The more I thought about it, the weirder I felt. I was thinking about it even on the way back, but I still had no clue. The only thing that was certain was that this matter was not simple.
At night, he thought of the Xu family who died in his own hands, and of Jiang Yue and Zi Rong, whom he regarded as scapegoats. These three people were all dead. Logically speaking, everything should be over, but why did he always have a feeling of uncertainty?
The feeling of ending is really strange.
As for Wang Zhong, he sent someone to follow him for a whole day and found that the monk had been staying in the abandoned temple except for going out to beg for alms. There was nothing suspicious about him.
Could it be that Mrs. Xu's ghost is really lingering in the palace? Thinking of this, Hongshi felt an inexplicable chill. He lay on the bed and refused to close his eyes, for fear of having another nightmare. He felt guilty about Mrs. Xu,
So he was afraid, especially after hearing what he said, he became even more afraid, and even spent the whole day in panic.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk!" A sudden knock on the door startled Hongshi, and he said displeasedly: "What's wrong?"
Wang Zhong's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, Master Yingge sent someone to ask to see you."
"Uncle?" Hongshi hesitated, got out of bed and opened the door. Besides Wang Zhong, there was another person outside the door. Hongshi recognized him as Yingge's confidant, "Why did uncle send you here so late?"
The man knew that Wang Zhong was Hong Shi's confidant, so he did not hesitate and said directly: "Returning to the prince, the Duke said that there seem to be frequent spy activities in the capital these two days. Please be more careful."
Hongshi was a little stunned and asked, "Do you know what it is for?"
"There is no way to find out about this. In fact, the Duke is not sure that those people must be spies. After all, the identities of the spies are mysterious, but the movements in the capital in the past two days are indeed a bit strange. The Duke knows that the prince has encountered a lot of things recently, and is afraid of interacting with him.
The prince is concerned, so I specially asked this servant to come over and let me know."
Hongshi thought for a moment and said, "I know, please go back."
The words sent by Yingge's messenger aggravated Hongshi's original suspicion and made him feel more and more that something was wrong in the past few days. Wang Zhong saw that something was wrong and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Hongshi came back to his senses and said: "Wang Zhong, I ask you, who can order the Minister of Punishment to be moved?"
"This..." Wang Zhong thought carefully for a moment and said, "I'm sorry to say it bluntly. Although the prince has a higher position and more authority than the Minister of Punishment, I'm afraid it's not possible to order him directly. The same is true for several prime ministers."
Hongshi walked a few steps in the room and said, "In other words, only Huang Ama can order him to be moved."
"It should be like this." The more Wang Zhong said it, the more he felt something was wrong, "My lord, what did you think of?"
Hongshi pondered and said: "I am wondering whether the Minister of Punishment wanted those two prisoners, or whether someone else asked him to do so." After listening to Hongshi's words, Wang Zhong thought for a moment and said: "If the Minister of Punishment wants them,
, just let people go to the prison to mention it, why go there in person and make it so mysterious. If you hadn't personally drawn up the execution list for the file this time, I wouldn't have known that these two people were missing."
Wang Zhong's words reminded Hongshi, yes, if the Minister of Punishment wants these two people, why bother to make it so troublesome? Someone must have asked him to do this, and there is only one person who can send him, and for this job.
People——Huang Ama!
Thinking of this, Hongshi suddenly felt excited and said in a forced voice: "Wang Zhong, those two people are a man and a woman, right?"
"As far as I'm concerned, Prince, that's right." Wang Zhong replied a little weirdly. Didn't Hongshi already know this? Why did he ask him again?
Hongshi ignored his thoughts and just kept walking back and forth in the room. After a long time, he finally stopped, raised his head and let out a sigh of relief: "I finally know where these two people have gone, and everything."
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"Your Majesty, you know?" Wang Zhong said in surprise. Wasn't he still confused just now? How could he know everything in this moment?
"Yes, everything is clear." After saying this, Hongshi said sarcastically: "I never expected that Huang Ama would actually set up such a trap for me to fall into. I almost... I almost fell for it.
Already." Although he has seen through it now, he still thinks
Thinking about it, I'm still covered in cold sweat. Huang Ama laid out such a trap quietly. If he had been careless, or if he hadn't happened to find out that the two death row prisoners were missing, he might have gotten in. By then, even if the emperor had
Even though my mother gave everything she had, she couldn't save him.
Huang Ama, Huang Ama, you really don’t believe me, and you actually used such an insidious and vicious strategy against me. Maybe in your eyes, Hongli is your son, but unfortunately, I will not let Hongli inherit the throne.
Yes, no matter what means I use, I will become the ultimate winner!
"My lord, you said that the emperor set a trap for you?" Wang Zhong asked puzzledly. He didn't understand how the matter got involved with the emperor.
Hongshi did not answer his question, but just said: "Withdraw the person who is monitoring the situation clearly, and you are not allowed to follow him in the future. If he comes to the house again, he will be brought to see the king."
"Yes." Although Wang Zhong was still puzzled, he didn't ask any more questions. He just followed Hong Shi's words. On the afternoon of the third day, Monk Mingran came to visit again. Wang Zhong had obtained Hong Shi's instructions in advance.
Zhong took him directly to the study to meet Hongshi.
After he came in, he shouted the Buddha's name as before and said, "Do you believe the words of this poor monk?"
Hongshi smiled, walked up to Daoran, and said: "I believe that the master is well-intentioned, otherwise he would not come here twice, but I really don't understand why I am haunted by wrongdoers, because I have never killed anyone with my own hands.
Who."
Miao Ran frowned and said: "My lord, are you still unwilling to tell the truth? Now the resentment is more intense than before. If the bones are not found and the anger is not resolved, I am afraid that even a poor monk will not be able to save the lord."
"If there is an evil spirit who really comes from nowhere and wants to take my life, I will never blame the master." Hongshi took the tea brought by the servant and handed it to Mingran himself, "I said,
This king will walk upright and sit upright in this life, without fear of any monsters or monsters."
"But the poor monk did see the wronged soul of a woman, saying that the prince killed her and her child with his own hands, and she wanted to kill the prince to take revenge. My lord, the poor monk did not want to defraud you of your money, but it was true.
Please trust me, Your Majesty." As he spoke, Miao Ran kept paying attention to Hong Shi's expression and found that he always looked very calm, with no sign of fear or panic.
After listening to his words, Hongshi sighed softly and said: "To be honest, Master, something did happen recently, and a woman was indeed killed, one dead and two dead. It is indeed very pitiful. But the person who killed her was not
This king is another person, and this person has been executed. No matter how much resentment or hatred there is, it should be resolved."