Back to the palace, well, it should be called Qin Palace now.
Zhao Si accepted the congratulations of everyone in the mansion headed by Mrs. Zeng and Ming Zhaoxia. After a lively dinner, Zhao Si met Zhang Shuye, Liu Kai, Zeng Baohua, Changsun Moli, and Cao Duo in the study.
"How dare these thieves make such slanderous accusations!" Liu Kai said angrily.
His face was full of anger, his beard and hair spread out, and he wanted to bite Su Gui to death.
"The death of a prince is the most heartbreaking thing for the official family. They just want to use the official's heartache to force them to rebel against the king." Zhang Shuye said coldly.
"Mr. Ji Zhong is right. The knowledgeable ministers in the court are very aware of this. Therefore, in the Zichen Palace, Zhang Dun, Li Qingchen and other important ministers, no one said anything to add insult to injury. I heard that Zhao Tingzhi and others listened.
, was very angry, and even privately cursed Li Qingchen as an old traitor."
Changsun Moli's words made Zeng Baohua raise his eyebrows, "There are no fools in this world, only people who are stupid because of their sharpness."
"The official sage, I believe that the king is not such a despicable person. It's just that the Holy Order asked His Highness to investigate the case. How to investigate this case?" Liu Kai spread his hands and said.
"Brother Huang asked me to investigate, so I will investigate carefully. Mr. Ji Zhong, Wen Yi is going to be promoted to Tongzhi Privy Councilor, and I have recommended you as Quan Zhi to Kaifeng Prefecture. Cao Liulang, I recommend you as Quan Shou.
The general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture is responsible for the affairs of the internal and external police departments. Please take the trouble to investigate this case carefully."
Zhao Si's words made Zhang Shuye frown.
"Your Highness, is there really something hidden about the prince?"
It is well known to both the government and the public that the prince died due to innate defects due to his official status. Is there really some secret that everyone does not know about?
"In order to frame me, they deliberately said that there was a secret behind the prince's death. Then I will find out the secret for them!"
Changsun Moli continued beside him.
"Your Majesty, everyone, I have spoken with Mr. Qian Yi. During the period when the prince was seriously ill and was about to die, he came to the palace for treatment. I heard from him that the prince's fatal illness was very similar to whooping cough. But from what he said, the disease was
Filling the world, the prince is weak and easier to mess with than an ordinary baby."
Speaking of this, Changsun Moli glanced at Zhao Si, "But the king said in the letter that whooping cough is not as simple as an epidemic. If the prince is really fatal from whooping cough, then maybe there is a hidden secret. Someone may have brought whooping cough.
The prince contracted the disease and died young."
Is there such a thing?
Although everyone knew that the prince would not live long, it was really heinous to deliberately let him die prematurely. The officials would chop the real culprit alive.
It's just that what King Qin said just now means that there is no hidden secret. They also want to find out the hidden secret and then throw the blame on some people.
Now it is revealed that the prince may have been deliberately infected with whooping cough. Is there any connection between the two?
Everyone's eyes glowed, staring at Zhao Si involuntarily.
"Cao Liulang!" Zhao Si turned to Cao Duo, "First find the families in Kaifeng who have had babies suffering from whooping cough in the past three months, and then check them one by one to see if any mysterious person bought from them.
Used items, personal items used by sick babies.”
Seeing that everyone didn't quite understand, Zhao Si explained.
"Whooping cough will not spread to the palace or the prince for no reason. There must be a source. The source is a family in Kaifeng where a baby has contracted whooping cough in recent months."
Cao Duo understood immediately.
"What the king means is that someone secretly bought the personal belongings of a baby with whooping cough, which had the source of the disease on it, and then tried to bring it into the palace, put it next to the prince, and let him contract whooping cough. The prince is weak, and other babies may be able to survive it.
, the prince definitely couldn’t survive it, so he died shortly after the full moon.”
Zhao Si nodded.
"Yes, this is my conjecture. Cao Liulang, what you have to do is to check whether this conjecture is correct! But you must be cautious!"
"I understand. On the surface, we are pursuing the clues of Su Gui, Huang Jingchen and others with great fanfare, and secretly we are following the king's instructions to investigate quietly."
Zhao Si's fingers tapped lightly on the table next to him, "In order to show justice, the emperor's brother handed over Su Gui, Huang Jingchen and others to the custody of the Imperial City Division, and they will be interrogated by the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and the Imperial City Division.
.Cao Liulang, your Kaifeng Mansion cannot contact them."
Cao Duo's expression changed, "In the past, major cases in the court were all tried by the Kaifeng Mansion. Why this time?"
"In order to avoid suspicion. Who knows, the whole Kaifeng Mansion, especially the Internal and External Police Department, are all my king's people. In order to block everyone's mouth, the officials can only do this."
"With Fan Zhonggong and Liu Gongda in charge of the Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment, there shouldn't be anything wrong." Zeng Baohua consoled him from the side.
"The situation in Yushitai is complicated, and all forces have their hands buried in it. Although Fan Zhonggong is highly respected, at this critical moment of life and death, it is difficult to stop some people from trying hard. In the Ministry of Punishment, Shao and others have been running for many years, and Liu Gongda took office
It won’t take long to clean it up. So big things may not happen, but many mistakes can’t be avoided.”
Changsun Moli shook his head and said.
"What should we do? It is related to the secret of the prince's premature death. No mistakes can be made. If it is found, it may be a big deal." Zeng Baohua spread his hands and said.
"I will ask people to keep an eye on the Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Imperial City Department, and nothing will happen in the short term. So the key is you, Cao Liulang! You must get results as soon as possible. Find out the clues and follow the clues.
..."
Cao Duo nodded, "Your Highness, I understand."
"Also, those informants buried in the police station by the Imperial City Department must be put to good use." Zhao Si reminded again.
"Your Highness, I know that the Imperial City Secretary must be well aware of our process of solving the case."
"Well, it's good to know. Li Daofa has been loyal to the emperor for more than ten years. If the Imperial City Secretary knows, it means that Li Daofa knows. If Li Daofa knows, the emperor knows."
Changsun Moli added at the side, "Cao Liulang, what the king means is that in the case we found, the evidence is missing, others don't believe it... it doesn't matter. The key is the official's belief."
"Your Highness and Mr. Xuanming, don't worry, Cao knows how to handle this case." Cao Duo smiled and replied.
After everyone dispersed, Yu Huatian walked in.
"The young one has met the king."
"Any news?"
"Returning to Your Highness, the East School Office has just received news that during the interrogation of the Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, and the three halls of the Imperial City, Su Gui, Huang Jingchen, Wang Tong, Li Ying, and the four shopkeepers of the Eight Immortals Tower, all
Hua Ya confessed. He admitted that Tong Guan bribed them, and that Cao Liulang had a secret meeting with Tong Guan..."
"I can find hundreds or even thousands of such witnesses." Zhao waved his hand as if he didn't care.
"Your Highness, please enter Huangmen Jia Xiang and Wu Baoxiang, the chamberlains, and they will fight to death. They said that Tong Guan did come to them, but they just asked about some other matters, which had nothing to do with the King of Qin and the prince. There was also a clerk from the Eight Immortals Tower.
, Yan San, said he had met Tong Guan, and that he had seen Tong Guan meet many people, but there was no Cao Liulang."
After hearing Yu Huatian's words, Zhao Xi's face straightened, "Some people actually don't recognize it? What they did was really rough. What happened next?"
"The young man inquired and heard that witnesses identified Jia Xiang, Wu Baoxiang and Yan San, who did not admit their confessions, which gave Fan Zhonggong and Liu Shilang a clue. It is not credible to say that the witnesses' testimonies are suspicious, so let the Imperial City Bureau do it again.
Verification. After the Imperial City Division took the witnesses back into custody, someone quietly transferred Jia Xiang, Wu Baoxiang and Yan San to the Penal Department Prison without telling Li Daofa."
Zhao Si narrowed his eyes slightly, "The prison of the Ministry of Punishment? Liu Gongda still failed to clean up the place after clearing up the accumulated abuses. Have you taken action?"
"I haven't come back to you yet, Your Highness. I guess I want to wait until night, when the night is quiet and people are quiet, before I can torture you severely."
"Give the information to Cao Liulang and ask him to invite Mr. Liu to wait for an opportunity to go to the Penal Department Prison and catch him! Then take the opportunity to let the Police Department take over all the Penal Department Prison."
"yes."
"There is also the Imperial City Division, who did it to transfer the suspect to the Ministry of Punishment Prison? Does Li Daofa know?"
"yes!"
After finishing his work, Zhao Si slowly walked to the main house in the backyard, where Zeng Shuhua was waiting for him.
"Your Highness, thank you for your hard work."
"Madam, you are serious. Some people can't sit still anymore and want to take advantage of the fact that I have just returned to Kaifeng and my footing is unstable to hit me head-on. They are using the same tricks over and over again. But I didn't expect that they are really crazy. In order to bring down
I, the king, will not hesitate to rub salt into my brother’s wounds.”
Zeng Shuhua agreed while taking off Zhao Si's outer robe and putting on his daily clothes at home.
"The more they behave like this, the worse they will fall when the truth comes out."
"The truth comes out? Sometimes, the truth never comes out." This chapter has been completed!