After asking Wu Yuhou, Huang Gui told Lu Gong that he had finished asking questions.
In fact, there is another key witness, Mrs. Lin.
The Northern Song Dynasty was also very humane in this matter. For cases like this, if they were tried publicly, women did not have to go to court to testify, unless there were special circumstances or it involved some key testimony.
However, after this interrogation, even Lu Gongzhe was worried about Cao Dongdong!
This guy is so honest!
I have never met such an honest person.
Every answer is disadvantageous to oneself, which is really amazing.
But he did not dare to be careless because he had been observing Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei did not look like Cao Dongdong's defense lawyer at all. This guy even chuckled from time to time.
It made him very confused.
After a while, Lu Gong asked Zhang Fei to start questioning.
Zhang Fei then said, "Your Highness, Governor Lu, I have a request."
Lu Gong didn't understand for a moment.
Zhang Fei explained, "I hope to take Wu Yuhou away first, and then summon Wu Yuhou after I have questioned Master Lin. This is mainly to prevent them from colluding with each other."
After hearing this, Wu Yuhou couldn't help but frowned and looked at Lin Fei, who immediately gave him a confident look.
Lu Gong felt that Zhang Fei's suggestion made sense, and Wu Yuhou was also called up by Huang Gui, so he ordered Wu Yuhou to be taken away first.
After Wu Yuhou left, Zhang Fei came to Lin Fei and bowed, "I am Zhang Fei, Cao Dongdong's defense attorney."
Lin Fei just glanced at him and said nothing.
Zhang Fei was not angry, but asked kindly, "How old is Master Lin this year?"
Lin Fei had obviously heard of Zhang Fei's reputation. He looked at Zhang Fei warily before answering, "Thirty-two."
"This age is the peak period for a military commander."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then asked, "As far as I know, sixteen years ago, Master Lin followed Di Gong in the war to suppress the rebel Nong Zhigao and made many military achievements. Is that true?"
When Lin Fei heard Di Gong, he blinked unconsciously and nodded, "Yes."
Zhang Fei said: "According to reason, Coach Lin should have been promoted for his many military achievements. Why did he only come back to be a coach of the Imperial Guards?"
Lin Fei frowned and replied: "They said that I am young and need more training."
"Hmm... that makes sense." Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully.
Lin Fei glared at him, then turned his head away, his breathing becoming heavier.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Three years later, Master Lin followed Han Xianggong to fight against Khitan. Although the war was not large in scale, Master Lin defeated the enemy several times and took back the territory of our Song Dynasty. I wonder if that was true?"
Mr. Han refers to Han Qi.
"Yes." Lin Fei nodded.
Zhang Fei asked, "Then why is Coach Lin still a coach? Logically speaking, he should have been promoted this time, right?"
Lin Fei said angrily: "How should I know this? Why do you always ask questions that have nothing to do with the case?"
He was totally unprepared for this and was confused by the question. Logically speaking, if you want to ask questions, you should ask about the case.
Lu Gongzhe also understood Lin Fei's anger, so he said, "Zhang San, why are you asking these questions? These have nothing to do with this case."
Zhang Fei replied: "It is definitely related. I hope the prefect will allow me to continue asking questions. I will explain it clearly later."
Lu Gong said: "Well! If you can't explain it clearly, I won't let you off easily."
"yes."
Zhang Fei bowed again and said, "I hope the prefect will not interrupt me, just like Huang Gui did when he asked the question just now."
Hey... you kid... . Anger flashed in Lu Gong's eyes, but it was his first time to operate this mode, and he was a little unfamiliar with it. At least he had to keep it fair. After all, Huang Gui was the chief clerk, so he nodded.
As they asked and answered each other, Lin Fei looked suspicious.
Zhang Fei turned around and saw Lin Fei's strange expression. He just smiled and didn't care at all. He asked again: "Excuse me, Coach Lin, do you know Li Yong?"
Li Yong
Not to mention Sima Guang and the others who were completely confused, even Lu Gongzhe and Huang Gui were also bewildered. This name did not appear in any of their investigations!
Who is this
A hint of resentment flashed across Lin Fei's eyes and he nodded.
Zhang Fei asked: "How did you know each other?"
Lin Fei replied, "He once went with me to fight against Nong Zhigao, and that's how we got to know each other."
Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder how Li Yong performed in this battle?"
Lin Fei said: "Not very good."
"How is it bad?"
"He was once too timid to fight the enemy and was almost punished by Di Gong's military law."
"Why wasn't he tried by military court?"
"Because I interceded for him."
"Where is he now?"
"He was promoted to Du Yu Hou two years ago."
"Yeah?"
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Could it be that because of that lesson, he became more courageous and made many military achievements?"
"I bother!"
Lin Fei said excitedly: "That coward, he only knows how to flatter and curry favor with his superiors all day long. After that, he just transported grain once and then got promoted."
Zhang Fei said, "I wonder if Master Lin knows Liu Ji, Li Jian, and Wang Chun."
"know."
Lin Fei snorted.
Zhang Fei asked: "Can you tell me how you got to know them?"
Lin Fei said: "They are all the instructors of the Imperial Army."
Zhang Fei said: "So now they..."
"He's already been promoted."
Lin Fei also learned how to answer questions quickly.
Zhang Fei asked: "What contributions have they made?"
Lin Fei sneered: "Humph... Most of them have never even left the capital. Liu Ji was even born a bandit. He only became a coach after being summoned by the imperial court. How could he have made any achievements?"
Zhang Fei said, "This is strange. Master Lin, you have made many military achievements, but you have not yet held an official position. On the other hand, they either made mistakes or were born as bandits. Most of them are mediocre. Why can they be promoted?"
When he spoke the second half of the sentence, he deliberately raised his voice and glanced towards the courtyard.
The officials in the hospital were all silent.
But the people outside the door were all furious when they heard this, and they felt even more sympathetic towards Lin Fei.
People say that people are successful in gambling but unsuccessful in love, but Lin Fei was unsuccessful in both officialdom and love!
However, Cao Ping, who was watching from the side, was anxious. It was over, it was over. This guy was a traitor.
If he continued asking questions like this, Lin Fei would almost become Qu Yuan.
Then he saw the rebellious son Cao Dongdong, who was standing aside as if nothing had happened, listening in a daze, staring at Lin Fei blankly, just like when he was a child listening to a story.
He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
This idiot!
"Do you want to know why?"
After being silent for a while, Lin Fei suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I'm really curious."
Lin Fei said: "Because I have no family background, because I have no connections, because I don't know how to give gifts, because I don't know how to flatter, because I am Di Gong..."
At this point, he suddenly stopped talking, his sharp eagle eyes gradually filled with tears, his voice became choked, and he muttered to himself: "I'm sorry Di Gong, I'm sorry Di Gong!"
He frowned hard to keep the tears from falling.
It turned out that he had made many military achievements in the Pingnong Zhigao War. Although he was just a small soldier, Di Qing valued him very much. After returning to Beijing, he personally placed him in the Japanese army, which was the elite of the imperial guards. He planned to let him gain some experience first and then promote him.
But as luck would have it, when it was Lin Fei's turn to be promoted, Di Qing was suddenly demoted. He was the one promoted by Di Qing, so naturally he did not get promoted. Not only did he not get promoted, he was also squeezed out and became a coach for the Japanese army.
Many people at the door couldn't help but shed tears, and some even covered their faces and cried.
In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon, so many people are holding a grudge in their hearts, and at this moment, it bursts out along with Lin Fei's emotions.
Lu Gongzhe sighed secretly, but all this had nothing to do with this case. Seeing that Lin Fei was emotionally unstable, he said to Zhang Fei, "Now you can explain, why are you asking these questions?"
"sure!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I am defending a righteous and brave woman, and I am also answering the question the prefect asked me to explain just now.
This woman is the Xu Zhiqian mentioned earlier.
Why did Xu Zhiqian go to find Master Lin? It was because Xu Zhiqian knew all this. She thought Master Lin was stupid for doing this. He shouldn't take risks just to be angry. She didn't want such a hero to die. Although Master Lin had been treated extremely unfairly, he was only 32 years old. He still had a chance, and Xu Zhiqian and I were willing to help him.
Unfortunately, he didn't accept it. But I understand because I've been treated like this before, and there are things he should say."
At this point, he suddenly turned around and shouted into the courtyard, "Some people should also listen. This is the real injustice, and this is the culprit of this case. A group of perpetrators, with wolf tails between legs, are defending the victim. It's a pity that you can still make such a convincing argument. It's a joke, this is really a huge joke!"