In line with the principle of who benefits and who is the most suspect, Rong Fei raised the question, and Eunuch Wei blurted out the name of King Yong Zhu Cheng without hesitation.
"I know what your kid is thinking. You are not the only one who can think of this. The Zajia family, Eunuch Ma, Mr. Yu, and His Majesty all have thought of it. This is exactly the purpose of asking your kid here. As long as you can find evidence, If you prove that the theft of the jade seal was ordered by King Yong, you will have made a great contribution, and your Majesty will not treat you badly."
Eunuch Wei glanced at Rong Fei and said.
"Where were the guards who were guarding outside at that time?"
"After Mr. Yu arrived, he found an excuse to transfer the guards away. In fact, they were all secretly locked up in the inner warehouse. Their bodies were also searched, and all kinds of torture instruments were used, but everyone still shouted that they were wronged. .”
"After the jade seal was lost, who else came into the imperial study?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yu, as well as Zajia and Eunuch Ma."
"Who is Eunuch Ma?"
"Eunuch Si Li Jian Bing Bi, like the Za family, has been serving His Majesty since he was a prince. He is also trustworthy."
Rong Fei nodded, and then began to carefully inspect the imperial study room, including doors, windows, roofs, walls, floors, etc.
The three sides of the imperial study are made of blue bricks mixed with glutinous rice soup. They are two feet thick and have no traces of chiseling. I found a wooden stick and knocked the gold bricks on the ground piece by piece. No signs of hollowness or prying were found.
Looking up at the roof, I saw that the wooden boards painted with tung oil were neatly arranged, with no trace of damage or repair.
The entire imperial study room has only one door and two windows facing south for access. After all, the imperial study room is an important place, and the anti-theft measures are extremely strict, so that Mr. Liang Shang will not be given any chance to sneak in.
"Did you close the doors and windows when you left that day?"
After turning around, Rong Fei saw Eunuch Wei staring at the neatly arranged desk in a daze, so he lightly knocked on the table and asked.
"Oh, the weather was hot that day, and Your Majesty thought it was stuffy with the windows closed, so he kept them open. When he left, thinking that there were imperial guards guarding the outside, he only closed the door but not the windows. Alas, the Za family still remembers clearly that day Just leave it here."
Eunuch Wei pointed at the brocade box on the table and said.
"oh?"
Rong Fei heard that this was the brocade box containing the jade seal. He stretched out his hand to open the lid and saw that the inside was covered with bright yellow brocade. The middle part was sunken downwards. He could roughly judge that the jade seal was about the same size as Ji Rouer's fist.
"When you left, was the brocade box covered? Or was it open?"
"This... should be open. The Za family remembers that of course there were many memorials sent by the cabinet, but His Majesty only reviewed half of them. After using the jade seal, he just put it in the brocade box. He really didn't think it would be troublesome to take it out again, so he didn't close the lid. "
Eunuch Wei bit his fingers and recalled before replying.
"When you came back, was the brocade box closed? Or was it open?"
"It's opened exactly the same as when the Zajia left. The lid of the box hasn't moved at all."
Eunuch Wei did not hesitate to think, and answered decisively.
Seeing Rong Fei nod his head as he thought, Eunuch Wei asked quickly.
"How? But we have a clue."
"We currently have too few clues to make any valid guesses. Please, Mr. Wei, please take me to see the imprisoned guards."
The two walked out of the imperial study, closed the door and called the guards on duty, and then walked towards the inner treasury.
The inner treasury is the emperor's private treasury, and the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates a portion of money and materials from the treasury every year. In addition, the money earned by the imperial houses and imperial merchants outside the city will also be filled into the inner treasury. His Majesty’s rewards for ministers and expenses in the palace must be paid from the inner treasury.
The keys to the inner treasury have always been kept by Eunuch Wei and Eunuch Ma in turns, so it is safest to keep the guards in the inner treasury.
The inner library was quite far away from the imperial study, and the two of them talked in low voices as they walked.
Just when he passed through a circular moon gate, he heard the sound of breaking wind, and a shadow struck at Eunuch Wei's chest very quickly.
Rong Fei yelled to be careful, grabbed Eunuch Wei's arm and tried to pull him aside to avoid it.
But Eunuch Wei seemed to be made of iron. Not only could Rong Fei fail to pull him, he almost pulled his own arm up and tore a piece of Eunuch Wei's sleeve to pieces.
At this time, the phantom had hit Eunuch Wei's chest, making a soft sound and exploding into a cloud of sawdust and broken feathers that flew away.
Before the shadow exploded, Rong Fei saw clearly that it was an arrow with the arrowhead removed.
"Hey! Zhu Yan, the commander-in-chief of Dayan's three armies, is here. He's here to tell the name of the person. The nameless ghost will not be killed by Zhu's arrow."
A childish voice sounded in front of him. Rong Fei looked around and saw two children, one tall and one short, in an open space not far away. The taller one is about seven or eight years old, and the short one is only five or six years old. Both of them are riding wooden horses.
The taller one held a small bow in his hand. It was obvious that he had shot the headless arrow just now, and he was the one who shouted.
The short one held a three-foot-long wooden red-tasseled spear in both hands. He stared at Rong Fei and Eunuch Wei with eager eyes, as if he would kill them if they had any disagreement.
"Old slave Wei Lin has met His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Qi."
Eunuch Wei bowed down and saluted the two children.
"Humph, it turns out he is an old eunuch, boring and boring."
The child holding the bow curled his lips and muttered.
When Eunuch Wei saw Rong Fei still standing there dumbfounded, he quickly raised his foot and kicked him lightly.
"Hurry up and salute."
Rong Fei was kicked by Eunuch Wei. Instead of saluting, he took a step forward, put his hands behind his back, and roared proudly.
"I am the Changshan Zhao Zilong who has the courage to bring peace to the troubled times and the spear in my hand to determine the country!"
When the two children heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. The shorter one pointed the tip of his gun at Rong Fei and said in a sweet voice.
"You are a hero by name, but you dare to fight me for three hundred rounds."
"You have horses and spears, and there are famous generals at your side. I have neither a weapon nor a famous horse to ride on, so I am definitely not your opponent. Even if I fight you now, I will win less and lose more. You win If you win, you won't win with force and your face will be tarnished. How about waiting for me to prepare all the weapons and horses and fight another day?"
"This person is right. Since we want to win, we must win for granted and make him convinced that he lost."
When the tall child heard Rong Fei call him a famous general, he immediately became proud, patted the short child on the shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned way.
"Uncle Eighth Emperor said yes, then let's fight another day."
The short boy put down his spear and said.
"I have been told not to call me uncle on the battlefield, but to call me generalissimo."
"It's not a real battlefield now, neither of us has any soldiers."
"They say it's just pretending."
While the two children were arguing, Eunuch Wei pulled Rong Fei and was about to slip away. Before he had taken a few steps, he heard the tall boy shouting.
"That one... Zhao, when will you find the weapons and horses that suit you?"
"I'll go look for it right away."
"Go quickly, go quickly, don't cheat."
"That's natural. Anyone who doesn't come is a puppy."
Eunuch Wei, as if he had received an amnesty, pulled Rong Fei and left quickly. After walking out of the yard, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.
"The older one is His Majesty's younger brother, ranked eighth. His Majesty ascended the throne half a year ago and was named King of Qi. Because he was still young, he stayed in the palace to keep company with the Crown Prince. The other one is our Highness the Crown Prince. In the past, The Miscellaneous Family always avoids the two Highnesses, otherwise they will be entangled in playing a game of horseback fighting. Thanks to your quick wit just now, otherwise I would not be able to get out of the courtyard for half an hour. "
"The two highnesses are lively and cute, and they seem to be getting along quite well."
Rong Fei smiled.
"Hey, you have never seen the two young ancestors tossing around. That yard was specially allocated by His Majesty for the two His Highnesses to play. From time to time, there will be a lot of construction work in it, and it will be changed into various shapes according to the requirements of the two His Highnesses.
In June, the two His Highnesses said they wanted to practice water fighting, so His Majesty ordered people to dig a small pond two feet deep in the yard. In July, he said that he wanted to practice mountain warfare, and his majesty ordered people to fill in the pond and build a low mountain. In August, siege warfare will be practiced, and low hills will be moved flat to build small walls and siege equipment. I got tired of siege warfare a few days ago, so this will be a horse battle again. "
Rong Fei clicked his tongue repeatedly when he heard this. This royal kid played such a high-end game. When I was as old as them, I was carrying Ji Rouer on my back to escape from wild beasts in the Daxing Mountains.
The two walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the inner library.
Entering the inner warehouse, Eunuch Wei bolted the door from the inside, then pointed to the rooms on both sides of the corridor and said.
"According to Mr. Yu's wishes, ten people from a small banner will be held in solitary confinement. In other words, our Majesty is simple and has just ascended the throne. There are not many things in the inner treasury, otherwise there would be so many empty rooms to lock people up."
I heard that the guards were held in separate cells to avoid the possibility of collusion in confessions. Rong Fei nodded, secretly praising Yu Qing as a professional.
"The flag officer will be locked up in the first room, but he must be interrogated first."
Eunuch Wei took out a bunch of keys from his arms, jingled them and asked Rongfei.
Rong Fei thought for a moment and didn't answer, but changed the topic to an unrelated topic.
"I have a question for Duke Wei. The arrow just hit you and exploded into powder. Could it be that Duke Wei is also a monk?"
"Hehe, I had a good relationship with Mr. Yu a few years ago, so I asked him to teach me some tricks. Now the Zajia is not only your Majesty's eunuch, but also the co-president of the Immortal Immortal Division."
Eunuch Wei was quite proud of himself.
"Disrespectful, disrespectful. I wonder what level of cultivation Mr. Wei is?"
"Alas, Mr. Yu said that the Zajia family's understanding is extraordinary, but their bodies are incomplete and they are destined to have no fate in this world. The seventh grade in this life is the end."
"I heard that the Holy Land of the Four Absolutes has a magical elixir that can regenerate severed limbs..."
"Hey, you kid, shut up now. If the Za family keeps saying that again, they will still be able to become eunuchs."
Rong Fei mentioned it casually because he was thinking of Ice Muscle Lotion, and then he realized that he had been abrupt. A chamberlain is already at the level of Eunuch Wei. How can he give up the wealth and power in front of him for a trivial thing?
And he didn't know what he wanted to ask, but for the interrogation that was about to take place.
"Can Mr. Wei use his cultivation to change his voice when speaking?"
"Why do you want to change your voice? Does the Zajia's voice sound ugly now?"
"That's not what I meant, but I want to put on a show with Mr. Wei. During the interrogation, choose two adjacent rooms that are not very soundproof. I will interrogate in this room, and Mr. Wei will be in the next room... and so on. This way, they will definitely be able to tell the truth obediently."
"Hehehe, I just saw that you are a very clever kid, you are really a bit crooked."
Eunuch Wei was worthy of being a top chamberlain. He quickly found a venue and prepared various props according to Rong Fei's request.
Rong Fei took the key and opened the first room, revealed his identity and brought Xie Zhong, the small flag officer detained inside, to the interrogation room that had just been prepared.
"Please sit down, don't be nervous, we are just chatting."
In the interrogation room, Rong Fei sat calmly on a chair, pointed to the small bench opposite, and said to Xie Zhong in a relaxed tone.
After being imprisoned for seven full days, Xie Zhong was in a bit of a state of fatigue. His tired eyes glanced around and saw no torture instruments. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the bench with his head lowered and was about to sit down.
Snapped!
A crisp sound reached Xie Zhong's ears through the wall behind him, making him tremble in fright. He sat crookedly on his buttocks and fell to the ground along with the small bench.
The sound just now was clearly the sound made by a whip soaked in water being struck on a person.
ah!
Sure enough, a scream came right after, and Xie Zhong trembled all over again.
Then, the sound of whips and screams came one after another, and Xie Zhong's face, which looked pale due to lack of sunlight, began to turn faintly blue.
