"Besides the three of them, who else was there?" The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice sneered and said, "There were many people present yesterday. They could be summoned at any time. Lord Liu, be careful with your words."
"The servants of the Chen family," Emperor Jing said with a frown.
His voice was not loud, but the courtiers nearby heard it.
"Servants of the Chen family? How is that possible?" Many people asked doubtfully.
Why would mere servants want to poison the young master of the Chen family? Who gave them the courage to do so? This was even more unbelievable than the woman surnamed Zeng being the murderer.
"Lord Liu, are you joking? This is the Golden Palace Hall. His Majesty and the other officials are watching. "The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice finally relaxed and said sarcastically.
"Lord Li once taught me that the murderer is not as stupid as we think. They often hide very well. All kinds of evidence point to the fact that the person who most resembles the murderer is often not the real murderer." Liu Yizi turned around and cupped his hands at Li Yi. Then, he turned back again and said with a smile, "And those who seem to have the least motive to kill and are the least likely to be the murderer are often the most suspicious."
Most people in the court only knew that there was a Ghost King Liu in the Secret Service who was excellent at investigating cases. They did not expect him to say such words at this moment.
Could it be that this Ghost King Liu was taught by County Uncle Li?
Of course, there were also a few people, including Prime Minister Qin, who knew that County Uncle Li Yi of Chang 'an was very accomplished in interrogation. This Liu Yizi was taught by him when he was still the County Lieutenant of Anxi.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice was stunned for a moment and said coldly, "What kind of nonsense is this!"
Liu Yizi's eyes gradually froze until the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice felt a little scared. Then, he said coldly, "Lord Zhao can doubt me, but you cannot doubt the truth!"
He took out another item from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch. He said, "This is the confession of the servants of the Chen family. Please give it to His Majesty."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice said quickly, "His Majesty, the Secret Service must have tortured the servants of the Chen family. This testimony cannot be easily trusted!"
"Shut up!" Liu Yiyi suddenly turned his head and said in a cold voice, "Do you think that everyone handles a case like your Ministry of Justice? Without severe punishment, there is no way to try a case. Official Zhao, if you have the time to worry about the authenticity of this testimony, why don't you worry more? In a moment, how are you going to explain the origin of the one hundred thousand taels of silver in the secret room under your bed?"
"You, you …"
Assistant Minister Zhao's expression changed greatly. In that instant, his face paled. He pointed a trembling finger at Liu Yizhong, but he could not say another word.
"One hundred thousand taels …"
Hearing this number, many people in the court paled.
It would be impossible for a mere assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice to save a hundred thousand taels of silver with his monthly salary and daily expenses.
In fact, although the officials standing here looked very impressive, in terms of wealth, many of them belonged to the ranks of the poor. Their monthly salary had to support the entire household, so how could they save less than a hundred thousand taels?
At the same time, the gazes with which they looked to Liu Yiyi gradually became filled with fear.
The terror of the Secret Intelligence Bureau was to be able to infiltrate the home of an assistant minister without anyone noticing. Perhaps his own home …
Thinking of this, many people's backs became slightly wet.
"Your Majesty, the Secret Intelligence Bureau has long received a report that Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Guangyuan, accepted a large amount of bribes, practiced favoritism, foolishly judged the case, and had no regard for human life. It was only today that we found out that in a secret room under Zhao Guangyuan's bed, there were more than a hundred thousand taels of silver and countless jewels …"
Before Liu Yizhong finished speaking, Assistant Minister Zhao, who was already paralyzed on the ground, trembled and cried out, "Your Majesty, this official is guilty. Someone gave this official fifty thousand taels of silver this morning and told this official to investigate this case. He also said that the evidence is conclusive. When the time comes, the Ministry of Justice only needs to go to that woman's house to find the poison needle. He said that the more this case becomes, the better … The one hundred thousand taels of silver was placed under the bed. This official was afraid. This official did not even dare to spend a single copper coin! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life! "
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites looked at Assistant Minister Zhao in a daze. He could not help but take a few steps back, his face extremely pale.
Jing Di's expression was gloomy as he coldly said, "Who ordered you to do this? Speak!"
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, this official, this official really does not know. The person they sent was masked. This official, this official really does not know who it is!"
At this moment, regarding this case, almost all the officials in the imperial court had a plan in mind.
Sure enough, it was a frame-up. The person behind the scenes was really generous. He poisoned the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites and even bribed the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Now, he wanted to make the matter bigger. Who did he want to implicate?
Everyone could not help but look at County Uncle Li. This person was really scheming!
This matter was far from what those playboys could participate in. The possibility of it being Prime Minister Qin was not high. It was also impossible for it to be the Chen family. After all, the deceased was from the Chen family. Then, could it be the Cui family? Prince Hui? Or could it be the others …
Or …
Everyone shook their heads. The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice was originally the King of Shu's man. Lord Chen of the Ministry of Rites was also one of the King of Shu's supporters. If it was really him, this was too …
Of course, although it was hard to believe, this possibility could not be ruled out.
On one side of the hall, Li Yi leaned against a pillar. Li Xuan quietly leaned over and asked, "Tell me honestly, is there anyone from your Secret Intelligence Office in my Prince's Mansion?"
Li Yi shook his head and replied casually, "I don't know. You have to ask your Uncle Huang."
Li Xuan's face lit up again as he said, "The Secret Intelligence Division is very impressive. I'll go talk to Uncle Huang someday and see if he can get me a plate too …"
…
"Take him away!" Emperor Jing said in a deep voice, "The case of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Guangyuan, will be handed over to the Supreme Court. You must investigate it thoroughly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Officer of the Supreme Court immediately stood up and said.
Emperor Jing looked at Liu Yizhong again and asked, "Have you found out who the mastermind is?"
Liu Yizhong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the two servants of the Chen family only took the money to do things. They know nothing about other things."
"Investigate!" Emperor Jing opened his mouth again. His voice was extremely cold.
After a series of orders, Emperor Jing suddenly asked, "You didn't use torture. How did you make them confess?"
Liu Yizhong was stunned for a moment and said, "This method was taught to me by Lord Li. The case of Chen's poisoning is unlikely to be done by one person. The possibility of an accomplice is very high. I just locked the servants in different rooms and told them that no matter who is the main culprit or the accomplice, the first person to confess will be spared from death. If another person confesses first, the one who did not confess will be executed by a thousand cuts …"
Liu Yizhong said lightly, "Then the accomplice confessed."
[PS: Readers who have doubts about this can search "Prisoner's Dilemma" on Baidu. I will not repeat it here. This method was first proposed in 1950.]
Even though many of the courtiers were experts at playing mind games, when they heard Liu Yizhong say these words lightly and carefully pondered, they could not help but feel a chill from their tailbones.
Although this could also be considered as an interrogation technique, it was clearly a level higher than torture …
King of Hell Liu, King of Hell Liu, he had almost played with people's hearts to a certain extreme.
And the person who taught King of Hell Liu …
Everyone looked back and saw that he was talking and laughing with His Royal Highness. He did not seem to care about what happened here.
Everyone thought to themselves that the person hiding behind the scenes, wanting to take revenge on the other party, had really chosen the wrong person this time!
What he was going to suffer next was a thorough investigation by the Secret Intelligence Office and the Supreme Court …
Perhaps even that person did not expect that King of Hell Liu, or County Uncle Li, was so terrifying that he did not give the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice time to react at all and even got himself into trouble.
He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to make this plan just to cause a little trouble for the other party. How much did that person hate him? How much could he not wait to see him in a predicament?
…
"Hurry, hurry up!"
At the gate of the palace, the King of Shu, who was in a light sedan chair, kept urging the servants who were carrying the sedan chair.
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