Chapter 43 The case of the Tibetan Ambassador is solved
"Captain Pei?!"
Seeing Pei Sijian walking into the Guzang County Yamen, with Li Yan following closely behind him, County Magistrate Cui's eyelids jumped slightly and he hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
Pei Sijian's expression was as usual, and there was nothing unusual about it: "County Magistrate Cui, last night the thieves went crazy and attacked the internal guards. Fortunately, Li Wuwei turned the tide and asked for the list of secret spies. This interrogation should be handled at the county government office!"
Magistrate Cui looked happy when he heard this: "Thank you very much, Governor, for your cultivation!"
Pei Sijian warned: "The number of secret agents this time is huge, and the county jail will be very strenuous. You must arrange it well and make sure nothing goes wrong!"
Magistrate Cui responded sternly: "I will never disgrace my rank!"
Pei Sijian nodded and seemed to ask casually: "How did you go about investigating the case of Tubo Nian Zhengzheng?"
Magistrate Cui immediately showed shame on his face: "I report to the governor that I am incompetent and I still have no clue."
"There's no need to belittle yourself. After all, you've been in charge of Liangzhou for less than three months. When encountering such a mysterious case, it's normal for things to change and not respond as quickly as possible."
Pei Sijian waved his hand and turned to a heart-to-heart attitude: "Are you in your forties?"
Magistrate Cui was a little flattered and replied: "I am worried about you, Governor Lao. I have wasted forty years of my life. I am ashamed of myself!"
Pei Sijian asked: "In what year were you born in Jumingjing?"
Magistrate Cui replied: "The second year of Yonghui."
Pei Sijian was a little surprised: "You can learn scriptures and pass the exam at a young age, you are so talented!"
Magistrate Cui was slightly pleased with himself: "The Governor is so complimentary!"
In this era, Mingjingke is very valuable.
After all, there are an average of twenty people in each subject of the Jinshi Department, and there are not many people in the Mingjing Department, only about sixty or seventy.
Those who can get into the exam are the proud ones who have experienced great success. If they are still very young, it will be even more impressive.
Pei Sijian nodded and said in a calm tone: "Quoting scriptures and studying scriptures extensively, with such a background, why would you lose your conscience and poison your children?"
Magistrate Cui was stunned, with an uncontrollable panic on his face.
Not confused, but frightened.
This kind of reaction is more direct than any interrogation.
Li Yan secretly thought wisely.
This kind of interrogation strategy of restraining oneself before expressing oneself is nothing, but Pei Sijian's demeanor and tone were extremely natural. He would first relax the other party's vigilance, and then suddenly attack.
The most important thing is that what he asked about was not the case of the murder of the Tibetan ambassador, but the case of Xueguan buttermilk poisoning that had not yet happened.
Magistrate Cui was caught off guard and his flaw was immediately revealed.
His face turned pale, and his hands subconsciously shrank into his sleeves.
But the next moment, Magistrate Cui's body froze and he did not dare to move.
Because Li Yan's angry gaze locked onto him fiercely.
He was locked in by a terrifying killing intent, and he had no doubt that if he dared to make even the slightest move, his entire arm would be broken immediately at shoulder level.
Pei Sijian turned a blind eye to this and showed his absolute confidence in Li Yan. At the same time, he said in a calm tone: "Zhufan did not forget the inner guards. The saint hatched this plan just as he was about to restore the inner guard system."
"I'm going to transfer you to Bianzhou in an attempt to poison the noble nobleman. The purpose is to give the internal guards a heavy blow."
"The former Zhao Guogong used the inner guards to control the court. The selection of the inner guards could skip the official department and could not even control the three provinces. Many people in the government did not want the inner guards to be reestablished. If the army was not successful, even if the saint was determined
Determination and resistance will also be greatly increased."
"There are many constraints and many interferences. I don't know how long it will take until the inner guard is actually formed."
Pei Sijian really dared to say that although he rejected Qiu Ying's request to return to the inner guard, he had deep feelings for the inner guard, and his tone gradually became colder.
Li Yan was impressed after hearing this analysis.
He did not have enough vision in this area and did not start from the court structure.
Before, I was wondering how Xiao Ling and then Magistrate Cui could catch up with the traitors in the Tang Dynasty.
Only then did I realize that a turbulent situation had been brewing since Qiu Ying appeared in Liangzhou.
Magistrate Cui's expression calmed down, he straightened his back and became increasingly arrogant.
He knew he was dead.
Instead of remaining in a humble posture, it is better to walk through the last moments of life with pride.
Seeing his appearance, Pei Sijian frowned covertly, and her tone became gentle again: "As a Ming government official, you protect the family and the people, stabilize the country, and are the parent and official of the people in the place. Why did you become a lackey of the Tibetan thieves?"
"You asked me why? Haha, didn't I just answer it? You are a third-grade official, why do you pretend to be ignorant!"
Magistrate Cui laughed loudly: "I passed the Ming Sutra exam at a young age, which is a proud thing for a young man. However, I spent a full ten years in the Ministry of Civil Affairs before I was finally released from Brown Prefecture. Why! Just because I was born in Huzhou.
, parents die early, there is no support within the clan, and you will not be favored!!"
His voice was full of resentment and unwillingness: "Am I reduced to a lackey of the Tibetan thieves? Bah, without the help of the Tibetans, I would still be a small prefecture magistrate, humble and suffering. How could I be in the Ming Dynasty in the county and be so powerful?
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Pei Sijian was not too surprised: "So you have long been resentful of the imperial court?"
Magistrate Cui scolded directly: "Old man, don't you think it's ridiculous to ask such a thing? If you weren't from a high family, your current official status might not be as high as mine!"
Pei Sijian was not angry, but sighed: "I just didn't expect Jiangnan Road to be like this..."
Magistrate Cui snorted coldly: "My affairs alone have nothing to do with Jiangnan Road. Isn't there no one in Longyou who has suffered injustice?"
Pei Sijian said: "Wude Wei Xiao Ling was confirmed to have been bribed by the Tubo people to assassinate Qiu Ying, the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion. Do you know what will happen next?"
Pei Sijian's pupils shrank slightly, and she sighed with emotion: "Xiao Ling is from the Lanling Xiao family, and you are from Huzhou, but in the end, they all defected to Tubo."
"You just expressed your dissatisfaction with the selection of civil servants. Is this attitude an exception or is it a common idea?"
"What a pity. Since the Hou Jing Rebellion, the Jiangnan nobles have not recovered their strength. Years of hard work in the court will be wasted just because of you two!"
Pei Sijian saw that Magistrate Cui was determined to die. He was no longer afraid of death, so ordinary questioning would have no effect.
But people always have weaknesses. Only by identifying the key points can we hit the nail on the head.
As expected, Magistrate Cui's face turned pale every time Pei Sijian said a word.
At the end, the arrogance completely disappeared, and his hands started to tremble slightly.
Li Yan hated Magistrate Cui's viciousness and said coldly: "You died, but you have affected countless villagers and neighbors. I'm afraid they will cast a bronze statue of you and make you kneel in the ancestral hall, spitting on you every day, and you will be in disgrace for hundreds of years."
Got it!"
Magistrate Cui shook his head repeatedly: "You can't... you can't..."
"This is not something we can decide, but the saint will not forgive this kind of betrayal!"
Pei Sijian said: "Tell me what you know and make up for the merit. I can promise you that I will protect the Jiangnan nobles in front of the saint and not make this matter widely implicated!"
Magistrate Cui gritted his teeth: "Don't even think about lying to me..."
Pei Sijian shook his head: "I am not doing it for you, but for the countless students who are studying hard. It was not easy when you were studying hard in the cold window. You were not selected for the official position, and you were desperate. Now you have to inflict this despair on thousands of people.
On top of thousands of fellow countrymen?"
Magistrate Cui's lips trembled and his expression turned ferocious for a while, then ashamed. Pei Sijian did not rush him and waited silently.
Finally, Magistrate Cui closed his eyes and said almost in a groaning tone: "Bring a pen and paper!"
Li Yan handed over the paper and pen. Magistrate Cui held the pen in one hand and the yellow paper in the other. He drew a simple map of Liangzhou and marked it in the south corner of the city: "The dead soldiers who attacked the inner guard last night are hiding here. You can seal it."
After entering the city, they have no way to escape, but there is a tunnel that must be blocked in advance..."
"It was indeed me who killed the Tibetan envoy Nian Zenggu with my own agency, and he also cooperated tacitly. I am willing to write a confession!"
"You have captured so many Tibetan spies, and I have nothing to say about the rest..."
When Magistrate Cui finished writing, Pei Sijian took it, read it carefully, handed it to Li Yan, and asked, "Does your downline have a noble Su Pi girl Liniang?"
"No, I have already said everything I know..."
Magistrate Cui shook his head and smiled sadly.
"not good!"
At this moment, Li Yan's expression changed, and he struck out like lightning, jamming into Magistrate Cui's throat.
But Magistrate Cui's throat moved and he still made obvious swallowing movements.
There was a poison sac hidden in his mouth. No wonder he was so arrogant at first. It turned out that he had been preparing to commit suicide long ago and was not afraid of severe torture.
After taking the poison, Magistrate Cui looked at Pei Sijian with pleading eyes.
Pei Sijian understood his concerns and promised again: "I will try my best to prevent this case from being widely implicated."
Magistrate Cui relaxed and finally believed it completely. He turned to face the southeast, knelt down and kowtowed heavily.
Until death.
For the sake of his own selfish desires, this murderer not only cooperated with Tubo to cooperate with foreigners, and framed the Tang Dynasty's diplomacy for injustice, but also prepared to poison the school, poisoning children from a few years old to teenagers.
He is also such a person. At the last moment of his life, all he cares about is the future of others.
Selfishness and selflessness are opposites, but they are perfectly coordinated.
Li Yan looked slightly complicated and looked at the confession.
The shadow that hangs over Liangzhou for more than ten days...
The murder case of the Tibetan ambassador was finally solved!
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