"Not really." Li Bing shook his head when he heard this, and said truthfully: "Because the incident happened suddenly that day, and there were not many guards around the palace, everyone stayed in Master Chen's meditation room, and only heard the sound of noisy fights outside, but they never saw the incident with their own eyes. It was only after listening to Lao Jianhua and Shan Tingxian's report that he learned what happened. ”

"That's right." Shen Lie showed an expression of "as I expected" on his face, and then asked Li Bingdao: "So, did His Highness send someone to inspect the battle scene and the assassin's corpse afterwards?" ”

Li Bing subconsciously looked at Shan Tingxian and responded: "Yes, yes, but ...... The palace once instructed the attendants around him to examine the corpses. However, they are all subordinates summoned by the palace, and they have no experience in investigating and handling cases, so they definitely can't see any fame. ”

"Where is the body at the moment? What is the situation? Shen Lie asked.

Shan Tingxian, who was standing on the side, replied impatiently: "It's already buried." On such a hot day, the corpse can't be put down! ”

Shen Lie nodded slightly, and turned to Li Bing: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, can Wei Chen understand it this way, the assassination incident that occurred in the White Horse Temple is only a description of two people from beginning to end. One is Lao Jianhua, who was assassinated, and the other is Shan Tingxian, who rushed to the rescue. Other than that, no one knows exactly what happened that day. ”

Hearing him say this, Shan Tingxian couldn't help but be furious: "Shen Lie, what do you mean by this? ”

"Shut up!" Li Bing glared at Shan Tingxian angrily: "Don't interrupt Shen Aiqing's analysis." Shen Aiqing, you continue. ”

Shen Lie smiled slightly: "What does Lord Shan mean when he asks this official, it's actually very simple. What I mean is that the history, motives, evidence, and inferences of this case are only based on the descriptions of you and Lao Jianhua. At least, there is no stronger third-party proof yet. ”

Shan Tingxian couldn't help but argue: "Master Lichen, the abbot of the White Horse Temple, is a third-party proof!" ”

"You're wrong," Shen Lie sneered unhurriedly, "Elder Lichen can only be regarded as a witness present at the time. However, as an outsider, he had no ability to judge and discern the identity and target of the Assassin, nor could he determine the details of the fierce battle between the two sides after the Assassin appeared. In other words, what exactly happened at that time, Elder Lichen himself couldn't figure it out. ”

Shen Lie's words immediately aroused Li Bing's doubts, and he couldn't help but have some new understanding of the case, and his brows frowned.

Shen Lie didn't wait for Shan Tingxian to open his mouth to refute, and continued to speak: "Your Highness, the above is just the first doubt in this case, and the next thing is Lao Jianhua. According to Lord Shan, those assassins were all outlaws with strong martial arts and fearless fear, and when their actions failed, they would rather commit suicide by poisoning than be captured. Then, the official couldn't help but ask, how could such a group of terrible dead soldiers launch a surprise attack on the defenseless Lao Jianhua in the end? ”

This question was naturally asked to Shan Tingxian, but Shan Tingxian didn't know how to answer, so in a hurry, he could only say: "Mr. Lao...... Master Lao's martial arts cultivation is very high, of course...... Of course, there is the ability to protect oneself. ”

Shen Lie smiled and said calmly: "Okay, even if you are right, Lao Jianhua is strong in martial arts, let this doubt be put aside for now." However, the third suspicion is even more interesting. That day in the White Horse Temple, Lao Jianhua's luck was really good, he not only successfully avoided the first round of attacks of the assassins, but also happened to wait for your Lord Shan to lead the troops to arrive in time before he was completely in a dead end, and he was rescued. ”

"yes, is there anything wrong with that?" Shan Tingxian snorted angrily and said, "Fortunately, Mrs. Xie is wise, and Mr. Lao is also lucky, otherwise if I listen to Murong Xue's ghost arrangement, I will definitely be in trouble." ”

Shen Lie shook his head helplessly: "Alas, until this time, you are still climbing on Murong Xue, I really don't know what you want?" The official asked you, even if Mrs. Xie was like a god, let you rush to the White Horse Temple to escort you. But when you arrived at the White Horse Temple with your troops, how could it be so coincidental that you happened to encounter an assassin attacking Lao Jianhua sooner rather than later? After you discovered the assassins, how could you make an accurate judgment on the spot, and determine that those people were only targeting Lao Jianhua, but not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? In terms of your identity and duties, in that critical situation, shouldn't you personally lead the elite guards to rush to the meditation room as soon as possible to check on the safety of Your Highness? Why did you leave the prince alone, but you had to desperately protect Lao Jianhua first, until all the assassins in the backyard were subdued, and then Shi Shiran ran ran to repay the merits? Could it be that you could have concluded from the beginning that there were no other Assassins running to harm His Highness at that time? ”

These fatal questions made Shan Tingxian speechless on the spot. He saw that the crown prince Li Bing's face was getting more and more gloomy, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Your Highness, the minister really didn't think about it at that time, and he only cared about fighting with the enemy, and he didn't think of protecting His Highness...... The minister's crime deserves ten thousand deaths, and the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, please punish His Highness. ”

Li Bing's teeth creaked, and he was about to have a seizure, but at this time, he listened to Shen Lie continue to analyze: "After the incident, Master Shan, you have not received half a confession from the assassin, just relying on a pocket bow and crossbow found out of nowhere, and the testimony of several unknown people in the rivers and lakes, you have insisted that this matter is related to the Nangong family in Shuzhong. And coincidentally, Nangong Yuping, the son of the Nangong family, happened to be Murong Zhanshi's classmate and friend. As a result, this shocking case of assassinating an official of the imperial court naturally involved Murong Xue and launched a series of investigations against him. To put it mildly, a method of handling cases like yours has been unheard of for more than 20 years. ”

Bang! The crown prince Li Bingyi patted the dragon case and shouted angrily: "Shan Tingxian, how do you explain the problems that Shen Aiqing said!" ”

Li Bing was really angry this time.

The more he listened, the more he felt reasonable, and the more he listened, the more frightened he felt.

Those doubts that were originally obvious were completely ignored by him as the authority before, and at this moment, this kind of abnormality was clearly pointed out by Shen Lie, the long history of the reverse scale, no matter how you look at it, the White Horse Temple incident is like a play directed and acted by Lao Jianhua and Shan Tingxian, the purpose is to trap Murong Xue in a place of no return.

And he, the dignified crown prince, turned out to be a tool for killing people with a knife.!

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Objectively speaking, the case of the White Horse Temple itself is actually very simple.

But until now, the reason why this matter has been so confusing is because there is a key factor in it, which has been hidden by all parties involved, intentionally or unintentionally.

And that key factor is the true identity of the Assassins.

There is no doubt that the person who participated in the White Horse Temple operation was the master of the Reverse Scale Division led by Tao Yuan, the flag leader of the Luoyi Branch.

But until this moment, the prince's edict has been spread all over the world, but their identities have still not been revealed.

From Murong Xue's point of view, he was naturally unwilling and did not dare to tell Li Bing the identities of Tao Yuan and them, because no matter how he explained, it would be difficult to draw a clear line with the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, and in this way, it would be difficult for the prince to trust him in the future.

From the position of the crown prince Ximalao Jianhua, he can't easily confide in the true situation. There are two reasons for this. First, Lao Jianhua was worried that if the prince learned that those assassins were the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, he couldn't help but find out why the Reverse Scale Division was desperate to deal with Lao Jianhua. In this way, it may expose Lao Jianhua's secrets for many years; At the same time, Lao Jianhua had a poisonous plan, hoping to take advantage of this rare opportunity to plot against Murong Xue and Shen Lie, so he concealed the true identity of the assassin from the beginning, and instead pulled Nangong Yuping as a scapegoat to muddy the waters.

Both sides had plans and ghosts, and in the end, they tacitly agreed that the key link of the case came to a specious and upside-down operation. And it is precisely because of this practice of the opposing sides that the simple assassination operation, or arrest operation, suddenly becomes suspicious.

Shen Lie, who has extremely rich experience in handling cases, precisely grasped this key point, gave it a go without any scruples, seized the omissions in Shan Tingxian's handling of the case, and attacked them repeatedly, successfully arousing the prince's suspicion of them.

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In fact, Shen Lie was able to achieve his goal so easily, and he also blamed the opponent standing in front of him for being too stupid.

If it was not Shan Tingxian who faced Shen Lie's questioning, but Lao Jianhua, Xie Guang, and even Di Xian, he would not have been suppressed by him so inexplicably.

The assassins are all dead, so what? Haven't there been similar cases in the previous assassination cases of senior officials of the DPRK and China? Can death be said to be self-directed and self-acting without proof?

Lao Jianhua was not injured at all, so what? Is it reasonable to allow the person who was assassinated to retreat with his whole body, and to have his hands and feet cut off, vomit blood, and be seriously injured? Otherwise, it is the crime of deceit?

Shan Tingxian happened to rush to the White Horse Temple and met an assassin, so what? There are many coincidences in the world, is it normal to be considered only earlier or later?

If someone is not sent to escort the driver in time, so what? The chaotic scene at that time, not to mention Shan Tingxian who hurried from outside, and even the crown prince Li Bing himself didn't know where he was or where he would move to the next moment. If you don't rush to the meditation room in the first time, what can you say?

As for the pocket bow and crossbow, the Nangong family, and the listing of Murong Xue and Nangong Yuping as suspects, so what? Everyone is dead, and there is only such a useful clue left at the scene, and you can make bold assumptions, isn't this exactly the method you are used to when handling cases?

One question after another, there is one corresponding refutation after another.

It's a pity that the reckless and honest Shan Tingxian, who himself is in a mess because of his weak heart as a thief, has no way to quickly sort out his thoughts and confront Shen Lie-for-tat. And his panicked and clumsy performance appropriately reflected Shen Lie's wisdom and insight, which constantly deepened the suspicion in the heart of the crown prince Li Bing.

If Lao Jianhua witnessed this situation with his own eyes, he would definitely be vomited blood by Shan Tingxian.

People are often like this, when faced with doubts and misunderstandings, if the other party cannot argue and fully express on the spot, it is particularly easy to solidify a certain judgment, so that no matter how hard the other party tries to explain in the future, it is difficult to easily reverse it.

At this time, Li Bing was in this situation.

He no longer believed what Lao Jianhua Shan Tingxian said before, and at the same time, he also decided in his heart that the matter of the White Horse Temple could not continue to be entangled.

Considering the overall situation, there is no clear end of the result, which may be the best result for the crown prince and the East Palace.