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The three men present were all veterans of handling cases, and their expressions were still calm.Su Wei felt that the surname Chang was a bit tricky.Chang Wei has been immersed in the court for many years, and he has long been aware of the usual interrogation methods, that is, the unusual methods. Other officials have tried this method when they came to interrogate before. How could he surrender without saying a few words?
"I'll go out to catch my breath. You will interrogate first."

Su Shou stood up, greeted Lord Zhen Guo, and walked out.

Lord Zhen nodded, turned his gaze back to Chang Wei, and said, "Are you tired? How about some tea?"

……

The willows sway lightly, the night wind sends the fragrance of pagoda tree flowers, and the new moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating countless chaotic shadows in the world.

Su Shou walked out of the prison gate and stood under the pagoda tree in the corner of the courtyard. One or two pagoda flowers flew and landed on his shoulder sleeve. He patted them, then raised his dark eyes and stared at the night sky.

The yamen servant on duty behind him stood on his post like a stake, motionless.The leader on patrol took a few glances here, then brought a chair and a pot of tea and placed them on the stone pier on his left.

Su Shou looked at him: "I'm only going to stand for a while, why are you making tea and moving the chair?"

The leader laughed along with him: "Although your lord is on the way to hear the case, your toes are pointing towards the gate of the courtyard, and your hands are behind your back, and you are holding them tightly, which shows that your lord's handling of the case is not very smooth. .And you have been pursing your lips several times, perhaps, drinking a cup of tea in the breeze and smoothing your thoughts at this moment will make you feel much more comfortable.”

When he was talking, Su Shou was originally facing him sideways, but when he heard this, his hands clenched behind his back suddenly stopped, then he turned around, and looked at the small yamen servant leader squarely.

"What's your name?"

"My little one's surname is Zhang, and his first name is Xie."

"Zhang Xie." Su Shou chewed on the name, lifted his robe and sat down on the chair, put his hand on the handle of the teapot, and asked him, "How long have you been working in Dali Temple?"

"It's been four or five years since my lord." Zhang Xie said as he bowed to pour tea for Su Shou, and then held it in front of him with both hands. "Since my lord was transferred to Dali Temple, the younger one has been here. Chu Chu He was on guard outside your office. Your lord may not have the impression."

Su Shou took a sip of tea and rested his elbows on the armrest.With so many yamen servants in the yamen, it was difficult for him to have an impression of a humble soldier.

After meditating on the night sky for a moment, he withdrew his gaze: "What does your family do for a living?"

Zhang Xie said: "The young family was originally a farmer. When the late father was alive, he was promoted by the squires to become a servant in the Shuntian Mansion. During his lifetime, he entrusted his relationship to get the young one into the yamen. Now the old mother still stays in the village with the two young ones. The younger brother farms, while the youngest wife lives with the youngest in the city, making a living by spinning and weaving. A son and a daughter are born, the youngest is already enlightened, and the youngest is less than three years old."

Su Shou took another sip of tea, turned the cup slowly, and then put it down: "Are you free now?"

Zhang Xie paused, then leaned over: "The younger one makes inspections every half an hour, and just finished the inspection fifteen minutes ago. If the adults have orders, the younger ones will make arrangements immediately."

……

Duke Zhen asked the jailer to serve a pot of tea, and the jailer poured a cup for Chang Wei, but Chang Wei didn't take it.

Zhen Guogong said: "Afraid of death?"

Chang Wei's eyes were like lightning, and he didn't speak.

Duke Zhen leaned back on the chair back: "So you are still afraid of death. Who wouldn't dare to enter if they are really not afraid of death?"

Chang Wei snorted a sneer: "Ants are still stealing their lives, as long as I can live one more day, I naturally want to live one more day."

Duke Zhen took the cup of tea and drank it, then put the empty cup in front of him, and said, "Do you think you still have a chance to live?"

"Why not? Hasn't the emperor issued an order yet?"

"'Emperor'? You, a rebellious minister, still have an honorable title for the emperor, which is a bit unreasonable." Duke Zhen poured the tea, "Do you think you have a chance to live, is it because you let Chang He go successfully?"

Chang Wei still didn't say a word, but picked up the cup of tea that had been tested for poison by Zhen Guogong, glanced at Su Shou who just came back at this time, and then swallowed the tea.

No matter how honorable the prisoner was before, the prisoner who entered the sky prison will become a stray dog ​​here, not to mention that what he is drinking now is this kind of good food that is only used to entertain high-ranking officials such as Zhen Guogong and Su Shou. The rough tea from common people's homes is not as good.

The tea entered the throat, as if smoothing Chang Wei's internal organs that had been mistreated for several days

Chang Wei stretched slightly, and let out a long breath.

Su Shou looked at him and poured him another cup.

Zhen Guogong said: "Chang He ran away, but he couldn't get out of the capital.

"Before I had time to tell you, Chang He walked forward, Han Mo and the others found the secret passage from the well in your backyard, and chased it out.

"At the same time, the city gates of the capital are subject to the highest level of screening regulations by the pro-military guards, and every vehicle and horse personnel entering and leaving the city gates must undergo a rigorous search comparable to entering the Forbidden City.

"In other words, even if the emperor's prince leaves the city, he must be inspected. As long as Chang He is still in the city, the court will definitely want to see others, and his dead body!"

Chang Wei's cheeks puffed up.

Lord Zhen Guo leaned forward, looking at the past like lightning: "You have been in the court for many years, and you are quite capable of handling interrogations. Chang He is only a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old. No matter how powerful he is, can he compare to you? Are you really confident that he can withstand the interrogation by the third division?"

Chang Wei's face darkened.

"If my guess is right, although you didn't tell him all the things you did, since you let him go, at least he knows most of them, right? Most of the things must have been told to him by you." Life-saving things, right?"

Zhen Guogong straightened up: "Actually, you should thank the emperor for his kindness the most, because even if you resist to the end, the emperor can kill you at any time! Going through the regulations now, on the contrary, has given you some face. Of course, it is also for the sake of giving An explanation from the Xue family who died unjustly! You explain clearly the ins and outs of framing the Xue family, and you will go to the underworld after death, so you won’t have to be skinned by the ghosts!"

Chang Wei took a deep breath, clenched her hands and landed on her crossed knees: "I'm not afraid of any ghosts, I've forgotten the ins and outs, and I don't care about what is decent or not. You should be wasting your energy!"

"Chang Wei!"

Lord Zhen slapped the coffee table in front of him, the teapot jumped up, and the lid trembled on the spout in horror.

Su Wei gritted her teeth as she looked at Chang Wei who refused to eat.

"Grandpa, Lord Su, Chang Wei's younger brother, Chang Ren, has just filed a case to confess!"

At this time, someone rushed to the door to report, and it was Zhang Xie, the leader of the yamen who was in charge of patrolling tonight.