MTL - Dali Temple Small Dining Room-Chapter 423 Fried glutinous rice **** (5)
Although what Wen Mingtang said was possible, Lin Fei knew that if she was not 80% sure, she would never have said this to him.
A former emperor's concubine, the current concubine, became pregnant one year after the late emperor died. At the same time, she once intended to poison Wen Mingtang, and now the confidant of the concubine Jing is also suspected of being pregnant... Lin Fei squinted slightly Squinting, if you just want to pull Concubine Jing down, it's actually not difficult.
After compose himself, Lin Fei nodded towards Wen Mingtang, seeing the guards from that side looking over, the two of them didn't continue talking.
At this moment, the official of the Ministry of Punishment named Zhang Rang walked out of the hall together with Bai Zhu. After leaving the hall, the two walked straight over.
When he was about to walk in front of Lin Fei, Zhang Rang raised his hand and saluted him, calling out, "Lin Shaoqing."
Although he was about the same age as the dead Zhao Mengzhuo, Zhang Rang's official career was obviously not going smoothly, not to mention being compared with Zhao Mengzhuo, even compared with Lin Fei, he was also two steps lower.
Lin Fei raised his hand and saluted him: "Master Zhang."
Because I was not familiar with it, after the polite greetings, I started to talk about the business.
Zhang Rangdao: "This case... The Lin family should make plans early."
Although these words were euphemistic, they were not too euphemistic. Not only Lin Fei, but even Wen Mingtang who was on the side also understood the meaning of Zhang Rang's words: Duke Yasukuni was extremely suspicious.
"When he entered and exited the palace, the Duke had already recognized him. In addition, before the incident, he had a dispute with Mr. Chang. Today, His Majesty only summoned Mr. Chang, but Mr. Chang specially brought Mr. Chang... What the Duke said was that Lord Chang did something wrong, so I brought Lord Chang along to ask His Majesty to forgive me." Zhang Rang said.
As for what he did wrong... Zhang Rang looked at Lin Fei: "The Duke said it for the sake of Mr. Zhao, and he wanted Mr. Chang to reveal the truth in front of His Majesty."
It is an indisputable fact that Zhao Mengzhuo fell in front of the Star Tower, and Lord Jingguo naturally knew that no matter how stupid he was, if he fell from the Star Tower, the people present with him were Chang Shi and others. Shi et al. asked why in detail.
Lin Fei heard this and asked Zhang Rang: "What is the truth that my grandfather wants Mr. Chang to reveal? Mr. Zhao's death... What is the truth? Is it a murder or an accident?"
Zhang Rang glanced at him and said, "The Lord said that he didn't know the specific reason, but Mr. Zhao's death may have been indirectly caused by Mr. Chang and the others, so he simply brought Mr. Chang into the palace and wanted Mr. Chang My lord is telling the truth in front of His Majesty." At this point, Zhang Rang couldn't help but say, "Lin Shaoqing, pardon Zhang's blunt statement, this statement is really far-fetched. But although it is far-fetched, each case belongs to another case, and the case of Mr. Zhao's falling from the building will not be mentioned for the time being. In the case of Mr. Chang's death alone, Mr. Guo and Mr. Chang had a rift. Today, Mr. Chang has to explain the reason. The relationship between the two is bound to be bad, and Mr. Chang also has some criticisms against Mr. Guo. If the two argue over this, or even fight, it is not out of the question."
Naturally, there is nothing wrong with this statement, Lin Fei nodded and said: "What Mr. Zhang said is indeed reasonable."
Seeing Lin Fei nodding, Zhang Rang said again: "So, the Duke has a motive, or Mr. Chang wants to kill the Duke, it is possible that the Duke will do it for self-protection."
Lin Fei nodded again, and waited for Zhang Rang to continue. Although he was an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he was also from Dali Temple after all. Zhang Rang's investigative ability was naturally good.
"Furthermore," Zhang Rang paused and looked at Lin Fei, "I heard that how many adults have left the city for two days? As far as Zhang knows, those adults had talked with the mansion before they left the city. Invited out of the city to do business. Those adults are not other people, they are the ones who behaved suspiciously in the case of Mr. Zhao's falling from the building. Yesterday, it was heard that Mr. Chang, who had not gone out of the city with these adults, went here on purpose The Duke was found in the Duke's mansion. I don't know the content of the conversation, but it should not be pleasant. When he came out, Mr. Chang kicked the stone lion in front of the Duke's mansion. There are many witnesses to this matter. Does Lin Shaoqing know this?"
He is clear. Lin Fei nodded, looked at Zhang Rang and said, "Master Zhang is right."
When word of grandfather's news came from the palace, they immediately entered the palace without delay. Before Zhang Rang entered the palace, the passer-in-law should have already revealed some inside information to him, so Zhang Rang made a special trip to the residence of Tong Changshi and others near the Duke's residence, otherwise, he would not have prepared so well.
Lin Fei looked at Zhang Rang's serious expression and his gray hair. He was the same age as Zhao Mengzhuo, but Zhao Mengzhuo's temples were not mottled until his death. If your official career is not going well, you can't display your talents, so you will be depressed. For Zhang Rang, now...is a great opportunity to prove his talents.
Lin Fei sighed in his heart: The grandfather's case will be difficult for Zhang Rang this time.
Seeing Lin Fei nodding his head, Zhang Rang said again: "Now Lord Chang is dead again, and Lord Chang and others are seriously suspected in the case of Lord Zhao. Forgive Zhang for speaking bluntly, the Duke...is not only suspected in the death of Lord Chang In Mr. Zhao's case, although the Duke himself is not suspected of direct action, it may not be impossible for him to be an insider...or, even the mastermind behind it."
As soon as he said this, Bai Zhu on the side immediately interrupted him: "My lord, the officials don't quite agree with this statement. The Duke of the State is suspected of seriousness in this case, but how could Zhao be implicated?" Your Excellency has a case?" He said, although his official rank, age and experience are not as good as Zhang Rang, but facing Zhang Rang at this time, Bai Zhu did not back down, "Excuse me, Mr. Zhang is a little too eager Convicted for the Duke of the country? Those who investigate the case, we must abide by the way of justice, Master Zhang's words just now are suspected of random suspicion!"
Regarding this, Zhang Rang only raised his eyelids, and said lightly: "If Zhang is suspected of believing that the Duke is guilty, wouldn't Bai Sicheng also be suspected of believing that the Duke is innocent? He reprimanded Zhang for not abiding by the way of justice. , Bai Sicheng himself has complied with it?"
Bai Zhudao: "Investigators must not falsely frame good people. Once convicted, it is a matter of human life. The matter is of great importance. If the evidence of the crime is not convincing, then they can't act recklessly. How can Bai not abide by justice?"
Zhang Rang glanced at Lin Fei who was on the side, and raised his eyebrows suddenly: "The person involved in this case is the grandfather of Lin Fei, Shangfeng. If not, he would not avoid suspicion. All the officials of your Dali Temple are under him. The subordinates are loyal when they do things, so how strange is it to subconsciously excuse him when handling a case?"
Although Bai Zhu is not as talkative as Liu Yuan, he has more confidence in refuting the other party than Liu Yuan. After all, he has no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and he doesn't care much about the salary. Therefore, at this time, facing Zhang Rang, who is higher in rank than him, he immediately sneered and said: "You accuse me of waiting for the Duke of the country to be excused, and I am not a good official, but I want to say that Mr. Zhang is so eager to convict the Duke of the country. , don't you mean to use the Duke as a stepping stone in your official career?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Rang's face suddenly changed. He glanced at Lin Fei, who was silent at the side, and flicked his sleeves abruptly. The initial politeness and alienation disappeared, and he turned to a sneer: "Stepping stone? If he really did something evil, How about using it as a footstep?"
The words were not polite, Lin Fei's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Zhang Rang who sneered in front of him and said that he wanted to use Duke Yasukuni as a stepping stone.
"Zhao Mengzhuo fell from the building under the watchful eyes of everyone," Zhang Rang said. "Chang Shi and others are very suspicious. The Duke has always been on good terms with them. Now the whereabouts of the rest of the people are unknown, and Chang Shi died. There is only one Guo Shi who is alive and here now." Lord, although your Dali Temple has not imprisoned those people, you can go to the city to see, see who does not say that Zhao Mengzhuo died at the hands of these people? It is the speculation that the Lord of the country killed people to protect himself Isn't it unreasonable? Does Zhang have no reason to suspect that the Duke is the mastermind of this case?"
Not to mention, Bai Zhu knows the inside story of Zhao Mengzhuo's fall from the building. Hearing what Zhang Rang said at this time, he immediately said: "The investigation is based on evidence, not the rumors of the people in the city. The truth about Mr. Zhao's death has not yet been determined. Mr. Zhang is too arbitrary!"
The sneer on Zhang Rang's face remained the same: "Arbitrariness?" He sneered, "How many people saw that Zhao Mengzhuo was pushed downstairs by Chang Shi and others under the eyes of everyone? What else can we investigate?" Speaking of which, Turning her head suddenly, she looked at Wen Mingtang, who was quiet as if she didn't exist: "Your surname is Wen? Is it Wen Xuance's daughter?"
Wen Mingtang, who was suddenly pointed out, looked at Zhang Rang who was looking at him. Out of the corner of his eye, he turned to Bai Zhutong and Lin Fei. Just as he was about to nod, Zhang Rang said, "I'm asking you, what do you think they are doing? Is it this one?" Did the kindness of taking you in in Dali Temple in 2010 make you forget your father's hatred? Don't tell me you are Wen Xuance's daughter? It depends on the faces of the two of them whether you admit it or not?"
As soon as the word "father's hatred" came out, Wen Mingtang knew it was wrong, and the last sentence directly put her on top of the fire, so he hurriedly said: "My lord misunderstood, the little girl is indeed Wen Xuance's daughter, but she never Seeing a few adults arguing like this, I feel a little panicked for a while!"
Hearing this, Zhang Rang's cold face softened a little, and he looked at her and reprimanded: "Since you are the daughter of Wen Xuance, why are you so petty, so you shrank away in a panic? No one Can't teach?"
Wen Mingtang also came back to his senses at this time, and replied calmly after hearing the words: "The little girl entered the Yeting at the age of eight." The implication is really no one to teach, is there anything strange about being petty?
Zhang Rang, who had been reprimanding others since he opened his mouth to make trouble, was choked by Wen Mingtang's words, paused, and then said: "If nothing happened to Wen Xuance, you were the daughter of the Wen family, how could you be like this now? Do you want to thank him for taking him in at Dali Temple?" As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Fei who was at the side, and said, "Back then, in the case of Wen Xuance, the words were the most violent, and the person who wanted to punish Wen Xuance severely was the Duke of Yasukuni, you forgot ?”
Wen Mingtang recalled the memory of the original owner, bowed his head and said: "I have been raised in the backyard all this time, and I don't know anything about what happened before. Even the night before my house was ransacked, I still told my mother that I wanted to eat bean paste balls."
Zhang Rang: "..."
Looking at Wen Mingtang who was raised in the backyard, he frowned and said, "Forget it, you just need to know that it was the Lord Yasukuni who took the lead in writing the letter back then!"
Wen Mingtang nodded, said "Understood", then looked at Zhang Rang, and clenched his fists: "My lord, my little girl can save me. My father's death is all due to Lord Yasukuni. If he didn't write a letter back then, he might have escaped." Once she dies, the hatred of killing the father and the family will be irreconcilable, the little girl will definitely..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Rang: "What nonsense are you talking about?" As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Zhutong and Lin Fei, who were close at hand, and the crowd who were not far away. The guards are with the palace.
Wen Xuance's case, under the circumstances at the time, Duke Yasukuni could not say that he could not write a letter, even pleading was useless, and he would die.
He intended to remind Wen Xuance's daughter, after all, she was also one of the witnesses of the routine case. Who would have thought that Wen Xuance would have given birth to such a stupid daughter, not to mention being petty, and then saying, "my father's death is all due to Lord Yasukuni." What did Sun say when he was there? There is no need to implicate him in the name of "instigating hatred" and invalidate the testimony of her witness, and then the case will become more difficult.
