Chapter 157: Jianchun Gate Blood Case (2)

It was already midnight. Wu Qiong saw the last guest away and finally had time to sit down and eat something to satisfy his hunger.

Almost all night, people kept visiting his mansion.

From the senior officials of the court to the famous scholars from the Tai Academy, they all came one after another, and there was only one topic to talk about.

Punish the murderer, seek justice for Huangfu Song, avenge Xu Shao, and be proud of the scholars...

In short, overnight, all the people in Luoyang became Dong Qi's enemies, and Dong Qi was also criticized by thousands of people, and became a piece of meat placed on the chopping board, and they were allowed to slaughter. Dong Xiping's life was only in their mind.

But Wu Qiong really doesn't think so.

Not to mention whether the testimony says true or false, even if it is true, will it definitely cure Dong Qi's death penalty?

Among the many scholars who were full of righteous indignation, Wu Qiong was still able to stay awake. Dong Qi might not be anything, but behind him, Cai Yong and General He Jin, have not made any statement yet, and even the emperor has not made a conclusion.

The most important thing is that Dong Chi's son Dong Zhuo is still fighting fiercely with the rebels in Liangzhou with more than 100,000 troops.

Could it be that Dong Zhuo would not react at all if he killed Dong Zhuo? Not to mention anything else, Dong Zhuo just needs to sit idly by and watch the Qiang thief drive in, which is enough to make the country, which is not too peaceful, more turbulent. How can this account be settled?

There are countless scholars in Luoyang.

But why no one has considered the country and country of the Han Dynasty?

The food became tasteless even after it was in her mouth. Wu Qiong sat in the study, holding the bowl in a daze.

"Husband, are you worried about what happened after dawn?"

Wu Qiong's wife was born in a small family and was very virtuous in daily life.

Although she is not beautiful, she has the taste of a small family jade. Wu Qiong also respects his wife very much on weekdays.

When he heard his wife ask, Wu Qiongqiang laughed, "You have seen that there have been constant guests this night, and there are only one thing he asks for... I don't like Dong Xiping, but there are so many strange things in this matter, but I can't wrongly accuse people. Besides, this matter is very involved. I am worried that if a person is not dealt with properly, it will cause big trouble, which is why people worry."

"Isn't you going to get involved in this matter?"

Wu Qiong nodded, "I really don't want to get involved. You see, there seem to be many people coming today, but none of the important people appeared. Neither the person behind the Dong family nor the Grand Tutor Yuan stood up to speak. I'm afraid this matter was not the Grand Tutor's original intention... But if I offended the people from Tai Academy because of this, it was not my original intention."

My wife understood...

"If your husband is in a dilemma, why not resign?"

"Resign? Wouldn't it be a joke for me to resign at this time? Then how should I gain a foothold in Luoyang in the future?"

The wife smiled and said, "Husband is confused. I want to offend people for no reason, but if you have to refuse, who will tell you?"

Wu Qiong's eyes lit up and he understood the meaning of his wife's words.

I couldn't help laughing a few times, "It's a great blessing for me to have a good wife!"

*******

Dong Qi slept very peacefully in the prison room.

As he said, if you have a clear conscience, why can’t you sleep?

Huangfu Song was not killed by him, and even if those people found witnesses, he could still deny it. In his previous life, he heard a joke called resistance to lenientness, go home for the New Year, be honest and strict, and sit in prison. What's the use of witnesses? Luoyang City wants to die more, but those few people don't speak, no one can do anything to him.

So, I'm afraid he's a bird!

The first ray of sunshine in the morning shone into the prison through the small window, dispelling the damp and rotten breath a lot.

Dong Qi stretched and moved his muscles slightly.

The door of the prison room was opened and more than a dozen men came in from outside.

"It's ready to go through!"

The man shouted loudly, then his face changed, and he showed a flattering smile, "Don't blame me, my son, this is also the order above, and the young men can't do anything. There is a set of shackles here, and I have to bring them with me, please forgive me."

A man held a wooden shackle and chains in his hands.

Dong Qi frowned and snorted coldly, but shocked the crowd of men.

"Is there any saying that you need to wear shackles in court?"

"this……"

"Forget it, you are also on orders. I won't make things difficult for you... Come here."

After saying that, Dong Qi closed his eyes and said to himself: But we will have to settle this account one day.

The man carefully brought the wooden shackles and chains weighing more than 30 kilograms to Dong Qi.

He fixed Dong Qi's hands, and a chain of more than ten pounds wrapped around his body, and an iron ball was dragged at one end of the chain.

No wonder these people are so careful. Dong Qi's title of tiger and wolf general is so famous.

If something happens, you will not be able to handle it. The shackles of more than 30 kilograms are considered severe torture instruments in Dali Supervision.

However, Dong Qi did not feel any inconvenience and stood up and walked out of the prison door with the public.

When you pass through the cliff, you can also hear the bells of White Horse Temple.

Dong Qi walked into the lobby, but unexpectedly found that the person sitting in the Dali Tingwei's seat was actually an acquaintance.

It was Xi Lu who went to arrest him yesterday.

It turned out that before dawn, news came that there were too many guests at Wu Qiong's mansion last night, so the court officer Wu Qiong was too tired. He accidentally fell down when he got up at night. Now he was lying on the bed and could not move at all.

A doctor proved that Wu Qiong's injuries were not mild and he had to recuperate for at least three months.

In this way, Zuo Ping Xilu, who was under the Dali Court, was pushed to the position of presiding judge.

When Xi Lu saw Dong Qi, he was furious. When he arrested Dong Qi yesterday, he was almost torn to pieces by Shamoko, which made Xi Lu lose face and almost become a laughing stock. Today he came to preside over the trial and wanted to get back this face.

It was Xi Lu's idea to put shackles on Dong Qi.

“To the hall…”

As the public shouted, Xi Lu shouted: "Who is in the hall?"

According to the rules, Dong Qi should kneel down and kowtow, and then respond respectfully: "The criminal Dong Qi has met the adults."

But Dong Qi ignored him, sneered and said nothing.

At the entrance of Dali Hall, many people were watching. Some people shouted loudly for Dong Qi's ignorance, but most people booed.

Xi Lu's face was a little overwhelmed!

"The murderer is rude. I asked him why he didn't answer?"

"What kind of official are you? If this lieutenant hadn't stopped you, you might have peed your pants yesterday... I am a lieutenant, but just a little Zuo Ping. I have never been convicted and I am not guilty. Why do you want to answer your nonsense?"

There was a burst of hilarious rumbling sound from the entrance.

Dong Qi thought very clearly: someone must have been secretly manipulated by him and wanted to kill him. Since you have made a move, I don’t need to be polite to you. Everyone is an official, who can’t do anything about it? Let me kneel down, but I can’t imagine it.

Xi Lu's face turned blue and white.

He slapped the table and roared: "Come, pull this rude murderer down, twenty-year-old!"

A man rushed up, but was stopped by Dong Qi's roar like a huge thunder: "Xi Lu, it's not yet clear whether I am a criminal or not, but you put me in shackles first. In the Han Dynasty's law, when will this rule be beaten? The case has not been tried, but I will hit me?"

"The murderer..."

"If you dare to call me a murderer again, believe it or not, I will immediately catch you and tear you down!"

Xi Lu shivered for no reason, and looked at Dong Qi's hideous face, and felt a little cold. But in the public eye, he could not retreat. Otherwise, he would not have thought of gaining a foothold in Luoyang in the future.

He smiled coldly, "Dong Xiping, you are a reckless man, actually talked to me about the Han law? I will tell you to understand that according to the Han law, a murderer must be treated with twenty sticks, which is called the killing stick. I will hit you today, and I will follow the Han law."

Dong Qi was a little stunned!

Isn’t the story of killing a powerful stick in Water Margin? Why did it happen in the Han Dynasty?

Several men came forward and wanted to do something, but they didn't expect that this would annoy the person watching outside the hall.

"The dog officials bully people too much... The Dahan Rule is a murderer who needs to be a skeleton. My master is not a murderer, so why should he be a skeleton? Moreover, the Dahan Rule has never said that he needs to be a skeleton. It is obvious that the dog relies on the power of the people to avenge his private revenge!"

When Xi Lu heard this, he was furious.

I thought I could save face today, but I didn’t expect that before I started interrogation, I made a wave of failure and then started again.

"Who, who is roaring in the court?"

The crowd separated and a female general walked into the court with great strides.

She wore a nine-headed lion-twisted silver helmet, a bronze mask, and a nine-headed lion-twisted silver armor. She wore a three-foot blue-final sword under her ribs.

When Dong Qi saw the person coming, he was stunned.

"Hongchang, why are you here if you don't train in the camp?"

"Owner……"

When Ren Hongchang saw that Dong Qi was wrapped in chains and wearing a shackle in his neck, his voice choked up, "Hongchang was originally practicing troops in the camp. Last night, he heard someone say that you were arrested by your master, so I came to watch today. This dog official bullies people too much, it is obvious that he wants to cause trouble for you... Master, you worked hard to train troops for the emperor, but were envied by the little kids. Let's go back to Liangzhou."

Before Dong Qi could speak, Xi Lu was already furious.

The long case was slapped with a loud noise, "I'm against it, I'm against it... I dared to roar in the court and take her down for me!"

Ren Hongchang pulled out his sword and shouted loudly: "Who dares to come up?"
To be continued...