Gao Xiancheng denied it.
"not like this!
The prince misunderstood, the lower official brought people to arrest the robbers because he heard that there were bandits hiding in the city.
I really don't know that the robber is you!
If the official had known your identity a long time ago, he would not have dared to offend you even if he had the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard! "
Li Ji raised his foot and kicked the head catcher who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and asked coldly.
"Is what Gao Xiancheng said true?"
The policeman said in an extremely weak voice: "Yes, it is true."
Li Ji raised his eyebrows: "If that's the case, then you are arbitrarily arbitrarily arresting people?"
The arrester hastily defended: "No, no, the officer didn't!"
Li Ji looked at him condescendingly, with a strong sense of danger in his tone.
"This king will give you one more chance at the end, if you still don't tell the truth, this king will blame you for all the faults.
At that time, not only you will die, but your family will also be exiled to the frontier. You should think it through before answering. "
As soon as the policeman heard that his family members would also be implicated, he was immediately panicked.
He didn't dare to hide any more, and confessed truthfully.
"Yes, it was Gao Xiancheng who ordered the subordinate officials to arrest you!"
As soon as this sentence was said, Gao Xiancheng's expression changed.
He just wanted to interrupt, but when he met Li Ji's cold eyes, he trembled with fright, and the words that came to his mouth were swallowed abruptly.
The catcher spoke more and more fluently, telling everything he knew like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
"Because you offended Mr. Gao, Mr. Gao is the elder brother of the county magistrate.
They are a family and have frequent contacts on weekdays, so Gao Xiancheng wanted to help Mr. Gao vent his anger.
The lower official is just following orders, the lower official doesn't know anything, please forgive me, my lord! "
Gao Xiancheng was in a panic.
He sternly shouted: "Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, let's see how I will deal with you?!"
The arrester was so frightened that he shook his whole body and lowered his head, not daring to look at Gao Xiancheng's face at this time.
Li Ji sneered and said: "Gao County Prime Minister is so powerful? How do you want to deal with him? Tell me carefully?"
Gao Xiancheng met Shang Zhao Wang's black eyes with a cold smile, and his aura immediately faded away.
He laughed and said: "My lord, don't listen to his nonsense. He said that on purpose to get himself out."
When the head catcher heard this, he was afraid that he would be blamed, so he hurriedly defended himself.
"I'm not talking nonsense!
If the lord doesn't believe me, you can call all the police officers in the county government over to question, and they can all testify for me! "
Li Ji didn't speak, just looked at Gao Xiancheng with a half-smile.
Looking at him like this, in the eyes of others, it seems that he is inscrutable and elusive.
The clothes behind Gao Xiancheng's back were already soaked in cold sweat, and his face was even more ugly.
Anyone with eyes can tell that Gao Xiancheng has a ghost in his heart!
Bian Ziming rolled his eyes, thinking that this was an opportunity to build a good impression, so he stood up and volunteered.
"At the end of the day, I will take people to the county government office, arrest those arresters and torture them.
We must give His Royal Highness Zhao a satisfactory explanation! "
Li Ji still didn't speak.
He kept looking at Gao Xiancheng, and Gao Xiancheng's scalp was numb and his limbs were cold.
Gao Xiancheng knew very well in his heart that as long as Bian Ziming arrested all the arresters for interrogation, the truth would definitely not be concealed.
Although those policemen usually look forward to him, but when it comes to life and death, those policemen must kneel faster than anyone else, and they will never sacrifice themselves for him.
Rather than being betrayed, he might as well make a confession in order to get a lighter punishment.
After figuring this out, Gao Xiancheng no longer persisted.
He knelt down on the ground with a plop, begging while kowtowing.
"It's the lower official who made a mistake. The lower official shouldn't avenge his personal revenge publicly. I beg His Highness King Zhao to read this as the first offence. Please forgive the lower official this time!"
Li Ji ignored his begging for mercy and ordered casually.
"Remove Gao Xiancheng to investigate and deal with it. This head arrester and the arresters he brought will all be imprisoned and await disposal."
Bian Ziming responded quickly, "Here!"
Gao Xiancheng didn't expect that he had already admitted his mistake on his own initiative, and King Zhao still refused to let him go.
After working so hard for so many years, he managed to firmly control the entire Fu'an County in his hands.
Now that he is dismissed and investigated, wouldn't all his hard work over the years be in vain? !
Gao Xiancheng exclaimed unwillingly.
"His Royal Highness, you can't do this!
Although you are the king of Zhao, you do not have the power to directly deal with the court officials!
The next official refuses to accept it!
The next official is going to report to His Royal Highness, and ask His Royal Highness to make the decision! "
As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked to the ground by Bian Ziming.
Immediately afterwards, two soldiers from the Hu Xiao Battalion rushed in, pressed Gao Xiancheng to the ground, and forcibly stripped off his official uniform and black gauze cap, and the official seal worn on his waist was also searched.
Gao Xiancheng has been an official for many years, and he has never been in such a mess as he is today.
He was furious, his face was flushed, and his whole body was shaking.
"You bully people too much! You bully people too much!"
Hua Manman suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar, as if a similar scene had happened before.
She recalled briefly, and soon remembered that Li Lou's male green tea had received the same treatment in the Duke Zhen's mansion.
It seems that all the guys who put on airs and hide evil intentions in front of King Zhao will not end well in the end.
From this point of view, King Zhao really has two skills in judging people!
Gao Xiancheng was thrown out roughly.
The arrester who was beaten to death was also arrested and put in the county government jail.
The identity of King Zhao has been exposed, Li Ji and Hua Manman are no longer fit to stay in the inn, they are going to the county government to meet the prince.
Hua Manman looked at the Jin family brothers and sisters who were already frightened, and asked.
"What's your plan next? Do you want to leave here and find another place to start your life again? Or come with us?"
Jin Ling'er came back to her senses and was very pleasantly surprised.
"Sister-in-law, are you willing to take us with you?"
Hua Manman showed a friendly smile: "If you call me Mrs. Gou again, it's better for us to go separately."
Jin Ling'er hastily changed her words: "Princess Wangfei!"
In her opinion, Li Ergou is His Royal Highness Zhao Wang, and the dog's wife must be the princess!
Hua Manman explained: "I'm just a Ruren next to His Royal Highness Zhao Wang, not a concubine. You can just call me Hua Ruren."
Jin Ling'er hurriedly called out: "Mistress Ruren!"
Hua Manman couldn't help laughing: "There is no such name. If someone hears it, they should say that you have no rules. Just call me a child."
Jin Ling'er blushed, and embarrassedly called Ruren.
Parents are gone, she and her younger brother have become orphans.
Originally, she was still worrying, not knowing where to live in the future
Although she is holding a huge sum of 900 taels in her hand now, it may not be a good thing for her and her brother who are powerless.
If someone sees Cai and wants to attack their siblings, the two of them don't even have the ability to resist.
If their siblings can follow Zhao Wang and Hua Ruren, even if they are slaves and handmaidens.
At least the lives of their siblings will be guaranteed in the future.
(end of this chapter)