As soon as he said this, the whole hall was in an uproar. Everyone was already prepared to find out that there was no evidence for this matter, but they didn't expect that this time they were actually beaten by two stalls!
Before Xiao Feng could ask, Jiajing had already spoken: "When Zhang Yuan said this, were you two the only ones there?" Jiajing's meaning was very obvious. If there were only two of you, then it was very likely that you two were bribed by Yan Shifan. !
Framing my junior brother! The heads of the two stall owners shook like rattles, making the sound of breaking wind.
"No, no, no, long live. When the factory master ordered the dismissal, there were at least thirty subordinates present in Dongchang. The two of us would never dare to lie to you with nonsense!" Jiajing's face looked very ugly. More than thirty subordinates were present. It is simply impossible to say that Yan Shifan bribed everyone.
The people in Dongchang are similar to the people in Jinyiwei. They may fight for power and gain, and they may do things that disregard human life and are unscrupulous.
But they are all loyal to the king! It's okay to bribe one or two people, but if you want to bribe more than 30 people from Dongchang, including the first and second stall owners, then you can almost rebel directly.
This is just like when Yan Shifan was sued by Xiao Feng. When Yan Shifan heard that there were more than a dozen criminal police officers and five Jinyi guards at the scene, he immediately gave up accusing Xiao Feng of paying perjury.
It's so difficult that it's almost impossible. In other words, this must be true, and you can only think about how to explain it.
Yan Shifan was almost tit for tat. Everyone looked at Xiao Feng, waiting to see how he would explain.
Xiao Feng pondered for a moment: "Two stall owners, when Mr. Zhang and you gave this order, were there anyone else around him?" The stall owner hesitated for a moment and nodded: "He had two things with him. People from the factory, but..." Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "But you think they are very unfamiliar. You haven't seen them often, right?" The stall owner looked at Xiao Feng in surprise: "Yes, he is a bit unfamiliar. But. Dongchang was suppressing bandits outside the city some time ago, and many brothers died. It is normal for some new people to come in, and I am not familiar with them." Xiao Feng shook his head: "If you are an ordinary Dongchang person, it is normal for you not to be familiar with the new people. . But as a big stall owner, besides Zhang Yuan, you are the only one in Dongchang. Any new entrants who come in should be reported to you. Even if you are not familiar with them, they should be somewhat familiar, but You don't recognize it at all, do you?" The stall owner looked at Yan Shifan and said to himself that Mr. Zhang just asked us to listen to your orders last night, but he never said that he would help you deceive the emperor. This is not allowed.
"Master Xiao knows things very well. I really have no impression of these two people at all, and I thought they were very strange at the time." Yan Shifan suddenly said: "The fans around Zhang Yuan are old and new, do you recognize them at the stall? What does it have to do with this matter? Zhang Yuan asked Dongchang to go to the Ministry of Punishments to stop you from robbing prison and rescuing people, and he did catch you, Yu Dayou and others. This is a fact. Do you dare to deny it?" Xiao Feng smiled lightly: "This The two of them are the key. Mr. Lu, you just said that Zhang Changgong was kidnapped by the rebels last night. Did he appear near the palace?" Lu Bing nodded: "It did appear near the palace. Originally, the guards and the imperial army The rebels had been surrounded, but they still left some men outside. They threw some gunpowder smoke at the crowd. Several rebels were very skilled in martial arts and took advantage of the chaos to rush out. Zhang Changgong was killed at that time. ." Xiao Feng nodded: "Everyone knows that Zhang Changgong is loyal to Long Live. If he was only hijacked and coerced, how could he watch the anti-thief action and not resist desperately? It is definitely not as simple as hijacking, but It makes sense that he was controlled by someone's magic and lost his mind." Yan Shifan's heart sank. He thought that the evidence chain for this matter was complete and ironclad, but he didn't expect that Xiao Feng could really think of this.
he said coldly.
"Zhang Yuan's martial arts skills are not low. Is it that easy to control Zhang Yuan with voodoo? Besides, shouldn't the person who is the center of the voodoo be poisoned to death? Why would the White Lotus Sect bother to kill Zhang Yuan? You clearly understand It’s to get rid of the crime, it’s all whims!” Xiao Feng turned to Jiajing: “Brother, Wang Yingxiang was controlled by the heart poison, and he was poisoned in the Xiao Mansion. I have vivid memories of it. Since the rebels this time are the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect and Miaojiang have always had close ties. , is it so incredible to control Zhang Yuan with Miaojiang's heart poison? As for the claws that cut off his throat, how could he know that he was not a member of the White Lotus Sect, trying to deceive others and not wanting people to see that Zhang Yuan died of the poison of the heart poison?" To tell the truth? To be honest, after being hammered by the two stall holders just now, Jiajing already believed that Xiao Feng's prison robbery was true, because it was so in line with Xiao Feng's character.
Although Rouge Leopard has a bad reputation and is not considered a good person, she helped Xiao Feng a lot in the court and really punished Yan Shifan for his crimes.
If Rouge Leopard refused to admit it, no matter how strong Xiao Feng's reasoning was, it would still be a reasonable suspicion without much real evidence.
It was Rouge Leopard's stab in the back that made Yan Shifan invincible. So if Xiao Feng predicted that Rouge Leopard might die in prison, or even be tortured to death, then he might really go to save Rouge Leopard.
Therefore, Jiajing thought he had grasped the truth: that is, what these two people said was actually true. Jiajing absolutely believed that Yan Shifan would retaliate, so there was definitely the possibility that Yan Shifan would torture Rouge Leopard in prison.
Xiao Feng predicted that Yan Shifan would go to jail to torture Rouge Bao. Out of guilt for Rouge Bao, he planned to rob the prison in advance to save her!
Then Yan Shifan predicted that Xiao Feng planned to rob the prison to rescue people, so he approached Zhang Yuan and asked to cooperate together to catch Xiao Feng and take revenge.
It is normal for Zhang Yuan to cooperate with Yan Shifan on this matter. Yan Shifan lost his official position and could no longer command the personnel of any department, so he had to rely on Zhang Yuan.
The relationship between Zhang Yuan and Xiao Feng has always been bad, especially after the Baihualou incident, the two fell out with each other, and their hatred was no less than that of Xiao Feng and Yan Shifan.
So the two hit it off immediately. So they predicted each other for a long time. In the final analysis, it was just who made the first move between the two.
Was it Yan Shifan who went to the prison first to torture Rouge Leopard, or was Xiao Feng the first to break into the prison and save people? Whoever strikes first will be guilty!
Judging from the situation reported by Lu Bing, Xiao Feng was blocked in the prison, and Yu Dayou and Zhan Feiyun were blocked in the yard. It seemed that Xiao Feng was the one who made the move first.
Therefore, the junior brother was in the wrong in this matter. Under the eyes of everyone, Jiajing didn't know how to blow the whistle to let Xiao Feng out of trouble.
Just like Jiajing didn't pay attention to Wang Jue's incident, Jiajing also didn't pay attention to Xiao Feng's attempt to save Rouge Leopard.
Isn’t it an attempt anyway? It's not a big deal if it fails. But there must be a reasonable explanation... Now Xiao Feng's theory of mind control made Jiajing's eyes light up. Yes, this explanation must be very reasonable!
"What Xiao Feng said makes sense. I have always known Zhang Yuan's loyalty. If he had not been controlled by evil magic, how could he have allowed the traitors to assassinate him without shouting?" Yan Shifan still wanted to work harder: "Long live, even if Zhang Yuan was killed at that time Controlled, but what he told about Dongchang is true. Xiao Feng and his people really wanted to attack the Ministry of Punishment. If Dongchang hadn’t ambushed him in advance, Rouge Leopard would have been rescued. In order to rob the prison, Xiao Feng The wind also caused chaos, opened the cells and released the prisoners, triggering a riot among the prisoners, and many people died. All the prisoners in the prison can testify to this!" Jiajing frowned and looked at Lu Bing, who described the situation very objectively Case.
"After I killed the assassins in the palace, I learned that the two palaces, Yan's Mansion, and Xiao's Mansion were all under attack. So I took the Imperial Army and the Imperial Guards and ran around to confirm that the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division had arrived before I felt relieved. .At this time, someone reported that someone was fighting in the Punishment Department. I thought it was rebels attacking the Punishment Department, so I rushed there with my people, but I saw that it was Yu Dayou, Zhan Feiyun and their people who were fighting with the people from Dongchang. I hurriedly stopped them. They then heard the sound of muskets coming from the prison. I led people to rush into the prison and found that Xiao Feng's whole body was wounded and dead bodies were everywhere in the prison. Judging from the situation, there should be a fierce battle between Xiao Feng and Dongchang. As for the Who the prisoners were helping and who killed them could not be seen at the time. Yan Shifan was caught by Yan Zhihu... this... vital point, so the original fierce battle was stopped. Because Long Live had already announced that there would be a small court meeting today, so I took matters into my own hands. I suggest that we let them go home first, and we will review the matter at the court meeting this morning." Jiajing nodded and expressed satisfaction with Lu Bing's handling: "Where are the prisoners, have you asked them?" Lu Bing nodded and pointed to the person standing under the The cell leader: "The cell leader and the two guards all agreed with the prisoners who were still alive in the prison. They all said that Xiao Feng broke into the cell to kill people, and Yan Shifan led people to stop him. I tortured several prisoners, and they also The confession has not been changed." Jiajing frowned even more tightly: "Xiao Feng, what is your explanation for this?" Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "Master Lu, have you checked who the dead prisoners are and who the living prisoners are? Who are they?" Lu Bing was stunned for a moment: "This... I have never checked, does it matter?" Xiao Feng nodded: "If what I expected is right, in addition to besieging me at that time, he died in my spring. Except for the few prisoners under the sword, all the other prisoners who died were light-duty prisoners. And those who are still alive and can testify unanimously are all serious-criminal prisoners or even death-row prisoners. Whether this is the case, Mr. Lu will know after an investigation. " Lu Bing nodded, and the Jin Yiwei immediately ran out and soon came back with a list of prisoners in the Prison Prison and handed it to Lu Bing.
Lu Bing looked at the death mark written on it and looked at Xiao Feng in surprise: "It's exactly what you said, why is this?" Xiao Feng smiled: "Not only that, I was the only one in the prison with the Xiuchundao, the cutting edge of Xiuchundao is slightly different from other blades. It is not difficult for this Jinyiwei to check. Please check whether the prisoners who were killed by me at that time were all serious prisoners or death row prisoners. ?" After some inspection, Lu Bing was even more surprised. He nodded to Jiajing and indicated that what Xiao Feng said was perfect, it was really miraculous.
Jiajing couldn't help but speak: "Xiao Feng, why is this?" Xiao Feng smiled lightly: "It's very simple. Since Mr. Yan predicted that I would go to the prison, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill me. Naturally, he Witnesses are needed. But I was killed in the sky jail. This is not a small matter. I think I won't let it go easily. Master Lu will definitely investigate it strictly. Mr. Yan can bribe those serious criminals and death row prisoners. Because they had no way to survive, and Master Yan gave them the opportunity, they would not let it go. But criminals with light sentences would not be able to commit the crime. They would have been released from prison soon, so there was no need to accept severe torture in order to help Mr. Yan. , committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. In the final analysis, although gold and silver are good, life is more important. Even if those light-duty criminals agree to help Young Master Yan, with Young Master Yan’s prudence and cruelty, they will not take risks on them. Of course, It is safest to kill. This is why the people who are still alive in the prison to testify are all those who have been severely punished to death. And the prisoners who were hacked to death by me wanted to help Mr. Yan kill me. It can be imagined that , must be a person who is sentenced to death." Yan Shifan said coldly: "Mr. Xiao, you are so eloquent, you can really argue even if there is no reason. You opened the cell door and caused the prisoners to riot. Those who are severely punished Those who are sentenced to death are inherently evil, and their actions are naturally cruel. Most of the people who are sentenced to light sentences are ordinary people, and they are worried about killing people and getting more guilty. If they hesitate to start, they are naturally more likely to be killed. This is a natural principle, but you used it to slander With me, it's really ridiculous!" Xiao Feng said coldly: "Speaking of witnesses, I do have witnesses." Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment and thought about it carefully. At that time, the entire cell was filled with his own people, and Xiao Feng only had a bachelor. .
Not to mention Yan Zhihu is dead, even if she is not dead, her words cannot be used as testimony. Xiao Feng wanted to escape from prison and save her. Can her words be objective and fair?
Lu Bing was also very surprised: "Xiao Feng, who is the witness you mentioned? You can naturally call him to the court for confrontation." Xiao Feng said coldly: "My witness is Rouge Leopard." Lu Bing was stunned: "Xiao Feng Feng, Rouge Leopard... is dead. Didn't you know that last night?" Xiao Feng said coldly: "Who said the dead can't testify? Mr. Lu, have you examined Rouge Leopard's body? How did he die?" Lu Bing nodded: "After testing, Rouge Leopard was shot in the chest with great force. His ribs were broken and his five internal organs were injured. It was a fatal injury. His waist was pierced diagonally by a musket bullet, and he lost a lot of blood. . A short knife was hit on the shoulder. This is not a fatal injury." Xiao Feng said coldly: "Master Lu, I'm afraid the autopsy person missed one more thing. Rouge Leopard was hit by Mongolian sweat medicine! Otherwise, with her skill, how could it be possible? Easily seriously injured?" Lu Bing was surprised: "Is there such a thing? Mongolian sweat medicine is not poison. It requires a special drug to be detected through a blood test. If you don't know in advance, it is really easy to make mistakes. Fortunately, after death, The blood has coagulated but the medicinal properties have not dissipated. It can still be detected within three days. Someone, come and examine Rouge Leopard's body immediately!" Rouge Tiger's body was lying outside the hall, covered by Xiao Feng's white robe.
No one in the palace said that she was actually Yan Zhihu, because that meant nothing to Jiajing.
Whether Rouge Leopard or Rouge Tiger died had no impact on any incident, and Yan Shifan had no evidence to prove which one she was, so he didn't even mention it.
After careful inspection, the Jin Yiwei returned to the hall and loudly replied: "Sir, it is indeed as Master Xiao said, there is sweat medicine in the blood of Rouge Leopard, and the concentration is extremely high." Everyone looked at Yan Shifan, Xiao Feng sneered: "Yan Young Master, you said that I wanted to rob the prison to save Rouge Leopard, but who gave me the sweat medicine? I couldn’t be the one who wanted to save Rouge Leopard, but Rouge Leopard has developed feelings for Xingbu Tianlao and refuses to leave, so I can’t. Just don't charm her, right?" This was an extremely powerful attack. If Yan Shifan couldn't justify himself, everything he had said before would be wiped out.
Everyone felt that Yan Shifan had no choice but to deny it desperately. Yan Shifan pondered for a moment, and then admitted frankly: "So, after Zhang Yuan learned that you were going to rob the prison to rescue people, he told me because he wanted to protect Long Live. He also said that he would mobilize the people from Dongchang and hand it over to me. I took temporary command. You also know that I have limited mobility, so I sent a servant to report to the prison head of Tianlao to let him take precautions. It seems that the prison head was worried that I would not be able to lead Dongchang to arrive in time, and he was afraid that you would rob the prison in advance. , so Rouge Leopard was drugged. In this way, even if you want to rob the prison, it will be much more difficult to rescue an unconscious Rouge Leopard than to rescue a Rouge Leopard who can fight and kill." The prison head nodded repeatedly: "That's exactly what happened. After I received the message from Mr. Yan, I put medicine in the water and gave it to Rouge Leopard to drink. But I didn't expect that Rouge Leopard was so powerful that the Menghan medicine failed to fascinate her, which gave her a chance later. They committed murder and kidnapped Mr. Yan!" The two men's on-site confessions, singing and harmonizing, turned out to be perfectly coherent. Not only did everyone think it was reasonable, but even Xiao Feng couldn't help but secretly sigh.
Yan Shifan, you are worthy of being a genius and a hero of the generation. You have become shorter and stronger. I once thought about leaving you to Xu Jie and Gao Gong, and letting them get rid of you like they did in history.
But it doesn't work now, I can't wait any longer. Because you have become stronger than in history, and this change is precisely because I forced you, so I must bear this responsibility.
Now the situation has reached a deadlock. Both sides insist on their own opinions, but there is no substantive evidence. Yan Shifan had more witnesses, but the survivors pointed out by Xiao Feng were all death row prisoners, which successfully aroused everyone's doubts, and the effectiveness of the witnesses was naturally greatly reduced.
Although Xiao Feng had few witnesses, only one dead Rouge Leopard, his statement was reasonable, but Yan Shifan's explanation was also reasonable.
In this way, the situation once again returned to a familiar scene: Xiao Yan fights, and ultimately has to rely on referee Jiajing to remain united.
Jiajing sighed. He felt really tired. He was the emperor, not a detective. Not to mention that it was annoying to listen to such a brain-burning thing, even if it were written in the future, it probably wouldn't attract readers.
But as the ultimate referee, the whistle still has to be blown, and the way of blowing the whistle is not surprising at all, that is, since there is no substantive evidence, let's just make peace with it.
"In the Tianlao case, both Yan Shifan and Xiao Feng were inappropriate."
