The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 87 What the evidence refers to

In the huge Chongtian Hall, because the empress had been ill for a long time, the throne in the center was empty, and Jiang Nian sat in the second seat in imperial attire.

Civil and military officials knelt on the ground.

The emcee eunuch read out the imperial decree to rehabilitate the Lu family, "...I heard that Lu Ji, the son of Lu Jiansheng, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, is still alive. Lu Ji was able to survive this time because of the blessing of God, this is the mercy of God, no one is special, and the past is not to blame..."

After this imperial decree was issued, some people who were worried at first were completely at ease.

All the officials kowtowed and said: "The emperor's grace is mighty, I respect you!"

Jiang Nian raised his hand in satisfaction and said, "Everyone, please be at peace."

He looked over all the officials, and glanced at the sky outside the palace. In a few days, this decree will spread throughout the whole country, and Lu Ji will naturally show up at that time.He finally fulfilled the promise that day on the Linzhao River embankment.

After the matter was settled, Yan Zhenglang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, came out and said: "Your Highness, I was ordered to arrest Sai Bianque, who raised poison in the imperial capital, last night I finally caught this person!"

When Jiang Nian heard the words, his spirit was lifted, "Very good, did you ask anything?"

Yan Zhenglang said with a strange expression: "Yesterday, just at night, the Ministry of Criminal Justice received a secret letter, which was shot outside the gate of the yamen with an arrow, and it stated the hiding place of Sai Bianque. The minister took someone there, and he was arrested immediately. stop him."

Jiang Nian also felt that something was wrong, why did he have a secret letter again?One after another, there is no secret at all, as if it was printed in batches by a bookstore.

Also, the Ministry of Criminal Justice received superstitions just after entering the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Yan Zhenglang should have just started to arrange it, and Xu Zhi probably didn't know the fake news he was going to release.Sai Bianque, who had disappeared out of nowhere, why was he caught so easily now?
"Since the man has been caught, I will hand it over to you for interrogation." Jiang Nian thought, waiting for the morning court first, and then ask Yan Zhenglang in private.

Unexpectedly, Yan Zhenglang stammered: "Your Highness... Sai Bianque said that he only wants to express his feelings in the Chongtian Palace, otherwise he will commit suicide in prison."

"Ridiculous!" Jiang Nian scolded, "Could it be that the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is just a piece of paper, can he still want to kill himself?"

Yan Zhenglang had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Sai Bianque was hiding at the time, and when he saw the officers and soldiers coming, he swallowed a pill. He said that if he didn't get the antidote before noon today, he would bleed to death from his seven orifices. "

Jiang Nian frowned, "Have you asked the imperial doctor to see him, what kind of poison did he take?"

The expression on Yan Zhenglang's face became even more helpless, "It's useless, he took Gu poison."

Jiang Nian was silent, but his mind was spinning quickly.

Why did Sai Bianque insist on expressing his feelings in the Chongtian Temple? He didn't think that Sai Bianque had a sudden kindness because he was about to die.There must be demons in everything that is abnormal, but if Sai Bianque is not allowed to go to the palace now, he will die in a few hours, what will happen to Ning Yuezhao's Gu poison?She was still pregnant with her own flesh and blood.

At this time, an official stood up and said: "Then let Sai Bianque come to the Chongtian Temple and see what he has to say!"

Someone objected: "That's not okay, this person can play Gu, if he gets to the hall later and throws a bunch of Gu worms randomly, wouldn't we all have to bury him with him?"

The two opinions were intertwined and arguing, and Jiang Nian felt that he was facing an unprecedented difficult choice.

Xu Zhi suddenly reprimanded: "All the ministers pretend to be officials of the court. This match against Bian Que is related to the important event of the poisonous poison from the Miao border flowing into the imperial capital. For the safety of the people in the imperial capital, so what if we sacrifice our lives for righteousness!"

What he said was full of pride, and the officials who were arguing were a little red-faced for a while.

In this way, even if Jiang Nian was unwilling, he had to agree to Sai Bianque's request to go to the hall.

Not long after, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment "detained" Sai Bianque and came to the palace.

Sai Bianque is still an image of a kind-hearted old man, because he can cast Gu, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment are also afraid of him.

Just now when the people were brought up, the servants just followed, and it was Sai Bianque who walked in by himself.

Seeing Jiang Nian who was sitting upright, Sai Bianque was extremely respectful, knelt down and kowtowed, "Cao Min sees Your Royal Highness."

Jiang Nian just wanted to find out about the Gu poison soon, and Sai Bianque was a prisoner, so of course he didn't need to let him get up to answer.

Yan Zhenglang took a step forward and said, "Sai Bianque, you said earlier that you would not confess until you arrived at Chongtian Hall, but now you have fulfilled your wish, you can speak now."

Sai Bianque smiled at him, "What do you want to know?"

His benevolent eyes, combined with his tone of voice, can't make people think that he is a villain who can play Gu.

Yan Zhenglang was terrified by his laughter, and he had to maintain a serious image on his mouth. He said: "Of course it's about you setting up a secret room in Boji Hall to raise Gu poison."

"Oh." Sai Bianque nodded, "That's right, I did that."

"Why do you keep Gu poison? Have you ever used it to harm people?" Yan Zhenglang asked further.

Sai Bianque narrowed his eyes, "The little old man is from Yunzhou. You call these little guys poisonous, but in the eyes of the little old man, they are just like your own children and grandchildren. Naturally, they are raised out of preference."

"Then who have you ever laid a spell on?"

Sai Bianque shook his head, "Just the little old man himself."

Hearing what he said, many officials were relieved, but Jiang Nian's expression became more serious.

The matter of Ning Yuezhao being poisoned has been kept a secret from the outside world. The old man is clearly lying, but Jiang Nian can't expose him.

When the cross-examination reached an impasse, Sai Bianque sighed again: "Although the little old man has never personally laid a Gu on others, but when he first came to the imperial capital a few years ago when he was short of money, he once sold a few Gu insects... Sigh ..."

His expression at this moment is no different from that of parents who were forced to sell their children in troubled times.

"How many Gu worms have you sold? Who did you sell them to?" Yan Zhenglang asked nervously.

Sai Bianque thought for a while and said: "Gu worms are no better than poison. The little old man first arrived in the imperial capital and he was unfamiliar with the place. Who would believe me? But there are always people who are well-informed in this world. When the old man was about to starve to death, he actually sold two of them!"

"What kind of Gu are you selling?"

"The Gu is called Corrosion Heart. It will eat away at the blood and viscera of a person, causing people to slowly exhaust themselves and die. It looks like they have become sick from overwork and died from overwork."

"Who bought that Gu?"

Sai Bianque shook his head, "The little old man just came to the imperial capital at that time, how could he recognize who is who. If it weren't for the fact that his nest was taken away this time, the little old man would never have imagined that it would be the way to survive and sell Gu many years ago." to blame."

"So you now know who bought the Gu?"

Sai Bianque didn't answer Yan Zhenglang's question, and there was a layer of sadness on his face, "The person who taught me the skill of raising Gu told me that Gu insects have spirits, and if I offend them, retribution will come. I don't believe it at all. , but now that the retribution has come, I can't help it at all!"

Yan Zhenglang said anxiously: "What are you talking about, who is that person?"

Sai Bianque smiled sadly, "The little old man didn't say this in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice because if I stayed there again, I was afraid that I would die in an accident silently, so I insisted on going to the hall to make a statement. Otherwise, the little old man would have no chance to say these words at all!"

"Then you can say it now, who dares to do anything to you in full view?"

Sai Bianque shook his head, "It's useless, that man's power is comparable to the sun and the moon, can you fight against heaven and earth?"

Yan Zhenglang's patience was almost exhausted. This person kept rambling on, as if he was breaking the news, and he seemed to be undecided for a while.

At this time, Sai Bianque suddenly raised his head, with a compassionate and heroic expression, "The little old man is here today in the Chongtian Temple, just to tell that person that when you bought me Gu worms, you saved my life and saved me from starvation." Die. The little old man will never expose you, so don't worry!"

After finishing speaking, Sai Bianque took out a bamboo tube from his bosom, opened it and poured out a black Gu worm the size of a fingernail, and crushed it hard.

Blood-red juice oozes from between his fingers, and Sai Bianque's facial features gradually bleed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, you can rest assured now!"

More and more blood flowed out of the seven orifices, and Sai Bianque's body fell straight to the ground.

This scene happened so suddenly that everyone hadn't realized it yet. When everyone came back to their senses, Sai Bianque had already lost his breath, and his death was horrific.

Jiang Nian pursed his lips. He had been silent the whole time, until now he said with difficulty, "Carry the corpse down."

The palace people and guards were all well-trained, and the Chongtian Palace quickly returned to its former calm.

If it weren't for the dark blood stains still remaining on the scarlet lichen, everyone really thought that what happened just now was a dream.

Jiang Nian said slowly, "Today's incident is too sudden, let's retreat for the time being."

The officials also felt that after the scene just now, they were exhausted physically and mentally, and they wished to go back immediately to burn incense and worship their ancestors for blessings to calm them down. Jiang Nian's words were exactly what they wanted.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden shout from outside the hall——

"Wait!"

Everyone secretly scolded in their hearts who was not long-sighted and asked to see him at this moment, and followed his reputation.

Before seeing anyone coming, first listen to the emcee eunuch outside the hall saying loudly: "The emperor is here!"

Upon hearing the identity of the visitor, all the officials put all their exhaustion and nausea to the wind, and knelt down to greet him.

"See the emperor, long live my emperor!"

(End of this chapter)