Unless Old Li is crazy, why would he reveal all these things
If he only admitted to bribing the servants in Prince Zheng's mansion, the charges against him would be reduced many times. He is not a fool, so why would he rush to say all these
Besides, he was cautious in his work and never handed the matter of explosives over to Lao Li. This was not what Lao Li said.
It is even more impossible for Grandma Kong to know.
As for the low-ranking officials in the Ministry of Industry, they would not cause trouble for themselves.
A few days ago, Chu Jingwu chased Jiang Songwen to ask for an explanation. Jiang Songwen gave him an explanation. He had handed over several scapegoats the day before yesterday. He said that it was due to the mistake made by the people in the firing room, so some of the explosives became ineffective due to the humid weather, and some were afraid that they would become ineffective, so they rushed the explosives to Xiyuan. Then they could use the excuse that the explosives had already been sent to Xiyuan for use to avoid punishment.
This statement is tenable, and it has given them the so-called reason they wanted. Even Shuntian Prefecture only conducted a symbolic investigation and then completely resolved the matter.
Chu Jingwu later came to see Jiang Songwen again, feeling that there was something fishy going on, but was easily dismissed by Jiang Songwen - he kept saying the same thing over and over again, that the people under him were not doing their job well, and something went wrong that led to this accident. He had handed the person over to Shuntian Prefecture, and Shuntian Prefecture could do its best to interrogate him.
As for whether an assassin took the opportunity to blend into the crowd and assassinate Shen Chen Weian
Jiang Songwen smiled at Chu Jingwu at that time: "Prince, are you kidding me? You came to me about this matter because you thought someone in the Ministry of Works had the guts to transport gunpowder to blow up the palace and send assassins to kill the princess at the same time?!"
Chu Jingwu was speechless because of him.
Jiang Songwen's words did make sense. The people from the Ministry of Works had already given a reasonable explanation. They just wanted to cover up their own mistakes and get away with it. How could they be crazy enough to use the things from the Ministry of Works to blow up the palace
Don’t they want to live anymore? Are they crazy
The low-ranking officials of the Ministry of Works wrote memorials at home one by one, saying that they could sacrifice their lives but could not be slandered and wrongly accused, and they requested Emperor Longqing and the cabinet to conduct a thorough investigation.
The memorials they wrote were only submitted to the cabinet. Because of this, they went to Zuo Shunmen and knelt down to ask Emperor Longqing to speak.
The people from the Ministry of Works were so tough that naturally many of their fellow countrymen and colleagues could not stand it. They accused the Zheng Palace and the Linjiang Palace of the Marquis of Pingxi of being too domineering. They had to frame such a serious crime on the people from the Ministry of Works and wanted to force them to death.
More and more people submitted memorials, and the wind direction in the court suddenly changed. They all began to accuse Shen Chen of being careless and unscrupulous. It was obvious that he was deliberately venting his anger on his fiancée, so they wanted to pick out the people in the Ministry of Works and kill them.
Rumors are more ferocious than tigers. After hearing this, no one paid attention to what happened to Wei An and Shen Chen, the victims. Instead, they thought their aggressive attitude was too annoying.
Most people in the world don't like people who are stronger than themselves or who live better than themselves. It seems that people with high status and position are born with original sin. If they are intolerant and unwilling to give in in anything, it seems to be an unforgivable crime.
As a result, most of the court officials looked down upon both the Linjiang Palace and the Zheng Palace.
The situation was originally very good.
Under such circumstances, Wei An's death would not cause much sensation.
Everyone will just think that she deserved to die, that it was a good thing for her to die, and that now that she is dead, all the problems will be over.
Even Emperor Longqing would probably breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that a big problem had been solved - he already had enough to worry about his own son, and Wei An's affairs had caused criticism within the court, how could he not be annoyed.
Jiang Songwen was very good at guessing his superiors' intentions, and in fact he did a good enough job.
This is a perfect opportunity for Wei An to die in vain.
But Wei An was not dead!
Zou Qing felt his eyes sore and his head dizzy, and his mind was buzzing as if countless flies were buzzing. After hearing about the explosives, he could no longer hold back.
If he just bribed the servants in Prince Zheng's mansion, even if he couldn't bear it anymore and admitted it, it would not be a big deal. At most, he could say that he was worried that Wei An would still cause trouble for the Ministry of Works, so he bribed the servant to get the information.
As for poisoning
Who can testify
Each step in the process of putting the poison in is different, and the person who handles it does not know who will be the next person to handle it.
Even if everything can be proven, what can it do
In the end, if the investigation is traced back to him, he will push the blame onto his subordinates, saying that they are ignorant and want to share the pressure with him and his superiors.
He was not really worried at first, so he pointed out Young Master Lin's unruly behavior and did not take him seriously.
But now it was different. The incident with the explosives made him feel very dizzy. His pupils contracted violently, his lips trembled for a long time, and he couldn't even speak.
No matter what Shen Chen and Lin Sanshao knew, how much they knew, and no matter whether they were deliberately trying to trick him into telling the truth, it would be best to keep silent.
Otherwise, if he really let the cat out of the bag, it would be really fatal. At that time, not only would Jiang Songwen not lend a hand to save him, but he would also kill his family as well.
He didn't say anything, so Ying Kai made a sound of "tsk", frowned and sneered: "Why, are you mute?"
Zou Qing's hands, which were tied to the wooden stake, had begun to tremble slightly, and it was even difficult for him to clench his fists, but he still forced himself to turn his head away and refused to look at Ying Kai and Lin Sanshao.
It was clear that he would never say a word.
Ying Kai became very impatient. He suddenly stood up and kicked over the table in front of him. He took a few steps forward and kicked Zou Qing on the knee again.
There was a crisp sound of "crack" and Zou Qing could not stand anymore. His hands, which were tied high, began to fall down. His flesh was immediately stuck in the ropes and it was extremely painful.
"You don't want to drink a toast, so you have to drink a forfeit, right?" Ying Kai turned his head and looked at Third Young Master Lin, raised his eyebrows and said, "Third Young Master, you have been too good-tempered recently. I'm afraid few people remember the nickname of the Living King of Hell. Since this guy is so disobedient, how about we just leave him alone and let him be?"
Young Master Lin slowly lowered his head and looked at his fingernails. He said "oh", then slowly raised his head and asked him, "So what do you want?"
"Of course, we want to teach him a lesson. We, the Jinyiwei, have been using those torture instruments less frequently recently. They are almost rusty. It's time to use them up." (To be continued)