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"It's unfair..."

"Sir, it's none of my business, I'm just a cashier!"

"Shut up, it's so noisy, I'm just a fucking dishwasher..."

Zhao, who was walking dully, suddenly stopped, turned to look at Jiang Qianhu, his eyes widened, "What the fuck is the dishwasher doing? Do you think the prison is not crowded enough?"

"Yes." Jiang Qianhu quickly opened the cell door and drove out the dishwashers and table washers.

Several people were just about to kneel down and kowtow, but they were lifted up by their anger, "We brought you back to assist in the investigation. If there are no problems, we will let you go back immediately. Fellow fellows, don't be nervous. We in Jinyiweizhao Prison will only detain the guilty." "

"Jiang Qianhu!"

"My subordinate is here!" Jiang Qianhu hurriedly summoned up his energy and shouted back, his voice even louder than the person who was complaining about injustice.

Zhao pointed at the cells around him and shouted, "Ask the brothers to come in and ask questions. The innocent ones will be released! Don't torture the fellow villagers!"

Then he helped the man who claimed to be washing the dishes, wiped the tears forced by the spices with his sleeves, and cried out, "Fellows, you are suffering! It's because we are bad and can't do things well! The emperor has punished him severely when he found out. His Majesty is merciful! He just ordered Let us release them, fellow villagers, you have suffered..."

Seeing Zhao Jiu hiding his face and walking away, Jiang Qianhu's mouth twitched and he ordered, "Go and ask questions, have a good attitude, and let the irrelevant personnel go."

At the door of the execution room, Zheng Rongqing asked in confusion, "Master Jiu, why do we need to put on such a show? So what if a few of those unruly people were killed? Can they still rebel?"

"This is called bringing glory to the emperor! It doesn't matter that we are incompetent as officials, the important thing is to make the emperor happy." After wiping the spice from the corners of his eyes with a wet cotton towel, he adjusted his official uniform and said mysteriously.

Of course the purpose of performing this act is to win people's hearts. There are so many people in the world, how can we kill them all? Killing some and winning over others is the optimal solution. Besides, the emperor meant to cause a disturbance, not to cause chaos in the world!

The two pushed the door open and went in. There was a businessman tied to each of the four chairs in the torture room. It can be seen from their half-dead appearance that they have been sentenced.

Zhao sat down on the chair opposite them, Zheng Rongqing stood behind him, and Jiang Qianhu walked in quickly and whispered in his ear, "It's done!"

"Well, let's start the interrogation. Rong Qing, take notes, Lao Jiang, watch them." Zhao chuckled after taking the tea cup.

Soon the two of them were ready, and Zhao didn't waste any time. He put down the teacup he had taken two sips from and asked sharply, "Why did the four of you participate in the incident of the third prince entering the palace? Don't you know that this is treason?"

The four of them couldn't even hear what they were saying. They just vaguely heard a few keywords such as "third prince", "entering the palace", and "treason".

So you looked at me and I looked at you, and finally looked up at Zhao Jiu. The man on the far left asked intermittently, "Who is the third prince?"

"Rong Qing, take note. Who did they say the emperor was talking about? This is obviously disrespectful!"

"You are really a stickler!" Zhao slapped the table and stood up, pointing at the four people and shouting!

The four of them panicked. This was not an interrogation. This was just a direct conviction. They had thought about Hei, the royal guard, but they didn't expect Hei to be like this.

He quickly denied it, "Sir, we are all businessmen!"

"Okay, okay! Rong Qing noted that they said they wanted to be a master!"

"What is this? This is the reason for their rebellion! The reason!" Zhao slapped the table, looking furious.

"Tell me! How did you help the third prince to conspire against you, and what benefits did you get from it? Is it because the third prince promised you that you would be high-ranking and well-paid and separate the country, so you provided the money?" Zhao asked seductively, He looked at the four people in front of him with a smile.

The four of them knew that nothing they said was of any use, so they had no choice but to remain silent and act like mutes. Zheng Rongqing, who was recording, was stunned. How could this be played like this?

If you don’t speak, there’s nothing I can do to you? Zhao thought happily, it was just to scare them anyway. Simply rely on "Record, they acquiesced!"

"Ah?" Four people and Zheng Rongqing said at the same time, only Jiang Qianhu on one side smiled to himself.

This is not a trial, it is just to scare them. If they really want to ask for something, if they are punished severely, they will have to admit their guilt even if they are stone-thrown.

But Zhao paid no attention to them, took the confession, gently dried the ink on it, and said with a smile, "Isn't that the end of it? Treason and disrespect! According to the laws of Daqi, nine tribes are implicated. Several of the tribesmen are still there. no?"

The four of them could no longer hold their nerves and were sweating profusely. Some of them had poor mental health and had already peed. This business was doing well, but suddenly the Nine Clans were gone!

This, this, this... who will not panic if I change it?

But Zhao just smiled, and after scaring him, he had to get to his real purpose. Putting down the papers, he walked up to a few people and asked, "Do you want to live?"

When the four of them heard the word live, they immediately came to their senses and rushed to answer, "Think, think!"

"Okay, I'll show you a way to survive. Listen carefully! When I get out, you can complain to that person." After pointing at Jiang Qianhu, it didn't matter how many people knew it or not.

Then he said, "Just say, you don't know. It was those officials who used their power to threaten them, so you had no choice but to pay a large amount of tribute. Later, they forced the five of you to use a caravan to transport boxes to the capital, and you didn't dare not listen." "

"By chance, one of you discovered that the box actually contained armor, swords, and the forbidden crossbows, arrows, and gunpowder. They killed the fifth person they found among you to prevent the news from leaking out, and then they threatened your family. You had no choice but to help them transport it."

"I will show you the list later, just read it. After those people are beheaded, you leave the capital, and I will ensure your safety!"

The four looked at each other, and at this time they also tasted something. It must not be so simple to catch them. It's just identification, who can't do it? What else can they want?

Silver!

They all thought of the same thing, so they rushed to say, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Excellency, Your Majesty is kind and wise! We know that we have failed His Majesty's grace, and we are willing to donate half of our property to Your Majesty to worship Heaven and serve Taoism."

"That's right, Captain Jiang, we must treat these loyal merchants with good food and drink next! This is the people of my Great Qi!" Zhao picked up the teacup, smiled and took Zheng Rongqing out of the torture room and walked upstairs.

Just after sitting down and drinking a few sips of tea, Captain Xu, who was in charge of the interrogation, came in, "Sir, those officials have been tried, but the key evidence is missing. And those Jianghu people..."

"What Jianghu people? Are there Jianghu people? They are clearly rebels who are plotting rebellion!" Zhao interrupted him and corrected him, saying that he couldn't be caught by others at this time.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong, then..."

"It's hard to find evidence. I've already prepared witnesses. As for the physical evidence... just go to the military camp outside the city to get it. Remember, don't take too much, otherwise it won't be justified."

Captain Xu was about to take the order and leave when a voice behind him said, "Send a copy of the confession to Master Wu."

"Yes!"

After Captain Xu left, Zhao Jue turned around and said to Zheng Rongqing.

"Ask whatever you want to ask. You won't feel happy if you don't ask..."