"Arrest this traitor!"

Cunzhao lay on the bed, pretending to sleep with his face against the wall, and when he heard the door being kicked open, several hands put on his shoulders, lifted him off the bed, and tied him up.

"Tap, I'll go by myself." He knocked the soldiers away and got up, looking unfazed.

"This guy has been caught...... What about that old thing? Where is it? Niu Yuan asked Yan Wen while watching them tie people up.

"Fengxiang, Taisu is also about in this big camp, it's easy to find, don't ask me. Yan also has to go to receive the emperor and the prime minister, which is a more important matter, so I will not accompany him. Yan Wen saw that Cunzhao's face was as usual, and he already had a few points in his heart, so he hurriedly retreated.

Niu Yuan saw that he was afraid, and secretly sneered: "This is always calm, this is just a disguise, he is afraid first." It's good that I'm taking the lead! Then he smiled and said, "Then I won't stay in politics." With that, he turned his head and commanded the troops: "Brothers, let's go by ourselves!" ”

After a chaotic search, the two royal family bans who were accused of being 'anti-thieves' were finally arrested. Niu Yuan searched the documents and evidence again, and even the prince's secret pavilion was searched to the bottom of the sky, but it was still difficult to find a single thing, so he was so anxious that he shook his head and stomped his feet, so he had to order someone to ban the second division to the lobby for interrogation, in order to expose himself.

At this time, Yan Wen came back, heard this, and hurriedly went to Dali Temple to discuss with his brother Yan Liang.

"Niu Yuan's ambition is really not small, and he wants to win the power of the forbidden army in one go, but now it seems that he is only one step away." Yan Wen picked a chair and sat down, sneering.

"Well, they're probably going to send someone to me. Success or failure will be known in a moment. Yan Liang picked up the official document in his hand, got up and said.

"Brother Wei feels that he already has a clearing, so he doesn't have to wait."

"Brother, please speak."

"I heard from Liu Gong that he confronted the defenders for a long time before he entered the city, and only then did he see the door open. Thinking that the defense of the city of Beijing is all in charge of the forbidden army, how can there be no reason for what is done? I think Cun Zhao is so calm, it doesn't look like he is deliberately pretending, maybe he has already made a plan in the time he delayed before. ”

"Brother doesn't quite confirm this." Yan Liang said with a smile.

"I just have a vague feeling, but whether it succeeds or not, you'd better not wade into this troubled water. The world is far from the time when it changes hands, and if the situation changes greatly, hundreds of officials will definitely sacrifice their lives to stop them. Once you are in it, you will become the target of everyone, and you will not hide it. Only Niu Yuan did it alone. ”

"The foolish brother has been taught." Yan Liang was deeply impressed.

"Lord Niu, this is Yan Siqing's approval." A small official took the submission and sent it to Niu Yuan.

"Why didn't he send someone to pick up the prisoner?" Niu Yuan snatched the approval with his hand, a little annoyed.

"The merits of this case have not yet been tried, and the case file has not arrived, and the temple does not dare to arbitrarily judge; I hope you will return to the Criminal Department for investigation and correction first, and then hand it over to the temple......" Niu Yuan read it word for word, and snorted angrily, "These two brothers, one will hide from the other!" If you don't want to take it, forget it, let's go to the criminal department! He called the army again and escorted the criminals back the way they came.

Cunzhao was ushered into a dimly lit room. After all, he was the royal prince of the dynasty, and he was not suitable for punishment, so there was a table and a few pieces of paper in this room, and nothing else.

"Unbind." The clerk sitting at the other end commanded, and the others politely untied Cun Zhao.

"Come, sit down," the clerk smiled and invited him to take a seat, "thanks to the kindness of Lord Shangshu, otherwise you would have been severely tortured and blood would have flowed for the crime of treason." ”

Cun Zhao raised his neck proudly, didn't even look at him, and sat down straight.

"However, everyone gives you face, and you can't always lose your temper. Toast without eating and drinking...... You don't get it, do you? ”

"Let me tell you, this matter was done by Rong Qing alone, and it has nothing to do with this official and the old emperor's uncle." Cun Zhao stared into his eyes, without any intention of dodging.

"Don't laugh," said the secretary, "and now that the Manchu ministers know that you are complicit in their usurpation, it is useless to talk about it. ”

"I think you're just talking about it. Let me ask you, does the criminal department have any evidence? There is evidence to bring it, but there is no evidence to release people, it's as simple as that! He exclaimed.

How did the secretary unexpectedly be turned against the army by him, his face was full of shame and anger, and he slapped the table and drank: "Presumptuous! It's this official who is judging you, why are you so talkative! ”

"I haven't heard of arresting people without permission and being so arrogant!"

"There's so much you haven't seen before! Since you don't want to talk kindly, don't blame me for holding your head and forcing you to draw a confession! With that, the clerk stood up and said, "Left and right, punish me!" ”

The torturers on both sides immediately set up Cun Zhao, but the latter laughed loudly: "I think you Liu Dang can still turn the sky upside down!" How will a confession be convincing to the public? ”

Seeing that he was not in a disorderly manner, but he had no way to deal with it, the clerk immediately panicked, and immediately called the two torturers out, and discussed: "My lord only told me to interrogate me by words, and did not order the punishment. I'm here to watch him, you go and ask Lord Shangshu to make a plan. ”

When the prisoner heard this, he was ordered to go back to the lobby of the criminal department and tell Shang Shu about the situation. Shangshu didn't dare to be self-conscious, and sent someone to pass the news to Niu Yuan's ears.

"Lord Niu, what's going on!" Crowds of officials surrounded Niu Yuan's mansion and shouted loudly towards the vermilion courtyard wall, "Rong Si forbade you to arrest him, why did he arrest people indiscriminately without distinguishing between black and white!" Without evidence, you can't do it rashly! ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

Niu Yuan looked out of the window worriedly, sighed, and said to the person from the Criminal Department: "Look, how many people are upset with them? This case needs to be closed as soon as possible. ”

"Shall we ask you to show me this?"

Niu Yuan was about to answer, but suddenly heard no sound outside the door, and then a voice came: "Prime Minister Liu Cheng has arrived-"

The two looked at each other and hurriedly went out of the study to greet them.

"Prime Minister Liu, it's a trivial matter, why did you come here in person?" Niu Yuan made a gesture first.

Liu Zhennian ignored him and strode up the steps: "If Yan didn't tell me about it, this civil and military official would have made trouble in your mansion!" ”

"Yan ...... What did Yan say about participating in politics? ”

"You don't care what he says," Liu Zhennian followed him into the house, putting the black gauze hat on the table on his head, "Anyway, it's all for the sake of calming things." ”

Niu Yuan's face froze: "...... to stop the matter?" ”

"The evidence is gone, and there's no point in talking about anything else, so just admit it and bow your head. Otherwise, it will be difficult to ride a tiger, and it will be unfavorable to the current situation. ”

Niu Yuan knelt down: "General, how can I admit defeat when I wait!" You might as well make a false confession......"

"Enough, whether this can be done or not, you should know it in your heart." Liu Zhennian said helplessly, "Let them go." ”

"Yes......"

This gentle sentence, Niu Yuan knows very well what it will mean.