Even the well in the yard and the stove in the kitchen were thoroughly searched.
But what Xiao Chen wanted to find was never found.
"Perhaps, over time, the Marquis of Dingxi has burnt the false imperial edict that once caused my father's trouble." Xiao Chen shook his head, walked through the corridor between the two houses, and walked towards the front yard of the Marquis' Mansion.
In the courtyard, all the servants, maids, and family members were gathered together.
Various gold and silver jewelry, calligraphy, painting and jade articles are piled aside like a mountain.
"Dingxi Hou has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years." Xiao Chen sighed sincerely.
"The wealth of Dingxihou is not limited to this." Du Shaoqin, who was standing next to him, said with a somewhat obscene smile, "I have asked people to put away the more precious things. As for those banknotes that are easy to carry, hehe."
As he said that, he opened his clothes and waved them in front of Xiao Chen.
With such a casual look, Xiao Chen was speechless.
He said, he was fine when I saw him yesterday, but he had gained weight after searching his house for several days.
The trouble lasted for a long time, and it was all supported by banknotes.
"That's almost enough. We still need to keep part of it for registration and hand it over to the court." Xiao Chen whispered in Du Shaoqin's ear.
"Of course." Du Shaoqin chuckled, "Put the things here with me first. When we get back to Gongchang Mansion, we will discuss how much is appropriate to hand over to the court."
"Arrange manpower to dig holes and bury these corpses on the spot. Seal all the doors and windows, and build some fences around the damaged gates. We will return to Gongchang early tomorrow morning." Xiao Chen ordered softly.
With.
Gongchang Mansion, the government compound was tightly surrounded by officers and soldiers.
Even so, a little far away from the gate, there are still many people in the city who are talking to each other and occasionally pointing at the gate of the government office.
In the courtyard of the government office, in the half of the courtyard on the left, there were a total of five hundred corpses dressed in soldiers' clothes.
Most of them have rotted away and their appearance and age cannot be identified.
On the right side of the yard, there are boxes of armor, arrows, swords, gunpowder and other armaments.
Following Xiao Chen's instructions, after Duan Tianming captured the remaining rebel forces in Gongchang Guards, he organized people to dig out the armaments in the Nanshan cave and the bodies of the 500 murdered soldiers, and brought them back to the government office.
A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a seventh-grade imperial court official walked over from the boxes of armaments and looked at the pile of corpses in front of him with a heavy expression.
"Master Censor, those armaments just now are all the armaments that the Marquis of Dingxi asked Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei, to hide for him in the cave of Nanshan. And the corpses in front of you were all involved in transporting the armaments and were ordered by the Marquis of Dingxi Zhang Xing.
The two conspired to bury him alive."
Duan Tianming, who was walking behind, introduced them one by one.
After receiving the news that the Marquis of Dingxi secretly hid armaments, Lin Shangli, the Duke of Dongchang Changchang, was extremely anxious.
When Xiao Chen went to Gongchang Mansion for disaster relief, he specifically warned that Wang Rongnai, Marquis of Dingxi, was a Marquis personally granted by Taizu. Not only was he senior, but his relationships in the court were also intricate and complicated.
If you can make good friends with them, try not to fall out with them.
Fortunately, not only did the two fall out, but Xiao Chen also found evidence that Dingxi Hou intended to rebel.
But during the Taizu period, Ding Xihou was allowed to have his own guard. He hid some military equipment. If the emperor wanted to protect him, it would be justified.
If the complicated relationship between Dingxi Hou and the DPRK secretly added fuel to the flames and attacked Dongchang, saying that Dongchang did not respect the founding hero of the imperial court and made things out of thin air, this matter would be really difficult to resolve.
Although according to Xiao Chen's wishes, five hundred Dongchang captains were sent to assist. However, since the other party dared to ambush Xiao Chen on the way, who can guarantee that they would not dare to forcefully destroy the evidence overnight?
If Dongchang's reinforcements have not yet arrived, the evidence has been destroyed, and Dingxi Hou attacks Dongchang, it will be inevitable.
He thought about asking Li An to dispatch the Shaanxi Prosecution Department of the Criminal Department to assist, but the Criminal Department had just cooperated with Dongchang to handle Jin Yiwei's case. If they cooperate again, they would only cause gossip among others.
While I was anxious, I suddenly remembered that when the prince's accident happened, although the Supervisory Office opened a case to investigate Dongchang, its care for Dongchang was also very obvious.
He slapped his thighs, stood up excitedly, and walked towards the Inspectorate.
With the help of the inspection censor of Shaanxi Road of the Inspectorate, even if the Dingxi Marquis was not removed in the end, the ministers in the court would have to think carefully if they wanted to bite back.
"Commander Duan, are these evidences that Dingxi Marquis secretly hid weapons and killed people to silence them?" The censor turned around and looked at Duan Tianming solemnly.
As a censor, his official position is not high, but his power is not small. Being aware of everything and having the courage to speak out is their first requirement.
With this armament and so many corpses placed in front of him, how could he prove that all of this was related to Dingxi Hou?
Although the top leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Mr. Jiang Qianxiao, the Zuodu Censor, stated in a secret letter that he would cooperate with Dongchang to strictly investigate and convict Wang Rong, the Marquis of the West, for hiding arms secretly and intending to commit rebellion, but he did not know the ins and outs of this matter.
You should understand it more or less clearly.
The Inspectorate, which is the emperor's ears and eyes, cannot indiscriminately convict Xihou based on Dongchang's words.
If this is the case, how can he be worthy of his seventh-grade official uniform, and how can he be worthy of the title of Inspector Censor on his head?
Duan Tianming smiled faintly and took out a booklet from his arms: "Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei, has confessed everything. This is his confession. Please take a look at it, Mr. Censor."
With that said, he handed over the booklet in his hand.
Taking the booklet, the censor looked through it very carefully. The more he read, the more he frowned.
"Captain Duan, the Marquis of Dingxi has a bad relationship with his own son? In order to cover up his fault, he poisoned his son?"
"That's right." Duan Tianming nodded, "These things are all chain reactions of Dingxihou in order to cover up his crime of rebellion. Your Majesty, you don't need to delve into it. All the evidence and physical evidence Dongchang has already mastered. Your Majesty, you only need to
Just focus on Dingxi Hou's rebellion. After all, the emperor is extremely angry at such a serious crime as rebellion."
"Of course this subordinate knows." The imperial censor smiled faintly, "But when he gets to the court, those aides of Dingxihou who are good friends will definitely try their best to excuse him. I, the Inspectorate, will do nothing if they don't speak. Once they speak, they will
Let them have nothing to say. Therefore, as long as these 'little things' are related to Dingxihou, it is better for the lower official to clarify them one by one."
"That's what Master Yushi said." Duan Tianming nodded in agreement.
"I have read the confession, but in order to be responsible to the court and the emperor, I want to meet Gong Changwei's commander Zhang Xing and related people to confirm the confession. I wonder if Commander Duan can provide convenience." The censor smiled.
asked.
"Of course there is no problem with this." Duan Tianming also smiled lightly, "It is also a requirement of our Dongchang to handle the case that the confession and the personnel are correct. Even if the censor doesn't bring it up, I will arrange for him to go and confirm it.
"
"That's very good." The censor nodded with satisfaction, "I wonder if I can see the Dingxi Marquis Wang Rong?"
"This?" Duan Tianming looked confused, "I'm afraid this won't work. Lord Ziyi told me before he left that Dingxihou is now a special prisoner and no one can meet him."
The censor was a little displeased: "Master Ziyi did this because he didn't believe in anyone in his heart, didn't he even believe in me, the Inspectorate?"
"Master Yushi has misunderstood." Duan Tianming laughed, "The relationship between Dongchang and the Inspectorate has been reflected by the factory master and the Yushi of Zuodu. Don't you know that Gong Changwei Zhang Xing arranged for Dingxi Marquis
The moment he had a meal with his son, Wang Kuan, the prefect of Gongchang Prefecture, Wang Kuan was poisoned to death. At this critical juncture, Dongchang cannot let any problems arise in Dingxihou."
"Okay, it doesn't matter that Marquis Dingxi is missing. I would like to ask Commander Duan to arrange for Zhang Xing and others to confirm the confession as soon as possible, so that I can start writing the testimony of Marquis Dingxi's crime." The censor said lukewarmly.
"My lord, please come this way. All the prisoners have been arranged. We are just waiting for the censor to confirm their confessions." Duan Tianming stretched out his arm in the direction of the prison.
Let you meet Ding Xihou? What a joke.
Knowing Xiao Chen's life experience, this Ding Xihou was destined to die quietly. However, even if he died, he would have to take off his title and all his honors.
As the censor, you just need to take care of these things. Don't worry about it all day long.
Muttering in his heart, Duan Tianming took the lead and walked towards the prison.
