Peng Wang Cang, the subordinate of the door, is just a small official with the size of a sesame seed in the Shangdang County Government.

He was taken into the lobby, couldn't even stand up, and crawled directly to the ground, his white prison clothes were stained with blood, and they were almost stained with blood.

Obviously, this Wang Cang had been severely tortured.

Seeing this, Deng Chen frowned, glanced at Song Hong on the side, and then he looked at Wang Cang, who was lying on the ground and moaning, and asked, "Are you the subordinate of the Shangdang County Government, Wang Cang?" ”

"Yes...... Yes...... The adult ...... "Wang Cang looks like he is dying, and his speech is intermittent, as if he may choke his breath at any time."

Deng Chen asked in a deep voice: "You confess that Tian Yi has privately made weapons, fornicated with Lu Fang, and plotted rebellion?" ”

Wang Cang shook his head slowly, and said weakly: "Go back to ...... Return...... Adult, villain...... The villain did not confess...... Too shou conspired against ......" Song Hong's face changed, and he was about to speak, his mouth opened, and then he subconsciously looked at Liu Xiu, and consciously closed his mouth again.

Deng Chen glared at Wang Cang angrily, picked up a file from the table, threw it directly in front of Wang Cang, and asked loudly, "Isn't it your confession recorded here?"

Isn't it you, Wang Cang, who signed and painted on it? ”

Wang Cang looked at the bamboo slip in front of him, tears rained down, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain is wronged!" The villain is wronged! If the villain doesn't identify the Taishou as a rebel, the villain will be beaten to death by the big sikong! In order to survive, the villain can only ignore his conscience and frame the Taishou Lord for rebellion, the villain is guilty, the villain's crime deserves death, Your Majesty spares his life, the adult spares his life......" Speaking of this, Wang Cang cried profligately, crying so much that one could not cry, and that called one miserable and desolate.

When Song Hong heard this, he couldn't help it anymore, stood up suddenly, pointed at Wang Cang, and said sharply: "You...... You're talking nonsense! ”

He had tortured Wang Cang, but he never thought of beating him to death, and now that Wang Cang is saying this, isn't it tantamount to saying that he is being beaten into a trick?

Deng Chen looked at Song Hong and didn't say a word.

Liu Xiu's face also sank, his face showed displeasure, and he said to Song Hong: "Song Sikong, let Wang Cang finish speaking!" ”

Song Hong bowed to Liu Xiu, panting, and slowly sat back on the seat.

Wang Cang lay on the ground, crawling with difficulty, until Liu Xiu approached, as if he had found the backbone of the main heart, choked and said: "Your Majesty, since Lord Taishou returned to the Han Dynasty, he has been loyal to His Majesty, and he has been conscientious to the court, and over the years, Lord Taishou has taken us to resist Lu Fang and ensure that the party is not lost, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, and now Lord Taishou has been framed by traitors, if Your Majesty can't know the truth, wouldn't it ...... Doesn't it chill the heart of loyalty? ”

Liu Xiu looked at Wang Cang, who had a handful of snot and tears, and didn't say a word.

Deng Chen cleared his throat and said, "Come on, take Wang Cang down!" ”

Two soldiers walked in from outside, lifted Wang Cang, and dragged him out.

Deng Chen said: "Also, bring the medical officer to treat the wounds on Wang Cang's body." ”

Hearing this, the two soldiers immediately paused at their feet, originally the two of them were dragging Wang Cang away, but now they immediately turned into holding Wang Cang and slowly walked out.

After Wang Cang was taken out, Deng Chen said again: "Come on, interrogate Liang Da, the subordinate officer!" ”

The subordinate officials are about the same level as the subordinate Peng, and in the county government, they are all the lowest officials.

Liang Da's appearance is similar to Wang Cang's, his prison uniform is full of bloodstains, and he is also dying.

What is a little stronger than Wang Cang is that people will not fall to the ground, but at least they can kneel.

Deng Chen didn't have any extra nonsense, and asked bluntly: "Liang Da, you confessed to Tian Yi's rebellion, is it true?" ”

Liang Da hurriedly kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, my lord, the villain...... The villain was forced to be helpless, so he ...... I had the courage to frame the Lord Taishou! ”

Deng Chen asked in a condensed voice, "Who forced you?" ”

Liang Da subconsciously looked at Song Hong, and when he saw that the latter was also looking at him intently, he was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

Liu Xiu was furious and asked loudly: "I ask you, who forced you to frame Tian Yi?" ”

"Yes...... It's the big Sikong ......" Liang Da's head slammed on the ground, and he trembled: "If the villain wants to live, he can only ...... can only be according to the meaning of the great priest, and point out that the Taishou Lord rebelled, if ...... If the villain does not identify the Taishou as a rebel, he will have to be ...... I have to be beaten to death by Da Sikong......" Speaking of this, Liang Da couldn't help but cry.

Deng Chen looked at the volume of files placed on the table, he felt ridiculous, the two most important witnesses, the two confessions, turned out to be the result of torture and coercion, this case is simply a farce.

Before Deng Chen could speak, Song Hong pointed at Liang Da and said to Liu Xiu urgently, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, this thief is talking nonsense, he ...... He is a dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, and he wants to bite Weichen! ”

"Right and wrong, I have my own decision in my heart, Song Sikong, what are you anxious about?"

Liu Xiu's words blocked Song Hong's thousands of words.

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Chen, pointed to the file on the table, and said: "According to the confession in the file, one by one, I want to see if Tian Yi really wants to rebel against me, or if someone is deliberately framing and harming!" ”

As the people who accused Tian Yi of rebellion passed through the court one after another, what happened next was one after another retracting confessions.

The retraction of these witnesses is almost exactly the same, the reason why they framed Tian Yi at the beginning was completely Song Hong's torture, and now that the Son of Heaven is present, they are no longer afraid of Song Hong's revenge, so they naturally want to return Tian Yi's innocence.

You must know that these witnesses were all detained separately, and they did not meet each other, and there was no possibility of collusion, but now they collectively retracted their confessions, as if they had colluded in advance, and there was only one possibility, that is, they were indeed tortured into tricks, and in order to survive, they had to bite the bullet and frame Tian Yi.

After passing the hall, Liu Xiu's face was gloomy, and Song Hong's face was also ugly, and when the witnesses were all over the hall, Liu Xiu's face was so black that it was about to drip water, and the eyes of everyone present looking at Song Hong also changed.

Song Hong's body shook suddenly, and he hurriedly knelt on his knees, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, these thieves must be colluding with Tian Yi to frame Weichen, please Your Majesty be clear!" ”

Liu Xiu stared at Song Hong for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan Imperial Envoy! ”

Zhang Kun raised his chin and shouted loudly outside: "The imperial envoy has entered the hall to meet you!" ”

After a short time, an envoy walked into the lobby from the outside, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "Wechen greets Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Imperial Envoy Wu, in the past month, but you are inspecting Shangdang County?" ”

This imperial envoy's name is Wu Ping, who is in his thirties, and is considered to be relatively young among the imperial envoys.

He bowed to Liu Xiu, and said with a straight face: "Yes, Your Majesty, in the past month, Weichen has been in Shangdang County!" ”

Liu Xiu asked slowly: "Song Sikong said that Tian Yi privately made weapons in Taishou Mansion and planned to rebel, do you know?" ”

Wu Ping frowned, looked at Song Hong, and said to Liu Xiulang: "Back to Your Majesty, Tian Taishou renovated in the Taishou Mansion, and the iron tools he made were all for renovation, and there was no selfish act of making weapons!" ”

The official envoy is relatively special, the official rank is not high, and there are not many ministers, but he directly serves the Son of Heaven, belongs to the Son of Heaven, and does not have much contact with the ministers of the court.

Even when facing the three princes and nine kings, they don't have to think about the situation at all, and they don't have to worry about the other party retaliating against them.

Even if the envoys make mistakes, no official can punish them, and the only one who can punish them is the Son of Heaven.

After Wu Ping's words were finished, Song Honghan was like rain, and his kneeling body trembled incessantly.

At this moment, Song Hong suddenly felt that a great disaster was coming.

You must know that the imperial envoy is not in contact with partisan disputes, and there is no relationship of interest or conflict with all parties, and the imperial envoy has always been a very neutral existence.

Now the imperial envoy said that Tian Yi did not rebel, which can prove Tian Yi's innocence to a large extent, and at the same time, it also shows that he Song Hong is indeed framing and harming Tian Yi.

"Your Majesty, Weichen ......" "Song Sikong, what else do you have to say?"

"Wechen...... Weichen ......, "Song Hong is hesitant, I don't know what to say."

Liu Xiu looked at Song Hong and said, "Song Sikong believes that Tian Yi made weapons privately, but where are those privately made weapons?" ”

"This ......" Liu Xiu pointed to the file on the table and said: "So many confessions, so many people have said conclusively that Tianyi has a rebellion.

And what about the weapons that Tian Yi made privately?

With so many people, doesn't one of them know where those weapons are hidden?

Song Sikong, how credible do you think these confessions are? ”

A layer of sweat oozed from Song Hong's forehead, and his kneeling body trembled non-stop.

Indeed, he was too eager to convict Tian Yi, and the most critical evidence of Tian Yi's rebellion was not found, which was the biggest loophole in the whole case.

He raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, Tian Yi has been operating in Shangdang for many years, and the Shangdang County Government is all Tian Yi's cronies, and they work together to help Tian Yi cover up the evidence of the crime, and they are also ...... It's not impossible! Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear! ”

Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes, looked at Song Hong intently, and asked, "Until now, Song Sikong still thinks that Tian Yi has rebelled?" ”

Song Hong bowed forward and said, "Please Your Majesty to see!" ”

This Song Hong is completely on the same page as Tianyi, and he has even lost his mind.

Liu Xiu stood up and said: "The case of Tianyi will be jointly tried by Tingweifu, Shangshutai, and Lantai, if you can find evidence of Tianyi's rebellion, you will be severely punished, if you can't find any evidence of the crime......" Speaking of this, Liu Xiu paused, his eyes fell on Song Hong, he glanced at him deeply, and then flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked out.

Originally, Song Hong thought that he would definitely be able to nail Tian Yi this time, but he never expected that those who originally identified Tian Yi would all retract their confessions after seeing His Majesty.

Even the imperial envoy was helping Tian Yi speak, which made Song Hong realize that something was wrong.

If you really can't find evidence of Tian Yi's rebellion, then you are framing.

framing the Taishou of a county, this crime is not small, even if he is a big boss, he can't afford it, and in His Majesty, he can't explain it! Tingwei's Mansion, the prison.

Deng Yu took two pots of wine and four dishes to visit Tianyi in the cell.

Don't look at Tian Yi's involvement in the crime of treason, but the conditions of the cell he lived in were not bad.

The main reason is that Deng Chen arranged a good cell for him, in Deng Chen's opinion, this case is too ridiculous, Tian Yi's rebellion was completely framed, Song Hong provided so many files, but in fact, the content in it is too empty, and none of them is ironclad.