Li Yuan caught a glimpse of the change in Zhang Qucheng's expression. After seeing the situation, he sneered in his heart and was even more certain that Zhang Qucheng killed someone. If not for Zhang Qucheng having a guilty conscience, his mind would not have changed greatly when he heard about the matter of the steward being captured.
"Take him away!"
Li Yuan was unwilling to say more and waved his hand.
The soldier brought Zhang Qucheng to the side room next door. Even sitting next door, he could also hear the voices in the living room in the courtyard. This was done deliberately by Li Yuan, to let Zhang Qucheng hear it.
At this time, Li Yuan was also not in the mood to continue eating. Furthermore, he also ate until he was 70% full, more or less finished eating. His expression was solemn. Looking at Du Qi, he said, "Erlang, this Zhang Qucheng really deserves to die!"
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, calm your anger!"
Li Yuan said, "How can I calm my anger? One look and there's a problem. It's just that this situation depends on how serious it is. "
Du Qi nodded.
He directly changed the topic and chatted with Li Yuan about the book.
Now that Du Qi started writing Water Margin, these few days, Du Qi would make a trip to the palace every day and give the latest chapters to Li Yuan. Especially the contents of the chapters, the more he read, the more Li Yuan read with relish.
Therefore, they talked about Water Margin.
Not long after, Zhang Qucheng's steward was brought over.
The steward's name was Cao Yifeng.
He was already somewhat old, in his early fifties, causing his back to already be somewhat stooped. Fortunately, Zhang Qucheng's steward lived a good life. Even if his back was somewhat stooped when walking, his spirit was still okay.
When Cao Yifeng was brought over, his expression was somewhat terrified.
The Emperor summoned him.
The Emperor was busy with a myriad of affairs every day, how could he possibly summon him? This was something that Cao Yifeng felt was impossible. So much so that Cao Yifeng thought that this was a scam, and it could not be the Emperor.
"Kneel!"
The soldier escorted Cao Yifeng in and gave a low shout.
Cao Yifeng gritted his teeth and said, "Who are you, to actually dare to impersonate His Majesty the Emperor? You have to know, my family's general is Commandant Zhe Chong, an official of the imperial court. You guys dared to capture me, then you're tired of living. "
Li Yuan said, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked. The master is a perverted maniac who abuses and kills people, the housekeeper is also a dog who relies on its master's power, and still has a swaggering appearance. We sent people to capture you to interrogate you about the matter of Zhang Qucheng torturing and killing women. "
"I don't know, I don't know anything."
Cao Yifeng said directly.
Although he knew, he still didn't think that the person in front of him was the Emperor.
Li Yuan smiled coldly and said, "The moment you encounter a problem, you say that you don't know. Clearly, there's a major problem. That's good too. If you have a problem like this, it'll be easier for me to deal with it. "
Pausing for a moment, Li Yuan said, "As for your Patriarch, Zhang Qucheng, I arranged for someone to summon him over. After he was interrogated, he was directly thrown to the Supreme Court for questioning. Next, the Supreme Court would deal with Zhang Qucheng. The reason why I captured you for interrogation is to see how the two of you answer the same question. "
Boom!!
Cao Yifeng's mind exploded upon hearing this.
He was completely dumbfounded.
The person in front of him was really the emperor.
Previously, Zhang Qucheng received the Emperor's order to leave. As the chief steward, Cao Yifeng naturally knew about it. Under such a premise, now that Cao Yifeng heard that Zhang Qucheng was imprisoned, he was no longer lucky.
Li Yuan said, "Now, are you going to talk or not? We don't have the patience to talk nonsense with you. If you honestly confess all the crimes committed by Zhang Qucheng, we can consider sparing your life. If you don't talk, we'll take your head now. Anyway, there are many people in the Zhang family. Without you, there are other people who can prove the crimes committed by Zhang Qucheng. "
"I, I …"
At this moment, Cao Yifeng was somewhat worried in his heart.
Li Yuan flicked his big sleeve and ordered, "Since you don't want to talk, then go underground and talk slowly."
"Drag him out and kill him!"
Li Yuan appeared extremely unyielding.
Facing such a person, Li Yuan was extremely certain. He didn't have the slightest bit of worry. Because to deal with a stubborn old man like Cao Yifeng, there was no need for any other means. It was a simple and direct threat of life.
The soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged Cao Yifeng out. Cao Yifeng was already old and had old bones. He was dragged out and could not even struggle. He could only shout loudly, "I'll talk, I'll talk!"
In the room next door, after Zhang Qucheng heard it, his mouth made a whimpering sound. His entire burly figure seemed to have completely lost its support at this moment, directly collapsing to the ground.
There was no longer any strength.
He already could not hold on.
Zhang Qucheng's eyes revealed deep despair, very helpless.
But after Zhang Qucheng's despair, his mind also quickly thought, pondering a way to resolve it. In the current situation, although he was in the situation of killing people, the final result still had to depend on the Eastern Palace.
As long as the Eastern Palace pleaded for mercy for him, he had once performed meritorious deeds, the merits would offset the demerits. In fact, even if the merits did not offset the demerits, at any rate, preserving his life could still be done.
Although Zhang Qucheng was in despair, there was still a trace of hope in his heart.
After Li Yuan heard Cao Yifeng's words, he waved his hand, the soldiers let go of Cao Yifeng. Only to hear a thud, Cao Yifeng fell to the ground. He panted heavily, his entire person in an incomparably wretched state.
Frightened badly.
He really could not withstand it.
He crawled forward, came to Li Yuan's side, knelt, and said, "Your Majesty, this commoner will speak, I'll speak the truth."
Li Yuan said coolly, "Speak, how many people did Zhang Qucheng kill?"
"Six people!"
Cao Yifeng opened his mouth to answer.
Li Yuan's face revealed a furious expression. In reality, what he thought was only the murder of Peng Qingshui's daughter. He did not expect that it was not one person, but a full six people.
Li Yuan said, "Speak, the cause of each person's death, explain it all clearly."
Cao Yifeng did not dare to lie, explaining one by one. From the first woman to Peng Xiu 'er who was killed in the end, he explained everything clearly. In reality, Zhang Qucheng's plan was very simple. They all used recruitment as a reason to recruit young and beautiful poor women to work in the residence, then rape the women, and finally torture and kill the women. Everyone went the same way, all in the same situation.
"My Xiu 'er! You died so miserably, Father let you down, Father did not have the ability to harm you. "
Peng Qingshui was already crying.
Two lines of clear tears, akin to a torrential rain, flowed down continuously, wetting his clothes. Peng Qingshui himself could not stand still anymore, plopping onto the ground.
Li Yuan already had a furious look all over his face.
Six women!
All six young women in the prime of their youth!
Furthermore, these young women all came from poor families, and were all extremely sensible and kind. Their intentions were all to subsidize their families' expenses, that was why they came out to do things. But they encountered a demon like Zhang Qucheng.
"Damn it, really damn it!"
Li Yuan was thoroughly enraged now. He flicked his sleeves grandly and berated, "Bring Zhang Qucheng out for Us."
The soldiers in the side room escorted Zhang Qucheng out.
When Zhang Qucheng saw Cao Yifeng, his face was full of anger.
He was incomparably furious.
This was because Cao Yifeng did not have the slightest bit of persistence from the beginning to the end. He directly confessed everything.
Li Yuan did not care about Zhang Qucheng's angry look at all. When he stared at Zhang Qucheng, his gaze was ice-cold, and his tone was even more indifferent as he said, "Zhang Qucheng, what else do you want to say now?"
Zhang Qucheng said, "This general has nothing to say."
The evidence was irrefutable, he was unable to refute.
Especially when Cao Yifeng confessed previously, even where the corpses of the women he killed were thrown at, he said it clearly. Under such circumstances, it was also futile for Zhang Qucheng to quibble anymore.
He could only accept it.
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