"This... is just stronger. What does that mean?" Zhu Ben asked rhetorically.
Li Changkong smiled: "That's a lot to explain!"
"Do you still remember that the old man you found told us who Chen Shi was?"
"Fake painter, what's wrong?"
"Yes, a fake painter, in other words, a weak scholar!"
"But who were the two people who held him down at that time?"
"That's the commissioner of the Ministry of Punishment. He usually deals with some extremely vicious people."
"Such a person, even if he is not as good as the Imperial City Division and the Hidden Dragon Guard, the two major secret service agencies, should have some skills, right?"
"Moreover, two people were suppressing one! And they almost didn't suppress it! They almost let Chen Shi break free."
"Besides, I was very close at the time. His arms and calves were not as swollen as a normal person would be. I'm afraid he had to put some effort into it."
"This is inconsistent with what I imagined."
"Old Li, you have to rely on the evidence to solve the case. Whether it's Chen Shi's reaction or his identity as a weak scholar, you just imagined it out of thin air."
"These things, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince goes to tell His Majesty in person, cannot be regarded as evidence." Zhang Han said helplessly.
Li Changkong nodded and said: "Of course I know it can't be used as evidence, but I don't want to use it as evidence either."
"Improper evidence? What's the use of that?" Liu Yu said in surprise.
Hearing this, Li Changkong's eyes deepened and he dropped a shocking bomb: "If my guess is true, it means that Chen Shi who will be asked to kill three days later is someone else, and the real Chen Shi is still alive! "
"Liu Jing wants to portray himself as wise and frugal, because this is one of the few advantages he has compared to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"In addition, the amount of money needed to bribe court officials must not be small."
"Otherwise, all the nobles and nobles have already sided with the prince, and Zhong Yu, the Minister of Punishment, is even more interested in joining us."
"If he stops bribing, there will be no need for the prince to fight."
"So, the rubbing of counterfeit coins cannot be stopped. The best he can do is to calm down for a while!"
"In this case, Chen Shi, he must be saved!"
"What's more, I suspect that Zhen Chen Shi doesn't know about Yan Zhi's death at all. Liu Jing will most likely not let him know. What he needs is an emotionless machine that prints counterfeit banknotes. That’s it!”
"This..." After hearing this, everyone was shocked.
"It is indeed possible!" Liu Yu spoke first, confirming Li Changkong's guess.
"Based on my understanding of Liu Jing, he will probably do this!"
"But... what should we do? Even if what Lao Li said is true, we have no way to win His Majesty's trust, let alone win a prince directly through Lao Li's guess." Zhu Ben said helplessly.
"Since there is no evidence, just find the evidence." Zhang Han's eyes were deep, and he finally understood what Li Changkong meant.
"After this incident, Liu Jing seemed unaffected, but in fact, there was an irreparable rift between him and Chen Shi - Rouge!"
"He killed Rouge!"
"We don't even need to find Chen Shi, we just need to kill Yanzhi and pass him the news that the murderer is most likely Liu Jing. Then Liu Jing's printing of counterfeit coins will lose everything."
"In addition, if we can find Chen Shi, we can even make Chen Shi a witness and gain His Majesty's trust. By then, Liu Jing will at least be deposed as a commoner!"
"Old Li, am I right?" Zhang Han looked at Li Changkong and asked.
Hearing this, Li Changkong nodded slightly and said, "Good!"
"Hey, wonderful!" Liu Yu patted his thigh and said, "Well, you old Li, I saw that you didn't say a few words in the Ministry of Punishments today. It turns out that you already have a plan in mind!"
Zhang Han, who was standing aside, glanced at Liu Yu resentfully and bared his teeth. He felt it hurt because Liu Yu was patting his thigh.
It was okay not to say this. As soon as Li Changkong said it, he remembered that he was pushed out by Liu Yu today, so he rolled his eyes at him angrily.
Liu Yu pretended not to see it and said, "Then what we have to do next is to find Chen Shi?"
Li Changkong shook his head and said: "Currently, the counterfeit currency case is making a big fuss. Liu Jing will definitely let Chen Shi and others hide to avoid the limelight, and re-place people in the household department to obtain oil, coal, ink and ingot seals.
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"I'm afraid it's impossible to find Chen Shi at this time."
"All we have to do is keep an eye on the two positions of the director of the Baochao Bureau and the director of the Ink Bureau, and don't let King Jing interfere."
"I propose that Jinshi be promoted to Jinshi. Compared with others, they are relatively clean. At least they can be sure that they are not King Jing's people yet. Of course, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has some partisans or cronies in the court, it will naturally
It’s about our people.”
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yu suddenly became embarrassed, turned his head and remained silent.
Seeing this, Li Changkong sighed helplessly: "Then let's recommend the new candidates for Jinshi. For the time being, He Taibai and Chen Dao will be selected."
"Of these two people, one comes from Bailudong Academy and is naturally arrogant. The other comes from a famous family and is the best of the Chen family in Yingzhou today."
"Such two people have a sense of arrogance in their hearts, are difficult to be moved by money, and have clear grudges."
"Pushing them up will make it difficult for them to be bribed by King Jing, and they will also think of us well. It is also a favor."
Hearing this, Zhang Han nodded and said, "I agree."
"I agree too," Zhu Ben said.
"I agree too!" Jia Taisui said.
Liu Yu turned around pretending to be nonchalant and said, "That's settled, I will take care of this matter, so you don't need to worry."
When Li Changkong and Zhang Han heard this, they immediately felt that it was not reliable and felt that they had to do it privately.
After thinking about it, Li Changkong added: "In addition, when the time is right, we can think of a way to see if we can use the eyes Liu Jing planted around us to fish out Chen Shi."
"Or we can lure the tiger away from the mountain and let us kidnap Chen Shi."
"What are you talking about? How can you call it abduction? It's obviously a rescue!" Liu Yu said solemnly.
Hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes.
If not you are the prince, who else can have such thick skin?
"This matter is not urgent. It is already a thing for later. When the limelight of counterfeit currency passes and Liu Jing commits another crime, the time will be ripe. We can discuss it again then," Li Changkong said.
"I've pretty much finished what I have to explain today. You can go back early after eating later."
After hearing this, everyone nodded.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food.
The five of them left the Tianfu Restaurant together and were about to go their separate ways and go back to their respective homes.
Jia Taisui suddenly became tense all over and his hair stood on end!
He roared angrily: "He Fang Xiaoxiao, show up quickly!"
Hearing this, Li Changkong and others became nervous one by one, and Zhu Ben even made a defensive posture.
Among the five of them, the most capable ones were Jia Taisui and him.