Bright Spring

"I know." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair thoughtfully, without saying a word for a long time.

That "Ma Gong" is very suspicious.

Because he first tried to use Miaojin's line to threaten Miaojin and tell her to assassinate|kill the late emperor while she was sleeping!Therefore, it can be deduced: Later, the tool of Miaojin was useless, and "Ma Gong" used Wang Gou'er, or other people hidden in the palace, to murder the late emperor with the venom of the silver ring snake!

There is a problem: Wang Gou'er entered Yan Palace very early, and has always been the late emperor's confidant. When Wang Gou'er was eunuched and sent to Yan Palace, Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao seemed to be still alive!At that time, Emperor Taizu's heir to the throne must be Zhu Biao, the eldest son Taizu especially liked, and there was no suspense;

A confidant of the late emperor, Wang Gou'er, had already made a name for himself in the palace, and he was a homeless eunuch, what motive did he have to murder the late emperor?

Maybe the person who directly attacked was someone else? !For example, Xue Yan's other deduction, the poisonous needle was buried in the mud beforehand, and Wang Gou'er just happened to dig the mud with the poisonous needle?

In any case, now Zhu Gaoxu believes that he must first find "Magong" before continuing to investigate!

Zhu Gaoxu then said: "Miao Jin will do one more thing for me, ask Wang Yin in detail, and draw a portrait of 'Magong'. He also told Wang Yin not to mention this matter to anyone else, so as not to startle the snake. .”

Miao Jin stood up and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wang Yin contributed to the matter in the palace the year before last; besides, I have to see Miao Jin's affection, I will definitely treat Wang Yin leniently and will not do anything to him."

Miao Jin looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face with a complicated expression for a while, then she knelt down and said, "Thank you, my lord."

After Miao Jin left, Zhu Gaoxu sent Wang Yin to come in for questioning.Wang Yin's description is no different from what Miao Jin said; it seems that he has already told Miao Jin what he knows.

... Relying on other people's oral descriptions and portraits, the similarity between their portraits and themselves is a big problem.The function of this kind of portrait is only to judge roughly, such as the age of men and women, height, shortness, fatness, etc.Thinking back when a celebrity like Qi Tai was wanted|wanted, Qi Tai could still swagger out of Yangzhou City with Zhu Gaoxu; one can imagine how much the wanted|wanted portrait resembled him.

After Zhu Gaoxu got the portrait of "Ma Gong", he summoned Gao Xianning, the new Minister of Dali Temple, and handed over the portrait to Gao Xianning.Zhu Gaoxu told Gao Xianning what Miao Jin knew in person.

Gao Xianning also agreed with Zhu Gaoxu's opinion: it is best to find out who Ma Gong is.

Because of Wang Gou'er's clue, the previous Jin Yiwei tried all kinds of methods and couldn't pry his mouth open; now Wang Gou'er's body is very weak, and he is afraid that his wound will be infected and killed if he is tortured again.

What's more, Wang Gou'er has no motive for committing the crime, maybe it's wrong to keep an eye on Wang Gou'er!

Zhu Gaoxu encouraged Gao Xianning and said: "If the truth of this big case can be found out, I plan to seal it up in the palace first, and when my descendants can secure the throne completely, I can bring it out to the world and reverse the case for my elder brother. Clean up.

At that time, Gao Siqing, as the presiding judge of this case, will surely be famous in history and will last forever!Gao Siqing can also become a person like Di Renjie. "

Gao Xianning thanked: "The Holy One is benevolent."

However, the main reason why Di Renjie was able to live forever was not because of his excellent investigation, but because he persuaded Wu Zetian to pass the throne to the Li family, which played a role.Of course, these things don't need to be serious, Gao Xianning is also very willing to do this.

For such a major secret case, only those who Zhu Gaoxu truly trusts can get involved.Gao Xianning's ability to do this has already shown his status in the heart of the new emperor.

Chapter 6 Ten

Within a few days, the main force of the "Fighting Crime Army" entered Nanzhili.Zhang Fu Liu Sheng and other generals arrived in the capital first.

When Zhang Fu returned home, he found that his family members had all been released from the prison because of the new emperor's decree.Liu Sheng also hurried home.

The second ten days of February is the time of spring. The capital is full of mountains and rivers, and the flowers and plants are flourishing day by day. However, Liu Sheng always feels a little gloomy when he is leading the horse and rushing.Maybe it's because there is no sun today, cloudy days always make people feel not very bright.

A series of major events such as the new emperor's ascension to the throne and sacrifices have now come to an end; the streets and alleys in the afternoon are a little deserted, "Da da da..." The horseshoes of several horses stepped on the bricks and stones, and the sound was very clear.

Liu Sheng is in a hurry to enter Beijing, but their itinerary has been reported|reported to the Ministry of War.At this time, no one from the Liu family came to greet him.

Finally back home, I saw two strange sergeants standing outside the gate of the mansion.General Liu had to ask the officials to find out. "

Of course Liu Sheng understood the reason. His surrender in Huguang must have aroused the resentment of the nobles in the court.For a while, Liu Sheng not only resented those enemies, but also hated his family members for what he did outside.

Soon the Liu family began to mourn.

...The person who then entered Beijing was Qu Neng, the commander-in-chief of the "Crime Fighting Army".

Qu Neng's original mansion in the capital had already been taken away by the court, but Zhu Gaoxu rewarded him with a mansion again.He didn't stay in the new mansion for a while, then he led a group of people to the mansion of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu.

That Xue Lu has not been convicted yet, he is still at home, but inside and outside the Hou Mansion are full of soldiers guarding day and night.

Qu Neng walked into the mansion with his men and horses, and then looked around in the yard.Qu Neng now wants to kill all the people in the Hou Mansion, and then burn this mansion together!

But he finally restrained the anger of revenge in his heart, because Zhu Gaoxu had promised Qu Neng before to avenge him; now that Qu Neng has no power to enforce the law, it is better to wait and let the court punish Xue Lu and his family !

After a while, Xue Lu, who was wearing a satin robe and was tall and thick, greeted him.Not only was this guy not caught |, he seemed to be able to move around at home at will.

Qu Neng stood where he was, raised his head, and looked down upon Xue Lu with condescending eyes.

Xue Lu's face was embarrassed, and he stepped forward with a calm face, clasping his fists and saluting, "When did General Qu enter Beijing?"

Qu Neng swept Xue Lu's face back and forth with strange eyes, looked at him coldly without saying a word, and had no intention of answering his nonsense at all.

After a while, Qu Neng answered the wrong question and said with a sneer, "Xue Lu, your family is ruined!"

Xue Lu's calm expression disappeared, and his face really showed despair and frustration, and there was a faint sign of anger from embarrassment.Both of them fell silent, and the yard was extremely quiet for a while.

Both were originally generals of the Ming Dynasty, but now they treat each other like enemies!

Qu Neng faced Xue Lu with his head held high and his chest held high, posing as a victor.However, he was not the one who had the last laugh, because Qu Neng couldn't laugh at all!Even if he could get revenge in the end, so what?Qu Neng secretly sighed.

Xue Lu broke the silence and said, "Everyone is their own master. I killed General Qu's family members in Chengdu, just to show the court that there is no intention of turning to the King of Han so that we can command the army again."

Qu Neng pretended not to hear, and did not respond to Xue Lu's words at all.The visitor's conversation was rather awkward from the start.

Xue Lu said: "People in the imperial court can't help themselves. It's nothing more than how to make choices. If General Qu is in my situation, maybe he will do like me!

I made great contributions to the late emperor during the 'Battle of Jingnan'!If General Qu is generous and forgives my big mistake, my family will still have a chance of survival; from now on, my family will regard General Qu as a great benefactor, and will do whatever they want! "

Qu Neng's expression is still very cold, not to mention that he won't be like Xue Lu...everyone has a different temperament.

Xue Lu said again: "When will the grievance be repaid? General Qu, why should you be so obsessed with personal enmity? Now that the matter has come to an end, can we have a chance to reconcile? General, don't worry, I, Xue Lu, have clear grievances and will never break my promise!"

Qu Neng finally said: "You guys, go and check. Find out the population of Xue Lu's family, don't lose any of them!"

Xue Lu's face turned red immediately, and he stared at Qu Neng with resentment.

Qu Neng ignored him and walked into the middle hall with a group of soldiers.After a while, the sergeants found the genealogy and sent it to the middle hall.Now that Xue Lu has no military power, he has no choice but to watch these people doing trivial things.

Qu Neng pretended to ignore Xue Lu, but kept paying attention to his desperate expression.Watching Xue Lu slowly waiting to die like this, Qu Neng felt a little pleasure of revenge in his heart, but it was only a little bit of pleasure.

At this moment, Qu Neng remembered the beautiful Taoist priest Xue Lu got!

It was rumored that Xue Lu had taken a fancy to that beautiful Taoist priest back then, and in order to compete for her, he was beaten by Ji Gang, and was almost beaten to death on the spot!In the end, the beauty was snatched away by Ji Gang, and she stayed in Ji Gang's residence for several years.

However, Fengshui took turns. After the false emperor Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, Xue Lu immediately became a celebrity in front of the imperial court; Ji Gang became the sinner who murdered the former emperor.Xue Lu beat Ji Gang to death in front of the imperial gate!After that, Xue Lu went to Ji's house again and snatched the beautiful Taoist priest back.

It seems that Xue Lu liked the Taoist priest very much, and he never forgot to snatch him home for several years.Qu Neng immediately thought of a way to retaliate: take away the enemy's beloved.

So Qu Neng immediately sent an order to search for Xue's mansion; the soldiers found the beautiful Taoist priest in the mansion.Even though Xue Lu was defeated and detained at home, he was still served by beautiful Taoist priests every day.When Qu Neng thought of this, he was so angry!