The two bailiffs who were waiting outside the guard's room were grinding their teeth when they suddenly heard a cry from the room. They couldn't help but jump in fright. They hurriedly kicked open the door and saw that two chairs had fallen to the side. The prisoner had already broken free from the ropes and had thrown Mr Yang to the ground.
The two hurriedly rushed over to grab Wang Jinglong's arms, but found that his body was limp and powerless. Yang Ling, who was below him, was covered in blood. They didn't know where he was injured, so they couldn't help but be stunned.
Yang Ling panted and said, "Hurry and pull him away. This man … this man is crazy. He broke free from the ropes and pounced on me. He took my sword and almost killed me."
The two bailiffs saw that Mr Yang could still speak and were relieved. They hurriedly threw Wang Jinglong's body to the side and hurriedly helped him up. At the same time, they shouted outside, "Hurry, the prisoner has broken free and is trying to assassinate Mr Yang!"
In the main hall, the old officials were waiting anxiously. Yang Fang, Wang Yan, and the others had a deep prejudice against Mr Yang @@ne-2. After listening to Wang Ping's side of the story, they only knew that Yang Ling was abusing his power to take revenge on Wang Jinglong and wanted to use the opportunity of supervising the construction of Tai Ling to torture him to death. This was a common thing in the officialdom, so they naturally believed it without a doubt.
Wang Jinglong had no one to turn to for help and could only escape from prison to the capital to complain. It was really pitiful. In a moment of compassion, they were afraid that Yang Ling would use his power to pressure the imperial guards to torture Wang Jinglong to death. Therefore, they rushed over. Unexpectedly, when they arrived, they saw that Yang Ling had both a witness and material evidence. It turned out that Wang Jinglong had hired a murderer to take revenge. They were dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Li Dongyang's reasonable words had moved Yang Ling. As long as he did not pursue the matter further, with everyone's influence, the Emperor would certainly not add more crimes to Wang Jinglong's crimes. This could be considered as an explanation to his old friend. Liu Jian took a sip of tea and hesitantly asked Li Dongyang, "Binzhi, do you think Yang Ling will be willing to let him go?"
Li Dongyang twirled his beard and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Your Excellency. Yang Ling is not a cruel and merciless person. He would not do something like exterminating everyone. Moreover, the Three Ministers and Six Ministries are pleading for leniency for a criminal. Even the Emperor has to give some face. Moreover, although Yang Ling is the victim, in reality, he has not suffered any harm."
Wang Yan coldly snorted and angrily said, "His reputation is really not small. It hasn't even been a year since he entered the capital and every month he causes trouble. Speaking of the case of the Emperor's mausoleum, Official Wang was only deceived by others and seconded the request to punish Yang Ling severely. At most, he would be fined half a year's salary and given a light punishment. But now he has been chased to Jinling.
In a moment of confusion, Wang Jinglong, in order to help his father out of trouble, accused him of buying a prostitute. According to the laws of Ming Destiny, he should be punished by sitting backwards. Even if his crime is increased by three levels, the maximum punishment is only a hundred strokes of the stick and exile for three thousand li. Moreover, his scholarly rank is reduced and he can also atone for his crime. But he is unlucky to have the Emperor personally hearing the case. This criminal is really unjustly treated. If we old fellows can't even save this nephew, if this matter gets out, we will lose all our face. "
The Minister of Ministry of Rites, Wang Hua, joked, "Since the founding of Ming Destiny, the Three Ministers and Six Ministries have all come forward to plead for leniency for the criminal. Other than Shen Wansan of Hongwu dynasty, probably only Wang Jinglong is one person. Could it be that Yang Ling's reputation is greater than Emperor Taizu's?"
As he said this, the expressions on everyone's faces immediately softened. What he said was true. Shen Wansan had disobeyed the Emperor many times, but in the end, Emperor Hongwu still gave the officials face and took back the imperial edict, changing the death sentence to exile. Among the officials sitting in the hall, which one of them did not have a higher rank than Yang Ling? They just wanted him to show mercy and avoid Wang Jinglong's death. Would he dare to act his own way?
The Minister of Revenue, Hangul, swept his eyes over the crowd. Seeing Yang Fang, Wang Yan, and the others' faces full of success, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head. Based on their reputation, he didn't believe that Yang Ling would dare to do anything to Wang Jinglong. He was only worried that Wang Qiong loved his son so much that he would disregard the law and send people to rescue Wang Jinglong and escape. If Wang Jinglong hadn't been unlucky enough to become a criminal, with the Wang family's power, the crime of false accusation wouldn't be a big deal. But now that he was a criminal, rescuing him would be disregarding the Emperor. This was not a light crime.
He thought for a moment. Seeing that Hu Zhou was also in the hall, he couldn't say what he was worried about. Yang Shousui sat to the side. Seeing his expression, he knew what his old friend was worried about. He couldn't help but smile. He stretched out a finger and quickly scribbled a few words on his lapel, "A servant disobeys his master, there is no evidence."
Hangul saw this and softly made an "ah" sound. That's right, Wang Qiong didn't have any enemies in the court. He only needed to use this as an excuse. Who would hit him when he was down and relentlessly pursue a seventy year old man's act of rescuing his son? Wouldn't that be shameful?
He smiled at Yang Shousui and was about to signal something when they heard a cry of alarm from below the hall. The daren couldn't help but stand up suddenly. They looked outside in shock and bewilderment. They saw a Yamachi running in at lightning speed to report, "Reporting to daren, the prisoner broke free from the ropes and attempted to assassinate Sir Yang."
"What? How is Sir Yang (the prisoner)? "Hu Zhou didn't care that his position was low and rushed to ask Yang Lin. Yang Lin was asking about Wang Jinglong's life and death, but Hu Zhou was worried about Yang Ling's life and death. If something happened to Yang Ling while he was here, it was inevitable that he would be removed from his position.
Yamachi said with a mournful face, "Sir Yang is injured and covered in blood. I don't know how heavy he is. That prisoner has been stabbed to death by Sir Yang."
Liu Jian paused and hurriedly led the few daren to the prison cell where the prisoner was temporarily imprisoned. When they reached the prison cell, Yutang Chun and Sheridan, who had rushed over after hearing the news, were hugging Yang Ling and crying their eyes out. When the few daren saw that Yang Ling was covered in blood, they didn't know if it was from Wang Jinglong and were really shocked.
After all, this was the first time Yang Ling had killed someone. Even though he heard Wang Jinglong's malicious intentions and was furious, he was still panicking in his heart. In addition to the pain of stabbing himself with the sword, his face was deathly pale. The frightened expression didn't seem to be faked. Looking at Wang Jinglong who was lying on the ground, that malicious and sinister smile was still hanging on his face, he looked unusually ferocious. The situation really looked like what Yamachi had said just now.
A look of shock, regret and suspicion flashed across Li Dongyang's face. He hurried over to support Yang Ling and asked, "Sir Yang, how are your injuries?"
Yang Ling saw that he did not even ask about the course of events but stared fixedly at his expression, as if trying to find clues from it. He felt a little guilty. Luckily his face was already pale and nobody could see anything wrong. Yang Ling replied, "Daren, this lowly official originally wanted to let him go. Who would have thought that his hatred was too deep? He suddenly broke free from the ropes and snatched this lowly official's sword and stabbed me in the arm. Luckily his physical strength was too weak and this lowly official snatched back the sword and stabbed him to death. This lowly official … lowly official is fine. "
Li Dongyang could not see any flaws and stood up in disappointment. He stared blankly for a long time before sighing and waving his hand weakly, he said, "It's good that Sir Yang is fine. Quickly bandage Sir Yang's wounds and send him to the doctor for proper treatment."
Yang Ling saw that all these people's gazes were like torches. He was afraid that if he stayed too long, he would reveal a flaw in his words. He hurriedly struggled to stand up and said, "This lowly official has already bandaged my wounds. It's just that I've lost too much blood and am a little dizzy. I really can't hold on for long. Daren, this ending is really beyond this lowly official's expectations … Ai, this lowly official … lowly official will take his leave first."
Liu Jian and the rest watched as he was supported by Yutang Chun and Sheridan, one on the left and the other on the right. He staggered out. After a long while, Yang Shousui bellowed, "Nonsense! This lowly person obviously did not want to let Wang Jinglong off. He actually pretended to agree and deliberately killed him. How sinister! "
Hangul laughed bitterly and used the words he had just written to reply, "The matter of the Secret Room, there is no concrete evidence. This matter can only become a case without a clue."
Of the few daren present, except for Wang Hua who believed in Yang Ling's words and Li Dongyang who had some doubts, the others did not believe that Wang Jinglong would break free and kill an official. Wasn't that the same as seeking his own death? Therefore, their faces were full of resentment. However, this matter really had no concrete evidence and they could not question Yang Ling.
Xie Qian laughed bitterly and sighed, "It's just that … at the beginning, we vowed that we would ensure Wang Jinglong's safety. Now, we are really ashamed to meet an old friend."
By this time, Liu Jian had already calmed down. He shook his head slightly and said, "It's useless to say more. Ai! After the Warden's Office has examined the body, this old man will send someone to collect his corpse. Bin Zhi … this matter is really difficult to talk about. Please write a letter and inform Official Wang. "
Li Dongyang nodded silently. He turned his head to Hu Zhou and said, "Hand over the group of criminals to the Ministry of Punishments for interrogation. Tell them to report the progress of the case to me at any time!" At present, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishments was still vacant. For the time being, Grand Secretary Li Dongyang was acting as the representative of the Ministry of Punishments. This case involved criminals to the imperial court and also resulted in a murder case. The small QING: Five Cities Warlords naturally had no right to interfere.
Hearing this, Hu Zhou felt as if he had been granted amnesty and hurriedly agreed.
Yang Ling sat in the horse sedan chair. Yutang Chun and Sheridan also sat on his left and right, not avoiding suspicion. Wang Jinglong only wanted a moment of pleasure. His malicious words had angered Yang Ling to the point of death. However, he would not stab himself too deeply. The blood on his body mainly came from Wang Jinglong's chest.
But even so, seeing his pale face, apart from his blood-red robe, there was still a bloody smell on his body. How could the two women not be afraid? Yutang Chun said with tears in her eyes, "Master, it's all my fault. I acted without your permission and caused you to be injured. I am willing to accept punishment from you."
Yang Ling was still thinking about Wang Jinglong's malicious words. Hearing this, he could not help but sneer and said, "That bastard does not think about his own mistakes. He only knows how to blame others, as if the whole world owes him. He should be killed!"
"En?" Yutang Chun's thoughts were very clever. Hearing this, her pair of beautiful eyes immediately looked at him in surprise. Her face was full of doubt. Yang Ling's heart skipped a beat. Even though the two ladies wouldn't harm him, it was best not to reveal this secret forever. He took a deep breath and said, "I was kind enough to let him go, but he actually stabbed me. Doesn't he deserve to die?"
Sheridan said hatefully, "Master is right. Our family does not owe the Wang family anything. It is them who have always found fault with our family. Relying on his father's many years as an official, he has strong connections in the court. Over and over again, they have gone too far. Don't they understand the principle that a new emperor has a new court of ministers? Even if he dies, he deserves it! "
Yang Ling smiled slightly. This little lass was relatively simple and had a clear distinction between love and hate. She was very easy to coax. Seeing that his expression had eased, Yutang Chun's heart relaxed. Yang Ling turned his head and saw it. He could not help but put on a serious face and said, "Don't be too proud. You have made such a big mistake. If I do not punish you, won't the people in the fu turn the sky upside down? Even if you mistakenly thought that your biological father came to ask for help, shouldn't I know about this? "
Hearing him scold, Yutang Chun felt pity for her life and could not help but feel dizzy. She was bought by Yang Ling and was destined to be his private property. Whether she was a servant or a concubine, it could not change this subordination relationship. Even her biological parents could not decide anything about her.
Now that she had secretly taken out her private property to give to her biological father, Yang Ling only needed to report it to the officials. Even if she was dragged to the court and beaten to death, no one would sympathize with her. Although she was sure that Yang Ling would not do this to her, hearing Yang Ling's stern words, her heart was still anxious and afraid. She rolled up the corner of her clothes and lowered her head, not daring to look at Yang Ling. She only timidly said, "Servant knows her mistake. If Master wants to beat or kill me, servant will not dare to have the slightest complaint."
Seeing that she was about to cry, Yang Ling could not bear to force her. He turned his head and said, "It's good that you know your mistake. Go back and find Furen to receive the family law!"
Sheridan did not believe that Yang Ling could bear to punish them. Now that she heard him say that he wanted Yutang Chun to find Young-niang to receive the family law, Furen was such a good person and treated them like sisters. How could she bear to punish them? Master was obviously deliberately letting them off. She hid behind Yang Ling and could not help but secretly stick out her tongue. She stretched out her hand from behind Yang Ling and pulled on Yutang Chun's sleeve, making a face at her.
Yang Ling returned home under the protection of his bodyguards. When Han Youniang heard the news, her little face was pale. She anxiously pulled his hand but did not dare to take the initiative to untie the bandaged wound on his arm. She anxiously stamped her feet and said, "Quick, quickly go and ask Wen Xin jiejie to come." Seeing Furen's appearance, Yutang Chun was ashamed and lowered her head and stood to one side, not daring to make a sound.
It was unknown what Gao Wenxin was busy with these past few days. She moved a large pile of medical books and when she had nothing to do, she would read and write in her room. When Han Youniang saw that she was busy, she usually did not ask anyone to disturb her. At this time, Gao Wenxin was reading ancient books in her room and was pulled by Sheridan and a little maid into Furen's room. She was stunned and did not know what was going on.
When this woman started to study, she was like a man who did not care about her appearance. Gao Wenxin was elegant and quiet, like a lady from a noble family. In addition, she had a graceful temperament, was tall, and her figure was more mature than Han Youniang and Yutang Chun. Normally, even if she wore the clothes of a maid, she did not look like a woman who served others.
Now that she was directly pulled out of her embroidery room, she was only wearing a household's jacket and a pair of lake green open-necked pants. Her embroidered hair was fluffy and the appearance of a mature woman was indescribably moving. In particular, her figure was plump and her lower body was slender. She wore soft and close-fitting pants, revealing the beautiful curves of her body and was very attractive.
It was the first time that Yang Ling saw a woman wearing pants, especially since he was wearing a short shirt. Since he lived in this era, he had seen a lot of dresses. At first glance, he felt that it was very intimate. When he looked at Gao Wenxin, she suddenly blushed and hurriedly walked to his side to check on his wound. She did not dare to directly fall into his gaze.
Although the open-necked pants were household clothes, they were developed from canoe pants. They could only be worn in the inner courtyard. When going out, she still had to wear a skirt outside. How could she be embarrassed to be stared at by Yang Ling? Gao Wenxin's face was hot as she untied the tissue that was randomly tied up on his arm. She rolled up the sleeve of her robe to check on the wound and could not help but sigh. She smiled at Han Youniang and said, "Madam, don't worry. Master's wound is not deep and the bleeding has stopped. It is not a big problem. Wait for this servant to get some white medicine and apply it."
Han Youniang only breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She complained to Yang Ling, "Hubby brought so many people with you. How did you hurt yourself? If I had known earlier, Young-niang would have accompanied you. I was really scared to death just now."
Sheridan was quick to speak and angrily told her about how Wang Jinglong tried to kidnap Sister Yu, how he repaid kindness with enmity after being arrested, and how he plotted to assassinate Master. Listening to this, Han Youniang was also very angry. When Gao Wenxin heard this, she rolled her eyes and looked at Yang Ling with a strange expression.
She saw that Gao Wenxin hesitated for a while and said, "Master, this wound is not a big problem. But … after it has healed, it will inevitably leave a bigger scar. Master, please move it to this servant's room and let this servant treat it with a knife and a needle. Master, rest assured. This servant will apply anesthetic and there will be no pain. "
Yang Ling disapprovingly smiled and said, "Why do you need to go through so much trouble? The wound is not on the face. There is a wound … uh … alright. " As he said this, he raised his head and saw the look in Gao Wenxin's eyes. There was a hint of understanding and a hint of slyness in them. Yang Ling was not a real scholar. When he saw this strange look, he immediately thought, 'Could it be that this sword wound was self-inflicted or caused by someone else? Could it be that the people at this time can check if this sword wound was self-inflicted or caused by someone else? Yes, the angle and strength are all different. If it was someone who has done research on wounds, it would be inevitable that they would be able to see some clues. Gao Wenxin is helping me to do something. '
When Han Youniang heard this, she became worried again and anxiously said, "Sister, isn't there no big problem with my husband? Why … why do you still need to use a knife? "
Yang Ling and Gao Wenxin looked at each other. They both knew what was going on. Yang Ling couldn't help but laugh and said, "Young-niang, do you still not believe in the Divine Doctor's medical skills? I have heard that this is the real high level of medical skills. The wound will heal faster. Don't worry, I can walk and run, can't I? Hahaha … "
Yang Ling smiled and stood up. He said, "I will go over. You don't have to follow me. Otherwise, you will be scared when you see blood and flesh."
A hint of admiration flashed in Gao Wenxin's eyes. When she saw him walk out of the door, she smiled and said to Han Youniang, "Don't worry, I only need the time to drink two cups of tea. I promise to return you a healthy husband."
Han Youniang blushed and pretended to be angry. She said, "Young-niang treats you like her real sister. Now you are learning from Cher and making fun of me. If one day … hmph, I won't drink your tea."
Gao Wenxin's face turned red. She was embarrassed and angry. She opened her mouth, but she didn't dare to say anything. She angrily stomped her feet and quickly ran out.
Although Han YouNiang saw that her husband was able to move freely and was very confident in Gao Wenxin's medical skills, she still wanted to go and help. But she had only taken two steps when Yu TangChun timidly pulled her sleeve and said in an aggrieved tone, "Furen, Master's injury was caused by this servant, please punish this servant."
Han Youniang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said, "Who would have thought that Wang Jinglong would break free from his restraints and hurt people? Don't add to the mess. "
Yutang Chun knelt down and said sadly, "No matter what, this matter was caused by this servant. Besides … Besides, Master ordered this servant to find Furen to receive the family law. How could this servant dare to disobey?"
Han Youniang hurriedly helped her up and said inexplicably, "What do you mean? There is no family law in our family. Family law … uh … family law … "
* * *
The next day, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Wei Shen, reported the results of the trial to Li Dongyang. The trial of the case was extremely smooth. There was no torture at all. Wang Ping confessed that he was ordered by Master to stay in the capital to take care of the young master. When he saw that the young master was being tortured on the mausoleum, he made the decision to hire some people to rescue him. Now that he had harmed the young master's life, he only wanted to die.
Those bandits had long been prepared for the possibility of being arrested. They all said that they had no livelihood and wandered around to seek food. They were tempted by Wang Ping with a large amount of money, so they helped him steal corpses, save people, and kidnap other people's families.
Wei Shen investigated and found that the situation was true. As for the identities of these bandits, they said that they were from all over the world. Since they had already taken their confessions, there was no reason to send people to collect evidence from thousands of miles away. So he handed the case file to Grand Secretary Li.
Li Dongyang saw that the case did not involve Wang Qiong and was very happy. Needless to say, the mastermind had no solid evidence to link it to Wang Qiong. Even if he had suspicions, his old friend was in dire straits in Jinling, and his child had died tragically, he would not add insult to injury.
Looking at Wei Shen's sentence, it was considered fair. According to the law of Ming Destiny, the mastermind would be hanged and the followers would be banished for a thousand miles. The mastermind would be imprisoned for ten years, the assistant would be flogged a hundred times and imprisoned for a year. The two crimes were punished together. He sentenced Wang Ping to be beheaded at the waist. The few bandits would be flogged a hundred times and banished for three thousand miles. They were sent to Liangzhou's Miscellaneous Wood Delivery Station to work as carriage drivers to transport military supplies.
Li Dongyang picked up a slip of paper. He raised his pen and pondered for a moment. Then he wrote on the paper, "The sentence is fair, I intend to approve it. However, Your Majesty's wedding is imminent, the whole world is celebrating, it is not suitable to see blood. I propose that the mastermind be hanged and executed immediately, the accomplices be pardoned from flogging and banished to Liangzhou. Your subject is the Palace Grand Secretary Li Dongyang, June 27th. "
The two lines of strokes were round and smooth, written in bold and elegant small regular script. Li Dongyang picked up the slip and blew on it. He smeared some glue on the slip and gently stuck it to the corner of the file.
He knitted his eyebrows and looked at the file for half a day. Suddenly he pulled a piece of paper and quickly wrote two lines of 'Yang Ling' on the paper. Below it, he wrote two lines of 'good and evil' and 'loyal and treacherous'. After looking carefully for a moment, he lifted the brush and erased the 'evil' character. The tip of the weasel's hair brush hovered over the 'loyal and treacherous' two characters. He hesitated for a long time, unable to put the ink on it.
He heaved a sigh and gently put down the brush. He slowly said, "Great loyalty looks like treachery, great treachery looks like loyalty, looks treacherous but is actually loyal, looks loyal but is treacherous. The old man has seen many people in my life, but … I still cannot see through you …"
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