Chapter 640: Accident? Murder?
When Mei Guangtao heard this, he immediately thought of the two corpses, one of whom happened to be wearing a dark blue running suit.
Could the one who died be Kong Chan?
Kong Chan was a favorite of the emperor. If he died, the emperor would certainly hold him accountable, and Jingzhao Prefecture would be in trouble as well.
Mei Guangtao quickly asked, "When the accident happened just now, was Taoist Master Kong Chan also in the car?"
But the driver denied it.
“No, Taoist Master Kong Chan did not leave the palace today. I heard that he was kept in the palace by the emperor.
He sent someone else to help go back to Sanqing Temple to get some things.
I didn't know that person, but he was also wearing a Taoist robe. I was on my way to send him to Sanqing Temple when the accident happened."
Mei Guangtao has handled many cases and has extensive experience in case handling.
He immediately realized that there was something fishy about the case.
Why did Kong Chan's carriage encounter an accident?
Was it a real accident? Or was it a deliberate murder?
And why was Kong Chan able to avoid this accident?
Is this also a coincidence?
The more Mei Guangtao thought about it, the more he felt balder.
He quickly wrote a memorial, detailed the whole matter, and had it delivered to the palace.
In the Weiyang Palace.
After reading the memorial in his hand, the emperor looked up at Kong Chan who was sitting opposite him.
"Your carriage did have an accident, and the person who went back for you died."
Kong Chan gave a bitter smile and said, "Your Majesty, I am not wrong, am I? Someone really wants to harm me."
Early this morning, he entered the palace and told the emperor that someone wanted to harm him.
The emperor asked who wanted to harm him?
Kong Chan couldn't say anything and just said that someone wanted to harm him.
Seeing that the emperor was skeptical, he came up with a solution.
“Usually, I’m either in the Imperial Palace or in the Sanqing Temple. Both places are guarded by people, so they don’t dare to take action.
If they wanted to take action, they would definitely choose to do it when I was traveling between the palace and Sanqing Temple.
Your Majesty, can you please help me choose a person of similar size to me, have him pretend to be me, and then ride in my carriage back to Sanqing Temple?
If he can return to the Taoist temple safely, it means that I was overthinking it.
But if something happens to him, it will prove that what I said is true."
As a result, something really happened to the carriage!
The driver was injured and the man pretending to be Kong Chan died on the spot.
The emperor said in a deep voice: "Someone dared to kill people openly in Shengjing City. This is truly lawless. I order the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture to find the real culprit within three days. Otherwise, he will be punished for dereliction of duty!"
When Mei Guangtao, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, received this imperial edict, he felt that his hairline had moved back another millimeter.
For the next three days, the entire Jingzhao Prefecture was in a state of non-stop work, so busy that they didn't know what day it was.
Three days later, Mei Guangtao brought the evidence he obtained from the investigation into the palace and met the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the case has been investigated. The carriage loaded with stones came from the King of England's palace, and the driver was also from the King of England's palace. He was a servant in the King of England's palace. He drank a few more cups today and felt a little dizzy, so he had an accident while transporting the stones and accidentally hit the carriage of Taoist Master Kong Chan."
The emperor leaned back on the couch and asked meaningfully.
"From what you said, this was just an accident?"
Mei Guangtao: "From the evidence, this is indeed the case."
This is a vague statement.
But any discerning person could see that the servant was most likely instructed by the King of England to deliberately murder Kong Chan.
The Emperor: "Since that servant is from the Prince of Ying's palace, let's summon the Prince of Ying to the palace for a confrontation."
Soon King Ying Luo Yechen came into the palace.
"Your son greets His Majesty, Father."
The emperor did not beat around the bush with him and simply had the evidence placed in front of him for him to see for himself.
After he finished reading it, he understood what was going on and quickly defended himself.
"Father, please understand clearly. Although that boy is from the Prince of Ying's palace, I definitely did not ask him to harm anyone. I am innocent!"
The emperor smiled and said, "How do you know that the boy was deliberately trying to harm people? The results of the Jingzhao Prefecture's investigation clearly showed that this was just an accident."
Luo Yechen was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain himself. He was so anxious that his face turned red: "I just know it!"
The emperor turned his head to look at Kong Chan, who had been silent, and asked.
"What do you think, Master?"
Kong Chan showed compassion on his face: "If I hadn't been so lucky this time, I would have been the one who got hit and killed. I have nothing to say, I just want Your Majesty to give justice to that innocent person who got hit and killed."
Luo Yechen sneered: "The cat cries over the rat, false sympathy!"
The emperor frowned: "Ye Chen, now all the evidence points to you, not only do you not give a reasonable explanation, but you also turn around and sneer at Taoist Kong Chan. Do you still have me, your father, in your eyes?"
Luo Yechen stiffened his neck and said, "I have no grudge against Kong Chan, why would I harm him? Besides, even if I really wanted to harm him, I wouldn't use such a stupid method. The carriage is from my house, and the person is also from my house. Isn't this telling everyone that I want to harm Kong Chan? I am just stubborn, not stupid, so why would I make it so obvious?!"
There is some truth in this.
The emperor hesitated.
Kong Chan said, "Perhaps the prince wanted to do the opposite and deliberately made the matter so obvious in order to clear himself of suspicion?"
Luo Yechen rolled his eyes at him: "You suspect that I am deliberately doing the opposite, and I suspect that you are just crying thief!"
Kong Chan frowned, "Your Majesty, please do not slander me with empty words."
Luo Yechen showed disdain on his face: "Don't think I don't know that you are actually helping King You in secret. You are simply a chess piece that King You has placed beside my father!"
Kong Chan's face changed: "You are talking nonsense! I have never had any dealings with King You!"
Having said that, he glanced at the emperor secretly.
The emperor was a suspicious person and was most afraid of people around him making friends with the prince.
What’s more, he was King You’s traitorous son who collaborated with the enemy and committed treason.
Sure enough, the emperor's expression changed slightly after hearing Luo Yechen's words.
He seemed to be measuring the credibility of Luo Yechen's words.
Kong Chan tried his best to defend himself and said many things.
But the emperor remained silent.
Finally, he closed his eyes and said calmly, "I am tired, you guys go down first."
Everyone retreated.
After everyone left, the emperor opened his eyes, called Gan Fu in, and gave him instructions.
"Have someone check the background of the servant in the Prince of England's palace."
Gan Fu bowed and responded, "Yes."
In just one day, Gan Fu got the results he wanted.
He reported back to the emperor.
"The servant is nominally a member of the Prince of England's palace, but in fact he is a spy planted by Prince You beside the Prince of England. This spy has been following the Prince of England since before he was just the eldest prince."
The Emperor asked, "Is the King of England unaware of this?"
Without waiting for Gan Fu to answer, the emperor spoke to himself.
"He must not have noticed, otherwise, with his temper, he would have cut the person into pieces long ago. How could he have kept the person by his side forever?"
Do you remember the person who instigated Luo Yechen to send someone to assassinate the prince? It was this servant.
I finally filled this gap, my obsessive-compulsive disorder was satisfied, and I can sleep peacefully.
Good night everyone, by the way, please give me some monthly tickets~
I feel like an emotionless vote-seeking machine.
(End of this chapter)
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