When he touched the two pillars of incense, Gu Mingxu came over with a few servants from the Criminal Department, looked at the corpse that was being salvaged from the well, and saluted Jing Rong, and said, "Xiaguan also made a major discovery on the killer. After a pause, his gaze approached Lu Liangzhen, and then he looked at Jing Rong, but when he spoke, his eyes would shift to Lu Liangzhen from time to time, "When the killer's body was found in the farmhouse in the morning, Xia Guan felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. When the subordinate officer transported the body back to the Criminal Department, his subordinates discovered that these killers were actually robbers arrested in the official document of the Criminal Department a few months ago. These robbers were caught by Lord Lu's men when they committed the last crime, so the case was handed over to Lord Lu to deal with, and after Lord Lu sentenced them to death, they were thrown into the cell, just waiting for the autumn queen to be beheaded. But these death row prisoners who were supposed to be held in Jing Zhaoyin's government jail did not know why they appeared in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Beijing today. And Xia Guan just sent someone to Jingzhaoyin Prison to check, only to find out that someone had dropped the thief's bag, and the death row prisoners in the prison were simply impersonated by others. Lord Lu, do you want to explain this matter to the prince and the official? ”

Lu Liangzhen, who was originally standing, sat on the chair lifelessly as if he had been drained, and in the face of Lord Shangshu's questioning, he was flustered and said nonsense: "Xia Guan really doesn't know, everything is that someone is framing Xia Guan." ”

Jing Rong looked at his defeated appearance, and after thinking about it, he knew what was going on. He looked at him and said, "How is the corpse examined?" ”

He said respectfully: "Back to the prince, the deceased died around the middle of the day, his throat was black, and there were traces of being pinched and pressed on his face, so it was obvious that he was forced to drink poison and then thrown into the well, causing the illusion of falling into the well. ”

Gu Mingxu smiled coldly and stroked his beard, "The killer died around Yinshi, and the descendants of Lord Lu's family were killed around Maoshi, Lord Lu, do you say it's too much of a coincidence." ”

Lu Liangzhen had already panicked, facing his doubts, but he couldn't stabilize his mind, his eyes were full of helplessness and hesitation, and his bloodless lips trembled slightly, "Xia Guan really doesn't know." ”

Gu Mingxu's expression was solemn, obviously dissatisfied with his answer, and shouted: "Do you think you can be perfunctory if you say a few words without knowing?" Hum! According to this official's analysis, you first drop the thieves, release them from prison, and then buy them to work for you. You let them assassinate the king of Pingjun, and blame the Marquis of Jingyuan. After that, you let your subordinates poison the robbers, and when the robbers die, you will also kill the people who know about it. Lu Liangzhen, you are too vicious, you killed so many names at once, it is simply a crime that cannot be punished. ”

"Xia Guan has no motive to kill King Pingjun at all, and Lord Gu's speculation is simply nonsense." Lu Liang really slapped the table and glared at him angrily, "Although the official rank of the lower official is not as good as that of Lord Shangshu, it is not allowed for the adult to speculate on the lower official so much and push such a thing onto the lower official." ”

"Where is the evidence for you to quibble?"

"It's just evidence deliberately made by someone with a heart who wants to frame the lower officials. Xiaguan Heping County King and Jingyuan Marquis Su Ri have no grievances and no hatred in the past, how can they do such a thing. ”

"Whether there is a grudge or not, only you know."

Jing Rong watched them quarrel like fire and water, and interrupted: "Okay, don't quarrel, don't you exist as this king?" Turning around, he said to Lu Liangzhen: "This matter has developed so far, all the evidence points to Lord Lu, you naturally can't get out of it, whether you are really wronged or falsely wronged, you are the most suspicious now." Therefore, I had to wronged Lord Lu to go back to the Criminal Department with this king and Lord Gu. ”

Entering a place like the Criminal Department is not much different from going to hell. Lu Liang is really Jing Zhaoyin, he has an official position, so naturally he will not use the torture tools on him, but the people around him will inevitably have to suffer some hardships.

And the methods of the Criminal Department can not survive anyone, a day later, Lu Liangzhen's confidants broke the news that he was secretly exchanging for a death row prisoner. Everything is like a tear in the clothes, as long as you pull it gently, this opening will get bigger and bigger, and even Lu Liangzhen spit out the things of bending the law and accepting bribes, but he didn't confess the assassination of the king of Pingjun.

But someone has already said that the matter of secretly changing death row prisoners will inevitably become a breakthrough. In addition, King Chen intentionally or unintentionally exerted pressure on the Criminal Department, so naturally the Criminal Department would work the person who used the torture to get the confession they wanted.

A few days later, the human and physical evidence was reported. was tried by the Criminal Department, Yushitai and Dali Temple, even if Lu Liangzhen flatly denied it, but in the face of evidence, no matter how he quibbled, he couldn't change the verdict.

Emperor Xuanwu looked at the excerpt on the report, thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, and said: "Corruption and bribery will be put aside first, and I will talk about this case." Why did he buy a murderer, assassinate the king of Pingjun and blame the Marquis of Jingyuan? ”

Lu Liangzhen's second son, Lu Wei, once listened to music in the Changchun Teahouse, and fell in love with the girl who sang the song, so he was ready to rush home, but the singing woman would rather die, so she jumped from the window on the third floor of the teahouse, and was seen by the passing Jingyuan Hou Shizi. The prince of the world came out righteously, not only beat Lu Wei violently, but also sent him to the official mansion. In the end, Lu Wei went to prison, but unexpectedly died of illness in the prison, and Lu Liangzhen and Hou Fu formed a feud because of this. Gu Mingxu raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Xuanwu, and said, "According to Lu Liangzhen's confidant, Lu Liangzhen knew that King Pingjun and Marquis Jingyuan were not on good terms, so he came up with this trick to frame him." In order to avenge his son, he also wanted the Marquis of Jingyuan to also taste the disaster of prison. ”

"In vain I have trusted him for so many years, he would do such an intolerable thing. In order to kill the king of the county for his uncompetitive son, he framed the marquis, and his crime was unforgivable. Emperor Xuanwu pinched the bridge of his nose, and his tired color stained his eyebrows, "Since the matter has come to light, you can follow the procedure, but who is more suitable for the Jingzhao Yin faction?" ”

"This still needs to be decided by the emperor himself, but it is absolutely impossible to use a ruthless and corrupt person like Lu Liangzhen. The Imperial City is the face of Great Qin, and Jing Zhaoyin, who controls the Imperial City, is even more responsible, and must be a person with both talent and virtue to take over this position. "Imperial Doctor Fan Zhengdao.

Emperor Xuanwu nodded, looked at them with a faint gaze, and asked in a calm voice, "Do you have any good candidates to recommend for this official position?" ”

"This ······"

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, I look at you, I am divided.

"According to Weichen, the prince of Jingyuan is very suitable for this position. Since the prince assumed the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he has enforced the law impartially and dedicated, and has been widely praised among officials. Oh, the only deficiency is that it is too romantic, but people are not romantic, as long as they don't make mistakes in big things, they are also talentable. Chu Zhizhong, the secretary of Dali Temple, looked at others and didn't speak, thought for a while, and said.

Imperial Doctor Fan Zheng sighed, frowned, and said, "The Marquis of Jingyuan is good, but is it too young to take up this position?" It is best to be a stable and old official to hold the position of Jing Zhaoyin, and the prince of Jingyuan Hou is only twenty, and he is uncertain, so he is not the best candidate. ”

Emperor Xuanwu slid his index finger and middle finger horizontally on his forehead, and his slightly aged eyelids were striated by the erosion of time. He glanced at Dali Siqing meaningfully, and said: "Although Xiao Li has a certain ability, his experience is limited, and he still needs to be trained, this Jing Zhaoyin is really not suitable for him." ”

Gu Mingxu's cunning gaze wandered around Emperor Xuanwu's face, and said: "What the emperor said is extremely true, the prince of Jingyuan Marquis really needs to be trained, but Lord Chu is so rewarded, I think the future prince should have his merits." It's better to send Xiao Shizi to do things in Jingzhao Yin first, isn't there a vacancy for a young Yin under Jingzhao Yin? Just right for the prince. As for Jing Zhaoyin's candidate, he must not be sloppy, and he still needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Emperor Xuanwu bowed his head, agreed with his statement, and said: "What Gu Qing said is right, this Jingzhao Yin is in charge of the heavy responsibility of the people of the dynasty, and there must be no more black sheep like Lu Liangzhen, as for the candidate, I will ponder it again." Er, his cloudy eyes lit up, and he gritted his teeth, "Also, this Lu Liangzhen has all the evidence in front of him and still doesn't confess, it's simply hateful." first raided his home, and then interrogated him to see if he had any backing behind him, so he dared to act so boldly! After speaking, he waved his hand, "Go down, this case still needs to be followed up by your three divisions." ”

"Yes, Weichen retired."

After a few people left, Emperor Xuanwu's expression dimmed, his fingers rhythmically tapped on the fold, and after a while, he said in a deep voice to Xu Shou beside him: "When King Xuanchen entered the palace, he said that I hadn't played chess with him for a few days, and my hands were itchy today." ”

Xu Shou bowed his head and hunched his waist, and there was a flash of light in his eyes, "Yes." ”

Jing Rong didn't think much about receiving the decree and followed the eunuch into the palace, although he had a little doubt in his heart, but he also hid this doubt. When he came to Hanzhang Palace, the chessboard had already been set up, as if he was waiting for his arrival.

"Uncle Huang has not recruited his nephew into the palace to play chess for a long time, and his nephew's chess skills are really unfamiliar, so please be merciful to Uncle Huang's men." Jing Rong picked up the white child and fell, jokingly said, with an intimate attitude, but he abided by the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

Emperor Xuanwu also fell into a sunspot, looked at him with a loving face, and said: "Now that you are married, it is the time to cultivate a relationship with the princess, how can I still announce you to the palace as often as before?" This husband and wife are harmonious, the family can be peaceful, and you can do things for me with peace of mind. ”

"Uncle Huang is kind, Yuchen is grateful to Uncle Huang for his care and cultivation of the imperial nephew for so many years, not to mention entering the palace to play chess with you, even if it is waiting by your side, why not." Jing Rong looked at him with a smile on his face, as if he were looking at his father.