Lu Xinzhong's power in the province collapsed in one day. His henchmen had dispersed like birds and beasts, and they all knelt at Shen Jing's feet, begged for the forgiveness of the governor, and continued to serve in the palace; He was the only one who changed into a shoddy brown prison uniform, was locked by the people sent by Dali Temple, and was escorted to the hall for interrogation, and his previous prestige was gone.

"Criminal Lu Xinzhong!" Guoxiang stretched his sleeves, slapped the table and shouted, "As a slave, you dare to form a party for personal gain, commit rebellion, and have no shame!" Your charges have become ironclad facts, and it stands to reason that there is no need for a second trial; However, there are still doubts in this case, and we must not let it go lightly. Tell me honestly, where did you hear about the court? Which accomplice told you that? ”

Lu Xinzhong was pressed by the shoulders of the two prison guards, knelt on a wooden bench, did not say a word, raised his eyes and saw that it was the Hunan people who interrogated him, and thought: "I have little intersection with the Chen Party, but I have a stake in them, and I will not want me to confess the name of the old emperor." If you keep your voice down to him, you might be able to cooperate......

With this glimmer of vitality in his arms, he replied humbly: "If you are too big, the little one deserves to die, and the little one deserves to die...... But the small one is a cheap life, and it is not a pity to die; Adults are precious lives, how dare the little ones involve the masters? I hope that Lord Wang will immediately condemn me to death, and it will not affect others again! ”

The people of Hunan did not hesitate at all, their faces sank, and they made a gesture towards the sky: "This is the will of Your Majesty's imperial pen, tell me to be carefully tried in Dali Temple, and I must find out the accomplices, how can this official go against the holy will?" The offender Lu Xinzhong, but he openly ignored the holy decree, bargained with the official, and flashed his words, which is really hateful! Someone, put the prisoner up, and give me a hard beating of the spine! ”

Lu Xinzhong was shocked, and before he could understand the intentions of the Hunan people, he was dragged down on the stool, and he couldn't help but say that the water and fire sticks were beaten down one after another, beating the eunuch Lu to scream.

"I say, I say!" Lu Xinzhong couldn't hold it for a moment, stretched out a hand and said, "You guys put it down!" ”

The people of Guoxiang made a look, and the people on both sides stopped.

Lu Xinzhong was pained and said: "The reason why the little one can know about the court is because the secretary of the court has told me the secret. ”

Guo Xiangren was not surprised by his answer, his face was expressionless, and he continued to ask: "So, you really conspired with the old emperor's uncle to exploit the people in Gyeonggi?" ”

Lu Xinzhong was stunned for a moment: "Yes......"

"But that's not my idea," he quickly added, "The oil and water that was scraped out were all taken by Mr. Shen!" I'm just a listener......"

"Presumptuous! Licentious! Guo Xiang hurriedly roared angrily to drown out his voice, "Death is on the verge of death, and I want to drag Mr. Shen into the water!" Left and right, he has already explained it clearly, and put him in prison! ”

Lu Xinzhong knew that his life was hopeless, gritted his teeth, and wanted to call out Shen Jing's name as if he was crazy, shouting at the full house; The jailers on both sides suddenly became anxious, stepped forward to cover his mouth, and dragged him out of the hall.

The people of Guoxiang witnessed all this, and their hearts jumped suddenly, but fortunately, it was finally quiet in front of them. He sighed and tilted his head to look at the clerk who recorded the confession: "Clerk, erase his last few words and hand them over to me, I want to present them to the Criminal Department!" ”

"Are you going to hand it over to Ye Yongjia?"

Comrade Chen slowly got up in the candlelight, took the confession in the hands of the Hunan people, and asked.

"According to your instructions, let that guy explain it cleanly," Guo Xiangren lowered his head sullenly and muttered in his mouth, "but I don't understand, why do you have to stand by at this time?" If Ye Yongjia gains the momentum and truly makes the new deal a success, then we will have no room to fight back. ”

Comrade Chen smiled slightly: "Sixing shouldn't be so anxious. That imperial uncle has been abandoned by the emperor, and now going to stand by him is tantamount to fighting fires with salary. It's better to stabilize our advantages first. ”

"What advantages do we have now?" Guo Xiangren waved his hand and sneered.

Chen Tongpao said slowly: "Although we can't help those two Si Ban, we must not sever our contact with the crown prince. In my opinion, the crown prince is also likely to be involved, and he must be completely turned to the side of Qingliu, so that the high imperial power cannot be separated from us, and Ye Yongjia will definitely be difficult to resist. ”

"Dare to ask what?" Guo Xiang people did not doubt his resourcefulness at all.

Chen Tongpao whispered in his ear for a while, and then said with a smile: "I'll tell you so much first, after all, you and I have to put a long line to catch a big fish!" ”

After Ye Yongjia took over the case, he transferred Lu Tingci to the surrounding states and counties to investigate the facts through the order of Minghuiguang Zhongshu Province.

Lu Tingci has always been meticulous in his affairs, and Ye Yongjia was relieved to let him search slowly, but there was no result in a few days, so he hurriedly called him back.

Lu Tingci came to the military department, and when he saw Ye and Cai's displeasure, he questioned him face to face: "Lu Yushi, this is an opportunity for you to make meritorious contributions, why didn't you notice any shortcomings?" ”

Lu Tingci was not in a hurry, and replied: "If you use some unrighteous means, you can find out countless 'truths', but I despise such behavior. When I arrived at those places, I asked the local people, but most of their answers were hesitant and their eyes were evasive, so the officials around me persuaded me that these people did not dare to tell the truth, and that they had to be sent to the county government and carefully interrogated. But I refused on the spot......"

"Isn't that a bad idea?" Cai Xianqing interrupted him from the side.

"Cai Shilang," Lu Tingci bowed to him, "even if they are sure that they have something to hide, then the words that are brought to the court and spoken under intimidation must be the 'truth'?" In the following opinion, to do what is right through unrighteous means will not make the people feel any justice. ”

"Your words are indeed right," Ye Yongjia sighed and said helplessly, "But if everything is according to this law, we will not be able to defeat those clear streams." I've heard that Lu Yushi is a flexible person, why have you forgotten this today? ”

Lu Tingci said: "Tingci knows that 'etiquette has the right to have scriptures', but it is to treat others, treat yourself, and you must be worthy of your conscience." ”

Ye Yongjia was about to reply to his words, when he suddenly saw a person pushing the door, went straight to the guest hall, bowed to Ye Yongjia, and made no noise.

"Who is this?" Cai Xianqing glanced at him with cold eyes.

The secretary office was dumbfounded, and hurriedly smiled: "Two adults, this is the Dali Temple Qing Guoxiang people, who handed over Lu Xinzhong's confession." ”

The Hunan people took a step forward and held the paper in their hands.