Chapter 241: Fierce Confrontation (Second Update)
"Lord Qi, after death, the blood around the body will no longer flow, so the color of Lech after death is light and narrow. The fastest update is the most stable, I will tell you, the fastest update of the novel is the eye. Hurry? In the puzzled eyes of the officials, the tall man explained methodically, "This Lehe on Lord Zhang's neck is dark and wide, and it was left before he died. ”
The tall man's voice lagged behind, and the officials on the scene suddenly began to talk again, and it sounded like this explanation was reasonable, and it seemed that it was really the case.
"The officials of the three law divisions outside the hall came in and replied." Zhu Yongqing also encountered this situation for the first time, and said to the official standing at the door after a deep sigh.
Soon, more than a dozen officials from the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate walked into the lobby, and under Zhu Yongqing's questioning, they confirmed the statement of the tall man, who can be described as professionals in criminal investigation, and often come into contact with various cases, so they naturally know the knowledge of the autopsy.
"Take the guards!" After the dozen or so officials of the Three Law Divisions finished testifying, Zhu Yongqing waved his hand to signal them to retreat, and then said in a loud voice.
Under the gaze of everyone, the personnel in charge of guarding Zhang Wang at that time were immediately brought up by the officers of the Criminal Department, and they were covered with bruises one by one, and they were repaired by the people of the Criminal Department these days.
After entering the lobby, those guards knelt in front of the hall with bloodless faces, and swore an oath one by one to show that they did not poison Zhang Wang, no matter how Zhang Wang was also a key criminal in the cabinet, if they attacked Zhang Wang, wouldn't they kill themselves?
Since Zhang Wang's death, those guards have been handed over to Luo Qing, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, Luo Qing mobilized the elite forces of the Criminal Department to interrogate those guards, during which all kinds of torture have not been able to make them confess any useful information, and no one understands how Zhang Wang died for no reason, not only taking poison but also hanging from the window.
"Lord Wang, ladies and gentlemen, after Steward Zhang's death, Xiaguan took over the case and conducted a review, and found no signs that Steward Zhang was murdered." After the guards finished asking, Luo Qing, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, who was standing behind Shangshu of the Criminal Department, got up and walked to the front of the hall, arched his hand at Zhu Yongqing and the others, and said loudly.
"Lord Luo, you mean that no evidence of these people's murder has been found, and it doesn't rule out the possibility that they murdered Zhang Wang, right?" As soon as Luo Qing's words fell, Qin Yongxiang, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, opened his mouth and asked quietly.
"Lord Qin, this is exactly what Xia Guan meant." Luo Qing's brows furrowed slightly, and then he replied in a deep voice, he didn't expect Qin Yongxiang to grasp the details of his words to attack, it was really hateful.
Luo Qing has a very good personal relationship with Yang Shiqi, so he is one of the few courtiers in the capital who supports the cabinet, and he can be said to be the descendant of Emperor Hongxi.
And Qin Yongxiang took refuge in the King of Han, so naturally he couldn't sit back and watch Luo Qing exonerate Master Yuanxia in the matter of Zhang Wang.
At the same time, this also means that the cause of Zhang Wang's death has become a mystery, and no one can know who killed him, and the Venerable Yuan Xia has undoubtedly become the primary object of suspicion.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about this?" Zhu Yongqing glanced at Luo Qing and Qin Yongxiang quietly, and then asked the officials sitting in the five mansions and six departments under the hall, wanting to listen to the opinions of the audience.
"Lord Wang, according to the lower officials, it is probably not possible for ordinary people to poison Zhang Wang, who is a key criminal in the cabinet."
After a short silence, Lang Wutong, the right attendant of the military department, who was standing behind the secretary of the military department, took the lead in breaking the calm of the scene, and arched his hand at Zhu Yongqing, and said in a deep voice.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials feel that Master Wu is reasonable, Zhang Wang is under strict supervision, and he can break through many checkpoints and poison him unconsciously, and the murderer behind the scenes must not be an idle person." Immediately, Fan Bin, the left deputy envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, opened his mouth and expressed his support for Wutong.
"Lord Wang, Ben Hou also thinks that the person who poisoned Zhang Wang definitely has a deep background." When Gong Kui, the right governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion and the Marquis of Anwu, heard this, he also expressed his views at the right time.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials think that it is time to strictly investigate the people who have a gap with Zhang Wang, and there is a good chance that Yankuai is Zhang Wang's enemy who sat down in this matter." The Left Army Governor's Mansion and the Right Governor, Wu Ning Hou Feng Chang'an followed Gong Kui's mouth and quietly pointed his target at Master Yuan Xia.
Obviously, the person who had a grudge against Zhang Wang and had the ability to want Zhang Wang's life had to be the Venerable Yuanxia with a mysterious origin, and Feng Changan and the others regarded the Venerable Yuanxia as the murderer of Zhang Wang as soon as they sang and harmonized.
Therefore, when Feng Chang'an's voice lagged behind, most of the officials in the lobby and courtyard took it for granted, and it was natural that Venerable Yuan Xia was the culprit of the murder.
After witnessing the scene in front of them, Yang Rong, Zhang Hao and the others couldn't help but secretly complain, they naturally knew that Zhang Wang's matter had nothing to do with the Venerable Yuanxia, and it must be a trap set by the people of the Han King, but under this public, they had no reason to exonerate the Venerable Yuanxia.
Who let Zhang Wang sue the Venerable Yuanxia before his death, which makes the suspicion of the Venerable Yuanxia undoubtedly the greatest, and you can't let Yang Rong and Zhang Hao and others sue everyone that Emperor Hong Xi died, and the Venerable Yuanxia is just a cover to cover people's ears, right?
"Lord, now that the situation is clear, Venerable Yuan Xia is the primary murder suspect, please Emperor Shangxuan arrest this person." Just when Yang Rong, Zhang Hao and the others wanted to open their mouths to slow down the matter, Luo Shaoqing, who was standing at the door of the lobby, said loudly to Zhu Yongqing.
Feng Changan and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard this, just now they didn't pierce the layer of window paper in order to avoid suspicion, but now that Luo Shaoqing has made the matter clear, it will save them a lot of trouble.
"Lord, Master Yuanxia is presiding over the blessing ceremony for the emperor, which is related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no conclusive evidence to prove that he is the murderer behind the murder of Zhang Wang, if it is reported to the emperor, it is really ominous to interrupt the blessing ceremony." Yang Rong was taken aback and hurriedly said to Zhu Yongqing.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials also feel that it is inappropriate to invite Master Yuanxia to ask about the case at this time, after all, he is just suspicious, once he disturbs the emperor's blessing, you and I will become sinners." Sitting on the other side, Xia Yuanji immediately spoke, agreeing with Yang Rong's point of view.
Although Xia Yuanjigui is a veteran of the four dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, and he is also the head of the household department of the Ming Dynasty, and his official rank is one of the highest ranking among the living officials of the Ming Dynasty, but in front of the prince of King Fu, he only has the share of the lower official.
As for why it is said that Cong Yipin is the highest official rank among the living officials, it is because among the positions of the major ministries and institutes of the Ming Dynasty, the highest official rank is the six Shangshu and the imperial history of Dali Siqing and the Imperial Palace, which is the official rank of Zheng Erpin.
The official ranks of Congyipin and Zhengyipin do not correspond to the corresponding positions, but are just a kind of honorary titles, such as the titles of the third prince and the third division.
"It makes sense, now that Venerable Yuan Xia is presiding over a blessing ceremony for the emperor, it may be quite inappropriate for us to rashly sue him for arrest."
Zhu Yongqing was also aware of the affairs of the Venerable Yuanxia, since Yang Rong and Xia Yuanji had spoken, they pushed the boat down the river and said to everyone in the hall in a deep voice, "According to this king, it is better to play this matter to the emperor first, and then summon him to inquire after the blessing ceremony is over, what do you think?" ”
"That's great!" Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhang Hao, the governor of the right army and the left governor of the right army and the prince of Yiguo, took the lead in speaking and expressed support for Zhu Yongqing's approach.
Subsequently, Huang Huai, Jin Youzi, Quan Jin, as well as the right governor of the former military governor's office, Niu Shihao, Marquis of Anping, and others expressed their approval of this.
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought that if Venerable Yuan Xia is really the suspect behind the scenes, wouldn't it be a bad thing for the emperor to have such a blood-stained villain preside over the emperor's blessing ceremony?" Faced with the scene in front of them, Feng Changan and the others were naturally unwilling, so Fan Bin, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, arched his hand at Yang Rong and said quietly.
With a bang, there was a commotion in the hall, Fan Bin's words were extremely sharp, if Master Yuanxia really instructed someone to kill Zhang Wang, then he was a murderer, and naturally he was not qualified to preside over the ceremony for Emperor Hong Xi.
The faces of Yang Rong and Xia Yuanji and the others suddenly changed, Fan Bin's words gave them a big problem, although it was not appropriate to inquire about the Venerable Yuanxia now, but if the Venerable Yuanxia really killed someone and let them go, the sin would be even greater.
Of course, Yang Rong, Xia Yuanji and others knew that Venerable Yuanxia would not kill anyone, but the officials of these ministries and institutes present did not know, and Feng Changan and others had worked hard to plan so many incidents, didn't they just want to know the life and death of Emperor Hong Xi? How could they leak this information?
"Lord Wang, this matter is not trivial, not only related to my Daming Jiangshan Sheji, but also related to the majesty of the emperor, please ask Lord Yuanxia to arrest and investigate."
Feng Changan saw that Fan Bin's words were just right to fight back against Yang Rong and the others, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and he arched his hand to Zhu Yongqing and said in a deep voice.
Immediately after, Gong Kui, Qin Yongxiang, Wu Tong and others opened their mouths to echo each other, hoping to immediately report the matter to Emperor Hong Xi and thoroughly investigate the Venerable Master Yuanxia.
After listening to the words of Feng Changan and others, Zhu Yongqing was in a dilemma for a while, and he had to admit that the views held by Feng Changan and others were reasonable.
Faced with the completely different attitudes of Yang Rong and Feng Changan and others on the matter of the Venerable Yuan Xia, Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Chen Qia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Shanhe, the deputy governor of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, and other civil officials and nobles couldn't help but glance at each other, and they had a vague premonition of the subtlety of the form.
Yang Rong and others were close ministers of Emperor Hong Xi, and Feng Chang'an had always had a mysterious personal relationship with the King of Han, and no one thought that the two sides would have a battle of words and swords here for the affairs of Master Yuanxia, so they responded cautiously and waited to see what happened.
"Lord, by all means, whether Venerable Yuanxia is guilty or not is still inconclusive, if we catch the wrong person, it will not only ruin the emperor's blessing ceremony, but also damage the emperor's heavenly face!"
In the silence, a loud voice suddenly sounded in the lobby, and Yang Pu, Taichangqing, arched his hand at Zhu Yongqing and said loudly.
It was not until this time that people realized that there was an old minister of Emperor Hongxi's East Palace in the lobby, although he did not obtain a prominent position like Huang Huai, but he was an out-and-out descendant of Emperor Hongxi, so he naturally wanted to help Yang Rong and others speak.
Yang Rong and the others suddenly came to their senses when they heard this, and they all expressed their agreement, the current Venerable Yuan Xia can be described as a double-edged sword, whether they move him or not, there will be many drawbacks.
"Lord, Zhao Yu of the Ministry of Rites once fell into the demon law of the Venerable Yuanxia in front of the lower officials, and the lower officials were willing to guarantee with their lives that the Venerable Yuanxia was the murderer who killed Steward Zhang, and he plotted against the emperor, which has made the emperor's eating habits change greatly, if he is left unchecked, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Yang Rong and the others and Feng Changan and the others then quarreled endlessly around the Venerable Yuan Xia, and just as the love between the two sides became more and more excited, Wu Shaoqing suddenly strode out of the queue, came to the front of the hall and knelt down at Zhu Yongqing, and said in a righteous manner, his tone was extremely tragic.
"Lord Wang, we are willing to guarantee with our lives." Subsequently, the Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy standing outside the door knelt on the ground in front of the door and expressed their support to Wu Shaoqing.
"This ......" Zhu Yongqing felt that something was wrong, and couldn't help but look at Yang Rong on the side, Wu Shaoqing This is a posture of death, which is bound to have an impact on the clear stream in the court, I am afraid that the imperial history of the Imperial Court and the six departments will soon join in.
"Venerable Yuanxia has arrived!" At this moment, a loud voice came from the gate of the yamen of the criminal department.
"What?" The officials inside and outside the lobby were taken aback when they heard this, and they all turned to look at the door, their faces were full of shock, at this time, Venerable Yuan Xia still dared to come here, was he here to demonstrate? One