Chapter 110: Asking for Books and Torturers (2)
"It's not like it's broken!" The momentum of the boy was not weak at all, and he shook off Cui Yi's hand and said, "Except for packing and belongings, my father didn't bring back a piece of paper, and he never went elsewhere. He has always been loyal to the emperor, and he has made miraculous achievements in capturing willow thieves, such empty accusations are simply ridiculous! β
Cui Yi's eyes became more and more nervous, and his hands rubbed the corners of his clothes restlessly, standing in place in a daze. However, the matter has come to this, he didn't dare to be timid first, in order to stabilize people's hearts, he had to hold up his momentum, and shouted angrily: "You, you little guy has a hard mouth, and you almost deceived this official!" Don't worry, I'll interrogate them one by one to see if they are also so backbone! β
The soldiers' actions were a little hesitant, but under Cui Yi's repeated orders, they had to put their knives into their sheaths, push the boy aside, call all the slaves and the ladies of each room to come up, and interrogate them one by one.
Cui Yi bit his lip tightly, his pale face was particularly conspicuous in the light, he took a deep breath and paced frantically in the central hall, trying to come up with a perfect way, even if it was just a change of body and retreat. But he gradually realized that this was no different from fantasy, and there was only one life-saving straw in front of himβthat is, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, hoping to find something useful from it.
He first begged all the immortals in his heart for good luck, and then raised his head and said: "Fellow soldiers, these people are afraid that they have conspired with Cunzhao to rebel, so naturally they refuse to tell the truth, don't be gullible. It's better to work hard, go into Cunzhao's study to search, and quickly expose the conspiracy of this thief! β
None of the soldiers moved, they all showed embarrassed appearances, shook their heads and sighed: "Master Cui, everything must be evidenced, we haven't found any clues now, what is the reason for the rash search?" If you still can't find the documents for rebellion, won't it become a big joke......"
"It's all a pretext!" Cui Yi hurriedly replied, "It's clear that you are afraid of his royal family's status and dare not offend, so you say this!" I have nothing to do with him, so I still have the intention to frame him! Besides, you have tossed this with me, and it is too late to retreat, and the capital crime must be inevitable; It's better to go all the way to the dark, then we still have a glimmer of life! β
The soldiers had no choice but to urge their subordinates to guide them, and when they came to the door of the study, they saw that the lock had not been opened, so they ran straight in, opened the boxes and cabinets together, and even smashed the flower pots that were placed, beware of any letters hiding in them; The study room became a mess.
The crowd searched for a while, but they still did not find any relevant documents. Cui Yi squatted by the wall, looking at stacks of writing paper, his eyes were a little sour, and he felt very uncomfortable. At this point, he couldn't hold on any longer, got up and rubbed his eyes, and looked around, ready to see how the others were doing.
He was about to go to the other side when he saw a suitcase blocking the road at his feet, and the clothes in it were disheveled, as if they had been searched. As soon as he lifted his foot, a thought suddenly popped into his heart: 'Since Cunzhao has gone away lightly and returned lightly, or left letters and other things in his clothes, why don't you check them carefully?' So he leaned down, put it in his hand one by one, and touched the cuffs and bosoms.
He then took out a crimson official uniform, and saw that there was some ash on it, suspected that it had not been washed, so he hurriedly put his hand into his sleeve and touched an angular thing, which frightened him into goosebumps, and pulled it out to see that it was a stacked piece of stationery.
Holding his breath nervously, he gently spread the paper and looked at the crumpled lines written:
'In the domain of King Yi, he found out that a person was acting strangely and interacting with the people of the king's house. When I returned to Beijing today, I asked the spies in the capital and learned that Cui Yi was traveling one night and was not at home. If he takes the opportunity to impeach him for his unfilial piety and breaks the arm of the leaf thief, King Yi will have nothing to rely on and will be expelled from the capital. Wan Wanglan quickly presented this letter to the prince, and we waited outside for good news. β
"It turned out to be this incident back then, I understand, I understand......" Cui Yi thought excitedly, almost crying, but he still tried his best to keep calm, "I still remember that I was instructed by my brother-in-law to go to the land of King Yi to do business, and sure enough, there were spies following!" The reason why this letter has been preserved to this day must be because Lan Yuan was afraid that the prince would listen to his words and would be suspicious of the emperor, so he concealed it and did not report it. It's a pity that that guy ended up being a step too late! β
Due to the urgency of time, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he had to rush to make a living, shouting: "Isn't this just found!" β
When everyone heard this earthquake-like shout, they all stopped at once, and they all cast suspicious glances at him.
Seeing this, Cui Yi pretended to be weak and put the hand behind his back: "But I read the content...... It's nothing. β
The atmosphere fell silent for a long time, until the sound of hurried footsteps was heard, followed by a shout that tore through the throat: "Get it out!" Take it out! β
The soldiers looked at it fixedly, it was Cunzhao's son who broke into the house, pushed away the crowd, and pointed directly at Cui Yidao: "I was still aggressive before, why, don't you speak?" Could it be that you saw some unfavorable document that made you pretend to be like this? Ladies and gentlemen, there must be a ghost in his heart! β
Before the soldiers could reply, the boy stepped forward, snatched the letter with his hand, swept it with his eyes, raised his arm, and said in surprise: "Amazing! In this letter, there are clearly written "Cui Yi" and "unfilial piety"! Immediately, regardless of Cui Yi's tearing, he read out the contents of the letter aloud.
After hearing this, the soldiers' faces changed greatly, they looked at each other a few times, and then pulled out their knives, and the blade turned to Cui Yi: "Master Cui, I said why did you rush to copy the forbidden house, sure enough, you have a problem!" How to explain this time! β
Cui Yi raised his forehead and sighed: "There is evidence here, and I can't argue with it." Ladies and gentlemen, for the sake of me being Lord Ye's brother-in-law, don't worry about it, just treat it as if nothing happened, I don't know if it's okay? β
"You want to be beautiful!" The boy scolded so much that his expression was extremely proud, "When the time comes, I will say in front of the emperor, whether it is you or him Ye Yongjia, they will all be dismissed and dismissed!" β
"Left and right, why don't you do it yet?"
As soon as he gave the order, the soldiers on both sides rushed forward, grabbed Cui Yi's arm, and tied him up deadly: "Go!" When you go back to the palace with us like this, you must explain it clearly! β
Cui Yizhi lowered his head, didn't snort, let them push and shove, and walked out of the Cunzhao Mansion.
The old servant, who was still respectful before, looked at his back and laughed: "Ye Dang is afraid that he will set himself on fire!" β