Liu Mouzi's body was brought up. His body was covered in blood and flesh, his forehead and skull were sunken, and the "world inside his skull" could be faintly seen.
Zhao Yizhi lowered his head and glanced at Liu Mozi's body, and said in shock: "This Haixingwei punishment law is too harsh. There is no place for torture anywhere in the body! There is a mastermind behind the assassination." , after suffering so many crimes, he refused to bite Taishi Li to death, and finally committed suicide. Taishi Li...what do you think is the reason? "
Li Changwen's face was livid: "Your Majesty, this is definitely someone who framed me. I don't know this person! This person deliberately resisted the sentence, and then framed me, and finally died without any evidence. Please tell me!"
Zhao Yizhi nodded slightly: "Yes, it will be difficult to deal with death without proof. What should we do..."
"Grand Master, what's the purpose of Grand Master calling this slave to come here... Mouse! You..." As soon as Butler Liu came, he saw Li Changwen was about to pay a courtesy, but he saw the body of Liu Mouse, and he couldn't help but scream in grief.
Seeing this, Li Changwen stepped forward and kicked him down, interrupting Butler Liu's wailing: "You lazy slave, it took you so long to come! Let Your Majesty wait here for so long!"
Only then did Butler Liu see Zhao Yizhi and see the surrounding situation clearly. He understood in his heart and kowtowed quickly: "This slave deserves to die. This slave deserves to die. This slave has offended the Holy Master. Please forgive me."
Zhao Yi held up a hand and said: "Forgive me. What did Butler Liu say about mice just now? Do you recognize this person?"
Butler Liu shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, I don't know him. I have never seen him before."
Zhao Yizhi looked at Li Changwen and said with a smile: "Steward Liu, get up and pat the shoe prints on your body. I'm a little embarrassed."
Li Changwen lowered his head and did not look at Zhao Yizhi and Butler Liu, as if the kick just now had nothing to do with him. Although he lowered his head, he felt calm and relaxed.
Seeing that Li Changwen was silent, Zhao Yizhi said: "Old Master, this Liu Mouse finally identified Butler Liu when he was about to die. I thought that Butler Liu should be imprisoned first and interrogated. What did the Old Master think? ah?"
Li Changwen nodded: "That's natural, we should get to the bottom of it. It's just that this old Liu... the old minister is doing it smoothly, and I hope that your Majesty's Hai Xing Guards won't be too harsh, if they hurt his life..."
Zhao Yizhi chuckled: "There are many stewards in the Taishi Mansion. Let's put aside the matter of assassinating the king and killing the driver for the time being. This flood in Anhui City...does the old Taishi have anything else to say?"
Li Changwen glanced at Chen Yu and Kong Bao each and said: "I am dedicated to serving the country. They misinterpreted my intention and ignored the national law. Naturally, they will be punished in accordance with the national law!"
Zhao Yizhi stopped being polite, turned around and whispered a few words to Wang Zhenliang, then sat back in the sedan. Wang Zhenliang announced the edict: "Chen Yu, as the governor of Jiangnan, committed dereliction of duty and deceived the emperor. Please plead guilty and repent." , Your Majesty Hong En, if you don’t hold your family accountable, you will be sentenced to death! Kong Bao committed the major crime of treason and intercepted and killed the Heavenly Guard. The crime cannot be punished. The three clans will be executed! The execution will be tomorrow!"
Chen Yu knelt on the ground with a look of infatuation on his face. When he heard that his family would not be held accountable, his eyes lit up and he immediately kowtowed in the direction of Zhao Yizhi mindlessly: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! The guilty minister will do what he wants in the next life. A cow becomes a horse and I repay Your Majesty!"
Kong Bao listened to his verdict with blank eyes. When he heard that the three clans were to be killed, he started to struggle: "Master Li, what's going on? Why did the emperor want to kill my three clans?"
At this moment, Li Changwen wished he didn't know him. Just now that the assassin's matter was cleared up, Kong Bao came to pester him again and cursed: "How did I teach you on weekdays! Don't bully the good and abide by the law! Now! You have committed a heinous crime, and only killing three tribes is a mercy from the Holy One. What else do you want! You are ungrateful and dare to entangle me. You really deserve death!"
"Master Li! You promised to protect me! At least protect my mother! Li Changwen! You old thief! You don't keep your word! Even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go! It was you who asked me to go to Wancheng!" Kong Bao didn't care. Regardless, he shouted loudly.
Zhao Yizhi waved his hand, and Yinmengwei and Xushiwei rushed over and escorted Chen Yu and Kong Bao away. According to the laws of Daqi, death row prisoners cannot be easily convicted and must be approved by the emperor himself. Since the emperor has approved it, there is no need for further review. This is to prevent the prisoners on death row from biting them for no reason when they know their death is imminent. The interrogation will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and even good people will be harmed if they cannot tell the truth. At this time, Kong Bao's confession of Li Changwen was of little use.
Li Changwen was secretly relieved when he saw Kong Bao, Chen Yu and others being dragged away.
Zhao Yizhi called Xie Weifeng again: "Where are the bodies of the Wancheng County Magistrate and the Wucheng County Magistrate now?"
Xie Weifeng replied: "The body of the Wancheng County Magistrate has been buried after post-mortem examination. The Wucheng County Magistrate claimed that he had been deceived by Kong Bao and wanted to arrest the thieves, so he searched for the Tianwei. Because he was an official of the imperial court, he did not dare to act rashly."
Zhao Yi called Wang Zhenliang and whispered again. Wang Zhenliang nodded repeatedly. After a moment, he announced again in a high voice: "Wancheng County Magistrate Zhang Shoucai evacuated the people and resisted Kong Bao, so he died for the country. His family rewarded him with ten thousand taels! His son can enter the Imperial College! Wucheng County Magistrate Sun Tzu Lin did not distinguish between right and wrong, and assisted The rebel thief Kong Bao rushed to kill the Tianwei, persecuted the good, dismissed him from the post of Wucheng County Magistrate, and sent him to the frontier to do hard labor!"
The people who were watching were a little unfamiliar with the Wancheng County Magistrate, but when they heard the fate of Sun Tzu Lin, who only knew how to make money, many people clapped their hands and applauded. The surrounding civil and military officials didn't know how they felt after hearing this. The son's ability to enter the Imperial Academy is much more important than the reward of ten thousand taels. After graduating from the Imperial College, he was at least a third-rank official. Zhang Shoucai himself sacrificed his life for the country. It is indeed a smile for his son to receive such an honor.
Sun Tzu Lin usually thinks about his career. Many officials know how he came to be the magistrate of Wucheng County. When they heard about his fate, all the officials felt happy and worried.
"Where are those three young men?" Zhao Yizhi asked Xie Weifeng again.
Xie Weifeng waved back, and the Yinmeng guards stood on both sides to clear a path. He Yue'er and Xiang Lian'er walked over holding Yi Xiaodao.
At this time, the three people's ragged clothes had been changed, but Yi Xiaodao had a broken right arm and multiple wounds on his body, making him slightly weak, so the two women came over with support.
The two girls knelt down while supporting Yi Xiaodao: "The common people bow to your majesty, long live my emperor."
Zhao Yizhi glanced at the three of them and said: "Three young heroes traveled thousands of miles to come to the capital to report Kong Bao's crimes for the court. They have done a great job! Each of them will be rewarded with a thousand taels!" After saying that, he stared at Yi Xiaodao and said, "You Is this Yi Xiaodao who captured Kong Bao? What do you do for a living? Why do you have such abilities?"
Yi Xiaodao stretched out his left hand and scratched his head, "The grassroots... beggars. I don't know how I won. I just wanted to catch him, so I fought with him as hard as I could. Then I fainted... By the way, we came to the capital to testify, why did he get sentenced without asking us?"
Zhao Yizhi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if a hero doesn't ask where he comes from. Kong Bao led his troops to attack the Tianwei, which is already a dead end. Since he has confessed his guilt and General Xie has found out, why do I need to ask again. One thousand Take the two back, find a job, and live a good life. I wonder which of these two is your confidante? "
Yi Xiaodao quickly pulled He Yue'er with his left hand and said, "This, this is yes."
He Yue'er angrily knocked off Yi Xiaodao's hand and kowtowed: "We, the country folk, do not know the etiquette. Please forgive us."
Seeing Yi Xiaodao like this, Zhao Yizhi couldn't help but think of his student days in his previous life. He hadn't been in contact with such interesting peers in the palace for a long time. He smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, General Xie will arrange the follow-up matters for you." Yes. Thank you, General~"
"The general is here!" Xie Weifeng responded.
"Each of the Yinmeng guards who traveled to Wancheng this time will be rewarded with a hundred taels. The heavenly guards who sacrificed their lives for the country will be given a generous burial and five thousand taels at home." Zhao Yizhi ordered.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Xie Weifeng knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
Hearing this, more than a hundred Yin Meng Guards behind him all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The sound resounded throughout the imperial city, and the people who were nearby couldn't help but cover their ears to relieve the stinging sensation caused by the sound.
I thought everything had settled, but I didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to be so clear-cut about rewards and punishments. He even thought of the Tianwei brothers who died in battle. For five thousand taels, if nothing else, the life of the whole family was already guaranteed. Who will cherish their lives in the future? Of course, even if Zhao Yizhi did not receive this reward, no one would complain about the salary and system of the Tianwei.
"Your Majesty, can I ask you something?" Yi Xiaodao suddenly said.
Zhao Yizhi looked over, and Xiang Lian'er and He Yue'er also looked sideways at Yi Xiaodao, not understanding what he was talking about.
"The floods in Wancheng are serious. Please reduce the taxes in Wancheng...if it's inconvenient...just pretend I didn't say..." Yi Xiaodao said hesitantly.
Zhao Yizhi laughed loudly: "You don't need to worry about this. Since it is the land of Daqi, it will not be ignored. Wancheng paid 500,000 taels of silver and 300,000 dan of grain to save the floods. Taxes were exempted for two years. What do you think, little hero? If there is more, the treasury won’t be able to get it out, and the thousand liang will be deducted from you!”
Yi Xiaodao nodded repeatedly: "That's enough! That's enough! You can take it from me! Five hundred and one thousand. Anyway, I am a beggar. If Wancheng can be rebuilt, I can go back to beg for food!"
Zhao Yizhi laughed again when he heard this, ignored Yi Xiaodao, turned around and walked towards the sedan.
"Yue'er, Lian'er, we have money! Wancheng is also saved!" Yi Xiaodao said excitedly to the two girls.
"Yes! I want to have a good sleep and eat well!" Xiang Lian'er took over and said.
He Yue'er lowered her head and smiled and said nothing.
The more Yi Xiaodao thought about it, the happier he became. From a beggar to a beggar, he had a thousand taels in a blink of an eye. He hugged the two girls and jumped up excitedly.
The three of them were just happy, and no one noticed that the linen used for bandaging on Yi Xiaodao's hand slipped quietly...
Zhao Yizhi was sitting in the sedan chair and heading towards the palace. Suddenly he stretched out his head and looked at the slipping linen cloth of Yi Xiaodao...
