Reborn as King again

Today, like a normal person, I came to Qingluan Palace after the morning court.He Wenliu just got up, finished washing, and when he saw me, he sat down with me for breakfast.

He Wenliu's appetite was very bad this morning, and his eyes were erratic. He must be worried that He Wenwu would be interrogated by Dali Temple today.

I said: "Concubine Wen, I see that you look bad recently, how about going out with me after breakfast?" He Wenliu shook his head and said, "I just want to stay in Qingluan Hall today."

"Really? I thought you were worried about He Wenwu." I deliberately teased him and said, "I had planned to take you to Dali Temple, and we would sit in on the interrogation of He Wenwu by the Secretary of Dali Temple."

When He Wenliu heard what I said, he immediately raised his head, eyes full of disbelief, "Really?" I nodded, and then He Wenliu immediately put the rice in his mouth, finished the porridge as quickly as possible, and then wiped his mouth. He said, "Weichen is ready to eat." I was stunned for a moment, thinking to myself, it turns out that He Wenliu can eat so fast.So I took He Wenliu, took a carriage, left the palace, and headed for Dali Temple.

This is the first time for me to visit Dali Temple. If it wasn't for He Wenliu, I wouldn't bother to take a step here.Dali Temple is surrounded by high walls, and the red tiles and tall buildings inside are majestic.

He Wenliu and I walked in, and everyone in the hall knelt down to say hello.Dali Temple Qing Lord Yan, full name Yan Luoguang, his appearance really does not make up for his name, he has the face of King Yama, most people would look at his face with a little bit of fear, and if you ask a few more questions, you will be tricked. up.In addition to Dali Temple Minister Yan, there are three other officials who are in charge of recording, and some officials who came to observe.

As soon as Master Yan saw me, he got down from his seat, very surprised. After all, I have never asked anything about Dali Temple, "Your Majesty, are you here to listen to General He's interrogation?"

I waved my hand at him and said, "General He is Concubine Wen's second elder brother. I see Concubine Wen's worried look every day. If not, I'll bring him to have a look." "Lord Yan, you can try this case as you like. I will sit aside and listen with Concubine Wen, and I will definitely not disturb you." Lord Yan has been an official for more than [-] years, so how could he not understand the secrets inside.I usually don't ask questions about Dali Temple, but I brought He Wenliu here today. He should have heard that He Wenliu, the third son of the He family, is my favorite concubine, but now he wants to interrogate He Wenliu's second brother.If this makes He Wenliu unhappy, it will also offend me, and then the black hat will be lost. At this time, Mr. Yan is secretly complaining, not knowing how to interrogate this case.

Wanfu and a few small internal eunuchs had already prepared chairs and placed them next to the high hall, and I pulled He Wenliu to sit down carelessly, as if I had nothing to do with myself.But He Wenliu was different. In the solemn and majestic Dali Temple official hall, his body was stiff. While holding his hand, I put my arm around his shoulder and comforted him: "You two Brother will be fine."

Mr. Yan was sitting on the main seat before the court case, and was about to be promoted, when he heard someone shouting outside: "Wait!" Seeing the Eighth Prince Li Mubing walk in, I knew Xiaoba would definitely come today Save He Wenwu and reverse the case for him.

Xiao Ba usually wears the clothes of a little court lady and eunuch, or a brocade dress, but now Xiao Ba is wearing a dark red robe embroidered with a big python, which is an official uniform that shows the status of a prince.Xiaoba is young and has a small frame. This official uniform feels nondescript when worn on him, but Xiaoba seems to feel very good. He feels that after wearing the official uniform, he has become full of confidence.Xiao Ba walked into the hall and said: "This king wants to try this case with Dali Temple Minister."

Master Yan didn't know where Xiao Ba was singing, so he turned his head to look at me, but I pretended not to see it, and followed Xiao Ba's temper.Xiao Ba saw that Master Yan ignored him for a long time, and was a little annoyed: "Look at what my brother is doing, I have the Queen Mother's order in my hand." After speaking, he took out a scroll from his sleeve, it seems that Xiao Ba still let the queen mother Helped.

Master Yan hurriedly followed up with both hands, without even looking at it, he gave Xiao Ba his chief seat in the courtroom, and said: "Since the Eighth Prince wants to try this case, the lower officials will definitely cooperate fully, Eighth Prince, please take a seat. "I know that Lord Yan is eager to push this hot potato out, because if He Wenwu and his witnesses gather together, he will surely die, and he doesn't want to offend He Wenliu at all.Now watching Xiao Ba bump into the muzzle of the gun by himself, he still doesn't give way to others.

Xiao Ba was unceremonious, sat down directly, and said, "Pass the prisoner to the court." After a while, He Wenwu was wearing a white prison uniform, with disheveled hair, black face, and chains on his hands and feet, and was caught by two Dali The guards of the temple escorted him into the court, and after He Wenwu came in, he knelt on the ground directly.

Xiao Ba asked: "He Wenwu, did you plead guilty to killing Wang?"

He Wenwu glanced at the courtroom and said, "I didn't kill anyone." Then he stopped talking, and the courtroom fell into silence.Xiaoba was still sitting there waiting for He Wenwu to defend himself, but he didn't hear He Wenwu speak again for a long time. In a hurry, he patted the table and said, "He Wenwu! Can't you say a few more words?"

He Wenwu raised his head again and said, "I was wronged." Then he continued to fall into silence.Sitting in front of the table, Xiao Ba blushed. He obviously came to help He Wenwu, but he didn't expect He Wenwu to be so uncooperative.

I thought it was funny, the people from the He family were all talkative people, He Wenliu was like this, and so was He Wenwu.

Xiao Ba calmed down, decided to ignore He Wenwu, and said, "Bring the witness to the hall." Then Wang's husband, Sun Erniu, slowly entered the hall.

Sun Erniu is 28 couples this year. He has a very bad complexion and is very haggard. When he saw He Wenwu, he opened his mouth and called him a murderer. Then he knelt on the ground and cried, saying how virtuous and kind his wife Wang is, The two couples love each other so much, and all of this was ruined by He Wenwu, and he wanted He Wenwu to pay for his life.

After listening to Sun Erniu's cry, Xiao Ba asked slowly: "So you and Mrs. Wang have been married for three years. Where were you three years ago? What were you doing?"

As soon as Xiao Ba finished asking, Sun Erniu was immediately dumbfounded. He didn't know what Xiao Ba's intention was. Your records are clearly recorded in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Sun Erniu, you are not from Datong, you should be from Zheng Guo. You just came to Datong four years ago, and then came to the capital, and met the tea shop owner. Master Wang, became the son-in-law who stepped in, and one year later, when Master Wang died, you became the new owner of the tea shop, Sun Erniu, is this king right?" Zheng Guo is also a powerful country in the Central Plains, with soldiers and horses Complete, like Datong, delusional to unify the Central Plains.

As soon as Sun Erniu heard that his details were clearly investigated, he immediately blushed and said, "Yes! I used to be from Zheng Guo, but now I have lived in Datong for four years. I married a wife and had children. With my own small business, I am already a member of Datong." Sun Erniu continued: "Could it be that the prince doesn't believe me because I used to be from Zheng Guo, and is planning to protect your Datong general He Wenwu?"

"Why are you so aggressive, Sun Erniu? This king is just telling the truth." Xiao Ba sat upright on the high hall, no longer smiling like usual, "Sun Erniu, in fact, you underestimate the strength of our Datong household department. , I specially asked someone to investigate yesterday. Sun Erniu, you are not a commoner in Zheng State, but you have served in the army and fought in wars. A patriot like you came to Datong after retiring from the army. General He of our country is involved in a murder case, this king has no choice but to guard against it."

Sun Erniu was not in a hurry to be exposed by Xiao Ba, he said: "Even so, so what, whether I served as a soldier in Zheng Guo, and whether He Wenwu killed my wife are two different things. He Wenwu I was splashed with dirty water by my wife on the street before, and then scared my wife to faint. Can the neighbors see clearly that my wife was killed, and He Wenwu's personal jade pendant was next to my wife's body. There is no way to deny it, then He Wenwu was completely angry after being splashed with dirty water by my wife, and killed her!"

"You're right. Mrs. Wang fainted from the fright of He Wenwu. Someone saw it. But they didn't see He Wenwu go to your house to kill Mrs. Wang at night." Xiao Ba twirled the ring on his thumb and said: " As for the jade pendant you mentioned, this king has found new evidence, come on, bring the person to this king."

Then another person was escorted up by the guards. That person was short-sighted and timid, as if he had done something bad and was afraid of something. As soon as he entered the courtroom, he immediately knelt down.This person is none other than a servant of He Mansion, Chen Dong.

Xiao Ba pointed to Chen Dong and said, "Sun Erniu, you should know this man. His name is Chen Dong, but he is your good friend in the casino."

Sun Erniu asked confidently, "What's the matter?!"

Xiao Ba was not annoyed by Sun Erniu's tone, and said: "This Chen Dong is a servant of He Mansion, it is not difficult for him to steal the jade pendant while He Wenwu is asleep, and you are good friends at the gambling table. You, Sun Erniu, as a native of Zheng Guo, you have served as a soldier, but now you have taken root in Datong. This king has reason to suspect that you are a spy sent by Zheng Guo to deal with our country’s General He Wenwu, but what a pity! Wenwu has been fighting outside all the year round, and you had no chance to fight until you heard that your wife Wang Shi and He Wenwu had an argument in the street, so you just kept doing it, killed your own wife, and let Chen Dong steal He Wenwu's Yupei, blame him. Do you think what this king said is reasonable?"

"No! That's not the case, my lord, you're confusing right and wrong!" Sun Erniu shook his head vigorously, and defended himself: "I'm not a Zheng Guo spy, and I didn't wrong General He. Even if I was for our country, then Chen Dong For what? He is a citizen of Datong, why did he help me steal He Wenwu's jade pendant!"

Xiao Ba smiled, changed his posture, propped his chin with his hand, leaned on the chair and said: "It's very simple, for money, I found out yesterday that all the gambling debts Chen Dong owed at the casino have been paid off." , and the rest of the bet.”

Sun Erniu sneered and said: "You can say whatever you want! Chen Dong and I are just ordinary people, but He Wenwu is surrounded by you, the prince, and the officials and officials protect each other. Even Dali Temple cannot seek justice for others. In the future, the people of the world will still Do you believe in the law of kings?"

Xiao Ba snorted coldly and said: "Don't use the common people to suppress the king, the king has witnesses." As he said that, another person entered the courtroom, and that person was Boss Du, the gambling shop that Chen Dong often went to.Seeing Boss Du, Xiaoba asked, "I heard that Chen Dong has paid off all the silver he owed at your gambling shop. Is it true?"

Boss Du bowed to Xiao Ba, then knelt down and said, "It's true." Boss Du paused, and then said: "Here is a silver note worth 500 taels, which was given to the villain by Chen Dong a few days ago. , Said it was used to repay the gambling debt, and the villain has not come to cash it in a hurry." He took out a bank note from his arms, handed it to the guard, and asked the guard to pass it in front of Xiao Ba.

When Sun Erniu heard this, he turned around and pulled Boss Du's sleeve, and shouted, "Why did you frame us? What evidence do you have to prove that Chen Dong gave you this long bank note!?"

Boss Du pushed away Sun Erniu who was wrapped around him, and said sharply: "Evidence? When Chen Dong gave me the banknote that day, everyone in the casino saw it, and everyone was proof!"

Xiao Ba opened the bank note, and it was indeed worth 500 taels, so he said: "Sun Erniu, you are just a small boss of a tea shop, and you can only earn a maximum of ten taels of silver a month, while Chen Dong is a servant of the He family. It's only two taels of wages, no matter who it is, it is impossible to have such a large amount of bank notes in their hands, did someone give you money and instruct you to frame He Wenwu? Tell me!"

Sun Erniu had nothing to say, and Chen Dong hadn't spoken since he entered the hall, he just knelt there and trembled in fear. Seeing that they didn't speak, Xiao Ba became a little impatient, "If you don't speak, this king will All of you will be beheaded. No, Ling Chi will be executed, and your flesh will be cut bit by bit. Let’s see if you say anything.”

Xiao Ba's threat was quite useful, but Chen Dong never thought that he would cause so much trouble and be tortured by just drugging He Wenwu and stealing his jade pendant.Chen Dong immediately pointed to Qin Tianlang, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was already blushing, and cried, "It's him, he gave us the bank notes, and he asked us to frame General He!"