"Wait, the concubine will sleep in peace soon, and then the saint will summon her again!"

The palace people are very inward-looking, it is best to let the eunuch pass the word, and let Qin Jin wait for the summons of the Son of Heaven.

Qin Jin waited outside the middle gate for an hour, his legs were already sore, and the edict summoned by the Son of Heaven had finally arrived.

However, this time the eunuch who was in charge of receiving him had changed shifts, and the person who came was Jingyou, whom she was familiar with.

After announcing the edict of the Son of Heaven, Jing You took the opportunity to lead the way and whispered beside Qin Jin:

"The concubine has been making trouble with the saint, and now, the saint is in a very bad mood, General Qin should pay more attention!"

Although what he said was not very clear, Qin Jin also suddenly understood that Li Longji must have quarreled with the concubine. Thinking of this, Qin Jin didn't feel a little ridiculous, the old husband and young wife should have loved and cherished each other after the mutiny, but they were fighting again, and they didn't know why.

The light in the hall was very dim, and there were not hundreds of candles lit as before, and the lights were bright. After returning to Xingqing Palace, Li Longji made some efforts in these easy-to-focus areas in order to be frugal.

Only on the candlestick beside the Son of Heaven, a few candles were lit, and as the candles flickered, various shadows were pulled into very strange shapes. And Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, sat upright under this flickering candlelight.

Qin Jin's eyesight was very good, and after just a glance, he saw that Li Longji's face was tense and without any smile, and his eyes were even rarely hollow. Perhaps it was because he relaxed physically and mentally in the dark, thinking that others could not see his expression, so he gave up his disguise.

"The minister has an important military plane to present the saint!"

"Qin Qing is dedicated to the country, I am very relieved!"

Li Longji snorted listlessly, and motioned to the chamberlain beside him to bring over the silk book presented by Qin Jin with both hands.

On the silk book is Cheng Yuanzhen's first-hand confession, Li Longji only swept two columns, and the whole person was immediately in good spirits.

This is a detailed record of how they concocted the unjust case of "hating victory and shooting couples" before the mutiny. From the selection of the target person, to the planting of the stolen goods, to the capture of the stolen goods, all kinds of details are recorded in great detail. And about the cases of some important ministers, even Li Longji was quite impressed.

After confirming them one by one, he felt that the record was true, but he quickly suppressed the trembling old hand, and the expression on his face changed from horror to a smile.

"Very good, if the wronged officials are verified, they must be rehabilitated, otherwise it is not just one or two people who will be implicated, but the whole family will be affected. The burden on Qin Qing's shoulders is not light!"

Although Li Longji took the initiative to change the topic, Qin Jin couldn't pretend to be confused like him.

"Sage, most of the unjust cases have been verified, and they can be announced to the public only after the sage has seen them. It's just that how to deal with the masterminds involved in the case must be judged by the saints!"

Li Longji saw that he couldn't be fooled, so he groaned for a while, and only asked in a low voice after a long time:

"In Qin Qing's opinion, how should I deal with it?"

Qin Jin took a deep breath.

"In the opinion of the minister, the evidence should be verified and dealt with according to the law!"

Li Longji nodded, and his words were quite appreciative.

"Okay, Zhenghe and I, check the evidence, and send it to the forbidden Yu to see! If Cheng Yuanzhen's confession is true, he will never tolerate it!"

"Command!"

After Qin Jin received the order, he went out of the palace, although the Son of Heaven agreed with his idea every word, but he still felt that something was wrong, what kind of medicine was sold in Li Longji's stomach?

"General Qin, the middle gate is closed, please go here with the slave!"

Jing You, the inner supervisor on duty, once again led Qin Jin out of the palace. After the battle of Taiji Palace, Jingyou won the trust of the Son of Heaven, and his current status is not inferior to that of Cheng Yuanzhen and Bian Lingcheng at the beginning.

"General, don't blame the slaves and maids for talking too much, the saints and the concubines...... Because it is this Yang Guozhong......"

This reminder is not clear, and it stops when it wants to speak. But Qin Jin immediately woke up.

No wonder he felt that something was wrong, it turned out to be here. Of course, Li Longji has no way to refute this point, but since he has a problem in his heart, he will inevitably have many restrictive actions if he does not oppose it on the surface. The reason why he did not oppose it was because he lacked confidence.

Thinking of this, Qin Jin suddenly felt that his head was as big as a fight, and then he was a little angry. Isn't this country his Li family?

The night was as cold as water, and when he left Xingqing Palace, a gust of evening wind blew, and the sweat on Qin Jin's body suddenly disappeared without a trace, and at the same time, his mind became more and more sober.

At this point, he suddenly understood what politics was, but compromise and exchange for the sake of achieving the goal. Trying to have both sides of the game can sometimes backfire. So, what is the most urgent thing for the Shenwu Army at the moment?

Before he arrived in the Shenwu Army, Qin Jin had already made a decision, and he planned to make an exchange with Li Longji. It is not impossible for Li Longji to keep Yang Guozhong, but he must also come up with suitable quid pro quo.

When he arrived at the barracks, before Qin Jin dismounted, a soldier stepped forward to make an urgent report.

"Du Ganyun is here, and he has been waiting for the general for a long time!"

Qin Jin was surprised in his heart, it was so late at night, Du Qianyun was in a hurry to see him, maybe there was something big.

His guess was really good, Du Qianyun knelt on the ground as soon as he saw Qin Jin, wept bitterly, and told everything about Yang Guozhong's coercion and temptation.

"General Qin, you must save your lowly. Although the humble has made mistakes and done wrong things, he has long been improved and good, and now Yang Guozhong brings up the old things again, pulling the lowly pigtails and holding on, is to use this to deal with the general...... Also, there is also that Cheng Yuanzhen, you must send someone to protect him, otherwise you may attract Yang Guozhong's poisonous hands. ”

Listening to Du Qianyun's cry, Qin Jin couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Yang Guozhong jumped off the wall in a hurry, and he couldn't choose the way to go. Did he think that if he killed Cheng Yuanzhen and had no key witnesses, he would be safe and sound? Qin Jin looked at Du Qianyun coldly, but comforted him: "General Du can put social affairs first, not be coerced and tempted, and be a model for officials, hurry up, hurry up, how can Qin ignore it?"

Du Qianyun stood up with Qin Jin's support, and expressed his loyalty to Qin Jin with a handful of snot and tears.

Of course, Qin Jin would not believe that Du Qianyun would definitely be loyal to someone, and the reason why he ran to report to him after being coerced and lured by Yang Guozhong was just a speculative behavior after weighing the pros and cons. In other words, after calculating the hole cards of each party, the bet is placed on the side with a greater chance of winning.

However, Qin Jin didn't say anything, and he didn't even mind Du Qianyun's intentions. As long as Du Qianyun can obediently cooperate for the sake of profit, what does he think in his heart?

…

In the dark Jingzhao Mansion Prison, it is like a realistic version of Abi Hell, with screams from time to time**, and bursts of bloody stench, the tortured Cheng Yuanzhen is torn between survival and death.

Cheng Yuanzhen is not stupid, of course he knows that at this moment, he has become an outcast under the competition of all parties. Whether it is the Son of Heaven, Yang Guozhong or Qin Jin, I am only afraid of hating the unhappiness of his death. The uninterrupted interrogation for several hours a day, as well as the unbearable torture, all fermented the desire for a quick death. However, the unwilling and unwilling desire to survive in his heart makes him have a strong desire for revenge from time to time.

Therefore, in the past few days, Cheng Yuanzhen has changed his attitude in the past and tried his best to cooperate with Lu Qi, the interrogator of the Shenwu Army. He knew that everyone in the Shenwu Army was eager to kill Yang Guozhong, so why not follow his wishes?

In the dark, Cheng Yuanzhen was restless, the wound on his wrist festered, and the torturous pain was long gone, replaced by numbness and itching. He realized that this itching was not a good thing for the wound, and that perhaps if the wound was allowed to fester, the entire right arm might not be saved.

But now that he's in prison, he's in a precarious situation, maybe he's dead before his entire right arm is completely rotten, right?

Unwilling!

In the wailing ** sound that rang out from time to time inside and outside the cell, Cheng Yuanzhen seemed to be able to hear the wailing in his heart.

Suddenly, his ears were alert to a discordant murmur of voices.

The reason why it is called a murmur is that at this moment, there should not be such a sound.

The sound came from the clash of iron locks and the opening and closing of wooden doors, and it was already dawning, and although the Shenwu Army had the habit of interrogating at night, it was rare to be at such a time......

However, before Cheng Yuanzhen's mind could turn around, an abrupt voice suddenly sounded again.

"It's time to hit the road, any last words?"

Cheng Yuanzhen was shocked, this voice was very familiar to him, in several interrogations, this voice had appeared, although he was blindfolded during the interrogation, but he was 200% sure that this person was one of the many interrogators.

His eyes widened, trying to make out the man's face in the darkness.

"Don't try to see so-and-so's face clearly, it won't do you any good, giving so-and-so a reason to send you back to the West completely will only make you die faster! Maybe you won't see the sun tomorrow."

No! This is not an interrogation! Cheng Yuanzhen suddenly woke up, this person's words are strange inside and out, so, is this going to be silenced?

"Extinguish?"

As soon as he thought of this, Cheng Yuanzhen calmed down, he was worthy of being a great eunuch who had experienced the sinister struggle in the palace, and his psychological quality was not a star and a half higher than that of ordinary people.

That voice did not deny Cheng Yuanzhen's "silence", but generously admitted it.

"So-and-so is here to extinguish the mouth, originally you can live for another year and a half, but you can only blame your mouth for not guarding the door, like a mad dog to bite indiscriminately. When you get down, don't resent a certain ......" In the darkness, the voice suddenly laughed playfully. "Also, you don't know who such and such is, and how can you resent it? If you want to be resentful, then resent those who want you to die!"