Wanqingsi

Chapter 137 Clues
The case of Grand Tutor Murong Xingyun collaborating with the enemy and treason was actually not recorded in detail.The official file handed over to Yun Zheng by the emperor only records that the Taifu's collaborating with the enemy and treasonous documents were searched from the mansion, and the enemy's spies were captured, and he confessed everything.The first emperor condemned the crime swiftly and swiftly, beheading all families, and even concubine Murong in the palace bestowed a three-foot white dome.On the surface, it seems that there are physical evidence, there are witnesses, and Mr. Taifu also pleaded guilty, and there are evidences, it seems that there are no loopholes.

"Where do we start to investigate?" I looked at Yunzheng, "Evidence? Witness? Or person involved?"

Yun Zheng smiled, and said lightly: "Actually, those things are not important."

"Why?" I frowned, a little puzzled.

"If a person wants to commit a crime, he must first look at his motives. The records in this file are ridiculous. It is said that Murong Taifu was greedy for the huge amount of wealth sent by the Red Sun Kingdom. Given the prominence of the Murong family back then, they would do this for money. Did it affect the whole family? What is even more strange is that this case was only passed the first trial by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the late emperor personally convicted the case. It did not go through the picket of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple refuted it. According to the laws and regulations of our dynasty, the main responsibility of the Dali Temple is It specializes in reviewing criminal names all over the world. If there are discrepancies in crimes, they will be refuted according to the law; The Dali Temple commented that none of the divisions should be sent to prison. Major cases such as collusion with the enemy and treason should be tried jointly by the three judicial departments. After finishing speaking in one breath, he stopped, his eyes fell on the file, and after a while, he smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "Actually, what's the use of evidence for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason? If the emperor sets the tone himself, it's not evidence. evidence?"

I was horrified, and after careful recollection of Yun Zheng's words, the more I thought about it, the more frightened I became.Indeed, from the history I know, there are many courtiers convicted of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Give an unjust case, so that you can never turn over.There are also other special cases. The old emperor thought it was a talent and wanted to keep it for his son, but he was afraid that he was an old minister with old qualifications and would not obey him, so he kicked out the minister. The emperor is grateful to Dade, just like Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty was to Li Ji.The unjust cases created by the emperor are nothing more than these two attempts, but Murong Xingyun's case is definitely not the latter, otherwise he would not have killed everyone.

Could this be the truth behind the murder of the Murong family?If the emperor wants him to die, then Wei Jinlan is just an executor. Did Chu Shang himself think of this, and then go all out to subvert the world?When Murong's family was wiped out, did Wei Jinlan get blood on her hands to satisfy her own selfish desires, or was she hiding a bigger political conspiracy?Thinking about it carefully, I believe that Wei Xiang destroyed Chu Shang's family, but in fact, it was all said by Chu Shang unilaterally. If this matter came out of Wei Jinlan's mouth, wouldn't it be a different situation?
"Then the emperor asked you to investigate this case, did you set a tone?" I looked at Yun Zheng, "Does the emperor really want to help Taifu Murong reverse the case, or is he just pretending to deal with this secret case?"

"What do you think?" Yun Zheng looked at me approvingly, it seemed that I had grasped the crux of the problem.

"If the emperor really wants to overturn the case, then this case is easy to investigate. As you said, evidence can become evidence, and evidence can be not evidence at any time." I said slowly, "If the emperor doesn't have this intention, There is no need to investigate this case." I even suspected that the emperor deliberately made some difficult problems for me and Yun Zheng, teasing us.If the unjust case of Murong's family was created by the late Emperor, then what's the point of him investigating this case?Is it necessary to announce to the world that the late emperor did something wrong?If not, the emperor may have vaguely known something, or he knew that the person who helped the late emperor handle the case was now a high-ranking person who was not easy to control, and wanted to remove a thorn in his side through this incident.If we handle it well, it will be in line with the emperor's wishes, but if we don't handle it properly, it is very likely to cause trouble to the upper body and become another unjust case, and the emperor can weaken the power of the Yun family.No matter what, the emperor took advantage of it, and the more I thought about it, the colder my heart became.

"Teacher Murong used to be the emperor's teacher." Yun Zheng said with a straight face, "I heard that the relationship between the queen mother and Concubine Murong was also very good. Although the emperor's desire to reverse the case may not be the same, his attitude is still very clear. The emperor Order this case to be investigated secretly. There were many disciples of Taifu Murong back then, and now there are not a few people who hold high positions in the court. And those who insisted on executing Taifu Murong back then were the late emperor's survivors. If these people know that we are investigating this case, It will become an opposition party, causing disturbances with the old subordinates of Taifu Murong, and the court will definitely be in trouble. As the Yun family happens to have no relationship with both sides, and they have enough ability to investigate this matter, the emperor's consideration can be described as thorough. "

That's good, at least I won't suspect that he deliberately used this incident to make things difficult for the Yun family.I nodded and said: "Then let's give the emperor a satisfactory explanation, which line should we start with?"

"The witnesses of the year have been executed, so this line can be abandoned. You can go to Dali Temple to obtain evidence first, and see if there are any doubts." Yun Zheng pondered, "There are also several chief interrogators who tried the case back then. Check it out first."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's go right away." I stood up, Yunzheng held my hand, and said with a smile, "What are you in a hurry for? The emperor didn't urge us to solve the case right away. You forgot that you are still under arrest." Staring? Besides, there are some things that we don’t have to do in person.”

I suddenly realized, yes, what is the status of the Yun family? After so long, I still haven't gotten used to how to rationally control and utilize the existing resources, so I can't help feeling a little ashamed.

I have always known that in addition to the three major deacons, the Yun family also has a mysterious hidden deacon. In addition to the forces that cannot be concealed from others, such as mining, water transportation, and weaving, the Yun family also has an invisible force. The court officials of the Yun family, the intelligence network of the Yun family, and even the training of the iron guards, etc., are the lifeblood of the Yun family, which is what Yun Zheng called "the root of the big tree".This hidden deacon is in charge of relaxing the muscles and tendons of the "root".But that's all I know. As for who this hidden deacon is and how he operates, I don't know anything.

A few days later, we got a dossier and evidence of Murong Xingyun’s collusion with the enemy and betraying the country. It contained the seal letter written by the king of Qingning County of the Red Sun Kingdom to Murong Xingyun, and it was said that it was found from the spies of the enemy country. Murong Xingyun A small wooden box as a token to King Qingning.The box was locked, and it was affixed with the seal of the Dali Temple official office.Yun Zheng carefully peeled off the seal, pulled out the brass lock, and opened the box. There was a letter and a jade pendant inside.It has been a long time, the letter has turned yellow, and the paper has become brittle. Yun Zheng read the letter carefully, then picked up the jade pendant to look at it, and put the thing back into the box.

"Do you see anything wrong?" I asked quickly.Yun Zheng shook his head: "The seal of the letter is indeed the private seal of King Qingning. I have seen it in the official documents of the court. As for this jade pendant, since it was said to be a token for the enemy, it must be Taifu Murong's things can't be wrong. There is nothing wrong with the evidence on the surface."

After Yun Zheng finished speaking, he opened the file, which contained the information of the three chief judges who tried the case that year.The strange thing is that two of these three adults offended Longyan for some unknown reason during the trial of the case, and were demoted and exiled, and one was exiled to southern Xinjiang. He died of poisoning on the way, and the other was exiled to Dunan Island, which is a land of poverty. This lord died after staying in Dunan for seven years.As for the last remaining chief judge, he has been in the capital and has been an official in peace and stability, but he also passed away a year ago.

Witnesses, physical evidence, and clues to the person involved in the case are all cut off!I smiled wryly and said, "That's good, even the superficial evidence has no clues to check, what should we do?" The two exiled adults were probably taken away because they raised doubts during the trial and offended the emperor. Bar?

"The superficial evidence is not that important, and it doesn't matter if it is broken." Yun Zheng smiled, and continued to flip through the file, turning to the next few pages, with a slight hook on his lips, "Maybe the real clue is here."

"What?" I hurried over, and saw that it was written on the paper that Concubine Murong was bestowed to death by the late emperor because of her brother's collusion with the enemy. When she died, she was carrying the late emperor's dragon veins in her belly, and asked suspiciously, "Is this a clue?"

Yun Zheng pondered and said: "According to the practice of our court, concubines have committed capital crimes. If they are pregnant with dragon veins, they are usually sent to the cold palace. They will be dealt with after the child is born. In any case, the life of the emperor will not be harmed. And the dossier It says that Concubine Murong was only implicated by her brother, no matter how ignorant the emperor is, it is impossible for the emperor not to abandon his descendants. In addition, Concubine Murong died before Taifu Murong. Don't you think it's strange that the late Emperor hastily bestowed upon Concubine Murong, who was pregnant with dragon descendants, before the trial was over and Grand Tutor Murong hadn't been convicted?"

I somewhat understood, could it be that Taifu Murong's crime was just a cover, and the one who was really guilty was Concubine Murong, even this crime was so serious that the late Emperor could not tolerate the child in her belly.Isn't that child the late emperor's?My scalp is numb. If the truth of this case involves a royal scandal, how can we investigate it?I'm afraid that even if it is found out, the emperor will be offended. What does the emperor mean by throwing such a troublesome matter to us?
"You mean, we should put aside the line of Taifu Murong and start to investigate from the truth of Concubine Murong's death?" I looked at Yun Zheng, his face was still calm as usual, I wonder if Yun Zheng also Thinking of what I guessed just now, he still thinks more deeply and thoroughly than me.

"That's right. What we need to do now is to collect information about Concubine Murong back then." Yun Zheng closed the file and said calmly.

——2007, September, 1
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