Chapter 42: Framed
If you want to add sin, there is no word.
False accusations are often the most clumsy way to harm others.
False accusations are often the easiest way to harm others.
False accusations sometimes don't need to be so clever at all, and they can also kill people.
Framing, even if it is clumsy, is still successful as long as someone believes it.
In the lobby of Shunqing Mansion, the prefect Ma Buchao and Fan Yun of Dongchang were personally interrogating the important criminal Hong Fei. Hong Fei changed his style of not opening his mouth in the past, and suddenly confessed in the lobby, claiming to be a member of the Tang Sect, and saying that his master was Tang Siji, the head of the Five Heroes of the Tang Sect.
Although Ma Buchao is a member of the government, he also knows the status of the Tang Sect in the rivers and lakes. Of course, he also knew that the Shunqing Mansion he was in charge of was also the Tang Sect's sphere of influence. He knew the status of the Tang Sect, and when he heard this, he was naturally surprised. He also knew that if this matter was really related to the Tang Sect, then it would be very difficult for them to solve the case.
Ma Buchao asked in surprise: "You said that you are from the Tang Sect, do you have a certificate?" β
Hong Fei replied, "Yes." As he spoke, he took out something from his body, but it was a small piece of incense.
Ma Buchao didn't recognize it and asked, "What is this?" β
Hong Fei replied: "This thing is the incense head of my Tang Sect after the Netherworld Soul Snatching Incense is used up. β
Fan Yun opened his mouth and asked angrily: "Thief, don't you come from the truth, who are you instructed by?" β
Hong Fei was not afraid at all, and replied very calmly: "Since the little one is a member of the Tang Sect, the person who instructed the little one to rob the official silver is naturally the head of my family, Tang Mugong, and my master." β
Fan Yun asked, "Do you dare to confront the people in the Tang Sect?" β
Hong Fei smiled: "Why don't you dare? I'm afraid that you can't help our Tang Sect. "The words are very arrogant and provocative.
Ma Buchao didn't dare to offend the Tang Sect, so he said to Fan Yun: "Father-in-law, if this matter is really related to the Tang Sect, then we have to think about it in the long run!" β
Fan Yun said: "Adults eat the king's fortune, and when they are loyal to the king, how can they be so afraid of things?" Forgive him for being reckless, how dare he confront my court. Now that the prisoner has confessed, he has not quickly written the text and signed the confession. β
Ma Buchao was reprimanded by him, felt that his face was gloomy, and he didn't dare to say more, so he only ordered the master to write the paperwork and let Hong Fei draw it.
Fan Yun said to the messenger in the hall again: "Song Jin will be tried in court for the crime." β
The two officials were ordered to go down immediately, and Song Jin brought it after a while.
"Song Jin, do you recognize this?" Fan Yun threw the small piece of incense to Song Jin and asked.
Song Jin took the incense and looked at it carefully, and then replied: "This thing seems to have been seen in the carriage blocked by thieves on the day of the crime, but the last general didn't recognize what it was." β
Fan Yun smiled: "That's right. Since General Song had seen this thing that day, it proved that what the prisoner Hong Fei said was true. I really don't hide it from General Song, this thing is the incense of the Tang Gate's ghostly incense. In this way, in the case of the robbery of the official bank, the Tang Sect is indeed very suspicious. β
Song Jin also said hatefully: "When the thief lifted the curtain that day, the criminal general did smell a strange fragrance, and his whole body immediately softened, otherwise the criminal general would definitely be able to kill a few more thieves." But he never thought that this incense turned out to be the property of the Tang Gate, and asked his father-in-law to immediately investigate the Tang Gate thoroughly and find the disaster relief official silver as soon as possible. β
Fan Yun said softly: "General Song is the same as what I think, which is like those corrupt officials who are greedy for life and afraid of death." Between the words, he glanced at Ma Buchao intentionally or unintentionally. Ma Buchao naturally knew that Fan Yun was talking about him, and when he looked at him like this, he felt even more bottomless in his heart, and he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat all over his body.
Ma Buchao was in a dilemma at this time, Dongchang was something he couldn't afford to offend, but he didn't dare to provoke Tangmen. If this matter is not done well, the loss of official position is a small matter, and maybe even his life may be lost.
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The Tang Sect has a wide range of connections, and there are many protΓ©gΓ©s. Only in the Shunqing Mansion, the Tang Gate is not only the eyeliner of Wen Leopard. Among the officials in the lobby, there is also a disciple of the outer room of the Tang Sect, this person is named Qian Gubo, who studied under Tang Sitian, the second hero of the Tang Dynasty.
Qian Gubo had also participated in Hong Fei's interrogation and knew that he was a stubborn hard bone. Now Hong Fei suddenly retracted his confession in the lobby, and he also claimed to be from the Tang Sect, which was completely unexpected by Qian Gubo.
Tang Siji is Qian Gubo's master uncle, and Qian Gubo, the disciple of the master uncle, naturally knows him, but there is no character named Hong Fei at all. Therefore, of course Qian Gubo knew that he was lying, but why Hong Fei suddenly retracted his confession made him very puzzled. Qian Gubo had already learned from Wen Leopard that Master Uncle Tang Siji would soon arrive at Shunqing Mansion. So as soon as the errand in the lobby was over, he went to the prison to find Wen Leopard as soon as possible, and told him about the retraction of the confession of Yashang Hongfei.
As soon as Wen Leopard heard this, he immediately affirmed: "This matter must be related to Fan Yun's private trial of Hong Fei last night, it seems that their purpose is to frame our Tang Sect." β
Qian Gubo asked, "Then what should we do now?" β
Wen Leopard replied: "My master and my mother have arrived, let's go out to find them immediately, and everything is up to them." β
Qian Gubo replied: "Okay, without further ado, let's hurry up and find Uncle Master." β
The two of them walked out of the mansion quickly and came to the place where they met on the street, where Tang Siji and the fifth line had been waiting for a long time. After a few words of greeting, Tang Siji introduced the two of them to the fifth line, Murong Jie and others.
The two of them had only heard the name of the fifth line of sword shadows, but they didn't know who Murong Jie was, so they only spoke: "I have long admired the name of the fifth line of sword shadows, and I am fortunate to be lucky!" But he only left Murong Jieling aside.
Murong Jie is a stingy person, and he had a bad relationship with Tang Siji last time, so he didn't have a good impression of Tang Men in his heart. At this time, he was defeated by two Tang disciples, and he was already angry in his heart, but he didn't have a seizure.
After everyone saw each other, Qian Gubo told Tang Siji and others about the retraction of the confession.
Tang Siji was furious after hearing this, and slammed the table and said, "What a thief, you dare to pretend to be my disciple." β
Wen Bao immediately persuaded: "Master, don't get excited. Now that the Tang Sect has become a thorn in the side of the court, it is best for the master not to reveal his whereabouts now, so as not to arouse suspicion. β
Tang Siji saw that the apprentice was reasonable, so he immediately calmed down.
Qian Gubo opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle Shi, how do we act now?" β
Tang Siji thought for a while before he said again: "Leopard, you go back to the prison immediately, and you must protect Hong Fei, Song Jin and Fan Chou." Now that the thieves have achieved their goal of framing our Tang Sect, the next step may be to kill people and kill them, so most of these three people will be in danger. β
Wen Leopard nodded and replied, "I understand." β
Tang Siji then said to Qian Gubo: "Gu Bo, you only need to do one thing - watch Fan Yun closely, and don't worry about anything else." β