Ming Dynasty Detective 1546

Chapter 98: Imperial College Shows Off Its Power (Part )
"Are you sure the Harrier Squad is empty?"

Guo Xun frowned and asked a series of questions: "There's blood on the ground? Fighting in the underworld? Isn't this company quite powerful? How could it be destroyed so easily?"

A trusted steward stood before him and whispered, "Perhaps he wasn't destroyed, but rather escaped the capital. Han Yaozi acted ostentatiously and made many enemies. I'm afraid he was plotted against and had to leave the capital!"

"That's enough! I don't care whether these people live or die. Anyway, they can't get anything done."

Guo Xun waved his hand and said coldly, "Have you paid the deposit?"

The trusted steward hurriedly said, "Why would we need to pay a deposit when doing business in the Marquis of Wuding's mansion?"

"Ok!"

Guo Xun was very satisfied with this answer, and suddenly asked, "Could it be that you were greedy for money? Did you drive away these gangsters?"

"Don't dare! Don't dare!"

The trusted steward knelt down with a thud and kowtowed profusely, "I absolutely dare not do that! If I conceal even a single word from you, Lord, I will be struck by lightning!"

"I'm sorry you don't dare to..."

Guo Xun snorted, "Then let's change people. The capital is so big, and after spending three thousand taels of silver, don't you think there won't be a group of capable people who will volunteer to do the job?"

The trusted manager looked embarrassed. It was true that money could make the world go round, but an organization as large as the Harrier Squad in the market could not be built overnight. Now that it suddenly disappeared, it would take some time to fill the gap, not to mention finding a replacement to do the job immediately.

But this marquis was never reasonable, and he didn't dare to say this out loud. After he left, he quickly found the maid in the inner house and passed the message in.

Half an hour later, he stood before the Marquis' wife, Madam Zhao, and with a humble look, he reported the matter of the Harrier Squad, then bowed down. "My Lord Marquis is pressing me so hard, I'm worried I've messed up. I hope Madam will give me some advice!"

"The Harrier Squad suddenly disappeared?"

As Zhao listened, her expression changed. Compared to Guo Xun's irritability, she was filled with worry: "I disagreed with the search for the Yaozi Band from the beginning, but it's a pity that the Marquis didn't listen. Now that something has happened, is it a coincidence, or is it directed at the Marquis?"

"If it's just a coincidence, it's fine. It's not necessarily a bad thing to spread some excitement in the market, and it will help to gain the trust of Your Majesty..."

'But if not, that would be disaster!'

Zhao stood up and turned around, her eyes firmed in determination. "For the safety of the Marquis's mansion, I can do nothing, even if it means angering the Marquis. Sujuan, quickly go and invite the Marquis to the inner chamber for a chat! You, too, may leave!"

The personal maid went to the front yard, and the steward also left convinced.

No matter what the wife of the marquis had in mind, with her in charge, the Marquis Wuding's mansion was indeed in perfect order, and the servants were all convinced of her.

However, this time, the Marquis' wife was of no use, because the maid hurried back and reported a piece of news: "Madam, the Marquis just went to the Imperial College..."

Zhao's expression suddenly changed: "Why go to the Imperial College?"

The maidservant said, "The Third Young Master Gui left the Gui Mansion and moved directly into the Imperial College. The Marquis was furious and rushed over as soon as he heard the news!"

"not good!"

The uneasiness between Zhao's eyebrows completely transformed into fear: "This is definitely not a coincidence, my lord, this is bad!"

……

"Huh! The Deputy Prime Minister is truly remarkable. He lets his son out like this before the limelight has even died down?"

This time, Guo Xun did not bring hundreds of private soldiers, but only a team of personal guards.

After all, it was okay to show extreme anger when hearing about the death of his brother-in-law for the first time, but being angry again the second time would seem too deliberate.

However, Guo Xun was still quite annoyed about Gui Zai's appearance.

Yes, Gui Zai was wronged. This kid probably still doesn’t understand why Zhao Chen suddenly wanted to commit suicide. But the incident has already happened and it has caused such a big uproar. If it were him, he would have to let his son hide in the mansion to avoid the limelight for the time being.

As a result, only a few days had passed, and Gui Zai, who had not yet been cleared of suspicion of murder, dared to come out so brazenly?

Guo Xun must react, otherwise it would be inconsistent and it would seem that he is completely afraid of Gui E!

"drive!"

All the while, I was thinking about how to explode in rage with righteous indignation, when I saw a large group of people standing outside the Jixian Gate of the Imperial College in the distance.

On one side were several young scholars, including Gui Zai and the boy who had been slapped in the face by him last time. There was also a handsome young man whom he had never seen before, who should be the barbarian Hai Yue from Qiongshan who he learned about later.

On the other side were a group of doctors and teaching assistants led by the chief academic officer Xu Gao, with anxious faces, as if they were urging them to leave quickly.

Guo Xun smiled coldly and rode forward: "What are you all arguing about? Talk to me!"

Hearing the familiar sound of horse hooves approaching, the expressions of everyone in the Imperial College changed, especially the chief academic officer Xu Gao, whose face was filled with bitterness. He stepped forward tremblingly and saluted, "Lord Guo!"

"Xu Jijiu~"

The last time Guo Xun spoke with Shuntian Prefecture Governor Huo Tao, he at least dismounted and looked him in the eye. This time, he simply replied from his horse, clasping his fists in a condescending manner. Even if he had greeted him, his cold gaze immediately fell on Gui Zai: "Gui Sanlang, my brother-in-law's death has not yet passed, and his wronged spirit has not yet dissipated. Are you here to kowtow and repent to him?"

Last time, Gui Zai was in the presence of his father, and he was still a little afraid when facing Guo Xun, and his tone was inevitably trembling. But at this moment, when he once again met the fierce gaze of this evil man, his eyes were filled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Guo! I was just about to ask, how did Zhao Qilang die!"

"You are obviously the murderer, yet you come to question me?"

Guo Xun snorted, "Stop spouting that nonsense. It was just you and Qilang in the room at the time. Whatever Qilang said before he died, you can make it up as you please. I don't believe a single word of it!"

"You don't believe it! What about the evidence?"

Gui Zai's chest heaved, and he felt so grievance that he couldn't express it, so he simply took out a piece of blood-written paper from his bosom and held it high.

Guo Xun sneered: "What is this?"

Gui Zai said word by word, "The testimony of the book boy Jinyan!"

"Ok?"

Guo Xun was stunned.

Zhao Chen did have a servant named Jinyan, who was with him when he died that day. Under normal circumstances, if the master died tragically, such a servant would never have a good end, but this time the plan was different from the past. The servant Jinyan had not been dealt with yet and was probably imprisoned in the backyard of the marquis's mansion.

In addition to this person, there is also a group of maids and servants who are still alive. They will be disposed of quietly after the dust settles.

But how did Jinyan's testimony end up in Guizai's hands?
Gui Zai took out the blood letter and began to recite the key part: "The young master has been in constant pain since he learned the truth. He asked someone to find the elders of the clan and discovered that the household registration card had been tampered with. He then found the birth chart and discovered that his actual birth time did not match the family tradition!"

"Madam is not the young master's sister, but the young master's biological mother. The Marquis discovered this secret and threatened the young master with Madam's life!"

"The young man was in great pain. In order to protect his mother, he had to agree to the Marquis and ended up in a dead end..." Guo Xun finally heard the expected "slander".

But the way was totally unexpected.

How could it be the testimony of the book boy Jinyan?
How come it's in front of the Imperial College?

"what!"

"Zhao Qilang is not a brother-in-law, but the Marquis's biological son?"

"what!"

There was originally a group of students standing a little further away, but when they heard the noise, they all gathered around.

Even the chief priest Xu Gao, who had been bowing and scraping before, had a wonderful expression.

Everyone looked at Guo Xun, who was sitting upright on horseback, as if he were an old turtle.

Your wife gave birth to a big son, and you are raising him under her wing. This is simply ridiculous. How can you be so proud of it?

'No! No!'

'Something's wrong!'

Guo Xun didn't care about these foolish looks, because he could turn the tables. The more these rumors slandered him now, the more His Majesty would trust him...

That's how it should be.

But at this moment, Guo Xun's gaze turned to the place not far away. Sitting upright on a tall horse, he just happened to see a person quietly appearing.

When the other party saw the gaze of Marquis Wu Ding, he did not try to dodge but saluted instead.

"Lu Bing?"

"Jinyiwei? The testimony of the servant Jinyan was made by Jinyiwei? How could they openly support Gui E?"

'Could it be that……'

Guo Xun suddenly felt a great fear.

He didn't have to guess, as a personal guard suddenly came hurriedly, stood beside the horse, and tiptoed to report.

"What! The nanny is missing?"

Guo Xun's face changed color.

Regarding Zhao Chen's life experience, the family tree, household name card, and birth chart are the arranged physical evidence, and the local government clerks, the midwife, the female teacher and female classmates of Lan Guishu are the arranged human witnesses.

The evidence is both human and physical, enough to prove that Zhao Chen is not a descendant of the Zhao family. This is a complete conspiracy against Marquis Wu Ding and the new nobles of the Great Ceremony...

But just now, the midwife who was right under the nose of the Marquis' Mansion suddenly disappeared.

Guo Xun looked at Lu Bing suddenly and saw him nod calmly.

Yes, it was the Embroidered Uniform Guards who destroyed the evidence that the Marquis' Mansion had painstakingly collected, and even went against their own will and confirmed a fabricated rumor through the accusation of the servant Jinyan.

Zhao Chen really became the illegitimate son of Marquis Lady Zhao at the age of fourteen. She raised her son as her younger brother. Then the scandal was revealed and he was forced to death by Guo Xun!

Don't you like to defile yourself?

Although Your Majesty cannot punish directly, you can make the fake become real and shoot yourself in the foot!
"Why would the Jinyiwei do this? Why would they dare to do this?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has discovered it!"

boom!
Guo Xun's mind suddenly exploded, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse. Fortunately, his personal guards were quick to catch him.

But let's not talk about the fact that Guo Xun only brought a team of personal soldiers this time, and they didn't have the same majestic momentum as last time. Even though the number of people was the same, seeing the Marquis avoiding his gaze, cold sweat oozing from his forehead, and no longer as domineering as before, the personal soldiers knew that something was wrong.

Likewise, everyone in the Imperial College discovered that as the "truth" was revealed, the once arrogant and powerful officials began to show signs of weakness.

Gui Zai opened his mouth, unable to control himself, and just shook the blood letter desperately to indicate the truth.

Seeing this, Hai Yue stepped forward and spoke for everyone behind her, questioning them all they had been wanting to say but hadn't dared. "Your Excellency, in an effort to cover up the secrets of your own family, led to Zhao Qilang's unjust death, and even attempted to pin the blame on an innocent person. Your actions are appalling! Now, standing before the sages of the Imperial Academy, facing the teachings of our ancestors, do you lack the slightest remorse or shame?"

Yan Shifan was still somewhat afraid of this ferocious and terrifying old man. Seeing Hai Yue take the lead in speaking, he dared to echo: "Marquis Wuding, the murderer of Zhao Qilang is you!"

"Murderer!! Murderer!! Murderer!!"

Hundreds of students gathered around, dressed in clean blue robes and with sharp eyes.

The voice, filled with awe-inspiring righteousness, seemed to pierce through his hypocritical skin.

"How dare you! How dare you... be so presumptuous towards me..."

Guo Xun was furious, and his eyes kept looking towards Lu Bing in the distance, and even towards the Forbidden City, but his voice became lower and lower, and his momentum was completely gone.

"drive!"

Finally, he could no longer hold on, so he pulled the reins and turned away.

The guards had strange expressions on their faces and followed dejectedly, their chaotic footsteps revealing a sense of panic.

There was complete silence in front of Jixian Gate. The bell behind him rang slowly, echoing in all directions, as if tolling for this victory of justice.

Haiyue remained silent.

Gui Zai's eyes were red.

Yan Shifan was overwhelmed with emotion.

Everyone watched Guo Xun's hasty escape, and a thought emerged in their minds -

Find out the truth and stand up for the innocent!

Identify the real culprit and let the victim rest in peace!

This is the real glory of the Imperial College!
(End of this chapter)