Ye Tianhuai looked at him with a handful of snot and tears, and said, "Explain the plain." ”

He raised his head and looked at Ye Qianhuai, and cried: "Your Majesty, the lower official really didn't recognize Concubine Lan, the lower official must know that it is Concubine Lan, even if he borrows ten heads from the lower official, the lower official can't let them do anything to the lady!" ”

As he spoke, he knelt and turned to the coffin in the middle of the hall, kowtowed to Qin Baozhu's coffin and said, "The lower official can swear to the sky in front of Concubine Lan's spirit!" As he spoke, he raised his right hand and said, "Xiaguan really didn't recognize Niangniang!" ”

He raised his hand, and half of his sleeve fell, revealing an arm covered with bruises and knife cuts, which was shocking.

Ye Tianhuai looked startled.

Liu Chunming saw Ye Qianhuai's expression, and hurriedly rolled up the sleeves of both arms, revealing two scarred arms.

"Your Majesty, General Chu is going to be killed! He arrested and tortured several subordinates, and wanted to beat us into a trick! Only Xia Guan escaped, and Xia Guan's colleagues were still being tortured in prison! I beg your majesty to be merciful! ”

After speaking, he kowtowed his head again, and the brick surface of the bluestone was knocked by him.

Ye Tianhuai looked at him, her expression changed from shock to anger, she thought about it, locked her brows, and her heart was not good.

"Where are you being held?" Ye Qianhuai asked anxiously.

Liu Chunming stopped kowtowing, his forehead was already red, it seemed that he had knocked too hard, and he was a little dizzy, he slowed down for a while before replying: "Shen Penal Division." ”

"Li Baoquan, immediately take someone to the Prudential Criminal Division!" Ye Qianhuai turned around and commanded.

Li Baoquan heard the urgency of the situation from Ye Tianhuai's tone, and he beckoned a team of guards at the palace gate to leave with him quickly.

In the courtyard of Yichun Palace, only Ye Tianhuai and Liu Chunming remained.

Bright tomorrow a dark cloud drifted by, the sky suddenly overcast, the wind rose in the courtyard, and the white flags flew in the wind, like ghosts with teeth and claws. The courtyard echoed with the sound of gentle chanting, but it could not calm Ye Qian's mood.

She looked at Liu Chunming who was kneeling on the ground, and her expression became more and more cold.

"Why did General Chu ask for your life?"

At the mention of Chu Dingguo, Liu Chunming's face immediately showed fear, and he said, "Your Majesty Mingjian!" General Chu locked up several of us and ordered people to torture us. They are committing such a black hand, they want to kill the officials! ”

As he spoke, he ripped open the neckline on his chest again, revealing the deep and shallow wounds on his body.

He has been in the Criminal Division for so many years, and his subordinates have tried more than thousands of people, and now he is really beating geese all day long and finally being pecked by geese.

Ye Tianhuai looked at him and said, "Did Chu Dingguo send someone to pass on the order, or did he personally come to torture you?" ”

Liu Chunming was stunned for a moment, and seemed to notice something unusual, and replied in a whisper: "It's the order of the right guard." ”

Ye Qianhuai asked again: "Then have you seen him?" ”

"No ......"

Ye Tianhuai's eyes sank, and his heart was really like this.

She was silent for a long time, and then said, "Then why did you shout that Chu Dingguo wanted to kill you as soon as you came in?" ”

Liu Chunming was frightened by the coercion in Ye Tianhuai's words, and he suddenly realized that Chu Dingguo was the emperor's person, so he said with a flustered expression: "Your Majesty forgives you!" Xiaguan ...... Xia Guan was really frightened. They, when they beat us, they kept saying that General Chu wanted our lives, and I ...... The lower official was panicked......"

His appearance was truly terrifying.

"How did you escape?"

"The lower official said that Concubine Lan's death had nothing to do with the lower official, but they didn't believe it, so the lower official told them that there was evidence to prove that it was Commander Du who did it. So they told the officials to go back to the house and get evidence for them, saying that they would report it to them. Where is there any evidence in the lower officials, the lower officials took advantage of their inattention, turned out of the window, and ran out of a small road. ”

Although he is no longer human, his mouth is still so neat, and he describes it vividly.

Ye Tianhuai looked at him and felt a little angry and funny.

She thought for a moment and then asked, "You said that several of your colleagues were also locked up, who are they?" ”

"Chief Chen, and a few attendants. It was a few people who were ordered by His Majesty to beat the court staff that day. He touched his thigh, and his face suddenly twisted painfully, "Your Majesty, we have already known our mistakes after being beaten, and we will never do it again in the future, and we will not dare to neglect our duties again." Your Majesty will take our lives......"

After saying this, he wept and wailed again.

Ye Tianhuai looked at him coldly and said, "If I want your life, I will want it then, why bother so much?" ”

He was stunned, his eyes rolled, and he immediately kowtowed again: "Xiaguan knocks thank God!" I won't dare to do it again......"

Ye Tianhuai glanced at him and frowned slightly, afraid that even if he had the heart to "dare", there would be no more opportunities to "dare" in the future.

She no longer paid attention to Liu Chunming, and slowly paced around the courtyard with a solemn face, thinking about it in her heart.

This matter must be directed at Chu Dingguo. When the Criminal Department took Du Zhengen away, she expected that the other party would have a follow-up move, so she was in such a hurry to summon He Qingchang yesterday.

I just didn't expect them to do it so quickly.

In the name of Chu Dingguo, the officials of the Shen Criminal Division who were on duty that day were forced to die, and then a confession that the Shen Criminal Division abused lynching to kill Qin Baozhu, so that on the one hand, the blame could be put on the Shen Criminal Division and Du Zhengen cleaned, and on the other hand, Chu Dingguo could be impeached and forced to step down.

It's a good chess game with one stone and two eagles.

This move is intended to save Du Zhengen, and for this reason, he even did not hesitate to erase the lives of so many officials of the Criminal Justice Division, and to be able to put such a black hand under the emperor's nose is either Gu Shihai or Du Jing's handiwork.

But Ye Tianhuai felt that it was more like Du Jing's doing.

is so urgent, it can be seen that the person who gave the order is very important to this Du Zhengen.

With Gu Shihai's arrogance, I'm afraid he won't be so concerned about a junior of the Du family.

Now that Du Zhengen has fallen into the hands of the Criminal Department, the situation is already passive. If even these witnesses from the Criminal Justice Division are removed, it will be very difficult to bring Du Zhengen to justice.

Ye Tianhuai subconsciously clenched his fists, and anger flashed in his eyes.

At this time, scattered footsteps sounded outside the palace.

Li Baoquan came back with people.

He also looked a little flustered, left the guards, walked to Ye Qianhuai's side alone, saluted her, leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty, when the minions arrived, they were already dead." ”

Ye Tianhuai's heart was cold, and he said, "But how many people were beaten by the court staff?" ”

Li Baoquan looked at Ye Tianhuai, nodded, and said, "Yes." All of them are there, and none of them are left, they are all dead. A guard who was executed was caught on the spot, but he resisted arrest and committed suicide. ”

Ye Tianhuai frowned and asked, "Committed suicide on the spot?" He didn't say anything? ”

Li Baoquan paused, and said with a pale face: "He shouted before he died, and he died for General Chu. ”

Ye Tianhuai couldn't help but sneer.

It seems that there is no proof of death. Apart from......

She slowly moved her gaze to Liu Chunming, who had been kneeling.