"The people in the hall, report their names."

Zhou Jichen's legs have been pierced by the rain of arrows, the skin and flesh are rotten, and the ointment is applied, but it still hurts.

He is also a man, and his face does not change.

"Your Majesty, report your name!"

Zhou Jichen snorted lightly: "Wang Wenzhi, what kind of dog mongrel are you pretending, who am I, don't you know?" My father is your mentor and has the grace of knowing you. But what did you do? Phew! You're a shit bitch, you've betrayed your benefactor, you're not bullshit! Give grandpa a good time, if I frown, I will be raised by you! ”

Wang Wenzhi's psychological quality is extremely strong, and his face is like an iron plate.

"Zhou Jichen, you used the dead soldiers to rob and kill the envoys of the Lan Kingdom to escort Princess Anping, a total of three hundred and twenty-six people, the crime is monstrous, you can't hide. Whether you recruit or not, you will inevitably die. ”

"Haha, haha! Since that's the case, what nonsense are you talking to me, just kill me. ”

"Killing you, there are also ways to kill you, whether it is a knife to cut off the head, or a punishment of inches, it all depends on your confession attitude."

"Don't talk about these useless things, hurry up and torture me, I'm going to die, what punishment are you afraid of, Lao Tzu's sword mountain and sea of fire are all here, there is nothing that can make me lose!"

I have to say that Zhou Jichen is a tough guy.

During the period when Wang Wenzhi was acting in Dali Temple, he had never met a person who could calmly face torture and die without confessing.

He can understand Zhou Jichen's attitude, if this guy confesses, he will probably involve more Zhou family members.

Zhou Dewei has a total of three sons, and the eldest has already been punished by the palace and has become a eunuch, so he has two sons.

can only make Zhou Jichen die without letting go, that is, this matter is also related to the second Zhou Zongren, if the two brothers are involved, Zhou Dewei will be cut off.

The third child was arrested, and the Zhou family was also in chaos.

The mother cried with tears: "Zongren, your brother was questioned by Dali Temple, his life is hanging by a thread, do you have a way to save him?" ”

"Mother, it's not that I don't save it, it's that I asked him to stop, but he doesn't listen, so he has to go...... Now that the matter is revealed, Qin Chuan is waiting for me to speak, if I save him, even if I commit a deception, I will also die with him! ”

"But he is your own brother, your eldest brother has already been punished by the palace, you can't ignore your brother anymore!"

The second child is Zhou Dewei's most calm son, and he is also the most like Zhou Dewei, he takes into account all aspects of things, no matter what, he doesn't dare to save the third child, and if he goes, he will throw himself into the net.

……

Palace.

Princess Anping's injuries are no longer serious, and she needs to recuperate for a few months, but the arrow wound on her hand is afraid that she will have to stay for a lifetime.

Blame herself, anyone who uses a knife against the emperor will be killed by the Imperial Foresters.

Gao Liuyue was by the bedside, changing the towel for the princess, she had a fever.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to Lan Country to explain the reason to the Lord of Lan Country?"

"Someone has been sent, Zhou Dewei is not at home, and his son is not as calm as Lao Tzu. How I hope that the person who did this is Zhou Dewei himself, then it is understandable for me to kill him. ”

Zhou Jichen didn't confess, but Qin Chuan didn't want to kill him.

This person has a short temperament and is easily impulsive, and with him, the Zhou family may have more mistakes.

Yang Qianxue had already arranged internal guards in Zhou Dewei's mansion, which was what he had just done, and news came from the other end that the mastermind of the matter was Zhou Zongren.

Now, Qin Chuan didn't want to push the Zhou family too hard.

He can't let Zhou Jichen go, and it's more appropriate to leave this guy to Zhou Dewei to deal with it himself.

Zhou Dewei had heavy troops in the Huguang and Jiangnan regions, and it was Zhou Dewei's cousins who controlled it.

For the Zhou family, you still have to plan slowly, and you can't be in a hurry.

The world is in chaos......

No! The world must not be chaotic!

In the evening, Qin Chuan went to the prison of Dali Temple to see if this guy had confessed.

Zhou Jichen's whole body was tied up, unable to move, and he also had a wooden stick stuffed in his mouth, like a living specimen, only his eyelids could blink.

"Wang Wenzhi, what are you doing here?"

"If you go back to the emperor, this is to prevent the prisoner from committing suicide."

"Isn't he a capital crime, and you're afraid he'll kill himself?"

Wang Wenzhi said: "The emperor's policy towards the Zhou family is to slow down, and the minister dared to guess that the emperor did not plan to kill Zhou Jichen, otherwise, he would not have been sent to Dali Temple and was killed in Ziping Pass." ”

What a smart and sharp Dali Siqing!

It is not easy for this kind of person to be able to pinch the emperor's mind just right.

Looking at it this way, Wang Wenzhi's mind is not below Zhou Dewei.

Fortunately, he is now Uncle Guo, his own person, otherwise, this person is very likely to become Zhou Dewei's most powerful deputy.

"Wang Wenzhi, figure out my thoughts, and dare to say it in front of me, you are the first person."

"Minister...... The minister lost his words. ”

From another point of view, Wang Wenzhi is still not as smart as Liu Zhongping.

A clever courtier is to let the emperor show his face everywhere, instead of shaking his wit.

Liu Zhongping has been saving face for Qin Chuan all the time, even if he guessed the result, he would not say it in front of Qin Chuan, and only showed a loyal look to Qin Chuan.

The knowledge in the officialdom can be great, otherwise where does the saying of great wisdom and foolishness come from.

"Do you have a way to get him to confess?"

"No."

"Oh? You are the Dali Siqing, I heard people say that you are the most powerful Dali Siqing in a hundred years, there is no case that cannot be handled, and there is no mouth that cannot be pried. ”

Wang Wenzhi was ashamed: "Your Majesty, this is the flattery of outsiders, and the minister is just an ordinary person." Zhou Jichen was bent on protecting his second brother, and the minister was unable to extract a confession. And the second child of the Zhou family is very tolerant, and Chen really doesn't know what to do. ”

"So, you guessed that the two brothers were complicit?"

"The minister is sure, but guessing is not enough to convict."

Inside the cell, when Zhou Jichen looked at Qin Chuan, his face was full of ridicule and disdain, he couldn't speak, but his eyes kept talking.

Interestingly, Qin Chuan has heard a lot of good people in history who would rather die than give in.

If you do something bad, you can still die and not give in, that's really a strange talk.

"Did you torture him?"

"Your Majesty, this trick is useless, the minister has scared him, and he is not afraid at all."

Qin Chuan stepped forward and took off the wooden stick in this guy's mouth: "Zhou Jichen, you have committed a serious crime, do you think you are still quite glorious and proud?" ”

Zhou Jichen snapped his teeth a few times, and said arrogantly: "Qin Chuan, give grandpa a good time, don't be like a girl, how to kill it, whatever you want!" ”

All the torture instruments are on the side, and they are all iron guys.

Speaking of punishment, the punishments in this era are too few, not as many as Qin Chuan's mind