Chapter 59 Jiaojun broke into prison to obtain a confession

Li Yunhan returned to Zhiyuan, rested for a day, and gradually regained his strength. He told Mama Buckwheat that he wanted to take her to the Pomegranate Inn to visit the heather. Mama Qiao happily agreed, got up and was about to leave to pack her luggage, but she heard a knock on the courtyard door, as if someone had walked in.

Mama Buckwheat went out of the house to take a look, but it was Yan Ran. Yan Ran entered the hall and said to Li Yunhan that Da Fu had something important to see him.

Li Yunhan asked a few words, but Yan Ran didn't know the details and couldn't say anything. Li Yunhan reluctantly apologized to Mama Buckwheat, and walked out of Zhiyuan with Yan Ran.

When he arrived at Dafu's house, Yan Ran took Li Yunhan to a secret room behind the courtyard. The candlelight in the room was dim and air-conditioned, Da Fuzheng was pacing with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Li Yunhan, he said: "Brother Li, this time the matter is too big!" ”

Li Yunhan's heart was shocked: "But the burning of Xiongwu City? ”

"That's right." Da Fu nodded, "Right now, Ji Wen and Chu Mohan bite back, saying that General Guo sent Nani to set the fire...... His Majesty was furious at this, and he had put General Guo on death row and handed him over to the three divisions for trial. ”

Li Yunhan was shocked when he heard this: "This, what the hell is going on?" ”

Da Fu did not answer, he lightly slapped his palm three times on the bamboo curtain, and as soon as the applause fell, a strong man walked out from behind the curtain. The man's beard was gone, and when he ripped off his turban, Li Yunhan recognized it, it turned out to be Mintai, and exclaimed: "General........."

Min Tai said: "Soon after Mr. left, Ji Wen detained General Guo under the pretext of inspection, saying that he instructed Nani to burn Xiongwu City. In desperation, I had to flee overnight and rushed back to Chang'an. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Yunhan sighed lightly and frowned, "What about the confession of the rebel leader?" ”

Mintai pondered, "This...... Maybe it's still on General Guo. ”

Li Yunhan pondered for a moment and said that although Jiuyuan County was small, the terrain was very dangerous, like a sharp knife inserted into Chu Mohan's chest; If there is a mistake in Jiuyuan County, Chu Thief is afraid that he will be even more fearless.

"Well, Da is also quite anxious about this."

"I don't know what the prince's countermeasures are?" Li Yunhan asked.

"What else can he do;" Da Fu smiled bitterly, "Asino is dead, and the forest thieves are even more fearless; Your Majesty cares about face, how could he listen to the prince alone for this, and offend Lin Fu and Chu Mohan, who are important ministers of the court! ”

"What about Yang Silang?"

Da Fu sneered: "The one surnamed Yang saw that things were not good, so he made a turtle with a shrunken head." Above the court, he pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't say a word. ”

"Then, no one in the DPRK and China will speak for General Guo anymore?"

"No," Da Fu shook his head slightly, "General Guo, as a border general, has little contact with courtiers; When this happens, they are also afraid to avoid it. Since His Majesty handed over this case to Ji Wen for trial, it is not clear that he wants to kill him! ”

Li Yunhan couldn't help but wet his eyes with tears when he heard this, choked up, and said: "I put the fire, if I can save General Guo's life, I am willing to surrender to the imperial court." ”

Da Fu said: "That's right, you put the fire, but who would believe it now?" Limf, Quarter Win, who are they? You want to use your own life to protect General Guo, but you are too naïve. ”

"Alas, with General Guo's temperament, he will never bow down and confess. As a result, he will be tortured again. Li Yunhan looked sad.

"Hmm; Ji Wen is sinister and vicious, known as the first cool official in the dynasty, what means can't be used? In his hands, even if it is steel and iron bones, no one can bear it. Da Fu looked indifferent.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

Mintai gritted his teeth and said, "Then there will only be a prison robbery!" ”

Da Fugan laughed and said: "The prison of Dali Temple is full of organs, just rely on you and me, I am afraid that I will be killed and injured before I see General Guo." ”

"Well, it's not time to rob the prison yet." Li Yunhan paused, "In Yunhan's opinion, we should see General Guo as soon as possible and find the rebel confession." ”

"Alas, it's difficult;" Da Fu sighed lightly and said that the fifth Qi had already been transferred out of Dali Temple, and now there are people from Ji Wen inside and outside the prison, how can I see it!

Li Yunhan said that the county lord Li Wu may be.

"She, a weak woman, and she doesn't have a kinship, can she do it?" Dafu was a little skeptical.

"So far, it's only one try." Li Yunhan's tone was firm, "I'll go find the county lord; Brother Da is familiar with General Bian Sai, can he persuade Chu Yanzhong, Ge Changfeng and other generals stationed in Beijing to jointly play and bail General Guo out? ”

Da Fu looked embarrassed and sighed.

"Don't hesitate, it's decided!" Li Yunhan finished speaking, got up and said goodbye. He had just walked a few steps when he was stopped by Da Fu.

Da Fu said that if he guessed correctly, the Qing son of Fulong Villa is Chu Mohan's eldest son - Chu Qing.

Li Yunhan was not surprised when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This cunning fox has finally revealed its true face." ”

Li Yunhan went to Guiyifang first. It happened that Wang Jie was decocting medicine for his father at home, and when he heard the reason clearly, he went to King Hui's mansion with him.

Li Wu was leaning on the railing in front of the Qiongxiang Pavilion and looking into the distance, her eyes were full of confusion and depression. Since Ping Yu took away her sweetheart, Wang Jie, from her, although she is subservient on the surface, she is still unwilling, and fantasizes that she can return to Wang Jie's side one day.

Suddenly, seeing Wang Jie's visit, Li Wu jumped out of her meditation, blushed and pretended to complain: "Wang Lecheng, why do you want to see me today?" ”

Wang Jie smiled and glanced at Li Yunhan.

"The county lord is knowingly asking." Li Yunhan smiled and said, "The reason why Wang Jie didn't dare to see you was not because he was afraid of causing Princess Pingyu to misunderstand. ”

What Li Yunhan said was listened to by Qiaozhu, the maid who stood silently on the side. She had already been secretly bought by Ping Yu, so she listened quietly.

"Hmph, if you don't see it, you will complain about my sister-in-law as soon as I come." Li Wu looked displeased, and looked at Wang Jie, "Aren't you afraid today?" ”

Wang Jie said solemnly: "I had to come to save an old friend." ”

"Old Friends ......"

"Yes, Jiuyuan County Guard-Guo Yi."

"Hmph, it's him again," Li Yan's face stretched out, "The last time I stole Qionghua and made me humiliated and punished, have you forgotten?" ”

"Your Highness," Wang Jie knelt down in front of Li Yu with a plop, begging, "If I don't agree today, I will kneel down and ......"

"The last accident was all Yunhan's fault, please forgive the princess." Li Yunhan's tone was very sad, "It's just this time, when you hear the truth clearly, it's not too late." ”

Wang Jie said with tears in his eyes: "Sister-in-law, for the sake of you and me, I will agree......"

Li Wu couldn't help but feel soft in her heart after he sobbed and was entangled, and asked what happened? After hearing this, Wang Jie got up and recounted in detail the experience of Guo Yi's wrongful victimization.

Li Wu couldn't help but be moved by the loyalty of the two of them, so she made up her mind to give it a try.

In the afternoon, the sky was clear and the breeze was smooth, and bursts of laughter came from the Zichen Palace. It turned out that Concubine Yi suddenly became interested and started a double land with Emperor Xuan. When the chess reached the middle game, Emperor Xuan deliberately conceded a few, and Concubine Yi saw that Yingqi was in sight, and she giggled and laughed for a while.

At this time, a small yellow door came to report, saying that Ji Wen had come to meet him. Concubine Yi was quite displeased when she heard this, and she was tired of the chatter of the courtiers when they discussed politics, so she said hello to Emperor Xuan and walked away.

It turned out that in order to get rid of Guo Yi as soon as possible, Ji Wen was worried that something would happen to him after a long night, so he ordered someone to carefully forge a confession of Guo Yi. After writing it, he looked at it carefully again, revealing a cruel smile: "Guo Yi, this time you are dead!" ”

Ji Wen entered the hall with the false confession, visited Emperor Xuan, and said: "The minister was ordered to investigate the case of the burning of Xiongwu City, and Guo Yi confessed to his crimes, and confessed that he sent Nani to do it. ”

"The case was closed so soon...... Emperor Xuan frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, the evidence in this case is conclusive, and he has no way to deny it, so he has to obediently admit his guilt." Ji Wen said and presented the confession forged in advance, "This statement was made by Guo Yi, please take a look." ”

Emperor Xuan took it and hurriedly looked at it, and then asked, "Does King Jing know about this?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister will not have time to inform him after he gets this."

"Okay, I got it." Emperor Xuan yawned, waved his hand slightly, and motioned for Ji Wen to step down.

Ji Wen had no intention of leaving, and asked again, how to deal with Guo Yi?

"This ...... Don't worry," Emperor Xuan hesitated for a moment, "Let's wait until the court has discussed." ”

"Your Majesty, this case has a great impact, and the courtiers are all indignant about it, and I ask Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible."

"This," Emperor Xuan hesitated for a moment, "what about Aiqing?" ”

"Forgive the minister, if you don't kill it, you can't explain it to the world!"

"You," Emperor Xuan raised his tone, and in an instant he became weaker again, and waved his hand weakly, "Then let's cut it after the autumn." ”

Ji Wen was very proud when he heard this, and thanked him loudly and took the order.

In order to save Guo Yi, Da Fu went to see Chu Yanzhong on the same day, wanting him to intercede with Emperor Xuan.

Chu Yanzhong refused after hearing this, and said: "Chu Mohan is my brother, let me help Guo Yi, isn't that an elbow twisted out?" Besides, the affairs of the government have always been decided by those civil servants, and I only know how to lead troops to fight, so what's the use of saying it! ”

"General, it's good for you down there."

Chu Yanzhong was stunned, "For me?" ”

"Yes. In Xiabei Yuyang, he had witnessed many illegal things of Chu Mohan, and his disobedience was known to everyone...... Once something happens to him, the general is afraid that it will be difficult to explain it as his brother! ”

Chu Yanzhong laughed and said: "The food you kid has eaten is not as much salt as I eat, you dare to teach Lao Tzu a lesson!" ”

"Don't dare." Da Fu lowered his voice, "I just advise the marshal to use this matter to draw a clear line with him as soon as possible, leaving a way back for the future." ”

"What is not the way back!" Chu Yanzhong was tough on the lips, but he still couldn't help but have some hidden worries in his heart, so he found a step, "Guo Yi is my subordinate, and I can't open my mouth if something happens to him." ”

Da Fu said that he had a plan, and persuaded him to join forces with Ge Changfeng, Feng Cunsheng and other generals in Beijing, and in the name of Guo Yi's past merits, he implored the saint to be lenient......

Chu Yanzhong thought for a while after hearing this, and reluctantly agreed.

Chu Qing was worried that something would happen to the long night, so Tuo Jiasheng went to see Ji Wen with a heavy gift, urging him to close the case as soon as possible and get rid of Guo Yi.

Jia Sheng didn't want to get involved in this matter, but because he received a lot of money, he couldn't shirk it for a while, so he had to agree.

When he arrived at Dali Temple, Jia Sheng explained his intention, and Ji Wen smiled contemptuously when he heard it: "Brother Jia, don't worry, Your Majesty has made a decree, just wait for the Autumn Queen to ask for it." ”

Jia Sheng was relieved when he heard this, and complimented him a few words, and Ji Wen was so proud when he heard it. The two chatted for a while, and suddenly saw Tong Li hurriedly come to report, saying that the lord of Rongyi County wanted to break into the prison and meet Guo Yi. Ji Wen was shocked when he heard this: "Why is this?" ”

"She said that she was ordered by King Hui to come to Guo Yi to settle accounts." He replied.

"Accounting ......"

"She said that Guo Yi once deceived King Hui with a fake book "Three Strategies" for stealing Qionghua.

"Hmph, if you don't come sooner or later, you just make trouble at this juncture." Ji Wen immediately ordered Li Wan to be expelled!

"My lord, this is not very good," Tong Li hesitated, "if you hurt her, the little ones can't afford it." ”

Ji Wen said angrily: "It's not just a county lord, why don't you even listen to me!" ”

"Your Excellency is angry." Jia Sheng bowed slightly, and persuaded Ji Wen, "King Hui is such a precious daughter, if you offend King Hui, it won't end well!" ”

Ji Wen listened and thought for a moment, and decided to go and meet her for a while.

Dali Temple prison, the courtyard is full of soldiers armed with knives, guns, bows and arrows, Li Wu with Li Yunhan and Wu Qi, who pretended to be entourage, holding swords, step by step forced back the guards, was about to break into the prison, suddenly heard a shout behind him: "Who trespassed into the prison?" ”

Li Wu looked back, but it was Ji Wen, Jia Sheng and others, so she arched her hand and said, "Find Guo Yi to settle accounts!" ”

"What's the account?" Ji Wen asked with a dark face.

Li Wu pointed to a book in Li Yunhan's hand, and said loudly: "If this "Three Strategies" is genuine, the market value can exceed 100 gold, who would have expected Guo Yi to deceive his father with a fake book!" ”

Ji Wen nodded slightly after hearing this, and said, "Since you came to visit the prison, can you have imperial decrees and official documents?" ”

Li said, no.

"Then don't blame Ji for being unkind." Ji Wen shouted the order and drove Li Wu and the others out of the yard!

Wu Qi flew forward with a long sword in his hand, waved it at the group of soldiers a few times, and shouted: "Who dares to mess around!" ”

Those soldiers were intimidated by Wu Qi's bravery and Li Wu's identity, and they didn't dare to act rashly for a while. The two sides were at a stalemate, and Jia Sheng suddenly found that one of the servants was so familiar, and carefully identified Fang Zhi as Li Yunhan, so he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and asked him why he came?

Li Yunhan looked solemn and said that he was here to help the county lord get justice.

"Master Ji, don't you really want to be accommodating?" Li Wu was a little depressed and asked.

"Hmph, what if King Hui comes in person!" Ji Wentie's face was blue, "Ji Mou, as the secretary of Dali Temple, has no imperial decree or official documents, and no one wants to step into the cell for half a step." ”

"My lord really doesn't show favoritism." Li Wu shook the book when she asked for it, "It's okay if you don't see it, as long as you are willing to pay 100 gold, this book belongs to you." ”

Ji Wen was stunned for a moment.

"Lord Jia is a frequent visitor to King Hui's Mansion, why don't you say anything?" The corners of Li Yunhan's mouth twitched, "Your Excellency is a master of identifying antiquities, so you might as well check the authenticity." ”

"Well, that's easy to say." Jia Sheng sneered, stretched out his hand to pass the book, and read it carefully. Although the book cover is worn, the margins are still a little fluffy and the texture is not clear, but the inner pages are relatively new.

Jia Sheng couldn't help but be a little disappointed after reading it, and said to Ji Wen: "Just looking at the fact that this inner page is relatively new, it really looks like a fake book." ”

"Master Ji, it's time to believe it." Li said.

Ji Wen was still suspicious, and reached out to get the book, but was snatched back by Li Yunhan. Ji Wen was a little embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders, and said coldly: "The county lord came here today, but he will really choose the time." ”

"Of course. At first, my father didn't look closely; When it was discovered that it was a fake, Guo Yi had already gone to Jiuyuan County; Now that I heard that he was in prison, my father had to order me to come to see him. ”

Jia Sheng said to Ji Wen: "Since it is the order of King Hui, please also ask the adults to give her a thin noodle." ”

"No!" Ji Wen was still stubborn, "Guo Yi is now a death row prisoner, and no one can see him without His Majesty's permission!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I suddenly heard an applause from behind me: "Master Ji, you are really iron-faced and selfless." ”

When Ji Wen looked back, he saw King Jing leading Ai Yun and others to arrive, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked him why he came?

"This king is ordered to supervise this case, how dare he slack off!" King Jing glanced at Li Wen, and then turned his gaze at Ji Wen, "Why are you arguing?" ”

Ji Wen said that the county lord Li Wu trespassed into the prison, so he had to stop him.

"Brother Wang is here, you have to make decisions for your little sister." Li Wu sobbed a few times, "Guo Yi deceived his father with a fake book "Three Strategies", and I came to settle accounts with him!" ”

King Jing said "um" and asked, "What about the book?"

Li Yunhan strode forward and presented the book.

King Jing couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Li Yunhan dressed as an entourage, and when he was about to ask, he saw Li Yunhan make a look and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please take a closer look." ”

King Jing seemed to understand when he heard this, and bowed his head slightly. He took the book of "Three Strategies" and looked through it for a while, and suddenly saw a broken page with Li Yunhan's message written on it, and immediately understood; He handed the book back to Li Wu with a calm expression, glanced at the crowd, and said in a heavy tone: "It is indeed a fake book." ”

"Brother Wang has good eyesight." Li Wan praised it, and Fu set her eyes on Ji Wen and ordered him to let him go immediately.

Seeing this, Ji Wen smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to accompany King Jing and Li Wu into the cell.

The cell was dimly lit, cold and damp.

Guo Yi was unkempt and bruised, crouched on a straw mat in the corner, staring at them with a fixed gaze.

King Jing looked at Guo Yi for a while, put on a straight face and asked Ji Wen, "You tortured him?" ”

Ji Wen sneered: "That's right, how can the tiger be soft!" ”

"Master Ji, you have to be measured in your work," King Jing seemed to be a little unaccustomed to the musty smell in the prison, and walked to the door and coughed a few times, "If the prisoner dies in prison, how can this king give an account to his father!" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, he won't live for a few days."

"Oh?"

"I forgot to tell Your Highness that Guo Yi has made all the moves," Ji Wen smiled, "Your Majesty has decreed that he will be beheaded after the autumn." ”

"This ......," King Jing was shocked when he heard this, "Your Excellency is really fast." ”

Before the words fell, Li Wu walked up to Guo Yi and shouted: "You liar, I didn't expect that there would be today!" ”

"Are you ......" Guo Yi raised his head and glanced at her coldly.

"I am the Lord of Rongyi."

Guo Yi calmed down when he heard this, fell to the ground, and shouted: "County lord, the minister is wronged, you have to be the master of the minister!" ”

"You also have grievances......

"Yes; They asked me to confess my guilt, but I refused to answer, so they abused the punishment to force me to confess. Guo Yi trembled and took off his clothes, pointing to the scars on his body, "You see, these are all injured by them." ”

"Hmph, I'm not here to listen to you shout something." Li Wu said and threw the "Three Strategies" to Guo Yi, "I really didn't expect that you would dare to deceive my father with a fake book!" ”

"Fake book ......" Guo Yi was a little stunned when he heard it.

"Yes, it was my doorman Li Yunhan who found it." Li Wu said and glanced out the door.

"Li Yunhan ......"

"That's right, he said it." Li Wu said and picked up the fish dragon jade pendant on her waist and fiddled with it a few times.

When Guo Yi saw the jade pendant, he seemed to hear Li Wu's words, he opened the book with a trembling rope, and looked through the pages one by one.

Seeing this, King Jing deliberately found a topic and called Ji Wen to the door.

Guo Yi carefully flipped through it for a while, and suddenly saw a broken page that read: "Brother Guo: Please tell me the whereabouts of the traitor's confession." He immediately understood, and while Ji Wen was not paying attention, he took out the confession from the brick crack in the corner, hid it in the book, and handed it back to Li Wu, sneering: "Isn't it just a fake book...... What can you do to me, a dying man? ”

Li Wu pretended to be annoyed and said, "Hand over the authentic work, so as not to suffer less flesh and skin; Otherwise......"

"Otherwise, what's wrong? Let's wait until the next life......"

"It's really unrepentant." Li Wu snorted, walked to the door and said to Ji Wen, "You can't let him die so easily, wait until I inform my father, and then settle accounts with him!" ”

"Then I can't help Ji." Ji Wen narrowed his eyes and laughed twice, "In two days, he should also be on the road." ”

Out of Dali Temple, Li Yunhan took the book of "Three Strategies" and said goodbye to Li Wu, turned around and went to Guiyifang.