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Although Tang Feng did not point out An Jizong's identity, everyone present knew it in their hearts, and this was clearly to lead the mastermind of the theft of the treasury silver to the body of the eunuch An Li.

And everyone knew about the tense relationship between Tang Feng and An Li. Is this really true, or do they want to take the opportunity to deal with Eunuch An under the guise of public welfare? With this idea, coupled with the special identity of Eunuch An, there was no one in the hall to take this stubble for a while.

Seeing this somewhat deserted scene, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of Yang Zhen, who was watching coldly, and he knew that it was time for him to make a show at this time.

Among these people in the hall, Yang Zhen is the most special one. In fact, judging from his status, he is not qualified to be in it at all. But because Tang Feng didn't let him wait outside when he entered here, those officials may have been negligent, or maybe because he had found out the treasury silver before and looked at him differently, so he stayed in the hall, but there was no seat, and he could only stand behind Tang Feng.

But in this way, Yang Zhen can see everyone's expressions more clearly. After Tang Feng's words, what he saw was the hesitation on the expressions of those officials, but he didn't see that they had any objections. Thinking about it, it is impossible for them to have a friendship with Eunuch An, and if they are afraid, it is also a contradiction, so how can they defend him. Yang Zhen knew that the reason why they were like this was just that they were worried that things would be difficult to work out, so they didn't dare to express their position.

After a light cough attracted everyone's attention, Yang Zhen said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to say. Seeing that everyone did not object, he was even more sure: "In fact, it was found that Na'an Jizong was related to the Lan Guifang murder case. I remember ...... day" Yang Zhen told what he found when he investigated An Jizong's whereabouts in March, and emphasized that An Jizong lingered in Lan Guifang for days.

“…… The previous lowly generals An Jizong went to Lan Guifang and Lu Zhongming went there at the same time, and they found that there was an overlap between the two. The strangeness of this, even if the villain doesn't mention it, a few adults should see something, right? There can't be such a coincidence in this world, not to mention that Lan Guifang has always only entertained a group of guests. Perhaps, when we thought An Jizong was wandering around the beautiful flower boat, he was meeting Lu Zhongming.

"And in this way, it can also explain why we just became suspicious of Nalan Guifang, and they were killed by someone, which is obviously murder. Also, as far as I know, there is another boat lady named Yin Shuirou on the ship, whose whereabouts are still unknown. And this woman happened to be the person An Gongzi wanted to use strong that day, was she taken by An Gongzi by the opportunity? I thought that speculation was also very likely.

"Finally, there is the death of that Lu Zhongming. He went to West Lake many times before, but he also died in West Lake. Is the two very related, is it that after stealing the silver, when he met An Jizong again, he killed people to prevent the matter from leaking? ”

This series of speculations made Ye Tianzu and other officials a little reluctant to believe that this matter was indeed related to Eunuch An, no, it was An Jizong.

But Yang Zhen's words were not finished yet, and seeing that everyone seemed to be a little moved by what he said, he simply struck while the iron was hot and made his words clear: "But there has always been one thing that I can't figure out, where did he An Jizong come from to be so bold and capable of doing such a big thing." Later, I thought that maybe An Jizong was just a chess piece, and the real mastermind should be the one who could make him bow down and obey orders, that is, the eunuch who guarded the town was gone! ”

This time, everyone didn't react as much as before, after all, Yang Zhen just expressed the doubts in their hearts. Of course, if they are replaced, no one dares to say it so directly, which is also the benefit of Yang Zhen, a small person, anyway, his status is not high, and he is not afraid that what he says will be refuted or cause a big storm.

Ye Tianzu pondered for a while, but still raised his concerns: "Even if what you say has some truth, it is still too inappropriate to attribute such a big crime to Gonggong An's head." What reason did he have for such a frantic act? ”

Yes, An Li, as a eunuch in Hangzhou, has a respected status, and he doesn't have to worry about money, what reason does he have to risk that once it is exposed, it will be a dead end to do this case? This was the thought of everyone present, and it was also the motivation issue that Tang Feng had mentioned before.

Yang Zhen smiled, if he didn't have this preparation, how could he dare to point directly at An Li? After Tang Feng raised this question a few days ago, he thought about it a lot, and the reason was found by him.

"Or because of a greedy word." Yang Zhen talked eloquently, he was the focus of the class at this time, even if he was so humble in terms of identity: "Actually, adults should also know that the only thing that can really interest a physically disabled person like An Li is money." And he is in a rich place like Hangzhou, so he naturally hopes to get benefits that others can't get.

But what about his situation now? Because the adults are upright, it is impossible to give him too many opportunities to be greedy for ink. Add to that the fact that he had to pay some of his fortune to the people in the palace - otherwise the mistakes he had made in the early years would have sent him to prison - so how much money would he have left in his hands?

"A greedy eunuch who can't get much benefit from guarding a rich place like Hangzhou, will he not be in a hurry? Would he not want to use other means to get more silver? This should be the reason why An Li dared to make such a big case. ”

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but nod. This is not only because of the praise of them in Yang Zhen's words, but also because of their deep-rooted contempt for eunuchs. Scholars have always looked down on those eunuchs who are physically disabled, and no matter how capable you are, no matter how great your merits are, and how powerful you are, they will only be suspicious of and oppose these eunuchs. Being physically mutilated is already their original sin, and whether you go to the West or do other things, it is difficult for you to be accepted by the scholar class.

Yang Zhen has already figured out the pulse of these officials, so that they can use this remark to make them agree. Of course, he also knew that this was not enough, and that he had to come up with stronger arguments to make them completely believe that this case was committed by An Li.

After making everyone accept his words, Yang Zhen continued: "Actually, An Li didn't do this just to get so many silver taels, which can be inferred from the fact that they hid most of the silver in the ground. His other purpose is to kill people with a knife.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please think about it, now that the case has happened, the imperial court will inevitably urge you to investigate the case. If the case is not solved in the end, what will happen to you? I'm afraid it's not easy to keep an official position, right? And what about the eunuch He'an? This matter is not damaged to him in the slightest, and even if he can't find a tael of silver, he can continue to be his eunuch, because the silver is lost in the treasury, and the blame is on you, not on his father-in-law. Even the palace can't blame him for this.

"Also, he can use this to take down the Jinyi Guards who are difficult with us Qianhu and others. If we can't find out the results, I'm afraid that the adults won't spare us, right? This is really a good plan to kill three birds with one stone, Kuyin, my lords, and we are all what he wants! ”

This heart-wrenching remark, not only Ye Tianzu and other officials, but even Tang Feng couldn't come back to his senses after listening to it for a while. According to Yang Zhen's words, if you think about it carefully, this is really the case, this An Li can indeed get a lot of opportunities from this case.

Tang Feng glanced back at Yang Zhen and looked at him again. This young young man is really good, he only put forward a motive before, and he can make such a set of inferences with almost no flaws, in terms of grasping people's hearts, he is far above himself.

And the faces of those officials are even more cloudy, and they have accepted this. They thought of the friction and contradictions between themselves and Eunuch An in the past, and wondered if he would really do that. In the end, I came to the conclusion that even if it wasn't this time, I would definitely do it in the future if I had the opportunity to leave peacefully.

In that case, what else do they have to object to? Let Yang Zhen's inference become a fact! And there is another point that they are unwilling to say, only by letting An Li be the mastermind, their responsibility is the least.

If some other bandit steals the treasury silver, it is to solve the case and recover the silver, and it is inevitable that he will be charged with negligence or dishonesty in an unknown place. But if the mastermind of this case is the eunuch guarding the town, I am afraid that the responsibility lies in the palace.

This is exactly what Yang Zhen said to Tang Feng before: Sometimes it doesn't matter what the truth of the matter is, what matters is what kind of truth people want to see, even if it is not true, it is the truth!

"Yang Xiaoqi is right, this case is indeed very likely to be the mastermind of An Li!" Ye Tianzu finally came to such a conclusion, and even the title of Eunuch An changed, becoming called by his name, which shows his intentions. But then he asked with some uncertainty: "But after all, these are just speculations, there may be witnesses, but no physical evidence is a problem after all." We still need to give an explanation to the imperial court. ”

Yang Zhen smiled: "Do you want physical evidence?" As long as the adults are willing to let us search Eunuch An's residence, we will be able to get it. In the past, when Dasuo was all over the city, it was also missed along with the yamen. But in order to convince people, I ask all of you to send men with us to search! He said with his hand pleading.

At this time, the officials hesitated a little, believing that it was one thing not to recognize, but it was another thing to let them really take action.

Just when the scene was a little cold again, a servant of the governor's yamen suddenly poked his head in, holding a letter in his hand and whispered: "My lord, there is an urgent letter from Beijing......