Chapter 332: The Tiger is Still Close
Originally, there was no evidence, so Prince Jingyuan could not torture Wang Yongshou.
Only the fact that he now personally goes to collect the ransom is thought-provoking.
After capturing the emperor's personal guards and 100,000 gold ingots, Prince Jingyuan looked like he had a "headache" in the lobby.
It seems that the case has become more and more serious as the case goes on.
But his "playing dumb to gain advantage" behavior was so deeply ingrained that it was no surprise that Zong Zhengrui allowed him to continue trying the case.
He also announced to the public that he was only sending troops to capture the bandits in Wang Yongshou's mansion and had no intention of paying a ransom.
He has no choice but to say so.
He didn't even react when his father was captured by the Beirong.
But he helped the Prime Minister pay 100,000 gold ingots. No matter how you think about it, you will find that there is something wrong.
However, his clarification did not dissipate the public opinion, but instead made it more and more popular.
The "bandit" who escaped left a message on the announcement, saying that Wang Yongshou had no intention of paying and even wanted to kill people to silence them.
They cannot show up now, but they will definitely bring the evidence to court.
Zong Zheng Ruijin's excuses did not calm the people, but instead made everyone begin to suspect whether there was another hidden story.
If you really don't want to pay the ransom, why would you carry so many gold bars with you?
What's more, if Wang Yongshou had no guilty conscience, the things would have been lost.
Why should the emperor send the imperial guards and personal guards to search the whole city with such fanfare?
They could just let it go, why would they think of paying the ransom?
Moreover, the bandits had a reason for asking for 100,000 gold ingots.
Maybe...it really is evidence from the Qilin Army case from more than 20 years ago?
Su Shengsheng was in the inner house and heard Xie Xuan throwing smoke bombs every day, making the water extremely turbid.
Taking advantage of Zong Zheng Ruijin's suspicion, he made Wang Yongshou distracted all day long.
He was afraid that the evidence would surface, and that Zong Zhengrui would come in to silence him.
At this moment, he was the only one who knew that there was no direct evidence at all.
But everyone thought he had evidence.
It was an indescribable bitterness, and I guess this was the first time he had experienced it.
And what about Zong Zheng Ruijin?
He was afraid that if he was pushed into a corner, he would do something desperate, and he was also afraid that Wang Yongshou really had some evidence that would bring him down.
Although the thief only said at this moment that it was related to the two saints delaying the reinforcements, only he himself knew whether it was related to him or not.
The deep-seated reasons behind what happened back then must be hidden.
But he couldn't just sit there and wait for Wang Yongshou to speak up.
In order to divert the attention of the people of Nanling, he suddenly promoted trade with Baishang Kingdom.
Su Shengsheng asked Tuoba Ye to open up official channels before those things could be passed into Baishang Kingdom.
After she was brought back safely by Xie Xuan, this matter has been piled up on Zong Zheng Ruijin's desk.
It was only because Zong Zheng Ruijin had fulfilled his promise, and it was Tuoba Ye himself who was incompetent and let her go.
But after all, Tuoba Ye did not reveal any evidence of the conspiracy between the two, thus retaining the opportunity for cooperation.
If any disturbance were to come out at this time, I'm afraid his throne would be unstable.
To put it bluntly, he was simply unable to control the generals at the border.
At this moment, he could only divert the conflict and take advantage of Tuoba Ye's eagerness to obtain the things in order to save some face for himself.
But for Su Shengsheng and others, allowing Tuoba Ye to try those war criminals in Baishang Kingdom was already a big step forward.
If the instigator was the retired emperor who delayed the reinforcements, then those who massacred the city in Baishang Kingdom were equally unforgivable.
Under Zong Zheng Ruijin's operation, the two countries successfully signed a trade contract, including those technologies that were not to be passed on to outsiders.
Everyone's eyes quickly turned to Su Shengsheng.
I wonder what choice the commander of the Qilin Army would have made in that case.
Su Shengsheng felt sorry for Xie Xuan for these things.
If it weren't for her... he wouldn't have to compromise with Tuoba Ye.
"I'm sorry." Su Shengsheng snuggled in Xie Xuan's arms and pressed the seal of command on the customs clearance document with him.
"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never have been able to get this far."
Because he would become a person despised by the people of Nanling, and would no longer care about Nanling's life or death, allowing it to be trampled by the cavalry of Baishang Kingdom.
There is no possibility of knowing the truth behind it.
He will not have a wife and children and live as a flesh-and-blood person.
The guilt that welled up in Su Shengsheng was instantly dispelled by his request for a kiss.
"do what?"
Xie Xuan's eyes were dim, "It's been quite a while..."
Su Shengsheng looked at him helplessly, "I'm going to take food to Ning Jie."
Xie Xuan snorted, "He's got a thick skin. He won't die if he skips a meal."
As he spoke, he packed the person back to the bed.
"This little guy has been quite energetic recently."
Su Shengsheng, who had been staring at him helplessly, immediately became nervous when she heard this.
When he met the dark phoenix eyes that were looking at him with irritation, he felt his mouth go dry.
Counting the days, he had been fasting for a long time...
But why is he not looking for trouble with Zong Zheng and Rui Jin now, but always thinking about making trouble for her?
Su Shengsheng was full of dissatisfaction, but she didn't dare to utter a single word when he took off his robe.
The look on his face was no different from that of a black bear waking up from hibernation and seeing a honey pot.
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When Zong Zheng Ruijin was forced to shift his focus and use his relationship with Tuoba Ye to show favor to the military and civilians of Nanling.
The two saints who were far away in two states were also suffering.
The long-term closed life has almost made them lose the ability to think.
I thought that after returning to Nanling, as long as they did not covet the throne too much, Zong Zheng Ruijin would have to respect them as brothers and fathers.
But Zong Zhengrui's indifference shattered their thoughts.
Not to mention avenging the previous humiliation, he is also deeply humiliated at this moment.
They had originally hoped that Empress Dowager Fengning would be able to talk to their son and let them spend their remaining years in the palace.
Unexpectedly, in order to cover up the fact that she gave birth to two sons in Beirong, she forced the princess who was pregnant with the child of Beirong General Jiagu to death.
When the news spread back to the two states, they realized that when women become ruthless, they can be even more vicious and cruel than men.
Even Su Yuanling, who learned about this, publicly criticized it in the newspaper.
A tiger can be approached when it is alive, but people cannot be approached.
Those noble ladies who had fallen into the lap of deceit might have managed to escape from the den of tigers and wolves, but when they returned here, they were killed by the secular vision.
There has also been considerable progress in mutual assistance among women, and the people of Nanling did not talk much about the experiences of those noble ladies.
But once the child is born, the foreign blood will inevitably become a symbol of shame for Empress Dowager Fengning.
How could the poor noble ladies have imagined that the Empress Dowager Fengning, who shared the same suffering as them, would kill women and children without mercy.
She overestimated Zong Zheng's advancement to the throne and underestimated the current ideological awareness of the people of Nanling.
What he didn't expect was that the pitiful remaining filial piety of Zong Zheng Ruijin had already been completely worn away by internal and external troubles.
When he wanted to make some achievements and show the people of Nanling that he was working hard to avenge the injustice of the Qilin Army.
But his mother quickly pushed him down from the height.
In order to protect themselves and seek justice for the princess who died unfortunately, those noble ladies in distress united.
They know that the current Nanling is no longer the Nanling of the past.
If Princess Xuanming and King Xuanming can save them once, they can save them a second time.
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