the case. You How can you be so groggy?"

"Your Highness!" Huangfu immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "His Royal Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me. All I know are those things that are rumored in the market. The so-called inside story, I really don't know."

Dali Temple Qing said: "Huangfu, then tell me what the rumors you heard are?"

"Eh... I heard that there are assassins in the palace recently? Some people say that the assassins are among the contestants in the Imperial Tournament... Actually, that's all I know!" The more Huangfu said, the more frightened he felt.

Bai Feng immediately echoed, "General Huangfu, do I need to remind you?"

"Speak less!"

"The most important thing is that my wife Murong Yan was taken away by assassins." Bai Feng said: "Although this matter will not spread to the streets and alleys, it is related to the fate of the country, and the Master and Mei Xiangguo has already sent people to blockade Jinyang, and the people in the city must be aware of it—General Huangfu doesn’t know about it, right?”

Huangfu was stunned and said, "Who is this Murong Yan?"

"Well, since General Huangfu is so noble and forgets things so much, I can only ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Your Excellency." Bai Feng closed his eyes and recalled a little, and said: "I went to visit General Huangfu's mansion that day, and I gave him a good jade In order to express friendship, we made the plan at that time."

Huangfu immediately retorted: "What plan, you are still talking nonsense!"

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Minister of Dali Temple to send someone to find that jade pendant, and then summon Nie Yun, a merchant who is still staying in the town. He should still be temporarily staying in the Shijia Chamber of Commerce." Bai Feng thought carefully and gave a detailed statement. , as if to insist that the Huangfu family is inseparable from this matter.

"Don't...Your Highness, Ji Yu!" He showed a special expression, low-key, trying to avoid this innocent disaster by relying on his previous friendship: "I have worked hard for the court for many years, Ji Yu, don't you understand me?"

The minister of Dali Temple suddenly choked up, but due to the majesty of the crown prince, he had no choice but to draw a line with his old friends: "Yu Chizhen, bring the jade pendant and the businessman Nie Yun together!"

"Yes!" Yu Chizhen sprinted past Bai Feng, and quickly assembled a group of teams to carry out the work of ransacking the house and summoning them.

But after a while, after being identified by the servants and Huangfu's family, the jade pendant was successfully found, and Nie Yun arrived at Dali Temple before the jade pendant as if prepared in advance.

"Is this jade really a gift from Nie Yun?" Dali Temple Minister asked.

"The villain Nie Yun did give this jade to General Baifeng. The inner side of the jade pendant has the mark of our Shi family craftsmen. Every craftsman will engrave his own name. My lord will clearly observe." Nie Yun clasped his hands back, Gao Yang and Dali The minister of the temple has seen the evidence one after another and confirmed that the jade was made by craftsmen of the Shi family.

Prince Gao Yang made a conclusion: "In this way, General Huangfu and General Baifeng did meet and have a very close relationship. Am I biased?"

"His Royal Highness is a lesson!" Bai Feng kowtowed in greeting: "I have said something beforehand, and all the credit will be taken by General Huangfu. I only hope that there will be no faults or mistakes, so I can feel at ease!"

Gao Yang continued to ask: "General Huangfu, do you have anything else to say? Or I can ask you, the so-called 'Assassin attack' may be true, but you actually want to risk the life of your mother, just To be a stepping stone for your own fame?"

"absurd!"

The prince was furious, and Huangfu knelt down and begged for mercy.

"I'm really at a loss for words."