Yang Hui lowered his head and hurriedly walked into the main hall. The maid quickly went up to take off his robe. He shook the front of his middle single that was soaked with sweat and exhaled: "Oh my God, I'm all sweaty."
While putting on a light silk shirt, he casually asked the maid: "Where is the princess?"
"The princess is copying the Nanhua Sutra in the Guan Pavilion in the west courtyard."
"That's good," Yang Hui breathed a long sigh of relief, then turned around and said, "I ordered someone to tidy up the hall in the east cross courtyard and open it up for ventilation. I'll have to entertain guests later."
He walked out of the hall, and Luo Xingchang and three other people were waiting in the courtyard. Yang Hui's expression remained the same as before, and he simply asked: "How?"
Luo Xingchang bowed and replied: "Everything has been arranged. The three of them memorized the confessions by heart, and there will never be any omissions."
"Very good. Don't make any mistakes at this juncture. Wait another hour and three, and your Majesty will send Gao Lishi to interrogate."
Luo Xingchang boldly stepped forward and asked: "Will the saint really believe this?"
"Why don't you believe it? Even if you don't believe it, just having doubts is enough for the prince to drink a pot." Yang Hui fluttered his clothes and said: "Since ancient times, those who use supernatural powers to promote momentum are people with ulterior motives. For this reason, saints are better than us.
Understand better.”
"Now let's go and wait in front of the Luotang in the east cross courtyard. Zhang Hong, escort the three people to the entrance hall and stay there. Don't let them make any noise."
The prince-in-law Yang Hui arranged things in an orderly manner. The gate of the mansion was open, and there was a gate waiting for notification. There were no other activities along the road from the east courtyard to the gate.
Li Siye, Zhang Xiaojing, and Liu Gengsan were imprisoned in a wing with closed windows and doors. From the time they entered the Prince Consort's Mansion to now, they had never had the opportunity to come into contact with Liu Gengsan. Even at this moment, they were imprisoned in two different rooms.
inside the room.
Li Siye was anxious. Could it be that the consort and his consort had guessed that they wanted to kill people and silence them and had already made preparations for this?
Zhang Xiaojing opened his one eye, staring at the light coming through the cracks in the door and window, and murmured: "Don't worry, there is still a chance."
His voice was as unclear as a gnat, and only Li Siye could understand what he said. The two stood in silence relative to each other, flanked by two soldiers wearing cloth back armor, and the horizontal sword in his waist swayed gently as the body swayed.
.
The sun gradually moved to the west, and Yang Hui and the others who were kneeling under the porch were equally anxious. Luo Xing often looked up at the sky from time to time and muttered: "It's already sunrise, why haven't you come yet?"
Yang Hui said patiently, "Just wait, it will definitely come today."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a shout from outside the mansion gate: "General, the guard of the right prison, the senior supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrived!"
"Here we come!" Yang Hui stood up with his arms and sleeves rolled up, nervously adjusting his crown and sash, and said to Luo Xingchang, Zhao Mu and Zhang Hong: "You guys should stay out of the way for now and listen to my call."
Yang Hui ran to the gate in person, and saw the leading eunuch with a white face and red lips, wearing a black gauze turban, purple court clothes, rhinoceros leather Liuhe boots, holding a whisk in his hand, and gently placing his tail on it.
Above the left sleeve.
This person was Gao Lishi, a close minister of Li Longji. Behind him were six young eunuchs in green clothes, all of whom lowered their heads and looked at their feet.
Yang Hui saw Gao Lishi from a distance and hurriedly ran up to meet him: "Master, I've been waiting for you to come."
Gao Lishi smiled, the lines around his eyes could kill a fly, and said slowly: "We are serving everyone in the palace and can't leave the palace for a while. If I hadn't had this opportunity today, I don't know when I would have been able to pay a visit to the Prince Consort's house.
"
Yang Hui bowed to greet him and said: "I have killed Yang Hui. Xianyi was still talking about you two days ago, saying when he would invite Aweng to his house for drinking and banquets. Why not take this opportunity today?"
Yang Hui will accompany you and have a few more drinks."
"Not today." Gao Lishi said with a solemn expression: "Today I was sent by everyone to interrogate the demon and the witness. Isn't it also for this reason that the consort is waiting in the house?"
"Yes, yes," Yang Hui wiped his forehead subconsciously and said with a smile, "How could I forget this?"
Gao Lishi squinted at the Prince Consort, with a playful smile on his expression.
"Please first."
"Prince-in-law please!"
The two of them smiled at the same time and walked along the stone path leading from Yang Hui to the east across the courtyard.
Gao Lishi and Yang Hui came to the East Cross Courtyard all the way. They climbed the stone steps and stood under the eaves of the Luotang. Gao Lishi turned to ask Yang Wei: "How many people are there in total in this case?"
Yang Hui replied: "As for me, there were originally three people. When they were arrested, they resisted stubbornly. One of them died and another was seriously injured. Only the demon Liu Gengsan was left to be questioned."
Gao Lishi smiled suspiciously and asked: "Just these three people made such a big noise?"
Yang Hui secretly thought that this Gao Lishi was really not a fuel-efficient lamp, but the smile on his face remained unchanged as he replied: "These monsters were originally in Liquan County. Only these three escaped from capture and came to Chang'an to cause trouble. There were also two people from Wannian County.
I have seen bad thieves with my own eyes, heard with my own eyes and heard the lies of monsters and monsters, and I have called them here today to prove it."
Gao Lishi laughed strangely and said: "The bad thieves employed in Wannian County are all men with a track record of bad deeds such as cocks and dogs. The prince-in-law cannot trust the words of such people."
Yang Hui answered cleverly: "Yang Hui also knows that there are many bad deeds among these arresting officials, but this case is of great concern and involves the East Palace. If you make a mistake, it will be a serious crime of losing your head, so they don't dare to open their mouths and talk nonsense."
Hearing the word "East Palace" from Yang Hui's mouth, Gao Lishi's ears twitched slightly. He put the fly whisk on his shoulders, put his hands into his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "In that case, bring the demon and the witnesses."
Yang Hui took advantage of the situation and waved his hand to the stewards: "Tell them to bring someone over."
The steward of the Yang Mansion hurriedly ran to notify Luo Xingchang, who was waiting at the gate across the courtyard. Luo Xingchang then ran to order the soldiers of the Jingzhao Mansion: "Quickly, escort the person over!"
Li Siye stood with his eyes lowered in the dim room. Hearing the shouts outside, his heart beat faster, as if he had encountered a strong opponent standing in the fighting cage, giving him a huge sense of oppression.
The door of the wing opened, and four soldiers stood on either side of them to search them. They took off the hairpins on his and Zhang Xiaojing's heads, pulled off the bamboo and copper hairpins on their heads, and ordered them to tie the hairpins again.
"Get out, go!"
Zhang Xiaojing's one eye twitched slightly. The copper hairpin was the only sharp weapon he had. Without it, he could not quietly kill Liu Gengsan.
The demon Liu Gengsan was also escorted out and stood at the gate of the courtyard. Luo Xingchang ordered the soldiers to arrange Li Siye and Zhang Xiaojing to stand on the left and right sides of Liu Gengsan, and gave them a final warning:
"Remember, you can only tell confessions! Liu Gengsan, think about your son's life! Zhang Xiaojing, Li Siye, your future and lives lie in this courtyard!"
Li Siye slandered and smiled bitterly. He was right. His life depended on the short journey ahead. If Liu Geng San did not die before meeting the people sent by the imperial court, both of their lives would surely end.
Three soldiers escorted the three people into the courtyard gate side by side. They were only a few dozen steps away from the Luotang. Li Siye raised his head and saw Yang Hui and the white-faced eunuch standing under the eaves with hands hanging. The eunuch carried a whisk on his shoulder and had a stern and sullen look on his face.
Hui's expression is cold and handsome, with a deep sense of hope.
Behind them were soldiers from the Jingzhao Mansion with swords slung across their waists. If they were not careful, they would be killed.
Li Siye turned to look at the demon Liu Geng San. A sinister smile escaped from the corner of this man's mouth. Although his steps were staggering, he was calm and composed. It seemed that he had no regard for life and death. He was so proud now because he brought two unlucky ghosts to be buried with him.