It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 639: Complaint against the imperial court and overturned in court

Since it was the emperor's order given in person in the hall, everyone had to obey.

Jin Xi also gave up the lobby of the Chang'an government office as the place for Liu Yao's trial.

He did not show any unhappiness, but stood respectfully beside Liu Yao, making tea and pouring water.

Liu Yao was much older than him, so it was natural that he was not polite at all.

But Jin Zhun also followed and said that he wanted to wait for Liu Yao to finish the trial and reach a conclusion so that he could report to the emperor as soon as possible.

Liu Yao did not refuse and let him stand beside him.

Before interrogating Xie An, he asked Jin Zhun, "When you were drinking with the emperor before, you left in a hurry. Was there anything wrong?"

Jin Zhun sighed, "My son was walking on the road when he suddenly fell and passed out. He is awake now, but he can't explain what happened. His family is taking care of him. I thought the emperor's affairs were more important, so I rushed here first."

"Oh, this is a big deal." Liu Yao was very surprised. "Master Jin, today I am just trying Xie An again. I just want to get a general idea of ​​the situation. Please go back first. I hope your son doesn't get into trouble."

"It's okay. The emperor's business is the most important." Jin Zhun looked loyal and patriotic, which made Liu Yao speechless. He had to sit in the hall and prepare to review the case.

Before waiting for the person involved to appear in court, Liu Yao asked Guo Jin to notify Li Lianhua first to go to the south of the city to settle the 40,000 soldiers and see if there were any other matters to deal with as well.

Of course, in private, he also secretly asked Guo Jin to buy some delicious candied fruits or snacks for Yang Xianrong. Because he had just been drinking with Liu Cong, and Yang Xianrong was busy serving food and pouring wine, and he didn't eat much, so he must be hungry.

She didn't need to participate in matters like the trial, so she sent the case back to the general's mansion first, but she was still a little worried.

Guo Jin chuckled and left after taking the order.

Liu Yao then sat down again, flipped through the previous files and minutes, and recounted everything he had heard before.

After everyone arrived at the scene, Liu Yao first asked the inn's waiter Shuanzhu. After all, he was the first person to report the case and the first to discover the murder scene.

Shuanzhu's account was the same as before, starting from how he called the boss Mou Huaizhong to get up early in the morning, then went to clean the inn, to finally discovering that Mou Huaizhong was dead. It was quite detailed.

"Why didn't you go into the room when you called Mou Huaizhong to get up?" Liu Yao asked.

"This...isn't it inappropriate?" Shuanzhu pursed his lips, "The boss and the boss's wife are together..."

"Didn't the boss's wife go back to her parents' home?" Liu Yao flipped through the files in his hand. "I saw you said that you always went into the room to wake him up before."

"That was before." Shuanzhu sighed, "I started working with the boss when I was very young. I was young before, so I didn't have many concerns about entering and leaving his room. At that time, the boss's wife had passed away for many years, so he slept alone. He got married in the past two years, so...it's not appropriate for me to go in."

He spoke haltingly, but everyone understood his meaning. An adult worker, even if he was treated as a godson, could not watch the boss and his wife in bed. It was indeed inappropriate.

Liu Yao nodded and asked, "Why didn't the boss lady come?" "She was not in good health to begin with, and because the boss was killed, she became ill and has been lying in bed for many days." Shuanzhu sighed again, "The inn has been closed for these days and cannot operate. We are almost out of money to treat her illness."

"Let Bian Heng go and take a look." Liu Yao was not polite and actually asked the great doctor Bian Heng to personally see the patient. Shuan Zhu also knew his reputation and immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude, almost bursting into tears.

When Xie An was brought out of prison for interrogation, the first thing he saw was his old father kneeling in the hall. He burst into tears and kept saying, "I am an unfilial son. I have caused my father to run around and work so hard."

"Son! I don't believe you would kill anyone! You were wronged!" Xie Tianshou also cried bitterly. If there hadn't been yamen runners holding them down, I'm afraid the father and son would have hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Liu Yao was not in a hurry and just watched the two people cry.

After a long while, the two men were at a loss for words. Liu Yao finally spoke, and his first words were: "Xie An, you came from Cangzhou to deliver the documents to Chang'an. Who paid for the trip?"

Xie An was stunned for a moment before answering: "Of course it is the responsibility of the Cangzhou government. This is an official."

"How much is your monthly salary?" Liu Yao continued to ask.

"About ten taels." Xie An replied.

"Can it support your family?" Liu Yao was still asking, and Jin Xi beside him was a little confused.

"It should be enough. My wife, mother and two sisters can also do some needlework to supplement the family income. My father was also an official in Cangzhou before. He returned home to recuperate due to asthma, but the prefect of Cangzhou, Lord Qin, gave him some subsidies, saying that he had been busy all his life. Although Cangzhou is not rich, it can still afford to give these old officials some living subsidies every month."

"Well, this Lord Qin is a kind-hearted person." Liu Yao nodded again, then turned to Jin Xi and asked, "Did you find any property missing when you investigated the crime scene?"

"Well, no. The room was very tidy, with no signs of rummaging." Jin Xi recalled, "The waiter Shuanzhu said nothing was missing."

"Sir, although my family is not rich, we wouldn't run so far to kill people and rob, right? What's more, this is Chang'an, the imperial city!" Following his father's hint, Xie An also understood the current situation and began to cry out for injustice, his cries louder and louder.

However, it is true that all the evidence is against Xie An, and it can even be said that it is all ironclad evidence, and there is no way to prove his injustice. Even if Liu Yao asked some questions, it seemed meaningless. Xie An is still the biggest suspect, and it is meaningless to just shout that he is innocent, because there is no evidence.

There are no new doubts, so we can only put this matter aside for now.

Liu Yao had Xie An taken back to prison, and Shuan Zhu and others were also sent home.

Xie Tianshou knelt in the lobby and continued to cry loudly. He knew that there was nothing he could do now.

Complaining to the emperor and overturning the verdict in court are just plots in a play. No miracle will happen in his case. It is very likely that the original verdict will be upheld and his son will still be executed.

Liu Yao also tapped the table with his fingers, just like Liu Cong did.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that each time he knocked, it turned out that it was an unconscious behavior when he was thinking about something in his mind. So, was Liu Cong really just addicted to Wushisan and didn't notice Jin Zhun's actions?