0p0 Chapter 233 Overturning the verdict
Chapter 233 Overturning the verdict
At the morning court the next day, Fu Ling'an reported the truth he had discovered in Hangzhou.
Before leaving, Fu Ling'an had reported Xiao Jian's words to the emperor, but the emperor had never heard of Xiao Zhihang's name, so he was naturally curious about the whole story.
As for the Qinglong Gang, Mayu killed more than a dozen people from the Xiao family, but there was no news about it in the capital. This shows how powerful Mayu was in Hangzhou.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Jian did not lie. The Xiao family was indeed wronged. It was just that the then Hangzhou Governor Ma Yu acted too quickly, and all these things were suppressed. If Xiao Jian had not spoken out, we would not have even heard of it."
The emperor frowned: "Tell me carefully."
Fu Ling'an nodded and explained the whole story he had found out in Hangzhou. It turned out that it was Ma Yu's son Ma Huang who harmed the villagers and did all kinds of evil things. Because he was the son of the governor and was protected by Ma Yu, the common people had no way to suffer in silence.
At that time, Xiao Zhihang was a famous knight in Hangzhou, and he was in the limelight. He hated bad guys like Ma Huang. Once, after Ma Huang raped a woman, Xiao Zhihang could no longer bear it and chose to kill Ma Huang to eliminate the harm to the people.
Mayu's son was killed, so he naturally hated Xiao Zhihang very much. It was too easy for the officials to deal with the people. Mayu only framed him with the false charge of being a traitor of the Qinglong Gang. Later, fearing that the situation would become more serious, Mayu killed all 19 members of the Xiao family at an extremely fast speed.
As for Xiao Jian, he and his infant sister were sent away by the Xiao family to avoid disaster on the night of the disaster, and they were separated from each other.
This matter was no secret in Hangzhou. Xiao Zhihang was a righteous and heroic person who loved to support the common people. The people all knew that Xiao Zhihang was being retaliated against for killing Ma Huang.
Fu Ling'an also brought witnesses found in Hangzhou, all of whom could prove the crimes of Ma Yu and his son.
Ma Yu's official reputation has actually never been very good, but the emperor has always been quite lenient with him because his father had made great contributions to the previous dynasty.
Unexpectedly, it was his forgiveness that led to the harm of so many innocent people and implicated the entire innocent Xiao family. It was really hateful!
The emperor even transferred Mayu from the more prosperous Hangzhou to Gansu because he did not have much talent. He did not know how miserable the people of Gansu were living under his rule.
"Damn it!"
These Mayu and Mahuang are truly despicable. "Arrest Mayu immediately!"
The truth of that year turned out to be this. For so many years, Xiao Jian had hated the wrong person. He thought that it was the emperor who ordered the killing of the Xiao family. As a result, his goal in life was to eliminate the harm and kill the tyrant for the people, but the person he really should hate continued to be at large.
The emperor summoned Xiao Jian and explained the whole story to him.
Xiao Jian couldn't quite believe it, or rather, he didn't want to accept the truth from the bottom of his heart.
He hated the emperor for nineteen years, and even every day of his life was spent seeking revenge and finding his sister.
Now tell him that his real enemy is just a governor? A governor whom he was able to avenge and kill with his own hands when he was a teenager!
Xiao Jian sneered, "I don't believe that Ma Yu, a governor, could be so powerful as to conceal his position from everyone in the capital. How do you know that it wasn't intentional connivance? Even if you didn't know, it was your mistake that allowed this scoundrel official to get away with it!"
Xiao Jian pointed at the emperor angrily, with unremovable hatred in his eyes.
He has hated the emperor for nineteen years and cannot change his mind easily.
The emperor was shocked for a moment by Xiao Jian's hatred, which was as tangible as a substance. The man in front of him made the emperor feel very wary.
Who knows what Xiao Jian, a man without scruples, would do? The emperor had a lot of thoughts in an instant.
"Xiao Jian, I know you hate me, but I have already uncovered the truth. I will kill Ma Huang to atone for your crime. I heard you have a younger sister who is now stranded outside. I will also help you find her. As compensation, I can even make her a county lord and allow her to be supported by the whole world."
Xiao Jian did not like what the emperor said. Wasn't it possible that the dog emperor was trying to use his sister to threaten and control him?
Xiaoyanzi is living a happy life now, and that is enough. He will not let his sister be controlled by the emperor for no reason.
"I don't want your compensation. I want you to tell the world about your own mistakes and clear my father's name!"
The emperor nodded repeatedly and would naturally announce it to the world.
"I will kill Majuan myself!"
The emperor shook his head and said, "Once we have investigated the rest of his crimes, I will punish him according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty. You cannot do it yourself, but I will allow you to personally supervise the execution."
This is fine. Xiao Jian was deflated, as if in an instant, all the motivation that had kept him alive for so many years was gone.
It turns out that revenge for my father is so simple.
After talking about Xiao Zhihang's case, it's time to deal with the case of Xiao Jian assassinating Jingyan and Yongheng.
"Xiao Jian, since your assassination attempt on me was a misunderstanding, I can forgive you. But let's be honest. You assassinated the two children of Prince Guo. You certainly didn't do it to avenge your father, did you? If you tell the truth, I might even give you a lighter punishment."
When this was mentioned, Prince Guo clenched his fists and made a clattering sound. This kid was very stubborn and refused to confess no matter how much he was tortured.
Xiao Jian pursed his lips tightly, and continued with the same words as before: "At first, I thought they were your children, the Emperor, and that's why I wanted to get rid of them. In the end, it was you who implicated me."
"How dare you!" Seeing that Xiao Jian still refused to tell the truth, the emperor shouted, "Xiao Jian, don't think that you can be so presumptuous just because I promised to compensate you. You assassinated the prince and princess in the capital for no reason. This is a capital crime!"
Fu Ling'an sneered, "Xiao Jian, as far as I know, you've been following us on the southern tour, so you must be aware of everyone's identities. This excuse is a bit too fake."
But no matter what everyone said, Xiao Jian just didn't say anything.
The emperor was so angry that just when he wanted to drag the man away for further interrogation, Yongheng spoke.
"It's for your sister, right? Your sister is right here with us, right?"
Yongheng suddenly thought of Jingyan's nonsense to delay time when he was assassinated that day. His sister has always been smart and she would not say anything nonsense. It must be that his clever sister discovered something.
Yongheng thought of this and said it out loud, thinking that Xiao Jian would still have no reaction.
As a result, Xiao Jian suddenly became furious as if his tail was stepped on.
"This has nothing to do with my sister! You are not allowed to disturb my sister!" Xiao Jian's eyes were bloodshot, like a mother animal protecting her cubs. "If any of you dare to disturb my sister, I will kill you all!"
Xiao Jian said this, so what else could people not understand?
The emperor's face turned pale. Since Xiao Jian bore the hatred of his father's murder, he should understand the pain of having his relatives killed. What kind of hatred could make him commit such a murder against the two of them?
The emperor was also aware of Jingyan and Yongheng's daily whereabouts, and there was no chance of offending them to death, so Xiao Jian's assassinations were just small matters.
Is that why you have to kill people?
The emperor quickly searched his mind for women that the two children could come into contact with.
An answer is imminent.