Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Correct."

"And you think there must be something wrong?"

"Exactly."

"Okay! You leave this matter to me." Wen Sihai said confidently: "Unless there is really no problem, I will definitely help you find out the truth!"

"What do you say?"

"The reason is very simple. If there is indeed a problem, but the work of the Ministry of Punishment cannot detect it. It can only show that it is not a technical problem, but a human problem. I am still somewhat sure about the hearts of these petty officials. of."

Guo Ye was overjoyed and said: "If you can really help me solve this case, I will definitely reward you a lot!"

"Whether rewards or not, Wen is willing to work for the King of Qin. Well, without further ado, please explain to me the cause and effect of this matter first, and old man Wen will start working now."

"That's what happened..."

Guo Ye explained what happened in detail, and then asked: "Mr. Wen, can you hear anything strange about it?"

Wen Sihai closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "The strange thing? There are simply too many. Listening to what you said, I can already guess in my heart about how Xu's father and son died. However, if you directly The autopsy can't show the methods of someone in me!"

"No need for an autopsy?"

"Of course not. An autopsy is rough work, and someone Wen doesn't bother to do it. Qin Wang Qiansui, please sit down for a while, and the truth will be revealed soon."

"Okay! I have more than 80 men under your command. Mr. Wen, please."

Wen Sihai cheered up and said loudly: "Which brothers sentenced Lin Dafeng and Cai Guohong just now?"

This matter cannot be denied, immediately a few yamen servants came out of the shift and knelt down, saying: "It's our brothers."

"Brothers, speaking of it, we are all colleagues. You have all heard of my name, Wen Sihai."

Someone said: "They all ate Gongmen meals in Chang'an. Of course I have heard of your old reputation."

"It's good to hear it." Wen Sihai nodded, and said: "Everyone should understand that the dirty things at the gate of the yamen can't be hidden from me. Twenty boards beat people to death. You and I don't know what method to use. clear."

While speaking, he walked up to the crowd and said, "I don't know who the clerks of the Ministry of Punishment listen to. But the clerks of the Chang'an government office listen to the old man. Some of you have committed murder, stand up. Don't tear your face, everyone is not good at being a human being."

Immediately, two yamen servants took two steps forward and said, "Master Wen, the King of Qin is a thousand years old, you two should be extrajudicially merciful! We were all forced!"

Seeing this scene, Guo Ye was very happy.

This is really brine tofu, one thing down one thing!

This group of people dared to play tricks in front of themselves, the King of Qin, but they didn't dare to play tricks in front of Wen Sihai.

Guo Ye slapped the gavel immediately, and said: "Bold! You dare to disregard human life in front of this king. It is really a heinous crime. Whoever ordered you to tell the truth!"

The two yamen servants pointed at Cui Renshi and said, "It's Cui Shilang! The king of Qin is a thousand years old, and the county magistrate is not as good as he is now. We have to do it. We can only be regarded as accomplices in this murder. What do you want?" Find someone to pay for your life, let's find Cui Shilang."

Master Cui Ren said angrily: "It's nonsense! I have read the books of sages, how could I instruct you to disregard human lives? It's a joke. Who are you driven to slander me?"

A yamen servant said: "I said Cui Shilang, you still shirk your responsibility until now? This is not very authentic. It is clear that you gave us twenty pennies to kill those two jailers. Now, why don't you What about confession?"

Another yamen servant said: "That's right. I haven't touched the twenty guan coins, it's under the bed! King Qin sent someone to fetch it, and I'll know it at a glance."

Master Cui Ren snorted coldly, and said: "There is no mark on the money, how can you prove that the old man gave it to you?"

"This... okay, old thief Cui, how dare you deny it to death!..."

All of a sudden, foul language came one after another, and Master Cui Ren was scolded bloody.

However, Master Cui Ren was not moved at all.He said indifferently: "Curse, scold, you are all going to die anyway, I don't care about dead people."

Wen Sihai sneered and said, "Cui Shilang, do you think you can pass the test smoothly?"

"The old man doesn't understand what you're talking about."

Wen Sihai showed a sneer on his face, and said: "Those two yamen servants are indeed not very smart, and they didn't leave you with any excuses. In addition, you also silenced the two jailers who killed Xu's father and son. It seems that you The case was indeed done seamlessly, worthy of being an old criminal name."

"Wen Sihai, do you still want to say but..."

"That's right, it's just a but! If you want people to be ignorant, you have to do nothing. It's a pity that you still don't know enough about the lower-level jailers. They are much smarter than ordinary yamen servants."

"What do you mean by that?"

Wen Sihai said: "What do you mean? I think Cui Shilang should know better than me that you let them do the dirty work. Did they ask you to write a note?"

"You want to talk to me?"

"Don't talk about tricking you, we are old criminals, water thieves don't let dogs dig across the river. I guess, you have cheated those two notes back and burned them with fire. Now you feel safe ?”

"..." Cui Renshi just sneered and stopped talking.

Wen Sihai continued: "Hey, as everyone knows, what you brought back must be a fake. If the old man is not mistaken, the real one is now in the home of these two people."

Guo Ye hesitated: "Really? How can two jailers be so powerful?"

Wen Sihai smiled wryly and said: "It's not because they are good, it's because the jailers have done too much of this kind of thing, and it has become a fixed procedure. Don't ask me the name of the person who is good at making fake texts, I still You want to hang out in this business."

Guo Ye said: "Hurry up, Qin Ying and Kong Kong'er each took [-] brothers to the house of the two jailers to search for evidence."

"Here!"

This time there were no twists and turns, about an hour later, the two came to return to their orders, and Master Cui Ren's note had been found.

Guo Ye said: "Cui Shilang, what else do you have to say?"

Master Cui Ren's face turned pale, and he said: "If you make an inadvertent move, you will lose everything. What can I say now? Yes, I ordered Xu's father and son to be killed."

"Why did you kill them?"

"It's just a personal grievance."

Guo Ye frowned, and said, "Do you think you can fool me? I advise you to tell the truth, so as not to suffer."

"King Qin Qiansui, I would like to remind you that I am still the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. If you want to punish me, you must ask for His Majesty's will. And when you ask for His Majesty's will, you will definitely mention Miss Xu. The consequences...you can Think it through."

"Consequences? What consequences?" Guo Ye slapped his head and suddenly realized: "I understand your dirty thoughts. However, to be honest, His Majesty has already married Miss Xu to me."

"Is this true?"

"I'm going to ask for an order soon, what are you doing lying to you?"

Master Cui Ren's face was ashen, and he said: "Then I can only wish King Qin a smooth journey."

"You don't intend to take advantage of my request to find a chance to commit suicide, do you?"