Coincidentally, just as these people finished speaking, they caught up with the change of officers and soldiers in the prison, and it was a coincidence that the book was not written as if it was destined by God, and the newly appointed officers and soldiers were attracted by the wild cats in the corner of the side before they could walk a few steps.

Lin Meng's guards took advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers were looking at the corner, and suddenly appeared one by one and rushed into the prison of the prison of the Criminal Department.

"Big brother, where is the surname Li?"

The head of the guards looked at the cells one by one in the dim light of this prison, this dungeon was already extremely cold, and now it happened to be late at night, and every prisoner was lying on the bed or face down or face in, even if there were faces facing outward, it was difficult to see their faces clearly, and after a while, these guards were nervous and broke out in a cold sweat on the cold day.

They looked at each other with their hands and feet, and they didn't dare to make the slightest movement, but how could a few of them be able to feel this huge cell in a moment, and just when everyone was cautiously looking for Li Kang, they suddenly heard a conversation outside the prison.

The sound outside shocked these people in all directions, hiding in different corners of the prison, and the guards led by them held their breath and stared, and their hearts hung in their throats, only to hear Zhao Yuan's pretended calm voice outside.

"Brothers have worked hard, I heard that the prince on the street is arresting important criminals, so I specially came to check if there is any problem in prison."

"Lord Hui, everything is fine, please rest assured!"

Zhao Yuan pretended to be relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, but his footsteps were not far away, he looked at the darkness in the prison, presumably there must be lax guards inside, so he felt that it was an excellent time, he thought about it, opened his mouth and pretended to be righteous and said, "Since I have arrived here, let's go in and take a look for the prince, he is not familiar with the rules of our criminal department, and now he is so busy, we courtiers naturally have to pay more attention to the prince, don't you say?" ”

The officers and soldiers outside the door naturally knew each other very well, and immediately responded, "What my lord said is that if the prince knows about it, he will definitely reward you for your loyalty." ”

Zhao Yuan waved his hand, "I don't ask for those false names," and then entered the door of the prison of the Criminal Department, as soon as he entered the door, he changed his calm appearance, and the whole person became nervous, he looked around and found that the officers and soldiers who were supposed to be guarding inside were not in prison today, he recalled the big battle to catch Shen Sheng on the street, guessing that Duan Jingqi was probably afraid of messing up the errand, so he called all the people who could be used.

And the prison of the Criminal Department has always been a terrifying existence, and it is not a big problem to be unguarded for a while, just relying on the deterrent power of the past is enough to make ordinary little thieves dare not approach, so Zhao Yuan is even more firm in the idea that the official in the prison was also transferred away by Duan Jingqi.

After confirming that there was really no guard, Zhao Yuan had the courage to straighten his waist, first took the key to the prison of the Criminal Department from a hidden position, and then called softly, "Is there anyone?" It was Lord Lin who asked me to answer the call. ”

The leader of the guards was originally hiding in the dark, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately took off his psychological defense, he was Lin Meng's personal person, and naturally he knew Zhao Yuan, who often came to give gifts, so when Zhao Yuan passed by the torch and his face was illuminated, the leader appeared without hesitation.

"Your Excellency!"

Zhao Yuan was taken aback, he held on to the pillar next to him to stabilize his figure and looked at the other party's face by the light, this one was really an acquaintance, he was also bold, and pointed directly to a cell, "That's it, you strangled him with white silk, so that I can also make it look like Li Kang committed suicide in fear of crime!" ”

The leader of the guards nodded, Lin Meng also ordered this when they came, so the things for killing people were naturally ready, and at this time, everything was ready, and these people had already tiptoed and quickly touched Li Kang's prison door.

The key turned, the cell door was gently pushed open with a creak, and the head of the guard looked fiercely at him, and rushed up with a brisk step with Bai Aya, and directly lifted the quilt on the bed.

Before he could make the next move, the person on the bed jumped up and choked his wrist at once.

The man spoke grimly, "You're finally here!" ”

Zhao Yuan realized that something was wrong, and just wanted to turn around and escape, he saw that countless torches were instantly lit up in the still dark and unknown prison, and the blazing fire reflected the inside of the prison as bright as day, and the originally empty place was filled with guards in bright silver armor at some point, and they automatically got out of the way, and Duan Jingqi suddenly appeared in the crowd.

He lightly hooked the corners of his lips in the same way as Duan Jingyi's dangerous appearance, "Zhao Yuan, your legs and feet are too slow, this king has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Zhao Yuan's face turned pale with fright, and he immediately knelt on the ground with a weak leg, "Lord Wang Mingjian, these thieves want to be imprisoned and kill, but the ministers are outnumbered, fortunately, you came in time, quickly arrest them!" ”

"So you're here to save people?" Duan Jingqi sneered, he glanced over, and one of the guards who sneaked into the prison was instantly extinguished by a cold light, he only snorted in pain, and before he even had time to draw his sword, he turned into a corpse and fell heavily on the cold ground of the prison.

Hearing a plop, Zhao Yuan trembled violently.

Duan Jingqi crossed him and his gaze fell directly on the face of the head of the guard, "See? To tell you the truth, I can spare you from dying, if you lie, that's your fate. ”

"I—I say!" The leader pounced and knelt on the ground with the remaining few people, they dared to break into the prison at night today to kill people because of the dilemma, but they didn't expect that there was no chance of life now, and now they have a chance to live, plus Zhao Yuan betrayed them first, so it doesn't matter what they say now, "Zhao Yuan is here to answer us, Lord Lin said that we are only responsible for killing, Zhao Yuan will come to whitewash everything as Li Kang committed suicide in fear of crime, just now he found the key to the prison to show us the cell!" ”

"You're spewing blood! Lord Wang, I was wronged, don't listen to their nonsense, I ......" Zhao Yuan was frightened and said while trying to crawl forward and hug Duan Jingqi's thigh, but Duan Jingqi's personal guard kicked him to the ground, Zhao Yuan got up again in a panic, "Lord Wang, listen to my explanation!" ”

Duan Jingqi made a silent gesture to him, "If you make any more noise, this king will have your tongue pulled out!" ”

Zhao Yuan was so frightened that he almost fainted, and immediately covered his mouth, and no longer dared to make a sound, leaving only a pair of eyes looking at everything in horror.

Duan Jingqi said to the leader of the guards, "Which Lord Lin sent you, who are you going to kill, make it clear!" ”

The leader gritted his teeth and let his heart out, "It was Shang Shulin of the Ministry of War who called us to kill Li Kang, the former Shangshu of the Criminal Department!" ”

The civil official standing beside Duan Jingqi quickly said that all these words were written on paper, and among the people who came with him, there was another important person among the guards and soldiers, that is, Dugong Du, who came to arrest Shen Sheng for Emperor Duan tonight.

Duan Jingqi had already planned all this, and as soon as he received the order, he deliberately found a reason to leave Duke Du behind and return to the palace for a later time, in order to let the people around Emperor Duan see this scene with their own eyes, which is more powerful than ten testimonies.

At this time, Jing Qi looked at Zhao Yuan, who had lost half of his life in a hurry, "It's your turn, are you still sure that you are here to save people?" As a squire of the Criminal Department, you should know the fate of lying," Duan Jingqi's dangerous gaze kept wandering on Zhao Yuan's face, "This king now has a testimony, and your words and life and death don't matter, so ......"

"I say I say!" Zhao Yuan kowtowed again and again in panic, "I know Lin Meng's other things, I must be more valuable than them, begging the prince not to kill me!" ”

"Don't say it yet!"

"The reason why Lin Meng did this was to save his only son Lin Yue! Even Guo Yi's matter was arranged by Lin Meng beforehand, then Shen Sheng was a scapegoat at all, but Lin Meng was very careful in everything and refused to leave any evidence, if you want to know more, just ask, please don't kill me! ”

Duan Jingqi frowned, "It's really hateful that Lin Meng, as an official of the imperial court, wanted to kill loyal ministers because he shielded his son!" ”

At this moment, an officer and soldier suddenly ran in from outside, and Zhao Yuan immediately recognized that it was the person who was talking to him outside, but he didn't expect this person to change his sycophant face and salute Duan Jingqi respectfully, "Lord Wang, Shen Sheng has been brought back, everything is ready!" ”

Only then did Zhao Yuan know that he had completely fallen into the trap set by Duan Jingqi.

Duan Jingqi ordered the person to be escorted back to the main hall of the Criminal Department first, and he walked out of the cell quickly and went in the other direction alone.