Yanei looked at Qi Huan in a panic, and his expression seemed to be about to cry: "My lord, I don't know, but Zhang Shilang said that the ink is not enough, so I prepared more, I really don't know, Zhang Shilang is going to drink ink to commit suicide!" ”

……

After hearing this, the prince sighed.

"The matter has come to this, and it won't help to blame that Yanai."

After all, no one thought that the good Zhang Shilang would commit suicide, or by drinking ink.

Qi Huan can't deny it.

The prince had already read Zhang Shilang's confession and asked Qi Huan and Han Danqing: "What do you think?" ”

Qi Huan: "Zhang Shilang's confession seems to say everything, from arranging someone to rob the disaster silver, to finding someone to imitate Xu Shangshu's handwriting and forging letters, thinking that the reason for framing Xu Shangshu, these are all explained clearly, but after thinking about it carefully, in fact, Zhang Shilang didn't say anything. ”

"The indictment says that Zhang Shilang arranged for someone to rob the disaster silver, so how did he contact those people?"

Those who pretend to be rogues are all murderers or Jiangyang thieves recorded by the government, even if they are small minions, they also have human lives in their hands, and it is definitely not a day or two to gather these people, nor can Zhang Shilang, a small Beijing official, do it.

After all, this group of people confessed that they were originally training in Yangzhou, and the capital was thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, and it was not wise for Zhang Shilang to develop his forces there.

In addition, it costs a lot to raise such a group of people, and Zhang Shilang does not have this ability.

Qi Huan continued: "In addition, Zhang Shilang said that he was dissatisfied with Xu Shangshu's favor for the right servant of the household, so he wanted to frame Xu Shangshu, and the logic did not make sense. ”

"For example, I and the Korean prince are both doing things for the crown prince, but the crown prince is more favored by the Korean prince, in this case, I feel dissatisfied in my heart, and I will only target the Korean prince, I feel that he is not worthy, but I will never be dissatisfied with the crown prince, because there is a gap in the status between us, and people are subjectively bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, so in this case, if you want to frame, the right waiter is the target of Zhang Shilang."

The prince glanced at Qi Huan amusedly.

Qi Huan was not affected by the crown prince, and continued to say his opinion: "The causal relationship is not established, and Zhang Shilang framed Xu Shangshu for other purposes. ”

"Besides, this showman, the prince knows that Xu Shangshu has been busy looking for evidence to prove his innocence, and the emperor also instructed his ministers to find evidence, but he didn't let Xu Shangshu know."

The prince nodded.

The emperor believed that Xu Shangshu was framed, but others didn't think so, and everything had to be evidenced, and the emperor was no exception.

gave Xu Shangshu a chance to prove his innocence, and arranged for Qi Huan to help secretly, also just in case.

If Xu Shangshu can't find evidence, Qi Huan's side is a way out.

The reason for not letting Xu Shangshu know is to let Xu Shangshu have a sense of crisis.

The emperor wanted to see how far Xu Shangshu's ability could be when it came to his own life.

Qi Huan: "Xu Shangshu said that he didn't write those letters, and the letters did exist, so the letters could only be forged." Following this line of thought, the minister arranged for someone to inquire about someone who was good at copying in Beijing, and finally found out about a Xiucai, who should be the same person as Xiucai in Zhang Shilang's confession. ”

"It's just that by the time we found Xiucai, Xiucai had already been killed. We also found some evidence where Xiucai lived. ”

Han Danqing handed over the bamboo tube left by Xiucai to the prince.

Han Danqing: "The current situation is that we don't know whether the man in black that Xiucai said is Zhang Shilang, Xiucai is dead, and there is no way to prove whether what Zhang Shilang said is true that he found Xiucai." ”

After reading the contents of the bamboo tube, the prince was more inclined to say that the person who found Xiucai was not Zhang Shilang.

If it was Zhang Shilang, then when Xiucai was killed, Zhang Shilang was already in prison, and he didn't communicate with anyone, and he couldn't send a message out, how could he arrange someone to kill him?

The prince stood there, looking at the candle flame next to him, thinking about what had happened during this time.

First there was the flood in Cangzhou, the imperial court provided disaster relief, and then the disaster silver was robbed in Shuangziling, and he and Qi Huan and others took the disaster silver to Cangzhou again.

When they arrived at Twin Ridges, they planned to snatch the silver back, and in the end they succeeded, and they also captured some of the rogues.

They then continued on to Cangzhou, where they stayed for several months.

During this period, Xiucai entered Beijing, was found and taken away, and forged the letters between Xu Shangshu and Zhang Shilang.

After they returned to Beijing, they interrogated the Liukou and confessed to Zhang Shilang, who confessed to Xu Shangshu, and the forged letters were useful.

After that, Qi Huan was arranged to find evidence that Xu Shangshu was wronged, and Qi Huan found Xiucai, but Xiucai was killed.

Soon after Xiucai's death, Zhang Shilang retorted, cleared Xu Shangshu's charges, and finally "committed suicide in fear of crime".

The prince didn't believe that Zhang Shilang had woken up.

Assuming that the causal relationship between Zhang Shilang framing Xu Shangshu is established, then how could Zhang Shilang's dissatisfaction with Xu Shangshu for so many years be locked up alone for a few days and suddenly figure it out?

If it's really easy to figure it out, how many quiet nights have you not figured it out over the years?

Zhang Shilang's indictment is full of loopholes.

Everything is for Xu Shangshu.

The prince had a bold idea in his heart, but he felt that if this idea was true, then the person who planned all this would be simply mad.

The prince looked at Qi Huan and Han Danqing again.

Prince: "What do you think about the whole thing?" ”

Han Danqing hesitated for a moment and looked at Qi Huan.

On the way to the palace, he and Qi Huan discussed one, and in the end the two had the same idea.

Qi Huan did not hesitate, and said to the prince: "Someone takes about 5,000 as a guide, if the silver is robbed twice, then the people behind the scenes will have an extra 400,000 taels of silver in their hands out of thin air, and at the same time, it will also make the officials and the people feel that the prince is embarrassed and can't support the great good country, and the reputation of the prince will be hindered." ”

"If the robbery of the disaster silver fails, sacrifice these five thousand or so rogues, as well as a Zhang Shilang to frame Xu Shangshu, the purpose is to let Xu Shangshu be used by him."

Xiucai is dead, there is no way to prove that there are other people involved in this matter, Zhang Shilang said that he is the mastermind behind the scenes, and there is no proof of death, he is.

Zhang Shilang also died, and he proved Xu Shangshu's innocence before he died, so it must be Xu Shangshu who begged someone, and this person is likely to be the person who planned all this behind him.

As a condition for helping Xu Shangshu, someone must have accepted Xu Shangshu as used.

Xu Shangshu was forced to stand in line.

The person standing is not the prince.

It's just that none of them know who this person is.

Qi Huan's thoughts coincided with the prince's thoughts.

The prince sighed: "Five thousand people, plus one Zhang Shilang, just for one Xu Shangshu, this person behind the scenes is really generous." ”

Qi Huan and the others didn't dare to answer.

The crown prince continued, meaning unclear: "After all, he is a household secretary and is in charge of the treasury, even if my father and I know that Xu Shangshu has been used by others, as long as Xu Shangshu is not wrong, I can't help him." ”

In this way, as long as people don't find out the problem, the benefits that Xu Shangshu brings to that person can be imagined.

Those who have been sacrificed can be re-cultivated......