Zhao Teng complained for a long time and finally accepted the reality.
After accepting it, he began to worry.
How to save the lives of Xiang Yu and others when there is irrefutable evidence?
Zhao Teng did not have any psychological burden on convicting Liu Jifan Kuai and his gang. He could tell at a glance that these people were all hooligans, and it was easy to find evidence of their crimes.
The key point is, how can Xiang Yu's serious crime of treason be erased?
With so many witnesses, as soon as you ask the question, you will know that Xiang Yu is an imposter. Since he is an imposter, what is his true identity?
As long as his true identity is found, it is equivalent to knowing that he is a rebel.
Do you want to give him a forged identity?
However, Da Qin's inheritance verification system is intertwined, and it is not easy to handle this.
Zhao Teng was worried all day and night, but still couldn't think of a solution.
The next day, the subordinate officer urged Zhao Teng and said, "Sir, today is the day to interrogate the real and fake Liu Ji case."
Zhao Teng sighed and slowly began to wash up.
He regretted taking this case in the first place.
Wasn't it just that he was slandered by the tabloids? If they slander it, let's just slander it. Why would they want to jump out and wade into this muddy water?
Zhao Teng complained endlessly and felt dizzy. After washing up, he got dressed with the help of the maid, then walked to the front and started asking questions.
Liu Jifankuai and his group were escorted here, and they were treated completely like prisoners.
After all, even if the identities of Liu Jifan Kuai and others are true, they have already committed a crime by falsely accusing them of being banished to immortality.
But Liu Ji, Fan Kuai and others are not afraid either.
These people looted homes and intercepted passing merchants, which had trained their hearts to be extremely tough.
The days of licking blood from my knife are over. Now it is just a false accusation to banish an immortal. Surely the crime will not lead to death, right? As long as the sin does not lead to death, there is nothing to fear.
As for the issue of household registration fraud, Liu Ji is not even afraid.
My household registration is true, and I am not afraid of being distorted. Now that so many villagers have testified, what else do I have to worry about?
But Xiang Yu and others were not so calm.
Xiang Yu has been under house arrest in Shangjun Courtyard for the past few days, and the government does not treat him as a prisoner.
This is of course for the sake of banishing the immortal.
When he arrived at Neishi Mansion, Xiang Yu was very nervous and didn't know what was waiting for him.
In the past, Xiang Yu would have died generously.
But recently, after being decadent in Shangjun Courtyard for a period of time, his mind is not so determined. He has become accustomed to the ordinary life, and has somewhat forgotten the life of thousands of troops.
He... became jealous of his life.
But he tried hard to keep a cold face and not show fear.
Although Xiang Yu knew that he would not be able to make any achievements in this life, he did not want to tell others.
It's really embarrassing to tell others this kind of thing.
Even in order to hide it, he often talked to people about the dragon roar of the sword, lest people think he couldn't hear it.
The moment he stepped through the gate, Xiang Yu saw Xiang Bo standing nearby.
He hid in the crowd and looked at Xiang Yu with a sad and guilty look.
Xiang Yu's heart thumped: What? Did he get any news? Do you know that I will definitely die this time?
Just when Xiang Yu was deep in thought, someone suddenly threw himself in front of him, grabbed his hand tightly, and whispered: "Don't worry, I've taken care of things for you. You will be fine."
Xiang Yu was startled, and when he looked carefully, he saw that this person was actually Xiang Chao.
"Father, has everything been taken care of?" Xiang Yu was overjoyed, but in this situation, it was hard to ask.
In fact, two Qin soldiers came over immediately and dragged Xiang Chao away.
Xiang Chao kept shouting: "I am an admirer of the Liu brothers, I am an admirer of the Liu brothers..."
The combination of Xiang Yu and several people is called Liu Brothers.
By doing endorsements, attending events, and being highly praised by Shangjun Courtyard, he already has many fans in Xianyang City.
Xiang Chao claimed to be an admirer of the Liu brothers, which did not arouse suspicion. After all, there are many such crazy people.
So, all the people were taken to Neishi Mansion.
Li Xin and Li Shui had already picked the two best seats, brought their own tables, chairs, benches, tea and snacks, as if they were watching a show.
Zhao Teng looked at these two people with disgust, wondering whether he should give His Majesty a memorial to prohibit these two people from watching.
After everything was ready, Zhao Teng glanced majestically at Liu Ji and Xiang Yu.
He said calmly: "Both of you claim to be Liu Ji. Who is true and who is false? I will give you a chance to plead guilty."
"If you plead guilty, I will give you a lighter punishment. If I let you find out, I will give you a heavier punishment."
Zhao Teng was helpless when he said this.
He didn't know how to solve this case at all, so he could only continue to delay it. While procrastinating, I thought of a solution.
Lu Wan coughed dryly and said to Zhao Teng with a flattering face: "Sir, all you need to do is check the household registration in Peixian County. The household registration records the height, shortness, fatness, and age."
"My brother and this impostor are absolutely different in age and appearance. As long as it is confirmed with the authentic biography, it will be clear at a glance who is real and who is fake, and who is wrong."
Zhao Teng said calmly: "The land of Chu has been war-torn for a long time, and the household registration is very rough. There are many things missing, which cannot be found out."
What Zhao Teng said was not a lie.
After Qin destroyed Chu, the land of Chu has been unrest. Many people fled to the mountains and forests and gathered together to become bandits.
There are also people who hide their household registration in an attempt to avoid paying taxes.
Coupled with the fact that Xiang Liang later launched an army and destroyed everything, the household registration in Chu region can be described as pulpy.
Later, after Li Xin pacified the Chu region, he arranged for some generals to sort out the local household registration.
But people like Liu Ji relied on the relationship with their father-in-law Lu Gong to gain connections with the magistrate of Pei County.
I deliberately kept my household registration information very vague, with almost only one name.
Liu Ji's plan at that time was that what they were doing was not serious business after all. If something happens in the future, the more vague the household registration is, the more loopholes can be exploited.
I just never expected that someone else would take advantage of it.
But it doesn't matter, Liu Ji is not in a hurry, there are so many people present, they are all his fellow villagers.
So he confidently said to Zhao Teng: "Sir, the last time these neighbors testified about the fertilizer matter, they already admitted that the villain was Liu Ji."
"In this case...hasn't it been proven a long time ago that the villain is Liu Ji? There is no need to retry this case."
Zhao Teng snorted and looked at Xiang Yu: "Do you have anything to say?"
Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Chao in confusion: Didn't he say that everything has been taken care of?
Xiang Chao coughed hard in the crowd.
Immediately, some of Liu Ji's fellow villagers stood up and said boldly: "This old Liu Ji seems to have moved from another place. As for his original name, I don't know."
Liu Ji's eyes widened: "I moved here from another place, aren't you talking nonsense?"
Finally, another villager stood up and said the same thing: "I seem to remember that he did move from other places."
Someone else said: "Yes, but Liu Ji never mentioned the past, as if he was hiding something."
Finally, someone said: "When Liu Ji moved here, he was poor but idle. Somehow, he suddenly made a fortune. We don't understand the reason for this."
When these people testify, they always add some modifiers such as "probably", "likely", and "maybe".
They have left a way out for themselves. If they are traced for perjury in the future, they can say: I said it just seems like it, and I can’t remember clearly.
This is a little trick of the bottom Guizhou people.
But whether the imperial court will approve their little scheme is another matter.
In short, now they are all dropping hints.
Liu Ji moved here later. Liu Ji may have been doing evil things outside. There must be something wrong with this guy's household registration.
Liu Ji almost died of anger.
However, these villagers were quite sensible and did not tell anything about Liu Ji and his people robbing homes and houses.
After all...the villagers also shared the stolen goods. If this matter was revealed, they wouldn't be able to escape.
Now the villagers' calculations were very clear. After receiving Xiang Chao's money, they only needed to arrange for Liu Ji to be charged with falsely claiming his household registration. The rest...don't mention it.
Liu Ji stared at them fiercely, thinking: At worst, I will lose both sides. If I am really convicted, I will drag you into the water.
The villagers were a little frightened by Liu Ji's gaze and shrank back one after another.
Finally, Liu Ji took a deep breath to calm down his excitement, then pointed at Liu Weng and said, "This is my old father. He can prove my identity."
"My old father grew up in Zhongyangli, Fengyi, Pei County. He has many acquaintances and will never cheat."
Zhao Teng looked at Liu Weng: "What did you say?"
In fact, at this time, Zhao Teng already found this matter a bit interesting.
These witnesses recanted their confessions one after another, and all unfavorable evidence pointed to Liu Ji.
Behind this, there must be a pair of hands controlling everything.
Zhao Teng looked at Li Shui frequently. He felt that these things were all done by Li Shui.
But Li Shui always acted very curious, watching with great interest, as if he had no idea.
Finally, Zhao Teng analyzed it and thought that Li Shui was pretending to be confused.
Well, Huai Guzi’s acting skills are quite superb. If you don’t know, you really think he has nothing to do with this matter.
Liu Weng heard Zhao Teng calling him, so he stood up tremblingly.
He sighed quietly and said, "It's a long story about my Ji'er."
Zhao Teng said calmly: "Please tell me, I'm not busy."
Liu Weng responded and said: "The villain does have a son named Liu Ji. It's just that Liu Ji was lost many years ago."
Liu Ji: What nonsense is this old man talking about? When did I get lost?
Xiang Yu: My father really took care of everything.
Zhao Teng: Huaiguzi is really amazing. He actually bribed Liu Ji's father? As the saying goes, a tiger cannot eat its venom, but how did he do it?
Liu Weng was still chattering: "I remember, it was a rainy day, with dark clouds, lightning and thunder."
"Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and a huge thing fell from the sky, like a big snake, and swept my Ji'er away."
The onlookers listened very seriously, but no one thought it was a lie.
After all, in this era, there are too many legends about gods and ghosts. The common people would listen to it from time to time, and over time, they would believe it to be true.
Some people even curiously asked: "Since Liu Ji disappeared since he was a child, who is Liu Ji now?"
Liu Weng sighed: "After my Liu Ji was lost, I thought about it day and night, looking everywhere, but I never found it."
"More than ten years later, I thought he was dead, but unexpectedly, one day, a man came to my house and claimed that he was Liu Ji."
"I thought I had found my child. You can imagine the excitement in my heart."
"But as time went by, I found that Liu Ji was a little strange. He was not very similar to me."
"I have been honest all my life and have never dared to do anything illegal. But Liu Ji is idle and does not do his job properly."
"Later I felt that his age seemed inappropriate. I gradually began to doubt whether this was really my child."
"Then one day, I couldn't help but ask Liu Ji. I said, are you really my son, Liu Weng?"
"Unexpectedly, Liu Ji just said vaguely, you are missing a son, and I will take care of you until you die. What's wrong with that?"
"After I heard this, I felt that this was quite reasonable. So I didn't pursue the matter further."
The surrounding audience suddenly realized and said: "It seems that Liu Ji is indeed fake."
The fellow villagers in Peixian County took the opportunity to fan the flames and add fuel to the fire.
Some people said: "Yes, Liu Ji was really idle in the early years and was the dominant figure in the village."
Some people said: "I heard with my own ears that he called Liu Weng an old man."
Others said: "Yes, Liu Ji has no respect for Liu Weng. At first, we thought this man was just unfilial, but now it seems that he has a hidden agenda."
Liu Ji was so angry that he almost fainted: Has this old guy lost his head?
But he didn't dare to get angry. If he said bad words to Liu Weng, wouldn't that mean he was an imposter?
Who knew that something even worse was coming later? Liu Weng took out a stone from his body.
The stone is semicircular.
Liu Weng said: "When Liu Ji was a child, I took him to Peixian County. At that time, he saw the jade bis worn by dignitaries, and he was extremely envious."
"My family is poor and can't afford a jade, so I found a stone like this and polished it to look like a jade, and used it to coax Liu Ji."
"It's just that when Liu Ji was playing, he accidentally broke the stone into two halves. Half of the stone was collected by the villain, and the other half was on Liu Ji's body."
Liu Weng suddenly turned to look at Xiang Yu: "You... do you have such a stone? Could you be my Ji'er?"
Xiang Yu: "..."
He subconsciously touched his arms and actually touched a stone.
This stone is really semicircular.
Liu Weng came over excitedly and put his stone and Xiang Yu's stone together. They were exactly the same, they were indeed the same stone.
Xiang Yu was completely confused. For a second, he even really suspected that he was the lost Liu Ji.
But he quickly realized that this was all Xiang Chao's doing.
When Xiang Chao rushed over before, he quietly stuffed half of the stone into his arms.
Liu Weng suddenly burst into tears and hugged Xiang Yu: "My child, I have found you."
Xiang Yu was a little embarrassed, but in order to escape guilt, he also broke out in his acting skills at this time and cried: "Father, I have found you. The child always remembered that his name was Liu Ji and that he was from Peixian County. The rest, because of their young age, , completely forgotten."
"Over the years, I have always wanted to go back to find you. But because I was penniless, I couldn't travel long distances. I finally became a disciple of the Exiled Immortal Sect and accumulated some money."
"My child originally planned to go to Peixian County next month to find relatives. Unexpectedly, he met his relatives in advance."
Liu Weng sobbed: "I will die with no regrets."
The people who were watching were all moved and looked at the recognition scene with emotion.
Zhao Teng looked at Li Shui, who was sitting next to him, and couldn't help but utter a popular saying recently: awesome.
