Li Shixun didn't know that he was in danger, and sneered: "I know that they are the people sent by the prince to be around Qiao Yan'er on purpose, but I can't figure out why the prince would do such unnecessary things.
"
"You are wrong. I did not send them. In fact, I could not send them at all." After saying that, Hong Zhou changed the topic and said, "Li Shihui, do you know the name of the current emperor? Among the descendants of the former emperor,
Where does it rank?”
Li Shijun was puzzled by his question, looked him over and said, "Of course I know, why are you asking this?"
Hong Zhou stared at him and said, "Since everyone knows, can't you guess Hong Si's true identity?"
Li Shifeng said without hesitation: "Hong Siming is obviously a dog of the prince. What else do you need to guess? Could it be that the prince wants to say that he..." Halfway through the words, his expression suddenly changed, revealing a look of disbelief.
Hong Si...Hong Si...The current emperor's name is Hongli, ranking fourth. Hong and Hong have the same pronunciation, and they are both ranked fourth. Could it be that...Hong Si is the emperor?
As soon as this thought appeared, Li Shijun shook his head vigorously and shook the thought out of his mind. Hong Si was just a businessman, how could he be the emperor? This was too ridiculous; if he was really the emperor, how could he be imprisoned?
Before being imprisoned, one should reveal his identity. How could a majestic king of a country be willing to stay in that damp and dirty place for three more days?
Yes, Hong Si definitely cannot be the emperor. He must have thought wrong. What Hong Zhou said must be something else!
"You have thought of it, haven't you?" The sudden voice startled Li Shijun, making him even more uneasy. He said in a trembling voice, "What have you thought of... Hong Si... who is he?"
Hong Zhou sneered and said: "I thought that Mr. Li had some talent to achieve the position of prefect, but it turns out... he is just a loser, and it is not a pity to die!"
The last four words made Li Shijun feel scared, and he subconsciously thought about covering his ears and running away, not to interfere with the matter anymore, but he knew that now, he had no way to escape, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "
Who is Hong Si...?"
"The name has the same pronunciation as Hong, and it is ranked fourth, and it makes me so aggressive. Can't Mr. Li guess it?"
His words made Li Shixun's knees weak, and the thoughts he tried to suppress came to his mind, making him feel cold all over, and he trembled: "Could it be...could it really be...the emperor...the emperor..." What follows
He couldn't say that word, because once he said it, he would commit a heinous crime and bring disaster to the whole family!
"Yes, he is the current emperor!" As he said that, Hong Zhou dropped the steel knife in his hand, stared coldly at the dull-looking Li Shixun and said, "How about it, can you tell me now?"
Li Shifeng collapsed on the ground, his head buzzing. He was just imprisoning a businessman who didn't care about life and death and insisted on getting ahead. How could he become the emperor?
No wonder that man was not afraid of him as the magistrate at all, and even talked about it in the court and sternly accused him. At that time, he wanted to force him to kneel down, but fortunately he did not kneel down in the end, otherwise... But even so, he would definitely die.
Atoning for his sins!
"I might as well tell you one more thing. The woman who is with the emperor is the current queen. If the emperor is harmed, you, Li Sifeng, will not be able to atone for her sins even if the nine clans are wiped out.
This remark gave Li Shiyun another heavy blow, causing the latter to tremble all over and find it difficult to restrain himself. The next moment, he hurriedly crawled to Hong Zhou's feet and begged in panic: "Your Majesty, please save me, I don't want to die."
, If the official knows that it is the emperor and the queen, the official will not dare to treat each other like this, the prince..."
Hong Zhou grabbed the lapel of his clothes and gritted his teeth: "If you don't want to die, tell me immediately where you took them."
"I really don't know..." Before he finished speaking, Hong Zhou said angrily: "Do you have to have your head on the ground before you tell the truth? If this is true, I will chop off your hands and feet. Look,
Is it your words that are stronger or my sword that is stronger?"
"No!" Li Shixun said hurriedly: "Xiaoguan didn't lie to you. I really don't know. Early this morning, I was ordered to take them out of the cell and hand them over to the person who came to pick them up. As for where they were taken, and
No one sued the official."
"By order? Whose order?" Faced with Hong Zhou's questioning, Li Shifeng showed hesitation and hesitated to say anything. This time Hong Zhou had no patience to talk to him anymore and shouted: "Come here, please
Chop off one of his feet!"
"No!" Li Shixun exclaimed: "I can tell the prince everything I know. I just ask the prince to intercede for me and save my life!" This is his only bargaining chip. I hope he can use it.
This brings a glimmer of hope!
Hong Zhou saw through his mind, knelt down and stared at him with cold eyes: "If you make such a big mistake, no one can save you, including me. If you continue to play tricks, I will
Really take action!”
Just as Li Shifu was filled with bitterness, Wang Jiu, who was behind Hong Zhou, slowly pulled out the shining steel knife. Under the dim light, the blade shone with a strange light.
Li Shiqiu had just been fed up with the fear of the steel knife coming to him. The thought of chopping off his feet and hands made him even more frightened. When he saw this scene, he hurriedly said: "No! I say, I will say anything!"
He swallowed his saliva, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and told everything he knew, "I am worried that Hong... the appearance of the Emperor and you will hinder Qiao's case, so I will put this case
Report the matter to Governor Fang. Lord Fang guesses that you and the Emperor are acquaintances, or even that he...
It was the person you sent, so the governor asked his subordinates to tell Aunt Lin and find more witnesses. In this way, the Qiao family was justly sentenced to Wanhualou. As for the emperor who was imprisoned, Mr. Fang
Taking over the processing, the lower official is only responsible for sending people to the people he sends, and I really don’t know the rest!"
"Fang Guancheng!" Hong Zhou squeezed out these three words through his teeth and said immediately: "Take him with you and prepare your horse immediately to go to the governor's Yamen!"
Hongzhou knew that the longer the delay, the greater the possibility that Hongli and Xianyue would be in danger, so he immediately rushed to the governor's Yamen. Li Shiqiu usually traveled in either a sedan or a carriage, but he had never ridden a horse before and was jolted seven times.
I was so dizzy that before I could recover, I was dragged in by someone. It was really miserable.
The people in the Governor's Mansion didn't know what was going on and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, but were forced back by the knife in Wang Jiu's hand. They could only watch helplessly as they entered.
Fang Guancheng was talking to someone in the hall. He was very unhappy when he saw a bunch of people barging in. Just when he was about to yell at him, he saw clearly the appearance of the person in front of him. He quickly stopped what he was saying and talked to the person next to him.
The people came up to greet him and said in unison: "I have seen Prince He, I wish you the best."
Hong Zhou looked at the people around Fang Guancheng and said coldly: "Governor Wang is here too?"