Chapter eight hundred and eighty first Zhao Wang came forward
Liu Xiu didn't want to doubt anyone, but the fact was here, someone must have revealed their whereabouts.
Yin Lihua certainly didn't believe that there would be any problems with Xueying and Hongjian. She pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe the news leaked out from the Feng Mansion."
Liu Xiu thought about it and realized that it was possible.
He suspected Xueying and Hongjian, but he just said it casually. Xueying and Hongjian had been with Lihua for so many years. If they had any problems, they would have shown it long ago, and they would not have waited until now.
Li Zichun and Li Ziyu were suspected of colluding with the assassins and were imprisoned in the county captain's mansion. The two brothers insisted that they had nothing to do with the assassins. At that time, they did not know that the young man who called himself Jin Wen was the emperor.
The two of them fought to death, and Dong Xuan did not do any more questioning and handed them over directly to the Tingwei Mansion. He would be impartial and selfless in matters that Dong Xuan was responsible for, and he did not want to do anything about matters that were not his responsibility.
Tube.
Assassination of the Emperor, there is no greater crime in the world than this, and it cannot be investigated by a mere county government.
Furthermore, Li Zichun has a good foundation in Luoyang, especially his irreversible friendship with King Zhao. If the county government insists on investigating the case, it will face too much pressure, and it will be unnecessary pressure. Dong Xuan is also happy to hand over this hot potato.
go out.
After entering Tingwei Mansion, the treatment of Li Zichun and Li Ziyu took a turn for the worse, and they were directly thrown into death row by Deng Chen.
During the interrogation process, the Tingwei Mansion was not as polite as the county government. They only asked verbal questions, and all kinds of severe punishments were used on the two brothers. Li Zichun could still grit his teeth and persist, biting himself and himself to death.
Assassins have nothing to do with it.
He knew very well in his heart that if he relaxed and admitted this matter, what awaited him would be death.
Compared with Li Zichun, Li Ziyu's bones were much softer. After being sentenced, he couldn't bear it for a long time and admitted that he was indeed related to the assassin.
But when Deng Chen asked him how he colluded with the assassins, how they contacted each other on daily basis, and what motivations he had for assisting the assassins in assassinating the emperor and many other details, Li Ziyu couldn't answer at all.
Seeing Li Ziyu's confused look, Deng Chen was both angry and funny. As a court lieutenant, Deng Chen was also very knowledgeable about people. He might still believe that Li Ziyu colluded with assassins, but this Li Ziyu
, is just a soft-headed dude. If he were an assassin, he would never collude with someone like him. The reason why Li Ziyu admitted it was because he could not survive the punishment.
Moreover, he admitted his relationship with the assassin so easily, without seeming to have considered the consequences of admitting it. How could such a loser do such a big thing as assassinating the emperor?
When Deng Chen was interrogating the two brothers Li Zichun and Li Ziyu, a guard walked in quickly from outside, approached Deng Chen, stepped in and saluted, and said: "My lord, King Zhao wants to see you."
Liu Liang is Liu Xiu's biological uncle and Liu Yuan's biological uncle. As Liu Yuan's husband, how can Deng Chen not be familiar with Liu Liang? Hearing the news that Liu Liang came to Tingwei Mansion, Deng Chen immediately got up and went out to greet him.
When he arrived outside the mansion, he saw Liu Liang standing at the gate. Deng Chen quickly stepped forward, bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "I pay my respects to King Zhao!"
As soon as Liu Liang saw Deng Chen, he naturally thought of his niece Liu Yuan who died in Xiaochang'an, and felt sad.
He waved his hand to Deng Chen and said, "How wonderful it would be if A Yuan was still alive and the whole family could be together safely!"
His unintentional sigh immediately reminded Deng Chen of his late wife, and his eye circles turned red. He cleared his throat and said, "King Zhao, please come inside!"
Liu Liang nodded, patted Deng Chen's arm, and walked into Tingwei's mansion with him.
When they arrived at the lobby of Tingwei's Mansion, Deng Chen asked Liu Liang to sit at the main seat, but Liu Liang refused. This was Tingwei's Mansion. He was sitting on the main seat, but Tingwei had to sit below. How would that be inappropriate?
Seeing Liu Liang's insistence, Deng Chen didn't try again. After the uncle and nephew sat down, Deng Chen asked: "King Zhao..."
As soon as he started talking, Liu Liang waved his hand and said: "You and my uncle and nephew, let's talk in private. It's not necessary for King Zhao to be more important than King Zhao. It's too intrusive."
Deng Chen smiled and said, "Uncle, I came to Tingwei's Mansion this time. Is there something wrong?"
Liu Liang said: "Maybe I haven't seen Wei Qing for a long time, so I thought I would come over and see you. How is Wei Qing doing recently?"
Deng Chen bowed to Liu Liang and said, "Excuse me for my uncle's concern. My nephew is well."
Liu Liang said with deep emotion: "It has been so many years since A Yuan passed away, and the Deng family still does not have a mistress. This..."
Having said this, Liu Liang shook his head and continued: "Weiqing has been single for so many years, it's time to marry another wife."
Deng Chen had heard this kind of thing many times. Every time someone mentioned it to him, he would turn his face on the spot and get angry.
But now that Liu Liang said this, he really couldn't get angry. In public, Liu Liang is the king of Zhao, he is a minister, in private, Liu Liang is an uncle, he is a nephew, no matter in public or private, he has to
I have great respect for Liu Liang.
Deng Chen sighed softly and said, "In my nephew's heart, there is only A Yuan and no one else!"
Hearing this, Liu Liang was also moved. Although A Yuan died young, A Yuan really found a good husband! Liu Liang took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the wet and red corners of his eyes.
After sighing for a while, he changed the subject and asked, "I heard that the Tingwei Mansion arrested two brothers, Li Zichun and Li Ziyu."
Deng Chen secretly smiled bitterly. He knew that his uncle's visit to Tingwei Mansion must be for this matter. Deng Chen naturally knew something about the relationship between Liu Liang and Li Zichun. It seemed that his uncle came here on a special trip.
In order to plead for Li Zichun.
He nodded and said, "It is true."
Liu Liang asked: "I wonder what his two brothers committed?"
Deng Chen was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth and said, "Prince Assassin."
Zhang Bi went to report to Liu Liang, saying only that Li Zichun and Li Ziyu had committed a major case this time, which even the county government could not control, and would be handed over to the Tingwei government. As for the specific case, he did not explain.
When Liu Liang came, he didn't take this matter too seriously. For ordinary people or ordinary ministers, Tingwei Mansion was like a palace of hell. It was easy to get in but difficult to get out.
But for him, Tingwei Mansion is where his niece and son-in-law take charge of the family. No matter how big the issue is, he can solve it with just one sentence.
But Liu Liang never dreamed that the crime committed by Li Zichun and Li Ziyu turned out to be the assassination of the emperor. He was stunned for a moment and asked uncertainly: "Assassin... assassination of the emperor? Which... assassination of the emperor is...
?”
Deng Chen whispered: "Today!"
Liu Liang trembled and looked at Deng Chen blankly. He was stunned for a while, then he shuddered and said: "This... this is impossible! How could Zichun do such a thing as assassinating the king?"
What happened? Wei Qing, please tell me carefully, what is going on?"
Deng Chen took a deep breath, and then told Liu Liang everything he had learned about the case. Liu Liang listened carefully, and when Deng Chen finished speaking, he fell silent again, dumbfounded.
If everything Deng Chen said is true, then the case seems to be very clear. The two brothers Li Zichun and Li Ziyu are indeed likely to be related to the assassins. However, based on his understanding of Li Zichun, it is impossible for him to do such a thing.
Liu Liang pondered for a long time and asked: "Weiqing, now...how is your trial going?"
Logically speaking, Deng Chen should not disclose the details of such a major case, but when Liu Liang asked, he couldn't tell.
He said: "Li Ziyu has confessed and admitted that he had an affair with the assassin, while Li Zichun insisted that he had nothing to do with the assassin."
Liu Liang slapped his thigh and said: "Li Ziyu has been taken care of so well by Zichun. He is an arrogant and pampered man. How can he survive the torture in your Tingwei Mansion? He doesn't even need to be tortured, just a few whips. You let them
Whatever you say, he will say."
Hearing this, the corner of Deng Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and he had to admit that his uncle knew the two brothers Li Zichun and Li Ziyu very well. As his uncle said, Li Ziyu was just a fool, and he did not consider the consequences.
, just looking for a moment of comfort in front of you.
Liu Liang rolled his eyes and asked: "Weiqing, according to your judgment, do you think Li Zichun and Li Ziyu are really related to the assassins?"
Deng Chen shook his head and said: "Uncle, it is difficult for Wei Qing to make a judgment on this matter now. However, if Li Ziyu is really related to the assassin, he will not confess so easily, and the assassin is unlikely to choose someone like him.
of weaklings as accomplices.”
He just expressed his true inner thoughts, but he won Liu Liang's heart. Liu Liang nodded repeatedly and said seriously: "Weiqing's judgment is correct. Although Li Ziyu is not young, his temperament is still like a
A child who has not grown up, as for Li Zichun, he only wants to do business and make money, so how could he be involved in a major case of genocide like assassinating the nine tribes?"
Deng Chen did not make any further statements. After all, the case had not yet been completed. Although he was inclined to believe that the case had nothing to do with brothers Li Zichun and Li Ziyu, he did not dare to speak too harshly.
Liu Liang said: "Weiqing, can I go see Li Zichun?"
"This..." Liu Liang's request made Deng Chen feel embarrassed.
Seeing this, Liu Liang asked: "Wei Qing doesn't think that I have something to do with the assassins, right?"
Deng Chen was startled, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Uncle, don't get me wrong, Wei Qing has no such intention." After a pause, he said, "Uncle can go visit Li Zichun, but Wei Qing needs to be present with him."
Liu Liang knew that this was the limit of what Deng Chen could do. He nodded and said, "Okay, this way, everyone can avoid suspicion."
In the death row, Liu Liang saw Li Zichun, who was beaten and bruised. Li Zichun was lying on the meadow, already dying. Hearing footsteps outside, he raised his head with difficulty and looked outside the fence to see who was coming.
It was Liu Liang. He wondered if he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes hard and looked again. It was Liu Liang or someone else standing outside the fence.
After confirming that the person who came was Liu Liang, Li Zichun's eyes turned red and tears came out of his eyes. He choked and said with a trembling voice: "King Zhao..."
Seeing Li Zichun's current miserable situation, Liu Liang also felt sad.
The relationship between Liu Liang and Li Zichun is really good. If Liu Liang has a serious illness or a minor love affair, Li Zichun will be busy running around and caring more about his own affairs. After so many years of getting along, the friendship between the two has become abnormal.
deep.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Deng Chen still standing aside from the corner of his eye. He glanced at Deng Chen, who seemed to understand and walked away automatically and away from him.
Liu Liang knelt down, looked at Li Zichun who had climbed up to the fence, and asked sternly: "Zichun, I just want to ask you one thing, do those assassins have anything to do with you, and did you find them?"
Li Zichun's trouser legs were stained red with blood, and he almost lost consciousness. He couldn't stand up at all. He lay on the ground, slowly raised his hand and said: "King Zhao, Zichun swears to God, if
I, Li Zichun, have an affair with an assassin and intend to do such a treacherous and unethical thing as assassinating you. I, Li Zichun, and even my Li family will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and my bones will be shattered and ashes will be spread, and I will die without a burial place!"
The oath he swore was quite vicious. Liu Liang was not a fool. He and Li Zichun had known each other for so long. He had a basic judgment in his mind whether Li Zichun was telling the truth or a lie. When Li Zichun finished speaking, he nodded seriously.
He lowered his head and warned in a low voice: "As long as you have nothing to do with the assassin, then no matter how much punishment you receive, you will have to grit your teeth and get through it. As long as you don't let go, I will have a way to save you!"
But once you can't stand it any longer and make a confession like Li Ziyu did, even the gods can't save you, let alone me!