The emperor's imperial edict and the documents of the three provinces were issued together.

The time specified in the imperial edict refers to three days, and today is already noon on the second day.

In other words, there is only one and a half days left for Fang Yuan and others, and time is already very scarce.

All the officials in the county government were enveloped in a strong sense of tension, and everyone felt like they could not breathe.

Although the imperial edict refers to punishing the chief officials heavily, if the chief officials are punished heavily, the punishment for them, as subordinates, will definitely be even greater.

As for the heavy reward, now we don’t even know what the assassin looks like, and no one cares about the reward.

"I don't need to reiterate the situation to you. Let me investigate more closely!"

Fang Yuan called Zheng Mingzhu and others and said.

There was no scolding or urging, because it was of no use.

None of them are fools. They all know the emergency and the consequences.

Zheng Mingzhu and others should all increase their efforts to investigate the case.

Chen Ziqiang, who was imprisoned in the cell, was tortured again, and even the few people who made the trouble at the beginning were not immune.

The entire cell was surrounded by screams, but no actual information was asked. It can be said that it was a useless effort.

But Fang Yuan ignored these.

Ask the yamen to go to Dali Temple to find Li Daozong and ask if he got any useful information from Princess Linhai last night.

Unfortunately, the reply she got was that she didn't ask anything. Princess Linhai didn't know anything about it and emphasized that she hadn't seen Chen Ziqiang for a long time.

As for Fang Yuan, from Chen Ziqiang's words, he did not work as a book boy in the princess mansion for several days, but he followed Princess Linhai's wishes to organize manpower.

But no one can prove this, so they cannot correct that Princess Linhai is related to the assassination of Pei Ji, or even has anything to do with inciting public outrage.

The day passed quickly, and the three major institutions, including Zongzheng Temple, found nothing.

When he was about to get off work, Shao Yaofei, a doctor from the Criminal Department, arrived with two colleagues.

"Meet Fang Ling!"

"Fang Ling, Lord Shangshu invites you to a gathering at the Ministry of Punishment."

Shao Yaofei saluted Fang Yuan and said respectfully.

"Has the case been discovered?"

Fang Yuan thought that the case had been discovered and asked with a little excitement.

"No, I want to invite you to discuss the case."

"The Minister of Dali Temple has already invited someone."

Shao Yaofei smiled bitterly and explained.

"Okay, I'll go."

Fang Yuan shook his head slightly disappointed.

Bai was so excited that there was no news at all.

It is estimated that two days have passed and the three major organizations have found nothing. They gathered together to see if they could find anything.

"Then I will resign first."

Shao Yao left with a flying ceremony.

After getting off work, Fang Yuan asked someone to bring the situation back to Du Miaoyan, and told her not to come over to join in the fun.

Not long after, Fang Yuan came to the Criminal Department, and Li Daozong happened to arrive at this time.

"Fang Ling, I'm making you laugh. Linhai didn't ask for any useful information."

Li Daozong smiled bitterly.

Zongzheng Temple is a terrible place.

But Zongzheng Temple is also a place that teaches law.

Unless it is confirmed that Princess Linhai has any relationship with the case, lynching cannot be carried out.

This provision protects the wronged royal members to a certain extent and gives them a certain degree of dignity.

But it also makes many cases more difficult.

"Understand."

Fang Yuan responded with a chuckle.

But I feel a little disappointed.

If it were an ordinary person, or if it were judged by oneself in private, the result would be different.

"Please."

Li Daozong nodded.

Under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Punishment, we met Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Punishment.

"Meet Liu Shangshu!"

Fang Yuan and the other two saluted.

"The King of Ren City, the Order of Chang'an, welcome you!"

"You haven't eaten yet, let's chat while eating."

Liu Zhenghui is an old man in his sixties.

This age is already quite long-lived in this era.

But he still looks very tough, and he feels like he is flying as fast as he walks.

We took Fang Yuan and the two to the backyard and had already prepared a good meal for them.

There was also a young girl at the banquet who looked six or seven years younger than Fang Yuan.

She looks quite delicate, slim, petite and cute, but her eyebrows are thicker than those of men, which greatly affects her beauty, but she also has her own unique characteristics.

"The little girl Liu Yichen pays homage to King Rencheng and pays homage to the Order of Chang'an."

Liu Yichen stood up and saluted Fang Yuan and the two.

"My granddaughter, let her pour us wine."

Liu Zhenghui spoke at the right time and invited Li Daozong and Fang Yuan to sit down.

Li Daozong and Fang Yuan returned the favor, and as Liu Zhenghui sat down, Liu Yichen poured the wine.

"Now that I'm old, I won't go round and round. This time I came to see you guys to see if it's possible to share clues to solve the case."

"It's a pity that I don't have any clues here yet. I heard that you found Princess Linhai yesterday and was assassinated. Can you tell me?"

Liu Zhenghui first offered Fang Yuan a drink for both of them, and then asked.

Today's emperor's imperial edict and court documents put him under great pressure.

When there are no clues and there is not much time left, it is best to find Fang Yuan and the two of them to discuss it.

But he may be rejected, so as the Minister of Punishment, he has a good attitude and is not arrogant because of his high official rank.

"Except for knowing that Chen Ziqiang was ordered by Princess Linhai to seduce public outrage, I found nothing else."

Li Daozong was the first to say.

Although he is a prince, his status is above Liu Zhenghui.

But Liu Zhenghui was a veteran minister who had made great contributions to the court and was also the emperor's confidant.

Therefore, he was very polite and explained everything in detail, telling Liu Zhenghui everything he knew.

"Chen Ziqiang is a small person, and considering the constant torture in prison, he has no reason to lie, but no one can prove that he is telling the truth."

Fang Yuan added.

The contradiction is that no one can prove what Chen Ziqiang said.

Therefore, Zongzheng Temple cannot execute Princess Linhai and cannot know Princess Linhai’s intentions.

"So the question now is how to get Princess Linhai to speak?"

Liu Zhenghui frowned and said.

"Yes and no."

"We cannot confirm whether Princess Linhai is really related to Pei's assassination."

Li Daozong smiled bitterly.

There is actually a big problem between them.

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That is whether Princess Linhai just wants to cause public outrage, or is it related to Pei Ji's assassination.
To be continued...