The Golden Age Chapter 876: Verification in court

In the afternoon, the lobby of Kyoto Prefecture is full of murderous atmosphere.

When Qin Xiao came to the lobby, he immediately saw Bohai officials sitting in the left row of the lobby. Bohai was making Cui Shangyuan the head, and underneath him was deputy envoy Zhao Zhengyu. A row of seven or eight officials entered in Qin Xiao At that moment in the lobby, Qin Xiao cast a bitter look.

The row on the right side of the lobby is also full of old acquaintances. At the top is Lu Junzhong, the chief of the Criminal Department, and Su Yu, the secretary of the Dali Temple, below. The two officials Qin Xiao under Su Yu did not recognize, but Yin Xiayanzhi in Kyoto Prefecture Sit in this row too.

Lu Junzhong didn't even look at Qin Xiao, as if he was closing his eyes to rest up his mind, but Su Yu slightly nodded at Qin Xiao, and the two strange officials also smiled at Qin Xiao.

Tang Jing, who was following Qin Xiao, cautiously said: "Lord Sir, please sit down!"

In the middle of the lobby, a stool was placed, which was naturally arranged for Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao glanced at everyone, turned around and left without saying a word, and Zhao Zhengyu's voice immediately came from behind: "Where to go?"

Qin Xiao turned his head, stared at Zhao Zhengyu, and sneered: "Where is this official going on the land of Tang Dynasty? It's up to you to be a Bohai person."

"Qin Shaoqing." Su Yu coughed: "The saint has a purpose. Today, the three courts confronted each other. To find out about the murder of Bohai's son, sit down and listen."

Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "My lord, I forgive you that you can't stay behind."

"Qin Xiao, this is the decree of the saint." Lu Junzhong said with a cold face and no air: "You turned around before the confrontation started. Are you going to resist the decree?"

Qin Xiao said indifferently: "Lu Butang, don't rush to buckle my lord's hat." Pointing to the stool and asked: "I'm asking you, what does this mean?"

Lu Junzhong was startled and frowned: "This is still a few adults who kindly set up a seat for you. If you don't want it, you can remove it and you stand and talk."

"Joke." Qin Xiao sneered: "Is sitting on this stool, does it mean that I want to be interrogated? This is the treatment of prisoners. I don't know what crime I have committed, and I should be treated like this?"

"You...!" Zhao Zhengyu was anxious, pointing to Qin Xiao and said, "You killed the son, isn't it a serious crime?"

"Did I talk to you?" Qin Xiao rolled his eyes instead of looking at him.

The official sitting under Su Yu's hands has already spoken in unison: "Lord Qin, it was indeed the will of the saint today. Everyone made it clear to the person that the son was killed. No one dared to decide before the results came out. If you offend, stay safe and not restless."

Seeing that this person is over 60 years old, Qin Xiao said with a pleasant face, "The old man is...?"

"This is Qian Butang, an official of the Auditorium!" Su Yu introduced.

The Ministry of Rites was the first yamen to send someone to visit him. It was naturally the presiding officer of Qian Butang. Qin Xiao immediately respected and respectfully salutes. Qian Butang nodded slightly and said: "Today is the minister of the country presided over, what's the problem? , You can raise it when the minister of the country arrives, don’t worry."

As soon as the voice fell, someone at the side door said loudly: "My Lord Guoxiang is here!"

Everyone present, including officials from the Bohai Mission, also stood up, and immediately saw Datang State Minister Xiahou Yuanzhen coming out from behind, smiling on his face, raising his hands and saying, "Everyone, sit down." Tang’s presiding trial seat sat down and said with a smile: "The saint has a purpose. Today, we must figure out who was responsible for the murder of the son of Bohai. The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and the Honghe Temple... and the Bohai envoy. The officials of the regiment have also come. They are in charge of the saint’s will to preside over today’s meeting, but they are impartial, right and wrong, you tell the result yourself."

Cui Shangyuan has already got up and handed over to the state minister: "My lord, the official of your country, Qin Xiao, killed the son of the country on the ring. Everyone sees it. Please also ask your country to give this person to our Bohai envoy. Bring it back!"

"No hurry!" The state minister smiled and said: "Sit down first." Looking at Qin Xiao, he said: "Qin Xiao, sit down too."

"Master of the country, the lower official is about to tell you." Qin Xiao pointed his finger at the stool and said: "This is the lobby of the Kyoto Prefecture. The suspect was removed, so this stool, the official will never sit on it anyway."

Guoxiang frowned and said: "Then what do you want?"

"Since it is a counter testimony, then make it clear face to face." Qin Xiao pointed to the row of Datang officials, "Please also ask the Minister of the State to add a chair there, and the lower officials and Bohai people will make it clear face to face. "

"You are a murderer, what right do you have to argue with us?" Zhao Zhengyu sneered.

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Absurd, when will it be the Bohai people's turn to convict Datang officials? This is called arrogance, and it is a crime of treason in my Datang."

Zhao Zhengyu was startled, and Qian Butang of the Ministry of Rites had already got up and bowed to the state minister: "The state minister, the next official bluntly said that the officials from the ministries are gathered here today to figure out a result. Before the result comes out, it really can’t Treat as a murderer with preconceptions. If the final result shows that Qin Shaoqing did intentional murder, then according to the Law of Tang Dynasty, he will be punished whatever he should be punished. Prior to this, the lower officials thought that he must be treated as a Datang official."

"Xiaguan means the same as Qian Butang." Su Yu immediately got up.

Qian Butang's head was Hongyousiqing, who immediately got up and arched his hands: "The lower official seconded!"

"The lower official also seconded!" Xia Yanzhi also got up immediately.

Lu Junzhong of the Criminal Ministry hesitated for a moment, and finally got up and said: "The lower official seconded!"

The officials in Bohai were all angry, and the state minister groaned slightly before saying to the people in Bohai: "You guys, the truth also thinks that you should not treat Qin Xiao directly as a murderer until the results come out. , The turbulent person is murmured, the saint’s will, everyone clarifies the matter, and when the result is obtained, what should be done." Without waiting for the Bohai people to speak, he ordered: "Add a chair to Qin Xiao."

Someone immediately added a chair under Xia Yan. Qin Xiao tidied up his clothes, walked over and sat down, smiling and looking at the Bohai officials who were glaring at him.

"The Bohai Mission sued the sage Shaoqing of Dali Temple for the murder of Bohai's son." The state of the country calmly said, "Qin Xiao, what do you say?"

Qin Xiao arched his hands and said: "Returning to the state of the country, justice is in the hearts of the people, many things are self-evident, and the lower officials feel that there is no need to say more."

"You have nothing to say." Zhao Zhengyu was obviously the main force of the Bohai Mission, and said sharply: "You killed the son with a very cruel method. The eyes are full of eyes, and the crime is horrendous. Of course, there is nothing to say. ."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "When Yuan Gai Wushuang killed Liu Zhenquan, I don't know why you didn't say that your son was sinful."

"The two things are completely different." Zhao Zhengyu said: "When the elder son was competing in martial arts

When Hou missed and killed Liu Zhenquan, the life and death agreement was also signed, at his own risk. "

Qin Xiao took out the life and death agreement signed that day from his arms, waved in his hand, and smiled: "If it is a life and death agreement, I also have it here."

"You didn't make a mistake." Cui Shangyuan finally said: "You pierced your intestines with a stab, you are determined to put your son to death."

Qin Xiao grasped the life and death agreement and said lightly: "As everyone knows, Yuan Gai Wushuang has practiced outer martial arts, and his body is copper and iron. I want to defeat him, but I can only find his weak cover. If I don't resort to it. That one trick is impossible to win. In the competition, the winner is supposed to be determined. Just like your son killed Liu Zhenquan to win, I have to make a stab in the intestines, but also to win."

"If it's just a stab, and there is a life and death agreement, we will not pursue it." Cui Shangyuan coldly said: "But everyone has seen that after the world lost the ability to resist, you continued to cut dozens of swords on him. , If a fatal knife is a helpless move in the martial arts competition, then how do you explain the next dozens of knives?"

Except for Lu Junzhong's face, the Datang officials were calm, and there was a trace of gloat in their eyes, but the other people were all dignified.

Cui Shangyuan's words really make sense.

One kill can be explained, but the next dozens of swords are clearly deliberate murder.

"Qin Xiao, this competition is not for your life or death." Lu Junzhong coughed and said slowly: "This incident is also very clear to the officer. If it was only the fatal sword, no one could pick you out. But you continue to use the sword after you fell to the ground, and it’s not a single knife or two. You can’t justify it anyway. It’s not unreasonable to say that you murdered deliberately."

The other officials frowned, thinking that King Blood Hades really hated Qin Xiaoguo. With his cunning, of course, it’s impossible not to know that it’s best not to say anything at this time, but he just did. The people from Bohai clearly wanted to put Qin Xiao to death.

Resentment makes people dizzy, but it seems that Blood Hades is dizzy because of resentment.

Qin Xiao smiled and asked Lu Junzhong: "Lu Butang, have you seen Yuan Gai Wushuang's corpse?"

"The son was killed. Although the case has not been handed over to the Criminal Ministry, the official is in charge of the criminal names. Of course, it is necessary to check it out and also express condolences to the Bohai Mission." Lu Junzhong said indifferently.

There was an endless stream of people visiting Qin Xiao in Kyoto Prefecture yesterday, but not all the yamen ran over. No one from the Criminal Ministry visited from beginning to end, but it turned out that they ran to the Sifang Pavilion to see the dead.

Qin Xiao calmly asked: "Since Lu Butang has seen the corpse, I don't know if he can be sure where his son died?"

"Why ask you knowingly." Lu Junzhong sighed: "Even the immortal Daluo can't live."

Qin Xiaodao: "So the elder son must have died by that knife?"

"Not bad."

"Guoxiang, sirs." Qin Xiao stood up and said, "The martial arts of Bohai Shizi is far above the lower officials, and his body protection magic is invulnerable. If you can't find Shizi's weakness, you want to win, almost It’s an idiot dream. Before the eldest son killed Liu Zhenquan, of course he was afraid in his heart. If he couldn’t win, he would die by the sledgehammer. So in that case, take the risk and just think that the dirty door is very weak. It may be a cover. That's why the sword was released. The sword was only to break the magical power of body protection, and there was no murderous heart. However, the strength was not mastered, and this fumbled and killed the son."

Lu Junzhong frowned and said: "You were not asked to explain the first cut. As I said before, if it's just that cut, no one will pursue it."

"Yes, if it's just that cut, we won't pursue it." Cui Shangyuan said immediately.

Qin Xiao solemnly said: "Everyone understands what I am doing. It is a miss in the ring with a stab, and the Bohai Mission will not pursue it, and no one will punish me."

"I'm talking about the dozens of knives later." Lu Junzhong said coldly.

Qin Xiao smiled indifferently, and asked: "Dare to ask the officials of Lu Butang and the Bohai Mission, apart from the one that pierced the intestines, are the other thirty or so knives deadly? The question is more direct, the thirty In a few swords, can one sword take the life of the son?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was startled.

"What do you mean by this?"

"The thirty-plus knives since then were all skin wounds, and they all avoided the vital points." Qin Xiao looked straight at Cui Shangyuan and slowly said: "In other words, among those dozens of knives, no one can kill. Dead son. If you are in doubt, you can ask the officials of the Purple Clothes Prison to check. The purple clothes Prison master is like a cloud, they can check when each wound appeared on the body and whether it is fatal." With a slight smile, he said. : "But I don't think this is necessary, because just now, including the adults of the Bohai Mission, they have also determined that the son was killed by a piercing knife. This is the real cause of death."

Dali Temple Su Yu's eyes flashed light, and slightly nodded, "This way, things will become clear. The fatal knife was missed in the contest, so we can't use it to investigate Qin Shaoqing. The next few dozen The knife is not fatal, so I can't say that Master Qin deliberately murdered."

The officials of the Bohai Mission opened their eyes wide and couldn't believe their ears.

Xia Yanzhi's lips moved slightly and wanted to speak, but he glanced at Lu Junzhong from the corner of his eye, after all, he did not dare to utter a word.

"My lord is wise!" Qin Xiao bowed his hand to Su Yu: "There is a life-and-death contract with a fatal knife, and it is a miss in the ring, so the official cannot be convicted. And there is no fatal knife after that, and there is no murder. Naturally, the subordinate officials can't talk about deliberate murder."

"No." Cui Shangyuan didn't expect Qin Xiao to argue this way, and hurriedly said: "If you don't have the heart to kill, why would you even cut dozens of knives?"

"Your Excellency is not in the arena, and I don't know the mood of contesting." Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: "How can I dare to be negligent in the face of a master like the elder son? Although a knife was fatal to the intestines, but the official was in at the time. Among them, I don’t know that the knife caused fatal damage to the son. In case that the knife did not break the body protection magic of the son, and the son makes another move, I am absolutely not a rival, and I will definitely lose. In that situation, I am extremely nervous. , The only thing I can do is to make Shizi lose the ability to move as much as possible, so the thirty knives are not to kill people, but to make Shizi unable to make any more moves, so that I can win."

Qian Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites nodded and said: “The Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Rites was on the scene at that time. According to him, those who compete on the stage, even those who are watching the battle off the stage, have sweaty hands and nervousness. Incomparable. In the case that Qin Shaoqing is not sure that the eldest son has lost the ability to act, it is only natural for Qin Shaoqing to make the elder son unable to fight back as much as possible."

Dali Temple and Honghu Temple both nodded in agreement.

Zhao Zhengyu hurriedly said: "He is quibbling. After he killed the son, he was still in full view of the audience

The last name is advertised loudly, saying that he wants to get justice back. What does it mean? This sentence alone proves that he had deliberately killed the son before he took the stage. "

"This question is very good." Qin Xiao nodded and asked: "Dare to ask your envoy. There are rumors that since your son stepped into the realm of the Tang Dynasty, he tricked thirty-six people into fighting with him. I don’t know if it’s true or false if I die by the sword of the world?"

"Of course it is slander." Cui Shangyuan sneered: "Those people are willing to compete with the world's sons, how can they be tricked?"

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "I don't believe it either. The elder son is strong in martial arts. With his strength, it is absolutely impossible to lure the people who are struggling to kill pigs into martial arts. Unless it is inferior to animals, bloodthirsty, and No one in life, and eight generations of ancestors are inferior to pigs and dogs, it is possible to do such nasty things, but the elder son is definitely not such a person."

The Bohai officials’ faces were blue and white, all gritted their teeth.

"Since the son did not intentionally kill people, the so-called seeking justice, of course, is not to kill the son to avenge those people." Qin Xiao sat upright and said slowly: "Those people must have voluntarily competed with the son, but they all died. Under Shi Zi’s sword, this hurts the dignity of Datang. If you want to get justice, there is only one way to defeat the world in the ring, so that you can restore the dignity of Datang. You are not talented, although you know that your skills are not as good as people. But Quanquan’s patriotism is no worse than anyone else. He knows that he will die for a lifetime, but for the dignity of my Datang, I hope to defeat the world’s son in the ring. Although I don’t know the heights of the world, I still do my best."

"Well said!" Su Yu couldn't help but applaud. Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Qing Hongyusi also gave their heads approving eyes. Xia Yanzhi raised both hands slightly, almost ready to clap his hands in applause, fortunately, he reacted in time. Put away quietly.

Qin Xiao looked at the officials in Bohai, and said with a serious face: "You have heard clearly, I want to go on stage to defeat Shizi to seek justice, not to kill Shizi to avenge the people. This is a completely different meaning."

Cui Shangyuan and Zhao Zhengyu both moved their lips slightly, but they were unable to make a sound.

The state minister was calm and calm, and asked: "What else do you want to say?"

"Master of the country." Cui Shangyuan stared at the country's prime minister, and said slowly: "It shouldn't be the result of setting up a competition. The son died unexpectedly in Qin Xiao's hands. He was eloquent and eloquent, and blamed him. Everything is clean, shouldn't the minister of the country call the shots for us?"

His eyes became extremely sharp, and he looked straight into the eyes of Guoxiang.

The state of affairs did not change his face, and said lightly: "It is the saint who wants this matter to have a fair result, so he called the officials of the ministries and the two sides to verify." The deep eyes showed a cold and stern color: " If you can provide evidence of Qin Xiao’s deliberate murder, the court will certainly punish him. If you can’t find it out, will the court be innocent?"

Cui Shangyuan seemed to be stunned by Guoxiang’s stern gaze. He dared not look at each other, and bowed his head and said, "But...!"

"Master Cui, no one wants to see such a result." Su Yu sighed: "The death of the elder son, the death and injury of more than a dozen young talents in the Tang Dynasty, if we knew this was the result, this It doesn’t matter if the arena competition is not done. But since the matter has already happened, it cannot be changed. We are also very sad about the death of the son, but it is true that we cannot judge Qin Shaoqing for deliberately murdering the son. The officials of the Three Laws Department are here today, and this official represents Dali. The temple stated that based on all the current evidence and Qin Shaoqing’s statement, Dali Temple believes that Qin Shaoqing is not guilty."

"What's the meaning of Kyoto Prefecture?" The Prime Minister groaned slightly, and asked Yin Xiayanzhi of Kyoto Prefecture.

Xia Yanzhi got up, feeling a little nervous, looked at Su Yu, then at Lu Junzhong, then looked at Qin Xiao, hesitated and said: "Returning to the country’s prime minister, the lower officials thought...actually Qin Shaoqing There should be no intention of murder, but Shi Zi did die by Qin Shaoqing's sword, this...but the fatal stab was to break Shi Zi's martial arts, and the two sides signed a life and death agreement, that...!"

The state minister said solemnly: "You are Kyoto Prefecture Yin. The statements made by both parties today are very clear. Don't you have any conclusions?"

"Qin Shaoqing is not guilty!" Xia Yanzhi blurted out.

Lu Junzhong glanced at Xia Yan. The prime minister seemed to look at Xia Yanzhi impatiently and asked directly: "Lu Butang, what is your conclusion?"

Lu Junzhong got up, arched his hands, hesitated, and said: "Returning to the state minister, Qin Xiao's statement seems to be able to explain it, he should...well, it shouldn't be intentional to kill. But the facts are The eldest son indeed died because of him. I Datang and Bohai have good neighbors and friendship. This time the Bohai mission to Datang is to deepen the friendship between the two countries. Qin Xiao killed the eldest son, but it also caused unpleasantness between the two countries. Things have an impact on the friendship between the two countries...!"

"Lu Butang, with all due respect, your words are a bit farther away." Su Yu's expression was a little ugly, and he said indifferently: "The officials from the ministries came today to decide whether Qin Shaoqing intentionally killed people. Friendship is not included in today’s discussion."

It is rare for Hongyou Temple to open his mouth and say: "If the two countries are harmed because of a mistake in the arena competition, one person died in the arena and a dozen people were disabled before the elder son was killed. Isn't this hurting the friendship between the two countries? Now that the battle is set and the life and death agreement is signed, there is a risk of being killed. Whether it is a young man or a young man who is on stage, he should be prepared in advance. The result should not become an obstacle to the friendship between the two countries." Look to the opposite side , Said: "Presumably your envoy thinks so too."

Cui Shangyuan said with a cold face: "So, are you acquitting the murderer of the world son? If this is the result, it will spread to Bohai, whether it is the king or Mo Lizhi, and I have hundreds of people in Bohai country. Wan Zimin will be angry about this."

"Are you threatening us?" Qin Xiao said with a sneer: "In your eyes, I Datang Yizhao people are afraid of threats? To put it bluntly, some people just forget their scars and have to beat them. Only then did I know that the sky is high and the earth is thick."

All the officials in Bohai changed their colors, and the state minister said coldly: "Qin Xiao, don't talk a lot." To the people of the Bohai delegation: "Today's testimony was recorded verbatim by the officials. In the end, How to make a decision, you still have to ask the will of the saint. You can go back to the Sifang Pavilion to rest first, and the saint will naturally inform you if he has a decision."

Cui Shangyuan glanced at several officials of Datang, his eyes finally fell on Qin Xiao, snorted coldly, and walked away. Zhao Zhengyu and others were also angry, following Cui Shangyuan, and walked away one by one.

"Qin Xiao, before the saint's final decision is made, you are still staying in Kyoto Prefecture." The state minister stood up and said, "Master Xu, you are the secretary of the Hongyou Temple, and the Bohai Mission needs to appease you. Go over there and persuade them not to hurt the harmony of the two countries." Waved: "It's all gone!"

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ps: Two shifts and one ten thousand changes, which is equivalent to almost four shifts in usual times. I am not lazy, I am still the same boy back then!