amaotonovel Chapter 145: Fully Investigate
Chapter 145: Fully Investigate
Left alone in the bathtub, Leng Qingyi couldn't help but savor the feeling just now.
It was at this time that Leng Qingyi finally understood why those brothels were doing so well.
The taste is indeed wonderful, fortunately she is a relatively rational person.
We will not allow the situation of 'the king no longer attending court early in the morning' to happen.
Tsk, she is the only one who is lonely.
After washing his body, it was already dawn. Leng Qingyi put on the dragon robe with the help of Leng San and prepared to go to court.
On the other hand, Zhongli Yuan was sleeping soundly on the dragon bed.
"Don't let anyone disturb his sleep."
"Yes, Master."
The topics discussed at the morning court were still the border war and the mysterious assassination of court officials.
The Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court both felt under great pressure.
Among those killed were inevitably children of the noble families in the capital.
In the past two days, they have been putting pressure on the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and they are being tortured by those powerful people every day.
But all the clues found pointed to the person sitting in the Golden Throne Hall.
They didn't dare to stop investigating, nor did they dare to continue investigating.
The progress of the case was at a stalemate for a while.
They have been waiting for the emperor's instructions for the past two days, thinking that the emperor should show them a way.
After waiting for a long time, there was only pressure from the powerful and no instructions from the emperor.
So it is really difficult to decide whether to check or not.
If the stalemate continues like this, the noble families will sooner or later discover the truth.
They all have connections everywhere, so it's only a matter of time before the truth is found out.
The emperor's attitude was even more unpredictable. He told them to try their best to investigate, but if the investigation led to the emperor, could they still convict him?
After the morning court session, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court looked at each other and followed the emperor to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Just after dealing with the court officials and returning to the Yangxin Palace, before he could even sit down, Nie Yueming came to tell him that the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple wanted to see him.
"What are they doing here? Is there something we didn't explain clearly at the morning court?"
"Your Majesty, the two gentlemen didn't say what the matter was. I saw that they both looked very anxious, so perhaps there was something urgent."
"Let them in."
The two men walked to the Yangxin Palace somewhat stiffly and immediately saluted Leng Qing.
"Come on, do you two have anything else to say?"
The two looked at each other again and the Minister of Justice spoke first.
"Your Majesty, regarding the frequent assassinations of officials in the court, please..."
The Minister of Justice understood the emperor's temperament to some extent and did not beat around the bush at all.
Leng Qing raised an eyebrow and looked at the two important officials who looked embarrassed, and probably knew why they came.
"How is it? Didn't you two discuss the progress of this matter at the court this morning?"
"Your Majesty, this...if I continue to investigate, it might implicate you..."
"Implicate me? What does this matter have to do with me?"
Seeing the emperor's attitude, the two men were a little unsure of their guess.
The Dali Temple Minister mustered up the courage to step forward and list out all the clues that their two departments had found.
Instead of being vague like he did in the morning court, this time he listed the evidence he found in detail.
And all the evidence points to the palace.
"What do you mean, Dali Temple Minister? Do you suspect that this was my doing?"
"Your Majesty, I did not mean to do that. I was just afraid that this matter would implicate you, so I came to ask for your opinion."
"I have made my opinion clear at this morning's meeting. Just do your best to investigate."
The two were still a little hesitant, but the emperor obviously didn't want to admit it, or perhaps he was not afraid that they would find out the truth.
"Yes, then I will order my men to investigate this matter with all their strength."
"That's right. No matter who the murderer is, he must be brought to justice according to Dongxia laws."
The emperor was so confident that it seemed that this matter would not be traced back to him.
If not the emperor, who else could it be?
Based on the evidence they have, the murderer would return to the palace after each crime.
The fact that someone with such skills came from the palace made them suspect that it was done by the mysterious secret guards under the emperor.
But since the emperor has said so, it seems that it was not done by his subordinates.
Who could that be?
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the perpetrator's last whereabouts were inside the Imperial Palace..."
"Don't worry, just go ahead and check."
Leng Qingyi was very confident. Even if they found out that it was done by those three swordsmen, what could they do?
Whether we can find them or catch them.
"Yes."
As they left, both of them frowned and fell into deep thought.
The emperor was so confident and resolute that he asked them to investigate with all their strength, so it seemed that this had nothing to do with the emperor.
But who else in the palace has such ability except the emperor?
The only masters in the entire palace are the emperor and the people in the harem.
The only people in the harem who have such ability are probably the empress dowager who has the support of the Yao family and the imperial concubine who has the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
For what purpose did these two people do this?
After leaving the palace, the two returned to the residence of the Minister of Justice together.
He closed the door of the study and began to analyze and discuss who was behind the scenes.
"This should not be the Queen Mother's doing."
"What's the basis?"
"The Empress Dowager has a son and a daughter. The Second Prince is still imprisoned by the Emperor. The Fifth Princess is so angry about the Emperor's death that she doesn't even have time to help him deal with so many corrupt officials."
"Perhaps the Emperor is using the Second Prince as a threat?"
"This... is not impossible."
"I believe the Empress Dowager was behind this. Among those killed was a descendant of the Yan family. I heard that he was very much loved by the old lady of the Duke's Mansion."
"Because of this incident, the old lady of the Duke's Mansion fainted from crying. The Duke of Zhenguo even came to the Dali Temple two days ago to ask me to inform him if I found the murderer."
"How do you know about the inner quarters of the Duke's Mansion?"
"Of course, when investigating a case, we can't just focus on one place. When we find clues pointing to the palace, we will investigate all the masters in the palace."
"At that time, I thought the most likely candidate was the emperor."
The Minister of Justice has been suffering from a headache these past few days and has lost a lot of weight due to poor appetite.
Compared to the emperor, the empress dowager is not a simple person.
If it is found out that this matter was really done by the Queen Mother, should they tell the truth or something?
No matter what, as long as this matter eventually involves the palace, it is bound to cause a bloody storm.
The two were thinking about what to do after finding out who was behind the incident when a close confidant of the Minister of Justice suddenly interrupted their thoughts.
"Master, I have something very important to tell you."
The Minister of Justice was feeling depressed, so his attitude was naturally bad.
"Can't you see I'm discussing something important with the Supreme Court? If this isn't something extremely urgent, I'll skin you alive."
"Master, this is indeed a matter of utmost urgency."
The Dali Temple Minister also said politely at this time: "My Lord, please deal with the urgent matter first. This matter cannot be resolved in a short time."