When the jailer heard this, he lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
When the people in the prison heard Lu Heng's words, they couldn't stop beating, thinking that Commander Lu was going to move something big. But in fact, they really wronged Lu Heng. At least this time, Lu Heng did not intend to be severely punished.
The imperial prison extends in all directions, and the ghostly atmosphere is full of ghosts. Lu Heng took Wang Yanqing in one direction. Although he didn't speak, it was not difficult to guess that he had arrived at the place where middle and senior officials were being held through the increasingly quiet environment and the spacious cells on both sides. Unconsciously, Wang Yanqing became serious, and his palms clenched tightly.
Finally, Lu Heng stopped in front of a prison door. This is a single room with a small skylight on the wall and a charcoal basin in the corner. It is much cleaner than the cell where Liang Bin was held before, and even the grass on the ground is much thicker. A man in an inner robe sat under the skylight in a daze, looking at the age of forty and a little bloated. Hearing someone coming, he turned back impatiently, and was obviously startled when he saw Lu Heng.
Immediately, he reacted, the corner of his mouth raised, his expression sarcastic, and he snorted forcefully: "It's you. Wait, Shuzi, what other tricks are there?"
Lu Heng stood in front, and the fire quickly swept across his red flying fish suit. The embroidery that looked like a python and a dragon on it looked particularly eerie, and the copper bell-like eyes on his chest seemed to be really staring at people. All Zhao Huai's attention was drawn away by Lu Heng, so he didn't notice that behind Lu Heng, there was a slender and weak figure completely covered by a cloak.
Wang Yanqing crossed Lu Heng's sleeve and carefully examined the people in the prison. Zhao Huai deliberately showed disdain, but the muscles at the corners of his mouth were stiff, and his deliberately raised voice seemed too deliberate. His eyes widened, a fold was drawn in front of his eyelids and eyebrows, and his shoulders and arms were stiff.
Clearly, this is not contempt, but fear. He made a seemingly tough fake expression, but he was actually covering up the fear in his heart.
He was afraid that Jin Yiwei would come to interrogate him, especially that Lu Heng would do something to him.
Judging his true emotions, half of the remaining problems have been solved. His first reaction confirmed Wang Yanqing's guess about him. He was vain, conceited, and had a high self-esteem. In fact, he was weak and greedy for life and fear of death. Such people will never hide huge amounts of stolen money outside.
Wang Yanqing didn't know if Lu Heng saw through Zhao Huai's bravado, but only heard Lu Heng chuckle and said calmly: "Lord Zhao, it's been a long time. You've lived in the prison for so long, and I, the host, have never entertained me. You, it is really rude. Come on, open the door, and I will catch up with Master Zhao."
Zhao Huai gave a cold snort, raised his neck, and looked daring and fearless: "A man stands upright and leads the world, how can he be the same as you? Even if you kill this old man, this old man will never frown."
When Lu Heng spoke, Jin Yiwei's subordinate quickly took out the key and opened the prison door. The subordinate pushed open the prison door with a heavy slam. Lu Heng stopped outside the door with his hands behind his back. He didn't come in or leave. He looked at Zhao Huai calmly and calmly: "Master Zhao has a good backbone. I hope after a while, Master Zhao can also be so tough."
Zhao Huai's face changed slightly, but he still insisted on not falling behind. He stood up from the haystack and said awe-inspiringly: "Lu Heng, you murdered Zhongliang and helped the emperor, and sooner or later you will be punished! The same five horses were dismembered and died in a busy city. The Jiang family’s property was confiscated, the eldest son was beheaded, and the drawings were drawn to show the world, the youngest wife and daughter were not cheap, but the servants and servants of the hero’s family. Jiang Bin’s yesterday, how can you know that it is not your tomorrow!”
Lu Heng has been listening with a smile. He is tired of hearing these words. In the past, no matter how fierce others were scolding him, he would only listen to it as a joke, but today, he is a little angry for some reason. Lu Heng stepped into the cell, his clean soap leather boots fell to the ground, making a rhythmic sound: "Master Zhao is so excited, is it because he is afraid that I will find out the evidence of your collusion with the eunuch, and I will be ruined before me, and my family will be ruined?"
"You!" Zhao Huai glared at Lu Heng, and threw his sleeves forcefully, "Shuzi is arrogant. I, Zhao Huai, are worthy of the sky, and I am not ashamed of others. Yan Rong'er and others framed it? If you don't believe it, just check."
"Master Zhao reminded me, I will definitely investigate to the end." Lu Heng paced slowly and said, "It's almost the end of the year, and the ground is cold. Bring two chairs to Master Zhao."
When Zhao Huai heard this, his face became tense. He thought that the "chair" in Lu Heng's mouth was a torture tool. Lu Heng looked back and saw Zhao Huai's face, and smiled sarcastically: "Master Zhao, you just said righteously, I thought you were really not afraid. Since you have a clear conscience, What are you afraid of now?"
Zhao Huai's answer was just a cold snort, and he turned his face away. The person who moved the things came back soon. This time, beyond Zhao Huai's expectations, what Lu Heng asked to move was actually two wooden chairs.
Jin Yiwei put the seat next to Zhao Huai, Zhao Huai saw it with a surprised and suspicious expression on his face: "Lu Heng, what tricks are you going to play?"
"Master Zhao, don't be nervous." Lu Heng held the back of the other chair with one hand and pulled it in front of Zhao Huai with ease, saying, "Master Zhao is a proud person, and naturally he disdains corruption and bribery. I'm here tonight. , I just want to catch up with Master Zhao."
reminisce? Zhao Huai can't believe it. Anyone could be soft-hearted and sympathetic, but Lu Heng would never do anything unprofitable. Zhao Huai stared at Lu Heng closely, trying to judge his true intentions. Lu Heng wasn't annoyed by being scrutinized with such eyes, just smiled at Zhao Huai and pointed to the seat opposite.
"Master Zhao, sit down."
Zhao Huai thought to himself that he was a third-grade servant, a student of Lord Shoufu. No matter how arrogant Lu Heng was, would he dare to offend Shoufu? After Zhao Huai thought about it, Da Ma Jindao sat on the wooden chair and looked at Lu Heng arrogantly: "Tell me, what tricks do you have."
Lu Heng just smiled and said, "Without him, I just want to ask Master Zhao a few questions. However, it's not me."
After speaking, he turned around and looked at Wang Yanqing quietly: "Qingqing, Master Zhao is ready."
Lu Heng suddenly spoke in another direction, and Zhao Huai turned around, only to realize that there were other people in the cell. Wang Yanqing took off his hood, greeted Zhao Huai with a blessing, and walked slowly to the seat: "Mr. Zhao, the people's daughter is taking the liberty."
When Zhao Huai saw that it turned out to be a woman, he was startled at first, and then became furious. He stood up angrily and scolded: "Lu Heng, what do you mean? This official is the official third-rank official of the imperial court. Are you despising this official and the imperial court by asking a woman to ask questions?"
Lu Heng patted Wang Yanqing on the shoulder, and after handing over the home court to her, he turned around and left without saying a word. Zhao Huai became more and more angry when he saw that Lu Heng had completely ignored him. Wang Yanqing was not frightened by Zhao Huai's anger, but she remained calm and gentle, and said, "Master Zhao, the people's daughter is not disrespectful to you, but she has long admired Master Zhao's reputation and wanted to have a few words with Master Zhao. If Master Zhao is not corrupt, Why don't you dare to be invited?"
When Zhao Huai heard this, he sneered, he was not a young man like Liang Bin who had no experience in the world, his mind had already been tempered in the officialdom to be mature and mature, and he would not be trapped by Wang Yanqing's aggressive methods: "What kind of person are you, what qualifications do you require? Chief?"
Wang Yanqing took the initiative to sit down in the chair, made an inviting gesture to Zhao Huai, and said, "Of course I don't dare to offend Mr. Zhao. I promise on behalf of Commander Lu that I will only ask ten questions and leave after asking them. Continue to pester the adults. If Lord Zhao is unwilling, you may not answer."
Lu Heng stood outside the prison door with his arms folded. Hearing this, he did not speak. Guo Tao's expression changed, and he tried to stop it, but Lu Heng raised his hand slightly to stop him.
Wang Yanqing made a guarantee for Jin Yiwei on his own initiative. Zhao Huai heard ten questions asked by a woman. After asking, even if there is no answer, he will not be punished. He sneered in his heart, and sat across from the chair with rare cooperation.
Wang Yanqing hooked her lips and smiled, but did not refute. Her eyes were calm, but her mind was engrossed in capturing the fluctuations on his face, not letting go of the slightest change: "The first question, Mr. Zhao, Zhang Yong sent money to ask you to do things, you accepted it, didn't you?"
Zhao Huai's face showed obvious disdain and indignation, and he reprimanded: "It's nonsense, this official has a clear conscience and has a clean heart, how could you do such a thing?"
However, Wang Yanqing stared at his face and said, "You took it. Second question, you hid the gold and silver at home, didn't you?"
Zhao Huai glared angrily and stared at Wang Yanqing coldly: "Ridiculous. Do you know what the crime should be for falsely accusing the court officials?"
"Sure enough, I'm at home." Wang Yanqing glanced over Zhao Huai's face and asked, "The third one, is it in the garden?"
Zhao Huai stopped talking, holding his head high, with an expression of no comment. However, Wang Yanqing got the answer from the smile that flashed from the corner of his mouth. He was secretly delighted, indicating that this direction was completely wrong.
Wang Yanqing stared at Zhao Huai, Zhao Huai also had a proud face, and the two faced each other faintly. It didn't take long for the cell to be quiet, and Wang Yanqing's unhurried voice sounded again: "Fourth, do you often open those things for aftertaste?"
Zhao Huai rolled his eyes in disdain, as if mocking them for losing. Guo Tao was a little anxious. What the hell is this woman doing? Four questions have been passed, and I haven't asked a single key point. It's a waste of opportunity!
There was a faint commotion outside the cell, and Lu Heng glanced behind him, signaling them to be quiet. Then, he turned back and looked at Wang Yanqing intently and seriously. As if he didn't know that this was an occasion that was related to his career or even his life, there was still only Wang Yanqing in his eyes.
Wang Yanqing noticed that Zhao Huai's pupils were dilated and the skin on his face turned white. Even though he was showing the victory, the freezing reaction on Zhao Huai's body told her that she was right again. The four consecutive questions have helped Wang Yanqing to narrow down the scope greatly. She calmed down and tried one by one: "In your bedroom?"
Zhao Huai didn't answer, Wang Yanqing looked at his face and asked, "In the study?"
Zhao Huai's face was tense and expressionless, but he swallowed slightly. Wang Yanqing stared at him for a while, got up without saying a word, and walked quickly outside the cell. Lu Heng stood outside the door with arms in his arms, glanced at Zhao Huai with a smile, turned around and strode out, and commanded firmly, "Take someone to search his study."
The author says:
Qingqing: I only need to ask ten questions, you don't have to answer, because I will get the answer myself.
later
Qingqing: Sorry, ten are not needed.