Tibet

Chapter 96
Li Ye rushed to Gao Lishi's mansion, he was lucky, Gao Lishi had just returned from the palace, and met Gao Lishi's carriage in front of the mansion.

Li Ye stepped forward to salute, "Junior see Gao Weng!"

Gao Lishi nodded, "I know why you came, go to the mansion and tell me!"

Li Ye followed Gao Lishi into the mansion and came to the back hall. Gao Lishi asked him to sit down and said slowly, "But you came here for your father's business?"

"Exactly!"

Gao Lishi shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't help you with this matter!"

Gao Lishi's attitude was expected by Li Ye. He took out the letter from his grandfather Li Linfu and presented it to Gao Lishi.

"Please take a look at Gao Weng!"

Gao Lishi took the letter and read it again, then nodded, "If your father is really innocent, I will definitely speak for him."

"Does Gao Weng think my father is really guilty?"

Gao Lishi said lightly: "Judging from the current evidence and testimony, your father cannot escape suspicion!"

Li Ye immediately realized that the matter might not be as simple as he thought, and he quickly asked: "Can I ask Gao Weng to reveal the case to my junior!"

"That's fine!"

Gao Lishi said unhurriedly: "It happened at the first watch last night. Your father went to the document storeroom, and soon the document storeroom caught fire. According to the testimony of the guards, your father was the only one who went to the document storehouse before the fire. According to many people's visual observations, it was a fire dragon that flew into the warehouse, understand? There was an illusion in the fire incident, so the emperor was furious."

"What does illusion have to do with my father?"

"Later, a box was found under your father's desk. Inside the box was a paper dragon with various spells on it. That's why your father was arrested."

Li Ye asked, "Excuse me, Gao Weng, when was my father arrested?"

Gao Lishi took out a booklet from his sleeve and read it, "It's the fourth watch!"

Li Ye fixed his eyes on the notebook in Gao Lishi's hand, and asked directly: "Is Gao Weng's notebook an investigation report?"

Gao Lishi nodded, "It's a preliminary investigation report. It just arrived in my hands. I will present it to the emperor in the afternoon!"

"Can Gao Weng take a moment?"

Gao Lishi shook his head and said: "I can understand your desire to save your father, but the imperial court has its own laws. If the investigation report comes to me, if there is no sufficient reason, then I will submit it to the emperor in the afternoon."

"Gao Weng, there are many unreasonable things in this, it can be said to be full of loopholes."

"Tell me, what loophole?"

"First of all, the first big question is the motive. What is my father's motive for burning the warehouse? He has only been in the household department for three days. I am afraid that he has not even figured out the way of the warehouse. Why did he burn the warehouse? Gao Weng, the first thing to do is to look at the motive. My father was on duty, and it was his duty to go to the warehouse to inspect, so how did he become a suspect? If he committed a crime, how could he let the soldiers see him? It's like stealing something and walking into the house in front of the owner ,is it possible?"

"It makes sense, let's continue!"

"Secondly, my father is a scholar, and he has no power to restrain himself. If he commits crimes himself, he might as well spend hundreds of pennies to buy a murderer to commit crimes when he is not on duty. He can still get rid of the suspicion, Gao Weng, my father is not so stupid!"

"It makes sense, keep talking!"

"And thirdly, the fire started at the first watch, and he was arrested at the fourth watch. There was an interval of three hours. He couldn't throw the so-called evidence into the toilet, or throw it away casually, and he had to put it on his forehead. Come on, tell everyone that I am the arsonist, are the dignified sixth-rank officials so stupid?"

Gao Lishi laughed and said, "You are really full of loopholes when you say that."

"Gao Weng, it's obvious that someone framed him. He didn't know there was something under the table. How could the investigators be so credulous?"

The smile on Gao Lishi's face disappeared, and he sighed slightly, "But the problem is, your father admitted that he set the fire, and even signed and signed it, that's why he came up with the investigation report so quickly."

Li Ye took a breath, "How is it possible?"

"That's the truth. Your father still confessed that Yang Shenjin, the attendant, ordered him to do it. The fire dragon that burned the warehouse was arranged by Yang Shenjin to do it. The dragon in the box under his desk is a spare."

"How is it possible! How is it possible!"

Li Ye muttered to himself, a bright light suddenly flashed in his mind, fire dragon!He blurted out immediately: "Illusion! My father suffered from psychedelia, so he will confess everything according to the requirements of the interrogation. It must be another matter to ask him after he wakes up."

Gao Lishi shook his head and said, "Your explanation is a bit far-fetched. In fact, your father's confession is reasonable, including his motive. He was arranged by your grandfather to go to the household department to manage the documents, and then cooperated with Yang Shenjin to burn more than a dozen people in the household department. years of records.

It happened to be the records of your grandfather’s time as prime minister, and the state treasury deficit that occurred during Yang Shenjin’s tenure as Minister of the Household Department. It can be completely explained that your grandfather and Yang Shenjin jointly destroyed the evidence of the state treasury deficit. "

Li Ye sighed, "If a fire broke out in a small warehouse of household documents, the prime minister and the servant of the household department should be convicted. Is there such absurd thing in the world?"

Gao Lishi said lightly: "I have encountered things ten times more absurd than this. What is this?"

Li Ye suddenly remembered something, and said anxiously: "Gao Weng, they got my father's confession, they will definitely kill him to silence him, pretending to commit suicide in fear of crime, begging Gao Weng to save my father!"

Gao Lishi's face changed, "I got this report early in the morning, and two hours have passed, so I'm afraid it's too late."

"But no one has reported anything to the jail yet, has there?"

Gao Lishi pondered for a moment, and ordered: "Gao Fu!"

I saw a gray-clothed man walking out from the side. He was of medium build and his steps were light. He looked like a man with high martial arts skills. He bowed and saluted.

Gao Lishi took out the gold medal and handed it to him, "Go to the prison in Dali Temple to see if Li Dai is safe?"

"Follow the order!"

Li Ye said anxiously: "The juniors also go together!"

Gao Lishi glanced at him and nodded, "Take him there!"

"Thank you, Gao Weng, for the competition, I will apologize to Gao Gao in the future!"

Gao Lishi laughed, "Boy, have you finally admitted it?"

"The younger generation is ignorant, and has been severely criticized by the grandfather, and will never dare again!"

"You think I don't know? I'm just too lazy to argue with a child."

"The juniors know their mistakes!"

"Go! Hope your father is okay."

Li Ye followed Gao Fu to the sky prison of Dali Temple. The sky prison is located in the Taiji Palace and is built underground. It is a place to detain serious offenders.

He was uneasy along the way, for fear that if he arrived late, his father would have been silenced.

If his father is really dead, his first thing is to take his mother and Aunt Mu to escape, otherwise, once his father is convicted, their family will not be official slaves.

Prisoner inspected the badge, waved his hand, "Let go!"

Li Ye took the opportunity to ask in a low voice: "How is my father now?"

"He's fine!"

The heart hanging in Li Ye's throat suddenly let go, he felt a little strange, didn't the other party think of silence?In that case, it would be difficult for the grandfather to tell the difference.

The other party's thinking is careful, how could such an important step not be thought of?

At this time, Gao Fu said to Li Ye: "The Patriarch just asked me to arrange for you to go down, you go! I will wait here."

Li Ye understood that Gao Lishi did not want to be involved in the case.

"Can I take my sword down?" Li Ye asked again.

The Prisoner hesitated for a moment, according to the rules it is not allowed, but Gao Lishi didn't dare not give it to Gao Lishi, so he nodded, "Only this once!"

Li Ye went down with a jailer. It was still sunny outside, but it was gloomy and dark when he entered the prison. The whole prison was dug a deep pit and then repaired layer by layer with big stones. There are three floors in total. More than 100 cells.

To open the iron gates, the light is very dim, and there is only a soybean oil lamp on the wall after dozens of steps. The cell is a black hole without a trace of light. If you have claustrophobia, entering here is enough to drive you crazy. .

They went all the way to the deepest part of the third dungeon, and the jailer pointed to the innermost black hole, "It's there!"

Li Ye hurried forward, at this moment, a long sword gleaming with cold light appeared in front of his eyes, piercing his throat.

(End of this chapter)