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Chang Cui and Jing Yu looked at each other, and the emperor actually used the word interrogation.

Chang Cui bowed and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, we went to Li Huang's house and interrogated Li Huang himself."

"How did he say?"

"Of course he denied it, saying that it was quite chaotic at the time and he didn't know what was going on. He just saw the other party falling down. He didn't know the specific reason."

Li Heng sneered: "You don't admit killing people like slaughtering sheep?"

Jing Yu shook his head, "He denied it flatly and said he never said that."

Li Heng pondered for a moment and asked: "What is the opinion of the three-level trial?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the key is that there is no human or physical evidence to prove that Li Huang did it himself. We are going to arrest Li Huang's men and make a breakthrough from him. If his men unanimously identify Li Huang as the murderer, we can identify it as Li Huang kill."

Li Heng said calmly: "If that's the case, why haven't we arrested him yet?"

"Reporting to your majesty, his men are all Li Baochen's personal soldiers. They are all extremely vicious, powerful and elite. They have crossbows, spears and other prohibited weapons. I am afraid that the army will be needed."

Li Heng took a gold medal and handed it to the two of them, "Call two thousand Yulin troops to arrest Li Huang's men, but be sure not to hurt Li Huang himself."

"Wei Chen understands!"

The two of them bowed and left in a hurry.

Li Heng was still worried that they would accidentally injure Li Huang and cause trouble for him, so he sent eunuch Han Fengen to monitor and arrest people. Only then did he pick up the investigation report and read it slowly.

In Changxingfang, two thousand Yulin troops have surrounded a mansion covering an area of ​​20 acres. This is Li Baochen's princely mansion. It is currently occupied by his son Li Huang and is protected by 150 elite soldiers.

Li Huang stood on the top of the Qibao Pagoda in the station house and stared nervously at the Yulin Army outside. His face could no longer hide the fear in his heart, but he still spoke harshly and said viciously: "They actually used the army. The imperial court wants to drive me out. ?"

Shao Zhen'an, the staff next to him, said: "The young prince didn't give them face yesterday. They couldn't explain it, and the emperor couldn't step down. If the young prince had listened to my plan, the matter would have been solved long ago."

Li Huang said for a long time: "Then what should we do now?"

Seeing that the young prince had given in, Shao Zhenan quickly said: "Let me go talk to them and ensure a proper solution."

Li Huang nodded, "We can talk, but there is one thing. It concerns my father's face. I will never apologize!"

"Don't worry, young prince, the court is free to do whatever they want, but we will never apologize."

Li Huang took out the gold medal from his waist and handed it to Shao Zhenan, "I'll leave everything to you, sir."

Shao Zhenan came out of the mansion, raised the gold medal and shouted: "I am the representative of the young prince, and I want to see the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice!"

Someone brought him to Chang Cui. Chang Cui recognized him and asked, "What does your master have to say?"

Shao Zhenan bowed and said: "Yesterday, the minister and Jing Zhongcheng came suddenly. My young prince didn't know what happened, so I can't give you a clear answer. But after the minister left yesterday, my young prince interrogated his men overnight and confirmed the murder. The murderer was one of the guards around the young prince. He admitted that he just wanted to scare the other person, but he accidentally killed someone. The young prince is willing to hand over the murderer to the court and will never protect him!"

The eunuch Han Fengen stepped forward and whispered to Chang Cui: "This is what the emperor means. Let them hand over the murderer themselves, and then let Li Huang come forward to apologize, and the matter will be solved."

Chang Cui nodded and said to Shao Zhen'an: "Your master is willing to hand over the murderer, which is commendable. However, as a master, he laxly controls his subordinates and hurts the son of a high-ranking official. He also has a certain responsibility. I hope he will take the initiative to apologize to the Changsun Mansion. This matter is over."

Shao Zhenan sneered and said: "It's impossible to apologize. My young prince is willing to hand over the murderer, which has already given the court face. Do you still think we are afraid of the army? I might as well tell the truth. The guards around the young prince are all Jiedu Soldiers of the mansion, your entry into the mansion is equivalent to a declaration of war. If you want to fight again, then we will accompany you!"

Chang Cui did not expect that the other party would be so tough. He said after a while: "It's okay if you don't apologize, but the court will punish your master!"

"You can punish whatever you want, as long as you can accept the consequences, we don't care!"

Chang Cui nodded, "Hand over the murderer first! I will withdraw the troops immediately. It is not up to me to decide whether or how to punish him."

Shao Zhenan went back, and not long after, a burly soldier was tied up and brought out. His eyes were blindfolded and his mouth was gagged.

The soldiers of the Yulin Army took over and brought him to several officials. They took off his blindfold and the cloth in his mouth. Chang Cui looked at him for a moment. He saw that his face was full of flesh and blood, and he was full of murderous intent. Especially, there was a long one at the corner of his eye. The scar leads all the way to the jaw. At first glance, he looks like a fierce murderer.

Chang Cui asked: "Did you kill the people in Taibai Restaurant three days ago?"

The big man said calmly: "It was indeed me who killed him. I thought he was an assassin. I wanted to hurt the master, so I put a dagger to his throat, but I missed. I killed him accidentally, not intentionally."

Chang Cui and Jing Yu looked at each other and that was it.

Chang Cui immediately ordered: "Withdraw the troops and return to Dali Temple!"

Two thousand soldiers quickly retreated.

The next morning, a complete confession appeared on Emperor Li Heng's court case. Li Heng picked it up, looked at it, and asked, "Are there any loopholes?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are no loopholes left!"

Chang Cui said slowly: "Gongsun Tai was running very fast at the time and happened to bump into Li Huang when he turned. Li Huang drank too much and was unsteady on his feet. He was knocked down on the stairs. His guards thought that the other person was an assassin, so they He threw the opponent down, pulled out the dagger and cut the opponent's throat. At first, he refused to admit that he was a direct murder, and it was not his own manslaughter. Later, we used torture, and he couldn't survive it, and then he admitted that it was a direct homicide. This is what they do The concept of guarding is that it is better to kill by mistake than to miss."

"Do you think you can give the Gongsun family an explanation?"

"The murder can be explained, but His Majesty still needs to give Li Huang a certain punishment, such as demoting him, and then giving him a one-year salary, and appeasing the Changsun family. This matter can be explained."

Li Heng sighed, "That's it! I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous."

Changsun Nanfang and Changsun Quanxu listened to Chang Cui's report with expressionless faces. Changsun Nanfang said coldly: "I've seen the scene. First, the blood spurt was at the stairway on the second floor, and people also fell at the stairway. It's still a full foot away from the turn of the stairs mentioned in your report.

Second, there were more than 20 people on the stairs, and Li Huang was at the back. If Changsun Tai ran, the person he knocked down would never be Li Huang. You said that he ran and knocked down Li Huang, because you want to shift the responsibility to Changsun Tai is simply a slanderer.

Third, Li Huang personally said that killing people is better than slaughtering sheep, and people nearby praised him for his sharp knife. This was confirmed by several bartenders. If he did not kill the people himself, how could this be explained?

Chang Shilang, do you think that the Changsun family is easy to fool and bully, and if you just pick someone to take the blame, we will be grateful? "