In the side room, Zhang San was tied to a chair and dying. Qin Huaidao was pacing around the room scratching his head. It seemed that there was not much progress.
Seeing Yang Fan come in, Qin Huaidao said with some shame: "Master Hou, my subordinates are incompetent and failed to get any useful information from the murderer. This guy is very tight-lipped and does not admit to killing Cui Yongjian."
"It's okay!" Yang Fan waved his hand to indicate it was okay.
Hearing the sound, Zhang San's drooping head slowly lifted up. His eyes were lifeless, and he had no desire to live at all.
After seeing Yang Fan, Zhang San's mouth moved a few times: "You are the Marquis of Zhongyi, and you are indeed a young talent. I regret not listening to the words of the master of the family. I am not unjustly defeated."
Yang Fan was a little surprised: "Do you know me? Who sent you here? Why did you kill Cui Yongjian?"
"Haha! Master Hou, do you think I can say it?" Zhang San smiled miserably, his voice a little breathtaking.
Yang Fan pondered for a long time, frowned and said to Qin Huaidao: "There is no need to interrogate him anymore. Just give him a good time and say that no one was caught alive during the operation."
Judging from the desperate resistance of these perpetrators, these people are simply warriors who are not afraid of death.
The chance of prying information out of this person is very slim, so there is no need to waste time.
But Qin Huaidao was shocked!
I thought that the Marquis had some way to open this guy's mouth.
Unexpectedly, the execution was ordered directly before the interrogation began. He was so shocked that he could not speak, and his eyes involuntarily drifted to Li Junxian.
Li Junxian was also a little surprised. He didn't continue to pursue the person after he was caught. What kind of trick was this?
However, he also knew that Yang Fan's brain was much easier to use than his, so he didn't say anything, his appearance was decided by Yang Fan.
And Zhang San was dumbfounded!
This Zhongyihou simply doesn't play according to the routine!
Shouldn't I torture myself so that I can show off?
Your tough guy style can bring more benefits to your family.
Seeing Qin Huaidao slowly walking towards him, Zhang San knew that his life was about to end, and there was inexplicable sadness in his eyes.
This Zhongyi Marquis was too decisive and showed no ruthlessness that a man of his age should have. He was a little worried about his family master.
After taking a deep look at Yang Fan, Zhang San's eyes slowly became firm and he said calmly: "I don't need to worry about it, Marquis Zhongyi..."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sky and murmured to himself: Master, it seems that we really shouldn't offend Marquis Zhongyi. I hope you won't make any mistakes in the future.
Then, there was a sound of teeth breaking.
Zhang San's whole body suddenly twitched, and a stream of black blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, obviously biting through the poison in his mouth.
Although they knew that this man was a dead soldier, Yang Fan and others were still a little shocked by his willingness to die without hesitation.
People who have concerns are not scary. The most terrifying thing is this kind of bravery that is not afraid of death. You can imagine how scary the mastermind behind training these people is.
After a long while, Li Junxian asked in a deep voice: "Brother Yishan, how should I report this action to His Majesty?"
"What kind of result do you think His Majesty wants?" Yang Fan said with a slight smile.
Li Junxian and Qin Huaidao looked at each other and thought: "Don't your Majesty need the truth?"
Obviously, the answer won't be that simple.
If it was just like this, would the Marquis not deliberately ask questions?
It's just that the two of them couldn't figure out the reason after much thinking. Li Junxian didn't have the political consciousness, and Qin Huaidao was still too immature.
Seeing the two people looking confused, Yang Fan explained:
"Now that Cui Yongjian is dead, the evidence chain cannot form a closed loop. Even if we continue to investigate, it will be of little use."
"Even if ambiguous evidence can be found pointing to aristocratic families or powerful people, should His Majesty uproot them by then?"
"If His Majesty is indifferent, the authority of the Emperor will be completely lost. If there is no conclusive evidence, and there is no solid evidence, there will be a strong counterattack by the aristocratic family or the powerful."
"No matter what the outcome is, His Majesty doesn't want to see it. In fact, His Majesty knew from the beginning that this case was deeply involved."
"The reason why I let you come to assist in the investigation is just to scare the aristocratic family!"
"Now that the goal has been achieved and Cui Yongjian has been executed, all the blame can be placed on Cui Yongjian. Why not?"
"In addition, it is stated in the file that Cui Yongjian committed suicide out of fear of crime, and these people were accomplices who assisted the mastermind in committing suicide."
After hearing Yang Fan's words, Li Junxian and Li Junxian nodded in understanding.
Fortunately, Yang Fan gave me some advice, otherwise I would have continued the investigation stupidly, and without evidence, this case would have become a headless man.
In this way, they will not only be punished, but also make His Majesty Li Er look ugly.
As long as everything is pushed to Cui Yong's fitness, they can not only get married, but also satisfy His Majesty Li Er, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
However, Qin Huaidao still couldn't figure out Yang Fan's final arrangement, so he asked doubtfully: "Marquis Zhongyi, why should it be stated in the file that Cui Yongjian committed suicide out of fear of crime?"
Li Junxian obviously also wants to know the answer.
Yang Fan smiled slightly: "Do you think Cui Yongjian will commit suicide?"
"No!" Qin Huaidao replied without hesitation.
Yang Fan nodded: "Haha, of course Cui Yongjian will not commit suicide. We know it, His Majesty knows it, and the Cui family of Qinghe also knows it."
"But now that Cui Yongjian has been silenced, even if we know that there is someone behind the scenes, we can't catch him unless the fox's tail is exposed."
"But as long as we place all the blame on Cui Yong Fitness, it is impossible for the Qinghe Cui family to remain indifferent."
"If the Cui family of Qinghe knew that Cui Yongjian did not commit suicide, for the sake of face, do you think they would let the person who instigated it go?"
Li Junxian's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Brother, do you want them to eat dogs?"
"Haha, children can be taught! We need ironclad evidence before we can convict, but they don't need it, so let them go dog-eat-dog." Yang Fan patted Li Junxian's shoulder encouragingly, looking like I was I'm very optimistic about your expression.
Li Junxian suddenly became extremely depressed and his face turned dark. You are almost half the size of me!
But it can be regarded as seeing Yang Fan's methods.
No wonder His Majesty Li Er specially arranged Yang Fan to be in charge of this matter. Just now I thought Li Er was because he was dissatisfied with Bai Qi, but it turned out to be because this brother could understand the holy will.
Although Qin Huaidao was full of admiration, he subconsciously moved his steps away from Yang Fan.
I thought that the Zhongyi Marquis just wanted to have a hasty marriage and decided that Cui Yongjian committed suicide, but he didn't know that he killed three birds with one stone.
This will not only satisfy His Majesty Li Er, but also prevent them from continuing to struggle with this issue like headless flies.
In addition, the Cui family of Qinghe can be used to deal with Cui Yongjian's assassin.
He actually thought so carefully while talking and laughing. This Marquis had too many scheming ideas and his mind was spinning very fast.
A big hole was dug for Mr. Cui in such a short period of time, which is simply terrifying!
…
As the New Year approaches, the weather becomes colder.
Some time ago, His Royal Highness King Wu was assassinated, which put the entire city of Chang'an under martial law. A solemn atmosphere filled the streets of various cities, resulting in few pedestrians on the streets.
The common people in Chang'an City felt the oppression of the impending storm. Of course, no one wanted to cause trouble by wandering on the streets.
As the New Year is getting closer and closer, people are actually suffering a lot because they have to go out to buy New Year supplies.
While everyone was hesitating, news came that the assassination of His Highness King Wu had been solved. As the person who solved the case, Yang Fan became the focus of everyone's discussion.
After all, Baiqi spent more than half a month on the case that he failed to solve. Marquis Zhongyi solved it in a few days, and the name of the detective suddenly spread again!
Once the news was broken, the entire Great Wall returned to its previous bustle, and everyone was happy to be able to travel freely.
Some people are happy, and some people are worried!
The Tai Chi Hall in the Imperial City was eerily quiet.
After reading the memorial sent by Baiqi Li Junxian, His Majesty Li Er sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy face, looking like the calm before the storm.
Although His Majesty Li Er was not very satisfied with this result, he also knew that this was the best way to end the marriage.
"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"
It's just that he has some difficulties on how to deal with the people involved.
Although the evidence points to Duan Guan and Cui Yongjian, no one is stupid and can see that this matter must be related to the Cui family of Qinghe and the Duke of Baoguo.
What's more, the memorial clearly pointed out that the person Cui Yongjian and the others wanted to deal with was Yang Fan, a hero. There is a lot in it!
Seeing the old god present, Yang Fan seemed to have nothing to do with him. Li Er couldn't help but feel angry, and the boy wanted to ignore it.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Li Er pretended to be calm and asked: "Marquis Zhongyi, since the people involved are Duan Guan and Cui Yongjian, they have no law and their crimes can be punished. Now that Cui Yongjian has been executed, how should Duan Guan be dealt with? ?”
Yang Fan raised his head and glanced at His Majesty Li Er, with a loud and clear voice: "Your Majesty, although the evidence shows that Cui Yongjian and Duan Guan are the masterminds, I believe that Duke Bao is also involved."
"In addition, Duke Bao Guo deliberately shielded his son and hindered the detection of the case. He is suspected of colluding with the assassins."
"According to Baiqi's investigation, the crossbow held by the assassin was stolen from the weapons inspection by the son of Duke Bao. We have reason to suspect that this was done under the instruction of Duke Bao."
This time he caught Duan Zhixuan's pigtails, and Yang Fan would not be polite.
This old boy obviously doesn't deal with him, so of course he has to give him some eye drops.
The reason why he wanted to target Duan Zhixuan alone and let the Cui family go was not because he had a good impression of the Cui family or was afraid of them, but because he wanted to keep the Cui family to deal with Duan Zhixuan.
Yang Fan knew that Li Er was a proud and emotional person.
Once he gets nostalgic, Duan Zhixuan may not be severely punished. This is not what Yang Fan wants to see.
Yang Fan fully understands that political power comes from the barrel of a gun.
Duan Zhixuan leads the left guard army, which is a serious problem.
Besides, someone has to take the blame. After all, Duan Guan and Cui Yongjian are not up to the level yet, so Duan Zhixuan can only take the blame.
Of course, even so, Yang Fan didn't think what His Majesty Li Er would do to Duan Zhixuan.
Thinking that Hou Junji was not exterminated when he rebelled in the future, it can be seen that Li Er is a person who misses old feelings.
He has made his attitude known. As for how His Majesty Li Er will deal with the Duan family and his son, Yang Fan doesn't care at all. Anyway, he can just throw the blame away!
Anyway, it's okay to make Duan Zhixuan feel disgusted.
However, Duan Zhixuan was frightened, and this bastard Yang Fan was too cruel.
If this crime is proven, his son's beheading will be a foregone conclusion.
Although he will not be beheaded, he will definitely be demoted and reduced in rank. He may have to fight for the position of general. It is simply too cruel!
Looking up to see that His Majesty Li Er was as sinking as water, Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, the situation was not good.
He followed His Majesty Li Er on his expeditions to the north and south, and had been friends for more than twenty years. He also knew the emperor's temperament very well.
The calmer it is, the scarier it is!
If he was furious on the spot, it might be a light punishment.
However, Duan Zhixuan did not open his mouth to beg for mercy. Instead, he lowered his head to the ground, bit his cheek, and said with a heartbeat: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. Because I neglected to discipline my son, he made a big mistake and was raped. People take advantage of it!”
"Wei Chen does not dare to ask for your Majesty's forgiveness. I just ask Your Majesty to allow Wei Chen to resign and return home for the sake of Wei Chen's loyalty. As for the dog, let your Majesty do whatever you want!"
Duan Zhixuan knew that Li Er would not sympathize with anyone, let alone show mercy to anyone, but he knew that Li Er was nostalgic...
So he didn't dare to beg for mercy at all, so he could only do the opposite, admit his mistake with a correct attitude and sincerely, hoping that Li Er could spare their father and son this fate based on their years of friendship.
His Majesty Li Er is indeed about to explode!
Duan Guan blatantly resold weapons from the weapons inspector to ambush court officials, which was simply lawless. If Duan Zhixuan was not involved, no one would believe him.
But because you, father and son, were selfish and narrow-minded, the court almost lost Yang Fan, a talented man with both civil and military talents.
Even if my son almost died on the spot, the nature is the same.
In the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, this was simply an unpardonable crime. Taking a deep breath, His Majesty Li Er weighed it up and said in a deep voice: "Although it is excusable for Mr. Bao to protect his son, he disregards the law." , order him to resign from the post of General Zuowei, rest for a period of time, and make other arrangements later."
"promise!"
Although he knew that His Majesty Li Er was extremely merciful, Duan Zhixuan still felt pain in his heart and turned pale.
The left and right guards were the most superior among the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty. It was not easy for him to sit in the position of the general of the left guard.
It's better now, because everything is ruined for Yang Fan.
If the emperor wants to use it again, it will take many years and months. Maybe he will never have the chance in this life.
Even if there is a chance, it is impossible to be as high as a left and right back.
Military power was the foundation of Duan Zhixuan's life. Now that he was beaten to the bottom, how should he deal with the Cui family's revenge?
Looks like I really need to find a thigh to hug!
Of course, compared to his future, he was more concerned about His Majesty Li Er's treatment of his son. After all, there were only a few people in the family!
Just listen to His Majesty Li Er continue to say: "Duan Guan encouraged the ordnance officer to sell ordnance, which resulted in the injury of the hero. His crime is extremely heinous! However, I hope that he will report and expose, truthfully confess, and do nothing more, so I ordered him to be sent to the army and sent to the army for three thousand miles as a respectful example."
Duan Zhixuan suddenly turned pale.
Although the family was not implicated and the head was not immediately beheaded, it was indeed considered extremely merciful.
But for a pampered son like his son, being exiled for three thousand miles is actually the same as having his head chopped off.
Even if I let someone take care of me all the way and let him arrive safely, my son's life will be over!
For a moment, Duan Zhixuan seemed to have aged more than ten years, shouting: "Thank you for your grace!"
The originally straight spine immediately bent.
He knew in his heart that His Majesty was nostalgic for his old friendship. Otherwise, it would be easy for the whole family to have their heads chopped off.
His Majesty Li Er sighed softly, he did not want to deal with Duan Zhixuan.
Being able to let Duan Zhixuan serve as the general of the left guard, Li Er still believed in his loyalty.
Duan Zhixuan was once his most trusted minister. After all, Duan Zhixuan was promoted by him single-handedly and became a truly humble general.
It's a pity that Duan Zhixuan has become a little distracted in recent years and actually wants to join the family.
But Li Er couldn't ignore the law because of his selfishness.
To assassinate a first-grade prince and a court general with a bow and crossbow in broad daylight was simply a provocation to the power of the Tang Dynasty.
Involved in such incidents, His Majesty Li Er believed that he must kill the nine tribes with thousands of swords before venting his hatred.
If there are assassins who take chances in the future, won't assassinations become common in the Tang Dynasty?
But Li Er still couldn't help himself and rushed to kill them all. He sighed secretly and waved his hand: "You can step back for now."
"No!" Duan Zhixuan said no more, bowed and bowed, then slowly stepped back.
Yang Fan raised his eyelids and took the opportunity to say: "Wei Chen also resigned!"
I haven't been home for five or six days, and Yang Fan doesn't want to stay here anymore.
Unexpectedly, before turning around, I heard His Majesty Li Er yelling filial piety: "Who told you to leave?"
Yang Fan was depressed and worried. He would talk when he had something to say and fart when he had something to say. What should he pretend to be?
But he didn't dare to speak out, so he could only stand silently.
After Duan Zhixuan walked away, His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "Why only target Duan Zhixuan? Obviously more evidence points to Cui? Are you bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"
Yang Fan said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, it is clear that Cui Yongjian was silenced by someone who was secretly instigated. Apart from Duke Bao, I really can't think of anyone else?"
"Besides, as soon as Cui Yongjian died, the clues were interrupted. If there is no evidence, even if the ministers randomly say that Cui did it, His Majesty will not dare to convict him, right?"
"Shut up! Who told you to say that it was the Cui family?" His Majesty Li Er angrily pointed at Yang Fan and cursed: "Do you really think I am a fool? Don't you just want Duan Zhixuan to step down so that you can take over the Zuo Wei Army?"
"Hmph, I don't know about you yet. If there was evidence that Duan Zhixuan killed Cui Yongjian, you would have arrested Duan Zhixuan long ago, right?"
"In addition, without my approval, you actually dared to send troops to break into Tongfu Temple. Do you really think that my imperial edict is nonsense?"
"You are so messy, just to divert my attention, so you dragged Duan Zhixuan out to back you up. It's simply abominable!"
Yang Fan swallowed his saliva and thought to himself that His Majesty Li Er was so good that he was like a roundworm in his stomach.
He could only say cautiously: "Wei Chen doesn't dare, but His Majesty promised Wei Chen that he would take over the left guard army, right?"
There's no point in trying to quibble, just confess...
His Majesty Li Er was at a loss for words, but it was impossible for him, the emperor, to admit his mistake, so he had to act rogue and said: "Although I promised you, I didn't say when I would let you, a teenage boy, become a general, censor." Those officials in Taiwan must not spray me to death."
Yang Fan muttered gloomily: "Weak ministers don't want to be generals..."
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er was so gloomy, he had no choice but to swallow back what he said. Who made him the emperor?
It seemed that it was because Yang Fan had a good attitude, or His Majesty Li Er also felt that he was in the wrong, so he calmed down a little and asked again: "I heard that you and Empress Xiao have been in Tongfu Temple for a long time. When did you meet?"
Yang Fan's heart tightened. As expected, there were indeed many informants in Tongfu Temple. He quickly said half-truthfully: "Your Majesty, although this is the first time I met the Empress Dowager Xiao, I felt quite friendly, so I chatted a few more words..."
"Later, Empress Xiao heard that Wei Chen's parents had died, so she asked someone to recognize her as her godmother."
"Wei Chen wants to report to you that he has allowed a certain godmother to be brought to the house to fulfill his filial piety."
"Huh? Do you recognize Empress Xiao as your godmother?" His Majesty Li Er was a little unbelievable.
I had a lot of guesses, but I never thought it would be like this.
Li Er didn't think that Yang Fan would lie to him, after all, he would know this kind of thing as soon as he checked.
But allowing Empress Xiao to move into the Zhongyi Hou Mansion made Li Er hesitate. After all, it involved a lot of things.
