Chapter 374: The Truth Behind the Truth (1)
"It's the same with the lower official kneeling and replying, Qing Belle has a question, and the lower official doesn't dare not answer."
Hearing that Hongqing did not order to take off his own hat, nor did he say anything to hold him accountable, Chunhui's heart, which was already dead, suddenly came alive again, although he knew that there was almost no possibility of reversing the case, but he still had some luck, and he kowtowed a few times, and responded humbly.
"Then it's up to you, Ben Baylor asks you, when was the water standing here? And who first discovered it, huh? ”
Chunhui insisted on kneeling, and Hongqing didn't bother to force it, so he nodded and asked quietly.
"Back to Qingbeile's words, it is a matter of late November, if the lower official is not mistaken, it should be the twenty-seventh, that day, the lower official was having breakfast, Cui Langzhong suddenly came to report, saying that there was water seepage in the underground palace, the lower official was anxious, so he rushed here, this time I saw that the hall was full of water, my heart was already confused, I was confused for a while, and I misbelieved the villain's slander, and I gave birth to the heart of concealment, the lower official should die, the lower official should die."
In the face of a mountain of ironclad evidence, Chunhui didn't dare to make any more quibbles, so he could only honestly tell the inside story of the concealment.
"Failing to report it is already a big crime, in order to cover up the truth and kill people, it is even more rebellious, why do such villains need to be retried, the lower officials propose, take them down immediately, escort them back to Beijing, and convict them!"
As soon as Chunhui's confession came out, Qi Shiwu Ke came to his senses again, and without waiting for Hongqing to say something, he immediately snorted from the side, trying to pressure Hongqing to comply.
"Qi Shangshu, don't forget your identity as a deputy envoy, Ben Beile acts, why do you need to be guided."
Since they had irreconcilably torn their faces with each other, Hongqing naturally couldn't give Qi Shiwu a lot of affection, and when he saw that he was jumping up and down, his face turned cold, and he reprimanded him unceremoniously.
"It's the lower officials who trespass, it's just ......"
Qi Shiwu has been slapped in the face by Hongqing in public several times today, and he is very annoyed in his heart, but even if he is annoyed, the gap between their positions is there, but it is not his turn to go crazy, so he has no choice but to admit his mistake first, but he doesn't want to stop there, but wants to say it again.
"Qi Shang Shuxiu wants to say more, Ben Baylor has his own opinions!"
Hongqing didn't want to listen to Qi Shiwu's explanation at all, so he waved his hand arbitrarily, interrupting his words, and didn't care how ugly his face was, he turned his head and looked at Langzhong Cui Biao, who was standing tremblingly on the side, and asked with a gloomy face: "Cui Langzhong, you explain to Ben Baylor how the water seepage was discovered, and what did you do, huh?" ”
"Hui Qing Baylor's words, Xia Guan, Xia Guan......"
Cui Biao is the ninth master's clothed minion, he just put it here three years ago, and he was afraid of Hongqing's ability and means, and when he heard Hongqing ask about himself, even if he panicked, he fell to his knees, and was about to quibble, but when the words came to his mouth, he was stunned and didn't have the courage to say it.
"Cui Langzhong doesn't need to be nervous, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, Ben Baylor listens."
Seeing Cui Biao's frightened appearance, Hongqing was extremely disgusted in his heart, but at this time, the two sides could be said to be in the same boat, Hongqing would not bring disgust to his face, but slowed down his tone and commanded as calmly as possible.
"Ah, yes, yes, the lower official happened to be on duty that night, and everything was normal at the beginning, but before the shift, a team leader under the lower official suddenly came to report, saying that it was the dungeon seepage, as soon as the lower official learned of this, he didn't dare to delay a little, so he was in a hurry to report to Lord Chun, as for the later things, it was all Lord Chun's master, and the lower official was just acting on orders, it was not his intention, the lower official was guilty, and the lower official was guilty."
The ironclad evidence was in front of him, and Cui Biao didn't dare to deny it, but he didn't tell the truth completely, but put most of the blame on Chunhui.
"So, the water in this dungeon seeped out overnight?"
Hongqing did not comment on Cui Biao's confession, but nodded thoughtfully and asked indifferently.
"Hui Qing Baylor's words, it is true."
Cui Biao didn't understand the purpose of Hongqing's question at all, and he didn't think about it, and replied affirmatively.
"Well, who's the head of the messenger? Where is it now? ”
As soon as he heard that the water in this underground palace was seeping out overnight, Hongqing's eyes immediately lit up, and he obviously had a rough guess in his heart, but he didn't say much, but continued to ask quietly.
"This ......, ah, the head of the team has died of a violent illness."
Cui Biao obviously had a ghost in his heart, and when he heard Hongqing ask about the whereabouts of the team leader, his face immediately turned pale, and he quickly peeked at Hongqing's face, and saw that Hongqing's brows were already wrinkled, and he was immediately frightened, lowered his head in a panic, and gave a vague answer.
"Well, died of a violent illness?"
Hongqing is not so easy to deceive, as soon as he heard Cui Biao say this, he immediately knew that there was definitely something greasy inside, raised his eyebrows, and said coldly.
"Yu Qing Baylor, what Cui Lang said is all a lie, the head of the squad and more than a dozen people have been ordered to be killed, and this matter will be able to testify at the end."
Seeing Hongqing's face turn cold, Mu Chun'a thought that he had seized the opportunity, so he interjected from the side.
"You are talking nonsense, there is no such thing, Qing Belle, Mu Chun'a is a bloody mouth, you have to be the master of the lower officials, the lower officials have never done this."
As soon as Mu Chun'a came out like this, Cui Biao, who was already panicked, suddenly panicked a little, cold sweat flowed like a spring on his forehead, but in his mouth, he categorically refused to admit it, and cried out frantically.
"Does General Mu have any evidence for this?"
Hongqing ignored Cui Biao's cry of grievances, but looked at Mu Chun'a with sharp eyes, and asked in a cold voice.
"So that Qing Baylor knows that Cui Langzhong wants to borrow the hand of the last general to do this filthy thing, and the last general is deeply affected by His Majesty's grace, how can he be in the same stream with him, the last general is lying and promised, but in fact, he has already protected all the witnesses in the camp, if Qing Baylor does not believe it, the last general can call all the witnesses together, and confront Cui Langzhong clearly."
Mu Chun'a smiled proudly, and unscrupulously lifted the hole cards.
"Mu Chun'a, you dog thief, Lao Tzu fought with you!"
Cui Biao and Mu Chun'a were brothers and sisters in the past, and they drank and messed around together, and the relationship was so good that it was like wearing the same pair of pants, but he never expected Mu Chun'a to be so deliberate in calculating himself.
"Get on your knees!"
Cui Biao's movements were very fast, but unfortunately someone was faster than him, and he didn't wait for him to jump completely, but after listening to Li Minxing's broken drink, he already flew up and kicked Cui Biao's leg unceremoniously, and kicked it like a dog eating when he landed, and when he was about to struggle again, two palace guards rushed forward and pressed him to the ground without saying anything.
"Villain, shameless, bastard stuff ......"
Cui Biao struggled desperately and roared, but the two palace guards behind him were both strong people, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get rid of it, so he could only lie on the ground and curse.
"General Mu, how can the witnesses you mentioned be all in the barracks?"
Hongqing ignored Cui Biao's crazy scolding, looked at Mu Chun'a with a solemn face, and asked with a slight frown.
"The last general will not dare to lie and coax Qing Baylor, and this is the case."
Mu Chun'a glanced at Cui Biao, who was scolding, very proudly, and replied with great determination.
"Well, then, Li Shun, call a few brothers to the barracks and bring all the witnesses to Benbele."
Hongqing nodded approvingly, waved his hand, and commanded Li Shun who was following him in an unquestionable tone.
"Wow!"
As soon as he heard Hongqing's order, Li Shun didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly complied, and then walked in front of Mu Chun'a in two big strides, waved his hand, and said a request.
"This ......"
Mu Chun'a obviously didn't expect Hongqing to mention the witness immediately, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"What, is General Mu embarrassed, huh?"
Hongqing didn't intend to let Mu Chun'a control the key to the case anymore, so his face turned cold, and he said with displeasure.
"Ah, no, the last general will let the witnesses be examined."
Seeing that Hongqing's complexion was wrong, Mu Chun'a didn't dare to hesitate any longer, responded respectfully, took off a token from his waist, handed it to a Goshha who was waiting beside him, and after a few simple words, he sent him to accompany Li Shunzi to the barracks without mentioning it.
"Cui Langzhong, Ben Baylor asked you, where were you on duty that night, and what did you do, huh?"
After sending Li Shun away, Hongqing didn't talk to Mu Chun anymore, but slowly paced to Cui Biao, who was pressed to the ground, and asked in a cold voice.
"That night, Mu Chun'a, the dog thief, invited the lower officials to a banquet, and then the lower officials were too drunk to drink, so they were drunk in their camps, and they only woke up at the end of the morning, and before they arrived at the underground palace, they had already learned about the water seepage."
Cui Biao's memory is obviously good, and as soon as Hongqing's voice fell, he already replied through gritted teeth.
"Well, in that case, you haven't seen the details of the water seepage?"
Hongqing nodded and asked quietly.
"That's true."
Cui Biao didn't understand why Hongqing asked like this, but he didn't hesitate and replied with great certainty.
"General Mu, is what Cui Biao said true?"
Hongqing squinted at Mu Chun'a and asked indifferently.
"It's true."
Although Hongqing's question was just such a simple sentence, Mu Chun'a had an ominous premonition in his heart, and after his eyes flickered a few times, he spat out two words from his mouth.
"Well, that's fine, come on, and dig up the floor and drain all the water to Bembele!"
Seeing Mu Chun'a's eyes flickering this time, the suspicion that Hongqing had in his heart was a little more determined, but he didn't ask any more questions, but he was full of luck and broke off his throat loudly.