The Minister of Dali Temple rushed to Yuan Zuo's house. After all, he was also the most loyal subordinate of the Marquis of Zhennan. At least Yuan Zuo was not prone to lying.
When Yuan Zuo saw that it was the Minister of Dali Temple, he actually didn't show much kindness. He just asked coldly: "Has the murderer been found?"
This sentence is a bit obvious.
The Minister of Dali Temple shook his head and apologized: "Dali Temple is still investigating. I came to Commander Yuan's house to ask about some important things."
Having said that, the Minister of Dali Temple wanted to step in.
Yuan Zuo immediately stopped in front of him.
The minister of Dali Temple was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does Commander Yuan mean by this?"
"If you have anything to say, just say it here."
The Minister of Dali Temple sighed, but did not go any further inside. He said directly: "Commander Yuan, who else has the Marquis of Zhennan met in these days?"
Yuan Zuo shook his eyebrows and said dissatisfied: "Have you not figured out the priority? You haven't even found out the murderer yet, but you are here to find out who Lord Zhennanhou has met these days?"
The Minister of Dali Temple explained: "Commander Yuan, Dali Temple will find out who actually killed Master Zhennanhou. Dali Temple will find out on its own and give an explanation to everyone. We just need Commander Yuan to cooperate with Dali Temple and give some clues."
Yuan Zuo waved his hand and said, "No comment."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into his house, ordering people to close the door tightly.
The deflated Dali Temple Qing just lamented, but felt pity in his heart.
If Yuan Zuo could tell the story, he could save him a little bit, but now it seems that Yuan Zuo is determined to let the person who killed Zhennan Hou die.
The Minister of Dali Temple stood at the door of Yuan Zuo's mansion. In the end, he just shook his head and turned to leave.
The Minister of Dali Temple, who returned to the carriage, thought for a moment. Although he didn't know who the Marquis of Zhennan had met before, there was still a way to find out.
"Go to Wenruhou's Mansion!"
Arriving at the gate of Marquis Wenru's Mansion, the Minister of Dali Temple immediately explained his purpose of coming. This time it was much smoother than he expected. He entered the mansion without any hindrance. However, as soon as he entered the mansion, I smell a strong medicinal smell.
The Minister of Dali Temple asked with concern: "Is someone in the house sick?"
The steward who brought the Dali Temple Minister in lowered his head and said softly: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Temple Minister. The Marquis is not in good health these days."
The Minister of Dali Temple frowned. During the court meeting, he was standing not far behind Marquis Wenru. Except that Marquis Wenru looked a little tired on the surface, he really couldn't tell that he was in poor health.
After walking all the way, we came to the house of Marquis Wenru. The butler stepped forward and knocked on the door gently, "Master Marquis, the Master of the Temple is here."
A weak voice came from inside the room.
"Let him in."
The housekeeper nodded and gently opened the door.
The minister of Dali Temple stepped across the threshold and saluted, "I have met Mr. Wenruhou."
At this time, Zhang Xi looked tired. He had not slept last night, but after coming back, he could not fall asleep. He just nodded, drank the water that had been placed beside the bed, and said: "Master Si Qing, you don't have to." So formal.”
The Minister of Dali Temple did not make any pretense or make any preparations. Instead, he went straight to the point: "Master Wenruhou, I came here today just to ask if you can meet Mr. Zhennanhou in the past few days."
Zhang Xi was slightly startled. He knew what happened at today's court meeting. Naturally, he was not lying at this time. He said bluntly: "Of course I have seen it before."
"When did Mr. Zhang meet Mr. Zhennanhou, and what did he do?"
Zhang Xi did not answer in a hurry this time. Instead, he asked: "Master Siqing asked why he knew so clearly. Could it be that he suspected that I had killed the Marquis of Zhennan?"
"I don't dare, my subordinates."
The Minister of Dali Temple smiled coldly in his heart, what an old fox.
"Sir, I also know that you are investigating the case, but you should also know more about my relationship with the Marquis of Zhennan. What reason do I have to kill him?"
Zhang Xi took the topic step by step and said with emotion: "I feel heartbroken when the Marquis of Zhennan died. An old friend of so many years was separated from us overnight..."
The Minister of Dali Temple suddenly interrupted: "You mean overnight?"
Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment and realized his gaffe.
"In other words, you met with the Marquis of Zhennan yesterday?"
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately asked: "What did you talk about when you met and what did you do?"
Zhang Xi suddenly coughed violently and waved his hand: "I'm a little tired today. Someone, come and escort the Lord Temple Minister out!"
The Minister of Dali Temple remained unyielding and even tried to persuade him with good words: "Master Wenruhou, as long as you are willing to tell me, I will definitely say something for you in front of Your Majesty to ask for leniency."
Zhang Xi just waved his hand, and even said in a somewhat urgent tone: "Send off guests!"
The steward immediately ran in and whispered: "Master Si Qing, the Marquis is going to rest."
The Minister of Dali Temple sighed, but he had no choice but to follow the steward and leave the room.
In the room, Zhang Xi's eyes were dark.
The gaffe he made just now will definitely be taken seriously by the Minister of Dali Temple. If he continues to follow the clues to investigate, more things will be found. At this juncture, there is really no mistake.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Xi got up, put on his clothes, walked out of the room, and said to his personal bodyguard: "Get your horses ready and go to Yuan Zuo's mansion."
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The Dali Temple minister who left Wenruhou's mansion already had an answer in his mind.
When he returned to Dali Temple, the officials immediately found him and reported: "Sir, we have found out that some people in the Zhennan Hou Mansion died of sword wounds. The sword came from Gu Xiaotian."
"It's just that there is one more person..."
Seeing the official's hesitation, the minister of Dali Temple spoke first: "It's His Royal Highness, right?"
The official nodded dully.
Then, the official reminded: "Sir, if the prince killed the Marquis of Zhennan, would you say he would be arrested or not?"
The Minister of Dali Temple glared at the official, who was shocked all over.
If we catch a newly returned prince at this time, wouldn't the world really be in chaos?
What's more, he has learned a lot from today's visit, at least the lineage of Marquis Wenru is not clean.
He even vaguely guessed the purpose of Zhennan Hou.
And Marquis Wenru must be an ally of Marquis Zhennan.
Just need evidence.
The Minister of Dali Temple stood there without thinking, then immediately turned around and walked out of Dali Temple, ordered people to prepare horses and go to the ancient mansion.
As soon as he reached the carriage, a clear young voice sounded.
"Where are you going, Lord Temple Minister?"
Dali Temple Qing turned his head, and two figures were already walking in his direction.
A young man carrying a sword.
There is also a prince.
The minister of Dali Temple immediately bent down and saluted: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Sun Gusheng nodded lightly, walked up to the Dali Temple Minister, and said, "Master Temple Minister thinks it is necessary to go to the ancient mansion, so there is no need to go to such trouble, we will come in person."
After that, the two of them were quickly brought into the lobby by the Minister of Dali Temple.
Entering the lobby, many officials lowered their heads, but they still kept looking at Sun Gusheng.
After looking around for a week, Sun Gusheng said, "Master Si Qing, I believe there is something you want to know about me."
The Minister of Dali Temple nodded, and after taking a deep breath, he mustered up the courage to ask: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being unreasonable, but I dare to ask, are you really the murderer of Lord Zhennan Hou?"
Sun Gusheng nodded and said bluntly without any hesitation: "I killed the Marquis of Zhennan."
As soon as these words came out, it was shocking!
Many officials were just guessing in their hearts, but no one would have thought that Sun Gusheng would admit it so openly.
In this way, there is no need to look for any evidence at all.
The person himself stepped forward and said he was the murderer.
The Minister of Dali Temple was also shocked. How could His Highness the Crown Prince be so confused at this time? If he refused to admit it even after being beaten to death, no one could actually do anything to him. After all, he was the Crown Prince.
Is it possible that something without evidence is forced on him?
Sun Gusheng suddenly said: "Master Siqing, there is no need to investigate the murderer's matter anymore. I wonder about another matter. How is your investigation going?"
"Back to Your Highness, another matter has been revealed, but some key evidence is still missing."
Sun Gusheng nodded and asked, "I wonder if I can tell Gu Yi?"
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately said: "I guess that the Marquis of Zhennan met with Marquis Wenru the day before, and the two must have conspired to do something unfavorable to His Highness the Crown Prince, and there were many officials involved. Yuan Zuo then It can be counted as one of them. These people have always been unwilling for His Highness to sit on the throne, so I boldly guess that what they are plotting is to assassinate His Highness."
Hearing this, Sun Gusheng did not speak.
The Minister of Dali Temple gently called His Highness, and then Sun Gusheng opened his mouth and said: "Unfortunately... there is no evidence."
Gu Xiaotian suddenly laughed.
Everyone looked at Gu Xiaotian, who then stopped laughing and said the most crucial piece of information, "On our way here just now, Marquis Wenru went to Yuan Zuo's mansion. "
Gu Xiaotian is not a person who will sit still and wait for death. Before, he was isolated and helpless in Beihuang, but it was different in Kyoto.
In Kyoto, apart from the imperial court, the Gu family is the number one family in Kyoto, so it is very easy to know something secretly.
Since last night, Gu Xiaotian has drawn up a list and sent people to keep an eye on the movements of these people.
Sun Gusheng was still frowning at first, but suddenly he opened his brows and suddenly realized.
Gu Xiaotian looked at Sun Gusheng with a look that made you understand.
Sun Gusheng smiled happily.
Gu Xiaotian said: "The bait has been spread out, now we are waiting for the fish to take the bait."
In order to let the fish take the bait, Gu Xiaotian and Sun Gusheng did not stay in Dali Temple for long before saying goodbye and leaving. However, they brought one more person with them this time, the Minister of Dali Temple.
The carriage he was riding in was also the carriage belonging to the Minister of Dali Temple.
Except for the officials, no one knew about their visit to Dali Temple.
The carriage drove slowly, heading in the direction of the ancient mansion.
At this moment, it is natural to perform a full set of performances.
Dali Temple is a certain distance from the ancient mansion, and there is a small alley in the middle. This alley is not conspicuous in Kyoto, and few people pass by it on weekdays.
Dali Si Qing's carriage also deliberately slowed down. Dali Si Qing in the carriage pretended to be anxious, opened the curtain and asked, "What happened?"
The groom patted the old horse, turned around and said awkwardly: "Sir... this horse won't leave."
The carriage happened to be parked in the middle of this alley.
At this time, there were sounds nearby.
In an instant, dozens of masked men appeared and surrounded the carriage.
The minister of Dali Temple panicked and said, "Who is it?"
One of the masked men took the lead in responding: "Kill your people!"
Immediately afterwards, these masked men stopped talking nonsense and killed the minister of Dali Temple.
Gu Xiaotian, who had been hiding in the carriage, smiled lightly.
"Look, isn't the evidence just coming to your door?"
Some people died, but not completely...
