"Arrange a meeting tonight, but we have to avoid the eyes and ears of the Queen Mother and Shi Miyuan, and preferably even your uncle Xia Zhen. Is this possible?"
Xia Gui was in a bit of a dilemma. It was not difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan, but it was a bit difficult to avoid the surveillance of his uncle Xia Zhen.
Suddenly, Xia Gui remembered what Xia Zhen once said, that he should try his best to follow Zhao Yun's request and do it well.
So Xia Gui agreed and said he would do his best.
As soon as the discussion was over, Xia Gui went to make arrangements. Zhao Yun also asked Xiao Huangmen to bring a fishing rod and started fishing in the pond in the backyard of Funing Hall.
Finally, late at night, Xia Gui knocked on Zhao Yun's window, whispered that the arrangements were in place, and asked Zhao Yun to follow him. Zhao Yun jumped out of the window and followed him.
Along the way, the imperial guards in front of the palace who had been patrolling intensively before were gone, and they met no one. At this time, Zhao Yun also deeply realized that sentence, it is better for the county magistrate to take charge now.
It would be extremely difficult for others to avoid the guards, but for the people inside the guards, they only need to make some normal adjustments and know their patrol routes and approximate times, so they can stagger their patrols perfectly.
Finally, Zhao Yun followed Xia Gui to a small room that had not been used for a long time. The room was covered with dust. At this time, Wang Zhenchun was knocked unconscious and tied up here.
With a muffled "bang" sound, Xia Gui punched Wang Zhenchun on the chest. The pain was so painful that Wang Zhenchun woke up immediately.
Wang Zhenchun wanted to scream, but his mouth was blocked with a black cloth. He kept struggling until Xia Gui kicked him again, and he did not dare to move and became quiet.
Looking again, the person standing in front of him turned out to be Zhao Yun. Wang Zhenchun's face was full of disbelief. He did not expect to see Zhao Yun here.
At this moment, a dangerous atmosphere instinctively surrounded Wang Zhenchun, and he knew that he was in danger today.
"If I ask you a question, please speak it carefully. As long as you tell the truth, I can keep you alive. If you are not honest, you know the consequences."
Zhao Yun didn't talk nonsense, he just threatened. Wang Zhenchun had no choice, so he naturally nodded in agreement.
Xia Gui removed the black cloth from Wang Zhenchun's mouth, and Zhao Yun asked: "Did you do it that day when I was assassinated?"
Wang Zhenchun shook his head hurriedly, "No, no, Your Majesty, even if I have a thousand courages and ten thousand courages, I would not dare to murder Your Majesty. Please tell me clearly."
Zhao Yun winked at Xia Gui, and the black cloth was stuffed back into Wang Zhenchun's mouth.
Before Wang Zhenchun could struggle to resist, Xia Gui grabbed his left hand and broke it back. The sound of broken bones was heard, and Wang Zhenchun's left hand was broken off.
Wang Zhenchun was in so much pain that she burst into tears, but her mouth was blocked and she couldn't scream, so it was even more uncomfortable.
Zhao Yun looked at all this indifferently. Xia Gui grabbed Wang Zhenchun's right hand again and said: "Your Majesty is easy to talk to, but I am not easy to talk to. Can you move me?"
Seeing Xia Gui trying to break off his right hand again, Wang Zhenchun dared to deny it and kept nodding his head to express his confession.
Zhao Yun was filled with emotion when he saw this, and thought to himself that Xia Gui was really powerful. He was able to force Wang Zhenchun to confess in just three attempts. His technique was skillful and ruthless. It seemed that he had not done this three times or twice.
Such a minister, if used well, is really good, killing the enemy like a steel knife, but if used poorly, it will be backfired.
Xia Gui took off Wang Zhenchun's black cloth and said fiercely: "Tell me, why did you assassinate His Majesty? Who is your accomplice? If you don't mention one person, you will suffer."
Wang Zhenchun was trembling and wailing from time to time, but he did not dare to scream because he was also afraid of being silenced.
In the end, Wang Zhenchun made up one sentence in the east and the other at random for a while, and told the story of his assassination of Zhao Yun.
Wang Zhenchun said that he was confused for a moment and went to assassinate Zhao Yun by accident. After beating Zhao Yun unconscious, he hid on the edge. When the chaos broke out, he quietly blended into the crowd and slipped away.
"What color is the vase that you smashed against His Majesty, and what pattern was it painted on?"
"What color robe did your Majesty wear that day? Is your Majesty's personal underwear Liu Qi with you?"
Wang Zhenchun's confession made Xia Gui suspicious, so Xia Gui began to verify the details.
Wang Zhenchun couldn't answer, and finally said directly to Xia Gui: "I was wronged. I didn't do anything and didn't know anything. You were beaten like this, and I will be unjustly killed by the nine tribes. You might as well give me a happy life."
Xia Gui shook his head at Zhao Yun, his meaning was very clear, it was not Wang Zhenchun who did it.
Zhao Yun glanced at Wang Zhenchun and said, "If you say it's unjust, then it's unjust. Are there any people in the world who have been rectified?"
Zhao Yun stepped forward, bent down, put a hand on Wang Zhenchun's shoulder, and looked at him with sharp eyes, which made Wang Zhenchun's pressure increase sharply.
Zhao Yun said: "Wang Zhenchun, think about it again, do you have any accomplice and who is he? As long as you confess truthfully, I, as the emperor, will keep you and your family safe."
At this moment, Wang Zhenchun and Zhao Yun looked at each other, and Wang Zhenchun seemed to understand a lot at this moment.
He finally reacted and said: "Yes, I have an accomplice. Zheng Qingzhi ordered me to do it. It is all his fault and his sin."
Zhao Yun looked pained, slowly closed his eyes, and said, "I didn't expect my teacher to treat me like this."
After that, Wang Zhenchun wrote down in detail what Zheng Qingzhi had ordered him to do to assassinate Zhao Yun, bit his finger and signed it with blood;
"Don't embarrass him. Send him out of the palace at dawn and let him go as far as he wants."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wang Zhenchun knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Zhao Yun, with tears in her eyes.
After putting away Wang Zhenchun's confession, Zhao Yun and Xia Gui left the room and went back.
"His Majesty."
On the way back, Xia Gui hesitated to speak, and Zhao Yun said without looking back: "Are you trying to say that Wang Zhenchun is a mad dog biting someone, and Zheng Qingzhi was unjustly accused?"
"Yes, and based on my feeling, Wang Zhenchun did not participate in the murder of His Majesty." Xia Gui bravely expressed his opinion.
Zhao Yun stopped and looked back at Xia Gui.
When their eyes met, Xia Gui felt a little regretful, thinking that officials had their own rules for doing things, so there was no need to remind him.
Zhao Yun said calmly: "The truth or falseness of the confession is not important. What is important is the process of verifying the truth or falsehood of the confession. My assassination was a major event that shook the world, but the Ministry of Punishment was perfunctory and fooled me. The Queen Mother did not care and also fooled me and the court.
All the officials dare not take care of it, for fear of being implicated.
Such a big court, such a big palace, actually choose to turn a blind eye to this matter, where do you want to put my face? Do you still need my majesty?"