"Let go of me! Why are you arresting me? Why! ”

Inside the Imperial Prison, Fang Zigui, who was tied hand and foot, struggled violently, shaking the torture rack under him with a bang, and angry shouts filled the entire cell.

Zhao Fan knocked on the table impatiently and warned, "Be quiet! This is the edict, since you come in, don't want to get out easily, you'd better be honest with me, otherwise there will be sins for you! ”

Fang Zigui didn't listen at all, and tried all his strength to break free from the restraints, so angry that the green tendons on his forehead burst out: "What about the edict!" Even if it's Flying Fish Guard, you can't just arrest people! Bypassing the Three Law Divisions and arresting me indiscriminately is not in accordance with the rules and regulations! ”

"I'm not convinced! I want to appeal! If you have the ability, let's go to your majesty to argue, I don't believe you dare to act so recklessly! Do you know who I am, dare to do this to me, my father is the head of the cabinet, and he will not let you go...... Yes! ”

Fang Zigui cursed incessantly, suddenly screamed, arched himself in pain, and closed his mouth instantly.

Zhao Fan shook the whip in his hand and glanced at him casually: "I said that you should be quiet, but you just don't listen, you have to be whipped to be honest, it's really cheap." ”

A whip killed Fang Zigui's majesty, Zhao Fan calmly sat back in his chair and began to ask routine boring questions.

Fang Zigui was covered in cold sweat and burst out, and in an instant, his clothes were wet, and he was so painful that he could barely speak. In the face of Zhao Fan's questions, he could only nod his head most of the time to express his affirmation, but fortunately, these questions were all about his basic information, just a simple confirmation, and Zhao Fan didn't care too much.

After going through the motions, Zhao Fan began to get to the point: "Recently, we edited the collusion and fraud case of Gu Yunji and Bai Xingjia, the first place in the exam, in Zha Hanlin, through Gu Yunji's confession, you were also involved in it, and you had admitted Bai Xingjia in violation of regulations with him, but is there such a thing?" ”

Hearing this, Fang Zigui raised his head suddenly, and said angrily: "I didn't! Gu Yunji, he framed me! This simply doesn't exist! ”

Zhao Fan folded his arms and looked at him for a long time: "You said that he framed you, what evidence is there?" ”

Fang Zigui choked, and after a while, he realized that he should be angry, and said in disbelief: "I was framed, Gu Yunji said that I was involved, you don't go to him to ask for evidence, but come to me for evidence, isn't it ridiculous?" ”

Zhao Fan's face turned cold, and he said gloomily: "Naturally, we want to ask him for evidence, but at the same time, it is also necessary to interrogate you alone." Fang Zigui, you are now a prisoner in the Imperial Prison, you must recognize your identity, don't try to question me, especially pay attention to the fact that during my interrogation, you can only answer, not ask, understand? ”

Fang Zigui recovered from the severe pain, and naturally refused to obediently obey: "Prisoner? At present, there are no three legal divisions to convict me, and you have no evidence at hand, so why should you say that I am a criminal? ”

"Ahh

Zhao Fan whipped again without mercy, and said ruthlessly: "Lao Tzu said, let you not try to question me!" This is the edict, it fell into the hands of our Flying Fish Guard, except for Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if the King of Heaven Lao Tzu speaks, the three law divisions are a fart! ”

Fang Zigui was used to being rebellious, and his body trembled in pain and had to refute: "I understand, you don't have any evidence at hand, you just arrested me here with just two sentences from Gu Yunji, so reckless, do you still have the royal law in your eyes!" ”

"Wang Fa? Lao Tzu let you see what is called the royal law! ”

Zhao Fan sneered twice, dipped the leather whip in cold water, and used more force than just now, "snap" and "snap" to Fang Zigui's body are two whips, and the pain is so painful that he can't even wail anymore, and he can't say a word.

Four whips before and after, and finally convinced Fang Zi, Zhao Fan patted his face full of cold sweat with a whip, and said proudly: "Don't dare to say anything else, as long as you enter the edict, my rules are the king's law, understand?" ”

Without waiting for Fang Zigui to answer, Zhao Fan sat back on his chair and said slowly: "Your Majesty said, but anyone involved in the fraud of the imperial examination must be strictly investigated and quickly investigated, and the slightest clue cannot be missed." Not to mention the confession of an important person like Gu Yunji, even if a dog passes by, it is inevitable that we will be caught and ask a few questions. ”

"So, you'd better recognize the reality and recruit honestly, so as not to suffer more."

Fang Zigui gasped, and said in a weak voice: "...... I didn't participate in the fraud in the imperial examination, it was Gu Yunji who framed me. I have a grudge against him, and this time he must have wanted to pull me into the water and deliberately bite me. ”

"Oh? Do you have a grudge against him? Zhao Fan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "But I heard Gu Yunji say that you have a good relationship with him and are close friends in this life, so he chose you to help him cheat together." ”

Fang Zigui was angry: "I can't look at each other with him, I look forward to him day and night in distress, I wish he died early, how can I be close friends with him!" ”

Zhao Fan was puzzled: "But you and Gu Yunji met as a young man, they were both classmates studying in Luxi Academy, and later in the middle of the same year, they worked together in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and even other officials of the Hanlin Academy said that you never have any conflicts on weekdays, and there will be enmity between the two of you?" ”

"Even not only you and Gu Yunji, but also Cheng Yan, the three of you are all from Luxi Academy, and in the same year, Dengke won the first and third places, and the outside said that you are as good as a person, and you are collectively called the 'Luxi Three Heroes', you say that you have a grudge against Gu Yunji, what about deceitful ghosts?"

Fang Zigui was blocked by him, so angry that he didn't know what to say: "No, no contradiction does not mean that I and him are close friends, that's because we hate each other, and we don't even want to talk, so naturally there will be no contradictions." ”

"Except for being in the Hanlin Academy, I have almost no contact with him in the past three years, he is his own son, and I have never been to the family to marry, if the two of us have no enmity, how can we cut off contact to this point!"

"Well—there's two points of truth." Zhao Fan touched his chin and groaned, "Since you have a grudge, then you tell me, what is the hatred?" ”

Involving face and privacy, Fang Zigui was naturally reluctant to tell him, and his eyes dodged the question: "...... It's just an old thing, there's not much to say. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan, who was about to listen to the gossip, suddenly collapsed: "Is it hard to say or not?" I think you're lying, what's the grudge, you clearly want to exonerate yourself! ”

Fang Zi was anxious: "If Gu Yunji and I are really close friends, why does he want to bite me?" There is insufficient evidence of fraud in his imperial examination, in this case, as long as he bites to death and does not admit it, you will beat him half to death, but you can't help him, why bother to admit this matter and confess to me, a 'best friend'? Isn't this a deliberate planting! ”

"What's so strange about that? There are a lot of people who claim to be brothers in life and death, but they can't bear anything with two whips, and they can't bear the blame on each other, and I have seen a lot of this kind of dog-eat-dog scene. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Fan suddenly paused, his eyes slightly cold: "Wait, how did you know that Gu Yunji's evidence of fraud in the imperial examination was insufficient?" ”

(End of chapter)