Chapter 328: Who is the real murderer
To tell the truth, Zhang Wenqian is a veteran of handling cases, so Li Hong has always been very relieved of him for investigating the case, not to mention that now he also has a proud disciple Di Renjie to assist him, Di Renjie has a strong insight, and has always been able to detect things that others can't perceive, and the two go out together, even if the case is complicated, there should be no big problem.
But it was the first time for Li Hong to see Zhang Wenqian speak in such a hesitant tone, because he was a little more confused about the truth of this case.
"Your Highness, speaking of which, this speculation was first put forward by Huaiying, and after the old minister took him to ask Ashina Fu Nian yesterday, Huaiying guessed that this assassination was still a good play directed and performed by the Turks!"
Zhang Wenjun's tone was slightly solemn, and he also hesitated with meaning, and said softly.
However, as soon as his words fell, Dai Zhide's brows furrowed, and after a pause, he retorted.
"Childish, why are you so sure? If the old man remembers well, when Ashina Funian was just assassinated, I considered this possibility, but what the imperial doctor said was also true, after all, the injury cannot be faked, if the blade is another inch, I am afraid that Ashina Funian will be killed, if he wants to use his own life as a bargaining chip in exchange for the interests of the Turks, the old man thinks that Ashina Funian does not have the courage! ”
The people present were all well-versed in this way, and naturally they thought of all kinds of possibilities at the first moment of the crime, but among them, it was the Turks who instructed this point to be the most suspicious, but also the most unlikely!
You must know that this kind of thing happened in Chang'an City, there is no doubt that the Turks benefited the most, on the surface they were reasonable, if the Tang Dynasty had no way to give a convincing explanation to the world, even if the murderer was caught in the end.
I'm afraid that I will also have to tie my hands in the future negotiations, so if we talk purely from the perspective of profit, the Turks are indeed the biggest beneficiaries of this matter!
But what Dai Zhide said is not unreasonable, with Li Hong's understanding of Ashina Fu Nian, this person is a hero, if he has to choose the same between Turkic and his own life, I am afraid he will choose his life without hesitation.
At that time, Ashina Fu Nian's injury, Li Hong also saw it with his own eyes, and the assassin clearly wanted to put him to death!
"Please also ask Zhang Siqing to elaborate!"
However, Li Hong was not in a hurry to refute Zhang Wenjun, because of these reasons, he believed that Zhang Wenqian also knew, so he hesitated so much, but since he knew these things and still felt that this matter was related to the Turks, there must be other reasons.
And Zhang Wenjun's face at the moment is also a little better, just now he was interrupted by Dai Zhide as soon as he spoke, and he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart.
"Your Highness, here's the thing, at present, except for Ashina Funian's injury, almost all the clues point to the Turks!"
Zhang Wenjun sorted out his words, his face was solemn, and he said slowly.
Seeing Dai Zhide's puzzled look, Zhang Wenjun continued to explain.
"I also learned later that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already set up surveillance around the Honglu Temple, and according to the feedback of these people, no assassins were found to escape in the various passages of the Honglu Temple that day, and then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince transferred troops to surround the Honglu Temple, so it was impossible for this assassin to leave the Honglu Temple, but the strange thing is that the Dali Temple searched the entire Honglu Temple, and did not find any trace of the assassins, which is one of them."
Zhang Wenqian gently twisted his beard, and his voice became much more serious.
This is his habit, and whenever he brings up a case, he will definitely take this serious gesture.
"What does Zhigui mean is that there are people in the Honglu Temple who are deliberately hiding assassins, and these people may be Turkic?"
Since he said this, Dai Zhide also sensed that something was wrong, and followed Zhang Wenjun's train of thought and asked.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenqian shook his head lightly and said in a firm tone.
"It's not just as simple as hiding the Assassins, I suspect that the Assassins themselves are from within the Turks!
When I went to Honglu Temple that day, I felt that something was wrong, and it stands to reason that Honglu Temple has its own defense army, although the combat power is not strong, but it will not be so slow to react.
But because there was no one in charge that day, and when the Turks reported the news, Ashina Funian was already seriously injured, so the garrison army did not have time to take measures! This is the second doubt! ”
It's just that as soon as Zhang Wenqian said this, Li Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile.
"In this way, it was Gu who helped them unintentionally!"
Although Honglu Temple has its own chief official, it is actually owned by the Ministry of Rites, and at that time, Li Hong had just ordered to tie up Pei Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of affairs at that time.
"This is indeed unreasonable, but it is not difficult to explain that the person in charge was not there at the time!"
Dai Zhide frowned, but said with some puzzlement.
"Brother Dai, do you know that when we decided the case, there was a principle, that is, we didn't believe the evidence!
This incident is indeed excusable, but in this way, that is, the entire process of Ashina Funian's assassination took place in the small courtyard where the Turks lived, and there were no other witnesses.
Isn't it suspicious enough that we have to believe what they say? ”
Zhang Wenqian asked unceremoniously.
And at this moment, Dai Zhide was also silent, because indeed, as Zhang Wenqian said, these two points alone make it very possible for the Turks to direct and act themselves.
"What's more, after the incident, all of them were vague, and even Ashina, who woke up, was quite a little nervous, which made the old man even more suspicious!"
Zhang Wenqian frowned, but said with some hesitation.
"Just ......"
"It's just that Ashina's injury at that time was indeed true, so even Zhang Siqing couldn't be sure if his guess could be accurate, right?"
Halfway through the former's words, Li Hong said.
"Since all the clues point to the same place, it means that we are in the right direction, at least the Turks must know the inside story of this matter, but they are just unwilling to tell us!"
After a pause, Li Hong frowned slightly and continued to speak.
"And now there is only Ashina Fu Nian's injury that is explained differently, so let's find a way to investigate it, so let's go to Honglu Temple with Huaiying tomorrow to see what tricks these Turks are playing!"
Seeing that Li Hong had already made a decision, Zhang Wenqian and Dai Zhide glanced at each other and said.
"Your Highness is wise!" (To be continued.) )