The third prince was burned unconscious, the chief of Deqing was assassinated by weapons, and before that, Concubine De and the queen joined forces to provoke Concubine Li, which almost caused the emperor and the hussar general to have a gap......

These recent events have made it really difficult for the emperor to cheer up.

Even on the following Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor failed to hold on to the end of the year, so he rested early.

The midwinter season is finally about to fade with the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve.

During the New Year, the imperial court has a seven-day holiday.

However, because of the case of the third prince and the case of the chief of Deqing, others were on vacation, but the criminal department could not let it go.

It was busy non-stop for seven days, and on the eighth day, the court started work, and the criminal department Shangshu followed the emperor to the imperial study after the early dynasty.

Not only has he been ill recently, but he is also under too much mental pressure, and the emperor's face is ugly and tight.

"How?"

After returning to the imperial study, he roasted his hands at the fire dragon, and after the emperor sat down on the table, he ate two bites of the bird's nest porridge handed by the chief attendant.

The face of the criminal department is more ugly than that of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, in the case of the Third Highness, the minister tried his best, but none of the suspects were caught."

Not only did he not catch the man who threw the linoleum, but he didn't even find out the flint thrower who was mixed in the team.

The emperor listened and snorted heavily.

"No clues?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department said: "Since I took over the case, the Criminal Department has been investigating in the end, and later because of the matter of Deqing Taoism, even the waiter of the Criminal Department personally walked the streets and alleys to do a big investigation, but there was no clue." ”

Pursing some dry lips, Shangshu of the Criminal Department sighed.

"At that time, although the murderer forcibly galloped on Gulou Street and went on a rampage, causing many people to complain about him, there are few people who remember his appearance."

At that time, the situation was too chaotic, and it was too late for everyone to hide in a hurry, so how could they have the heart to see what this person looked like.

"As for the person who was on the street at the time, someone noticed his appearance, and judging from the clues gathered, he couldn't make a face at all."

If the criminal department does not know the identity of the other party exactly, it usually relies on portraits.

And this portrait, if there are witnesses, it is the best, if not, rely on everyone's descriptions to piece together the closest face.

The emperor frowned, "Can't spell a human face?" ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department smiled bitterly: "Some people say that the person's eyebrows are like broad beans, and some people say that the person's eyebrows are like steel cones, but some people say that the person has no eyebrows at all." As for the other facial features, the clues given by the common people are similar to this, almost one person has one statement, and it is impossible to draw the appearance at all. ”

The emperor frowned and slapped the table, "Nonsense, a person is the same, how can there be so many different faces, and it's not Sichuan Opera that changes faces, those Diao people are just not honest, if they are arrested and tried, there will be an answer." ”

If the emperor was furious, the secretary of the criminal department naturally did not dare to accept it.

The emperor snorted twice, "The arsonist can't be caught?" ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department shook his head, "At that time, the sedan chair was relatively close, and there were conditions for arson, only the jailer of Dali Temple who was in charge of escorting it, and the traitor could not be found." ”

As he spoke, something flashed in the eyes of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and he frowned.

The emperor looked at his face, and it was obvious that he still had something to say, so he said: "If there is anything, just say it." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department hesitated for a moment and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the minister went to investigate those jailers and found that they seemed to be angry in private, and the statements of several people were almost identical." ”

It stands to reason that several of them were around the sedan chair at that time, and it is understandable that the confessions they uttered were almost the same.

It's strange that their confessions are exactly the same.

They were in different positions, and they naturally had different feelings about the events at that time, so how could they tell exactly the same confession?

Unless someone has done it in advance.

This should be the biggest suspicion, but the Criminal Department can't find out who has done it, or in other words, the Criminal Department can't find out.

Dali Siqing is the person of the second prince.

The second prince and the third prince have been on the tip of the needle against Mai Mang, objectively speaking, the second prince is the most suspicious in this matter.

And the one who can control the officials of Dali Temple, most likely, is also the Dali Temple Qing himself under the command of the second prince.

This made it impossible for the criminal department to investigate at all, although Dali Siqing had been suspended at home.

The emperor's thoughts wandered, and he said his thoughts, "Do you suspect that it is Dali Siqing?" ”

According to normal logical thinking, Dali Siqing is indeed the most suspicious.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department shook his head, "Your Majesty, but the minister thinks that it is the Dali Siqing who is the most innocent." ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows.

The criminal department Shangshu said: "Dali Siqing has always been close to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Royal Highness the Third Highness have always had political disagreements, and the Second Highness is easy to become a suspect in the burning of the Third Highness. ”

"And who do you think it is?"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department shook his head, "The minister doesn't know, this case, the minister really can't investigate it, check and check, the minister always feels ......"

The criminal department Shangshu suddenly shut up, glanced at the emperor timidly, and quickly bowed his head.

"What's the matter, just say it!" The emperor was slapped on the table by him who wanted to speak and stopped angry.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department immediately said: "The minister always thinks that the one who burns the Third Highness is more like Your Majesty." ”

The emperor was directly shocked by these words.

I have always known that the head of the criminal department is still iron, but I didn't expect this guy to be so iron.

I dare to say this kind of thing in front of the emperor.

"Presumptuous!"

The criminal department Shangshu himself knew what he was talking about, and knelt down.

The emperor looked at him angrily, "Why am I the most suspicious?" ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department licked his lips, "Because His Royal Highness will really be interrogated by the Third Division, once something is tried, His Majesty's beloved son will ...... heart"

The chief chamberlain was stunned!

This is simply an iron head!

How dare you say it!

"I love my son's heart, I am reluctant to let him be interrogated by the three divisions, am I willing to burn him?" The emperor was laughed at angrily.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department held his big iron head and said, "Xu is the executor did not grasp the degree. ”

Emperor......

Chief Chamberlain......

The emperor rolled his eyes angrily, "You can figure it out!" ”

The criminal department Shangshu bowed his head, "This is not what the minister thinks. ”

The emperor's heart suddenly sank.

If this is what the criminal department Shangshu thinks, he will only think that he is the head of the criminal department Shangshu and will not be investigated.

But if it's someone else......

"Who said that? Where did you hear that? ”

The emperor's complexion, which was still kind and pleasant just now, suddenly darkened.

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