The night was as cool as water, the stars in the sky were fading, and the thin and cold light slowly seeped into the prison of the Criminal Department from the edge of the sky, casting a hazy cold color on the prison of the Criminal Department.

Now there is still an hour before the last dynasty, and the light hall of the prison of the criminal department is bright, and the flames are rising.

"Shopkeeper Wei, how do you think about it?" Chang Zhi stood outside the prison door, looked at Wei Kai, who was still lying in the door, and said with a smile.

Wei Kai turned his back to him and didn't move.

Chang Zhi was not in a hurry, tilted his head and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wei, I'm not afraid to tell you a piece of news, those shopkeepers involved in smuggling have already written confessions, identifying them as being instructed by you." I think that the Wei shopkeeper can weigh it, is it worth it or not to lose his net worth and surname for the Wei family? ”

Wei Kai yawned, his legs moved, he reached out and pulled the quilt on his body, and continued to sleep.

Chang Zhi lifted his robe, sat down on the chair, stretched out his hand to take the tea, and said slowly while blowing the tea leaves: "Shopkeeper Wei, what should be given, what can be given, the official has given it, can the shopkeeper Wei give the official a word?" ”

Wei Kai remained motionless, and a few snoring sounds were faintly heard.

Chang Zhi sneered at the corner of his mouth, put down the teacup, and said, "Shopkeeper Wei, do you know how many methods of torturing people there are in this prison of the Criminal Department?" Without waiting for Wei Kai to speak, he continued: "Seventy-three, some make people's skin open flesh, some make people hurt internally, and some only hurt flesh and skin. These methods, even the iron mouth can be pried open, this time the shopkeeper should seriously consider one or two, right? ”

If the inducement fails, it is coercion, and if the coercion fails, it is a great punishment.

Wei Kai remained indifferent, muttered, turned his head against the wall, and continued to sleep.

Chang Zhi's face was gloomy, he looked at the motionless Wei Kai with a cold brow, and waved his hand and said, "Go." ”

"Yes!" Immediately, two jailers behind him agreed, and the iron chains rattled, and then four or five jailers rushed in and lifted the quilt for Wei Kai, who was still lying on the bed.

Wei Kai was not flustered, looked at Chang Zhi and said: "Lord Chang, if you want to torture me, you have to think clearly, our Wei family is now a relative of the emperor, our young master is also a lord, and the young lady is a princess, once some people are investigated, it is not something you can bear!" ”

Chang Zhi suddenly pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, stood up, walked to Wei Kai's side, and said softly: "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Wei, I promise you that there will be no traces left, and even immortals can't find any clues." ”

Wei Kai's face changed slightly, and he immediately said: "What Master Chang said is also a book, doesn't it feel despicable to do this?" ”

Chang Zhi smiled, leaned closer and said: "Shopkeeper Wei is not a child, do you still want this official to say some great benevolence and righteousness to Shopkeeper Wei?" ”

Wei Kai furrowed his brows, his face twitched slightly, and he immediately snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Chang Zhi saw that Wei Kai didn't reply, smiled lightly, and waved his hand behind him, and immediately Wei Kai was pressed to the chair, his hands and feet were tied, and even his head was fixed.

Two jailers approached, one holding a stack of yellow paper, the other carrying a bowl of water.

Wei Kai's eyes were tightly closed, and his expression was indifferent.

The jailer with the bowl sprayed a mouthful of water on Wei Kai's face, then picked up a piece of yellow paper and covered it, then sprayed another mouthful of water, and then covered it again, and so on, and so on, and covered four sheets in a while.

Woo Woo Wei shook his head vigorously, his legs swinged, his whole body shook violently, and his mouth let out a suffocating whin.

But his whole body was controlled, and he couldn't move at all, he could only keep his eyes open, his mouth long, and he kept breathing, shouting, whining.

Chang Zhi laughed and said, "Let's put it on." ”

The jailer spat again and put another one on it.

Immediately, Wei Kai's breathing became more difficult, he shook his head more violently, his chest bulged high, and his whining became shorter.

"Put another one." Chang Zhi smiled more.

Immediately, the jailer spat again, and just about to put it on, Wei Kai nodded again and again, and kept whining and yelling.

"Haha" Chang Zhi saw it, laughed, and was unprecedentedly comfortable: "Next, haha, arrange good food and drink, and the official wants to have a long talk with the Wei shopkeeper!" ”

"Yes." The jailers retreated.

Unraveling the yellow paper, Wei Kai turned his back to the sky, his eyes were wide open, he exhaled heavily, his chest rose and fell violently, and his face was full of fear for the rest of his life.

The sky is slightly bright, and the Imperial Historical Observatory.

"Liyuan, I received the news that Chang Zhi had just gone to the prison of the Criminal Department and stayed in it for half an hour, and the messenger said that Chang Zhi was full of spring breeze when he came out, and I suspect that he must have found something!" Niu Yilang said neatly dressed to Wei Qiao, who had just entered the door. Now Wei Qiao's matter is a loss and a glory for Yu Shitai, and he is naturally very concerned, so he called Wei Qiao over at dawn.

Wei Qiao sorted out the account in the middle of the night last night, and he was about to take a nap at dawn, and he was called over by Niu Yilang before he fell asleep.

Wei Qiao walked in and said with a smile: "Don't worry, adults, I have already arranged it yesterday, and today adults can just watch the play." ”

"Oh, that's good. None of those guys are fuel-efficient lamps, and I'm afraid they'll come up with something else. "Today is a life-and-death duel, and even Niu Ichiro is a little nervous in his heart.

Wei Qiao smiled indifferently, and walked inside with Niu Yilang: "Don't worry about the rest, as long as you can't hold the evidence of the Wei family's smuggling, they can't do anything to me." ”

Niu Yilang saw Wei Qiao's calm expression, and he quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said while sitting down on the chair: "That's right, they can't find evidence today, and from tomorrow, we will sweep them all out of the court one by one!" ”

The undisguised domineering in Niu Ichiro's words, this domineering comes from his self-confidence as the boss of Yushitai.

Wei Qiao smiled indifferently and nodded in agreement. Yushitai itself is a place where a person is feared by hundreds of officials, holding a killing weapon in his hand, once he turns his hand over to deal with a person, that person will definitely not be able to gain a stable foothold in the court, or it won't be long before he will apply for an external transfer!

The two also discussed for a while, and decided not to attack Cui Chen for the time being, and wait until the dust settles today.

In the class room waiting for the court, there were groups of three people and a group of five, talking and laughing in a low voice. Wei Qiao and Niu Ichiro glanced at each other and walked in with a smile.

Ye Fatzi and a few people immediately greeted him, and several people also gathered together, talking and laughing in a low voice.

"Master Chang, how are you preparing?" Outside the house, Cui Chen intercepted Chang Zhi, who came in a hurry.

Chang Zhi's eyes couldn't hide his joy, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Cui Chen, and said with a smile: "Master Cui, take a look." ”

Although Cui Chen was prepared in his heart, his face was still grim, he stretched out his hands to take it, opened it, and immediately opened his eyes, and said with great joy: "Brother Chang really lived up to expectations, with this confession, then Wei Qiao will definitely have no place to turn over!" ”

This confession is naturally Wei Kai's confession that Li Xiluan is the smuggler's mastermind.

Chang Zhi also said in a low voice: "Master Cui, how are you over there?" ”

Cui Chen had a sly smile on his face, and he also took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and handed it to Chang Zhi.

Chang Zhi looked overjoyed, and hurriedly took it and opened it, and when he saw it, it was indeed the joint confession of the shopkeepers involved in smuggling in the original Chen family, and the confession on it was that Wei Kai was their mastermind, and he also mentioned Li Xiluan's name in front of them.

Chang Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and said, "Brother Cui, with these two things, Wei Qiao will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die!" ”

The two glanced at each other, nodded calmly, retracted their respective confessions into their sleeves, glanced at each other, walked into the class room as if nothing had happened, and then stood in a corner, closed their eyes with an awe-inspiring expression, and quietly waited for the bell of the court.

"Old Ye, you have to be careful." Ye Fatzi looked at Chang Zhi Cui Chen's unusually expression, and gently stabbed Wei Qiao.

Wei Qiao had already noticed it, nodded with a light smile, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk later, let them come." By the way, go to the Yushitai after the next court, Lord Niu, please ask Lord Shi Yanqiu Shi to go and say that Lord Niu has something important to discuss with him. ”

Niu Yilang immediately understood what Wei Qiao meant when he heard it, and nodded: "Trouble Lord Liu." "Liu Cong is a waiter in the ministry, this position is obviously one level higher than the waiter in the other five departments, even Niu Yilang is polite.

Liu Cong naturally knew how he could get into such a dangerous position, so he immediately nodded at Niu Yilang and said, "Don't worry, Lord Niu." ”

A few more people discussed, and it didn't take long for the bell to ring.

From the inner room, Fu Li took the lead, and the seven pavilion elders stepped out in two rows. Gao Qi and Li Yuanfeng stood side by side, Zheng Qiu and Tang Yan stood side by side, and Fu Ming was at the end.

Tang Yan was just about to walk out of the door of the class room, when he suddenly turned his head to Cui Chen and said, "Master Cui, you have been doing a good job lately. With that, he turned and walked out the door.

This sentence made everyone who was quietly queuing behind them stunned, and then looked at Cui Chen, and then at Wei Qiao. It's all old fritters, and I instantly understood that Tang Yan was here to give Cui Chen an air pressure table.

Fu Mingzheng behind Tang Yan was also a little surprised, he really didn't expect Tang Yan to stand up for Cui Chen on such an occasion. He glanced at Wei Qiao and followed Tang Yan out of the door again, and the pavilion elders in front of him didn't seem to hear Tang Yan's words, and continued to move forward without any mess.

After all, Tang Yan is a pavilion elder, and he naturally has influence in the six departments of the court, and his words suddenly made the six hundred officials queuing up behind him muttered in their hearts, and their eyes secretly looked at Wei Qiao and Cui Chen.

Wei Qiao and Niu Yilang glanced at each other, with a touch of solemnity in their eyes. After all, Tang Yan is a pavilion elder, so a pavilion elder always thinks about it, no matter who it is, he has to deal with it carefully, after all, small shoes are good to wear.

Hundreds of officials worshipped, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, and in a sharp shout of 'something to play early, nothing to retreat from the court', the court meeting began.

Wei Qiao habitually glanced upward, and then stood to the side again. Judging from his face, the emperor did not show the slightest sign of physical healing, which made Wei Qiao wonder in his heart, the rumors outside were groundless, why didn't the emperor refute the rumors and let the rumors spread?

(To be continued)