Stigma (Yi Cong Yin)

Chapter 115: conviction

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Duan Mingchong's hand was clenched in his sleeve, and he said with difficulty: "Father Huang, Sui'an Marquis... You look ugly, let's take a look at the doctor first."

The emperor frowned, and while he was thinking about it, the Dali Si Qing said: "The matter of connecting foreign countries to the Marquis of Sui An has been delayed for several days and there is no final decision. Now that all the officials have been waiting here for a long time, His Majesty should make a decision earlier. It is."

Suiyan Xindao, the people in Dali Temple don't have a good thing, I also remember you.

Jiang Enhe frowned as he watched, but he couldn't help but said coldly, "Then what the lord means, is to let Lord Hou suffer?"

Dali Siqing said indifferently: "Why did Lord Jiang say this, it is not a trivial matter for the prince of the court to collude with Nanjiang. Who knows what will happen in the future if it is delayed for a moment?"

Gann He said: "You..."

The emperor frowned, interrupted the quarrel between the two, and said, "Forgetting to return, can you still hold on?"

Since the emperor asked this sentence, he would naturally not care about his health.

Although Sui Yan was a little confused, he could still hear the secret words. He fell on the ground, with difficulty supporting his body with his hands, and reluctantly said: "The sinner is fine."

Duan Ming Chong's nails fell into the palm of his hand, suppressing his urge to step forward.

Sui Yan's legs were cold and numb, and he straightened up slightly.

Dali Si Qing tilted his head and glanced at Sui Yan before bowing and said: "Your Majesty, this minister has carefully distinguished the handwriting of Sui Anhou from the handwriting of letters received by the princess of the previous dynasty in the southern border, and they are indeed the same. A few days ago, the minister was ordered to check on the residence of Anhou, and the rice paper used in his study is also consistent with this letter, and the witnesses and materials are gathered together, and I hope Your Majesty will convict him."

The letter was placed on the table in front of the emperor. Emperor Beilan lowered his eyes and looked at it, wondering what he was thinking. He raised his head to look at Sui Yan, and said coldly, "Wanggui, did you really do this?"

Sui Yan said: "I have never done it."

The emperor said: "Then what do you explain to these letters?"

Sui Yan raised his head slightly and said, "I have never done this, how do you know where these letters came from?"

This was too disrespectful to say, and the emperor's face sank slightly.

Duan Mingchong said hurriedly: "Father, Hou Sui'an is idle and used to speaking freely. I hope you will be lenient and tolerant."

Sui Anhou disrespected the emperor. His elder brother didn't say anything, but His Royal Highness came to accuse him first. Everyone present had heard of the fact that the Prince Anhou was the same age, and looked at Duan Mingchong. His eyes were also a little weird.

The emperor's face was ashen, and he lowered his voice: "Shut up!"

Duan Mingchong nodded slightly to apologize.

Sui Yan saw that the emperor was so angry with Duan Mingchong's words, he secretly laughed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

He tilted his head and said with some doubts: "I have no knowledge of political affairs, and I have relied on His Majesty's kindness and the protection of the Crown Prince to be mediocre. Come to find something for yourself? Letters and handwriting, it is very easy to copy, what kind of evidence is this?"

The implication is that I connected with outsiders to kill the emperor, have I eaten enough

Manchao also heard what he meant, and some people specially noticed the words "Prince Shelter", and cast their eyes towards the Prince.

It seems that the rumors are not groundless.

The emperor was just half-dead from Duan Ming Chong's anger, and now Sui Yan is so angry that his chest hurts, looking at Sui Yan kneeling on the ground almost indifferently, and said, "According to what you mean, it means that you have not Did you do this?"

Sui Yan kowtowed again and repeated, "This minister has never done it."

Dali Siqing said lightly: "Master Hou is really a deep city. Could it be that the matter of connecting foreign countries is just because of your few excuses?"

Suiyan said, "Yes, that's what I thought."

Dali Temple Minister: "..."

Everyone: "… "

Gan Enhe and Song Xian couldn't hold back, they tilted their heads and laughed sullenly.

Sui Yan's ears were buzzing a little. These people kept talking in his ears, and he was almost impatient.

"What I've done, I won't hide it from others; what I haven't done, I won't admit it even if I die," Suiyan said, looking at Dali Siqing who was beside him, "Besides, Mr. Fangcai It is said that human and physical evidence are gathered together, then dare to ask, where is the human evidence?"

Dali Siqing looked at Duan Ruwang, who had been standing quietly, and said, "We originally sent someone to capture the Princess of Southern Border, but she refused to be arrested, so we had no choice but to use a bow and a crossbow to take her down. Shot wounds…”

Sui Yan interrupted him: "Where are the people?"

Dali Si Qing hesitated.

Song Xian kindly answered for him from the side: "... Maybe the officers and soldiers who made bows and crossbows from the Ministry of Punishment did not look very well. They didn't shoot them, but shot them directly."

Suiyan gave a thoughtful "Oh" and asked seriously: "Everyone is already dead, so how do we know whether the former princess of the Southern Border was deliberately killed by you to make a dead case?"

Dali Si Qing said: "Then the princess of the Southern Dynasty wanted to abscond in fear of crime, so we had to shoot her as a last resort. Lord Hou, even if you want to get rid of the crime, you don't need to speculate and punish us like this."

Sui Yan gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said lightly, "I'll say it for the last time, I haven't done this, I don't recognize it."

The emperor's face was very gloomy. He looked at Sui Yan, who was lying on the ground and trembling slightly, and all the sympathy in his eyes disappeared.

Dali Siqing didn't bother to quarrel with Suiyan, and said, "Your Majesty, the evidence is solid. If people from foreign countries are not severely punished, will people in the court follow suit? I hope Your Majesty will order a conviction to set an example."

The emperor looked at Sui Yan for a long time before speaking with difficulty.

"Sui Anhou, colluding with foreign enemies is outrageous, perverting the law to make a crime..."

Before he could finish speaking, Duan Mingchong knelt down and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, think twice, there is no witness to this matter. If you convict it hastily, it will be difficult to convince the public."

Suixun also heard the chill in the emperor's tone, and frowned, "I hope Your Majesty think twice."

Sui Yan heard it hazy, his body swayed slightly, and he couldn't hold it any longer when he saw it.

The emperor had already decided on Suiyan's punishment a few days ago, and now bringing it up for interrogation in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was just a passing scene. He didn't even listen to Suiyan's defense at all, he just wanted to take this opportunity to stand up for himself. .

He will not allow a man to hang out with the prince of a country he has cultivated. The only way is to kill him or let the prince give up.

The prince was mild-mannered, but he was unexpectedly stubborn about Suiyan's affairs. He couldn't kill Suiyan in a grand manner, so he could only think of other ways.

The emperor's words paused before continuing: "... I will be deprived of the title, and I will be punished for fifty, and I will not be able to leave the house for a year."

Duan Mingchong: "Your Majesty!"

Sui Xun also frowned, knelt down and said, "I beg Your Majesty to think twice, forgetting to return from a serious illness a few days ago, and he must not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility. I also hope that Your Majesty will allow the minister to be punished for forgetting to return."

Although fifty sticks is not a serious punishment, Sui Yan's body is too weak. If he really suffers fifty sticks, he must lose half his life, and if it is more serious, he may lose his whole person.

In the emperor's view, the reason why the prince was so greedy for Suiyan was just a beautiful skin.

It is so affectionate and righteous as he said, but if Suiyan is really a waste, how can the young prince who is not doing anything else give up the position of ninety-five for a waste

People are like that, and even more so with royals.

Calm and indifferent.

The rumor of Duan Mingchong's walk prevented the emperor from directly attacking Suiyan, and the emperor had been in charge of the world for many years, so how could the young Duan Mingchong be able to fight.

He couldn't kill Sui Yan, so he could only let Duan Mingchong give up and give up.

Sui Yan thought to himself, "Fight, fight, kill me and see what people in the world say about you."

There is no fear in his heart, but a kind of relief - let him kneel here and wait for a group of people to quarrel, it is better to commit the crime and let him sleep comfortably.

But before he completely passed out, the Dali Si Qing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report, which is also related to Anhou of the same age."

The emperor was full of irritability, and he frowned when he heard this sentence: "What's the matter?"

Dali Si Qing said: "Bring people up."

Soon, the people from the Punishment Department dragged her dirty body in from the outside, forcibly pressed her to Sui Yan's side, and knelt heavily on the ground.

Sui Yan glanced at Xian Tuo, forced the last trace of clarity, and thought in confusion: "Didn't you say that Xian Tuo went to Jiangnan to avoid the limelight, how could he be caught?"

Gan En and Sui Yan, who were anxious about Sui Yan's stick, saw Xian Tuo being brought up at first, and then opened their eyes wide in amazement after being stunned for a long time.

The emperor frowned: "Who is this?"

Dali Temple said: "This is the person who murdered His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince on the Long Street of Chenghuang Temple four years ago."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Xianye in astonishment.

Xianyu Xu was injured, with a sullen expression, his hands were bound by chains behind his waist, he raised his head with some difficulty, and glanced at Gan Enhe.

Gann and the hands in his sleeves were shaking slightly.

Xian Ye looked at the anxious look on Gan He's face, stunned for a moment, then smiled softly, and blinked at him.

Gannhe wanted to rush forward and beat her.

The emperor's face was extremely ugly: "It was she... who killed my emperor?"

Dali Temple Qing said: "Yes, the minister sent people to make an unannounced visit for a long time, and found that this woman is very famous in the dark streets of Beijing. Before the Lantern Festival after the new year, she took over the appointment of the people of Sui'anhou's mansion, and the minister also asked for it. At that time, the people accompanying the Fifth Prince asked, it was a young girl who crashed into His Highness, and His Highness was injured and poisoned."

The emperor looked at Sui Yan gloomily, and said in a suppressed voice, "Sui An... Marquis Sui An... What else do you have to say? This person... "

He tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, directly picked up the book on the side and smashed it down, took a few breaths according to the bookcase, and said sharply: "This is the witness you want!"

Sui Yan held his hands up, tilted his head and glanced at Xian Tuo, Xian Tuo was all dirty and shook his head vigorously at him.

Then Sui Yan said to the emperor: "Your Majesty will convict if you want to convict. Anyway, the guilty minister has just explained so many sentences, but His Majesty still wants to directly punish my crime without listening to a word. Ten thousand words, Your Majesty doesn't believe it either."

The emperor said angrily: "You... you are so eloquent, do you really think that I dare not kill you?"

Sui Yan said: "The sinner dare not... cough..."

Everyone hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty calm down and guarantee the dragon body."

Duan Mingchong looked at Xianyu with an ugly face, and when he saw Sui Yan beside him, he couldn't help but strode forward, and in the sight of everyone's horror, he hugged Sui Yan, who was almost soft to a pool of water, in his arms. .

Sui Yan couldn't even hold his hands, and fell into a warm embrace just before he landed. Duan Mingchong's familiar aura came from all directions.

Sui Yan raised his head slightly, glanced at Duan Mingchong, and murmured, "His Royal Highness..."

Duan Mingchong hugged him tightly, knelt on the ground, and said calmly to the emperor: "It has been three or four years since the affair of the fifth emperor's brother, and the Dali Si Qing only relied on the outside rumors to determine that it was Sui Anhou who ordered this. Is it too arbitrary for the woman to murder the fifth prince? Besides, the fact that Sui Anhou was framed and colluded with foreign enemies has not yet subsided, so it is too coincidental for you to find out the truth and falsehood."

Duan Mingchong only felt that Sui Yan's body was hot, his hands were shaking because of the distress, and he was gnashing his teeth when he said anything.

"Even if this woman was really the one who murdered the fifth prince, wouldn't it be the second emperor's brother's search for the medicine fragrance from the genius doctor?" Duan Mingchong looked at Duan Ruwang, who had been silent, " Brother Wu Huang has acted recklessly, and he has provoked many enemies over the years. Maybe it was someone next to him, but Dali Si Qing bluntly said that it was ordered by Marquis Sui An without any evidence. Gu Ming said?"

The emperor didn't hear what he was saying at all, he only knew that his son, whom he had been cultivating for many years, was embracing a man in this golden palace at this time, and he was so fiercely confronted with him.

He pressed the table firmly, and said sharply, "Prince, are you going to rebel?"

Duan Ming Chong said: "My son doesn't dare, it's just a matter of fact."

Sui Yan couldn't hear what Duan Ming Chong and the Dali Si Qing were talking about. He only felt a buzzing sound in his ears, and for a while he couldn't tell where he was.

He leaned on Duan Mingchong, rubbed Duan Mingchong's neck lightly, and muttered, "Your Highness, I want to sleep."

Duan Mingchong hurriedly hugged him tightly and whispered, "Don't be afraid, it will be fine soon."

"I'll take you away right away."

Sui Yan nodded lightly and said ok.

The expressions on the faces of the people were indistinguishable.

The emperor gritted his teeth and looked at Duan Mingchong, and after a long while he suppressed his killing intent, and said coldly towards Xianyu, who was kneeling by the side: "You tell me, who instructed you to murder the fifth prince!? If there is a false statement, be careful. your life!"

Holding his shoulders and shaking, biting his lip, he looked at Sui Yan beside him with some hesitation.

The emperor said sharply: "Speak!"

Xianye leaned down slightly and said with difficulty, "Yes... yes..."

Duan Zhisu, who has been standing quietly beside him since he went to court, sighed softly. His expression did not change when Suiyan was convicted. At this time, Xu was tired and unexpectedly walked out for a few minutes. step.

"Father."

The emperor said coldly, "What are you making a fuss about?"

Duan Zhisu's expression was indifferent, he lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground, and said softly, "It was Erchen who instructed her to murder the Fifth Emperor's younger brother. This matter has nothing to do with the age of Anhou."

The emperor was stunned, and the ministers were in an uproar.