Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh poisoned to death
Chapter 587: Death from Poisoning
The sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Beijing.
There was still an hour before noon, when Chen Fuyin came to the Prince's Mansion and asked to see His Highness.
Liu Lang was reading in the study. When he heard that Chen Fuyin was coming, he immediately ordered his servants to invite him in.
After Chen Fuyin saw Liu Lang, he first expressed concern and greetings about the prince's injury, then exchanged some pleasantries, and finally brought the topic to the main topic.
"His Royal Highness, I have taken the liberty to come here today to ask for Your Highness's opinion. How should we deal with those two people from the Shi Kingdom?" Chen Fuyin asked.
The two Shiguo people that Chen Fuyin mentioned were Ge Hong and Guan Maochun. They were escorted to the government office that day and have been detained in prison since then. Because they were from Shiguo, Chen Fuyin was there.
After the end of the year, I came to ask His Highness the Crown Prince for his opinion.
Liu Lang thought for a while and said: "Chen Fuyin, since you came to ask Gu, I thought... those two people from Shi Guo should be exiled to Shenzhou..."
Shenzhou is located on the southeastern border of Sheng State. The conditions there are difficult and sparsely populated. It is a place dedicated to the exile of criminals.
Chen Fuyin stroked his beard, nodded slowly after thinking, "Well, this is also a way. Their Shi Kingdom has been destroyed by the Piz Kingdom, and being exiled to Shenzhou is indeed a safe way!"
Speaking of this matter, Liu Lang asked: "Chen Fuyin, the Xu Zhengquan you caught last time, has he been recruited?"
Chen Fuyin said: "Back to the Crown Prince, Xu Zhengquan has confessed that it was his master Xu Youde who ordered him to hire people from Shi State to kidnap the man from Chaixian County."
"Xu Youde?" Liu Lang frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "Chen Fuyin, I seem to have heard this name somewhere..."
Chen Fuyin nodded and explained patiently: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have heard that Xu Youde is Concubine De's cousin. He currently serves as the Secretary of the Wude Department in the capital and is the capable subordinate of Secretary Di Chu Di."
"Concubine De's cousin?" Liu Lang was a little surprised, and his brows instantly furrowed even more tightly than before.
Chen Fuyin did not speak, but nodded quietly.
"When you said that, Gu also remembered that Concubine De did have a cousin in Beijing, and it turned out to be this daring Xu Youde!" Liu Lang was clearly unhappy.
After saying that, Liu Lang asked again: "What's the feud between the Chaixian man and Xu Youde? Why did he hire someone to kidnap the Chaixian man?"
Chen Fuyin replied: "Your Highness, when it comes to the grudges and disputes between Chaixian County man and Xu Youde, there is a person beside the Crown Princess who should know best..."
"You mean Hang Baiqiu?" Liu Lang immediately thought of who it was.
Chen Fuyin nodded.
Liu Lang immediately said to the outside: "Come here, go ask the captain of the Hang Guard to come, if you have anything to ask her!"
Hang Baiqiu is currently the Crown Princess's personal guard, and has deep trust from both the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Someone outside immediately responded and rushed to deliver the message.
Taking advantage of this gap, Liu Lang asked again: "Chen Fuyin, after your investigation, does this matter have anything to do with Concubine De?"
Chen Fuyin held up his hands and said cautiously: "Your Highness, after Xu Zhengquan confessed Xu Youde, Xu Youde has been suspended from his post by the Wude Division, but because of the relationship between the Di Division, the lower officials are still unable to interrogate him, so...
..Whether this incident is related to Concubine De, it is temporarily unclear..."
Liu Lang's face darkened and he said very displeasedly: "As the governor of Huaidu Prefecture, you are actually afraid of offending Di Chu?"
Chen Fuyin looked embarrassed and said: "Your Highness, this matter is not only because of Secretary Di, but actually..."
"What is it?" Liu Lang asked confused.
Chen Fuyin looked at the door, stood up and walked to Liu Lang's side, covering his mouth and whispered: "It's the Emperor!"
"Ah?" Liu Lang looked sideways in surprise.
Chen Fuyin nodded vigorously to express his confirmation.
"hateful!"
Liu Langneng scolded this sentence to show that he wanted to understand. The emperor would protect Xu Youde because Concubine De played a major role in the future. His father always doted on Concubine De, and Xu Youde was Concubine De's cousin. If Concubine De had not asked Concubine De to
Without his father, Xu Youde would never be so stable!
Chen Fuyin took a step back and said: "Your Highness, after Xu Zhengquan confessed, I went to Xu's house to see Xu Youde once. Xu Youde looked slightly flustered at that time, but he still denied that he sent Xu Zhengquan to hire people to kidnap Chaixian County.
Man, he completely ignored his responsibility at that time."
"Humph, you don't have to think about it to know that he must have planned long ago to abandon Xu Zhengquan as soon as something happens." Liu Lang said firmly.
Chen Fuyin nodded in agreement with this statement, and then continued: "Later, when the official wanted to take Xu Youde away, people from the Di Secretary appeared and said that Xu Youde was from the Wude Division, and the official had no right to detain...
...The next day, Secretary Di went to the Xu family and picked up Xu Youde..."
Liu Lang sighed helplessly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chen Fuyin."
Chen Fuyin hurriedly bowed his hands.
"By the way, you must keep a close eye on the man named Xu Zhengquan," Liu Lang warned.
Chen Fuyin looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he immediately bowed deeply and admitted his mistake: "I have neglected my duty. Please punish me, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!"
"Chen Fuyin, why is this so?" Liu Lang looked at Chen Fuyin in confusion.
Chen Fuyin maintained a deep bow and said weakly: "Back to His Royal Highness, before...two days ago, Xu Zhengquan had...died in prison...
..”
"What?" Liu Lang was shocked, and his eyes widened a lot in an instant.
Chen Fuyin immediately blamed himself and said: "I have not taken strict care of my subordinates. I ask the Crown Prince to punish me!"
"How did you die?" Liu Lang's expression was very serious.
Chen Fuyin gritted his teeth and said: "After the examination, I said it was... that he died of poisoning..."
"Poisoned and died?" Liu Lang was puzzled and asked: "I am locked in your prison, how could I be poisoned? Who poisoned me?"
Chen Fuyin did not dare to hide anything and reported truthfully: "That day, a concubine of Xu Youde came to deliver food to Xu Zhengquan. After the meal, Xu Zhengquan suddenly bled from all seven holes and died in prison. After what happened
, the official immediately sent someone to find the concubine, but the concubine kept crying and always denied that she had poisoned the food. She only said that Xu Youde ordered her to deliver food every day, but somehow...
....”
At this point, Liu Lang took over the conversation: "Then you go to confront Xu Youde. Xu Youde won't admit it at all, right?"
"That's right!" Chen Fuyin nodded.
Liu Lang suddenly became furious and slapped the table and said: "Crazy! Really crazy!"
Chen Fuyin continued to bow deeply and did not dare to speak.
At this moment, a voice came from outside: "His Royal Highness, the Hang Guard Chief has arrived."
"Invite her in!" Liu Lang said immediately.
Soon, Hang Baiqiu came into the study, bowed his hands to Liu Lang and said, "Your Highness, do you have anything to do with me?"
Liu Lang said: "Chen Fuyin, you go first."
"I'm resigning!"
After Chen Fuyin finished speaking, he bowed his head and exited the study.
Liu Lang calmed down and asked, "Hang Baiqiu, I called you here because I want to know what grudges there are between Chai Yan and Xu Youde?"