There was such a major event as a strong man committing a murder in the East Palace, and all the big and small stewards and eunuchs in the palace came.

The first one to arrive was Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge, looking at the fierce man who had been tied up by Han Benyong, Cao Zhangban, who was only in his twenties, had a cloudy and uncertain face.

In broad daylight, a fierce man swaggered through the Donghua Gate with a wooden stick and came to the East Palace Gate to murder, how did he do it? Who is he trying to kill? Who is behind it? For what? ...

A series of doubts were added together, which made the heart of this leader from the inner study hall very heavy. He was worried that there was some big conspiracy behind it.

"Father-in-law Cao, the thief refuses to confide in anything."

Han Benyong had been interrogating the fierce man just now, but the fierce man refused to say anything.

Cao Huachun nodded: "I'll talk about it when the prince comes." ”

Then he walked up to Wei Zhongxian, who was stuffing his nose with a strip of cloth, "I heard that you caught the thief?" ”

"Yes, yes!"

The second uncle nodded his head very excitedly, "Cao Zhangban Mo sees that the old slave is old, but the old slave is strong and strong." As he spoke, he straightened his waist.

"Okay, our family remembers, and we won't lose your credit."

After Cao Huachun finished speaking, he and Han Benyong walked aside to discuss, the second uncle didn't dare to come close to eavesdrop, so he just stood there innocently, and from time to time he said hello to the guys in the crowd, and proudly said, "It's the thief I caught." ”

There are guys who often eat the second uncle's wine and meat, and they applaud on the side with interest, and they can't stop complimenting, and the second uncle is full of joy when they listen to it, and they only feel that the pain they suffered just now is all worth it.

The school brother's nursing mother and guest mother also came to watch the movement, and saw that her lover and second uncle were so majestic that they were able to capture the thief alive, and the guest mother was also very happy in her heart.

The ladies never came out, and Dongli Niangniang was even more frightened and hid in the bedroom and didn't dare to come out.

However, Xi Li Niangniang is quite responsible, and when she heard that there were thieves at the palace gate, she was a little distracted, but she quickly reacted and ordered someone to bring the school brother to her immediately, and then guarded the school brother and did not go anywhere.

As for Brother Zhen'er, Li Niangniang forgot all about it.

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Wang An, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, was talking about things with the master of ceremonies and the Bingbi on duty, and when he heard that something happened in the East Palace, he was scared into a cold sweat, and when he heard that the thief had been caught, the young master and the ladies were unharmed before they breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly greeted a few Bingbi and hurried back to the East Palace.

"If something like this happens in the East Palace, you have to report it to the emperor immediately, who of you made a trip?" Bingbi Qian Zhong frowned and said.

"How do you report that someone assassinated His Royal Highness the Prince? I haven't figured it out, so it's not appropriate to rush to report it. "The person who said this was the famous good old man Xiao Yu in the palace.

Liang Dong, another eunuch sitting next to Xiao Yu, said: "How do we remember that there seemed to be such a scene in the East Palace a few years ago, didn't it say that Wang Cairen, the biological mother of the emperor's eldest grandson, was killed?" ”

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "There is such a thing, but what the East Palace reported said that Wang Cairen died of illness." ”

"Huh? yes, that's a mistake on our part. ”

Liang Dong waved his hand, "The East Palace is also the residence of the prince, and it is too unreasonable to make trouble one after another, it seems that the matter of sending guards has to be talked to the emperor." ”

Qian Zhong followed these words and said, "Then why don't you go to Father-in-law Liang?" ”

Liang Dong didn't speak, only nodded, and then slowly stood up and went straight to the Qianqing Palace. If something so big happens, who would dare not report it?

The rest of the people are writing you look at me, I look at you, and no one said anything, but everyone's hearts are like stormy waves at the moment.

There are only four words in everyone's mind - assassinate the prince!

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"Companion, I have been cautious since I asked the prince, never interfered with the court, and never offended anyone, but why do people in my palace come to assassinate one after another, are they really unable to tolerate me?" Xiao Ye was shocked and panicked after hearing the news.

"Your Highness is merciful and filial, how can you offend anyone? Your Highness don't think too much about it, the thief I have handed over to Lao Han to be sent to the Imperial History Office of the City Patrol for interrogation, and His Majesty will definitely make the decision for His Highness when the result is obtained. Wang An said with relief.

The young master did not calm down because of this, but grabbed Wang An's hand a little nervously and said: "I heard Han Benyong say that the assassin came in from the Donghua Gate, which is strange, how heavily guarded the Donghua Gate is, how did the assassin let in if no one answered?" How did he know about the road to Donggong? ”

"Your Highness, this matter is too strange, it seems to have an inside story, but the old slave thinks that His Highness must not panic, everything is done from the outside, and he will do what he wants." Wang An is meaningful.

"Okay, I'll listen to Otomo."

The master nodded, sat back down, remembered something and said, "By the way, big companion, that thief was captured by someone in our palace, you have to reward him well for me." ”

"The old slave knows."

Wang An owes a debt, the thief is captured by Li Jinzhong from the West Li Niangniang, he has heard Cao Huachun say, I don't want this Li Jinzhong to have such ability and loyalty, but in the past, he was a little harsh on him because of his nephew's affairs, but he wanted to reward him well.

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Qianqing Palace, after listening to what Liang Dong said, Wanli was stunned for half a pillar of incense.

In Yikun Palace, after the concubine Niangniang listened to the secret music of the inner servant, she was also frightened and slumped on the bed.

.....

Wang An sent the thief to the Imperial History Office of the Imperial City for interrogation according to the rules.

Liu Tingyuan, the imperial historian of the Imperial City, was a member of the Zhejiang Party, and he thought that most of the cases were related to the concubine Niangniang before he tried it.

Because, apart from the concubine Niangniang, Liu Tingyuan really couldn't think of anyone else who would send someone to the East Palace to assassinate the prince.

Moreover, after the thief was escorted over, he pretended to be crazy and stupid for a while, and his face was afraid for a while, and his speech was even more upside down, sometimes dodging and dodging, which made Liu Tingyuan more and more determined to involve Concubine Zheng Guifei.

Because the Zhejiang Party has had a close relationship with the Guifei Niangniang since the beginning of the Siming Dynasty, especially at the moment, the Zhejiang Party is still cooperating with Wei Liangchen, the favored servant of the Guifei Niangniang, to run a maritime affairs, so if this is really thoroughly investigated, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not move stones to the feet of the Zhejiang Party, so Liu Tingyuan does not dare to examine it in detail.

He asked a few words hastily, then prepared a note and reported it.

Shu Zhong said that the prisoner seemed to be suffering from madness, and his words did not match the words before and after, and most of them were folk madmen who strayed into the imperial city.

However, Liu Tingyuan didn't dare to carry the burden on himself, so he added an extra sentence after the song: "The ministers and thieves are similar and cunning, but they can be strictly interrogated by the legal department." ”

This inconsistent recital was handed over not long after, and there was a quick response, and the emperor, who had never liked to criticize foreign dynasties, approved six words on it for the first time - "strict review of the law department".

The case was quickly transferred to the Criminal Department, which had not had a court official for several years, and the affairs of the Ministry were all led by Yang Qiming, a waiter.

Yang Qiming is a member of the Donglin Party, and he attaches great importance to such a major case as the assassination of the Donglin Party, so he immediately appoints Wang Zhihuan, the head of the Criminal Department, who is also a member of the Donglin Party, to secretly try the case.