Chu Zhongtian replied: "It should be nothing."
"Your Excellency is going to enter the palace?"
"Well, you want me to tell you something?"
"Your Excellency has also read the interrogation records. I promised him that I would give him an intact body..."
He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood the implication.
Chu Zhongtian frowned.
If two countries are at war, spies are usually not killed, but used for exchange.
But now is a "peaceful era". If a spy is caught, he must be beheaded. Moreover, he must be killed in a public and bloody manner. It would be best if he was dragged to the Caishikou and beheaded there, so as to have a deterrent effect.
(※Note: In modern times, it is just the opposite. When there is no war, spies are used for diplomatic exchanges, and when there is a war, they are directly killed)
Chu Zhongtian pondered.
a long time,
"Okay." He agreed. "The prisoner confessed with a good attitude, so..."
"No, no, no," Li Qingcha interrupted, "You misunderstood."
"what?"
"I lied to him about leaving the body intact."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was stunned.
Su Ya, in particular, looked up in surprise, looking at Li Qingcha as if he had seen a ghost.
"you you……"
It's hard to say anything.
In his eyes, Li Qingcha had always been a gentle and elegant person. Not only did he not use torture during the interrogation, but he didn't even use any dirty words. It was very likely that he was a Confucian scholar.
Aren’t Confucian scholars the ones who value trust and integrity the most?
Li Qingcha turned around, revealing the interrogator's fangs.
"Suya, if you were just engaged in espionage, maybe I really wouldn't mind leaving your body intact, but... hehe... I can't ignore the murder lawsuit you're carrying."
"!@#￥*%..."
"Humph, scolding is useless."
"..."
Suya shut up.
Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but shook his head, feeling quite emotional.
Alas, I’m old!
I can’t keep up with the thinking of young people!
He turned around and left the interrogation room holding the confession.
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Imperial City.
Qianqing Palace, front hall.
Not long after the morning court session, the emperor summoned a few trusted ministers for a small court meeting.
Everyone knew that what was going to be discussed today was the matter of the demon spies, because, for the first time in history, Scholar Chu did not attend court and apparently went to the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Justice.
They waited anxiously.
According to calculations, the spy's mouth should be opened soon, but no one knows how long it will take for him to tell the whole truth.
The emperor drank some tea to moisten his throat.
"Since there's nothing to do, why not do something else?"
He asked the chief eunuch to find a chessboard.
Unexpectedly, the chief eunuch brought another piece of news while setting up the chessboard: "Your Majesty, Lord Chu has just entered the palace and is heading towards the Qianqing Palace."
So fast?
Just over an hour has passed!
Everyone was shocked.
An official murmured to himself: "Could it be that the spy could not bear the torture and was killed..."
Then he shook his head.
"No, Master Chu would not make such a mistake."
Others agree.
Then there is only one possibility——
The spy was a wimp and revealed the whole truth without much torture.
This……
Can you easily believe what he says?
With doubts in their hearts, everyone looked forward to it and finally waited for Chu Zhongtian to enter the front hall of the Qianqing Palace.
Chu Zhongtian was about to salute when he was interrupted by the emperor: "Forget about it, let's get straight to business. Did the spy confess?"
Chu Zhongtian held up the testimony with both hands.
"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
"Show me."
The chief eunuch rushed forward, took the confession and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took a quick look and saw Li Qingcha's name.
His eyebrows twitched.
Li Qingcha...
As expected, I invited him after all. No wonder it happened so quickly.
Although the emperor hated Li Qingcha, he still recognized her ability in questioning and criminal law from the bottom of his heart. After all, there were so many cases before, and he couldn't help but recognize her.
He read carefully.
"..."
"..."
"..."
snort!
This guy is indeed a powerful person who is used to manipulating people's hearts.
Especially the tit-for-tat line, "Didn't you say that humans have no imagination? Then I will let you see the imagination of humans", which makes people feel comfortable.
The emperor took a deep breath.
"You all take a look."
The chief eunuch handed the confession to all the officials for circulation.
The people present were all from the imperial examination system and were good at speed reading. They could read the general idea in just a few glances.
They discussed in low voices.
"It seems that the demon race has mastered a recipe for an elixir that can make a person's fate look the same as that of a dead person, thus deceiving the fortune teller."
"It would be fine if it was just a dead person, but didn't you read what the supervisor's disciple said?"
"Ah... indeed... the main problem is that it is not noticeable. Fortunately, now that we have figured it out, at least we can take precautions."
"Moreover, judging from this confession, the elixir does not seem to be easy to prepare."
……
Now that we know how the demon spies sneaked into the city, there is no need to worry too much.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor also felt relieved.
He leaned back in his chair and asked Chu Zhongtian, "I watched your interrogation process. Did Li Qingcha promise to leave the prisoner with an intact body?"
Chu Zhongtian said: "Ah, that was Coach Li who lied to him."
emperor:? ? ?
Officials: ???
Everyone was confused.
Chu Zhongtian quickly repeated Li Qingcha's original words.
Everyone was silent.
Indeed, Su Ya also committed the Wang Quan case and the floating corpse case. The victims were even officials working for the six ministries, so it was not excessive to sentence him to death.
The emperor looked at the officials' reactions.
"Do you have anything to say?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
silence.
After a while,
"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate," said an elderly official with a gray beard.
Chu Zhongtian took a quick look and saw that the old man had a calm look in his eyes. He understood.
In this era, the death of a few minor officials is unlikely to really move the high and mighty.
They would rather seek other benefits from it.
The emperor said, "Speak, Mr. Zhao."
The old man paused for a moment, looking for the right words.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, 'No trust, no foundation'. Even if the other party is a demon spy, since Lord Chu made a promise during the interrogation, he should leave the other party with an intact body."
Chu Zhongtian snorted coldly: "Zhao Nong, you old bastard!"
other people:"……"
They didn't expect that Chu Daxueshi would start by cursing.
In the past, the process was:
Put forward an opinion → calm discussion → heated debate → swearing → fighting.
How come today's opening has already reached the penultimate step?
Is the progress a bit fast?
Chapter 98 What will she do?
He who kills shall pay with his life,
This is the most simple emotion of human beings.
Moreover, not only must the life be paid for, but also an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
What's more, the human race and the demon race have national hatred and family feuds. In the eyes of many people, beheading is a light punishment for the demon spy who killed the officials. Only the punishment of being torn apart by a chariot or being slow-sliced is appropriate for his heinous crime.
Chu Zhongtian was aware of the simple emotions of the people of Daxia, so he immediately understood the old man Zhao Nong's wishful thinking.
