Chapter 34: Tracing the Trace
However, he said that when Yun Yiting, the head of the cabinet, was about to interrogate the singing blind man, he was hurriedly told by the person in charge of the prison: "My lord, the blind man wanted to commit suicide in prison this morning, but fortunately he was discovered." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Yun Yiting was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" How is he doing now? β
"Back to my lord, the blind man quietly broke the bamboo chopsticks while eating breakfast, and used the sharpness of the section to cut his wrist, and when we found it, the blood gushed like a fountain."
"Has the bleeding stopped now?"
"Stopped."
"Escort him to the lobby immediately." Yun Yiting said.
He was going to interrogate him right away.
"Yes." The people who came hurriedly took the order and left.
Yun Yiting was escorted by six entourages and hurried to the lobby.
When he arrived, the blind man was kneeling in front of the desk in the lobby with two escorts.
Yun Yiting sat down on the big chair with his robe and said sharply to the blind man: "Boldly disrupt the people, dare to make up rumors and deceive people's hearts, do you know that this is a serious crime?" β
The blind man still knelt with his head bowed, and said nothing.
Yun Yiting was furious, slapped the table and said, "This official is asking you, raise your head quickly." β
The blind man did not look up.
And one of the blind men stretched out his hand and lifted his face up.
Yun Yiting looked at the blind man, but saw that his face was pale and his eyes were closed, as if he was asleep. Yun Yiting suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly said to the blind man: "You pat him and see if he is asleep." β
One of them immediately patted the blind man in the face.
This shot shocked the whole hall - blood suddenly flowed from the corner of the blind man's mouth.
Yun Yiting hurriedly got up and walked over to the blind man to check his breath.
Under this exploration, Yun Yiting couldn't help but be shockedβthe blind man's breath was as weak as a gossamer.
Yun Yiting hurriedly pried open his mouth and looked even more frightened - the blind man had bitten his tongue and committed suicide.
bit his tongue and committed suicide before he was tried, this person must have a secret that he didn't want to leak.
Yun Yiting didn't dare to slack off, and immediately entered the palace to see the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it is very likely that this person was instructed to sing that song, and now he has chosen to commit suicide in order to keep it a secret."
The emperor was reading the book, and the expression on his face was unpredictable after listening to Yun Yiting's report. After a long while, the emperor slowly looked up at Yun Yiting and asked, "Why does Aiqing think that there is a master messenger behind him?" β
In fact, the emperor also had doubts about this matter, but he also wanted to hear Yun Yiting's analysis.
Wei Chen made bold guesses from the following points: First, ordinary people would never dare to spread such things among the crowd, which shows that this blind man not only has a purpose, but also someone directs and supports him behind his back. Second, the blind man was caught slitting his wrists and biting his tongue, and it cannot be ruled out that his purpose was not to reveal to us information that should not be revealed, and he committed suicide not only to keep secrets, but also to cut off the clues between him and his mastermind, so that we could not do any further investigation. β
The emperor took a sip of tea and said, "I'll leave this matter to Yun Aiqing to follow up." β
"Yes, the minister will definitely do his best to investigate this matter."
Back at Wenyuan Pavilion, Yun Yiting immediately set about doing this.
As soon as the blind man, the key person, died, it was equivalent to cutting off the most important clue, and now Yun Yiting could only cut in from other places to investigate. As a result, the difficulty of this investigation has also increased several times. But Yun Yiting was not discouraged, he used great patience to analyze and hypothesize, trying to find the eyebrows from those subtle side details.
On this day, just as he was burying his head in the information of Xiaoshan Gao in this case, his subordinates reported: "My lord, Zheng Yusong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Lord Zheng ask to see him." β
Yun Yiting hurriedly put down the information and said, "Hurry up, please." With that, he immediately tidied up his clothes.
After saluting him, Zheng Yusong, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, said straight to the point: "Lord Yun, Your Majesty revoked the title of 'King Ze' of the Four Princes yesterday afternoon. β
Yun Yiting said: "I also know about this. β
Zheng Yusong sighed and said, "It seems that the emperor still believes in that ballad." β
Yun Yiting nodded and said, "The emperor is in the prime of life, and it is understandable that he is unwilling to hand over the throne. β
Zheng Yusong nodded, took a few steps closer to Yunyi Pavilion, lowered his voice and said, "My lord, the crown prince will return to Beijing soon, will the emperor ...... at that time?"
At the moment, Zheng Yusong is particularly worried about the safety of the crown prince.
Yun Yiting got up slowly, walked over and closed the window, and then whispered to Zheng Yusong: "At present, the emperor has not taken action against the third prince, and it is estimated that he has not done anything to the prince, let's not act rashly yet." β
"Okay."
"We are now paying close attention to the prince's return date, and when the prince arrives in Beijing, we will secretly protect him." Yun Yiting said.
Zheng Yusong also thought so, but still asked worriedly: "But if we do this, won't we be working against the emperor?" β
He likes to think things in detail.
"Brother Yu, we are loyal not only to the present, but also to the future successor of the kingdom." Yun Yiting patted Zheng Yusong on the shoulder and said.
Yun Yiting is very good at thinking about the big picture.
"That's right." Zheng Yusong smiled and nodded.
Although their opinions often differ on small matters, they rarely agree on major matters.
In Yun Yiting's view, it is the sacred mission of him and Zheng Yusong and other founding heroes to assist him in governing the country, selecting and cultivating future monarchs, and ensuring the smooth transition of the throne, and he never wants to see someone use a conspiracy to usurp the throne.
Zheng Yu was relieved and said solemnly: "I understand that the matter of protecting the prince will be left to the next generation, so that the adults can concentrate on investigating this case." β
"Hmm." Yun Yiting patted Zheng Yusong's shoulder again, with an appreciative smile on his face.
They are a good pair, both in court and in private.
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That night, the Zuo Senate phalanx of the General Political Division, the Taichang Temple Qing Bao Wenwen, and the King of Jin, Zhao Yuxun, met secretly in a tavern on the outskirts of the city.
"We have killed everyone involved in this case, leaving no trace." The phalanx whispered to Zhao Yuxun.
"Well, but I'm afraid Yun Yiting won't give up easily, so we must not take it lightly." Zhao Yuxun said solemnly.
The phalanx hurriedly said: "Although the Third Highness can rest assured, even if he digs three feet into the ground now, it is impossible to find any evidence. β
Bao Wenwen also nodded: "That's so." β
Zhao Yuxun smiled and raised a glass of thanks to them.
After three rounds of drinking, Bao Wenwen suddenly lowered his voice as if he remembered something: "Third Highness, I heard that the emperor has revoked the title of the fourth prince. β
Zhao Yuxun smiled heartily and nodded slightly.
"I don't know if the emperor will also revoke the full moon wine of the four princes." The Bag verse says.
Zhao Yuxun shook his head and said, "The full moon wine will still be done as scheduled, which is different from the prince's gift." β
Then, the vassal kings from all over the country will still return to Beijing as scheduled.
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