Several figures stood by the river, looking at the soaring flames, which gradually disappeared in the lower reaches of the river.
A burly man suddenly said, "Fifth Master, do you want someone to follow you?"
"If he can survive, it can be regarded as his good luck." The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "What's more, he is also the Qin family after all, so what is it to die at the hands of the Qin family..."
"How can it be called good luck..." The big man scratched his head and said, "What if he ran away and came back to take revenge in a few years or more? Afterwards, I endured the hardships and endured the humiliation, and finally staged a scene of revenge... "
"A play is just a play. It's not as simple as you said."
The big man scratched his head and said, "How do you feel that this routine seems to have appeared not only in dramas..."
The middle-aged man thought for a while, and then said, "Let someone go and have a look."
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The prison of Dali Temple.
There are many large prisons in the capital, and ordinary prisoners can be detained in the large prisons of the county government and the government government. However, when encountering major cases or extremely heinous criminals, the Ministry of Punishment will come out.
If the case involves officials and dignitaries in Kyoto, it will usually be handled by Dali Temple.
Those involved in the case of the Cui family and the King of Shu were imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple.
In front of the gate of Dali Temple, the Minister of Dali Temple who had just received the news came out in a hurry, bowed and said, "I see Your Royal Highness, I have seen the prince, I have seen Master Li."
"Free gift."
"Thank you princess."
…
Li Yi and the others did not come here to make fun of the Cui family. Although Cui Qingze had confessed to all the crimes, many details of the case had yet to be investigated. Li Yi and the others just followed Liu Yishou to take a look.
After all, the Cui family is locked in the prison, and they are their opponents who have been fighting for several years...
There was a wail in the sky prison, and when several people passed through the prison, the sound was even more piercing and intense, as if it was about to pierce the eardrum.
It wasn't until they entered the innermost cell that the voice gradually became quieter.
Cui Qingming, the head of the Cui family who has just been in charge for a short time, is no longer as vigorous as before. He is wearing a white prison uniform, unkempt, and chained in the prison. When the prison door opened, he looked up and quickly Low, with no expression on his face.
Cui Qingming is vicious and vicious, and he does not hesitate to use any means to achieve his goals. If he hadn't met an opponent who would flip the table if he disagreed, he could barely be regarded as a traitor, and his tone was extremely strict. No matter how Liu Yishou asked him, he would not hesitate Did not confide.
A Dali Temple official behind him couldn't bear it, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the most effective way to deal with such a stubborn prisoner..."
Liu Yishou waved his hand, "Take me to Cui Qingze's cell."
Cui Qingze is the former head of the Cui family, and he knows no less than Cui Qingming, but his temperament is not like Cui Qingming's, which is a better breakthrough.
Liu Yishou has always adhered to the principle that, unless it is absolutely necessary, punishment should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. When he breaks this principle, he will definitely leave an indelible memory for the interrogated prisoner for two lifetimes.
"Marquis Li County."
When they walked out of the cell, Cui Qingming suddenly said something.
Li Yi, Li Mingzhu and Li Xuan turned around at the same time.
Cui Qingming still lowered his head and said nothing more.
Li Yi looked at them and said, "Go ahead first."
"Be careful." Li Mingzhu looked at him a little, nodded, and turned to leave.
Li Xuan's face was full of curiosity. Cui Qingming made it clear that he only wanted to say something to Li Yi alone, but if he wanted to say it, don't say it in front of his face. He could only leave with Li Mingzhu.
Li Yi walked in front of Cui Qingming, but he still didn't look up, and said in a low voice, "You did that, right?"
Li Yi didn't know what he was talking about, but he didn't do any of the things that happened to the Cui family, no matter what Cui Qingming said, he wouldn't be wronged.
Cui Qingming raised his head slightly: "You were the one who tied up more than forty dignitaries. It was you who forced the king of Shu to leave the capital. The downfall of the Yu family and the downfall of the Chu family was driven by you behind the scenes. It was you who turned Liuli into glass. The foundation of the Cui family was almost shaken... I never imagined that even Zeng Shichun—I'm afraid you would catch something."
Li Yi shook his head: "You really misunderstood this, Mr. Zeng did it voluntarily, that's called abandoning darkness and turning to light."
"Abandon the darkness and turn to the light, these words, it's okay to deceive a three-year-old child," Cui Qingming smiled disdainfully: "What is light, what is darkness, winners and losers, the winner is light, and the loser is darkness..."
Li Yi looked down at him, "You called me here just to say this?"
A smile suddenly appeared on Cui Qingming's face, "Do you think you really won?"
Li Yi didn't speak, because he knew that Cui Qingming hadn't finished speaking.
"I admit that you are very powerful. If His Royal Highness the King of Shu hadn't provoked you, my Cui family and myself would not have fallen to where we are today." Cui Qingming shook his head and said, "You did it, step by step Let the king of Shu get farther and farther away from that position, and pull out the muscles of the Cui family one by one... You can control what the people say and do, you can make all the officials and dignitaries in the capital unable to sleep well, can you Forcing the eldest son of the emperor to be expelled from Beijing, the hundred-year-old clan, in front of you, is nothing but a chicken and a dog... "
"But, do you think you really won?"
"Although your surname is Li, you are not that 'Li'!"
Cui Qingming sneered twice, the expression on his face immediately became ferocious, and he said in a serious tone: "The more you win now, the worse you will lose in the future. How long does Your Majesty have now? Even if the King of Shu cannot ascend the throne, he will always If there are other princes to replace them, can they tolerate someone like you appearing in the capital, in Jingguo—the day the new emperor ascends the throne is the day of your death!"
"There is also the eldest princess, hehe, you think that with the protection of the eldest princess, everything will be safe, but after a few days, she will not be able to protect herself, so why would she want to protect you?"
The sneer on his face gradually turned into a maniacal laugh: "Li Yi, Marquis Li, Doctor Li..., I will wait for you under Nine Springs!"
"Going early doesn't mean you're good at it." Li Yi looked at him, shook his head, and said, "It's not easy to lay down a little foundation down here. It's the right way to guard it. Don't wait for me..."
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Li Xuan leaned against the wall outside a prison cell, and murmured: "The relationship between the Cui family is really chaotic, the youngest of the Cui family actually has an affair with his sister-in-law..."
Although Liu Yishou investigated serious cases, there would always be some unscrupulous things mixed into serious cases.
It was just that a member of the Cui family was asked to correct Cui's crimes and reduce the punishment as appropriate, but he did not expect such a scandal to break out...
He was surprised for a few words, looked at Mingzhu, and saw her staring blankly at the front, in a state of ecstasy, and asked in confusion: "Mingzhu, what are you looking at..."
"Pearl, Pearl..."
There was a hand dangling in front of her eyes, Li Mingzhu finally recovered and shook her head, "It's nothing, I was thinking about something just now."
Li Yi came out of the cell in the distance, Li Xuan hurried over and asked curiously, "What did Cui Qingming tell you?"
"He said that there is no escape this time, and asked me to burn some more paper money for him then."
"Why..." Li Xuan curled his lips, "It's not your turn to burn it, so don't burn it, let him have no clothes to wear and no money to spend..."
Li Mingzhu looked at Li Yi, her lips parted slightly, as if to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.
Li Yi smiled, did not continue this topic, pointed to another area in the sky prison, and asked: "There is a lot of noise there, who is being imprisoned?"
An official from Dali Temple hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Those are all officials from Shu Prefecture who have taken refuge in the King of Shu, and have done many evil things with him. After dealing with the Cui family's affairs, we will deal with them..."