Chapter 240. Truth and Suspicion.
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It's like a drama that has been rehearsed for a long time, after repeated calculations, preparations and foreshadowing, the next exhibition and results, as well as the fate of the protagonists and supporting actors, are already predestined!
Now, the "gaochao" and the end of this drama have finally begun!
When Emperor Deqing announced the imperial trial, the officials involved in the case from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household were taken to the Taihe Palace, knelt in front of Emperor Deqing one by one, and then cried and cried incessantly.
"Please forgive your sins, forgive your sins! The criminals and others didn't dare to hide it, in fact, the charges of Zhao Junchen and Lord Zhao were all fabricated out of thin air! But the criminals and others perjured against their will, and they were all threatened and intimidated by others, and they had to do it as a last resort! ”
"Please be the master of the sinner! The criminal minister and the others did not dare to wronged Lord Zhao, but Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an threatened the criminal minister's family, and the criminal minister and the others were helpless to do so! ”
"Your Majesty! The criminal has always hoped that Your Majesty can personally interrogate and expose the true colors of Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an! ”
"Your Majesty! The criminal didn't want to fabricate evidence to wronged Zhao Shangshu, but it was all forced! ……”
They cried and cried out! They burst into tears! They repented!
Painting sound and color, and there is a matter!
Then, they retracted their confessions in court!
But in fact, what they said and did at this time was all arranged by Zhao Junchen in advance - during the early dynasty the day before, before the officials of the Three Law Divisions went to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household to arrest people, someone had already hinted at what they should do, and now this is just a scene performed according to the script.
The officials have rich performance experience between the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, which is not inferior to those professional actors, so they all perform well. At least it didn't make anyone see the flaws.
And the officials of Huang Yourong and his party, especially Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an, were stunned for a while after seeing the officials involved in the case from the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry suddenly retract their confessions in court! - They tried to refute it, but they were caught off guard. But I don't know how to refute it!
As a result, Liu Quan'an's impeachment of Zhao Junchen's so-called "nine deadly crimes" suddenly became nonsense.
And the suspicion of Liu Quan'an and Yan Pengfei framing the ministers of the court has also become more and more great because of this.
At the very least, many officials of the DPRK and China looked at the two with suspicion in their eyes.
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In Zhao Junchen's opinion. The relationship between "truth" and "illusion" is somewhat similar to the relationship between idealism and materialism in later generations.
People always need "truth", but most of the time, the premise of "truth" is not whether it is true or not, but whether people want to believe that it is true!
One thing. As long as people are willing to believe it, even if it is false, it is the "truth"! On the other hand, if people do not want to believe it, then even if it is true, it is only "rumors that do not stand up to scrutiny" or "imagination that does not conform to reality".
Therefore, "truth" can be created. As long as you can get people to believe it.
Now, Zhao Junchen created a "truth" and put it in front of Emperor Deqing and hundreds of officials in the court, it is not real, but under all kinds of evidence, people are willing to believe it, and most importantly, it is the most beneficial to Zhao Junchen!
And as the "truth" gradually emerged, there were many relevant corroborations, in the eyes of Emperor Deqing and hundreds of officials in the court. Liu Quan'an and Yan Pengfei did intend to frame Zhao Junchen during the trial, and this kind of framing is a method adopted by Huang Yourong in the party struggle, which is not very clever and despicable, but it is very common in officialdom.
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When the royal trial is over. The officials involved in the case of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household were escorted out of the Taihe Palace, and without the crying and shouting of these people, the Taihe Hall was suddenly a lot quieter.
But Emperor Deqing still frowned slightly, and said slowly: "In this way, Zhao Aiqing is indeed innocent. Liu Quan'an's impeachment of Zhao Aiqing has now been proven, all the evidence is forged, and the suspicion on Zhao Aiqing has also disappeared. ”
"Your Majesty, you personally try the case, Qiankun is sacred, the minister is innocent, and the minister is grateful to the emperor!" Zhao Junchen hurriedly came out to thank him.
On the other side, with Emperor Deqing's Chrysostom Holy Judgment, Huang Yourong's complexion changed, but his lips moved slightly, but he still didn't continue to insist after all-now, it was useless for him to insist.
On the contrary, it was Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an, whose faces couldn't help but become more and more pale.
Everyone knows that since they failed to take this opportunity to bring down Zhao Junchen, then with Zhao Junchen's backbite, the two of them will be in danger!
"Since you are innocent, I will naturally not let you be wronged, get up." After Emperor Deqing motioned for Zhao Junchen to get up and return to the ranks, he changed his words and said: "However, although Liu Quan'an's impeachment of Zhao Aiqing is over, Zhao Aiqing's impeachment of Liu Quan'an and Yan Pengfei for the crime of plotting and framing the ministers of the DPRK and China is still inconclusive...... According to my opinion, under all kinds of evidence, Liu Quan'an and Yan Pengfei were indeed suspected of deliberately framing Zhao Aiqing during the trial, but after all, there is no direct evidence, if they are convicted because of this, it is far-fetched, and it is really difficult for me to make a decision on this, what do you Aiqing think? ”
After hearing Emperor Deqing's words, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an hurriedly knelt down and shouted injustice.
Huang Yourong naturally will not give up his two friends lightly, under his instructions, a group of Huang Party officials have also come out to defend it, and the reasons are roughly similar, nothing more than "insufficient evidence", "framed", "deceived by villains".
However, above officialdom, evidence is not necessary, as long as there is suspicion, it is enough!
So under Zhao Junchen's hint, Li Lide, the waiter of the Criminal Department, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke out.
This was Zhao Junchen's final blow.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!"
"Oh? Go ahead. Emperor Deqing nodded.
"Your Majesty, according to the minister, Yan Shilang and Liu Yushi were ordered to try the 'Huai River Flood Case', although the case was closed smoothly, and the crimes of the officials involved in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household were confirmed. However, the impeachment of Zhao Shangshu's nine major crimes out of nothing is really undeserved, and regardless of whether they intended to frame them or not, the trial is unclear and the judgment is unclear, and it is difficult to hide the responsibility for his crimes. In any case, His Majesty should be punished. ”
Seeing that Emperor Deqing nodded in approval, Li Lide said again: "In addition, the minister and Yan Pengfei are both in the Criminal Department, and they have also heard of his trial style, and they are very selfish when handling cases. In order to make meritorious contributions conspicuously, he is always afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he often fabricates accusations out of nothing, and if he is not guilty, he will become guilty, if he tries a small case, he will become a big case, and if he tries a minor crime, he will become a serious crime. I don't know how many government and opposition officials and people have been wronged, and I don't know how many unjust, false and wrongful cases have been adjudicated! But he took advantage of this to make many meritorious contributions in the Criminal Department! This time, he and Liu Quan'an actually impeached Zhao Shangshu for nine major crimes, causing an uproar in the government and the opposition, and I am afraid that they also have the selfish intention of showing their merits and abilities in front of His Majesty. ”
Speaking of this, Li Lide suddenly took out a fold from his sleeve, held it on his head, and continued: "However. The minister thinks that the harm of cool officials, even more corrupt officials, and the imposition of prison for their own merits will only cause instability and make officials resentful, and this wind must not rise, so the minister has collected a total of 11 unjust, false and wrongful cases that Yan Pengfei has tried during his tenure in the Criminal Department in recent years, including six cases Liu Quan'an and Liu Yushi also participated. ”
Li Lide has just been on the fold. Gu Quan, the left of the Imperial Palace, also came out of the ranks, and also took out a copy of the excerpt, saying: "Your Majesty, in recent days, there have been many people in the capital who have blocked the streets to complain and shout grievances everywhere. It was all the family members of the prisoners who had been convicted by Yan Shilang, and in order to prevent the people from discussing and the court losing prestige, the minister had gathered these people together, and at the same time took over their petitions and statements. It's just that the minister was still collecting evidence, and he didn't dare to make a conclusion lightly, let alone bother His Majesty when the evidence was insufficient, so he kept it hidden and didn't report it.
However, after today's events, when the hundred officials questioned Yan Shilang one after another, the minister thought that it was an opportunity to take the opportunity to review those doubtful cases handled by Yan Shilang in the past! If Yan Shilang really tried the case fairly, then it would naturally be fine. But if Yan Shilang really created countless unjust, false and wrongful cases for his own merits, he must not let it go! Also look forward to your majesty! ”
As soon as Gu Quan's words fell, he saw Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, coming out of the ranks, with a solemn face, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that no matter whether Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an impeached Zhao Shangshu on charges of nothing or not, it is inevitable that the suspicion is inevitable, and now there is the impeachment of Li Lide and Li Shilang, and the people went to Beijing to avenge their grievances, it can be seen that there is indeed something inappropriate between the two of them in the past trial, and now, no matter what, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an are no longer suitable to continue in the position of the squire of the Criminal Department and the inspector of the imperial history, and the minister asks His Majesty to temporarily remove the two from their official positions and take them into custody for interrogation to find out! ”
As Li Lide, Gu Quan, and Zuo Lanshan came out one after another, Huang Yourong and the party officials all changed their complexions!
The three of them did not directly impeach Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an, and their words were not even very intense, but Huang Yourong and his party officials all understood that if they did what the three of them said, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an would definitely be guilty.
Moreover, the words of Li Lide, Gu Quan, and Zuo Lanshan are reasonable and well-founded, and they still occupy the righteousness, but they can't refute it at all!
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In the officialdom, if the opponent is in a high position or has a backer behind him, it is always difficult to kill with a stick.
Now, Zhao Junchen's plan for Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an is exactly like this.
Impeaching Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an for framing and planting false accusations, Zhao Junchen also knew that the evidence was insufficient and could not be directly convicted, but this was only the beginning, after having a lot of circumstantial evidence, it was enough to create some suspicions, and it could also make a false shot, divert the attention of Huang Yourong and his party, and make them misestimate Zhao Junchen's plan.
And after Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an are suspicious, Emperor Deqing and the hundred officials in the court will be suspicious, and then take the opportunity to remove the two from their official positions and review the cases that the two have tried before.
This is Zhao Junchen's real purpose!
Moreover, under such means, Huang Yourong and his party have no reason to oppose it.
In fact, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an did create a lot of unjust, false and wrongful cases in the past, and what they lacked was just an excuse and reason for the review!
Now that the excuses and reasons are there, the outcome is already predestined.
Sure enough, with Li Lide, Gu Quan, and Zuo Lanshan expressing their positions one after another, Emperor Deqing finally had an idea in his heart.
"Xuan Zhen's will, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an, temporarily remove from their official positions, and be taken into custody by Dali Temple, and at the same time select officials from the three divisions to retry the cases presided over by Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an in recent years.
With the decree of Emperor Deqing, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an suddenly collapsed in the Taihe Palace.
Their own families knew their own affairs, and they both knew very well what this will meant to them.
Among them, Yan Pengfei subconsciously looked at Huang Yourong, his eyes were full of pleading, hoping that Huang Yourong could find some way to turn things around.
However, at this time, Huang Yourong had a blank face, and he didn't look at Yan Pengfei.
In fact, Huang Yourong's thoughts had already drifted in other directions at this time.
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