Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 128 [128] Behind the scenes

If you want to know who is behind the scenes, you must first figure out the motive of the other party's crime.

To murder a prince and use it to frame the eldest son of the Rong family, such a large amount of money cannot be done by ordinary people.

The mastermind behind the scenes must be a big shot.

I must deal with it carefully, otherwise, the opponent may find a loophole and wait for an opportunity to fight back.

Fortunately, before coming to the palace, Jia Chen told Jia Lian not to mess up.

Jia Lian is worthy of being a general picked out of the cripples. He can be regarded as the most capable descendant among the descendants of the Jia family, except for Jia Chen. When facing the glory of Emperor Chongrui, he kept the secret in his heart .

If he failed to withstand the pressure and chose to confess, then everything would be over.

Jia Chen is indeed brave, but he is cautious and unwilling to take risks.

He didn't want to pin his fate on Jia Lian, the young master.

After leaving Jinyiwei's Fusi yamen in Beizhen, Jia Chen rushed to Rongguo Mansion, found Jia Lian, dragged him to a secluded place, and told him to keep his mouth shut and never let anything slip.

Jia Lian was like a frightened bird, so he naturally obeyed and agreed to Jia Chen.

Fortunately, in recent days, Jia Lian poured caustic soda water into the place where the corpses were buried every day to dissolve the bones and cover up the smell.

In fact, in this era, Jin Yiwei has already started to use hunting dogs to track down cases.

If there was a smell of dead bodies from the place where the corpses were buried in Jia Lian's house, it is very likely that Jin Yiwei would use hunting dogs to search for the second prince's bones.

Fortunately, the strong smell of caustic soda covered up the stench of corpses.

The mastermind behind this case is not simple. He just let the second prince come to find Yang Wan'er alone, which is not something ordinary people can do.

You must know that Zhang Jinyu, as the prince, lives in seclusion in the palace, and not everyone can see him if he wants to.

This black hand behind the scenes should be in the palace, and even the princes should have dark hands around them.

To have such amazing energy, it is estimated that the other party should be a relative of the emperor.

Jia Chen suddenly thought of Prince Zhongshun.

In the original book, he was one of the masterminds behind the ransacking of Jia's house.

It is said that Prince Zhongshun almost replaced Emperor Chongrui and became emperor back then.

To sum it up, Prince Zhongshun is a bit similar to the late Prince Yizhong, Lao Qiansui, who almost replaced the Supreme Emperor and ascended the throne of God.

Sure enough, he was the one who was only one step away from becoming a great treasure back then, and Prince Zhongshun's methods were extraordinary.

If it is really him who is behind the scenes, then Jia Chen has met a strong enemy.

No wonder Emperor Chongrui was suspicious and thoughtful.

With a brother like Prince Zhongshun who has all-hands eyes and a wicked heart, Emperor Chongrui certainly couldn't sit back and relax.

Originally, Emperor Chongrui could find a chance to kill Prince Zhongshun.

It's a pity that the Supreme Emperor is still alive and holds power.

Emperor Chongrui could not do whatever he wanted.

Back then, the Supreme Emperor killed Prince Yizhong, Lao Qiansui. I guess there was a shadow in his heart, and his conscience could not bear it. In order to prevent Emperor Chongrui from repeating his old tricks and assassinating Prince Zhongshun, the Supreme Emperor would definitely put pressure on Emperor Chongrui to protect Prince Zhongshun. .

Prince Zhongshun's attack on the Jia family this time is probably because he has colluded with the prefect of Yangzhou and the salt merchants in Yangzhou.

Jia Chen was ordered to go to Yangzhou to rectify the officialdom and punish illegal salt merchants, which touched the interests of Prince Zhongshun.

This will inevitably lead to revenge from Prince Zhongshun.

Therefore, Prince Zhongshun designed to frame Jia Lian, in order to push the entire Jia family into the abyss of eternal doom.

Another reason is that Prince Zhongshun may still be concerned about the throne.

Therefore, he murdered the second prince and blamed Jia Lian for the second prince's death in order to eradicate the Jia family.

You know, although the Jia family is now in the Western Mountains, but the Jia family was a duke of two kingdoms, and their prestige in the army was very high.

If Prince Zhongshun could take this opportunity to destroy the Jia family, he would also kick a stumbling block away.

A stumbling block on his way to seek power and usurp the throne.

Now, what Jia Chen is most worried about is Catcher Yang of Shuntian Mansion and his fellow cops.

These people had been instructed by the black hand behind the scenes to ambush outside Jia Lian's concubine's house, planning to rush into Jia Lian's house and catch him.

Fortunately, Jia Chen stopped them.

But will they report this matter to Prince Zhongshun?
Jia Chen thought about it again, and felt relieved again.

Even if Prince Zhongshun knew about it, it didn't matter.

He was the one who murdered the second prince, so naturally he didn't dare to let Catcher Yang and the policemen tell the story.

However, what Jia Chen didn't know was that in fact, Prince Zhongshun had already poisoned Catcher Yang and those other cops with poisoned wine.

Only the mouth of the dead is the strictest.

Prince Zhongshun naturally wanted to kill people to silence him.

Prince Zhongshun asked one of his followers:
"Where is the second prince's body now?"

The general hurriedly knelt down and said:
"His Royal Highness, the last general has sent people to exhaust all means to search all over the city of Shenjing, but they couldn't find it."

Prince Zhongshun ordered:
"The search for the bones of the second prince must be done in secret. Is there any news from the palace?"

The general said:
"Yes, the second prince disappeared, and His Majesty was furious. First, he sought out Qiu Chen, the Commander of Jinyiwei, for questioning, but he couldn't find him, so His Majesty announced Jia Chen and Jia Lian to meet him."

Prince Zhongshun said:
"Unexpectedly, His Majesty has found Jia Lian's head, so has Jia Lian confessed honestly?"

The general said:
"No, both Jia Lian and Jia Chen claim to know nothing, just"

Prince Zhongshun raised his eyebrows and said:
"Just what?"

The general said:
"It's just that His Majesty handed over the case to Jia Chen."

Prince Zhongshun said:
"I didn't expect His Majesty to trust Jia Chen so much. Last time when Jia Chen went to Yangzhou, he rectified Yangzhou's officialdom, punished the eight major salt merchants, and wiped out the Japanese pirates who invaded Yangzhou. .

This person is by no means an idler.

Remember to clean up all the hands and tails, Jin Yiwei is like a mad dog, don't take it lightly, and Jia Chen is in charge of the case, you have to be more careful! "

The family will salute:
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the general must be careful in the end!"

The next day, Jia Chen sent someone to gather those who are close to the second prince.

Jia Chen interrogated and found out three suspicious people, and threw them into the Imperial Prison to serve them with severe torture.

After the torture, Jia Chen asked coldly:

"Tell me! Who encouraged the second prince to find Yang Wan'er?"

The three of them looked at each other without saying a word.

Jia Chen snorted coldly and said:

"I advise you to tell the truth, so as not to suffer!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three were a little shaken.

After a while, one of them said, "It's me."

The person who spoke was a young eunuch, so naturally he couldn't be behind the scenes.

Jia Chen asked coldly: "Say! Who ordered you to do this?"

(End of this chapter)