Chapter 461: Wuning Marquis's Mansion Was Confiscated
"Qin Hanzhang, don't be arrogant just because of your past military achievements. As long as you have this idea in mind, you will be ready at any time." Lu Jun interjected with a sneer.
"What benefit would it bring me to murder the crown prince? Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, and the crown prince is benevolent and loves the people. I fought bloody battles with soldiers in the northern border just to protect the people for your Majesty, and finally I can win the victory and return to the court to enjoy the happiness of family. Why would I murder the crown prince and ruin my own future?" Qin Hanzhang asked Lu Jun in return.
"The Wuning Marquis's Mansion relied on your majesty's trust and became arrogant. They colluded with the Xuanguo Duke to plot a rebellion. This is the evidence we found in your mansion. What else do you have to say?
As for poisoning the prince, it was naturally to make Your Majesty sad and hurt our country so that we could take advantage of the opportunity. Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise and decisive and discovered it in time, causing you to relax your vigilance so that we could arrest all of you in Wuning Marquis Mansion. ”
Lu Jun's eyes were full of pride: "Qin Hanzhang, I advise you to confess your guilt as soon as possible, maybe His Majesty can leave your body intact."
"Who can prove that these letters were found in my house? If Lord Lu's own words can be used as evidence, then Qin has nothing to say."
Qin Hanzhang stood in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, his posture upright and neither humble nor arrogant. Although he was wearing prison uniform, he wore it like armor.
"Of course there are witnesses. Bring the witnesses." Lu Jun gave orders to the runners, and the runners from the Ministry of Justice did not move.
"Bring witnesses." Lord Yin ordered in a deep voice. The bailiffs agreed and went down. Soon they brought a man dressed as a servant.
Everyone looked at the servant, including the clerk from the Ministry of Justice who was writing furiously with his head down.
"Who is kneeling in the hall? Tell me your name," asked Lord Yin.
The servant raised his head to look at Qin Hanzhang, then quickly lowered his head again: "I am Ding Hei, and I used to be the servant of the Sixth Young Master of Wuning Marquis's Mansion. I was given the name Fu Mo."
[Sure enough, I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted and let him go. Now he comes out and bites me back. 】
The sound of the system made Qin Hanzhang's pupils shrink suddenly, but he did not make any move.
[This is all God's will. We can't just kill people if we make mistakes. We are here to accumulate virtues, not to commit sins. 】Su Qianqian continued to work diligently.
"Ding Hei, how do you know that these letters came from the study of Marquis Wuning? You are the Sixth Young Master's servant, how do you know where Marquis Wuning's confidential letters are kept?"
Lord Yin asked Fu Mo.
"Sir, I used to follow the Sixth Young Master and often delivered books to the Marquis, so I often went to the Marquis' study. I also saw the place where the Marquis kept the letters by accident."
Fu Mo didn't dare to look up and mechanically recited the testimony he had memorized.
[How could a servant who was punished for betraying his master know such a huge secret? Even if he knew where the letter was, how did he know its contents?
Since he was a former follower, the time when these letters appeared is also worth pondering. From the time when the prince returned to the palace to the time when Fu Mo was expelled from the marquis's mansion and sent to Zhuangzi, only a few months passed. 】
Su Qianqian was thinking about these loopholes in her mind, wondering if Lord Yin could find them.
"You said you were a former servant. Why did you leave the Sixth Young Master?" Lord Yin asked casually.
"I...I did something wrong and was punished by the Marquis' wife, so I went to the manor." Fu Mo lowered his head and said.
"He is a criminal slave who was punished by his master. He has bad intentions and wants to blame his master. How can such a witness be counted? Take him away!" Lord Yin slammed the gavel.
Fu Mo shuddered with fear and looked up at Lu Jun.
"Sir Yin, I am willing to turn from evil to good and identify the guilty minister. How can this be said to be wrong?" Lu Jun stopped the bailiff and said dissatisfiedly.
"Such testimony is not credible. Ding Hei, tell us when and how you saw the contents of the letter, what was written on it, and why you didn't report it at the time. Tell us the truth in detail. If you lie, I will not forgive you!"
Lord Yin suddenly launched a surprise attack on Fu Mo, who was so frightened that he was sweating all over and immediately lost his composure.
"The younger one... the younger one was last July..."
[The Marquis July’s large study has not been used yet, he is lying! 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
"Nonsense! The Marquis of Wuning's study had not yet been put into use last July. How could you have gotten there?" Lord Yin asked sternly.
【Um? That’s amazing, it turns out Lord Yin also knew about this! 】Su Qianqian praised.
"I remembered it wrongly. It was August... Oh no, September, it was September. I was in the study in September. My Lord, I forgot to put away your letters, so I saw it..."
Fu Mo wiped the sweat off his face.
"What did you see? Tell me!" Lord Yin asked again.
"The letter said that he wanted to conspire with the Marquis...to take control of the country together after the rebellion..."
"Who signed the letter? Is there a date?"
"The signature is Uncle Guanlin, and the date is September 16th..."
[How can it be such a coincidence?] His Majesty held a palace banquet on September 16th, and Duke Xuan also attended the banquet. How could he have time to write a letter to the Marquis on the same day?
And there are plenty of opportunities to say it in person, so would you leave evidence and give it to other people? If such a person could plot a rebellion, I'm afraid the Great Qi would have been rebelled against many times already! 】
Su Qianqian complained in her heart, looked up at Lord Yin, and wanted to secretly pass a note, but saw Lord Yin frowning:
"September 16 last year... I felt that this date was quite familiar. It turned out to be the day when the Daliang delegation came to Beijing and His Majesty held a banquet.
How could Duke Xuanguo write a letter to Marquis Wuning on a day like this? There are many opportunities to chat at the palace banquet, but he has to write a letter to leave evidence! ”
Lord Yin slammed the table and said, "It can be seen that not only did this servant lie, but even this letter was forged to deliberately frame him...
No, this handwriting belongs to Duke Xuanguo. Then who could have colluded with Duke Xuanguo to frame Marquis Wuning? ”
Lord Yin was almost getting to the truth after unraveling the case. Lu Jun, who was standing beside him, turned pale, but he could not take the letter from Duke Xuan back.
"You bold servant, how dare you make false accusations against your master? Come, take him away and give him fifty lashes of the cane!" Murderous intent flashed in Lu Jun's eyes, and he immediately ordered Fu Mo to be beaten.
"My Lord, I didn't... No, my Lord, please save me, I was foolish and deceived..."
"Why don't you drag him away!" Lu Jun interrupted Fu Mo's cry for help and ordered sternly.
[This is clearly an attempt to silence someone!] Su Qianqian shook her head and silently lit a stick of incense for Fu Mo in her heart. Living in this era, disasters can come from the mouth. He could only blame himself for his evil intentions.
Fu Mo was dragged away. At first he could hear screams, but later there was no sound. The bailiff came up to report that he had died.
[Fortunately, I have found out the whole story. The introducer was the second Miss Xue, Xue Zhiqing. She introduced Fu Mo to Lu Jun. She was personally involved in all the things that framed the Marquis. 】
The system said through gritted teeth.
[As expected, she has gone crazy in order to get King Xiang.] 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
This is the direction of the original plot, but Su Qianqian is trying to correct the ending of Wuning Marquis Mansion.
"Qin Hanzhang, even if these letters need to be verified, you can't escape the charge of murdering the prince!" Lu Jun's voice sounded again.
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