"Zhu Ping'an, do you admit your guilt?"
In the court, Wang Xueyi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, after hearing Zhao Daying's indignant and aggrieved words, directly questioned Zhu Ping'an in a stern voice.
The officials who were listening in the court also turned their eyes to Zhu Ping'an. Zhao Daying's scars, stories, indignation and grievances infected them. At this moment, they were inclined to sympathize with Zhao Daying, and looked at Zhu Ping'an with deep scrutiny.
Zhao Daying was also looking at Zhu Ping'an with a face full of grief and anger. He was held back by someone. Everyone was worried that he would commit suicide in impulse to prove his innocence. Although Zhao Daying looked grief-stricken and angry on the surface, he felt refreshed in his heart.
You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you're still trying to fight me. You're still too young to do that. Let's see how you can turn things around!
Seeing Zhu Ping'an being questioned, Zhao Daying felt extremely happy. After this petition, he would definitely be valued more by Lord Yan, and he would be able to choose a few carts of generous gifts from the clan's inventory. He thought that it would not be long before his position would be promoted again, and the glory of his ancestors would be restored to him.
For a time
Everyone's attention was focused on Zhu Ping'an, and Zhu Ping'an became the focus of the court.
This is a false accusation against the general.
Moreover, this general was not an ordinary general, but a fierce general who had fought for the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years and suffered countless injuries!
Originally, everyone thought that Zhu Ping'an might be overwhelmed and helpless.
But when everyone turned their attention to Zhu Ping'an to see how he would deal with the dilemma, they were surprised to find that Zhu Ping'an showed no signs of being panicked at all. He could even be said to be calm and composed, as if it was none of his business.
Relaxed
It's like watching a play.
It was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
and
And that’s not all.
"Wonderful!"
"Wonderful!"
“It’s wonderful!”
Zhu Ping'an curled the corners of his lips, smiled happily, clapped his hands, walked in front of Zhao Daying, and applauded while saying it was wonderful.
Well
WTF
What is going on
Why doesn't this Zhu guy play by the rules
Everyone was already surprised enough, and now they were even more surprised by Zhu Ping'an's applause and cheers. Many people were stunned.
Zhao Daying was also confused. Looking at Zhu Ping'an with a mocking look on his face, he wanted to slap him to death.
"Zhu Ping'an, what are you doing? What do you think of the court? I'm asking you questions, do you know your crime?!" In the court, Wang Xueyi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, slammed the gavel again and asked angrily.
"Know your guilt? What crime have I committed? Please tell me clearly, sir."
Zhu Ping'an shrugged and looked at Wang Xueyi with an innocent face.
"You?" Wang Xueyi was angry.
Another judge in the court, Zhang Gu, the newly appointed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, took over Wang Xueyi's words and continued, "Zhao Daying is a rare and brave general in our Ming Dynasty. He is a loyal and brave general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Why do you want to frame Zhao Daying for killing innocent people and taking credit for it?"
"Hahaha... ... "
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help laughing as he listened, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He almost bent over with laughter.
"That's enough, Zhu Ping'an!" Zhang Gu slammed the gavel hard.
"Hahaha... Yes, I'm sorry, I really couldn't help it, ah, okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Zhu Ping'an used all his strength to gradually stop laughing, but he was still trying to hold back a smile on his face.
"Zhu Ping'an, don't think that just because you have achieved great success, you can do whatever you want in court." Zhang Gu pointed at Zhu Ping'an and said loudly.
"I just heard a joke and couldn't help laughing for a moment. Please forgive me, gentlemen." Zhu Ping'an bowed to the presiding judge and the audience seats one by one.
"A joke? Do my words sound like a joke to you?" Zhang Gu looked at Zhu Ping'an expressionlessly and asked through gritted teeth.
"Just now, the Lord said that Zhao Daying is a rare and powerful general in our Ming Dynasty, a brave general, and a loyal and brave general who has been on many battlefields... Haha, I couldn't help it, sorry, sorry..." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help laughing again as he spoke. This time he reacted faster. He stopped smiling immediately and apologized sincerely to Zhang Gu in the court.
"What's so funny about this!" Zhang Gu stood up and said with a wave of his sleeves.
"Sir Zhang, please be patient and let us listen to Zhu Ping'an's explanation." Wang Gao, the Dali Temple official who was next to Zhang Gu, persuaded Zhang Gu to stop and signaled him to listen to Zhu Ping'an's explanation first.
"Okay, let me see how you explain it." Zhang Gu snorted and sat back in the judge's seat.
"Thank you, sir." Zhu Ping'an bowed.
"Wonderful, really wonderful, what Lord Zhao just said was really wonderful."
After the long bow, Zhu Ping'an stood up and walked to Zhao Daying again. A happy expression appeared on his face again and he applauded again.
"Zhu Ping'an, what do you mean?" Zhao Daying glared at Zhu Ping'an fiercely.
"I'm applauding Zhao Daying." Zhu Ping'an clapped his hands again, "What Lord Zhao just said was really wonderful. A coward and deserter on the battlefield, with a clever tongue, was successfully portrayed as a brave and fierce general. Wonderful, really wonderful."
ah
What
Zhu Pingan actually mocked Zhao Daying as a coward on the battlefield? A deserter
I didn't hear it wrong, how is it possible? The scars on Zhao Daying's back cannot be fake. With so many hideous scars on his back, how could he be a coward or a deserter!
Everyone was very suspicious of Zhu Ping'an's words, and felt that Zhu Ping'an said so deliberately just to deny Zhao Daying.
"Do you think that the scars on your back are all the achievements of Zhao Daying? Are they proof of your bravery?" Zhu Ping'an stood in front of Zhao Daying and asked with a smile.
Isn’t it?!
Everyone was stunned and puzzled by Zhu Ping'an's words.
"Wrong, absolutely wrong. The scars on your back not only prove your bravery, but on the contrary, these scars prove that you, Zhao Daying, are a pitiful coward and deserter!"
Zhu Ping'an's words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone present. Especially the words "coward" and "deserter" that Zhu Ping'an emphasized later made everyone's ears buzz.
coward
deserter
How is that possible
"I didn't realize that the champion is really good at confusing right and wrong and calling a horse a zebra. I admire you. As for verbal skills, a mere warrior like Zhao can't compare to you who make a living by writing. I, Zhao, don't know how to talk. I can only do it. I can only fight for a future on the battlefield with my flesh and blood." Zhao Daying looked at Zhu Ping'an coldly, then turned around and knelt on one knee in front of the chief judge. "Zhu Ping'an has repeatedly confused right and wrong and humiliated me. I hope you gentlemen will make the decision."
Wang Xueyi and others in the court naturally made the decision for Zhao Daying. Moreover, in their opinion, Zhu Ping'an was just looking for trouble and deliberately making things mysterious, so they asked Zhu Ping'an to give an explanation to everyone.
"Yes, sir."
Zhu Pingan bowed and looked at Zhao Daying, "Do it, right? What you said makes sense, and it should indeed be done."
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an asked the presiding judge to temporarily borrow two skilled Jinyiwei. This request sounded ridiculous, and the presiding judge Wang Xueyi and others naturally did not agree. However, after Zhu Ping'an repeatedly assured that it was related to the case and there was no trifling matter, Jinyiwei Tongzhi Takumi nodded and agreed.
Then, Zhu Ping'an borrowed two wooden swords for police training, two strips of linen, and a basin of red ink from the Ministry of Justice.
Zhu Ping'an wrapped the wooden sword with cloth, soaked it in red ink, and gave it to two Jinyiwei respectively, ordering them to attack each other with the wooden swords, fighting for life and death until he shouted to stop.
"absurd!"
"It's child's play!"
Upon seeing this, Wang Xueyi and others criticized it harshly.
Other officials who were present also felt that Zhu Ping'an's visit was ridiculous.
but
Soon they changed color.
I saw two Jinyiwei attacking each other under Zhu Ping'an's command. Every time the wooden swords wrapped in sackcloth hit each other, they would leave a red mark on the other's body. After a while, both of them had seven or eight marks on their bodies.
Fortunately, it was a wooden sword, otherwise both of them would have been turned into meat pieces.
"stop."
Zhu Ping'an shouted, and the two Jinyiwei who were attacking each other stopped. Looking at the sword marks on the two Jinyiwei, Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.
"My Lords, please look at this."
Zhu Pingan attracted the attention of all the officials, pointed at the sword marks on the Jinyiwei and said, "You should have seen that the two men attacked each other face to face, and the scars left were all on the chest, not a single scar on the back. And scars like these are the scars left by brave generals on the battlefield."
"If you want to leave scars on your back, it's only possible..." Zhu Ping'an said as he walked up to a Jinyiwei, took the wooden sword from him, and said to him, "Turn around and run..."
As the Jinyiwei turned around and took a step, Zhu Ping'an, holding a wooden sword, left a red sword mark on his back.
Abnormally glaring.
"So, unless you want to escape." Zhu Pingan continued.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Pingan came back to Zhao Daying, looked straight into his eyes, and said word by word:
"The scars on the back are a warrior's shame!"