The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Wu Zhanfa captured the county lieutenant, Xiao Rui and Zhuge Liuying returned to Qiuyang County.

Entering the county seat, the people were in an uproar, because what did they see?

The county lieutenant is like a dog, tied with a rope and led by a big black man. Is this walking the dog?

The common people talked and pointed and pointed, their faces showed sarcasm and sneer, Xiao Rui saw it in his eyes, it seemed that the county captain's reputation was extremely bad, and the common people complained in their hearts.

On the way back, Xiao Rui thought about what happened before and after, and he already had a preliminary judgment, and he just waited to see the old county magistrate before making a final conclusion.

When they came to the county government office, the old county magistrate who was driven out after hearing the news saw the disgraced policemen and united soldiers. Although they were holding weapons, they hung behind them like mourning concubines. The county lieutenant was tied up with a rope, his face was pale and colorless, and it was the three Xiao Rui who helped him suppress the bandits that caused this.

"You... this..." The old county magistrate pointed at Xiao Rui, but he was a little confused and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Rui asked: "My lord, the magistrate, I suppressed the bandits for your county, and just after I left, I was unjustly killed the magistrate, my lord, this kind of behavior is outrageous!"

The old county magistrate said: "It's not that the official is not authentic, but the county lieutenant ordered you to investigate. Wang Xiancheng was killed and suffered knife wounds, all from your weapons, so I ordered the county lieutenant to chase you and try to capture you alive. I want to bring you back to investigate carefully. If you didn't do it, you will be innocent."

Xiao Rui glanced at the county lieutenant, and Wu Zhanfa kicked the county lieutenant in the back, making him kneel down.

The nodes of the problems before and after all come from the county lieutenant, so naturally he has the biggest problem.

"Magistrate, why don't you go up for interrogation, the three of us are willing to prove our innocence." Xiao Rui laughed.

The old county magistrate nodded and said, "Good!"

Immediately, the old county magistrate ordered the court to start the trial.

When Xiao Rui accompanied the old county magistrate to enter, he secretly flashed a token to him. The old county magistrate was so frightened that he almost knelt down and was held up by Wu Zhanfa, so he didn't show it.

"Find out the real culprit, don't reveal my identity for now." Xiao Rui whispered.

The old county magistrate wiped off his sweat and nodded seriously.

Everyone came to the lobby of the yamen, and the old county magistrate took his seat with a gavel and shouted: "I am promoted!"

"Mighty..." the officials on both sides spoke.

At this time, there were three people in the hall, Xiao Rui, the county captain, Xu Zhubo, Wu Zuo, and witnesses from Wang Xiancheng's home.

Wu Zuo and the witnesses knelt down at the sound, and the county lieutenant was tied up and walked all the way. After being humiliated, he naturally took offense at this time and shouted at Xiao Rui: "Xiao Qirui, the county magistrate, why don't you kneel? Are you contemptuous of the court? "

Before Xiao Rui could speak, the old county magistrate slammed on the gavel, and shouted: "Shut up! What are you kneeling for? Mr. Xiao Qirui is kind to the county, and he allows you not to salute. For the witnesses in the hall, I will ask you, Wang Xiancheng When was it killed?"

The witness was a middle-aged servant, and he tremblingly said: "Reporting to Master Qingtian, it was probably at the end of Yinshi and the dawn of the sky. The three of them sneaked into the mansion and killed my master."

The old county magistrate asked again: "Did you see them with your own eyes when they committed the murder?"

"Yes, my lord. They didn't cover their faces. I hid in the dark and saw it with my own eyes!" The witness seemed to be very scared, and kept sneaking glances at the county lieutenant.

Xiao Rui smiled, clasped his fists together, and said: "Master County Magistrate, our weapons were handed over to the yamen butlers yesterday, and they were returned at 3:00 a.m., could it be that we stole weapons at Yinshi and went to kill them? This is the first time A doubt."

"The second doubt is that we have no enmity with the county magistrate, why should we kill him?"

"The third question is, why don't we cover up when we kill people? Tell others on purpose that I am the murderer?"

County magistrate Wang thought about it, and found that these three points were suspicious, and immediately reprimanded him: "Witness, do you know the price of perjury?"

Witnesses trembled with fear.

At this time, the county lieutenant said: "My lord, the three suspicious points Xiao Qirui said are not suspicious. He knew that the weapons were in the workshop, and he deliberately stole and killed people in order to cover up people's eyes and ears. It’s not clear, as for killing people without masks, it shows that you are rampant, thinking that you are safe when killing people, but you don’t want to have witnesses.”

Xiao Rui looked at the county lieutenant coldly, seeing his angry face, he understood more and more that it was him who had the problem, so he asked the county magistrate, "My lord, let me ask some witnesses."

As he spoke, he walked towards the witnesses and asked, "You said that I killed Wang Xiancheng, did I hold the knife in my left hand or in my right hand?"

"The right hand..." said the witness.

Xiao Rui smiled: "I injured my right hand yesterday when I suppressed bandits, and I'm good at my left hand. You're lying!"

The witness hurriedly changed his words: "My lord, I was frightened and stupid at the time, maybe I couldn't see clearly."

"If you can't see clearly, you can see my face clearly? What's more, killing an ordinary person is worth the three of us at the same time?" Xiao Rui sarcastically said: "The united soldiers and the police are fully armed, and they can't take down the three of us." , do we need to take action at the same time? Your magistrate, please enlighten me."

The old county magistrate was not stupid, he also saw that there was something wrong with the witnesses, and immediately ordered the government servants to torture to extract a confession, the soldier said: "Witnesses in the hall, you have to think clearly, if you don't tell the truth again, you will be punished!"

The county lieutenant wanted to join the team again, but the old magistrate shouted: "County lieutenant, you step down! If this person doesn't recruit, he will be shot directly!"

The yamen servant immediately suppressed the witness with a water and fire stick, frightening him into a daze. Suddenly, a yamen servant raised the water and fire stick and hit his buttocks, slap...

"My lord, I'll do it, I'll do it!" After being beaten with a stick, the witness couldn't take it anymore and confessed wailingly.

The old county magistrate raised his head, stopped the rod punishment, and asked, "Take it seriously!"

The witness pointed to the county lieutenant and said: "It was the county lieutenant who asked the villain to say this, it was him!"

The county lieutenant's face was gloomy. He originally thought that he would be able to capture and kill the three people under the pretext of arresting them, but he didn't expect that the success would fall short. At this time, the plan was revealed.

But the county lieutenant's mind turned quickly, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "My lord, I am convicted. When we found out that Wang Xiancheng was killed, we did not see the real culprit, but the evidence shows that the three of them are suspected, so in order not to let this person go The three real culprits made such a bad move."

"Hmph, knowing the law and breaking the law, I will punish you!" The old county magistrate glared at the county lieutenant, then his face changed, and he said to Xiao Rui with a smile: "You three, the evidence is insufficient, you are acquitted and released."

Xiao Rui laughed and said: "This matter is not over yet! The magistrate, the death of the county magistrate is no small matter. If we don't investigate clearly, how can we have an explanation to the court? How about interrogating the bandit leader's wife severely, maybe we can get the truth from her mouth! I suspect that it is not Ma Dong who is in collusion with the bandits!"

"No!" The county lieutenant immediately shouted: "The death of the county magistrate, why should the wife of the bandit leader be interrogated? Isn't this a mess, my lord, although the three of them were acquitted, they are still suspected. What's more, the yamen handles affairs How can you allow traffickers and pawns to join forces, my lord, please apply to drive them out."

The old county magistrate also saw the county lieutenant's introverted voice, so he was shocked and shouted: "Come here, bring the wife of the bandit leader!"

Soon, the woman was brought to court.

Seeing that the three of Xiao Rui were safe and sound, resentment appeared on the woman's pitiful face.

Xiao Rui thought about it, and felt that he would be wronged by the county captain. In the final analysis, it was the bandit's business. From this point of view, the person who colluded with the bandit was not as simple as the county captain's nephew. It seemed that he was also deceived by kindness.

"The criminal woman under the hall, I really recruited it, who is the one in the yamen who colluded with you!" The old county magistrate shouted, blowing his beard and staring.

The woman was pitiful and kowtowed non-stop, still pointing out that Ma Dong did it.

The old county magistrate was furious, and immediately served him with a severe punishment, with a staff of twenty sticks.

After twenty water and fire sticks, the woman's buttocks were bloody, and she lay on the ground in such pain that she couldn't even breathe.

"Not yet?" the old county magistrate shouted.

But the woman is still stubborn.

Xiao Rui sighed, admiring the woman's tenacity and perseverance, and said: "Criminal woman, do you think that if you don't tell me, you won't find anything? It's just a matter of time. You can't escape the death penalty for what happened today, I can agree You, brought your son into the capital, although he is a slave, he lived a better life than others, are you willing to tell the truth?"

The woman turned her head, stared at Xiao Rui, and said in a vague voice, "Who are you?"

Xiao Rui took out the Prince's Token from his bosom, and shouted: "My Highness is the Seventh Prince of Da Xia, so is Xiao Rui!"

In an instant, the courtroom was silent.

The old county magistrate hastily came down to pay respects.

The county lieutenant staggered and sat slumped on the ground, staring at Xiao Rui with wide eyes.

After a while, everyone in the hall knelt down and paid respects.

Xiao Rui looked at the convict woman on the ground, her eyes were filled with ashes, but then surprise appeared, and she shouted: "Your Highness, the convict woman is willing to recruit, she is the county lieutenant, his original name is Ding Dakai, and he is the sworn brother of my man. The county lieutenant, let him pretend to be the county lieutenant!"

As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the hall.

County lieutenant, no, Ding Dakai closed his eyes and finally lowered his head. He knew that he was finished.

The old county magistrate was stunned for a while before he realized it.