Chapter 280: Negotiation
Hu Maoshen was a little surprised, he didn't know what was here, he opened the paper and looked at it.
Just read the beginning, he was shocked, this is a confession? Or Guo Shi's confession, how did Gu Chengyu get his confession? Why did Guo Shi overturn his previous statement and give such a confession to Gu Chengyu?
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, "You arrested Guo Shi?" β
Gu Chengyu shook his head, "I didn't arrest him, I saved him." β
Hu Maoshen read these words carefully. It's almost as he guessed, but Guo Shi would explain to Gu Chengyu?
"You tortured him? Otherwise, how could he have confessed this to you? You say you saved him, who is going to kill him? The Great Prince? "The only thing Hu Maoshen thought would kill was the eldest prince.
He heard that Guo Shi was Xia Qing's person, but he never believed it. If it is said that it is the person of the great prince, it makes sense.
Gu Chengyu thought about it, and punched it, shouldn't it be considered torture?
"Naturally, the eldest prince wanted to kill him, and my people rescued him and hid him. As for the confession, Master Hu doesn't care how he got it. What do you think? It's kind of sincere, right? β
Gu Chengyu has always known that if you have use value, others will help you. The one who can help you without caring about the return is the closest person.
Guo Shi put down the confession and glanced at Gu Chengyu. Although he was very moved, this confession alone was not enough.
"You also know that Guo Shi has falsely accused two adults before. Now that he has retracted his confession, do you think the emperor will believe it? Will Dali Temple believe? Unless you can come up with some proof, it's just a wasted effort. β
Guo Shi picked up the tea bowl, such a big political achievement, he was a fool if he didn't feel moved. However, is this achievement easy to achieve? Don't steal the fish, but make a fuss.
"Of course I have more than that, it's just a litmus test. Master Hu, if you are willing to cooperate with me, I will present the evidence, there are nothing more than two key people here, one is the secret agent of Wanfu, and the other is a staff member who imitates handwriting. With these two people, if you follow the vine and touch the melon, you must be able to get a lot of incriminating evidence. β
Gu Chengyu didn't have these two people in his hands, but he didn't feel weak at all. He has already sent someone to arrest them, and even if the eldest prince hides these two people tightly and digs three feet into the ground, he will find these two people.
"Oh? It seems that Gu Gongzi has made complete preparations, but has Gongzi ever thought about it, you are running around outside, if Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing are in prison and identify the list of bribes, I am afraid that before the time comes, before the official can show evidence, Dali Siqing will present their confessions to the emperor. β
Hu Maoshen admired Gu Chengyu a little, and it was not easy to collect three witnesses in a short period of time. As far as he knew, Gu Chengyu was just a farmer.
Hu Maoqing continued: "As far as this official knows, Kuang Zhaoying, the secretary of Dali Temple, has already passed the list of candidates for the examination, especially the list of candidates ranked in the examination, and he will not let it go. Although the official has not been able to get the list for the time being, the official has received some news that Gu Gongzi's examination ranking is among the best. β
Hu Maoshen is not in a hurry at this time, it is Gu Chengyu who should be in a hurry. Gu Chengyu must still have a back hand in his hand, and it would be great to be able to get more useful information.
Gu Chengyu was a little silent, he didn't tell the adult behind Guo Shi, and he didn't write his confession. Even if this matter is written, it has little to do with this case, but it is related to the court dispute, and he doesn't want to give this secret to Hu Maoshen for the time being.
"I just don't know where the rest of the prince's silver is hidden, if I know, it will be very beneficial to this case." Hu Maoshen couldn't help but test Gu Chengyu, maybe Gu Chengyu knew where the silver was hidden.
Last time Hoi An went to the palace of the eldest prince, he was already startled. Now that the courtyard is empty, there are only some furnishings in the courtyard, and the eldest prince occasionally goes to the courtyard to live. It is not easy to find a hiding place for the silver.
This Gu Chengyu really didn't know, he didn't pay attention to the affairs of the eldest prince before. If it weren't for that time when Hoi An broke into the eldest prince's courtyard at night, he probably wouldn't even be able to see the eldest prince's face.
Gu Chengyu shook his head, "I don't know this, Master Hu doesn't just think about picking up the ready-made." There are still some things to be deployed, and Master Hu only said that he would not cooperate. If the adults are not sincere, then they can only find someone else. β
Gu Chengyu didn't have time to accompany him to play an official role, time was pressing, and he had to go back to the house to explain some things to Mingmo and them.
Hu Maoshen also knew that Gu Chengyu was in a hurry, and he was not the only official in the Supervision Yuan. If it weren't for the fact that he had some friendship with Gu Chengyu before, Gu Chengyu would not have found him.
"This matter is taken by the official, but this time I want to bring down the eldest prince, I'm afraid I can't, so I can only let him eat some head. It's just that if the two adults in the prison are tortured into tricks, the official still has to make some preparations, I'm afraid it's a little too late! β
Hu Mao thought about it deeply, 200,000 taels of silver is a lot. The emperor will definitely be suspicious of the eldest prince, as long as he presents some evidence, even if there is no complete list and no silver is found, the emperor will believe a little.
Who is not suspicious of emperors since ancient times? As long as the emperor lets go of his authority, then he will be able to show his skills, and he will not be like before, and he will not shrink back from investigation.
It's just that the two adults in the prison are used to living a golden and noble life on weekdays, and they don't know how long they can last.
Gu Chengyu knew that Hu Maoshen had already been moved, and he would not let go of this opportunity, but he just wanted to blow up some news from him!
"In that case, then please Lord Hu. As for those two adults, Master Hu doesn't have to worry, he has his own way. β
Gu Chengyu has already thought about it, the two of them will definitely not admit to such a big crime, even if they are tortured, they can last for two days. He will visit Dali Temple at night tonight, and explain the stakes in it, and the two of them can hold on for two or three days.
Two or three days are enough, and now as long as those two people are caught, it is not difficult to pull out a confession.
The people of Dali Temple should not catch the candidates today, and they may have to wait for a day or two before they lose their patience. And the candidates who catch the exam have to pass the emperor's approval, which is a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven. As long as you pass the palace examination, you can confer an official.
The emperor will not agree to Kuang Zhaoying's chaos, his most precious thing now is time.
After negotiating with Hu Maoshen and promising to deliver the witness within today, Gu Chengyu hurriedly went to Xiyan's courtyard.
"Thank you, girl, for today's events!" Gu Chengyu sat at the table and listened to Xiyan play the piano.
"Childe doesn't need to say thanks, just a little thing. I heard that there will be a cheating attempt, but will it affect the child? β
Xiyan observed Gu Chengyu's expression, and saw that he was very calm, and he didn't know if he had thought of a countermeasure.
Xiyan often comes into contact with officials, and his vision is not small, he is worried that Gu Chengyu will also be implicated, after all, Gu Chengyu is the Xie Yuan of the township examination, and the results of the examination should not be bad.