amaotonovel Chapter 684 Produce evidence
Chapter 684 Produce evidence
Upon hearing this, Xie Liuzheng said, "Your Majesty, there is evidence that my sister and His Royal Highness Ye Wang went to Liangzhoukou to rescue people from prison."
"The smuggling of salt case back then had nothing to do with the Night King's Mansion or even the two guards of His Highness the Night King. They were framed."
"Your Majesty, please review the evidence."
Xie Liuzheng took out a stack of files from his sleeve and handed them over with both hands.
Eunuch Zhang hurriedly took it and handed it to Emperor Jingyang.
After he finished reading it, his expression became even more gloomy and solemn.
He asked Xie Liuzheng, "Where did you collect all this evidence?"
The file contains all the records of salt transportation in the capital that year, including smuggling.
Xie Liuzheng said, "As everyone knows, salt must be mined and refined along the coast, then transported to the capital by horse-drawn carriages, with government officials escorting it."
"Because it is afraid of moisture, it can only be transported by land and not by water. It just so happens that I have a friend who is responsible for registering various land transport vehicles."
"All goods shipped from the coastal areas must be registered by them before they can be shipped out, including smuggled salt."
"So, I went to him and got the transportation list from three years ago. After our investigation, we found that the salt smugglers put the salt into the barrels of sugar and covered them with a thick layer of sugar to get through customs."
"They transported this batch of salt four years ago. At that time, His Royal Highness the Night King and the Dark Seven Dragon Hidden were fighting on the battlefield. They had no intention of caring about what was happening in the capital, let alone smuggling salt."
"After the batch of illegal salt was delivered to the capital, it was placed in the blacksmith shop, and then appeared in the villa of His Majesty the Night King."
"If this was really done by His Majesty the Night King, why did he place the private salt somewhere else and move it away half a year later?"
"Such behavior does not make sense at all. When they transferred the private salt to the other courtyard, His Royal Highness the Night King had already returned to the capital."
"His legs were injured at the time and he was lying in bed unable to get out. Why did they deliver this batch of contraband salt to His Majesty the Night King's villa when His Majesty the Night King was unable to move?"
"Aren't they just relying on the fact that His Highness the Night King can't stand up and investigate the matter himself to clear their name?"
Xie Liuzheng paused for a moment and continued, "Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, the murderer of the smuggled salt case may be related to the person who caused the disability of His Royal Highness Ye Wang's leg."
"When His Royal Highness the Night Prince's legs were disabled, the murderer has never been caught. Your Majesty might as well ask the Dali Temple to investigate in this direction. There might be unexpected gains."
When Xie Liuzheng said these words, Concubine Li's heart began to beat fast.
She knew better than anyone that this matter was a conspiracy between her and King Nan Xiao.
At that time, King Nan Xiao bribed people in Luo Junhe's army and set an ambush on the road he had to take to return to the capital.
Because they were his own people, Luo Junhe did not take much precautions.
Because it was too dark and visibility was poor, he accidentally fell into an ambush.
After returning to Beijing, Concubine Li asked Imperial Physician Zhu to poison Luo Junhe, leaving his legs completely disabled and unable to stand up.
Of course, these poisons were also given to her by King Nan Xiao.
Concubine Li knew that the smuggling of salt was actually done by people sent by King Nan Xiao.
He said: "Luo Junhe's reputation is too good. If you want to destroy him, you have to find a way to ruin his reputation."
"As we all know, smuggling salt is a serious crime. If Luo Junhe, as a prince, smuggled salt, he would be breaking the law knowingly. How could the people like him? How could Emperor Jingyang not have a problem with him?"
"And Emperor Jingyang will definitely punish Luo Junhe in order to appease everyone. Wouldn't it be better if he were to abolish him directly?"
In short, no matter which angle you look at it from, it will not be good for Luo Junhe.
But for King Nan Xiao, there was no loss at all.
The officers and soldiers who ambushed Luo Junhe have been eliminated by King Nan Xiao and there is no evidence to prove their wrongdoing.
Even if Emperor Jingyang wanted to investigate, he would not find any clues.
Concubine Li originally thought that King Nan Xiao had destroyed all clues, including the smuggling records.
But I didn't expect that Xie Liuzheng would find out now.
She was afraid that there might be some clues left on it, so she glanced at the file.
When she saw it clearly, Concubine Li felt relieved instantly.
This is because the person recorded in the file is indeed one of King Nan Xiao’s confidants.
However, this person had died a year ago.
She sneered in her heart and said, "Your Majesty, it's been so long since the case three years ago. He'er's leg has healed now. I don't think there's any need to hold on to it."
"Our most important task now is to disperse the people outside and tell them not to pay too much attention to the Night King and the Night Princess entering the clan residence."
"In this way, we can balance the relationship between the court and the people and reduce conflicts between them."
Emperor Jingyang looked at the file in his hand and frowned slightly.
He vaguely discovered that something was wrong.
Before, he had not connected Luo Junhe's leg injury with the smuggling of salt.
Now that I think about it, what Xie Liuzheng said makes sense.
When the illegal salt storage in the villa was reported, Luo Junhe's legs were injured.
If someone really wronged him in this matter, doesn't that mean the other party wants his life?
Emperor Jingyang quickly went through the suspicious persons in his mind and narrowed his choices to his sons.
He felt that since the other party was able to frame Luo Junhe, it must be because they were afraid that Luo Junhe would become more successful than them and steal their limelight.
In the fight for the throne among the princes, infighting was a common occurrence.
Luo Junhe is too outstanding, so it is normal for the other party to want to get rid of him.
They are all his sons, and the palms and backs of his hands are all flesh and blood. After Emperor Jingyang pondered for a while, he suddenly felt that this matter should not be investigated further.
Luo Junhe has already been to the gates of hell.
If his other sons were to be implicated because of him, it would be more trouble than gain.
Although Emperor Jingyang was cruel and ruthless, he could not kill his sons one by one.
After all, no matter whether it is the Crown Prince or the King of Qi, nothing can happen to either of them.
Behind the Crown Prince is the Queen, and behind the Prince of Qi is Concubine An. The maternal families of both families are very powerful.
He had to rely on the King of Qi to suppress the Crown Prince's power, and also rely on the Crown Prince to balance the King of Qi's power.
It is not acceptable for either of them to dominate.
If this happens, the entire court will be in chaos sooner or later.
And Luo Junhe became a redundant existence in the struggle between these two people.
His abilities are too strong. Once he joins the fight, the King of Qi and the Crown Prince will have no chance.