"The minister is not here today, so this person will do the interrogation on his behalf," Chen Tongpao said to Lan Yuan while moving a chair for Gu Zheng, "Please start."
Gu Zheng sat down timidly. At this time, he looked more like a prisoner on trial.
"I...ask you based on the emperor's decree." Gu Zheng pondered for a while and finally picked up the brush, but his hand was trembling. "What methods did you use to frame the minister? How did you fabricate the evidence? Tell me the specific process. Tell me again. Don’t take any chances, your accomplices have already recruited them all.”
Lan Yuan suddenly raised his head and looked around in panic; but seeing Tongpao Chen standing calmly aside, he hesitated a little and said hesitantly: "I..."
At this critical moment, a smile suddenly appeared on Tongpao Chen's face, and he waved his arm back: "You should meet someone first."
"But..." Gu Zheng was sweating profusely and wanted to stop him, but couldn't find a suitable reason, so he had to hold back his words and watched Wan He walk out of the darkness behind him.
Lan Yuan looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Who is this?"
"Wan Heshun, King of Jiankang County."
Lan Yuan's brows trembled, and his doubts and fears gradually turned into expectations: "Really?" His tone obviously suppressed the excitement that was about to burst out, like a bow that was fully drawn and suddenly left the string.
"Can we still cheat?" Tongpao Chen turned to look at Gu Zheng, "Master Gu, what do you think?"
"Yes..." Gu Zheng echoed weakly, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Lan Yuan instantly understood what his colleague meant, and his tense face completely relaxed: "Isn't it just a confession? I can write you a hundred copies." After that, he took the pen from the clerk's hand and wrote neatly The next few lines of text should be handed over to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng read the whole article and found that although this person admitted to framed the minister and other actions, he never mentioned Chen Tongpao's name, and he took the responsibility alone.
He closed his eyes and almost fell back. He gritted his teeth and held on with just one breath. He supported his heavy head and said, "I... feel a little dizzy. I'll leave now." After that, he put the paperwork in his pocket and staggered. Staggered away.
The two of them didn't have time to send him off. Looking at his back, Wan Heshun asked in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, will this make everything okay? They are still holding the confession."
The prison was cold and cold, and Chen Tongpao couldn't help but sigh into the palm of his hand: "Your Excellency, it seems that you don't understand the purpose of the Ye Party. The reason why they go to such trouble is not to kill Lan Yuan, but because they know that they cannot interfere with the case. I just want to use this to put pressure on Lan Yuan, force him to speak, and drag us all into the water. Now that I have invited you, the giant Buddha, to calm Lan Yuan's heart, the confession will naturally become a piece of waste paper."
"But forging documents and falsely accusing colleagues is not a small crime. If he admits it like this, won't he still be able to avoid death?"
Tongpao Chen said with a smile: "In the face of the great events of the country, what does this kind of crime mean? It's just a word from the emperor. Once the Ye Party is wiped out, he will definitely become a hero who resists the traitors. There will never be any stain on the hero's face." ah."
"You are smarter than me!" Wan Heshun laughed.
"Well, Chen is now an unofficial person and is not allowed to wander around. This time he broke in after following you. Now that the matter has been resolved, I will go back home early." After that, my colleague said deeply and felt deeply. He bowed, expressionless as usual.
Ye Yongjia and others sat around in the lobby of the Criminal Department, each looking at each other without saying a word. Suddenly, they heard the sound of soft footsteps outside the hall, and they all stood up in unison, rushed out the door, and bumped into Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then just gave him a guilty look, walked straight into the hall without saying anything or asking anything.
Everyone's faces were extremely pale. Dong Sheng was irritated and stepped forward to grab his arm and shouted: "You tell me what the result will be!"
Gu Zheng remained unmoved and placed the documents in his hands one by one before turning to face them.
"me……"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Gu Zheng couldn't hold it in any longer. He immediately fell to his knees and cried loudly: "I can't help Mr. Ye, I can't help you..."
Seeing this situation, Ye Yongjia couldn't help but feel all kinds of emotions welling up in his heart, and his eyes were also soaked with tears. But he had to force himself to cheer up, suppress his sorrow, and bend down to help Gu Zheng: "Mr. Gu, you tried your best. If something goes wrong, it will be due to Ye's improper planning. Don't blame yourself!"
Gu Zheng swallowed his tears and said: "I never thought that Tongpao Chen would be so good at telling Wan Heshun to be there early. If not, there might still be a glimmer of hope. At that time, I was really afraid that the New Deal would be ruined in my hands." , so I was nervous and timid, and I was at a loss when I entered the prison. I wonder if if I had been firmer at that time, the outcome would have changed..."
Dong Sheng quickly comforted him: "The past can't be recalled, let alone reaching heaven. We will do it with no regrets in our hearts and in the world. Even if we die, we will have no regrets."
"Listen to what you mean, do we just sit back and wait for death?" Cui Yi sat aside and raised his eyes and asked.
"Apart from this, is there any other way?" Dong Sheng said calmly, "Just accept it. Even if you sacrifice yourself to become a benevolent person, your life will be worth it."
"You said these things, do you think you are a hero? Are you showing your integrity?" Cui Yi stood up and stamped his foot, "Bah! This is an out-and-out coward!"
He wandered around angrily: "Do you know where the Hunan people went? He went to the place where Yu Zhi implemented the New Deal! The 'one field, two owners' system in Henan can no longer work. Complaints are rife everywhere, hungry people are dying on the roads, and the impeachment memorial will be coming in a few days! Are you still fantasizing about killing oneself to achieve justice... Let me tell you, the reality is that once we fail, there will only be a steady stream of scoldings, no People cry out for us!"
Dong Sheng was stunned by the scolding. After a while, he came back to his senses and turned to ask Ye Yongjia: "Is what Brother Cui said the truth?"
Ye Yongjia sighed: "It is indeed the case, but we haven't figured out the reason yet. But it was implemented well at the beginning and all the people were satisfied. Now it has encouraged mergers. It is really strange."
"It's better for Cui to go and investigate in person," Cui Yi said, but he looked like he was reluctant to make any progress, "but there is one thing that needs to be agreed in advance."
"What's the matter?"
"The purpose of Cui's trip." Cui Yi said solemnly, "There are two ways: one is to report for disaster relief and go as an envoy of the imperial court in a humble position, but this will only make the matter bigger and give the Chen Party a basis to criticize the New Deal. It is different from throwing yourself into death; but the other way..." He paused and showed a stern look, "That is to block the news and not allow the refugees to escape."
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia felt as if he had been hit by a thunderbolt, and his whole body trembled with unquenchable tremors.
