The Magistrate's Court opened to hear the case, Lai Junchen sat in the court to preside over the trial, and Xue Shao and Zhou Xinggao sat to observe. Twenty or thirty generals of the Northern Expedition were still standing outside the public court, neatly and neatly.

Lai Junchen can be regarded as a person who has seen the world, but seeing this scene, his heart has become a mess, and he doesn't dare to take pictures of the shocking wood for a long time.

Just kidding, these generals stand together with an overwhelming momentum, how can ordinary people parry? Besides, there is a supreme commander in the hall who is more powerful than these twenty or thirty people. He represents the entire military of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is hundreds of thousands of troops!

Lai Junchen looked at Xue Shao on the left and Zhou Xing on the right, and he really didn't dare to move.

"Come to Yushi, let's start the trial!" Xue Shao said lightly, "The first to pass on the prisoner." ”

"Good ......," Lai Junchen took a deep breath and finally took a picture of the shocking wood, "Bring someone to commit a crime!" ”

Zhang Qianqiao fainted after being tortured and did not wake up, only Fan Yunxian was brought up.

Seeing that the Pao Ze brothers who were fighting side by side with him were all in a bloody mess, all the generals were furious, and there was a sound of teeth clenching and biting their knuckles.

But they didn't move.

Despite this, this strong murderous aura rolled in like substance, and it had frightened Lai Junchen. The officials in the hall and the guards outside the hall were all frightened.

Xue Shao remained silent, "Zhang Qianxuan, he should also be present." ”

Zhou Xing didn't say a word, and handed over the hot Shanzhu to Lai Junchen alone.

Lai Junchen looked at Zhou Xing and secretly hated itchy, so he had to stiffen his scalp and order, "Take Zhang Qian...... Bring it. ”

Zhang Qianmiao, who was covered in bruises and fainted, was carried over.

Before the court, the strong murderous aura erupted from the generals' bodies suddenly seemed to blow a wave of angry waves and tsunamis. Lai Junchen, Zhou Xing and others had no doubt that if it weren't for Xue Shao sitting here, these generals would have come forward with their swords and cut down when they saw someone.

"Come to Junchen." Xue Shao's tone was still calm, but his face was as cold as frost, "Zhang Qianxuan and Fan Yunxian will not be convicted for one day, and they will still be the generals of the three grades of the dynasty for one day." If you dare to lynch them, don't you hear the courtesy, and you can't punish the doctor? - This is not a folk saying, this is my law! ”

Zhou Xing was silent.

Lai Junchen hated it again, so he had to give up his hand and say: "Xue Gong is angry, it's better for us to ...... Advance trial? ”

"Humph!" Xue Shao snorted and said no more. But Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen knew that Xue Shao would never give up.

Lai Junchen had no choice but to start interrogating Fan Yunxian. In the current situation, even a fool can understand that Xue Shao and these generals must protect the second general Zhang Fan to the death. In other words, if Emperor Wu came to try the case in person, he might not be able to try it.

Zhou Xing knew that he kept his mouth shut so as not to cause trouble from his mouth, and he was not stupid when he came to Junchen.

So, Lai Junchen just interrogated a few words hastily, and Fan Yunxian of course denied that he was involved in the rebellion. The criminal who identified Fan Yunxian's accomplice had already been asked if he was guilty of beheading him to death. Other evidence, Lai Junchen did not dare to bring it out.

So the case was tried until it was put on hold, and Lai Junchen announced that he would retry it at a later date.

The so-called court trial is actually a superficial effort, and the power struggle behind the case is the core point, and everyone present knows it. So as soon as Junchen announced this, everyone had no opinion.

But Xue Shao stood up and said, "I have no objection to the retrial on a later date." But I must leave a few men here to guard the prisoners, lest any more lynching will turn into a trick. Besides, if I am not present, you are not allowed to hold a court to try the case without permission. Otherwise, it is a great crime of disobedience! ”

Lai Junchen looked at his head, but Zhou Xing still didn't say a word, and left with his sleeves up.

"Yes, yes." Lai Junchen only promised to Xue Shao. He can see that Zhou Xing has provoked people he shouldn't mess with, and his good days are likely to have come to an end. If you want to be firmly in a group with him, then you can only bury him!

"Guo An, you take someone to stay. But there is a change, report me quickly. Xue Shao walked outside the hall and hugged the generals, "Hard everyone, please go back now!" ”

"Xue Gong first, please!"

After dark.

At this time in the past, Wu Zetian had already fallen asleep. But today she didn't feel sleepy, just lying on the bed, letting Liu Huaiyi gently beat her legs. Until Liu Huaiyi's hands were numb, she still showed no signs of lying down to sleep.

"Your Majesty has never been so worried, but what is the reason today?" Liu Huaiyi asked cautiously and softly. Since Xue Shao was enlightened, he never spilled any anger in front of Wu Zetian, and he was as tame as a castrated little male cat.

Wu Zetian did not answer.

Liu Huaiyi said again: "Could it be because of Zhou Xing? ”

Wu Zetian looked sideways at Liu Huaiyi, "Where did you hear that?" ”

Zhou Xingting sued Zhang Qianqiao and Fan Yunxian for participating in the rebellion, and provoked Xue Shao to personally participate in the trial of the case on the spot. This matter has caused a stir in the government and the opposition, and now everyone knows it! Liu Huaiyi said softly.

Wu Zetian frowned, was silent for a moment, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Who rebelled and who did not, the ministers are not clear about the trouble." Liu Huaiyi said cautiously, "But the minister knows another thing. ”

"What?"

"This is also the minister's father-in-law, who quietly told the minister in private." Liu Huaiyi said: "The last time the case of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, rebelled, it was Zhou Xing who presided over the trial. At that time, there were thousands of people involved in the case, including many of Li Tang's highly respected princes and heirs. After the case was closed, Zhou Xing and Jin Wuwei General Qiu Shenxun were ordered to raid these clan houses. As a result, they swallowed a lot of things! ”

Wu Zetian smiled disapprovingly and did not say a word.

Ordered to raid the family to fill his pockets, this kind of thing has never been broken, and it can even be said to be commonplace, and it is not a matter at all. Of course, Liu Huaiyi also knew these unwritten gray rules, but it was just a foreshadowing, and he continued: "By chance, the minister's righteous father saw Zhou Xing and Qiu Shenyun quietly take some forbidden things into their pockets. ”

"Oh?" Wu Zetian became interested, "What kind of forbidden thing is it?" ”

"It's nothing more than some royal artifact." Liu Huaiyi said disapprerovingly, "The golden beads create dragon-shaped phoenix ornaments, which must be valuable and good-looking!" ”

Wu Zetian frowned, and his expression changed slightly.

It can be big or small. To put it mildly, the crime of embezzlement of royal artifacts is complicity and rebellion, which is a heinous crime. To put it mildly, what is the intention of privately hiding the imperial artifacts, and still want to rebel against the emperor for his own use? - or a heinous sin!

Seeing that the emperor's face changed, Liu Huaiyi said in a panic: "The minister is too talkative, the minister should die!" ”

Wu Zetian's eyebrows tightened, "Go, call your father-in-law!"

"Yes!"

After a while, Liu Huaiyi's father-in-law Suo Yuanli had not yet come, and Lai Junchen, who was hearing the case today, came.

Wu Zetian asked him how the trial went, and Lai Junchen told him truthfully, and described the trial in detail.

Wu Zetian's expression changed slightly, and he said in his heart that so many generals were present to observe, and he would definitely be furious when he saw General Zhang Fan being tortured and killed. Zhou Xing is the presiding official appointed by me personally, but he retreats behind the scenes and does nothing, does he want to draw the anger of the generals on me?!

"Your Majesty! This case can't be tried anymore! Lai Junchen cried, "Now there are so many generals to hear the trial, but except for the confession of a person who has no evidence to testify, the other evidence is fabricated by Zhou Shilang. Now that the prisoner has been guarded by Xue Shangshu, he can't be lynched at all. This ......"

"Shut up." Wu Zetian reprimanded lightly, and said in his heart that you want everyone in the world to know, will you only bend into a move?

"Yes." Lai Junchen bowed his head very aggrievedly.

After a while, Suo Yuanli came and knelt in front of Wu Zetian.

"Suo Yuanli, I ask you." Wu Zetian said, "You said that Zhou Xing and Qiu Shenqian were greedy for the royal forbidden, but is there such a thing? ”

"It is true." Suo Yuanli replied with a blank look, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can order Weichen to take someone to their mansion to search for it, and you will see it in a moment!" ”

Lai Junchen was taken aback, he was about to attack Zhou Xing so soon? And take a hill god shrine?

"You must first keep the secret, and do not leak it in the slightest." Wu Zetian's voice sank, "Otherwise, the sin is unforgivable!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Huaiyi, Lai Junchen and Suo Yuanli agreed together in a panic.

Wu Zetian looked at them, and said in his heart that it was reasonable for Xue Shao and these ministers to hate Zhou Xing. But these people in front of them were originally the same people as Zhou Xing, and now even they have come to report and expose Zhou Xing, which shows that Zhou Xing has offended the anger of the public!

"Stand down, all of you. Tomorrow at this time, come here again to listen to my words! "Wu Zetian gave an order.

"Yes!" The crowd agreed to withdraw.

Liu Huaiyi also knew that His Majesty was not in a good mood today, and probably no one would be asked to serve him, so he left the harem with his stepfather and returned to the White Horse Temple. Halfway to the road, a shadow flashed next to his carriage, and he hurriedly beckoned the shadow into the carriage and followed him all the way to the White Horse Temple.

"How's the situation in the palace?"

"The little monk has done it as planned, and everything is going well so far!"

"Good. I will repay the owner truthfully! ”

At this moment, Xue Shao was lying on the bed comfortably with his upper body bare, enjoying the gentle massage of the princesses of the two dynasties.

"Xue Lang, okay, my hands are numb!" Princess Taiping snorted and said, "It's just backgammon, although you are willing to lose the bet, you don't have to torture me like this, right?" ”

Xue Shao lay down and smiled, "In the past, I gave you a massage, and one press was an hour." You've only pressed it a few times? Besides, your fingers aren't hard at all, they're always grinding with your ass! ”

"If you have the ability, you turn over, and this palace promises to press you hard and hard!" Princess Taiping laughed cruelly.

"Don't flip, don't flip!" Xue Shao smiled strangely, "A man's husband, if you don't turn over, you won't turn over!" ”

"Okay!" Princess Taiping uncharacteristically didn't bother anymore, but said with a smile: "For the sake of how well you fought in this battle, I will cheapen you today." Then again, why would you even want to take a hill god? ”

"Qiu Shenyun and Zhou Xing have done so many bad things for the sake of conspiracy, and at the same time, they are also Wu Yizong's sworn friends. With these two items, shouldn't he still be dead? Xue Shao replied, but said in his heart: The former prince Li Xian died at the hands of Qiu Shenxian, which has always been a problem for Shangguan Wan'er. Now I'm going to kill Qiu Shenxian, hoping to untie that ancient knot in her heart!