What is Zhu Ping'an doing
Ask the coroner, "Is the head from last year?" Ask Zhao Daying, "Is the head the one you got last year?" You don't need to think about this question to know that they will answer in the affirmative.
No one understood the significance of the questions Zhu Ping'an asked. Not only were they of no help, but they were even more favorable to Zhao Daying, directly proving that these heads were captured by Zhao Daying last year.
Zhao Daying and others laughed with disdain. In their opinion, Zhu Ping'an was like a dying fish on a chopping board, no longer able to make any waves.
Don’t understand, right
Don't worry, you will understand soon.
Zhu Ping'an glanced at Zhao Daying and others, slightly curled the corners of his lips, with a playful smile on his face.
"Some people say this is the head of a Tatar?"
Zhu Ping'an turned his gaze to the heads displayed on the side. His voice was soft and magnetic, with an inexplicable attraction that attracted people's attention.
"hehe."
"You are wrong. You are absolutely wrong."
Zhu Ping'an paused here, laughed sarcastically, shook his head, and spoke in a decisive tone.
What
Zhu Ping'an means that the coroner made a mistake? Are you kidding me? Can you, Zhu Ping'an, be more professional than the coroner
Everyone was stunned and there was an uproar in the court. After everyone calmed down, they couldn't help but shake their heads and expressed serious doubts about what Zhu Ping'an said.
"Zhu Ping'an, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhao Daying and others attacked him.
"These heads are good. The hairstyles, earrings, etc. were done very well in post-production. They look very much like Tatars. They almost fooled me." Zhu Ping'an stood in front of the displayed heads and stretched out his hand to brush over one head after another.
"But fake is always fake. No matter how well it is done, there will inevitably be mistakes." Zhu Ping'an shook his head and smiled sarcastically.
Mistake
Zhao Daying was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with disdain and sneered. These were the heads of the Tartars presented by various border towns. How could there be any mistakes
"Zhu Ping'an, everything is easier said than done. You'd better not waste our time without any evidence. Dozens of officials put aside their official duties and listen to your empty talk. Do you think it's interesting?" Zhao Qiu, who was in the audience, stood up and looked at Zhu Ping'an gloomily, sneering.
Zhao Daying and others also followed suit, mocking Zhu Ping'an for talking nonsense and wasting everyone's time, putting Zhu Ping'an in opposition to everyone.
"Ping'an dare not say anything without any evidence in front of you gentlemen." Zhu Ping'an curled the corners of his lips and bowed from a distance to the gentlemen in the court.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Zhao Daying and the others were startled. This was somewhat unexpected to them, but then they shook their heads and laughed. Zhu Ping'an could not have any more evidence. Zhu Ping'an's witness was useless. Of course, he would be charged with harboring a fugitive later. Zhu Ping'an's physical evidence, haha, his head had been replaced. What physical evidence could he have
"Yes, these are the heads." Zhu Ping'an pointed at the heads on display and said lightly.
Phew...
Zhao Daying and others couldn't help laughing. Zhu Ping'an must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. He actually said that these heads were evidence. What a joke! If the heads were still the ones from Liujia Village, it would be reasonable for Zhu Ping'an to say so. But the heads had been replaced, and it was funny for Zhu Ping'an to say so.
The officials couldn't help but shake their heads. They were all witnesses to this petition trial. Judging from the reactions of Liu Dadao and others, it was confirmed that these heads were not from the villagers of Liujia Village. Therefore, if Zhu Ping'an said that these heads were evidence, it would be a joke.
Zhu Ping'an expected everyone's reaction.
"I say these heads are not Tatars, of course I have evidence. My Lords, please look at these heads."
Zhu Ping'an casually pointed at a few heads and spoke lightly. A light breeze blew, blowing the sweat-soaked hair on Zhu Ping'an's temples, sticking to his cheek, and brushing across his ink-black eyes. In the sunlight, his eyes flashed with confidence.
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an's voice seemed to be full of magnetism, attracting everyone's attention.
"Please show it to everyone."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at the two coroners meaningfully and gave instructions in a calm voice, leaving no room for doubt.
Zhu Ping'an was a sixth-rank official, and the coroners were just the lowest-ranking clerks in the yamen. How could they dare to disobey Zhu Ping'an's orders? Seeing that officials such as Zhao Daying in the court remained silent, the two coroners had no choice but to bite the bullet and put the heads that Zhu Ping'an had pointed to on a wooden board for display to everyone.
"My Lords, please look at these heads. It is not difficult to see that they are probably no more than eighteen or nineteen years old."
Zhu Pingan pointed at the head and said to everyone, then asked the two coroners:
"You are coroners, so you have a better understanding of age. Look at these heads. How old are they?"
As for age, there was no problem. The two coroners gave a professional judgment after a brief thought, "These heads are indeed as you said, all of them are about eighteen or nineteen years old. Well, these two heads are two years older, so they should be young, around twenty-one or twenty-two."
If you want to judge the age, everyone can tell.
The heads on display looked rather young, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a margin of error of no more than three or four years.
"Zhu Ping'an said you understand the military, but you still don't accept it. What's wrong with these heads being seventeen or eighteen years old? The little Tatar cubs are skilled in archery and horse riding at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and they are not inferior to our Han veterans in archery and horse riding. They are adults when they are sixteen or seventeen, and they followed their fathers and brothers to fight. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, they are considered veterans. Not to mention the Tatars, even in my Ming Dynasty, there are many soldiers who are eighteen or nineteen years old."
Zhao Daying couldn't help but sneer, mocking Zhu Ping'an for not understanding the military. Zhu Ping'an, do you think you can't go to the battlefield at the age of eighteen or nineteen? How ridiculous.
"hehe... ... "
Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhao Daying as if he were an idiot and chuckled.
"Sir, please look at these heads. You can clearly see the beards on their lips. They are intentionally grown." Zhu Ping'an no longer paid attention to Zhao Daying and pointed at the heads to remind everyone to pay attention to the beards on their lips.
"Tsk tsk, our number one scholar, you are really ignorant. What's wrong with the beard? This is a typical beard of the Tatars. The two ends of the beard are slightly curled upwards. The Tatars call it 'tiger beard', which means that they are as brave as tigers."
Zhao Daying was already upset by Zhu Ping'an's mocking laugh. When he heard Zhu Ping'an mention the beard, he couldn't help but mock him again.
"Haha, that's right, when it comes to understanding the Tatars, our number one scholar is like a suckling baby in front of General Zhao."
"That's right. Has Zhu Ping'an ever seen a living Tatar? Haha, our General Zhao has been fighting the Tatars for more than ten years. He has killed at least a few hundred if not a thousand. You, Zhu Ping'an, are like showing off your sword in front of Guan Gong."
"This beard is the beard of the Tatars. We can tell at a glance that we have seen it many times. It is ridiculous and presumptuous of you, Zhu Ping'an, to want to make a fuss about it."
The military officers and officials of the Yan Party in the court couldn't help but laugh out loud. They all spoke out in support of Zhao Daying and mocked Zhu Pingan.