"Yes." The manager of the official kiln responded nervously under Chu Tiankuo's cold gaze.
When I heard the three words "Jinyingwei", I thought of the person I met a while ago. It turned out that he was a member of Jinyingwei.
He was conflicted in his heart, one was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the other was the Second Prince!
Although it was said that the prince had lost the emperor's favor and was a half-deposed prince, as long as he was not deposed, he would be the future emperor.
The second prince is the emperor's favorite prince, his mother is the first favorite concubine, his grandfather is the prime minister, and there is also a Yao family that is rich enough to rival a country, and a Xie family that holds a large number of troops... ..
Who will be the future monarch... It's really hard to say!
Shen Mingzhu secretly sent someone to tell her that if someone interrogated her at that time, she should send the drawings a few days earlier, just in case.
However, every batch of porcelain produced in the official kiln was registered, and a copy was reported to the government office. Although the Shen family said that they had asked the government office to tell them that the record had been revised, many people in the official kiln knew when the fuel-saving lamps were fired.
Since such a thing has existed, it is impossible not to find any trace of it.
Especially the Jinying Guards are dispatched!
Rumor has it that there is no truth that the Jinying Guards cannot uncover!
When he put pen to paper, he was in a dilemma! Should he write in advance
Seeing that he hadn't started writing for a long time, Chu Tiankuo said calmly, "Manager He, did you forget? Do you need to check the records?"
Official kiln manager: “… .”
Well, don’t worry about it. The prince concealed his identity and worked as a legal advisor in Futai County. I guess he has already seen the record!
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's been a long time since I last saw that day. I'm afraid I've made a mistake in remembering it!"
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "Do you remember it now?"
"I think so, I remember now!" He quickly wrote down a time.
No matter who will be the emperor in the future, the one sitting on the dragon throne now is the emperor!
If he dared to lie, he would lose his head today.
When Chu Tianyu saw that Chu Tiankuo actually provided paper and pen for each witness, he knew what Chu Tiankuo had in mind!
He was planning to see if there were any surprises in the confessions returned by the people, and then seek a breakthrough.
Unfortunately, this was the simplest method of trial, and he had already used it.
Several people's answers were exactly the same!
Having suffered losses at the hands of Chu Tiankuo many times, couldn't he learn to be more cautious
This time he will definitely fall flat on his face, and even his junior sister will be dealt with.
How great a crime is it to deceive the emperor
Chu Tiankuo looked at the time he wrote and smiled.
Then he looked at the other witnesses: "You should also write down the time when Shen Mingzhu gave you the oil-saving lamp! But don't make a mistake. If you make a mistake, it will be deceiving the emperor!"
Several people lowered their heads and trembled as they responded, "Yes."
The second prince frowned when he heard this: "Brother, you will scare them into forgetting it!"
Chu Tiankuo turned his head and looked at him: "Remind them that telling the truth is intimidation? Second brother, how about you teach me how to interrogate without intimidation?"
Second Prince: "... That's not what I meant. I just think they won't remember it wrong."
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "That makes sense. This is the witness that Second Prince asked to testify. If he is a witness, how could he remember the time wrong? If he really remembered it wrong, it would be deliberate deception! Second Prince, am I right?"
The second prince: “… .”
So angry!
What does he mean
Are you implying that you colluded with these people to deceive the emperor
I just said one sentence, and he responded with thousands of sentences! I was speechless and mad at myself!
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. Please continue!" He better keep silent!
Chu Tiankuo looked at them and said, "Write it!"
There was nothing to hide about this, so several people simply wrote down a date and it all matched.
Chu Tiankuo said: "Father, the truth has come out!"
Chu Tiankuo signaled to Eunuch Lao to collect the papers and present them to the emperor.
Shen Mingzhu: “… … ..”
The truth came out just by asking them to write down the time? No interrogation at all
She has something else to say!
The emperor glanced at the time on the pieces of paper and asked, "Prince, how can these times prove the truth?"
Chu Tiankuo: "Miss Shen gave the oil-saving lamp to Gu before Shen Mingzhu gave it to the villagers and students of the academy. In addition, she also gave it to Mr. Tang and Mr. Kong of Bailu Academy earlier than this time."
Shen Mingzhu became anxious when she heard this, and she knelt down: “Your Majesty, but this does not mean that the fuel-saving lamp was invented by Shen Xingnong.”
Chu Tiankuo looked at her and said calmly, "On September 16th at 9:00 pm, my carriage happened to pass by Meihua Village. I happened to see a young man carrying a basket of fuel-saving lamps asking you for directions at the entrance of Meihua Village. I happened to hear your conversation with him and I happened to know that you didn't even know what a fuel-saving lamp was at that time!"
Three in a row just right, making Shen Mingzhu pale!
Chu Tiankuo continued: "The fuel-saving lamp has already been made. You, the inventor of the fuel-saving lamp, can't you see what it is? You shouldn't suspect that I'm lying, right? Unfortunately, I have the ability to remember everything I heard, and I can tell you every word of your conversation at that time!"
Shen Mingzhu: “… .”
How dare she say that the prince lied!
She never thought that the prince would actually see that scene!
Yes, there seemed to be a carriage passing by at that time, but did he actually hear their conversation
But she did think of the function of the fuel-saving lamp!
Chu Tiankuo looked at Chu Tianyu again after he finished speaking: "Second brother, I witnessed this with my own eyes. You won't suspect that I am lying, right?"
Chu Tianyu was so angry that he almost died.
He secretly glanced at Shen Mingzhu: How dare this bitch lie to him
Is he trying to kill him
Hearing Chu Tiankuo's words, he immediately retracted his gaze and replied, "My royal brother is the crown prince, the heir to a country, the future monarch. Your words are not joking, and your words are worth a thousand gold. I dare not question my royal brother's words!"
The angry Second Prince couldn't help but put on airs in front of Chu Tiankuo.
The Emperor is still young, and he, the Crown Prince, is still far from being the ruler of a country, a ruler who always keeps his word!
Why should others believe him as if what he says is true
Are you so quick to think of yourself as the emperor and your words as the imperial decree
The more Shen Mingzhu thought about it, the more she felt unconvinced. She also heard the sarcasm of the Second Prince and felt that the Second Prince was supporting her, so she said, "Your Majesty, although Shen Xingnong had someone make the oil-saving lamp, the oil-saving lamp can benefit the people and students, and allow the State of Chu to have more talented people. This is what I thought of! Otherwise, the oil-saving lamp would only benefit a few people, but I told the county magistrate, and the county magistrate reported it to the court. Now the people of the entire State of Chu can use the oil-saving lamp! Isn't this my credit? Don't I have a share of my credit here! If rewards are given based on merit, don't I get any reward?"
Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "You can think of the oil-saving lamp that benefits the people, so the credit for the oil-saving lamp belongs to you?"