Chapter 67: Peeling Back the Thread
Shi Shi's demeanor was a little embarrassed, and he explained to Shi Hu vigorously, but Shi Hu didn't listen to his defense at all. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Shi Zun looked at Shi Shi kneeling on the ground proudly.
Shi Min on the side felt a little unbearable, and was about to speak, when he saw Gao Shangzhi slowly take a step forward, as if he had something to say.
"Your Majesty, the old minister was also present at the time, can you let the old minister also see this confession?" Gao Shangzhi asked cautiously.
Shi Hu glanced at Gao Shang and did not speak, meaning that he acquiesced. Gao Shangzhi looked at Shi Hu, slowly picked up the confession on the ground, and looked at it carefully, Zhang Bao also leaned his head and looked at it beside him.
After a while, after reading it, Gao Shangzhi said with an embarrassed smile: "Your Majesty, forgive the old minister...... Was this confession really written by the Assassin himself? ”
When Shi Yong heard this, he was immediately a little unhappy, and said: "Prime Minister, although he is a martial artist, and his mind is not as good as that of you scholars, he is not so confused as to cheat on such a major matter?" Your Majesty ordered me to go to Dali Temple to interrogate the assassin with the Dali Temple Supervisor, and there is still the seal of the Dali Temple Supervisor on this confession, is the Prime Minister suspected that he is fooling His Majesty with his humble position, and he also framed His Royal Highness King Yan by the way? ”
Hearing this, the noble one hurriedly smiled, shook his hand and said: "The old man didn't mean this, the old man just asked casually, don't mind Commander Shi......"
"So what do you mean? You have already read the confession, and you were in that Taoist temple at that time, and you also saw it when the concubine was assassinated, tell me about it, huh? Shi Hu asked.
The noble one sputtered, "This...... Lao Chen thinks that His Royal Highness King Yan will not do such a ridiculous thing, King Yan's biological mother has passed away for so long...... How could it be possible to assassinate Liu Guifei because of this hatred? What does this have to do with Liu Guifei? The old minister felt a little unreasonable......"
"Doesn't make sense? The words in black and white are here, the people of Dali Temple and Shi Yong saw with their own eyes and heard the assassin's confession, could it be that the assassin tried his best to frame this rebel? Shi Hu asked with a glare.
Zhang Bao suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is completely possible. ”
"Fart, I've never seen anyone want their own life to harm someone like this!"
"Jing Ke assassinated Qin, there are not a few stories like the assassination of the prince, Your Majesty doesn't believe it, but the minister believes it! At that time, the minister witnessed the assassination process, and it was not without suspicion. ”
"What's the doubt? Tell me about it! ”
"Weichen has a few questions that I would like to ask Deputy Commander Wen and Guifei Niangniang, I don't know if it's okay?" Zhang Bao asked.
"The concubine hasn't arrived yet, if you have any questions, ask Wen Cang first!"
Zhang Bao smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, it's better for Weichen to wait for Niangniang to come and ask again, so that you can understand." ”
"Shi Yong, you go and see when the concubine will come." Shi Hu instructed Shi Yong.
"Yes!" Shi Yong gave up his hand, squinted at the noble one, and then turned around and walked out.
Before Shi Yong walked out of the gate of Hongguang Pavilion, Liu Guifei limped in under the support of Xiao Xiang, and shouted delicately as soon as she entered Hongguang Pavilion: "Your Majesty~"
In front of everyone, Shi Hu was not too intimate with Concubine Liu Guifei, so he lost his manners, and pretended to be serious: "Come on, come on, concubine, you came just in time, who sent this king who is looking for someone who is trying to harm you?" ”
Seeing so many people standing in front of Shi Hu, Liu Guifei was embarrassed to continue to be coquettish, restrained a little, nodded slightly to the others respectfully, and then sat down beside Shi Hu.
When Liu Guifei saw Shi Zun standing in the crowd, she smiled slightly, and Shi Zun also responded with her eyes. Zhang Bao is such a shrewd person, how can such a small action hide from his eyes? So I felt a little more sure in my heart.
"King Yan, what's wrong? Why do you kneel on the ground? ”
Shi Hu interrupted Liu Guifei's words and said to Zhang Bao: "Everyone is here, Zhang Bao, if you have anything to ask, just ask, I remind you, if you can't ask the result, I will ask you." ”
When Zhang Bao heard this, he was naturally a little nervous in his heart, after all, he still cherished his life, but if Shi Shi fell, he would not end well. Zhang Bao realized that the arrow was ready at this moment, and he had to send it.
Seeing that Shi Hu deliberately interrupted him, Concubine Liu Guifei stopped asking and sat there obediently.
At this time, Zhang Bao stepped forward, saluted Liu Guifei respectfully, and then said: "Zhang Bao, the waiter of the Weichen Rite Department, has seen Guifei Niangniang. ”
Liu Guifei raised her head and glanced at Zhang Bao, and replied with a smile: "Lord Zhang is polite, there is no need to be polite." ”
Zhang Bao straightened up, glanced at Shi Hu, and said to Liu Guifei: "Your Majesty is discussing with us who sent the assassins who assassinated Niangniang, Weichen has a few questions, I want to ask Guifei Niangniang and Deputy Commander Wen, I don't know if the two are willing?" ”
Wen Cang said: "Lord Zhang, you ask, the humble position must be based on the truth." ”
Zhang Bao turned sideways and nodded slightly to Wen Cang, and then asked, "Deputy Commander Wen, can you describe the events from a moment before Niangniang's assassination to the time you rushed into the wing room to fight the assassin?" ”
Wen Cang was a little inexplicable by Zhang Bao's question, he glanced at Shi Hu, and Shi Hu said: "If you want to say it, you can say it!" What do you see me doing? ”
Wen Cang awkwardly avoided Shi Hu's eyes, and said to Zhang Bao: "Originally, I was resting in the house, but I was a little worried, because after all, it was the first time to be on duty in the Qiansheng Temple, so I got up to take a look and planned to make an inspection." The humble position walked to the vicinity of the concubine's room, and talked with one of his guards for a few words, and suddenly vaguely seemed to see a figure flashing from twenty steps away, and the humble instinct immediately ran over to check, but did not find a person. However, a closer look at the scene shows that there is indeed a trace of someone passing by. The humble office immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly called someone to call everyone up and strengthen the vigilance, but I didn't expect that at this time, the sound of screaming and calling for help came from the concubine's house, and the humble duty knew that something was wrong, so he rushed in as soon as possible. ”
After listening to this, Zhang Bao nodded slightly, turned around and saluted Liu Guifei slightly, and asked, "Niangniang, Weichen has a few questions I want to ask, I wonder if Niangniang can answer them?" ”
Liu Guifei nodded reluctantly, and Zhang Bao asked, "Did Niangniang fall asleep before she was assassinated?" ”
Liu Guifei glanced at Zhang Bao and asked, "What Lord Zhang asked is really nonsense, at that time, the time has passed, what can you do if you don't sleep in this palace?" ”
"Niangniang may not understand what Weichen means, Weichen is saying, is Niangniang already asleep?"
"Yes!" Liu Guifei replied angrily.
Zhang Bao asked again, "How did that Niangniang discover the assassin?" ”
Liu Guifei looked ignorant, and said unhurriedly: "That's the fate of the palace, after the assassin entered the house, he accidentally kicked over the incense burner I put on the ground, and the palace was naturally awakened by the movement, so he shouted for help, and at the same time avoided the assassin's slashing in the house." ”
Zhang Bao asked Wen Cang: "I take the liberty of asking the deputy commander, with your skills, how many tricks do you need to kill a powerless scholar like me?" ”
Wen Cang listened to Zhang Bao's words, his face was puzzled, obviously he didn't understand what Zhang Bao meant, so he asked: "Lord Zhang, I don't understand what you mean......
Zhang Bao explained: "I mean, suppose I am the concubine Niangniang, you are the assassin, I have been awakened by you in my sleep now, you have a knife in your hand, how many moves do you need to kill me?" ”
Wen Cang replied lightly, only one move is needed, and within five strokes of the heart, you will definitely be able to take your life.
After listening to this, Zhang Bao smiled slightly, saluted Wen Cang and Liu Guifei slightly, and then said to Shi Hu: "Your Majesty, what Weichen wants to ask has been asked, and he has some eyebrows, I don't know if Your Majesty wants to listen?" ”
"Tell me about it! You've been asking for a long time about this mess, and I'm confused! ”
Zhang Bao nodded slightly, and said to Shi Hu: "Your Majesty, please listen to Weichen slowly." ”