Chapter 142: Confession

Jing Zhaoyin clapped his hands, the jailers dialed the mechanism, and after a while, the sewage in the cell poured out, and then laid straw mats on the ground, and Qin Ji and they walked down.

"Say it, Zhao Shangshuling." Gu Zhongyi sat on the circle chair brought by the jailer, and looked at the people in the cell with a smile, "Just as Qin Sheren said, if you confess one, you will spare a person's life." ”

Qin Ji stood under the torch with his hands behind his back, listening to Zhao Zhong tell him what he had done over the years.

It's nothing more than selling official positions, relying on power and various conveniences, and a few old cases, but there is no mention of Yu Yanshen and the chaotic party, let alone any involvement with King Yi.

Gu Zhongyi's fingertips tapped on the paperwork, "Tsk, but twelve, it's far from enough, Zhao Shangshuling." He walked to the cell door, looked at the hanging head, and stabbed it with a whip.

The head shook slightly, as if it had been born.

Zhao Zhong saw it in his eyes, glared at him in pain, and shouted: "Gu Zhongyi, it's all here, why do you still humiliate my son!" ”

Gu Zhongyi said: "Because you haven't told the truth yet." ”

Qin Ji suddenly came back to his senses and asked in a cold voice, "When did you collude with King Yi?" ”

Zhao Zhong immediately replied: "I have nothing to do with King Yi. ”

"You lied." Qin Ji turned his head to look at the jailer, "Go, pick a person surnamed Zhao to come over and execute him in front of Zhao Shangshuling." ”

"Qin Ji!" A roar of rage echoed through the gloomy and bloody cell again.

Qin Ji looked at him again, "Zhao Shangshuling, if you tell a lie." It will cost you the life of a family member. ”

Although there are all kinds of punishments in the government prison, if it is not enough, it can also be borrowed from Dali Temple, but sometimes their own physical pain is not enough to make people collapse and surrender, from Zhao Guanzhou's death, it can be seen that Zhao Zhong is most concerned about the safety of his family.

"Go, invite Mrs. Zhao over."

The sound of the collision of chains couldn't stop ringing, and Zhao Zhong struggled in prison like crazy, "Qin Ji, you villain with no humanity!" ”

"Is Zhao Shangshuling also talking about yourself?" Qin Ji asked mockingly, "Listen to what you just said." Five years ago, the official secretary was framed by you. With his mother as a threat, he committed the crime of bullying the king, and finally the nine clans died on the execution ground? You also realized Liu Shangshu's despair at the beginning, right? ”

Zhao Zhong gasped, an elderly person couldn't stay in such a dark and damp place. Not to mention the heavy chains. It made him lose his energy. His whole body was now limp and leaning on the chains. can barely stand still, and can only stare at Qin Ji with a pair of eyes, expressing the resentment in his heart.

Qin Ji was under such gaze. Calm and composed.

He had seen a more vicious and ferocious gaze than this.

Just Zhao Zhong, what is the calculation.

It's just life and death being controlled by him in the palm of his hand.

Qin Ji said: "What's the matter, Zhao Shangshuling still can't remember when he colluded with King Yi?" He squinted at the jailer next to him who had not left for a long time, "Do you want me to go and invite Mrs. Zhao in person?" ”

The jailer was just about to pass.

Zhao Zhong suddenly sneered and said, "Qin Ji, are you trying to overturn the case for Yu Yanshen?" ”

Gu Zhongyi didn't move, but his gaze had already turned to Qin Ji.

Qin Ji remained motionless, listening to Zhao Zhong's hoarse voice and continued: "I have figured it out, everything you have done is to overturn the case for Yu Yanshen. But that chaotic minister and thief is a villain who betrays the emperor's favor and gathers people to make trouble! Not a good thing like you! He died innocently, and his whole family is being tortured in the eighteen layers of hell at this moment because of the sins of his life, and he cannot be reincarnated! ”

Qin Ji narrowed his eyes, casually took down a torture instrument from the wall, stepped into the prison door, and then whipped Zhao Zhong in the face fiercely.

Zhao Zhong screamed in pain, and the splash of blood stained his cheeks and gray beard.

"Yes," Qin Ji generously admitted, "I do want to avenge the wronged Yu Tingshi." ”

Zhao Zhong endured the pain, "hehe" sneered, "You actually colluded with the rebellious ministers and thieves, but you still have the face to ask me if I am colluding with King Yi." Thanks to the emperor's trust in you so much, you are also a chaotic minister and thief! I really should have asked the emperor to come and see your face now! ”

Qin Ji said: "The emperor won't see it." ”

Zhao Zhong gritted his teeth and said: "Paper can't contain fire, how can you guarantee that it won't be passed out?" He looked at Gu Zhongyi, Jing Zhaoyin, and a few jailers with malicious intent.

The crowd was unmoved, the jailers lowered their heads, and there was no sound at all, and their whole bodies seemed to melt into the darkness.

Qin Ji said: "Zhao Shangshu made you see, your discordant plan has failed, do you think that the people who are with me in everything are like your rabble?" ”

Thinking of Zhang Changshi, who betrayed them, Zhao Zhong hated itchy.

Qin Ji said: "So, you should go down first or worry about the safety of Lingtang." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of chains colliding on the stairs, followed by the jailer's shouting, "Why don't you go down quickly, what are you rubbing?" ”

The cell door slammed open, and a rickety body was pushed in, almost falling down the stairs because of unsteady steps.

"Mother!" Zhao Zhong felt chills all over his body, especially when he saw his mother being pushed and shoved by the jailer and walking down the stairs with difficulty, and then being kicked in front of him, he fainted for a while, and the scars on his face were even more painful.

Mrs. Zhao saw that her son's face was covered with blood, she screamed, her body couldn't support it for a while, and she fell backwards, and then when she opened her eyes, she saw the head hanging on the prison door, and after careful identification, she found that it was her beloved grandson, and she fainted without making a sound.

"Mother, mother." Zhao Zhong wanted to go to see the situation of Old Madam Zhao, but he had no strength in his body, and even the voice that came out was like a gossamer.

Qin Ji looked at him slowly, "How is it, are you ready to say it?" He said as he drew his sword, the tip of which was pointed at the old woman lying on the wet ground.

"I said, I said, I ......" Zhao Zhong said in a trembling voice: "I only have three sides with King Yi, and they were all at the banquet held by the emperor, and I once toasted three glasses of wine. That's all. And the reason why I want to frame Yu Yanshen is because he refuses to listen to me, driven by me, I really want the place in Xiangzhou, where the people are outstanding and can get a lot of money and benefits, but Yu Yanshen is not only unwilling, but is ready to report me to the court, and in desperation, I just need to buy off the officials in Xiangzhou. Set up a plot together to frame him. ”

Sounds normal. But it's such a naΓ―ve reason. Qin Ji's sword slashed a few times on Old Madam Zhao's body, "Who have you bought?" ”

Zhao Zhong was stunned for a moment, he did not personally participate in this matter, and it was all handed over to Li Wangshan to do.

Think of Liwang Mountain. Hatred permeated his heart again.

This old puppet must be prescient now, right? Didn't get involved in it. He was tortured. You must be thinking about how to get rid of everything and live a peaceful life, right?

Seeing that Zhao Zhong didn't answer, a little hatred rose in his eyes. Qin Ji said: "Or...... Who do you entrust to do this? ”

"Liwang Mountain! In the imperial history, Cheng Li Wangshan! Zhao Zhong answered the question almost immediately,

Qin Ji smiled faintly, "Very good." Please ask Gu Shilang to tell the emperor this good news, just say that there is also Li Yushi who participated in the chaos of the party. Come to think of it, the emperor will not forget the incident that happened in the paddock at the beginning. ”

"Okay." Gu Zhongyi responded with a smile, turned around and left.

Zhao Zhong's body trembled, how could he forget that incident!

Oops, Qin Ji will definitely take advantage of the matter of the paddock to make the emperor suspect King Yi again.

Why did he fall for Qin Ji to sow discord?

His words just now failed to impress Gu Zhongyi and Jing Zhaoyin, which is really embarrassing.

The sword in Qin Ji's hand finally left Old Madam Zhao, and Zhao Zhong couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, but he felt a cold feeling on his neck. His eyes widened as he stared at the blade resting around his neck.

"You still haven't told the truth, Zhao Zhong." Qin Ji's tone was cold, "I'll give you a night to think about it, and at this time tomorrow, I'll come back to see if you have thought it through." ”

Although he wanted to kill Zhao Zhong now, he knew very well that such a person couldn't be forced too hard, otherwise he wouldn't be able to ask anything. Always give him a moment to respend, so that he thinks that in this short period of time, there is hope of salvation, so when the cruel truth comes, the whole person will be even more desperate and collapse.

Zhao Zhong said: "I have told the truth. ”

Qin Ji said softly: "You'd better think about it." ”

Zhao Zhongdao: "I'm very curious, why do you have to overturn the case for Yu Yanshen?" "That's what he said before, but how could he, who knows the inside story of the matter, not know that Qin Ji and Yu Yanshen have no relationship at all? If Qin Ji wants to kill their gang, he only needs to hold the evidence that King Yi is going to rebel, so why bother with a dead ghost?

Qin Ji asked, "You hate Yu Tingshi and his family, right?" ”

Zhao Zhong did not deny it, "Yes, now they are all crushed and ashes, which is really happy!" This is the fate of the rebellious ministers and thieves, including you, Qin Ji, one day, you will be like this! "All those who oppose him deserve to die, even their families have to die, and that's what is called cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots.

Qin Ji was not moved by the curse, and said slowly: "Then if I tell you that although Yu Tingshi is dead, but his family is still alive and well, I don't know what kind of mood Zhao Shangshuling will have?" ”

Zhao Zhong couldn't believe it, "This can't be!" At that time, the body of the Yu family was transported back to the capital, although they knew that Qin Ji had nothing to do with Yu Yanshen, but they were afraid that he would make waves in this matter, so they still specially sent the best servants to conduct an autopsy, which proved that the corpses were in line with the characteristics of the Yu family.

"Probably impossible for you." Qin Ji smiled and looked at Zhao Zhong with a good mood with shock in his eyes, "Moreover, it is not the Yu family who was bruised, didn't you think that it was impossible for me to expose Yu Yanshen to the wilderness?" ”

Zhao Zhong gritted his teeth, "Qin Ji, what the hell are you going to do!" What do you and Yu Yanshen care about?! ”

Qin Ji stared at him and said word by word: "Yu Tingshi is my father-in-law. ”

"What......" Zhao Zhong opened his mouth.

As we all know, Qin Ji has only one wife, that is, Guo Baozhi, the eldest daughter of the wealthy businessman Guo Chang, or Qin Ji personally went to the south of the Yangtze River to find and escort him back to the capital, why did his father-in-law become Yu Yanshen's criminal minister? !

Wait a minute...... A spirit, he suddenly thought of something.

Qin Ji didn't go to Jiangnan at all, he went out of the capital, in fact, to save the Yu family who were exiled to the northern Xinjiang!

This cunning and treacherous man! I was deceived in the first place!

Qin Ji smiled: "It seems that you have figured it out." My wife is the pearl of Yu Tingshi's palm. ”

Thinking of the woman who appeared at the house at her mother's birthday banquet, wearing a veil, quiet and calm. At that time, she must have known who the enemy who killed her father was, otherwise she would not have entered the Zhao family in the name of Lezheng's daughter and approached his precious son. But she didn't reveal the slightest resentment and anger, playing the guqin so calmly, making her father happy, and standing in front of them so calmly.

Such a woman is too terrible, and what is even more terrifying is that she is still married to Qin Ji.

"You are a good match, just as insidious and vicious." He didn't forget to sneer, "Now that I know such a big secret, you are trying to get out safely." The people outside will definitely find a way to interrogate the three divisions, you don't want to cover the sky with one hand, at that time, your collusion with Yu Yanshen will be exposed to everyone's eyes, your wife is the best evidence of the crime, when the time comes, see how the emperor will deal with you, I am afraid that you will also taste the taste of car cracking! ”

"Yes, it will indeed be triaged by three divisions." Qin Ji nodded, "But it will be after finding out the evidence of your collusion with King Yi, and you will not need to speak at that time." ”

Zhao Zhong shuddered with stimulation from his tone, "What do you want to do?!" ”

"You'll find out tomorrow." Qin Ji turned around, "If you want to understand, and you don't want to see your family members die in prison one by one because you tried to shield the person who Kenben won't save you, you will definitely know tomorrow." ”

Zhao Zhong pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

Qin Ji walked out of the cell, and the jailer asked respectfully, "Qin Sheren, is this prisoner going to be brought back to the cell?" He was referring to Mrs. Zhao, who had passed out and had not woken up until now.

Qin Ji said: "Stay here for the time being, let the three of them get together." He smiled very kindly, as if he really considered Zhao Zhong's family, but the depth of his smile was cold, which made people shudder.

Zhao Zhong closed his eyes, and when his mother woke up and saw that her beloved grandson was only hanging here, how painful it should be.

Qin Ji, a person like this frying, should really be cut with a thousand knives!

Qin Ji came out of the mansion, and before he got on his horse and went home, two young men rode horses and galloped in front of him.

One of them happened to look over and took a look at him.

It turned out to be Yue Zhaohui.

Qin Ji turned his eyes, thinking that this father-in-law was struggling to get out of the marriage, right? After repeatedly having an accident at his fiancΓ©e's house, he immediately withdrew from the marriage, and in the future, looking at all the princes and nobles, I am afraid that they will not dare to promise their baby daughter to this disaster.

He touched his chin and thought about it, but shook his head.

Let's deal with Zhao Zhong's gang first. (To be continued.) )