After listening to Li Xian's words, Ni Lai's heart suddenly thumped. He originally thought that he had disguised himself very well, but he didn't expect that his identity was still revealed, and the person who revealed his identity turned out to be a five or six-year-old child.
If this matter spreads out, wouldn't he become a laughing stock in the tomb robbing world?
"It seems that this young boy is some kind of prince. Although he is of noble birth, how can he see my unique secret technique? The people around him must have doubted my identity. I will fight him to the death and see.
What can he do to me?"
After Ni Lai made up his mind, he said: "Your Majesty, you have wronged this villain. This villain is just a farmer who only knows how to serve his crops. How can he be said to be a tomb robber?"
But he heard Li Xian sneer and said slowly: "It seems that you, this little thief, are planning to fight to death and deny it. Anyway, I will tell you about your flaws. Let me tell you, what you just mentioned in your hand."
What?"
"It's an iron pickaxe, used by villains to dig up the earth." Ni Lai didn't hesitate, he opened his mouth and said, it really looked like he wasn't lying.
"Since we are raising soil, why dig a hole?" Li Xian ignored his rhetoric and continued to ask.
"The villain is preparing to dig a well in case of floods and droughts."
"What a well digger. If you really dug a well, why did you stop after digging less than two feet? You can't say it's because no water source was found. Hum, the hole you dug is getting higher and higher. If
When looking for water sources, why don't you look for low-lying places, but look for high places? And that place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the terrain is not high, and there is a surging river on the back. It is really a good place for Feng Shui. Although it is not as good as the Emperor's Mausoleum in Mangshan, it is
It is also a rare treasure. What are you looking for if it is not the tomb of a wealthy prince?"
"Ah? This, this, I didn't expect that the other party was just a little kid, with such vicious eyes. Not only could he see through the depth of the hole I dug, but he could also see the feng shui on the hillside in front of me at a glance. From this point of view, the other party could tell at a glance
It is true that my identity was not deceived, but actually based on my true ability. It seems that it is difficult for me to escape today, so I might as well just plead guilty. Anyway, he has no evidence of tomb robbery. As long as I beg him again, he will be fine.
I'm worried that he won't let me go."
That Ni Lai was indeed a figure who caught Li Xian's eyes. He came up with a countermeasure in a flash of thought. His eyes turned red instantly, and he kowtowed to Li Xian and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, this villain is really a tomb robber. It's just that he is a tomb robber.
The villain has never stolen a tomb before, but this is the first time the villain has taken action. The villain is a good man, but he was forced to take risks because of his poverty and his mother's serious illness. The villain violated the king's law and should be punished.
It's pity that the villain's mother has lost the care of her son because of this. If there are any shortcomings because of this, it will not only be the crime of the villain's unfilial piety, but also the king will inevitably get a reputation for being unkind. The villain begs the king to allow the villain to take care of his mother at home and treat her well.
When my old mother recovers from her illness, I will personally go to the palace of the king to accept my guilt. Then I will admit my death and behead my body, and I will not even frown."
After finishing speaking, Ni Lai burst into tears and kept kowtowing. Shangguan Tingzhi was so moved that he was also in tears. He looked at Li Xian with a sad face, hoping that Li Xian would agree to the tomb robber's request or give it to him.
Take it easy.
But who is Li Xian? He could tell at a glance that what Ni Lai said was half true and half false. Perhaps it was true that his mother was seriously ill, but judging from his skillful tomb-robbing skills and his sophisticated eyes,
Knowing that this person is a habitual offender, if he said it was his first time, he would definitely not believe it even if he were beaten to death.
What's more, Li Xian's attitude towards Ni Lai has changed from wanting to eliminate harm for the people to wanting to subdue him. Naturally, he was unwilling to let this person go so easily, so he said to Ni Lai: "Your mother.
I will send someone to take care of you, so you can go to jail and serve your sentence with peace of mind. Come and take him away."
So Li Xian couldn't help but ordered people to tie up Ni Lai and escort him to the back of the team. He also asked Ni Lai about the whereabouts of his mother and ordered people to investigate secretly. As expected, Ni Lai's mother was found, so he ordered
Shangguan Tingzhi found the local magistrate, took out a lot of money, and ordered the magistrate to provide medical treatment for her. He also ordered the magistrate to ask the local caretaker to take good care of Ni's mother.
Ni Lai actually didn't know what Li Xian had done secretly. He had been locked up in a dungeon since he was captured by Li Xian's men. Calculating briefly, nearly two months had passed.
Not only was he not convicted, he never even went to trial. If he hadn't been served three meals a day as usual, he would have thought he had been forgotten.
As the days continued to pass, even Ni Lai, who had always been calm, could not help but feel secretly guilty. Later, he even gradually became panicked. In fact, he was not afraid of the so-called interrogation at all. Even if he was tortured, he would not make him give in. However,
This kind of endless confinement is really unbearable.
Just when Ni Lai felt almost desperate, one night, while he was half asleep and half awake, he suddenly heard the sound of the cell door being opened, and then there was a slight sound of footsteps. If it weren't for his special ears,
It's so sensitive that I'm afraid I really can't hear the other party's footsteps.
"The person who came must be a master. Could it be that he came to execute me?" Even though Ni Lai had always been bold, he couldn't help but become afraid of death at this moment.
After a while, Ni Lai saw the visitor walking up to him. To Ni Lai's surprise, the visitor turned out to be a man less than five feet tall. However, due to the darkness in the prison, he could not see the other person's face clearly, so he could not identify him.
identity.
But Ni Lai didn't look down upon the other party at all because of his size. He clenched his fists nervously, looked at the other party as calmly as possible, and then asked in a deep voice: "What do you want, Your Excellency?"
But he heard the other party say slightly mockingly: "Master Ni, how does it feel to be in jail?"
"Ah? It turns out to be the King of Zhou." Hearing the other party's childish voice, Ni Lai naturally recognized the other party's identity immediately. Although such a big shot as the other party, ordinary people like him cannot afford to offend him.
, but thinking of the imprisonment he had suffered in the past few months, even though he had always been calm, he could not help but feel the anger in his heart at this moment, and asked in a deep voice: "The crime committed by the villain, if you are willing to accept punishment, the king will punish the villain."
What’s the point of detaining people for several months without trial or sentencing?”
Li Xian was not angry when he heard this. He laughed and said: "Why did Master Ni say this? Why did I do this? It was a last resort. Xiao Wang has conducted detailed investigations in the past two months. Since the beginning of the tomb robbery last year, the hero has
After more than eight months, there were as many as eighteen tombs robbed. Although most of them belonged to small families, some of them were inevitably the families of officials. Three months ago, the strong men robbed the tomb of a large family in Linxian County, so the tomb of the governor of Luo was found.
You have already committed a serious crime, and if I really interrogate you, according to our laws of the Tang Dynasty, I may not be able to escape death."
"Ah? This guy's methods are so powerful. In just two months, he completely investigated the tomb I robbed without any mistakes." When Ni Lai heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and cold sweat flowed down like a waterfall.
Just when Ni Lai thought he was going to die, he suddenly heard Li Xian laughing and saying: "Master Ni, don't be nervous. If I want your life, I can just directly interrogate you and then impose a sentence. Why should I be detained until now? If you do as I tell you,
, I will not only guarantee that you will be saved, but I will also make you have a lot of money around your waist, and even guarantee that you will be given official robes in the future. At that time, you will be rich and happy, and you will be able to have a wife and a son, and honor your ancestors. Isn't this a great thing in life?"
"Could it be that the king wants the villain to cooperate with the king to rob the tomb together?" Ni Lai was already smart, but now seeing that Li Xian suddenly offered such generous terms, he naturally understood that there must be an intention behind it, and that he could be used by the other party.
, naturally the only method is tomb robbing, which is actually not difficult to guess.
"Haha, talking to smart people saves effort." Li Xian did not hide anything, and said straight to the point: "Don't worry, I will not make empty promises, and I will not make your work in vain even now.
I support you behind the scenes in robbing tombs, and you will share 30% of the property. I guarantee your safety, but the scandal is ahead. I have the final say as to which tombs are robbed, and to what extent. Otherwise, once the incident is revealed,
Don’t blame me for the strong man’s broken wrist.”
"Ah? I didn't expect this master to be so generous." Ni Lai was surprised when he heard this, because he was just a young tomb robber who had just started his career. In order to avoid the crime, every time he robbed a tomb, he would inevitably give his master and
The local officials paid him huge benefits, especially his master. Although he passed on his special skills, they also regarded him as a cash cow. Every time after the tomb robber returned, 99% of the money he took from his hands accounted for the rest.
In addition to taking care of the disease, he barely had enough money to buy medicine for his mother, but if he wanted to spend a large amount of money to hire a famous doctor to completely cure his mother's disease, he did not have the financial resources.
As long as he thinks of the master who gave him money and almost squeezed himself dry, Ni Lai has an indescribable complex emotion in his heart, but in the end it was because Li Xian gave him enough hope that he decided
Get rid of the master who is weighing him down.
As for whether Li Xian, as a dignified prince, committed such a shameless act as tomb robbing, was legitimate or not, Ni Lai was just a small person and would not care about this.
So after only a slight hesitation, Ni Lai said: "The king is so loving, how can the villain dare to disobey? It's just that the king has to get rid of one person for the king, and then the villain can be free. Otherwise, as long as the king dares to
If you show up in Luozhou, you will definitely be discovered by this person, and the power of this person behind the scenes is not small. If the villain is discovered by him, his life will not be in danger. If the king is implicated, it will be a grave sin for the villain.
"
"Oh? Who is the name of the person you mentioned? What is his identity? If he is a member of the Jianghu, this matter is not difficult; but if he is a member of the government, the matter may be difficult to handle." Li Xian did not explain the matter clearly.
Very stubborn, he just spread his hands and said slowly.
"Of course he is not a member of the government. If he were a member of the government, the villain would not dare to trouble the king. To be honest with the king, this person is the master of the villain, and his nickname is Tufuzi. His tomb robbing skills are indeed superb, but he is greedy and harsh.
The villain has been robbing tombs for more than eight months, and has robbed eighteen tombs. However, the property obtained is only enough to buy medicine for the mother and for daily expenses. He wanted to hire a famous doctor to eradicate the mother, but he was unable to do so. "
"Well, people die for money and birds die for food. You are risking your lives to make money for them, but the other party is so unjust. Naturally, there is no need to cooperate. In this case, I will go and meet with your native master.
, I wonder how many disciples this person has, and where is his base? Since I have decided to help you solve this problem this time, I naturally ask for a complete solution, so that no further trouble can be left."
"This master is indeed a superior person, and his every move can show his great courage. I will never offend him in this life, otherwise I will definitely die without a trace." Li Xian said it casually, but his whole body exuded.
However, his murderous intention was very obvious, which made Ni Lai feel even more awe-inspiring, and he did not dare to show any intention of betrayal again. This chapter has been completed!
