Soon, a group of people came to the outside of the Qianqing Palace, which was very close to the Kunning Palace, the residence of Princess Changde, and was just outside the wall, where Lord Yang's body was lying there. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chai Baochen walked over quickly and ordered someone to bring a torch over. The king immediately shouted, "All the torches are around!" "These days, King Yu and Chai Baochen cooperate very tacitly.

Soon, the people with torches in the brocade guards surrounded and took a bright light. There were no scars on Lord Yang's body. Looking at the surroundings again, there is not even a single extra footprint. There were no valuable clues on the scene. And the body had already been dragged out from behind the tree by itself, and the first scene was destroyed.

It seems that if you want to solve the case, you need witnesses. Chai Baochen got up and said to King Yu: "Lord Yang's death is unknown, which shows that the murderer is extremely cunning, and our top priority is to ask the officials who attended the birthday banquet today to see if there are any valuable clues." ”

After hearing this, King Yu nodded and said, "What you said is extremely true. He turned to Ma Shun and said, "Call a few people, carry Lord Yang's remains into the morgue of the Criminal Department, and hand them over to Master Guo Cheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and I will cut it off tomorrow." ”

"Yes." Ma Shun received the order and beckoned a few of his men to carry the corpse.

King Yu took Chai Baochen to the imperial garden, and the emperor had already returned to the palace at this time. There were also many ministers who enjoyed food under the service of the palace maids. King Yu whispered a few words to Yang Du, the head of the palace guard. With a wave of his hand, Lord Yang jumped down from the eaves, a few people jumped up from the pond, and a few people came out from behind the rockery...... In a moment, fifty guards gathered in all directions.

Lord Yang commanded, "Block all exits to the Imperial Garden and stop today's activities." ”

The guards' actions caught the attention of the officials present, who stopped laughing and looked around quietly. The silk and bamboo orchestra no longer makes a sound. The officials who were able to attend the birthday banquet today were all of very high grade, and their quality was very high, and there was no commotion.

The king gathered the officials together, and the torches reflected everyone's faces red, and I don't know if it was due to drunkenness or uneasiness. King Yu said: "I'm sorry to disturb everyone's Yaxing. But now there is one important thing that needs everyone's cooperation. Not long ago, while everyone was enjoying the feast and drink, Yang Rong and Yang Ge were killed by the assassins! ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the officials below sighed. Everyone talked about it and was more surprised. Yang Rong is the humerus minister of the imperial court! Who is so bold to commit a crime in a well-guarded palace. Moreover, taking advantage of this opportunity, the guards concentrated their main forces to guard the imperial garden and protect the Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor, and the defense in other places was slightly weak.

"Everyone must be wondering how the assassin seized the opportunity to assassinate Lord Yang. That's a good question, the Assassin must have seen Lord Yang walk out of the Imperial Garden, waiting for an opportunity to kill him. Because it was impossible for the Assassins to know what Lord Yang was doing when he walked out of the Imperial Garden, it was impossible to ambush him beforehand. So, I would like to ask you, my lords, did any of you see Lord Yang walk out of the Imperial Garden for the last time? The King continued.

The officials whispered, you look at me, I look at you. After a while, they stopped talking and looked straight at the servant king.

Silence brings desolation. If you can't find a clue, you're in trouble. Just when King Yu and Chai Baochen were disheartened, an official stood up and said, "The minister has seen it and knows what he is going to do." ”

When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Minister Yu Qian.

"Speak quickly!" King Yu said.

"No, it's a big deal, and I want to talk to you alone." Yu Qian whispered.

King Yu asked Chai Baochen to watch here, and he said to Qian, "Go." Then he walked to a pavilion by the pond. This place is surrounded by lotus flowers in full bloom, the pond is twisted and turned, there is water all around, and the water near the water pavilion is still very shallow, the lotus flowers are separated, there is no way to hide people, and no one else can approach.

"Lord Yu, please be seated." King Yu said.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Yu Qian looked at King Yu, although he had not dealt with him before, but now his first impression was very good, and he felt that this prince spoke very easily and was able to be courteous to Corporal.

"Tell me, what did you see?"

"Lord Wang, I saw Lord Yang leave the Imperial Garden for the last time."

"Oh, any other specifics?"

"I was already full of wine and food, and when I saw that Lord Yang was leaving the Imperial Garden, I walked up to him, talked to him, and wanted to go back together. As a result, Lord Yang said that he was not going back. He happened to see that Lord Chai was about to walk out of the imperial garden, so he had to follow. I asked him what he had to do with the past, and Lord Yang said that he should warn the young man not to get too close to the eunuch. I also want to go and talk to this Lord Chai, it's true, Lord Chai can organize such a grand banquet, it should be said that the ability is still very strong, but it's not good to go astray. Everyone knows who Wang Zhen is. But Lord Yang said no, he just went over by himself. So I'm sitting here waiting for him to come back. I didn't expect that in just this short period of time, heaven and man will be separated forever. That's what I saw and heard. ”

"Hmm. The information you provide is important. So according to your judgment, could Lord Yang have been killed on the way to follow Lord Chai? ”

Xia Guan thinks that there are many possibilities for this matter. First, Lord Yang was killed by someone else on the way to chase Chai. Second, Lord Yang had an argument with Lord Chai and was killed by Lord Chai. Third, someone has long wanted to kill Lord Yang, follow Lord Yang and kill him to blame Lord Chai. ”

"I can tell you one thing. One of the events at the banquet is a fireworks display. Lord Chai was going to go outside the city to direct the fireworks, but he didn't go. ”

"That's right. Then the crux of this matter is where did Lord Chai go just now? ”

"Will he just say it?"

"When it comes to his life, I don't think he will talk nonsense, and he will even try his best to find someone to testify. This matter must be tried as soon as possible, and after a long time, I am afraid that Lord Chai will make a confession with others. ”

"Well, good. You go and call Chai-sama here. At the same time, let the outside officials find a place to rest first, and if you want to eat something, don't be polite. ”

Yu Qian thought about it, who still has that appetite now, but he still said: "Yes." Then he respectfully withdrew.

After a while, Chai Baochen came to the water pavilion. He bowed to the King of Servants and said, "Your Highness." ”

King Yu didn't let him sit down, so he asked, "Lord Chai, where did you go during the time when Lord Yang was killed, can you explain?" At the same time, a sharp gaze shot at Chai Baochen.

"This ......"

"It's not a real recruit yet!" King Yu casually knocked over the teacup next to him to the ground.

Chai Baochen saw that if he didn't tell the truth, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to pass this hurdle, so he knelt on the ground all of a sudden.

The commotion here was so great that it alarmed the guards, and they gathered towards the water pavilion. As soon as the king waved his hand, the guards stopped and stood in place.

Just now, it was King Yu who saved himself and gave himself a chance, he believed in himself so much, he still told him the truth. Although this prince is not very old, he is very adaptable, and he may be able to help himself. But should you tell him the identity of this fake princess Changde? We can't hesitate any longer, let's take it one step at a time.

Chai Baochen knelt on the ground, raised his head and looked at King Yu and said, "I said." I had already arranged the fireworks in advance, so I didn't go out of town. During this time, I went to Kunning Palace to find Princess Changde. ”

"What? Kunning Palace? Lord Yang died outside the walls of the Qianqing Palace. "King Yu said.

"yes. I went to talk to Princess Changde. During this period of contact, I gradually developed a good impression in my heart, but it is difficult to have the opportunity to meet on weekdays, so I took this opportunity to meet her. I have no grudge against Lord Yang, Lord Yang has the grace of knowing me, how can I kill him? Chai Baochen explained.

The matter is very clear now, as long as you ask the princess tomorrow, you will know whether Chai Baochen is innocent. King Yu believed that Chai Baochen was not lying, but who could the real assassin be? How can the fog that lies behind the truth be lifted?