first minister

Chapter 293 The emperor ordered the imperial envoy, as if I came in person

In front of the not-so-spacious county government hall, many melon-eating people who heard the news had gathered to watch. They crowded the fence and eagerly waited to see the rare excitement in Chuning County.

Then, the local gentry arrived one after another.I sat on some chairs that had been set up in front of the fence.

Of course, the two parties involved, the Yelong family, are also indispensable.

This is Bai Yunbian's first trial after he took office, so it is natural to be fair and just so that people can be convicted without fault.

Then two rows of yamen servants came out of the classroom, holding water and fire sticks, and stood on both sides of the court hall.

Bai Yun, who was wearing a seventh-rank official uniform, walked around, walked to the plaque hung high in the mirror, picked up the gavel and patted it lightly, "Successful!"

The yamen servants held sticks in both hands, tapped the ground lightly, and chanted mighty force, instantly filling the majestic atmosphere.

The head secretary of the county went to the hall and shook out a piece of paper, "There is a citizen of this county, Long Ziwang, who was killed in Baihualou two days ago. Yu Xinxin is opening a public trial today, in order to obey the emperor's orders and herdsmen's entrustment, to comfort people's minds and make a wish, to punish evil and eliminate evil, and to comfort the souls of the dead!"

The onlookers outside the fence clapped and applauded, and the servants in the hall also knocked on their sticks again, as if to echo.

The Patriarch of the Ye family turned his head to look at the worried wife, reached out to hold the other's hand, and gently squeezed it to show encouragement.

"Bring the suspect!"

In this day and age, there is no such thing as respecting the suspect, but Bai Yunbian still changed his words, hoping that Ye Hongluan can understand his thoughtful and careful thinking, and there may be a possibility of turning around.

Soon, Ye Mingfeng was brought up in shackles.

Although there were indeed no scars or signs of torture on the body, the obvious malaise and haggardness still made Ye Mu's eyes turn red and she shed tears.

Bai Yunbian said in a deep voice: "Ye Mingfeng, someone accused you of murdering Long Ziwang after drinking in Baihualou, can you plead guilty?"

Ye Mingfeng shook his head, "Your Excellency, I know that Xiasu and Brother Long are very close friends and have never had any grudges, so there is no reason to murder him!"

"Hmph!" Bai Yunbian patted the gavel, "Come here! Bring a witness!"

The first to be brought up were the guards of Ye Mingfeng and Long Ziwang.

Both of them are members of the Cao Gang, and now they have been involved in such a big matter for no reason, and they still have to identify his son in front of the gang leader, isn't that a shame!

But the one who was killed was the third elder's beloved son. If he didn't tell the truth, the third elder would not let him go.

This is a death problem anyway, making the two men trembling and sweating profusely.

Fortunately, Bai Yunbian had anticipated this, and said, "There is no need for you two to identify anything, as long as you tell the truth about the situation that day, this is your responsibility, and no one will blame you for this."

The two breathed a sigh of relief when they heard it, and then began to talk about it.

"That day, my son and Mr. Hu went back to Chuning County together, and went to find Mr. Long. Mr. Long was still taking a nap in his room because he drank some wine at noon, but my son directly dragged him up. The two laughed and laughed. Then I went to Baihualou with Mr. Hu and the three, and then each called a girl to drink and have fun with me."

The onlookers at the door listened with gusto and wanted to intervene and ask them how they were having fun.

But obviously this is not the focus of today's court trial, so the guard went on to say: "Then Mr. Hu asked, recently, I heard that there are frequent turmoil in the Cao Gang. What's going on? Then Mr. Long waved the girls away. He and we were all driven out, and we were kept outside the door, and no outsiders were allowed to enter."

Bai Yunbian asked: "When you come out, are you sure there are only three of them in the room?"

The guard nodded, "Confirmed! At that time, the villain walked last, and even scanned the room. It was true that only the three of them came out, and the villain closed the door with his own hands."

Bai Yunbian hummed, "Continue talking!"

The guard continued: "After about a cup of tea, Mr. Hu came out first. At that time, the villain also asked, Mr. Hu shook his head and said no, no, no, those two are too good at drinking, please drink again He's not going to be able to. Time flies. Don't wait too long. After saying that, he went upstairs."

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of fun jokes from the people outside, and some people with rich associations felt a little passionate.

Although Bai Yunbian hasn't been there for several months, but it's not like that, he still thinks clearly: "When he opens the door to leave, will anyone take the opportunity to sneak in?"

Young Master Long's guard shook his head and said: "No, the villain is also by the door. Anyone who enters or exits the villain can find it. At that time, only Mr. Hu came out, and no one went in. The villain quickly closed the door. Closed again."

"So, at this time, only Ye Mingfeng and Long Ziwang are left in the room?"

"Yes."

"continue."

"Then, the villain was guarding the door, and there were still bursts of laughter from time to time, and then about another incense stick of time passed, and when I heard the sound of something falling, I asked through the door if I was there. However, there was no response. So I pushed the door open and entered, and then saw Young Master Long lying on his back with a dagger stuck in his chest, while my young master was lying on the table and sleeping soundly with his eyes closed."

"The people in Baihualou reacted very quickly. When they heard the movement, several guards rushed over. They were dumbfounded when they saw this scene. They searched around the house, but found no one else. Then the villain woke up my son. When the young master saw this, he was so frightened that he sobered up. He quickly asked me to take him home first, so I took him back to the mansion. Your Excellency will know what happened next. "

Long Ziwang's guards also said, "At that time, there were only Mr. Ye and my son in the room."

Bai Yunbian ordered people to call the seven Baihualou guards who were present that day, and the confessions of the people were exactly the same as what these two said, and they also stated that after they entered, they blocked the door and searched the room thoroughly, but they did not see it. an outsider.

Bai Yun patted the gavel, "Ye Mingfeng, there were only you and Long Ziwang in the room at that time, you still want to argue?"

Ye Mingfeng hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, I was so drunk that I passed out, how can I kill Mr. Long!"

Bai Yunbian snorted coldly, "There are only you and him in the room, it wasn't you, could it be that Long Ziwang committed suicide because he couldn't think about it?"

Ye Mingfeng couldn't help but cry out, "I really don't know! Brother Long and I had no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent days. Why did we commit such a murderous act?"

"I won't shed tears until I see the coffin! Someone is coming! Bring Hu Fengxian!"

Bai Yunbian gave an order, and Mr. Hu who was with Ye and Long was also invited.

And his confession was also completely consistent with the confession of the guard just now, which made Ye Mingfeng more suspicious.

Bai Yun looked at him, "I have another question to ask you. Where did you and the suspect go before arriving in Chuning County?"

Mr. Hu's complexion changed, and he subconsciously glanced at Ye Mingfeng.

Bai Yun patted the gavel, "Above the courtroom, under the mirror, An dare not do it honestly!"

Mr. Hu had no choice but to say: "I took a detour with Brother Ye and went to Liujiazhuang in Chuning County."

"What did you go for?"

Mr. Hu hesitated and said, "I'm going to see a woman."

"Why?"

"Brother Ye wanted to find that woman to find out why he fell in love with Brother Long, but rejected him."

As soon as these words came out, everyone outside the fence immediately became commotion. It turns out that there is such a story of love and hatred, so it makes sense!
Ye Mingfeng immediately said: "Sir, I just want to ask for clarification. I have no intention of hating Brother Long!"

Bai Yunbian snorted coldly, "Come on, take that girl!"

Soon, a timid girl was brought in by the yamen servants, and then knelt down in the lobby.

"Minister Liu Yumei, pay my respects to your lord."

"Liu Yumei, I want to ask you, did Ye Mingfeng visit your home to look for you two days ago?"

Liu Yumei's body trembled, she lowered her head and remained silent.

Bai Yunbian said in a deep voice: "Don't be nervous. The gentry from all over the county are gathered today. Just confess the truth and I will protect you! If anyone dares to take personal revenge, I will not be lenient!"

Only then did Liu Yumei stammer: "Young Master Ye did come to inquire about me that day, but I have already fallen in love with Young Master Long, and he also promised to come to propose marriage in a few days. Instead of saying a few words at the door to stop him from thinking about it, Mr. Ye was very angry at the time, and he even asked Minnv if she would marry him if Mr. Long was gone."

The voices of everyone's discussions exploded everywhere, which is very clear!

Ye Mingfeng quickly cried out: "Sir, I didn't mean that. I was saying, if there was no Brother Long, would she be willing to marry me? She didn't mean what she said!"

After speaking, he looked at Liu Yumei viciously, "You poisonous woman, why did you frame me like this!"

Liu Yumei shrank back in fright, and Bai Yunbian slammed the gavel, "Presumptuous! How can you act wildly in the court!"

Two yamen servants walked out immediately and stabbed him on the ground with water and fire sticks.

Ye Mingfeng couldn't escape, so he could only roar and roar, twisting desperately like a fish washed ashore.

Ye Hongluan looked at the tragic situation of her elder brother, and had an urge in her heart to rush forward, knock down all the government officials, and then save him and walk away. However, this urge was firmly suppressed by reason. She knew that as long as she did this, , the Ye family is finished.

Or, at least, that was the end of her and his eldest brother's fate.

She couldn't help but think of that night two years ago. Without those things, maybe he wouldn't have embarked on this road of indulgence, and he should be a scholar with a bright future, not a prisoner like he is now.

She pursed her pretty lips and silently thought about the solution.

As for the rest of the people who have nothing to do with the Ye family, at this moment, they already feel that the matter has already been settled, and they just need to wait for Ye Mingfeng to be unable to bear it anymore and explain the specific process, because from any point of view, it is impossible for the murderer to be someone else .

They looked towards the white clouds, waiting for him to speak to bring the matter to a final conclusion, and to seal the fate of the young master of the Ye family.

Looking at the noisy scene, Bai Yun glanced across the faces of the Ye family couple and Ye Hongluan, hesitating and hesitating at the battle between heaven and man in his heart.

"Master Bai!"

At this moment, a voice sounded, and a middle-aged man stood up in the ranks of the gentry, and cupped his hands towards the white clouds, "My lord, the facts of this case are clear, please quickly pronounce the sentence, so that the innocent people can be innocent." .”

Bai Yun frowned, "You are?"

The man cupped his hands and said, "I'm Hu Dingming from the Hu family."

Hu Dingming?Who?

Bai Yunbian really wanted to blurt out like this, but fortunately, his current status stopped his reckless behavior, and the chief bookkeeper at the side quickly explained, letting him know that this person is the younger brother of the current head of the Longshou Hu family, that is, the Hu family The No. [-] person in name, the uncle of Mr. Hu in the hall.

Hu Dingming said again: "Master Bai's talent and reputation are prominent in the world, we all know it, and we have already seen the inside story of this case well, what matters is that it involves a lot. But the world is clear, the sky is clear, and there is always justice to come." Reason, power and reputation are all floating clouds, my Hu family is willing to uphold justice and help your lord to make a fair judgment, if someone wants to take the opportunity to make trouble, the Hu family is also willing to help your lord."

After speaking, Hu Ding said clearly: "Your Majesty, please pronounce the verdict!"

In the crowd, a few more people stood up and said in unison: "My lord, please pronounce the sentence!"

Among the onlookers who didn't know the truth, many people shouted, "Sentence! Sentence!"

Seeing this scene, Bai Yunbian went through his mind again, and found that there were indeed no omissions. He took a deep breath, picked up the gavel and patted it, and heard a familiar shout from the quiet crowd, "" Slow down!"

Everyone turned their heads and looked back, only to see a man with a mustache standing in front of the fence, and said loudly: "This matter is strange, Mr. Bai must not pronounce a sentence!"

Ye Hongluan looked at this person and recalled the glimpse of him in Baihualou yesterday. Is it him?

The county magistrate immediately scolded: "Where does this country man come from? He dares to roar in the court and disrupt the order of the court! Come on, give him a beating with a stick!"

The crowd around the man flicked to the side and made way for a circle. Only the man and the guard beside him stood alone.

Just when the yamen servants were about to make a move, Bai Yunbian's voice sounded coldly, "Liu County Chancellor, is it up to you or the official in this courtroom?"

The county magistrate was taken aback for a moment, and quickly pleaded guilty.

Bai Yun looked at Xia Jingyun, and felt a surge of pleasure in his heart, "Man Wu, come in now, and tell the court if you have anything to say."

The officer then opened the fence and let Xia Jingyun and Chen Fugui in.

Bai Yunbian said: "Why don't you two kneel down when you see me?"

Xia Jingyun's eyes widened, and Bai Yunbian coughed in embarrassment, "Forget it, the court doesn't care about trifles, so let's talk about it first."

Xia Jingyun said: "May I ask you, Mr. Long has only one wound on his body, and it is a penetrating wound on the front of his chest. As far as I know, Mr. Long has some martial arts skills, while Mr. Ye is a weak man." How can he kill Mr. Long with a single blow from the front before he is drunk, and he has not been hit by any counterattack? Moreover, Mr. Ye can go straight into the room and drag Mr. Long who is still resting. Mr. Long Not angry yet, it can be seen that the relationship between the two is quite good, so what motive do they have for committing such evil deeds?"

Hu Dingming sneered, "It's not that simple. The two have a very good relationship on weekdays. Nephew Long Xian didn't take precautions and was killed by one blow. This just proves that this person has evil intentions and is extremely sinister."

Ye Wenhe finally couldn't help but slapped his chair and stood up, "Hu Dingming, the Ye and Hu families have never had any grudges against each other. You keep slandering my son here and want to put him to death. What are you trying to do!"

Although Ye Wenhe has never been a violent and majestic character, the outbreak of real fire, with the great prestige of the Cao Gang, still makes many people feel apprehensive, but Hu Dingming is not panicked at all, and smiled lightly, "Is that what Gang Master Ye said?" What are you saying, I am just standing on the side of justice, and my nephew is also involved in this matter. If I don't explain the situation, wouldn't my Hu family suffer injustice? Besides, the situation at that time was very clear, no Who else could have killed the person your son killed?"

Ye Wenhe was so angry that his chest heaved, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

But at this moment, Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "That's a good question."

Everyone looked at him in bewilderment, wondering where are you?
Only Bai Yunbian grumbled silently in his heart, this bastard is about to pretend again.

Xia Jingyun said: "The biggest problem with this case is that it was a secret room at the time and there were no other people around. Therefore, Mr. Ye could only be identified as the murderer, even if he did not have the ability to kill Mr. Long in person, and even if he had no motive to kill Mr. Long. , even if no one finds any other physical evidence that he killed Mr. Long, and even if there are so many unreasonable things, we can only conclude that Mr. Ye is the murderer, right?"

He looked at Hu Dingming and smiled provocatively.

Hu Dingming panicked for no reason, and immediately snorted, "So what?"

Xia Jingyun turned around and looked at Bai Yunbian, "My lord, can I have a few yamen servants cooperate to do a small experiment?"

The county magistrate just wanted to reprimand the absurdity, but immediately thought of Bai Yunbian's words just now, and turned his head to look hesitantly, Bai Yunbian nodded directly, "Yes!"

Then he ordered a few yamen servants and asked them to take orders from Xia Jingyun for the time being.

This kind of trust made many people look at each other in blank dismay. Looking at this handsome man, they wondered what kind of relationship he had with the county lord.

Xia Jingyun didn't delay, he directly called several people over, and whispered a few words one by one, then he first looked at Long Zhengqing, and pointed to the empty classroom beside him, "Elder Long, you are the least likely person here to give false testimony. , please take a look, is there any problem here?"

Long Zhengqing was confused, but since Bai Yunbian agreed, he also wanted to find out the real culprit, so he stood up and walked over, taking a quick look.

There are only hardwood beds, two cabinets, a table and a few benches in the classroom, and there are some things hanging on the wall, which can be seen at a glance.

He said coldly, "No problem."

"Elder Long, please sit down." Xia Jingyun nodded, and then called the gang of yamen servants into the class room, closed the door, and said loudly: "Next, you will use this place as the room where the incident happened that day, and demonstrate it for everyone The process of arresting the murderer."

After finishing speaking, he let everyone go out, waited by the door, and then walked at the end, closing the door with his own hands.

Then he nodded to Chen Fugui, and Chen Fugui shouted, "It's not good, Mr. Long has been killed!"

A group of yamen servants immediately kicked open the door and rushed in.

"Not under the bed!"

"Not in the closet!"

"Not in the rafters!"

Everyone was in a panic in the squad room, but still failed and all evacuated.

The county magistrate sneered, "I thought you were serious and had some high opinions! What does this prove?"

Xia Jingyun gave him a disdainful look, and looked at one of these yamen servants, "Tell me."

The man took a step forward and said, "This dear friend just now told me to hide under the bed secretly while we were all going in and not come out. Then when everyone rushed in, he pretended to check under the bed. , shouted that there was no one under the bed, and followed the crowd to get out. I did so. In fact, the movement was quite loud, but no one seemed to pay attention. "

Everyone was stunned when they heard it. They were all watching curiously just now. These people were all dressed in the same clothes, but they really didn't pay attention to this!
Xia Jingyun looked at the other two people again, "Talk about it, both of you."

"The order we received just now is to go to the bed as soon as we enter the house, to cover the people hiding under the bed, and not to disturb others."

Everyone finally reacted when they heard this.

Ye Hongluan got up immediately, "I went to see the room in Baihua Building in person, it is bigger than this class room, there is a bed behind the screen wall where people can hide, it can be implemented according to this method, so maybe there were not only people in the room that day. My big brother is alone!"

Xia Jingyun said: "The two guards also said just now that the guards from Baihualou also came very quickly that day, as if they had been prepared a long time ago, making people have to doubt the truth."

Everyone couldn't help but nodded, the iron-like facts are here, so many of them didn't see any flaws, which means that this is completely feasible, so because only Mr. Ye was present when the incident happened, they were taken away The logic of conviction doesn't make sense!

So, Mr. Ye is innocent?
No wonder he keeps saying he is not guilty!
Hu Dingming snorted coldly, "Who knows if you bribed these yamen servants to make false testimony on purpose."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "I am a foreigner, how can I bribe so many government officials?"

Hu Dingming said lightly: "You can't, but there are people who can!"

Everyone's eyes became hesitant again, and they looked at Ye Wenhe.

This is true, it is entirely possible for the Cao Gang to arrange this scene in advance to exonerate his son!

It's impossible for such a powerful force to really watch his son being convicted of murder, right?

Xia Jingyun smiled faintly, "This Hu member can't be reasonable, is he going to change his mind?"

Hu Dingming calmly said: "It's just that you are too suspicious. Since you have this method, why didn't you offer it earlier and have to say it now? You are a man of unknown origin, but you can make Master Bai trust you so much. You Who among us would believe that you didn't discuss it in advance? Do you really think we suspect you are hiding your thoughts and putting on this show to exonerate some people?"

"So, you suspect that I was bribed by the Cao Gang and Master Bai to cooperate with them in this drama?"

Hu Dingming said lightly: "Why? Is it impossible?"

"You're talking nonsense, but it's not all wrong." People who harbor evil intentions!"

His tone suddenly turned cold, "If we don't set up a good stage, how can you people be willing to jump out, and how can I and Master Bai catch you all in one go!"

My official?

Everyone was taken aback, this person is still an official?

But Hu Dingming thought of a possibility almost instantly. His eyes swept over Xia Jingyun's handsome face, and his body trembled involuntarily.

Ye Wenhe also thought of a possibility, with uncontrollable joy on his face.

Bai Yunbian snorted in his heart, he was quite sensible and knew to make a note of this for me.

Looking at the skeptical crowd, Xia Jingyun slowly tore off the beard stuck to his mouth, and took out a shiny golden sign from his pocket, "I am a general counselor, a servant in the palace, a doctor of the Hubu Cangbu Division, the emperor Order the imperial envoy, Xia Jingyun!"

Everyone raised their eyes and saw four clear words engraved on it: as if I came in person.

Amidst the sound of tables and chairs being knocked down in a panic, all the people kneeled on the ground and shouted in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

While lifting up his robe and kneeling down, Bai Yunbian lowered his head, slandering in his heart: Damn, he pretended to be there again!

　Thanks to boss [Lonely Shell] for the five thousand reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)