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Liang Fuchen didn't know that Zhao Junchen had been waiting for this drama for a long time!
Liang Fuchen himself was a man of strong character, how could he endure the humiliation of being kidnapped and imprisoned by horse bandits?
Xu Qingyan's deliberate flaw when he came to rescue Liang Fuchen, as well as Zhao Junchen's secret provocation and repeated teasing during this period, also completely wore away Liang Fuchen's patience and increased Liang Fuchen's impulsiveness.
Liang Fuchen did not want this matter to be delayed until Zhao Junchen returned to the capital. He believed that the long distance between Huamachi Camp and the central center of the capital and the difficulty in obtaining evidence would leave Zhao Junchen an opportunity to defend himself and exonerate himself.
But in fact, Zhao Junchen also did not want this matter to be delayed until he returned to the capital. He just wanted to end this matter completely while he was still in Huamachi Camp, leaving Liang Fuchen dumb and suffering. Not out! If Liang Fuchen waited until Zhao Junchen returned to the capital before exposing the matter to the court, Zhao Junchen would have many ways to defend himself, but he would also get into trouble.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen took advantage of Liang Fuchen's absence in Huamachi Camp to wipe out Liang Fuchen's influence and prestige in Shaanxi and Gansu. Therefore, Zhao Junchen was naturally worried that he would leave Huamachi Camp and return to Huamachi Camp. After moving to Beijing, Liang Fuchen will also try to weaken Zhao Junchen's influence and prestige in Shaanxi and Gansu, so that Zhao Junchen's hard work during this period will be in vain.
Liang Fuchen will definitely have such an idea, and he also has such means and abilities!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to deal another heavy blow to Liang Fuchen's reputation and popularity!
In this way, if Liang Fuchen wants to weaken Zhao Junchen's influence in Shaanxi and Gansu in the future, he will achieve twice the result with half the effort!
In fact, when Liang Fuchen began to accuse Zhao Junchen, thinking that Zhao Junchen was the mastermind behind instigating the horse bandits to kidnap him, Zhao Junchen looked like he was suppressing his anger on the surface, but deep down he was secretly relieved. .
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This is a fighting arena and a one-man show.
At the beginning, Liang Fuchen had all the advantages in the ring, and Zhao Junchen could only defend hard; he was also the protagonist of this one-man show, and Zhao Junchen was just an insignificant foil!
At least that's what it seems on the surface!
Liang Fuchen wanted to use his own momentum to completely overwhelm Zhao Junchen, and took advantage of Zhao Junchen's helplessness to conclusively conclude Zhao Junchen's crime in the shortest possible time, leaving no chance for Zhao Junchen!
At the same time, Zhao Junchen was waiting to see what happened, wanting to see how much evidence Liang Fuchen had found and how many trump cards he had.
Zhao Junchen knew very well that Xu Qingyan was not a reliable and cautious person. When he bribed the bandits to kidnap Liang Fuchen, there would definitely be flaws, and Liang Fuchen's ability would definitely find evidence.
But Zhao Junchen was not worried about this, because he had already arranged for Wang Ying to come forward to cover Xu Qingyan.
In Shaanxi-Gansu, besides Xu Qingyan, the person Zhao Junchen trusts the most is Wei Song, who goes by the pseudonym Wang Ying!
Wei Songnai is Wei Huai's younger brother. The two brothers still count on Zhao Junchen to help them avenge their hatred and will never betray him.
Based on Wang Ying's great contributions during this period and the courage and tenacity he showed while hiding in the Mongolian coalition forces, as long as he is willing to stand up and testify for Xu Qingyan firmly, he will definitely be able to win the trust of all officials.
The witness Liang Fuchen found must be related to the horse bandits, and maybe he was a person with bad records. After the testimony of such a witness contradicted and conflicted with Wang Ying's testimony, you can imagine the bias of the officials. And know it.
Zhao Junchen had made up his mind on this, so he sat firmly on Diaoyutai and let Liang Fuchen do his best at the beginning.
For a time, Liang Fuchen had the upper hand. Under Liang Fuchen's influence, all officials believed that Zhao Junchen was the culprit behind the kidnapping of Liang Fuchen by instigating the horse bandits.
But after Zhao Junchen saw that Liang Fuchen's trump card was revealed, there was no evidence that he had expected. The witness Liang Fuchen found was indeed just an evil businessman responsible for selling stolen goods, so he immediately began to fight back!
Zhao Junchen's method was very clever. He never spoke to defend himself from beginning to end. He just kept asking questions to Wang Ying and Xu Qingyan and letting everyone hear the answers!
In this way, during the questions and answers, he gradually erased all doubts about himself, and guided the thoughts of the officials, making them think that they had found the truth of the matter.
During this period, Liang Fuchen did not have any chance to interrupt!
As a result, the situation in the ring was reversed, offense and defense were exchanged, and Zhao Junchen became the protagonist in the second half of this one-man show!
In the end, when all the officials began to favor Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen took the opportunity to come up with his second trump card!
That was the witness who tortured Liang Fuchen!
Since this witness, Liang Fuchen, has a relationship with the horse bandits, and has been secretly helping the horse bandits sell their stolen goods over the years, such a small businessman with a notorious record of evil deeds and unjust profit will definitely not be a hard-core person!
In this era, torture to extract confessions and forced confessions were commonplace for the government.
In the end, under the severe punishment, this Wang Mao will definitely tell the "truth" of the matter!
And the truth of this matter is - Xu Qingyan wore makeup when he met the leader of the horse bandits, and his image is not exactly the same as now!
Therefore, as long as Wang Maozong recognizes this, his confession will completely become perjury, and Zhao Junchen will be completely invincible!
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"Here comes someone! Right here! The executioner is waiting! Tell the executioner that there is no need to worry, you can use any torture instrument! But within one stick of incense, I will make him tell the truth!"
After seeing the changes in the positions of the officials, Zhao Junchen immediately gave the order in a cold voice, without any intention of asking Liang Fuchen for his opinion.
At this time, Liang Fuchen's expression changed again, and he quickly stopped him and said, "Mr. Zhao, do you want to give in and forcefully change the witness's testimony?"
This time, Zhao Junchen finally turned around and responded to Liang Fuchen.
Zhao Junchen's expression was cold and he said slowly: "Mr. Liang Ge, now there are two completely opposite confessions! One of them must be a false testimony! Under such circumstances, torture and questioning the truth are the most effective Means! Considering that the identities of the two witnesses are different, it is natural to torture your witness first!
Mr. Liang Ge, just rest assured! It is always true! What is fake is always fake! If your witness still insists that he did not lie despite being tortured, then I am willing to let you use any means to interrogate Wang Ying and confirm the authenticity of his testimony!
This is fair...or is it that Mr. Liang Ge, you feel guilty? "
Liang Fuchen still refused to give in and said sternly: "If you are tortured, there is a possibility that you will be beaten into submission! How can the testimony in this case be taken seriously?"
Zhao Junchen responded tit for tat and asked coldly: "Can his testimony be taken seriously now?"
Seeing the confrontation between Liang Fuchen and Zhao Junchen, most officials' attitudes were biased in favor of Zhao Junchen, but they did not dare to interrupt.
At this time, Zuo Lanshan, relying on his status as an assistant minister of the cabinet, stood up again and said a "fair word": "Mr. Liang Ge, you are not afraid of the shadow when you are upright! If you firmly believe in your The witness did not lie, so why worry about torture and confirmation? What's more, I believe that what Mr. Zhao said is reasonable, and torture to extract confessions is indeed the most effective method at present... Mr. Liang Ge, you have also heard His Majesty's imperial edict, Mr. Zhao We must return to the capital as soon as possible, and we can’t stay here waiting for you to slowly investigate!”
Then, Wang Ying took another step forward and said with a calm expression: "If Mr. Liang Ge's witness still insists that he did not lie after being tortured, then he is willing to accept any interrogation method in his humble position!"
Seeing Zuo Lanshan and Wang Ying's statements one after another, the officials in the main hall finally dared to express their attitudes, and they all supported Zhao Junchen's torture methods.
"Yes, when it comes to this, we can only use torture to interrogate him!"
"Master Zhao is in a hurry to return to Beijing. This is the fastest way to get results!"
"Even if the local government finds that the two testimonies are contradictory when interrogating the case, it is necessary to torture them to find out the truth!"
When things have developed to this point, Liang Fuchen has no other way to stop it. He can only watch the further development of the situation with a livid face!
Everything was as Zhao Junchen expected. Wang Mao was just a small businessman who was unscrupulous for profit. When Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong caught him, he quickly disclosed all the information he knew before he could be punished. Confessed everything!
Now, following Zhao Junchen's order, a group of executioners suddenly poured into the main hall of the Governor's Mansion.
These executioners have all stayed in the military prison of Huamachi Camp for a long time. They study the art of torture all day long, and they are the most proficient in this method.
Military sticks dipped in water, whips coated with chili powder, sharp bamboo sticks, prickly stools, knives for scraping bones...
One torture instrument after another was brought to Wang Mao.
Wang Mao's complexion became paler and paler, and his body couldn't help but tremble.
In the end, the two executioners pushed Wang Mao to the ground, and the other executioner picked up a whip and wanted to beat him severely.
However, before the whip fell from the hands of the executioner, Wang Mao couldn't help shouting and crying: "I confess! I am willing to confess! This Master Xu is not the same as what I saw at the beginning." People are only five or six points similar... The person's brown mole on the corner of his eyebrow is bigger, his figure is bloated, and his eyebrows are different... I'm not sure they are the same person... Don't hit me! Don't hit me!"
Seeing Wang Mao changing his confession so easily, all the officials in the hall looked at each other in shock, some of them couldn't react, they just felt that they heard wrongly.
Zhao Junchen sneered: "Because a witness with a bad record provided a testimony that cannot withstand scrutiny at all! I am suspected of being the mastermind behind instigating horse bandits to kidnap the current court elder!"
ha! Fortunately, Wang Baihu was willing to testify! Otherwise, for such a serious crime, I am afraid that I will suffer unjust injustice and die unjustly! Even members of this pavilion will be implicated!
Now, the truth is finally revealed! I have finally been cleared of my unfair grievances... Colleagues, are you still doubting me? "
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen slowly turned his eyes and looked at the officials in Huamachi Camp one by one.
"What are you talking about, Mr. Zhao Ge! I believe in Mr. Zhao's character and conduct as a person from beginning to end!"
"Please give Mr. Zhao a clear warning! I have doubted the testimony of this profiteer and evil businessman from the beginning! I was planning to question him face to face, but I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao had already exposed his lies with his own hands!"
"I have never doubted Mr. Zhao! I have always believed that Mr. Zhao is innocent!"
Seeing Zhao Junchen's inquiry and gaze, all the officials did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood up to express their attitude.
However, before that, these same people looked at Zhao Junchen with suspicion. Many people were already secretly thinking about how to break away from Zhao Junchen. Those who had sent important things to Zhao Junchen The official Li was even more remorseful, feeling that his investment was in vain!
Now, the situation has reversed, and these officials do not change their expressions. Speak beautiful words confidently!
But every word these officials said was equivalent to a slap in the face to Liang Fuchen.
Seeing this scene, Liang Fuchen's complexion became even more livid, knowing that he was probably going to lose this round.
But Liang Fuchen is a man of perseverance and will never give up easily!
Even if he is at a disadvantage for a while, Liang Fuchen firmly believes that he can get back the situation sooner or later!
In fact, looking back at Zhao Junchen's performance, it seemed that it had been planned for a long time, which made Liang Fuchen more and more convinced of his judgment, believing that Zhao Junchen was definitely related to his kidnapping by the horse bandits!
Moreover, Liang Fuchen believed that he still had a chance to make a comeback!
Everything, as long as it is false, I am afraid of detailed investigation!
You know, all the disguises and cover-ups in this world, no matter how realistic and meticulous they are, will inevitably have flaws!
Zhao Junchen said that Xu Qingyan disappeared some time ago because he went to Zhenning City to contact Wang Ying! OK, we can definitely continue to investigate this matter!
Xu Qingyan rushed from Huamachi Camp to Zhenning Acropolis, and then from Zhenning Acropolis back to Huamachi Camp. Can you provide detailed travel time?
Is it possible to stay at a post station or inn to rest and spend the night on the way? Can the people at the inn and inn testify?
Did the frontier soldiers at Zhenning Acropolis witness the meeting between Wang Ying and Xu Qingyan?
As long as we continue to investigate these details, we will definitely find many flaws! As long as a flaw is found, it can prove that Xu Qingyan's meeting with Wang Ying was false! As long as this matter is proved to be false, it proves that Zhao Junchen has something in his heart, so he arranged for Wang Ying to provide perjury!
While thinking about it, Liang Fuchen became more determined, convinced that even if he lost for a while, he could not take advantage of today's opportunity to expose Zhao Junchen's true face.
At this time, Zhao Junchen had turned his attention to Liang Fuchen again and asked: "Mr. Liang Ge, what else do you have to say now that things have happened? Do you believe in my innocence?"
Liang Fuchen said slowly with no expression on his face: "There are still too many strange things about this matter, and it still needs to be investigated rigorously! What's more, after Wang Mao was tortured and interrogated, he still believed that Xu Qingyan was related to what he had originally done. The person you see is 50% or 60% similar. You can do this with makeup, but you can't conclude that his confession is false!
All in all, after Mr. Zhao leaves Huamachi Camp, this pavilion will continue to investigate this matter! We will never give up until we find out the truth! "
"Very good!" Zhao Junchen gritted his teeth and said: "When things have come to this point, Mr. Liang Ge, you still don't want to believe my innocence! Even if it proves that the testimony you got is false, even if I take out Conclusive evidence! But you just wholeheartedly believed that this pavilion was plotting against you! Right?
Ha ha! How much effort and energy did this pavilion spend on rescuing you from the bandits? I didn't expect you to be grateful, but why would you throw dirty water on me? Is this more than just ordinary dirty water? With these suspicions and accusations of yours, you simply want to kill me!
Prosperity of rice and hatred of rice! Now I finally understand the meaning of this sentence! When you were kidnapped by the horse bandits, this pavilion completely wiped out the Mongolian coalition forces and stole the show, so you were unhappy, weren't you? You don't have a share in the great power of throwing the sky, so you are unhappy, right? But the chance of victory on the battlefield is fleeting. Do we have to wait until you are rescued before fighting the Mongolian coalition? "
Before this, Zhao Junchen's behavior was as if he still had the overall situation in mind after being unfairly wronged, so he forcibly suppressed his anger!
But at this time, after seeing Liang Fuchen's statement, Zhao Junchen seemed to finally be able to hold back his anger, his voice became louder and louder, and his last words even questioned Liang Fuchen's magnanimity and stance in public!
After hearing Zhao Junchen's question, Liang Fuchen's expression suddenly changed.
However, before Liang Fuchen could say anything, Zhao Junchen had already said angrily: "What? These words made you unhappy? But when you poured dirty water on me, why did you ever think about my feelings?
Don't you want to check? good! You can look it up! It’s true! What’s fake is fake! This pavilion is not afraid of slanting shadows! I’m not afraid of you checking it out! But after receiving the imperial edict, I will return to the capital immediately, but I am not willing to accompany you to continue to entangle yourself in these unfounded charges! We are leaving Huamachi Camp now. You can check if you want! I don’t care! "
After saying that, Zhao Junchen threw up his sleeves and left.
However, although Zhao Junchen said he didn't care, he was obviously extremely angry after suffering "unjust injustice" for "no reason".
Therefore, before Zhao Junchen walked out of the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, he saw his body suddenly tilted, and then he fainted in front of everyone!
In fact, Zhao Junchen had long expected Liang Fuchen's tenacity and would never give up easily.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen came up with his third trump card!
Gain sympathy! Cause outrage! Then he used the public opinion in the officialdom and the denunciation of hundreds of officials to force Liang Fuchen to give up the matter completely!
At this time, everyone was shocked when they saw Zhao Junchen suddenly fainted!
Xu Qingyan rushed to Zhao Junchen before everyone else, and screamed loudly: "Master! What's wrong with you, Master! Go and call the doctor! The miracle doctor Zhang Decheng is in the wounded barracks, call him here quickly! Go!"
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