The court policeman sitting next to him glanced at it and gave up.
Because he had been told some rules in advance, he could not speak easily unless allowed by the president of the court. Zhong E had not interrupted him before, so he could not interrupt Zhong E.
It's just that they are all used to court arguments, just one sentence from you and one sentence from me.
Whether the two sides were at war or at peace at that time was also a very key argument in this case.
If it is a state of war, the general can act according to the situation, and the impact of sending troops will not be that big.
Whether to send troops to Suizhou or not, what they are worried about is the outbreak of war.
Zhang Fei flipped through the following document, and then said: "According to the knowledge of this court president, during the Qingli period, our court negotiated peace with Xixia and signed a contract. According to this agreement, it should not be in a state of war."
Many officials nodded frequently.
Zhong E immediately said: "The Qingli Peace Conference did bring twenty years of peace to the northwest, but it was only twenty years. During the Jiayou period, Xixia broke the treaty without authorization and sent troops to invade the country. Our court also immediately stopped the annual currency.
After that, there were times of war and times of peace.”
Zhang Fei asked again: "Then the Qingli Agreement is also invalidated because of this?"
Zhong E frowned and said, "The imperial court didn't make it clear about this, and I don't know much about it either."
Zhang Fei nodded, stopped asking, and asked instead: "The reason why Deputy Zhong was able to take charge of Qingjian City was because of the recommendation of Prefect Lu? Is this true?"
Zhong E was stunned for a moment. The topic jumped a bit quickly, and he nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei asked again: "During this period, what was the relationship between Deputy Zhong and Magistrate Lu?"
Zhong E said: "I respect Magistrate Lu very much and regard him as an elder."
Zhang Fei said: "What about you, Magistrate Lu?"
Zhong E looked slightly ashamed and said: "It can be said that I have the kindness of knowing someone and I am quite trustworthy."
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said: "No wonder Magistrate Lu had some doubts about the surrender of the chief of the Xixia tribe before. It was Deputy Ambassador Zhong's persuasion that led Magistrate Lu to accept them."
Zhong E was a little confused and nodded dully.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Before the battle in Suizhou, did you have any conflicts with Magistrate Lu?"
Zhong E shook his head, "No."
His eyes were full of confusion.
He couldn't help but feel very puzzled, as well as the guests watching. For a question that many people know, do you still need to confirm it again?
It's impossible for Lu Shen to lie about this kind of thing.
It's really too watery.
Are there no other questions to ask?
But Su Zhe frowned slightly, "Yes! Why didn't I think of this?"
Chen Qi asked in a low voice: "What?"
Su Zhe was startled, and when he was about to answer, he heard Zhang Fei ask again: "Wei Mingyishan had secretly surrendered to our court beforehand. Did Magistrate Lu know about it at that time?"
Zhong E nodded and said, "I know."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Can Magistrate Lu stop it?"
Zhong E hesitated a little and said: "Prefect Lu was still more cautious and did not stop it."
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Did Vice-Envoy Zhong inform Magistrate Lu when he sent troops from Qingjian City?"
"without."
As soon as he said a word, Zhong E suddenly woke up and looked at Zhang Fei anxiously.
Guo Kui frowned and said, "This guy really has some tricks up his sleeve!"
Zhong Ji hurriedly asked: "Why did Mr. Guo say this?"
Guo Kui sighed: "You will know later."
Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any?"
There was a slight sweat on Zhong'e's forehead and he shook his head hesitantly.
Zhang Fei was very curious and said: "Since you have successfully persuaded Magistrate Lu to accept the surrender of Ling and others, and you have not had any conflicts with him during this period, in terms of common sense, you should not take the risk of violating military orders.
, to hide a superior who trusts you very much, but in fact you did not inform Magistrate Lu of your plan to send troops."
After Lu Shen heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhong E in confusion and thought, yes! Why did he hide it from me at that time? I trusted him so much.
Even Lu Shen didn't understand, let alone others.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhong E.
Zhongzhe, Zhejizu and other generals were worried.
It’s over, it’s over!
This guy is on the opposite side.
That is to say, how can the president of the court support our general?
The civil servants on the other side have greatly let go of their prejudices against Zhang Fei. Although this guy behaves strangely, he is still fair and does not favor others.
Zhong E didn't seem to expect that the other party would ask such a question. He frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "That's because I know that Magistrate Lu will never agree."
Lu Shen immediately blew his beard and stared.
Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhong E said: "In order to surrender that time, the enemy took the initiative to come to our city gate. We only need to decide whether to accept it. This time, there are more risks in the surrender, so we need to send troops to deal with it. However, Magistrate Lu has always
Oppose the initiative to send troops.
In addition, the edict had not yet arrived, and given Magistrate Lu's character, he would have to wait until the court's permission before making a decision. The situation at that time was changing rapidly. If he hesitated a little, he might have missed this great opportunity, and me.
I don’t want to implicate Magistrate Lu either.”
When Lu Shen heard this, he was so anxious that his mouth was trembling and his saliva was spitting. I have been hurt so badly by you, are you still afraid of hurting me?
Suddenly I heard someone say directly: "He is obviously lying." "Quiet!"
Zhang Fei banged the gavel and said loudly: "All of you sitting here are well-known people in Shaanxi Road. I am not willing to expel anyone, but you must abide by the rules of this imperial court and do not interfere with any witness's answer."
Be quiet immediately.
Because they believed that the president of the court could really do such a thing.
For that little money, this guy will fight to death without going to court.
Don't compete with him.
This is a fool.
Zhang Fei said to Zhong E again: "Deputy Zhong, you must not be affected by what I just said."
Zhong E nodded feebly, thinking, I am not influenced by them, I am only influenced by you. You are young and full of bad ideas. When I ask a question, you have to go around a few detours first. It is really difficult to guard against it.
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "According to Magistrate Lu's confession, after you successfully occupied Suizhou, he asked you to return to Qingjian City quickly in the name of your being sent to the army without an imperial edict. Is this possible?"
Zhong E thought carefully for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei asked: "How did deputy envoy Zhong respond?"
Zhong E said: "I didn't reply."
"Why?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Zhong'e said: "Because Suizhou is too important to our dynasty, why Xixia can repeatedly invade our Yanzhou is because they occupy Suizhou, so that the Hengshan barrier disappears. In addition, the Hengshan extension
Thousands of miles away, there are many horses to farm, and there are also the benefits of salt and iron. If we capture Suizhou, Yanzhou will no longer have to worry about it. Only in this way can the people of Yanzhou be peaceful.
When my father was stationed in Yanzhou, he tried all his plans in the hope of regaining Suizhou. Unfortunately, his wish did not come true, and he has never been able to do so. When he died, he still thought about it. Now he can regain Suizhou without spending a single soldier.
Prefecture, thereby reversing the passive situation of our army in Yanzhou, I am really unwilling to give up just now."
What he said was also sincere, and his eyes were filled with tears even after he said it.
Why Lu Shen recommended him to take charge of Qingjian City was because his father Zhong Shiheng was stationed in Qingjian City all year round and fought with Xixia. The Zhong family's status in Qingjian City was unparalleled.
Of course, this shows that Lu Shen also has a certain skill in employing people.
Zhong Shiheng was also a famous marshal. He had a complete strategy to destroy Xixia, and capturing Suizhou was the first step.
But at that time, there was a war madman Li Yuanhao in Xixia, and in the Song Dynasty, there was Song Renzong who was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness.
The results can be imagined.
Zhong'e was eager to capture Suizhou because he also wanted to inherit his father's last wish.
Zhang Fei turned back to Xu Zhiqian and said: "Map."
Xu Zhiqian was fascinated by what she heard. She wouldn't know it unless she examined it. After the first examination, she discovered that there were many unexpected things. After searching for a while, she handed the map to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei held the map and smiled at Xu Zhiqian: "Did our tacit understanding deteriorate?"
Xu Zhiqian glared at him and said, "Don't be poor now and concentrate on the trial."
After saying that, he glanced at everyone guiltily. Indeed, many people looked at the two of them with strange expressions, and they couldn't help but blame Zhang Fei half to death.
Zhang Fei didn't care. The president of the court was also a human being. He smiled and took a look at the map, "Wow! This map is so exquisite! I can't tell how important Suizhou is. Forget it."
He threw the map on the table, rubbed his eyes, and whispered to Cai Bian and the others: "Hey! Is there anything you four want to remind me?"
The four of them were stunned at first.
Cai Bian said: "The student thinks that he can continue to ask the question about Deputy Zhong's failure to inform Magistrate Lu in advance."
Zhang Fei asked: "How to ask?"
"Well, students don't know, but students think he didn't tell the truth."
"A case is not judged based on feelings, but based on evidence."
Zhang Fei sighed and said: "The logic of his answer is that there is no big problem. The key to his reasons is that he believes that it is difficult for us to get the real answer from him. Of course, it is precisely because of this that without other evidence,
Now, these words are not enough to justify him sending troops without an imperial edict, so there is no need to dwell on this issue with him.
But you can keep your suspicions, and you can ask other witnesses later when they come forward."
"Yes, the students have remembered it."
After chatting with them for a while, Zhang Fei said to Zhong E: "Deputy Ambassador Zhong, I don't have any other questions at the moment. You can go down and rest first."
Zhong E couldn't help but let out a long breath, nodded, stood up, and walked down with a wet mark on his butt.
Su Che and the others all saw it in their eyes and couldn't help but think deeply.
Zhang Fei looked around and said, "Just now, Magistrate Lu mentioned Mr. Guo Kui. I wonder if Mr. Guo is here?"
He really doesn't know Guo Kui.
"I'm here!"
I saw Guo Kui stand up.
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I'd trouble Mr. Guo to appear in court to testify."
Guo Kui came to the court and saw that there were sweat marks on the chair. He couldn't help laughing, but he didn't care and sat down directly.
Zhang Fei asked: "Xiangong Guo also heard what Magistrate Lu said just now."
Guo Kui nodded.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Why did Magistrate Lu say that he wanted to ask Xianggong Guo about the imperial court's plan to burn the city and retreat?"
Guo Kui said: "After Deputy Zhong occupied Suizhou, Xixia did send troops to recapture Suizhou and killed our general Yang Ding. Therefore, the court did have a debate and finally decided to burn the city and retreat, but I did not
The imperial edict was promptly produced, and after some testing and being defeated by deputy envoy Zhong, Xixia did not send troops, and therefore did not burn the city and retreat."
"Yeah?"
Zhang Fei couldn't help but said: "This concealment of the edict can be punished by death."
Guo Kui immediately said: "What President Zhang said was wrong. I just didn't take out the edict in time. Later, I took it out anyway. Just because Xixia suddenly proposed to exchange two places for Suizhou, so I naturally wanted to deal with it first."