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Chapter 507: Fairness
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It was already dark, and the lights in the Showa Hall were bright. The Emperor Taihe, who had been in a good mood and in good health recently, was shocked at this moment, and suddenly got off the dragon bed: "Are those eight assassins really the assassins raised by the Zuo family?"

Minister Dai had no expression on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "This assassination case was investigated by Minister Yang himself. Minister Yang stayed up for two sleepless nights and found out the identity of the assassin. He will report it to the emperor personally."

Minister Dai was old, so the specific affairs of the Ministry of Justice were handled by the two assistant ministers. Assistant Minister Tang was the left assistant minister, and he was originally superior to Assistant Minister Yang. However, in the past two years, Assistant Minister Yang had close contacts with the Nanyang Palace, and with the support of the Princess of Nanyang, he was able to share the same status with Assistant Minister Tang.

In this assassination case, Yang Shilang received the assassin's body from the princess, and then naturally became the person in charge of this case. After finding out the result, Dai Shangshu tried to suppress it, but Yang Shilang insisted on going to the palace to report to the emperor immediately: "Sir Shangshu, there is an important clue in this case, and it must be reported to the emperor immediately. Otherwise, it will be suspected of shielding the murderer."

"The Minister has always been honest and upright. I don't think he would make a mistake at a time like this."

If it was another case, it would be fine to delay and send a message to the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is the assassin who killed the princess! Emperor Taihe personally issued an oral order that it must be thoroughly investigated! How can we delay?
Minister Dai, who was nearly seventy years old, could not bear it any longer. He entered the palace while sending someone to deliver a letter to the Prime Minister's residence.

At this time, Prime Minister Wang must have received the news and was quickly thinking of a plan to save Zuo.

Minister Yang stepped forward, bowed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the faces of these eight assassins are all destroyed and their appearances cannot be identified. The night clothes they wear and the weapons they use are the most common in the army. Even the bows and arrows used for assassination are ordinary and have no markings or special features."

"I searched carefully, but I did not find any badges or other identification items on them."

Emperor Taihe frowned: "Then how can you conclude that they are the assassins raised by the Zuo family?"

Minister Yang's eyes flashed with pride and complacency. "Your Majesty, I ordered the coroner from the Ministry of Justice to examine their bodies carefully. They found poison the size of a grain of rice between their teeth. This poison is extremely toxic. If you bite it, you will die immediately."

"I have invited two famous doctors who are good at making and detoxifying poisons to the Ministry of Justice to identify it. This poison comes from the grasslands outside the Great Wall and is very precious. Ordinary people don't even know about it. Those who are able to get this poison must be very familiar with the area outside the Great Wall and have a high status and a very rich family."

"It costs a lot to keep an assassin of this skill who will die as soon as he shows up. Eight of them were sent to assassinate the princess this time. It shows that the person behind the scenes hates the princess deeply."

"All these factors combined are enough to conclude that the mastermind behind this is the Zuo family."

Emperor Taihe looked unhappy, and turned around and ordered, "Go and ask cousin Shaohua to come over."

Eunuch Ge responded with a "yes".

After an incense stick of time, Jiang Shaohua entered the dormitory.

Minister Yang repeated what he had just said. After listening to it, Jiang Shaohua said directly: "In other words, the evidence that Minister Yang found is the poison from outside the Great Wall. In addition, he is at odds with this princess and can afford to raise assassins. These three points add up to General Zuo?"

Minister Yang felt something was wrong in the voice and looked over in surprise.

Doesn’t the princess want to suppress Prime Minister Wang’s faction?

Although the evidence was a bit flimsy, it was enough to use it to incriminate the Zuo family. At least, it could delay the time for General Zuo to rise and fall, and buy more time for the princess. Why didn't the princess respond, and even wanted to plead for General Zuo?
Minister Dai and Minister Tang were also a little surprised and looked at Jiang Shaohua together.

Jiang Shaohua ignored the three of them and turned to Emperor Taihe and said, "Your Majesty, General Zuo is an important official of the imperial court. He has been stationed at the border for twenty years and has made great contributions to Daliang. The evidence found by Minister Yang is not enough to prove that it was General Zuo who did it."

"Perhaps, the mastermind behind the scenes wanted to throw this muddy water on the Zuo family, and then drag Prime Minister Wang into it. The court fell into chaos and fighting again!" Therefore, regardless of whether it was the Zuo family who did it, considering the overall situation of the court, it must not be the case!
Emperor Taihe understood Jiang Shaohua's implication and felt complicated: "In Shaohua's opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

"Keep investigating!" Jiang Shaohua said calmly, "There are more than one or two unresolved cases in the court. Wang Yi has not been released from prison, and Duke Anguo was impeached for selling official positions, but the investigation has not been carried out. This is just an assassination case, my sister was not injured, and the assassins were killed. Just investigate slowly."

In other words, for the sake of the stability of the court, Jiang Shaohua was unwilling to take advantage of the situation. He would rather endure it this time!
Minister Yang remained silent.

He suddenly realized that he had underestimated the princess's breadth of mind and courage.

He thought that the princess wanted to suppress the prime minister's party and seize power. But he didn't expect that what Jiang Shaohua really wanted to do was to stabilize the court and the people's hearts.

The princess was actually so impartial, she was thinking about the emperor wholeheartedly! She had no selfish thoughts!
Dai Shangshu was also shocked. He reacted quickly and immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness has a long-term vision and a vision that is beyond the reach of ordinary people. I admire you very much."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "I think Prime Minister Wang will come to the palace to see the emperor soon. When the time comes, Minister Dai will tell Prime Minister Wang what I said. Just say that I trust the Prime Minister and General Zuo."

Minister Dai bowed and responded.

Minister Tang was a step slow to react, and then he bowed in response.

As for Minister Yang, he also recovered from his shock and began his own performance, sighing with shame on his face: "It's all my fault that I was eager to make achievements. I found some useful clues and rushed to the palace to report. In fact, the evidence was not sufficient, and I almost wrongly accused the country's hero."

"I was wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Taihe's mood became increasingly complicated, and after a while he said, "Since there is insufficient evidence, continue the investigation. This assassination case will be handed over to Minister Yang."

Minister Yang responded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wang is here to see you!"

As expected, Prime Minister Wang could not hold back and went to the palace. General Zuo was Prime Minister Wang's real right-hand man, and he was about to be reinstated. He was an important chess piece that Prime Minister Wang extended to the army and could not afford to lose.

Jiang Shaohua understood and said softly, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

Emperor Taihe nodded.

After Jiang Shaohua left, Prime Minister Wang entered the emperor's bedroom.

Minister Dai was afraid that Prime Minister Wang might make some mistakes in his words because he did not understand the situation, so he said first: "Prime Minister Wang, you have come at the right time. There is new progress in this case."

Prime Minister Wang frowned and looked over.

Dai Shangshu quickly recounted the situation: "...the princess said that this matter was definitely not done by General Zuo, and she trusts the Prime Minister more."

Prime Minister Wang: "..."