"Well...well," the magistrate glanced at Rong Qing several times, "please wait a moment, sir." Then he went out through the back door.
Rong Qing didn't know what his look meant. He was sweating profusely. He didn't dare to say a word. He just stretched his neck to look out the window, holding his hands tightly on the armrests, ready to run away at any time.
"Ahem."
After a while, a cough suddenly came from behind the curtain, and the prefect was seen looking down at a few documents in his hand, and returned to the pear wood table.
"Nian?" He didn't even bother to talk to Rong Qing and asked Liu Zhennian directly.
"Nian! Do you still need to cover up such a regicide?" Liu Zhennian pressed his sword and shouted. Next to him, Rong Qing's palms were already covered with sweat.
The prefect spread the paper on the table and read aloud: "A member of Zhang Longlu's party confessed that Zhu Gaoshan's incident was caused by the collusion of Rong Qing, the commander of the Eastern Army, with the intention of killing the king and seizing the throne..."
"Don't run!"
Rong Qing stood up quickly and reached the door in one stride, not listening to Liu Zhennian's words at all. He hurriedly opened the door in the corner, but when it couldn't be pulled, he turned over and crossed the courtyard wall.
He was about to take a step and run away, but his legs couldn't move. When he looked down, he saw two sergeants lying on the side of the road, grabbing his legs fiercely. When he was about to break free, he saw more than twenty people suddenly coming out from all directions, and they were surrounded everywhere.
"Where can you run to!" Liu Zhennian behind him sneered, "I have already set up soldiers to wait here."
Rong Qing was about to draw his sword, but the soldiers on both sides quickly threw the thing away with the scabbard, and quickly pressed down on his shoulders.
"What an unconvinced traitor," Liu Zhennian pinched his face, "I didn't finish listening just now. Do you want to continue listening?"
"Old beast!" Rong Qing stepped forward and spat, but Zhennian dodged him, "I am a member of the imperial family, how can I allow you to make false accusations!"
"This is not a false accusation. There are many confessions from Zhang Dang's members to prove it... The regicide thief still dares to make sophistry!" He looked at him with angry eyes, "Someone, please put this guy in custody temporarily. Prison, interrogate carefully!”
"Something bad is going to happen!"
As soon as the servant of Rong Qing's mansion opened the door, he saw a gray-faced man running in.
"What are you doing!" The servant blocked the road in a panic.
"Where's Madam!" the soldier asked angrily, "Please come out, I have something urgent to report to you!"
How dare this servant offend him? He bowed repeatedly and went to the inner courtyard to report to his wife.
When the lady heard that the man was dressed as a soldier, she hurried to the central hall and ordered the soldiers to come and see her.
When he arrived in the hall, before he could ask any questions, the military man bowed his head and said in a particularly serious tone: "Madam! Si Jin was framed by the Liu Party in Dengzhou and will be imprisoned. A special villain risked his life to deliver the message, Madam." Try to save him."
After hearing this, the lady was so anxious that she didn't know what to do and frowned.
"If there is nothing you can do, I will think of a way."
"Speak quickly." Madam cast her eyes eagerly.
"The Si Jin still has one or two confidants in the capital. Madam can write a letter home and ask them to go to Denglai to deliver the letter. They should contact Si Jin there first before we can act accordingly."
The lady thought it was reasonable, so she ordered her servants to study ink, and after writing a letter home, she ordered him to carry it on her body and rush to the Forbidden Army camp.
Cun Zhao was sitting in the official office, rubbing the cover of the official document with his left hand, and tapping the table with his right hand continuously. This sound only added to the anxiety of waiting.
"Sir!" The half-open door was suddenly pushed open by a military man. The man strode in and shouted loudly.
"Keep your voice down," Cun Zhao first signaled him to be quiet, then stood up, looked out the door, and closed the door behind him, "No one in Uncle Rong's family has any suspicion, right?"
The military man took out the letter from home: "Don't worry, everything goes well."
"Okay, good job," Cunzhao smiled and nodded, handing him the official document in his hand, "This is the fake evidence I stamped with my uncle's seal. You can take this folder with you and give it to the messenger as well. people."
The military man didn't even look at it and just kept it in his arms.
"Si Jin, is this idea too cruel..."
Cun Zhao lowered his head and bit his lips. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Although this is a last resort, I have done my best for the country and the country. As long as Zong Zuo can be preserved, I will be fine with everything others say."
"By the way, change your clothes before leaving." He ordered again.
The soldier changed into a set of coarse clothes and put on a turban on his head. After entering the camp gate of Dongying, he pulled out the family letter from his sleeve, held it in his hands, swayed to the front of the camp, and raised the tent. And enter.
"Who!" The forbidden soldier in the room was sharpening his knife. When he heard rustling behind him, he turned around and pointed the knife horizontally at the soldier's neck.
"Master, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong," the military man pretended to be afraid, "I, I am a servant of the emperor's uncle's house. I am entrusted with something by my wife's order."
"What's the matter?" The forbidden soldier frowned slightly and slowly put away his sword.
"Someone who came back from Shandong this morning said that my husband was jealous of the willow thieves in Dengzhou and was thrown into prison. His life or death is uncertain. I have a letter from my wife here, asking the military master to take this to Dengzhou. Ask for news."
After hearing this, the forbidden soldier angrily thrust his knife into the ground: "We have been greatly favored by Si Jin many times, but now we are harmed by traitors. How can we not save him even if we die! It's all on me!"
The military man was overjoyed and hurriedly handed over family letters and official documents.
"Why two copies?" The forbidden soldier looked at it and asked a lot.
The military man's heart trembled, but fortunately his mind moved quickly, and he immediately replied: "This is the wife's complaint to accuse the grievances. I hope the military master can present it to the emperor when he gets there, so as not to be concealed by the Liu Party. Don't open it, otherwise the Secretary will It’s forbidden to rest.”
The forbidden soldiers believed it, and made a promise to the soldiers. Seeing that the latter retreated with confidence, they immediately prepared to set off.
"General Liu, the trial is over." After the prefect handed the confession to Liu Zhennian, he yawned tiredly.
"Did he have anything to say?" Liu Zhennian asked calmly.
"He said some things that he shouldn't have said." The prefect couldn't help but laugh.
"Really?" Liu Zhennian didn't believe that a dignified official would make such a mistake.
"In the beginning, I was beaten to death without saying a word, and when I was about to be sentenced, he said, 'If you torture me, you will bring shame on the prince!' I provoked him with words, and he also said, 'Zhu Gaoshan's plan was decided by the prince. , how dare you, Liu Zhennian, to continue interrogating you! I don’t believe that your Liu party can turn the world upside down and kill all my clan members! If you dare to do this, I would like to respect him as a good man!'. These confessions were collected in vain. , it’s really an unexpected surprise.”
Liu Zhennian laughed and said: "This thief has lived in vain for so many years, but he still doesn't know how powerful I, Liu Zhennian! Anyway, we have already deposed the crown prince once, and the worst is to take this opportunity to depose him again. The name of this hero is I really want to fight for it!"
