Chapter 489: Ironclad Evidence
The search at all costs finally yielded results.
The Jinwu guards found the arsonist hiding in a small room where the old lady worshiped Buddha in a separate courtyard of the Yongchang Hou Mansion.
The prisoner was hung on a wooden frame. He was covered in scars, his hands and feet were twitching unconsciously, and blood slipped down, forming a small lake at his feet. Under the dim candlelight, it shone with a strange light.
"Say! Who sent you to set the fire!" Mr. Fu approached.
The blood continued to drip down, like a small red snake snaking down.
Master Fu just stood there, letting the blood soak his boots, and he just stared into the eyes of the arsonist.
This is a person who has not received professional training. When he was tortured and beaten, he would cry and wail, and would try to bite his tongue to commit suicide, but he still bit his mouth and refused to speak.
The life of this arsonist has long been presented to Mr. Fu. He was an ordinary farmer who didn't even know a few Chinese characters. His biggest hobby in life was to go to teahouses and listen to people talk.
Lord Fu doesn’t understand why such an honest and honest person would set fire to something! Wasn't it just that the pregnant wife was taken away to make alchemy?
There are so many women in the world. If you lose a wife, wouldn’t it be better to marry another one? Do you deserve to take revenge with your own life?
Master Fu raised his fingers, and the Jinwu guard on the side picked up a basin of cold water and poured it on the prisoner's head.
The prisoner, who was about to fall into coma, was suddenly awakened by the water.
Master Fu is almost exhausted. If he doesn’t come up with some substantial evidence, the officials will take action on him!
“Did Duke Yun instruct you to do this?!”
The prisoner suddenly raised his head and said in a hoarse voice: "No! I am responsible for everything I do! This matter has nothing to do with Duke Yun! Don't bother with Duke Yun!"
Master Fu spat out softly In one breath, the prisoner can speak if he wishes.
“If you weren’t related to Duke Yun, why would you, a farmer, set fire to something?”
The prisoner’s eyes were as red as blood, and his lips were cracked and bleeding: “I want revenge! The Holy One wants to make an elixir to become an immortal, so why not use the blood of the empress in the palace? The blood of the princes? You want to use the blood of our poor people!”
“Bold!” Mr. Fu whipped him, “Your wife is just a prostitute, you are the dirt on the ground, how dare you follow me? Comparable to the ladies in the palace?”
"What's wrong with the prostitute?! There was a big disaster in Hezhong County, and officials embezzled relief food. Yuan Niang sold herself in order to exchange food for her parents, siblings..."
Master Fu doesn't want to hear this, it doesn't make sense. If so, every girl in the building has a tragic experience, whether true or false, but who of the benefactors will take it seriously?
All they want is the beautiful bodies of the girls, and they don’t care what they are thinking in their hearts.
Just like this moment, Mr. Fu doesn't care at all why Zhuang Jiahan set the fire, he just wants to get the answer he wants!
“If it wasn’t for Duke Yun’s instigation, why did you hide in the other courtyard of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion?”
"I found a random yard and went in." The farmer regretted that his intestines were green!
At that time, the Jinwu guards were chasing him everywhere like mad dogs. He panicked and jumped into a yard.
If he had known that this courtyard was a separate courtyard of the Yongchang Hou Mansion, he would rather be captured by the Jinwu guards than jump in!
Master Fu saw that the prisoner was in a state of insecurity. Even if he was beaten to pieces and almost turned into a ball of flesh, he still refused to admit that the mastermind behind it was Duke Yun.
Master Fu simply took out the written confession, pulled the prisoner's thumb, and pressed the blood seal.
This testimony was handed to the emperor by Mr. Fu in public during the court meeting.
"Your Majesty, the arsonist has confirmed that the mastermind behind the arsonist is Duke Yun!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence in the meeting.
This result was both expected and unexpected. Some people have long speculated that Duke Yun ordered people to release this group, but they did not expect that Duke Yun made a mistake this time and asked His Majesty to find a clue.
Yun Guogong, who has always had a perfect plan, actually showed flaws. This is really unbelievable!
After a while, the civil and military officials were whispering underneath.
"It has been too long since Duke Yun Guo left Kyoto. His control over Kyoto is not as good as before, and he was actually caught!"
"Hey, I heard that the arsonist was a farmer. ! Their bones are very soft, just like wild dogs. Throw them a few meaty bones and they will I’m shaking my head at you! Duke Yun has always valued the common people over the aristocratic family, but now he’s in trouble!” Face, it’s hard to catch Yun Guogong’s fault, don’t use it as an excuse!”
"Oh, Mr. Yun Guo is really wasting his efforts!"
"I think I'm crazy! On the battlefield, I was advancing with great success. In the court battles, I repeatedly defeated the officials, so I started to underestimate the enemy!"
“I wonder what the officials will do? Demote me?”
"It is very possible that the title of Duke Yun was given reluctantly by the Holy Emperor. If we do not take this opportunity to reduce the title, it will not be easy to find flaws in Duke Yun next time!"
Lao Li Ge, who had to go to court even though he was ill, had swollen cheeks and a circle of blisters at the corners of his mouth.
Ever since the news came out that Mr. Fu had caught the arsonist, even though the imperial doctor prescribed several doses of purgative powder, it still failed to calm Mr. Li Ge's anger.
As expected, what Mr. Li Ge was most worried about happened!
The officials still blamed Duke Yun for this matter!
Just let it go. Just hide the matter and give Duke Yun a beating in secret, wouldn't it be enough?
Your Majesty wants to make this matter so big. It is obvious that he wants to cause trouble!
Mr. Li Ge no longer cared about being wise and protecting himself, and stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, there may be a misunderstanding about this matter. How about we check again?"
Mr. Li Ge was praying silently in his heart, this Little Ancestor, stop fooling around!
Gu Nanxi said in "Journey to the West" that now she just wants to take back the Sixteen States of Youyun and pacify the grassland.
Even if the officials want to kill the donkey, they have to wait until she has finished these things before killing her!
It took hundreds of years for Gu Nanxi to appear. Without her, I would only dare to think about taking back the Sixteenth State of Youyun in my dreams.
Mr. Fu retorted: "With all the personal and material evidence, this matter is certain!"
The young emperor glanced at the crowd and affirmed: "I believe in Mr. Fu's ability."
This As soon as the words came out, Mr. Li Ge closed his eyes in despair, and his breath was blocked in his chest, neither up nor down.
Master Tong tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his lips wriggled a few times.
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who has been paying attention to Taishi Tong, can tell from the shape of his mouth that Taishi Tong just said two words [二idiot].
The young emperor was so high that he could clearly see the expressions of everyone below.
Mr. Li Ge had no love in his life and hated iron for not being able to become steel.
Master Tong’s disdain, other officials’ amusement...
Oh, everyone thinks that Gu Nanxi is better than themselves, and they don’t regard themselves as the king of this country at all!
In fact, I wanted to write the second idiot as a bad character, but this seems too modern...