But Yuan Shen did not let Li Hao get away with it this time, but asked: "Isn't this right? I forgot to ask you, where did you get this evidence, and when did you target Ling Yi? .
You must have put a lot of effort into getting this kind of top-secret evidence. There must be a reason for this.
Don't say it's because of Ling Buyi. You are not the kind of person who is willing to plan hard for a personal relationship, not to mention that you don't have much friendship with Ling Buyi. "
Li Hao had already planned this in his mind and took this opportunity to explain Ling Buyi's position to Yuan Shen.
After all, now that I have established a firm foothold with the prince and helped him stabilize his position, in this case, I can continue to place more chips on the prince.
Therefore, when faced with Yuan Shende's inquiry, Li Hao smiled and said, "It's really because of Ling Buyi that I investigated this matter. It's just that the purpose is completely opposite to what you thought. You still remember what happened when the geese returned to the tower. "
When Yuan Shen heard this, he replied without hesitation: "Of course I remember this. On the Yanhui Pagoda, you and the prince saw with your own eyes that the third prince conspired with the Marquis of Yue to abolish the prince."
After hearing this, Li Hao asked, "Yes, but have you ever thought about it, if these two people really wanted to plot something, why did they choose Yanhui Tower when there are so many more convenient places to hide in the city."
Only then did Yuan Shen realize that there was something hidden behind this matter. Considering what Ling Buyi said earlier, he had some thoughts about Mo Hu, but he couldn't figure it out for a while and had to shake his head.
After seeing this, Li Hao replied: "Because there were not only two people on the Yanhui Tower that day, there was a third person. It's just that this person was very skilled. He quickly hid on the eaves when he realized something was wrong, so no one else noticed. .”
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shen immediately understood: "Ling Buyi was also conspiring with the third prince on the Yanhui Tower at that time. He has always been the third prince's man."
But then Yuan Shen asked Li Hao, "Since you found out about Ling Buyi at that time, why didn't you tell the prince directly instead of hiding it?"
But before Li Hao could explain, he gave his own answer: "Yes, I guess you didn't plan to bet directly on the prince at that time, and the most powerful people around the prince at that time were Wang Chun and Lou Jing. Ling Buyi really If you want to deal with them, start with them. You really don't have to be in such a hurry.
This makes it easier to understand. You couldn't catch Ling Buyi, so you turned to stare at the Ling family. This was a good idea. "
Now that Yuan Shen had figured it out and could justify it, Li Hao didn't bother to explain the reasons he had made up, since they were all false anyway.
Instead, he added: "Indeed, after understanding the specific past of the Ling family, I focused on the Chunyu family.
Because the relationship between her and Ling Yi was not as loving as she imagined, but rather unfamiliar. But if that was the case, then why did Ling Yi insist on marrying the Chunyu family despite the infamy, and did not hesitate to offend the nobles in the palace.
Could it be true that it was because of the little friendship between Chunyu and Princess Ruyang? This is really unreasonable. The only reason why Ling Yi had to marry Chunyu is what you see now. "
After clarifying the origin of these things, Yuan Shen finally solved his doubts. Next, he would continue to discuss how to use these things.
But since Li Hao brought Yuan Shen in, he wanted him to handle it and give him a chance to get into the prince's side.
So he said directly: "Wait a minute, go to the East Palace and give these evidences to the prince, and ask him to hand them over to Ling Buyi.
In this matter, we want the prince's favor, and the prince wants Ling Buyi's favor, which can be used in the future. "
Yuan Shen didn't have any objections after hearing this. Li Hao found the thing anyway, so as long as it wasn't a big problem, he wouldn't stop Li Hao's decision.
He just asked briefly: "Will Ling Buyi turn to support the prince because of this matter?"
Li Hao heard this and replied: "I don't know, let's just take it as the next step. After all, His Majesty's preference for him is obvious to all, so it would be good to pull back a little."
Then Yuan Shen left Yuan Mansion, taking this
I took some evidence and went to the East Palace to pay homage to the prince.
Speaking of which, the prince had always had a good impression of Ling Yi. He thought he was steady and restrained, self-aware and aware of his own inadequacies, so he never participated in the battles between the DPRK and China.
After seeing all the evidence sent by Yuan Shen, it really felt like my three views were about to be subverted.
But then Yuan Shen and I also thought about a question, that is, how should Ling Buyi handle this matter, after all, he was his biological father.
So after seeing all this, the prince immediately said: "Shanjian, you will go with me to see my father. My father has been worrying about the isolated city for more than ten years. Now the truth is clearly revealed. It's time to It's time to wrap this up.
Moreover, this matter can only be handled by the father. The son has already been accused of being unfilial. If he is allowed to arrest the Marquis of Chengyang himself, there may be many unpleasant words outside. "
Yuan Shen had no objection to this, so the two of them came to Emperor Wen. This time Emperor Wen's reaction was much greater than that of the prince.
After verifying the authenticity of the letter, he stood up and slammed the bamboo slip in his hand to the ground, and then began to repeat the word "damn" while pacing and talking.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Shen planned to ask the prince to speak out to persuade Emperor Wen, to comfort Emperor Wen and let her calm down. However, when he looked to the side, Yuan Shen realized that the prince's head was lower than his own.
With no choice, Yuan Shen could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, please don't do this. The priority should be to protect the dragon's body, and the most urgent thing now is how to deal with this matter.
Now that General Ling is still standing by Peng Kun asking questions, there is no telling when Peng Kun will speak. The prince is worried that he will put General Ling in a dilemma, so he did not dare to delay for a moment after getting the evidence, and hurriedly came to invite your majesty. Dispose of it as soon as possible. "
After hearing what the prince said, he finally came to his senses and said, "Yes, Ling Yi violated the national law and should be punished. However, I feel that Zicheng should not do it, otherwise it will be detrimental to his reputation."
Emperor Wen naturally agreed to the prince's proposal. He originally raised Ling Buyi as his own son, so he naturally did not want to see him fall into the quagmire.
Then he stopped, looked at the prince and said, "You are serious. Zicheng really shouldn't do this."
After saying that, he looked at Yuan Shen and ordered: "This matter will still be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for trial. Yuan Shanjian, you immediately lead the troops to search the Chengyang Marquis Mansion. No one from the Ling family should be let go. All go to jail.
As for Ling Yi, drag him directly to the palace. I want to interrogate him personally to see how ambitious he is. "
Yuan Shen accepted the order happily, but considering practical issues, he said: "Your Majesty, it is now confirmed that Ling Yi is the real murderer of Gucheng Eucalyptus. I think the previous two attacks on Tingwei Mansion were also done by them.
I have also seen the fighting prowess of those people. The officers of Tingwei Mansion may not be my opponents. I am worried that the Marquis of Chengyang still has these people hiding among them, so I would like to ask your Majesty to mobilize a team of imperial guards to assist me. "
Emperor Wen nodded after hearing this: "You are right. Since Ling Yi dares to attack Tingwei's mansion so boldly, he will not be captured without mercy. He must be prepared."
Then Cao Cheng was asked to notify a group of imperial guards to assemble outside the palace and wait for Yuan Shen's instructions.
After the request was made and met, Yuan Shen planned to get up and leave to work, but before he could turn around, he suddenly thought of a problem, that is, it seemed that Ling Buyi had not been notified yet.
So before leaving, he asked again: "Do you want to inform General Ling? I think he has been pursuing the truth for a long time, and I definitely hope to know it as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Emperor Wen said: "Indeed, this matter really should be heard by Zicheng himself."
However, perhaps because Yuan Shen was busy checking the Chengyang Marquis Mansion and could not waste time, Emperor Wen turned to the prince and said, "Prince, you will leave the palace later and summon Zicheng into the palace."
This was exactly in line with Yuan Shen and Li Hao's expectations. This evidence and report completely convinced the prince of Ling Buyi's favor.
After the prince agreed, he stood up with Yuan Shen and walked out of the palace. They parted ways after leaving the palace gate.
Yuan Shen first gathered with others outside the palace
The imperial guards at that time gathered together, and after confirming their command, they led a large group of troops back to Tingwei's Mansion.
Because the guards can be relied on to fight, and they can block the exits of various courtyard walls. These guards alone are not enough, and a group of servants from the Tingwei Mansion must be brought along.
This could also be used to confuse Ling Yi, so that he would not go straight to the Chengyang Marquis Mansion as soon as he left the house, causing Ling Yi to realize something was wrong and run away in advance.
By the way, Yuan Shen also wanted to say hello to Ji Zun, his immediate boss, in case a group of people suddenly came from behind and made him confused.
After learning the specific situation, Ji Zun overcame the initial surprise and decided to go with Yuan Shen.
Yuan Shen had no objection to this. After all the people were gathered, Yuan Shen led a group of people in a large circle, then temporarily changed direction and surrounded the Chengyang Marquis Mansion.
This move immediately alarmed the surrounding people. After all, there were many dignitaries and dignitaries around Chengyang Marquis Mansion, but these people all knew each other quite well.
Someone originally opened the door to see what was going on, but after seeing the guards in the team, they all shrank in obediently.
You must know that there is nothing scary for them about having people in Tingwei Mansion. With their network of connections, they can always say a few words.
If the imperial guards may be used to intervene, then it must be the order given by Emperor Wen himself. How dare these people interrupt.
Naturally, Ling Yi knew this truth. In addition, he had a guilty conscience and just wanted to fight to the death.
But in the end, he calmed down under the persuasion of his staff: "Master Marquis, now that Peng Kun is dead, there is no longer any evidence to point to you about the incident in Gucheng.
It's not yet time to kill the fish, so don't act impulsively. It's better to get people ready first, and then you can test Yuan Shanjian's attitude. If you are sure that something happened, it won't be too late to take action. "
After hearing this, Ling Yi thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. If this was just a false alarm, he should not be too impulsive.
Therefore, he asked his subordinates to get ready and lurk in the second courtyard, while he led seven or eight people towards the courtyard gate.
He didn't plan to go out at that time, so he stayed at the courtyard gate to talk. If something went wrong, these people would block the door with their lives to delay him and let him run back.
But it's a pity that Yuan Shen was very decisive in doing things. After the outer circle was blocked, he directly had the door broken open.
At this time, Ling Yi had just walked halfway and was in the middle of the first courtyard. He immediately stopped asking questions and ordered the people around him to rush forward while he turned around and ran away.
After all, he just broke into the door without saying anything, and it didn't look like he could escape.
This scene was also seen by Yuan Shen, who immediately ordered the imperial army to come in to chase Ling Yi and bring him back.
The gate in this courtyard was not as narrow as Ling Yi's seven or eight men could block the road. Except for the soldiers they met head-on, the others quickly bypassed the fighting area and pursued them all the way.
After all, Ling Yi is old, and he is not good at martial arts. His running speed cannot keep up with the strong ones behind him.
Even though he had the first-mover advantage, he was almost overtaken. Fortunately, his ambush in the second-floor courtyard saw that the situation was not good and came out to block it, allowing Ling Yi to barely escape.
But without the suddenness of the attack, these wild killers would never be able to defeat the well-trained and well-equipped Imperial Guards.
Coupled with the two consecutive attacks and killings in the past, Ling Yi's men were already stretched thin, and the passage was quickly broken.
And this time was not even enough for Ling Yi to find a place to hide, and then he was caught by the guards who followed him.
After Ling Yi, the real leader, was arrested, the remaining people did not put up any major resistance, so things quickly advanced to the stage of searching and arresting people.
The most important one is to find the Chunyu family, but in the end, they searched the Ling Mansion and couldn't find this guy.
Yuan Shen immediately brought Ling Yi over and asked, "Where is Chunyu now? Tell the truth, so that your guilt can be reduced a little when you are in front of His Majesty."
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Ling Yi heard this and sneered: "Now that I have been caught by you, I will die. Do you think I will tell you?
Now I just hate myself for being so lucky. If I didn't care about anything and just ran away, you wouldn't have found anything. "
When Yuan Shen heard this, he knew that this guy was determined, so he didn't ask any more questions and just let people keep him in custody.
Anyway, my coming here today was an accident, and there was no warning in advance. It was impossible for Chun Yu to run away in advance.
So he sent someone to summon all the maids serving Chunyu family and inquire about her whereabouts.
These people's psychological quality was not very good, and they quickly revealed the truth. It turned out that early this morning, Chunyu went out, saying that she was going to Ruyang Prince's Mansion to visit the old princess.
After confirming Chunyu's whereabouts, it was natural to send someone to catch him, but Ling Yi couldn't take him there, he had to send him to the palace first.
Therefore, Yuan Shen had to make arrangements with his boss Ji Zun to see who would send people away and who would arrest them.
