In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

Fu Shaoge paused, having nowhere to go, he took two steps back.

Xia Xingcheng?What is the idea of ​​this second-rank member?What's the plan for Xingye to come to the dungeon in Shuntian Mansion?

Fu Shaoge made a decisive decision, and hurried back to the interrogation room with Fang Congjian on his back.As soon as he put on the reversed robe, he heard footsteps coming straight into the interrogation room.

Xia Xingcheng strode forward and pushed open the door of the interrogation room. He thought there should be no other people in the interrogation room, but there was actually a big living man standing there, wearing the official uniform of Taipusi.Xia Xingcheng looked at Kang Qizong, who was also stunned, and asked the left and right: "Who is this person?"

Fu Shaoge saw that his face was flushed red, and he was drunk when he spoke. He presumably came in a hurry at the wine table. We have caught the secret operations of the rebels planted in the city, and the matter of suppressing the bandits has always been in the hands of our Ministry of War, since we have caught the secret operations, how can our Ministry of War just sit on the sidelines?"

Kang Qizong was very surprised. Xia Xingcheng is a second-rank official of the imperial court, and it is fine to boss him around in front of him. This little Taipu Sicheng, who is only a first-rank official, dares to represent the Ministry of War and come to the dungeon of Shuntian Mansion play prestige.Kang Qizong was dizzy and drunk, and asked, "How did you get in?!"

Fu Shaoge was neither humble nor overbearing: "How did the lower officials get in? You have to ask the people in the Ministry of Kang."

Kang Qizong choked immediately, and he woke up a lot from the wine.

He knew that the government office was overstaffed, lazy and corrupt, but in front of Xia Xingcheng, the inspector's office, Fu Sicheng dared to say that he was negligent in management, it seemed that he was not a good person!

How could Kang Qizong be willing to be overwhelmed by a small temple minister of Taipu Temple, and immediately shouted: "Come here! This person pretends to be an official of Taipu Temple, take it down for me!"

Fu Shaoge said unhurriedly: "Whether I am pretending or not, there is someone who can prove it for me."

Kang Qizong asked, "Who?!"

Xia Xingcheng took a step forward, and said coldly, "My lord!"

Kang Qizong turned his head, the drowsy candlelight was dim and cold, and the damp dungeon was chilling. He suddenly understood that the Chancellor of the Taipu Temple must also be an eunuch.Even if they don't have any friendship, it's not a problem to cover up and support each other. These people are really more united than Zuo Shijue's gang of Qingliu party members.

Kang Qizong, one head and two big, flirted with Fu Cheng outside the door, and Fu Cheng quietly left.

Xia Xingcheng didn't pay attention to these, he had his own plan to stand up for Fu Shaoge.Sure enough, he took two steps forward, looked at Fang Congjian who was handcuffed to the wall, and said, "Minister Kang, since the important officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Shuntian Mansion are all here tonight, then we should act in a hurry. Hurry up and interrogate this spy. I see that he vents more gas than breathes in, and I'm afraid he won't live until tomorrow morning!"

Kang Qizong couldn't think about it, and he didn't dare to face it directly, so he had to go into the interrogation room and ordered people to prepare tables, chairs, pens and ink.Fu Shaoge on the side was thinking about the current situation.

Xia Xingcheng will testify for him, but it is because they are all Wang Zheng's henchmen, and in addition to the result of tonight's interrogation, others must be present to testify, which does not mean that Xia Xingcheng has much affection for him.

And what Xia Xingcheng said just now, after the case is over, Xia Xingcheng got the result he wanted, Fang Congjian is afraid that there will be bad luck!

Fu Shaoge couldn't help looking at Fang Congjian, feeling in his heart, it seems that Fang Congjian's fate should be like this, it is unthinkable, his doubts, I am afraid there is no way to solve them.

The table was prepared, Xia Xingcheng was in the middle, Fu Shaoge sat on the right, Kang Qizong had no choice but to sit on the left, and said in his heart, Prime Minister Mu, Prime Minister Mu, if you don't come again, don't blame the hall for failing you.This matter can't be blamed on the Ministry Hall, if it is to blame, it can be blamed on the eunuch party being too arrogant!

At this moment, a few more people entered the dungeon, and the sound of chaotic footsteps came. Kang Qizong suddenly turned his head, his eyes were burning, and he wondered if Prime Minister Mu had come?So fast!

Unexpectedly, it turned out that the yamen servants escorted a young man dressed as a life member in, the dungeon was dimly lit, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly.

The yamen servant stepped forward and asked, "Report to your lord, the humble official has brought the suspect back."

Kang Qizong was immediately lost: "Which suspect?"

The yamen servant said: "It's the student who went with the criminal Fang Congjian, according to the witness Brother Taoying."

Kang Qizong thought of this, and before he could speak, Xia Xingcheng in the interrogation room said: "It's just in time! After I have finished interrogating the criminal, I will try this person again. Be sure to include the spy's support in the city and the person behind the spy's instigation." Torture them out."

Kang Qizong sighed resignedly, and said to his subordinates: "Then lock the suspect in the opposite cell first."

The yamen servant obeyed and opened the empty cell opposite the interrogation room. The inmate entered the cell without saying a word, sat upright, and looked at the interrogation room with great interest.

Xia Xingcheng took out a stack of files and tried the case: "Fang Congjian, you are from Xiangyang, Huguang, aren't you?"

Kang Qizong asked: "Mr. Xia, this is the case of my Shuntian Mansion. Why is it in your hands? No, you copied it..." Xia Xingcheng said: "Mr. Just kidding, how did I get the dossier, I have to ask you."

Kang Qizong choked. In the final analysis, it was because he was not strict with his subordinates, so that these confidential files for handling the case could be copied by others, so he stopped talking.

Xia Xingcheng coughed and asked, "The criminal Fang Congjian, I am asking you something!"

Fang Congjian was drowsy and reluctantly answered.

Xia Xingcheng said again: "Since you are from Xiangyang, you are from the same hometown as Zuo Shangshu, do you have any contact with him?"

Kang Qizong let out a sigh, and asked, "How did Zuo Shangshu get involved in this matter? Mr. Xia, you..."

Xia Xingcheng said: "Minister Kang, did you get drunk tonight and talk a lot?"

Kang Qizong was speechless.Xia Xingcheng continued: "Why did the rebel army go all the way north, destroying the city and pulling out the stronghold? Is there really no one in the court who was bribed by the rebel army to deliberately leak confidential information? This Xiaochang came to Beijing last year and lived in Xi'an. Behind the Xinsi Factory, it is very close to the residence of Shen Hao, the editor of the Imperial Academy. Shen Hao is a student of Zuo Shangshu. But Zuo Shangshu single-handedly pulled him out!"

Seeing that Kang Qizong was daring to speak out, Xia Xingcheng said again: "Collecting evidence is done in such a way. I am not intending to frame Zuo Shangshu, but to collect evidence for him to clear up his grievances!"

Kang Qizong was depressed and didn't speak, Xia Xingcheng asked Fu Shaoge again: "Fu Sicheng, what do you think?"

Fu Shaoge said: "Everything depends on President Xia's opinion."

Satisfied, Xia Xingcheng continued to interrogate: "Fang Congjian, the criminal, why don't you speak? If you can't speak, you can answer, you and Zuo Shangshu are from Xiangyang, do you have any contact with each other?"

How could Fang Congjian agree when he was unconscious?At this moment, Xia Xingcheng's class leader stepped forward and kicked Fang Congjian.

Xia Xingcheng smiled and said: "Okay, it seems that Zuo Shangshu is also involved in your passing news in the city. Tell me again, when and where did you and Zuo Shangshu get acquainted?"

Fang Congjian was unconscious, so how could he answer.Xia Xingcheng flicked through the files on his own, and said: "In the 12th year of Jingshun, Zuo Shangshu returned to his hometown to take over the scores. You were also in Xiangyang at that time, weren't you?"

The long class kicked, and Fang Congjian snorted.

Xia Xingcheng continued to ask: "You and Zuo Shangshu have been in contact since then, right?"

With a kick from the long class, Fang Congjian finally woke up, but his mind was still not clear, his eardrums were buzzing, and he could only vaguely hear a middle-aged man asking him questions, and he couldn't hear what he was asking. .Only one kick after another kicked his wound, and he couldn't help moaning in pain.

Xia Xingcheng finished the interrogation, asked the result he wanted, and closed the case with satisfaction: "According to the criminal's confession, the criminal Fang Congjian and Zuo Shijue met in Jingshun for 12 years, and they have been in contact since then. In Jingshun's 16 years, During the famine in Huguang, the perpetrator Fang Congjian defected to the rebel army and served as a bridge between Zhang thief and Zuo Shijue. Zhang thief bribed Zuo Shijue, and Zuo Shijue revealed the general's confidential affairs to the rebels, so that I later Chu Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan and many other places have fallen, and the crimes are serious. Come here, and the criminals will sign and pledge!"

Xia Xingcheng was about to let Fang Congjian draw a deposit, but Fu Shaoge said from the side: "President Xia, I feel that there is something wrong with the trial of this case."

Kang Qizong was greatly surprised, Xia Xingcheng also raised his eyelids, glanced at Fu Shaoge, and said lightly: "What's wrong?"

Fu Shaoge said: "President Xia's questions and answers just now are clear and organized. However, it can only prove that the criminal or Zuo Shangshu are old acquaintances, but it cannot prove that the criminal is the spy of the rebels in the city."

Kang Qizong quickly nodded his head: "Exactly! Exactly! What Fu Sicheng said is absolutely true!"

Xia Xingcheng gave Fu Shaoge a ruthless look, nodded and said, "Okay! Since Fu Sicheng thinks that the trial of this case is not over yet, I will try my best to finish it well. Someone, bring in the students from outside!"

Kang Qizong didn't give an order, so the servants didn't move.Xia Xingcheng's long class stepped forward to open the cell door.At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and Prime Minister Kang Qizong had been looking forward to finally arrived!

Xia Xingcheng's expression changed, and before he could speak, Prime Minister Mu strode into the interrogation room and asked, "Xia Yushi, I heard that you deliberated on the case starry night, what is the current progress of the case? Tell me and listen to me!" "

Prime Minister Mu walked in and sat down on the main seat, Xia Xingcheng had to take the second seat, and Fu Shaoge stood.

Prime Minister Mu ordered: "Take a seat with Prime Minister Fu Si. Xia An, go and invite a doctor."

The chief follower of Prime Minister Mu moved a chair for Fu Shaoge and told him to sit down, and another person quickly ran out to ask for a doctor.

Prime Minister Mu looked at Xia Xingcheng: "Xia Yushi, you have been interrogating for a long time, what's the result?"

With a livid face, Xia Xingcheng read what he had just read dryly again.After listening patiently, Prime Minister Mu asked: "Xia Yushi, although you are concurrently serving as the left servant of the Ministry of Justice, since this case is being handled by the Shuntian Mansion and has not yet been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, how can you act on your behalf? You came to Shuntian Mansion Dungeon for internal interrogation at night. This case is against the rules, this is one of them. The confession you have released may prove that the criminal and Zuo Xiangyang are old acquaintances, but if you want to say that Zuo Shangshu accepted bribes, there is only this witness, no physical evidence, not even the truth Convinced, how to convince the emperor and the world? This is the second."

When Prime Minister Mu said something, Xia Xingcheng's face darkened.At the end, Prime Minister Mu said again: "There is a third one, do you want to listen?"

Xia Xingcheng stood up and bowed to Prime Minister Mu: "Please also give me your advice."

Prime Minister Mu glanced at Kang Qizong, who immediately stood up and flirted with Fu Shaoge. The two of them left the interrogation room together and closed the door, as if they wanted to hear but didn't dare.

At this moment, the prisoner who had been sitting upright in the prison stood up.The cell door had already been opened by Xia Xingcheng's head squad. He pushed the door open and walked out swaggeringly. The yamen servants were astonished and were about to scold him when they saw Kang Qizong's expression of seeing a ghost, and his expression changed in horror.