Wang He knew that once he confessed to all this matter, the Son of Heaven would definitely dispose of him in order to appease the people's grievances.

Although now he surrendered himself to save his family's life. However, all people are afraid of life and death, even if they have the determination to die, it is difficult to keep calm before the catastrophe comes.

At this time, his mind was in chaos, and all he could perceive was the desolation of never seeing his wife and children again in the future, and he didn't have the heart to think about how to prevaricate Jiang Chengyi and make him believe that he was the culprit of the bombing.

He didn't speak, and there was silence in the hall.

Deng Guozhong hung a heart, a pair of hands full of fine lines and slightly protruding green tendons tightly clenched the placket of the robe attached to the knees, and a slight cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

At this time, Jiang Chengyi then asked, "Wang He! I'll ask you one last time! Are you telling the truth today? ”

Wang He curled up at the bottom of the hall, his head drooping, his ears buzzing, as if he couldn't hear his words.

Jiang Chengyi coughed deliberately twice.

He saw the man in the hall clasping his hands together, his fingers glowing white, and his eyes kept turning, choosing something.

After a while, Wang He, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Everything that the villain confessed in the Dongfu Division today is the truth, and there is no adulteration... Shi An was indeed poisoned to death by me... The villain bought the news of the rivers and lakes, and because of the recommendation of others, he went outside the city. The so-called dark village shop, the villain did not set foot on it.

The place where the villain got the poison was a ruined temple called Liuye Temple within three miles of the northern suburbs.

The villain first asked someone to deliver the news to the shopkeeper of the dark village, and then waited alone in the broken temple, and after a while, a masked man in black sent the poison to the broken temple. The villain is the only one who gets the medicine... Therefore, when Master Jiang asked, the villain really didn't know how to answer. The villain has never seen the shopkeeper of the dark shop, and he doesn't know where the shop is... I'm afraid that there is no way to provide clues for Master Jiang. ”

This Wang He has no flaws in the cause and effect of the front and back.

Jiang Chengyi pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, you can be regarded as admitting all the crimes." Wang He! You not only poisoned the important criminals of the imperial court, but also detonated the Deng Mansion and took the opportunity to blame Deng Yuan, and indirectly affected many innocent people. This heinous crime will be dealt with according to the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty and will be sentenced to death. Do you know this? ”

He emphasized it again, reminding Wang He between his words.

Who expected the man in the hall to be categorical: "The villain knows what the consequences will be if he surrenders." But the villain does not regret it. The innocent people of Luoyang were implicated because of the villain's temporary resentment... Even if the villain is tortured, he will not be able to repay the deceased. ”

Jiang Chengyi knew that since Wang He was determined to admit this crime. There is no need for a retrial at this moment.

But he didn't plan to let him go.

Jing Ting and Sanyu both listened attentively to the interrogation, and at this moment they stared at Jiang Chengyi with fear, for fear that he would not be able to withstand it, so that Deng Guozhong succeeded and brought Deng Yuan back to Taiwei Mansion from Dongfu Division.

Deng Guozhong saw that although Wang He almost couldn't answer, he finally realized the cause and effect, and the tense nerves in his body were finally relaxed.

When he heard the answer he wanted to hear, he completely revealed his original intention now, and said with some eagerness: "Master Jiang also heard it... Since this man has admitted that he was the sole perpetrator of the bombing... Then, please also ask Master Jiang to release my grandson... Let him go home with his old husband. The end of the year is approaching. I also hope that Master Jiang will be considerate of the old man and look forward to the reunion of his family. ”

Jiang Chengyi saw that he was so urgent, but he said unhurriedly: "Don't worry... If Xiansun is indeed innocent, this official will play to His Majesty and let the city defense army release him..."

As soon as Deng Guozhong heard that his words were wrong, he immediately said, "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that the culprit in this case can't prove my grandson's innocence, and can't make Lord Jiang report to His Majesty? ”

Jiang Chengyi refused without hesitation: "That's right." ”

Deng Guozhong's eyes were red, and he shot the case, and said angrily: "Jiang Chengyi! Don't deceive too much! His Majesty has promised in public that if the culprit is found in this case, my grandson will be released immediately. Do you want to resist and disobey the order? ”

Jiang Chengyi's face did not change and said: "Lord Taiwei, don't be anxious, this official naturally does not dare to disobey the order." It's just that... In the explosion case, the official and the commander, and the two Wei Wei finally found out some evidence... All this can confirm the process of the crime that Wang He just described, and prove that he was indeed involved in the bombing case. But... Shi An's death, the official could not find any evidence to prove that it was indeed Wang He's death. Therefore, although Xiansun got rid of the suspicion of the explosion case, he never got rid of the suspicion of poisoning the important criminals of the imperial court. For the sake of consideration... Please forgive the official for not being able to obey his orders and release the virtuous grandson. ”

This remark was justified and well-founded, and Deng Guozhong was speechless.

The Son of Heaven naturally has to look at real evidence. The suspicion of the explosion case can be cleared, and only one person needs to be pushed out to quell the anger of the people. As for the case of Shi An's poisoning, the Son of Heaven can order Jiang Chengyi to investigate slowly, and there is no need to worry.

Deng Guozhong also knows this. Bean Book City

He sat down a little weakly, looking very bad.

Jing Ting and Sanyu looked at each other, and they all had admiration for Jiang Chengyi.

In the current situation, if any of them are called for trial, they may have been disturbed by Wang He's words, thinking that the culprit surrendered, and there was no need to continue the investigation. And if Deng Guozhong was urging him eagerly, they would soon compromise and release Deng Yuan, who was in custody.

Jiang Chengyi smiled at Deng Guozhong and said, "Lord Taiwei... Since you are here for a hearing today, you are not as good as this officer... How about the same trial of the virtuous grandson? ”

Deng Guozhong stared at his eyes as big as copper bells, and his eyes were full of anger, as if he wanted to devour the young man in front of him alive, and his teeth creaked.

He looked at Deng Yuan, who was kneeling on the far right and was suppressed by the city defense army and couldn't raise his head, so angry that he smoked, and held back a gloomy breath for a long time before he said: "The old man is only afraid that his life will not be long... I couldn't go to trial with Lord Jiang, so I went back. ”

Jiang Chengyi also said unceremoniously: "That's the case... Please also ask Lord Taiwei to walk all the way, the sky is dark, beware of stumbling on the steps. If you fall, you won't even be able to go there tomorrow's morning. ”

Deng Guozhong had never been so angry, listening to his seemingly polite but full of spikes everywhere, he was so angry that he blew off his beard and almost jumped out of the Dongfu Division.

Jing Ting and Sanyu saw Deng Guozhong striding forward, and they rushed back angrily. Both of them worried about Jiang Chengyi: "Lord Jiang is now in one fell swoop... It can be regarded as completely offending the Tai Lieutenant, so that in the future, you will be above the court..."

Jiang Chengyi said: "I originally served as the secretary of the Eastern Mansion, and what I ate was the money that offended people... Don't worry about that. What's more, even if I don't offend Lord Taiwei now, he may not stop targeting me in the court. ”

He was telling the truth.

Even if Jiang Chengyi was ordered by the Lord of the Water Pavilion to submit to Emperor Wei. In the eyes of the ministers, he is just a son of a poor family, and he was born in the rivers and lakes, and he is lowly and inferior, so he cannot be compared with the scholars. Although the Deng family and the Fu family were the core powers of Emperor Wei's party, they all despised Jiang Chengyi. Even if he is well-known in the Great Wei literary circle and widely spread his protégés, once he enters the court and makes the Hanmen infringe on the rights and interests of the scholars, he is just a hypocrite who is "greedy for vanity".

Jing Ting and Sanyu also understood the matter.

In today's Great Wei Dynasty, the royal family of the Nashi clan is in charge. The poor family and the common people have no qualifications to strive for the top, and even if they enter the official career, they can only be suppressed by the children of the scholar clan and cannot turn over.

If Jiang Chengyi did not have a gangster like Shui Ge who had strong financial, material, and human resources, and almost monopolized most of the trade routes of the Great Wei. Emperor Wei would not risk pushing Jiang Chengyi to the position of the head of the Dongfu Division, who had been inherited by the children of the scholar clan for generations.

After Jiang Chengyi dealt with this farce of the Dongfu Division, he said goodbye to Jing Ting and Sanyu, and returned to Jiangfu with Xue Qing.

Along the way, he always felt that Deng Guozhong's move today seemed to be hiding something.

So he instructed Xue Qingdao: "Tomorrow, I will order the Qianji Department to transfer out the records of the sources of various cargo ships sent from Yangzhou to the capital." In particular, he ordered people to carefully search for the goods that were transferred from the Su Blade of the Yangzhou Thorn Mansion and sent out. ”

Xue Qing's face was stunned and said, "Why is Childe investigating this?" ”

Jiang Chengyi said: "The eight wooden boxes that disappeared in Deng Yuan's mansion always make me a little concerned. Deng Guozhong may have been in a hurry to push Wang He out of the crime because Sanyu and Jing Ting found out here. That being the case, it is only natural that we need to find out what he is hiding. ”

Xue Qing nodded in response, and when he thought of Wang He, he was worried again: "It's just... Childe, what should Wang He do? Since he was pushed out by Taifu to take the blame, isn't he innocent? ”

Jiang Chengyi was unmoved and said: "That Wang He also has a murder case in his hands, and there are not a few, although he was pushed out by Deng Guozhong at this moment, he is not worthy of sympathy." If he is really dealt with by His Majesty because of this matter, it can be regarded as the reincarnation of heaven and karma. ”

Xue Qing listened and didn't ask any more.

On the second day, Jiang Chengyi returned to the house early, and Xue Qing hurriedly went to Uncle Fang to get the case file from Qianji.

In the east courtyard, Jiang Chengyi was digging the wine jar buried outside the stove room, intending to have a drink secretly, but Mu Yun caught it right, and was chased by her for most of the mansion to avoid the beating.

In the end, he carried his baggage and sat cross-legged in front of the closed Jiang Mansion, staring at the crowd coming and going from outside the Taixue Mansion with a depressed expression.

When Xue Qing hurriedly drove back to Jiangfu with the file, he saw Jiang Chengyi pitifully holding a small burden and sitting in front of the door with his head propped up, so he immediately greeted him and asked, "Childe, how did you get this?" How can you be outside the house? It's freezing this day? You..."

Jiang Chengyi glared at him with some resentment and said, "Are you... Told Madame where I hid my wine? How did she... So coincidentally found me? ”