Chapter VI: Arguments Based on Reason
"It's only been a day, but the ability to scold people has risen dramatically." The prince returned to the Praetorian Guard Division, looked at Fang Jiannan intently, and saw that she was dressed in women's clothes and drenched Tian Guoguang's dog blood, looking very stubborn and spicy.
"His Royal Highness the Prince! The people are wronged! Fang Jiannan pretended to be justified and said.
"I heard that you have Kunshan jade?"
"This is the engagement of the people's daughter, from the Changning Zhang family." Thinking that he could verify his identity, Fang Jiannan took off the Kunshan jade around his neck and offered it respectfully, the prince reached out to take it, and saw that the Kunshan jade was exactly the same as his own, and the prince immediately asked: "Changning Zhang family, although it is also a famous family, there has been no one who has entered the office for a long time, Kunshan jade is a royal gift, where did the Zhang family come from?" Seeing that the prince was puzzled, remembering Bai Yinfeng's letter of appointment, Bai Maojiang could only explain on his behalf: "Well, His Royal Highness the prince doesn't know that this piece of Kunshan jade was given to me by the emperor in the early years." Zhang Yuanwai went first, and the old man had helped preside over the marriage between Ji Bai and the child, and this Kunshan jade was the basis for this, so it was in the hands of the child. β
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin has arrived!" Behind him, the Praetorian Guards saluted again.
When King Jin entered the house, he had already expected that the prince would come, and when he saw that Bai Maojiang, the household servant, was also coming, he was surprised, and then greeted them one by one: "His Royal Highness the Prince!" White-sama! Commander Tian! Commander Joe! His eyes swept over the people in the room one by one, and when King Jin saw Fang Jiannan, he asked with concern: "How could my sister be involved in this matter, just now that the letter from Zhang's Mansion arrived, I heard that I was arrested!"
Seeing that the King of Jin was really familiar with Fang Jiannan, the prince handed the Kunshan jade back to Fang Jiannan in front of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin turned a blind eye, so the prince said to the King of Jin with relief: "I'm still thinking about when you can come over." β
"I just went to visit Uncle Fourteen." King Jin replied, but his eyes were still focused on Fang Jiannan.
The crown prince smiled, "Uncle Fourteen, he is very afraid of assassins, so he went to my mansion to recuperate." β
Fang Jiannan saw the king of Jin and said: "Last night, this lord just because I stayed in the inn, he felt that the people's girl was suspicious and arrested them together, and the people's girl dared to ask again, except for my woman dressing up as a man, do you have any evidence?"
"Isn't it suspicious that you're suspicious and trying to escape the search, and you happen to be in the killer's haunted place?" Seeing Qiao Shan's speech, Tian Guoguang asked rhetorically.
"Yesterday, the people wanted to enter the city in men's clothes for a while, if they wanted to carry the murder weapon, they could just escape the search in women's clothes, why do they need to pretend to be men? Men and women are in trouble, how can I let people search my body in order to save my name? This is the misunderstanding. β
"King Jin, you girl, you are very articulate!" When the prince saw that Nanyan was chiseled, he wanted to get out, and he added rhetoric.
After a brief embarrassment, in just one night, the brothers were very different.
"At present, the truth of the matter is unknown, and everyone should be sent to the Criminal Department for detention pending trial, and the Praetorian Guard Department is not a place for suspects to be arraigned after all." The prince immediately responded.
"I seconded the proposal below, and we don't want to overstep our authority and tell the truth." Tian Guoguang said, his eyes glanced at Qiao Shan.
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to inquire in person, Fang Jiannan knew that his brother's disaster this time was not small, and he had just heard King Jin say that he was visiting the Fourteenth Emperor Uncle, and said in his heart: "Brother, are you lurking in the army to be an enemy of the imperial court?" stabbing a big man like Uncle Fourteen......"
Immediately, Fang Jiannan felt a pang in his heart: "There is only one reason why my brother committed the assassination, and that Fourteenth Emperor Uncle is his father-killing enemy!" If it's okay to do something else, I confess my guilt and exchange my life for my brother's life, but how can I pull the bow and arrow by myself...... If he admitted it, no one believed it, and he also revealed that he was an insider, and when the time came, he hurt his brother again. β
Then I thought: At this moment, the righteous brother of King Jin is still there, and when I rescued him that day, I knew that he was an upright person, and if he entered the criminal department, I am afraid that he would not have a chance to defend himself.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Lord Bai! The folk girl was wronged, and when she heard that the thief was using the bow and arrow, the folk girl dared to ask everyone: Which one of the folk girls and her entourage can draw the bow? My husband's family is the Zhang family of Changning City, full of loyal martyrs, and his father Fang Zixiao was also a member of the Praetorian Guard in his early years, and this time he entered the city to invite His Royal Highness the King of Jin......"
Tian Guoguang and Qiao Shan both looked at the past when they heard "Fang Zixiao", and estimated Fang Jiannan's age, thinking that he was almost the head of the regimental training in their minds. Bai Maojiang saw that the crown prince and the king of Jin were facing the saint, and knew that this matter had alarmed the saint, and Fang Jiannan was the biggest suspect, even if he wanted to clear his grievances, he would definitely have to go to the criminal department.
"Child, the three divisions of the Criminal Department will be tried, and it is not a case of conviction. To hand you over to the Criminal Department is to give you a clean slate, there is a way that real gold is not afraid of fire, if the Praetorian Guard really wrongs you, then Lord Tian and Lord Qiao will definitely give you an explanation! Although Bai Maojiang's words did not protect her, they gave Fang Jiannan a reassurance.
After Tian Guoguang heard Fang Zixiao's name, Fang Fang saw that Nanji's defense was reasonable, and naturally said: "Ling Zun wanted to be a well-known figure in our Praetorian Guard back then, and the old hero is still famous now, and I just heard that his old man is no longer alive, and I am deeply saddened. However, when the criminal department was still innocent, Tian Guoguang came to the door to ask for the guilt! "Now that the Praetorian Guards are a little older, who doesn't know the name of Fang Zixiao back then! Tian Guoguang has been guarding the capital Yong'an for 20 years, and he has never made any mistakes, and he is one of Fang Zixiao's protΓ©gΓ©s back then! At this moment, Tian Guo is patronizing and must not keep upright, and he is sure in his heart that he must protect his teacher and daughter.
"Just do it according to the wishes of His Royal Highness the Prince, when you get to the Criminal Department, the truth will naturally be revealed, and my brother is waiting for you in the palace." King Jin also persuaded, and his expression suddenly softened and walked towards Fang Jiannan, his tone seemed to be a greeting between friends, changing the style of a king.
Fang Jiannan heard King Jin say the same, and knew that the matter had come to this point, and he had to go to the Criminal Department. As long as he gritted his teeth and guarded his brother's whereabouts, it would be okay to barely get out in the future, and thinking of what Fang Dongli said, if he couldn't meet his brother at the inn in time, would his brother be in a hurry to find him? Or maybe my brother heard that he was escorted to the Criminal Department, and it was impossible to say that he would save himself, what else did Fang Dongli dare not do at this time? And she couldn't do anything but wait, Fang Jiannan lowered her head and went to worry.
"Does the Fang family still have relatives?" Tian Guoguang asked again, Fang Jiannan was thinking about Fang Dongli in a trance, and when he was asked, his mind was blank, the word "have" had already been exported, and he wanted to change it again to say that it would not arouse suspicion, "My brother's whereabouts are unknown since his father's death, I'm afraid it's ...... I was also killed, but I didn't see any bones for a day, and my brother was born in my mind! β
This was Fang Jiannan's prevarication and mediation, but it made the prince and the king of Jin sigh in their hearts, they were also siblings, and they also worshiped the prince together when they were young, and they played tricks on the eunuchs and nurses together. Although there are not many memories, it is also a rare family experience in the family of the Son of Heaven. Seeing that Fang Jiannan's brother and sister were in deep love, King Jin patted Fang Jiannan's shoulder to show comfort, and said with feelings: The prince is really jealous of him, even if he barely maintained the appearance of his brother and brother Gong before, after the incident in the mountain, the prince actually killed himself.
The prince said in his heart: "Although it is not certain that the assassination must have been committed by the King of Jin, but he supervised the matter of Jushan and set up a formation to lead me to the banquet, no matter how much he knows about Luo Xingmen, this brother can no longer do it." β
"In this way, the old minister took the first step, and this time, because the old man had been a matchmaker for Zhang Jiabao, he naturally couldn't ignore this child. Even after a famous family, he can't be lawless, partial to personal protection, and the old minister has been an official for decades, and this kind of ethics still exists. Bai Maojiang's words were clean with his own line.
"Next, there will be the two adults Lao, His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the old man will say goodbye." Bai Maojiang will leave, and if he waits any longer, he is afraid that he will be embarrassed. No matter which of the crown prince and the king of Jin leaves, or both of them leave, he Bai Maojiang will become a hostile place in the hearts of the two forces.
"Without further ado, my subordinates will send Miss Fang and her party to the Criminal Department." Tian Guoguang said, how could he not know what Bai Maojiang meant? Qiao Shan was straight-hearted, he was only afraid that there would be another errand on the way to the criminal department to send Fang Jiannan, so he went out with him. Fang Jiannan reluctantly followed the Praetorian Guards and others away, leaving only the prince and the King of Jin brothers.