They died of poisoning, and the source of the poison has been found out, which was the prison food they ate last night. It stands to reason that the Ministry of Punishment would never make such a mistake. The same batch of prison food has to be sent to countless prisons. It is impossible.
They were the only ones who were poisoned after eating it.
The prison guard who delivered the meal is also under investigation, but so far nothing suspicious has been found.
He expressed his suspicions with some hesitation: "The poison taken by these people will not cause death immediately, but the people who were standing by did not hear any movement, so the old minister felt that they were probably...
He took poison himself.
"suicide?"
"That's probably what it means."
"Is it possible that they brought the poison in when they were arrested?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"Then who was the last person to see them?" Lin Chong asked with a tight frown.
Feng Ying also seemed to be very unbelievable and said: "The person registered in the case is a person from Dali Temple. It is said that he came to ask something on the order of the Minister of Dali Temple. But as we continued to investigate, the people from Dali Temple said
They didn't come that day."
Ling Yiqu has not come back yet, so now the person holding the position of Dali Temple Minister is another Dali Temple Young Minister. He does not know very clearly about Wei Zhongxian's remnant party, and Lord Ling did not say what he wanted to ask when he left.
thing.
In fact, Dali Temple has never interfered with this matter since it was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. Therefore, it is completely false to say that people from Dali Temple went to ask questions. People from the Ministry of Punishment also went to Dali Temple to plead guilty, which is true.
I didn't see those people at that time.
"So this matter is so settled?" Lin Chong asked.
Feng Ying shook his head: "The Ministry of Punishment did not let this matter go. After the old minister asked them to follow various clues, they really found a line."
Listening to the tone of his voice, Lin Chong suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart. "Where did you find it?"
"The group of people who went that day were actually servants of the Zhou family."
"Which Zhou family are you talking about?"
"Zhou Ze"
Lin Chong…
"I understand. You can go ahead. Don't make this matter public for now and continue investigating."
"Old minister, I understand." After Feng Ying left, Lin Chong sat blankly on a chair and thought for a long time.
He took out a letter. This letter was exactly the one that Zhou Ze left for him before he left the capital and asked him to open it after he left Beijing. He indeed opened this letter after Zhou Ze left and read the contents inside.
He didn't have many thoughts about the content. At that time, he just felt that Zhou Ze was really worrying too much.
Now he was holding the letter tightly, not knowing what to say to express his current mood. The letter actually didn't say anything, it just told a story.
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Pang Cong. He was going to accompany the crown prince of Wei to Handan as a hostage. Before leaving, he went to the King of Wei and asked him a question. "If a man comes to you now and says,
There is a tiger, do you believe it?"
"Of course I don't believe it. How could there be a tiger in the market?"
"What if two people came up to you and told you there was a tiger in the market?"
But Lin Chong remembered the end of the story. King Wei had promised Pang Cong that no matter how many people said bad things about him, his trust in him would not be shaken. As a result, just a few days after he left, many people said so in front of King Wei.
At first, the King of Wei didn't believe his bad words, but as many people told him, his heart was shaken. In the end, after Pang Cong accompanied the prince back to the Kingdom of Wei, he never received any important use in his life.
Now there are just two people raising doubts, is he about to be shaken? He took out a tightly wrapped paper bag and took out a list of names from it. The standard regular script was strong and powerful, and it penetrated the back of the paper.
The words are like the person they are, can a person who can write such straight words really be a villain?
There were several names on this list that Lin Chong had circled in red. One of them gave me a subtle feeling when I read it now, Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War. Lin Chong stared at this name, wishing he could make a hole in the paper.
Come.
He has never wanted to use the Ministry of War because he feels that for the current Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War is a very important place related to the foundation of the country. If it is not really necessary, he hopes that the Ministry of War can become his strong backing.
It would have been fine if Chen Xinjia was the only one to say it, but now, even Feng Ying, the old minister of the Ministry of Justice, has raised doubts. Although he did not explicitly say that he doubted Zhou Ze, Lin Chong knew that it was just out of caution.
, the meaning of his words was already very obvious.
Lin Chong did not think that Feng Ying, who had been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years, would be deceived so easily. After all, there had been almost no major unjust, false, or wrongful convictions during his years in office. He had no grudges against Zhou Ze and had always been very optimistic about him, and had no motive to deliberately
Throw some dirty water on him.
Then this matter is very interesting. Someone who was written on the list just now suspected that he was also a remnant of Wei Zhongxian, but he didn't take it seriously. Immediately there was evidence that he might have sent someone to poison the suspect. If it was accidental
, that’s really a coincidence.
Let’s not talk about whether Lin Chong suspected Zhou Ze. Feng Ying didn’t understand him, but Lin Chong knew a little bit about him.
Objectively speaking, based on his understanding of Zhou Ze and his cautious temperament, even if he really did something, he would not leave such obvious evidence that can be easily detected, let alone throw his hat to Dali Temple.
Stop this stupid thing.
And Feng Ying will not lie easily, so there must be something wrong with this. Maybe we can start with these Zhou family servants. What Feng Ying said is just his speculation, I can't be the king of Wei, Lin Chong said.
He held the letter tightly in his hand.
But another question flashed through his mind. Since he left this letter for himself, did Zhou Ze have a premonition of what others would say after he left?
Although he seems to be highly valued, in the final analysis he is just a small minister of the Ministry of Rites. What impact will he have on others? In the position of the Ministry of Rites, the things he manages are still insignificant at present. I put Zhou Ze in
Isn’t it true that the Ministry of Rites and not the Ministry of Personnel fulfills the wishes of most people?
So who was deliberately trying to frame him? Did he feel something or guess something, so he left a letter to himself to express his sincerity? Lin Chong guessed that this must be closely related to the threats he received some time ago. It's a pity.
The people who were intimidated still don’t know who they were intimidated by, and there shouldn’t be any confidants on the list. In fact,
This issue can be said to be complicated or simple. To put it simply, it is just the death of a few prisoners who should have been sentenced to death, so just ignore it.