Chapter 147: Interlocking
Fu Qiang's case can already be described as twists and turns.
First of all, Fu Qiang has been silent, does not refute, and does not admit it.
After that, it was Liu Yi, who threatened himself with the authority of his official position.
And this time, the confrontation between himself and Liu Yi was once again interrupted by one person.
The man in front of him should be about the same age as Liu Yi. However, because she has always been pampered, she looks a little younger than Liu Yi, who has been working hard.
Dressed in a brocade python pattern shirt, with a white gilt moire belt around his waist, and a hollow unicorn jade pendant of white marble, everyone knew his identity at a glance.
Liu Yi and Gu Changqing walked down one after another, bowed their heads and saluted, and said, "The ministers will meet Lord Yun." ”
Yun Wang Ye raised his hand and said softly, "Okay, no need to be polite." This king is also coming by order of the emperor. This black tax matter has made a big fuss, and all the people's letters of request have been sent to the emperor, and because it is related to taxation and the country's major affairs, it is so serious, how can there be no one who shocks the Lord. I am an idler again, I have been ordered by the emperor, how dare I not come. ”
What the prince said seems to be inadvertent, but not a word can be refuted, the book of the people, the emperor's order, and the taxation, which does have a purpose.
He glanced at Liu Yi, and then walked towards Gu Changqing. "Gu County Order, we meet again."
Gu Changqing said in a relaxed tone, "It's a shame that the lower officials are not talented, and they bother to invite the prince to come to the town in person." ”
Wang Ye raised his eyes, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said, "Young man, it's already very good that you can do this." Some people, I'm afraid that you have the heart, but you are powerless. ”
Gu Changqing raised his hand and pointed to the desk above the lobby and said, "Lord Wang, please sit above." ”
The prince shook his hand and said awe-inspiringly, "Okay." You are the chief judge of the case, and since you are here to sit down, I am just here to give you a seat. In case some people use official positions to press you. ”
Yun Wangye, Yang Changyun, the younger brother of the current emperor, has the same mother and father, and is connected by blood. Different from the emperor's benevolence and fraternity, and the emperor's hegemony, this prince is poetic and drunk on weekdays, and does not like government affairs, but he is also the son of the first emperor, and naturally has his own merits, awe-inspiring and righteous, and it is impossible to ignore.
Liu Yi looked at this prince, a heart, as if falling from the sky, soft and fluttering, so that people did not settle.
Especially the trust and support for Gu Changqing in his words, which made him want to flee here at this time.
"Master Gu. Let's go. The prince raised his hand and said lightly.
Gu Changqing put on a majestic face, and then said, "Liu Yi, you are guilty of what Fu Qiang said in his letter. ”
"What a crime this official has. Could it be that Master Gu wants to rely on Fu Qiang's letter to betray his own official. Wouldn't that make the world laugh at you? Liu Yi sneered.
"Evidence? Well, Lord Liu, you really should grasp this point instead of using your official position to press me, otherwise we wouldn't be so ugly between us. Gu Changqing sneered, "But, Lord Liu, do you think that this official has no more evidence and has been here to bomb and interrogate you?"
But as you said, I can't afford this kind of capital crime. ”
Liu Yi trembled, "If you have evidence, why don't you take it out?" ”
"If I had taken it out earlier. I'm afraid we won't be able to see such a good show. Who would have thought that Xingtai Shangshuling, who is not angry and self-righteous on weekdays, would threaten me with his official position. Gu Changqing's words were like ice, and he sent Liu Yi into hell little by little.
"Built, you bring me the certificate first." Gu Changqing said to Jiancheng.
From time to time, Ye Fu's skin bag that was changed back to the world was carried out by two officials. After washing, although he is not as handsome as the deity, he is also clear-eyed.
He pounced and squatted down, just waiting for Gu Changqing to ask.
"Ye Fu, this official asked you. Were you involved in the uprising five years ago? Gu Changqing said.
And Fu Qiang, who had been silent beside him, saw Ye Fu's face and fell to the ground in a gloomy manner. How is it possible, Zhou Caisheng said that this person has been executed, why, the person in front of him is still alive?
"Master Fu, looking at your expression, I'm afraid you are very familiar with this Ye Fu?" Gu Changqing chuckled, "Is there anything you want to say to this official?" ”
Fu Qiang didn't seem to hear Gu Changqing's words, he shook his head vigorously, refusing to believe the scene in front of him, how the dead people came back to life.
Gu Changqing shrugged helplessly, "It seems that Master Fu still doesn't want to say it." That leaf floats, it's up to you. ”
Ye Fu raised his head, his eyes flashed, and he said clearly, "Review the words of the adults." I did participate in the uprising five years ago. At that time, this Lord Fu went to suppress it together with the previous Zhou County Order. I couldn't get angry at the time, and killed the guards around Zhou Xianling. Although I am not from Anqing, I remember the riot clearly.
Zhou Caisheng and Fu Qiang were afraid that the people's uprising would be big and would provoke the fire. So he has been desperately suppressing, even at the expense of the lives of the people. ”
"Ye Fu, this can only be counted as your words. I just don't know, do you have any other evidence to prove what you say? Gu Changqing said lightly.
"Yes. The evidence was under the bricks of the cell where I was staying. At that time, the Zhou county magistrate seemed to have an urgent matter, and after bringing me in, he left without interrogation and body search. Do I have a chance to keep it? ”
"Then why did you give it to me? And don't take it out and denounce them before? ”
"Your Excellency. Xiaomin didn't dare. The stakes are very high, and the previous prefectural commanders have died before they have had time to take a closer look. I didn't have a chance, so I put it off until now. ”
"Okay." Gu Changqing said to Jiancheng, "Are you going to search Ye Fu's cell?" Then he turned his head to look at Liu Yi, "I just don't know, does Lord Liu want to witness this evidence with his own eyes, in case you think I framed it again?" ”
Liu Yi's face turned pale, "Naturally, I'm going." ”
Evidence? He didn't know what other evidence would be in the hands of this man. The suddenness of Zhou Cai's life and death back then may really have left something, but it doesn't mean that Gu Changqing will not fake.
Seeing Liu Yi nodding, Gu Changqing said to the prince, "Then bother the prince to testify." ”
"That's nature." The prince said, "I have to go and see it myself." What if someone doesn't admit it? ”
A group of people set off from the lobby and walked all the way to the county jail. They had never seen the prince, and they didn't know that the person around Gu Changqing was the prince, so they just made an ordinary salute and gave up.
The prince is not a person who cares, so he stopped the guards around him who wanted to talk more, and the group went into the cell.
The dim and secluded prison was crowded with these people, and many prisoners also got up to watch the excitement.
Recently, there has been a lot of excitement in this prison. First, someone died inexplicably, and then came back to life in public, and now it is lively and has the feeling of a vegetable market.
Jiancheng was the first to go to Ye Fu's cell, followed by Gu Changqing and others, and then Ye Fu who was held by the officials.
"Ye Fu, where is the evidence you said?" Gu Changqing said.
"The third brick from the right under the window." Leaf Float.
According to what Ye Fu said, the bricks in that position were indeed loose.
He took the sword, gently opened the gap in the brick, and then raised his hand slightly, and the contents appeared in front of him.
"My lord, that's the only one?" Jiancheng handed the things to Gu Changqing, which was an account book that had already fallen into ashes.
Gu Changqing showed it to the prince again, and then followed
stopped in front of Liu Yi and Fu Qiang, and finally showed Gao Changmin and Li Changting, who testified.
Fu Qiang's heart was already cold and transparent.
Liu Yi may not know what this is, but he clearly understands.
This is Zhou Caisheng's account book. He is a person who cares about everything, and he has recorded all the shares of taxes in detail, just to let himself know clearly and clearly how big the gap between the ultimate gainer of this matter and himself is, which is also one of the reasons why Zhou Caisheng wants to be independent in the end.
And Fu Qiang knew about the existence of this thing, after Zhou Caisheng died suddenly, he also sent someone to the county government to find all the courtyards in Zhou Caisheng's home, but it was like evaporating and never appeared again.
He thought that Zhou Caisheng had destroyed it, but why did it appear so suddenly? It's like the man who is already dead, so suddenly.
Liu Yi first glanced at the ledger, then lowered his head and looked at Fu Qiang, Fu Qiang nodded slightly, as if telling him that this thing was indeed a piece of evidence.
"Lord Liu. Pay the adult. I know that you are also old men in officialdom. But in this matter, there are not only the accusations of the people, but also the people's letters of request for help in front of the emperor, as well as Fu Qiang's letter for help, and now even the account book of your black tax benefits in the previous five years is available. Do you still want to quibble or remain silent? Gu Changqing's voice was cold, staring at the two humanes in front of him.
"This ledger is from five years ago. And as this witness said, the ledger is owned by Zhou Caisheng, and he is dead, how dare you say that this thing must be real and not forged? ”
Liu Yi is still lucky.
Gu Changqing didn't mind, he already knew that this Lord Liu would not admit his guilt easily.
"Okay, since Lord Liu doesn't admit this account book, then there is no way for the lower officials. Please come with me, and I will take you to meet another person, to see a piece of evidence? Gu Changqing said, raised his feet and turned around and walked towards the inner place.
The construction of this prison was originally getting darker and darker from the outside to the inside. If there were no lights, even if it was noon, it would be like a child's hour.
Gu Changqing walked in the front because he wanted to guide the crowd, and at this time he was in front of another cell, making it impossible to really see the people inside.
Gu Changqing first made an apology to the prince, and then said, "Prince." The subordinate officials knew that this kind of behavior violated the law of etiquette. I am also willing to be punished after the case has passed. Therefore, here, I ask for my life in advance, and I hope that the prince will allow me to be free before the case is over. ”
The prince didn't know who was inside, so he asked Gu Changqing to say so, but looking at his confident expression, he still said, "Okay." The king promises you that no matter what you have done, the king will come back to you after the case is over. So, you just go ahead and don't you? ”
Gu Changqing straightened up, took a candle in Jiancheng's hand and lit it, and it lit up in an instant. And Jiancheng was also under his gaze, and also lit the other two, placed in the corner of the cell.
Suddenly, light poured into the room.
Under the flickering of the candle shadow and the shaking of the human figure, the people in the cell became clearer and clearer.
And the most familiar with this person is Shangshu Ling Liu Yi.
The person inside is his proudest son, Liu Tianjing.
He walked over in a hurry, grabbed Liu Tianjing's shirt, gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you here, how can you be here." Didn't I let you go? Isn't it already gone? ”
On the night Liu Yi received the letter, and in the two full days between his arrival at the county office, he arranged his family properly.
Fu Qiang would want to pray for him to settle his wife and children when he was in danger, and in such a situation, he would naturally not let them follow him into danger.
They have relatives in Beiyan
, hide them there, even if the emperor orders death or exile in a fit of rage, it is impossible to reach out to other countries.
On the way here, Liu Tianjing had already walked with his family for a day and a night, so he would come to this Yongan County Ya with confidence.
"Father. The child was useless, and the child was unable to bring his mother and grandmother to safety. Liu Tianjing said with tears in his eyes, he also understood that this had become a dead end.
"What about your mother, what about your grandmother?" Liu Yi said that since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. Unexpectedly, he was disloyal and unfilial.
The upper was disloyal to the emperor, and the lower was unkind to the people. The upper is unfaithful to his mother, and the lower is unkind to his children and grandchildren.
Liu Tianjing glanced up at Gu Changqing, but his eyes refused to look directly, and said softly to Liu Yi, "Mother and grandma, in the hands of Master Gu." ”
Liu Yi turned around quickly, the green tendons on her head protruded, and she shouted angrily, "What do you want to do, Master Gu?" Could it be that they want to threaten me with the lives of my whole family and make me admit it? ”
As he spoke, he got up, and a fast and sharp palm wind rushed towards Gu Changqing, and when he saw it, everyone held their breath, but Gu Changqing was just sideways, and the palm wind passed by and landed on the opposite wall, instantly blowing up a big hole.
Liu Yi, as the secretary of the Xingtai Shangshu, was in charge of the march. used to be a military general, and he was successful in kung fu, but at this time, his heart was full of anger, and he was a little more anxious.
Gu Changqing's skills, not to mention how strong they are, may not be able to rank in the country. But in the end, it has been practiced since childhood, and it is not a problem to be able to dodge a palm.
It's just that at the beginning, he was willing to go to learn kung fu with Yanmu, just because he wanted to solve it by himself when he wanted to thoroughly investigate the murderer behind his father's murder and when the national law could not play its due role.
Later, fortunately, I learned kung fu at the beginning.
I thought that as long as I had a heart and a brain, I would be able to investigate the case by the county. Later, it dawned on me that without kung fu, it is indeed difficult to gain a foothold, and if you are not careful, you will die without a complete body.
"Lord Liu. This king is still here, do you want to murder? ”
Under Liu Yi's impulse just now, the guards beside the prince had already drawn their swords to block him, and at this time he pushed them away and said angrily.
Liu Yi stared at Gu Changqing motionlessly, his palms clenched into fists tightly, like a wolf that would attack at any time, his eyes were slightly red, and he said, "What do I want?" I just want to know what this Master Gu wants. Arrest my family, what kind of trial is this?! ”
Gu Changqing tidied up his clothes, looking light, "Lord Liu, don't be angry yet." Then he glanced at the prince and said slowly, "This official asks Lord Liu and your family to come back." Not to threaten you, they are resting at the Dongzheng Inn at this time, safe and sound.
I just wanted to bring Liu Tianjing back alone, but when my people went, it happened that the old lady was unwell, so I brought them all back. However, I have called a doctor to see it, but I just said that I am old and tired of traveling, and now there is no major problem. You don't have to worry. ”
Although what Gu Changqing said seemed to be like that, Liu Yi didn't believe it, turned his head to look at his son, and said, "Tianjing." What he said, but the truth? ”
Liu Tianjing nodded and said in a low voice, "Father." He's right. At that time, my grandmother did have some health problems, so we stopped and were caught up by his people. He didn't embarrass us. ”
Liu Yi's face had already turned blue-gray, and after listening to Liu Tianjing's words, he said to Gu Changqing a little dejectedly, "Then why did Gu County Order bring my child here?" ”
"Why?" Gu Changqing pursed his lips and smiled, "Because he has vital evidence on his body." ”
"Evidence?"
As soon as Gu Changqing's words fell, everyone except Ye Fu was taken aback. Even the prince couldn't help but ask, "What evidence?" ”
( = Old Song)
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