After Magu was imprisoned, the prince sent someone to notify almost everyone, saying that he was going to be promoted to the court to question the case.

"What do you say? Magu was sent back to prison? Then, did Geng Zhong present the recital? King Qin said in shock.

"Not yet." Hua Li replied with a worried face.

King Qin was stunned, then the prince couldn't participate this time, a rare opportunity, and he missed it like this, "But who leaked the news?" ”

He thought that the prince must have smelled the wind and would be alert.

Hua Li shook his head, King Qin was angry at the moment, and he didn't dare to say anything, lest he say the wrong thing and add fuel to the fire and make King Qin even more displeased.

"Lord Wang, someone from the Criminal Department said that the Lord should go and say that he was going to interrogate the prisoner." A little eunuch came in and saluted.

"Arraignment of prisoners?" King Qin glanced at Hua Li, "Could it be that Magu is going to be interrogated?" ”

"Why don't you go and see what tricks they are playing." Huali replied carefully.

"Well, prepare the sedan chair." He went to see what the prince said, not to let people get close to Magu for a while, and then to interrogate Magu, which one of them was sung.

After Hua Li responded "yes", he was busy and ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair.

When King Qin arrived at the Criminal Department, the crown prince and Geng Zhong were already waiting there.

"See the Prince." The Qin Dynasty saluted the crown prince.

"See King Qin." Geng Zhong saluted King Qin.

After the ceremony, King Qin asked with a slight smile: "I heard that the prince took Magu to prison, but what evidence has been found to prove that Magu's suspicion has increased?" ”

"Fang Cai Bengong is discussing the case with Lord Shangshu, there are many doubts in this case, although some people testify against Magu, but we have not sent anyone to investigate those people who testify against Magu. In addition, the body has not yet been carefully examined, and the evidence is still unknown, so it is too early to decide the case. The prince turned a deaf ear to King Qin's ridicule, and only focused on the facts of the case.

The corpse is back! King Qin remained silent and listened to the prince explain the case.

Speaking of the facts of the case. Geng Zhong continued: "There are indeed many doubts in this case, as well as the corpse, the minister has re-sent the body to conduct an autopsy, and when the corpse is completed, he will know what caused the corpse to die." ”

King Qin stood aside. He didn't even know about these before, it seems that the prince has done a lot of things in secret.

"Why is it that no one has informed the king of such things." King Qin stared at Geng Zhong in displeasure, as if he meant to blame.

"The minister has immediately sent someone to inform King Qin." Geng Zhong said with a look of grievance.

"Hmph." The feeling of not being taken seriously made King Qin very unhappy.

Geng Zhong hung his head and didn't dare to face King Qin.

In a moment, an older man walked in. He knelt down and saluted everyone.

"Zhang Sheng, you get up and speak." Geng Zhong said.

"What did you find?" The prince asked.

Zhang Sheng bowed down respectfully and replied: "The deceased died of poisoning. ”

"Poisoned?" Geng Zhong sighed in surprise.

This result is the same as what Magu said, and the prince doesn't have much reaction at the moment.

King Qin pretended to have a surprised expression, "How did you die of poisoning?" Didn't that stumble last time say that he died of holding his breath? ”

Seeing King Qin's questioning tone, Geng Zhong hurriedly explained: "Zhang Shengnai is the special work of our criminal department, and it is also the highest post-mortem work in the entire capital. On that day, Zhang Sheng took leave to return to his hometown due to something at home, and his position was replaced by Li San. ”

That is to say, the last autopsy that came to the conclusion of "holding his breath and dying" is called Li San, and he is not a servant of the Criminal Department, but just came to work on his behalf.

"Then where are the three of them?" The prince wanted to ask someone to pass Li San back to ask for clarification. Why did Li San conclude from the previous autopsy that he died of holding his breath.

"Someone, go find Li San." Geng Zhong instructed his subordinates.

The man didn't leave, and saluted directly: "If you go back to your lordship, then Li San has disappeared that day." His subordinates sent someone to look for him, but he was long gone. ”

"What!" Geng Zhong was shocked, it seems that there must be an ulterior secret hidden in this, otherwise Li San would not have disappeared for no reason.

"It seems that things have become clear, the deceased died of poisoning, and someone wants to cover it up. Instead, the truth is revealed. The prince's tone seemed pointist, and his eyes swept over King Qin.

King Qin pretended to be calm, turned a blind eye, turned to Zhang Sheng and said, "Do you know what kind of poison is in the dead?" ”

"The words of the King of Return. After many tests by the villain, the deceased should be in the middle of the half-day dispersion. Zhang Sheng replied respectfully.

"Half a day?"

The crown prince, King Qin, and Geng Zhong all looked puzzled.

Zhang Sheng explained in detail: "Banrisan is a kind of chronic poison, once a person takes it, there will only be symptoms of coma at that time, and then the poison enters the internal organs little by little. If not treated in time, the poison will die after half a day. ”

After hearing this, everyone had an expression of "I see".

"In this way, the murderer can't be Magu at all. The deceased was still dead when he was carried in that day, and many people in the medical hall can testify to this. In other words, regardless of whether the deceased was still alive at the time, it was not more than half a day from the time the person was carried in to the time when he lost his breath. Since it will take more than half a day for the poison to die after taking this half-day scatter, then from the time the deceased loses his breath, push forward for half a day, at that time they have not yet come to the medical hall, Magu should not know them, neither do they know, how to poison the deceased? ”

After listening to the prince's analysis, King Qin just wanted to scold Cao Shouyi and them: stupid! Since you want to frame Magu, you can't use any poison, but you actually use this kind of chronic poison!

"The prince's analysis is extremely reasonable, and the suspect does not seem to coincide with the time of the killing." Geng Zhong echoed.

King Qin looked like an outsider, he didn't want to be involved, so he said: "Since you don't care about Magu's business, then release her from the prison." ”

"Yes, the minister will go and release the people." Since it wasn't killed by Magu, Geng Zhong didn't want to wronged a good person.

"Wait!" The prince stopped.

Geng Zhong hadn't turned around yet, and when he saw the prince stopping him, he felt a little strange in his heart, wasn't the prince still protecting Magu before. Now Magu can rule out suspicion, but there is no joy on the prince's face.

"What else does the prince command?" Geng Zhong said cautiously.

"Go to the court first, and then release the person after the trial." After the prince's brief order, he strode away.

"Quickly pass the order and ascend to the court." Geng Zhong hurriedly instructed his subordinates, he had already changed into his official uniform, made a simple tidying up, and left with the prince.

The anger in King Qin's heart rose slowly, but he still forced it down and went with him.

The drumming of the ascension hall sounded, the crown prince sat in the middle of the top, King Qin sat in the lower position on the left side, and Geng Zhong sat in the position of King Qin on the right and a little lower. (To be continued.) )