As soon as this statement came out, the courtiers were in an uproar! Everyone looked at Yu Wenhao. There was an unjust, false, and wrong case at the feet of the emperor. No wonder the people were making a fuss yesterday.
Yu Wenhao was confused, "The real murderer surrendered?"
But I have already verified that the evidence in this case is conclusive, and the murderer also confessed to the crime."
King An said coldly: "Confess?
I'm just afraid of being severely punished, right?
The dignified prince actually surrendered when handling a case, it’s just nonsense!”
Yu Wenhao looked calm and said: "When I return to the emperor, I have not been sentenced to death. The murderer has also confessed to pushing the victim into the lake, and there are both witnesses and material evidence, which cannot be denied. I will sentence the murderer in accordance with the laws of the Northern Tang Dynasty."
How can the punishment of beheading be regarded as a disregard for human life?
As for the real culprit who appeared, it is really strange. Since there is doubt, why did the Ministry of Punishment submit the memorial first without communicating with Jingzhao Mansion?"
After speaking, he looked at Sun Shangshu.
Sun Shangshu was stunned for a moment, "A murder by the lake?
What the official is talking about is not this case, but the murder case of Wu Zhu and Zhu. The file submitted by the prince said that the case has been closed, but the official has seen that the murderer is wrong and the real murderer has surrendered. "
Wu Zhu was the widower, and Zhu was the butcher's wife.
Yu Wenhao said strangely: "When the case of Wu Zhu and Zhu was submitted to the Ministry of Punishment, I said in the attachment that when the case was submitted to the Ministry of Punishment, the murderer would surrender. Has the murderer already surrendered to the Ministry of Punishment now?"
Sun Shangshu's expression changed slightly, "This... the person your prince executed a few days ago was not the murderer in this case?"
Yu Wenhao said: "Of course not, Mr. Sun, what's the matter with you?
The king submitted the cases one by one, and it is clear that the person who was executed was the murderer of the lakeside murder case. As for the murder case of Zhu and Wu Zhu, the suspect is still detained in Jingzhao Mansion Prison."
Sun Shangshu was shocked, and immediately restrained his arrogance and panic, "Xiaoguan...Xiaoguan, maybe I didn't see clearly."
Sun Shangshu was confused. Didn't you see clearly?
There were indeed several cases submitted by the Jingzhao Mansion before, but I remember that the master said in person that the prince had sentenced the butcher to death and had already beheaded him. It was unmistakable. Many people were present and heard it with their own ears.
Sun Shangshu looked at Yu Wenhao. His face was blank, but his eyes were clear, and he immediately understood in his heart that this was a game.
He had known for a long time that these cases were designed by King An. In order for the murderer to emerge, he had to kill one person to end the case.
"Sun Yi!"
Emperor Ming Yuan shouted angrily, "What did you do?"
Sun Shangshu knelt down with a plop and said in panic: "Go back to your Majesty, I...I was temporarily unintentional, please forgive me for my sins."
"An oversight?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue came out and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince has just dealt with the murderer. Yesterday, rumors were flying all over the sky and the people were in trouble. Yesterday, I went into the Huibin Teahouse and sat for a while. I heard the tea guests shouting.
I scolded the prince, and after careful questioning, I found out that all this information was leaked by the Ministry of Punishment. I felt strange at the time. The Ministry of Punishment has always been rigorous in handling cases, especially doubtful cases, which need to be sent back for retrial and investigation. They must not leak anything to the outside world.
Yes, I am feeling strange. Today, when I went to court, twelve books were played for the prince. There is definitely something wrong with it. I would like to ask your Majesty to investigate it carefully."
Emperor Ming Yuan's face was gloomy, his eyes were sharply swept, and all the courtiers who had just participated in the performance lowered their heads.
An Wang said: "Your Majesty, the prince just said that when the case was submitted to the Ministry of Punishment, there was an attachment saying that the murderer would come to surrender. I guess he knew who the murderer was. Since he knew who the murderer was, why didn't he arrest him immediately instead of waiting for him?
Come and surrender?"
Yu Wenhao said: "When I returned to the emperor, I had already sent people to track him down. He confessed to the crime and then said that he was going to the Ministry of Punishment to surrender. I should give him this opportunity and sent people to follow him along the way. I was afraid that the Ministry of Punishment would not understand the case.
I will hand over the case file first."
King An sneered, "Why do you have to go to the Ministry of Punishment to surrender?
You can surrender yourself to your Jingzhao Mansion, and you have already mastered the facts of the crime before surrendering. Who are you trying to fool?"
Yu Wenhao was startled for a moment, and then he suddenly realized, "Yes, if you want to surrender, you can go to Jingzhao Mansion. What on earth is this murderer playing?
I have to go to the Ministry of Punishment to surrender. It seems that there must be some inside story. I suggest that we need to conduct another rigorous trial."
"You..." King An was so angry that his chest felt tight. By saying this, didn't he tell the person who surrendered that there was something wrong with him?
The court officials also found it strange that this case was handled by the Jingzhao Mansion, but the murderer insisted on going to the Ministry of Punishment to surrender. Moreover, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue also said just now that the case would be leaked. It was the Ministry of Punishment that leaked the news to the outside world. So what exactly are the Ministry of Punishment and the murderer doing?
What the hell?
It seems that someone really wants to target the prince. Just outside the palace, the prince mentioned that people from Prince An's Mansion paid to kill the princess. Could it be... Taifu Wei, the emperor's master, came out of the procession tremblingly, with piercing eyes, "Your Majesty,
The veteran wants to participate!"
Taifu Wei was in the court before to remonstrate with the Crown Princess about going to Leprosy Mountain. In his excitement, he hit his head and was injured. Now that he has recovered a bit, he still looks very weak.
When Emperor Ming Yuan saw him, his gloomy face softened a little. "Tai Tuo's memorial," Tai Fu Wei knelt down tremblingly and said in a solemn voice: "I don't have any qualifications. I want to join temporarily. I want to join His Highness Prince An to buy it."
He kills people violently, forms cliques for personal gain, frames the prince, and brings trouble to the court!"
King An was shocked and angry, "Don't talk nonsense, Taifu, this is obviously a trap set by the prince!"
Emperor Ming Yuan said coldly: "Master, please get up and sit down. Continue talking."
There was silence in the main hall. The Imperial Guards brought a chair for Mr. Wei to sit down. Mr. Wei was so excited that he coughed several times until his face turned red. He said excitedly: "Your Majesty, brothers are the most taboo in the royal family.
There is disagreement and fratricide. Today, King An and eleven ministers participated in the imperial examination, but they framed the prince on a false charge. The case that the Ministry of Punishment had doubts about was neither reported nor returned. How can it be careless to submit the memorial jointly like this?
Or did he make an oversight and try to fool him?
Without absolute certainty, how could there be so many people participating in the concert together?
Little did they know that more than ten of them had been deceived by the prince. Although the prince's plan was inappropriate, it was to protect himself and exposed their ugly masks.
Another veteran learned that someone in Prince An's palace had accused someone of plotting to kill the Crown Princess. If this matter were found out, how sinister were Prince An's intentions?
Just outside the palace, the old minister heard someone talking about how noisy people came to the Imperial City Street yesterday to make a fuss and wanted King An to replace the crown prince. How lawless is it?
These rebellious officials and traitors should be punished! They should be punished!"
The Taifu loves to catch rumors, and he is most afraid of shaking the country. He has an extremely rich imagination for his age, and he is a ruthless person. As long as anyone touches this, he will even dare to smash his own head at any time.
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Although he had denounced the Crown Princess, it was because the Crown Princess was unvirtuous and ruined the Crown Prince's reputation.
He just saw the prince arguing with King An outside the palace, and he was unhappy in his heart. The prince was now a treasure in his heart, and whoever touched him would wear small shoes.
After entering the palace, he saw twelve people jointly participating in the prince's performance, and he felt that it was right for the chief minister to ask him to come to court today.