Chapter 68:-for-tat
Zhang Bao said calmly: "Deputy Commander Wen said that before the assassin assassinated the concubine, he had vaguely seen a figure flashing a hundred steps away, but he didn't find that person after running over, right?" ”
"That's right. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info" Wen Cang replied.
"And the reason why the concubine Niangniang found out that there was an assassin was because she was awakened by the assassin kicking over the incense burner, and then she saw the assassin wake up."
"You've already asked all of this, what do you mean?" Shi Hu was a little impatient.
Zhang Bao replied: "Didn't Your Majesty find out that there is a problem in these two places?" ”
Shi Hu was asked by Zhang Bao like this, and he couldn't react for a while, and said, "Is there any problem?" ”
"An assassin who can easily pass in front of Deputy Commander Wen without being caught, but kicks over the incense burner on the ground during the assassination in the house of the concubine, why does Wei Chen think that this assassin is a little strange? Su asked the deputy commander Wen is strong in martial arts, and only the great commander has won in the forbidden army, why did the assassin who could not be caught by the deputy commander Wen kick over an incense burner at the critical moment of the assassination and woke up the sleeping concubine Niangniang? ”
Shi Zun on the side asked, "Is this strange?" Maybe the Assassin was careless? It was dark in the house, who could see it? ”
"What a carelessness!" Zhang Bao suddenly raised his voice too high, turned his head and asked Shi Zun: "Could it be that Your Highness is in a dark room, can't you see an incense burner lit on the ground?" Although there is no candle on the incense burner, the spark of incense should always be visible, right? ”
Shi Zun was asked by Zhang Bao like this, and he was speechless, so he stopped talking.
"Then maybe the assassin that Deputy Commander Wen saw and the assassin who assassinated the main palace are not the same person?" Liu Guifei on the side asked.
Zhang Bao smiled slightly: "Guifei Niangniang is really witty and smart, but Weichen also wants to ask Guifei Niangniang, if you send an assassin to assassinate someone, will you let the district with the worst skills take the main assassination mission?" ”
Liu Guifei was stunned for a moment, and replied hesitantly: "No." ”
"That's right, even if Niangniang and Deputy Commander Wen see the assassin is not the same person, then at least the assassin's skills will definitely not be under the assassin that Deputy Commander Wen saw before, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
"I think you're right, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it, and I don't know what you're trying to say for a long time!"
Zhang Bao shook his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty listened to Weichen's words, this has a lot to do with the assassination. ”
Zhang Bao paused for a moment and continued: "The most suspicious thing is that after awakening the concubine Niangniang, this assassin is fully capable of succeeding in one move, but when Deputy Commander Wen arrived, he didn't succeed in assassinating the concubine Niangniang, isn't it strange?" ”
"You mean it's only reasonable that Hongu died at the hands of that assassin?" Liu Guifei sneered.
Zhang Bao hurriedly explained: "Weichen doesn't mean this, Weichen is on the matter, please don't mind." ”
At this time, Shi Min on the side said to Shi Hu: "Your Majesty, Sun Er seems to understand what Master Zhang meant, and there seems to be something wrong with this matter." ”
Seeing that Shi Min also said this, Shi Hu couldn't help asking, "What's the problem?" ”
According to the description of Deputy Commander Wen, the assassin's skill should be above Deputy Commander Wen, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to assassinate and miss, but in the process of assassination, there were two abnormal mistakes one after another."
"How do you know that the assassin is above Wen Cang?"
"If you want to flash these twenty steps away without being caught, the only explanation is that you can surpass each other with light skills and skills, Grand Commander, am I right?" Shi Min asked Shi Yong, who had not spoken.
Shi Yong nodded silently, and Zhang Bao said again: "What Min Gongzi said is true, Wei Chen was present at the time, and he saw with his own eyes that Deputy Commander Wen and His Royal Highness King Qing joined forces and only fought with the assassin, if it wasn't for King Qing's soldiers who injured the assassin with arrows, I am afraid that it is completely possible to let the assassin escape." ”
"You fart! How could this king let the assassin escape? Shi Zun was a little impatient.
Zhang Bao was not angry, and said to Shi Min: "Master Min, you continue. ”
"Since he has such skills, it is completely easy to assassinate the concubine Niangniang, but he failed to succeed, and the only explanation is ......" Shi Min was a little hesitant and looked at Shi Hu.
"What is it? Say it quickly! Shi Hu urged.
"The only explanation is that the assassin did it on purpose!" Shi Min replied in a low voice.
"What a joke, this king has never heard of an assassin deliberately missing out on an assassination!" Shi Zun sneered on the side.
"Then may I ask His Royal Highness King Qing, what if the real purpose of the assassin is not to assassinate the noble concubine?" Zhang Bao asked rhetorically.
Shi Zun was treated like Zhang Bao, his face suddenly became a little ugly, his eyes revealed a hint of murderous intent, and he asked coldly: "It's not to assassinate the concubine, what is the purpose?" ”
Zhang Bao was still calm and replied: "For example, is it just to create some chaos? so that others can fish in troubled waters. ”
After Zhang Bao finished speaking, he stared at Shi Zun deadly.
Shi Zun was a little weak-hearted, and said to Shi Hu: "Father, this adult's words are simply nonsense, Erchen fought with that assassin, and that assassin wanted Erchen's life with a sword, how could he not come to assassinate?" ”
"Your Royal Highness King Qing, what are you doing in such a hurry? Wechen just guessed like this. Zhang Bao said a little unhurriedly.
Shi Zun tried to calm his emotions and said, "Why is this king in a hurry? This king just doesn't want Lord Zhang to confuse the holy hearing in front of his father. ”
"Is it the lower officials confusing the Holy Hearing, or is it His Royal Highness King Qing, you have a weak heart?" Zhang Bao did not flinch at all.
"What do you mean, Lord Zhang? Why should this king have a weak heart? Shi Zun finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.
"Zhang Bao, the more you say this, the more outrageous it becomes, why don't I seem to understand it?" Shi Hu asked.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan has always followed the rules and is kind, how can he do such a rebellious thing? What's more, this is itself full of suspicions, and Weichen thinks that this is obviously someone who has planted the blame for His Royal Highness King Yan. When the assassin was captured, the minister saw with his own eyes that man's appearance and bearing, he was hit by an arrow in the thigh, and his right arm was pierced by Deputy Commander Wen with a short sword, how could a tough guy who had never changed color confess his master so easily. If he really wants to die, there is a chance that he will commit suicide before Commander Shi goes to Dali Temple Prison, why did he die after writing his confession? This means that the Assassin wrote his confession when his mission was completed. Because as soon as the confession came out, didn't his death give this so-called result a death without proof? ”
The noble nodded as he listened, stroked his beard, and thoughtfully. Shi Hu asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think?" ”
Gao Shangzhi was startled by Shi Hu's sudden voice, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what Master Zhang said makes sense!" ”
"And then? You were there at the time, so you didn't have any ideas? ”
Gao Shangzhi said embarrassedly: "Eh...... What Master Zhang said is actually what the minister wants to say......"
Shi Hu's noble eyes turned white, and he guessed that this old thing couldn't say anything. So he asked Zhang Bao again: "Zhang Bao, who do you think did this?" ”
Zhang Bao glanced at Shi Zun and said to Shi Hu: "The minister has no evidence, so he doesn't dare to say anything." ”
"Shi Yong! You interrogated the assassin in Dali Temple last night, is there any other information besides this confession? As long as it came out of the Assassin's mouth, not a word was missing! Tell me all! Shi Hu shouted to Shi Yong.
Shi Yong replied: "Your Majesty, last night Weichen went to the toilet twice, ate a meal, and left three times, maybe a few times when he was not by the assassin's side, so what the assassin said, Weichen couldn't remember everything. However, at the time of the interrogation in Dali Temple, there was a special record in the document, and Weichen would go to Dali Temple to get it now! ”
After Shi Yong finished speaking, he looked at Shi Hu's face and prepared to turn around and go to Dali Temple.
At this moment, the attendant outside the door ran to the gate, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, held a document above his head with both hands, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the supervisor of Dali Temple has just sent someone to deliver the documents, which is the detailed process of last night's interrogation!" ”
Shi Yong hurriedly ran over, took the document from the eunuch's hand, walked quickly to Shi Hu's imperial case, and handed it over with both hands.
Shi Hu grabbed the paperwork angrily, looked at it for a while, then threw it to Shi Min, and said, "I was dazzled, you can see for me, if there is anything suspicious." ”
"Yes......" Shi Min nodded, glanced at Shi Zun and Shi Shi and the others, and everyone looked at Shi Min with blank eyes, waiting for him to find a different result.