Changsun Wen is also a bachelor. As Ma Zhou said, there were too many witnesses to what happened today, and it is impossible to tell nonsense. Otherwise, people will know everything immediately after a little investigation, and lying is completely meaningless.
Furthermore, his actions today actually have another purpose. The bigger the matter is, the more out of control it is, the better the effect will be, so naturally he will not try his best to shirk it at this time.
Immediately he nodded and said: "Today's fault is mine. Please plead guilty and await punishment. It's just that it was a misunderstanding to kidnap Lady Wu. I just want to ask Lady Wu to go to my house and write a letter to the Duke of Yue, begging for the opening of the public network of the State of Yue.
On the one hand, I forgive my brother, but this has caused Madam Wu to misunderstand and disturbed her. I hereby apologize."
He confessed to all his crimes.
The hall was a little quiet for a moment...
As a Jingzhao Yin, Ma Zhou had tried many major and important cases, even small cases of stealing and stealing, but he had never encountered a suspect who was so cooperative with the interrogation.
Doesn't this Wulang of the Changsun family know that once he admits these crimes, he will face severe punishment from Jingzhao Mansion? Or is he confident and doesn't care at all, thinking that Jingzhao Mansion has nothing to do with the Changsun family?
Ma Zhou was a little unpredictable at first, because it was against human nature. Whoever made a mistake had to evade it, and only confessed when the evidence was conclusive? However, when he saw Changsun Wen's expression of indifference, he even
When I was feeling somewhat proud, something suddenly moved in my heart, and I felt that I might have figured out what Chang Sun Wen was thinking.
Immediately, he couldn't help but sigh. They say that wealth touches people's hearts, but power and wealth are a deadly poison. Even brothers will inevitably turn against each other and want to kill each other.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Zhi.
How similar...
Although Li Zhi lacked experience and suffered many defeats when facing those officials in the officialdom, he was extremely talented in the art of maneuvering. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that Changsun Wen was not out of his mind.
So stupid, but he has other plans.
As for what the plot is, it is naturally self-evident.
I was still wondering who would gain and who would lose in the internal struggle within the Changsun family, when I suddenly saw Ma Zhou glance at me, and I immediately understood the meaning of Ma Zhou's glance.
Li Zhi: "..."
Mother!
King Ma Bin, what's that look in your eyes? Although I am fighting for the throne, I am also robbing my brother for things, but we have always been upright and will never use such dirty tricks, okay?
This kind of thing is something I disdain to do!
I couldn't explain it clearly, and I felt extremely depressed.
Wu Meiniang's bright eyes blinked, and she obviously saw through Changsun Wen's plot. She turned to look at Li Zhi and asked: "I just don't know why Your Highness happened to appear at the dock and was only a few meters away from the place where the incident happened."
How many steps away?"
Ma Zhou sat behind the writing desk and turned a blind eye.
Logically speaking, when a case is heard in court, he, the presiding judge, is the one qualified to ask questions. How can he allow a party involved to ask questions?
However, when he saw Li Zhi, he had no objection, so he simply pretended to be deaf and mute and said nothing...
Li Zhi pursed his lips, thinking that this question was really serious. He couldn't just say that he was going to the dock to admire your beauty, Lady Wu, right?
That would be very embarrassing, and the fact that a dignified prince covets the concubine of a minister is no longer a matter of shame. It is simply stupid and unethical. How can such a person be allowed to become a prince or an emperor?
But if he didn't speak out and couldn't explain why he happened to be at the dock, he would easily be thought to be Changsun Wen and his group...
While he was silent, Princess Gaoyang narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, stared at Li Zhi, and asked slowly: "Could this Zhangsun Wen's beastly behavior be instigated by His Highness King Jin?"
Li Zhi hurriedly said: "There is no such thing as this. I am really just passing by by chance..."
Princess Gaoyang snorted coldly, not giving any face to her father's most beloved son-in-law. She curled her lips and spoke as sharply as a knife: "Yeah, it's really a coincidence that I happened to encounter such a robbery of a woman in broad daylight. If it weren't for the dock,
The porters and coolies on board came forward thinking of the kindness and kindness of the Fang family, and your Highness may be able to stage a heroic drama of saving a beauty... Tsk, what kind of God-given fate does this have to be to be such a coincidence?"
Wu Meiniang lowered her head, thinking that Princess Gaoyang was usually lazy and did not care about anything, but it turned out that her thoughts were clear...
The Changsun family is certainly hateful, but the matter has come to this. Even if Changsun Wuji returns to Beijing at this moment, there is no way to recover. The Changsun family must select someone to bear all the blame and give an explanation to the court, Fang Jun, and everyone in the world.
The Changsun family has many sons, so the death of one or two would not be a big deal, but the blow to the reputation of the Changsun family would be fatal - because it confirmed the charge of the Changsun family as collaborating with the enemy and treason, as a family member who was disloyal to the country.
It is no exaggeration to say that the reputation is infamous, and I am afraid it will be irreversible within thirty to fifty years.
Compared with the Changsun family, King Jin is the greatest hidden danger.
Once the King of Jin succeeds in seizing the legitimate heir, it means that the best outcome for the Fang family, who are die-hard loyalists to the prince, is to surrender to the family. If Li Zhi's mind is even slightly narrow-minded, Fang Jun will definitely not have a good death.
Defeating Li Zhi completely is the top priority right now. Even if he loses his reputation and will be ridiculed by the world in the future, he can't care about so much...
Li Zhi was thinking about denying it, but before he said anything, he suddenly understood the intention of Princess Gaoyang's words and took a breath of cold air!
I am afraid that this cannot be denied without denying it. We can almost meet each other. As soon as I leave the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion, there will be rumors such as "the prince covets the beauty of the subject's concubine and goes to a secret meeting".
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Whether it is true or false is not important at all. People are most interested in such scandals and they will spread widely.
Bones have been piled up and bones have been burned, and everyone's words have been used to make gold. Once it spreads, I am afraid that anyone will believe that this is the truth, although it is indeed the truth.
By that time, the reputation of His Highness the Prince of Jin will plummet, and the good reputation he accumulated before will be destroyed. There will be countless people who oppose his ascending to the throne - except for those dim-witted people like Shang, Zhou, Sui and Yang.
Lord, has there ever been an emperor in the world who coveted the beauty of his subjects, wives, and concubines?
How could such a person with such dishonorable virtues become the emperor of the Tang Empire?
Too cruel...
Li Zhi sat up straight, looked at Princess Gaoyang with piercing eyes, and said slowly: "As the son of my father, the king is naturally responsible for protecting the country and supervising the administration of officials when his father is on an expedition to Liaodong. Chang'an has been unlucky recently.
Jing and the Crown Prince were at a loss what to do, so I paid a private visit incognito to see if there were people who were unjustly imprisoned, so I went out to patrol the city, and happened to come across this incident... If Sister Gao Yang makes trouble out of nothing, and has to frame me for being in cahoots with Changsun Wen, then we
I must not go to Zongzheng Temple for a visit, and ask Zongzheng Qing to speak impartially and distinguish right from wrong."
"Ah,"
The seriousness on Princess Gaoyang's face instantly softened, her beautiful face was full of smiles, and she said angrily: "Why should slave Pheasant be so angry? My sister just thinks it's too coincidental. If you say it's not the case, then it's not. You're talking about making trouble over nothing.
Those who framed and framed me are really stingy."
Wu Meiniang, who was sitting next to her, had her head lowered. Now she stretched out her hand and squeezed her palm, silently expressing her appreciation: Well done...
Li Zhi: "..."
He was speechless. Earlier, you were aggressive and wanted to pin the charge of "coveting the beauties of the wives and concubines" on my head, but in the blink of an eye, you denied it flatly, and the laughter and curses turned into something so natural and smooth. Do you want more?
Are you showing off?
But he really couldn't help it. A woman who had been greatly wronged said some outrageous words or even did some outrageous things. Who could catch her and hold her back?
He shook his head and said nothing.
There are many mistakes to be made. In the past, he only thought that Gao Yang had an arrogant and arrogant personality, but for the first time he felt such a fierce and killing temperament, which made him a little afraid. If he was caught saying something wrong and was harassed again,
The only one who suffers is myself...
Ma Zhou watched with cold eyes and saw that Princess Gaoyang, who had always shown herself to be delicate and savage, almost dug a hole for the King of Jin to push into. He secretly admired the Fang family. Everyone in the Fang family was extraordinary, not to mention that Fang Xuanling and his son were resourceful and capable.
, even these wives and concubines are not easy to mess with.
Seeing that the confrontation between the two sides had come to an end for the time being, Ma Zhou regretted that the King of Jin had reacted too quickly and failed to get in, otherwise the crown prince's position would have been further stabilized. He knocked on the gavel tree and said to the eldest son Wen: "Now that I have confessed my guilt.
I'm sorry, but what else can I say?"
Changsun Wen was very bachelor, shook his head and said: "I just hope that Jingzhao Yin will be fair and upright, and I will let you do whatever you want."