The First Prince waited in the mansion for quite a while, but Yin Shuo was still waiting for him.
Only the servant came in to report, "Eldest Prince, people from the Prime Minister's Mansion reported back and forth that Prime Minister Yin had gone out and did not know where he went. They also said that when Prime Minister Yin came back, he would immediately inform the Prime Minister to come to the First Prince's Mansion."
"Oh, when he comes back Gu Hou will bring witnesses to the palace!"
The eldest prince couldn't bear it anymore, he was already very dissatisfied with Yin Shuo's recent inability to do anything, he never thought that he would be absent at the critical moment.
A person who keeps saying that he is a dragon, once he loses power, he can run faster than anyone else, does he think he can run
As for the assassination of Emperor Ning and the framing of the second prince, Yin Shuo was the instigator.
"That's all! Send more people to the outskirts of Guhou's mansion, and if they see Baibu Yang and the other two, they will kill them without waiting for Yin Shuo!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
…
Everyone followed Gu Huaijiang back to the front hall, and when they saw Lin Shaoqing from the Dali Temple Investigation Department, the latter immediately got up to greet him.
"Don't be too polite, just sit down and talk!"
Lin Shaoqing sat down respectfully, her face could not hide her joy, "This official came to report the good news on purpose. Master Gu asked this official to investigate the origin of that lotus arrow, and this official found it!"
He took out a red cloth bag from his sleeve, an arrow was carefully wrapped in the bag, the organ of the lotus flower arrow had already been touched, and the eight ferocious tentacles exposed outside were quite terrifying.
Lin Shaoqing held up the arrow with both hands, "Master Hou, please take a look. The lotus flower arrow pays attention to the mechanism and mystery, so there are not many people who can make this arrow in Dongling. The lower officials sent people to carry this arrow to visit many places in the rivers and lakes. , finally found a clue, this arrow was made by Mo Di, a man who is known as the heir of the Mohist family in Jiangzhou. The officials arrested him in the identity of the court, and he finally admitted that someone had indeed ordered a batch of lotus arrows for him before. .”
Gu Huaijiang asked, "Who is it?"
Lin Shaoqing said: "The other party didn't reveal their identity, but the lotus arrow is very important. Mo Di still paid attention to the other party. The other party paid him the balance with Jiangzhou's ticket number. According to Mo Di, there was no other party's signature on the bank note. , but he managed to get away from his friend who was a thief and slipped into the box office, and made an entry in the ticket book."
Gu Huaijiang stroked his beard and nodded, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Jianghu people have their own methods, Baibu Yang does this, and Mo Di does the same. It is very easy for a high-ranking person not to leave his name on the bank note, but the ticket number The account book will definitely record the name. If the Marquis guessed correctly, is that name a person from the imperial court?"
Lin Shaoqing said solemnly: "Yes, please look, Gu Hou, this Jia Ji is the Chief Historian of the First Prince's Mansion."
He handed over the account records written by Tuo to Gu Huaijiang, and Gu Huaijiang's eyes immediately brightened, "Okay, with this evidence, the assassination of His Majesty has finally come to an end. Please Lin Shaoqing go back and record this investigation in Jiangzhou, tomorrow morning Then it can be deliberated in court in the Golden Palace!"
"Yes, sir, let's do it now!"
Baibuyang, lotus arrow.
In this way, the most important witnesses and physical evidence in this case are complete, and with the second prince's own confession, the crime of killing his father and king by the eldest prince is completely confirmed.
Gu Hanmo said happily: "That's great, Father, I finally cleared up this case!"
The latter patted his shoulder with a smile, but saw that Gu Shubai lowered his head in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Gu Huaijiang looked at him, "Shu Bai, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Fu also looked at Gu Shubai, and when he came out from Baibu Yang, his expression was not right.
It seems to be faintly worried about something, entangled in something.
After hearing Gu Huaijiang's question, he came back to his senses, "I was distracted, I just felt a little strange."
"What?"
"It seems that all the evidence we have collected is directed at the eldest prince. Apart from the confession of the second prince, there is no evidence to prove that Yin Shuo was involved."
…
The prison of the clan's mansion has been crowded with people recently, and it is very lively.
Not only the other two criminal departments and the Dali Temple in the joint trial of the three divisions often had people coming, but also the Guhou Mansion supervised the case, and some cabinet ministers also visited the second prince.
All of them are high-ranking and powerful people. In terms of status, the officials of the clan mansion have to serve them respectfully.
Another big guy came today.
"Everyone is waiting on you, do you know who just went in?"
Several jailers gathered outside the prison, chattering away, and someone asked curiously: "Ever since the Second Prince was imprisoned, which of us nobles haven't seen it? As for being so cautious?"
"No, this is Prime Minister Yin Shuo Yin."
"What about Prime Minister Yin? The power in the court is now in the hands of the cabinet, so what is the prime minister?"
No matter what they said, they lowered their voices in the end, these little soldiers dare not talk about the court.
Whether the cabinet is in power or the prime minister is in power, things can change as soon as they wake up, how can they control it
The best way is not to offend anyone, just like the second prince who lives in the prison cell, maybe if the case is settled, he will become the new king!
In the prison cell, the second prince snorted contemptuously, "Prime Minister Yin still knows to come to see me? Is it because Gu Hou will soon find out the truth of this case that you come to see me? You voted for Ning Yizhao when the prince was a little downcast, and you dare to beat my sister?"
As the case gradually turned around, the second prince received much better treatment in the prison, and the fawning jailer told him what happened in the court.
Yin Shuo walked to the table on his own, and looked at the crude chair, which was still clean.
It can be seen that there are many people who come to visit the second prince these days, especially the Guhou Mansion and the cabinet ministers.
He sat down by himself, the second prince frowned, and simply ignored him.
Yin Shuo said: "Second prince, you are really not very smart. If you can be smarter, I won't have to spend so much effort."
The second prince immediately became alert, "What do you mean?"
Yin Shuo pointed to the chair beside him, motioning for him to sit down and talk, the second prince looked him up and down, thinking that he would never dare to do anything to him in the prison of the clan mansion, so he walked over calmly.
"Don't the second prince understand? From the very beginning, I recommended the archery master Baibu Yang to you. It was the first prince's conspiracy. He expected you to want to show off in the paddock, so he asked Baibu Yang to gain your trust and put the lotus flower The arrow is given to you, and then control the lotus arrow in the paddock to shoot and kill His Majesty."
Yin Shuo spoke so calmly that the second prince almost jumped up, "You... you finally admitted it? You and Ning Yizhao framed me, you framed me! Come on! Come on!"
"shh-"
Yin Shuo shook his head helplessly, seeing several jailers rushing in with knives in hand, he shrugged.
The leading jailer said: "Second Prince, are you okay, Second Prince?"
The second prince pointed at Yin Shuo, "He admitted that he killed the father, he and the first prince colluded to kill the father, you arrest him quickly!"
The guards looked at the second prince in embarrassment, then at Yin Shuo, Yin Shuo waved his hand, and the guards retreated out the door.
He turned to look at the second prince, "Second prince, if you can convict a person with empty words, then you are already dead by now, why don't you wait for Master Gu to come back and investigate the case for you?"
The second prince was still in shock, thinking back on what he did just now was indeed reckless, he shouldn't just call it a break.
Even if he said it, no one would believe it. Yin Shuo told the truth in front of him, but he would not be so stupid as to tell others the truth.
He forced himself to calm down, and sat down next to Yin Shuo again, "Then what is your purpose in telling me this? Why are you telling me the truth?"
Yin Shuo picked up the teacup, the tea in the cup was pure in color and smelled very light.
"No matter how good the tea in the prison of the clan mansion is, it is not as good as the tea in the palace. This tea is not even as good as the tea in my mansion."
He still took a sip reluctantly, then put down the teacup and smiled at the second prince, "Second prince, what I told you is not the complete truth, if you want to hear the complete truth, please calm down, I will tell you in detail .Don't call the jailer again, or I promise you will regret it."
His tone was light and threatening, but it didn't seem like he was confessing his guilt at all.
The second prince was at a loss, so he sat down quietly according to his intention, and listened to Yin Shuo explain the whole thing from beginning to end.
After finishing speaking, Yin Shuo smiled and said, "So, does Your Highness understand?"
The second prince's mind had been twisted into a mess by Yin Shuo's words, and it took him a while to sort out some thoughts, pointing at Yin Shuo in a daze, "You are so scary, you are really scary..."
Yin Shuo got up and dusted off his robe, "I've finished speaking, and I will go to the Golden Palace tomorrow morning, and Yin Shuo respectfully welcomes His Highness."