Gu Shenwei stood up, feeling that the game should be over, and pointed to Zhang Ji'er who was lying on the ground and said, "It is impossible for him to kill the person."

This sentence is like manna for Zhang Ji'er after a long drought, and he touched his forehead to the ground to express his approval, Zhang You knelt there without any reaction, Pang Jing glanced at Luo Cong, and the expression on his face was saying, "Look, I told you, this is the Dragon King", only Luo Cong showed a very interested look, "Oh, based on the confessions of these two people, Gu Gongzi has already solved the case? Yan Changshi didn't kill him, who could it be? You can't stab yourself with a dagger after taking the poison, right?"

"I'm going to ask one thing first. Gu Shenwei said.

"Excuse me. ”

"Who is that dagger in Yan Qin's chest?"

"I've checked, the dagger is Yan Chang's own servant, it's a treasure from Fanbang, it's inlaid with a lot of jewels, and the assassin is obviously not a lover of money. ”

Gu Shenwei no longer had any doubts in his heart, "Zhang Ji'er has a sentence that makes sense, if he is the one who poisoned him, why would he use a dagger to kill people in one fell swoop?"

"Maybe it's because I'm afraid the poison won't take effect. ”

"No, Yan Qin sat in a stable position, showing no signs of struggle, there was almost no blood on the wound on his chest, and the dagger was stabbed after he died. ”

Luo Cong had never been to the scene, and cast an inquiring glance at a sergeant, and the sergeant nodded, indicating that what Gu Shenwei said was good.

"This is indeed a question, why do you want to stab another dagger on the body of a dead man?" Luo Cong frowned slightly.

Pang Jing sneered, "I have a ready-made explanation, the poison is to kill Yan Changshi quietly, and the dagger is to attract everyone's attention, so that people can see that he was assassinated. ”

Zhang Ji'er finally saw a glimmer of hope, regardless of the pain, and shouted: "It's not me, it's me, Yan Gong likes that dagger very much, and he usually collects it, I don't even know where to put it." ”

Of course, this kind of defense is not very convincing, Luo Cong thought for a while before saying: "It's still not right, if this is a trap set by Zihe, it should be triggered after using Gu Gongzi, and it is unreasonable to insert a dagger too early to attract everyone's attention." ”

Pang Jing stopped talking, he knew his status, and he didn't want to argue with General Yulin, who held the power of the army, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Luo Cong suddenly smiled, "What else am I thinking, doesn't Gu Gongzi already know the truth?" I listen to you, if you are really accurate, Gu Gongzi will create a miracle, Zhang Ji'er will clear his suspicion, I will make a meritorious service, and I will kill three birds with one stone, all of which are beneficial, only Zihe's conspiracy can be regarded as a failure." ”

He said this on his lips, but in his heart he was as disapproving as Pang Jing, and the smile on his face became more and more magnanimous, indicating that Gu Shenwei could say nothing.

"Zhang Ji'er. Gu Shenwei said.

"The villain is here. ”

"You were lying. ”

"The villain doesn't dare to lie. ”

"You know where the dagger is stored, why do you say you don't know?"

"Villain...... Villain ......"

"You are Yan Qin's personal attendant, how can you not know where his beloved things are hidden?

"I—I can't remember ......" Zhang Jier's voice became weaker and weaker, and she couldn't make up the lie anymore.

Luo Cong and Pang Jing glanced at each other in surprise, not understanding whether Gu Shenwei wanted to exonerate Zhang Jier or prove that he was the murderer.

"Right now is your only chance. Gu Shenwei looked at the fifteen-year-old gelding lying on the ground, and couldn't help but think in his heart how much the pressure of survival would affect a person, "General Luo is not from the palace, you also heard it, what he wants is the truth, not a conspiracy, if you still refuse to tell the truth here, there will be no chance in the future." ”

"Your Excellency...... Let me tell you the truth?" even in the face of the most disadvantageous situation, Zhang Jier still arranged a way out for herself, using the word "let" to imply that she couldn't help herself, and she would have an excuse to regret it later.

Gu Shenwei would not be fooled by this, and turned to Luo Cong and said: "Zhang Ji'er refuses to tell the truth, I suggest that he continue to be tortured, and since this is Dali Temple, the chief secretary and others should be called, and every sentence of his confession should be recorded and cannot be changed." ”

"Well, as it should be. ”

A sergeant withdrew from the main hall, and soon called seven or eight officials, each holding pen and ink documents, saluting Luo Cong and Pang Jing, and standing on one side, only Dali Siqing was not there, he couldn't accept Yulin Army, and went home early in the morning to avoid embarrassment.

Zhang Jier kept shouting, but when the executioner chose a thicker stick and was about to be executed again, he couldn't hold on, "Don't fight, I'll move, I'll do it all." ”

Luo Cong sighed, "I also said that sticks are useful, but it turned out that they were beaten lightly, so let's hit a few sticks first to punish him for the crime he deliberately concealed before." ”

The executioner of Dali Temple was more professional than Sergeant Yulin, and he chose a place where Zhang Ji'er ** was still intact and beat him with five sticks, the skin was open, and both legs were dyed red, but no fatal injuries were caused.

As soon as the stick fell for the first time, Zhang Jier began to confess, "I'll tell you the truth...... Oops...... Dagger...... Oops...... The dagger was stabbed on Yan Gong...... Oops...... ...... of the chest But he was already ...... by then Oops...... Dead, poison...... Oops...... It has nothing to do with me. ”

Luo Cong waved his hand to stop the executioner and asked Gu Shenwei, "Do you think he is telling the truth?"

"Well, I believe that's the truth. ”

"It's weird. Luo Cong pointed to Zhang Ji'er on the ground, "Since Yan Changshou has been poisoned and died, why do you have to make up for it? Do you have a personal vendetta with him?"

"No, no. Zhang Ji'er wiped her tears and said bitterly: "Yan Gong treats villains like a mountain, there is no personal enmity, I just ...... Just ......"

"Just what?"

"I found out that Yan Gong died, I was very scared, I didn't know that he was poisoned at the time, I only knew that he died strangely, the villain thought that I was the only one guarding the door, and I was Yan Gong's personal person, and there would be a crime on my head afterwards, so ...... So...... I took out the dagger and stabbed it in Yan Gong's heart. ”

The surrounding officials looked at each other, not understanding what Zhang Ji'er meant by these words, and waited for a while before writing down.

Luo Cong suddenly realized, "You are really a little monkey, your mind turns very fast, you are afraid that Yan Changzhi will die too ordinary, no one cares about it at the time, but a few days later, the accusation is planted on your head, so you can't refute it, so you just put a dagger and make things bigger, right?"

"Yes, the villain has an idea, thinking that as long as the government office outside the palace participates in the trial, he may be able to find out the real culprit and let me get rid of suspicion. ”

The relationship in the palace is complicated, Zhang Jier was worried that Yan Qin's death was a palace conspiracy, so he came up with such a trick, hoping to introduce external forces to investigate the case.

Luo Cong continued to ask, "In that case, why didn't you tell the whole truth in front of me just now?"

"The villain didn't distinguish the situation for a while, and always wanted to see the adults of Dali Temple to tell the truth. Zhang Ji'er was very cautious, General Yulin personally came to Dali Temple to try the case, this kind of thing had never happened, he was afraid that this was part of the conspiracy, so he didn't dare to speak, until Gu Shenwei saw through his tricks, coupled with the threat of the big stick, he didn't tell the truth.

"The little monkey is so smart that I don't even know whether to trust him or not. Luo Cong also stood up, "Gu Gongzi, forgive me, now it's you who is trying the case, I always take the lead, so you can ask next." ”

Gu Shenwei shrugged his shoulders slightly, "The next thing is very simple, the doors and windows of Yan Qin's room are closed, and the only person who poisons him can only be the people around him, not Zhang Ji'er, naturally the last person who served Yan Qin." ”

Zhang You had been trembling, then raised his head and said loudly: "Dragon King, I know that we have a feud in the Western Regions, but you can't frame me like this." He called out the "Dragon King" directly in a hurry, and he and Gu Shenwei had no grudges in the Western Regions.

Gu Shenwei knew a little more about Zhang You, and knew how to make him tell the truth, "General Luo, I'm afraid I'm going to use a stick again." ”

"I'm Xiaohuangmen in the palace, who dares to beat me?" Zhang You was anxious, he forgot that his biggest backer Yan Qin was dead, and a low-level position like Xiaohuangmen couldn't scare people.

Luo Cong snorted coldly, "I have His Majesty's imperial decree in my hand, in order to find the demons of the Ten Directions Sect, you can judge the princes at the top and behead the civilians at the bottom, what kind of thing are you, and you dare to be arrogant in front of me?"

The sergeant only listened to the general's orders, and one of them had already gone to bring the stick, just waiting for Luo Cong's order.

The bloody example was lying beside him, and Zhang You's courage had already been frightened, "The general is angry, and the general listens to me." ”

Luo Cong found that he was "dominating" again, and took a step back, "I have something to say to Gu Gongzi." ”

"Dragon King. Zhang You screamed, exactly the same tone as he said in Biyucheng six years ago, "I can't help myself, if I tell the truth, I will definitely die...... You don't get any benefit either...... General, General Luo, I can't speak, you know ...... in your heart"

Luo Cong was furious, "What do I know in my heart? Okay, you sinister villain, do you want to pull me into the water when you do the evil act of killing the lord yourself? ”

The sergeant is strong and strong, and he is not as able to grasp the proportions as the executioners of Dali Temple, and after a few sticks, Zhang You's legs will be broken into three or four pieces, howling like a pig, and his confession is mixed ...... the middle, "The Empress Dowager! The Empress Dowager personally gave the order, and she has the ability to do ."

All the officials of Dali Temple were shocked, stopped writing, looked left and right, and regretted participating in this trial.

Luo Cong made his eyes look, and the sergeant went down with a stick to knock Zhang You unconscious.

"You can step down. Luo Cong ordered, and the officials rushed out as if they had been amnesty.

"Admire and admire, everything is as Gu Gongzi expected. Luo Cong bowed his hand twice, "But nothing has changed, the queen mother's idea must have been given by Zihe, they have made up their minds to get rid of you afterwards, do you still want to be a pawn for them?"

Gu Shenwei never thought of being a pawn for anyone, in his eyes, Luo Cong and Zihe Zhenren are the same person, so he said to Pang Jing: "The next person I want to see is the Queen Mother." ”

Pang Jing snorted, not knowing whether to agree or refuse, just like he didn't know which side he should stand on, whether it was Princess Huaping as his wife, or his sister Queen Mother, who had an average relationship. (To be continued.) )