Chapter 665: If you continue, please continue
If you continue, please continue.
Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and looked at Zhao Daying fearlessly. Their eyes were like two sharp arrows, meeting on a narrow road, colliding with sparks in mid-air. Suddenly, A murderous aura filled the courtroom.
"Please ask the court to bring water. The amount of water must be enough to completely submerge the head. I can verify the authenticity of the remaining heads for you." Zhu Ping'an handed over to the presiding judge and loudly asked the court to cooperate.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Xueyi ordered the officers of the Ministry of Punishment to go to the backyard to get water even though he had a hundred rejections in his heart.
Soon, the yamen's fireproof bronze water tank was carried over by the guards, and two large tanks half a person's height were placed in the court hall, filled with water.
Water to verify whether the head is Tatar?
How to verify this? Zhu Pingan was not joking. Could it be said that the heads of Tatars will float on the water, or that the heads of my people of the Ming Dynasty will float on the water? Otherwise, how to verify it?
Is it reliable?
Everyone was curious and stood up from the auditorium, wanting to see how Zhu Pingan used water to verify his head.
"I'm offended."
Zhu Ping'an said "offended" to the head on the wooden board, and then asked Zuo Zuo to sweep away the stone powder from the remaining heads and put them all into the water tank.
Puttong
Puttong
After the remaining forty heads were brushed with raw stone powder, Zuozuo and the servants put them all in according to Zhu Ping'an's instructions. In the water tank.
At this time, the bold officials gathered around the water tank curiously and looked inside to see if the heads would float in a differentiated manner as they thought.
However, they were disappointed. All the heads sank to the bottom of the water, and none of them floated.
If Zhu Pingan knew what they were thinking, he would definitely be speechless. This is a matter of density. If it were a whole person, there would be air in the lungs, and the human body would be slightly lighter than water. If you can swim, adjust your breathing and increase the speed. It can float by just using your hands and feet; but if it is just a human head, it will definitely sink.
"Master Zhu, this head has sunk. How can we tell the difference?"
Many officials raised questions. In their opinion, people like Zhu Ping'an had their heads buried together. The head was placed in the water, and there was no way to tell whether the head belonged to a Tatar or a Ming citizen. Because these heads are all the same when put into the water. They all sink to the bottom and there is no difference.
Zhao Daying and others also looked on with cold eyes. They did not believe that Zhu Ping'an could tell whether the head was Tatar by putting his head in the water.
Of course, the most important point is that they know very well the source of these heads, which are the heads of Tatars donated by the frontier army to report their merits.
They just exchanged the Tatar heads presented by the border troops with the heads that Zhao Daying had originally dedicated.
Replacement guaranteed if fake.
Real gold is not afraid of fire. This has been a natural principle since ancient times. Zhao Daying and the others did not believe that Zhu Pingan could confuse right and wrong.
"My lords, please wait a moment."
Zhu Pingan stood calmly in front of the water tank, looked at the head in the water tank, and said half explanation and half narration.
"What's the matter, Mr. Zhu, after a while, will the leader be able to speak?" Zhao Daying crossed his arms and sneered.
Can the head speak?
Zhao Daying's ridicule caused everyone to burst into laughter.
However
To Zhao Daying's surprise, after he finished taunting him, he saw Zhu Pingan turned his gaze and looked at him fiercely. About two seconds later, Zhu Pingan nodded seriously. , replied "Yes".
Holy shit
My eyes fell to the ground in surprise.
How could the leader speak? Everyone shook their heads and burst into laughter, especially Zhao Daying and others who were extremely mocking.
At this moment, you are laughing so happily, I hope you can still laugh half an hour later.
Zhu Pingan glanced at Zhao Daying and raised the corners of his lips slightly. He could guess Zhao Daying's confidence. When Zhao Daying was whispering to his uncle just now, Zhu Pingan also read from his lips. Some information was read.
So confident.
Tatar heads presented by the frontier army
Hehe
Zhu Ping'an raised the corners of his lips and smiled, then looked at the water tank. The head had been soaked in it for more than ten minutes. The remaining stone powder had dissolved into the water, and the face could be seen more clearly. The hair gradually spread out, slowly like clumps of black water plants spreading in a water tank.
Hmm
According to this trend, it won’t take half an hour.
During this half-hour of waiting, the presiding judge Wang Xueyi urged Zhu Ping'an twice, and Zhao Daying and others sarcastically mocked him three times. The officials in the gallery were already impatient to wait, and from time to time someone came Complain a few words.
When everyone's patience was about to be exhausted, half an hour passed.
"Zhu Pingan, everyone has been playing with you for half an hour, how long will your farce last?" Zhao Daying mocked again.
"Okay, they have already spoken."
Zhu Ping'an withdrew his eyes from the water tank, fell on Zhao Daying, and nodded slightly.
Are you ready?
When everyone heard the words, they became energetic and gathered around again out of curiosity. They don't believe that the head can speak, but everyone is curious.
"Hahaha, Zhu Ping'an, are you just making fun of me? Where did this leader speak? Why can't I hear it? Tell us what this leader said." Zhao Daying laughed. , with a look of ridicule on his face.
The first level opens?
Think with your butt, this is all impossible! We are no longer children, so how can we believe Zhu Ping'an's idiotic statement. Zhao Daying started mocking, full of confidence.
"They are saying that we are not Tatar barbarians, we are the people of the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of Yan and Huang." Zhu Pingan nodded and said seriously.
Hahaha.
Zhao Daying and others burst into laughter upon hearing this. Ridiculous, Zhu Pingan, you really treat everyone like children!
Everyone shook their heads and laughed bitterly when they heard this.
"Master Zhu, there is no such thing as trifling in court." The presiding judge Wang Xueyi sneered.
"Ping'an is not a child's play. Sirs, please see, these heads have indeed spoken." Zhu Ping'an curled his lips and shook his head. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, pointing at the heads in the water tank. He said seriously, holding the edge of his sleeve with his other hand to prevent it from falling into the water.
Huh?
Everyone put their eyes into the water, and most of them were puzzled.
However, some people saw the clues. Xu Jie nodded and glanced at Zhu Pingan approvingly. This petition should be over.
After Yan Shifan glanced at the head, his face became gloomy, and then he glanced at Zhu Ping'an again, with a flash of light in his one eye.
"My lords, please look at the hair of these heads. The marks on them are very clear. Are they familiar? These are the marks left by the people of Ming Dynasty who have used net scarves to tie their hair all year round. What they said They are all engraved on this net towel.”
“Since Taizu issued the imperial edict in the early years of Hongwu, I, Mingzi. People, regardless of rank, from noble officials to officials, all wear net scarves under their crowns. Over the years, the traces of net scarves have been left on their hair. But this is not the case for Tatars, who are foreigners. Barbarians, disobedient to education, have had their hair shaved and braided since childhood, and have never worn net scarves. There is absolutely no trace of net scarves left on their hair.”
"So, judging from the traces of this net scarf, these heads must be our people of the Ming Dynasty, not Tatars as Zhao Daying said."
Inspiring!
Every word Zhu Pingan said touched everyone's heartstrings, and like thunder, it exploded in the courtroom, waking everyone up. (End of this chapter)