But when the officials, gentry and scholars who were watching around saw the scene inside the screen, they were stunned because the scene inside the screen was completely different from what they imagined.
The scene in everyone's imagination should be Gao Hongtu crying and kneeling to apologize to Chongzhen.
But the actual situation inside the screen was that Gao Hongtu was clearly standing behind Chongzhen, and was tightly controlled by the two Yiding Barons, even his mouth was covered.
Only one pair of eyes were as big as bells.
His wide, angry eyes almost burst out of fire.
Before the screen was removed, it was Chongzhen who was staring.
But after the screen was removed, Gao Hongtu suddenly turned his head and cast a fierce gaze on Yuan Pengnian, Liu Zhengzong, Li Jinglian and Zuo Guangxian, these scoundrels.
From the look in his eyes, Gao Hongtu probably had the intention to kill.
At this moment, Gao Hongtu really wanted to kill Zuo Guangxian and the four of them. How stupid! How stupid!
Seeing this scene, Zuo Guangxian, Yuan Pengnian, Liu Zhengzong and Li Jinglian were also stunned for a moment.
What's the situation? How could it be like this? The person who just fell to the ground to apologize to Chongzhen was not his mentor? It was the eunuch who was kneeling in front of Chongzhen?
But it was clearly the voice of my mentor just now?
Zuo Guangxian, the four officials and the officials Jin Shen and the scholars who were watching all turned their attention to the eunuch lying on the ground.
I saw the eunuch bent down and stood up, first bowed to the surroundings of the bright hall, and then straightened up. The officials and gentlemen around him suddenly exclaimed: Liu Jingting?
"I'm so sorry." Liu Jingting smiled slightly and said, "It's a small trick that makes you laugh."
The voice that said this was clearly that of Gao Hongtu, and the mystery was immediately revealed. The co-author who just confessed to Chongzhen was not Gao Hongtu, but Liu Jingting.
When the candle went out, he was directly replaced by Liu Jingting.
Seeing this, Zuo Guangxian and the other four people felt really regretful.
You’ve fallen into the trap, you’ve fallen into the trap! Zhu Youjian is so cunning! It’s so hard to guard against!
At this time, Chongzhen waved his hand, and Wu Bangtandang released his hand from covering Gao Hongtu's mouth.
As soon as Gao Hongtu's mouth was free, he started to curse loudly, but it was not Chongzhen who was scolded, but three disciples including Zuo Guangxian and Yuan Pengnian.
"Zuo Guangxian, you idiot!"
"Yuan Pengnian, you stupid pig!"
"Liu Zhengzong, and Li Jinglian, I didn't expect you to be so unwise."
"In your mind, I am so opinionated that I can give up on the ideas that I have adhered to for decades with just a few words from Chongzhen? You guys have really disappointed me."
When Zuo Guang first heard the words, the four others collapsed on the ground.
But he was quickly lifted up by the Yiding behind him.
Chongzhen sneered and asked again: "Gao Hongtu, what do you have to say now?"
"Chongzhen, I'm willing to admit defeat. As things have come to this, I have nothing to say." Gao Hongtu actually gave a rare thumbs up to Chongzhen and praised, "I'm afraid Emperor Sejong can't do this kind of tricks and calculations."
in this way."
Chongzhen said: "So, you admit that you instigated Zuo Guangxian to frame the Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi conspiracy cases, and that you instigated Du Hongyu to commit the Yangzhou regicide case under the guise of Yuan Pengnian, yes or no?"
This scene tonight was witnessed and heard by hundreds of officials, gentry and thousands of scholars.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Gao Hongtu admits it or not, but from a procedural point of view, it is best to let Gao Hongtu admit it personally.
"Yes, this is all my fault." Gao Hongtu was a bachelor. At this point, he knew that there was no point in denying it anymore, so he admitted it openly.
But when the conversation changed, Gao Hongtu continued: "But what Liu Mazi said just now is correct. I made this move for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, not for my own selfishness."
"Chongzhen, in front of so many officials and gentlemen tonight,"
"I might as well keep my words here. Under your rule, the Ming Dynasty will be defeated sooner or later due to military violence! I can only regret that I will not be able to see that day. It is hateful."
At this point, the case trial is already 90% complete.
The last 10% of the heat has to be waited for time to ferment, but tonight we can't continue.
At that moment, Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Come here, take Gao Hongtu and the others into the Yingtian Mansion Prison! Wait for him to confess his other accomplices and all of them are brought to the case and they will be questioned together!"
This sentence is very important, other comrades!
There are other accomplices in the bandit case and regicide!
Gao Hongtu, Yuan Pengnian, Liu Zhengzong and Li Jinglian were quickly taken away.
However, the Yiding who escorted Zuo Guangxian encountered trouble. They were blocked by Prince Qin at the south exit of Piyong.
Huang Zongxi led a group of Qinwang scholars, blocked the way, and looked at Zuo Guangxian with an unkind expression.
Zuo Guangxian was so frightened that he almost pissed himself. He turned around and begged the barbarians who were escorting him: "Hey, you guys have taken the imperial decree to escort me to the Yingtian Mansion Prison. Don't make any mistakes."
The leader of the team, Baron Yiding, was Ba Hanzhen, who recognized Huang Zongxi.
Bahanzhen first looked back at Mingtang and found that Chongzhen had already left.
Ba Hanzhen knew that Chongzhen would not care about this matter at all, and immediately said: "Huang Xiaozi, don't beat people to death, otherwise I will not be able to explain to Yingtian Mansion."
"Please don't worry, Lord Ba, you won't die."
Huang Zongxi laughed ferociously, gritted his teeth and roared: "First pull out this old man's beard!"
More than a dozen scholars immediately rushed up, first holding Zuo Guangxian's limbs to prevent him from moving, and then began to pluck Zuo Guangxian's beard. It was really plucking, and it was plucked one by one.
Zuo Guangxian's screams, like those of a slaughtered pig, soon rang out in the square on the south side of Piyong.
Most officials and gentlemen turned a blind eye to this. At this time, Zuo Guangxian had already been ruined and had become the god of plague. Which fool would stand up and speak for him?
Only Zuo Guangxian, who was still ignorant, asked for help.
"Brother Huang, I think of you and my colleagues, please lend a helping hand to save me."
"Brother Liu, you and I are related by marriage. If I am in trouble now, you must save me!"
"Brother Lu, for the sake of the same year, please ask the Holy Father for me. Brother Lu, save me, save me, ah!"
However, all the officials and gentry who were called by Zuo Guang first hid their faces and walked away, avoiding him like the god of plague.
In less than a moment, Zuo Guangxian's beard was completely plucked out, and there was blood all around his mouth. However, Huang Zongxi couldn't understand his hatred. He really hated Zuo Guangxian to the core of his being.
"Tear off this old man's pants!" Huang Zongxi said angrily.
The two diligent princes immediately took off Zuo Guangxian's pants.
"Ah, Huang Zongxi, you have gone too far. You dare to insult me like this, ah!"
Zuo Guangxian's crotch and balls were really blown away by the wind, and the scholar's dignity was completely gone.
An old Jin gentry couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and reprimanded: "Huang Zongxi, this is Piyong, a sacred place where Confucian ceremonies are held. How can we allow you and other juniors to wantonly desecrate it?"
"Shut up!" Huang Zongxi retorted with his scarlet eyes, "The ancients said that once a teacher is a lifelong father, I regard my teacher as my father. Where were you when old man Zuo humiliated my teacher like that before?
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Speaking of this, Huang Zongxi drew out his waist knife again and shouted: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. If anyone dares to speak out for Zuo old man, can you ask me if my steel knife is sharp?"
"This is really an insult to politeness, really an insult to politeness!"
The old Jin gentry suddenly became frightened, turned around and walked elsewhere.
Huang Zongxi then said to Ba Hanzhen: "Master Ba, our scholar camp will do the task of escorting old man Zuo to Yingtian Mansion Prison for you. Is there no problem?"
Ba Hanzhen could only smile bitterly: "No problem, no problem."
Ba Hanzhen seriously doubted that if he dared to say no, Huang Zongxi might actually dare to kill someone.
At that moment, Huang Zongxi said to several scholars: "Tie old man Zuo, find a donkey cart, tie him to the donkey cart, and escort him along Chaoku Street to Yingtianfu Yamen!"
At this time, Nanjing was probably the most prosperous big city in the world.
A sign of whether a big city is prosperous is whether its nightlife is rich enough?
In terms of nightlife, Nanjing was undoubtedly the richest in the world at that time, especially on both sides of the Qinhuai River and Chaoku Street and Gongyuan Street.
When Huang Zongxi and Prince Qin escorted Zuo Guang over first, it was the busiest time in Chaoku Street.
Zuo Guangxian, who was tied naked to a donkey cart, immediately became a scene on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Not only the peddlers and commoners on the street, but also the young men looking for flowers and the girls in the brothels and boats.
He poked his head out, took a look first, then spat lightly, then lowered the window.
At this time, Zuo Guangxian's reputation was completely ruined and his courtesy was disgraced.
This is Huang Zongxi, how you treat my mentor, I will treat you.
However, it was not only Zuo Guangxian who was swept away by Sven, but also members of the Donglin Party.
This night was destined to be a sleepless night for the Donglin Party members in Nanjing.
Because in the final stage of Piyong's investigation, Chongzhen had made it clear that he would wait until Gao Hongtu and his accomplices were caught before they could be prosecuted together. Obviously, there were other accomplices in the frame-up case and the regicide case.
You say you don’t have wings? You’re naive. The Holy Spirit said that if you have wings, you have wings.
Who is the accomplice in the frame-up case and the regicide case? Isn’t that just a matter of Gao Hongtu and the others?
Now that the frame-up and regicide cases have been investigated, the situation is completely different. Now Gao Hongtu, Zuo Guangxian and Yuan Pengnian have personally admitted it in front of hundreds of officials, gentry and thousands of scholars, so Yingtian Mansion
The trial can be completely open, and no one will say that he will be punished if he is sentenced at this time.
Members of the Donglin Party such as Jiang Yueguang and Zhang Youyu do not believe that Zuo Guangxian has the strength of his brother Zuo Guangdou, and Yuan Pengnian and the others may not have the character of their fathers and ancestors.
When the time comes, won't they all become accomplices once they bite each other?
Therefore, almost all Donglin Party members were in disarray.
People like Qian Qianyi are already thinking of breaking away from the Donglin Party.
