"Are you going to accuse my Thirteenth Brother of instigating a traitor, colluding with the servants, and poisoning my prince?"
"Yes!" Su Gui's voice was trembling. His back lying on the ground was shaking constantly.
"Brother Thirteen is in the northwest, how can he poison my prince?"
"When we return to the official residence, Qin Princess Zeng is the mastermind behind the scenes, and the royal family's cronies Zeng Baohua, eldest grandson Moli, and Cao Duo are the minions. They collude with Tong Guan, bribe the palace servants, and secretly carry out the murder."
At this point, Su Gui suddenly raised his head, his face covered with sweat, and said hurriedly: "The young man is in charge of the Imperial Medicine Hospital and has a basic knowledge of pathology. Although the prince is weak, he will not die at the full moon. Someone must have harmed him.
"
There was silence in Zichen Palace, and everyone's breathing was involuntarily held back.
At this time, the sun moved, and the sunlight coming through the windows moved with it. The official sitting on the north side was completely hidden in the shadows, and people a little further away could not see his expression clearly.
After a while, the official asked quietly.
"Is there any evidence?"
Su Gui's face flashed with joy, and he quickly replied loudly: "They kept this matter private, and the younger one has no physical evidence. But the younger one has witnesses. The clerk and shopkeeper of the Eight Immortals Tower can testify that Cao Duo and Tong Guan were in Yaya several times
During the secret meeting, I heard the words and acted according to the plan."
"The younger one also has witnesses. The chamberlain Huang Jingchen can testify that Tong Guan once bribed him to gain access to Kunning Hall... Chamberlains Huangmen Wang Tong, Li Ying, Jia Xiang, and Wu Baoxiang can testify, Tong Guan
Bribe them and secretly add something to the prince's medicinal soup..."
The official sneered a few times, "Tong Guan! Among all the things, the key person is actually a dead person!"
"The official, it must be Qin..." Su Gui looked at Zhao Si who was as silent as water, gritted his teeth and said, "The King of Qin was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he took advantage of the chaos to kill Tong Guan to silence him."
"Shut up?" the official murmured.
The strange thing is that he did not look at the "suspect" Zhao Si who was revealed, but his eyes swept over the faces of Zhang Dun and other ministers. Looking at the various expressions of these ministers, trying their best to hide their calmness,
The official's expression was very complicated.
Finally, he turned to Zhao Si and spoke again.
It's just that Guan Jia's voice is a bit wavy, like a few dead leaves falling down in the cold winter.
"Brother Thirteen, how do you identify yourself?"
Zhao Si took a step forward, bowed his hands and said: "If the officials believe what Su Gui said, please immediately deprive Zhao Si of all his official positions, put him in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and send important ministers to interrogate him. If the emperor can trust Thirteen, please give me some money."
Within days, we will get to the bottom of this case and give an explanation to the emperor and the world."
There was another silence in Zichen Hall, as if there were only three officials, Zhao Si and Su Gui in the whole hall, and the rest were made of stone and wood.
Su Gui must have thought of something. As he knelt on the ground, he was shaking all over, shaking more and more violently, and finally collapsed on the ground.
The official was silent for a while and said calmly: "Brother Thirteen, I will give you five days to find out the truth and give an explanation to me and the world."
"My brother obeys the order."
"Where is Ban Zhi?"
"I'm here!" Gao Shize walked in with several guards who were on duty outside the palace.
The official glanced at them, paused for a few breaths, and continued: "Su Gui is the leader, and there are also witnesses such as Huang Jingchen, Wang Tong, Li Ying, Jia Xiang, Wu Baoxiang, etc., who have been handed over to the Imperial City Division for separate custody. Tell Li Daofa,
No one is allowed to approach them without my will."
"According to the order!"
Gao Shi led his men to carry Su Gui away, leaving only a sweat-soaked figure imprinted on the floor of the hall.
"Brother Thirteen, continue talking about your fierce battle in the northwest."
"Yes." Zhao Si replied respectfully.
The celebration banquet was barely finished. The official waved his sleeves and said to the ministers: "We've finished drinking. Let's disperse! Brother Thirteen, I'm weak. Please help me to Yanhe Hall."
"According to the decree."
Zhao Si supported the official family, walked out of the Zichen Palace Gate, and then turned into Xuanyou Gate. This alleyway was quiet and deserted, only the official family, Zhao Si and the servants behind him.
"Brother Thirteen, my son is gone -" the official suddenly grabbed Zhao Si's hand and said sadly.
Zhao Si also burst into tears and burst into tears.
After a while, the official said with sobs: "Brother Thirteen, your nephew was just one month old. He has never seen any of his uncles, aunts or uncles, so he is gone."
Zhao Si said sadly: "Sixth brother, if I had known this, Thirteen would not have gone to comfort Shaanxi, but stayed outside the Kunning Hall. Those Taoist monks said that I have a strong evil spirit and can be controlled..."
Guan Jia closed his eyes slightly and shook his head, "God's will, this is my heir."
At this point, Guan Jia's tears welled up and he murmured: "My son, my daughter - they are all gone, woo hoo -"
The princess born to Queen Liu unfortunately also died a few days after the death of the prince. She was only one year old. Such a heavy blow was really fatal to the prince's brother.
His body, which was originally in bad shape, was now in disintegration.
Zhao Si's eyes were filled with tears and he didn't know how to comfort the officials.
Hearing the official's cries, Liang Congzheng quietly pulled the accompanying maid and distanced himself from the official and Zhao Si.
Viewed from the back, the official, supported by Zhao Si, is stooped and staggering, like a frail old man.
"Thirteenth Brother, are the ambushes at the Nexiang Post Station all dead soldiers of the Xia Kingdom?" Guan Jia asked slowly, holding Zhao Si's strong arm.
"Yes, there are a total of 213 people, all of whom are dead soldiers of the Xia Kingdom. There are two squads in front of the palace, six squads in the imperial siege, the proton army, the cavalry guard army, the capture army...the elites of the Xia army,
They’re all tuned.”
"What a huge investment. Who is the traitor?"
"I followed Tong Guan to Weizhou to declare the decree. Zuo Caidi, the senior official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Liang Daohui, the chief secretary of the Zhongshu Province. My brother has handed them over to the Imperial City Secretary outside the city."
The official said bitterly: "Brother Thirteen, someone doesn't want you to come back."
At this point, a cold light shone in the official's eyes, and his tone became serious, "They are really doing it for the so-called righteousness, and they don't even care about the hatred of their family and the country. Well, what righteousness is, it is not their own glory and wealth.
Thirteenth Brother, your great victory is like mourning for an heir to some people."
"Brother Six, if you understand in your heart, I will be extremely satisfied."
"I understand in my heart. There is harmony in the court, but who knows what everyone is thinking? He talks about the country, the country, the country, and the people. Who knows which one is true and which one is false?"
"Sixth brother is absolutely right. However, I think that all these factors will converge on the word fame and fortune."
The official turned to look at Zhao Si and suddenly smiled, "Brother Thirteen, you are indeed smarter than me."
When they arrived at the gate of Yanhe Hall, the official grabbed Zhao Si's hand.
"Brother Thirteen, hurry up and get to work. Find out the truth and stop everyone from talking."
"Yes, Sixth Brother, I'll leave first."
"Let's go, let's go!" The official waved his hand
Zhao Si handed the official family to Liang Congzheng for support, bowed and saluted, and turned to leave.
Looking at his majestic back, the official's eyes flickered. After a while, he suddenly turned around and said to Liang Congzheng: "Congzheng, you are confused!"
Liang Congzheng lowered his head, tears streaming down his face. But he held the official's hand with both hands and did not dare to make a sound while swallowing.
As the official walked into the palace, he whispered: "Don't get involved with them! Get out quickly. For my sake, Brother Thirteen will keep you safe for the rest of your life. If you get involved again, Ten
You know Third Brother’s temperament.”
"I'm just confused. I heard about the prince... I couldn't hold myself back for a moment."
The official stopped suddenly and stared at Liang Congzheng so hard that he was covered in sweat and let out a weak cry.
"Official family..."
"Forget it. My prince is my lifeblood, and I know it well. Nine points of destiny, the remaining one, may be the person..."
With the support of Liang Congzheng, the official had just sat down and took a sip of warm ginseng soup when a sound came from the palace door. It turned out to be Queen Liu, who ran over.
Her beauty was pale and her hair was disheveled. She cried and fell to the ground when she saw the official family: "Liu Lang, why don't you avenge our child's injustice?"
The official raised his brows and looked up, seeing silhouettes of people at the entrance of the palace.
"Who's out there?"
Liang Congzheng quickly replied: "It's Hao Sui, the superintendent."
"You all get out."
"yes!"
Soon, only Guan Jia and Madam Liu were left in the palace.
The official slowly got down from his seat, helped Mrs. Liu up, and then sat down panting.
After slowly regaining his breath, the official asked: "Brother Thirteen harmed my son, do you believe it?" This chapter has been completed!
