Hu Maoshen was a little surprised. He didn't know what was in this. He opened the paper and read it.
Just reading the beginning, he was very shocked. Is this a confession? Or was it Guo Shi's confession? How did Gu Chengyu get the confession? Why did Guo Shi overturn his previous statement and give such a confession to Gu Chengyu?
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, "Did you arrest Guo Shi?"
Gu Chengyu shook his head, "I didn't catch him, I saved him."
Hu Maoshen read these words carefully. It was almost as he guessed, but Guo Shi would actually explain it to Gu Chengyu?
"You tortured him? Otherwise, how could he tell you this? You said you saved him, but who wants to kill him? The eldest prince?" The only person Hu Maoshen expected to silence was the eldest prince.
He heard that Guo Shi was from Xia Qing, but he never believed it. If he was said to be from the eldest prince, it would make sense.
Gu Chengyu thought for a while and thought that a punch should not be considered torture, right?
"Of course it was the eldest prince who wanted to kill him, but my people rescued him and hid him. As for the confession, Sir Hu, don't worry about how you got it. How about it? I'm sincere, right?"
Gu Chengyu has always known that others will help you only if you are valuable. Those who can help you without caring about anything in return are the people closest to you.
Guo Shi put down the confession and glanced at Gu Chengyu. Although he was very moved, this confession alone was not enough.
"You also know that Guo Shi has falsely accused two adults before. Now he has retracted his confession. Do you think the emperor will believe it? Will Dali Temple believe it? Unless you can still produce some evidence, otherwise, all this is just in vain."
Guo Shi picked up the tea bowl. He would be a fool not to be moved by such a great political achievement. However, is this political achievement easy to obtain? You can't steal the fish, but you are in trouble.
"Of course I have more than this bit of evidence, this is just a touchstone. Mr. Hu, if you are willing to cooperate with me, I will present the evidence. There are only two key figures here, one is a spy from Wanfu, and the other
They are the aides who imitate handwriting. With these two people, if we follow the clues, we will surely get a lot of evidence."
Gu Chengyu didn't have these two people in his hands, but he didn't feel guilty at all. He had already sent people to catch them. Even if the eldest prince hid these two people tightly and dug three feet into the ground, he would still capture them.
Find people out.
"Oh? It seems that Young Master Gu has made complete preparations, but have you ever thought that while you are running around outside, if Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing are in prison and identify the list of bribes, I am afraid that I will not be able to show them to you by then.
If there is evidence, the Minister of Dali Temple will present their confessions to the Emperor."
Hu Maoshen had some admiration for Gu Chengyu. It was not easy to collect three witnesses in a short period of time. As far as he knew, Gu Chengyu was just a farmer.
Hu Maoqing continued: "As far as I know, Kuang Zhaoying, the minister of Dali Temple, has already passed the list of candidates for the General Examination, especially the list of candidates ranked in the General Examination, and he will not let it go. Although I can't get it yet.
I have received the list, but I have received some news that Mr. Gu’s ranking in the examination is at the top."
Hu Maoshen is not in a hurry at this time. The one who should be anxious is Gu Chengyu. Gu Chengyu must still have some back-ups, and it would be great if he could get more useful information.
Gu Chengyu was a little silent. He didn't tell the adults behind Guo Shi, and he didn't write it in his confession. Even if this matter was written down, it would have little to do with the case, but it was related to the dispute in the court, and he didn't want to think about it yet.
Give this secret to Hu Maoshen.
"I just don't know where the remaining silver of the eldest prince is hidden. If I knew it, it would be very beneficial to the case." Hu Maoshen couldn't help but test Gu Chengyu. Maybe Gu Chengyu knew where the silver was hidden.
Last time I went to the eldest prince's annex in Hoi An, I had already alerted the enemy. Now that annex is empty, there are only some furnishings in the annex. The eldest prince occasionally goes to the annex to stay for a while. I want to find the hiding place of the money again.
Very difficult.
Gu Chengyu really didn't know that he hadn't paid attention to the eldest prince's affairs before. If he hadn't broken into the eldest prince's courtyard that night at Hui'an, he might not have even been able to see the eldest prince's face.
Gu Chengyu shook his head, "I don't know, Mr. Hu, don't just think about picking up what's ready. I still have some things to arrange, Mr. Hu only wants to say whether we can cooperate. If you are not sincere, then I can only find someone else."
"
Gu Chengyu didn't have time to accompany him in official talk. Time was tight and he had to go back to his house to explain something to Ming Mo and the others.
Hu Maoshen also knew that Gu Chengyu was anxious, and he was not the only official in the Inspection Bureau. If he had not had some friendship with Gu Chengyu before, Gu Chengyu would not have approached him.
"I've taken over this matter. However, I'm afraid I can't bring down the eldest prince this time. I can only let him take the lead. However, if the two adults in the prison are beaten into submission, I still want to do it.
Make some preparations, I’m afraid it might be too late!”
Hu Maoshen thought about it, and two hundred thousand taels of silver was a lot. The emperor would definitely be suspicious of the eldest prince. As long as he presented some evidence, even if there was no complete list and no silver was found, the emperor would be convinced.
Who among the emperors has not been suspicious since ancient times? As long as the emperor lets go of his authority, he will be able to show off his skills, and he will not be so timid in investigating as before.
It's just that the two adults in the prison are used to living a noble life, and they don't know how long they can last.
Gu Chengyu knew that Hu Maoshen had been attracted for a long time, and he would not miss this opportunity. He just wanted to get some news out of him!
"In that case, I'll leave it to Mr. Hu. As for those two adults, Mr. Hu doesn't have to worry. I have my own way."
Gu Chengyu has already thought about it. For such a big crime, the two of them will definitely deny it. Even if they are tortured, it can last for two days. He will visit Dali Temple at night tonight and explain the stakes. Those two people
I can still hold on for two or three days.
Two or three days will be enough. Now as long as those two people are caught, it will not be difficult to extract a confession.
People from Dali Temple probably won’t arrest candidates today, and they may have to wait for a day or two before they lose patience. Moreover, to arrest candidates for the general examination, they must obtain the approval of the emperor. These are disciples of the emperor. As long as they pass the palace examination, they will be
Able to be appointed official.
The emperor will not agree to Kuang Zhaoying's chaos. The most precious thing for him now is time.
After negotiating with Hu Maoshen and agreeing to deliver the witness within today, Gu Chengyu hurried to Xiyan's yard.
"Thank you for everything today, girl!" Gu Chengyu sat at the table, listening to Xi Yan playing the piano.
"Young master, you don't need to say thank you. It's just a small matter. I heard that there will be cheating in the trial, will it implicate the master?"
Xi Yan observed Gu Chengyu's expression and saw that he was very calm, and she didn't know if he had thought of any countermeasures.
Xiyan often comes into contact with officials and has a broad vision. He is worried that Gu Chengyu will also be implicated. After all, Gu Chengyu is the Jie Yuan of the provincial examination, and his results in the general examination should be good.