As a general of Yulin, Luo Cong was not the highest-ranking official in the court of the Luo family's literati, but he was the most powerful, and through Princess Huaping, he was able to maximize the effectiveness of 100,000 soldiers - the princess was supported, the Luo family was supported, and many ministers saw a powerful force, so they voluntarily defected to allegiance.

As soon as the news of the palace assassination came out, Luo Cong smelled the crisis from it, and although the enemy's conspiracy was still vague in his eyes, he knew where the biggest threat came from.

"General Pang Ning has been looking for an excuse to lead his troops into Beijing, hoping that Gu Gongzi will not be used, the battle between the court and the court cannot be shaken by the rivers and lakes, Zihe is confused, this chess move is very wrong. ”

The hidden guards were all gone, Luo Cong regained the general's bearing, clapped his hands, and immediately a servant brought in three chairs from outside, one on the left and two on the right, and at the same time sent official uniforms, which were directly put on the outside of the cloth.

Luo Cong still looks like a literati, most of his armor is made of leather, and the outside is inlaid with extremely thin gold sheets, and even a large part of the luster is simply painted, lifelike, and there are no flaws from a distance.

Another servant returned Gu Shenwei's narrow knife to its original owner as a sign of sincerity.

Luo Cong and Pang Jing sat on the right, Gu Shenwei on the left, more than ten steps apart, like three officials preparing for trial.

The servant retreated, and Luo Cong sat with a golden sword, adding a little military style to himself, "Gu Gongzi was deceived by Zihe, he is an old cunning, in the early years, he won the appreciation of the powerful by pretending to be a god and a ghost, and he was lucky to live past the age of eighty, which has become the biggest evidence that he is an immortal, which is extremely ridiculous." But after all, he is just the head of a small Jianghu sect, looking at the scenery, the power in his hands is false, the queen mother can lift him to the sky with a word, a little unsatisfactory, and can also erase the entire Kongtong faction with a word. Gu Gongzi was really not wise enough to ask for his help. ”

"Ordinary people salute first and then soldiers, and generals salute first and then salute, forgive me for being short-sighted, I can't see where the general's sincerity is?"

Luo Cong laughed, wanting to imitate the heroism of the general, but the result only seemed fake, he didn't realize it himself, raised his right hand and slapped it heavily on the **, "The Dragon King is really straightforward." ”

Pang Jing interjected coldly: "Gu Gongzi's knowledge is not short-sighted at all, he hasn't shown up for six years, and as soon as he appeared, his corpses were all over the field, which made all factions in the court and China tense, but they all had to ask him for help." General Luo, you have to be careful, Gu Gongzi used this method to be like a fish in water in Beiting, destroying a grassland powerhouse alive, and it has not been restored so far. ”

Luo Cong looked at Gu Shenwei, as if he had just become interested in him, "The Empress Dowager obviously issued a holy decree in the name of the emperor and gave you ten days to investigate the case, but I want to capture you alive, Gu Gongzi wonders about this matter, right?"

Gu Shenwei didn't squeak, when the other party was in a hurry to express, he usually wouldn't answer casually, so as not to fall into the trap, the traps in language were everywhere, and he already felt it deeply in Zihe Zhenren, so he became more and more cautious.

Luo Cong didn't answer the question he asked right away, but said loudly: "Bring it up." ”

Two sergeants pushed one into the main hall and pushed him to the ground.

The main hall of Dali Temple suddenly became the territory of the Yulin Army.

The prisoner was still dressed in the clothes of the palace eunuch, but his hat was gone, his hair was scattered, his face was full of panic, and he kept crying out for injustice.

Luo Cong drank impatiently, "What is your name first?"

The little eunuch swallowed his saliva, there were three people sitting in front of him, he couldn't figure out any information, he was so scared, all the skills he had just learned were lost, "The villain Zhang Ji'er, the ** servant in the palace, the servant Yan Gong in the service, I didn't kill anyone, really, Yan Gong is as kind to me as a mountain......"

"Less fart. Luo Cong reprimanded, in front of the panicked, his military general's bearing was a little more like, "Yan Changshi's usual pills have been poisoned, you are his personal person, who else can access these things?" There is also a dagger on his chest, Yan Changshou is weak and afraid of cold, the doors and windows are closed tightly, there is no trace of damage, only you have been guarding the door, and you have the opportunity to stab this." ”

The little eunuch Zhang Ji'er shook his life desperately, and out of some intuition, he set his eyes on Gu Shenwei, "I am walking in the palace, how can there be a dagger on my body? That dagger is not mine, and since it is poisoned, it is just to hide people's eyes and ears, why should I stab again?"

"The little monkey is very good at quibbling, first of all, who are you doing things for?"

"I, I've been serving Yan Gong all this year. Zhang Ji'er's voice was a little flustered.

"What about a year ago?" Luo Cong chased after him, although the case had not happened for half a day, he had already mastered enough clues.

"A year ago...... I am a handyman under Liu Gong of the Little Yellow Gate, responsible for sweeping the floor or something, and Liu Gong recommended me to Yan Gong. ”

"What about two years ago?"

"Two years ago......" Zhang Jier was silent.

"You don't remember your last name so badly, do you?"

"Two years ago, the villain was purified because of his family's poverty...... Cleanse yourself into the palace. ”

"Not only are you poor, but your parents are dead, right?"

"Yes. ”

Luo Cong was furious and said to the two sergeants: "Give him twenty boards first, and I'll ask again when it's blooming, and see if he tells the truth." ”

On the side of the main hall, wooden sticks of different thicknesses were placed, and one sergeant stepped on Zhang Ji'er's back with his foot raised, and the other sergeant chose a stick that fit his hand and beat it down fiercely according to the general's order.

One stick went down, Zhang Ji'er cried wolf, tears and snot flowed together, two sticks went down, shouting mother, three sticks down, couldn't bear it anymore, shouted: "The general spares his life, I'll tell the truth." ”

Luo Cong motioned for the sergeant to hit two more sticks before stopping, and then said to Gu Shenwei with a smile: "The sticks are ruthless, but they are the most effective, especially for those who think they are smart. ”

Zhang Ji'er felt that ** was no longer his own, prostrate on the ground, and did not say a word when he spoke, only then did he know that what "speculation is a weapon" was all deceptive nonsense, even if he now figured out General Yulin's mind thoroughly, he could not alleviate the pain on his body at all.

"Two years ago...... Villain...... At...... Xiao Wangfu does things. ”

Luo Cong was waiting for this sentence, looking at Gu Shenwei, "You understand, this is a conspiracy, just wait for Gu Gongzi to come to visit, the purpose is to implicate you, do you still believe in that old guy Zihe? He has been filming Xiao Wang's ass since a few years ago, maybe it was to plan this conspiracy." ”

Gu Shenwei thought for a while and said, "First, this is Dali Temple, and the prisoner is a eunuch in the palace, how can the case be tried by General Luo?"

Luo Cong laughed a few times, "Blame me for not making it clear, the Ten Directions Sect poisoned dozens of outlaws outside the city last night, and the various factions in the rivers and lakes are clamoring for revenge." Gu Gongzi entered the city early in the morning, maybe he hadn't heard of it, there were already thousands of people outside the city who were wantonly searching for them, making chickens and dogs jump, and the whole city was shaken, and the officials and city patrol camps alone could not be suppressed. Several important ministers of the court and the central government jointly played a petition, asking His Majesty to immediately send the Yulin Army to restore order in the whole city as soon as possible, and His Majesty immediately agreed-Therefore, the Yulin Army is now in charge of the security of the capital, and I believe that there is a black hand of the Ten Directions Sect behind the assassination of Yan Changshi, so he took over. ”

It was under this pretext that the Yulin army snatched the suspect from the hands of the palace gate Sima and forcibly occupied the mansion of Dali Temple.

The emperor has been killed, "Your Majesty's consent" is actually the consent of the Queen Mother, Gu Shenwei knew that there must be something strange in this, but he didn't ask, "Second, I was sitting in the front hall at that time, and many people can attest, how could Yan Qin's assassination implicate me?"

"Bring Zhang You in. Once again, Luo Cong decided to use the prisoner to speak.

Zhang You came by himself, a little confused about his status and identity, his knees were bent, he didn't kneel, and his tone was also swaying between toughness and flattery, "General Luo, what is your intention in bringing us to Dali Temple......?

Luo Cong made a look, the sergeant stepped forward and knelt Zhang You on the ground, Luo Cong said sharply: "Zhang You, Yan Changzhi was assassinated, you can't get out of it, where do you have the qualifications to say the word 'should'? The most reasonable behavior is to impose a heavy punishment on you, the same as him!"

Zhang You turned his head and glanced at Zhang Ji'er, looking at the bloody **, listening to the breathless **, he panicked in his heart, swept away his sharp spirit, and knelt on the ground sweating like rain, "General Mingcha, he was fine when the villain left Yan Gong, and the villain has been accompanying the guests in the front hall since then, and has never gone to the backyard." ”

"Who are you accompanying?"

"It's this Gu Gongzi. ”

"You've been with him?"

"Yes, I didn't leave for a while. ”

"Well, let me ask in a different way, Gu Gongzi has always been accompanied by you?"

"No, Zhang Ji'er and another little eunuch welcomed Gu Gongzi, and I waited for a while before going over to sit down. ”

"How long is a meeting?"

"I—I don't remember. ”

Luo Cong turned to Gu Shenwei, "See, if you ask again, Zhang You will be sure that the first person Gu Gongzi will see after entering the mansion is Zhang Ji'er." ”

"It's a fact, not a villain. Zhang You hurriedly argued.

Luo Cong ignored him and continued to say to Gu Shenwei: "As long as I use torture again, Zhang Ji'er will admit that he got a hint from you and return to the backyard to poison Yan Changshi." Of course, if these two people are brought back to the palace, they will not confess immediately, it will take a few days, such as six days, Gu Gongzi has reached the deadline, even if you leave the relationship with the killer in the Western Regions, there is another case waiting for you. ”

Zhang You and Zhang Ji'er shook their heads at the same time to deny it, but they were held by the sergeant's bright knife and did not dare to squeak.

Pang Jing interjected again at this opportune time, "The insidiousness of the purple crane can be seen from this, he may not necessarily frame Gu Gongzi afterwards, but he will always bury a foreshadowing first, this lawsuit not only implicates you, but also points to King Xiao when necessary, Yan Changzhi was also killed, killing three birds with one stone, the old guy is really loyal to the queen mother." ”

Gu Shenwei didn't follow Luo Cong and Pang Jing's train of thought, "So, do you believe that Zhang Ji'er must be the one who killed Yan Qin?"

"Needless to say. Luo Cong pointed at Zhang Ji'er, as if it was a manifest goblin, "As long as he has the opportunity, as long as he has time, it must be Zihe who promised him a favor and asked him to assassinate Yan Changzhi while Gu Gongzi was visiting." ”

Gu Shenwei remembered what Zihe said to him yesterday: Yan Qin is no longer important, you will understand if you see him, if you want to take revenge, you have to act quickly.

"Zhang Jier is not a murderer, I can prove it now. Gu Shenwei said. (To be continued.) )