Mainly because of the long journey and travel in the past half month, I experienced a crisis just after arriving in Yecheng - yesterday was the first time I had time to take a good rest, so it is understandable that I look bad.
But his gaze was firmer than ever.
The more he realizes that someone is trying to harm him, the more he realizes how important the evidence in his hand is.
Cao Ang was washed away by the flood, and Cao Ren was defeated miserably in Queyue City. He had half-experienced all of this, so he naturally knew how difficult the situation they faced at that time was.
But at this time, Cao Pi and Sima Yi were still thinking about self-protection and the so-called fight for the heir apparent, which made Huang Cheng unable to recognize these two people from the bottom of his heart.
If they were to win the assessment, he would not be able to accept this reality, both emotionally and rationally.
Therefore, even if he has to sacrifice his own life, Guo Jia will sacrifice his life for the trust, and he will firmly present it in front of the court.
"Sima Huang Cheng, commander of the Shouchun Army, pays homage to Duke Cao."
Huang Cheng held the cloth bag and slowly knelt down. Cao Cao waved to indicate that he didn't need to be polite.
"Huang Cheng, there is no need to say anything else. Officials from all ministries are here today just to witness the so-called evidence in your hand. You know that every move you make next and every evidence you produce will be As a basis for others to explain this matter in the future - are you sure there is nothing wrong with the evidence in your hand?"
"Yes, Mr. Cao, I am willing to use my life as a guarantee for Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao. This thing in my hands is definitely evidence that can prove that the second son, Cao Pi, and Sima Yi were in cahoots and maliciously killed our soldiers."
Huang Cheng's voice was extremely loud. After hearing his speech, Jia Xu, Xun You, Hua Xin and other close officials of Cao Cao secretly looked at him with admiration.
But at the same time...his words also aroused the hatred between Cui Yan and Sima Fu.
"You talk too much...be careful you end up getting angry..."
Cui Yan said secretly in his heart.
But on the surface, he did not come out to stop the other party.
He wanted to see what evidence Huang Cheng could produce.
"Okay, Huang Cheng, open the package."
Cao Cao ordered loudly, Huang Cheng nodded, and then carefully opened the cloth bag in his hand.
As the cloth bag was opened, what everyone saw was a blood-stained dagger.
Someone immediately exclaimed:
"Could this be the murder weapon?"
"That's most likely it."
Some people agree, and some people question...
"A bloody dagger?
This thing has no owner and no credentials. How can we identify the Second Young Master and the others?
If you want to forge a blood-stained dagger, anyone with a little ability can probably do it, right?"
For a time, there were various opinions in the palace.
Cui Yan and Sima Fu remained speechless, seeming to be waiting for the matter to develop further.
Huang Cheng seemed to have anticipated everyone's reaction, and he immediately explained:
"My lords, don't worry. As you said, it's just a blood-stained dagger. It really can't prove anyone. But... if this dagger has its own unique pattern, and..."
Huang Cheng took a deep breath and slowly revealed the key:
"And if this pattern can only be owned by the servants of the Sima family in Hanoi, then this is a genuine piece of evidence!"
Hanoi Sima's dagger?
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. Not only that, many people took advantage of the opportunity to look at Sima Fu, the Imperial Academy member who was standing not far away. If we want to talk about the Sima family in Hanoi, isn't there one here?
"Mr. Cao, gentlemen! This is a dagger engraved with the family crest of the Sima family in Hanoi. This object was found on the barren mountain outside Shouchun City, near an unknown corpse..."
"Wait a minute!"
Sure enough, some people still continued to question. This was not someone deliberately targeting Huang Cheng. The person who spoke was very familiar to everyone, and...if it was him, no one in Yecheng would not respect him.
Huang Cheng raised his head in confusion, and saw a tall man with a goatee and a pure Chinese character walking out of the group of ministers on one side.
The official robe of a Beijing official even seemed a little tight on his body, which also shows how strong this person's body is.
But everyone knows that it would be too superficial to underestimate this person's judicial and law enforcement abilities because of his appearance.
Yes, this person is none other than Man Chong. He has served as the prefect of Runan for many years. After Cao Cao established the Wei State, he was appointed the prefect of the Wei army, the highest local governor in Yecheng and other places. He was in charge of the military forces near Yecheng. Horses and punishments.
Today, after hearing about the so-called incident involving Cao Pi and Sima Yi, Man Chong rushed back to Yecheng from other places just to see how things would develop.
Sure enough, he saw everything that happened today, but he also faintly noticed something unusual.
Let’s put aside the debate that the court is clearly divided into two factions. The key point is this so-called evidence.
Man Chong, who has tried countless cases, can be regarded as a true famous detective in Wei State.
He noticed the problem at a glance.
"I've met Lord Manchu..."
Huang Cheng didn't know the identity of the other party at first, but when he heard someone in the crowd talking about it, he realized that he was the famous Man Chong.
At this time, Huang Cheng remembered that Guo Jia had told him after meeting him and before leaving that if he ran into trouble in Yecheng and was even forced to be unable to testify against Cao Pi and others, the last resort would be to turn to Man Chong for help. .
Although Man Chong has a violent personality, he has always been fair and honest, and he will not care about anyone's looks.
Of course...if they are really forced to ask for help from Man Chong, then they will not be able to control the outcome of the evidence.
We can only hope that Man Chong can find out everything...
Therefore, Huang Cheng believed that things had not reached that point yet.
So he asked Man Chong:
"What doubts do you have, Lord Mandarin?"
"I have questions, Huang Cheng. I'll ask you a few questions. You just need to answer them truthfully."
"Mr. Cao! Let's leave this place to the humble position for now. There should be no problem, right?"
Man Chong shouted to Cao Cao in the hall. Cao Cao nodded directly and agreed to his request without any hesitation.
Now, everyone seemed a little excited. Before Man Chong was there, there was a vague atmosphere of ambiguity in this hall. There was intrigue and intrigue, and everyone didn’t even dare to talk to the people around them easily. After all, they couldn’t figure out their respective roles. When taking a stand, speaking easily can easily lead to someone being killed with a knife.
But when Man Chong came, it was different.
What everyone has to do now is to relax. As long as you have no ghosts in your heart, what follows will be a genuine criminal investigation drama.
the other side…
Seeing Man Chong appear, Sima Fu suddenly became nervous. He quickly looked at Cui Yan aside, only to find that Cui Yan was frowning and just winking at him:
"Don't panic... first let's see what Man Chong says."
