Liang Jinghuan took out a jade pendant from his arms, held it in the air, and turned it around in front of the ministers, and finally fell into the sight of Emperor Qing.
"Your Majesty, please take a look, and all the ministers also take a look. Do you recognize this jade pendant?"
After seeing this, the ministers' expressions immediately changed with shock. This...
The only uncle in the palace who dared not look at his heart almost stopped beating. He could not recognize anyone, but he could not recognize them.
Liang Jinghuan raised it in front of him and asked, "How is it? Uncle Guo, look, does it look familiar?"
Uncle Guo laughed awkwardly: "Haha! It looks familiar."
At this time, Emperor Qing spoke up, "I remember that I gave this jade pendant to a personal guard. What was that person's name?"
At this time, Master Ling reminded: "When I return to the emperor, my name is Li Xian."
"Back then, the Beigan Kingdom was on an envoy to our country. During the banquet, the Beigan Kingdom wanted to compete with our country's warriors, and his words were extremely provocative. The uncle couldn't stand it, so he asked his bodyguard Li Xian to participate in the competition. As a result, Li Xian The guard won the competition, and the emperor was so happy that he gave him this jade pendant."
After Ling Xuan said it, Qinghuang finally had an impression, "Yes, it's Li Xian. How come this jade pendant is in the hands of Liang Qing's family?"
Liang Jinghuan said: "Now we have to ask our uncle's bodyguard Li Xian." He suddenly turned around and gave the order: "Pass the bodyguard Li Xian."
After a while, Li Xian walked into the hall anxiously, saluted, and stood aside respectfully.
Liang Jinghuan slowly walked towards Li Xian and asked, "Guard Li, may I ask, where is the jade pendant that the emperor gave you?"
When Li Xian heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why Mr. Liang asked such a question. So, after bowing respectfully, he replied: "Returning to Mr. Liang, I accidentally lost my jade pendant not long ago due to my humble duty."
Liang Jinghuan twitched the corner of his lips, handed the jade pendant to him, and asked sharply: "Lost? What a coincidence? Guard Li, take a closer look, is it the piece in my hand?"
Li Xian looked up, his eyes flashing slightly. Isn't this the jade pendant he lost not long ago?
Suddenly, he had a bad feeling, "Yes, it is the jade pendant lost by my subordinate. How could it be in Master Liang's hands?"
Liang Jinghuan did not answer and asked: "Excuse me, where did you lose it?"
"This..." Li Xian hesitated for a moment and glanced at his uncle standing beside him. Sensing his warning look, he replied guiltily: "I really don't remember."
Liang Jinghuan's narrowed gaze looked straight into Li Xian's eyes, making him unable to dodge his gaze.
"Then, I will help you recall your memories. This jade pendant was lost in Qiming Street, right? The day Master Ling lifted the ban, you were also in Qiming Street."
When Li Xian heard this, he suddenly became panicked and quickly denied it: "No, no, my subordinate has never been to Qiming Street. Mr. Liang, could it be that you remembered it wrong?"
Liang Jinghuan was not angry and proud, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, and his sonorous and powerful voice shocked Li Xian.
"You dared to leave the guards, and you dared to make excuses in front of the emperor. That day, you were clearly not in the mansion, but went to Qiming Street and met people you shouldn't have met. Am I right or not?"
Li Xian buried his head deeply and said nothing. He could not look into the eyes of Liang Jinghuan, who had extraordinary powers of observation and could see through people's hearts at a glance.
This behavior of avoiding sight made the sharp-eyed Liang Jinghuan more certain that Li Xian had been to Qiming Street. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Uncle Guo was busy defending Li Xian, "Master Liang, please don't unjustly accuse innocent people. Guard Li said If you haven’t been there, you haven’t been there. Why, you still want to accuse me?”
Liang Jinghuan's eyes seemed to be shrewd enough to see through everything, "Uncle Guo, why are you nervous? I'm just asking about the case. Why do you react so loudly when it comes to Qiming Street? Is there some hidden secret? Or is it?
What shameful thing did you do?"
When the point of his pain was mentioned, the uncle became extremely angry and said, "You are talking nonsense."
Liang Jinghuan didn't want to deal with his uncle, but pressed forward step by step, "Li Xian, you have to think clearly. If you don't recruit me truthfully, you won't have a chance to plead your case after I confirm the case."
After saying this, he turned around and said to Emperor Qing: "Your Majesty, please allow Lord Shu to tell you the whole story."
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but asked doubtfully: "The Shu Qing family is also related to this case?"
"Yes."
At this time, Mr. Shu stepped out from the crowd, saluted the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, on the day of the incident, Wei Chen accidentally saw a masked man chasing a middle-aged man at the entrance of an alley. Wei Chen followed him quietly. However, when Wei Chen rushed over, the middle-aged man
The man is already dead, but he is clutching this rose jade pendant tightly in his hand."
"Wei Chen finally grabbed the jade pendant from his hand, but found out that this man was Hong Da, a street storyteller who also wrote letters for illiterate people."
"Weichen thought about leaving the scene of the crime quickly, but unexpectedly, Hongda grabbed Weichen's wrist and used his last strength to say: Niujiao Lane, his son, and... the letter... He swallowed before he finished speaking.
Out of breath."
"Later, Wei Chen went to Niujiao Lane in the suburbs according to the address he said, and he found his son and a lot of silk books that his son had dug out."
With that said, Shu Shihuai glanced at Liang Jinghuan, handed the brocade box in his hand to the attendant and presented it to the emperor.
Opening the secret compartment, a stack of silk books, letters, familiar fonts, and those rebellious remarks suddenly appeared inside. Qinghuang looked at it and made his tiger eyes tremble violently.
Liang Jinghuan said truthfully: "Your Majesty, there is a piece of poetry inscribed by the prince himself. It is definitely the prince's original work. The other rebellious remarks were copied by the storyteller Hong Da."
"So, the jade pendant Hongda held in his hand before he died was the one the emperor rewarded Li Xian."
After saying that, Liang Jinghuan suddenly turned back, pointed at Li Xian, and was filled with indignation: "And you, Li Xian, are the murderer, and your purpose is to silence him."
Hearing this, Qinghuang's head was buzzing. He closed his eyes, his lips trembled slightly, and the pain in his heart was beyond words. At this moment, the uncle came out and said sophistry:
"It's also possible that someone else framed the situation. Maybe someone disliked Guard Li and stuffed the jade pendant thrown away by Guard Li into the hands of the deceased. It's not impossible."
Hearing this, Liang Jinghuan flicked his sleeves angrily and said in a sonorous voice: "Huh! I'm still making excuses. Come and bring witnesses."
At this time, a little boy, about ten years old, came into the palace. He knelt down obediently and said, "Kowtow to the Emperor."
Liang Jinghuan bent slightly, faced the little boy, and said comfortingly: "Xiaoyi, tell the truth, you can tell whatever you see, don't be afraid, the emperor will make the decision for you."
The young man nodded and said in panic: "Your Majesty, Sir, Cao Min is Hongda's son. Six months ago, Cao Min saw his father secretly meeting a man. The man was wearing a bamboo hat and his face could not be seen clearly."
Speaking of this, the uncle standing aside let out a faint breath.
"Although the man's face could not be seen clearly, the common people saw that he was wearing a fine jade pendant around his waist."
Uncle Guo, who had just been relieved, immediately raised his voice again, cursing secretly in his heart: If you fail to succeed, you will fail.
Liang Jinghuan showed the jade pendant in front of the boy and asked, "Is it this one?"
The boy thought for a moment and replied: "That's it."
Liang Jinghuan stood up suddenly, walked to Guard Li, and glared angrily: "It's really a vast network, and it's not missing anything. Guard Li, you are the masked killer, and the witnesses and physical evidence are there, why don't you call them quickly?"
Seeing the reversal of the situation, Uncle Guo lost his composure and turned pale with fear. He pointed at Guard Li and cursed:
"Thank you for me using you so highly. What grudge do you have against the prince? You want to frame him like this. How could you do such a treasonous thing? Have you ever cared about your family? Why don't you think about what your family should do in the future?
How to live?"
Uncle Guo's fierce words made Li Xian instantly understand that he was openly feeling sorry for him, but secretly he was threatening the lives of his family members. If he did not bear all the charges, none of his family members would survive.
Li Xian knew that he had no way out, and he didn't want his family to be implicated in this. In order to save the lives of his family, Li Xian's body went limp and he was willing to plead guilty:
"Yes, I have a grudge against the prince. In anger, I did something treasonous and unethical. I am willing to accept all punishments."
Perhaps, he was kind to his family because he took all the blame, but unfortunately, he was very wrong.
Who is Liang Jinghuan, the young minister of Dali Temple? As a high-ranking official in the criminal law, his duty is to review cases and redress unjust sentences. We are already used to this kind of scene. Are there many cases where prisoners bite each other and threaten to plead guilty to the last minute?
Liang Jinghuan walked slowly to Li Xian's side, his stern eyes narrowed, and his body felt cold.
"Do you think that for planning this heinous case, you will only be punished? The one you framed is the current prince. According to the laws of the dynasty, the nine clans are to be punished. You have to think carefully."
"Constructing the crown prince and creating a major case of witchcraft. This carefully designed and arranged plan is so meticulous. How can a little person like you do it? Tell me who is the instigator behind you."
Liang Jinghuan pressed forward step by step, his sharp black eyes piercing into people's hearts, making the guard's liver and gallbladder burst.
This series of threats completely frightened Li Xian. He was panicked and frightened. He was trembling all over. He was frightened and scared and didn't know what to do. "This..."
"Even if you take the blame for the person behind the scenes, do you think he can spare your family?" Ling Min spoke at the right time, glancing at the uncle Guo who looked pale and had evasive eyes.
"You, what do you mean? Guard Li has already confessed his crime, how can you rest assured that you must kill them all and force each other to suffer?" Uncle Guo scolded, feeling that he had long lost his confidence.
Ling Min folded his hands and looked calm. The words he spoke penetrated people's hearts, as if he had understood everything.
"Oh! Are you provoked? What are you guilty of?" Ling Min scowled and shouted angrily: "Guard Li, if you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be strict. You have to think clearly."
"Master Ling, do you want to use coercion or inducement?" Uncle Guo still wanted to continue to defend Li Xian, but unexpectedly! Qinghuang's face became darker and darker.