Gu Mingzhu returned to the small courtyard of the people in the market. Uncle Qi returned to the yamen. After going to the yamen, he would go to the Daxing County Office to continue interrogating Zhou Zejing.

Uncle Qi felt that she was assassinated by a murderer in prison, and the murderer might be related to Zhou Zejing.

She specially left some small items for Zhou Zejing. After seeing this, Zhou Zejing couldn't help feeling guilty and would be helpful for the next interrogation.

Now Gu Mingzhu has some conclusion in her mind that the person who killed her should not have been sent by Zhou Zejing, but more like Cui Wei and others.

The cases of Mr. Zhang, Yan Tanhua, Mr. Yang, and Mr. Rong all pointed to King Liang, and they would not have been taken to the Ministry of Justice prison.

The best explanation for this situation is that someone is using his authority to imprison those who threaten the King of Liang and then execute them according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is difficult for people to discover it.

Who is the person from the Ministry of Justice? Is it Guo Ji, who was in charge of the time, or the uncle and nephew of the Qiao family? This time, as the Liang King came to the surface, the court just cleaned them up in one fell swoop.

This is why she brought up the Rong Niangzi case in front of Lord Su Fu.

Gu Mingzhu sat down and replied to Lord Wei.

Lord Wei said in the letter that he was not injured, and that the prince consort of Huairou and Peng Liang were also in peace, but Lord Wei did not see King Liang. He heard a lot of news that King Liang was going to lead his troops to fight in person. The scouts released saw that there were soldiers gathering, but no one saw King Liang with his own eyes.

Lord Wei also became suspicious of the whereabouts of King Liang. If King Liang did not appear near the capital but would have caught everyone off guard.

Gu Mingzhu put the written paper into the envelope. Seeing Chujiu sending the letter out, she breathed a sigh of relief, hoping to stabilize the situation in Beijing, and at least leave the Queen's time so that the Queen can make some arrangements.

By the way, Gu Mingzhu suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to say something else except to tell Lord Wei about the case.

Do you want to write another letter?

Gu Mingzhu held her chin and thought, and asked if Lord Wei wanted to eat candied fruit?

...

Ministry of Justice.

Qiao Song's desk was filled with official documents, including files from the Ministry of Justice when he tried Yan Chan, and the cases of Zhou Rujun, Zhang Yuan and Lehu Rong were also transferred.

Qiao Zheng brought the tea into the door, and then Qiao Song raised his head from the document.

"Uncle," Qiao Zheng said, "You have been looking at these cases for a while. What are the problems here?" Needless to say, Yan Shen is an unjust case. The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Guard deliberately wronged the front, and the Ministry of Justice was responsible for being in prison. Zhang Yuan did kill the Ministry of Revenue. As for Zhou Rujun and Na Lehu were implicated in the case of Princess Yongkang, why did his uncle find out these cases?

Now, the uncle has put all his energy on the case of Zheng Ruzong and Zhang’s father and son.

Qiao Song said: "These cases are all related to the Liang King case, and these prisoners were eventually imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice and were interrogated by the Ministry of Justice. How could it be such a coincidence?"

Qiao Zheng couldn't speak: "Maybe...it was a coincidence." As he said that, he felt a little guilty.

Qiao Zheng said: "It's fine if Yan Shen and Zhou, Rong's case, but Zhang Yuan... what is the involvement with the Liang King's case?"

Qiao Song pointed to the letter on the table. He asked someone to check Zhang Yuan carefully. Zhang Yuan's ancestral home is Shanxi, he used to be a merchant, and he was a ranger. His experience and injuries were similar to those of the pearl thief in Taiyuan Prefecture. Zhang Yuan confessed that he also said that he was framed and poisoned into his internal organs, and he did not have much time to assassinate the corrupt officials to eliminate harm to the people.

"Zhang Yuan may be the Pearl Thief." Years of experience in handling cases told Qiao Song that this conclusion would not be wrong.

Qiao Zheng was stunned.

Qiao Song continued: "We will always investigate the case one step later than Wei Yuanchen. Wei Yuanchen seems to have known about the other inside information about these people's cases."

Qiao Zheng said: "Wei Yuanchen was also in the prison of the Ministry of Justice at that time. Will those people convey the news to Wei Yuanchen?"

Qiao Song nodded.

"No," Qiao Zheng said, "When Wei Yuanchen entered the prison, those people were executed one after another, and Wei Yuanchen was seriously injured and could not even speak. How could he talk to those people?"

Qiao Song said: "This is also something I can't figure out, but there is another person who has seen both those people and Wei Yuanchen."

Qiao Zheng couldn't think of who that person was.

Qiao Song said: "The epidemic was transmitted in the prison. Zhou once helped Sun Doctor with a slaughter, so Zhou was able to enter and exit the cell where men and women were imprisoned. Perhaps at that time, Zhou passed on some news to Wei Yuanchen. Only after Wei Yuanchen survived would he start to find clues." This was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

Qiao Zheng licked his lips: "No wonder I always lose to Wei Yuanchen, because we were one step late from the beginning. Wei Yuanchen also had a ill intention and actually concealed these clues from the beginning. My uncle studied him in front of the emperor and saw how he explained it."

Qiao Song smiled slightly, looked at Qiao Zheng gently and said, "Even if Wei Yuanchen tells you all those, you can't grab him."

Qiao Zheng was stunned by the words.

Qiao Song continued: "If we had found out these things earlier, we might have been able to do this, but now it is too late. Not only is it too late, but we will be punished if we don't do it well."

Qiao Zheng's face was still full of confusion: "Where did Uncle's words come from?"

Qiao Zheng sighed, his nephew was really stupid: "So many people related to the Liang King case appeared in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. At that time, there were murderers who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill Zhou Zecheng's eldest daughter, Zhou. What can we see from this?"

Qiao Zheng thought carefully, his eyes lit up: "Uncle said that there is a person from the Ministry of Justice, then he..."

"He has a good official position and may have always been by our side," Qiao Song said. "The emperor has entrusted me with important tasks, and I have always felt that all cases cannot escape my eyes. In fact, those clues have been placed in the Ministry of Justice for a long time, and I am dereliction of duty."

Perhaps this person is his mentor. Guo Ji, who is now ill in bed, used to go to discuss with his mentor whenever he encountered difficulties.

Qiao Song couldn't help laughing again. Maybe his mentor was waiting for him to see which side he would stand on.

Qiao Zheng said: "Uncle, what should we do?"

As soon as Qiao Zheng finished speaking, he heard from his close confidants: "Two lords, Su Fu, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, come."

"I'll find it so soon," Qiao Song said, "It seems that they have guessed the situation of the Ministry of Justice, and now come to test my meaning."

"Uncle!" Qiao Zheng was a little anxious.

Qiao Song waved his hand. The situation in front of him was urgent. He needed to make a decision immediately: "Even if you are a dog, you can only have one owner." Even if you can't do a dog well, you will only be killed.

What's more, if he was determined to surrender to King Liang, he would show clues now. Before King Liang could do anything, he would bet first.

Tan Dingfang is the lesson of the past. When he is loyal to the emperor, he should be loyal to the end. This is his way of life.

Qiao Song welcomed Su Fu into the duty room.

Su Fu said straight away: "I remember Lord Qiao has been chasing Tang's case. I wonder if there is any clue?"

Qiao Song shook his head: "My man once discovered Tang's whereabouts, but unfortunately he didn't catch her."

Su Fu said: "Mr. Qiao should be very familiar with Tang. I discovered some women. Can Lord Qiao tell whether these people are related to Tang?"

Sure enough, he guessed it, and Su Fu found another clue. Qiao Song did not hesitate: "If anyone among those people had done something for Tang, I should be able to recognize it."

Su Fu did not directly say where those people were, but looked at Qiao Song: "Have you ever thought about why you can't catch Tang in these years?"

Qiao Song was no longer as calm as before, but showed a self-deprecating smile: "I am stupid, and I only know now that maybe my every move has been learned long ago."

Su Fu said: "I hope Lord Qiao can catch Tang this time."

After Su Fu said that, he turned around and left the duty room.

Qiao Zheng watched Su Fu disappear in front of him: "Uncle, what does he mean?"

"Mr. Su doesn't trust me," said Qiao Song. "What I have to do now is to arrest the person who has placed King Liang in the Ministry of Justice. With that person there, these cases will never be clear."

Qiao Zheng said: "Those suspicious people Su Fu said..."

"Mr. Su will catch people," Qiao Zheng sorted out his official uniform. "If we can prove our innocence, we will naturally have the opportunity to participate in the case trial."

If he can't, the next person to be arrested will be him and Qiao Zheng, so now he will go to find his mentor Guo Ji.

...

Kunning Palace.

Empress Wei read the letter sent from outside the palace several times, then stood up and went to Cining Palace.

This time she wanted to invite the Empress Dowager to help her stabilize the situation in Beijing. If the arrangements are not appropriate enough, King Liang may attack the capital.
Chapter completed!