My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Among the maidservants who attacked, Xing Lan and the other three have already confessed.

The rest of the witnesses are also there.

There is also the source of the poison and the corresponding physical evidence, all of which are available.

The key point is that Zhang Shiru and his wife did not raise any objections in the face of Deng Pinzhong's interrogation.

According to the common sense of the case, the case should be closed.

But Deng Pinzhong always felt that something was wrong.

Deng Pinzhong picked up a cup of tea and sipped it lightly. He didn't know what the problem was for the time being, but a voice in his heart reminded him repeatedly that the case was by no means as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Deng Pinzhong was silent, and suddenly heard a solemn and majestic voice: "Deng Pinzhong, how is the investigation of the murder of the Zhang family's mother?"

Deng Pinzhong raised his head suddenly, and saw the majestic, upright and majestic emperor Yuezhi standing in front of him. He was startled, and quickly got up and bowed down in the tunnel, saying, "Long live the emperor!"

Wang Lin waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't be too polite, I came here uninvited, mainly to ask about the progress of the case, Deng Pinzhong, do you know that this case has caused a great uproar in the capital, and the court is in turmoil, so I don't care much about it?" Safe?"

Deng Pinzhong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, on the surface, the evidence is solid and the clues are complete. It is certain that Zhang Shiru and his wife killed their mother, and I have repeatedly interrogated Zhang Shiru and his wife. Both of them have no objection."

"In that case, why not close the case?"

"Your Majesty, I still have some doubts in my heart, and I always feel that something is wrong, so I dare not close the case."

"Tell me about it."

"Your Majesty, one: What is the intention and motivation of Zhang Shiru and his wife to kill their mother?

The minister has checked that Zhang Shiru's father died early when he was young, and his mother was widowed and raised him. Mother and son have depended on each other for many years, killing their mother with their sons, exterminating human relations.
Second, Xinglan, the maidservant of Faden Wengu's Zhang family, was one of the murderers. Why did she risk her life and voluntarily surrender to the master's family?This is really unreasonable.

Thirdly, from Xinglan Fadeng Wengu Zhichen to arrest the relevant suspects and bring them to justice, many maids and servants of the Zhang family voluntarily surrendered to the crime. Since they had killed someone, why did they surrender and bite the master's family afterwards?
Fourth, Wu Lan, Zhang Shiru's wife, is Wu Xiang's direct granddaughter. I heard that this girl is intelligent and pleasant, and she is familiar with the books of sages.

These four doubts, I can't figure out how to solve them, so I have to explore this case further. "

Wang Lin fell silent.

After a long time, he said slowly: "Deng Pinzhong, bring the Zhang Shiru and his wife here separately, and I will see them."

……

Although Deng Pinzhong's Yushitai is leading the case, Zhang Shiru and his wife have not been brought to justice for the time being, because the emperor must be cautious considering that it is related to Wu Min.

Once Wu Lan is arrested and imprisoned, the fact that Wu Lan committed the crime will be confirmed, which will inevitably bring disaster to the cabinet minister Wu Min.

Zhang Shiru and his wife, who were under house arrest in the mansion, were quickly taken to Yushitai Yamen.

Zhang Shiru entered the lobby of Yushitai, and saw Deng Pinzhong standing beside him, and sitting behind the koan was a handsome young man who could not be looked at directly, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.

With a plop, he knelt down and said, "Criminal Zhang Shiru, long live my emperor!"

Wang Lin remained calm and looked coldly at Zhang Shiru in front of him. This person was less than 30 years old, with delicate features, a slender figure, and a gentle manner.

"Look up, let me have a look, the imperial court minister of the Yan Dynasty, the magistrate of Cizhou, who is already a parent official at a young age, can actually kill his mother, I want to take a good look at you."

When Wang Lin's indifferent voice came, Zhang Shiru's face turned pale, and he raised his head slowly, his shoulders trembling.

"Tell me, why did you poison and kill your own mother? You have read the books of sages and sages for many years, have you read all the books into the dog's stomach?"

Zhang Shiru's complexion turned paler, and his whole body was trembling violently.

"Say!" Wang Lin scolded angrily.

Zhang Shiru's body trembled, and he mourned: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister knows that death is inevitable, and the guilty minister pleaded guilty to everything, but this matter has nothing to do with the guilty minister's wife. It is all done by the minister alone, and the minister's wife has no knowledge. I also ask Your Majesty to grant the offender a death so that he can understand the case!"

Zhang Shiru kowtowed violently, his forehead was covered with blood.

Zhang Shiru had the intention of leading his own death.

He took the initiative to admit his guilt, but it was in his own hands.

Wang Lin quickly exchanged a look with Deng Pinzhong.

Prior to this, the emperor personally presided over the interrogation of Zhang Shiru's wife Wu Lan.

Wu Lan's performance was almost the same as Zhang Shiru's.

He pleaded guilty voluntarily, and exonerated his husband Zhang Shiru in front of the emperor.

This kind of situation never happened when Deng Pinzhong investigated and dealt with it.

Zhang Shiru and his wife chose to scramble to confess their crimes when they met the emperor. They wanted to understand the case and their intention to protect each other was obvious.

And this, in Wang Lin's view, is the biggest doubt.

Intuitively, he felt that Zhang Shiru and his wife were unlikely to commit the felony of killing their mother.

But the two committed the crime, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive. Even the emperor could hardly reverse the case for the two.

Wang Lin said slowly: "Zhang Shiru, when your mother was poisoned and killed, you were still in office in Cizhou, how could you order the servant girl in the mansion to come down and kill your mother with poison?"

Zhang Shiru burst into tears: "Your Majesty, it was the guilty minister who sent someone back to instruct the servant Xing Lan to do this. This case has nothing to do with the guilty minister's wife, please Your Majesty to investigate clearly!"

Wang Lin fell silent again.

Zhang Shiru's confession is consistent with the evidence.

He sent someone to return to the mansion to poison his mother, and that servant has been detained in the prison of Dali Temple.

At the same time, this person confessed that he was assigned by Zhang Shiru to go back to the mansion to convey the mission. He first informed the mistress Wu Lan, and then testified that Wu Lan personally arranged for the maid to poison the Xue family.

Zhang Shiru and his wife were taken away, Wang Lin frowned and said in a low voice: "Deng Pinzhong, although there are still doubts in this case, but at this moment, if the case is not made public, I am afraid that the public will be full of enthusiasm and the court will be under great pressure. "

Deng Pinzhong's heart trembled, knowing that the emperor wanted to bring Wu Lan and his wife to justice, which meant that he didn't want to protect Wu Min anymore.

Undoubtedly, once Wu Lan was convicted, Wu Min, as Wu Lan's grandfather and minister of the Dayan Pavilion, would lose face because it would be a trivial matter.

There is also a crusade against public opinion.

Wang Lin said silently: "There is no other good way for now, so let's do this first. Deng Pinzhong, you just remember what I said, this case is clearly concluded and secretly investigated. Maybe after the matter is made public, the instigator behind the scenes will be able to jump out and show his flaws." Come with the clues."

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As Zhang Shiru and his wife were imprisoned in Dali Temple, the murder case of Zhang Shiru and his wife, which caused a sensation in Yanjing and the government and the public, finally came to an end. Although the final verdict has not yet come out, the people, especially the scholars, are full of controversy.

First, thousands of scholars jointly signed a form, requesting the court to bring the mother-killing traitor Zhang Shiru and his wife to justice as soon as possible, and to eliminate the scum of scholars.

Then there was turmoil in the DPRK and China.

Zhang Shiru's relatives and friends, Zhang family's old acquaintances, all officials in the court who had anything to do with Zhang Shiru were attacked and impeached one after another.

Then, the voices of impeachment focused on Wu Min.

More than a hundred officials and admonishers in the court almost came out in full force, impeaching Wu Min every day for his lack of discipline and lack of self-cultivation, and his crime is inevitable.

The court was raging, and there was a stance of not giving up until Wu Min was pulled off the horse.

Wu Min was forced to take the initiative to plead guilty.

Wang Lin is not allowed.

In the end, under the pressure of public opinion, Wu Min could only stay behind closed doors saying he was sick.

Wu Min is one of the cabinet ministers who have been in control of the government since the former Song Dynasty. Together with Li Gang, he has made unimaginable contributions to the stability of the former Song Dynasty and the establishment of the new dynasty of Dayan.

Although he and Li Gang had no military merits, the emperor knew very well that without Li Gang, Wu Min and Guo Zhishun in the rear, he would not be able to lead the army to win brilliant victories over gold wars.

After all, the normal operation of a machine in a big country requires a lot of effort, which is beyond the imagination of the world.

It can be said that in Wang Lin's heart, the existence of Li Gang, Wu Min, Zong Ze, and Guo Zhishun, the four cabinet ministers, is the cornerstone of Dayan's stability and must not be shaken.

People in the world don't know the merits of Li Gang and others, but Wang Lin knows it best.

In the imperial study.

Wang Lin was sitting behind the dragon case, and there were Li Gang, Zong Ze and Guo Zhishun sitting in the room.

The faces of the three of them were very gloomy.

Especially Li Gang.

He is soberly aware that the monstrous waves caused by a matricide case have already or are triggering brutal fights in the court.

The frenzy of struggle gradually spread from Wu Min to him, Zong Ze, and Guo Zhishun.

Amidst the waves of impeachment, signs of impeachment of Li Gang, Zong Ze and Guo Zhishun have begun to appear.

For example, attacking Li Gang for controlling the government in the past, ignoring the former Song emperor Zhao Ji, and monopolizing power.

Attack Zongze is headstrong and tyrannical, and tortured and killed soldiers when he was in charge of the Western Army.

Attacking Guo Zhishun for embezzling Mo's son-in-law, the Ministry of Households, Ministry of Industry and various financial envoys under his control are all corrupt and perverting the law.

Not only that, but the protégés and old officials of the three were also attacked by impeachment.

Moreover, there have been quite a few rumors in the market about the personal morals of Li Gang Zongze and Guo Zhishun, and they have tried their best to criticize them.

For example, Guo Zhishun offered his daughter to Wang Lin, who was not yet the emperor at the time. The so-called selling a daughter for glory, and relying on nepotism to obtain the position of a cabinet minister and so on.

For a while, there were heated discussions among the public, and the Guo family hardly dared to go out easily.

Li Gang looked at the emperor.

The emperor's face was equally gloomy.

How intelligent is Wang Lin, how could he not know the huge conspiracy hidden in it.And the person who can set off such a huge wave in the ruling and opposition parties must be very human.

And the spearhead was aimed at the cabinet ministers headed by Li Gang... Wang Lin's face was slightly shaken, and he looked up at Li Gang.

When the eyes of the two monarchs and ministers met, they both understood each other's eyes.

The ruling and opposition parties called the cabinet ministers headed by Li Gang and his protégés the old party, while the young faction headed by several military ministers newly promoted by Wang Lin's confidants were called the new party.

The clues of the old and new party disputes are emerging!
To overthrow Li Gang and others, the one with the greatest political interests is naturally the New Party.

The New Party is also known as the Royal Party.

Naturally, what the new party did could easily be interpreted by the ruling and opposition parties as the emperor's instruction.

Realizing the mysterious joint, Wang Lin's complexion changed drastically.

Are these people from the Military Aircraft Department really behind the scenes manipulating public opinion and sparking political disputes?