Chapter 251 Fishing at night
Dali Temple.
Since Dai Zhou escorted Xianglan's body and Zhang Zhong to Dali Temple, the case trial was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the lobby of Dali Temple. After five days of unsolving efforts, Wei Zheng, Li Xiaogong, Wang Gui, Sun Fujia, Liu Zhenghui and Dai Zhou finally got a lot of clues. However, while getting the clues, they also missed many key factors in solving the case.
That night at Dali Temple, Wei Zheng, Li Xiaogong, Sun Fujia, Wang Gui, Liu Zhenghui and Dai Zhou discussed the situation that the whole city was searching for the murderer, and publicizing that Zhang Zhong was safe and sound, detaining the imperial physician Sun Yan, strictly interrogating the palace guards, investigating the situation of the people entering the palace before and after the incident, and strictly interrogating the medicinal kitchen and the eunuchs and palace maids around the empress and the imperial concubine.
However, Li Ke of the Han Palace reminded Sun Fujia about what clues might have left by Zhang Zhong. The next day after Sun Fujia returned to Dali Temple, he raised this question in front of Wei Zheng and others. As soon as the question was raised, it received support from everyone. Therefore, Wei Zheng and others divided into three groups to find clues of the case. Wei Zheng and Liu Zhenghui were responsible for interrogating the palace guards and investigating the details of the people entering the palace before and after the incident. Sun Fujia and Wang Gui were responsible for Zhang Zhong's clues to keep the clues left behind, and Li Xiaogong and Dai Zhou were responsible for the review of the imperial physician Sun Yan.
Hard work pays off. The efforts of the six people who tried the case were rewarded. Wei Zheng and Liu Zhenghui, who were responsible for interrogating the palace guards, got a lot of clues. They basically told the soldiers of the left and right prison guards that on the day of the incident, in addition to the several ministers who reported government affairs to Li Shimin, the royal family members included King Li Ke of Han, King Yue Li Tai of Yue and King Qi Li You of Qi. Among the three, Li Ke and Li Tai of Li Tai entered the palace, there was no guard beside him when Li Ke and Li Tai entered the palace, only King Qi Li You followed him when he entered the palace, but when he left the palace, he was still the same guard. The soldiers of the left and right prison guards also told Wei Zheng and Liu Zhenghui that when Li You entered the palace, it was about noon, when Li Tai entered the palace, and when Li Ke entered the palace, it was probably in Shen.
Sun Fujia and Wang Gui, who were also responsible for the clues left by Zhang Zhong, got the evidence even more valuable. By interrogating the eunuch in the medicinal kitchen and the few people who had a good relationship with Zhang Zhong, they finally got a situation about Zhang Zhong from the mouth of the eunuch who was not very old and was usually favored by Zhang Zhong. They said that Zhang Zhong had another house in Chang'an City.
Sun Fujia and Wang Gui did not dare to delay this information, for fear that they would often reveal their secrets. When the trial was completed, the two of them led the Dali Temple yamen runners to Zhang Zhong in Hepingfang, Chang'an. However, when they arrived at Hepingfang, they found that Zhang Zhong's courtyard had already been empty. They were not discouraged and inquired with neighbors nearby and finally got a new clue. According to neighbors, the women living in the courtyard were not usually here. Sun Fujia and Wang Gui asked where the woman lived. The neighbors all said that the department knew, but they still described the woman's appearance. After getting the woman's exact appearance, Wang Gui and Sun Fujia were easy to find. In the end, they found this woman named Zhang Hong in the Red Building in Changlefang.
Sun Fujia and Wang Gui took Zhang Hong to Dali Temple for interrogation. After the two of them were harshly questioning, Zhang Hong finally said that Zhang Zhong had handed her something to her the day after the incident. Sun Fujia and Wang Gui hurriedly ordered someone to take the thing to Dali Temple according to Zhang Hong's statement. When they opened it, they found that it was an account book.
The content of the account book shocked Sun Fujia and Wang Gui. They visited the account book and sighed in their hearts that they did not expect the matter to be so complicated. They did not dare to believe it easily. After repeated interrogations of Zhang Hong, they finally confirmed that the account book was something that Zhang Zhong gave him before he committed perjury. They began to re-examine the content of the account book. In the end, the two decided to keep the account book and the content recorded therein for the time being, and could not disclose it to anyone before the public trial, so as not to have any trouble.
However, compared with Wei Zheng and Liu Zhenghui, Wang Gui and Sun Fujia have gained a lot of gains. The situation is not good for Li Xiaogong and Dai Zhou. The two of them suddenly tried the imperial physician Sun Yan and Sun Yan's behavior was normal two days ago. They gave their own explanation for the autopsy error mentioned during the interrogation. However, on the third day of the interrogation, the imperial physician Sun Yan accidentally died in the dungeon of Dali Temple, which made Dai Zhou and Li Xiaogong very angry. It can be said that the two days of interrogation, not only did they not get any favorable clues, but such a key figure died in the dungeon.
However, no matter what, the six people still obtained a lot of clues in this operation and helped the progress of the case.
Finally, the six people gathered the clues from all aspects they collected and held a brief meeting at Dali Temple after careful analysis. The six people decided to start the third three-party trial in two days.
At the same time, the three-court trial time discussed by Wei Zheng, Li Xiaogong, Wang Gui, Liu Zhenghui, Sun Fujia and Dai Zhou in Dali Temple was also reported to Li Ke by Ying Guard.
After listening to Chen Qi's report, Li Ke had an idea in his mind. However, he still said worriedly, "In two days, the third three-court trial will start at Dali Temple. Isn't that there are still two days left to prepare for the enemy?"
"What does Your Highness mean?" Chen Qi asked.
"The people who tried the three sessions had their own thoughts. Dali Temple is now in a complex stage, so it is inevitable that the evidence they obtained this time will not be disclosed. If the enemy steals or destroys the evidence at this critical moment, it will have a great impact on the progress of the case!" Li Ke sighed and said, "I really don't know who determined the time for the public trial in two days. Why are you so intricate about it?"
"Your Highness, as you wish, how should we do it?" Chen Qi asked.
"We can intervene in this case, and we must wait and see in the place where we should watch. If you want the murderer and witness, we can intervene, because the chance of success in living evidence is not very high, and others will not make any more money on this. Only the evidence cannot be involved in the evidence of dead objects, otherwise the real evidence will be said to be the evidence we forged when someone deliberately makes things difficult for the next page, and the situation will be even more unfavorable to us." Li Ke said helplessly.
"Your Highness, then we can't sit still and wait for death!" Chen Qi said unwillingly.
"Hmph! This may not be the case. When will we fall to the point of waiting for death?" Li Ke smiled, "Chen Qi, you have to know that we are now just taking advantage of the profits and waiting for others to come to us."
"I don't quite understand what Your Highness means." Chen Qi said silly.
"You will naturally know at night. You go down and pass on orders to ask Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui, Deng Tongda and Zuoyi to go to the mansion to discuss matters at night." Li Ke ordered.
"No, I will do it now." After Chen Qi finished speaking, he left Piao Tian Wenxue and gave a big gift. How could I be unhappy?" Li Ke asked back, with a faint smile on his face.
"Does Your Highness take this fish away if you want to?" Yang En asked, "I wonder if Your Highness has determined the specific time of the third three-court trial?"
"Just just now, Chen Qi told me that the news that the Eagle Guard received was that the third three-chair trial was opened in Dali Temple in two days." Li Ke said lightly.
"Since the three trials will be held in two days, your highness will start to close the Internet at this time, isn't it too hasty?" Yang En persuaded carefully.
"Old Yang is not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of one!" Li Ke sighed, "At the critical moment, Dali Temple made such a decision, we really couldn't figure out their real intentions, so we could only take risks for this. If we miss this opportunity, then our many days of arrangement would be in vain."
"Since your highness said that, I have no objection. I will make arrangements now to ensure that I can be foolproof when fishing at night." Yang En said.
Li Ke was very relieved by Yang En, nodded and agreed to his request, and Yang En bowed and left the study.
At night, time and time.
Li Ke asked Chen Qi's four masters to come to the Han Palace. Li Ke invited the four of them to the study room. The four of them were startled to be surprised by Li Ke's intention to find them tonight. Because, Yang En and Chen Qi, who usually attend when discussing matters, were not in the study room, and Wang Zhongchang and Zhu Tong, who were guarding outside the study room, were also replaced by others.
Li Ke naturally saw the reaction to everyone, but he did not give everyone an explanation, but said to Liu Rengui, "Regularly, since the father has agreed to your order, then you will go back to Taiyuan with me in a few days. I will be in charge of Youzhou military affairs and will definitely arrange a good position for you."
"Thank you, your highness, everything is followed by your highness's arrangement!" Liu Rengui said happily. As Li Ke said, if he arranged a position for Liu Rengui, it would definitely not be worse than being a job in the palace, at least he would be the Chief Guoyi who could command the army of the government.
Li Ke said to Liu Rengui a few days later that Liu Rengui was happy and did not hear anything wrong, but this sentence was not hidden from Ma Zhou, Deng Tongda and the left wing. They looked at Li Ke with questions on their faces, wanting Li Ke to tell them the authenticity of this sentence.
When Li Ke saw the expressions of the three of them, he smiled cheerfully, "The case has made progress, and my crime may be cleared. If you stay in Chang'an, what big thing will happen if you are not allowed? It's better to go back to Taiyuan early."
Li Ke explained this. Although Ma Zhou, Deng Tongda and Zuoyi felt that Li Ke was a bit far-fetched, he did not dare to ask in detail. In this way, the atmosphere in the study became much more active. Li Ke also raised the issue of trading with Goryeo. Everyone expressed their opinions and had a happy chat.
However, compared to the lively atmosphere of chatting in the study room, the atmosphere outside the study room seemed very strange.
Chapter completed!