Chapter 243: Killing People and Killing Mouths
Early the next morning, the secretary of the Criminal Department handed over the note at the small court meeting of the Liangyi Palace, reporting the results of the trial of the Criminal Department, Yu Santai undoubtedly became the biggest suspect at present, and Li Hao's suspicion naturally decreased, and it could even be said that there was no suspicion.
However, no one in the Manchu Dynasty interceded for Li Hao, the others were because they were not familiar with Li Hao, and Cheng Biting Jin Li Ji and them were because they didn't want to act very familiar with Li Hao, anyway, Li Hao was not suspicious now, and it was a matter of time before he was released, so they were relieved and let him stay in prison for a while, anyway, he was often in prison and got used to it.
Li Shimin didn't expect that none of the ministers interceded for Li Hao, and couldn't help but sigh that Li Hao's popularity was really bad, since everyone didn't intercede, he couldn't take the initiative to release Li Hao, so he could only let the criminal department Shangshu continue to investigate, and he must arrest Yu Santai, and at the same time check whether there is a master behind it, as wise as Li Shimin, he doesn't think that a little snake head dares to do something to the dignified marquis, there must be a shady scene, he is very annoyed this time, the poisonous chicken wishbone flows into the palace, what a terrible thing, if he eats it by mistake, Now isn't it braided, he even suspects that the purpose of the poisoner is to murder himself, so he naturally asks the criminal department to investigate to the end.
Shangshu of the Criminal Department was ordered to continue the investigation, and the official document of the sea capture wanted in Santai was dispersed, and it had shrouded the entire Jingzhao on the same day, and began to spread to the whole country, and the poisoning incident became bigger and bigger, the front page headlines of Datang Daily were poisoning incidents every day, and in the first day or two, they were all questioning Li Hao, why did the young hero become a suspect in poisoning, at that time, there were many people who supported Li Hao, saying that this matter must have nothing to do with Li Hao, and now Yu Santai has become the biggest suspect, and immediately a large number of literati have made a name for Li Hao. The people who read the newspaper scolded Yu Santai one after another, and at the same time complained about Li Hao, Li Hao's reputation was in full swing in Chang'an City for a while, restaurants, teahouses, these idle chatters, the people are discussing Li Hao.
There is a literati who wrote an article, called "Hou Fu of Lantian County", submitted to Datang Daily, and published it in the newspaper headlines on the same day, Li Hao's life deeds were all dug up, and at a glance, it was full of merits, from offering prescriptions to cure plague, planting cowpox, drought, inventing Quyuan plow, inventing soap toothpaste and other daily necessities, all of which were major events for the benefit of the people.
Looking at Li Hao's military exploits, in the battle of Tuguhun, he captured the enemy chief Fuyun, led 4,000 people to defend Tingzhou, rejected 70,000 enemy troops, and led the troops to destroy Gaochang.
After the praise of the people, the ministers of the court and the central government found that unconsciously, the seemingly scoundrel bastard boy has made so many contributions, and every one of them is a great achievement, if it is replaced by others, there are so many merits, it is estimated that he has become an important minister of the court, but Li Hao is still a powerless and powerless scientific research temple, and the title of a marquis of Lantian County looks good, that's all, the ministers have to re-examine Li Hao again, such a young hero, is it really a bastard, his future, Seems brighter than anyone else.
The people's remarks formed the pressure of public opinion, and some people reported to Li Shimin, asking for Li Hao's release, but Li Shimin did not approve it, saying that he would wait, but he ordered Li Hao's family to visit the prison freely, and the criminal department must not stop it.
Now it's okay, there is a group of people outside the prison of the Criminal Department, all of whom are Li Hao's family and friends, when Turandot saw Li Hao, he was extremely happy, and he also pinched Li Hao's ears fiercely, because Li Hao made her worried, in fact, she had secretly wiped her tears before entering the prison.
Qin Su's concentration was a little worse, and when he talked to Li Hao, he was already in tears, and Li Hao could only continue to persuade him. Cheng Chumo came in to drink and talk to Li Hao, and by the way, he wished him an early release from prison.
Hou Junji on the side looked very uncomfortable, he also heard the rumors outside, and knew that Li Hao had been cleared of suspicion, and it was only a matter of time before he was released from prison, he was so envious of Li Hao, he could sit so comfortably in prison in the Criminal Department, and he also said that Li Hao would never get out of this prison alive, and now it seems that he is going to be slapped in the face.
For a whole day, the front of the prison of the Criminal Department was as lively as a vegetable market, and the people of the Li Mansion felt for the first time that the prison of the Criminal Department was actually not so gloomy and terrifying.
The people of Li Hao's family are happy, but some people are worried, and these two are still brothers, yes, they are Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
Yu Santai was exposed, Li Hao cleared his suspicion, can Li Chengqian not be worried, as long as Yu Santai is caught, he will definitely bite him, he is not so simple as worrying now, but trembling with fear.
As for Li Tai, he is much calmer, the original plan of killing two birds with one stone has already flown a bird, and now he can only deal with Li Chengqian, he hurriedly ordered someone to go to the barren mountain courtyard in the west of the city, and let Yu Santai write a series of confessions first, so as not to have any accidents at that time, for the position of the prince, he had to be cautious.
Although he was very cautious, he was still negligent, he didn't know that his behavior of visiting Li Hao in prison had aroused Li Hao's suspicions, and now that the Flying Eagle Special Combat Team was targeting him, where else could the prey that was targeted by the eagle escape.
It is not only the Flying Eagle Special Combat Team that is eyeing Li Tai, but also the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji reasoned from the motive, he just needs to speculate, if the prince commits a crime, who will benefit the most, the answer is obvious, the biggest benefit is Li Tai, the king of Wei, followed by Li Ke, the king of Wu, because both of them have coveted Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince for a long time.
The eldest grandson Wuji sent people to keep an eye on the Wei Wangfu and the Wu Wangfu at the same time, and as soon as there was any change, he immediately reported that when the people from the Wei Wangfu left Chang'an City, the eldest grandson Wuji had already received the news, which shows that Jiang is still old and spicy.
On the barren mountain thirty miles west of Chang'an City, this small courtyard was originally a small Taoist temple, probably because it was too small, it declined, and was finally completely abandoned, and now it is barely able to live in people, many walls have collapsed, and some roofs have also collapsed, and the courtyard is full of waist-high weeds.
When the people sent by Li Tai entered the small courtyard, Lu Yun and five Flying Eagle special combat team members had already come to the outside of the small courtyard, Lu Yun flew over the wall, rubbed directly on the roof, and then lifted a tile and saw the situation in the house.
I saw an old man with gray hair tied to a chair, sitting in a messy hall, surrounded by six people in Tsing Yi, one of whom was a man in Tsing Yi with a square face and a wide mouth, and asked coldly: "Tell me, who instructed you to poison the chicken in the Li Chicken Wishbone Shop?" ”
Yu Santai shook his head: "I don't know about this." ”
The square-faced man in green clothes glanced at another companion, and the man directly grabbed one of Yu Santai's fingers, and pulled it hard, and there was a crisp sound in Galala, and Yu Santai let out a terrible scream, which was extremely painful.
"Say it or not." The square-faced man in Tsing Yi shouted with a cold expression, "If you dare to be hard-mouthed, you will cut off all your fingers!" ”
Yu Santai saw their cruel methods, and when he heard this, his face changed drastically in fright, and he shouted urgently: "Don't! I say, I say it all! ”
"Then be honest." The square-faced man in Tsing Yi said with a cloudy face, "If you dare to say a wrong word, I will pull your finger." ”
Yu Santai nodded with palpitations, and said: "Seven days ago, a stranger found Santai Gambling House, gave me fifty taels of gold, and asked me to poison the chicken wishbone in the Li Chicken Wishbone Shop, asking for at least ten people to be poisoned, and the other party promised to give me another 5,000 yuan after the matter was completed, if I didn't agree, let me and my gambling house disappear in Chang'an." ”
"Who is this person?" The square-faced man in Tsing Yi asked.
Yu Santai shook his head and said: "I don't know about this, but I sent someone to follow that person, that person entered the imperial city from the Yanxi Gate, you also know, we ordinary people can't enter the imperial city." ”
The square-faced man in Tsing Yi nodded and said, "Let go of his right hand, take the pen and ink, and write a confession to him!" ”
"Confession?" Yu Santai was taken aback when he heard this, "You are from the government?" ”
In fact, Yu Santai knew that the poisonous chicken was flowing into the palace after knowing that something was wrong, and immediately dismissed his subordinates and prepared to escape, it just so happened that Li Tai sent someone to arrest him at this time, and now as soon as he heard that he was going to write a confession, he was immediately frightened that the six souls had no master, and he made a big mistake this time, if he was caught by the government, he would definitely be dead.
A man in Tsing Yi had already prepared pen and ink, and untied one of his hands, and the other two directly put the knife on his neck, while the square-faced man in Tsing Yi said coldly: "Write a confession, in this situation, I won't hide it from you, it's impossible for you to live, but as long as you write a confession, I can guarantee that you will be less tortured before you die, and you will have a complete corpse at the worst, otherwise, hehe, peel your skin and cramp and gouge out your eyes, or throw your hands and feet into the oil pan and fry them, countless tortures, just saying it can scare you to death." ”
Yu Santai's face turned green with fright when he heard this, he knew that the man with a square face in front of him was telling the truth, he had committed a capital crime, and it was a capital crime that could be punished, fortunately, he didn't have any family, but if he was to be tortured so much, he really didn't dare to imagine that he couldn't stand it if he broke a finger, let alone such a horrific torture, he hesitated for a moment and then accepted his fate, picked up a brush and began to write a confession.
After the confession of hundreds of words was written, Yu Santai signed and drew it, and also pressed his handprint.
The square-faced man picked it up and looked at it, very satisfied, at this moment, the hooves outside were thundering, and Lu Yun on the roof was also surprised, taking advantage of the geographical advantage, looking into the distance, only to see more than thirty fast horses galloping over, each rider was covered in a black robe, covered with a black scarf, and wearing a hat.
Lu Yun hurriedly came down from the roof, went to the courtyard to meet the Flying Eagle Meeting, and said with a solemn face: "More than thirty enemies are coming, and it seems that they are also robbing Santai, do we have reinforcements?" ”
Feiying shook his head and said, "The target is too big to be discovered, and there are only five of us." ”
Lu Yun frowned slowly: "The situation is not good, the enemy is heavy, we need to see the opportunity to act, and we must grab Yu Santai." ”
The flying eagle nodded and shouted in a low voice: "Crossbow, prepare for battle." ”
After that, the five of them took out the crossbow box, took out the repeater and assembled it, and prepared for battle.
The thirty knights came very quickly, and in a moment they were outside the small courtyard, and the leader did not cover his face with a black scarf, but wore a copper-colored mask with a fanged ghost's head, and as soon as he reined in his horse, he shouted: "Surround the courtyard, and don't let go of a fly!" ”
The horsemen scattered one after another, surrounded the small courtyard, only to hear the ghost-headed man say again: "Get on the rocket!" ”
All the knights bent their bows and arrows, and the tips of the arrows were on fire, and they were ready to set fire to the people inside.
Seeing this, Lu Yun lost color and shouted: "It's not good, these people are here to kill people!" ”