The prince has left, so Li Hao naturally plans to follow him.
But at this moment, Ling Buyi called out to Li Hao: "Zi Yang, stay here. There are some things I want to discuss with you. Can I waste some of your time?"
Li Hao did not reply when he heard this, but looked at the prince. After all, his main purpose of coming here was to help the prince with work.
The prince replied: "Since Zicheng has something to do, you can stay here. I will go back to the palace after checking the files. You can just come back to the palace tomorrow for work."
When Li Hao heard this, he responded with enthusiasm, and then he and Ling Buyi watched the prince leave. After the prince left, Ling Buyi sent a message to dismiss all the surrounding officers.
Seeing this situation, Li Hao couldn't help but understand that it seemed that Ling Buyi still suspected himself.
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, there is no intention to hide this matter from anyone, otherwise Li Hao would not let Yuan Shen come forward.
And considering Ling Buyi's grudge against the Gucheng incident, now that he has hope, there is no way he could back down midway.
So Li Hao just asked in a nonchalant manner: "Zicheng seems to have mobilized a lot of troops. Is there something important?"
Ling Buyi replied: "I heard Master Ji say that what happened to Tian Shuo was reported by Shan Jian, but although Shan Jian's talent is extraordinary, it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to find out these many things.
I don't think he can do these things without the help of Tingwei Mansion. After all, although he is the eldest son of the Yuan family, while Yuan Zhoumu is still around, the manpower he can mobilize is probably not as good as yours. "
"So you just assume that I told my brother about this, and let him take the credit." Li Hao then said. "But so what, whether he comes forward or I come forward, he is serving the country, so there is nothing strange about it."
Ling Buyi replied: "Of course, there is nothing wrong with this. I just want to ask you, can the evidence you have about Chengyang Marquis prove that he colluded with the remnants of Emperor Ruo?"
Ling Buyi went straight to the topic, but Li Hao couldn't answer directly. After all, they were still father and son in name, and he couldn't show that he knew the truth, so he always had to pretend.
"Does Zicheng care about the Marquis of Chengyang? That's right. You and the Marquis of Chengyang are father and son after all. Even if there is a misunderstanding, you will naturally care about life and death.
But don't worry, I have all the evidence in my hand. Judging from that, there must be a relationship between Chengyang Marquis and Tian Shuo, but I am afraid that it is not possible to convict him. "
Ling Buyi was obviously a little dissatisfied with this answer and asked, "Really, is this really all the evidence?"
"That's all really. At first, I just wanted to check Tian Shuo's identity to see if I could get a piece of the pie in a restaurant in the capital, but I didn't find out at the time.
It was also because of this that I felt something abnormal, and it took me a lot of effort to get the result, so the news I found was basically after that.
The relationship between Chengyang Marquis and Tian Shuo basically preceded this, so the evidence I found about Chengyang Marquis was only fragmentary. "Li Hao explained.
Ling Buyi nodded, not sure whether he believed it or not, but Li Hao didn't care, because he was busy just staring at Ling Yi and Peng Kun from behind, and he couldn't care about himself for a while.
After that, Li Hao and Ling Buyi said goodbye and went home directly. I have to say that the prince treats his subordinates well. He rests when he needs to and will not let you work overtime without any trouble.
But Li Hao left, but Ling Buyi did not leave. Not only did he not leave, he even went directly past the prince and Ji Zun and went directly to the imperial prison to interrogate Tian Shuo and Xiao Yuehou.
Then he was blocked by Yuan Shen. As for why Yuan Shen is still in prison, it is because this case is of great importance and has wide implications.
In addition to Tian Shuo and Xiao Yuehou, there will definitely be many high-ranking dignitaries coming in later. In order to keep an eye on these people, ordinary government officials will not be able to suppress the scene.
So they arranged for Yuan Shen to sit in the imperial prison during these days to ensure that there would be no problems in guarding the prisoners. Moreover, it was Yuan Shen who came to report this matter, so there was no need to worry that he would be involved in it.
Some prisoners colluded.
Facing Ling Buyi, Yuan Shen said directly: "His Majesty has decreed that this case will be interrogated by His Highness the Crown Prince in person, and the others are not allowed to interrogate in private. General Ling should go back first."
Of course, Ling Buyi would not retreat so simply, so he said: "I didn't know that you were such a by-the-book person. It's natural for such a big man to find out as soon as possible. If you delay it for a long time, things can easily happen. Don't you understand? .
The prince is involved in state affairs and has no time to interrogate him all night long. Naturally, we should take the initiative to share the prince's worries. How can we only care about ourselves? "
Yuan Shen was not easy to persuade, so he immediately replied: "General Ling, your majesty's order is certainly justified. How can I and other ministers overstep their authority? Without your majesty's wishes today, I cannot let you in."
Seeing Yuan Shen's determined look, Ling Buyi also knew that it would be impossible to enter this imperial prison.
Even if you turn around and leave, since people inside this prison cannot move, people outside can always contact you.
For example, Ling Yi, to be honest, based on the current situation, it is really difficult for Ling Buyi to judge Tian Shuo's collusion with him.
And even if they colluded, there was a possibility that Tian Shuo deliberately concealed and protected him. After all, while protecting him, he could also be counted on to save him from outside.
At the same time, because the prince was presiding over the trial this time, he was afraid that many punishments would be difficult to obtain, so he had no confidence in how much he could pay out and be useful to him.
So he planned to blow up Ling Yi outside, maybe there would be an unexpected harvest.
Just when he was about to go out to make arrangements, the group of people originally sent to arrest Zuo Yushi and the others happened to come back. Ling Buyi stepped aside to avoid bumping into those people.
"There are really a lot of people caught." It was at this time that Liang Qiufei, standing next to Ling Buyi, said softly.
After they got closer, Liang Qiufei saw the person at the front of the team and couldn't help but feel happy. He said, "This guy is finally unlucky. It's really refreshing to see him."
Hearing this, Ling Buyi and Liang Qiuqi, who had not paid much attention at first, also turned their heads to look. When they saw it was Zuo Yushi, they felt that the words were targeted.
After all, in terms of the number of times he was impeached, Ling Buyi had dealt with Zuo Yushi countless times.
Although Ling Buyi didn't suffer any loss because of this, he couldn't stand this disgusting behavior.
At this time, many people in the escorted team were still making useless efforts, trying to struggle out of their bonds. Of course, this was all useless.
Especially Zuo Yushi, who had just been paid attention to by Ling Buyi and the others. Not only was his hands tied, but his mouth was also gagged. It was obvious that he had received special care.
But at this time, he also saw Ling Buyi, who had just come out of Tingwei's mansion. He immediately thought that Ling Buyi was harming him, so the struggle became even more fierce.
Naturally, the escorting officer would not let him collide with Ling Buyi. He immediately stepped down and was kicked to the ground by Zuo Yushi. He also accidentally implicated several people behind him.
When he got up, Zuo Yushi was more or less honest now, because he knew those people would not spoil him anymore, but he still looked at Ling Buyi with hatred in his eyes.
It's just that Ling Buyi had no reaction to this, and he didn't even want to look at it later. After all, the evidence about him was very conclusive, and the hatred of a dead man was really not worth remembering.
After the team left, Ling Buyi returned to his house and began to lay out rumors against Ling Yi.
First of all, with today's arrest, the news of Tian Shuo's arrest must not be concealed. Coupled with the group of high-ranking dignitaries who were arrested later, Tian Shuo's confession can be drawn out from this.
In this case, even if some people have not been arrested, they will definitely be in fear, because since Tian Shuo has spoken once, he may speak a second time.
What Ling Buyi wanted to do was to intensify this sense of urgency and create a tense atmosphere for Ling Yi, hoping that Ling Yi would act accordingly.
After all, only if Ling Yi moves can he find a way to find out the flaws.
But the final result made Ling Bu
No matter how much he tried to exaggerate, Ling Yi never took any action, and all his actions were the same as before. For this reason, Ling Buyi could only lament that he was indeed an old woman who was so cunning.
But in fact, it was normal for Ling Yi not to react. He had nothing to do with Tian Shuo in the first place, and the only so-called contacts he had were all forced by Li Hao.
After having no choice but to deal with Ling Yi, Ling Buyi could only continue to focus on the subsequent court trial.
However, the early interrogation did not go smoothly, because those on trial saw that the interrogator was the prince, so they recognized his kindness and began to plead for mercy one after another, but they refused to cooperate with the interrogation.
But the prince still fell in love with this trick, which made it difficult for Ji Zun to conduct a rigorous interrogation. Therefore, Li Hao could only find an excuse to stop the interrogation for a while.
Then he pulled the prince into the inner hall and spoke: "Your Highness, didn't we agree before that Mr. Yuki will be the judge of the prince? You can only come forward at certain critical moments.
You must know that they are colluding with the remnants of the evil emperor. This kind of crime cannot be forgiven no matter where they go. Otherwise, everyone will lose awe in their hearts in the future, and the world will be in chaos. "
The prince was able to listen to the advice and said, "Okay, then I won't say a word for a while and let's see how Master Ji performs."
After unifying their opinions, Li Hao accompanied the prince back to the hall. This time without his interruption, the interrogation finally went much more smoothly.
Then until Xiao Yuehou came on the stage, the slightly peaceful atmosphere was destroyed, because Ling Buyi, who had been silent in the front, directly showed his power.
As soon as he spoke, he pointed the finger directly at the original Gucheng Yizhen, asking Xiao Yuehou to explain how he cooperated with Emperor Ru's soldiers and horses to destroy Gucheng.
At this time, Xiao Yuehou finally figured it out. Now that the incident in Gucheng had been uncovered, there was also evidence that Ling Buyi had found before.
No matter how many excuses I have to quibble, my credibility with Emperor Wen is almost gone. Especially now that Tian Shuo's incident has broken out, it will make people wonder.
It is better to take the initiative to explain the matter. After all, what happened in Gucheng was beyond his expectation. He never intended to really kill Huo Chong, and now it is not only Huo Chong's life, but also Lao Qian'an Wang. His life will also be counted against him.
After finding out, we can take this opportunity to disconnect the two things, and then there will be room for change.
At this time, Xiao Yuehou felt a little aggrieved. Although he did do some wrong things, he really never thought about cooperating with the remnants of Emperor Ruo.
Under the words of Xiao Yuehou, the truth of what happened in Gucheng was truly revealed.
Xiao Yuehou's original intention was to delay King Lao Qian'an's rescue of Gucheng, so he assumed that the non-toxic miasma was poisonous and wanted Xuan to be scolded by Emperor Wen.
But after all, King Lao Qian'an was worried that the isolated city would be lost, so he personally led a team of soldiers and horses into the miasma to check, but he never returned.
Therefore, Peng Kun was brought in, because he was the one who carried out the body of King Laoqianan and claimed that he died of miasma poison.
When the miasma dissipated, it was already three days later. When the soldiers and horses of Xiao Yuehou and others arrived at the isolated city, the isolated city was already broken.
But Xiao Yuehou argued that they did not delay too much time, and he did not expect that the isolated city would be broken so quickly.
Regarding this statement, it was difficult for the prince and Ji Zun to tell whether it was true or false. After all, times had changed and Xiao Yuehou himself did not have much evidence to prove it.
On the other hand, Ling Buyi believed a lot in his heart, because he knew the true situation of the destruction of Gucheng.
If Tian Shuo's incident hadn't happened, he might have come out and explained it, but just because it happened now, he still had a trace of doubt.
But now Ling Buyi is not in a hurry, because Peng Kun's line has been determined. As long as Peng Kun can be captured, perhaps the truth of the matter will be fully revealed to the world.
So at that moment, Ling Buyi asked that Xiao Yuehou's words be reported to Emperor Wen immediately, and he tried to find a way to capture Peng Kun and return him as soon as possible.
Neither Ji Zun nor the prince objected to this. Regarding the incident in the isolated city back then,
, they also want to find out.
After getting the consent, Ling Buyi left with the confession. After all, this was what he cared about most. If there was progress, he didn't want to waste time here.
Because he also somewhat understood that it might be easy to deal with other people, but Xiao Yuehou might be in trouble.
In this case, it is better to wait until the truth is clear and then study this matter in detail.
As Ling Buyi left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly felt a lot better. Ji Zun did not pursue Xiao Yuehou. After asking about colluding with Tian Shuo, he let him go. .
In the following days, Ling Buyi did not come to attend the court hearing again. Upon seeing this, the prince stopped coming every day, and Emperor Wen didn't say anything about it.
After all, the only person here that he can pay attention to is Xiao Yuehou. How to deal with the others, he just needs to deal with it impartially.
Without the interference of these people, Ji Zun's efficiency was greatly improved, and he quickly submitted the complete closing speech.
