Chapter 25 Qin Shiyao's thoughts
For the sake of safety, he temporarily gave up the idea of bringing out the spring breeze and returning to the wild goose, he put the painting back in the brocade box, and then placed the brocade box in an inconspicuous corner.
Qin Shiyao's mind returned to the Salt and Iron Ukiyo, this was the most important thing he wanted to do, he turned over the things in the secret room again, and there was still no trace of the Salt and Iron Ukiyo.
Qin Shiyao thought in his heart: "Could it be that the Salt and Iron Floating World Record is not here, or has it not been brought out at all?" Just thinking about it, when Wei came to report, Wei Wenting and Cai Liancheng came.
He glanced at the secret room again, and said to the embroidered guard outside the door: "You wait to take care of this secret room, no one is allowed to approach it without my permission." "All the embroidered guards received the order.
Qin Shiyao straightened his official uniform and strode to the front yard with his head held high, to meet his two extraordinary old opponents in the court.
Cai Liancheng was behind, Wei Wenting was in front, and when they saw Qin Shiyao coming, they all stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "The minister knocks to see the holy envoy, long live my emperor, long live." The two of them knelt down, and the others also knelt down together to pay homage to Qin Shiyao.
Qin Shiyao's face was serious, and he recited Emperor Yang Heng in his mouth: "Today, under Qingping, the four seas are subdued, and there are many virtuous ministers to assist me, and I am very relieved. After that, he put a smile on his face, helped Wei and Cai up, and said with a smile: "The two adults have worked hard, and Lord Wei has worked hard to calm Caoyun, and his hard work is high." Lord Cai must have gained a lot from supervising the local criminal law this time, right?"
Cai Liancheng smiled and said: "Cai was ordered by the Criminal Department to inspect various places, and indeed investigated and rehabilitated unjust cases and wrongful cases in some places, which is a worthwhile trip, but it is not as good as Lord Qin's work as an inspector of Jiangnan on behalf of the sky.
Wei Wenting made a compilation to Qin Shiyao, and said cautiously: "Lord Qin has sent an order to do an errand, and Wei should do his best to assist, but Lord Qin will lock up my Cao Governor's Mansion and a group of Cao Wei officers and soldiers without going through my Cao Governor's Mansion or Huaiyin Assassination Mansion, I don't know what the reason is, I hope Lord Qin will explain it clearly!"
Qin Shiyao said coldly: "Lord Wei asked him, Ben Qin should explain it clearly, otherwise it will also damage the emperor's heavenly prestige! Shen Weijing was assassinated by the Jianghuai salt and iron transfer, and the assassin Wang Bingwang cut off his head and fled, Lord Wei must have known!"
"Yes!"
"Wang Bingwang fled to Huaiyin Mansion with his head, and Cheng Qinghe, the resident doctor in your brother's mansion, personally entered the mansion to protect and hide, Lord Wei, do you know?"
Wei Wenting had an angry expression on his face, looked at the three people who were kneeling, and saw Shen Weijing's head again, knowing that what Qin Shiyao said was true.
He and Qin Shiyao have never been on good terms, and he knows that this time will definitely involve him, Wei Dezhao has heard of some of the bribery and bribery scandals on weekdays, but the degree is not serious, his parents died early, he has always loved this younger brother, so he turned a blind eye, but he didn't expect that now his precious brother was actually involved in the assassination of the court official.
His mind was in turmoil for a moment, and he didn't know how to argue.
He knew that the most important thing now was to find out the murder, because he knew his younger brother, and Wei Dezhao didn't have the courage and ability to do such a thing at all. So he said: "I don't know about this, but Wei Dezhao definitely doesn't have the courage to kill the imperial court official, he is the younger brother of this official, and I know him for decades." ”
Wei Dezhao also shouted on the side at this time: "Big brother save me, I was wronged! Shen Weijing's death has nothing to do with me at all!"
Wei Wenting shouted angrily: "Shut up, there is Lord Qin here who is aware of everything and administers justice, what are you making noise?"
When Qin Shiyao heard this, he sneered: "Listening to Lord Wei's tone, it seems that if Qin brings your brother to justice, he will be stupid and mediocre, as if he will take revenge for personal gain." It is already a definite fact that the people in Wei Fuzhong harbored the murderer, and we have only briefly checked it in Wei Dezhao's secret room, and the evidence of forming a party for personal gain, and corrupting ink and fraud is even more readily available. Master Wei, as the governor of Cao, the lifeblood of the country, and the minister of the imperial court, dare to connive at Ling Di's great rebellion?"
Wei Wenting sighed in his heart, knowing that this matter was absolutely not good, so he said: "I am the Cao Governor, Lord Cai can represent the Criminal Department, Lord Qin is the Lord of the Inspectorate Yuan, and he patrols on behalf of the sky, please Lord Qin lead me and Lord Cai to immediately interrogate a group of suspects in this mansion, verify and verify all physical witnesses and evidence, and clear themselves. ”
Qin Shiyao said: "Master Wei is already involved in this case, and he is a close relative of the suspect, so it is inconvenient to participate in the interrogation in order to avoid suspicion." Although Master Cai and I belong to the Department of Law, this case is too serious, at least the three Law Divisions will try it, and then the three provinces will review it. I intend to put all the evidence and material evidence under the care of the emperor's guards, and after I go to the court, I can do things according to the will of the court. ”
Qin Shiyao, as a messenger, said the same as a holy decree, how could Wei Cai and the others object, and the embroidered clothes guard is now equal to the people under him, what he said is actually to put people guilty, human evidence, and physical evidence are all under his supervision now, and the interrogation can only start after the emperor's other will comes.
So during this time, what will become of these physical evidence, I don't know, Qin Shiyao's trick is very good, and the whole process is legal and reasonable, especially moving out of the emperor's name, no one can object.
Cai Liancheng didn't speak, because his purpose was to return from the spring breeze, and he didn't care if the Wei brothers would be brought down. Moreover, the Prime Minister's relationship with Wei Wenting has always been very innocent, and he is not afraid of being caught, so he casually echoed Qin Shiyao's proposal.
A group of prisoners were detained, all evidence was sealed in situ, and embroidered clothes guards were guarded all day.
Duan Qianqiu and other Cao Wei were ordered to return to the camp, but they were with the rumors and cooperated with the investigation.
In fact, Qin Shiyao had another calculation in his heart, he knew that the objects in the secret room would definitely be checked, and the Spring Breeze Crossing Wild Goose would inevitably be included in the physical evidence involved in the case, and it would be counted and made by the relevant officials, and then handed over to him and Cai Liancheng to review and sign together, and then report to the emperor.
Cai Liancheng represents Cai Xun, Xiuyiwei represents the emperor, and he represents the prince, so it is equivalent to the emperor, the prince, and the prime minister, and there are people on all three sides who watch the Spring Breeze Crossing Wild Goose return to the court as evidence, so he Qin Shiyao naturally can't take the Spring Breeze Crossing Wild Goose Gui and hide it privately, so as to avoid the prince from blaming him in the future.
Qin Shiyao was not interested in the return of the spring breeze and the wild goose, because he didn't believe in this kind of myth at all, he only believed in what he could get in front of him. But he is now on top of a fire, suffering from the tripartite forces.
The crown prince Yang Yanchen is gentle and modest on the outside, a corporal of courtesy, but in fact, he is looking forward to the wolf, and he is very ambitious, Qin Shiyao is also after throwing himself into the prince, only to understand the prince's temperament, which makes Qin Shiyao feel worried, because of the ups and downs of the sea for many years, he is very sensitive to the court's tilting, Emperor Yang Heng is a generation of male lords, the prince is like this, the courtiers are enveloped, and the cultivation of power will lead to suspicion, since ancient times, how many people who have been suspected by the emperor can have a good death?
So there are some things that he doesn't want to do too much, leaving room for turning around in everything, and changing the rudder in the future.
Shen Weijing, who acted too flamboyantly, was killed, and the salt and iron ukiyoto was missing, although it was not done perfectly, but for the prince, it could be regarded as an explanation.
He told Zuo Yingyang that he didn't find the Salt and Iron Ukiyo in the secret room, he knew that Zuo Yingyang was a hardcore follower of the prince, and telling him was actually equivalent to telling the prince, because Zuo Yingyang would definitely secretly report the information to the prince, but he hid the matter of the return of the spring breeze and pretended not to know.
After the subordinate officials had counted all the evidence in the secret room under the supervision of the rusty guard, he hurriedly brought Zuo Yingyang to discuss, and sighed that he had missed the opportunity. Then he summarized the events of the past few days into secret words, and asked Zuo Yingyang to send someone to report to the prince quickly, although he knew that Zuo Yingyang had already reported to the prince secretly.