The next morning, as soon as Cai Jiu came to the government office and sat down, a close acquaintance delivered the two letters to him: "Prefect, this is a letter sent by Dai Zong himself early this morning, saying it is a reply from Grand Master Cai."
When he heard that it was a reply letter from his father, Cai Jiu didn't dare to neglect it. He quickly took it and looked at the paint on it to make sure it was intact, and then took out the official letter. The words on it were the names of the father he was most familiar with. The handwriting is still so sophisticated and smooth, and the content above is also very simple, which is to ask him to immediately send the traitor Song Jiang to the capital to convict him.
Seeing this response, Cai Jiu's heart first moved: "My lord, is this a bit too fussy? Even though Song Jiang is called a traitor, he actually didn't do anything rebellious. He just wrote a few inscriptions. It's just an anti-poetry. I, Jiangzhou, can deal with him." But after carefully reading the contents of the letter, another thought emerged from his mind: "Could it be that your lord wants to make a fuss about this matter? Listen! It is said that Song Jiang is a well-known person in the world, especially among martial artists. Does he intend to use this to beat some people?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his judgment was reasonable. When he was convinced, he put the official documents aside and said to his confidant: "You will send my order to the prison to do it right." Be prepared to escort Song Jiang to Tokyo for questioning in a day or two."
Just when the confidant agreed to quit, Yuan Wang followed him to the door. During this period, in order to express his position, Yuan Tuiguan kept running here. Anyway, he would come to consult Cai Jiu whenever there was any official business. Today No exception, he also heard the order from Cai Cai, frowned, and said while saluting: "Why did the prefect make such a decision? Why would a mere prisoner mobilize an army and mobilize a large number of people to send him to the capital?"
Cai Jiu patted the official letter at hand: "I have just received a letter from Master Cai, asking us to take Song Jiang to Tokyo immediately. Since it is the will of the imperial court, I can't help but listen, right?"
"Huh? Has the letter just been sent back this time?" Yuan Wang became even more suspicious, "Dai Zong has also gone to Tokyo to deliver documents in the past, but it usually only took less than three days to return. This time it was delayed for five or six days. , it’s really a bit weird.”
Originally, Cai Jiu didn't delve too deeply into this matter, but after his reminder, he also had some doubts: "It's true, Dai Zong did come back much later than before. But I have read these letters. , I also know Taishi Cai's handwriting and seal very well, and they should not be fake."
Yuan Wang would not have any objections to this point. If there was anyone in the Manchu Dynasty who knew Cai Jing best, it would be Cai Jiu, the prefect in front of him. After all, there is no better person than a son who knows his father. But he still asked after pondering: "I wonder if I can take a look at those letters. I always feel that there is something wrong with this matter."
Cai Jiu did not refuse, and immediately handed over the official documents and family letters to him: "You can see it, but there is no problem in it."
Yuan Wang read it much more carefully than Cai Jiu. Not only did he carefully understand each word of the two public and private letters, he even didn't miss the seal on them. But this time, because Sun Tu took action in time, the flaw in the private letter and official seal was not exposed. No matter how you look at it, there is no problem.
Seeing that he didn't say anything after reading the two letters for a long time, Cai Jiu became a little impatient: "What, is there any problem? Anyway, I saw that these letters are indeed from Cai Taishi.
hand… "
Yuan Wang raised his head hesitantly, thought for a while and then said: "From the surface, there is indeed nothing wrong with this letter, but I am a little curious."
"you say."
"It is true that the grand master's family letter to the prefect should be written by him himself, but does he really need to write this official letter in his own hand? Logically speaking, the grand master should have many staff around him who can do ghostwriting, so why should he do this? Yuan Wang said as he gently put the letters back on the case.
This sentence really woke up Cai Jiu. He was stunned for a moment and then slapped the desk: "Yes, why did I neglect this point! Your Excellency always has four or five ghostwriters on his staff. Usually, Official letters are dictated by adults and written by them, so there is indeed something wrong with this official letter!"
After a pause, he wondered again: "Then how should I explain the family letter that my lord gave me? It was written in his own hand and with a private seal..."
Yuan Wang decided in his heart and reacted faster: "This is a better explanation. Nowadays, no one in the world knows that Taishi is a master of calligraphy. The only ones that are popular in the world are the four fonts of Su, Huang, Mi and Cai. If anyone wants to It shouldn't be difficult to imitate the handwriting of the grand master. Moreover, there must be something wrong with Dai Zong's late arrival. If the grand master still has doubts, you can ask him a few questions, which will definitely reveal his fault." As he said, He expressed his idea.
After hearing this, Cai Jiu nodded repeatedly: "Just follow what Yuan Zhou told you. It's embarrassing to say that I, a son of a man, actually have to rely on the help of an outsider like you to see through their conspiracy."
"The prefect is serious. As the saying goes, there are specialties in the profession. The lower officials are used to handling cases, so they always look at things more carefully." Yuan Wang quickly humbled himself. Now he just wants to keep a low profile to please Cai Jiu, but he doesn't dare Let the other person feel even a little bit afraid of you.
Cai Jiu immediately ordered people to find Dai Zong quickly. Within half an hour, Dean Dai appeared in front of the two Jiangzhou officials with a tired look on his face. Although he tried to remain calm on the outside, his heart was already beating. After handing in these two forged letters, he was worried about the consequences of being exposed.
After Cai Jiu examined him for a long time after the case, he finally said: "Dai Zong has really worked hard for you this time. But I have something unclear. According to Yuan Tuiguan, it only took less than three days for you to send letters to Tokyo in the past. That’s all, why did it take until the fifth day to send the letter back this time?”
Dai Zong hurriedly clasped his fists and admitted his mistake: "I asked the prefect to punish me for not doing my job well. It was actually because when I came to Beijing, it happened to be the Lantern Festival. There were many visitors to Cai Taishi's house, so I couldn't see the grandmaster for a while, so I gave him the time Delayed."
"Oh? I see. It seems that I have wrongly blamed you. Indeed, when I was in the capital, many officials from the court and central government went to visit the adults during the holidays. Naturally, you, a small official in this place, could only sit in the back row. . By the way, is it still Uncle Quan who is meeting you this time? He has always been the kindest to people, but his legs and feet are not very flexible as he is older. Is he feeling better now?" Cai Jiu said with a smile.
Dai Zong thought he had passed the test, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Cai Jiu's words: "It was the villain whom Manager Quan met that day, and it was he who passed the words to me later. But he is an old man. My legs and feet look a little inconvenient..." After saying this, he suddenly found that Cai Jiu's eyes had changed when he looked at him, and Yuan Wang on the side showed that everything was wrong.
A confident smile suddenly made his heart skip a beat, knowing that he had made a big mistake. This was obviously a trap that Cai Jiu had dug for himself.
"Come here, take down this guy who is having an affair with a traitor!" Following Cai Jiu's order, several soldiers who had been waiting outside the room early in the morning rushed in quickly, without waiting for Dai Zong to react. Then, he had already held his shoulders, and then kicked his knees hard, causing him to hit the ground in an extremely embarrassed posture, with his whole body pressed against the bluestone floor tiles.
Dai Zong was horrified, but he still shouted that he had been wronged: "The villain of the prefect really doesn't know what crime he has committed. Why do you want people to take me..."
"Why, do you still want to make excuses at this time? There is no such thing as a steward in Grand Master Cai's house, and you have never been to Tokyo to deliver the letter. Tell me, where did you get these two letters from? Letter, what's the conspiracy?" Yuan Wang immediately darkened his face and asked.
Dai Zong was so regretful that his intestines were green. He never thought that all his precautions would be exposed because of this little thing. This not only got Zai in, but also made all plans to rescue Song Jiang come to nothing. But the matter had come to this, and there was no use regretting it. The only thing he could do was to keep his teeth tight and not reveal any details to them.
Seeing that he was silent, Cai Jiu was furious and slapped the desk: "Dai Zong, I have always treated you well and trusted you so much. I never thought that you would collude with the traitors and not repent. You really deserve it." Won't I use any means against you?"
Yuan Wang smiled sadly: "Dai Zong, if you are wise enough to explain everything now, you can still have a chance to atone for your sins. If you continue to pretend to be deaf and mute, I have many ways to pry open the door." Your mouth. Tell me, who are the people who colluded with you to rescue Song Jiang? Are they the traitors outside, or some people in my Jiangzhou City!"
But no matter how they pressed, Dai Zong remained silent. He had made up his mind, and even if he died, he would not drag down the others. His attitude immediately angered Yuan Wang, and he cupped his hands at Cai Jiuyi and said, "Please ask the eunuch to hand him over to his subordinates. I will definitely ask him to reveal all the truth."
As a civil servant with the same name, Cai Jiu naturally didn't want to be stained with blood, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Yuan Zhoutui, to handle it."
Yuan Wang agreed, and asked someone to drag Dai Zong into the courtyard, then stripped him of his clothes, and immediately tortured Dai Zong in full view of the public, from canes to whippings, then clamping sticks, and even soldering irons. They moved it out.
For a time, screams filled the entire state government office, causing many people to look askance. In just over half an hour, Dai Zong was already dripping with blood, and there was not a single intact piece of flesh left in his body. And his screams also weakened from the high and shrill sounds at the beginning, and in the end only short and feeble moans remained.
What is particularly terrifying is that during the period of torture of Dai Zong, Yuan Wang did not ask him a word, as if he did all this just to torture him. It wasn't until the man was almost dying that Yuan Wangfang slowly came to the half-conscious Dai Zong and whispered in his ear: "Tell me, is Sun Tu your accomplice? What exactly was he plotting when you saw him before?" What?" This was the answer he really wanted to get after all his efforts!
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