Volume 1 The Storm in the Capital Chapter 21 Questioning the Guilt
"Your Majesty, Yin Mengwei has arrived in the imperial city, do you want to meet him?" Wang Zhenliang asked as he bowed down at the dinner table.
Zhao Yizhi had just finished lunch, picked up the silk silk on the side, and wiped his mouth: "See, see you at the gate of the palace." ”
Wang Zhenliang saw that Zhao Yizhi was expressionless, and he didn't dare to say more, so he trotted to prepare. In fact, many of the emperors of the Qi Dynasty have been assassinated, or barbarians, or thieves, and even two emperors died at the hands of assassins.
Compared with some previous emperors, today's assassination of only a dozen people is really a small fight. There were also emperors who were assassinated when they left Beijing, so there was a rule that the emperor was not allowed to leave Beijing. Thinking about the little emperor's first experience of this, it is reasonable that he is in a bad mood.
Zhao Yizhi was not angry at anything else, but angry that this assassination was planned by Taishi Li, and he thought about whether to take care of the identity of the old minister to spare his life, and this Taishi Li even thought about making the first move. At this moment, Zhao Yizhi was moved with murderous intent.
At the gates of the Imperial City.
"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live" At this moment, hundreds of fierce guards lined up at the gate of the palace, shouting long live. Yin Mengwei was originally a soldier in the army who could recruit and fight in the army, and he was selected to enter Beijing, and he was the elite of the army in various places. Although there were only 100 people, they shouted together at this moment, and the momentum was quite like a thousand troops.
The surrounding people are also so lively to surround it, there is no fun on weekdays, these days somehow, there are novelties at the palace for three days, and after a while, the people will surround the gate of the palace with a flood, but they only dare to look at it from afar, do not dare to approach, so the city gate is still spacious.
In addition to watching the lively people, there were also large and small officials who came together, Zhao Yizhi did not summon them, they themselves received the information, and spontaneously rushed over, like the early dynasty, the civil and military sides stood well, after Yin Mengwei Mountain shouted long live, because they were not in the court, they only had to bow down and salute.
"Flat! Zhutianwei has worked hard and made great achievements, what did he gain from going to Anhui City? Tell me to hear it. Zhao Yizhi got down from the sedan chair and motioned for the handrail to flatten his body.
The commander of Yin Mengwei is named Xie Weifeng, and he came out of the battle to hug his fists and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, we were ordered to go to Wancheng, Wancheng is indeed seriously flooded, ten rooms and nine empty, there are very few survivors in Wancheng, and most of the people have left their homes." ”
Zhao Yizhi glanced at Xie Weifeng and said, "What else?" All the facts are reported one by one! ”
When Xie Weifeng heard this, he didn't shy away from it, and poured beans from the bamboo tube, and said it all: "Li Taishi's goalkeeper Kong Bao led hundreds of people to indiscriminately kill the homeless people in Anhui City, intercepted and killed the Tianwei, and the people who died with swords and guns, about 500 people, and six Tianwei. The order of Wancheng County struggled to deduct, and was killed by Kong Leopard on the city wall of Anhui City, and the Wucheng County Order colluded with Kong Leopard to search for Tianwei, but fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's Hongfu, Kong Leopard took all the evil. ”
This man who seems to be five big and three rough has said so many words in one breath, and he is clearly organized, it seems that he has done a lot of homework on the way back to Beijing and has typed many drafts. Zhao Yizhi thought so, and then asked: "Is there evidence for such a big event?" ”
Xie Weifeng replied: "There are three people in Anhui City, and they told some of the Tianwei who were killed and where the corpses were. After our investigation, the statement is correct. The confessions of the soldiers who stopped us and the defenders of Wucheng are also correct. ”
"Kong Bao, he still dares to kill officials!? Don't you know if this is a major crime of treason? ”
"Kong Bao's subordinates still have a quibbling that the county order was killed by bandits, and then confronted three teenagers, and Kong Bao's deputy general Xu Mo was the first to testify, so it can be determined that Kong Bao was killed." Xie Weifeng said, and with a wave of his hand, Xu Mo was brought over.
"Xu Mo, I ask you, what did you do when you went to Wancheng, including what you did along the way, and explain it truthfully!" Zhao Yizhi stared at Xu Mo and said.
Xu Mo's armor had been stripped away at this moment, but his face had changed to the obscene cowardice of Kong Leopard, and he knelt on the ground with his head held high, not knowing that he thought he was a captured enemy prisoner, and was ready to be generous.
Xu Mo didn't hide it, and told the 1510 along the way, even the killed boatman by the river shook out, of course, everywhere implicitly or explicitly said that it was all ordered by the leopard. I didn't take myself off completely, and I said everything I did.
Yi Xiaodao and the three of them heard that the old boatman was killed, and the fist in his hand was clenched tighter, although they met in Pingshui, but the old boatman was also regarded as the benefactor of his first acquaintance, and he didn't know that the old boatman was killed until today...
After Zhao Yizhi listened from beginning to end, his hands in his sleeves were tightly clenched together. Although there were occasional floods in later generations, the soldiers and civilians were all dedicated to overcoming the difficulties, how could there be any victims who were killed? Zhao Yizhi exhaled and looked at the people around him, most of the people had blank faces on their faces, and watched quietly, and a few pointed with a smile. Only a few people were moved to tears. And the ministers are looking at the nose and the nose, and honestly stand aside.
"Bring Chen Yu, Kong Bao, Li Changwen and others over!" Zhao Yizhi ordered, then turned around and sat back on the sedan chair and waited.
In a few moments, the three of them were summoned to the city gate. Chen Yu, the body of the leopard with a sin, with chains, was escorted by the guards. Taishi Li stood leisurely to the side, as if what happened here had nothing to do with him.
The right arm of the male leopard was broken, but it was also locked in the shackles, and the male leopard didn't care, anyway, he was already unconscious. He can't run away from the big crime of killing Tianwei, at this time, he only wants to confess his guilt as soon as possible, and not to harm his family.
"Xu Mo, you repeat what you just said to these three people." Zhao Yizhi said.
At this time, the three of them were present, Xu Mo was a little weak-hearted, and lowered his head and secretly glanced at it. With a horizontal heart, he said what he had just said again like pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
"Chen Yu, have you heard what Xu Mo said just now?" Zhao Yizhi walked up to Chen Yu and asked.
"The grass people heard it clearly, and the grass people pleaded guilty." Chen Yu replied calmly.
"Remember our bet? What if you lose? Zhao Yizhi then asked.
Chen Yu was stunned, when he made a bet, he was confused, and he only hoped that he could make a wish to be an official and glorify the lintel, after all, the emperor couldn't get out, what else could he do? If it weren't for the fact that this peacock leopard had been caught... What if you send a guardian? Can Tianwei's words be counted as evidence? Tianwei is not even an official! I just hate this peacock leopard... I only hate Master Li...
"It's all instructed by Li Changwen and Li Taishi, it's him! He said that the emperor was young, so why bother to admit his mistakes and be punished. Even if he had, he would protect me! Chen Yu shouted frantically. Annihilation of the three clans, he Chen Yu has lost everything, at this time, the most hated thing in his heart is to instigate his own Taishi Li, if he doesn't bite back, when will he wait?
"What about you? General Kong? What do you have to say? Zhao Yizhi let Chen Yu go crazy on the side, and with the guards guarding, he couldn't do anything.
Zhao Yi asked Kong Bao, and Kong Bao knelt quietly on the ground, completely without his previous arrogance.
"I plead guilty. This matter is not about Master Li. Kong Bao replied quietly, and did not bite Li Changwen, after all, if Li Changwen falls, who will protect his family?
Zhao Yizhi nodded, and then walked towards Taishi Li.
Zhao Yizhi looked at Li Changwen, and said for a while: "Old lady, why bother like this..."
Li Changwen calmly put his hands behind his back: "Your Majesty means that the old minister doesn't understand very well, Kong Bao is indeed the Anhui city ordered by the old minister, but I didn't let him kill the people indiscriminately, let alone let him intercept and kill Tianwei." only let him go to Anhui City to investigate the disaster first, he did nothing and made his own opinions. It has nothing to do with the old minister, and please ask Your Majesty to be clear. ”
Although Li Changwen said, 'Please Your Majesty Mingjian', his expression did not have any sense of grievance at all, and he still looked upright.
"Master Li is a good person, he never takes credit when he comes to eat in my store, how can he do such a thing?"
"Did you wronged Master Li?"
"Shhhh Be quiet, you dare to intervene in the affairs of the court? Be careful that even you get it in! ”
The surrounding people swept away the previous Mu Ran, and after Taishi Li finished speaking, they all discussed, it seems that Taishi Li still has a lot of influence in the hearts of the people.
"Old lady, maybe it's really the people below who are mistaken. But there is one more thing, this morning I left Miyamoto and wanted to wander around at will, and an assassin came to assassinate me, but fortunately the assassin has been taken. The assassin confessed that he was instructed by Master Li's butler, and I didn't understand it either, so why don't you ask Master Li to summon the butler and confront him? After Zhao Yizhi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and many corpses were carried out. Wang Zhenliang stared at the corpse that was lifted out, and found that the corpses of Bi Tiangao, Tang Maru, and Liu Mousezi were not among them.
"Your Majesty, don't listen to the slander of traitors. Although the style of the old minister's mansion is ordinary, the family will definitely not be able to do this kind of person who bullies others. Li Changwen turned his head, obviously very angry about this incident, as if he had been wronged more than the 'false accusation' of the flood in Anhui City.
Yi Xiaodao listened to Li Changwen's words in the Yin Mengwei team, and sneered.
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "I also believe that it was not the old lady's family, but the assassin was killed by the housekeeper in the old lady's mansion." How's that good? Zhao Yizhi looked embarrassed.
"Liu San, go, call your father over for me, Your Majesty wants to confront him in person, so come and confront him to relieve your heart."
The young man called "Liu San" answered the order and rushed to the Taishi's Mansion.
Zhao Yizhi said with a smile: "Then it's annoying for the old lady to wait for a while... By the way, has the old lady ever heard the name 'Liu Mouse'? I guess it's a nickname. Zhao Yizhi said "casually", and stared at Li Changwen tightly after speaking.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard the words "Liu Mouse", Li Changwen was shocked. How could he not know that this "Liu Mouse" is the cousin of the housekeeper in his house, and he often does some secret errands for the house, and he has seen it a few times.
Li Changwen quietly peeked at a pile of corpses not far away, this subtle movement could not escape Zhao Yizhi, who cultivated the imperial god and meditated for many days.
Zhao Yizhi laughed out loud and said: "I don't know the old lady when I think of it, that Liu mouse, his mouth is quite hard, and he said that he was instructed by the housekeeper in your house when he bit him to death." I suspect that there is someone else behind the scenes, and I am now being tortured by the Hai Xingwei, and I believe that it will soon be revealed. ”
"That's a hard mouth, isn't it? This is all confessed to me, and the little emperor is still pretending. It's not like the emperor at all, it's really a bit tricky..."Li Changwen looked at Zhao Yizhi, who was smiling and kind, and thought to himself.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for Steward Liu in my house to come, and it will be clear after a confrontation." Li Changwen said unhurriedly.
Zhao Yizhi looked at Li Changwen's appearance of not entering, frowned, and quietly gestured with his hands behind his back.
At this time, a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, that 'Liu Mouse' was tortured by the Hai Xingwei in every way, and he only bit him to death and said that he was instructed by the housekeeper of Taishi Li's mansion. In the end, he couldn't survive the torture and committed suicide. ”
"Kill yourself!" Zhao Yizhi and Li Changwen said in unison and "surprised".