The reason why Zhao Ji arranged so many people was to lie in ambush here and eavesdrop.

Just to leave evidence.

These people are all witnesses.

They all heard what Zhong Lingyun said, and now Lord Zhong could no longer deny it no matter how much he tried.

Seeing Lord Zhong, who had just seen the moonlight for a short while, being thrown into a dark prison again, Li Hua of Jingzhao Prefecture wiped off a cold sweat.

Since ancient times, those who can hold the Imperial Sword have all been powerful figures.

Li Hua couldn't help but check himself to see if he had done anything against his conscience. He didn't want to be caught by Zhao Ji one day.

Just looking at Lord Zhong’s miserable end, you will know that Zhao Ji is not someone to be trifled with.

This is just like a serial.

First, he dug out Zhong Lingyun's name from Qian Duo, and then detained Zhong as a suspect.

At the same time, such a good show was arranged in less than a day.

So many people heard it, so if we follow the clues, we might be able to find out who is behind Zhong Lingyun.

The next morning, before the court session, those people discovered that the Minister of Revenue was missing.

After asking each other, they found that no one knew where the Minister of Revenue had gone.

The prime minister thought it was a bit strange, so he said, "It's really strange that such a big person is missing. Why don't we report it to Jingzhao Prefecture and have someone look for him quickly? After all, he is an official appointed by the court, and he can't just disappear without a trace!"

Li Hua from Jingzhao Prefecture wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he was very afraid of Zhao Ji, the Prime Minister's aura was also very strong.

If it were an ordinary person, Li Hua might have the courage to fool him.

But the prime minister is second only to the emperor and above everyone else. When the prime minister's eyes swept over him, Li Hua's legs trembled.

"Don't you think so, Li Fuyi?" The prime minister stared at Li Hua, actually putting pressure on Li Hua, which was the prime minister's usual method.

Usually, officials who have been pressured by the prime minister in this way will have improved their work efficiency. After all, no one wants to be held by the prime minister for questioning every day.

But no one expected that Li Hua couldn't hold on and fell to his knees on the ground.

"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Zhong is not missing, he is just temporarily detained in the prison of Jingzhao Prefecture!"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was in an uproar.

"Who gave the order?" The prime minister's eyes were as cold as ice.

"Why didn't anyone inform me about such a big thing?"

Li Hua hesitated, looking as if he didn't dare to speak.

The prime minister keenly realized that there must be something important going on. Besides, he was about to go to court, so there were some things that he didn't need to worry about at this time.

"After the court session, I would like to have a cup of tea with Lord Li."

The Prime Minister said in a small voice.

Li Hua's body trembled, he wiped the sweat from his head, and nodded and bowed repeatedly.

Zhao Ji was busy trying to dig out the power behind the scenes from Zhong Lingyun's mouth, but he didn't expect that Li Hua of Jingzhao Prefecture had something wrong behind the scenes.

However, Li Hua still took into consideration Zhao Ji's imperial sword and did not tell the prime minister everything.

But this was enough to give the prime minister a warning.

After all, the prime minister is in that position and is very sensitive.

Not long after the prime minister returned home, he sent some of his own men to the prison to spy on the situation.

At the same time, we started investigating the whole matter.

"My lord, something very bad has happened..." The prime minister's confidant knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Just tell me how unfortunate it is!" The Prime Minister picked up a cup of tea, skimmed the tea foam, and said calmly.

The confidant hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Our people found out that the reason why Mr. Zhong was arrested was because someone noticed that the disaster relief funds were missing!"

The prime minister's hand trembled and the scalding hot tea was spilled. The tea poured onto the prime minister's hand, which should have been an extremely painful injury, but the prime minister was completely unaware of it.

"What did you just say? Disaster relief funds? Zhong Lingyun vomited it out?"

It was rare for the confidant to see the Prime Minister so panicked as he was now, but the Prime Minister's behavior just showed how difficult the current situation was.

"We don't know how much Lord Zhong has revealed, but Lord Zhong must have revealed something, otherwise Jingzhao Prefecture would not have detained someone in such a high-profile manner!"

"On the other hand... our people have also found out that the Imperial Household Department seems to be behind this..."

At this point, the confidant sighed and said, "So, sir, is there any possibility that it was the one in the palace who asked to investigate?"

The prime minister remained silent.

The room instantly fell into a depressing silence.

Finally, the Prime Minister threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and said, "Don't use this tea if it gets cold. Let's find a chance to let Lord Zhong know this!"

Zhao Ji was interrogating him, but in fact Zhong Lingyun was no longer in the Jingzhao Prefecture's prison.

He had been taken to the Silijian prison by Zhao Ji. You should know that the Silijian prison is safer.

At least there are eunuchs from the harem here, and no guards from the previous dynasty.

The forces should be relatively simple.

"Master Zhong, you have to think clearly. You are not cooperating now because you think the people behind you will save you, but I don't think so. If I were you, I would tell them all..."

Zhao Ji looked at Zhong Lingyun hanging on the wall and smiled indifferently.

As he spoke, he put his hand on Zhong Lingyun.

Zhong Lingyun, who had been tortured, was dying, or rather, he was pretending to be dying.

[What should I confess? If I confess, I am afraid that my entire clan will be exterminated tomorrow...]

Zhao Ji frowned. Looking at Zhong Lingyun's performance, it was obvious that the person behind Zhong Lingyun was cruel and ruthless.

I'm afraid Zhong Lingyun doesn't dare to confess because of his family.

Zhao Ji was just about to send someone to protect Zhong Lingyun's family when he received the latest news.

"What? The person is gone? Is there any sign of being abducted?"

Zhao Ji left the cell and questioned his men in detail.

The subordinate shook his head: "It's strange, it doesn't look like he was taken away at all, but it looks like he packed his luggage and left obediently!"

Zhao Ji touched his chin and suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Not good, go back to the cell and check on Zhong Lingyun!"

The group rushed to the depths of the cell and looked up to see Zhong Lingyun hanging on the beam with a white silk ribbon, as if he wanted to commit suicide in the cell.

"Quickly stop him and put him down!"

Zhao Ji took a quick step forward and grabbed Zhong Lingyun. On the other side, his confidant stepped forward and cut the white silk.

"Do you think that everything will be over if you die?" After such a big thing happened, Zhao Ji snorted coldly and looked at Zhong Lingyun with disappointment.

I really don't know what's going on in this guy's mind.