Happy Little Scholar

"Besides the three of them, who else is there?" The Minister of Punishment sneered and said, "There were many people present yesterday who can be summoned at any time. Mr. Liu must be careful what he says."

"A servant of the Chen family." Emperor Jing frowned.

His voice was not loud, but the nearby courtiers heard it.

"A servant of the Chen family, how is this possible?" Many people asked in doubt at that moment.

Why did the mere slaves poison Young Master Chen, and who gave them the courage? This is even more unbelievable than the fact that the woman named Zeng is the murderer.

"Is Mr. Liu joking? This is the Golden Palace, and His Majesty and all your lords are watching." The Minister of Punishment finally felt relieved and said sarcastically.

"Master Li once taught me that murderers are not as stupid as we think. They often hide very deeply. All kinds of evidence point out that the person who most resembles the murderer is often not the real murderer." Liu Yishou turned to Li Yi He cupped his hands, turned around again and said with a smile: "And those who seem to have the least motive to kill, and who seem least likely to be the murderer, are often the most suspicious."

Most people in the court only knew that there was King Liu Yan in the Secret Intelligence Department, and he was very good at investigating cases, but they did not expect that he would actually say such words at this moment.

Could it be that Liu Yan Wang was taught by Uncle Li County?

Of course, there are also several people, including Prime Minister Qin, who know that Chang'an County Bo Li Yi is very knowledgeable in torture. This Liu Yishou was trained by him when he was an Anxi County Lieutenant.

"What kind of fallacy is this!" The Minister of Justice said coldly after being stunned for a moment.

Liu Yishou's eyes gradually froze, until the Minister of Punishment became a little nervous, and then he said coldly: "Master Zhao can doubt me, but he cannot doubt the truth!"

He took something out of his sleeve again, handed it to the eunuch, and said, "This is the confession of several servants of the Chen family. Please present it to Your Majesty."

The Minister of Punishment quickly said: "Your Majesty, the Secret Service will definitely torture those Chen family servants to extract confessions. This testimony cannot be taken lightly!"

"Shut up!" Liu Yishou suddenly turned around and said coldly: "Do you think everyone handles cases like your criminal department, which cannot try cases without severe punishment? Mr. Zhao has the heart to worry about the authenticity of this testimony, so it's better to have more Worry, worry, how will you explain the origin of the one hundred thousand taels of silver in the secret room under the bed at home? "

"you you……"

Zhao Shilang's expression changed drastically, and he turned pale in an instant. He stretched out his hand and pointed at Liu Yishou tremblingly, but he could no longer say a word.

"One hundred thousand taels..."

Upon hearing this number, many people in the court changed their colors at the same time.

It would be impossible for a mere minister of the Ministry of Justice to save one hundred thousand taels of silver in his lifetime, excluding daily expenses, based on his monthly salary.

In fact, although the officials standing here seem to have infinite glory, in fact, many of them are poor in terms of their family background. How can they save less than one hundred thousand taels if their monthly salary is to support the whole family?

At the same time, the looks they looked at Liu Yishou gradually became frightened.

The horror of the Secret Service can actually penetrate into the home of a minister without a trace, maybe even in his own home...

Thinking of this, many people's backs became slightly wet.

"Your Majesty, the Secret Intelligence Service has long received a tip-off that Zhao Guangyuan, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, accepted a large amount of bribes, engaged in malpractice for personal gain, muddle-headedly concluded cases, and disregarded human life. It was not until today that it was discovered that there were more than 100,000 taels of silver and countless jewelry hidden in the dark room under Zhao Guangyuan's bed. …”

Before Liu Yishou could finish his words, Zhao Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, who had collapsed on the ground, was shaking like chaff and cried out: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. Someone gave me 50,000 taels of silver this morning and asked me to turn this case into a solid case. , he also said, and said that the evidence is conclusive, and the Ministry of Punishment will only need to go to the woman's home to find the poisonous needle. He said that the bigger the case, the better..., put the one hundred thousand taels of silver under the bed, sir, I am so scared that I don’t dare to spend a penny! Your Majesty, please spare my life!”

Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, looked at Zhao Shilang blankly, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, his face extremely pale.

Emperor Jing's face was gloomy and he said coldly: "Who ordered you? Tell me!"

The Minister of Punishment said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I, I really don't know. The person they sent is wearing a mask. I, I really don't know who he is!"

At this moment, almost all the courtiers had concerns about this case.

It was indeed a frame-up. The person behind this was really generous. He poisoned and killed the son of Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, and even bribed the Minister of Punishment. He wanted to escalate the situation. Who did he want to involve?

Everyone couldn't help but look at County Uncle Li. This man is so calculating!

This matter is far beyond the scope of those few dudes to participate in. It is unlikely that Prime Minister Qin will be involved, and it is impossible for the Chen family. After all, the deceased is a member of the Chen family. Who is the Cui family? King Hui? Or a few others...

still……

Everyone shook their heads. The Minister of Punishment was originally from the King of Shu, and Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Rites was also one of the supporters of the King of Shu. If it was really him, this would be too...

Of course, although it is unbelievable, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

On one side of the hall, Li Yi was leaning against a pillar. Li Xuan quietly leaned over and asked, "Tell me honestly, are there any people from your Secret Intelligence Department in my Prince's Mansion?"

Li Yi shook his head and replied casually: "I don't know, you have to ask your uncle Huang about this."

Li Xuan's face became full of interest again, and he said: "The Secret Intelligence Department is very powerful. I will talk to Uncle Huang some other day and ask if he can get me a brand too..."

…

"Take him down!" Emperor Jing said in a deep voice: "The case of Zhao Guangyuan, the Minister of Punishment, is handed over to Dali Temple. It must be investigated strictly by me!"

"I obey the decree!" The minister of Dali Temple immediately stood up and said.

Emperor Jing looked at Liu Yishou again and asked, "Have you found out? Who is behind the scenes?"

Liu Yishou shook his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, those two servants of the Chen family only acted with money and didn't know anything about other things."

"Check!" Emperor Jing spoke again, his voice extremely serious.

After a series of orders, Emperor Jing suddenly asked: "How did you get them to confess without using torture?"

Liu Yishou was stunned for a moment and said: "This method was taught to me by Mr. Li. It is unlikely that Mr. Chen was poisoned and killed by one person. There is a high possibility of accomplices. I also only sent those servants Lock them in different rooms and tell them that no matter who is the principal criminal or who is the accessory, the person who confesses first will be spared death. If the other person confesses first, the person who does not confess will be executed by Ling Chi..."

Liu Yishou said calmly: "Then the accomplice was recruited."

[ps: Readers who have doubts about this, please search "Prisoner's Dilemma" on Baidu. I won't go into details here. This method was first proposed in 1950. 】

Even though many courtiers are masters of mental tricks, when they heard Liu Yishou say these words in an understatement and thought about it carefully, they couldn't help but feel a chill coming from their tailbone.

Although this can be regarded as a torture technique, it seems to be a level higher than torture...

King Liu Hell, King Liu Hell, this has almost played with people's hearts to some extreme.

And the person who taught Liu Yama...

Everyone looked back and saw that the man was chatting and laughing with His Highness the Crown Prince and didn't seem to care about what was going on here.

Everyone secretly thought that the person who was hiding behind the scenes and wanted to take revenge on the other party really chose the wrong person this time!

What he will face next is a thorough investigation by the Secret Service and Dali Temple...

I'm afraid even that person didn't expect that the King of Hell Liu or County Uncle Li was so terrifying that he didn't even give the Minister of Punishment time to react, and even he himself got involved.

He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and planned this just to cause a little trouble to the other party. How much did that person hate him, and how eager was he to see him in trouble?

…

"Quick, faster!"

At the entrance of the palace, the King of Shu, who was in a light sedan, kept urging the servants carrying the sedan.