Chapter 118: Case Closed
Suddenly hearing footsteps stop in front of the door of his cell, Qin Dezhao tightened his hands, opened his eyes and looked at the door, only to see a man wearing a cloak standing behind the jailer.
Qin Dezhao's heart tightened, he pretended to be calm and stood up, straightened out the weeded placket and asked, "Who dare to ask Mr." โ
"Slow talk, my lord!" The jailer saluted the man respectfully and turned away.
The man took off his cloak and hat, and Qin Dezhao saw that it was Gao Sheng beside King Liang, and felt the coldest killing intent from Gao Sheng's eyes, and he couldn't help but beat a few beats faster.
Qin Dezhao calmed down, stood with his hands in his hands, and said with a bearing of bearing: "Lord Gao, I bother you to tell His Royal Highness King Liang that Bai Qingyan knows the list of people who have done it on grain and grass, and I am afraid that he will take the opportunity to make trouble, and please make preparations as soon as possible." โ
Gao Sheng's gaze swept over the untouched water and food at the door: "Master Hou, do you know that the eldest prince of Qin has already taken the list you gave, as well as the loyal servants of the Qin family, to beat the drum in front of the Dali Temple?" The action is so fast...... Didn't you get the guidance of the Hou Ye? โ
Qin Dezhao's face turned pale, and he had already guessed that Qin Lang had been deceived by Bai Qingyan.
"Don't talk about it, the list was not given to Miss Bai, Miss Bai came today, so she sat here and copied a list, and left without saying anything and asking, the Bai family is afraid that they have already mastered this list, with Miss Bai's mind...... Your Highness needs to be careful! Qin Dezhao expressed his loyalty, "As for the rebel, he was arraigned, and he must not say a word!" This matter has nothing to do with Ben Hou, Ben Hou was fine when he handed over the military rations! โ
"So, Lord Hou is very loyal to His Highness?" Gao Sheng's voice is cold without any ups and downs.
"Not only to be loyal to His Highness, but also to save his life! Recognize it...... A dead word is indispensable! If you don't admit it, you can be considered alive if you are still alive. Qin Dezhao fixed his eyes on Gao Sheng, and at this time, blindly showing loyalty was so hypocritical that he wanted to save his life.
Gao Sheng pulled out the short knife on his waist, Qin Dezhao was so shocked that he took two steps back, and his body hit the wall: "Lord Gao! โ
"His Royal Highness once said to Lord Hou that only the dead can keep secrets in this world!"
After speaking, Gao Sheng moved in front of Qin Dezhao almost instantly, and the sharp short knife that blew off his hair sank into Qin Dezhao's abdomen, Qin Dezhao opened his mouth wide but couldn't make a sound, and only the flickering candle flame on the wall of the prison was born in front of him.
Gao Sheng hugged Qin Dezhao's neck, and his movements were extremely slow, helping Qin Dezhao to squat and kneel, his calm eyes without the slightest emotion.
It wasn't until Qin Dezhao's hand that was tightly tugging at his sleeve was released that Gao Sheng let go of Qin Dezhao and hid the sheath of the short knife at his waist inlaid with gems into Qin Dezhao's deerskin boots.
The knife was a good knife, it easily penetrated Qin Dezhao's flesh and skin, and the handle of the knife blocked the wound, leaving no blood.
Gao Sheng put on his cloak and turned to leave, and the jailer came to lock the door and left as if he had seen nothing.
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After the news of the war in southern Xinjiang in the Chinese New Year's Eve, the capital city did one thing after another, without giving people the slightest respite.
Qin Lang, who had only invited himself to the throne of his son a few years ago, was escorted by the guards and loyal soldiers, and the loyal servants of the Qin family were kneeling in front of the Dali Temple, holding a brocade silk roster, shouting to present evidence for the righteous extermination of relatives in the southern Xinjiang grain draft.
The emperor was particularly concerned about this case, and Lu Jin, the secretary of Dali Temple, ordered someone to invite Qin Lang and the loyal servants of the Qin family brought by Qin Lang into Dali Temple for detailed questioning.
After seeing the list, the loyal servants of the Qin family had already believed that Qin Dezhao wanted to sacrifice one person and let Qin Lang, the eldest prince, keep the glory of the loyal and brave marquis mansion. Now that they regarded Qin Lang as the new master of the Qin family, they naturally followed the same unified words that Qin Lang had just discussed with them in the study.
Qin Dezhao's staff said that Qin Dezhao was greedy for ink because he saw that it was profitable for others to escort grain and grass.
But because of the guilt in my heart, it was the first time to do such a thing as greedy ink, revealing a lot of horses and feet to be held by the people below. Originally, I thought that I would satisfy a person who was safe and sound, but I didn't think that as long as the grain and grass went to one place, one place would have to grab Qin Dezhao's handle and buckle it, and the more the officials in the back got older, the bolder they became, and gradually replaced the best military rations with wheat bran.
In the end, these people were even more bold, even those wheat bran were all exchanged for silver taels before they were transported to Fengcheng, seeing that the matter was big, Zhongyong Hou was afraid that he would be affected, and he had murderous intentions.
The staff explained in detail what ideas they had come up with for Qin Dezhao, and how the guards of the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion killed these people, and they vomited all at once.
Lu Jin, the secretary of Dali Temple, took the confession of the loyal servant of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, imprisoned the person, and prepared to enter the palace to meet the saint.
Qin Lang and the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion are not in harmony, this matter was already known to everyone when Qin Lang moved out of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, not to mention that Qin Lang was an example of the children of the family who had been praised by the emperor and the empress, and the Bai family asked him to protect Qin Lang, Dali Siqing could not snub Qin Lang, so he placed Qin Lang in the side hall, and let Qin Lang wait in Dali Temple for the time being.
Qin Lang complied, knelt down and said that he was ashamed of the emperor's grace, and begged Dali Siqing to tell the saint that he was willing to hand over the property coefficient of the Marquis of Zhongyong to the treasury, so as to atone for his father's sins.
Lu Jin, the secretary of Dali Temple, looked at Qin Lang's face full of shame, and thought of what the steward of the Zhenguo Mansion said when he found him, and nodded: "Don't worry, Prince Qin!" โ
This case was originally thought to be a particularly difficult case in Dali Siqing, but before the trial began, the son of the Marquis of Zhongyong sent the evidence to the case.
Dali Siqing was also a little grateful to Qin Lang, so when he returned to the emperor, Dali Siqing said a few words for Qin Lang without a trace.
The emperor did not look at the testimony handed in by Dali Siqing, he closed his eyes and listened to Dali Siqing finish telling the ins and outs of the matter, and he was immediately angry.
"Marquis Zhongyong is really bold!" The emperor gritted his teeth, was furious, and was about to say something to scold Qin Dezhao, but as if he had suddenly figured out something, he stood up suddenly.
"Liu Huanzhang deceived King Xin with military rations, but Liu Huanzhang was on the front line...... How did you know that this grain and grass couldn't reach Fengcheng?! The Emperor's brows furrowed.
Dali Siqing saluted respectfully and said: "According to the confession of the servant of the Marquis of Zhongyong, what is recorded on this list is a list of officials who have been made into accidental deaths!" There is also one who is not dead...... It was Liu Huanzhang's wife's brother Sun Yiming, the people sent out by Qin Dezhao on the first day of the lunar month last year failed to kill Sun Yiming, but showed traces and died two guards! Coincidentally...... This case was mentioned by Jingzhao Yin Anjingguo with his minister, saying that he had checked all the people who had made enemies with Sun Yiming, but he didn't find out why! Now it seems...... The case in Jing Zhaoyin's hands can be closed. โ
Liu Huanzhang's brother-in-law?!