"No, the minister didn't suspect anyone," Song Yanzhao was silent for a moment, and gently spit out a sentence, "The minister is just speculating according to common sense." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Emperor Jiayou sat down again, rubbing his eyebrows, and seemed quite tired.

"Common sense? Tell me about your common sense. ”

Song Yanzhao pursed his lips before he slowly spoke: "The minister has talked to Zhao Yang, he has the desire to survive, and he has no courage to seek death, and he ......"

Speaking of this, Song Yanzhao paused, raised his eyes to look at Emperor Jiayou, and looked hesitant, "He once mentioned to his ministers that he has always only followed the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Emperor Jiayou's expression changed, and his gaze became cold, "Do you suspect the crown prince?" ”

Song Yanzhao shook his head, "No, but it is a fact that Zhao Yang, as a subordinate official of the East Palace, obeys the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, so, minister, I want to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person." ”

"Smack!" Emperor Jiayou slapped the table heavily, making a dull sound, and he stared at Song Yanzhao angrily, "Do you know what you're talking about?" You are suspicious of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, without evidence, you dare to question the prince of the Great Zhou, Yan Zhao, don't rely on my favor for you to act like this! ”

"I didn't!" Song Yanzhao blurted out, he looked at the old man with cold eyes in front of him, a touch of bitterness slowly rose in his heart, but his expression became a little blank.

"It is precisely because he did not suspect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the minister wanted to ask him face to face to prove His Royal Highness's innocence, if he really doubted it, the minister would secretly investigate and would not say this to you in person."

"Investigating?" Emperor Jiayou sneered, "You are so bold, you dare to secretly investigate the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is it that one day you will also secretly investigate me?" ”

"Don't dare!" Song Yanzhao's voice was muffled, "As the commander of the Prudent Criminal Division, it is the duty of the Prudential Criminal Division to be loyal to you alone, investigate important cases, and restore the truth, this is what you taught me." ”

Emperor Jiayou's face froze, remembering that when he handed over the post of commander of the Shen Criminal Division to Song Yanzhao that day, he did say this.

Emperor Jiayou's mood is very complicated, he asked Song Yanzhao to be the commander of the Prudent Criminal Division, firstly out of his favor, and secondly, because he also values Song Yanzhao's character, this kid is ruthless, no one is afraid of it, no one dares to provoke, and he is very domineering, such a character is the commander of the Prudential Criminal Division, which is very suitable.

But at this moment, Emperor Jiayou has a kind of boredom of lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and the point that he valued Song Yanzhao at the beginning has just become the point that binds him now.

"Okay, I'm here to ask you, you want to question the prince face to face, do you have any evidence?"

The corners of Song Yanzhao's lips pursed into a straight line, "No." ”

"Can there be testimony and witnesses?"

"Nope."

Emperor Jiayou looked at him with a complicated expression, and sighed, "It's not that I stopped you and didn't let you ask the prince for questioning, it's that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and it is rumored that the prince is involved in the tragedy of the minister's annihilation, so how can the prince gain a foothold in the court, and where does my face exist?" Where does the face of the Great Zhou Dynasty exist? ”

It turned out that in the heart of his grandfather, the face of the prince and the emperor was much more important than the lives of more than a dozen members of the Zhang family and the dozen young ladies in Zhangjia Village, more than 30 lives, Song Yanzhao looked at Emperor Jiayou inexplicably, and a chill was born from the depths of his heart.

"Don't you just want me to investigate because of your face? What if, if the crown prince is really involved in this case? After a moment of silence, Song Yanzhao raised his eyes, looked at Emperor Jiayou fixedly, and asked softly.

Emperor Jiayou's expression changed unpredictably, he shook his head for a moment, and his tone was decisive, "I won't let you investigate, not because of face, but because it's not necessary, I believe in the prince." ”

Emperor Jiayou said this, paused, and looked inexplicable, "The crown prince will not do such a thing, since this is the case, why do you want to make more moves to cause turmoil in the DPRK and China." ”

He sighed, stood up and walked to Song Yanzhao's side, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed, "Yanzhao, my grandfather is old, and I hope that the court will be peaceful, once the prince is rumored to be involved in such things, the position of the prince will inevitably be unstable, and the unstable position of the prince is a taboo for the instability of the government." ”

Song Yanzhao closed his eyes and did not speak.

Emperor Jiayou sighed again, and comforted Song Yanzhao with warm words, "Yanzhao, my grandfather understands that this is the first major case that you personally commanded and cracked, so I naturally hope to investigate all the suspicions clearly, but after all, your experience is too shallow, and some things are easy to drill into the horns." ”

"Think about it, although Zhao Yang is a subordinate official of the East Palace, he doesn't listen to the prince in everything, it may be that after he was arrested, he knew that he was guilty and took the prince as the last straw to save his life, I hope you can spare his life in the face of the prince."

"Or maybe he was on his verge of death, climbing and biting indiscriminately, and finally committing suicide in despair?"

"Or maybe he was instructed by others to deliberately frame the prince?"

Emperor Jiayou casually listed several possible situations, and looked at Song Yanzhao seriously, "There are too many detours and curves here, you have handled few cases, you have little experience, and you don't know if you were misled by him." ”

Song Yanzhao's heart was cold and cold, and he suddenly felt that everything was so interesting that he didn't even have the strength to speak.

After a long time, he spit out a faint sentence: "What Your Majesty said is true." ”

It's Your Majesty, not your grandfather, Emperor Jiayou's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "You kid, you can't be angry with your grandfather, you remember, the prince is your uncle, I am your grandfather, I have hurt you for so many years, I can still harm you." ”

Song Yanzhao pulled his lips and did not speak.

"When this case is closed, I will give you a few days off and go out to have fun." Emperor Jiayou smiled and patted him again, "When the time comes, I will also go to see some little ladies, if you like it, your grandfather will call the shots for you." ”

Coming out of the palace, Song Yanzhao stood at the gate of the palace blankly, and subconsciously touched the things that had been placed on his chest.

That's a blood book written by Zhao Yang!

That day, Zhao Yang said everything, and bit the blood book written on his finger, he was still a little puzzled at the time, he could use pen and ink, why did he write the blood book?

He has been in prison for many days, and the prince has not done anything to save him, and Zhao Yang understands that his time is running out, right?

Thinking about the content of the blood book, and then thinking about the more than 30 lives in Jiangning County, Song Yanzhao only felt that the blood book on his chest was like a big stone and he couldn't breathe.

He walked down the street with his horse dazed, and for the first time in his life, he had doubts about what he had always believed.

"Hey, isn't that Song Sanye?" At the door of a lo-mei shop across the road, Holly suddenly looked up and saw Song Yanzhao walking down the street in disappointment, and hurriedly pulled Mu Jin's sleeve, "Lady, it's Song Sanye." ”

Mu Jin turned his head, looked at Song Yanzhao, and blinked, his expression seemed to be a little strange, was he unhappy?

"Song Yanzhao!"

A crisp and pleasant voice came, and Song Yanzhao came back to his senses, and saw a steaming braised duck neck handed over in front of him.

Song Yanzhao raised his eyes.

"Please eat braised duck neck!" The picturesque girl has crooked eyebrows and eyes, and a shallow smile.