I thought that Yue Fangqing was also a well-known elegant scholar in Beijing. How could I have imagined that he would be a half-crazy fool coming in at this moment, which makes people sigh.
It's just that Yue Fangqing was too arrogant, and it was not good to talk arrogantly, so the chief judge hurriedly asked someone to take him away.
When the hall was quiet, the Prime Minister said: "It seems that what the young man said before is true."
At this time, the second prince Li Xiangyang said: "What this man says is crazy, how can we believe it?"
"Your Highness, you and I are both spectators. It is up to the chief judge to decide whether you believe it or not."
Guo Ming frowned, looked at the emperor, then looked at Mr. Dongyue, and asked: "So all the personal and material evidence are there, Mr. Dongyue, do you still have any excuse?"
"Since you have already recognized the personal and material evidence, why go to such trouble? It's clear how to convict. I recognize them all."
"Ah?!" Everyone was surprised, especially the scholar kneeling behind.
"Mr. Dongyue, you cannot plead guilty!"
"Yes, but you must never admit guilt!"
If Mr. Dongyue pleads guilty, it will prove that the literati who have dealings with Mr. Dongyue are also suspected, and everyone will be implicated. Therefore, the many literati kneeling behind Mr. Dongyue were so frightened that they cried for father and mother.
However, their shouts were quickly silenced by more officials punching and kicking them.
Since Mr. Dongyue did not want to defend himself, the presiding judge Guo Ming did not want to ask any more questions, but he had to look at the emperor's face first and then prepare to report the results of the review.
But at this moment, another person in the audience shouted: "Wait!"
When everyone took a look, they found that the person speaking was actually Xia Shang!
"Who are you?"
"Xia Shang, Yangzhou people."
Few people in the room recognized Xia Shang, and even the emperor didn't remember him. Only Li Xiangyang saw Xia Shang's face and couldn't help but whisper: "It's him! He...he's not dead..."
Guo Mingdao: "How can you be allowed to make a loud noise in the court?"
"Sir, this is not the case in Mr. Dongyue's case, but there is something else fishy. I am willing to testify for Mr. Dongyue."
"Bold boy, the evidence in this case is solid. Is there anything left to defend?"
"Earlier, I heard that the boy said that he eavesdropped on Mr. Dongyue talking to himself, and that's how he came up with the seemingly treacherous confrontation. Then when he was thinking about it, Yue Fangqing listened to it, and then he wrote it down. I want to ask
, then how can a boy with different literary styles be sure that what he heard is correct? And how can Yue Fangqing be sure that the couplet he wrote is what Mr. Dongyue wanted to express? "
"A country is bound to perish, and that's why you don't die when you grow old. Is there any excuse for such rebellious and unjust words?"
"This sentence is indeed treasonous, but it is just Yue Fangqing's treason, not Mr. Dongyue's treason. Because that is not what Mr. Dongyue said. The boy misheard it, and Yue Fangqing misinterpreted the meaning."
Guo Ming frowned: "Li Si, please tell me, did you hear correctly?"
At the same time, Li Si turned pale with fright and shook his head repeatedly: "Returning to your lord, everything I said is true, and there is no way I heard it wrong. Mr. Dongyue indeed said so."
Xia Shang said: "Can this young man guarantee that he heard every word and sound correctly? Since you admit that you were eavesdropping, how can you be so sure?"
Li Si felt a little guilty and thought for a while: "Even if it's wrong, it's just a wrong sound. There's absolutely no wrong wording. That's probably the meaning."
"Okay, since you don't dare to admit that you are absolutely right, then I have to ask you, are Mr. Dongyue's last two words 'wrong doing' or 'right doing'?"
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Isn't this different?"
"Big difference! This boy must have miscommunicated Mr. Dongyue's words. This sentence is correct, but the wrong part is the sentence. What Mr. Dongyue said is not that a country will perish, but that old people will not die.
"Wei", what Mr. Dongyue really wants to say is "A country's generals will surely perish; if they grow old but do not die, they will do something wrong". Note that Li Si misheard one word, which is "miswei", not "is wei". Dong
Mr. Yue is saying that death is inevitable for the country’s soldiers. If a soldier continues to fight on the battlefield until he is old and has not died, it is not how strong his kung fu is, but his negligence. This is what Mr. Dongyue said about the current government.
Some veterans are dissatisfied with relying on their elders and betraying them. I would like to ask, can saying such a thing be regarded as treason?"
After Xia Shang finished speaking, the whole audience was stunned.
"Generals of a country are bound to perish. If you don't die when you are old, you are not doing... this..."
On the surface, only one word has been changed in the entire sentence, and the pronunciation is very similar. However, the pauses in the sentences are different, and the meaning expressed is completely opposite. It is extremely possible to say that the boy heard it wrong.
But who in the right mind would think this way?
"Boy, how do you know and how do you know for sure?"
"The villain happens to have an old relationship with Mr. Dongyue. They had a conversation as early as when they were in Suzhou. They discussed the situation in Dahua and mentioned that some generals in the dynasty had completely lost their fighting spirit and relied on their past achievements to garrison the army.
Various places were being levied and levied violently. When Mr. Dongyue mentioned this, he was very angry and said, "The generals of the country are bound to perish. If you are old and do not die, it is a mistake." Therefore, the villain can be sure that Mr. Dongyue did not mean to curse the country's generals, but to curse the country's generals.
They are worried about the future of the country. This is not treason, but a sincere heart that cares about the country and the people!"
Everyone frowned. How could they have imagined that there would be such a huge reversal in the end?
Xia Shang continued: "Think about it, everyone, with Mr. Dongyue's reputation and status, would he say such treacherous words? What benefits would this do to him?"
"Yes! None of us believe that Mr. Dongyue has any rebellious intentions."
The scholar behind him also shouted at this time.
Guo Ming's back was sweating. The news he received was to convince Mr. Dongyue to prove the crime. He relied on this little evidence. But now that the evidence has been overturned, what should he do?
"Mr. Dongyue, is what he said true?" Guo Ming asked.
Mr. Dongyue's expression was also very serious and he seemed a little hesitant.
Xia Shang unknowingly walked up to Mr. Dongyue, and lowered his voice at this moment: "Sir, the days are long. Your plan is not a clever one. When a person dies, there is nothing. How can you use your own life to do it?
bet?"
Mr. Dongyue was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and sighed for a long time: "Hey! Everything is just as Brother Xia said."
"I also don't believe that Mr. Dongyue has treasonous intentions."
The emperor spoke!
On the other side of the hall, the emperor had already stood up, said only a few words in an understatement, and then retreated to the back hall.
Now that the emperor had spoken, Guo Ming no longer had any doubts. He released Mr. Dongyue in court and ordered the release of all arrested scholars.
Since Mr. Dongyue is not guilty, it is natural that other scholars cannot be guilty of any conspiracy.
In an instant, the gloomy Dali Temple turned into a sea of cheers. (To be continued)