Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 412 I am the evidence!

The atmosphere froze upon hearing this.

Is Lin Yangyang right?
That seems to be correct.

But nobody wants to admit it.

"Heretical, utterly heretical!" Zhou Chongzheng stood up abruptly.
"Jiang Liuyun was certainly wrong in this matter, but it is only natural for men to sleep with women!"

"How dare they use such fallacies and heresies to mislead the people! Guards, beat them up!"

This time, Zhou Chongzheng didn't give the Lin family a chance to speak at all, he just waved his hand.

Soon, the jailers swarmed forward and pinned Lin Yangyang down.

"Yangyang!"

"Sister!"

Lin Shi'an and Lin Congli were anxious.

Lin Yangyang gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

But she knew very well that she couldn't do it in the lobby.

As she loosened her fist, the jailer quickly pressed her down onto the bench.

Just as the jailer was about to strike, Lin Shi'an spoke again:
"My lord, this is a place for judging traitors and collaborators. Why involve unrelated matters?"

"Besides, what did my cousin say wrong?"

Lin Shi'an had already realized that Zhou Chongzheng and the others clearly felt that the Lin family was doomed to lose, so they no longer cared about finding fault with the Lin family.

Why did they hit Lin Yangyang?
No, they weren't attacking Lin Yangyang, but rather the Lin family's reputation and dignity.

In that case, Lin Shi'an's words had no effect whatsoever.

Zhou Chongzheng watched coldly as the board fell.

Jiang Yunhe stared at Lin Yangyang, his eyes filled with pleasure.

Lin Yangyang gritted her teeth and endured the pain as she continued to speak, denouncing the hypocrisy of the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion.

But apart from the Lin family, no one cared about what she said.

By the time the last blow landed, Lin Yangyang was already bleeding and her voice had weakened.

Lin Shi'an tried to step forward to stop them, but the jailer blocked him firmly to the side.

"Sister!" he cried out anxiously.

Zhou Chongzheng's gaze remained unchanged, as if he were looking at an ant.

Jiang Yunhe replied indifferently, "Your Excellency is wise."

In his eyes, today's outcome was already predetermined; Lin Zhiqing couldn't leave, and the Lin family couldn't win.

He glanced sideways at the Lin family, a subtle smile playing on his lips:
"Today's matter has been settled. Lin Zhiqing didn't come, and the Lin family had no evidence. I, Jiang Yunhe, am indeed innocent. Therefore, the case of Lin Congrong's treason..."

"Innocence? What innocence?" A strange and languid voice rang out from outside the door, quite abruptly.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the entrance.

"Whose daughter is this? I've never seen her before?"

"Are you blind? This is clearly a man!"

"What are you doing here at this time? Could it be that this man is also related to Lin Zhiqing?"

The crowd whispered among themselves, speculating about the man's identity.

Even Zhou Chongzheng and the other two at the head of the table looked puzzled.

No one noticed that Jiang Yunhe, who had just been looking angry, had his pupils dilated and silently took a step back.

He appeared calm, but was inwardly extremely surprised.

The stern snipe!

It's a snipe!
Yan Yu did not look at Jiang Yunhe. He slowly stepped forward and expressionlessly pushed aside the jailers surrounding the center of the hall.

Then, he stared at Lin Yangyang on the bench and shook his head slightly: "Idiot."

As he spoke, he took off his outer robe and draped it over Lin Yangyang. With his action, Lin Congli and Lin Shi'an pushed through the crowd to check the situation, and Lin Shi'an picked Lin Yangyang up in his arms.

Seeing Yan Yu, he felt somewhat at ease, nodded to Yan Yu, and then looked at Zhou Chongzheng at the head of the table:

"Lord Zhou, we've already hit her and scolded her, but my sister needs to be taken to the hospital now!"

Zhou Chongzheng stared intently at Yan Yu, then casually waved his hand.

Lin Shi'an didn't dare to delay at all. He handed Lin Yangyang over to Lin Congyan before returning to Lin Congli's side.

At the same time, at Jiang Yunhe's signal, Zhou Chongzheng slammed his hand on the table and shouted at Yan Yu:
"Who are you, daring to trespass into the Dali Temple?"

"Guards, drag this man away!"

"My lord, is silencing one person not enough? Do you want to silence me too?" Yan Yu spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Hasn't the Marquis of Zhenyuan been demanding evidence? My name is Yan Yu, and I am the evidence!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes darted back and forth between Jiang Yunhe and Yan Yu.

Zhou Chongzheng was even more surprised. He didn't show it on his face, but he had already begun to think about it in his mind.

Having worked for Jiang Yunhe for so many years, how could he not understand what the expression on Jiang Yunhe's face just now meant?

What Yan Yu said is most likely true!
No, we can't let him speak.

If he speaks up, the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion might be shaken without warning, and his position as Minister of the Court of Judicial Review would be in jeopardy!

Thinking of all this, Zhou Chongzheng spoke again:
"Absurd! If just anyone can claim to be a witness, then what rules does the Dali Temple have left?"

As he spoke, he stood up and patted the gavel again:

"Lin Zhiqing has not yet arrived; this case is void, and the original verdict is upheld!"

"No!" Yan Yu and Lin Congli exclaimed in unison.

Seeing this, the Minister of Justice raised an eyebrow and looked at Wang Yuan beside him.

Wang Yuan lifted his eyelids and looked at Yan Yu's face, remaining silent for a long time.

Yan Yu stared at Zhou Chongzheng: "Sir, are you in such a hurry to end this case because you're afraid I'll say something?"

His gaze was sharp, sending chills down one's spine. Zhou Chongzheng slightly turned his body to the side.

"The Dali Temple handles cases without your interference!"

"Guards, take the hall into recess..."

"No!" Yan Yu spoke again:
“I am the son of Yan Weiyu, the former head of the Imperial Medical Academy. My father once took his family to the border to treat patients in the army.”

"In the twenty-fourth year of Changming, my father went with the army, but I did not wait for my father. Instead, I was silenced by the people who wanted to kill me."

Changming Twenty-Four Years!

This was the year Lin Congrong disappeared and the entire army was wiped out!
When this time was announced, those present were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Yan Yu abandoned his usual carefree attitude, his eyes filled with hatred:

“My mother died, my younger brother disappeared, and I was left to wander outside. Fortunately, I was rescued by Zheng Kuo, the deputy general of Wangshu Marquis, and I changed my name and survived until now.”

"It is all for the sake of fighting for justice for my father and the Marquis of Wangshu!"

"Marquis Jiang Yunhe of Zhenyuan secretly cultivated his own power and colluded with foreign tribes to assassinate Marquis Wangshu, resulting in the annihilation of his entire army!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.

Lin Shi'an and Lin Congli exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

The "Yan" in Yan Yu is actually the same as "Yan" in Yan Yu!
Yan Yu had never said these words before, and even Lin Zhiqing probably didn't know them.

They only assumed that Yan Yu had a past relationship with Zheng Kuo and Lin Congrong, but they did not know that Yan Yu was a survivor of that brutal war.

"Shut up!" Jiang Yunhe's chest heaved, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Who gave you the audacity to slander an official of the imperial court!"

Zhou Chongzheng also realized what was happening and quickly said, "Men, drag this person who is talking nonsense away!"

"Lin Zhiqing has yet to arrive, so the Lin Congrong case is now closed..."

"Wait a minute." A deep voice interrupted Zhou Chongzheng.

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came. The Imperial Censor Wang Yuan slowly stood up and looked at Yan Yu:
"Go on."