Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 699 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

"This...maybe the lower officials are confused, the number of opponents should not be that many..." Chen Ang's breath was disordered, his body trembling slightly.

"Okay, even if the other party doesn't have nearly a hundred people, let's say there are only 50 people. A three-legged cat like Mr. Chen can kill several rebels, and Long Wuwei, who is highly skilled in martial arts, not only failed to kill a rebel. Thieves, but the entire army was wiped out? This has to make people feel strange!" Li Canghai said indifferently.

"Master Li, how do you know that Long Wuwei didn't kill a traitor? Maybe the traitor took away all his corpses." Song Kun snorted.

Li Canghai glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Because I have been to the scene and checked the bodies of Long Wuwei, and found that this is the real cause of their death!"

As he spoke, Li Canghai took out a blackened silver needle from his sleeve.

"What is this?" Li Longji asked with a frown.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is the silver needle that I carry with me. When I saw that Long Wuwei had not survived, I was surprised. Long Wuwei is an elite imperial army, and the place where the crime happened is not far from the Dongzheng Army Camp and Chang'an. Far away, even if there is an ambush, it is impossible for the entire army to be wiped out so silently. Therefore, the minister at that time checked the bodies of several Long Wuwei with silver needles, and found that they really died of poisoning!"

"What? Poisoned?"

"What's going on here? Could it be the poison of the traitor?"

"If it was poison from the traitor, why is the traitor safe?"

"Could they take the antidote beforehand?"

……

Among the ministers, there was a burst of whispering.

Li Longji frowned, and said in a deep voice: "You mean, the traitor used poison to kill Long Wuwei?"

Li Canghai shook his head: "This kind of poison is not fatal, but it can paralyze the nerves and make people lose the power of action. This also explains why dozens of Longwuwei with superb martial arts are so easily killed by the rebels. Kill them all!"

"These traitors should be killed!" Li Longji slapped the armrest violently, bitterly.

Li Canghai went on to say: "This can also explain Mr. Song's doubts. Why didn't the corpses of the traitors be found at the scene? It's not that they took away the corpses, but that none of them died! To deal with the poisoned Longwuwei, Mo Say 50 people, even one person can do it. But Mr. Chen said that he killed several rebels. May I ask Mr. Chen, when you killed those rebels, were the other rebels watching the show helplessly? ?”

In the last sentence, Li Canghai's voice suddenly rose a lot, Chen Ang's body trembled even more when he heard the words.

"There is one last thing. You said that during the scuffle, you heard the rebels mention my name, and said that I told them the route and time. If Mr. Chen goes to rob the prison car, there is Chang'an City in front, and Chang'an City in the back." There are tens of thousands of troops, and the distance between the two sides is less than ten miles, do you have the heart to reveal who is tipping you off? I think only a fool would do that!" Li Canghai said sharply, shaking off his sleeves.

The beads of sweat on Chen Ang's forehead kept dripping, and soon formed a pool of water stains on the ground.

"If you want to tell a complete lie, you need more lies to complete it. Unfortunately, there has never been a perfect lie in this world. If there are too many lies, there will be more and more flaws. It cannot stand scrutiny at all. Master Chen, So far, what else do you have to say?" Li Canghai looked at him with pity and said.

Hearing this, as long as they are not fools, everyone has already understood one thing, that is, Chen Ang is lying!
Li Longji looked gloomy, stared at Chen Ang, and said coldly: "Chen Aiqing, is what Li Canghai said true?"

Chen Ang was sweating coldly. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare me! I'm afraid that I won't be able to do business after I come back, so I just made it up. I beg Your Majesty to spare me!"

"Deceive the emperor! This is a great crime to destroy the nine clans!" Li Longji said coldly.

Hearing this, Chen Ang felt as if his whole body had been struck by lightning, and he collapsed to the ground with a plop.

"Come on, take this person down and chop him up!" Li Longji said angrily.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute!"

Just when Chen Ang thought he was doomed, he suddenly heard a voice of 'wait a minute', which made him grab a life-saving straw.

He hurriedly raised his head, followed the voice, and found that the person was none other than Li Canghai!

The glimmer of hope that had just arisen was poured with cold water in an instant.

He framed Li Canghai in front of all officials, how could Li Canghai spare him?

"Li Canghai, how dare you stop me?" Li Longji said with displeasure.

Li Canghai took two steps forward, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Majesty, although Mr. Chen deceived the emperor, it is justifiable. Besides, Mr. Chen is also a victim. Please spare his life!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were stunned.

Chen Ang was even more stunned, unable to believe his ears.

"Li Canghai, do you know that you are not joking? Is there any reason to take back what I have said? What's more, Chen Ang deceived the emperor. If he is not severely punished, will everyone be able to deceive me in the future? Where is my majesty? "Li Longji shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, calm down! I didn't mean to contradict Your Majesty. It's just that people are not sages, who can do nothing? Master Chen was forced to make up such nonsense in order to protect himself. 'To govern the world, if one can pardon his crimes, the people will definitely praise His Majesty!" Li Canghai blushed, and flattered loudly without his heart beating.

Sure enough, thousands of clothes and ten thousand clothes, flattery does not wear.

Li Longji was also very satisfied with what Li Canghai said, and most of the anger in his heart was instantly extinguished.

He stroked his beard, and said lightly: "Although what you said is reasonable, I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty after all! Here, it is even more above the court! If all the officials follow Chen Ang in the future and deceive the superior and the inferior, the Tang Dynasty Isn’t it true that a country is not a country?”

Li Canghai rolled his eyes secretly, thinking, after talking so much, you still want to kill him?
"However, since Chen Ang has contributed to the community, it is understandable to lie to me, so I will give you a chance." Li Longji said lightly.

Although this remark was about Chen Ang, it was about Li Canghai.

"Your Majesty, what do you need me to do, but please tell me." Li Canghai understood instantly, and saluted with both hands.

"I heard that you tried five cases concurrently, and I really want to see your ability. How about this, I will give you two days to recover the leader of the thief, find out the inner circle of the court, and the murder case of your adopted daughter The truth, after two days, give me an explanation. As long as you can solve these three cases, I will spare him! But if you fail to solve the case within the time limit, not only will he be killed by the nine clans, but you will also go to hell together! "Li Longji said lightly.

As soon as Li Longji said this, everyone gasped and turned their attention to Li Canghai, wanting to see how he would decide.

He could not agree to the emperor's request, but the consequence would be that Chen Ang would be exterminated.

If he agreed to this request, the consequence would not only be that Chen Ang would be exterminated, but even himself would be in danger.

Besides, these are three cases!

(End of this chapter)