HBWnovel Chapter 92 The coffin must be opened for an autopsy...
Chapter 92 The coffin must be opened for an autopsy...
King Yuanning has a big head recently.
Naturally, most of his thoughts were on Bai Tian.
But he couldn't figure it out. A few days ago, Ma Chengyang and Peng Qi teamed up and were plotted and seriously injured during the daytime. In fact, they succeeded.
Judging from the motivation, the old prince Bai Yuan's original intention was to use drugs to lure the emperor to re-issue the imperial edict.
It's just that King Yuanning not only didn't act for a long time, but also quietly quit the emperor's addiction...
Surprisingly, no one from Bai Yuan came to remind me.
There must be something wrong with it.
At this time, a piece of news brought by the jade man lit up a beam of light in the mist, and everything seemed to make sense again: Peng Qi was the child of the patriarch of Zhanhuan God Envoy. .
Back then, the Zhanhuan God Envoy clan disappeared overnight, because they were exterminated by the Zhanhuan royal family, just to keep the Rashomon-like past in the Temple of God.
If so, his purpose should be revenge, revenge against King Zhanhuan, revenge against Li Jiu, revenge against Bai Jing, revenge against anyone who let him exterminate the clan.
Therefore, he confessed to the old prince, Yuan Xu and the snake, in fact, he became a party of his own.
Thinking about it carefully, what he did was indeed like this—to instigate chaos and conflicts between several forces, and fight each other.
Let's talk about daytime.
Fang Miaoer died, but he had the account book in his hand, so he had a reason to thoroughly investigate the Wen family.
Wen Yibin and Wen Xu were imprisoned in a forbidden house.
For a while, everyone was in danger. Those officials who secretly had entanglements with Le Xitang felt remorseful. They said that the iron-clad Yushi of the right capital finally recited their words this time.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple interrogated together, but Bai Tian was extremely annoyed, and the chain of witnesses all pointed to Fang Miaoer.
She is like the closing mouth of a huge funnel, the inexhaustible cause and effect can only be gathered and flowed through her.
But now, she is dead.
Seeing that the case has been investigated for more than a month, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, it is still stagnant.
One of the gods enshrined in the Yao Kingdom is the Great God of Houtu.
Since the Andu of Yao State, there has been an unwritten rule that autumn represents the season of abundance and harvest, and it is also the season that represents the majesty and holiness of the God of Houtu, which cannot be stained by sin and blood.Therefore, from the autumn to the next New Year, if it is not a major case, it will only be investigated, not convicted, let alone executed.
Last year, the case of corruption and donating officials in Beng'an County involved many important officials.
This time, it was different, although many officials were involved, but the evidence was weak, so some officials began to join forces, asking the emperor to follow the ancestral system, so that he could get the protection of the ancestors and not blaspheme the God of Houtu.
This is moving out of faith to advance with retreat.
Just when I was thinking about how to find a reason to suppress these things that hindered the handling of the case during the day, the incident went wrong again.
Early in the morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the drums of the Ministry of Justice were broken.
It's really broken.
When Tao Dishengtang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, saw the victim who came to play the drums, he didn't dare to touch his buttocks.
That person's rank is several ranks higher than that of Tao Di, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He is the daughter of King Rui and Princess Duanshu.
Tao Di didn't dare to take the case at first, he just wanted to send the princess to the emperor like a plague god.
Unexpectedly, Tao Di was left speechless by the impassioned and rigorous speech of the princess, so she had to ask the princess to take a seat in the hall and tell the case.
Of course, Tao Di understands that what the princess cares about is not the procedure of the lawsuit, but that the matter must be known to everyone so that her wish can be fulfilled.
Tao Di only felt that he probably did something wrong in his previous life.
According to what the princess said, a few months ago, she received a letter of denunciation, which pointed directly at Qianlu, the servant of King Yuanning, and said that when Qianlu was in the South Moxidi, his ability to control beasts came from the envoy of Zhanhuan one.
Not only did he steal the ring, but he also relied on the ability of the gods to control snakes to kill King Rui, with the goal of destroying the last emperor's edict in King Rui's hands.
The princess had long felt that the sudden death of her father was extremely strange, and it turned out that the death was due to murder.
Despite being shocked, the princess responded calmly: Father, if he has a big secret in his heart, it is impossible for him not to hold back, and it is even more impossible for him not to plan in case...
In the past few months, she searched for any place where her father might have left clues, and finally got a letter entrusted by the prince from the hands of an old house slave who had taken care of the prince for decades.
The past described in the letter is generally the same as what Ma Xun confessed to King Yuanning a few days ago——
Back then, the eldest prince was betrayed by his biological mother, so he had to hastily stage a coup d'etat. Bai Yuan, who had been on good terms with the eldest prince, saw that the situation was over, so he fought back and dealt the eldest prince a fatal blow.In order to save his life, he destroyed his appearance in front of Bai Luo, who had been secretly established as the prince, asked himself to be deposed as the county king, went to the frontier to fief, and even beheaded the two sons who were with him at that time...
The branch of King Yuanning was the identity acquired by the second prince Bai Yuan in order to save his life during the civil strife in the deep palace.
In the past few decades, Bai Yuan first tortured his brother Bai Luo to death, and then when he was dying of serious illness, he made a petition to Bai Jing, who had become the emperor, and asked his only young son to accompany him in the capital city, and he finally agreed. The famous King Yuanning returned to the capital from the wild frontier four years ago.
Tao Di was stunned when he heard it, his mind was knotted, and only a few voices in an infinite loop were left saying:
What evil did I do in my previous life to be involved in the struggle for the interests of the imperial power?
The emperor, the prince, the princess... can't afford to offend anyone... Is this something I can manage?
But in the end, Tao Di was not confused as an official, so he questioned the princess: "That day when the prince passed away, your majesty was right in front of you, and it was your majesty who announced to the world that the prince passed away suddenly. The princess is saying that your majesty is covering up the real murderer and playing tricks." the world?"
Princess Duanshu said coldly: "Prince Yuanning seems to be gentle and polite, but in fact...in fact..." She hated the prince for threatening her by forcing her to death the son-in-law's concubine, but how could this matter be related to Tao Di? explain?
After murmuring for a long time, he said, "Your Majesty must have been deceived by King Yuanning."
After arguing in the hall for a long time, in the end, Tao Di didn't know how the hall retreated. When he recovered, he had already sat in the study and poured an unknown number of cups of tea.
The princess suddenly broke the matter, and the news spread wildly overnight.
Many people are busy running around, analyzing the pros and cons in their own interest groups, imagining the development of the situation...
Chaoyue City was quietly lively throughout the night.
At the court meeting on the second day, several courtiers invited the emperor to try the case, and the crowd was enthusiastic for a while. It seemed that before the trial, it could be concluded that the king of Yuanning gathered the enemy's espionage and killed the current prince with evil intentions.
How much they hated the prince, Bai Tian didn't know.
How many people can't see others being popular in front of the imperial court, and they are eager to see him ascend and fall, and they don't know during the day.
All he knew was that when the incident broke out, the princess must have been used by someone with a heart.
Sitting on the top of the hall during the day, expressionless.
The game of imperial power has always been a contest between power groups, not between the emperor and his subjects.
He was thinking, if he were Bai Jing, even if he was more than ten thousand people, at this moment, it would be impossible to quell the incident with just one oracle.
He had unconditional trust in Jian Lanyuan, but that was not the case between the two original owners.
I don't know if Bai Jing knew about this, how he would face King Yuanning's lover who was suspected to be a blood brother.
Fortunately, he is not Bai Jing, and Jian Lanyuan is not Yuan Ning Wang.
Unfortunately, he knew the truth, Peng Qi knew it, and Jian Lanyuan knew it, but the officials didn't know it, and neither did the princess.
Seeing that all the courtiers were still chattering, their eyes stayed on Tao Di during the day, and he said in a deep voice: "Tao Aiqing..."
Tao Di came out with a wat board in hand, only to hear the emperor ask: "Your loves are right, if you want to investigate this matter impartially, what should you do according to the law?"
impartially……
Tao Di gritted his teeth in his heart, and replied: "If you want to be fair...you have to...you have to..."
The emperor saw that he was hesitating, that gentian was useless, so he slapped the table with his palm, and said in a deep voice, "Say!"
Tao Di's knees softened, and he knelt down on the ground, saying: "We must open the coffin for an autopsy, and disturb King Rui's sleep..."
"Then test it."
Not to mention since Dayao established the capital, even how many years later, I have never heard of the prince's coffin being reopened for autopsy after the burial. It is unrespectful and unlucky...
Many courtiers changed their expressions.
Bai Tian sneered, the clear and bright laughter coupled with the tone of disdain, put it in this scene, it made people get goosebumps.He glanced at the few people who were talking nonsense in the hall just now, and said: "What? You want me to investigate thoroughly, but when you hear the autopsy, you retreat? King Rui is a prince, isn't it King Yuanning? Is it possible that you all mean that if I don’t investigate, I will be convicted as the king of the dynasty?”
For a while no one answered.
Don't look at all of them just now, like cicadas possessing their bodies, talking loudly.
Seeing that the emperor lost his face, no one really dared to be the first bird.
Because all the ministers feel that the emperor's behavior style is somewhat moody and unreasonable, in case he loses his temper...
No one wants to be the second Mason.
The monarch and ministers froze like this.
Sitting on the dragon chair during the day, the view is wide.
A group of courtiers winked at each other in silence:
Over here, he gave a look, "Master Zheng, you go!"
The other side lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes, "I want to go with you, but I won't go anyway."
Angry and ridiculous.
Finally, Gao Jing, the guardian of the capital, came out and said: "Your Majesty, appease your anger. Of course, this is not the intention of the ministers. This is the king's family matter. Even if there is something strange, it should be up to your Majesty to decide. Whatever you say, but..." As he spoke, he He bowed and said, "Because it is the emperor's family affairs, we should take into account the face of the Tian family, and don't disturb the rest of the ancestors if you can..."
When someone takes the lead, someone will second.
Seeing the courtiers kneeling halfway again in an instant, Bai Tian burst out laughing, as if he had heard some big joke.
Then, he got up and came down from the imperial steps, walked to Gao Jing's side, and said with a smile, "The face of the Tian family? What is the face of the Tian family you care about?"
Is it to maintain the dignity of the dead and torture the living to extract confessions?
Or pick it up high, put it down gently, and push all the charges to an irrelevant little eunuch, so as to give the world a so-called explanation?
The emperor didn't ask these two questions, but he glanced at all the courtiers, as if slapping everyone.
It can be seen that there are differences in cognition, but the courtiers may not necessarily understand the meaning of the day.
Bai Tian turned his eyes back to Gao Jing's face and asked, "According to Gao Aiqing, what should we do with this matter?" As he spoke, he and Gao Jing walked past each other, and said lightly, "Every Qingming, does Gao Aiqing miss the old master? , even for a moment?"
During the civil strife during the seizure of the throne, the debt you owed to Xia Jia has not been replaced...
I didn't find you, but you jumped out first?
Gao Jing was General Xia Jia's lieutenant at the time, and the old owner's house was ransacked because of this case, but he was able to rise to the top without being implicated in the slightest. The reasons for this cannot be justified.
He jumped out at the moment and directed the spearhead at King Yuanning, what was his intention, Bai Tian couldn't be more clear.
Gao Jing's son, Gao Li, had frequent contacts with Le Xitang. Now that something happened between Le Xitang and Wen's family, Gao Jing just wanted to take advantage of the sudden incident of the prince to divert the emperor's attention and make him have no time to pay attention. Cha Gaoli.
But Bai Tian's mind has a few more holes than others, so how can he be easily led by the nose--the trick of taking people's pain can be regarded as a perfect skill.
After the old account was turned over, Gao Jing was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "It's my humble minister who is stupid, and it's up to Your Majesty to decide."
Turning to Tao Di during the day, Wen Yibin suddenly came out and said, "My humble servant dares to disturb King Rui's peace, rather than let the Ministry of Justice first investigate a young eunuch next to King Yuanning. Why? ? If Qian Lu is innocent, no matter how much you question him, is it because His Majesty is trying to stop him because he is a close servant of King Yuanning?"
The ministers were ashamed, Mr. Wen dared to say this.
According to the ancient etiquette system, even with Qianlu's status, even if he is wronged and dies a hundred times, it is impossible to shake the dignity of the royal family.
Digging the prince's grave for the sake of a living person like him not being imprisoned is simply a big joke.
Although Wen Yibin didn't say it clearly, but comparing the royal family to a young eunuch, isn't the theory of "going up the line" just to accuse the emperor of disrespecting the rules and acting against the law?