Chapter 537: Our path has never been achieved through compromise.
The lights in the prince's palace are brightly lit, and officials are coming and going, at least showing the appearance of being dedicated to their duties.
The three people who really wanted to solve the case once again carried lanterns, went to the back garden, stood under the rockery, and looked at the corpse of the county king.
Qiu Wuzuo wanted to get the body down before, but after going up to take a closer look, he didn't dare to do it. He was afraid that with a slight tug, the next tomb of the county prince would have to be a tomb.
At this time, he was glad that he did not destroy the state of the body before death, which gave Gongsun Zhao a strong proof of his inference: "The murderer obviously committed a massacre in the main hall, and the rest of the wealthy slaves and retainers also died there.
, only the body of the county prince was thrown into the garden and stuck in the rockery. I felt something was wrong at the time, but now it seems that this was indeed the murderer's intention!"
Gongsun Zhao held the torch and circled the rockery. The flickering light of the fire made the prince's corpse even more terrifying: "Look at this way of death, does it look like it was hidden in a stone wall, unable to move?"
Situation?"
Qiu Wuzuo had no fear of corpses. After being reminded and observing carefully, he nodded repeatedly: "It is indeed very similar. I really didn't expect it. The appearance of the corpse is a metaphor for Wuyou Cave itself..."
Li Yan nodded slightly: "This cannot be used as direct evidence, it is just support for speculation. Fortunately, this guess is in line with the judgment we made before."
Gongsun Zhao was in high spirits: "Yes, there are many contradictions in this case. The murderer was both cruel and restrained. He treated the king, wealthy slaves and retainers painfully, but he did not attack the innocent concubines. It was like a murderer.
Killing for revenge..."
"But in fact, this is exactly the purpose of the murderer. He wants uninformed people to think that this is a revenge against Yongyang County Prince, so as to ignore the existence of Wuyou Cave. Those who know the recruitment incident will know that this is Wuyou Cave.
The most severe warning issued by the cave."
"Wouyou Cave is full of evil. Anyone with a force like Zhao'an will bear a bad name and be scolded by all the people, so the promoters must also have concerns."
"But the beggar from Wuyou Cave realized the other party's delay, but couldn't wait any longer."
"In the whole world, the ones who dare to confront the imperial court the most are those desperadoes. These thieves are used to being lawless. If others don't dare to kill a county king, why should they be afraid?"
"This murder clearly told the insiders that if the people in Wuyou Cave cannot get out and live in the dark cave forever, then the senior officials in Bianjing City will also face the fear of being sewn into the mountain wall, especially
The high-ranking official who advocated for recruitment!"
"As for using this method, I'm afraid the thieves in Wuyou Cave won't even care about what kind of trouble they will face after they come out..."
Although Qiu Wuzuo had seen Gongsun Zhao's logical reasoning many times, but thinking that there had been such a breakthrough less than a day before the case occurred, he still said sincerely: "Thank you, Sanlang!"
Li Yan also praised: "It is perfect and comprehensive. So if this motive is established, will the high-ranking official who advocates the recruitment be the Prince of Yongjia County?"
Gongsun Zhao shook his head: "Probably not the Yongjia County Prince. The Empress Dowager Xiang had a very good relationship with the two county princes, and the two brothers had a very deep relationship. Now that the Yongyang County Prince is dead, if the Yongjia County Prince is an insider, then
He will only hate Wuyou Cave to the core, and the road to recruitment will be completely blocked."
Qiu Wuzuo looked at the miserable corpse again: "I misunderstood them before, but I didn't expect that the prince was innocent..."
Gongsun Zhao said coldly: "It is precisely because this prince's slave has colluded with Wuyoudong for a long time, but he turned a blind eye and allowed his subordinates to do evil. In this process, Wuyoudong has a great influence on Yong.
We will also learn about the situation in Prince Yang’s Mansion and finally select it as the target.”
Qiu Wuzuo said helplessly: "Sanlang, if this analysis is correct, then we will actually be in more trouble now. The murderer hid directly back to Wuyou Cave after killing everyone. He can't be caught at all. It's hard for you to explain to the Queen Mother!"
Gongsun Zhao's excitement about unraveling the mystery passed, and he couldn't help but fall silent after hearing this.
Li Yan continued: "There is often a gap between finding out the truth and catching the murderer."
Gongsun Zhao was touched and sighed: "I have suffered too much from Wuyou Cave. How many criminals were rescued by the villains in the cave, escaped inside, and got away with it..."
"As for other things, I think there is hope, but that ghost place, generations of people want to clean it up, and generations of people finally choose to give up..."
"It's useless to recruit people. Even if all the thieves inside are out now, as long as the caves and tunnels in Wuyou Cave remain, it won't be long before a new group of evil thieves gather and then come out to harm Bianjing.
Common people, I really can’t think of any way to completely eliminate them!”
Li Yandao: "Just like the Central Plains Dynasty faced foreign enemies on the grasslands, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern and Western Turks in the past, so majestic, but the result is still a resurgence. As long as the land exists, groups of people will migrate there. There is no such thing as a once and for all thing, but it should
When you are fighting against the enemy, you must defend against it; when it is time to kill the thief, you must kill the thief!”
Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and said: "If this analysis is correct, then the murderer should have hidden in Wuyou Cave. Our goal in investigating the case should be to find out the high-ranking officials who colluded with Wuyou Cave."
"Find this person and let the Queen Mother and the officials punish him severely. At the same time, use this high-ranking official to lure the beggar from Wuyou Cave out and remove the thief's head. Only then can the case be closed!"
Qiu Wuzuo said: "If that's true, that would be great, but it's very difficult... Which high-ranking official in the court dares to collude with Wuyoudong at the risk of disobedience?"
Gongsun Zhao frowned and started thinking.
For Wuyoudong, civil servants probably don't want to be stained with this bad reputation, and military men often don't have that power. Wuyoudong beggars know that they can't achieve anything, so they suspected that the Xiang brothers and two foreign relatives were interested in something.
With the support of the Queen Mother, if this matter is implemented, it will be possible to achieve it.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now excluding these people one by one, to be honest, he really can't think of anyone who is so bold and has no moral bottom line, and who is secretly in cahoots with Wuyou Cave.
Seeing that he had no clue, Gongsun Zhao couldn't help but look at his elder brother who always reminded people of what he said.
Li Yan received his look asking for help from the court and said: "You can't make a hasty decision on such a big matter. We almost tainted the Xiang brothers before. We have learned a lesson, so we have to be cautious... You should actually think about it now.
I wonder what the Queen Mother would say if she recruits you into the palace again tomorrow morning?"
Gongsun Zhao thought for a while after hearing this and said: "Can I tell the Queen Mother that the scope of the murderer is roughly locked in Wuyou Cave, and then hide the specific motive? We really have no real evidence, and we are still at the stage of speculation..."
Li Yan nodded: "That's right. Paying attention to methods in dealing with people doesn't mean you have to tell lies. You can still do this by adhering to your own principles."
Qiu Zuoda agreed with this, but he was worried: "Not only the Queen Mother, I heard from the officials of the Ministry of Punishment before that it seems that Ren Zhengyan is very disgusted with Saburo and wants to go to the palace to impeach you!"
Gongsun Zhao did not expect such twists and turns, and said in confusion: "He impeached me? Now that the prince is dead and the court has lost face, Ren Zhengyan should know that what he said before is reasonable, and it's okay not to admit his mistake. What?
Are you going to impeach me?"
Qiu Wuzuo was speechless: "How could Yushi Yanguan admit his mistake? Saburo, you are overestimating their character!"
Li Yan also did not expect Yan Guan to join in the fun, and helped analyze: "Or to put it this way, these Yu Shi Yan Guan can always find many reasons to occupy the moral high ground, and never think that they are wrong, so naturally
There is no such thing as admitting your mistake.”
"In the past, when Di Wuxiang was harmed by slander and dismissed from the post of privy envoy, the then prime minister Liu Hang reported that during the Qing Dynasty, the admonishment officials in Taiwan were regarded as cronies and were arrogant. Whenever he heard rumors about the prime minister, he also
If you don't know the details, investigate, impeach first, and then slander him for "specializing in private matters that cannot be defended". Important ministers of the two governments dare not offend Yan Guan, so Yan Guan's promotion speed is particularly rapid.
Removing generals like Di Wuxiang is equivalent to weakening the imperial power..."
"These words were actually true, but they also offended Yan Guan so much that after Liu Xianggong's death, his son did not dare to ask for a posthumous title for his father. Yan Guan watched the prime minister's impeachment and rapid promotion, and
Nothing has changed at all.”
At this point, he looked at Gongsun Zhao: "If it is out of justice and morality, it is obviously Ren Boyu's fault. As an official, he originally wanted to persuade the officials to open up their opinions, but in the end he could not do this.
It’s really ironic, so if you want to pursue fairness, you only need to use the case record to fight back.”
"But purely out of officialdom considerations, we have to compromise. If Ren Boyu is prevented from stepping down, he will be offended not only by him alone, but also by a group, a terrible group."
"Judge Gongsun, what are you going to choose?"
Gongsun Zhao's face turned slightly red and he clenched his fists, but in the end he lowered his head: "I understand what Brother Lin means. I used to think that I was loyal to my duties, but I always felt powerless. This proves that I am doing something wrong and I need to make changes."
, when it’s time to retreat, you still have to take a step back!”
Li Yan frowned and said seriously: "No! You don't understand! Your original pure integrity is something that many people can't achieve. There may be various helplessness, but under the general trend, it's no wonder you
, and it has nothing to do with right or wrong. You must not look down on your original self and lose your original intention because of everything you do now!"
Gongsun Zhao raised his head and saw those shining eyes looking over him: "You still remember what I said before, I hope we can take the same path in the future, and this path has never been achieved through compromise.
, some things require attention to methods, and some things cannot be compromised!”
Gongsun Zhao was ordered by the Queen Mother to enter the palace. In front of the palace gate, he saw the simple and thin figure in official robes washed white.
Zuo Zhengyan and Ren Boyu turned sideways, and the scarlet robe came into view. He immediately felt that it was extremely dazzling, and he stared at him righteously.
Gongsun Zhao looked back with a cold expression.
He was born in the imperial city department and was a judge for eight years;
When a Jinshi is awarded the title, the county magistrate "brings benefit" to that party;
Under the leadership of the chamberlain, the two entered the palace at the same time.