Han Jun, the governor of Baoding who was in charge of the "Assassination of King Fu" case, has been having a headache for three days.
On one side of his desk were the military books, and on the other side were the accounts of grain, grass and ordnance. He was shouldering multiple responsibilities, and his face was very solemn at this time.
"I appeased King Fu for two days and supervised the recruitment of soldiers all night. When Wen Ru came today, he asked about the assassination of King Fu. Do you have any suggestions?"
The word Confucianism in the words of Governor Han Jun was exactly Yang Lian's name.
The Donglin Party that Yang Lian belonged to during the incident was a direct descendant of the current crown prince and the political enemy of King Fu's faction. When he heard that King Fu had been assassinated, his first reaction was that King Fu and others were causing trouble and wanted to use the assassin's incident to blame the prince, so he volunteered to do so.
Supervise the prompt handling of this case and never let anyone slander the prince.
The way to deal with this matter quickly and prevent King Fu's faction from slandering the prince is to kill Wang Hongyu as soon as possible. In this way, the prince will have absolutely no worries.
He looked serious: "The emperor requested that this case be handled as soon as possible. On the night of the assassination, except for Wang Hongyu, a martial arts practitioner, no one else in the Zhenjue Zen Temple knew martial arts. The deceased was a confidant of King Fu, and he was strong and strong in martial arts. The cause of death was a fatal knife
Injured, the murderer must be Wang Hongyu!"
"I feel that there is no need to jump to conclusions so quickly. We should investigate slowly to find out the truth."
"It can't be delayed!" Yang Lian suddenly stood up and said righteously: "The emperor is very concerned about this matter and requires it to be dealt with as soon as possible. Mr. Han must have made a decision early! The murderer should be executed quickly according to the way of attacking the case to prevent him from biting indiscriminately.
Man brings trouble to the world."
Baoding Governor Han Jun sighed inwardly, thinking that once the case involved the royal family, it would indeed become very difficult.
King Fu heard that the emperor was ill, and on his way to Beijing for a visit, he went to the most famous Zhenjue Zen Temple in Baoding to pray for blessings. He initially said he would arrive the next day, but he was worried that his father was eager to do so, so he arrived at Yinshi. In order not to stir up troops and crowds, he did not clear the place in the middle of the night.
When his confidants were killed, King Fu himself was frightened.
There is another meaning in Yang Lian's words just now, that is, Prince Fu's assassination may have been directed and acted by himself. Concubine Zheng and Prince Fu wanted to blame the prince for the assassination. Therefore, they wanted to kill Wang Hongyu and end the case quickly.
Five years ago, the assassination case was aroused, and now the "assassin case" came again. Han Jun knew that he could not openly oppose Yang Lian, because that would be a blatant break with the prince and the Donglin Party.
If you really want to kill him hastily, the truth will sink into the sea.
In fact, in addition to the reason why the truth is unknown, there are also people specifically praying for Wang Hongyu.
Chen Ju, the eunuch who served as the Superintendent of Ceremonies at that time, was an honest man, corrected the malpractices of the times, and was a rare eunuch who was friendly with civil servants.
He was a favor to him back then, and later he became a good friend and met Liu Shimin, a young eunuch beside Chen Ju. Regardless of whether they were civil servants or eunuchs, they often talked about the current situation, loved playing the piano, reciting poetry, and collecting antique calligraphy and paintings. For ""
There were many exchanges on various books such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Guoyu", "Historical Records", "Han Shu" and so on.
After that, his official career went smoothly. Even though Chen Ju has passed away from illness and eunuch Liu Shimin's position is not high, he cannot be ungrateful.
Last night, the eunuch Liu Shimin sent his confidants to ask for an audience with him, pleading to help Wang Hongyu, which was enough to save his face.
Although I don't know what the relationship between Liu Shimin and Wang Hongyu is, since I agreed, of course I have to listen to what he has to say, otherwise I will be said to be cold-hearted and ungrateful in the future, which will greatly hinder my reputation and career.
Of course, he could not have guessed that Liu Shimin would later change his name to Liu Ruoyu during the Wei Zhongxian period. He would be an eunuch with excellent literary and artistic standards and a good reputation in history. Even under the influence of Wang Hongyu in this life, Liu Ruoyu would also be known for promoting Chinese culture in the future.
And he is famous in China, almost as good as Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures~
Han Jun had a headache, and Yang Lian was aggressive and kept pestering him to make a decision early.
"Report!"
Yang Lian's clerk came in in a hurry. Both sides of his face were swollen, and he was as funny as a big peach.
"You! How did you do it like this!" Yang Lian asked his scribe.
The clerk and Yang Lian walked aside and said in a low voice: "Sir, the jailer who bribed him last night did not succeed. Today, I wanted to isolate the inside and outside, and directly asked him to plead guilty and force him to death. I didn't expect that...
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"Useless things."
Although Han Jun didn't hear it from the side, he could see that they were making mistakes behind the scenes, so he said with a smile:
"Oh my, is your clerk not competing in martial arts? It's not embarrassing at all to lose to the opponent who ranks first in Sichuan's martial arts competition~"
Yang Lian replied angrily: "Such a big thing happened in the governor's territory, so there is no need to laugh at the scribes, right?"
"Hey, I guess Wang Hongyu wants to talk about the case in the end, right?"
Although Han Jun was smiling, he had a sense of dignity. He said this to the discouraged scribe. The scribe replied obediently: "He said he had a case to report."
Han Jun also nodded slightly: "In that case, let's listen to what he has to say, so that His Majesty and Prince Fu can have a clear explanation."
After all, Yang Lian was not as powerful as the governor, so he had no choice but to agree.
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Wang Hongyu's head was covered, his handcuffs and shackles rattled, and he walked away with a stick of incense before being brought into the lobby.
As soon as he took off the black hood, he felt two sharp eyes staring at him.
There is only one red-robed official with a white beard in Baoding, and it must be Han Jun, the governor of Baoding.
The middle-aged official who stared at him with an unfriendly look had an extremely upright face, but his eyes showed very deep thoughts. Is this person not Yang Lian?
Feeling Wang Hongyu's scrutinizing gaze, Yang Lian was holding back his anger, glared angrily, and said in a deliberately majestic tone: "Wang Hongyu, you were imprisoned four days ago and you didn't say a word. Now you are afraid of death, so why are you talking nonsense?"
Although this way of questioning seems a bit scary to deliberately put people in a bad position, as a Shangguan using this method, it seems that he lacks confidence.
Ignoring Yang Lian at all, he bowed to the high-ranking official in red robes and white beard: "Wang Hongyu, a humble official, is willing to explain the truth to the governor. This matter involves the safety of King Fu, and there is an assassin on the loose. Please remove the irrelevant personnel."
"Bold!" Yang Lian shouted: "We are interrogating you, how dare you make such a condition!?"
Of course he understood that what Wang Hongyu said just now was irrelevant to others, but he was actually referring to himself. He had been an official for many years, and this was the first time that a warrior dared to treat him like this.
Han Jun glanced at Yang Lian who was losing his temper and didn't bother to respond at all. Then Wang Hongyu said: "It's not impossible to withdraw, but I am in Baoding. If it is related to the case, you can tell it directly. I can make the decision here."
Yang Lian was so angry that he was stunned. Why do you say one thing is the same? I can make the decision. Who should I tell it to?
Wang Hongyu ignored Yang Lian and nodded solemnly to Han Jun: "Sir, please tell me the files on the assassination of King Fu."
"Nonsense!"
However, Han Jun raised his hand and stopped Yang Lian who was about to get angry again.
Wang Hongyu thought to himself, Yang Lian, Yang Lian, are you afraid that you don’t know that Han Jun is not even afraid of Wanli, so are you still afraid of you, an official who relies on the prince?
"We have been debating the file for a long time. Only you have the time and ability to kill people. I will show you the file. Will you plead guilty?"
There was something in Han Jun's words, that he was the only one who had time to commit the crime, but he also said, "I'll give you the file."
Of course Wang Hongyu understood it and said solemnly: "A certain person was at the scene at the time and can give different insights into the situation of this case." This chapter has been completed!