"How could Yang Zhongjia's assassins be under the orders of the Fourth Prince?" Emperor Mingde grasped the key point.
"Lord Yang has been secretly in contact with the Fourth Prince for many years. Yang Quan has been secretly protecting the Fourth Prince, passing on messages, and occasionally obeying the Fourth Prince's orders and doing things for him."
There were too many loopholes in his words, but things are up to people. Whether it was good or bad, Emperor Mingde had not seen it with his own eyes. Wasn't it all just a matter of words?
"Make him answer my question." At this moment, Emperor Mingde was already thinking about what kind of misfortune he could bring upon the Yang family because of this matter.
Qiu Tang removed the white cloth from Yang Quan's mouth and said, "Your Majesty, he bit his tongue and committed suicide when he was captured. Physician Peng went to great lengths to save him, so he probably can't speak."
The explanation that the assassins committed suicide immediately upon being captured was perfect, leaving Emperor Mingde speechless for a moment. However, he quickly asked, "If they cannot speak, how can we know that they were acting under orders?"
“I have letters to prove it.” Yan Shiren took out a stack of letters from his wide sleeves and presented them to Emperor Mingde. Some of the letters looked quite old, while others were still very new.
Liang Yunsi took the letter and handed it to Emperor Mingde. Emperor Mingde opened one of the letters and saw that the handwriting was indeed Zhao Bi's. He then opened another letter, which was written by Yang Zhong. The handwriting was indeed from both of them. After reading them one by one, Emperor Mingde threw the letter on the ground and said, "Guards, bring Yang Zhong to the palace for me. You go and drag that good-for-nothing back to me!"
Emperor Mingde was furious. He pointed at Liang Yunsi and ordered him to personally bring Zhao Bi back to the capital. Liang Yunsi curtsied and said in a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, let Chief Eunuch Qin come and see if this man is really a member of the Yang family's assassins."
“That makes sense. Look, isn’t he from the Yang family?” Emperor Mingde nodded and spoke into the void. None of the others felt anything was amiss, as they all knew that Qin Ji was nearby.
Qin Ji said, "He is the leader of the Yang family's assassins." He omitted the former leader of the assassins.
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