From Shen Zhiyan's words, it can be seen that he admires Wang Zheng.
Murong Yu pressed his eyebrows slightly, and said, "According to what Shen Shaoqing said, Wang Zheng is not suspected of committing the crime."
Murong Ci turned around and summoned a servant, gave some instructions in a low voice, and the servant left immediately.
After that, she pondered: "After the servants prepared the short case and the Four Treasures of the Study, they closed the main hall, and there were guards. I believe that no one would have the opportunity to commit crimes. After that, I and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to the Hall of Martial Arts and entered the main hall first. If those young talents who participated in the literary examination are suspected of committing crimes, then the time is very short and the methods are very covert."
Murong Yu carefully recalled the situation at that time, and said solemnly: "After I came here, I didn't find anyone behaving differently."
Shen Zhiyan frowned and pondered, "First ask the servants who are preparing the short case and the Four Treasures of the Study."
"This palace has ordered people to summon the relevant people."
Her eyes were cold, and if she dared to use such insidious means to kill someone, she must find out the murderer.
Murong Yu's brows showed a trace of coldness, and he said, "Wang Zheng is here."
Wang Zheng was born in a family of military generals. He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has cultivated a whole body of steel and iron bones and a heroic spirit. There is God.
He clasped his hands and saluted, "I bow to the king to meet the prince and His Royal Highness, and to meet Mr. Shen."
Tall and magnificent, he is indeed a hero
Murong Ci thought that if such talents were recruited for his own use, they would be of great use.
However, she also knew that the capital's defense department chief was Murong Yu's long ago, so Wang Zhengling's defense department was naturally also his.
"Wang Zheng, have you noticed anything unusual since you entered the hall?" Shen Zhiyan asked first.
"The humble staff didn't pay much attention." Wang Zheng thought for a while, and said it sincerely, and a little bit apologetic, as if he was sorry for not being able to provide useful clues.
"Before Fan Xiaowen got sick, did you hear anything?" Murong Ci asked, he was sitting in front of Fan Xiaowen, and behind him was Fan Xiaowen's short case, as long as he turned around, he could commit the crime, so he was still the most suspected.
"It seemed to be a slight gasp, but at that time, the official was racking his brains on how to answer the question, so he didn't pay much attention." His handsome face was full of guilt and regret, and he felt guilty for not being able to detect the strangeness in time , "If you know that Mr. Fan will get sick or die unfortunately, the next official will pay more attention."
Between people, even if they stand very close, only one step away, they can't hear each other's breathing under normal circumstances.
And he heard a slight panting sound from behind, in other words, Fan Xiaowen's asthma attack had occurred for a while before he fell to the ground, but he restrained it.
She looked at Shen Zhiyan, and with Wang Zheng's upright personality, she shouldn't be on this road of no return.
Murong Yu said coldly: "If you think of something, report it immediately. You should step back first."
Wang Zheng agreed, bowed his hands in salute, and withdrew.
Shen Zhiyan asked: "Your Highness, my lord, I feel that Wang Zheng should not have lied."
A person appeared in Murong Ci's mind, Wei Wenchang.
Just now when she went back to the main hall to check Poppy Pollen, he immediately caught up, acting very suspicious.
At this time, the six servants who were the first to prepare for the literary examination in the main hall came. They knelt down in unison to worship, because they heard that someone died during the literary test, and the king and prince summoned them to ask questions, so they were anxious, nervous and restless, and they didn't know how to place their hands up.
Murong Ci stared at them, they all buried their heads deeply, not daring to breathe, as if taking a breath would be disrespectful to King Yu, and they would die here today.
They have been serving in Wuying Hall for many years and have never seen Yu Wang's face, but they would rather not see Yu Wang for the rest of their lives, because meeting Yu Wang is not a very good thing. Yu Wang has iron wrists, he does thunderous things, and the law is strict. All civil and military officials are unwilling to see him, let alone their humble servants.
Shen Zhiyan suddenly shouted in a cold voice: "It's the six of you who are preparing for the essay test, there is no one else."
One of the servants boldly replied: "Only six servants, no one else."
"Raise your head and report your name." Murong Ci's cold gaze swept over everyone.
"Your Highness wants you to raise your heads, didn't you hear me?" Shen Zhiyan scolded.
The six servants raised their heads one after another, their eyes drooping, not daring to look at the superior in front of them, while shaking their bodies like sifting chaff, they reported their names.
She focused her eyes on one place and asked, "Who prepared the Four Treasures of the Study on the fourth, fifth and sixth short desks on the left side of the hall?"
A servant named Xiao Hutao trembled tremblingly and said, "Your Highness was wronged by the servant, the servant did no harm, and the servant did nothing."
He suddenly yelled, his face was covered with sweat, and there was a puddle of yellow liquid on the palace bricks under him, and the smell of urine gradually permeated.
Shen Zhiyan couldn't help laughing, and quickly covered his mouth to stop laughing, this man actually peed in fright.
"Drag out," Murong Yu ordered coldly.
"Your servant was wronged, my lord, Your Highness, this servant did not kill anyone."
Little Walnut was dragged out by the guards, her hoarse shouts became smaller and smaller until they disappeared.
In a blink of an eye, the companions were dragged out, and they were most likely to go to see King Yama. Just thinking about it, the remaining five servants felt that their limbs were weak and their bodies were freezing. The fear of death made them tremble violently, and their faces were ashen.
Murong Ci asked again: "Who will be the last to leave the hall after you are ready?"
The five servants looked at each other in blank dismay, and the four servants pointed to one person, "It's him."
The servant accused was named Xiao Yongzi. She smiled slightly and asked, "You were the last one to leave."
Shen Zhiyan is baffled, why does His Highness smile so strangely
Murong Yu smiled, but His Highness found it.
"If you go back to His Highness, the slave will be the last one to leave."
Xiao Yongzi replied calmly, not in a hurry, not in a hurry, not in a panic, calm and calm, regardless of the storm or the collapse of Mount Tai, he would not move.
She noticed him from the moment the six servants came in. Different from the other five people, he was surprisingly calm and eye-catching.
"Where did you work before?" Murong Ci asked slowly, he was calm, she was also calm, it depends on who has more patience.
"The servant worked in Concubine Rong's bedroom three years ago." He answered truthfully.
Even if he doesn't answer, or lies, His Royal Highness can find out. The dispatch of palace servants is kept in the records of the Internal Service Bureau, so you can know it when you check it.
She suddenly snapped: "Tell me why you murdered Fan Xiaowen"
Shen Zhiyan was stunned, the murderer was his highness, what was the basis for deducing the murderer so quickly
He has always boasted that the autopsy is like a god in judging cases, and there is no one in the whole country who is better at judging cases than him. But I didn't expect that His Highness had such a genius.
Her sudden anger made Xiao Yongzi tremble, and then he retorted: "The slave didn't murder anyone, and the slave was wronged."
"My lord, for murdering Fan Xiaowen, the eldest son of Fan University, what should be the crime and how should be punished according to the law?" Murong Ci turned to look at Murong Yu.
"Should be beheaded according to the law. The servant below commits the crime above, and the method of murdering Fan Xiaowen is vicious and cruel, so he deserves to be executed Ling Chi." Murong Yu's voice was like an imperial decree, confirming the final word.
"What if the murderer pleads not guilty?"
"The crime is aggravated, and the relatives and family members are imprisoned, and the three clans are punished."
Shen Zhiyan suddenly realized that what they were singing together was to force the murderer to confess.
Sure enough, when Xiao Yongzi heard "Zhu San Clan", his body trembled, his eyes trembled, his complexion darkened like dusk, and was as silent as ashes.
When the other four heard this, their faces were ashen, and they bowed their heads deeply, worried about being suspected.
Murong said righteously and said strictly: "You know, the case of Fan Xiaowen's murder can be confirmed, and the murderer, Xiao Yongzi, will be executed in a timely manner. Execute."
"Your Highness, this slave pleads guilty." Xiao Yongzi shouted angrily, "It was the slave who sprinkled poppy pollen on Fan Xiaowen's short case."
"Where did you get the poppy pollen? You have no grievances with Fan Xiaowen, why did you murder him?" she continued to ask.
"The slave pleads guilty, and begs His Highness to grant mercy beyond the law, and don't implicate the slave's family." He pleaded anxiously.
"Even if you plead guilty, but don't reveal the facts of the case, you will still punish the three clans." Murong Yu said coldly.
"There is another question, how do you know that Fan Xiaowen will definitely sit in that short case?" Shen Zhiyan asked puzzled.
"There are thirty-six people in the literary examination. The order of ranking is drawn up by Master He, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and submitted to the Palace for review. There are many officials in the Ministry of Rites, large and small. It can be seen that the people in this order of ranking include left and right servants, doctors, Yuanwai Lang, etc. " Murong Ci looked at Xiao Yongzi, "You are a servant in the Hall of Martial Arts, how did you see the documents from the Ministry of Rites?"
Shen Zhiyan was like enlightened, this is really scary to think about it carefully, think about it deeply, this is a crime committed by a gang.
Xiao Yongzi had a hesitant look on his face, his eyes flickered, and he fell into the quagmire of whether to say or not to say, not knowing how to make a choice.
A servant suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have something to say."
Murong Ci nodded, and the servant said: "Two days ago, the servant accidentally saw Xiao Yongzi coming out of Concubine Rong's bedroom. The servant was behind him at that time, so he didn't know that the servant saw him."
Murong Yu said: "If he still doesn't say anything, let's give him eighty rewards first."
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't say anything, I will tell you how he acts." The corners of her lips curved slightly, and she sneered like Qiu Liang, "He served Concubine Rong before, and he also received Concubine Rong's favor. Concubine Rong is doing business. Wei Wenchang, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, told him Fan Xiaowen's ranking in advance. When preparing for the essay test today, he was the last to leave. While the other five people were not paying attention, he quickly sprinkled the poppy pollen that Concubine Rong had given to him Next to the inkstone on Fan Xiaowen's short case."
"Your Highness is really a god, and he solved this case in just one hour." Shen Zhiyan clapped his palms and smiled.