Tai Xu's case has not yet been tried, but all parties have already moved.

All the evidence pointed to Liu Chi, but no one expected the situation to change abruptly.

Liu Chi died, poisoned in the prison of Dali Temple.

In the imperial study, Emperor Yongzhen stroked the empty robe under the broken leg with one hand, and looked at Wu Rong with an unpredictable expression, while Feng Qizhou and Li Fengqian were standing next to him.

"You say, Liu Chi is dead?"

Wu Rong said in a low voice: "Yes." ”

Emperor Yongzhen's fingers moved lightly: "Suicide in fear of sin?"

"It's not. ”

Wu Rong looked up at Emperor Yongzhen and said in a deep voice: "The minister did find a blood letter next to Liu Chi's body, which was full of confessions, but the minister didn't believe that Liu Chi would commit suicide like that. ”

"Let's not talk about the poison of the broken intestines grass after he was imprisoned in Dali Temple, let's say Liu Chi, he has always insisted that he was harmed by people and did not admit his guilt, and even refused to admit that he did too many things between words, and now the trial has not yet begun, and the minister has been ordering someone to block the outside news, Liu Chi does not know that there is already human evidence in the hands of the minister, and how can he suddenly commit suicide in fear of crime. ”

"When the minister found Liu Chi's body last night, he saw Cai Shaoqing outside the prison, and found out that he had bribed the prison guards before Liu Chi died, and brought people inside to see Liu Chi, but the person had escaped, and the minister had taken Cai Qi down and imprisoned him in Dali Temple, but the minister was incompetent, and Cai Qi refused to speak. ”

Li Fengqi's eyes flashed slightly, and Liu Chi's death surprised him extremely much.

They all know who did the Taixu thing, and Liu Chi was undoubtedly pushed out as a substitute for the dead.

At this time, Liu Chi is far more beneficial to the eldest prince alive than dead, with him in front of him, the eldest prince can hide behind and leave everything behind, and if he dies, it will make people suspicious.

Li Fengqian once thought that in addition to this shield, he secretly attacked Liu Chi, but the Dali Temple was too strict, and they couldn't find a chance at all, thinking that they could only find another way, but they didn't expect someone to do it for them, and they didn't know if this thing was done by King Xiang, or the eldest prince's side made a mistake.

But no matter what you say, this is a great thing for the four princes.

"Your Majesty, it's no wonder that Lord Wu is not punished by the doctor, and there are eight words, Cai Qi is afraid that Lord Wu will not dare to torture him, so he has nothing to fear. Li Fengqian said in a low voice.

Emperor Yongzhen snorted coldly when he heard this: "What kind of thing is he, and he is also in the Eight Pits?"

The so-called Eight Pi, refers to the family and the old meritorious, noble and diligent, if there is a offender in the Eight Pi, the guilt is discussed, not in the punishment book, whether it is Dali Temple or the Criminal Department has no right to judge, must be played to the emperor for ruling.

Although Cai Qi is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, his merit is not in Sheji, and he seeks to be in front of the saint with profit, at this time, Li Fengqi's seemingly persuasive words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, and instantly made Emperor Yongzhen's face gloomy.

"Gao Zheng. ”

A person came out of the shadow next to the study, and that person was not wearing the uniform of a janitarian guard, but was dressed in black, and his tall figure was full of murderous intent.

"Your Majesty. ”

"You go to Dali Temple in person, I want to see how hard Cai Qi's bones are!"

Gao Zheng answered in a deep voice, and walked directly towards the outside of the imperial study, waiting for him to leave, and the uncomfortable bloody aura surrounding the room gradually dissipated.

Feng Qizhou and Li Fengqian had already seen Gao Zheng, and they didn't react much to the cold aura on his body, but it was the first time they saw this person's Wu Rong with their own eyes, but in just two sentences, fine sweat had already surfaced on the back of his neck.

Several people stood in the imperial study, Emperor Yongzhen didn't speak, no one dared to speak, and the silent atmosphere made Chen An next to him even breathe a lot lighter.

After a while, Emperor Yongzhen suddenly said, "Who do you think Liu Chi harmed?"

Wu Rong was silent.

Li Fengqian hesitated.

Emperor Yongzhen looked at him: "If you have something to say, say it." ”

Li Fengqian said in a low voice: "The crime borne by Liu Chi is very important, and it also involves the officials of the Ministry of Officials of the Central Committee, Taixu The people related to it in the state and county are almost all dead, and there is Wei Mincai in the capital who has carried all the blame, and now all the evidence points to Liu Chi alone, as soon as Liu Chi dies, there is no proof of death, and those who can do it at this time will not have anyone else except for the real people behind the scenes." ”

Emperor Yongzhen heard the meaning of Li Fengqi's words, and couldn't help but glance at Li Fengqian before turning his head to look at Feng Qizhou.

"Qizhou, what do you think?"

Feng Qizhou did not have as many scruples as Li Fengqi, and when he saw Emperor Yongzhen asking him, he said directly: "Previously, when Weichen first learned about Taixu, he had found out some people in the ministry, but before the ministers could find out what was going on, Wei Min was exposed to corruption and was pushed out, and he died in prison with all the blame, so that all the clues were cut off on him. ”

Later, the minister has been investigating the matter, and found that Wei Mincai had a relationship with Liu Chi before his death, and followed this clue to find Liu Chi, and learned that Liu Chi had a secret relationship with the courtiers in the name of the eldest prince. ”

"Taixu's matter involves local officials and the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and it is by no means Liu Chi alone who is involved, if they do not have enough connections and have people all over the court, how can they be able to deceive the superiors and subordinates, and play with the entire ministry and the selection of officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee?"

"If it weren't for Guo Qin's trip to Taixu to investigate the matter of the sacrifice and happened to encounter this matter, I'm afraid that this matter would not have been exposed, and those people would hide like rats in places that no one can see, encroaching on the land covered by imperial power inch by inch, first Taixu County, then Cangzhou Suizhou, from the south to the capital, maybe it will spread to the entire court in the future..."

Feng Qizhou's words were straightforward, and the look on Emperor Yongzhen's face became more and more ugly with his words.

Taixu's matter, at first, was only because the son of Yin Shi Weifang was abducted to make a sacrifice for life, Shi Weifang's wife almost killed someone to avenge her son, and was imprisoned by the Taixu government.

If Shi Weifang's son hadn't been lost, if it hadn't been for Guo Qin's keen awareness of the wrongness, if it hadn't been for Luo Wanquan and others acting too rampantly, I'm afraid no one would have known about this matter until now.

He is high in the temple and holds the power of the world, but in places he doesn't know, there are people who are encroaching on his country step by step, and destroying his society with a weak point.