Chapter 223: Murder and Silence
"In that case, the subordinate brother has retired." Xiao Shujun thought that the emperor thought that it was Lord Qi who was corrupt, and it would be pointless for him to argue with the emperor again, so he planned to go back first and think about it in the long run.
"That's right......" But the emperor stopped Xiao Shujun, who was about to leave, and seeing Xiao Shujun stop, the emperor continued: "Since this case is closed, and it has nothing to do with Princess Qin, Princess Qin can't talk about atonement for her sins, can she cure Princess Qin's sins?" ”
It's too much of a deception! This is Xiao Shujun's thoughts at the moment.
"Your Majesty, this matter ......" Xiao Shujun patiently wanted to intercede for Qin Kexin again.
"Enough is enough, don't say it again, I want to cure a person's sin, and I can't get your fingers, go back." The emperor didn't give Xiao Shujun a chance to speak at all.
Xiao Shujun knew that the emperor was afraid that he would not be able to find such a good excuse to punish Qin Kexin in the future, and this time he was determined to put Qin Kexin to death.
But how could Xiao Shujun let this happen, when he turned around and left, his eyes were completely dark, "If the imperial brother really wants to do things absolutely well, don't blame the younger brother for doing something out of the ordinary......
On the way back to King Qin's mansion, Xiao Shujun still went to the heavenly prison first to see if Lord Qi, who was already in danger, would confess who was behind the scenes, but when Xiao Shujun arrived at Lord Qi's cell, Lord Qi had already turned into a cold corpse.
"What happened?" Now the last clues were broken, and Xiao Shujun was furious.
The jailer guarding outside the door heard Xiao Shujun's question, and said tremblingly: "The little one really doesn't know how Lord Qi died, maybe ...... It may be suicide in fear of sin. ”
"What a suicide in fear of sin!" Xiao Shujun mocked, how could a thick-skinned person like Lord Qi commit suicide in fear of sin.
It seems that it is impossible for the jailer to tell the truth, Xiao Shujun decided to personally check the corpse of Lord Qi to see if he can get some clues, Lord Qi's corpse did not have any external injuries, if it was really suicide, it should be biting his tongue and committing suicide, if it was really he killed, he must have been poisoned, Xiao Shujun decided to see if Lord Qi's tongue was broken or black!
Sure enough, as Xiao Shujun expected, as soon as he opened Lord Qi's mouth, what caught his eye was a blackened tongue, and he was indeed poisoned to death, but in addition to this, Xiao Shujun also found that there was a note in Lord Qi's mouth that was too small to be smaller.
Xiao Shujun immediately reacted that Master Qi must be telling the world something in this way, he was betting that someone found the secret in his mouth, and forcibly endured the nausea, Xiao Shujun took out the note, although the handwriting was a little muddy, but he could still see the handwriting on it, and there were five words written on it, 'Emperor' and 'Library Pavilion'.
Xiao Shujun immediately understood what Lord Qi meant, it seems that the manipulator behind the scenes is really the emperor, and the evidence should be hidden in the library pavilion on Lord Qi's mansion.
Knowing this, Xiao Shujun pretended to leave the prison as if nothing had happened, and did not let the jailer find out the clues.
Without delay, Lord Qi's Mansion will definitely be sealed soon, if he doesn't rush to Lord Qi's library before this, I'm afraid he won't have a chance in the future.
Avoiding the flow of people, Xiao Shujun came to Lord Qi's mansion, and Mrs. Qi saw that King Qin was here, so she hurriedly went up to plead for Lord Qi, "Your Highness, my lord is really wronged, please ask His Royal Highness to plead with the emperor and let my lord go." ”
Obviously, Mrs. Qi didn't know that Lord Qi had died tragically in prison, Xiao Shujun was very sympathetic, but she still told Mrs. Qi the actual situation, and took out the note left by Lord Qi and said: "If you find this evidence, maybe you can return Lord Qi's innocence." ”
Although Mrs. Qi was heartbroken when she learned of Lord Qi's death, she still chose to take Xiao Shujun to the Library Pavilion to find evidence, after all, this was also Lord Qi's last wish.
Lord Qi's library is very large, and Lord Qi didn't say where the specific location of the evidence is, so he didn't worry about others, Xiao Shujun could only find it by himself little by little, and finally found a few account books in the secret compartment of Lord Qi's collection.
Xiao Shujun couldn't wait to open it and check it, and at the beginning of the first article, Lord Qi wrote that the disaster relief money and the money were secretly recovered by the emperor, and he was just coerced by the emperor to help with things, and then recorded the emperor's corruption data over the years, Xiao Shujun roughly calculated, there were millions of taels of gold.
Lord Qi was also afraid that the East Window incident would happen one day, so he left this account book as evidence.
Xiao Shujun never expected that the emperor, who was diligent in serving the people on the surface, would be doing this kind of thing in private! It was he who mislooked him, and he thought that he was an emperor who loved the people, so no matter how difficult he was, Xiao Shujun endured it, but now that Xiao Shujun, who knows the truth, is afraid that he can't bear it anymore, this has touched Xiao Shujun's bottom line.
"Although Lord Qi did participate in it, he was indeed coerced by the emperor, and Mrs. Qi is assured that this king will correct Lord Qi's name." Xiao Shujun comforted the heartbroken Mrs. Qi.
Although they had Xiao Shujun's promise, Mrs. Qi still didn't have hope, how could they fight with today's saints!
Xiao Shujun didn't explain much, and hurried back to King Qin's mansion with the account book, Qin Kexin might be in danger, he couldn't delay for too long.
"Your Highness, you have come back, why have you been gone for so long? I thought the emperor was embarrassed for you. Seeing Xiao Shujun enter the gate of King Qin's Mansion, Qin Kexin, who had been waiting for him, hurriedly rushed up.
Seeing that Qin Kexin was okay for the time being, safe and sound in the Qin Palace, Xiao Shujun breathed a sigh of relief, but the situation was still not optimistic, it was estimated that the emperor would send someone to arrest Qin Kexin tomorrow, so before that, Xiao Shujun had to strike first.
On the other side, the emperor wanted to directly order the arrest of Qin Kexin, but this time he was stopped by Sun Dongliang.
"Why didn't General Sun let me arrest Princess Qin directly?" The emperor didn't want to waste such a good opportunity.
Hearing this, Sun Dongliang said with a sly face: "The minister has a way to wipe out Princess Qin and King Qin." ”
This reason is tempting enough for the emperor, and he can't wait to ask Sun Dongliang what his method is.
"The minister has investigated, and the group of people who helped King Qin get out of danger are not any people hired by King Qin at all, according to their strength, they are definitely organized, maybe they are soldiers raised by King Qin secretly.
When we investigate clearly, it is not too late to condemn the crime of intent to rebel against the King of Qin and Princess Qin......" Sun Dongliang made a good calculation, I am afraid that he forgot that he was also a criminal who committed the crime of rebellion before.
But the emperor felt that what Sun Dongliang said was reasonable, so he ordered Sun Dongliang to step up his investigation into who that group of people was.
Xiao Shujun took out the account book left by Master Qi and told Qin Kexin the reason.
"It's really the emperor's so-called, how can he be worthy of the people who support him in the world!" Qin Kexin was indignant.
"What is Your Highness going to do?" Qin Kexin is very concerned about this issue.
Xiao Shujun pondered for a moment and said: "This king is going to make this evidence public, threaten the emperor, and let the emperor take care of himself, and he will not have the energy to target you anymore." Xiao Shujun has already thought of this way to kill two birds with one stone, which can not only save Qin Kexin, but also expose the emperor's ugly deeds to the world.
"Your Highness, I don't want me to influence Your Highness's judgment and actions." Qin Kexin also thought that Xiao Shujun chose to do this for herself, so she blamed herself very much.
Xiao Shujun was very distressed when he saw that Qin Kexin would think like this, "Although this king is doing this for you, but this is also a two-way strategy, Madame doesn't have to blame herself, besides, whatever this king says will not put Madame in danger, you can do anything for this." ”
Hearing Xiao Shujun say this, Qin Kexin was relieved, and then a warmth surged into his heart, Xiao Shujun always put himself in the most important position.
In order to prevent the emperor from making the first move, Xiao Shujun chose to make the evidence left by Lord Qi public in the court the next morning.
"Your Majesty, explain it." Xiao Shujun's face was majestic, in stark contrast to the flustered emperor on the dragon chair.
"How can this be ......"
"How can the emperor deserve to sit on the top......"
The condemnation of the emperor by the ministers reached the ears of the emperor, which made the emperor embarrassed.
Sun Dongliang watched the play on the side, as long as the emperor and the king of Qin can kill each other, he can reap the benefits of the fisherman, why not? He even wished to be in a little messy,
"You, how dare you frame me?" The emperor is still making the last struggle.
"There are all the human and material evidence, and the emperor still wants to deny it?" is facing the Ninety-Five Supreme, but Xiao Shujun is not false at all.
"No wonder Lord Qi was arrested inexplicably, and died tragically in prison for no apparent reason......" Xu Wei fanned the flames on the side, and the ministers below were even more suspicious that the emperor he had been loyal to for so many years was worthy of their loyalty.
"Enough! I can't do such a thing, I will retreat from the court first, and this matter will be discussed tomorrow. "The emperor is still a dead duck with a hard mouth.
But the next day, the emperor didn't dare to go to the early court if he didn't find a solution, and he was sick as a shrinking turtle in the harem, and the ministers were clamoring for the emperor to give an explanation, and the emperor was even more anxious.
"Uncle Guo, who are those people, haven't you found them?" The emperor was anxious at the moment, thinking that Sun Dongliang would find out the evidence of Xiao Shujun's army, so that he could be treated to death, and his own affairs would be covered up.
At this point, the emperor was not thinking about how to make up for the loss of the refugees and calm the hearts of the ministers and the world, but still wanted to take advantage of opportunism.
Seeing that the emperor was so stupid, Sun Dongliang was much more relieved, but he still had to help this stupid emperor except Xiao Shujun first. "The emperor can rest assured, the minister's subordinates are stepping up their investigation, and I believe that there will be results soon."
"Soon, soon, soon! I said it was soon! I don't know what it means to be fast. "The emperor is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, stumbling like a headless fly.
Sun Dongliang couldn't help but despise the emperor for being incompetent and having a big temper, but he still had to pretend to be respectful, "The emperor is a little restless, this kind of thing can't be rushed......"