Rong Fei's first impression of Emperor Dayan was not bad, at least he seemed quite easy-going.
After some stylized praise and expressions of loyalty, Zhu Sheng gave the two of them a seat to sit down and answer.
"How did you find the jade seal? And why did you ask Yueyao to take it out of the palace? Tell me quickly, I am very curious."
This was the reason why Zhu Sheng left the ministers waiting in the Jinluan Palace and summoned the two of them to the Imperial Study Room for questioning.
As for rewards, winning people's hearts and so on, these two little people are not in Zhu Sheng's eyes.
Not only Zhu Sheng, but Yu Qingzhi was also curious. He had been looking for the jade seal for three full days and almost searched the entire palace but could not find it. How did Rong Fei find it in less than two days.
"Well... everything starts when Mr. Wei brings me to the imperial study to search."
Rong Fei sorted out his thoughts and spoke softly.
"The first inspection of the imperial study did not reveal any clues. After Wei Gong's description of the situation that day, the focus of suspicion could only be on the group of guards guarding outside the imperial study.
On the way to the inner treasury, I happened to pass by the garden where the prince and the king of Qi were playing, and met the two highnesses. At the same time, I heard Wei Gong talk about the interesting story of the two highnesses charging into battle in the yard to attack the city.
After arriving at the inner treasury and interrogating the guards, I concluded that the loss of the jade seal had nothing to do with them..."
"People's hearts are unpredictable, and people's words are even less trustworthy. Why are you so sure that the guards are not lying?"
Zhu Sheng raised his hand to interrupt Rong Fei's statement and asked strangely.
"Because Wei Gong and I jointly performed a play."
Rong Fei smiled confidently and told the story of his interrogation with Wei Lin in the inner treasury.
"How wonderful! How wonderful!"
After hearing this, Zhu Sheng praised him repeatedly.
"Since the loss of the jade seal has nothing to do with the guards, someone must have sneaked into the imperial study, so Wei Gong and I returned to the imperial study for the second time. It was already late at night, and I lay on the ground holding an oil lamp and used the gold bricks on the floor to
For coordinates, check and search block by block.
When I searched in front of the table, I noticed something reflecting the light under the table leg. It turned out to be an extremely tiny grain of sand. After some searching, I found a small pile of sand around the table leg.
"
Rong Fei stretched out his right little finger and gestured.
"The guards had been guarding the door before and after the jade seal was lost. If you want to enter the imperial study, you can only enter the windows on both sides. I searched in reverse direction along the direction where the sand was scattered, and sure enough I found the same sand on the east window sill.
grain.
I asked the guards that the weather was sunny that day, and although there was a breeze, it was not enough to blow so many sand grains onto the window sill and into the imperial study. Therefore, these sand grains must have been brought in by someone.
There were only four people who came in and out of the imperial study that day, Your Majesty, the Chief Constable, Wei Gong and Ma Gong. The Chief Constable is not stained by the worldly world, so he definitely did not bring the sand in. Your Majesty, Wei Gong, and Ma Gong once visited the imperial study.
Take a walk in the garden. Although there are grains of sand in the imperial garden, they are mixed with soil and not as pure as the sand found in the imperial study.
To sum up, these grains of sand must have been left by the person who stole the jade seal when he came in and out. Then the next thing is simple. We only need to find out where such grains of sand are in the palace and who was there that day.
Once you have entered and exited there, you can locate the suspected target.
I was reminded of what Wei Gong said. In June, the two highnesses dug a pond in the garden where they played to practice water fighting. The two highnesses were still young and delicate, so the pond for practicing water fighting must not be suitable.
If you use a mud pond, the water in the pond will be turbid and dirty, which is harmful to your health. The water quality of a pond made of sand will be much cleaner.
So I approached the two Highnesses under the pretext of telling stories, thinking I could ask for some useful information. It happened that His Highness King Qi asked about my identity at that time and learned that I was an agent of the Jixian Division.
When they went to the palace to find the lost items, the reactions and expressions of the two highnesses were a little strange.
I suddenly had a whim, guessing whether the loss of the jade seal had something to do with the two royal highnesses? Combined with the blind spot between the guards guarding the door and the window of the imperial study, even if an ordinary person bends down and squats, due to its large size, it will still
There is a possibility of being discovered.
But if two children bend down and squat, they can perfectly avoid the observation range of the guards' eyes. Moreover, the window sill of the royal study is not high, and children with light and agile bodies can just climb in.
Although I had some doubts at the time, the two Highnesses were of high status and it was difficult for me, a small policeman, to ask directly. So I told a few short stories about lying and suffering big losses, hoping to make the two Highnesses understand the story.
After understanding the truth, realize the mistake and the seriousness of the matter, and take the initiative to confess.
And the two highnesses did have the intention to repent and told me what happened. It turned out that when the two highnesses were practicing siege warfare that day, the weight and shape of the projectiles used on the small trebuchet were inappropriate and they could not be thrown very far.
It was far away and couldn't hit the city wall, so I looked around for throwing objects.
After searching around for a while, I somehow found my way into the imperial study room and found that a stone on the imperial desk was of a suitable size and weight, so I took it out. The two highnesses did not know that it was the imperial seal, but they thought it was just an ordinary piece of jade.
, I played with it on the trebuchet a few times, and then accidentally fell into the golden scale pool."
After listening to Rong Fei's story, the expressions on the faces of Zhu Sheng and Yu Qingzhi became a little weird, as if they wanted to laugh but also seemed to be angry.
But he couldn't laugh or get angry.
The source of these recent troubles turned out to be the temporary playfulness of two urchins.
This...this...is too childish.
Therefore, Liu Shoufu, who was drugged and caused hematemesis and coma, was so innocent!
King Yong Zhu Cheng, who thought he had a chance to win and gave it a go, was so unwilling!
In recent days, Zhu Sheng has not been able to eat well or sleep well. He is not yet in his thirties and has started to lose a lot of hair due to worry. How... how... ugh!
Zhu Sheng didn't know how to describe his mood at this time.
You two little beasts, I will take care of you after I finish dealing with the affairs in the court.
Zhu Sheng secretly said cruelly in his heart, and then asked another question that had been bothering him.
"How did you know that Fan Liren had taken refuge with Zhu Cheng and that Feiyuwei would prevent you two from leaving the palace, and then you thought of using your identity as Princess Yueyao to take Yuxi out of the palace?"
"At that time, I didn't know that Feiyuwei had defected to King Yong, but I suddenly realized that the whole thing was missing a key link. It was when I thought of this link that I guessed that there would be many obstacles to leaving the palace."
Rong Fei replied.
"Oh, what is it?"
"Since the jade seal was lost by the two highnesses when they were playing and it was not stolen by King Yong, how did King Yong know about the loss of the jade seal and start planning everything? At that time, the only one who knew about the loss of the jade seal was His Majesty, the Chief Constable.
, Wei Gong and Magong. The person who leaked the news was definitely not His Majesty, nor was he the chief arrester, so only Wei Gong and Magong were left.
Both of them knew that I was looking for the jade seal in the palace. If the jade seal was not found, that would be fine. But don’t be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. It is a matter of family and life. To be on the safe side, ensure that the plan on the altar can be carried out.
If it goes smoothly, there will inevitably be a card interception at the entrance and exit of the palace.
At that time, the only person I knew in the palace was the Sixth Princess. There is no doubt about the loyalty of the Sixth Princess and His Majesty's mother, and with her noble status, she was naturally the best candidate to take Yuxi out of the palace.
Xiao Shunzi and I deliberately caused a commotion on the other side to attract the attention of Fei Yuwei so that the Sixth Princess could leave the palace smoothly."
After hearing the explanation, Zhu Sheng's face became extremely ugly, and his eyes alternated between gloomy and angry.
Fan Liren, Wei Lin, and Ma Hong were all Zhu Sheng's most trusted confidants, but they were betrayed one after another. This blow to him was even more difficult to accept than being besieged by the Yong Party on the Tiantian Sacrifice.
"Is it Wei Lin? Or Ma Hong? Or have both of them betrayed me?"
Zhu Sheng suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.
"Well...because I have had contact with Mr. Wei, I am more willing to believe that Mr. Wei is innocent from a personal perspective. However, the judgment of the case must be objective and based on evidence. So when I was in Nuanfeng Pavilion, I learned from the Empress and Concubine Xian.
I asked about the situation of my two father-in-laws.
Betrayal is the most despised behavior, so the betrayer must have an agenda. But the two father-in-laws are now at the top of their status, and they are not short of wealth and power. I really can't think of anything else.
Being able to allow them to make that choice.”
This was also the only doubtful point in the whole incident that Rong Fei did not understand.
Wei Lin? Or Ma Hong?
Zhu Sheng closed his eyes, and the faces of the two people appeared alternately in his mind.
Even the judgmental Rong Fei couldn't determine which of the two was the traitor, and Zhu Sheng couldn't tell either.
However, this kind of problem did not faze him.
It's better to kill by mistake than let go.
Since we can't determine who is the traitor, we will kill them all.
The closed eyes suddenly opened, Zhu Sheng's eyes became determined again, and he made a decision in his heart.
Dong dong dong dong…
There were hurried footsteps approaching from far away, and finally stopped in front of the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty, something...has happened."
Wei Lin's voice came through the door, panting and swallowing a little.
"How do you behave in such a hurry to come in and talk?"
Zhu Sheng shouted in a deep voice, and the cold murderous intention flashed in his eyes.
The door was pushed open, revealing Wei Lin's old face full of tears and sweat.
"His Majesty!"
Wei Lin stumbled across the threshold, stumbled and knelt down in front of the imperial case, crying with tears in her eyes.
"Old Ma, he...he's dead!"
What?
Mahon is dead!
Zhu Sheng and Rong Fei were both shocked, but Yu Qingzhi remained calm.
"Tell me clearly what's going on."
Zhu Sheng shouted and asked.
"On the way to the imperial edict, Lao Ma led the imperial army to escort a group of rebellious ministers. Suddenly, a group of men in black armed with crossbows burst out and fired arrows at the escorting team. Fan Liren was shot into a hedgehog on the spot among the arrows, and Lao Ma
He and more than a dozen Imperial Guards also suffered misfortunes, woo woo woo.”
"Did you catch him alive?"
"No one was caught alive. The group of men in black moved very fast. After shooting two rounds of arrows and seeing that Fan Li had no chance of survival, they fled. Commander Zuo Kui had surrounded the area and was going from house to house.
House-to-house searches.”
"Kill and silence!"
Rong Fei suddenly slapped his thigh hard, jumped up and shouted.