After Bai Tu dropped this bombshell news, the atmosphere in the room fell into a dead silence.
Everyone has their own thoughts, some are worried, some are doubtful, some are thinking again, and some are trembling.
But no matter what, since there is a problem, Wang Li has to investigate.
Under his strong request, everyone came to Lian Yi's boudoir together.
Before, Lian Xin was lying on the bed in her room to recuperate, but now she had been woken up. She was huddled in a ball on the bed and shivering, not daring to raise her head.
Hua Ying couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart as her eyes swept over Lian Xin's body vaguely.
This time, she was careless.
Because Lian Xin's health had not recovered, and she seemed to be just a sickly little girl, it was basically impossible for her to have any problems, so there was no arrangement for her to be hidden.
Unexpectedly, a white butcher suddenly appeared out of nowhere and caused trouble.
Wang Li looked at Lian Xin with a scrutinizing gaze and asked without blinking, "What is the origin of this girl?"
Hua Ying leaned forward and replied, "Not long ago, this girl contracted a serious illness and passed out in front of Zuimeng Tower. She looked really pitiful."
"Hua Ying knows that the general always loves his people like his own son. If he meets..."
Wang Li raised his big hand and stopped Hua Ying from putting on his hat. He turned to look at the other party and said in a neutral tone:
"It's really troublesome for me, but this general loves the people... I only love my people of Great Qin!"
After saying that, he bent down and leaned forward towards Lian Xin. The feeling of pressure was so strong that it frightened the little girl even more, and she tried her best to shrink back to the innermost part of the bed.
Before he could say anything else, Zhao Bu, the general of the ordnance shop, walked in hurriedly and reported:
"General, we have an urgent military report."
Wang Li temporarily withdrew his attention and responded calmly, "Say!"
Zhao Bu stepped forward and said in a slightly lower voice, "General, the latest weapons developed by the Gongshu family for the general have been delivered and assembled. Please ask the general for instructions on the next test firing."
"Well... you go down and prepare first, and we'll start in a while." Wang Li answered immediately.
Wang Li didn't know much about this batch of new equipment, but the Gongshu family had received news before, saying that it was extremely powerful, and he had always been curious about it.
He felt that it wouldn't take long for all the matters at Zuimenglou to be settled.
Zhao Bu was ordered to retreat immediately.
He seemed to have seen something that made him very nervous, and he couldn't help but speed up and walk outside the house, not only to leave this place, but also to stay away from Zhang Han, the commander of the Shadow Guard.
Unfortunately, the more you think about something, the more it comes to you. As soon as Zhao Bu passed by Zhang Han, he heard the voice of the commander of the Shadow Secret Guard:
"General Zhao stays."
As soon as Zhang Han spoke, Zhao Bu couldn't leave anyway, so he had to turn around and respond with a smile, "General Zhang Han, is there something wrong?"
On the other side, Wang Li's attention was also attracted.
Zhang Han walked to the table beside him, and reached out to pick up an object - a box, a bright yellow square box.
It was the box that Ji Bu gave to Lian Yi not long ago.
Zhang Han looked at the box in his hand and asked calmly, "General Zhao, seems to be quite concerned about this box?"
It was this box that made Zhao Bu nervous just now.
He was very familiar with this thing, but on this occasion, he should never see this familiar thing, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid being noticed.
And the person most likely to notice something wrong happened to be Zhang Han.
Zhao Bu's worries were very accurate, and the final result was exactly what he feared - Zhang Han came to find him.
Faced with Zhang Han's inquiry, Zhao Bu could only respond perfunctorily, "I just thought it was quite special, so I took a second look."
Zhang Han held the box, turned towards Zhao Bu, and said with a smile, "This box is indeed something special."
Wang Li also came over at this time.
Huaying and Lianyi on the side breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the crisis has not yet hit, at least there is some breathing space.
Wang Li, who approached Zhang Han, was not polite at all. He reached out and took the box over to look at it.
Zhang Han continued, "This box reminds me of a strange case that the Shadow Guard took over before."
Wang Li didn't pay much attention to Zhang Han's words. After confirming that there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the appearance of the box, other than being familiar, he opened the lid.
When the lid was opened, what he saw was a ball of similarly bright yellow doily, with a conspicuous spherical depression in the middle of the doily.
Obviously, this box was used to hold some spherical object, for example...
"Night Pearl!"
This was the answer that immediately came to Wang Li's mind, because their family had a luminous pearl given by the emperor himself.
His sense of familiarity with this box also comes from the luminous pearl.
Zhang Han smiled slightly and answered, "There are also tears in the sea, and the dust is left in the world."
"The remaining dust in the sea, the two luminous pearls are originally a pair."
Wang Li's mood calmed down a little, and he added the following content, "Back then, my grandfather made great achievements in attacking Chu. Your Majesty gave the one named Canghai to the Wang family, and the other pearl's relics were given to Lord Changping earlier."
Zhang Han took over and continued, "After the rebellion of Lord Changping, all the family property was confiscated, but the remains of the pearl were nowhere to be found until... the thief Ji Bu appeared in a wealthy merchant in Xianyang and found the luminous pearl."
"The strange thing is that he kept the night pearl and only stole an empty box."
"That wealthy businessman happens to be the brother of General Zhao. What's even more coincidental is that General Zhao was also among the people who were responsible for the suppression of Lord Changping."
Although Zhang Han kept talking about coincidences, anyone with a clear mind would be able to hear that he was accusing Zhao Bu of secretly hiding the Luminous Pearl back then.
For the chief officer of the armory, the Night Pearl is not a precious thing that cannot be afforded, but it was obtained from the Changping Jun family and belongs to either the national treasury or Ying Zheng's inner treasury.
No matter which side of the property he occupied, it was an absolute capital crime.
Wang Li's face turned cold, he threw away the box and asked coldly:
"General Zhang Han asked you if you had embezzled Ye Mingzhu!"
Wang Li was angry, not because Zhao Bu secretly hid the Night Pearl, but more because of Zhang Han's attitude - he seemed to be interrogating the prisoners of the Shadow Secret Guard.
No matter what, Zhao Bu is now a member of the Wang family, and beating a dog depends on the owner.
You, Zhang Han, are so unwilling to give the Wang family face?
But Zhao Bu was indeed involved, and the suspicion could not be cleared. Wang Li could not stand aside and could only express his dissatisfaction with words.
Zhao Bu murmured, unable to answer.
Of course he wanted to answer 'no', but now that this matter has been revealed, it is hard to say how likely he can be cleared of suspicion.
He was not sure whether it was a wise choice to continue to resist.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Wang Li reminded him impatiently, "You know the laws of Daqin, so you'd better answer me honestly!"
Hearing Wang Li's urging, Zhao Bu gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee and saluted and responded, "How dare you, the general, take bribes and pervert the law!"
"If you insult the general's reputation, I will die to apologize."
Zhao Bu finally chose to continue to fight to the death.
It's not that he doesn't want to give up, it's mainly Wang Li's attitude.
Zhao Bu knew Wang Li fairly well, and knew that the man he had taken refuge in had a very consistent character.
If he had decided to give up on himself, he would not just ask a few questions, or even pull him down and behead him. At least he would imprison him first.
Since the Wang family hasn't given up on him yet, Zhao Bu thinks he can still give it a try.
Even the Shadow Guards cannot dominate the empire with one hand.
Wang Li seemed to be very satisfied with Zhao Bu's answer. His face softened, he shook his palm vigorously and said to Zhang Han:
"Okay! Brother Zhang Han, just go ahead and investigate until the end."
"If this kid has any problems, I will destroy all three of his clans!"
Cold sweat dripped from Zhao Bu's head.
Although they have the support of the Wang family, once they are involved in this kind of thing, it is difficult to say that they will be able to escape unscathed.
One can imagine the pressure that Zhao Bu, as a party involved, endured.
Wang Li was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and waved his hand to signal him to get out.
Zhao Bu wiped his sweat, stood up, saluted and left quickly.
Zhang Han watched all this without saying a word. It was not until Zhao Bu left that he chuckled and said, "We need to investigate carefully, this is a strange case."
Zhao's affairs were not important to Zhang Han. The reason why he specifically pointed out this matter in front of Wang Li was actually to attract attention to Lian Yi and the others.
Regarding this person who was most likely to be the orphan of Lord Changping, Zhang Han felt that if he stood by and watched her fall into danger, he would not be able to explain to the eldest son Fusu.
However, it was not convenient for him to interfere too obviously with Wang Li's actions, otherwise it might worsen the situation.
Of course, if the situation of Lian Yi and others was very critical, he wouldn't have much to worry about. He would have to find a way to save them whether they could be saved.
………………
Daze Mountain, outside the Tomb of the Six Sages of Emperor Yan.
Looking at the separated corpses on the ground, Tian Hu asked tiredly:
"If this is a fake, Ayan, then who is the real person? Where is he?"
He didn't want to worry too much about the matter of Lu, he just wanted to lock in the target as soon as possible and avenge him.
Tian Yan did not answer Tian Hu in a hurry, turned to Guigu Zongheng and asked:
"You two were framed when you first arrived at Lieshan Hall, but you were able to get in touch with the body first. I wonder what you two thought?"
After Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang looked at each other, they replied, "Master Tianmeng was killed with a single blow from the front. With his strength, only people who are familiar and close to him and trusted enough by him can do this."
Wei Zhuang added in a magnetic bubble voice, half-smiling but not smiling, "Among the farmers, you and Tian Hu should be the only ones who meet the requirements."
"What do you mean?" Tian Hu was unhappy when he heard this, and asked with a glare, "Do you want to say that I or Ayan killed the eldest brother?"
"Huh!" Wei Zhuang didn't respond to him, just sneered.
Tian Yan looked calm and raised another possibility, "Mr. Wei Zhuang is right, but besides us, there is another person who has such conditions."
Tian Yan's eyes turned to Tian Mi again, and Tian Mi panicked immediately.
Sure enough, sure enough, the shit pot is going to fall on my head!
If she could, she would have wanted to escape far away, but unfortunately she couldn't. Under the supervision of a group of farm disciples, she was forced to watch Tian Yan pour dirty water on her.
"I shouldn't have spoken out about this matter. After all, the deceased is the most important person, and I should keep it a secret as a respected person."
"But the stakes are so high that at this point, the truth cannot be told unless it is revealed."
As Tian Yan spoke, he walked towards Tian Mi. The latter wanted to hide away, but had nowhere to escape and could only watch the former approaching step by step.
Staring at the panicked Tian Mi, Tian Yan said expressionlessly, "This third person is Tian Mi!"
"As we all know, Tian Mi is the best at using her beauty and body to get what she wants."
"Back then, she seduced Wu Kuang, the director of Kuei Hall, and took advantage of the conflict between Lieshan Hall and Kuei Hall to set up a trap to frame Sheng Qi... No, now it's time to call Hall Master Chen Sheng, and she killed her husband at the same time.
And took this opportunity to seize Kuei Hall."
"I originally thought that her purpose was just to become the hall master, but I didn't expect that Lieshan Hall was not only the target of her use, but also the victim of her selection."
When Tian Yan said this, Tian Mi finally couldn't stand it any longer. Even though there was a high probability that no one would listen to her words, she still couldn't help but defend herself:
"I didn't harm the boss, so don't slander me!"
"The person who killed the boss was obviously Shui Lu, how can you blame me?"
The reason why the plural person is used is because after Tian Yan's analysis, quite a few peasant disciples, including Tian Hu, believed this.
The fact that Tian Meng and Tian Mi were having an affair, or rather this gossip, has been widely circulated within the farm family, but there is no evidence.
This time it was completely confirmed by Tian Yan, an authoritative person.
With this foundation, most farm disciples would doubt Tian Mi.
No matter how strong Ren Tianmeng is and how alert he is, it will be difficult for him to show it when facing the person next to him, not to mention that Tian Mi is also an expert in this matter.
Didn't Wu Kuang get it down back then...although he didn't get it down completely?
Compared to the farmers, who all have their own attitudes and standpoints, Guigu Zongheng on the other side is a little outside the field.
One of them was watching the play with great interest, and the other was watching the play with an indifferent expression. It seemed that they did not support anyone in the peasant family at all, including Tian Yan, who had received a verbal promise from them before.
Especially Wei Zhuang's expression is particularly complicated, with many suppressed emotions.
Faced with Tian Mi's self-defense, Tian Yan responded calmly, "During this period, Shu Lu has been making trouble in Daze Mountain, but he is elusive and his whereabouts are unpredictable. There is only one reason..."
"Zuluo has another identity, that of a farmer—that is, you, Tian Mi!"
Tian Mi quickly retorted, "You are obviously talking nonsense, how could I be a genus?"
You, who are making false accusations, don't know any rules at all. If I were the best in the trap, how could I be caught so easily by you?
Can you have some sense?
Facing Tian Mi's rebuttal, Tian Yan threw out another message:
"I later inspected the body. It seemed that the fatal wound was a sword wound in the throat, but there was a hidden wound in his heart that was not easily noticed - a pinhole."
"Pinhole?" Tian Hu's eyes widened and he stared directly at Tian Mi.
Situ Wanli even pointed out directly, "It's smoke and mirrors!"
Tian Mi was dumbfounded when she heard this, and staggered back two steps in confusion.
She was sure of one thing - no matter where the pinholes on Tian Meng's body came from, everyone would identify them as being on her head from now on.
She wanted to explain, but she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Are you saying that you did not do it and that the pinhole has nothing to do with you?
The yellow mud is already stuck in the crotch, no matter how hard I explain, no one will believe me.