Chapter 143: Palace Scheming
The title is typical. It should be a scheming.
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Two days later.
Early in the morning, the sun hid in the clouds like a little girl, refusing to come out. In the wax moon, it snowed for a lot of time, but it was lost in the New Year's Festival, which was also the first gloomy day this year.
Although Gu Changqing's body is not very good, his spirit is already good. When he was a child, he and Yanmu inadvertently ate the Ganoderma lucidum, but they didn't expect to save their lives by accident.
After breakfast, he was about to start preparing.
The news that Zhan Tian brought back was two days later, that is, today. Even if I feel a little unwell, I can only endure it.
As soon as noon arrived, the heavens and the earth were slaughtered, but there was an undercurrent surging in the lobby.
Gu Changqing picked up the shocking wood again, and his heart was even more mixed.
Every time he picks it up, it means that he is about to begin his judgment on sin.
However, every time you pick it up, it also means that someone has been hurt by sin.
This is a contradiction that is entangled and can never be separated.
"Fu Qiang. I'll ask you again. About the black tax. Can you plead guilty? Gu Changqing said.
Fu Qiang raised his head, his eyes were as calm as the sea, he was still silent, his heart kept telling himself, wait, silence, the situation may not be better, but it will not be worse.
"Don't speak?" Gu Changqing's eyes flashed, and he continued, "But Master Fu, your silence seems to be completely trying to cover up?"
Did you know that people usually have two reactions when faced with their own immeasurable or overly stressful situations?
One is silent as a mute, and the other is gushing. Now it seems that Master Fu wants to choose the last one. Is it because I'm afraid that I'll see a flaw if I say too much? ”
The corners of Gu Changqing's mouth always had a faint smile, "That's right." Master Fu is extremely smart, and he will naturally understand the truth that if you say too much, you will lose. But......" he said, shaking his head as if in pain, "but this feeling is really unpleasant, and it always makes me think that I am not talking to people." ”
"Oh, yes." Gu Changqing picked up the letter on the table and said casually, "I almost forgot this letter for help from Master Fu." I just don't know how you would explain this? Was it forged by someone else or picked up? Or do you know who forced it into your hands? ”
At this time, the officials in the lobby let out a faint smile.
"Why, Master Fu still doesn't speak. You won't even admit what you wrote? It's okay, if you don't admit it now, you won't admit it, and I'll admit it eventually anyway.
It's something you've done, even if it's a thousand people hiding thousands of people, it's still you're doing. ”
“……”
Fu Qiang continued to be silent.
The entire lobby is like Gu Changqing's stage alone.
"It's getting a little tricky." Gu Changqing frowned and continued, "I'm very strange about this thing you wrote. Why did you write it in the first place? Why did you let my people bring it back? According to the official I sent, you had every chance of disposing of this at that time. If you look at the burn marks on this, you can tell that you burned a little bit of it yourself, and then you regret it.
So can you say that this thing is something you specifically let me see? In order to let me know that you are not the mastermind of the whole thing, and when the case is over, it is not you who should be killed, but the Lord Liu? ”
Gu Changqing walked down, stared at Fu Qiang's eyes, and asked coldly, "Master Fu, did you say that what I said was right?"
If I said that to that Lord Liu, do you think he would believe me? ”
Fu Qiang raised his head and stared at Gu Changqing, the man in front of him had a kind of calmness and ability beyond his age, in his twenties, in many rich people's families, he was just a suave son, except for women and gambling every day, he had nothing to do.
And behind his resolute face is a heart that people can't understand. Scheming, he's good at it.
Every word he said was impacting his psychological defenses. Although I told myself over and over again to be calm and extremely calm, I still couldn't control myself.
"I didn't." After a long time, Fu Qiang gritted his teeth and said, because he hadn't spoken for too long, his voice was dumb?
Gu Changqing smiled indifferently and withdrew his head. "None? What does Master Fu mean is that you didn't collect black taxes, or you didn't have the intention of betraying that person, or that you were rooted
Ben didn't write a letter? Do you think your words are useful to me? Or do you think we're all stupid, and there's nothing you can do about it if you don't admit it? ”
Gu Changqing's speed of speech was a little fast, and it was even more aggressive.
Fu Qiang stared at him. I really underestimated this Gu Da at the beginning. If I had been willing to deal with this person earlier, I wouldn't have today's chances.
"Master Fu, don't get excited." Gu Changqing soothed, "Although you have always refused to admit the matter of your black tax, it is impossible for you to erase the accusations of the people." And this letter, which my people intercepted from your hand in the process of going to you, has been compared with your previous handwriting, and proves that it is indeed from your hand. As for what is stated in this letter, I am not without evidence that you are playing here. ”
Speaking of this, Gu Changqing returned to the chair and sat down, and patted him in shock, "Bring witnesses." ”
From time to time, two officials pressed Gao Changmin to walk in.
"Gao Changmin. I ask you, "Why do you people revolt?" Gu Changqing said slowly.
"Back to my lord. We revolted because we couldn't live anymore. Anqing has been collecting taxes twice a year for ten consecutive years. We have been squeezed clean. ”
"Oh? Do you know why taxes are levied twice a year? Gu Changqing said.
"Back to my lord. The lieutenant chiefs and pavilion chiefs in various places in Anqing told us. After the autumn, it is the land tax, and before the year, it is the poll tax. The poll tax was levied because of Anqing's high grain production and was needed to relieve the disaster area. ”
Gu Changqing nodded, "I see." However, this official has never heard of it, and our Dajin Kingdom still has to levy a fixed poll tax. Disaster relief materials are generally transferred from the national treasury, and if the national treasury is insufficient, it will naturally be distributed to various regions.
But why is your Anqing special, I don't know when I am the county magistrate, you know that this tax needs to be levied this year? ”
Gu Changqing's words were naturally said to Fu Qiang.
However, Fu Qiang knew that his defense was useless, and he did not answer.
"I see. It may be that you look down on me. Directly crossed my county order and handed over directly from above. Gu Changqing said lightly, "But I forgot to tell you, I have already corresponded with my friends in the capital, and there is no record of your second tax collection in the household department." And all the taxes that you collected in the name of disaster relief were all used by you to fill your own pockets and use them to satisfy your own **.
Master Fu, am I right? ”
“……”
Fu Qiang didn't answer, but his face became more and more ugly.
Gu Changqing suddenly remembered something, and said, "Oh, that's right." Master Fu, that Yongfeng grain shop was burned on Chinese New Year's Eve, I'm afraid it was also done by you to destroy the evidence. ”
"Not me." Fu Qiang endured, "You don't want to spew blood? ”
"These words are so similar to what Boss Qin said." Gu Changqing sighed, "I don't know, how are you divided?" You collect grain, and they send it out, you can't let them do things in vain, right? You say how will they behave if I tell them that you have confessed to all of them? ”
Fu Qiang's face showed a cold light, if Gu Changqing really used this to blow up Qin Xin, he was not completely confident that they would be able to see that these were Gu Changqing's tricks.
"Why, now I can't wait to kill those two brothers. As long as they die, they won't give you a confession? ”
There was anger in Fu Qiang's eyes, what Gu Changqing said was indeed reasonable, but he had never thought of it like this. When the Qin brothers followed him to do things, they were grasshoppers on a rope, and he would not exchange their lives for his own safety.
Although he has done all his bad things, he is still a person with a bottom line. He knows that human hearts are made of flesh, and he knows how he treats them. It's as if he never doubted that Qin Xin would confess him.
Gu Changqing frowned, this trial seemed to be very difficult. Fu Qiang is an old fritter in officialdom, although he has tried his best to stimulate him and ridicule him, he has always been indifferent.
There was no way, and there was silence at the moment, so he had to turn his head to look at Gao Changmin and say, "What else do you have to say about this?" Since ancient times, it has been a felony to sue a civil prosecutor, and if it turns out that you are falsely accused, you will be killed. Still, are you sure you want to keep suing? ”
Gao Changmin hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "My lord, Xiaomin is sure." Even if I leave my old life here, I'm going to let this dog pay for it. My good friend once died at the hands of Zhou Caisheng and him, this kind of person, living is a waste of air. ”
Gu Changqing nodded fiercely, "Okay, bring another witness up." ”
( = Old Song)
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