Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 302 Please ask the imperial court

As soon as these words came out, Xue Xuan on the side suddenly trembled with anger.

The old man has been upright all his life, and his reputation is the most important thing. How can he tolerate being so slandered?

At that moment, he took a step forward, also knelt down on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Zhennan is clearly messing around!"

"It has always been the case in the Yamen that the plaintiff and the defendant can produce evidence, regardless of who produced the evidence, as long as it is confirmed to be true, it can be accepted."

"Although the evidence was presented by King Yangzong, the handwriting identification was jointly made by scribes from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Hanlin Academy who are good at handwriting."

"The same is true for the witnesses. Although they were brought by King Guangtong and others, we have checked their origins. In the second year of Xuande, he did work as a waiter in the restaurant where King Zhennan held banquets. On this point, Zhennan The King of Nan did not deny it either."

"The witnesses and material evidence are not falsified. Is it because the plaintiff's evidence should not be accepted?"

The left deputy capital censor Luo Tong was relatively calm, but also stepped forward, said.

"I can understand the son's grievances for his father, but what the son said is indeed biased."

"Above the court trial, we didn't just listen to the words of Guangtong Wang and his family. It's just that Zhennan Wang had nothing to prove. Although he refused to admit that he had written slanderous poems, he also couldn't produce any evidence to prove what he said."

"Compared with such a red mouth and white teeth, compared with the witnesses who have been identified as real evidence, how can we accept it?"

Facing the continuous questioning, Zhu Yinyu seemed a little scared, but he still did not give up and continued.

"Since it is a trial, what we need to do is to discern the truth and find out the difficulties. Although my father and king have no evidence, they are wronged."

"If all criminal judges need the plaintiff and the defendant to produce evidence, wouldn't everyone in the world be able to do it?"

"It is precisely because, most of the time, some people cannot prove their innocence, so the court officials need to carefully check, identify doubts, and give justice to the innocent."

After a brief pause, Zhu Yinxuan said again.

"What's more, you keep saying that the trial procedure of this case is fair, but whether it is evidence or witnesses, you have obviously checked them in advance when they are in court."

"This is enough to show that you have had private contact with King Guangtong and others. Can't this be said to be bending the law for personal gain?"

Hearing this, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao said inwardly that he was not good.

He really didn't expect that the prince of Zhennan was so quick-witted that he thought of this section.

In order to conclude this case as soon as possible, they made a lot of preparations in advance, in order to completely convict the king of Zhennan in front of the clan prince.

The people who knew the situation most clearly were King Guangtong and King Yangzong. In addition, they were imprisoned in the Clan Mansion.

Therefore, before the trial began, they inevitably had contact with Guangtong Wang and others.

This is not a big deal, but under Zhu Yinyu's deliberate guidance, it has to be suspected.

After a little thought, Chen Mao stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, the son's words are nothing more than condemnation. We were ordered to preside over the case, inquire about the case, and verify the evidence. This is our duty."

"What's more, what the son said is nothing more than nothing. There are all witnesses and material evidence in this case, and the case is clear. Does the son want to say that these are forged and framed?"

Zhu Yinxuan asked: "Is it impossible? Handwriting can be imitated, and witnesses can perjure. With these alone, is it possible to convict at will?"

As soon as these words came out, many ministers present were a little disappointed.

They originally thought that this prince would have the ability to reverse the case, but they didn't expect that after all, they were just eloquent words.

A sneer appeared on Xue Xuan's face, but he also shook his head and said.

"The son is full of filial piety, and the old man can understand it, but the matter of punishment and prison really needs to be based on evidence."

"In such a big case, we are naturally cautious. The handwriting was jointly identified by several yamen, and the origins of the witnesses were also checked in detail."

"If the prince wants to overthrow such ironclad evidence based on guesswork, it's better to go down to the palace as soon as possible and prepare some food and clothing for the king of Zhennan, so that life will be easier in the future."

Zhu Yinxuan's slightly immature face flushed red, and said angrily.

"What does Master Xue mean, is there absolutely no possibility of falsification of the witnesses and evidence you presented?"

Xue Xuan flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "Of course not!"

Zhu Yinxuan refused to budge, and said, "Then what if I can prove that it is indeed a forgery?"

The atmosphere in the arena was tit-for-tat, Xue Xuan squinted his eyes, looking at this young man with blood surging.

After a while, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he spoke.

"If the son can really overthrow such ironclad evidence, then it means that we did not interrogate the case properly, failed to discern the suspicion, and wronged the king of Zhennan. If you want to say that we believe in one side of the king Guangtong, I will admit it."

"If King Zhennan is really innocent, we, the presiding judge, are willing to resign from office and apologize to King Zhennan!"

Chen Mao and Luo Tong on the side had some headaches.

This stubborn old man!
Although they can all be sure that the evidence is true, there is no need to make such a guarantee.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case?
But what they didn't know was that Xue Xuan also had his own persistence.

At the beginning, he was willing to fight against Wang Zhen, who was in full swing, for an unjust case of improper trial, and escaped from death.

Now, how could he tolerate the same wrong case in his hands?
He can tolerate other things, but when it comes to this matter alone, he will never back down.

As for whether Chen Mao and Luo Tong are willing, it is not within the scope of the old master's consideration.

At the beginning, it was their swearing guarantee that they did not slander the case of King Zhennan, but the truth.

Therefore, Xue Xuan was willing to cooperate with them.

If this case is really an unjust case concocted by them, Xue Xuan would not hesitate to ask them to pay the price together.

The so-called gentlemen are harmonious but different, and Zhou is not compared, so it is convenient.

He can work with them for the same purpose, but without sacrificing the principles in his heart.

Seeing that the quarrel was almost over, the emperor on the throne finally spoke, saying.

"Impeachment of Marquis Ningyang and others needs to be discussed after the Zhennan King's case is reviewed. Prince Zhennan, since you don't want the three departments to have a joint trial, which yamen do you want to hand over the case to?"

Up to now, no matter whether it is the emperor or the officials below, they have all seen it.

The son of the world, he made such a fuss about it just to make it clear that he doesn't believe in Dali Temple, nor the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

I feel that these two yamen have already colluded with King Guangtong to frame their father and son.

Therefore, he was unwilling to accept the joint trial of the three divisions composed of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Zhu Yinxuan took a deep breath, kowtowed heavily on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty, I have been in the fiefdom for a long time, and I don't know about the influence of the court, the relationship, and the schemes, and I don't want to understand."

"However, this case involves my father's life and reputation, so I have no choice but to go to the palace rashly."

"The former Fanzong's Mansion, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly tried it, but there was such a partial matter. I really dare not expect anything from the court officials."

"This case is a matter of the clan. Your Majesty is the great sect of the Zhu family, and the only person who is convinced by our clan. I risk my life. Please preside over the trial personally and return my father and son's innocence."

(End of this chapter)