Chapter 52: Lord Zhao replaces the dead ghost
"Lord Zhao, it seems that you are so dishonest! You still want to play tricks in front of this official...... Take him away! Go back and interrogate him. ā
The guards received Li Sishen's order to escort Lord Zhao back. Lord Zhao tied his hands together and glanced back as he left the Zhao Mansion. Mrs. Zhao and her daughter Zhao Meiyan hurriedly chased to the gate of the mansion when they heard the news, Mrs. Zhao was grief-stricken, even though her husband made a mistake, she was still reluctant to let Lord Zhao be taken away by the guards. Zhao Meiyan looked at the back of her father leaving, and comforted her mother instead of enduring the sadness in her heart.
"Mother, don't be sad. Father he...... It's going to be fine. ā
"Daughter, how could your father be fine?! Those account books and keys were found by the guards, and the interests between him and Dong Shangshu were exchanged...... I'm sure I'll find out too!"
Zhao Meiyan heard Mrs. Zhao sigh and sigh, and gradually felt in her heart that this time the six princes went to their mansion to investigate the case, and her father's official position would be lost.
"That'...... What should I do then? Niang ......" Mrs. Zhao saw her daughter's voice trembling when she saw her talking to her, and gently hugged her daughter.
"Silly girl, you still comfort your mother! Aren't you also worried when you hear that something happened to your father?"
"IāI didn't expect things to be as serious as my mother......"
"You are still young and do not understand the sinister nature of officialdom. The slightest mistake can lead to shattering bones. ā
Mrs. Zhao held Zhao Meiyan in her arms, patted her back gently, her pupils lost focus, and she muttered to herself.
Li Sishen took Lord Zhao back for further interrogation, and at first she answered whatever Lord Zhao said. Just when Li Sishen thought that he had repented and gradually changed his attitude of confessing his sins, and asked about the origin of the keys and the fact that there were other things hidden in the treasury and other places besides the account books, Lord Zhao did not explain it well, and left him to talk about him.
"Lord Supervisor, Lord Zhao doesn't explain truthfully, do you want your subordinates to punish you?"
No, torture to extract a confession would provoke even more rebellion in his heart. In doing so, the gains outweigh the losses. Li Sishen stopped the proposal of the guard next to him, looked at Lord Zhao who was playing Tai Chi with her, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
She saw that Lord Zhao was playing the old trick again, and slapped it on the table. Xu saw Li Sishen's eyes clear, and Lord Zhao also put away his thoughts.
However, his eyes still rolled quickly, thinking to himself, the superintendent is only a prince after all, and he has no power and no one to rely on. And although His Majesty and the other princes said that they cared about her, it was also because of blood. But at work...... There will also be places that they can't take into account. But he, Lord Zhao, is different, let him be a prince still want to bring down his backer? Obviously impossible, it's just a mantis arm as a car.
Thinking of this, Lord Zhao changed his words. said that he hid these account books and the key to the treasury that Li Sishen found was instructed by someone, and he was just listening to others.
Li Sishen heard his words, and his eyebrows raised upward. Ask him who instructed him? Lord Zhao is already terrible, is there still someone above you who controls you?
Lord Zhao hurriedly insisted, that's right, he was just a little person who counted the money for him. The man persecuted him, and if he did not obey him, he would not see the sun tomorrow.
Li Sishen got up and walked to Lord Zhao's side and said calmly.
"As you said, there should be no one else who can overpower you except Dong Shangshu. ā
However, Lord Zhao sighed, Lord Jian didn't know, no matter how powerful Dong Shangshu was, it was impossible to believe me Zhao after all. Li Sishen planned to see what tricks Lord Zhao would play, so he pretended to be puzzled.
"I heard that you and Dong Shangshu are very close, and in the court, you don't just take his head and let it go. Why is it that such loyalty still doesn't get the trust of others?"
"Lord Superintendent, Lord Dong turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands for rain. Take the matter of your visit to King Jingzhao Yin just now, he will know about it as soon as possible...... Not to mention my little faithfulness to him, what is there to mention?"
Lord Zhao thought that the supervisor was still young, so he despised Li Sishen. Li Sishen saw that Lord Zhao took the bait, and secretly sighed that the old fritters in the officialdom were nothing more than that.
Lord Zhao confessed another person's name, but this superfluous person was made up by him. After listening to his words, Li Sishen smiled coldly.
"It's a pity that you don't go to the market to say that you have such a good eloquence, the so-called person in Lord Zhao's mouth is just something you fabricated out of thin air, right? In fact, there is no such person at all, since the official went to your house to search, has Lord Zhao acted in front of me very little? You don't mind wasting time, and this official will also accompany you to have a good time. Speaking of this, Li Si snorted coldly.
Lord Zhao saw that he couldn't replace the dead ghost, and Li Sishen didn't say anything. Lord Zhao still wanted to make a final struggle, but he suddenly laughed like crazy, his hands kept pounding towards the threshold of the prison, and the chains that bound him also made a crisp sound, his eyes became gloomy, and the whole person looked like a ghost.
Seeing this scene, Li Sishen hurriedly asked the guards to be ready to deal with it at any time, Lord Zhao raised his neck and looked at the ceiling, and after a while, he saw that his mouth slowly closed, and his smile became more penetrating.
Li Sishen was alarmed in his heart, no! Could he want to commit suicide?! She asked the guards to hurriedly open the door of the cell, and the corners of Lord Zhao's mouth began to spill blood. Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Sishen immediately sealed Lord Zhao's acupuncture points and made him unable to move. The guards forcefully broke Lord Zhao's mouth, and found that he was clenching his teeth, and with great effort, he took out the poison that had been bitten from Lord Zhao's mouth. When she saw the poison, she was stunned for a moment. This poison is......