Of course, this weird atmosphere of silence did not last long. Tang Gongfeng, who was sitting on the side, saw Chu Yun and did not care about his rudeness. Instead, he spoke again: "Master Wang, let the court continue!"
Wang Erzhe nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Chu Yun over there say suddenly: "So Mr. Tang is here too! I was so eager to go down just now that I didn't say hello to Mr. Tang. I hope Mr. Tang will bear with me!"
"..."
Looking at Chu Yun who quickly clasped his fists, Wang Erzhe was speechless.
Love, you didn't even notice that there was a person sitting in this corner? You acted like he didn't exist, I almost thought he was your subordinate, damn! I was shocked!
The officials below also twitched at the corners of their mouths, thinking that Chu Yun had gone too far. Who was he trying to scare by such a sudden operation?
Tang Gongfeng, who was sitting over there, turned dark, shook his head lightly and said, "It doesn't matter!"
Chu Lie frowned slightly as he looked at his son's behavior. He seemed to have thought of something, so he said, "Yun'er! Come out with me for a moment!"
After saying that, he didn't pay attention to the doubtful looks of other officials and walked straight to the side door next to the palace. Chu Yun responded with a yes and immediately followed.
Looking at Chu Lie's leaving figure, Wang Erzhe couldn't help but snorted coldly.
Now he is attending a court meeting. He comes in and out so casually. Doesn't he still see the majesty of the court meeting in his eyes?
Seeing this scene, Tang Gongfeng's face turned even darker, but he did not speak after all.
"Everyone! If you still have different opinions on the crown prince's enthronement, you can raise it on the spot, and we can discuss it at the meeting!" Wang Erzhe repeated this sentence again, making the originally silent atmosphere agitated again.
After the ministers discussed it, no one raised any questions about the prince's character or ability.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Prime Minister Wang firmly supports the crown prince's accession to the throne. Even if you keep using reasons such as the prince's lack of prestige and lack of ability to stop him, you will still be dragged away. After all, Chu Hua's status is
Put here, he is the legitimate heir to the throne. If there is no substantive reason, there is no way to prevent the prince from succeeding to the throne.
By now, it seemed that nothing could stop Chu Hua from ascending to the throne. However, when the ministers looked at Chu Hua in front of them, they found that the latter's face was still very ugly and had not changed due to this.
Sure enough, just when Wang Erzhe was about to continue speaking after a moment of silence, someone slowly walked out of the crowd again.
Seeing this person coming out of the queue, Chu Hua instantly turned pale.
"Prime Minister! I have something to report to my colleagues. This matter should not be said in public at the court meeting, but at this time, I have to say it!"
Hearing this, many officials present also looked at the senior official in front of him with curiosity.
Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Wu Hongbo.
At this moment, even Tang Gongfeng, who was sitting aside and watching quietly, his face darkened visibly, but the person he was looking at was not the Minister of Punishment, but the pale Crown Prince Chu Hua who was standing at the front!
"Master Wu, please speak!" Wang Erzhe squinted his eyes and looked at this man, feeling uneasy in his heart.
It turns out that above the court, the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Punishment are all Chu Yun’s people! Chu State has a total of three departments, and the top leaders of two of them have been infiltrated by Chu Yun. From this point of view, this brat is serious about his skills.
Not small!
He recognized Wu Hongbo as Chu Yun's man at a glance, and the reason was very simple.
If the Minister of the Ministry of Justice really found out something important, it was absolutely impossible for him to tell it directly in front of all the officials at this meeting, why would he discuss it with his short-term regent?
Scandals like this usually have to be discussed openly after all the big bosses have negotiated. Otherwise, there will be no way out and they will be punished to death!
"Prime Minister! At that time, the minister was ordered to follow Mr. Tang to investigate the truth about the murder of the king. For several days, there has been no progress. It was not until yesterday that some important breakthroughs were made!"
As soon as this statement came out, it was like a bombshell was dropped among the ministers, and everyone present exploded!
The cause of death of King Chu!
Although it was announced that Chu Gangnai had died of illness, the officials present knew it very well.
Chu Gang was poisoned and killed!
According to Wu Hongbo, the murderer was actually found?
Wang Erzhe's emotionless eyes just stared at Wu Hongbo who was standing out of the crowd, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
There was some progress only yesterday? Funny.
I'm afraid they knew about the King of Chu's accident on the day of the incident, and they are all waiting for this court meeting! The old thief with the gray beard has never seen such a thick-skinned and toothless person!
"Let's talk and listen!" No matter how reluctant he is, Wang Erzhe can't stop others from reporting truthfully!
"At that time, thanks to Tang Zongfeng, I discussed it with the ministers for a long time. Finally, after repeated confirmation with Mr. Tang, the king's death had nothing to do with the monks and monsters. It could only be poisoned by a mortal!"
At this time, the officials were shocked again. A mortal committed the crime? How did he avoid the guards in the palace? Not to mention, King Chu was also protected by Mr. Tang, how could a mortal succeed!
"For the specific reasons, Mr. Tang also explained clearly to Wei Chen. First, there are high-level monster detection instruments inside the palace, which eliminates the possibility of monsters committing crimes! Second, there is a large formation set up by Mr. Tang in the palace of King Chu.
The formation can monitor the spells cast by the monks, so the possibility of the monks committing crimes is ruled out!"
"It is speculated from this that the arsenic poison could only be sneaked in by mortals. For this reason, Wei Chen arrested all the maids and attendants in the palace and dining room of King Chu that night for interrogation. Because the matter was so important, Wei Chen
When I was interrogating those suspects, Mr. Tang was also present!"
Everyone looked at him, and Mr. Tang closed his eyes and nodded.
"I dare to ask Mr. Wu, what will be the result of the interrogation?" At this time, Zhou Shuyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs on the side, asked eagerly, as if the person who died was not Chu Gang but his father.
Wu Hongbo looked regretful: "We interrogated for three full days, and finally based on everyone's testimonies, it is basically impossible for them to commit the crime!"
"That's unreasonable! Could it be that it was caused by ghosts? Master Wu, are you sure you checked everyone who came in and out of the king's palace that night?"
"That's not..." At this point, Wu Hongbo was strangely silent for a moment, as if he had something to say.
"Master Wu, please stop showing off in front of the court! What else can't be said when it comes to the king's death?" Master Zhou became more and more anxious as he spoke, as if he wanted to rush forward and speak for him.
Under Zhou Shuyuan's "pressure", Wu Hongbo finally figured it out. With a firm look on his face, he said word by word: "Based on the clues provided by the palace maids and chamberlains, Wei Chen concluded that there were others who entered the Chu Palace that night.
One person! This person was not investigated and interrogated by the ministers!"
"Master Wu! This is your fault! Prime Minister Wang arranged such an important matter for you, how could you be so careless? You must investigate everyone thoroughly, maybe, the king is that person
Who was killed by the last person?" Zhou Shuyuan said with hatred: "Master Wu, tell everyone who that person was? Why didn't you arrest and interrogate this person?"
"This... this..." Wu Hongbo gritted his teeth, and with a bang, he knelt down and said: "Then... that person is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! The king passed away not long ago, and the prince was already in grief.
How could you doubt the prince at that time! Wouldn’t that be a crime worthy of death!”
Everywhere in Mr. Wu's words revealed sadness, resentment and resentment, as if he had done something hugely wrong.
After hearing this, the whole audience fell into an eerie silence again. Zhou Shuyun, who had been singing along just now, did not dare to speak anymore. He looked shocked and his expression was extremely wonderful!
Tai...Prince?
Is it impossible? Is it fake? Chu Gang is his father. Is he really so cruel that he would even kill his own father for the sake of the throne?
This is too outrageous!
"But...you are already doubting the prince, aren't you?"
However, at this moment, Wang Erzhe's cold words directly dampened the mood and interrupted the rhythm of the officials being brought up.
Wang Erzhe turned his head, looked at Chu Hua, and asked calmly: "May I ask His Royal Highness, whether the King was poisoned by His Highness?"
"Prime Minister, what are you talking about? No matter how bad I am, Chu Hua, I will never do such a treasonous act!" Chu Hua immediately replied with an angry look on his face!
Huh! How could the murderer admit his crime? I'm afraid Prime Minister Wang is old and confused. Only a fool would admit it if he asked him so straightforwardly. He must provide evidence... Hmm? That's right! Where is the evidence? Just listen.
The two people sang in harmony, and in the end they actually thought that the prince was the murderer! But even so, the prince only had the qualifications to kill, and there was no evidence to prove that the poison was caused by the prince!
The ministers were shocked, and they immediately figured out the key, and they were led directly into the ditch by the Minister of Punishment.
"It's a serious crime to frame the prince falsely. Mr. Wu, you have to think carefully. You can't say this nonsense!" Wang Erzhe turned to look at Wu Hongbo, with a hint of warning in his eyes.
Wu Hongbo naturally knew that Chu Hua could not be convicted based on this guess alone, but...
"Weichen knows! Weichen also didn't believe that the prince would do such a cruel thing, so Weichen did not ask the prince immediately, but continued to investigate the matter!"
"Since the king was poisoned by arsenic, Wei Chen thought about starting with the poison. Although arsenic can be purchased in some drug stores, detailed records are needed. Who bought it and what is it used for? Just... then...
The poisoner is too cunning. All the pharmacies in Chujing have no records of purchasing arsenic in the near future! In desperation, I can only send people to the nearby Huacheng and Fengcheng to explore and see if they can find anything.
Harvest..."
"Fortunately, all the hard work was not in vain! Wei Chen found the account books for purchasing arsenic in both Huacheng and Fengcheng!" After saying this, Mr. Wu's eyes gradually became brighter, as if he had encountered something exciting: "Then
People who buy arsenic are extremely cunning. They don't go directly to the drugstore to buy it themselves, but ask someone to transfer it. It has to be transferred several times before it falls into the hands of the final buyer! Our people from the Criminal Department tracked down the arsenic for three days.
After a while, I finally followed the clues and identified a buyer from Chujing! This person’s name is Fang Hu, and he is an authentic Chujing native!”
Okay, it’s been three days for you, and it really makes you understand!