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Although Yunchu really hoped to put the iron chain in the hands of the policeman around Qiu Shenji's neck, and then use a lot of effort to drag him back to Wannian County Prison step by step under the scorching sun.

If you do this, the child who was eaten by the dog should laugh out loud, which can offset a little of the pain caused by being torn apart by the dog.

Di Renjie didn't give him this chance.

He felt that Yun Chu's actions would offend all noble groups, and would cause the nobles to have a strange emotion similar to the sadness of a rabbit dying and a fox, and then they would have opinions about Yun Chu, which would not be conducive to their continued execution of the power of heaven in the future.

Dali Temple is different. He is not the Prime Minister of Dali Temple now, but he is a seventh-rank official working as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.

The first requirement of this job for him is to be selfless.

To be honest, Dali Temple is a department that deals specifically with nobles and wealthy households, supervising them to be honest and not to make random mistakes.

As for the huge number of Guizhou leaders who made mistakes, that is an issue that Wannian County Magistrate needs to consider.

Therefore, the expressionless Di Renjie borrowed a chain from the Wannian County government officials, carefully wrapped it with a dead man's clothes, then locked Qiu Shenji's neck, and asked Qiu Shenji to hold the chain with his hand, so that he Not being strangled to death while being dragged along by a horse.

Qiu Shenji's body was very light, and the war horse walked very slowly, and the bluestone road between Chang'anfang and the city had long been trampled by pedestrians and was slippery. Therefore, although Qiu Shenji was dragged along, he did not suffer much. Sin, at most, the clothes will be a little dirty.

The case of the Tubo envoy's extermination was a case ordered by the emperor to investigate, so Qiu Shenji is now a suspect.

The eldest son of Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan was killed at Xianyang Bridge. This was also a case that the emperor, as well as the three provinces and six ministries unanimously requested strict investigation. Therefore, this was a big case.

No matter who committed the case, the emperor and his ministers wanted to know how he did it.

Therefore, when some nobles who do not understand the truth think that Di Renjie's behavior is disrespectful to the nobles.

Di Renjie just looked at him with a cold look, and the nobles immediately understood that things might be different from what he imagined.

In addition, Qiu Xinggong looked down on anyone because he had saved Emperor Taizong, and the relationship between them was not very good, so they just muttered a few words and no one asked anymore.

If the area where the prisoner is located is outside Chang'an City, then it can be determined that the area where the prisoner is located must be contaminated by the prisoner and needs physical disinfection.

If the area where the imperial prisoner is located is outside the borders of the Tang Dynasty, a circle will be drawn with the imperial prisoner as the center, and the most thorough disinfecting will be carried out.

Therefore, the people who were very close to Qiu Shenji on weekdays, especially the group of people who witnessed beggars being eaten by dogs, were all in the main direction of being investigated by Dali Temple.

The policemen of Dali Temple were dispatched one after another and began to capture those people. Di Renjie did not intend to let anyone go, so the list he and the other Dali Temple ministers gave was very detailed.

The most important reason why Di Renjie has not been promoted to the position of Prime Minister of Dali Temple until now is that Dali Temple has not solved the murder case of the Tibetan envoys and the Xianyang Bridge bombing. The three provinces have unanimously agreed to suspend the promotion of all Dali Temple officials. , and rewards.

Di Renjie has this problem, and the other Dali Temple Prime Ministers also have the same problem. Now that the first clue that can point directly to the real culprit behind the scenes has emerged, these people will naturally work day and night, hoping to pass this round of screening. Finding out the real culprit will bring peace to Dali Temple, and also allow Dali Temple to avenge its shame.

As a result, the death row in Wannian County was suddenly overcrowded. This made Yan Jiu, who had been alone for a long time, overjoyed and continued to recommend various new torture instruments that he thought were the best and least harmful to the case handlers at Dali Temple. .

The first interrogation lasted for six long days. During these six days, the investigators at Dali Temple were very gentle. They almost did not use any torture instruments. They just questioned the prisoner over and over again and checked the prisoner over and over again. confession.

Six days passed, and nothing was asked. No matter it was the tribe in the Tianshui County Duke's mansion, the servants, or Qiu Shenji's friends, they all gritted their teeth and expressed that they knew nothing.

This is very normal. Di Renjie is not waiting for the confessions of these people. He is waiting for the clues provided by people outside the prison that are related to the two cases.

He knew that Qiu Shenji had recently been thoroughly investigating the emperor's assassination case in the palace, and he also knew that Qiu Shenji had used many, many methods that were not humane to investigate.

Yanjiu said that roasting a person on the fire meant roasting parts of the person's body, such as fingers and toes, and then cutting off one after the other, which would not cause much harm to the prisoner.

Qiu Shenji was different. He liked to brush people with oil before roasting them. In the palace, he had already roasted two eunuchs and a palace maid. He even pointed the finger at some people who were friends with Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu in the past. Princess.

Di Renjie's attitude was very clear. If those people could not help him nail Qiu Shenji on these two major cases, then they would definitely be nailed by Qiu Shenji on the emperor's assassination case.

Everyone has been in the officialdom and has been in the palace for so many years, and some have even been there for a whole life, so they are all smart people.

As a result, the report documents received by Dali Temple fell like snowflakes on the desks of Di Renjie and other five Dali Temple prime ministers who specialize in interrogating criminals.

Witnesses, testimonies, evidence, you really get whatever you need.

With these things, because of Qiu Shenji's identity, further investigation could only be carried out after the joint trial of the Xiaosansi was completed. Therefore, on the ninth day, a joint trial consisting of Si Zhi of Dali Temple, Yushi Tai Yushi, and Yuan Wailang, a member of the Criminal Department, began.

The thin Qiu Shenji was put in a wooden barrel and carried in with a stinky smell.

The censor of Yushitai, who had always had a mysophobia, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said to Dali Temple Si Zhizhi: "It is degrading to treat a captain of Fengche like this."

Dali Temple Si Zhi said indifferently: "He couldn't control his body, and his body was mutilated, so he had to be carried in a bucket. This is the prison of Dali Temple, not his Tianshui County Government. There is no one to serve him." Shit and piss.”

Huang Zheng, a member of the Criminal Department, also covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said, "At least rinse it with water to get rid of the smell."

When the Dali Temple Secretary saw that the two inspectors had such a request, he waved his hand. Immediately, the jailers from Dali Temple carried the dull-eyed Qiu Shenji down. After a while, Qiu Shenji, who was all wet, once again It was carried up in a wooden barrel.

This time, Qiu Shenji seemed to be awakened by the cold water. He grabbed the edge of the barrel with both hands and begged the three judges of the Junior Third Division present: "No matter who they are, just tell my father that this is a conspiracy. Qiu Shenji will be grateful." .”

Wen Wen looked at Dali Temple Secretary again and asked: "You didn't torture me to extract a confession, right? You should know that he is the captain of Fengche appointed by the queen. No matter what, he must be given the dignity he deserves."

The Dali Temple Secretary sneered and said: "I am involved in the imperial case. I can't give you the dignity you mentioned. We did not torture him to extract a confession. Of course, we did not deliberately take care of him. Come here, take off Qiu Shenji's clothes and let the two superiors examine him. Whether he has any traces of torture to extract confessions.”

Qiu Shenji firmly grasped the barrel with both hands and begged: "I am physically disabled. For my father's sake, please give me some dignity. I can swear that Dali Temple has never tortured me."

Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Department, said: "This is a custom. You don't want this kind of custom, but there are many people who want it.

Come on, take off your clothes. "

Despite Qiu Shenji's pleading, the jailer still took off Qiu Shenji's clothes, held up half of his body, and showed it to the three officials, inside and out.

Of course, this is a rule, but these three officials are not perverts, so they naturally turned around and didn't look.

After Qiu Shenji put on his clothes again, something seemed wrong about him. He looked at everyone in the room with his red eyes, wishing he could tear these people into pieces.

Wen Wen said: "Since the criminal has no flesh injuries, it means that his confession was obtained while he was awake and can be accepted."

Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Department, frowned and said: "He did not confess. The confession only contained a series of complaints about injustice and accusations that Dali Temple framed Zhongliang."

The Dali Temple Secretary sneered and said: "Who is willing to confess to the serious crimes of the Yi tribe? So, after the two superiors have seen it, we can take action to find the culprit as soon as possible. After the new envoy from Tibet arrives, This will completely put an end to the turmoil caused by these two cases."

Wen Wen said: "We can't just close the case hastily just to calm down the storm, right?"

The Secretary of Dali Temple directly asked his deputy to deliver a thick stack of documents, and distributed them casually to Wen Wen and Huang Zheng, saying: "This is the evidence, testimony, and witnesses collected by our Dali Temple. Thirty-seven documents have passed through our Dali Temple." The temple verified it and it was conclusive."

Wen Rou flipped through the documents for a while, and finally sighed, and came to the wooden barrel containing Qiu Shenji's body. She looked into Qiu Shenji's eyes and said, "Qiu Shenji, the evidence is conclusive. How can we do it if you don't tell me?"

Qiu Shenji shouted: "This is a frame-up, this is a conspiracy, someone does not want me to continue to pursue the assassination of His Majesty, and deliberately sets a trap to frame me. I want to file a memorial and see the queen."

Seeing that Qiu Shenji was a little crazy, Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Punishment, also came over and said: "Let me tell you clearly. After His Majesty learned about this in Jiucheng Palace, he sent back the edict to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai with only two words - — A thorough investigation!

Qiu Shenji, even if the Queen values ​​you very much, the Queen cannot save you this time.

Now, you'd better tell the origin of gunpowder first. If the gunpowder formula you provide can surpass the gunpowder formula of Wuyan Institute, maybe you can survive. "

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