The sound of horses' hooves was sparse, encircling a large mansion, and after a while, a short and fat man was pulled out by Deng Long in disheveled clothes.

"Who are you, in the middle of the night, trespassing on people's houses, aren't you afraid of the king's law?"

Shen Ao smiled: "Your name is Jingtai?" You colluded with the government to steal rice from the state treasury, and your crime was unforgivable. After a pause, he smiled and said, "You just wait for a thousand cuts!" Come, take him away. ”

Jingtai was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "I didn't instigate people to burn this grain depot. As soon as the words were spoken, I suddenly felt bad, and when I said this, didn't I admit that I had stolen rice and colluded with officials and businessmen?

Several forbidden soldiers grabbed him, and Shen Ao sneered: "What else do you have to quibble, several adults in the household department have already confessed, and you alone planned and participated in the burning of the grain depot!" Then he looked at the others and said: "Don't waste words with him anymore, take it away directly, leave people to take care of this house, all the relatives in it, all of them are optimistic, the official family has a will, and no one can afford to escape at that time." ”

When Jingtai heard this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and he couldn't help but think in his heart: "They have already confessed?" And also put me as the mastermind? I'm a small businessman, where can I afford to be guilty, this ...... This is a great crime, it is not an exaggeration to slaughter the three clans all over the house! ”

Jingtai was pushed into the prisoner car in a daze, and then took the road out of the city and went straight to Bianjing.

At dawn, Dali Temple lit candles, Jingtai was escorted to the court, along the way, he thought a lot, from the arrest of these people, it should not be like an errand, but a forbidden army; did not directly escort him to Jingzhao Mansion, this look, but it is the Yamen of Dali Temple, Dali Temple only tries serious cases and official cases, and his surname is the same as that of the Imperial Prison; At this point alone, he already felt that something was wrong.

Lying down in the hall, Jing Tai trembled, gritted his teeth, and said, "My lord, I confess, I confess, I confess!" "If you recruit you are dead, if you don't recruit you, you will also die, but if you recruit them, you may be able to save the clansmen, once others detain the basin on his head, then everything will be over.

Shen Ao sat on the Jindun, he was not an official, so he was not qualified to sit behind the public case, but he was pregnant with a golden arrow, so he served as the chief judge.

A strange smile quickly appeared on Shen Ao's lips, and he said, "What are you recruiting?" The ones who should have been recruited have already been recruited, and you confess now, it's too late, come, take it down, fight for half an hour first, and then drag it up. ”

There is no such rule in the world for interrogating cases, people want to confess, but they don't let them confess, what is the reason?

The messenger of Dali Temple listened to the order, rushed up like a wolf, and dragged Jingtai down, and then the torture hall next door came out with a terrible roar.

Shen Ao took a good time, slowly took a sip of tea, cheered up a little spirit, Dali Temple Qing Jiang Min and a few Shaoqing, the temple is coming one by one, seeing that the case has progressed, all of them are in good spirits, Shen Ao does not sit in front of the case, Jiang Min is naturally not easy to sit on, so he had to ask someone to move Jindun, a group of officials of Dali Temple, are sitting on the lower side.

After waiting for a long time, Jingtai was pulled up like a dead dog, at this moment he was unkempt, scarred, tears had dried up, lying down in the hall and said: "My lord, the small one is wronged, the burning of the grain depot has nothing to do with the small one, it is all the idea of Chen Yuan, the head of the household department, please discern it." ”

"I said that I don't need you to confess, it's too late for you to confess, come, and then go out and beat him, as long as you don't kill him." Shen Ao has no consciousness of asking the case at all, and it is a typing to put it mildly!

Torture? That is really wronged Shen Dagongzi, he only beats people and never asks for a confession.

Waving to Deng Long, Deng Long understood, walked to Shen Ao's side and said, "What do you have to say?" ”

"Bring a few brothers and go and arrest Chen Yuan."

Deng Long said hesitantly: "Chen Yuannai is a Zheng Liupin official, and if he doesn't ask for his official position first, I'm afraid that he will ......."

Shen Ao glared at him: "Go quickly, I will bear all the consequences." ”

Deng Long immediately went; After a short time, Chen Yuan was escorted, he was disheveled, obviously not dressed, although he became a prisoner, Chen Yuan was still an official after all, as soon as he saw everyone in the hall, he bared his teeth and sneered: "I don't know what happened to your lords inviting the lower officials?" ”

He looked surprisingly shocked, but there was no fear on his face, even for Jiang Min, the secretary of Dali Temple, there was no trace of fear.

Shen Ao smiled, stepped over to hold Chen Yuan's hand, and said, "Lord Chen, I invite you here today because I have something to ask clearly." ”

"Humph!" Chen Yuan sneered: "It's not just asking about things, and it should also look like asking about things, what does it mean to send someone to arrest me like this?" I am an official, and I am guilty, and I have not taken off this official garment......"

Shen Ao interrupted him with a smile, "What did Lord Chen say this? You are an official of the imperial court, who dares to say that you are guilty, I, Shen Ao, am the first to disagree. Come, put on the chili water, move the tiger chair and invite Lord Chen to sit. ”

The officers looked at each other, chili water? What is this chili pepper? It's tea; As for this tiger chair, it is even more unheard of.

Only then did Shen Ao understand that the torture in this era was too backward, and there was not even chili water and tiger chairs, how could this be embarrassing? I had to say: "Then let's fight, pull it out and fight for an hour or two, hey, take off his clothes first, you're welcome." ”

"You...... You are crazy. Chen Yuan was furious, and when he saw a few servants coming, he was stunned for a while, such a madman is really unheard of, he can't be courteous to a concubine, and he can't be punished by a doctor, this is a rule since ancient times, a dignified doctor, he also dares to fight?

"I'm not crazy." Shen Ao smiled bitterly and took out the golden arrow: "This arrow is like a gentleman, it is the official family who wants to beat you, and it has nothing to do with the students, what did you just say?" You say I'm crazy? Okay, write down this charge for me as well, he is a ruler and slandering the court. ”

Deng Long couldn't hold back: "Childe, this is also called slandering the court?" ”

Shen Ao sneered: "Of course it is, he just said that I was crazy, didn't he?" If I am a madman, and the official gives me a golden arrow, what is this? Does it mean that the official family has no eyes and does not know people? Our emperor is wise and martial, and his eyes are like torches, how did he reach his mouth, but he became a faint king? Tell me, isn't this a kingless? Is it slanderous to the imperial court? ”

Deng Long was stunned and muttered, "It seems to make sense." ”

Chen Yuan shouted: "You are a bloody spurt, and there is no excuse for the crime you want to add......" and besides, he has been put out by someone.

When he was pulled up again, Chen Yuan was already dying, and those who had been officials in these years lacked physical exercise, and when he hit his buttocks, he couldn't stand it; Lying down under the court, his mouth was very hard, and he sneered: "Haha...... Ha ha...... Now you have beaten me, and I have taught you ten times and returned it a hundred times. ”

Shen Ao took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "This is not necessary, anyway, your life is over, okay, you should fight too, now Lord Chen has anything to say?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, I want to impeach you, a little prisoner, who dares to beat officials, bend the law for personal gain." ”

Shen Ao sighed: "At this time, you are still hard-mouthed? Come on, give him a slap in the face. ”

"Who dare!" Chen Yuan stared at the errand officer who stepped forward.

Shen Ao shouted: "Fight!" ”

The servants swarmed up, or grabbed hands, or hooked their feet, and one of the officers opened the bow left and right, and slapped Chen Yuan several times, Chen Yuan's head was stunned, and a mouthful of blood spit out from his mouth.

Shen Ao sat upright, smiling like a spring breeze, but he startled several Dali Temple officials beside him, only to feel that this guy was really a little too spicy.

In fact, they don't know, Shen Ao knows better than anyone else that the emperor wants him to try the case, and this is what he wants, if Shen Ao still runs to invite Chen Yuan to tea gently, what else do you need him to do? Who can't do this kind of thing?

"I'll ask you again, what do you have to say, tell you the truth, since you were arrested here, don't think about going out in your life, think about it clearly, don't mistake yourself, and think about your own people."

Chen Yuan laughed: "Hmph! There is not much to say. He was very angry, gritted his teeth, and never confided a word.

Shen Ao sighed: "If you don't say it, I'll help you say it." You colluded with the grain merchant Jingtai to sell the stored rice in the warehouse to him privately, seeing that the New Year is approaching, the imperial court will inspect the warehouse, you are afraid of the East Window incident, so you simply found an accomplice and burned the grain depot, and you will not do anything, right? ”

Chen Yuan sneered: "The little prisoner is very good at reverie. ”

Shen Ao's eyes tightened, and he looked at Chen Yuan coldly: "Come, bring Jingtai up." ”

After a short time, Jingtai, who was covered in scars, was escorted, and Shen Ao pointed at Jingtai and said, "Can Lord Chen know him?" ”

Chen Yuan didn't even look at it: "I don't know." ”

Jingtai said: "My lord, I know him, I know him, he has a deep friendship with me, and it is he who instigated someone to burn down the grain depot." ”

Chen Yuan glared at Jingtai and said, "You don't want to spew blood, be careful of your head." This sentence implied a threat, but it made Jingtai shrink his neck and dare not say it again.

Shen Ao didn't care: "It seems that there is no need to be punished, Lord Chen will not confess?" I just want to ask you, who else is involved in this matter above you, you don't have to quibble, you can't do such an earth-shattering thing with your little master, who instigated you? ”

Chen Yuan just sneered and didn't answer; He knew in his heart that as long as he bit his bite and didn't let go, no one could help him.

Shen Aohu said with a grimace: "Let's be executed." ”

A few errand servants stepped forward with water and fire sticks, and Shen Ao waved his hand again: "Wait." "It's so uncreative, torture is spanking? This thinking is too rigid, isn't it? No wonder this Chen Yuan is so bold!

Shen Ao looked at Chen Yuan with a smile, just like that, anyone who looked at it had an invisible fear, but he was afraid that Chen Yuan would really meet the nemesis of this life.

Shen Ao said in a calm tone: "Take off Lord Chen's clothes, put him on the street, tie his hands and feet and put them on the ground, and apply some honey water to his body!" Lord Chen is a noble man, wouldn't such a thing as spanking insult his innocence? Come on, do as I say! ”

Chen Yuan first heard that Shen Ao was going to take off his clothes and put him on the street, and his face was immediately frightened, after all, he was born as a scholar, although he committed the world's things, but he also knew how to write the word shame; Listening to Shen Ao teaching people to smear honey on him, I don't know what kind of criminal law this is for a while!

Deng Long, who was beside him, asked the curiosity in his heart: "Childe, what are you doing with honey?" ”

Shen Ao glanced at Deng Long appreciatively, this guy has a future, and he also knows that he sings and harmonizes with himself, and sneered: "Coated with honey, the insects on the ground, ants and something will naturally attract it, although the ants and insects can't bite people, but the little guy who succeeds or fails thousands of people keeps biting, hehe, it will not kill Lord Chen, but also let Lord Chen taste the taste of raising insects, put him for a few hours, and ensure that he will recruit anything." ”

Deng Long took a deep breath of cold air, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Childe is smart." "There was a cold war in his heart, this Shen Gongzi is really ruthless, such a poisonous trick, he can't think of it. A reader is a reader, isn't there a saying that is good? The more books you read, the more bad water you have. Today, it has finally been confirmed.