Both of their eyes turned to Lin Chong, who nodded: "Since both parties insist on their own opinions and feel that they are right, there must be something fishy in it that we don't know about yet, so naturally we have to face it face to face.
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Now that the emperor had spoken, Feng Ying immediately found someone to interrogate the servants of the Zhou family. This time something went wrong and the person disappeared. There were problems with the Tianlao twice in a row, and Feng Ying's beard trembled with anger.
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He turned to Zhou Ze angrily: "Why didn't this person disappear earlier than later? Why did he disappear just when you came back? Sir Zhou, should you give me an explanation?"
Zhou Ze was amused: "Master Feng, I should be the one to say this. Why did this person disappear earlier and later, but then he disappeared after I came back? Master Feng seems to have made a mistake and deserves an explanation."
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Feng Ying: "What do you mean? Do you think I am framing you?"
"I definitely didn't mean that. It's just that the key witness has disappeared now and is still in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. This further proves that there must be something fishy about this matter. I can't be the one who sent someone in to do it this time, right?"
The Tianlao, which has always been called a copper-walled and iron-walled prison, had problems one after another in just a few days. This made Feng Ying feel very embarrassed: "The guards in the Tianlao were improperly guarded. This is my fault. Please punish me."
Lin Chong had a headache: "Let's not talk about this matter now. We have more important things to solve at the moment. I think this matter is indeed as Zhou Ze said, there is something wrong. It is said that Zhou Ze did it himself.
I think it’s more like someone is worried that things will be exposed. And I think this can explain another problem.”
"What problem is your Majesty talking about?" Feng Ying asked.
Lin Chong glanced at Zhou Ze, and it was clear that he had the same idea as him. Zhou Ze spoke up for Lin Chong: "Your Majesty probably means that there is a traitor in the Heavenly Prison. Master Feng must know the structure of the Heavenly Prison best.
. If no one responds, how could he disappear for no reason?"
"This..." This question is embarrassing for Feng Ying. He has never thought that there will be any traitors in the prison, but now it is clear that a person has disappeared from the heavily guarded prison. If
Without someone to help him, this would be almost impossible.
The most likely possibility is that there is an insider in the sky prison who helps him hide quietly in other ways. Maybe this person has not left the sky prison yet.
Feng Ying quickly reported Lin Chong and asked him to order a thorough investigation inside the Tianlao.
Lin Chong smiled: "Don't worry about this matter. If you check like this, you probably won't be able to find out. Even if you find out, if this person dies directly like the previous person, then he will be worthless.
, this person must be allowed to personally clear Zhou Ze’s name.”
Feng Ying didn't understand what he meant, and neither did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Master Zhou, who was sent out to entrust him with an important task, was ordered to be imprisoned the day after he came back. I heard that he offended the Holy Emperor.
Long Yan was furious. Master Feng, the Minister of Punishment, was also present at that time, and he was immediately imprisoned.
That's right. Your Majesty just finished investigating the remnants of Wei Zhongxian a few days ago. He is so valued by Your Majesty, but it turns out that he is also a remnant of Wei Zhongxian. Can Your Majesty not be angry? After all, this can be regarded as a taboo against the emperor.
, and he happened to be picked out when he was going out. He didn’t even have a chance to defend himself. It’s been really miserable for you this week.
Originally, countless people in the court were jealous that he had been favored and appreciated by His Majesty in just a few months, and wished they could switch status with him, but now they are all snickering and waiting to see his good show.
Although there are few people who complain for him, there are still some. For example, Mr. Zhou’s immediate superior, the Minister of Rites, Huang Xin. When he went to court, this old man tactfully pointed out that His Majesty’s trial cases should be fair and impartial, and that Yuan Xin, who was then, must not be allowed to
The old story of the family happened again.
This is both euphemistic and direct. For example, when our Censor Ren learned that Zhou Ze was really imprisoned, he followed the emperor directly to the imperial study: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have to be careful. I don't think Zhou Ze is like this."
There may be some misunderstanding. Your Majesty should at least listen to his explanation first."
Lin Chong was a little impatient: "With this irrefutable evidence, there is nothing to be cautious about. Besides, he admitted these things to me personally. If Ren Aiqing has any questions, you might as well go to the prison and ask him in person. I also really want him to be able to
Give me a reasonable explanation."
Ren Yushi actually ran to the sky prison to see Zhou Ze. He originally thought that Zhou Ze must be in a low mood after such a big change. Going by himself could at least comfort him. It was also a convenience.
Enlighten him and let him explain it to the emperor. After all, His Majesty trusts him so much. Maybe there is still room for maneuver in this matter.
If he really admits to this crime, he will probably spend the rest of his life in prison, let alone a future. He prepared a lot of words, but when he saw Zhou Ze, he couldn't say a word.
Our Mr. Zhou was wearing a prison uniform, sitting on the haystack in the prison calmly, holding a bowl of rice in his hand, and was studying vigorously. When Ren Yushi came to see him, he was in a good mood to fight with him.
Say hello.
"Look, I have long said that the prison food in this Ministry of Punishment is really bad. Wouldn't you allocate more money to them this year so that they can buy some edible food? To be fair, this is the food.
, even if no outsiders bring in the poison, it will be a matter of time before the person is eaten."
Ren Zanhua didn't react for a moment, so he followed what he said: "If the prison food was delicious, wouldn't all the gangsters and beggars on the street do evil and use the prison as a free inn?"
When Zhou Ze heard what he said, he really had to think about it seriously: "It turns out that prison rice is made like this and there is such a deep meaning in it. I really learned a lesson." He took a bite slowly as he spoke, frowning and swallowing hard.
He continued: "But this is too unpalatable. If it were me, I would rather starve to death. Forget it, it would be a waste to pour it out. It is better to keep it and feed it to my brothers."
"Your brothers? Where are they? Are you not the only one in this prison?"
Zhou Ze pointed to the corner: "My brothers are these cute mice that are all over the place. I leave more food for them to prevent them from making noise in the middle of the night and keeping me awake."
Ren Zanhua seemed to be stunned. For a second, he seemed to want to stick his head in and take a look at Zhou Ze's brothers. But he quickly remembered the purpose of his visit, and suddenly he felt a textbook expression of sadness and anger.
Qi Buqi. "Zhou Ze, how long has this been? You still have room to think about this. Let me ask you, have you really admitted your crime to His Majesty? Do you know what the consequences of confessing are?"