"Look, couldn't they have just let us in earlier? Now we have to trouble the master in the hall to send someone to invite us in."
When Liu Dadao followed the officers towards the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, he did not forget to turn around to provoke the Jinyiwei who had just stopped them. Then he patted his butt and walked over with Liu Mu and others in a swagger.
You idiot, why are you so arrogant? Do you think it is so easy to enter the court? It is easy for you to get in, but difficult to get out!
The Jinyiwei looked at the backs of Liu Dadao and others with contempt and curled his lips in disdain.
However, Liu Dadao could not see the expressions of the Jinyiwei, and he still walked in feeling good about himself.
When Liu Dadao and his companions followed the officers into the Ministry of Justice, Wang Shizhen and Zhang Siwei were still stopped outside. Without official letters, they could not get in. With no choice, they had to wait outside for news.
When Liu Dadao and his men arrived at the Ministry of Justice, they felt a little nervous when they saw so many officials in official uniforms, as well as Jinyiwei and runners scattered throughout the courtyard. They were all hunters in the mountains, and had never seen such a scene before.
"Don't be nervous. Just answer truthfully whatever the adults ask." Zhu Ping'an walked up to Liu Dadao and the others, patted them on the shoulders gently, and smiled nonchalantly.
Yes, with the young master here, there is no need to be nervous.
When Liu Dadao and the others saw Zhu Ping'an's confident and calm smile, they were also infected by his confidence and calmness, and the tension in their hearts quickly dissipated.
"Who is here? Where are you from? What is your relationship with this case?" Wang Xueyi in the court slammed the gavel and asked loudly.
"Reporting to the great lord, I am Liu Mu (Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui... ...), we are hunters from Liujia Village at the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, we are witnesses, all 59 people in our village, old and young, women and children, had their heads 'borrowed' by Zhao Daying, and they died with their eyes open, please make a decision for our Liujia Village."
Liu Mu led Liu Dadao and others to kneel in the hall. When they talked about the tragedy in Murakami, they couldn't help but feel sad. Their eyes were bloodshot and they stared at Zhao Daying.
After Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others had testified against Zhao Daying, a burst of discussion broke out in the courtroom again, with many officials talking to each other in low voices with their heads down.
In ancient times, the five sounds of hearing a case and observing the words and facial expressions were important in solving cases, which is similar to the traditional Chinese medicine of observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation. The five sounds of hearing a case refer to listening to the words, facial expressions, breath, ears and eyes. These methods are used to carefully observe the parties involved in order to identify evidence and judge the facts of the case.
The officials in and out of the court had been observing Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others since they came to the court. They carefully watched every move of Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others and listened carefully to their every word.
“It doesn’t look fake.”
"Eyes bloodshot, hair standing on end with rage, this kind of grief and anger is usually hard to act out, but it doesn't have to be that way."
Two officials in the gallery were discussing in a low voice, and soon another official joined in.
Listen to the discussions around.
Zhao Daying, who was at the center of the storm, was surprisingly calm, with the demeanor of a great general, as if Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others were not the ones accusing him.
When the discussion in the courtroom had almost reached a climax, Zhao Daying spoke up, "Your Excellency, may I ask these witnesses a few questions?"
"But it doesn't hurt to ask."
As for Zhao Daying, the presiding judge in the court was always receptive to good advice and good at accepting criticism.
"Thank you, sir."
Zhao Daying clasped his fists to express his gratitude to the chief judge in the court, then walked to Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others and asked loudly: "I have a few questions, you must answer them truthfully, answer the questions and don't talk nonsense. Let me ask you, you said that I, Zhao Daying, borrowed the heads of 59 people in your Liujia Village, including the elderly, children, women and children. Then let me ask you, were you at the scene at that time?"
"Uh... not here."
Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others looked at each other and shook their heads. When they came back home from the battlefield, the village was already in a mess, a living hell. If they were at home, they would not let this tragedy happen even if they risked their lives.
"Then did you see with your own eyes that I, Zhao Daying, borrowed their heads?" Zhao Daying asked again.
Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others still shook their heads. This question was no different from the previous one. How could we see it with our own eyes if we were not at the scene
"Then did you hear with your own ears that I, Zhao Daying, asked the old, young, women and children in your village to borrow a human head?" Zhao Daying asked again.
Liu Dadao and others still shook their heads, they indeed did not hear it.
Everyone in the courtroom looked at Liu Dadao and the others and shook their heads. What kind of witnesses are you? First, you were not at the scene, second, you did not see it, and third, you did not hear it. What kind of testimony are you? How can you be considered a witness? This is a joke.
Playing the piano at random!
As a result, everyone looked at Zhu Ping'an with disappointment, sighs or ridicule.
Now Zhu Ping'an is finished.
You are still too young and too impulsive. This painful lesson is enough for you to remember. I just don't know if you still have a chance. If you are directly imprisoned and stripped of your official position and fame like Zhao Jin and Zhou Mian, it would be a pity. The youngest number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty, tsk tsk, might even be the shortest-lived number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty... ...
Nice counterattack.
The outcome has been decided.
The military attachés in the gallery smiled in celebration.
Looking at the reactions of the officials in the hall, Zhao Daying couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He looked at Zhu Ping'an, Liu Dadao and others as if he was looking at a dying person. This was the attitude of a successful person looking down on a loser.
"Your Excellency, I have nothing more to ask." Zhao Daying withdrew his gaze from Zhu Ping'an and bowed to the presiding judge.
"Did you hear Zhao Daying's question just now?" Wang Xueyi asked Liu Dadao and others.
Liu Dadao and others nodded.
"Snap"
"How dare you! You were not at the scene, you did not see it with your own eyes, and you did not hear it with your own ears. You still dare to testify. Are you kidding me?! Come, take them to the back jail and convict and punish them after this case is closed."
Wang Xueyi first slammed the gavel hard to take the initiative, and then began to scold in a stern voice.
"Ah? The Lord of Heaven has wronged me..."
Liu Dadao and others knelt on the ground in a daze, looking at the presiding judges including Wang Xueyi in the court like lost lambs. Everything was dark before their eyes. It was obvious that their parents, family members and fellow villagers were killed by Zhao Daying, and they were obviously the victims. How could they be convicted just based on Zhao Daying's two questions
I thought their county was so dark because the emperor was far away.
Unexpectedly
The same is true under the emperor's feet...
It turns out that crows are black no matter where they are...
"Yes, sir."
Upon hearing the sound, the officers from the Ministry of Justice on both sides came over with their killing sticks in hand. When they were about to reach Liu Dadao and others, they suddenly heard a voice that was neither funny nor sad, which was unusually clear in the silent hall.
"slow."
This was a young man's voice. Upon hearing the voice, the criminal police stopped walking subconsciously and looked up at the person who spoke.
Zhu Ping'an appeared in front of them with a smile on his face, like a ray of sunshine shining through the dark clouds.