Volume 1, Chapter 149: Opening the court to try the case and determine right and wrong?
Soon Ye Tingmu and the other were brought into the hall.
Dongfang Xing's editor said, "Mr. Ye, I'll take care of your and your brother's swords."
Ye Tingmu nodded, took the thunder from his back and handed it over.
When Dongfang Xing saw the sword, his expression was obviously dazed for a moment.
But in just a moment, he had returned to his normal expression.
Feng He also took the long sword from his waist.
After Dongfang Xing took the sword and knife, he whispered, "Mr. Ye, don't worry too much. Just answer truthfully."
Ye Tingmu nodded and gave him a grateful look.
Then he walked calmly into the lobby.
Chao Yu waved his folding fan and walked in as well, but what greeted him was a prime minister's chair, which was located at the side of the hall.
Sit with the presiding judge.
As a prince, it is impossible for him to be treated as a criminal.
But Ye Tingmu and the others were different. They could only stand in the hall.
At this time, there was a lot of noise all around, mostly whispers.
When put together, it sounds like the howling mountain wind.
The sea waves are surging.
"Oh my god, it really is that scholar."
"I can hardly recognize him after he changed his attire today. He looks more like the young knight, showing off his heroic demeanor."
"Yes, he is indeed very handsome. The rumors are true."
"Is that the point? The point is whether he can even walk out of this hall today."
"Why not? He is a distinguished guest of the Dongfang family."
"You don't know how great the imperial power is."
"Haha, the imperial power is certainly great, but it only applies to ordinary people like us. The Dongfang family has a saint in charge. There are thirty-six saints in the Nine Provinces, and each one is of high status. Even the current emperor must treat them with courtesy. After all, the Third Prince has not yet ascended the throne, and he is planning to marry into the Dongfang family. He may not be unwilling to give him this face."
"There's no point in saying more. We'll know the outcome after we see the outcome."
"Yes, wait and see."
At this time, Zhang Liu also walked out from the back of the lobby.
He looked at the huge crowds of people outside the lobby and felt extremely frightened.
He has been judging cases here for ten years, but he has never seen a scene like this.
It was just a case of street fighting, but it caused such a sensation.
This made him more cautious.
He took another deep breath to calm himself down, then trotted to Chao Yu.
"Your humble servant, Zhang Liu, the governor of Beimang Prefecture, pays respect to His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
When Chao Yu heard this, he looked around in surprise.
He said in a deep voice: "No need to be so polite, Lord Zhang, please begin. After the interrogation, this prince has other things to do."
"Okay, Your Highness. I'll begin now."
As he spoke, he passed Chao Yu and walked to the main seat in the hall.
Chao Yu, however, kept his brows down from beginning to end.
If it were seen by an outsider.
At this moment, he was sitting on it, while Ye Tingmu and the others were standing below it.
He should have a sure win.
But he always felt something was wrong.
This feeling of abnormality was brought to him by Ye Tingmu.
Too calm.
Ye Tingmu in the hall in front of him looked normal from beginning to end, and he could even be seen smiling occasionally.
This is all so abnormal.
There are two reasons for his behavior. First, he is stupid. He is in great danger but still doesn't realize it.
The second is that he is not afraid. Why is he not afraid? He must have something to rely on.
In Chao Yu's opinion, Ye Tingmu is not that kind of fool, he can only be the second one.
But what does he rely on?
Do you still think that the Dongfang family will dare to protect you?
He felt it was impossible, absolutely impossible.
If it was at Tianyaju, it would be understandable for the Dongfang family to protect him.
After all, few people saw it, so it could be suppressed. Although there were bound to be some rumors, they would be gone after a few days.
But now it is happening in this court.
Not to mention that from now on, all trials will be recorded.
More importantly, can his Dongfang family do this in front of so many people in Jiuzhou?
I think if he wasn't stupid, the Eastern Patriarch wouldn't do this.
But what exactly does Ye Tingmu rely on?
unless.........
He turned his gaze to Feng He.
The gloom in his eyes became even heavier.
At this time, Zhang Liu adjusted his loose official robe.
Then sit down.
Holding a gavel.
"Snap it."
He shouted, "Go to court."
"mighty......"
Ye Tingmu looked at the four big characters hanging high on the mirror above the hall and couldn't help laughing.
This scene is very similar to Jinzhou that day, except that I was just a spectator, watching the excitement.
But now he has become the party involved.
"What's the surname and name of the person below the stage? What's the crime you committed?"
Zhang Liu's voice rang out.
The template is exactly the same.
He edited the text and said, "My name is Ye Tingmu, and this is my younger brother Ye Fenghe. I came here today and did nothing wrong. It's just that this villain wanted to harm me, and my brother and I acted in self-defense and accidentally killed him."
Upon hearing this, Chao Yu sneered without waiting for Zhang Liu to speak.
"You mean, this prince is a gangster?"
Ye Tingmu sniffed angrily.
"You said that yourself, I dare not."
Seeing this, Zhang Liu also hurriedly questioned.
"Who are you talking about?"
"It's just someone else's dog."
Chao Yu's face became even gloomier.
"Even if it's a dog, it's still my dog. Is it your turn to care about it?"
Zhang Liu also continued speaking in line with Chao Yu's words.
"Yes, Your Highness, what you said makes sense."
Ye Tingmu did not show any surprise at the prefect's attitude.
But he answered righteously:
"May I ask, sir, if you have a dog at home and it goes out and bites people, do you think the dog should be killed?"
Facing Ye Tingmu's rebellion, Zhang Liu cursed inwardly, "Damn, I asked you to answer the question."
Why are you talking to me about this?
Isn't this just dragging me into this?
No, hold on.
"How bold." Then he looked at the Third Prince and said, "May I ask, Your Highness, if you can describe what happened?"
Upon hearing this, Chao Yu opened his folding fan.
"What happened is that he cut off the hands of six of my guards. He also killed my old servant. Moreover, the two of them also attacked me."
His voice was low, but every word was powerful.
Zhang Liu was a little stunned. If this was really the case, then the two people in the hall were too bold.
But I can't just make a judgment like this, the Dongfang family is watching here.
He cleared his throat, looked at Ye Tingmu and the others, and asked:
"Is this true?"
Ye Tingmu spoke frankly.
“But this is the case.”
His answer caused a sigh in the hall.
That's acknowledged.
Dongfang Xing couldn't help but frown.
However, Ye Tingmuque continued, "They were the first to take action. If you don't believe me, you can go check it out."
"oh......"
There was another sigh.
Zhang Liu heard this and looked at the Third Prince, saying awkwardly, "May I ask if there is any truth to this, Your Highness?"
Chao Yu also did not hide anything.
He nodded and said, "He's right. My people made the first move."
There was another uproar.
Zhang Liu looked even more confused.
These two people are a little too honest.
In this case, Ye Tingmu is indeed innocent, and according to the law he can defend himself.
"However, even if it was my men who took action, as my close followers, you would not be guilty of the death penalty. Moreover, you clearly knew my identity, yet you dared to use force against me." When he said this, the ferocious look in his eyes was obvious, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Liu.
He continued, "May I ask Prefect Zhang, how should one be convicted of using force against the royal family?"
Zhang Liu's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
He replied, "Your Highness, according to the law, he should be beheaded."
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