The sky has completely darkened, although a few candles are lit in the hall, the light is still a little dark, a cool breeze leaks into the gap in the door frame, and suddenly the flame is blown to the side, the hall appears even darker, suddenly, a candle wick makes a "pop" sound, the flame is very high, and everyone is startled.

Just after the flames burst out, Li Zicheng's voice suddenly remembered, the voice was not high, but it was enough to spread to every corner of the hall, "Ladies and gentlemen, I think you already know the reason for inviting you to come," his face sank like water, and his cold gaze drifted over everyone's faces, almost blowing a cold wind, "I hope he can stand up on his own, since he dares to assassinate me, he should think of the consequences, dare to act, I still respect him as a man." ”

The hall was silent, and a few people looked left and right, hoping that someone would stand up and take the blame, and don't wronged them.

The quiet moment is the most worrying, but fortunately, this heart-wrenching time does not last long.

"If no one knows, they can't do it unless they do!" Li Zicheng's words slammed heavily on everyone's hearts, except for Shen Dao, his old monk looked introverted, no one looked at him, and some people wanted to see some clues from his face, seeing this scene, he had to give up.

"Give you another chance, if you take the initiative to stand up, I can give you half a pillar of incense time from the light," Li Zicheng continued: "If you are obsessed and want to get by, don't blame me for being cruel!" ”

Quietness is by far the biggest feature in the hall, even Liang Wencheng is not daring to breathe, he doesn't know the result of Li Zicheng's interrogation, so he naturally doesn't know who the mastermind is.

As soon as the time of half a pillar of incense passed, Li Zicheng had no choice but to continue the one-man show, "Cao Jian has already confessed, among you, who sent someone to find him in the middle of the night last night and gave fifty taels of silver, he knows it in his heart." ”

"If Lord Ben dares to do it, he naturally dares to do it!" Li Ertiao suddenly got up from his seat, "You rebelled, controlled Xining, and even affected us, treating all the adults as puppets......"

"Stop!" Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to stop him: "If you confess at this moment, you can't turn yourself in, because time has passed, don't say that I didn't give you a chance." ”

"Who scarces your chance!" Li Ertiao said angrily: "Li Zicheng, if you raise an army to rebel, you will not die well sooner or later," and pointed to the officers around him, "You are willing to fight for the tiger, and sooner or later there will be retribution." ”

"Retribution?" Li Zicheng smiled slightly, and teased: "I don't know what retribution Lord Li has for being greedy for military salaries, Ao, by the way, although I have spared you, but if you don't repent, you will take revenge, and death will not be far away, this is retribution, the cycle of heaven, and the truth will last forever!" ”

"Heavenly Dao? Li Zicheng, if there is really a way of heaven, you raise an army to rebel, create unprovoked killings, and sooner or later you will not die well, what kind of way of heaven are you talking about? Haha, what a joke, hahaha......"

"Yes, I did rebel, but I am not for individuals, but for those who are destitute and have nothing to live on, craftsmen, soldiers, herdsmen, etc., if there is a way of heaven, it will help me succeed."

"Li Zicheng, you are famous for thousands of households, but in fact, you are playing with all the adults in the palm of your hand, is this the way of heaven? To put it nicely, isn't it for your personal ambition to put our silver in your pocket? Li Ertiao's eyes were bloodshot, and he couldn't wait to swallow Li Zicheng's saliva, "For the sake of the court, for Xining, I can't wait to cut you into ten thousand pieces with my own hands!" ”

"Li Ertiao, speaking of which, it's not that I'm blocking your financial path? You really have the people of the court and Xining in your eyes, how can you displace craftsmen and soldiers for your own selfishness? They fled one after another, are you blind? ”

"The winner is the king, the loser is Kou, now you are the winner, you can say whatever you want." Li Ertiao stiffened his neck and pointed half of the back of his head at Li Zicheng.

"Becoming a king and defeating a coward, the ancient adage is good, but you have forgotten, 'the sky net is magnificent, negligent but not leaky', you have forgotten, 'good birds choose trees and perch', if I don't have soldiers, Xining will develop for a long time, and you will either die at the hands of the Mongols or at the hands of thieves, only to fight for early and late."

Hearing this, everyone's faces were feverish, and under the cover of the candlelight, the redness was not visible.

Li Zicheng continued: "I started with more than 100 soldiers, not only drove the Mongols out of the West Sea, but also recovered the Fuqiang Fort occupied by the Mongols, and decided Xining in a war. ”

Li Ertiao was speechless for a while, but he still stiffened his neck and said: "You raise an army to rebel, the imperial army will arrive soon, and you will be broken into thousands of corpses at that time......" and pointed to the people in the hall.

"If you are stubborn, you will not repent of death, and it will be a waste of food to stay!" Li Zicheng signaled with his eyes, and He Xiaomi commanded his own soldiers, rushed up, and tied up Li Ertiao.

Li Ertiao knew that he couldn't escape, and he didn't resist, so he let Li Zicheng's personal soldiers tie him up, and said to himself: "Li Zicheng, I won't let you go if I'm a ghost." ”

"People like you are ghosts, even if they are evil ghosts, Hades will not let you out and continue to do evil, it is better to die early and be reincarnated, remember, don't be a villain in the next life." Li Zicheng waved his guard, and He Xiaomi escorted Li Ertiao out.

The hall was calm again, and everyone didn't know if Li Zicheng still had a backhand, and they were nervous one by one.

"Haha, ladies and gentlemen, I invited you into the official office, I didn't know that the mastermind behind the scenes was Li Ertiao, I can only be sure that it is one of you, so ...... Zicheng hereby apologizes to all of you. Li Zicheng felt that everyone's hearts were like mirrors, instead of hiding it, it was better to be open and honest, and when things were said, they would not fall into their hearts.

"The subordinates don't dare!"

"These two are also for you to be a witness, act by yourself, have always been polite and well-founded, of course the bad guy will not let go, and will never wronged a good person," Li Zicheng arched his hand to everyone, "Zicheng apologizes to you again, now you can go back." ”

"Subordinates and others will retire!"

Everyone ran out of this depressing hall in a panic, although they were just witnesses, and the assassination incident had nothing to do with them, but tonight's events were too strange, a murder case, Li Zicheng was all resolved in less than two hours, the culprit was captured, and the mastermind was punished, and their hearts couldn't help but throb.

Liang Wencheng waited for everyone to go far away, and then asked: "Zicheng, Li Ertiao's family, do you have to ask about beheading?" "He is the commander in charge of military discipline, including the management of officers, and if there is such a major event as murder, it is natural for him to be the executioner.

"Of course...... Wait, there is no need for female dependents," Li Zicheng asked, "How many female dependents does Li Ertiao's family have?" ”

"As far as my subordinates know, Li Ertiao's original partner has long passed away, there are only three concubines in the family, and the two daughters left by the original partner should be adults, and the concubines have also given birth to two daughters, but they are still young, I'm afraid they are not yet ten years old!"

"Let's stay with these women!" Li Zicheng said lightly.

When the imperial court is full of criminals, it is also only beheaded men, and women are included in the Jiaofang Division, as official prostitutes, and the rich can also be bought home as maidservants, slaves, concubines, etc., Xining is far away from Beijing, and it is a military town, and it has nothing to do with the Jiaofang Division, Liang Wencheng thought that Li Zicheng fell in love with which female dependant of Li Ertiao's family, so he asked: "When will the subordinates send them over?" ”

"Send it here? Lord Liang, where do you want to go? Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "These women should have been beheaded along with Li Ertiao, but God has the virtue of a good life, so let them linger, it just so happens that the brothers are also ......."

"What does the adult mean......" Liang Wencheng thought that Li Zicheng was going to marry his mother-in-law to the soldiers again, "They are the families of the prisoners, and if they stay in the soldiers' homes, they will complain after a long time, which will affect the morale of the brothers......"

"Let's go, let's go to the study and talk while eating," Li Zicheng instructed He Xiaomi, "Send dinner to the study, and then come to the altar of old wine." ”

"Yes, sir." He Xiaomiru went like a fly.

Li Zicheng waited for Liang Wencheng to sit down in the study before he said what he meant, and compared with the Department of Education, Li Ertiao's female dependents were included in the Qinglou for soldiers to enter and exit.

The last time he broke through Fuqiang Fort and captured dozens of women, Li Zicheng had similar thoughts, but after all, those women were victims of the Mongols' broken city, and they were not at fault.

Li Ertiao's female dependents are different, they are guilty bodies, serving the soldiers, but atoning for Li Ertiao's sins, as for the inclusion of them in the Qinglou, whether it harmed them or helped them, Li Zicheng can't say.

"Self-contained, this ...... The subordinates have never heard of such a thing, or we should ration it directly to the soldiers, as long as we pay more attention, there should be no moths. "The last time Liang Wencheng was in Fuqiang Fort, he saw Li Zicheng personally marrying the soldiers, and he was deeply surprised at the time, and remembered afterwards that it was the best choice for both the soldiers and those homeless women.

Liang Wencheng really can't keep up with Li Zicheng's rhythm, especially after being included in the Qinglou, it also involves management issues.

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Rationing soldiers is naturally trouble-free, but there are more monks and less porridge, and it will take until the Year of the Monkey to make the brothers settle down?" ”

Just as He Xiaomi brought the wine and food, Li Zicheng said: "Lord Liang, let's talk while eating." "I don't shy away from He Xiaomi.

He Xiaomi's wine cup for the two of them was full, and Liang Wencheng picked up the wine cup and signaled to Li Zicheng, "Zicheng, who will manage these women?" ”

Li Zicheng also picked up the wine cup, touched the glass with Liang Wencheng, and took a sip of it, before he said: "There is one candidate, but I don't know if he is willing, in addition, I have also thought of the name of the Qinglou, it is called the Fruit Building, these women have to serve the brothers at night, and they can't be idle during the day, let them plant some vegetables and fruits near the fruit building, so as to supplement the use of the fruit building." ”