Xiao Moer nodded.
Golden Throne Hall
Little Mo'er struggled to get up. Emperor Wenxuan looked at the tiny person and said, "Stand up and salute. You just lie down and answer."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Moer said weakly.
"Who are you and what is your grievance?" asked Emperor Wenxuan.
When Tang Jingyu saw Xiao Moer, his expression changed and became very ugly.
Little Mo'er raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am Mu Zimo, a student of Wenjin Academy. I had no choice but to strike the Dengwen Drum today. My mother was wronged, and as a son, I couldn't bear to watch her die unjustly. So, I had no choice but to go up to Dengwen Tower and strike the Dengwen Drum."
"What did your mother do?"
"Wenjin Academy?" Emperor Wenxuan murmured, thinking of something, "Are you the five-year-old scholar?"
"It's the student."
A five-year-old scholar, a prodigy, had recently appeared in Chang'an. He had heard about this and was somewhat curious about him, but he had never expected to see him in this way.
"Has your mother been wronged?" asked Emperor Wenxuan.
When asking this question, Emperor Wenxuan glanced at the officials from the Ministry of Justice below.
Little Mo'er's eyes were red, tears welling up in her eyes but not falling. Her pitiful look really made people feel distressed.
"Some time ago, a disgusting incident occurred in Chang'an City. Zhang San's family was murdered. A silk handkerchief was found at the scene. It belonged to my mother, and there are witnesses who prove that I saw her coming and going at the time of the murder. Therefore, Lord Zhang believes that my mother is the murderer."
The case sounds very reasonable, with witnesses and physical evidence, and it is very reasonable.
However, since he went to Dengwen Tower, it couldn't be that simple.
"Their so-called reasonable evidence is false." Xiao Moer's voice suddenly rose when he said this.
"First of all, there was the silk handkerchief. It was lost before, and someone could prove it. But when we asked that person the next day, it was a completely different picture..." Xiao Moer told the story of what happened that day in detail.
Everyone present was smart and could see through the trick immediately, not to mention Emperor Wenxuan.
"That's one point. What I find even more unacceptable is that my mother had clearly stated in court that she did not kill anyone, but one night later, there was news that she had signed and sealed the case. We wanted to visit her and wanted to find out what happened, but the people in the yamen refused to let us visit and even hastily closed the case, sentencing her to execution three days later. Your Majesty, my mother was wronged." Little Moer kowtowed and begged.
Emperor Wenxuan looked at Lord Min of the Ministry of Justice, "Min Wenqing, is this true?"
Min Wenqing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have reviewed this case. The prisoner has signed and sealed it, and there is witness and evidence. This case has serious consequences, so I sentence the execution to take place in three days."
"Since someone has sought justice, the case will be reopened, this time by a joint trial by the three judges."
At this moment, the Imperial Censor stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I received something last night. It came from Yanzhou, and was brought here by the people of Yanzhou at full speed."
When Emperor Wenxuan heard that it was the disaster area in Yanzhou, he immediately became interested and said, "Send it up."
Soon a eunuch came up with a tray covered with a white cloth.
The Imperial Censor walked forward and pulled back the white cloth. There was something on the tray, and everyone stared at it curiously.
He picked up the thing and spread it out in front of Emperor Wenxuan and all the civil and military officials in the court.
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