Chapter 751: Interrogation
About ten days later, the triumphant army finally returned to the capital.
Duke Zhou brought his men, opened the city gates, and led the nobles and common people of the capital out of the city to welcome them. The common people presented the soldiers with homemade flower baskets and homemade food, creating a lively scene.
Da'an Kingdom was truly safe and sound this time, and everyone felt fortunate.
Because of the victory, the triumphant army brought back some spoils of war, such as gold, ore, cloth, and other valuables pulled by large carts...
People will be happy to see this. Only when the country is prosperous can the nation have hope.
The young emperor was not a greedy person who would eat for himself. The rations distributed in early spring and the tax reductions were examples of this.
This time, a large celebration banquet was held to entertain all officials and all the soldiers who had performed outstandingly. On the large square outside the morning court hall, Dabao also publicly issued an imperial edict to reward the generals who had made military achievements, promote them to higher positions, and provide them with silver salaries.
A celebration.
After this battle against the coalition forces of five nations, Liao Jiu and his wife became famous throughout the entire Da'an Kingdom.
There are hundreds of versions of the plays about the two of them in restaurants and theaters alone, all praising them.
The reputation of the young emperor of Da'an Kingdom has spread to several countries.
It was said that the young emperor of Da'an was a real dragon that had descended to the earth. With him around, the coalition forces of the five nations had run into a wall and were beaten like drowned dogs, forcing them to flee in panic. It was also said that a master had calculated with the young emperor's fingers that he could sit firmly on the throne for more than fifty years, and that he was a real dragon that had descended to the earth.
As a result, the princes in Daliangzhou who had been ready to make a move no longer dared to do so.
Just be quiet.
There were also those who felt guilty and started paying tribute to the court even when it was not a holiday. They sent good things to the capital free of charge, saying that it was a celebration of the complete victory in the war. Because they were too far away to participate in resisting foreign enemies, they felt bad and gave some money to show their gratitude.
Dabao didn't feel embarrassed and accepted all of them.
The domestic and international situations are generally stable and the situation is very good.
Now no one dared to look down on the little emperor. With such brave stepfather and stepmother around, no one dared to have any evil thoughts about his throne.
It’s like my parents have the whole world in their hands.
Dabao also took out more than half of the spoils of war. First, he distributed them as pensions to the soldiers who died in the war, second, he rewarded the surviving meritorious soldiers, and third, he allocated funds to the cities that had fallen to compensate for their losses and the losses of the people.
It was done beautifully and deepened the cohesion of the entire Da'an Kingdom.
The little emperor's prestige soared.
When people talked about him, they used to be skeptical, thinking that he was a young boy who knew nothing.
Now everyone loves and respects him from the bottom of their hearts, completely ignoring the fact that he is less than ten years old.
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Six doors.
Liao Jiu hasn't been back here for a long time. He returned today to specifically try the case of Yao spreading rumors and causing trouble to shake the people's hearts.
Jiang Lianzhu also came here to listen, as well as Mrs. Zhou, Duke Zhou, officials from the Ministry of Justice, officials from Jingzhao Prefecture, and so on.
Open trial.
The Yao family was imprisoned in Liushenmen. They were not imprisoned in other places because it was convenient to hold them here. When Liao Jiu came back to make arrangements, it would be easy to decide whether to release them or to try them, without having to go to other places to bring them in.
In addition, the crimes committed by the Yao family are quite serious, and it is not appropriate to detain them in other places. The Six Gates is where serious cases are tried, and they should be detained here.
Here at the Six Gates, with Xiang Zuo and Xiang You here, no one else can interfere.
On several occasions, the Jingzhao Prefecture wanted to take people away, but the Six Gates refused to let them go.
The new governor of the Six Gates sat on the main judge's seat to the left, with Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu sitting on either side of him, listening to the trial.
The rest of Zhou Gong and others sat further away and watched the trial from the sidelines.
Before Yao and the others were brought in for interrogation, Lord Liao had a bitter face and was using threats and bribes to coerce Liao Jiu.
"Liao Jiu, what the hell are you trying to do? Just let your Aunt Yao and the others go. I'm your father after all. Why are you trying them? Are you trying me too? Do you still have filial piety and the law? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're a high-ranking official! Don't you care about ethics and filial piety?"
"No matter how bad it is, I beg you! Just do it for my sake and don't be so serious. It's a family matter, why do we need so many outsiders present and make such a fuss? Your Aunt Yao is a country girl and can't speak. If you let her out, I promise to teach her how to speak properly in the future and she won't say the wrong thing again. If you find them guilty in the first trial, according to your theory, and punish the entire clan, then won't you also be executed? Why not execute your father as well?"
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Liao Jiu sat in his seat motionless.
The others just pretended not to hear.
Madam Zhou yelled at him, "Shut up! This is in court, not at home. If the presiding judge asks you questions, you must answer. If he doesn't ask you, you will be beaten with a stick if you talk too much!"
Lord Liao knew it very well, and he was frightened when he saw the ferocious officials standing on both sides.
He glared at Madam Zhou fiercely and muttered softly, "Mrs. Zhou, you're such a good son! He doesn't even recognize his relatives! He's just like you, he'll never let go of anything he's caught. Mrs. Zhou, you're so arrogant now, aren't you? As soon as your son came back, you went to him and complained to him, causing things to get to this point..."
Suddenly, the gavel rang in the hall and the court began.
The officers below shouted "mighty" and the whole hall fell silent.
With such momentum, Lord Liao did not dare to say another word, and was extremely anxious.
After a while, the Yao family was taken to the interrogation hall.
When Yao came out and saw this scene, she was trembling with fear. She had been imprisoned in a dark cell for a while. She only heard that Da'an Kingdom had won a victory, drove the coalition forces of five countries out of Da'an Kingdom's borders, and captured the six cities of Baoping. The army had returned triumphantly, and her eyelids began to twitch.
With a quick glance, he saw Marquis Liao standing next to Madam Zhou.
It was like seeing a life-saving straw, "Master, Master, save me! Save us mother and son! Master, you can't just ignore us mother and son!"
There are also Liao Yan and Liao Wan.
They also shouted in unison, "Dad, please, save us! We don't want to go to jail anymore! Dad!"
There were also two grandsons, who were crying and shouting.
Lord Liao was about to break his tongue with words, but nothing he said was effective. He felt even more upset after being scolded like that. It was not that he didn't care about them, he just had no way to deal with them.
I'm so depressed.
At this time, he slammed the gavel to the left and said, "No noise or disturbance is allowed in this hall. Anyone who speaks without permission will be slapped ten times!"
The Yao family suddenly quieted down.
The adults didn't dare to make a sound, and the child's crying stopped.
They lined up and knelt down one by one.
"You guilty woman Yao, do you know your crime?" Xiang Zuo has now been promoted and officially took over the Six Gates. Although he is young, he is full of majesty.
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