King of Song

Chapter 75

Lin Zhao's trip to Dengzhou was hasty, and he finally rushed back to Bianjing in early December.

The results of the investigation were quickly sent to the palace. Lin Zhao "recovered" and was ordered to enter the palace, and was once again summoned by Emperor Zhao Xu alone.

"Dongyang, come and go very quickly?" Zhao Xu chuckled, he was very satisfied with the results that Lin Zhao brought back.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It's the minister's duty to relieve His Majesty's worries as soon as possible!" Even so, in fact, he rushed back to Jiangning as soon as possible to celebrate the New Year.

"Well, with this result, the debate should come to an end!" Zhao Xu sighed softly. The debate about the Ayun case really annoyed him, and he was much more relaxed at the moment, and asked, "By the way, there are many things to do along the way." It's going well? But who have you met?"

this……

Why did the emperor ask such a question?Could it be... Thinking of the accompanying imperial army, Lin Zhao's heart moved, and he said, "I went to visit Duke Ouyang on my way to Qingzhou!"

"Well, Mr. Ouyang is a celebrity in my dynasty, a master of literature, it is good to visit and ask for advice!" Looking at Zhao Xu's expression, he was not surprised at all, as if he was completely expected, Lin Zhao couldn't help but sweat all over his back.Fortunately, I didn't lie just now, otherwise I would die miserably.

Lin Zhao followed suit and said, "Yes, it's fortunate that I was able to pay a visit to Mr. Ouyang when I was with Mr. Ouyang's student Zeng Zigu last time. Mr. Ouyang has a high level of insight in learning and conduct. As a junior, I listened to the teachings and benefited So shallow!"

Well, now I will tell you clearly why I met Ouyang Xiu.The things we talked about were also normal, and there was nothing shady about them.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "That's great! You did this investigation, so tomorrow it will be brought up in the court, and you need to come forward and explain it clearly!"

"Yes!" Lin Zhao knew that such a day would come sooner or later since he started this drudgery.

Zhao Xu said again: "You are not affiliated to either of them, you are a third person who participated alone. The explanation will have credibility, but there must be one thing, you need to be fair and not biased!"

Why are the words of the emperor and Ouyang Xiu exactly the same?What are these two masters going to do?
Lin Zhao suddenly realized that Zhao Xu supported Wang Anshi, but he couldn't show it on the surface of this matter, so he...Since this is the case, Lin Zhao put his heart on the line and will fight it out tomorrow...

Lin Zhao didn't realize that he only knew one thing but didn't know the other.Zhao Xu looked at him with complicated eyes, and thought to himself: I hope you understand, don't let people down?

The second round of trials has begun!

The next day was the Grand Court Meeting in the Zichen Palace, and most of the relatively high-ranking officials participated. As for Lin Zhao, it was an exception. The emperor notified him to accept the award, which is naturally another matter...

Not long after the court meeting began, someone mentioned the unresolved Ayun case.Zhao Xu sneered secretly in his heart. In the past, this would undoubtedly be the most troublesome thing for him, but today... Looking at the two similar reports on the imperial case, Zhao Xu knew in his heart that Wang Anshi or Sima Guang would win him today Don't care, but he himself will undoubtedly be the biggest winner.

The two sides started citing scriptures again, arguing with reason, and quoted a lot of the words of the sages, but unfortunately, neither of them could convince the other.Words are still nothing new...

Emperor Zhao Xu couldn't stand it anymore, and came forward and said: "Everyone, stop arguing. Regarding this case, Lin Zhao, the director of Honglu Temple, has a different opinion. You might as well listen to it."

Lin Zhao?Although the official rank is low, he solved the suicide case of the envoy of the Liao Kingdom and made great achievements in being an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. Recently, he is quite well-known in the court.It's just a case that both Xianggong and Hanlin scholars can't reach a conclusion. What kind of opinion can he, an official of Honglu Temple, have?

This can be regarded as the first time to sing a one-man show in the court hall. Lin Zhao was still a little nervous, and came out of the line with some trepidation, walked to the middle of the hall and said, "Your Majesty, colleagues, the case of the Dengzhou woman Ayun has been debated for several months. , there has never been a conclusion. From what I can hear, the main debate is how to determine the sentence...

All of your evidence comes from classics, government orders, and laws, but you seem to have overlooked one of the most important issues, which is the case itself! "

All the ministers' eyes were on Lin Zhao, and Wen Yanbo could tell that Lin Zhao was very unusual in recent days, and there was probably something big in it!Sima Guang's eyes were also somewhat complicated. After all, Lin Zhao was single-handedly promoted by Wang Anshi, and he had a close relationship with the Wang family.

"What's the problem with the case itself?" An official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice asked the doubts of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

Lin Zhaodao: "What is the actual situation of the case itself? What exactly is Wei Ada? Why did Ayun admit that he committed murder? Are these issues clear?"

"Ayun disliked his fiancé Wei A's ugly appearance, so he was motivated to kill. Such evil deeds cannot be punished!"

Lin Zhao sneered and said, "Don't be so quick to label yourself! When the sun rose and sent Liao Kingdom, I encountered a strong wind in Dengzhou and couldn't cross the sea. I was playing in the countryside of Wendeng County. I happened to see a bitter scene of beating mandarin ducks. There is a little lady in Dongjiazhuang, Wendeng County, Zhouzhou. She made a marriage contract with a scholar since she was a child.

It's a pity that the little lady's cousin is greedy for money, and taking advantage of the death of the little lady's parents, he pretends to take care of her, but in fact he wants to embezzle property.Shengsheng forced the poor scholar to withdraw from the marriage. The scholar played the flute to complain about lovesickness to meet the woman, but was stopped by his cousin and beat the scholar away.Then betrothed the cousin to a local woman... That's right, that woman's name is Ayun, and that woman is Wei Ada! "

It is clearly recorded in the file of the Ministry of Criminal Justice that Ayun's surname is Dong, and he is from Dongjiazhuang, Wendeng County, Dengzhou, Jingdong East Road.

As soon as this remark came out, the hearts of all the ministers of the court were shocked. Lin Zhao had met Ayun before?Then his rhetoric will be more convincing, and what he means is that this girl Ayun is very pitiful and innocent... Then... suddenly some people in the court began to be happy and some were worried.

"Master Lin, are you sure that you met Ayun in this case?"

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Captain Su An of the Forbidden Army witnessed the tragedy with me, and Captain Su even rescued the scholar!"

In this way, there were two people who witnessed the incident, and the possibility of the lieutenant of the Forbidden Army colluding with them was very small, and the credibility of the testimony was also increased.

"Is that really the case?" The officials of the Ministry of Punishment only felt that they had been slapped in the face, and asked without giving up.

Lin Zhao continued: "On the day I returned from my envoy, I passed the Wuzhang River and was seen by a scholar, and then I followed him to my residence next time to ask for an interview. The scholar's name was Yu Xuan, and his surname was Yaofu. Childhood sweetheart, someone who had a long-standing marriage contract. Yu Xuan claimed that there was something else hidden in this case, and A Yun was wronged and imprisoned, so let me help!"

"Why don't the common people come to the Ministry of Criminal Justice or Dali Temple to file a complaint if they have grievances? Instead, they want to go to you?"

Lin Zhao snorted coldly and said, "As the saying goes, there are seven grade officials in front of the prime minister's gate. How high are the gates of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple? There is no copper coin for filial piety, and there is no chance of passing on the biography. Yu Xuan has been in Bianjing for more than a month, how did he ever have a chance?" Seeing an official who can complain about grievances? Ask yourself, is it possible that the people really want to avenge their grievances and really go to the Dengwen drum?"

In a word, the official of the Criminal Ministry who choked suddenly was speechless!

Lin Zhao continued: "Yu Xuan had no choice but to think of committing suicide. If he hadn't happened to meet an old friend like me, he might have thrown himself into the Wuzhang River and died for love!"

"Master Lin didn't witness all the ins and outs that day, so we don't know what happened at that time. Was it deceived by Yu Xuan?"

Emperor Zhao Xu said: "At that time, Lin Zhao reported this matter to me, and I also expressed doubts, so I sent Master Lin to Dengzhou. Hurry up and come back in time! Lin Zhao, tell everyone about your investigation result!"

Everyone's hearts moved. It seemed that they had been prepared for a long time. Lin Zhao had already made a secret trip to Dengzhou, and this matter was secretly ordered by the emperor.The emperor acted secretly to hide the truth from the courtiers, this is very unusual!

Lin Zhao took out a few things and said, "Here is the marriage certificate of Yu Xuan and Ah Yun's current engagement, as well as the testimonies of some local witnesses... It can prove that Ah Yun did have a long-standing marriage contract, and it was his cousin who blocked him from making another betrothal." They... As for that Wei Ada, he was indeed ugly, but Ayun didn't despise him because of that, but because he was a local prostitute...

There is evidence that the Weah family has a lot of property, and this person is idle all day long and has never farmed. Then why did he appear in the thatched hut?That's because they teamed up to deceive Miss Ayun with an evil intention..."

Then Lin Zhaoyi spoke up and told the truth of the matter, which was not much different from what Yu Xuan said!The victim, Wei Ada, instantly turned into a villain with ulterior motives.The heinous murderer, Ayun, turned into a righteous woman who was oppressed and stepped forward to protect her lover...

Suddenly, there was a huge wave in everyone's heart. It turned out that this was the case... If the truth of the case is true, then what's the point of arguing?
Someone questioned: "After all, this matter is just your one-sided opinion. If there is another purpose..."

Seeing this, Lin Zhao immediately yelled: "Hmph, you can say it! If you don't believe it, you can go to Dengzhou to check it out and see if I, Lin Zhao, have half a lie? If you question my falsification, ask yourself first. Is it ulterior motives?

After the case happened, the officials in Wendeng County neglected their duties and even accepted bribes to create injustice!The Terengganu Prefecture, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and the Dali Temple did not review it carefully!When we got to the court, we debated for several months, but I asked myself, how many of you really care about the life and death of a little girl, Ayun?

For your own little calculations, disregarding the life and death of others, speaking the words of saints, keeping your mouth shut about etiquette and morality, but in the end you are so hypocritical. "

This sentence was cruel, including Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, and many other ministers, all slapped them in the face.

After Lin Zhao finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling uneasy.Some of them are indeed in his heart, but there are others... Didn't the emperor ask himself to guarantee neutrality and impartiality?In the end, it seemed that this was the only way...but sometimes the car couldn't be stopped as soon as he opened his mouth. When the words fell to the ground, Lin Zhao realized that he had gone too far. This time he was playing Dafa...

In the end, it became a fait accompli, so he simply took advantage of this opportunity to gain fame.In order to uphold fairness and justice, and for the grievances of a little girl, the court officials scolded all the officials. This is definitely a sensational event.Then my glorious image will definitely be widely praised among the people, and may also be praised a lot among scholars, because this act itself has a sense of justice, and it really requires courage...

As for Shicai's impassionedness, he didn't name him by name, and he wouldn't offend anyone in particular.If you really want to blame, it seems that you can only blame Wendeng County officials and Xu Zun!Above the Great Song Dynasty, there are still more gentlemen than villains...

The matter has come to this point, as for the result, I can't control so much...

Undoubtedly, Sima Guang was the one who shocked the most by this incident. He never expected the truth of the matter to be like this.These days, he has been advocating the death penalty for Ah Yun. If it is carried out, it will be an irreparable injustice.At this moment, Bachelor Sima's face turned blue and white, and he couldn't say a word...

Regarding Lin Zhao, he had nothing to say, after all, what he said was right, and he was indeed at fault.

As for the outcome of the case, it was indeed in favor of Wang Anshi, but they did not welcome it.Lin Zhao is not to blame for this matter, this guy even scolded Wang Anshi just now!Above the court, there are not so many people who dare to fear power and speak out so righteously.

Sima Guang was upright in the end, not only did he not resent Lin Zhao, but he admired this brave, kind and just young man in his heart.Only in this way, that big event cannot be stopped, especially the attitude of the officials, they are determined...

In fact, most of the interested people have seen it. Although an eighth-rank official is very courageous, does he dare to directly question and scold the officials like this?Lin Zhao was introduced by the officials, and was also secretly sent to Dengzhou by the officials. So who does Lin Zhao's words represent?Many old ministers began to reflect and re-examine the young emperor.

As a result, after Lin Zhao was impassioned, no one spoke, and the Zichen Palace was suddenly silent!

(End of this chapter)