The 2221st chapter is demoted to the common people
Zhang Zhibai's eyes twitched. Zhao Zhen's move was really cruel. All kinds of inducements made the Duke of Qi and his son say things that he dared not deceive the emperor. Then he asked the witness of the Zhang family's wife to confirm their crime of deceiving the emperor. Then he took out the evidence of sending people to the Dali Temple at night to assassinate people. Then Duke of Qi was a real death sentence!
Looking back at Song Shou and Fu Bi on the edge of the hurdle, both of them sneered with a stern face. The raised mouths were clear, they had already known all the contacts behind the scenes.
Yes, during the trial of these three departments, Dali Temple is responsible for the trial. What the Supervisory Office needs to do is to provide evidence. As for the Ministry of Justice, it will execute the final judgment.
In terms of status, Fu Bi, the Minister of Justice, was the highest, followed by Zhang Zhibai, the minister of Dali Temple, and then the censor of the Supervisory Office. However, he must not look at the status of Song Shou, the censor.
He is the Qingliu among the Qingliu, the Qingliu among the Qingliu. Although his grade is not high, he has excellent reputations throughout the Song Dynasty. He is not able to take responsibility for it without a righteous gentleman!
The Supervision Bureau is supported by the people. As long as it is evidence provided by the Supervision Bureau, no one does not believe it. Although sometimes it is heard, most of them are appropriate.
"Then please give someone a witness and confront Duke Qi in court!"
Song Shou spoke slowly, but it made the hall of Dali Temple suddenly full of tension. The expressions of Duke Qi and his son suddenly became astonished. Zhao Zhen showed a confident smile on his lips, as if he saw a fish in the net.
The wife of the Zhang family was taken into the lobby. This lobby was slightly different from the lobby of the previous official office. There were no vicious servants around, nor were there soldiers wearing armor guards. On the contrary, there were very few people here. Apart from the three officials in charge of the seal and Zhao Zhen, there was only one swordsman and one summoned officer.
After seeing Zhao Zhen's gentle smile, the Zhang family's wife's face gradually eased from tension. She knew that Duke Qi could not afford to offend him, but as long as the official was there, someone could make decisions for her.
The night she spent in the palace before, the Empress personally spoke to herself, and her comforting words were unforgettable. From then on, she knew that the government would make the decision for her.
Especially when she knew that those poor sisters were killed, the anger in her heart was even more difficult to curb. She is indeed a woman, but who is not as good as a man?
The torture and insult she suffered in the Duke of Qi's Mansion made her stronger. Even the Empress and the Officials praised her for her bravery and strength. What else could she be afraid of?
"Minister Zhang Ya, pay homage to the official family and to all the masters!"
Zhao Zhen raised his hand and said, "Don't let the body be calm, is the injury better?"
"If you go back to the official house, you have already recovered a lot. The Empress told me to take medicine on time."
Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yesterday, I ordered someone to take Zhang into the palace and send him to the queen to take care of his body, otherwise it would be difficult to go to the hall to testify today... The Dali Temple Minister continued to ask about the case!"
Zhang Zhibai nodded and said, "I obey the order! Zhang, I asked you, did you escape from the Duke Qi Mansion? Why did you enter the Duke Qi Mansion? How did you escape? Come carefully!"
Zhang nodded in the first half, and then explained the truth in detail with grief and anger. His voice was sad and moved by those who heard it.
During this period, Zhao Zong spoke several times to try to interrupt, but was stopped by Zhao Zhen's cold eyes. How could he allow him to turn black and white in confrontation in court?
No matter how meticulous and cautious the lies were compiled, they were vulnerable in the face of the truth. The Zhang family’s wife retelled the story of the matter and even the details were exactly the same.
Afterwards, without waiting for Zhao Zong and Zhao Zhongmin to defend themselves, Zhang Zhibai also "revealed" the attack on Dali Temple last night. He had both witnesses and physical evidence, and even invited Yao Nushi to the hall.
Yao's Nun Shi detailed what happened last night in a few words, and there was also a large amount of physical evidence to prove that these people were dead soldiers raised by Duke Qi's mansion.
All the evidence pointed to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, which made Zhao Zong and Zhao Zhongmin unable to argue.
He imprisoned a good woman, killed someone to silence her, and even attacked a government office like Dali Temple at night in order to get rid of the only living habits, but he failed in the end.
Everything was exposed by the clues of the Zhang family's assassin.
It was useless to let Duke Qi denounce it in every way. At this time, Zhao Zhongmin already knew where the loophole was. Whether it was the official family or the wealthy families in Dongcheng, they were all calculating on Duke Qi's mansion and themselves!
The official family replaced the wife of the Zhang family with Yao Nushi, and the wealthy families in Dongcheng left the mark of the Duke of Qi's Mansion on the assassins!
At this time, Zhao Zhongmin had nothing to say. He had a dumb expression and knew in his heart that the Duke Qi Mansion had been completely finished. Whether it was the wealthy family in Dongcheng or the official family, he was merciless to the Duke Qi Mansion this time.
Zhao Zong was already frightened and could not help himself. He had already seen Zhao Zhen's face gradually become solemn. In fact, he had calmed down during this period and knew how much the price of his impulse was.
I had already used my son's official body to redeem the guilt, and it would be fine if I let him go. Unexpectedly, I couldn't help but kill him in the end... But the most terrifying thing is not these. The current crime of deceiving the king can no longer be eliminated.
Sure enough, Zhao Zhen said "into hell": "What a father and son, a son, a clan relative, I really deceived me, the king and father as a fool! I gave you the opportunity to regret it before, but you said it was so sure and never deceived the king! Now that people have witnessed and evidence, how can you make a quibble? The crime of deceiving the king is unforgivable, but you dare to raise dead soldiers and attack Dali Temple at night!"
Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, looked at Zhao Zhongmin and said, "Fengyi Hou Zhao Zhongmin, what else do you have to say?"
Zhao Zhongmin's face was already pale at this time, and he could only kowtow and said, "My nephew knew his mistake, so please forgive me!"
Zhao Zong beside him could no longer speak, and he collapsed on the ground, every muscle on his body was trembling, and he looked extremely ugly. Zhang Zhibai, Song Shou and Fu Bi in the hall even disdained to look at him.
"Issuing an order to remove the Duke of Zhao Zong, destroy his jade plate, expel the genealogy, and demote him to common people! Zhao Zhongmin, the Marquis of Fengyi, protects his father and deceives the emperor. However, he is despised by his filial piety and demoted him to Yangcheng County as a warning! He confiscated the Duke of Qi's mansion and moved to Luoyang. He will not leave without decree!"
Zhao Zhen's words shocked Zhao Zong, and he climbed forward and said, "Officials forgive me! Officials forgive me! My nephew cannot be without a title or demoted to common people!!"
Zhao Zhen had already stood up, but Zhao Zong hugged Zhao Zhen's clothes and refused to let go. Zhao Xu, who had been speechless behind the screen, stepped forward and said, "The crime of losing etiquette in front of the emperor is more than the first level!"
Zhao Zhen threw the corner of his clothes and threw away Zhao Zong, who had been hollowed out by wine: "I didn't use your head to calm the anger, it was a blessing from the law! I will keep your property for you. It will be your greatest blessing to spend the rest of your life in Luoyang. Otherwise, I will let you go back to Xijing cleanly!"
Chapter completed!