"Su Wenqing, the fourth son of Su Jinxun, the young minister of Taichang Temple, reported the matter of the Duke of Zhenguo's rebellion and had merit."
It was just a narration when the case was closed, but it was not mentioned later, nor was it said how Su Wenqing reported it.
Su Yizhao felt his blood coagulated, his whole body felt cold, and he felt dizzy.
Recalling that the time when Su Jinxun was promoted to the minister of Guanglu Temple, it seems that it was the third year after he conspired against the Duke of Zhenguo.
At that time, Su Jinxun had completed his three-year term and was about to be promoted.
In the 19th year of Deqing's reign, Su Jinxun, the young minister of Taichang Temple, was promoted to the third rank of minister of Guanglu Temple.
Su Wenqing! Why is this? She couldn't help but feel confused.
No wonder Sheng Lanqing had previously accused Su Wenqing of being a despicable person, saying that the Sheng family is today because of Su Wenqing.
Then why did Su Wenqing take her in? To atone for her sins? Or did she want to use herself to blackmail Sheng Lanqing?
Thinking of how they had been together for so many years, maybe Su Wenqing had other motives, which made her shudder, and at the same time, she felt a little more angry and sad.
What was the truth back then? Was it really Su Wenqing who made the whistleblower?
So what benefits did he get? Was it just that Su Jinxun was promoted to a higher official rank?
Suddenly, she thought of what Su Wenqing said before when he took her to Fayuan Temple to burn incense, that it might take her whole life to pay for the wrong things she did when she was young.
She was so confused that she couldn't calm down for a long time.
I checked all the files carefully and found that there was no confession from Su Wenqing.
It stands to reason that this was Su Wenqing's secret report, so why not let Su Wenqing record a confession?
Wen Yu is dead. If you want to know the truth back then, you have only two choices.
The first is to find Sheng Lanqing, and the second is to ask Su Wenqing directly.
But is Su Wenqing really trustworthy? What has Su Wenqing been planning for all these years?
He seems to be controlling the court secretly. Could it be that he also has such ambitions?
She had too many questions, so she stood up, picked up the sleeping Xiangsi and stuffed it into her sleeves, planning to go home.
But when I opened the door, I realized that it was already very late.
There has been a curfew in the city, and now that I have returned home, I will be questioned by the patrolling officials.
Silently closing the door and walking back, she sat in front of the desk in a daze.
After staying up all night, Su Yizhao took a shower and regained his composure until Kang Shiwen came over at dawn to talk about the progress of the arms sale.
"Did you read the files all night?" Kang Shiwen was very surprised. The Sheng family's rebellion was a sensation back then, but there were actually very few relevant files.
"Oh! I want to find some clues from it."
Kang Shiwen was a little confused, "But there is a new discovery?"
"There are too few relevant files, and we have found nothing at the moment." Su Yizhao shook his head.
Kang Shiwen nodded, "There is progress over there. You said you would let Linlang sneak into the Fifth Prince's Mansion. Now they are urging Linlang to find out the news."
Su Yizhao sneered, "Those people are really impatient, but it's just because the fifth prince has shown his sharpness in the past two years and has been regarded as a thorn in others' side."
"Are you so sure that the fifth prince has nothing to do with this matter? This time Linlang sneaked in and made the fifth prince aware of our plan."
Kang Shiwen was a little worried, but the fifth prince knew Linlang, so he had no choice but to take this approach.
"At present, this matter has nothing to do with him." Su Yizhao was not in the mood to explain more, but planned to directly tell his next plan.
"The person who came into contact with Linlang was just a soldier sent by Xuanwu. After following him for two days, this person had no contact with outsiders. I checked his family, and he was just an ordinary small businessman, and found nothing unusual.
"
Kang Shiwen touched his beard and frowned: "In my opinion, it is better to arrest this person and torture him severely, so as not to worry that he will not be punished."
Su Yizhao was speechless. How could Chu Huan and Xierlin confess so easily if they didn't use their own tricks?
Some people are just too hard to chew.
"Then if this person doesn't know the person behind the scenes, doing this will only alert the enemy."
Su Yizhao immediately objected, "Xiaguan has a plan. Sir, why don't you listen to it?"
"That's what you say!" Kang Shiwen's eyes lit up, he was waiting for Su Yizhao's words.
"The fifth prince has recently been assigned to supervise the production of weapons and supervise the errands of the weapons department. How about starting with this and inviting you to the urn?"
Su Yizhao felt that this was not difficult. The other party would definitely take the bait and would not miss this opportunity.
"You mean?" Kang Shiwen said doubtfully.
Su Yizhao chuckled lightly, "I have a handwritten letter from the official to the fifth prince. You send someone to deliver this letter to the fifth prince. He will definitely cooperate. As long as something goes wrong with the fifth prince, and Linlang can help, we will see what happens in the end."
Whichever one jumps out first, we can follow the clue."
Kang Shiwen nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Then it's up to you."
After making arrangements, Su Yizhao took a carriage and planned to return home.
After a night of thinking, she had calmed down.
The only plan for now is to find Sheng Lanqing first and ask what the truth is. Ask Su Wenqing directly, he will definitely refuse to tell.
In fact, Su Yizhao was also afraid. If she heard a disappointing answer from Su Wenqing, how would she face Su Wenqing in the future?
The carriage soon arrived in front of the Su Mansion. Su Yizhao put down the curtain and suddenly knocked on the wall of the carriage.
"Servant, go to the house on the outskirts of the south city."
The attendant felt strange, but he didn't ask any more questions, but turned his horse's head and left the city.
The carriage drove directly into a large village. After Su Yizhao got out of the car, an old man came to greet him.
Su Yizhao smiled and looked at the young men and women practicing martial arts in the yard.
This place is surrounded by fields and is Zhuangzi's territory. It is not easy to be discovered by training guards here.
The old man glanced at Su Yizhao and said expressionlessly: "Here?"
Su Yizhao nodded and then followed the old man into the house.
"In a blink of an eye, you have lived here for more than four years." Su Yizhao said with a smile as he watched the old man serve him tea.
The old man was stunned, "But is there something wrong?"
"I want to ask you about what happened back then, that is, the rebellion of the Zhenguo government." Su Yizhao said softly.
The old man was shocked, "You!"
"After all these years, my mother has died of illness, and you still refuse to tell me?"
"How did you know? How did you know that I am an old member of the Sheng family?"
The old man was very surprised. He didn't expect that Su Yizhao would come to ask about this matter after so many years.
"I learned about it by accident. As for your identity, I have always made a guess, but I am sure that you are related to the Zhenguo Government."
The old man sighed and finally decided not to hide it anymore.
"That's right! Now that you know the truth, the mediocre life Madam mentioned is all a luxury."
The old man's eyes suddenly turned violent, "My original name is Dou Jun, and I am a retainer of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."
Su Yizhao looked at the old man in front of him. This man was the old man who lived in front of the original owner's house and guarded the righteous village.
"What is the truth about that year? Since you are a retainer of the Zhenguo Palace, you must know the truth about the rebellion, right?" Su Yizhao asked eagerly.
She knew that this person must be related to the Zhenguo Government, otherwise she would not have come to the capital.