Chen Ducai had a stirring in his mind, and immediately came to his senses, he sat up straight, looked at Gu Yanzhang, and in just a moment, the whole person came back to his senses, half raised his head, and said: "Deputy Envoy Gu, since you are an acquaintance, I know that you have a lot of things to do, and you are not idle, and I really don't want to delay your time. ”

He paused and said: "The ninth article of the fifteenth stable of the penal system is 'damage to the storehouse', which clearly states, 'The warehouse, the storehouse and the accumulation, the placement of property is not as good as the law, if the exposure is not timely, resulting in damage to the loser, the damage will be counted, and the stolen goods will be judged.'" The state and county are headed by the governor, and the prison, the bureau, etc. are also allowed to do this', and now Yongqiu County is often closed, although the number of the treasury is not wrong, but the placement is not as good as the law, resulting in the grain moldy, sand and gravel are mixed, not in accordance with the rules, I am the chief, there is no way to avoid it, on the contrary, only by finding out the rats in the library, can I reduce my guilt, if it is really impossible to find out, even if there is evidence in the criminal department, it is needless to say, then use the evidence to punish my crime. ”

Chen Ducai raised his head and talked about the relevant regulations in the Jin Criminal System one by one, but it was not bad for a word, and his calm and eloquent appearance made people who didn't know see it, and thought that he was not being tried in the prison cell, but being a great Confucian in the school.

After he finished speaking, he thought about it again, and felt that he was really thoughtful, and he couldn't find the slightest fault, so he put his mind at ease and said: "Deputy Envoy Gu doesn't need to ask again, many words have already been asked by the predecessors, go and read my confession in the past, and then say the rest, I won't answer it again." ”

After he had finished speaking, he put the cup back on the table, and withdrew his hand without saying a word, and had already made up his mind in his heart that he would be the same as when he was interrogated, no matter what the other party said or asked, it would be treated as if he had not heard half a sentence, and would not answer anything.

Say too much and be wrong, as long as you don't say it, you won't be wrong.

It is best to mention that he has to use a big punishment in the criminal department, which is wonderful, and it will be easier for outsiders to know about it and want to save themselves.

- This is a plan he has made since he entered the prison cell, with his many years of experience in officialdom, only in this way can he really save himself.

He put his hands on his knees, expressionless, did not look up, made a wooden appearance, and showed his intention not to hear anything, and not to answer anything.

Gu Yanzhang had no surprises.

After nearly a month of interrogation in the Criminal Division, apart from some confessions that were not of much use in the first few days, Chen Ducai's mouth could hardly be pried open. When I talked to him, he ignored him, asked him questions, and he didn't answer them at all, but he cooperated very well every day, but he refused to say anything.

Gu Yanzhang was originally sitting straight, but at this time, he leaned forward slightly, as if he was chatting, and said: "Guanren Chen, I'm not here to ask you, I just have something to say to you, at most stay here for tea and kung fu - I don't have much effort to delay here, you don't have to answer, just listen." ”

Chen Ducai was ready to be chased and interrogated, and even tortured, but he didn't expect that he would hear Gu Yanzhang's words, and he was stunned.

Gu Yanzhang said: "The four colleagues who came to ask you have only been in the Criminal Prosecution Department for more than three months, two months later than the current Gyeonggi Criminal Prison Officer, they have been in the Division, busy with the case every day, naturally different from me who are responsible for inspection, everyone is in their own position, each performing their duties, originally it should be my business to ask you about it, all because there are still many counties and towns behind me to visit, I will trouble them to help me ask here, and now that I have returned, they will return to their positions, from today on, the affairs of Yongqiu County, Naturally return to my head. ”

When he said this, his tone was gentle, not excited at all, and even gave people a faint sense of coldness, and said: "I am still different from them, I met in Yongqiu County in the past, my person, I have experienced things in the past, Chen Guanren think you still remember?" ”

Chen Ducai nodded involuntarily.

Gu Yanzhang said: "I have been a businessman since I was a child, and my clan is also a small asset, and I have been involved in various industries. ”

Chen Ducai didn't speak, but his hands on his knees trembled imperceptibly.

"I also took the official examination, and then transferred back to Beijing, because His Majesty wanted to transfer me to the academy to follow Dong Shaoqing to repair the pardon, and then went to the examination of the judge, and later repaired the pardon decree in Beijing for half a year, although it is not as good as many officials in Dali Temple, but it can barely be regarded as a rough law, if it is about relevant laws and regulations, it should be able to have a good chat with Chen Guanren."

Chen Ducai's face twitched slightly, and he endured it for a long time, but he still didn't speak.

Gu Yanzhang continued: "That day, I went to Yongqiu County with many colleagues, among which Chang Ping and the treasury were also personally investigated by us. ”

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then said again: "Chen Guanren, I told you this, did you understand?" ”

Chen Ducai raised his head and said, "I understand." ”

Gu Yanzhang said again: "I want to say a few words to you, if you don't want to listen to ......"

Chen Ducai spoke: "I am willing to listen." ”

Gu Yanzhang went around in a big circle, in the clouds and fog, pulling around, the official in the Criminal Department who was sitting with him next to him had not been in office for a long time, and he didn't have much experience, it was really inexplicable, as if he had listened to an ear of irrelevant nonsense, but Chen Ducai had been in the officialdom for many years, but he could understand every sentence seriously.

Gu Yanzhang deliberately mentioned a few words about the officials who came to interrogate him before, and only said one sentence about Gyeonggi mentioning criminal prison affairs, Chen Ducai thought of his name Hu Quan, and the background of the son-in-law of the Ministry of Works, and thought that he could follow the new chief to take up the post together, and naturally he was his confidant.

He was stunned.

I can't complain that the four people who interrogated me a while ago were so stupid, I think it was because they hurriedly went from the transfer department to the criminal department, and they were not familiar with the relevant matters, so they couldn't mention everything, and the way they asked and the way they asked were not clever.

And Gu Yanzhang seemed to just mention it casually, talking about his own past events, but he was vaguely talking to Chen Ducai-

I'm also a merchant, and I know the law, and there are some things that I understand if you know it, and maybe I still understand it if you don't understand it.

And Chen Ducai couldn't give birth to the slightest rebuttal and sneer, but hung up his heart, and repeatedly pondered whether he had left a head and tail when he borrowed grain in Zhongmu and Xiangfu counties.