"Did you kill my father?" Ji Quan's voice sounded, with an unprecedented majesty in his tone.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials and the people in the audience focused their attention on the young man whose limbs were tied with shackles and could not move.
Li Danqing lowered his head and gasped for air. It was obvious that he was not having an easy time in Ti Yusi's most advanced cell. He was silent for a long time.
Until the people around him began to wait impatiently, and Ji Quan frowned.
"Li Danqing! I'm asking you a question!" Ji Quan shouted loudly, and his volume suddenly increased several times. The power of thunder contained in the loud shout made the people who started whispering again suddenly become confused.
As quiet as a cicada, not daring to say a word.
Li Danqing seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He slowly raised his head and looked at the man sitting on the dragon chair. He said calmly: "No."
These two simple words were spoken, but the people around him who had just fallen silent suddenly let out bursts of exclamations of surprise.
Regarding this public trial, which can be regarded as the first in the history of the entire Wuyang Dynasty, most people's expectations are not to see Li Danqing reverse the verdict.
After all, no one would have any expectations for something without the slightest hope - after what happened the night before yesterday, anyone with some connections in Wuyang City could find out who was the eunuch in the palace who witnessed Li Danqing's regicide.
The number of people has exceeded three hundred.
You must know that some of these three hundred people have innocent backgrounds, while others are spies who say they cannot be bribed by any force in the DPRK.
Of course people can lie, but letting people from all forces tell a lie together is something that Ji Qi would find difficult to do even if he is still alive.
Therefore, everyone in Wuyang City has already reached a consensus on this matter.
They don't think there is any possibility of Li Danqing overturning the verdict today, they just care about the reason why Li Danqing committed regicide.
Will there be any court secrets involved?
After all, for ordinary people, there is nothing more relatable than the scandals of those in power.
Is it about the mysterious cause of death of Li Mulin?
Or is it because of Li Danqing’s much-rumored affair with the eldest princess?
These various versions that have evolved in the market are absurd and bizarre. If the imperial court did not allow others to criticize the royal family, these various versions of rumors alone, with only a few modifications, would be enough to make those storytellers say that there was no such thing as the previous year.
Same story.
Therefore, for most people who just wanted to hear some strange rumors, when Li Danqing said this, they all had strange expressions on their faces.
Ji Quan, who was sitting on the dragon chair in front of Li Danqing, also frowned.
…
Before interrogating Li Danqing, he had already planned the matter.
The reason why he readily agreed to Ji Fei's request was because he was sure that Li Danqing had no possibility of overturning the verdict. The only thing he needed to worry about was whether Li Danqing would say something that would undermine the majesty of the royal family.
But if he can do this thing perfectly, it will not only make Ji Fei have no excuses for him in name, but also make the people of Wuyang City sincerely convinced of him. This is certainly a
It was a risk worth taking, and he was ready for it.
Yesterday, after agreeing to Ji Fei's request, he sent his subordinate Mang Huan to go to Tiyusi and meet with Li Danqing.
He offered Li Danqing a bargaining chip that Li Danqing could not refuse.
As long as Li Danqing can refrain from slandering the late emperor during this interrogation, he can ensure that those in the Prince's Mansion can survive.
Ji Quan had inquired with Ying Li and found out that Li Danqing still cared about the life and death of those guys, so in his opinion, Li Danqing, who had reached a dead end, would definitely not refuse such a proposal.
In fact, the answer Mang Huan brought back was also affirmative.
Li Danqing agreed to the proposal very wisely, but Ji Quan never expected that Li Danqing would give such an answer.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Danqing, his eyebrows darkened, and after a while he said: "That's nonsense! Thief, do you still dare to quibble?"
Li Danqing raised his head and looked at Ji Quan for the first time. There was not much fear on his face covered with dirt, but there was a faint flash of light in his eyes: "Is the prince going to interrogate me? Or is he going to judge me?"
Directly punish me?"
"Is there any difference?" Without Ji Qi's words, a voice came from the side, but it was Li Danqing's old acquaintance, Ying Li!
He squinted at Li Danqing and smiled coldly. He looked proud, and the look he looked at Li Danqing was full of contempt. He has indeed been very proud of himself recently. Since the Green Ghost Case, his father has
He left Wuyang City on the grounds that his cultivation breakthrough was imminent, and he naturally took over the position of the head of the Ying family.
And with Ji Quan taking power, his status has also risen. In Wuyang City, he can be said to be one person below ten thousand people.
Seeing his enemy who had humiliated him many times become a prisoner, he felt even more relaxed. In his heart, he couldn't help but think about how he would imprison Xia Xianyin in his house after Li Danqing died and humiliate him wantonly.
Already.
Facing Ying Li's bar, Li Danqing looked at him and said, "Of course."
"If you want to punish me for my crime, then you can just chop me down, and there is no need to go through this deception."
"And if you want to interrogate me, and if you sincerely want to find out the real culprit of His Majesty's death, then please list the evidence that I, Li Danqing, killed Your Majesty, so that the people who come here today can
We are sincerely convinced, instead of insisting that I am the murderer, making such impatient judgments makes people feel that there is something evil in your mind!"
Ji Quan's heart froze at that moment.
It's not that Li Danqing's words were a flurry of words, but that he was vaguely aware that at the same time as he said these words, Li Danqing's aura seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, and he no longer seemed to be waiting for death.
He is not a prisoner, but more like a... judge.
"Nonsense! Li Danqing, the evidence is irrefutable, how dare you quibble?" Mang Huan on the side also wondered at this moment.
"Is there a mountain of ironclad evidence? Let me ask you, what do you mean by ironclad evidence?" Li Danqing asked with a squinted smile.
"That night, there were countless witnesses who witnessed your regicide. Don't you still have irrefutable evidence?" Ji Quan asked coldly.
Although he felt something was not good in his heart, he had no chance of backing down when the situation came to pass. If at this time, he had someone suppress Li Danqing, even if he killed him immediately, what Li Danqing said before
in, also
It will inevitably make the people watching feel suspicious, and it is more likely that Ji Fei will catch him by the pigtails.
This is not the result Ji Quan wants to see.
But fortunately, he did have enough evidence in his hands. There were hundreds of witnesses who witnessed this incident. He was more willing to believe that Li Danqing was just bluffing at this moment.
"Witness me regicide?" Li Danqing, who heard this question, just grinned, and then said: "When I was in Taixue Pavilion in the past, I often persuaded His Highness the Crown Prince to read more books by sages and not spend a day
At night, I think about the girl in the brothel, playing with things and losing my mind. Look, when did this happen? In front of the civil and military officials and the people in the city, His Royal Highness is still talking nonsense. How can he be responsible for such a big job? I think it is better to treat this
Give your seat to someone more capable?"
"Don't ruin the country that our ancestors from Wuyang have worked hard to conquer."
In this case, disobedience and disobedience have really been taken to the extreme.
Now Ji Quan has gone through most of the procedures of the succession ceremony, and is just waiting to kill Li Danqing, and then take over the ancestral sword, and he will be the legitimate co-leader of Wuyang.
Li Danqing actually dared to say that he would abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his throne, and he did so as a regicide traitor.
The civil and military officials around him, as well as the people in the audience, all looked strangely shocked at this moment. For a moment, they didn't know whether to praise Li Danqing for being brave and not afraid of death, or to think that he was clueless.
"Giving Prince Li the opportunity to be interrogated is for the sake of General Li, so that you can repent as a real Wuyang citizen, instead of letting you talk nonsense here."
"Since the prince has no intention of repenting, let's go on the road. If you come to the foot of the spring, General Li will naturally punish you and take you to confess your sins in front of the late emperor." And at the stall where Ji Quan was so angry that his face turned purple, a dull sound came.
The sound suddenly sounded.
But it was Xiang Luowen, the head of Baiyi Mansion.
The old man's tone was calm, but with an unquestionable dignity.
He has a deep understanding of the city and is not as indecisive as Ji Quan. He vaguely sensed something bad from Li Danqing's attitude. Although he did not think that Li Danqing had the possibility of overturning the case, what he was afraid of was that Li Danqing was so desperate.
With his attitude, he poured dirty water on Ji Quan before he died, and ended up benefiting Ji Fei in the end. Instead of doing that, it would be better to kill Li Danqing now and stop the loss in time.
It can be seen that he, the master of Baiyi Mansion, is quite prestigious. As he spoke these words, there were soldiers around him who were about to step out.
Seeing this, Qingzhu and the others below the stage frowned, and the energy around them began to surge. The people also looked stunned and stared at the stage.
Even Ji Fei frowned. He wanted to watch Li Danqing muddy the water a little more, but Xiang Luowen's quick and easy way of cutting through the mess made him unable to deal with it. After all, no matter how extravagant Li Danqing's words were, nothing could be done.
It cannot change the fact that he committed regicide.
Speaking for him, for Ji Fei, was an act that would lead to death.
Therefore, even if Ji Fei hoped that Li Danqing would do something, he would not dare to defend him at this moment.
Seeing the soldiers getting closer and closer to Li Danqing, the hearts of everyone with their own thoughts were raised in their throats.
But at this moment, a figure suddenly walked out from among the civil and military officials and bowed to Ji Quan.
"I think that Palace Master Xiang's move is inappropriate."