Before Lin Jinwen left, he took the token handed over by the emperor. It was something that allowed him to enter and leave the Criminal Department at will, and it was considered a treasure.After he took the token, he went back to his resting place at the Imperial Forest Army. On the way, countless Imperial Forest Army soldiers watched him secretly.
Lin Jinwen felt that this group of people really had nothing to do, and he was not blind. So many people looked at him and thought he couldn't feel it.
In fact, Lin Jinwen also knew that there were so many people in the Imperial Forest Army, and few of them believed in him as the deputy commander.Many people thought that he, the deputy commander, came from a wrong path, but because of the emperor's favor and Lin Jinwen's mouth, no one dared to offend him face to face.Not daring to offend is one thing, but what to think in your heart is another.
The reason why the emperor favors him does not prevent these people from hating him.
Especially Lin Jinwen's performance after Xiao Rugui and He Fan had an accident, it really made people feel like he was taking advantage of the fire.After the return of Xiao Rugui and He Fan in the Yulin Army, there was still a faint rumor that the deputy commander should have fallen on He Fan's head, but was cut off by Lin Jinwen.
Lin Jinwen had heard this rumor a little bit, but it was quickly suppressed by Xiao Rugui forcefully.At that time, Xiao Rugui used Lin Jinwen's status around the emperor and his lack of sense in doing things as an excuse, and severely scolded those who discussed these rumors and He Fan.Xiao Ru returned and asked He Fan to restrain the people around him, because when the news got out, the emperor definitely did not blame Lin Jinwen, so He Fan might not be the same.
If Lin Jinwen sued the emperor because of this matter, then He Fan would be really unlucky.
After hearing Xiao Rugui's words, He Fan hurriedly helped to suppress the rumors, he didn't want to die for no reason.But after seeing Lin Jinwen, he felt even more annoyed.
Fortunately, Lin Jinwen didn't care at all, he lost his vest in front of Xiao Rugui, that was a bit helpless, and it was Xiao Rugui's sharp eyes.He didn't want Xiao Rugui to be framed like that, and his death was unknown, and he also wanted to use Xiao Rugui.After all, Xiao Rugui is in charge of Yulin, and it can really play a big role at certain times.
Now that Xiao Rugui and He Fan are recuperating at home and the other has been sent to prison by the emperor, Lin Jinwen has become the one who can call the shots in this palace.Everyone didn't say anything, but they were entangled in their hearts, wondering if Lin Jinwen would take the opportunity to kill He Fan and then take Xiao Rugui's place.
Lin Jinwen could tell what these people were thinking at a glance.But he didn't say much, but returned to his residence with his head held high.
Back at his residence, Lin Jinwen thought about his current situation. Offending people is unavoidable, but how to offend is very particular.He pondered for a while in his mind, and finally got up to visit the detainees in the prison first.No matter what, he had to figure out why the tiger went berserk first.
Thinking of this, Lin Jinwen stood up and opened the door. There were a few people standing not far from his door. Those people were muttering something, probably because they didn't expect him to appear suddenly, and they were all taken aback.
Lin Jinwen didn't want to know what they were talking about, so he walked over and hooked his hands at them and said, "You guys follow me to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for questioning." Those people glanced at each other, and the one at the head looked calmer.He was also the first to react, and hurried forward and said: "Yes, deputy commander."
Lin Jinwen glanced at him and said, "What's your name? I haven't seen you before."
The man lowered his eyes and said: "The humble name is Wang Shun, and he has been on night duty recently, so he doesn't meet the deputy commander very often."
Lin Jinwen said in a loud voice: "I mean, that's right. There are so many people in the Imperial Forest Army, and I can't know everyone. Wang Shun, right? Your name sounds auspicious, and our questioning this time will definitely go well. Good. From now on, you can do things by my side."
Wang Shun paused, and finally said, yes.The few people behind Wang Shun were not so patient. They looked at Wang Shun with hesitation.If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, they might have jumped up and asked Wang Shun what he wanted to do.
There is no way, the imperial forest army is also divided into factions, Xiao Rugui will not talk about it, although he is called the commander, he is actually the leader of the president.Under the leadership of the president, there were originally left and right leaders, but the emperor did not appoint them.Everyone got used to calling Xiao Rugui the commander. They had assumed that He Fan would be one of the left and right commanders, but there were no left and right commanders, and Lin Jinwen was the deputy commander.
Now this unpopular deputy commander still wants to win them over, isn't he deliberately confronting He Fan?
Wang Shun also knew what the brothers around him were thinking, but he could only smile wryly in his heart, he couldn't refuse Lin Jinwen face to face.What's more, now he feels that clearing up He Fan's grievances is the most important thing.
At the beginning, the palace maids in the veterinary house were all imprisoned in the Execution Department, while He Fan and the imperial guards were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
When Lin Jinwen went to the Criminal Department, Lin Songren was busy in the Criminal Department.
Lin Songren was stunned when he saw Lin Jinwen coming with the token bestowed by the emperor, and Lin Jinwen went up and called his father as usual.Lin Songren's face changed and he said: "Shut up, you are not at home at this time, you can't be so frivolous. If Deputy Commander Lin comes to the Criminal Department to arrest someone, just go according to the rules. You and I are father and son, I should avoid suspicion, there will be others You are entertained."
Wang Shun and the others felt that what Lin Songren said was reasonable, but Lin Jinwen curled his lips and said in a low voice, "You are just avoiding suspicion, you are also my father." When people looked at Lin Jinwen, their expressions were a little inexplicable.
They patrolled the palace back and forth, and they heard a lot about Lin Jinwen being the emperor's illegitimate son.What I didn't expect was that the father-son relationship between Lin Jinwen and Lin Songren was so deep, and they didn't seem to care about those rumors at all, which was a bit surprising.
After Lin Songren replaced other criminal officials, he avoided him. Seeing him leave, Lin Jinwen didn't have the polite look on his face when he first came. He ordered him: "I came here to interrogate He Fan and others by the order of the emperor, hurry up and take him away." Let's go over and bring me the interrogation records of He Fan and the others. Be quick, and delay the emperor's errand, so blame me for being rude to you."
The official of the Ministry of Punishment turned pale, endured and endured, and finally endured, took them over without saying a word, and then left without saying a word.Judging by his official appearance, if this Lin Jinwen hadn't been related to Lin Songren, he would have cursed at him on the spot.
He Fan was held in solitary confinement. His face was a bit haggard, and he looked like he hadn't slept for several days and nights, but there were no other signs of torture on his body.
He Fan was surprised when he saw Lin Jinwen, and then his face turned ugly, as if he was about to die.
Seeing his expression, Lin Jinwen joked, "Guard He, how is this place? I'm getting used to it."
The people behind Wang Shun were a little angry when they heard this, and they wanted to say something, but were stopped by Wang Shun.He Fan ignored Lin Jinwen, he looked at Wang Shun and said, "How is Commander Xiao?"
"I was beaten because of you, and I'm still raising it at home." Lin Jinwen didn't let Wang Shun open his mouth, he spread his hands and said, "Anyway, you are in my hands now, and you can't count on Commander Xiao to come. .”
He Fan felt a little uncomfortable, and this discomfort was not directed at Lin Jinwen, but at Xiao Rugui.He said sadly, "I'm the one who hurt the commander."
Next to Wang Shun was a man named Liu Fu, who had been with He Fan for a long time. At this time, he couldn't bear it any longer, and he whispered comforting words: "Master He, don't worry, the commander will return to the palace soon."
As soon as Lin Jinwen heard Liu Fu speak, he immediately glanced at him with a half-smile.Liu Fu shrank his neck and silently retreated behind Wang Shun.
Lin Jinwen looked at He Fan and said, "Guard He, since you know that Commander Xiao has been implicated, you should quickly tell what you know, the emperor is still waiting for the result. If you don't speak, you are wasting each other's time .”
He Fan was a little angry at Lin Jinwen, he said in a deep voice, "I've already said what I should say in the past few days, what does Deputy Commander Lin want me to say?"
Lin Jinwen was not angry, he said lightly: "You said it before, but you didn't say it to me, you just say it again. I always compare what I said to you, to see if you are lying or not."
He Fan's face was extremely ugly. Wang Shun looked at Lin Jinwen and then at He Fan and said, "My lord, the emperor ordered the deputy commander to inspect the animal house today. If you have any grievances in your heart, just speak up. People with humble ranks can also imagine the deputy commander." Same, wash away the grievances on the adults as soon as possible."
Lin Jinwen squinted at Wang Shun and said, "You not only have a nice name, but you also have a nice way of speaking."
Wang Shun hurriedly said: "Vice Commander Xie for his praise, what the humble official said is the truth."
Lin Jinwen nodded and looked at He Fan again.
Maybe He Fan knew that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, maybe he listened to Wang Shun's advice, he took a few deep breaths and said, "I didn't find anything wrong when I was patrolling the animal room, the animal room is the emperor's last place. I like it and it’s a place I often come to. I have been carefully checking after I went there, and there is no omission..."
According to what He Fan said, the tigers in the animal house were served by the eunuchs and maids in person, and the guards were on patrol.He Fan is also a careful person. The night before, he went to look around the animal house, especially the door, and found no problems at all.Before the emperor came up the next day, although he didn't inspect it himself, there were other people who went to inspect it. Of course, those guards were also imprisoned.
After He Fan finished speaking, Lin Jinwen said: "I will check what you said, don't try to lie to me."
He Fan was so angry that he closed his eyes and didn't want to see him, and didn't want to say another word.
After questioning He Fan, Lin Jinwen took Wang Shun and others out of He Fan's cell.At this time, officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice sent someone to bring over the interrogation records, and Lin Jinwen looked at them.
From others' point of view, Lin Jinwen just flipped through He Fan's, only he knew that he read it carefully.What He Fan said just now is very different from what the Ministry of Criminal Justice recorded.
When Lin Jinwen closed the things, Wang Shun hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Vice Commander, should we record what Mr. He said, so that it will be convenient to report to the emperor." According to the procedure, the interrogation needs to be recorded, but Lin Jinwen did nothing.It's really unreasonable to just stand there and listen to He Fan's words.
Lin Jinwen said indifferently: "No need, it's too time-consuming. I will tell the emperor what he said. Besides, isn't there a record in the Ministry of Criminal Justice? If he really hides something, he will tell it to me instead of to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. ? Is my face that big?"
"Since this is the case, isn't it the same as a white investigation now?" Liu Fu was deeply influenced by He Fan, and always felt that Lin Jinwen was not a good person, so he couldn't help but said at this time.
Lin Jinwen glared at him and said, "So what if it's a white investigation, this is the emperor's order, do you dare not to investigate?" Of course Liu Fu didn't dare, he had run out of courage by contradicting Lin Jinwen twice.
Liu Fu fell silent, and Wang Shun and the others didn't know what to say, so they could only look at Lin Jinwen helplessly.
Lin Jinwen rubbed his chin and said, "Since He Fan said that the patrolling people that day were also detained here, let's go over there, listen to what they have to say, and see if there are any thieves inside."
Wang Shun and others were silent. According to the standard, shouldn't this be the case?No matter listening to Lin Jinwen's tone, it seems that it is a way to interrogate these people.For a while, everyone didn't know whether Lin Jinwen could clear He Fan's name if he were to investigate the case.
Lin Jinwen went to the cell where the guards were.Compared with He Fan, those guards were even more miserable.Lin Jinwen was startled when he saw it, and his expression changed.
He Fan lived in a single room, and no one was tortured.Several of these guards stayed in the same room, as if they were comparing who was more seriously injured.Lin Jinwen frowned at the bloody smell that filled the room.
Everyone thought he was afraid, but only Lin Jinwen knew that he didn't like seeing blood.Since he came here, he always saw bloody scenes at every turn, and he was really a little uncomfortable.
Lin Jinwen didn't ask questions this time, he stood aside and let Wang Shun and others ask questions on the grounds that he didn't want to see these scenes.
Wang Shun hurriedly lay at the door and asked them if they had seen any suspicious people that day.
Those people have been tortured a bit for the past two days, talking intermittently, as if they couldn't breathe.Those people said the same thing, and there was nothing suspicious at all.
Lin Jinwen flipped through the confessions provided by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. These people were all held in solitary confinement and interrogated separately at the beginning.Later, after being interrogated and sent to prison, they were interrogated alone, and they were detained together when they found nothing suspicious. After all, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice has limited space.
From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with the group of guards, Lin Jinwen thought, could it be that there is something wrong with the group of eunuchs and maids?The most important thing is that no matter who has a problem, how can this person be sure that the tiger has been running towards Zhou Rong?
"It's a matter of life, if you think about it carefully, nothing else will happen?" Liu Fu said anxiously: "You are thinking carefully, have you missed anything?"
One of the guards had his eyes swollen from beating, he half-closed his eyes and said weakly: "That's the emperor's animal room, and he usually goes out according to the routine, what could happen, but it turned out that something really happened , was met by us again." Speaking of this, the man didn't know whether it was pain or thinking of his own tragic fate in the future, and he burst into tears.
The atmosphere in the cell was very miserable for a moment, Wang Shun, Liu Fu and others looked very unhappy.
Looking at the people in the prison, Lin Jinwen suddenly asked, "Has the First Prince ever been to the animal room?" As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent.
Wang Shun and the others naturally knew about the fight between Lin Jinwen and the eldest prince after the accident in the animal house, and also knew that the emperor favored Zhou Rong recently, and now that Zhou Rong was destroyed, the eldest prince Zhou Rui was the one who benefited the most.
But there is no evidence for these, and those who have doubts can only think in their hearts and dare not speak out easily.Unexpectedly, Lin Jinwen asked directly, how much he didn't want to see the eldest prince in his heart.
The people in the cell also looked at each other, and they said: "I didn't see the Eldest Prince that day."
Lin Jinwen nodded, thinking that this was the case, and Zhou Rui was not stupid, how could he go by himself.Even if you really want to do this kind of thing, you have to borrow a knife to kill someone.
Lin Jinwen saw that he couldn't ask anything from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so he went back to the palace directly with his confession. Before leaving, he asked the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to tell Lin Songren about his departure.
Lin Jinwen returned to the palace and went straight to the execution department without stopping. Compared with the prison of the Ministry of punishment, the execution department is much more brutal here.The punishments in it are so that people can't live but can't die.
It is said that many people were locked up inside for ten days and half a month. When they came out, they would be crazy and stupid. It would be better to die directly before entering.
The execution department is gloomy, and the eunuchs and maids in charge inside are all older, more numb, and their faces are always solemn, which makes them look more scary.There are not a few people who die unjustly inside every year, and they are all used to it.
When Lin Jinwen came, he was directly mentioned the inner prisoner who fed the tiger at that time. According to the execution department, the inner prisoner was quite kind. pretending to be innocent.
The eunuch in charge of the Execution Department said deeply: "Usually there are two situations for such a person, one is really innocent, and the other is that he knows that if he speaks out, he will die, so it is better not to speak out."
Lin Jinwen snorted, innocently and curiously asked: "Then do you think this person is stubborn or guilty?"
"This slave doesn't know." The eunuch in charge said quietly: "If Deputy Commander Lin thinks he is blunt, then he is blunt. If Deputy Commander Lin thinks he is guilty, then he is guilty."
Lin Jinwen was not happy, he said: "What you said, if I am as powerful as you say, why should I still interrogate him, just bring him to the emperor to deal with business. Seeing that you are so sure, why bother?" In such a situation, I thought you had a plan in mind, but in the end it was all for nothing, and there was nothing."
The supervisor in charge: "..." His face was already solemn, but now it was even more gloomy.He thought to himself, have you ever asked such a question? Can I say whether he is stubborn or guilty?Even if I know, dare I say it?
These people have seen too many secrets and dealt with too many people.But none of them will say that they can only pretend not to know some things even if they know them, and keep the secrets in their stomachs forever.
There are not a few people who go out from here, no one will make trouble for them, and there are even more people who die here, few people care about those people.Sometimes they at most see who is more cared about by the master, and if there is hope of going out in the future, the execution department will be lighter.Others, will not do more.
After Lin Jinwen sat down, the supervisor in charge quickly brought out the supervisor who fed the tiger.The eunuch is not young anymore, since the tiger was sent by Rong Xin, he has been feeding and serving the tiger.Now that the tiger is dead, he is about to die too. He has been punished a lot, and the clothes on his body smell strongly of blood.
He couldn't stand up at all, he lay on the ground and looked at Lin Jinwen, his eyes were full of ridicule and hatred.
The supervisor in charge frowned, this man has been staying in the Execution Division, and he has never seen such emotion in his eyes.It seems that this man has something to hide.
Lin Jinwen shrank his neck when he saw him, and said, "What kind of expression do you have, just say what you have to say."
The eunuch grinned and said, "What does Master Lin want to know?" The eunuch's body was already weak, and he spit out blood after saying a word.
"I just want to know, what happened to that tiger?" Lin Jinwen didn't try to be polite with him, and asked directly.
The inner eunuch looked around, and he said weakly and nostalgicly: "I'm about to die, I want to eat a bowl of Zhenbao rice. I'll tell you how everything is after I finish eating?"
"What is Jumbo Rice?" Lin Jinwen wondered, "The name sounds so strange, how do you get it?"
"Presumptuous, to want to enjoy the imperial meal, it is a crime worthy of death." The eunuch in charge said angrily, then he looked at Lin Jinwen and said, "Deputy Commander Lin, since this man is desperate, then this old slave will go down and reward him , I will be able to get what I want from his mouth.”
Only then did Lin Jinwen suddenly realize: "Zhenbao Rice turned out to be Imperial Food, no wonder the names are so nice. But I can't make up my mind on this matter. If you want to say it, then say it, and if you don't want to say it, then forget it. Since you know something, I will send you to the emperor right now."
The eunuch laughed, and tears came out of the laughter.
The supervisor in charge frowned and said in distaste: "Deputy Commander Lin, I'm afraid he won't be able to stand in front of the emperor now..."
"If I don't beat him, he won't even be able to stand in front of the emperor, so he will be able to survive your execution?" Lin Jinwen looked at the supervisor in charge and wondered, "If you want to beat him to death, who am I going to settle the score with?" ?”
The supervisor in charge couldn't refute Lin Jinwen for a moment, he opened his mouth and fell silent again.
At this time, the inner warden on the ground looked at Lin Jinwen and said intermittently: "You are so pitiful. Since you want to know so much, then I will tell you. The fourth prince went to the veterinary room that day and took a medicine bag to ask for it. In the end, he was afraid and threw the medicine bag away. But I thought that since he likes medicine so much, then I will fulfill him, so I picked up the medicine and gave it to Master Hu. If you don’t believe me, You go ask the fourth prince if there is such a thing."
After saying that, the eunuch bit his tongue and committed suicide.
When Lin Jinwen said the words "Fourth Prince", his heart was overwhelmed by the words "Fourth Prince".Lin Jinwen realized right away that either someone wanted to use his hands to kill someone, or there were other tricks hidden in it.
Now he just feels that the whole person is not good. The person who caused this incident should know him very well, although he only knows him on the surface.The eunuch's words were full of loopholes, but with the arrogance and selfishness he displayed now, he would definitely question the fourth prince.
But now the fourth prince is the biggest victim, his arms are gone, and he is also disabled.Even if he didn't ask the fourth prince, he still had to take this matter back to the emperor.
He has to tell the emperor that I have found out that Zhou Rong's arm was destroyed by himself. Isn't that tantamount to courting death or courting guilt?
On the surface, the emperor treats him well, but in fact he values his princes the most, as can be seen from the emperor's attitude towards Zhou Rui.
Lin Jinwen now sincerely feels that the person who designed all of this behind the scenes is really powerful enough, and his mind is also sinister enough.
The reason why that person dared to do this must be because he knew the emperor quite well.He was sure that the emperor would send him to investigate these things, so he prepared a eunuch to wait for him.
Suddenly came a double-edged sword, hurt Zhou Rong, and wanted to kill him too.Even if he couldn't kill him, it would make the emperor feel bad about him, and he could even use this incident to test him.Such a person hides behind the crowd, making it difficult for people to see their faces clearly. Compared with people like Zhou Rui, they are really not easy to deal with.
The most important thing is that the internal supervisor's words are too exaggerated and have too many loopholes.Whatever Zhou Rong wanted to do, he didn't need to do it himself.And what did he do to kill the tiger? Can the tiger obey his words and run towards the goal?
It's just that the relationship here shouldn't be something that Lin Jinwen can think of. After all, Lin Jinwen is a brainless person.
Lin Jinwen was thinking about this in his heart, and at the same time asked the supervisor in charge of the execution department to record the harmful words, and he said: "It's all recorded, I'll show it to the emperor in a while."
He had an intuition that this matter would never end, and there must be other tricks waiting for him later.
Lin Jinwen looked at the dead inner eunuch, and thought of the sarcasm and hatred in his eyes, so he pretended to ask casually: "What's his name? Have you found out how he got into the animal room?" The hatred is true, there must be a story in it.He couldn't figure it out, this person lived for so long, hated him for so long, just because of today's death?The most important thing is that the eunuch also called him pitiful, which is really weird.
"His name is Fuqi. If Deputy Commander Lin wants to know his identity, he must go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check." The supervisor said softly.The blessing's words just now were too scary, and he didn't dare to get involved in the right and wrong.
Lin Jinwen nodded after hearing what the supervisor said, then turned around and left with Wang Shun and others.The Ministry of Internal Affairs is not a place he can check casually, and he has to report this matter to the emperor before he can take any action.
Now he has some ideas about the person behind the scenes, but he is not very sure, and some places need to be carefully considered.It's just that no matter who this person is, he is an extremely dangerous existence.
Lin Jinwen took Wang Shun and others back to Qianqing Palace with the confession of the dead eunuch.
When going to meet the emperor, Wang Shun mainly asked to meet the emperor together.Wang Shun's words sounded very pleasant, saying that the eunuch's death was too strange, and he wanted to testify for Lin Jinwen.
Lin Jinwen thought Wang Shun was quite interesting, so he agreed.
The emperor had been waiting for Lin Jinwen, and when he heard that Lin Jinwen finally came back after tossing around for a long time, he hurriedly let him in.
After Lin Jinwen entered the Qianqing Palace, he began to talk to the emperor about what he had gained today. Since he entered the Ministry of Punishment, he began to talk in detail bit by bit.
Wang Shun listened with his head down, feeling that although Lin Jinwen exaggerated a lot the hardships in the Ministry of Punishment, he was still very honest on the whole.Of course, there were more or less small emotions and complaints about He Fan in it, but Lin Jinwen didn't dare to talk too much in front of the emperor. These small emotions and complaints should not affect the emperor's judgment on He Fan's personality.
The emperor has been unhappy these days. He doesn't have many sons, only one adult, and Zhou Rong is something he wants to cultivate recently.As a result, this kind of thing happened again now, and he was only happy if he was happy.
What Lin Jinwen said was similar to what Lin Songren handed over in the brochure, but Lin Jinwen had a rich expression, and it was quite pleasing to his ears.But when Lin Jinwen talked about the eunuch in the Execution Department, the emperor's expression was not so good.
When Lin Jinwen finished the eunuch's words almost, the emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.He slammed the table down suddenly, Lin Jinwen shrank his shoulders in fright, stared at the emperor with his mouth pursed, and dared not say a word.
"It's really unreasonable to harm my son in such a state, and dare to pour dirty water on him when he is dying, it is extremely abominable." The emperor said through gritted teeth.
Judging by the emperor's appearance, even if the eunuch died, his body would probably be extracted.Lin Jinwen really didn't understand what the eunuch was thinking, no matter how much hatred he had in his heart, wouldn't it be better to be alive than to be dead?
After the emperor finished talking about the eunuch's treatment, he pointed to Wang Jinan and said, "Go to the House of Internal Affairs immediately to find out where he is from." Wang Jinan took the order and hurried away.
Lin Jinwen blinked, he felt that Wang Jin'an must not be able to find out anything.Since the eunuch said this with a deadly attitude, he must have dealt with his identity, and he would not be easily investigated.If something is really found out, it can only be that the people behind the scenes are too insidious and want him to be buried with the nine clans.
Wang Jin'an went there for a quarter of an hour, and when he came back, he got the eunuch's identity information.The eunuch's original name was Liu Zhong, and he was the descendant of the guilty minister.His grandfather was a historian back then, and when the emperor came to the throne, he wrote that the emperor's throne was not right.The emperor asked to rewrite it, but his grandfather was unwilling to write, and the whole family was wiped out as a result.
Liu Zhong was still young at that time, so he was not killed because he didn't understand, and was sent to the palace as a young eunuch.
Liu Zhong entered the Gong room in the palace, and was very wronged at first. He was the most inferior eunuch and was bullied by everyone.The emperor still remembered him at the beginning. After all, he had wiped out the nine clans by himself. Later, the emperor made many things happen. After a long time, he no longer remembered such a number one person.
As for how Liu Zhong got into the animal house later, it simply said that Concubine Xian transferred him there.Back then when Concubine Xian was in favor, it was not a big deal to transfer a eunuch into the animal house, Concubine Xian could naturally make the decision directly.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already changed a few chief managers. Fortunately, there is such a long-term fortune. Otherwise, it would take a long time to investigate Liu Zhong's matter, and in the end there might be no proof.
The emperor stared at the word "Concubine Xian", and then ruthlessly threw the thing on the ground.
Lin Jinwen blinked, blinked again, shrank his neck and dared not speak.
"Xianfei, what a virtuous concubine." The emperor snorted coldly and said, "How long has this been arranged? I'm afraid it's not to deal with Zhou Rong, but to deal with me. The eldest prince was born by this wicked woman." The teaching is broken, it's abominable."
"Wang Jin'an, convey my order to immediately put Concubine Xian under house arrest in the palace. From now on, Concubine Qi, Concubine Shu and Concubine Liu will preside over matters in the palace." As soon as the emperor said this, Lin Jinwen knew that Concubine Xian was finished.
Now the emperor has no evidence to put Concubine Xian under house arrest with only a piece of information. When he really has evidence, he is afraid that he will directly kill her.
Concubine Xian was placed under house arrest, which was quite a sensation in the harem. No one knew how Concubine Xian angered the emperor.When Wang Jin'an handed down the imperial decree, An Zhaoyi was in the palace of the concubine Xian. When he heard the news, he was stunned.
Wang Jin'an was quite polite to An Zhaoyi, and respectfully asked her to leave with the fifth prince.
After all, Concubine Xian is someone who has gone through a lot of troubles. She was surprised for a moment, and said to An Zhaoyi steadily: "I don't know what offended the emperor, sister, don't worry, go back. Even if the emperor wants to punish the crime, he will Let me be clear. The eldest prince is recuperating these days, so don't let him know about these things."
Concubine Xian had two meanings when she said this. One, she did not know how to offend the emperor, but the emperor should not have anything against her, so she told An Zhaoyi not to worry. In short, if the emperor wants to punish her, there must be a conclusive evidence. The evidence will also allow her to confront her.
At the same time, she deliberately mentioned the eldest prince, hinting at An Zhaoyi, asking her to contact Zhou Rui to inquire about the emperor's news and find out what happened.
An Zhaoyi nodded and took Zhou Kang away in a hurry.Wang Jin'an just pretended not to see these things. After all, the emperor didn't directly put Concubine Xian into the cold palace, so he still had some concerns.
When Zhou Rui got the news, he immediately went to the palace to seek an audience.
The emperor didn't want to see him at first, but Zhou Rui knelt at the gate of the hall and couldn't get up, so the emperor finally saw him.
When Zhou Rui saw the emperor, he knelt down in fear and said: "Father, I don't know why my mother made my father angry. I hope my father will forgive me. My son is willing to take mother and concubine through it."
If Concubine Xian really did this, it was also for Zhou Rui.The emperor was very annoyed when he saw Zhou Rui now, he snorted and said casually: "You are outside the palace, are you well informed?"
Zhou Rui lowered his face and said: "Mother and concubine being imprisoned is a big deal for the son and minister. If you don't even know this point, then the minister is not filial, and I hope the emperor will see clearly."
The emperor looked at Zhou Rui, and suddenly said in a cold voice: "I asked Lin Jinwen to investigate the matter of the veterinary, and found out that Zhou Rong intentionally put medicine in the veterinary, what do you think?"
"What?" Zhou Rui was stunned, and his face was full of surprise: "Fourth brother is putting medicine in the animal room?" What he didn't say later was, is he stupid.But these words were not spoken, but the words were written all over his face.
Seeing that Zhou Rui's expression was not so fake, the emperor felt a little better, at least Zhou Rui didn't know what the concubine Xian had done.
At this time, Zhou Rui also realized the meaning of the emperor's words. He straightened his body and looked at the emperor incredulously, saying: "Father suspects that this matter has something to do with mother and concubine?"
"Are you questioning me?" The emperor, who had just extinguished the anger in his heart, arose again because of Zhou Rui's words, and he said angrily.
Zhou Rui was still a little afraid of the emperor's anger, and his body softened and he bent down: "I don't dare, father, my son has not been safe recently, and the mother and concubine have been restraining the people in the palace to prevent them from causing any trouble." The matter has brought trouble to the son and minister. If the father has doubts about the mother and concubine, then please investigate, and hope that the father will find out and return the mother and concubine to innocence."
When Zhou Rui said the previous words, he was still a little cautious, and the expression behind the words was already swearing.
Judging by his appearance, he completely believed that Concubine Xian was innocent.
The emperor looked at Zhou Rui, Zhou Rui also had some fear in his eyes, but he still looked at him stubbornly with his lips pursed.The emperor closed his eyes and said: "I will investigate this matter, you should step back first."
Zhou Rui wanted to say something else, but the emperor said loudly: "Enough, step back."
Zhou Rui left reluctantly, before leaving, he gave Lin Jinwen a vicious look.He could hear that the emperor was talking about Lin Jinwen investigating the case, and Zhou Rui couldn't help but believe that it was Lin Jinwen who said something in front of the emperor.
Lin Jinwen was stared at innocently by Zhou Rui. He felt that he was really unlucky. He obviously didn't make trouble, and he had to take the blame.
After Zhou Rui left, the Hall of Qianqing fell into silence again.The emperor felt his head start to hurt, and after a long time he said, "Jin Wen, what do you think about this matter?"
Lin Jinwen said honestly: "Your Majesty, I don't even know about the lowly position." There are too many people involved, the relationship is too complicated, and the time is too long, so he really doesn't know.
"I thought you would insist that the eldest prince did it." The emperor didn't expect that he would wait for Lin Jinwen's words, and asked involuntarily.
Lin Jinwen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the humble official really doesn't like the Eldest Prince very much, and even fought with him two days ago, but the humble official also has principles in doing things, and the Eldest Prince cannot be wronged like this."
"I didn't see that you still have such integrity." The emperor raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, Lin Jinwen nodded and took this as a compliment.
"What about the fourth prince?" The emperor asked after thinking for a while.
"Fourth Prince?" Lin Jinwen was stunned for a moment, and after serious thought, he said, "Your Majesty, I'm not an idiot with a lowly position. What kind of blessing did you say in a mess? It's nonsense when you hear it. What are you feeding tiger medicine? That tiger chases people." Run, is it because he took the medicine? I don’t believe what he said. The fourth prince is still lying on the bed, which is pitiful enough
Lin Jinwen felt that this group of people really had nothing to do, and he was not blind. So many people looked at him and thought he couldn't feel it.
In fact, Lin Jinwen also knew that there were so many people in the Imperial Forest Army, and few of them believed in him as the deputy commander.Many people thought that he, the deputy commander, came from a wrong path, but because of the emperor's favor and Lin Jinwen's mouth, no one dared to offend him face to face.Not daring to offend is one thing, but what to think in your heart is another.
The reason why the emperor favors him does not prevent these people from hating him.
Especially Lin Jinwen's performance after Xiao Rugui and He Fan had an accident, it really made people feel like he was taking advantage of the fire.After the return of Xiao Rugui and He Fan in the Yulin Army, there was still a faint rumor that the deputy commander should have fallen on He Fan's head, but was cut off by Lin Jinwen.
Lin Jinwen had heard this rumor a little bit, but it was quickly suppressed by Xiao Rugui forcefully.At that time, Xiao Rugui used Lin Jinwen's status around the emperor and his lack of sense in doing things as an excuse, and severely scolded those who discussed these rumors and He Fan.Xiao Ru returned and asked He Fan to restrain the people around him, because when the news got out, the emperor definitely did not blame Lin Jinwen, so He Fan might not be the same.
If Lin Jinwen sued the emperor because of this matter, then He Fan would be really unlucky.
After hearing Xiao Rugui's words, He Fan hurriedly helped to suppress the rumors, he didn't want to die for no reason.But after seeing Lin Jinwen, he felt even more annoyed.
Fortunately, Lin Jinwen didn't care at all, he lost his vest in front of Xiao Rugui, that was a bit helpless, and it was Xiao Rugui's sharp eyes.He didn't want Xiao Rugui to be framed like that, and his death was unknown, and he also wanted to use Xiao Rugui.After all, Xiao Rugui is in charge of Yulin, and it can really play a big role at certain times.
Now that Xiao Rugui and He Fan are recuperating at home and the other has been sent to prison by the emperor, Lin Jinwen has become the one who can call the shots in this palace.Everyone didn't say anything, but they were entangled in their hearts, wondering if Lin Jinwen would take the opportunity to kill He Fan and then take Xiao Rugui's place.
Lin Jinwen could tell what these people were thinking at a glance.But he didn't say much, but returned to his residence with his head held high.
Back at his residence, Lin Jinwen thought about his current situation. Offending people is unavoidable, but how to offend is very particular.He pondered for a while in his mind, and finally got up to visit the detainees in the prison first.No matter what, he had to figure out why the tiger went berserk first.
Thinking of this, Lin Jinwen stood up and opened the door. There were a few people standing not far from his door. Those people were muttering something, probably because they didn't expect him to appear suddenly, and they were all taken aback.
Lin Jinwen didn't want to know what they were talking about, so he walked over and hooked his hands at them and said, "You guys follow me to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for questioning." Those people glanced at each other, and the one at the head looked calmer.He was also the first to react, and hurried forward and said: "Yes, deputy commander."
Lin Jinwen glanced at him and said, "What's your name? I haven't seen you before."
The man lowered his eyes and said: "The humble name is Wang Shun, and he has been on night duty recently, so he doesn't meet the deputy commander very often."
Lin Jinwen said in a loud voice: "I mean, that's right. There are so many people in the Imperial Forest Army, and I can't know everyone. Wang Shun, right? Your name sounds auspicious, and our questioning this time will definitely go well. Good. From now on, you can do things by my side."
Wang Shun paused, and finally said, yes.The few people behind Wang Shun were not so patient. They looked at Wang Shun with hesitation.If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, they might have jumped up and asked Wang Shun what he wanted to do.
There is no way, the imperial forest army is also divided into factions, Xiao Rugui will not talk about it, although he is called the commander, he is actually the leader of the president.Under the leadership of the president, there were originally left and right leaders, but the emperor did not appoint them.Everyone got used to calling Xiao Rugui the commander. They had assumed that He Fan would be one of the left and right commanders, but there were no left and right commanders, and Lin Jinwen was the deputy commander.
Now this unpopular deputy commander still wants to win them over, isn't he deliberately confronting He Fan?
Wang Shun also knew what the brothers around him were thinking, but he could only smile wryly in his heart, he couldn't refuse Lin Jinwen face to face.What's more, now he feels that clearing up He Fan's grievances is the most important thing.
At the beginning, the palace maids in the veterinary house were all imprisoned in the Execution Department, while He Fan and the imperial guards were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
When Lin Jinwen went to the Criminal Department, Lin Songren was busy in the Criminal Department.
Lin Songren was stunned when he saw Lin Jinwen coming with the token bestowed by the emperor, and Lin Jinwen went up and called his father as usual.Lin Songren's face changed and he said: "Shut up, you are not at home at this time, you can't be so frivolous. If Deputy Commander Lin comes to the Criminal Department to arrest someone, just go according to the rules. You and I are father and son, I should avoid suspicion, there will be others You are entertained."
Wang Shun and the others felt that what Lin Songren said was reasonable, but Lin Jinwen curled his lips and said in a low voice, "You are just avoiding suspicion, you are also my father." When people looked at Lin Jinwen, their expressions were a little inexplicable.
They patrolled the palace back and forth, and they heard a lot about Lin Jinwen being the emperor's illegitimate son.What I didn't expect was that the father-son relationship between Lin Jinwen and Lin Songren was so deep, and they didn't seem to care about those rumors at all, which was a bit surprising.
After Lin Songren replaced other criminal officials, he avoided him. Seeing him leave, Lin Jinwen didn't have the polite look on his face when he first came. He ordered him: "I came here to interrogate He Fan and others by the order of the emperor, hurry up and take him away." Let's go over and bring me the interrogation records of He Fan and the others. Be quick, and delay the emperor's errand, so blame me for being rude to you."
The official of the Ministry of Punishment turned pale, endured and endured, and finally endured, took them over without saying a word, and then left without saying a word.Judging by his official appearance, if this Lin Jinwen hadn't been related to Lin Songren, he would have cursed at him on the spot.
He Fan was held in solitary confinement. His face was a bit haggard, and he looked like he hadn't slept for several days and nights, but there were no other signs of torture on his body.
He Fan was surprised when he saw Lin Jinwen, and then his face turned ugly, as if he was about to die.
Seeing his expression, Lin Jinwen joked, "Guard He, how is this place? I'm getting used to it."
The people behind Wang Shun were a little angry when they heard this, and they wanted to say something, but were stopped by Wang Shun.He Fan ignored Lin Jinwen, he looked at Wang Shun and said, "How is Commander Xiao?"
"I was beaten because of you, and I'm still raising it at home." Lin Jinwen didn't let Wang Shun open his mouth, he spread his hands and said, "Anyway, you are in my hands now, and you can't count on Commander Xiao to come. .”
He Fan felt a little uncomfortable, and this discomfort was not directed at Lin Jinwen, but at Xiao Rugui.He said sadly, "I'm the one who hurt the commander."
Next to Wang Shun was a man named Liu Fu, who had been with He Fan for a long time. At this time, he couldn't bear it any longer, and he whispered comforting words: "Master He, don't worry, the commander will return to the palace soon."
As soon as Lin Jinwen heard Liu Fu speak, he immediately glanced at him with a half-smile.Liu Fu shrank his neck and silently retreated behind Wang Shun.
Lin Jinwen looked at He Fan and said, "Guard He, since you know that Commander Xiao has been implicated, you should quickly tell what you know, the emperor is still waiting for the result. If you don't speak, you are wasting each other's time .”
He Fan was a little angry at Lin Jinwen, he said in a deep voice, "I've already said what I should say in the past few days, what does Deputy Commander Lin want me to say?"
Lin Jinwen was not angry, he said lightly: "You said it before, but you didn't say it to me, you just say it again. I always compare what I said to you, to see if you are lying or not."
He Fan's face was extremely ugly. Wang Shun looked at Lin Jinwen and then at He Fan and said, "My lord, the emperor ordered the deputy commander to inspect the animal house today. If you have any grievances in your heart, just speak up. People with humble ranks can also imagine the deputy commander." Same, wash away the grievances on the adults as soon as possible."
Lin Jinwen squinted at Wang Shun and said, "You not only have a nice name, but you also have a nice way of speaking."
Wang Shun hurriedly said: "Vice Commander Xie for his praise, what the humble official said is the truth."
Lin Jinwen nodded and looked at He Fan again.
Maybe He Fan knew that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, maybe he listened to Wang Shun's advice, he took a few deep breaths and said, "I didn't find anything wrong when I was patrolling the animal room, the animal room is the emperor's last place. I like it and it’s a place I often come to. I have been carefully checking after I went there, and there is no omission..."
According to what He Fan said, the tigers in the animal house were served by the eunuchs and maids in person, and the guards were on patrol.He Fan is also a careful person. The night before, he went to look around the animal house, especially the door, and found no problems at all.Before the emperor came up the next day, although he didn't inspect it himself, there were other people who went to inspect it. Of course, those guards were also imprisoned.
After He Fan finished speaking, Lin Jinwen said: "I will check what you said, don't try to lie to me."
He Fan was so angry that he closed his eyes and didn't want to see him, and didn't want to say another word.
After questioning He Fan, Lin Jinwen took Wang Shun and others out of He Fan's cell.At this time, officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice sent someone to bring over the interrogation records, and Lin Jinwen looked at them.
From others' point of view, Lin Jinwen just flipped through He Fan's, only he knew that he read it carefully.What He Fan said just now is very different from what the Ministry of Criminal Justice recorded.
When Lin Jinwen closed the things, Wang Shun hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Vice Commander, should we record what Mr. He said, so that it will be convenient to report to the emperor." According to the procedure, the interrogation needs to be recorded, but Lin Jinwen did nothing.It's really unreasonable to just stand there and listen to He Fan's words.
Lin Jinwen said indifferently: "No need, it's too time-consuming. I will tell the emperor what he said. Besides, isn't there a record in the Ministry of Criminal Justice? If he really hides something, he will tell it to me instead of to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. ? Is my face that big?"
"Since this is the case, isn't it the same as a white investigation now?" Liu Fu was deeply influenced by He Fan, and always felt that Lin Jinwen was not a good person, so he couldn't help but said at this time.
Lin Jinwen glared at him and said, "So what if it's a white investigation, this is the emperor's order, do you dare not to investigate?" Of course Liu Fu didn't dare, he had run out of courage by contradicting Lin Jinwen twice.
Liu Fu fell silent, and Wang Shun and the others didn't know what to say, so they could only look at Lin Jinwen helplessly.
Lin Jinwen rubbed his chin and said, "Since He Fan said that the patrolling people that day were also detained here, let's go over there, listen to what they have to say, and see if there are any thieves inside."
Wang Shun and others were silent. According to the standard, shouldn't this be the case?No matter listening to Lin Jinwen's tone, it seems that it is a way to interrogate these people.For a while, everyone didn't know whether Lin Jinwen could clear He Fan's name if he were to investigate the case.
Lin Jinwen went to the cell where the guards were.Compared with He Fan, those guards were even more miserable.Lin Jinwen was startled when he saw it, and his expression changed.
He Fan lived in a single room, and no one was tortured.Several of these guards stayed in the same room, as if they were comparing who was more seriously injured.Lin Jinwen frowned at the bloody smell that filled the room.
Everyone thought he was afraid, but only Lin Jinwen knew that he didn't like seeing blood.Since he came here, he always saw bloody scenes at every turn, and he was really a little uncomfortable.
Lin Jinwen didn't ask questions this time, he stood aside and let Wang Shun and others ask questions on the grounds that he didn't want to see these scenes.
Wang Shun hurriedly lay at the door and asked them if they had seen any suspicious people that day.
Those people have been tortured a bit for the past two days, talking intermittently, as if they couldn't breathe.Those people said the same thing, and there was nothing suspicious at all.
Lin Jinwen flipped through the confessions provided by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. These people were all held in solitary confinement and interrogated separately at the beginning.Later, after being interrogated and sent to prison, they were interrogated alone, and they were detained together when they found nothing suspicious. After all, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice has limited space.
From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with the group of guards, Lin Jinwen thought, could it be that there is something wrong with the group of eunuchs and maids?The most important thing is that no matter who has a problem, how can this person be sure that the tiger has been running towards Zhou Rong?
"It's a matter of life, if you think about it carefully, nothing else will happen?" Liu Fu said anxiously: "You are thinking carefully, have you missed anything?"
One of the guards had his eyes swollen from beating, he half-closed his eyes and said weakly: "That's the emperor's animal room, and he usually goes out according to the routine, what could happen, but it turned out that something really happened , was met by us again." Speaking of this, the man didn't know whether it was pain or thinking of his own tragic fate in the future, and he burst into tears.
The atmosphere in the cell was very miserable for a moment, Wang Shun, Liu Fu and others looked very unhappy.
Looking at the people in the prison, Lin Jinwen suddenly asked, "Has the First Prince ever been to the animal room?" As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent.
Wang Shun and the others naturally knew about the fight between Lin Jinwen and the eldest prince after the accident in the animal house, and also knew that the emperor favored Zhou Rong recently, and now that Zhou Rong was destroyed, the eldest prince Zhou Rui was the one who benefited the most.
But there is no evidence for these, and those who have doubts can only think in their hearts and dare not speak out easily.Unexpectedly, Lin Jinwen asked directly, how much he didn't want to see the eldest prince in his heart.
The people in the cell also looked at each other, and they said: "I didn't see the Eldest Prince that day."
Lin Jinwen nodded, thinking that this was the case, and Zhou Rui was not stupid, how could he go by himself.Even if you really want to do this kind of thing, you have to borrow a knife to kill someone.
Lin Jinwen saw that he couldn't ask anything from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so he went back to the palace directly with his confession. Before leaving, he asked the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to tell Lin Songren about his departure.
Lin Jinwen returned to the palace and went straight to the execution department without stopping. Compared with the prison of the Ministry of punishment, the execution department is much more brutal here.The punishments in it are so that people can't live but can't die.
It is said that many people were locked up inside for ten days and half a month. When they came out, they would be crazy and stupid. It would be better to die directly before entering.
The execution department is gloomy, and the eunuchs and maids in charge inside are all older, more numb, and their faces are always solemn, which makes them look more scary.There are not a few people who die unjustly inside every year, and they are all used to it.
When Lin Jinwen came, he was directly mentioned the inner prisoner who fed the tiger at that time. According to the execution department, the inner prisoner was quite kind. pretending to be innocent.
The eunuch in charge of the Execution Department said deeply: "Usually there are two situations for such a person, one is really innocent, and the other is that he knows that if he speaks out, he will die, so it is better not to speak out."
Lin Jinwen snorted, innocently and curiously asked: "Then do you think this person is stubborn or guilty?"
"This slave doesn't know." The eunuch in charge said quietly: "If Deputy Commander Lin thinks he is blunt, then he is blunt. If Deputy Commander Lin thinks he is guilty, then he is guilty."
Lin Jinwen was not happy, he said: "What you said, if I am as powerful as you say, why should I still interrogate him, just bring him to the emperor to deal with business. Seeing that you are so sure, why bother?" In such a situation, I thought you had a plan in mind, but in the end it was all for nothing, and there was nothing."
The supervisor in charge: "..." His face was already solemn, but now it was even more gloomy.He thought to himself, have you ever asked such a question? Can I say whether he is stubborn or guilty?Even if I know, dare I say it?
These people have seen too many secrets and dealt with too many people.But none of them will say that they can only pretend not to know some things even if they know them, and keep the secrets in their stomachs forever.
There are not a few people who go out from here, no one will make trouble for them, and there are even more people who die here, few people care about those people.Sometimes they at most see who is more cared about by the master, and if there is hope of going out in the future, the execution department will be lighter.Others, will not do more.
After Lin Jinwen sat down, the supervisor in charge quickly brought out the supervisor who fed the tiger.The eunuch is not young anymore, since the tiger was sent by Rong Xin, he has been feeding and serving the tiger.Now that the tiger is dead, he is about to die too. He has been punished a lot, and the clothes on his body smell strongly of blood.
He couldn't stand up at all, he lay on the ground and looked at Lin Jinwen, his eyes were full of ridicule and hatred.
The supervisor in charge frowned, this man has been staying in the Execution Division, and he has never seen such emotion in his eyes.It seems that this man has something to hide.
Lin Jinwen shrank his neck when he saw him, and said, "What kind of expression do you have, just say what you have to say."
The eunuch grinned and said, "What does Master Lin want to know?" The eunuch's body was already weak, and he spit out blood after saying a word.
"I just want to know, what happened to that tiger?" Lin Jinwen didn't try to be polite with him, and asked directly.
The inner eunuch looked around, and he said weakly and nostalgicly: "I'm about to die, I want to eat a bowl of Zhenbao rice. I'll tell you how everything is after I finish eating?"
"What is Jumbo Rice?" Lin Jinwen wondered, "The name sounds so strange, how do you get it?"
"Presumptuous, to want to enjoy the imperial meal, it is a crime worthy of death." The eunuch in charge said angrily, then he looked at Lin Jinwen and said, "Deputy Commander Lin, since this man is desperate, then this old slave will go down and reward him , I will be able to get what I want from his mouth.”
Only then did Lin Jinwen suddenly realize: "Zhenbao Rice turned out to be Imperial Food, no wonder the names are so nice. But I can't make up my mind on this matter. If you want to say it, then say it, and if you don't want to say it, then forget it. Since you know something, I will send you to the emperor right now."
The eunuch laughed, and tears came out of the laughter.
The supervisor in charge frowned and said in distaste: "Deputy Commander Lin, I'm afraid he won't be able to stand in front of the emperor now..."
"If I don't beat him, he won't even be able to stand in front of the emperor, so he will be able to survive your execution?" Lin Jinwen looked at the supervisor in charge and wondered, "If you want to beat him to death, who am I going to settle the score with?" ?”
The supervisor in charge couldn't refute Lin Jinwen for a moment, he opened his mouth and fell silent again.
At this time, the inner warden on the ground looked at Lin Jinwen and said intermittently: "You are so pitiful. Since you want to know so much, then I will tell you. The fourth prince went to the veterinary room that day and took a medicine bag to ask for it. In the end, he was afraid and threw the medicine bag away. But I thought that since he likes medicine so much, then I will fulfill him, so I picked up the medicine and gave it to Master Hu. If you don’t believe me, You go ask the fourth prince if there is such a thing."
After saying that, the eunuch bit his tongue and committed suicide.
When Lin Jinwen said the words "Fourth Prince", his heart was overwhelmed by the words "Fourth Prince".Lin Jinwen realized right away that either someone wanted to use his hands to kill someone, or there were other tricks hidden in it.
Now he just feels that the whole person is not good. The person who caused this incident should know him very well, although he only knows him on the surface.The eunuch's words were full of loopholes, but with the arrogance and selfishness he displayed now, he would definitely question the fourth prince.
But now the fourth prince is the biggest victim, his arms are gone, and he is also disabled.Even if he didn't ask the fourth prince, he still had to take this matter back to the emperor.
He has to tell the emperor that I have found out that Zhou Rong's arm was destroyed by himself. Isn't that tantamount to courting death or courting guilt?
On the surface, the emperor treats him well, but in fact he values his princes the most, as can be seen from the emperor's attitude towards Zhou Rui.
Lin Jinwen now sincerely feels that the person who designed all of this behind the scenes is really powerful enough, and his mind is also sinister enough.
The reason why that person dared to do this must be because he knew the emperor quite well.He was sure that the emperor would send him to investigate these things, so he prepared a eunuch to wait for him.
Suddenly came a double-edged sword, hurt Zhou Rong, and wanted to kill him too.Even if he couldn't kill him, it would make the emperor feel bad about him, and he could even use this incident to test him.Such a person hides behind the crowd, making it difficult for people to see their faces clearly. Compared with people like Zhou Rui, they are really not easy to deal with.
The most important thing is that the internal supervisor's words are too exaggerated and have too many loopholes.Whatever Zhou Rong wanted to do, he didn't need to do it himself.And what did he do to kill the tiger? Can the tiger obey his words and run towards the goal?
It's just that the relationship here shouldn't be something that Lin Jinwen can think of. After all, Lin Jinwen is a brainless person.
Lin Jinwen was thinking about this in his heart, and at the same time asked the supervisor in charge of the execution department to record the harmful words, and he said: "It's all recorded, I'll show it to the emperor in a while."
He had an intuition that this matter would never end, and there must be other tricks waiting for him later.
Lin Jinwen looked at the dead inner eunuch, and thought of the sarcasm and hatred in his eyes, so he pretended to ask casually: "What's his name? Have you found out how he got into the animal room?" The hatred is true, there must be a story in it.He couldn't figure it out, this person lived for so long, hated him for so long, just because of today's death?The most important thing is that the eunuch also called him pitiful, which is really weird.
"His name is Fuqi. If Deputy Commander Lin wants to know his identity, he must go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check." The supervisor said softly.The blessing's words just now were too scary, and he didn't dare to get involved in the right and wrong.
Lin Jinwen nodded after hearing what the supervisor said, then turned around and left with Wang Shun and others.The Ministry of Internal Affairs is not a place he can check casually, and he has to report this matter to the emperor before he can take any action.
Now he has some ideas about the person behind the scenes, but he is not very sure, and some places need to be carefully considered.It's just that no matter who this person is, he is an extremely dangerous existence.
Lin Jinwen took Wang Shun and others back to Qianqing Palace with the confession of the dead eunuch.
When going to meet the emperor, Wang Shun mainly asked to meet the emperor together.Wang Shun's words sounded very pleasant, saying that the eunuch's death was too strange, and he wanted to testify for Lin Jinwen.
Lin Jinwen thought Wang Shun was quite interesting, so he agreed.
The emperor had been waiting for Lin Jinwen, and when he heard that Lin Jinwen finally came back after tossing around for a long time, he hurriedly let him in.
After Lin Jinwen entered the Qianqing Palace, he began to talk to the emperor about what he had gained today. Since he entered the Ministry of Punishment, he began to talk in detail bit by bit.
Wang Shun listened with his head down, feeling that although Lin Jinwen exaggerated a lot the hardships in the Ministry of Punishment, he was still very honest on the whole.Of course, there were more or less small emotions and complaints about He Fan in it, but Lin Jinwen didn't dare to talk too much in front of the emperor. These small emotions and complaints should not affect the emperor's judgment on He Fan's personality.
The emperor has been unhappy these days. He doesn't have many sons, only one adult, and Zhou Rong is something he wants to cultivate recently.As a result, this kind of thing happened again now, and he was only happy if he was happy.
What Lin Jinwen said was similar to what Lin Songren handed over in the brochure, but Lin Jinwen had a rich expression, and it was quite pleasing to his ears.But when Lin Jinwen talked about the eunuch in the Execution Department, the emperor's expression was not so good.
When Lin Jinwen finished the eunuch's words almost, the emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.He slammed the table down suddenly, Lin Jinwen shrank his shoulders in fright, stared at the emperor with his mouth pursed, and dared not say a word.
"It's really unreasonable to harm my son in such a state, and dare to pour dirty water on him when he is dying, it is extremely abominable." The emperor said through gritted teeth.
Judging by the emperor's appearance, even if the eunuch died, his body would probably be extracted.Lin Jinwen really didn't understand what the eunuch was thinking, no matter how much hatred he had in his heart, wouldn't it be better to be alive than to be dead?
After the emperor finished talking about the eunuch's treatment, he pointed to Wang Jinan and said, "Go to the House of Internal Affairs immediately to find out where he is from." Wang Jinan took the order and hurried away.
Lin Jinwen blinked, he felt that Wang Jin'an must not be able to find out anything.Since the eunuch said this with a deadly attitude, he must have dealt with his identity, and he would not be easily investigated.If something is really found out, it can only be that the people behind the scenes are too insidious and want him to be buried with the nine clans.
Wang Jin'an went there for a quarter of an hour, and when he came back, he got the eunuch's identity information.The eunuch's original name was Liu Zhong, and he was the descendant of the guilty minister.His grandfather was a historian back then, and when the emperor came to the throne, he wrote that the emperor's throne was not right.The emperor asked to rewrite it, but his grandfather was unwilling to write, and the whole family was wiped out as a result.
Liu Zhong was still young at that time, so he was not killed because he didn't understand, and was sent to the palace as a young eunuch.
Liu Zhong entered the Gong room in the palace, and was very wronged at first. He was the most inferior eunuch and was bullied by everyone.The emperor still remembered him at the beginning. After all, he had wiped out the nine clans by himself. Later, the emperor made many things happen. After a long time, he no longer remembered such a number one person.
As for how Liu Zhong got into the animal house later, it simply said that Concubine Xian transferred him there.Back then when Concubine Xian was in favor, it was not a big deal to transfer a eunuch into the animal house, Concubine Xian could naturally make the decision directly.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already changed a few chief managers. Fortunately, there is such a long-term fortune. Otherwise, it would take a long time to investigate Liu Zhong's matter, and in the end there might be no proof.
The emperor stared at the word "Concubine Xian", and then ruthlessly threw the thing on the ground.
Lin Jinwen blinked, blinked again, shrank his neck and dared not speak.
"Xianfei, what a virtuous concubine." The emperor snorted coldly and said, "How long has this been arranged? I'm afraid it's not to deal with Zhou Rong, but to deal with me. The eldest prince was born by this wicked woman." The teaching is broken, it's abominable."
"Wang Jin'an, convey my order to immediately put Concubine Xian under house arrest in the palace. From now on, Concubine Qi, Concubine Shu and Concubine Liu will preside over matters in the palace." As soon as the emperor said this, Lin Jinwen knew that Concubine Xian was finished.
Now the emperor has no evidence to put Concubine Xian under house arrest with only a piece of information. When he really has evidence, he is afraid that he will directly kill her.
Concubine Xian was placed under house arrest, which was quite a sensation in the harem. No one knew how Concubine Xian angered the emperor.When Wang Jin'an handed down the imperial decree, An Zhaoyi was in the palace of the concubine Xian. When he heard the news, he was stunned.
Wang Jin'an was quite polite to An Zhaoyi, and respectfully asked her to leave with the fifth prince.
After all, Concubine Xian is someone who has gone through a lot of troubles. She was surprised for a moment, and said to An Zhaoyi steadily: "I don't know what offended the emperor, sister, don't worry, go back. Even if the emperor wants to punish the crime, he will Let me be clear. The eldest prince is recuperating these days, so don't let him know about these things."
Concubine Xian had two meanings when she said this. One, she did not know how to offend the emperor, but the emperor should not have anything against her, so she told An Zhaoyi not to worry. In short, if the emperor wants to punish her, there must be a conclusive evidence. The evidence will also allow her to confront her.
At the same time, she deliberately mentioned the eldest prince, hinting at An Zhaoyi, asking her to contact Zhou Rui to inquire about the emperor's news and find out what happened.
An Zhaoyi nodded and took Zhou Kang away in a hurry.Wang Jin'an just pretended not to see these things. After all, the emperor didn't directly put Concubine Xian into the cold palace, so he still had some concerns.
When Zhou Rui got the news, he immediately went to the palace to seek an audience.
The emperor didn't want to see him at first, but Zhou Rui knelt at the gate of the hall and couldn't get up, so the emperor finally saw him.
When Zhou Rui saw the emperor, he knelt down in fear and said: "Father, I don't know why my mother made my father angry. I hope my father will forgive me. My son is willing to take mother and concubine through it."
If Concubine Xian really did this, it was also for Zhou Rui.The emperor was very annoyed when he saw Zhou Rui now, he snorted and said casually: "You are outside the palace, are you well informed?"
Zhou Rui lowered his face and said: "Mother and concubine being imprisoned is a big deal for the son and minister. If you don't even know this point, then the minister is not filial, and I hope the emperor will see clearly."
The emperor looked at Zhou Rui, and suddenly said in a cold voice: "I asked Lin Jinwen to investigate the matter of the veterinary, and found out that Zhou Rong intentionally put medicine in the veterinary, what do you think?"
"What?" Zhou Rui was stunned, and his face was full of surprise: "Fourth brother is putting medicine in the animal room?" What he didn't say later was, is he stupid.But these words were not spoken, but the words were written all over his face.
Seeing that Zhou Rui's expression was not so fake, the emperor felt a little better, at least Zhou Rui didn't know what the concubine Xian had done.
At this time, Zhou Rui also realized the meaning of the emperor's words. He straightened his body and looked at the emperor incredulously, saying: "Father suspects that this matter has something to do with mother and concubine?"
"Are you questioning me?" The emperor, who had just extinguished the anger in his heart, arose again because of Zhou Rui's words, and he said angrily.
Zhou Rui was still a little afraid of the emperor's anger, and his body softened and he bent down: "I don't dare, father, my son has not been safe recently, and the mother and concubine have been restraining the people in the palace to prevent them from causing any trouble." The matter has brought trouble to the son and minister. If the father has doubts about the mother and concubine, then please investigate, and hope that the father will find out and return the mother and concubine to innocence."
When Zhou Rui said the previous words, he was still a little cautious, and the expression behind the words was already swearing.
Judging by his appearance, he completely believed that Concubine Xian was innocent.
The emperor looked at Zhou Rui, Zhou Rui also had some fear in his eyes, but he still looked at him stubbornly with his lips pursed.The emperor closed his eyes and said: "I will investigate this matter, you should step back first."
Zhou Rui wanted to say something else, but the emperor said loudly: "Enough, step back."
Zhou Rui left reluctantly, before leaving, he gave Lin Jinwen a vicious look.He could hear that the emperor was talking about Lin Jinwen investigating the case, and Zhou Rui couldn't help but believe that it was Lin Jinwen who said something in front of the emperor.
Lin Jinwen was stared at innocently by Zhou Rui. He felt that he was really unlucky. He obviously didn't make trouble, and he had to take the blame.
After Zhou Rui left, the Hall of Qianqing fell into silence again.The emperor felt his head start to hurt, and after a long time he said, "Jin Wen, what do you think about this matter?"
Lin Jinwen said honestly: "Your Majesty, I don't even know about the lowly position." There are too many people involved, the relationship is too complicated, and the time is too long, so he really doesn't know.
"I thought you would insist that the eldest prince did it." The emperor didn't expect that he would wait for Lin Jinwen's words, and asked involuntarily.
Lin Jinwen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the humble official really doesn't like the Eldest Prince very much, and even fought with him two days ago, but the humble official also has principles in doing things, and the Eldest Prince cannot be wronged like this."
"I didn't see that you still have such integrity." The emperor raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, Lin Jinwen nodded and took this as a compliment.
"What about the fourth prince?" The emperor asked after thinking for a while.
"Fourth Prince?" Lin Jinwen was stunned for a moment, and after serious thought, he said, "Your Majesty, I'm not an idiot with a lowly position. What kind of blessing did you say in a mess? It's nonsense when you hear it. What are you feeding tiger medicine? That tiger chases people." Run, is it because he took the medicine? I don’t believe what he said. The fourth prince is still lying on the bed, which is pitiful enough
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