"From what Ju Ming'an said, the second prince didn't tell him too much about other colleagues, so even if they discussed things together, they didn't know how or when they took refuge. In this way, Ju Ming'an only
They are well-known, but they don’t know them well.”
Su Yizhao touched his chin and had no idea for the time being.
"So we can only analyze it ourselves. The last person is Zhu Heqian. That's because of his father Zhu Yue. I sent people to investigate and found that Zhu Heqian had close contacts with the second prince as early as three years ago."
Then Kang Shiwen told his subordinates that Zhu Shiyu, a nephew of the Zhu Heqian clan, had been promoted from a local official to the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple three years ago.
This was an official position of the fifth rank. However, at that time, Zhu Shiyu was only from the fifth rank and was still a local official. It was recommended by Ju Mingan.
"So, Master Zhu had already taken refuge with the second prince at that time? That is indeed suspicious."
Su Yizhao nodded, "But I do have the most suspicious candidate in my mind."
"Who?" Kang Shiwen asked immediately.
Su Yizhao smiled mysteriously, and then said: "It is the person who is not on the list, Lin Song, the censor of Youdu!"
"This is impossible. No one in the court knows that Lin Song is the chief minister."
"It is precisely because of this that others will not suspect him."
Su Yizhao finally connected the events, "The third prince took charge of Guanzhong Mansion's disaster relief work a year ago. Do you still remember?"
Kang Shiwen nodded, "There was a drought in Guanzhong Prefecture. The emperor sent the third prince and the imperial envoy to provide disaster relief and distribute food to calm the people."
"Exactly! But later, someone in the court impeached the third prince, saying that the officials of the Guanzhong Mansion opened warehouses and released the wrong number. For this reason, the third prince still investigated in the Guanzhong Mansion for more than a month before bringing the corrupt people to justice.
However, in the end it was still inconsistent with the official report, and some of the silver coins and grain were missing."
Kang Shiwen recalled carefully after hearing the words, and after a while, he suddenly realized.
He clapped his hands and exclaimed, "It was Lin Song. Lin Song impeached him first, and then Ju Ming'an and the other two princes began to criticize him verbally and in writing."
However, the chief minister was a pure minister, so Lin Song only followed the chief minister's lead. It was common for officials to impeach officials because of their comments, so he didn't care about it.
"Lin Song should have impeached many officials, right? If you think about it carefully, has he ever impeached the second prince? If so, what were the reasons?"
Kang Shiwen frowned and thought deeply. After a long time, he unexpectedly couldn't think of Lin Song's impeachment of the second prince.
"Oh! One time." Kang Shiwen finally thought of something, "It was said that a good concubine in the second prince's house indulged her mother's family, acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the name of the second prince, bullied the market, and accepted lavish gifts."
"For this reason, the emperor also warned the second prince, saying that he couldn't even manage the backyard. The second prince was so ashamed that he even said that he would go back to deal with it after the court. He also told the governor of Jingzhao to arrest him if he should, without looking at it.
His face."
"Do you think this is a big deal compared to others?" Su Yizhao said.
Kang Shiwen shook his head, "For the Tian family, it certainly doesn't count."
"The superior officer interrogated Ju Ming'an before in prison. He said that the person we suspected might not be on the list. He also said that there must be others in the Inspectorate working for the second prince."
Su Yizhao stood up and paced, "The lower official always believed that Xuanwu's high position and authority can relieve the second prince's worries. Only by gaining the second prince's respect and dragging him into the quagmire step by step can the second prince help him conceal his identity."
Kang Shiwen shook his head, "But this is your guess. If you arrest Lin Song rashly, if it is later found that he is innocent, we will have to live with it."
Lin Song is the second-rank censor of Youdu. If you offend those officials in the Inspectorate, they will have to dig up the affairs of eight generations of your ancestors.
"Actually, I have an idea. It depends on whether Mr. Kang dares or not." Su Yizhao suddenly had a plan in mind, and then looked at Kang Shiwen.
"What method?" Kang Shiwen's eyes lit up, and the boy didn't know what method he had thought of.
"Go and report it to Emperor Ming." Su Yizhao leaned into Kang Shiwen's ear and offered advice. The more Kang Shiwen listened, the tighter his brows became.
"No! Without evidence, the emperor will not agree." Kang Shiwen shook his head after hearing this.
"How do you know that the emperor will not agree? Although the order is reversed, this is the fastest and most concise method."
Su Yizhao spoke with confidence, but Kang Shiwen still hesitated.
"Do you think the emperor will agree?" Kang Shiwen said.
"Of course, just go ahead and say it." Su Yizhao nodded affirmatively.
Kang Shiwen turned around and left, he wanted to meet the saint.
Su Yizhao left Dali Temple and ordered his attendant to drive to a small inn in Xicheng.
He took out a dark token from his arms. Seeing this, the shopkeeper did not dare to ask any more questions and respectfully invited Su Yizhao to the backyard.
"Master, the person you want is in the darkroom. Do you want to interrogate him now, or take him away?" the shopkeeper said respectfully.
The shopkeeper looked at the man wearing a black cloak in front of him, his head and face were covered in the cloak, and his face could not be seen clearly.
But as long as someone holding a Hao Ji comes to pick someone up, they have to obey the arrangements.
And he had read correctly just now, the Hao Ji Ling in the hand of the man in front of him had a flower from the other side in the upper right corner. That was the top Hao Ji Ling.
Even if there is only one such Hao, it can only be held by the master.
Su Yizhao touched the token in his hand and found that the token given by Zong Zeming was easy to use.
"Take me to interrogate him first, and then take him away." Su Yizhao couldn't wait any longer. It would be a long night with many dreams, so he had better interrogate Chen De first.
The shopkeeper quickly opened the mechanism. Su Yizhao ordered Meng Er to guard it while she took Meng Si to the darkroom.
After Su Yizhao arrived in the darkroom, he saw a strong man with his hands and feet tied and thrown to the ground.
At this moment, his body was stained with blood, his clothes were torn by the whip, and the flesh could still be seen inside.
This was a lynching, but it was not too much for such a vicious person.
Meng Si stepped forward and kicked the man, then raised his sword and looked at the man warily.
The man groaned, and Su Yizhao glanced at the leftovers on the table next to him. After being beaten like this, he still has a good appetite?
"Pour cold water on him to wake him up," Su Yizhao ordered when he saw the teapot.
A cold feeling came, and the man licked his chapped lips and opened his hazy eyes.
"Let me out!" He squirmed, his eyes gradually changing from confusion to fierceness.
He is indeed a villain, his eyes are full of cruelty.
"It's not impossible to let you go, and I can even give you a sum of money. But you have to tell me everything you know, otherwise you will know."
Su Yizhao just said it casually, she would not let him go.
"Hmph! Don't think that I don't know that you are lying to me. You are just trying to get something out of me. When I am no longer useful, you will kill me." The man said sarcastically.
Su Yizhao raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that he still had some brains?