Only then did Su Wei come to his senses, Yang Guangxin was no more than the official of the Jingzhao Yamen, so he was exempted from the rule of standing in the hall, waved his hand at the two officials, and sent them to wait outside the hall.

"General Xue, I don't know why you were demoted to become a jailer?" When only himself, Su Wei and Xian Yuluo were left in the main hall, Yang Guangfang opened his mouth and asked Xue Shixiong, whose hands were tied.

"Lord Yu, I was demoted to Jingzhao Yamen as a jailer because I mistakenly passed the letter of the demon Gao De persuading the emperor to abdicate into the palace last year." Xue Shixiong replied truthfully.

Su Wei approached Yang Guang and added in a low voice: "After the case of Gao De's Shangshu was discovered, the emperor and Niangniang were furious, and they wanted to behead Xue Shixiong, but the general of the left guard, Yuan Gao, guaranteed his life with his life, so he saved his life. ”

Yang Guang heard that Xue Shixiong was demoted from the forbidden army because of the case of Gao De's book, his heart moved, and he heard Su Wei tell him that it was the most trusted guard Yuan stomach around his father who came forward to save his life, so he lowered his face and questioned Xue Shixiong: "Since General Yuan guaranteed your life with his net worth and saved your life, you should be grateful for the kindness of your father and General Yuan, fulfill your duties, and take good care of the suspect, but why did you neglect your duty and let Zhang Xutuo escape from prison?" And tell you in detail about the situation before and after Zhang Xutuo's escape, if you are found to be lying or concealing and not reporting, this king will take your life today! ”

Xue Shixiong was not frightened by Yang Guang's stern questioning at all, and replied with his chest held high: "Zhang Xutuo was indeed careless at the next moment, deceived by him, opened the door of the cell, and caused him to escape from prison. ”

Yang Guang listened to his tough answer and calmly admitted his guilt, which was unexpected, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Su Wei.

"After Zhang Xutuo escaped from prison, the lower officials also interrogated him more than once, and he said so every time." Su Wei hurriedly explained to Yang Guang, "After the incident, after investigation, the Japanese jailer Wang Gong was on duty with the jailers Ma Si and Xue Shixiong, but Wang and Ma claimed that one was ill, and the other reported that there was an urgent matter at home, and they both took leave on the day of Zhang Xutuo's escape, so in fact, only Xue Shixiong was on duty, so Zhang Xutuo was released." ”

"Wang Qi and Ma Si took leave, why didn't you explain it to this king?" Yang Guang stared at Xue Shixiong sharply and asked.

"There's nothing to say here, Prison Officer Wang was infected with a sudden illness three days ago, and Ma Si took leave because his wife had a difficult birth, these are the truths, please check the prince." Xue Shixiong excused Wang and Ma instead.

"Xue Shixiong, do you think your life is long?" Yang Guang was angered by Xue Shixiong's attitude of taking the initiative to admit his guilt, and after a few cases, he asked, "Su Fu Yin is kind enough to exonerate you, but you only blindly take the blame on yourself, what is the reason?" ”

Xue Shixiong replied: "What I answered below is the truth. If the prince is determined to defend himself, the only thing that can be said is to think about it afterwards, it seems that Zhang Xutuo's reaction on the day of his escape from prison was different from usual. ”

"What's out of the ordinary? Quick as it gets. Yang Guang asked hurriedly.

"Zhang Xutuo and Zai Xia are both from the forbidden army, and they have known each other originally, so they also know a little about his temper and temperament. Since he was taken into custody, he has always been quiet and does not take the initiative to talk to people, but in retrospect, he talked a lot on the day he escaped from prison, pestering me from time to time to ask about the situation outside the cell, and when Su Fuyin would interrogate him, at that time I thought that he might have been locked in the cell alone for a long time, and because we had known each other, I couldn't bear to be lonely, and I didn't care too much about the people who took the initiative to talk to me. It was only then, when he suddenly collapsed to the ground, rolling around as if he had contracted a violent illness, that I opened the door of my cell to get closer to see what he was doing. When I approached him and leaned down, he took advantage of my unpreparedness, knocked me unconscious, broke out of prison and escaped. Only then did Xue Shixiong explain the situation when Zhang Xutuo escaped from prison to Yang Guangyu in detail.

"During the time that Zhang Xutuo was detained in the Jingzhao Yamen Prison, who was able to contact him?" Yang Guang faced Xue Shixiong, and at the same time seemed to be asking Su Wei.

"According to Wang Qi, the boss has an order, and during the period when Zhang Xutuo is in custody, he not only needs to be held alone, but also tries to avoid more people from having contact with him, so we and the other three are specifically responsible for his care. Xue Shixiong glanced at Su Wei and replied first.

Su Wei coughed dryly, and then added with embarrassment: "The prince also knows that Zhang Xutuo was taken into custody for something, and in order to prevent him from leaking the facts of the case during his detention, the lower officials appointed Wang Qi and the other three to strictly guard him, and no one inside or outside the government office was allowed to approach Zhang Xutuo without the permission of the lower officials himself. During this period, Ji Wei, the crown prince's inner fang, repeatedly went to the government to ask to see Zhang Xutuo, but was rejected by the lower officials. ”

Ji Wei wanted to see Zhang Xutuo, either to take him away from Jingzhao Yamen, or to urge Su Wei to end the case as soon as possible, so that Zhang Xutuo could be escorted out of Beijing and kill him halfway.

Because he knew that Su Wei was in trouble, Yang Guang didn't want to embarrass him, and was about to ask Xian Luo to take Xue Shixiong away, and replace Wang Qi and Ma Si in the hall to accept the interrogation, when he suddenly saw Xue Shixiong take a step forward, and asked for his life: "Zhang Xutuo is letting go, if the prince can trust me, he is willing to make a military order with the prince, and within a month, Zhang Xutuo will be re-arrested." ”

Yang Guang, Su Wei, and even Xian Yuluo, the three people in the hall were stunned, and they all looked at Xue Shixiong with disbelief, not knowing how to respond.

After a moment of silence, Su Wei was the first to shout at him: "Bold criminal, Hugh has to be grandstanding!" Xue Shixiong, you are now guilty, do you want to deceive His Royal Highness the King of Jin and let you out, so that you can take the opportunity to escape? ”

Xue Shixiong ignored Su Wei, faced Yang Guang, and replied calmly: "The prince, Yin Mingcha of Sufu, there is a sixty-year-old mother and an eight-year-old child below, and I am willing to guarantee my life, if I can't bring Zhang Xutuo back to see the prince within a month, I am willing to be punished by the whole family, and I will never complain." ”

Yang Guang heard Xue Shixiong's resolute attitude, and he was very confident in finding Zhang Xutuo's whereabouts, and couldn't help but remind him: "Do you know that someone will put Zhang Xutuo to death and then hurry up?" If the king wants to promise to make this military order with you, you must promise the king that within a month, you will bring a living Zhang Sutuo to see the king, otherwise, Zhang Xutuo has three long and two short, and this king will take your whole family to resist your life. Can you do it? ”