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Chapter 253 The Contest in the Courtroom (1)

On the sixth day of July in the second year of Xianheng, at the sixth quarter of the hour, the sky was just brightening, and the disc-shaped sun slowly rose from the horizon. The golden sunlight dispelled the morning mist, and rendered the clouds in the sky red like blood. The imperial prison that lasted for a night finally calmed down, only the ruins lay across the site, and the curling blue smoke floated out from the ruins from time to time, as if they were telling the story of the catastrophe last night, which should have appeared around the scene of the fire. At this time, almost all the prisoners gathered at the gate of the Yamen of Dali Temple, discussing in low voices with complex expressions, and looked at the lobby from time to time, because a public trial that might shake the overall situation of the court was about to begin.

On the big seat in the middle of the courtroom, Li Xian sat calmly, with a calm demeanor, which complemented the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the courtroom. The two of Hou Shanye are obviously a bit unnatural, Liu Yizhi is a little better, although his body is stiff, but his expression is quite calm, while Hou Shanye's face is completely drooping, as if someone owed him 800 million guan , this is not surprising, anyone who has two deputy presiding judges, I am afraid that they are all so temperamental - before dawn, the soldiers of the British Palace have already blocked Liu and Hou with general orders. The gates of the two deputy chief judges 'invited' the two deputy chief judges to the lobby in a way of passing on military orders.

"His Royal Highness, the time has come, Your Highness, please make it clear!"

At Chenshi, Lin Chengbin in armor strode up to the courtroom, bowed to Li Xian, and reported loudly.

"Let's begin!"

Li Xian didn't even look at Hou and Liu, he solemnly waved his hands, and gave orders lightly.

"Yes, the general will obey." Lin Chengbin ignored the surprised eyes of the two deputy chief judges, Hou and Liu, and bowed to promise, strode to the entrance of the hall, raised his hand, and shouted loudly: "Bring it up here!" !"

"mighty……"

As soon as Lin Chengbin's words fell, He Lanmin, who was under heavy shackles, was escorted by several palace guards, and came in from outside the lobby. The guards of the palace who were standing under the hall and temporarily serving as yamen servants immediately shouted in unison. Come on, although the voice is not as neat and melodious as the yamen servants who usually do this kind of work, but the murderous aura is so heavy, not to mention the shock of the guards outside the hall, even Hou Shanye of the Jiuli court can't help but feel it Surprised, a strange look flashed across his eyes quickly, but he soon calmed down, but there was obviously a bit more murderous intent in the eyes looking at He Lanminzhi.

"Who is kneeling?"

After the guards of the royal residence knelt down He Lanminzhi under the hall, Li Xian picked up the gavel, patted it lightly, and snorted coldly.

"So, Zhou Guogong Wu Minzhi, who has been wronged so far, asks His Royal Highness the King of England to be the master of a certain family."

He Lanminzhi is a pampered and pampered person. After living in the cell for the past few days, her complexion is quite bad, but her tone is still arrogant. When answering Li Xian's questions, no one should be ashamed. modest.

"En." Li Xian said noncommittally, and then continued to preach to himself: "Supervisory Censor Xiao Ming impeached you for ten crimes, can you plead guilty?"

"I dare not admit it!"

He Lanmin shrugged, gave a smirk, and replied nonchalantly.

"Brave maniac, dare to despise the court, his crime is unbearable, come, serve you with severe punishment!"

Hearing He Lanmin's answer like this, Li Xian seemed furious, he slapped the gavel abruptly, and let out a slurp.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian had opened his mouth, all the guards of the royal palace dared not neglect, rushed forward in swarms, and dragged He Lanmin to the hall.

"Your Highness, wait a minute."

Seeing Li Xian put on a stance of extorting a confession by torture, Liu Yizhi and Hou Shanye couldn't sit still for a while. After exchanging glances quickly, Liu Yizhi spoke to dissuade him.

"Well, what does Liu Ge mean by this?"

Li Xian pressed his hand to signal the guards of the palace to slow down, then squinted at Liu Yizhi, and let out an extremely displeased voice.

"His Royal Highness, Hai Han, the lower officials think that every grievance under the three trees is not a good way to investigate the case, but a last resort. At the beginning of the investigation, it is really inappropriate to impose severe punishment. Let him defend himself. I hope your highness thinks twice. "Liu Yizhi received the secret order from Empress Wu. It is true that he wanted to close the case as soon as possible, but he never wanted to see the case closed like Xiao Ming's bullet. When he should be gentle with He Lanmin, he would not let it go. However, they started talking smoothly and respectfully, as if they were supporting He Lanmin.

"Oh? Master Hou also thinks so, huh?"

Li Xian didn't get angry because of Liu Yizhi's meddling, but just snorted from his nostrils, ignored Liu Yizhi's modesty, turned his head and glanced at Hou Shanye, and asked calmly.

"Returning to Your Highness, the lower officials think what Master Liu said is true."

Hou Shanye didn't intend to show up so soon, but when Li Xian asked, he had no choice but to answer, bowing his hands and bowing his hands.

"There must be grievances under the three trees? Well, well said, I want to hear how the culprit defends himself." The corner of Li Xian's mouth twitched, showing a sneer of disdain, regardless of the expressions of Liu and Hou , picked up the gavel and slapped it, then drank aloud and said: "Wu Minzhi, tell me what you mean by 'I dare not admit it', if you can't tell the reason, don't blame Guzhi you!" Contempt of court, say!"

"Your Highness, please calm down. What I said is that I don't dare to admit it, not that I don't admit it."

He Lanminzhi thought that he would definitely die, so he let it go very freely, not caring about the delicate atmosphere in the hall, and explained with a smirk.

"Huh? How do you say this?"

Li Xian frowned, as if he was surprised by He Lanminzhi's statement, hesitated for a while, and then asked cautiously.

"I'm afraid that someone will try to kill someone by taking advantage of the trial."

He Lanmin gritted his teeth tightly and replied with resentment.

"Bold, are you trying to frame this king, huh?"

Hearing what He Lanminzhi said, Li Xian immediately became angry, slammed the gavel, and gave a loud shout.

"No, no, how dare you frame Your Highness, Your Highness, don't worry, let's start from the beginning."

He Lanmin is purely a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water. He didn't care how ugly Li Xian's face was, and replied shaking his head.

"speak!"

After Li Xian stared at He Lanminzhi coldly for a long time, he finally choked out a word between his teeth. His tone was extremely gloomy, and it was obvious that he had murderous intentions in his heart.

"Since he became an official, a certain has received the grace of the saints many times, and he has been favored and trusted. He will never refuse what he asks. This is the meaning of His Majesty's love. I dare not forget it all my life. It's just, alas, that a certain person was careless and misunderstood. I'm really ashamed to be in the same class as a junior, so that I failed His Majesty's high expectations..." He Lanmin said with a sad face, as if he sincerely repented.

"Enough, let's get to the point!"

Li Xian seemed extremely impatient, before He Lanmin could finish his confession, he slapped the gavel and interrupted unceremoniously.

"Well, that's fine, that's all I have to say. The reason why I ended up like this is because I was instigated by the villain, and the presiding judge Hou is among them!" He Lanmin smiled coldly, revealing the truth. A shocking statement.

"You're talking nonsense, when did I instigate Yu Er, presumptuous, come on, drag it down, and give me a hard blow of [-] boards!"

Hou Shanye was originally listening to the trial with the mentality of watching the excitement, but he never expected that He Lanminzhi would stab himself. After hearing this, he was suddenly shocked and angry. He picked up the gavel and slapped it hard. He shouted without hesitation, but all the guards standing in the hall were the guards of the British Palace, so no one paid attention to his order.

"Your Highness, I am the deputy presiding officer appointed by the sage. It is not a criminal who can be insulted lightly. Please, Your Highness, be the judge for this lower official!"

Hou Shanye let out a roar, and when he saw that there was no movement at all, he came to his senses. He had to suppress the anger in his heart, cupped his hands at Li Xian, and said with a livid face.

"Master Hou, please be calm and don't be impatient. You will judge right and wrong by yourself." Li Xian raised his brows and said indifferently. Then, no matter how ugly Hou Shanye's face was, he closed his eyes and said calmly. He opened his mouth and said, "Wu Minzhi, you know that accusing the presiding judge in court is no trivial matter. If there is no solid evidence, you will be guilty of disturbing the court. If you are punished for several crimes, I am afraid that it will be a rare death."

"If someone dares to say such a thing, there is of course real evidence. If His Highness doesn't believe it, you can investigate thoroughly."

He Lanminzhi shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, and replied sharply.

"Oh? Where's the evidence?"

As soon as He Lanmin's words fell, Li Xian immediately cut off the question, cooperating very tacitly, leaving no room for Liu and Hou to intervene.

"Your Highness, I know that a certain Xiang has a habit of keeping accounts, but all the important gifts sent by others are recorded and can be checked. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can send someone to a certain mansion to check." He Lanmin laughed sinisterly. Sendi replied.

"Very good, I really want to check it out, come here!"

Li Xian's expression turned serious, he slammed the gavel and let out a loud drink.

"The end is here!"

Lin Chengbin, who had been waiting for orders in the hall for a long time, heard Li Xian's call, he dared not neglect the slightest, hurriedly led several guards to the hall, and answered loudly.

"Lin Dianjun, Gu Linger immediately led his troops to Zhou Guogong's mansion, and found out where the accounting book is located!"

Li Xian suddenly stood up, waved his hand, and issued the general order in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes, the last will obey!"

Lin Chengbin answered the promise loudly, and then moved to He Lan Minzhi's side, and after He Lan Minzhi babbled in his ear to explain the location of the ledger, he rushed down the hall in stride, leading a group of palace guards Roaring his horse, he rushed towards Duke Zhou's mansion.

"Your Highness, according to the Holy Order, this is the trial of Ming Xiao Ming's impeachment of Wu Min. Isn't it inappropriate to have such a mess?"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Liu Yizhi couldn't sit still anymore, stood up hastily, bowed to Li Xian, and sincerely remonstrated.

"Gu is a person who doesn't know the seriousness. Now that the case is about to be revealed, how can there be such a side story? Liu Ge's matter is unfounded and worrying. The loneliness has been resolved, so don't bring it up again!" Li Xian has made up his mind, how can he be caught Moved by the threatening words hidden in Liu Yi's words, he glared and retorted unceremoniously.

"Ah, yes, I've made a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue." Seeing Li Xian's bad tone, Liu Yizhi didn't dare to repeat himself, so he hastily pleaded guilty. Ning's Hou Shanye looked at each other, and they quickly reached a consensus...

(End of this chapter)