Chapter 116 The dark tide is surging
Chapter 116 The dark tide is surging
One night is actually not long, but it is enough for the relevant people to make their own decisions.
Early the next morning, Emperor Taiping still did not order Zhong Shao to be executed directly, so she was interrogated.And because of the death of a prince, the level of this case is not something that a Dali Temple can directly hear. People from the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai both came, and it will be directly tried by the three divisions.
When we arrived at the hall, since it was the home court of Dali Temple, the minister of Dali Temple sat in the main seat, and the minister of the Ministry of punishment and the doctor of imperial history sat on both sides.
Zhong Shao spent the night in prison, even if no one made things difficult for him, the night would not be easy.At this moment, her face was also more tired and haggard, and she lost the high spirits of the past, but her back was still straight, and after entering the hall, she bowed to the three people in the hall: "Criminal Zhong Shao, I have seen Si Qing My lord, my lord Shangshu, my lord Yushi."
The three people in the hall didn't make things difficult for her, because Dali Siqing was her immediate boss, the minister of punishment was from the crown prince, and the doctor Yushi was from the line of the eldest princess... At this time, they are all her own people, but it's a pity that Zhong The wrong thing Shao committed was nothing else but the killing of the prince. With Emperor Taiping watching over him, he couldn't get away with the crime after all.
Dali Siqing was also clear in his heart, so he didn't say anything nonsense, he asked, "Zhong Shao, are you guilty?"
Zhong Shao is too clear about the process of handling cases in Dali Temple, and the presiding judge will have a good deal before the trial starts. If you have already found you guilty in your heart, you will be dragged down first and beaten with a killing stick if you talk too hard.So even if the three people in the hall had no intention of embarrassing her at the moment, she didn't want to ask for trouble, and she couldn't escape anyway, so she said: "Zhong Shao plead guilty."
She pleaded guilty with a good attitude, so naturally she didn't have to suffer from the board.The minister of Dali Temple looked around, saw that the other two didn't express anything, so he continued: "Well, tell me what happened to you, and what happened yesterday."
Zhong Shao doesn't hide it either, because up to now, concealment and sophistry are useless to her, it's better to say it freely, and she can avoid the pain of flesh and blood.So she opened her mouth, starting with the matter of Wang Lu, then she talked about the conflict with King Rui in the hunting ground yesterday, and then she said that on the way home, she met a servant who asked for help in the other courtyard, and asked Xiao Shan to go to Yulin for help, and gallop on her own. back home...
Standing under the lobby, she spoke calmly, as if she was not pleading guilty, but just telling a story about the past.It's just that this past that has to be said may have cost her her life.
No one interrupted or interjected, so after talking for about a quarter of an hour, Zhong Shao finished speaking.She cupped her hands at the three people in the hall again and said, "Sirs, it's just like this."
What Zhong Shao said in the hall is basically the truth, there is only one point that is different from the reality, that is, after she galloped into the mansion, she had seen King Rui's face clearly, and she also knew that he brought people into the mansion, and that kick It is King Rui!But at this moment, what she said was that she didn't see King Rui clearly. After entering the mansion, she saw someone arresting Su Mo in a hurry, so she rushed up and kicked Su Mo subconsciously. The accident that followed was true to what she said.
It's not that Zhong Shao himself intentionally distorted the facts, but the prince ordered her to say so in private yesterday.Then the prince interceded for her in front of Emperor Taiping, which also made King Rui's death even more disgraceful.
In fact, which of the people in the Sanju Division has handled countless cases, so why can't they hear the little mistake in Zhong Shao's words?After all, an hour before the incident, Zhong Shao had a conflict with King Rui in the hunting ground, and after that, King Rui didn't change his clothes, and a living person stood there, and she wasn't blind, so how could she not recognize someone? !
However, the three people in the hall had their own thoughts, but none of them spoke out. In the end, only Zhong Shao was asked to sign the confession, and the first interrogation ended in such a hasty manner.
Before being taken away again and taken into custody, Zhong Shao raised his head and asked the three people in the hall: "Zhong Shao knows that his crime is unforgivable, but he doesn't want to involve others. I wonder if the adults can tell me that there are other people involved in this case. Involved?"
They all knew what she wanted to ask, and after looking at each other, it was Doctor Yu Shi who said, "Except for you, only a group of guards from Prince Rui's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion were detained in this case. But your mansion is now It has been stolen."
Zhong Shao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and after saying thank you, he turned around and followed the escorting officer away.
She was worried about Su Mo. Although she had already written the He Li book, anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was written temporarily.And the place where the incident happened was the other courtyard of the eldest princess. It could be said that Emperor Taiping was angry for a while, and even the eldest princess was implicated, so Su Mo had no one to protect him... Fortunately, they are all fine!
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After that interrogation, Zhong Shao felt as if he had been forgotten in prison.She lived peacefully for the next few days, no one came to interrogate her, and no one came to visit the prison—she was a repeat offender, even if Su Mo and others wanted to visit the prison, they couldn't come!
This is obviously abnormal, because Emperor Taiping was not a patient person, even if the prince interceded once or twice to persuade him, it was impossible for him to really let go of the pursuit.What's more, there are concubines De and others jumping up and down, determined to cut Zhong Shao into pieces.
In fact, there is a reason for the calm and calm during this period, and the reason lies in Emperor Taiping.When he received the news of King Rui's death in the palace on the outskirts of Beijing, he was still soaking in the hot spring with the beauty. After hearing the news, he hurriedly got up and came out.At that time, he might have caught a cold, but he rushed back to the capital after a long journey. After a night's rest, he didn't feel refreshed, but instead fell ill with a fever.
Emperor Taiping always cared about himself the most. How could he care about other things when he was ill?So in these two days, the crown prince was ordered to supervise the country, and all the government affairs were entrusted to Xiao Qian, so naturally he did not ask about the matter of King Rui.
Xiao Qian will not let Zhong Shao die, because the consequences of her death at this moment are too serious.However, with the buffer of these few days of effort, he can also figure it out, if he wants to save Zhong Shao's life, he doesn't need to try his best to exonerate her, the worst is to use the last procrastination formula!
After all, it was a major case involving the death of the prince. Even if the case was clear, Zhong Shao would be happy to plead guilty, but the prince said that he wanted to investigate, so why not investigate it?Such a slow investigation, slow trial, as long as it drags on for a month or two, after which Zhong Shao will be sentenced to beheaded, and the sentence will not be executed until the autumn of the next year.
There will be more than half a year in the period, and with this half a year, there are too many places that can be operated.For example, Emperor Taiping could not get sick for more than half a year, or even die, and then the crown prince would be able to pardon the world when he ascended the throne.For another example, taking advantage of the situation of more than half a year, Xiao Qian can still show kindness to Zhong Shao in prison, and brush up his favorability... After all, it is easy to add flowers, but it is difficult to give charcoal in the snow!
His Highness the Crown Prince's little calculations were crackling, and he had even started to let himself be buried in the secret line of the Xuanshi Palace to attack - there is no need to do more, Emperor Taiping was already hollowed out by wine and sex, and now he is still sick. Just use some small means to make him linger on the sick bed.
Not to mention that Zhong Shao didn't know about all the turbulent undercurrents, even Su Mo, the eldest princess and the raiders didn't know about it.However, although the prince's procrastination formula makes people speechless, it is not very clever, and anyone with a discerning eye can quickly see it.
The eldest princess and Su Mo didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, things are smoother when they are slow, and having more time will make it easier for them to arrange rescue.But the concubine De and the raiders are going to blow their hair. The former wants to cut Zhong Shao into pieces, and doesn't want to let her live another day at this time.The latter has seen through the prince's selfish and sinister intentions, and will never let him take this opportunity to increase his favorability!
So without Su Mo's knowledge, these raiders got together again.
Wu Changjun immediately slapped the table and said: "This is not going to work. Zhong Shao's favorability is hard to gain. If the prince really drags it on like this, it's fine if he seizes this opportunity by himself. If Zhong Shao is locked up in prison After half a year, what are we going to do? Didn’t we just wait outside like this?!”
Xu Wenjin also echoed: "The story is over, the mission is over, although according to the timeline in the book, the end of the story is still far away, but now many events are ahead of schedule, and this accident happened, no one can tell whether there is really so much time "He looked up and glanced at everyone, and came to a conclusion: "We don't have so much time to waste in vain."
Xiao Wenxuan thought so deeply, and said, "How about I ask my father to think of a way too?"
What she said was really meaningless, everyone rolled their eyes after hearing this, and didn't bother to pay attention to her at all.It was Zhan Pengfei who was more decisive, he pulled out half of the long sword in his hand, and said simply: "No, let's rob the prison!"
Everyone was silent, and then Sun Hao stroked his forehead with his hand and said, "The prison in Dali Temple is heavily guarded. There are only a few of us here, and there are still a few who can't be beaten. What kind of prison is it?"
Zhan Pengfei just glared at him, put the sword back into its sheath with a "shua", and said, "It's just a Dali Temple, the people from my Fengyun Villa can rob people without your hands!"
The martial arts family is amazing, isn't it? !It's amazing to be able to fly over walls with good skills, isn't it? !
Sun Hao was silent for a moment, and it was He Ming who said weakly at the side: "I don't think Zhong Shao is necessarily willing to be rescued by us, right? She cares so much about Su Mo, and later she escaped from prison, and Su Mo was implicated. I'm afraid the favorability will drop below the negative value again..."
This made sense, Zhan Pengfei was also silent, and then said: "Why don't you just pack it up and take it away!"
Hong Ping just rolled his eyes, and said: "Okay, okay, I'm living a good life, but I was robbed by you to wander around the world?! At that time, Zhong Shao will feel sorry for his wife again, so the favorability will go up and down, for sure. It is more exciting than playing stocks!"
Everyone talked and discussed, but still failed to come to a conclusion. It is true that although this group of people have their own means, none of them can really intervene in the affairs of the court.For Zhong Shao's current situation, there is really nothing to do in a normal way.
But when these raiders were arguing and unable to come up with a countermeasure, Concubine De took action directly...
The author has something to say:
Zhan Pengfei (excited): Let's rob the prison, I will provide the main force!
Raiders (rolling eyes): Bah, that's a good idea, we don't want to gain favorability, do we? !
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