Chapter 476 His Heart Was Clearly Shaken
In the interrogation room, Fuxing and Wenren Li summoned Bai Yunfeng first.
"All of you go down," Wen Renli said in a deep voice, "Just stand guard outside."
Soon, there were only three of them left in the room.
Fuxing took off his hood and moved a chair over to place it behind Bai Yunfeng, "General Bai, please sit down!"
"No need." Bai Yunfeng shook his head. "I know Miss Fuxing is here to try this case. Just follow the rules. Thank you for your concern."
"Alright, I respect General Bai's choice." Fuxing sat down behind the desk again, her beautiful eyes looking at Bai Yunfeng quietly. "General Bai, what do you think about your future rebellion?"
Bai Yunfeng frowned, "The Bai family has been loyal for generations, so this kind of thing will never happen."
"General Bai, nothing in this world is absolute," Fuxing said lightly. "Who would have thought I was once just a sacrifice to the river god from a fishing village? And now, I live in the imperial palace and become a high priest."
Bai Yunfeng didn't say anything. He was not a scheming person, nor was he good at guessing other people's thoughts, but he always felt that this lucky star was a little... unusual.
"General Bai, imagine this. What if..." Fuxing paused and repeated himself, "What if the imperial power you protected with your life now costs the lives of your family?"
Bai Yunfeng's expression changed instantly, "Miss Fuxing, don't say... nonsense."
"At this point, General Bai, do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
Fuxing stood up again and walked to Bai Yunfeng. As he walked around him, he whispered, "The emperor already knows that Zuo Sixian wants to kill you to silence you, but he still firmly believes that you will rebel. Don't you understand what the emperor means?"
"Your Majesty..." Bai Yunfeng straightened his back, "Your Majesty was simply blinded by this villain."
"Which villain? If I remember correctly, the Bai family's case has always been handled by Zuo Sixian. Now that he's dead, who is still deceiving the emperor?"
Fuxing sneered, "The emperor hasn't even investigated the cause of Zuo Sixian's death or why he wanted to kill you. What do you think is the reason, General Bai?"
Bai Yunfeng fell silent again. Indeed, this was an unexpected result for him.
That night, he had a narrow escape and thought he would be fine soon, but he didn't expect... it would end like this.
"Also, General Bai, why do you think Zuo Sixian committed suicide?" Fuxing looked up and met Bai Yunfeng's eyes. "General Bai, do you really think that a junior like him, even just the Left Vice-Minister of the Censorate, would dare to have someone behead you in the street on New Year's Day?"
"If he hadn't been instructed by others, would he have had the guts to do that?"
Bai Yunfeng had never thought about these things, and he really couldn't understand why Zuo Sixian's last two choices in life were obviously very surprising.
"If he wasn't truly desperate and cornered, why would he commit suicide?" Fuxing smiled. "As far as I know, Lord Zuo is a favorite of the Emperor. Who could have forced him to commit suicide? Who could be the person behind him?"
Bai Yunfeng turned his head and looked over. "Miss Fuxing, what do you want to say by telling me this?"
"Nothing, just a reminder to General Bai. From the beginning to the end, the person who wants the general to confess his guilt... the general has the right to know who it is."
"This general doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know." Bai Yunfeng did not give in. "You have wasted your energy."
"Hahaha..." Fuxing suddenly laughed, "How could that be? I just hope that the General will go back and think about it carefully."
Bai Yunfeng was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that Fuxing interrogated him just to say these words.
"There's one more thing I hope General Bai will think carefully about when he returns," Fuxing said coldly, sitting back down behind the desk. "General, what exactly is your loyalty? Fighting in battle and sacrificing one's life for the country is loyalty, but is ignoring the emperor's will and simply seeking to survive still loyalty?"
Bai Yunfeng's expression changed instantly, obviously understanding the hidden meaning of Fuxing's words.
In fact, Zuo Sixian had hinted to him before that it was the emperor who wanted him dead, but he always refused to believe it. But now that so many things have happened, his heart is obviously shaken.
"Okay, Imperial Master, send General Bai back." Fuxing asked to release him.
Wen Renli stepped forward and took Bai Yunfeng's arm. "Let's go, General Bai. I advise you to see the situation clearly as soon as possible so that you can reduce the sacrifices of the Bai family."
When he reached the door, he handed Bai Yunfeng to the jailer at the door and said, "Take him back and bring Bai Yu'an here."
"Yes!" The jailer escorted Bai Yunfeng away.
As soon as the door to the interrogation room closed, he looked at Fuxing with a grin, "I feel like Bai Yunfeng seems to be really shaken. Do you think he can plead guilty?"
Fuxing didn't say anything. Bai Yunfeng refused to plead guilty. He obviously believed that he was wronged and the emperor was deceived. She guessed that most of these words came from Li Suining.
After all, Li Suining had seen the day when Bai Yunfeng's injustice was redressed, which meant that the emperor did not really want to kill Bai Yunfeng.
But now, she has interfered with Li Suining's stargazing, and it is hard to say what will happen in the future.
Of course, if Bai Yunfeng still refuses to plead guilty, she will have other ways to force him to surrender. Bai Yunfeng is obviously better at marching and fighting. In the small court of the imperial city, he is a weakling.
And she, Fuxing, is best at dealing with the weak, not to mention that she knows clearly what Bai Yunfeng's weakness is.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it was obviously Bai Yu'an who came.
"Then I'll open the door and let Bai Yu'an in?" Wen Renli said as he was about to open the door.
"Wait a moment!" Fuxing said coldly, "I want to interrogate Bai Yu'an alone in a moment, you go out too."
"Interrogation alone?" Wen Renli felt that something was wrong. "Don't forget, in the eyes of others, you are still a mute. How can you interrogate him alone?"
"People can talk to each other in many different ways, no matter how they guess."
Fuxing obviously didn't care at all, "All you have to do is follow my orders."
"Yes!" Although Wen Ren Li was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it.
He had met Bai Yu'an and knew that he was a handsome man, and Fuxing was obviously at the age of marriage. Which girl could refuse a man like Bai Yu'an?
So, he guessed that Fuxing must have other ideas.
He pulled the corner of his mouth in a lewd manner and opened the door of the interrogation room. "Second Master Bai, huh? Please come in. The high priestess is waiting for you inside. She wants to interrogate you alone."
The jailer behind Bai Yu'an was momentarily surprised. "Ah? Isn't the high priest... not allowed to speak?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Wen Renli said coldly, "The High Priest doesn't have to speak with his mouth if he wants to! It's you, on the other hand, who should keep your mouth shut!"
He turned towards Bai Yu'an and said, "Second Master Bai, please go in quickly! Don't keep the High Priest waiting for too long!"
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