Li Zhiyun waved his hand, asking Zhang Zheng to calm down, and then said: "Zhao Changlin, it seems that you will not confess your crime honestly unless I present all the evidence. Well, let me start from the beginning. Well." Li Zhiyun cleared his throat and said: "More than ten days ago, I came to Pizhou. I heard in a wine shop that a member of the building outside the city and his family were killed and their property was robbed, so I went to Xinping County Yamen. , found Magistrate Wang and asked him to accompany me to the scene. In addition to the bodies of nine members of the Lou family, two bloody steel knives and a pennant with the word "Liang" printed on it were also found at the scene. Now it seems that the flag with the word "Liang" printed on it is just a cover-up used by the murderer to make people think that the murder of the Lou family was the work of bandits from afar."
"According to the identification of the Lou family, in addition to the nine members of the Lou family who were killed, there was also a maid named Liu Gu whose whereabouts were unknown, and this maid was undoubtedly the key to solving the case. Just when Magistrate Wang asked the maid When he found a shadow figure and sent people to search for her but found nothing, Sima Zhang of the Prince of Chu captured a thief in the market and unexpectedly found a silver bracelet from him, which was related to Cai Hu who joined the army. The silver bracelet found in the Lou family's maid's room was exactly the same. Apparently, when the maid left the Lou family, she left one silver bracelet under the bed because she was in a hurry, and she fled the building with the other silver bracelet. home. According to the confession of the thief Zheng Shan, his silver bracelet was stolen from the Cuiping Mountain nunnery. So, I and the magistrate Wang took people to the nunnery to capture Liu Gu, and in the dark room of her residence A memorial tablet dedicated to the nine members of the Lou family was found. Obviously, Aunt Liu was the 'ghost' who cooperated with the thieves. However, after being caught, Aunt Liu refused to explain and hanged herself that night."
"Later, I went back to Cuiping Mountain and learned from the nunnery master of Lianxin Temple that she took in Liu Gu because Sun Fen asked me to join the army. After I came down from the mountain, I found Sun Fen, but Sun Fen said that he He didn’t know Aunt Liu, but when he went up the mountain to offer incense, he happened to see Aunt Liu about to jump off a cliff to commit suicide. After asking, he found out that she committed suicide because the nunnery didn’t want to take her in. He just helped her out of sympathy. Liu Gu interceded with the nunnery master. There was no flaw in what Sun Fen said, but the king still sent Cai Hu to find out Sun Fen’s origin in the state government’s cabinet treasury, and then sent Cai Hu to Sun Fen’s original residence, Yongshou. Qingquan Village, Anping Township, County, found out that Sun Fen was Liu Gu's biological brother. Cai Hu also found out that Sun Fen's father was killed by Sun Changwei, a member of the same clan, when Sun Fen was only ten years old. A few years later, Sun Fen's uncle There was a wine banquet at home, and Sun Changwei was also present. Sun Fen smashed Sun Changwei to death with a brick. He was caught by the government and sentenced to death. At that time, Zhao Changlin happened to be the county magistrate of Yongshou County. It was precisely because of his up and down operation that he helped Sun Fen He was cleared of the crime. Later, he kept Sun Fen by his side as a confidant. Now it seems that in order to repay the favor of saving his life, Sun Fen summoned his sister Liu Gu from his hometown and asked Liu Gu to pretend to be a maid. They went to the Lou family and found out the secret room where the Lou family hid their treasures. After Gu Gu was arrested, she chose to hang herself in order not to implicate her own brother."
"After I learned that Sun Fen was Aunt Liu's biological brother, I immediately led people to arrest Sun Fen. However, Zhao Changlin learned that I had found out the details of Sun Fen, so he took the lead and sent Lu Sifang to poison him in the name of drinking. Sun Fen died. In order to find out the truth about Sun Fen being poisoned, I sent people to trace the source of arsenic, and finally found out that Lu Sifang purchased arsenic in a pharmacy in Zhushan Town, fifteen miles away from the city." Li Zhiyun After that, he turned around and took a few pieces of paper from a government servant next to him and showed them to everyone, "These are the account pages of the drug store and the shopkeeper's testimony."
Then, Li Zhiyun continued: "After finding out that Lu Sifang was the murderer who poisoned Sun Fen, I led people to arrest Lu Sifang. This time, Zhao Changlin got ahead again. He paid a lot of money to buy an assassin and killed him. However, what he didn’t expect was that when I arrived at Lu Sifang’s residence, he was still breathing and said the word Qiu Hong to me. At first, I thought it was a person. I later found out that what Lu Sifang was talking about was the Qiuhong Courtyard where we are now. After learning that Qiuhong Courtyard might be a place to hide stolen goods, Zhang Zheng led people to sneak into the Courtyard at night and finally discovered The gold and silver treasures that were robbed from Lou’s family.”
"After getting rid of Sun Fen and Lu Sifang, Zhao Changlin refused to do anything and asked assassins to kill Diao Dagui, Li Er and Ruan Xiaoqi who were guarding the armory, and set fire to the armory. The three of them were killed because of The illusion of being burned to death in a fire. Zhao Changlin believed that Sun Fen, Lu Sifang and three regiment soldiers who participated in the Lou family murder case were all dead, and the truth about the Lou family murder case would be lost forever. However, cleverness was mistaken for him, and he did not I thought that when I went to pay homage to three regiment soldiers, Diao Dagui’s wife told me something.”
Li Zhiyun turned to Sang Xianhe and said, "General Sang, do you remember the time when we were walking horses outside the city, did you say that the horse I was riding belonged to Governor Zhao?" Seeing Sang Xianhe nodding, he continued, "To tell you the truth, that horse belongs to Lou Yuan's wife's family, and I am just raising it for him. At that time, I thought, how could the horse of Governor Zhao appear in the stable of Lou Yuan's wife? Could it be that Governor Zhao is honest and honest? , I couldn't make ends meet, so I had to sell the horse, and it happened to be bought back by the building staff. To be honest, I was quite moved at the time. However, it was Diao Dagui's wife who told me what was going on. "
"Diao Dagui's wife said that Diao Dagui once got drunk and told her that he and Sun Fen had sent a horse to the building member for Governor Zhao, and used this as an excuse to borrow 5,000 yuan from the building member. Million. However, although the building member was very rich, he was also very stingy. He only agreed to lend three million to Governor Zhao. Governor Zhao thought the loan was too little, so he refused. It turns out that our Lord Zhao has been targeting him for a long time. The Lou family's billions are gone." After Li Zhiyun said this, he took a piece of paper from the hand of the government servant next to him and showed it to everyone, "This is the testimony of Diao Dagui's wife."
Then, Li Zhiyun changed another one and said to Zhao Changlin: "Prince Zhao, didn't you say that this Qiuhong Villa does not belong to you? This is the house deed that I sent someone to find in the Jiage Library. It can be clearly stated on it Your name, Zhao Changlin, is clearly written on it." After that, he handed the house deed to Jun Song, who then handed it to Sang Xianhe after reading it. Sang Xianhe looked at it, raised his head and said to Zhao Changlin: "Prince Zhao, this villa belongs to you, and the gold and silver treasures that were robbed by the building member's wife were found in the villa. These are all things we have seen with our own eyes." , do you have anything else to say?"
What Li Zhiyun did not say was that although he already knew that the mastermind behind the Lou family murder case was Zhao Changlin, he did not have solid evidence in his hand. The assassin had not been captured yet, so there was no evidence to prove that it was Zhao Changlin. Instructing assassins to kill three regiment soldiers, including Lu Sifang and Diao Dagui, is all speculation. After all, Zhao Changlin is the governor of a state. Without ironclad evidence, he cannot be convicted.
Li Zhiyun was out of danger, so he went directly to Zhao Changlin and told him that he already knew about his relationship with Sun Fen. He also revealed that he was already suspected of him, and it was only a matter of time before he found the evidence. The reason why Li Zhiyun did this was to scare the tiger, scare the snake, or even lure the snake out of its hole, forcing Zhao Changlin to jump over the wall. Of course, Li Zhiyun met Sang Xianhe first before meeting Zhao Changlin. He wanted to stabilize Sang Xianhe and bring Sang Xianhe to his side, or at least keep Sang Xianhe neutral. As long as Zhao Changlin cannot mobilize the army, he will not dare to act rashly. In that case, he will have only one way to escape. Before Zhao Changlin escaped, he would not forget the treasures he had worked so hard to obtain. However, Zhao Changlin would not have thought that the Qiuhong Villa where he hid the treasure had already been targeted by Li Zhiyun. As long as he went to retrieve the treasure, he would fall into the trap set by Li Zhiyun.
The eyes of everyone in the room fell on Zhao Changlin's face. No one spoke, and the surroundings were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Zhao Changlin was completely desperate. He knew that he was trapped tonight. He was blocked in the villa, with so many gold and silver treasures in front of him. Even though he was full of mouth, he couldn't explain anything. Thinking of this, Zhao Changlin said relentingly: "Yes, I was the one who ordered the theft of the Lou family's gold and silver treasures. However, it was not my original intention to kill the nine members of the Lou family. I can't blame all the blame on me for the incompetence of my subordinates, right? "
When Sang Xianhe heard this, his eyes widened and he said: "Zhao Changlin, you are already the governor of a state and a local official. Isn't your salary enough for you? What do you want so much money for?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Changlin sneered and said : "You'd better ask the King of Chu. He's still a prince. If he doesn't open inns, banks and wine shops to make money, he also opens money shops to make money. Who can have such a privilege?"
It seemed that Zhao Changlin was at loggerheads with Li Zhiyun and would not forget to involve him no matter what. Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Li Zhiyun's face, wanting to see how he would answer. Before Li Zhiyun could speak, Zhang Zheng defended him: "How can you be compared with the prince, a bold rebel? The prince makes money in business to prepare for the establishment of a new army and develop firearms. The new army has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats on the battlefield, you Haven't you heard of it? Your Majesty is loyal to the country and selfless, all for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. In order for the Tang Dynasty to unify the country as soon as possible, and to restore peace and prosperity to the people of the world."
Zhang Zheng praised Li Zhiyun like a flower, which made him ashamed. In fact, he organized a new army and developed new weapons mainly for self-protection. Of course, no one present knew about the "Xuanwumen Incident" that was going to happen in the future, so no one could pry into the secret in his heart.
After listening to Zhang Zheng's words, Sang Xianhe turned to Zhao Changlin and said: "Yes, the king of Chu opened inns, banks and wine shops, which were all serious businesses. He opened a money shop to make money and it was also authorized by the emperor. Besides, the prince is In order to raise military expenses, what about you? What do you need so much money for?"
