Nongmen Shenjue

As a prisoner, Cai Junchi's expression was indifferent, and he didn't fluctuate even when he saw the person from the third division.But in his heart, a trace of doubt quickly flashed across.

The case of King Xianjun is basically closed, even if you want to ask him for some details, you can't afford to come at night.

Cai Junchi has always been good at planning and thinking, even at this point.

The three chief officers did not enter the prison, the jailer moved the seats and placed them in the aisle outside the prison door, and the three chief officers sat down one by one.There are three short tables next to it, and the officials belonging to the third department sit on their knees, spread out the paper, grind the pen and ink, and prepare to record.

Wen Jixue stood on one side.

He was looking at Cai Junchi.

After many years, the "Gongsun Liang" in my memory has long been blurred, and I can only think of the other party's temperament and demeanor, as if separated by a layer of veil, familiar and strange.

Cai Junchi in front of him has a slightly messy bun and gray temples. He is wearing a gray-blue satin robe with lapels, shallow satin shoes on his feet, without a belt, and is dressed in more homely clothes.It was in the middle of the night when he was arrested, and it was so easy when Cai Junchi heard the movement and hurriedly dressed.

Counting his age, Cai Junchi is in his fifties, with a refined appearance, like an old scholar.

At first glance, it gives people a better impression, and it is easy for people to relax their defenses and get close to trusted people.

His complexion is fairer, and he has a long beard because of his pampering.But if you look at his hands, you can find that his hands are slender, with protruding finger knots, and there are scars on the tiger's mouth, which are old wounds.More than ten years of rich and noble life has nourished his skin and flesh, but some things are hard to erase, such as those calluses on his hands, not left over from his early years, but because he failed to change his early military habits and still practiced certain things. something.

He has outstanding strategies and believes in his own intellectual layout, but he also believes in his bones that the strong are respected, and force is the guarantee.

Or, he has hidden worries, worried about his own safety, doesn't trust other people's protection, and wants to take everything into his own hands.

The jailer opened the cell door, and inserted two torches in the cell. His vision was brighter, and he could clearly observe any change in the prisoner's face.

The jailer opened the chains on the prisoner, extended the length of the chains, dragged the prisoner a few steps forward, made him kneel down, and then removed the object blocking his mouth to restore his ability to speak.Of course, in order to prevent the prisoners from making trouble, the shackles on the hands were not released.

The jailers took care of everything and left.

In the trial of important cases, there is a necessary confidentiality process, and the jailer is usually not present.

The three divisions will conduct a joint trial, and the final result will be approved by the emperor.

The three departments are the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate. These three departments are responsible for the "round trial" of every important case.The minister of the Ministry of punishment is from the first rank, which is on the same level as the Youdu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the minister of Dali Temple is the third rank, but when judging cases, he does not look at the rank, but at the function.The Ministry of Criminal Justice is in charge of trial, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of picketing, and Dali Temple is in charge of the last procedural review.Because of this, usually when the three divisions hold a joint trial, several chief officials are present, but it is the Ministry of Punishment who presides over the interrogation.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice is the father of Chen Shiliu, Chen Yibo.

Before Chen Yibo and others came, they met the emperor first, so they knew some things well.

Chen Yibo waved his hand at Wen Jixue.

Even if he didn't know Wen Jixue's identity, he knew that to be able to participate in the trial of this case, he must have something to do with the Xue family, and it was even very likely to be the Xue family.I just don't know how this person got in touch with the emperor and got the emperor's permission.

Several other adults have similar thoughts.

Wen Jixue stepped into the prison and stood two steps away from Cai Junchi, mainly to prevent Cai Junchi from biting his tongue and committing suicide.

As a staff member of King Xianjun, who has participated in and planned so many major cases, there is no need to take any chances. He will definitely die, and he will die a miserable death.In the past, there were such prisoners who wanted to escape execution and tried every means to seek death.However, the jailers also had their own way of dealing with it, just like how they dealt with Cai Junchi before.

But right now, if you want to ask questions, you can't gag.

Cai Junchi turned his eyes and looked at Wen Jixue without concealment.

How could he not see that Wen Jixue was special.

Even if he is wearing an official uniform, he is by no means an official.Cai Junchi has been in Beijing for so many years, and has seen people of all levels, big and small, but this person in front of him does not have the slightest official air.

God catcher?

If it's the God Detective, there's no need to hide it at all.

Cai Junchi couldn't figure it out, but his heart became vigilant.

Perhaps in the eyes of some people, this kind of vigilance is useless, or in other words, knowing that it is a dead end, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not during the interrogation.But in fact, it is very different for prisoners.Why do so many death row inmates want to commit suicide?It's because the formal execution is more painful, or because he doesn't want to be beheaded alive, leaving his body incomplete.For example, during interrogation, if you resist and refuse to comply, there are many punishment methods in the prison, so that people can't live but can't die.

No matter how powerful Cai Junchi was in the past, he is now just a prisoner, and he can't handle all kinds of concoctions.

For a smart man like him, there's no need to suffer, since he's going to die anyway, so what secrets can't be revealed?It can be exchanged for relaxation, and you can have a meal of wine and meat before you die.

Cai Junchi quickly withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes, looking cooperative.

"Master Chen, let's start." The other two motioned to Chen Yibo.

There was a brochure in Chen Yibo's hand, he had read it several times before coming here, just because the contents were too shocking.What is recorded in this booklet is not other things, but Cai Junchi's life, especially every change of identity, every simple.

Cai Junchi didn't know that all the details had been exposed.

But Chen Yibo opened his mouth and said: "Cai Junchi, former names: Zhao Shucheng, Liu Sheng, Gongsun Liang."

Cai Junchi raised his head abruptly, his face full of surprise.

"Your real name is Zhao Shucheng, and you feigned death by falling into the water when you were ten years old..." Chen Yibo didn't care about the other party's expression, and told his life experience in a straightforward tone.Those unbearable past events buried in the memory, in order to obtain a good identity, they worked hard and dealt cruelly, and then they were exposed and spread out in the sun.

Cai Junchi gave up the identity of "Zhao Shucheng" at the beginning, the biggest reason was his mother.

He hated to mention the unbearable birth, and because of this, even if he recovered the "Cai" surname of the real blood family, he was not close to his parents.

He stared at Chen Yibo, with an uncontrollable burst of fierce light, and the veins in his hands bulged out. If it wasn't for a hand that weighed heavily on his shoulder, he would have lashed out and hurt someone.His wheelchair was just a disguise. Even if he lost his leg, he did not give up his martial arts.He didn't kill people by himself many years ago, but when he joined the army, he killed so many people.

"Gongsun Liang, the strategist of the Xue Family Army, who was known as the 'Zhuge Reincarnated' back then, unexpectedly turned out to be a traitor and scum!" Youdu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate shook his head sarcastically, feeling emotional in his heart.If there were no internal thieves, how strong and brave the Xue family army was, how could the Xue family disappear in smoke.

Not to mention the attitude towards the Xue family back then, at least seeing such an insider is contemptible.

Chen Yibo's expression remained calm: "I don't ask other questions today, I just explain why 'Gongsun Liang' faked his death back then? What role did you play in the Xue family case?"

Cai Junchi had already calmed down, and all his anger was restrained.

He finally understood that what happened tonight was because of the case of the Xue family.

Who is doing this?Xindi?No, if there is no benefit, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, so there is no need to ask for trouble. The Xue family was convicted of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and the whole family was wiped out.

Suddenly thinking of Yueliang Prefecture, the ancestral land of the Xue family, is there really no one in the Xue family?

In the face of interrogation, Cai Junchi did not make unnecessary denials, and he was able to directly reveal all his identities, which must have been verified.Even if he had the intention to wipe it out in the early years, as long as there are traces, there must be traces, which can't be erased completely.It's just that things have been calm for more than ten years, and I thought that all the secrets would be brought into the coffin.

Cai Junchi laughed suddenly, and the louder he laughed, "Gongsun Liang? The reincarnated Zhuge? What is that? I joined the army almost at the same year as Xue Dingyue, but when he left, I became the captain of the army, and I was just a soldier. Do the same thing. He wants to overwhelm me with missions and military merits. The same starting point, the same killing of enemies, and the same meritorious deeds. I finally rose to rank six thousand. Where is Xue Dingyue? General! How majestic!

I used to regard him as a colleague and a brother, so when I was attacked, I tried my best to save him.Unexpectedly, this leg is useless!A cripple cannot go to the battlefield, and if he cannot kill the enemy, he is not qualified to stay in the army.I am not reconciled! 16 years, I have been in the army for 16 years, for what?Lost in one day! "

Speaking of this, his tone was full of hostility.

Chen Yibo snorted coldly: "Only because of this, you act of betrayal?"

Even if Cai Junchi avoids the important and takes the light, it can be heard from his words that his reluctance stems from jealousy.What I said was that I was a colleague and brother at first, but I was jealous and hid in my heart at the beginning, and then I suffered setbacks and resentment broke out.

Why are you jealous?

Jealous of Xue Dingyue's birth in the Duke's Mansion?Jealous of the other party's quick promotion?Jealous of the other party's smooth journey and being able to be a general?Jealous of the inequality in this world?

There is no such thing as absolute equality in the world.

Some people are born poor, some people are born rich; some people are born dull, some people are born smart.These are all determined by God, isn't it ridiculous for you to resent the unfairness of God?

What's more, because of this jealousy, resentment, distorted mind, and fabricating criminal evidence, not only the Duke Protector's Mansion was destroyed, but also those who followed the loyal Xue family.Not to mention the fact that the blood flowed into rivers back then, the Xue family was a line of defense at the border, just like his family was titled "Guo Guo", meaning to protect the country.

Beiman has always wanted to invade, but because of the obstruction of the Xue family army, he was unable to do so.

Unexpectedly, this solid barrier was not breached from the outside, but was destroyed by his own people.Back then when the Xue Family was not destroyed, even though the frontiers were replaced immediately, the new generals were not familiar with the local defense and the enemy's situation, so they suffered a great loss. There was turmoil for a year or two, and many people in the borders were killed or injured.

All of this could have been avoided.

Cai Junchi listened to the condemnation, and smiled: "I'm just a small person, but it happened to be of some value, so those princes came to win me over. I picked one of them, and each took what they needed. I was the only one in the Xue family case." With such great ability, he is a courtier and dignitary in Beijing..." He glanced at the chief officer of the third department: "Maybe, there are several adults."

"Nonsense!" Dali Siqing snorted coldly.

"Is it your handwriting to search for the collaborating letter from General Xue?" Chen Yibo's thoughts were very steady, no matter how the other party tried, he didn't deviate.

"The letter is of course true. It was indeed written by the royal court of the Northern Man. It is just that the king of Xianjun entrusted him to write it, and he gave some benefits afterwards." His role in it was to quietly put the letter into Xue Dingyue's study "Secret compartment", waiting to be searched out.

Wen Jixue was no longer interested in listening.

When he learned that Cai Junchi was Gongsun Liang, he had already imagined the reason for the other party's betrayal.Either he was a nail from the beginning, or he resented because he hurt his military career, or he was bribed for wealth...

Suddenly I heard Dali Temple Qing said: "Cai Junchi, you only hurt your leg back then?"

Cai Junchi looked gloomy and said nothing.

The others looked at each other and understood.

Wen Jixue paused for a moment, and then came to a sudden realization.

Cai Junchi is now in his fifties, but he has never had any children, and he adopted his younger brother's son as his heir in his early years.I didn't think much about this before. Since I was adopted, I must be unable to have children. There are various reasons, but they are not related to the injury that year.

Now I heard it mentioned by the Minister of Dali Temple, there are quite a few traces to be found.

Infertility, the blow to a man can be imagined.

Cai Junchi's face twitched, his eyes were red.

There are three things in his life that he is most unwilling to look back on: first, his birth, he was born of an adulterous mother, how despicable a son was; Third, the loss of fertility was not discovered in the early years, but it was too late to realize later.

Of these three things, the last two happened together, all because of Xue Dingyue, how could he not hate it!

Seeing that Xue Dingyue is a great general, admired by others, and reused by the emperor, and sees Xue Dingyue's prosperous family and promising children... What about him?He has nothing!Because Xue Dingyue took away everything he could have!From then on, Xue Dingyue became his heart demon, even if he gave everything, he would destroy the Xue family!

If you can't hide even the most unbearable things, what else is there to hide?

The matter of the Xue family was interrogated very smoothly.

Back then, behind the scenes of "Gongsun Liang", Concubine Hui, mother and son were the main ones.In addition, several other people participated in the multi-party game, and jointly forged the big Xue family case.

Obviously, at present, only Concubine Hui and her son can be held accountable, and the others can only be shelved.

It has been more than ten years since the Xue family case, even if it was sorted out before coming here, and the interrogation went smoothly, but it still took two hours to go through everything, and the jailers brought tea several times.Seeing that it is almost dawn, the rest of the approved part can only be done in another day, and the adults can't hold it anymore.

After the interrogation, the jailers came in and wanted to detain Cai Junchi again.

Chen Yibo and others led the way out, while Wen Jixue was still at the end.

He glanced at Cai Junchi again, after one night, Cai Junchi was a little different from before.In the past, even a dying person had a look in his eyes, but now, they are like clay puppets.

As soon as he stepped out of the prison door, Cai Junchi stared at him suddenly and asked, "Who are you?"

Wen Jixue stopped, and smiled: "Mr. Gongsun Shibo often forgets things."

Gongsun Shibo?

Hearing this title, Cai Junchi was taken aback. In his long memory, it seemed that someone really called him that.

"You, you are..." Cai Junchi remembered, Xue Ji, the eldest son of the Duke Protector's Mansion!

He didn't die?not dead!