Chapter 438: House of Truth!
Now that the matter of the academy has finally come to light, and the real culprit behind it has been figured out, which is the ghost of Zheng Junqiu of the Zheng family.
However, seeing that Zheng Junqiu's goods had been taken away by the officials of Yongzhou Mansion, Li Yi always felt ...... Something seems to be missing in my heart.
Suddenly, Li Yi thought about it in his heart.
"Looks like I haven't taken revenge yet! If Zheng Junqiu is arrested and put in prison like this, it will be a little cheaper for him. Li Yi blinked suddenly.
After all, one of the reasons why Zheng Junqiu did this was to target Li Yi.
As for whether he targeted Li Shimin, it doesn't matter to Li Yi.
Li Yi has always followed the principle of "people don't offend me, I don't offend people".
Since Zheng Junqiu has already offended him first, if Li Yi doesn't give Zheng Junqiu a little return gift, this matter is completely unreasonable!
"I just said, why do you always feel a little empty in your heart!"
So the next moment, just as Ma Zhutou hugged his fists and said goodbye, and was about to leave Pingkangfang, Li Yi suddenly shouted, "Ma Zhutou, please stay!" β
Ma Zhutou was stunned for a moment, and his footsteps couldn't help stopping, and then turned his head to look at Li Yi.
"Childe, please command." Ma Zhutou respectfully clenched his fist and saluted.
"Ma Zhutou is right, how can he tell me?" Li Yi grinned, his eyes picked, and said loudly, "Zheng Junqiu, this guy, his mouth is like a stone in a pit, even if he is caught, I'm afraid ...... The case is also a bit difficult to adjudicate! β
As a human spirit, Ma Catcher has been engaged in the position of head catcher in Yongzhou Mansion for many years, how can he not understand the meaning of Li Yi's words?
This is to ask them, in the cell of Yongzhou Mansion, to take special care of Zheng Junqiu!
Thinking of this, Ma Zhutou immediately nodded sensibly, his face full of pain.
"What Gongzi said is very true, Zheng Junqiu, a shameless guy like him, must have a thick-walled city wall, and his mouth is as hard as a dead duck, presumably even if he comes up with ironclad evidence, he will deny it, and the lower officials are anxious about this matter."
Ma Zhutou paused, shook his head, and then his eyes lit up in vain, "I don't know the child...... Can you give a trick to the lower officials? The lower officials are stupid, and they really can't think of a good way. β
Ouch, Ma Catcher, you're very good!
Li Yi didn't expect that Ma Zhutou was quite upright, and as soon as he said this, he immediately set up a step for himself.
In this case, Li Yi is not polite.
"I don't have a way here, it's just that when I was in Dengzhou, I learned a trick from pirates, but I don't know it...... There is no use. Li Yi blinked in embarrassment.
Seeing this, where do you need to hesitate for a moment?
Previously, the reason why he said that was to wait for Li Yi's words.
Immediately, he clasped his fists and saluted, like a student studying in front of the teacher, and solemnly pleaded to Li Yi: "Please also ask the son for guidance!" Since the pirates in Dengzhou are applicable, Xia Guan thinks that in Zheng Junqiu, it must also be absolutely applicable! β
"Okay, then I'll tell you, as for whether it will work or not, I don't know." Li Yi sighed, beckoned to Ma Zhutou, and then told Ma Zhutou what he thought.
βοΌοΌοΌβ After listening, Ma Zhutou was suddenly a little confused, and secretly said in his heart, is this special mother okay?
How shrewd people do you have to think of this way!
The method that Li Yi told him did not hurt people's lives or bodies, but for human criminals, it was absolutely 100% applicable.
Moreover, the law of the Tang Kingdom does not stipulate this article!
It's an excellent way to "interrogate" criminals!
Not only can it be used on Zheng Junqiu, but it can also be used on other prisoners!
Immediately, Ma Zhutou hugged his fists and smiled, and nodded his head again and again: "What Gongzi said is like a heavenly sound, opening a skylight for Xia Guan's thinking, please rest assured that after going back, Xia Guan will immediately try it himself!" β
"Hehe, Ma Zhutou is polite." Li Yi shook his head with a smile, and at the same time glanced at Yue'er beside him, and ordered, "Yue'er, bring some broken silver for Ma Zhutou, the brothers are also tired today, go and drink some wine at night to relieve fatigue!" β
"Ah!!h Ma Zhutou's face was immediately full of shock.
looked at Yue'er who had already come over, and Yue'er took out a few taels of silver in her hand and handed it over, Ma Zhutou hurriedly waved his hand and refused, "Childe, you can't do it, this is the duty of the lower officials, and please take it back!" β
Ma Zhutou was indeed frightened by Li Yi's hand.
You must know that this is not someone else's silver tael, but the silver tael of Li Yi, the son of today's concubine and the prince of the Guogong Mansion!
How many people can get a silver reward from Li Yi's hands now?
That's harder than a decree, okay!
Ma Zhutou never thought that he just promised Li Yi to take good care of Zheng Junqiu in prison, but before he could think about it, Li Yi took out the broken silver and gave it to him.
This was something he had never dared to think of in his life.
Although they have done a lot of this kind of deed, and this kind of deed is not a secret thing in prison, but this is Li Yi's reward for him!
"Oh my God! Childe actually ...... Unexpectedly...... Give us a silver tael? β
Ma Zhutou couldn't believe it, and he was secretly shocked in his heart.
If it was the silver taels given by ordinary people, Ma Zhutou would definitely be in his pocket without thinking, but Ma Zhutou knew very well in his heart that he would definitely not want Li Yi's silver taels!
"Childe, please take ...... again"
The two words 'go back' behind Ma Zhutou have not yet come out of his mouth, and I saw that Yue'er had already stuffed the silver taels into Ma Zhutou's hand.
"Childe asks you to take it, you can take it, Childe never gives people a silver tael easily." Leaving such a faint sentence, Yue'er returned to Li Yi's side.
Ma Zhutou couldn't help but raise his head and looked at Li Yi in front of him, but Li Yi was still facing each other with a smiling face.
Ma Zhutou knew that now he couldn't refuse.
If he rejects Li Yi again, it will definitely be similar to offending Li Yi.
Therefore, Ma Zhutou had to reluctantly accept it, and then Shi Shiran saluted: "Xiaguan takes the brothers, thank you for the kindness of the son, then after the Xiaguan goes back, he must let the brothers drink two sips!" β
"Well, go ahead." Li Yi smiled and waved his hand.
"Yes, Childe, the official is leaving, please stay." After the horse saluted respectfully, he turned to leave.
Not long after, the figure of Ma Zhutou and his party disappeared outside Pingkangfang.
At this time, Li Lizhen and Du Xiaomei, who were on the side, saw that Li Yi secretly talked to Ma Zhutou, and Yue'er also took out a little silver taels, and they didn't know what they said in private, and curiosity instantly surged into their hearts.
The next moment, they walked slowly in the direction of Li Yi.
"Li Bo'an, what did you say quietly with Ma Catcher just now?" Li Lizhi asked with a wink, her eyes flashing, like a curious baby.
"Yes, yes, third brother, my little sister is also very curious!" Du Xiaomei also asked, her eyes sparkling.
"Want to know?" Li Yi looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Well, I want to know!" Du Xiaomei and Li Lizhen nodded almost in unison, two pairs of good-looking big eyes, staring at Li Yi in a blink, waiting for Li Yi's answer.
But who would have thought about it, Li Yi suddenly whispered in their ears and whispered in their ears.
Suddenly, not only Li Li's face became crimson for a while, but even Du Xiaomei's face was as red as a ripe apple.
"Bad guys!" In unison, the two daughters scolded Li Yi in unison.
"......" Li Yi.
Isn't it, I'm the bad guy?
If you want to know the answer, you have to ...... Pay a price!
Otherwise, how can there be such a cheap good thing in the world?
"Hey......" shook his head, Li Yi simply didn't joke with them, but turned to look at the Wang family not far away, smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Aunt Wang, Bo'an is disturbed, Bo'an will leave." β
"Okay." Everyone Wang smiled and nodded, and tapped his hands lightly on his waist.
After all, now, Li Yi still has Li Lizhen and Du Xiaomei by his side, and it is difficult for everyone to keep Li Yi.
Moreover, this is still in Pingkangfang, if she keeps Li Yi, wouldn't it be too unreasonable?
How can anyone bring his fiancΓ©e to Pingkangfang to stay idle?
If this spreads, it will not only be bad for Li Yi's reputation, but even bad for the royal reputation.
If the eldest grandson queen knows again, then she will definitely scold the king.
Therefore, the Wang family did not keep anyone, but directly issued an expulsion order and ordered the turtle slave, "Come and send Li Sanlang, as well as the princess and the county lord." β
"Yes." The turtle slave on the side immediately nodded and sent Li Yi and the others in response.
Although the people of Pingkangfang have always known that the identity of the Wang family is very mysterious, what they didn't expect is that today, the Wang family is not even good at etiquette in front of the princess, and Li Lizhen has not blamed her.
Even, Li Yi followed and shouted 'Aunt Wang'!
This time, not only the people of Pingkangfang were curious about the identity of the Wang family, but even the man who came to prostitute was also very surprised by the identity of the Wang family.
"The king is a big guy, and he can't afford to mess with him!"
This is the thought of the people.
For these, everyone Wang doesn't care, anyway, her identity can't be hidden well forever, and sooner or later it will be exposed.
So in her opinion, it makes no difference whether it's earlier or later.
After Li Yi thanked Wang and everyone, he turned around and left Pingkangfang with Li Lizhen and Du Xiaomei.
As for Du Wei and the others, with Li Lizhen and the others here, where do they dare to have any crooked thoughts?
After Li Yi and the others left Pingkangfang, Lan Xiang thanked the Wang family, and then looked at the Wang family with a gloomy expression, "Aunt Wang, after the slave family, you can still stay in Pingkangfang...... Stay? β
After all, if it weren't for the king's timely rescue, if it wasn't for Li Yi who came to save her life, I'm afraid she would be ...... now Maybe he's dead.
And before he died, he would definitely be ruined and tortured by Zheng Junqiu.
Although Zheng Junqiu is now in the prison cell, she knows that this news will definitely reach the Zheng family soon, so her life is still in danger.
So, Lan Xiang had to ask Wang for help.
"Hey......" But seeing Lan Xiang like this, Wang couldn't help but shake his head, sighed and said, "Lan Xiang, even if you stay in Pingkangfang now, I can't keep you safe all the time, this is not a place to stay for a long time." β
"Aunt Wang...... I ......" Lan Xiang choked up a little, but she insisted on not crying.
"Don't do that, I'll figure it out for you." Wang looked at Lan Xiang with a smile, took matters into his own hands, wiped the tears on Lan Xiang's face, and said, "I'll give you a handwritten letter, you can go to Li Sanlang tomorrow." β
"Go to Childe?" Lan Xiang hesitated a little, but soon the hesitation dissipated, and she nodded gratefully: "Lan Xiang thank Aunt Wang." β
"Hehe, thank you, you are all my children." Everyone smiled slightly, giving people a comfortable feeling like a spring breeze.
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When night falls, the stars in the sky are shining and blooming.
Yongzhou Mansion, in the cell where Zheng Junqiu is held.
I saw that Zheng Junqiu had a soldier's helmet on his head at this time, and his hands were tied, and the whole person couldn't move at all.
"You ...... What do you want to do?! β
"I tell you, I, Zheng Junqiu, didn't kill anyone, and I didn't lie, how dare you torture me?!"
"Don't drive? I want to see you don't drive! β
"If you dare to torture me, I will avenge me now!"
Looking at the sneering crowd of headhunters, he first put on his helmet, and then tied his hands, one of the headhunters was also carrying a sturdy big wooden stick, Zheng Junqiu scolded loudly on the spot, and at the same time kept wailing, he was going to see Yang Gongren now.
If he doesn't understand this scene in front of him, then he will live in vain.
He must be tortured!
It's just that this kind of torture has never been seen before.
"Hehe, Zheng Junqiu, don't shout, even if you shout in your throat, don't drive and won't agree to you."
Ma Zhutou smiled gloomily, looked at Zheng Junqiu, and persuaded, "I advise you, it's better to confess quickly, it's been two hours since you were interrogated, and it's not a matter for you to continue to quibble like this!" β
"That's it!" Another head catcher also advised, "Boss, let's try that method now?" β
"Well, it's time to try its might!" Ma Zhutou nodded and smiled.
The next moment, before Zheng Junqiu had time to wail, he saw that the head catcher with the stick had already covered his head and landed on Zheng Junqiu's head.
However, with the helmet there, they were not worried about injuring and crippling Zheng Junqiu.
At most, it just made his brain hurt.
"Bang ......"
"Bang ......"
"Bang ......"
Before Zheng Junqiu could react, one stick after another had already landed on his head, making a regular sound when it came into contact with the helmet.
Zheng Junqiu, who originally wanted to wail, became dizzy.
And the faint pain made him even more uncomfortable.
There is a ...... The illusion of being in the middle of the clouds and fog.
"Zheng Junqiu, are you ...... now Is it a recruit or not? Ma Zhutou motioned for the thug to stop, and asked with a smile.
"No recruitment!" The moment Zheng Junqiu came back to his senses, he retorted directly, and rolled his eyes in a daze.
"Not recruiting yet? Then give me a call again! Ma Zhutou gave the order without hesitation.
"Yes, sir!" The thugs caught the head and hit again.
This time, no matter what Zheng Junqiu said, they didn't stop, and they didn't stop until Zheng Junqiu vomited directly.
"Aren't you still recruiting?" Ma Catcher said as if asking, and as soon as his hand was raised, the thug next to him was ready to catch his head.
"Move, I move, can't I move......" Zheng Junqiu, who was weak, threw out this sentence directly.
Now, he is completely desperate for this method.
It's so torturous......
At this time, Yang Gongren, who had already come to the cell and was about to continue interrogating Zheng Junqiu overnight, suddenly heard that Zheng Junqiu had personally agreed to confess, and couldn't help but squint his eyebrows.
"Zheng Junqiu, this kid, actually decided to confess?"
"Just now, Lao Tzu has already threatened him with torture, and his mother is biting and not recruiting, how did he decide to recruit now?"
"What did the ponies do?"
Thinking about it, Yang Gongren led people into the cell.
Coincidentally, as soon as he entered the cell, Yang Gongren saw Zheng Junqiu, who was wearing a helmet and tied up all over his body, and beside him was a small catcher with a stick.
At this moment, Yang Gongren finally understood.
Feelings, the reason why Zheng Junqiu confessed was for this reason?
But who came up with this method?
How useful it is?
"Ahem...... Yang Gongren coughed dryly, and gave the officials beside him a look, "Go and catch the head of your horse and call the official over." β
"Yes, don't drive." The official immediately nodded, and it didn't take long for him to call the horse catcher to Yang Gongren.
"Don't drive." Ma Zhutou immediately bowed and saluted, but his heart was very empty.
Because he didn't know when Yang Gongren entered the cell, and he didn't have to think about it to know that Yang Gongren must have seen it just now, and he ordered someone to "beat" Zheng Junqiu.
But before Ma Catcher could speak, he saw Yang Gongren take the lead and asked, "For, Xiaoma, how did you come up with the method of extorting a confession just now?" β
βοΌοΌοΌβ Ma Zhutou was a little stunned on the spot.
Don't drive...... Didn't scold me?
And also asked about the method of coercing confessions?
Stunned, Ma Zhutou hesitated in his heart, but decided to explain honestly: "Don't drive back, this method was told to the lower officials by the son, and the lower officials didn't expect it, and it will work as soon as it is used." β
"Huh? Son? Which childe? Yang Gongren couldn't help frowning.
Because from Ma Zhutou's words, he already knew that someone must have secretly "entrusted" Ma Zhutou to greet Zheng Junqiu in the cell.
However, thinking that this method was so useful, he didn't bother about it, and just turned a blind eye.
Now, Yang Gongren only wants to know who came up with this method.
While Yang Gongren was waiting, he only heard Ma Zhutou say loudly: "It's Li Bo'an and Li Gongzi." β
"Oh? It's this kid? Yang Gongren was a little surprised, but when he thought of what Li Yi had done, he suddenly laughed, "That's right, these methods, I'm afraid that this kid's head can come up with them." β
Then, Yang Gongren nodded with satisfaction, and asked Ma Zhutou again: "What is the name of this interrogation method?" β
"Oh...... Childe said that it was called the House of Truth. Ma Zhutou replied honestly, very puzzled in his heart.
"House of Truth?" As soon as he heard the name, and it also carried a literati energy, giving people a feeling of high-end atmosphere and class, Yang Gongren couldn't help but nod.
It's really as the name suggests!
He had already decided that when he was in court early tomorrow morning, he would propose this method of interrogating criminals to Li Shimin.
In this way, for those who do not confess, there is another means for them to confess honestly.
And in doing so, it doesn't hurt people's lives!
"Hahahaha, House of Truth? Not only is the name a good one, but the method is indeed a good one! Hahahaha...... "Thinking of this, Yang Gongren couldn't help laughing, and his voice echoed in the air.
βοΌοΌοΌβ Ma Zhutou and the rest of the head catchers watched Yang Gongren leave with a smile, all of them looked confused.
Don't drive, what's wrong?
Could it be......
Crazy......