"And then?" Zhong Shiqing asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Kong Wuli looked at Li Yuan and Shen Zhu again, and replied: "Later, Guo Mao and King Ling became acquainted, and King Ling informed Guo Mao of his thoughts, hoping that Guo Mao could help him. King Ling was not discouraged, and often talked to Guo Mao in the form of secret letters about his ideals and strategies for governing the country, and in this way he wrote for about two years, Guo Mao was finally moved by his persistence, so he agreed to help him. After that, King Ling began to plot with him about usurping the throne. ”

So, Guo Mao and King Ling have been cooperating for more than ten years.

Then, Shen Zhu's motives for seeing Guo Mao and Xilianglai meeting on the roof of the tavern are self-evident, and Guo Mao's reasons for instructing Zhang Zhaoyi to murder the emperor are also clear at a glance, Guo Mao did not send troops when he was carrying out the task of encircling and suppressing the rebels in the southwest and northwest (he wanted to deliberately lose without a fight, so as to give King Ling the opportunity to control the southwest and northwest with one hand, and was later identified by the people sent by the prince and Miyazawa Zhe to follow him, and finally sent troops to encircle and suppress the enemy for self-protection).

Zhong Shiqing flipped through the pile of information on hand and asked, "You have been working with Guo Mao for eight years, haven't you?" ”

Kong Wuli nodded, "Yes." ”

"In the past eight years, how many secret missions have he assigned you to carry out?"

Kong Wuli closed his eyes and thought for a while before replying, "Twenty-three times." ”

"What exactly did you do? How many people were killed? Who exactly killed? Zhong Shiqing asked with a solemn face.

"There are so many people killed that I can't tell for a while." Kong Wu said.

"I'll give you three days, you can remember it well, and then write them down one by one." Zhong Shiqing said.

Considering that Kong Wuli has been with Guo Mao for eight years, and has carried out twenty-three missions during this period, it really takes a little time to recall, so three days is a more reasonable period.

Kong Wuli nodded slightly and said, "Okay." ”

"Do you have any objections?" Zhong Shiqing asked Li Yuan and Shen Zhu.

Li Yuan and Shen Zhu both shook their heads.

Zhong Shiqing then said in a loud voice: "Take the prisoner back to the prison." ”

After the official took Kong Wuli away, Zhong Shiqing immediately returned to the room with Li Yuan and Shen Zhu to discuss.

Zhong Shiqing said: "Now that Kong Wuli has confessed, the murder of the Buxun family can be regarded as an eyebrow, but even if it is the person he killed with his own hands, because he was instructed by Guo Mao, how to convict him still needs to be discussed by the three divisions together." ”

According to the laws of the country, the principal offender of intentional homicide must be beheaded, but the accomplice may not. Kong Wuli was instigated to kill someone, and he was willing to confess on his own initiative, so it is possible to avoid the death penalty. Of course, this is a slight possibility.

Li Yuandao: "He has killed countless people, and his methods are cruel, can he avoid death?" ”

Zhong Shiqing said: "Strictly speaking, he has to be killed, but he is willing to confess, and his attitude is very good, in this case, he can be mitigated as appropriate." ”

Li Yuan's face was solemn, and he secretly said in his heart - if he was not sentenced to death like this, it would be too cheap for him.

However, Cao Guo has a complete set of judicial procedures, except for the emperor who can directly convict a person of capital crime by bypassing the judicial process, the rest of the people cannot have the final say, so even if Li Yuan has such a wish, it still depends on the judgment of the third division.

Only when the three divisions unanimously agreed that Kong Wuli's crime was unforgivable could Kong Wuli be definitively sentenced to death. The process is so complex that no one dares to make a final decision until the verdict is handed down.

Li Yuan returned to Dali Temple with apprehension.

After returning to Dali Temple, Li Yuan wanted to talk to Wen Zhidong, the secretary of Dali Temple, about this matter, but then thought about it and gave up.

It's better to wait for the trial to be completed by the Criminal Department, anyway, he and Shen Zhu will go to the jury in the next few days, so the progress of the case can be very clear.

Moreover, even if he talks to Dali Siqing about this matter now, it may not affect the final result, but will make Dali Siqing doubt his motives for this move.

He knew very well that his true identity was best kept private, but of course, if the case was to be successfully concluded, he would inevitably have to reveal his identity, but this was a matter for later, and it was not yet there.

In the evening, after returning to his residence from Dali Temple, Li Yuan wrote a secret letter to Wen Yingsu, in which he told her all the contents of Kong Wuli's confession today.

Now, in this world, only the two siblings care the most about the outcome of this trial, and he wants to share the progress of the matter with her.

After reading the letter, Wen Yingsu was very happy and relieved. Regardless of the outcome of the trial, at least the father killer has been found, and the causes and consequences of the case are clear, and the deceased parents can be given an explanation.

So Wen Yingsu wrote back to Li Yuan: "As long as the truth is revealed." Even if he is not sentenced to death in the end, I am afraid that he will have to be imprisoned for life, so let's not worry too much, I believe that the verdict of the imperial court is. ”

Since this matter has to be handled in accordance with normal legal procedures, it is only for the third division to be managed, and it is actually inconvenient for the two brothers and sisters to interfere too much.

But of course, this man killed their parents, and many others, and emotionally speaking, of course, they all wished that he was sentenced to death, which is also understandable.

Wen Yingsu also thought about asking the prince to intervene in the case, but when she thought of the relationship between the prince and the emperor, she couldn't help it, she didn't want the prince to be difficult.

That evening, as soon as the prince returned to the East Palace, he came directly to Wen Yingsu and told her: "That person has been arrested and is being examined in the Criminal Department." ”

Wen Yingsu nodded.

The prince sat down and said, "This person, no matter what the three divisions will judge, I will definitely not let him continue to live." ”

This man has killed too many people, and only death is enough to comfort those who have been killed.

Wen Ying looked at him affectionately and did not speak. Then, she sat down gently beside him and rested her head on his shoulder.

The prince reached out and took her hand, put it to his mouth and kissed it.

"As long as it doesn't put His Highness in a difficult situation." Wen Yingsu said.

The prince stretched out his hand and hugged her tightly, and said, "I will take care of this measure, don't worry." ”

The crown prince thought of the letter of guarantee that Wen Yingsu wrote to the emperor again, and said, "It's you, no matter what, you can't reveal your true identity to anyone, you know?" ”

Wen Yingsu nodded solemnly at him and said, "I know, I won't tell anyone half a sentence." ”

There was a sound of footsteps.

The two of them hurriedly raised their eyes to the door.

Lamei walked in quickly and said, "Your Highness, Zhaoxun, the little county lord is here." ”

The little princess has been sticking to the prince recently, and after learning the news that the prince has returned, he insisted that the princess take her to the prince, and the princess has some discomfort in her stomach today, so she had to let the nurse bring her.

"Let her in." Prince Road.

As soon as the words fell, the little county lord slowly stepped into the room under the hand of the nurse, and walked crookedly towards the prince.

The prince hurriedly took a few steps forward to pick her up, and said, "Miss Daddy?" ”

The little county lord smiled and nodded at the prince, and took the initiative to pout his mouth to kiss the prince's face.

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Dear friends, a watch is coming. Correct: The current Dali Temple Secretary is called Wen Zhidong, not Fang Wendong, Fang Wendong is the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and he was the person who jointly slandered Buxun with Feng Hong, the former secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Bai Zekui, the former Secretary of Dali Temple. In short, the former is a loyal minister who supports the crown prince and the emperor, and the latter is a corrupt official ** minister, which is hereby explained. The author has two very similar names, and even he was confused, so I'm sorry! It has now been revised.