Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Bao Zheng was escorted into the court by two guards. Although he did not wear the official robes of the past, his steps were not too fast, his face was majestic, and he did not lose his former arrogance and righteousness.

Zhao Zhenzheng played with the gavel for a while, and when he saw Bao Zheng coming, he immediately tried to pat the gavel.With full force, a loud sound resounded through the courtroom, making everyone's hearts tremble unsuspectingly.

Bao Zheng knelt down and saluted Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen glanced sideways at Bao Zheng: "Bao Zheng, these two days you have been folded and folded to the height of more than three feet. I believe that you are upright and honest, and you have been pressing down to help you speak, but now you have left the mansion without permission, and you have been arrested. Get it right. I can't intercede for you today, and all the ministers present will settle the score with you."

"I don't understand, what is my crime?" Bao Zheng asked respectfully.

"You framed Taishi Pang to death, and you were not strict with your subordinates. You made cook Xu die in front of the Kaifeng mansion on the spot, and the people in the capital talked a lot, and they regarded Kaifeng mansion and even the entire imperial court as a joke. Besides, you, the son of the Bao family, is fighting against you." Doing evil in the name of evil, you have no responsibility at all?" Lu Liu Rucai, the Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up first and asked.

Yan Shu glanced at Bao Zheng, and said with a sneer, "There are more mistakes than these. I knew that Grand Master Pang was innocent in this case, but he didn't defend him, and pushed the boat along the way to make him die. Such inaction is a serious crime."

Bao Zheng frowned and looked at Yan Shu: "How did I know that Grand Master Pang was innocent? Like everyone else, I only found out that Grand Master Pang was innocent when the news came from Chenzhou."

"You're talking nonsense!" Yan Shu squinted at Bao Zheng, and couldn't believe that the other party was still pretending to be confused in front of him at this moment, and even pretended to be so similar.

Yan Shu cupped his hands, wanting to speak to Zhao Zhen, and went to see Zhao Zhen was looking around the courtroom with erratic eyes.

The rest of the ministers, Taifu and others who seconded the proposal also found that the emperor was a little distracted at this time.

"Where are the rest of the Kaifeng Mansion? What about Gongsun Ce, Zhan Zhao, Chao Chao, and others? All the people who followed Bao Zheng in handling this case and were in charge of the investigation should be brought along. I will also have a clean and fair trial in Kaifeng Mansion today. A big case made some people die clearly." After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he gave Bao Zheng a stern look.

Song Tingkong and other ministers all responded in unison, praising Zhao Zhen for being wise and martial.

Then Judge Shi, Gongsun Ce, Zhan Zhao, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others were brought in.Zhao Hanyan and Bai Yutang were brought in later, and they knelt at the end.

So in the courtroom, everyone in Kaifeng mansion headed by Bao Zheng knelt down.

Zhao Zhen saw Zhao Hanyan at the back of the line at a glance, and saw her kneeling with her head bowed, not looking at herself.Zhao Zhen felt a little uncomfortable, so he drank tea to relieve it.

"Master Yan, please express the evidence to accuse Bao." Bao Zheng refused to accept being wronged, and then looked in Yan Shu's direction.

Yan Shu frankly looked back at Bao Zheng, then at Liu Rucai, the servant of the Ministry of War.

Liu Rucai nodded to Yan Shu, and knelt down to plead guilty to Zhao Zhen: "This official is guilty, and this official admits that this official has indeed received the favor of the Grand Master, and has always been grateful to him. This time the Grand Master was wronged, my next official The official was really not convinced by this tone, so I asked the judge Shi of Kaifeng mansion to question the truth without authorization. injustice."

Liu Rucai went on to explain that Bao Zheng was careful in investigating the case. He once asked Judge Shi to send someone to check the relationship between Qu Rongfa and Grand Master Pang. Mentioned Wangyou Pavilion and Chenzhou.Judge Shi suspected that someone might have framed Taishi Pang, so he immediately reported it to Bao Zheng.But after Bao Zheng heard the news, he promised him to handle the matter, and at the same time ordered Judge Shi to keep it secret.As a result, Judge Shi waited for Grand Master Pang to be beheaded.

"Then did you question your lord afterwards, and did you report the matter?" Song Tingkong asked Judge Shi.

Judge Shi: "I asked, my lord secretly told me that this matter is, is..."

"Quickly answer!" Song Tingkong scolded.

Judge Shi expressed tremblingly, fearing that if he answered truthfully, he would die.Zhao Zhen pardoned him for his innocence and asked him to make it clear quickly.

"Master Bao hinted that the lower officials said that this was ordered by the sage, and that they would kill the person according to the current situation, and we will talk about the new case after the death of the person." Judge Shi said.

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere froze, and everyone present fell silent. They didn't dare to express their anger, let alone look at Zhao Zhen.

Only Zhao Hanyan raised his head and glanced at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen laughed back in anger, and immediately stared at Bao Zheng and asked, "Why did I ever say such a thing to you?"

This trick was used well, exposing the emperor's shortcomings face to face.

If Zhao Zhen really said this, in front of so many people, then as the emperor, he would have to deny it in public in order to save face.If Bao Zheng didn't say it, and Bao Zheng didn't report it, then Zhao Zhen would be even more angry.

In any case, regardless of whether Zhao Zhen said this or not, Bao Zheng would be forced on the chopping board and become a lamb that the emperor had to sacrifice to protect his dignity.

This game is really well set up.

"Judge Shi, don't talk nonsense, I never said such a thing to you!" Bao Zheng angrily accused Judge Shi of framing.

Judge Shi hurriedly shrank his neck to avoid Bao Zheng, "Sir, you did order the subordinate officials to investigate this matter, and also ordered the two subordinates who ordered the work to keep silent. Your Majesty, what the subordinate officials said is true. If you don't believe me, you can summon the two subordinates Famous officials came to confirm what the officials said. There are also Qu Rong’s family servants who can also confirm.”

Three witnesses can prove it, and Judge Shi is someone Bao Zheng has always relied on in the Kaifeng Mansion. It sounds like this is true. What's more, the emperor should be annoyed by Bao Zheng's concealment or nervous about losing face. In this case, no matter how Bao Zheng argued, it was just a 'dispute', no one would believe him, and the most important thing was that the emperor did not believe him and was unwilling to continue protecting him.

"Grand Master Pang has some bad reputations outside, but as an official, if he benefits the poor, he will offend the rich. After all, he helped one side and caused dissatisfaction on the other side.

Unless money is poured into the hands of every commoner, who can be an official without any infamy?Could it be that whoever spreads rumors that a certain official has done a bad job can be punished indiscriminately without any evidence, and the official deserves to be punished and beheaded?If all the officials in the world acted like this, what would happen to the common people?

Your Majesty, Master Bao caused the death of a high-ranking member of the imperial court in vain based on his own desires without any evidence. "Liu Rucai implored Zhao Zhen to punish Bao Zheng severely.

"But Mr. Bao has defended the people for the past few years, solved countless clear cases, sympathized with the sufferings of the people, and shared the worries of the Holy One. Even if he stumbled this time and did something wrong, he still wanted to eliminate harm for the people. It has yet to be confirmed, but Mr. Bao has been an official for so many years, he has worked hard, and finally he has made great contributions! Moreover, whether the judge's words are true or not, and whether he was instigated by others, has yet to be confirmed." Song Tingkong implored Zhao Zhen to carefully consider executing Bao Zheng.

"Master Song still pleads for Master Bao at this time, is it too much?" Yan Shu was even more annoyed when he heard Judge Shi's testimony again. My lord is "experienced in hundreds of battles" when it comes to solving crimes. He wouldn't think about the possibility that the grand master's handwriting might be imitated? He wouldn't know that if the grand master wants to rebel, the best time is not to be in the new emperor. When you are in power?"

Yan Shu just said this, and took a peek at Zhao Zhen, realizing that he had made a slip of the tongue.Because the "pro-government" refers to Zhao Zhen, everyone knows that when the emperor was young, it was the best time to rebel, and at that time Grand Master Pang was the most powerful and held military power. Although he was still Grand Master Pang in the past two years, But the real power it holds is not as powerful as before.

Yan Shu has always spoken properly, but after being excited this time, he slipped his words and was embarrassed for a while, not knowing what to say.

Although Zhao Zhen's face changed, he only blinked his eyelids and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Liu Rucai and others hurriedly echoed what Yan Shu said, and the rest of the officials followed suit.

"All consistent?" Zhao Zhen looked sideways at Song Tingkong and asked him what he thinks now.

Liu Rucai immediately shouted: "Lord Song, don't forget, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, what is the basis of punishment, the law!"

Song Tingkong looked at Bao Zheng, then at the other officials who looked at him, and knelt down first, begging Zhao Zhenbing Palace to deal with Bao Zheng.

Then, the rest of the ministers knelt down and begged the emperor to deal with Bao Zheng in unison, so as to make an example.

It's not that Zhao Zhen has never seen this scene before, but he has never been in such a mood as today.

Zhao Zhen straightened his body, ignoring those ministers who knelt down for him for the time being, "Bao Zheng, I will give you one last chance, do you still have something to say to prove your innocence?"

For a moment, all the sneaky eyes were on Bao Zheng.

"Chen, no." Bao Zheng paused for a long time before saying the next two words.

All the officials heard that Bao Zheng had no objection, and they all showed expressions of 'the dust has settled', and relaxed, waiting for the emperor's decree to execute Bao Zheng.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak for a while, and then he took a sip of tea while everyone held their breath quietly, and then sighed leisurely.After giving enough time, Zhao Zhen lost his patience.

"Is there really no one to raise any objections?"

Among the ten ministers, apart from Yan Shu and Song Tingkong, the nine of them probably said that Zhao Zhen was delaying time by eating tea, because he was reluctant to part with Bao Zheng, but he couldn't help it.

These ministers forced an emperor to choose the road they provided, and they all felt a little bit proud.It seems that this is not a matter of discussion at all, but a game between the monarch and his ministers, only the outcome is discussed.

After Zhao Hanyan heard these voices, she really felt sad for Zhao Zhen. It's no wonder that he became more and more black-bellied. It turned out that it was forced by the environment.

When she looked up, she just met Zhao Zhen's scolding eyes.

Zhao Hanyan hurriedly moved her lips, and said softly, "Your Majesty, the villain has objections."

Song Tingkong, Yan Shu and others immediately looked at Zhao Hanyan in unison.

"Who are you?" Song Tingkong looked at Zhao Hanyan.

Yan Shu said: "The Kaifeng mansion's arrest is also a cook."

"The Holy Majesty is talking to us courtiers, and you won't allow you, a low-ranking little catcher, to interrupt." Liu Rucai stared at Zhao Hanyan in disgust, and scolded her for being unruly, "How courageous!"

"A villain is also a human being." Zhao Hanyan's voice was still low, but he was not frightened by Liu Rucai's stern voice at all.

Yan Shu narrowed his eyes, glanced at Zhao Hanyan, then turned to look at Zhao Zhen's reaction.

"I remembered, what I just asked was indeed 'person', so just say what you have to say." Zhao Zhen reluctantly said.

"The villain wants to say three simple things: Lord Bao is innocent; Master Pang is not dead; Lord Song and Lord Yan are the mastermind behind the three acts."

"Do you know what you are talking about? In front of so many people, it is a serious crime to slander the court officials. Suspicion and speculation are not enough, evidence is needed." Yan Shu stared seriously at Zhao Hanyan's eyes.

"Thank you, Lord Yan, for reminding me," Zhao Hanyan said willfully. "The first thing, why not tell me about a guess that I just came up with, that the twins are impostors?"