"slow".
Zhu Ping'an's slow voice was not loud, but the ridiculous tone was extremely eye-catching and easily caught everyone's ears.
The corners of Zhao Daying's mouth that were raised suddenly withered.
Wang Xueyi, who was in the court, heard the word "slow" and subconsciously looked at Yan Shifan in the audience, fearing that it was this gentleman who called out. After finding that there was no trace of this gentleman's mouth curling up, Wang Xueyi breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that it was not you who called out.
Next, Wang Xueyi discovered that the source of the voice was Zhu Pingan who was standing in the court.
"Zhu Ping'an, what do you mean? Are you dissatisfied with the adults?"
When Zhao Daying saw Zhu Ping'an stop the officers, he couldn't help but question Zhu Ping'an loudly, and at the same time accused Zhu Ping'an of being dissatisfied with the court's decision.
"no."
Zhu Ping'an was very frugal with words. He curled the corners of his lips and smiled slightly before saying "no".
Laugh again!
Zhu Ping'an's smile was extremely dazzling in Zhao Daying's eyes. He felt inexplicably irritated and wanted to kick him in the face a few times!
"No? Then why did you stop the adults from signing the order?" Zhao Daying sneered, and kept accusing Zhu Ping'an of stopping Wang Xueyi from signing the order, using the situation to put pressure on him.
Zhu Pingan looked at Zhao Daying and smiled slightly, ignoring him, then turned around and bowed to the chief judge in the court, stood up and explained, "Master Wang, please calm down. I would like to ask you to inform you that Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui and the other six are here to testify. If they are locked up in jail, how can they testify? Please think twice."
"Testify?" Wang Xueyi shook his head and laughed. "What qualifications do they have to testify? I have just said that they were not at the scene, did not see it, and did not hear it. How can they testify? If they are not put in jail to serve as a warning to others after making fun of me like this, it would be a joke."
"That's right. They weren't even at the scene, so how can they testify? If they can all testify, then I will also apply to testify. I testify that Lord Zhao has meritorious service in killing the enemy, and he has never killed innocent people to take credit."
"That's right. Zhu Ping'an is very young, but he is an expert at telling lies with his eyes open."
"We will not accept the perjury and mockery of the court unless they are thrown into prison."
"That's right, we don't accept it."
The officials in the court, led by the military officer Zhao Daying, began to stir up trouble, attack Zhu Pingan, and put pressure on the court to put all the witnesses called by Zhu Pingan into jail. If they succeeded, Zhu Pingan would be completely defeated this time. Without even a witness, what else could he do
In their view, their demands could not be more reasonable.
Think about it, Lord Wang said it very clearly in court. Liu Dadao and his group of peasants were not at the scene. What evidence can they provide?! Did I hear you talking in your sleep?! Isn't this funny? This is clearly a disregard for the seriousness of the court. They should be thrown into jail and charged with perjury and false accusation.
"Haha, your Excellency is joking. If you were not at the scene and did not see or hear anything, can you not testify?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an's mouth curled up slightly and he smiled and shook his head.
ah
What
Zhu Pingan, are you stupid? How can they testify when they were not at the scene? Do you think we are stupid?!
Everyone in the court looked at Zhu Ping'an and shook their heads, thinking that what Zhu Ping'an said was too joking.
"Zhu Ping'an, do you know what you are talking about? Do you have any common sense? How can you testify if you were not at the scene?"
A military officer stood up in the court, looked at Zhu Ping'an with disdain, as if he was an idiot, and questioned him.
"Zhu Ping'an, they were not at the scene, so how can they testify?" The presiding judge Wang Xueyi shook his head and asked with a sneer.
How do you explain it?!
Lord Zhao and others stared at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Even if Zhu Ping'an was eloquent, could he still confuse right and wrong
"Your Excellency has just verified their identities. Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui and the other six are from Liujia Village at the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, which is the village where Zhao Daying was impeached for killing innocent people and taking credit for his crimes. It is true that they were not at the scene, nor did they witness or hear about Zhao Daying killing innocent people and taking credit for his crimes, but the heads that Zhao Daying claimed credit for that day were all from the villagers of Liujia Village, that is, the families of Liu Dadao and his fellow villagers. This official invited Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the other six to come here to determine whether the heads that Zhao Daying presented that day were from the villagers of Liujia Village?"
"So whether Liu Mu and Liu Dadao were at the scene or not, or whether they heard or saw anything, will not affect their testimony."
Zhu Ping'an stood in the hall and explained in a deep voice, his eyes were sharp and he was neither humble nor arrogant. The scorching sun at noon shone on him, reflecting his righteousness. Although he was not tall, he gave people a sense of dominance that looked down on the world.
No wonder
It turns out that they wanted to identify the head!
In the court, the presiding judges Wan Gong and Wang Gao looked at each other, communicated silently, and nodded slowly.
Indeed, regardless of whether Liu Mu and his men were present at the scene, their identities as Liujia Village residents would not change. This was verified from their road permits and household registration books when their identities were just verified. There were only a few people in a village, and since they were from Liujia Village, they would naturally be able to recognize the head of a Liujia Village resident.
"Hehe, check the head? It has been more than half a year since I handed in the head. How can a head be kept for half a year?"
Zhao Daying sneered when he heard this.
"That's right. Half a year has passed. It would have rotted a long time ago."
"A human head is not something precious. You should either bury it or burn it. Who would treat it like a treasure?"
"Can you still recognize bones?"
The military officers in the hall also laughed at him.
Facing the ridicule of Zhao Daying and the military officers, Zhu Ping'an remained calm, with his hands behind his back, and said slowly, word by word: "Article 117 of Chapter 3 of the Armament Regulations: Military merit must be beheading, because beheading has real evidence and cannot be abused. Since there is no real evidence for such extraordinary merits, it is easy to be false. Therefore, anyone who reports the merit of beheading the enemy must be rewarded with the head. The heads presented should be preserved with grass ash and lime, sealed by the Ministry of War for more than a year, and burned and buried after the autumn of the following year after the temple is declared dead."
"The Reward Rules issued by His Majesty also stipulate that the reward shall be based on the merit of the head."
"In addition, I have also checked the reward documents of Lord Zhao last year. It records that the fifty-nine heads presented by Lord Zhao last year were sealed in the Armory Department of the Ministry of War. The Armory Department of the Ministry of War is only a hundred steps away from the Ministry of Justice. It takes only a cup of tea to walk back and forth. It won't take much time to get the heads."
Zhu Ping'an cited classics and had evidence to support his statement. According to regulations, there were also written records that the head that Zhao Daying presented last year was still sealed in the Arsenal of the Ministry of War.
What
Hearing this, Zhao Daying was stunned. He felt slightly uneasy, and his eyebrows were twisted into a knot and locked together.