"You said you were taken away by the old eunuch?"
After listening to the village chief's words, even Chen Ling, who had handled many cases, was stunned.
Could it be that Lord Erhu really guessed this matter correctly?
"Yes, everything the grassroots said is true. Hundreds of people in Li Village can testify."
The village chief was afraid that Chen Ling wouldn't believe it, so he agreed even more firmly.
"grown ups!"
Chen Ling wanted to ask something more, but an officer and soldier trotted to the door and saluted him.
"Say, but what did you find?"
Chen Ling coughed dryly and calmed down, then looked at the officer and soldier with a serious face and asked aloud.
When he arrived, he notified the nearby county government and asked officers and soldiers to search the surrounding area carefully.
"Two bodies were found in the ravine. It looked like they had just died a few days ago."
The officer and soldier responded.
"Bring it up."
At this moment, Chen Ling couldn't care about the corpse or not, and just asked the man to bring the found corpse.
If this case goes wrong, he will become a corpse.
Not long after, several men came in from the door carrying the bodies of a man and a woman.
A strong rancid smell instantly filled the entire room.
Chen Ling covered her mouth and nose with her hands, suppressing her nausea and stepped forward to check.
Although the body had just been dead for a few days, it was not completely decomposed.
But it seems that in order to prevent people from recognizing him, his head has been smashed beyond recognition, and there are still traces of being eaten by evil wolves on his body.
"Sir, there is a scar on Li Da's back that was burned by fire."
The village chief choked on the rancid smell and coughed several times, then looked at Chen Ling and reminded him.
Now he can only survive if he cooperates well.
"You guys..."
Upon seeing this, Chen Ling immediately called over a few officers and soldiers and motioned them to turn the body over and check it.
The officers and soldiers looked at each other in embarrassment and then walked forward.
The official level is overwhelming.
Turn over the body and pull the clothes off the back.
After seeing the scars on the back, the village chief was so surprised that he fell backwards, pointed at the corpse with a trembling hand, and was speechless.
"But this person?"
Chen Ling looked at the village chief's appearance and had a guess in her heart. In order to confirm, I still asked.
"it's him!"
Under Chen Ling's questioning, the village chief could only nod his head, suppressing his fear and responded.
"Sure enough...it seems that this job is not so good."
Chen Ling could only shake her head helplessly.
Everyone related to this child is dead.
This princess is really cruel and ruthless.
"Sir, Zhang Zhong has been caught."
Chen Ling was sighing when another officer came in, bowed respectfully to him, and said loudly.
An old eunuch was too conspicuous in this crowd.
After the Jin Yiwei and the officials searched carefully with the portrait, they were quickly found.
"Um."
Chen Ling nodded. Now that the eunuch has been caught, everything will be easier to handle.
"Take these two corpses back with Zhang Zhong."
After saying that, Chen Ling already took steps and walked out of the house.
He really couldn't stand the smell of dead bodies in this room.
As soon as she reached the door, Chen Ling stopped as if she remembered something and looked back at the village chief.
"Take the village chief away as well."
There is still one witness left, the village chief, who is just right.
In the imperial city.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the civil and military officials below and the memorials sent up, his brows furrowed, and he did not look as kind as he did in front of Zhu Ming.
All the civil and military officials were as silent as a cicada and did not dare to express their anger.
Since ancient times, accompanying the emperor has been like accompanying a tiger, not to mention that he was such a decisive king like Zhu Yuanzhang.
"His Majesty……"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang read the memorial, a young eunuch ran over from the side and whispered in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear.
The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the angrier he became.
It wasn't until the little eunuch finished speaking that he looked at the ministers below impatiently: "Please step aside."
Although the civil and military officials did not know what happened, they did not dare to go against Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes and respectfully withdrew one after another, leaving only Yun Qi and a few confidants.
Not long after, Chen Ling came in with the old eunuch Zhang Zhong and an old man, and knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Chen Ling, what did you find out?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the air in the entire imperial city became oppressive.
Even an old eunuch like Yun Qi who had served him for many years rarely saw Zhu Yuanzhang look so angry.
How did the village chief know that he would be brought to see the emperor, kneeling on the ground and speaking stumblingly?
It took a long time to tell him everything he knew.
Chen Ling listened and confirmed that what the village chief said was consistent with what he found.
"Everything the grassroots know has been told..."
The village chief almost fainted under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure.
This is the first time in his life that he knows the true feelings of the invincibility of Tianwei.
"Take him down."
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was also from a commoner background. Seeing the village chief's appearance, he felt a little unbearable, so he did not embarrass him and ordered a young eunuch to help the village chief down.
But the remaining people are not so lucky.
He turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhong with murderous intent: "You tell me the rest."
I have said that this matter is true, then these people are going to kill me, but my own good grandson, how can I bear it?
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhang Zhong, on the other hand, nodded calmly, without much emotion.
This matter involved the prince and grandson. The moment he was caught, he had already accepted his death.
"This Mrs. Li was originally a palace maid in the East Palace. A year ago, the prince was drunk and saw her beauty, so he favored her."
"After the prince sobered up, he didn't take it seriously, but Mrs. Li was actually pregnant. The prince was afraid that she would compete for her favor, so she drove her back."
"Who would have imagined that two months ago, the Li family actually came to our door and used this child as a threat, trying to force the Crown Princess to recognize the child."
"The Crown Princess wanted to give some money to calm the matter and just keep it a secret, but the Crown Prince passed away suddenly..."
Zhang Zhong said, but stopped and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang hesitantly.
Going further, the involved matters were more than he, a eunuch, could bear.
"Go on!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him impatiently and ordered him to continue.
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Zhang Zhong sighed helplessly and continued to speak.
"After the prince passed away, she saw that His Majesty intended to pass the throne to the emperor's eldest grandson. The princess was afraid that the child would affect the emperor's eldest grandson's position, so she finally became murderous, so she asked the old slave to take people to kill the Li family..."
