The court hall of the Ministry of Justice seemed to have turned into a show for Zhao Daying. Zhao Daying was shirtless and showed the scars on his back to the public in various postures and shapes, just like a victorious general returning to the court, with high spirits and high toes.
Arrogant.
Zhao Daying saw the shocked expressions of everyone in his eyes, and raised his lips with satisfaction, knowing that he was already winning.
My scars are my medals.
My scars will also become the accusation against you, Zhu Pingan, for framing General Zhongliang.
Zhao Daying glanced at Zhu Pingan with the eyes of a victor, as if he had already seen Zhu Pingan being thrown into prison for false accusations.
"Master Zhao, why do you have so many scars on your body?" A military attaché in the auditorium who had had a drink with Zhao Daying yesterday stood up and asked pretending to be curious. The question suddenly got to Zhao Daying's heart.
All the officials also looked over curiously, and Zhao Daying suddenly became the center of the entire court, attracting everyone's attention.
"This knife wound is seven inches long and one inch deep into the shoulder blade. It was left by someone Zhao when I went out to fight against the Tatars in Xuanfu in the 23rd year of Jiajing. At that time, the wind and sand were filled, covering the sky and the sun, and I was alone.
I fought against two Tatar captains of ten, killed one and ran away, leaving this scar that goes deep into the shoulder blade."
"This gunshot wound is more than the size of two copper coins. It was left by me, Zhao, during the battle with the Haixi Jurchens in Jizhou in the 27th year of Jiajing reign. I accidentally went deep into the enemy's position in the excitement of killing the enemy and was killed.
A group of Jurchen cavalry surrounded me. When I was exhausted, I couldn't dodge and was stabbed. Fortunately, I was saved by the war horse."
"This stab wound is six inches and six minutes long, more than three minutes wide, and more than five minutes deep. It was left by me, Zhao, when I went out to the fortress with the General Soldier in the National People's Congress in the 29th year of Jiajing. The Tatars are cunning.
The light cavalry broke up our formation, and we fought on our own. We fought from the sunrise to sunset before repelling the Tatars. When I was chasing a Tatar captain, I was slashed, and the sword almost killed me.
Mr. Zhao's life was fortunately blessed by the Emperor. I lay there for seven days and seven nights before I woke up."
"This is also a knife wound, two inches smaller than the previous one. It was also left in the 27th year of Jiajing. Tatar went to Datong to hunt for grass. I had just recovered from a serious illness and went into battle. My hands were rusty before I chopped off a Tatar.
The wolf cub has failed again."
"This arrow wound was caused by the Gengxu Rebellion last year. I was ordered to lead my troops to pursue the Tatar partial division, and was shot by a Tatar dog. However, when I shot someone Zhao, they did not fall behind. I led the army for a while.
Cover up and kill, behead fifty-nine people."
Zhao Daying was bare-armed and pointed at the scars with his hand, explaining in detail their length and size and the age of the injury. He told everyone the origin of the scars one by one, and he was so impassioned that his saliva flew everywhere.
Zhao Daying told a thrilling story for each scar. The officials' blood boiled with excitement, as if they had witnessed the battlefield, as if they had seen a tiger general wearing a red armor charging back and forth among the enemy's army.
"good!"
"color!"
"What a great general!"
"Such a fierce general, he really was Zhao Zilong at that time!"
"With General Zhao and such bloody and brave tiger generals here, why worry about the Tatars not being destroyed, and why not worry about the Japanese pirates not being eliminated!"
"General Zhao is so brave that he can defeat thousands of people. It is our Ming Dynasty's fortune to have General Zhao. If everyone is like General Zhao, then our Ming Dynasty will definitely seal the wolf as a slave again."
Every time Zhao Daying introduced a scar, there would be a burst of applause in the hall, especially the military attachés in the auditorium who were even more enthusiastic. All the officials in the hall were shocked by Zhao Daying's scars.
Not only the strict party, but also the Li party, the neutral party, and all the officials praised it unanimously!
Needless to say, the Yan Party, even if Zhao Daying has no scars, even if Zhao Daying is a loser, they are still on Zhao Daying's side. This is their position.
Li Dang, an official from the neutral party, was somewhat biased against Zhao Daying at the beginning. Zhu Ping'an's memorial to impeach Zhao Daying for killing a good man and taking merit was well written, shocking and bloody.
It was shocking and pointed at people's hearts. When they first learned about the content of the memorial, they were shocked and angry. There were such heartless people in the world.
But now
After seeing the vicious centipede-like wounds on Zhao Daying's back, they said they looked at him with admiration.
seeing is believing.
Although Zhu Ping'an's memorial was well written, it was only written on paper. They had not seen it with their own eyes. At this moment, they were shocked to see the interlocking knife wounds, sword wounds, and arrow wounds on Zhao Daying's back.
In their hearts, this wise saying left by their ancestors could not help but come to mind: what they hear is false, what they see is true. From this incident, they mastered this sentence again.
Even though the positions are different, even though Zhao Daying is a strict party member, the fact that Zhao Daying is a strong-willed general cannot be erased.
With so many criss-crossing scars, who dares to say that Zhao Daying is not a bloody and brave general?!
Would such a bloody and brave tiger general lack military merit? A fierce general who had been fighting for the country and the people for many years, would he chop the butcher knife on the common people?
It's completely unnecessary. He lacks military merit. He can just go to the battlefield and charge for a while. Why should he risk the world's disapproval and "borrow" the heads of ordinary people? Besides, waving the butcher's knife at innocent people is simply too much for a tiger general.
It's a huge shame, they don't bother to do this.
Zhu Pingan, what are you fighting with me for?!
Listening to the thunderous cheers and looking at the officials in the hall who were shocked by him, Zhao Daying could not help but raise the corners of his lips.
Strike while the iron is hot.
After Zhao Daying explained the scars, he immediately knelt down on one knee, his eyes full of angry tears, clasped his fists and asked the judges in the court to make the decision for him. His words were full of indignation and sadness: "I, Zhao Daying, went to the battlefield before I was crowned.
, I have been born and died for the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, no matter whether it is Tatar or Jurchen, no matter how ferocious the enemy is, I, Zhao Daming, have never frowned once or taken a step back! However, in the end, I was crowned out of thin air.
I will not accept the charge of killing a good person and taking credit for it!"
"The general does not seek promotion and wealth, but only seeks justice and washes away the unfair grievances of the general!"
"The sky is clear, the sky is clear. I have been fighting for more than ten years, but I have been accused of such a crime. I have no face to see my ancestors. I might as well kill myself to prove my innocence, or go to Jiuquan with my innocence."
The descendants of our ancestors."
Zhao Daying spoke angrily, his voice getting louder and louder, and finally it was like a roar. His face was red as if he was filled with anger, and the veins on his neck were exposed. In excitement, he clenched his fists with both hands and slapped his chest hard, "
Boom boom boom.
Finally, he grabbed the sword on the ground and wiped it on his neck.
If the Jinyiwei next to him hadn't acted quickly and stopped Zhao Daying, Zhao Daying would have killed himself.
This situation makes everyone sad when they see it.
Anyone who looks at it will feel unbearable, as if they feel the same, as if they saw Yue Pengju die in Fengbo Pavilion.
"Snapped"
The panic in the courtroom was like thunder, and Wang Xueyi, the Minister of Punishment, shouted sternly down the courtroom: