The next day, when Jiang Chengyi woke up, he saw Xue Qing running in with a gloomy face. He opened his mouth and informed him of the rumors in the market.

"Childe... Let's go and have a look in front of the Tofu Division... The victims of the bombing are now all crying and fussing in front of the house... caused the people of the whole city to move towards the Dongfu Division...."Xue Qing was panting, his face eager.

Jiang Chengyi was accompanying Mu Yun to breakfast, and when he heard the news, he couldn't help but be shocked: "In just one night, it became like this in the market? ”

Xue Qing said solemnly: "Not only these, but even more, it is said that the Dongfu Division had arrested Wang He, the culprit of the explosion half a month ago, but he just accepted bribes, and he refused to go to the court to press the case, and entered the court to file a case and convict..."

Jiang Chengyi almost choked, frowned tightly, and said, "Such a ridiculous rumor... Deng Guozhong, he even recklessly advertised it in the city alleys? What other rumors are there on the streets? ”

Xue Qing replied, "Aside from this... It was the victims of the bombing case who took the lead in begging for explanations on the streets, trying to force the government to convict Wang He of killing the nine tribes. This statement is now the most supported in the streets... Everyone criticized Wang He, and he was full of resentment towards his family. ”

"Deng Guozhong, not only wants Wang He to die, but also wants to kill his family...?" Jiang Cheng sighed.

Jiang Chengyi's face was very bad, Mu Yun watched from the side, and said worriedly: "This matter is rumored... I'm afraid you don't want to be on the table now. ”

He nodded slightly and said, "Deng Guozhong is willing to spend his strength this time... It seems that he is determined to put the death of the fake Shi An and the bombing on Wang He's head, forcing me to convict him, and successfully taking Deng Yuan out of the Dongfu Division..."

When the young man thought for a while, he got up and said to Xue Qing: "Prepare the car and go to the Dongfu Division." ”

Xue Qing responded quickly and ran out.

Jiang Chengyi was about to follow, but Mu Yun called him.

She walked up to him, tidied up his slightly messy clothes, and said, "If you can't resist it, don't force it, I'll wait for you to come back at home..."

Jiang Chengyi's slightly tired expression eased a little after she said these words.

He smiled softly at her, "Okay, you wait for me." ”

Mu Yun nodded solemnly, and watched Jiang Chengyi go out.

Xue Qing drove the ox cart to the door of the East Mansion Division, and saw that the front of the mansion was crowded with people, and he couldn't even find a way to go inside.

The two of them had no choice but to enter through the back door of the main office. Before they sat down in the house, Jing Ting, Sanyu and Dou Yueqian rushed over when they heard the news.

With the arrival of these three people, the rumors spread from mouth to mouth in the palace also entered the ears of Emperor Wei.

Knowing that there was a mess in the city, Emperor Wei couldn't sit still, and personally wrote down the edict. Cui Qian was ordered to personally take his will and rushed to the Dongfu Division.

In the inner hall, Jing Ting said anxiously: "This matter... I haven't figured it out yet... There was such a big storm again. I heard that early this morning, the news that the chief secretary had found the culprit in the bombing case had spread all over the streets and alleys. Your Majesty has gotten the news... Right now, I'm afraid I'm writing my will. ”

Sanyu said: "Lord Jiang... The lower officials are only afraid, and now you want to continue to detain Deng Yuan's idea that it is not feasible. The voices of the people in the city have become a boiling trend... If this continues, before the end of the year, there will be civil unrest in Luoyang City... This is a big no-no for His Majesty. ”

Jiang Chengyi naturally knew this, and he didn't have the heart to say this to Jing Ting, Sanyu and Dou Yueqian at the moment.

He also had some questions he wanted to ask Wang He clearly. Jing Ting, Sanyu and Dou Yueqian wanted to follow him to the dungeon of the Dongfu Division, but they were stopped by Xue Qing on the grounds that the dungeon was not allowed for non-Dongfu officials to enter.

Jing Ting knew that this was the rule of the Dongfu Division, and even the city defense army he left in the Dongfu Division to guard Deng Yuan had to stop in front of the dungeon door, and could only guard outside the dungeon.

He could only wait outside with Sanyu and Dou Yueqi, looking forward to Jiang Chengyi coming out.

Jiang Chengyi hurriedly walked to the secret prison where Wang He was being held.

In the dimly lit cell, with only one lamp, a middle-aged man in prison uniform cowered in the corner at the moment, shivering from the thick chill of the place.

Jiang Chengyi coughed softly, and the jailer guarding the prison hurriedly unlocked the lock for him and ushered him in.

Wang He heard the movement and raised his head instantly. I saw a young man in an indigo robe embroidered with a pattern of ten thousand years of blue standing in front of the cell, staring at him steadily. He bowed his head again in frustration.

There was an eerie silence between the two. delicacies

After a moment of silence, Jiang Cheng said, "Do you know... You worked so hard for Deng Guozhong, but he not only wanted your life, but also asked your family to go to Huangquan with you. Wang He... What the hell are you doing everything for? ”

Wang He suddenly raised his head, looked at him in a daze, and was speechless.

Jiang Chengyi squinted at him with calm eyes.

Wang He muttered to himself, "Impossible... The captain said... As long as I turn myself in, he will keep my parents, wife and children... Jiang Chengyi! Don't sow discord here and force me! I will not say anything against my will, what I told yesterday is all the truth! I am the murderer of the explosion, and Shi An is also the one I killed! ”

Jiang Chengyi saw him shaking his head repeatedly, and couldn't help but sneer: "Do you really think... If you take the blame for Deng Yuan, Deng Guozhong will keep your family? Wang He, as a strategist, you should know that cutting grass must be eradicated. How could Deng Guozhong keep your descendants... When they grow up, find out the truth about your death and bite back? This practice of raising tigers for trouble, I, Jiang Chengyi, don't believe that a treacherous and cunning person like Deng Guozhong would do it. ”

Wang He shuddered.

Jiang Cheng's anecdotes were heart-wrenching, and every word he said hit his heart.

He has been with Deng Guozhong and Deng Yuan for so many years, and he really knows what kind of people these ancestors and grandchildren are... What Jiang Chengyi said, they are not going to do it.

It's just that he was still struggling with a trace of luck and delusion, and yelled at Jiang Chengyi: "Even if I retract my confession now, Lord Taiwei will still not save me... Jiang Chengyi! If I go out of your eastern division, not only me, but also my wife, children, and parents will be lost. Rather than this, I might as well rot to death in your Dongfu Division, hold on to a glimmer of hope, and save my family! ”

He only cares about his family, and he doesn't want his family to be implicated by him.

Jiang Chengyi frowned and said coldly: "If you don't believe it, I can take you from the back door on the right side of the dungeon to the door of the Dongfu Division to have a look." How many people in the city gathered in front of my Dongfu Division, begging for an explanation. All shouts, punish your nine clans. If this really caused a civil unrest... In order to appease the people's grievances, His Majesty complied with the people's will, punished the nine clans, and destroyed their homes. At that time... Even if you want to keep your wife and children, there is no way. ”

Wang He's heart was worried.

Jiang Chengyi didn't say a word, ordered the guards to suppress him, and then led him out from the small door on the other side of the dungeon.

The group quietly came to the gate of the East Mansion, and Wang He really saw the crowd outside the main mansion. At the foreground were the victims of the bombing, who were crying out for it.

Wang He gradually knew that what Jiang Chengyi said was true. By the time he put himself back in his cage, he was disheartened.

Jiang Chengyi was about to persuade again.

Wang He said in frustration: "If you say... At this moment, both inside and outside the city want me to die. With such a boiling situation, even if I bear the guilt, I can't save my wife and children. But if I don't convict Deng Yuan, I still won't be able to save my family... Rather than that, it's better to be as it is now. ”

Jiang Chengyi was silent outside the prison for a while, and said in a low voice: "Now that you want to retract your confession, I'm afraid it's too late." Since Deng Guozhong wants you to die, no matter what, you won't be able to survive this New Year. But... If you are willing to write a self-written letter, accusing Yangzhou Assassin Shi Su Jian of bribing Deng Guozhong, the two of them are embarrassed, looting the people's fat and ointment, and invading the land, mutilating the good people, and disregarding people's lives. I may be able to find your wife, children, and parents for you, and send them to the Huiji for protection. ”

When Wang He heard this, a glimmer of hope lit up in his eyes, but it was tight for a moment. The light dissipated, and he sneered, "Why should I believe you? If you want to Tibet... Nothing will be taken from them. ”

Jiang Chengyi hooked the corners of his lips and said confidently: "Just because I am not a person from the government and the opposition, I was born in the rivers and lakes. Behind me is the entire Water Pavilion. The name of the Water Pavilion, I think you have heard it before, do you still question that Shang Wuxing's guards can't save your family from Deng Guozhong's hands? ”

Wang He's heart moved.

There is no doubt that in this situation, the only person he can choose to believe in is Jiang Chengyi.

He naturally wanted to be able to live for himself, but he wanted to give this glimmer of life to his wife, parents, and daughter, who had just turned three, who had no idea what he was doing.

Wang He fell silent, but Jiang Chengyi knew that he was already seriously considering.

The silence in the dungeon was suffocating, and Jing Ting, Sanyu and Dou Yueshan outside the dungeon were also in torment.

The case was tried by the four of them. It has been more than half a month since the review was carried out. The clues are still fragmented and uneven. And the four of them have different intentions, and they have never been able to get together, and now there is such a big thing in the city and alleys, when Emperor Wei will be guilty, the four of them will be punished for the same crime, but I am afraid that they will not be able to escape. Right now, I'm naturally worried.

After about a stick of incense, Jiang Chengyi walked out of the dungeon with Xue Qing.

With a sparse and ordinary face, all the anxiety before entering the dungeon turned into calm at this moment.

Jing Ting was surprised: "Lord Jiang... But what happened? ”

Jiang Chengyi replied: "Wang He insisted that he was the culprit of these two cases, and he refused to confide in half a word. Want... The case was a foregone conclusion. ”