Chapter 492: Public Trial
Jiangzhou Health Office, Zhongjun Mansion Hall.
Li Yuanba sat high on the main seat, Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Su, Li Yun and Wang Jun sat on the left side, and Pang Yu, deputy capital Zhang Jinqiang, and Sima Li Weiyong sat on the right side.
After all, Hong Haiyang's official position is not small, at least someone must be judged, so even if he is placed above the court, there will be no imperial history to impeach him.
On top of the main hall, Shi Hongyang, Gongsun Lie, the big boss of the Salt Gang, Liu Yunsheng, the second boss, Han Zhiqiang, the owner of the Jiangzhou Granary, and Shan Jun, the owner of the Jiangzhou Salt Warehouse.
The five guys knelt under the hall, except for Hong Haiyang and Gongsun Lie, all of them looked miserable.
"Smack!"
slapped the startling wood on the table heavily, Li Yuanba had a cold face, and said, "It's difficult for the five of you to get together usually, right?" Shouldn't we thank the king for giving you the rare opportunity to bring you together? ”
"Hmph, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Hong Haiyang said: "This official is the official Jiangzhou assassin history, the official position is given by His Majesty, not the third or fourth trial, any of your questions, this official has the right not to answer!" ”
"I knew you would say that!" Li Yuanba shook his head absently and said, "But don't you want to hear what these people next to you have to say?" ”
"Hahaha, there is no excuse for the crime you want to add!" Hong Haiyang laughed, "Don't say that these people don't know each other, even if you know them, who knows if they are the people you specially invited?" If they insist on their own officials, wouldn't that be very wronged? ”
"You can not admit it, but there are so many people in the court, as long as the evidence is sufficient, this king can still condemn you!"
Li Yuanba didn't pay attention to Hong Haiyang's words at all, but turned his head to look at Gongsun Lie and said, "Boss Gongsun, how do you feel about being arrested this time?" ”
"Thoughts?" Gongsun Lie grinned and said, "Your court has arrested Lao Tzu for so many years. Now that I've finally caught Lao Tzu, where is there so much nonsense? You'd better kill me now, or you'll waste your time!" Anyway, Lao Tzu has been eating, drinking, and having lived a good life over the years, and you will never get any news from Lao Tzu. ”
"Oh?" Li Yuanba stretched out his finger and knocked on the table, "What about a few of you?" Are you planning to say nothing? ”
Liu Yunsheng, Han Zhiqiang, and Shan Jun all had the same brazen expressions of death, but they didn't know if their expressions were pretended to be forcible or if they were really like that.
"Very well, the king didn't want to take these things out in the first place, since you insist on doing so. There is no way for this king! ”
Li Yuanba slowly took out a box from under the table, the box was only four square feet and cubic meters, but when it was placed on the table, there was a dull sound.
Everyone looked at the box curiously, not knowing what was inside.
"Smack!"
Ignoring everyone's expressions, Li Yuanba opened the box by himself and took out a heavy seal from it.
This seal looks like it is made of jade, and there is a dragon carved on it, and then it is turned down, but it is an ancient seal of the word 'Sui'.
"Hong Haiyang. It's really unthinkable to this king! There is still a treasure hidden in your assassin's mansion, and you said that with this thing, can this king convict you without going through the trial of the three divisions? ”
Li Yuanba tossed the jade seal up and down, and at the same time reached into the box again. A large stack of cloths was taken out from it, and all of them were bright yellow, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the royal family. No one other than the royal family may use bright yellow.
What's more, what was written on these bright yellow cloths was enough to kill them.
At this time, Hong Haiyang's face changed. It became ugly: "You, where did you find these things, I remember to put them in the secret room......"
"Shut up!"
Gongsun Lie snorted violently, and at the same time, a big mouth slapped Hong Haiyang's face.
This or all of a sudden attracted everyone's attention, and at the same time they were very surprised in their hearts, weren't these two people together? Why did all of a sudden start to get into infighting?
"Poof!"
Spurting out a mouthful of blood with his teeth, Hong Haiyang's face turned extremely red, but he also knew that he had lost his words, so he didn't dare to say anything now.
If you are beaten, you can only suffer in vain.
"Smack!"
Li Yuanba clapped his palms and said, "This is infighting, and the relationship between you is really fragile!" ”
"You don't cry and fake mercy, since you have these things in your hands, then why bother to judge us, just pull it out and cut off your head!"
Gongsun Lie is not afraid of death, and it seems that what this box represents is even more important.
This is exactly the case, when Li Yuanba ordered the Shenwu guards to arrest Hong Haiyang, he immediately arranged for someone to search the Assassin's Mansion and found a tightly shaped secret room in Hong Haiyang's own bedroom.
The secret room is full of mechanisms, if it weren't for Li Yuanba's personal action, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to enter this secret room.
When Li Yuanba found the box that was locked by Zhuge from the deepest part of the secret room, and found the jade seal of the Great Sui Dynasty, as well as the cloth and silk that sent messages back and forth.
Originally just an ordinary piece of greed. The case of corruption and the formation of parties for personal gain has now escalated to a major case of colluding with the remnants of the former dynasty with the intention of plotting rebellion.
Such major and important cases of plotting to usurp the throne, with Li Yuanba's status, can be tried by himself, as long as the three law divisions are notified afterwards and the emperor is notified of the process and results.
"Shan Jun and Han Zhiqiang, according to the evidence obtained by this king, it is actually very beneficial to the two of you, after all, you two don't know about colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty."
Since there is no way to find a breakthrough from Hong Haiyang, Gongsun Lie, and Liu Yunsheng, then the gap can only be opened from Shan Jun and Han Zhiqiang.
Li Yuanba simply focused on these two people: "In terms of criminal responsibility alone, even if the two of you are sentenced to a heavy sentence in the end, it will be an exile at most, and you will not be beheaded or even your relatives!" ”
When he said this, Li Yuanba put the Great Sui Jade Seal in his hand in the box and said:
"So, you're different from them! If you can say everything, how about the king commute your sentence as he sees fit? ”
As soon as Li Yuanba's words fell, the faces of Shan Jun and Han Zhiqiang changed, and the expressions of the two were very entangled, as if they were struggling to say everything they knew.
"I ......"
Han Zhiqiang opened his mouth and was about to speak, when Gongsun Lie suddenly turned around and stretched out his hand to pinch Han Zhiqiang's neck. (To be continued......)