Chapter two hundred and thirty seventh suspicious case
After Tian Cheng made excuses to send away all the guards outside Jinyun Tower, Gao Shao brought Li Qi donkey, who had his head covered with a cloth, into the courtyard through the side door.
Gao Shao covered Li Qi's mouth from behind and asked Tian Cheng to draw a knife and stab Li Qi's chest.
After Qi Bu was no longer struggling, Gao Shao quickly made some climbing marks on the south courtyard wall. Seeing Gao Shao leaving quietly, Tian Cheng shouted that there was an assassin and drew his sword to stab Li Qi.
The donkey had just died for a moment when the knife pierced his body and blood spurted out, splattering all over Tian Cheng. At this time, the guards from the outer courtyard rushed over and saw Tian Cheng stabbing the assassin with his own hands.
Not long after Han Qian returned to the Han family's mansion in Lanting Lane, he pretended to take off his clothes and go to bed when people from the Prince's Palace came on horseback and knocked on the door: "Master Han, an assassin broke into the Prince's Palace at night. Your Highness, please come to Master Han immediately."
The Prince's Mansion."
Han Qian then put on his clothes in a pretentious manner, and he had to perform a full play. He even put on leather armor, took Zhao Wuji, Xi Fa'er and others out on their horses, and galloped away to the prince's palace, regardless of the hurried hooves.
The sound of footsteps is the sweet dream of many people.
This was not the first time that the third prince had encountered an assassin when he left the palace. However, even if the assassin had just entered the prince's palace and had not even touched the door of the inner chamber, he had already been stabbed to death by Tian Cheng.
Dare to wait and see.
Han Qian rushed to the county prince's palace, and Xinchang Hou Li Pu, Chen De, Shen Yang, Zheng Hui, Wang Lin, Gao Chengyuan, Guo Liang, Zhang Ping, Guo Rong, Li Chong, Zheng Xingxuan and others rushed over.
"I'd like to ask Mr. Zhang to send someone to the palace immediately to summon you. If something like this happens again, we must report it to Your Majesty as soon as possible." Han Qian did not go to see the third prince, but rushed directly to the garden of Jinyun Tower and saw the dead body being buried in the palace.
After killing three times in a row, he looked up to see the traces of climbing on the courtyard wall. After confirming that Tian Cheng and Gao Shao's actions did not leave any flaws, he said to Zhang Ping, who rushed to the scene as soon as possible.
"People have been sent into the palace," Zhang Ping said.
"Then let's seal off the scene and wait for His Majesty's decree. This case may have to be handled directly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?" Han Qian looked at Shen Yang and asked inquiringly.
"Don't you think this person looks familiar?" Li Chong reminded Han Qian in a low voice.
Li Chong and others have better accommodation than Han Qian and have already conducted a preliminary inspection of the site.
"Oh!" Han Qian squatted down, touched the face of the dead body with his hand, took a breath of cold air, and suddenly looked suspiciously towards the yard where the Feng brothers were imprisoned, and asked Gao Chengyuan, the military officer of the Marriage Affairs Office: "Is there anything in the yard over there?
Have you sent extra manpower?”
Although Feng Yi didn't go in and out of the Prince's Mansion much after his new year, many people in the Prince's Mansion recognized the faces of several of his followers, so there was no need for Han Qian to pretend not to know them.
"We have sent people to put shackles on the three of them." Gao Chengyuan said.
As the military officer of the Marriage Affairs Office, Gao Chengyuan actually played the same role as the commander of the guard battalion before, but this time he had a higher military attache rank.
He was responsible for the guards inside and outside the county prince's palace. Although the assassin was caught and killed by Tian Cheng as soon as he sneaked in, the pressure on Gao Chengyuan's shoulders was not small.
Before everything could be found out, Gao Chengyuan naturally ordered Feng Liao, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong to be imprisoned.
"What do they know?" Han Qian asked.
"As soon as the people sneaked over, they were bumped into by Tian Cheng. They probably haven't made contact yet. I put shackles on them just as a precaution, but I didn't ask them anything. How about you test them?" Gao Chengyuan asked.
As a military officer of the Marriage Affairs Office, Gao Chengyuan had a higher official rank than Han Qian, but he knew Han Qian's status in the eyes of the third prince.
Gao Chengyuan absolutely did not believe that Han Qian was related to the assassins, but the assassins sneaked into the Prince's Mansion from Jinyun Tower, and it was more likely that they came to contact the Feng brothers. At the same time, Han Qian remembered the past friendship and kept the Feng brothers quietly in the Prince's Mansion. , this matter really needs to be investigated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, especially since most of the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are from Anning Palace. Gao Chengyuan felt that it was necessary to let Han Qian and the Feng brothers talk to each other first, so as not to be exposed by the people of Anning Palace. Get involved in something.
Han Qian glanced around and said to Shen Yang, "Mr. Shen Yang, you go see His Highness first. I'll be there after a while."
Han Qian was going to meet the Feng brothers alone, and the others didn't think it was a big deal. Since the guards were strengthened inside and outside, they went to the inner palace to meet the third prince first.
Han Qian walked into the courtyard where the Feng brothers were imprisoned and signaled the guards to guard inside and outside the courtyard and not to stand in front of the corridor to prevent him from talking to the Feng brothers.
Feng Liao was sitting in the corner, not even looking at Han Qian. Kong Xirong's face was full of anger, but Feng Yi couldn't help it, and asked Han Qian in a low voice: "What do you mean? Li Qilu, this bastard, is obviously here. In your hands, you suddenly broke into the county prince's palace and was killed by Tian Cheng. What on earth did you want to do?"
"Have you told anyone about this?" Han Qian asked in a pretense of panic when he saw that some guards had secretly told them about Li riding a donkey into the house and was killed. He thought that this would save him the trouble. road.
"Han Qian, you are cruel and ruthless, how dare we tell others about this?" Feng Yi said angrily, "What exactly do you want to do? Tell me, even if you want to kill us, please give it a good time!"
"Brother Feng Liao, don't you think that I want to harm you intentionally?" Han Qian asked Feng Liao with an aggrieved look.
This was exactly what Feng Liao was puzzled about. He really couldn't figure out Han Qian's motives for harming them, but Li Qi Don was detained by Han Qian, and Han Qian only found out their whereabouts after he tortured Li Qi Don.
Seeing that Feng Liao was silent, Han Qian sighed and said, "You are lucky to have kept your mouth shut. I just saw Li Qi donkey, and I was worried that you would spill the beans in a hurry - the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau had told me two days ago Li Qi Donkey was taken away! At present, other people in the Prince's Mansion don't know that Li Qi Donkey was detained by me and secretly taken away by people from the Internal Affairs Bureau!"
"Ah!" Feng Liao stood up suddenly and asked in disbelief, "What do they mean?"
"Who knows, can I run to His Majesty and ask? I can only pretend not to know about this matter. Even if you yell out, I won't admit it." Han Qian said with a bitter smile.
Seeing Han Qian's fearful look, Feng Liao said nothing.
After the Feng family has been through this, who in the court would dare to talk nonsense? Besides, Han Qian was just summoned today, and Qingyun might be around the corner, so how could he do anything that would offend the government?
Feng Yi gritted his teeth and asked:
"Is it possible that until now, he still thinks that we have some valuables that we are hiding?"
"No matter what His Majesty thinks or what he wants to do, I will vouch for you in front of His Majesty. This matter has nothing to do with you," Han Qian said. "If the Ministry of Internal Affairs sends someone to interrogate you, you can just say that you don't know. , it only takes two more days of grievance, and I will take you to Yandangji Manor - I estimate that the Feng family may have to deal with it for two more days, but it should be nothing, unless you really have something to hide and they see it. There are clues!"
"You don't believe us?" Feng Yi was so anxious that he had to swear to heaven.
"No, no, no, it really has nothing to do with me. Whether I believe it or not, it really doesn't matter," Han Qian spread his hands and said, "I have been honest enough in front of His Highness, and my ability to run a workshop, a warehouse, and a money shop, everyone They all see it. I want to make money, and I have my own way of making money. I will not be greedy for windfall. So I will still speak for you, and even if you have something to hide, you will not implicate me in the end. Others will only They will say that I was deceived by you."
"If Mr. Feng could ever make a comeback, he would never look at you as he is today." Feng Liao said in a deep voice.
After settling the Feng brothers, Han Qian rushed to the inner palace. At this time, a sleepy-looking Shen He rushed over with several eunuchs and palace guards.
Shen He looked at Han Qian with a look full of resentment, clearly complaining that Han Qian had not set up a good situation, but at midnight, when he was sleeping most comfortably, he dragged him out of the palace to co-act in this drama. .
Surrounded by a group of people including Han Qian, Shen Yang, Zheng Hui, Chen De and others, Shen He went to Jinyun Tower to look around the scene. After confirming that the identity of the deceased was an old soldier around Feng Yi, he arranged for his eunuchs to interrogate Feng. Brothers, they went to the inner palace to meet the third prince.
"Third Highness, Mr. Shen, what do you think this case is about?" Shen He gives the impression that he has always been slippery, and his words are consistent with his usual tone, that is, let this person speak first, and then he will use his discretion. In this way, he can get things done without offending him in any way.
"Feng Liao, Feng Yi is under house arrest. The Feng family may be worried about their safety, so they sent people to visit. There should be no intention to harm His Highness." Han Qian directly characterized the matter.
"Is it like Mr. Han said? It's better to interrogate it clearly. It's not a small matter when it comes to the safety of His Highness." Wang Lin said.
Han Qian glanced at Wang Lin and knew that what he said was not necessarily to contradict him. In fact, he had no friendship with the Feng family. Since this happened, it would have to cause a huge stir in order to reveal the existence of the county prince's palace. Maybe many people here have such thoughts.
The Feng family is already a lost cause. No matter how you dig up this case, it will only cause trouble for the Feng family.
Han Qian looked at Shen Yang and asked, "Mr. Shen Yang, what do you think?"
Shen Yang pondered for a while and said, "Han Qian's speculation is reasonable, but we still want to find out what is going on as much as possible." After saying this, he looked at Shen He and asked, "Master Shen, what do you think?"
"This matter is still up to you," Shen He said, "Your Majesty just went to bed at midnight and has already been awakened once. If it is really nothing important, I don't want to go back to the palace and wake you up again."
"Father's health is important, so don't worry about this matter anymore! This case will be reported to Dali Temple tomorrow and investigated!" Yang Yuanpu said decisively at this time. Their purpose is to alert the snake, not anything else, and only everyone can say it Only a bad unsolved case will make it logical for the Feng family to move westward.
How could anyone else know the thoughts of the third prince, Han Qian, and Shen He? They thought that the case of the imperial mausoleum collapse was presided over by Zheng Chang, the young minister of Dali Temple. Although Feng Wenlan and Kong Zhou committed suicide in fear of guilt, the case was almost closed. But the detention of Feng's family has not ended yet.
The inspection of the Feng family's property was mainly carried out by the Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment, led by Dali Temple.
Now the third prince regards what happened tonight as an incident in the case of the collapse of the imperial mausoleum, and handed it over to Dali Temple for investigation, but it is also reasonable.
Otherwise, if you really want to torment the Feng family, outsiders may misunderstand that Your Majesty does not want to be merciful to the Feng family, and the court will inevitably be alarmed again!