Vol 2 Chapter 2580: Bao Zheng takes action and peels off the cocoon
Chapter 2580 Bao Zheng takes action and peels off the cocoon
Chapter 2576: Bao Zheng takes action and peels off the cocoon
Ying Hao couldn't believe it. The three assassins who were captured turned out to be: Ying Gou, Jiang Chen and Qin Rang.
Now the situation is clear at a glance.
They must have been sent by the Supreme Emperor. After all, apart from Ying Hao, the only person who could command Qin Rang and Ying Gou was the Supreme Emperor Ying Wen.
Ying Hao is just a little confused as to why the generals got involved. This matter has nothing to do with him.
Li Cunxiao also knew the seriousness of this matter. If it was just a general internal strife, it would be fine. After all, big countries would inevitably have factional disputes, but this incident was related to the Supreme Emperor.
Grandpa murdered his own grandson. If this disgraceful thing were to spread, it would make everyone in the world laugh. It would not only affect the personal image of the Supreme Emperor, but also the image of the Qin Dynasty and the royal family.
After all, the image of the Supreme Emperor among the people is very good. If his image suddenly collapses and becomes completely confused, it will inevitably affect the Qin Dynasty and the royal family.
It was precisely with this in mind that Li Cunxiao deliberately cooperated with the three men to conceal their identities after receiving a secret summons and learning the identities of the three men.
“Seal the entire palace, investigate one by one, and be sure to catch the assassin’s accomplices.” Ying Hao ordered with a cold face.
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After being arrested, Jiang Chen, Ying Gou, and Qin Rang were not imprisoned in the sky prison, but in the secret prison of the palace.
As for Qin Rang, the fifth uncle who dared to kill his own son, although Ying Hao wanted to chop him directly, after all, there were still many doubts that had not been solved, so not only could he not kill him, but he also had to treat his injuries.
Ying Gou and the generals were both Ying Hao's grandfathers, but at this time they were wearing shackles and their skills were sealed. They were like grandsons, kneeling in front of Ying Hao with a face of shame.
Ying Hao looked at the two of them expressionlessly, then turned his back and said calmly: "You two, is there anything Ying Hao dislikes about you?"
The two of them kowtowed together and said in unison: "Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to us."
“Then why did you pretend to be an assassin to kill my son? Is this how you repay me?”
Hearing what Ying Hao said, Ying Gou became anxious and quickly defended: "It's unfair, Your Majesty. You also know that I have watched the Supreme Emperor grow up. He asked me for help. How can I just sit idly by and ignore him?"
The general said with an aggrieved look: "The Supreme Emperor only asked us to take out the prince, and he had no intention of harming the country. We did not expect that Eunuch Qin would kill him."
He really suffered a disaster. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him. After breaking through to the Quasi-Half-step Profound Realm, he came over to help his good brother Ying Gou, but he didn't expect to be tricked and fell directly into a ditch.
Had he known this, the general would have preferred to stay in seclusion for a few more months rather than wade into this muddy water.
Ying Hao asked many questions in succession, and both the general and Ying Gou answered them promptly, allowing Ying Hao to understand the full picture of their line.
It turns out that the Supreme Emperor was worried that Liu Mu would give birth to his eldest son, so he planned this civet cat exchange for the prince, and asked Ying Gou and Heibingtai's old subordinates for help.
As a result, Mr. Ren Hongchang gave birth to his eldest son, and Liu Mu also gave birth to his second son.
The Supreme Emperor originally intended to stop the plan, but Qin Rang believed that the child could not be kept, at least not in the palace, so he wanted to steal the child out of the palace, and at the same time falsely accused Liu Mu of giving birth to a monster, completely cutting off Liu's idea.
The general and Ying Gou spoke sincerely, and did not look like they were actually lying, so Ying Hao believed most of them.
Ying Hao was originally going to interrogate Qin Rang, but he was too seriously injured and was still in a coma, so he could only wait for him to wake up and interrogate him separately.
After leaving the prison, Li Cunxiao thought about the three queens before he said: "My lord, with the senior general's cultivation in the half-step profound realm, if he doesn't take the initiative to capture him, even if the general and Jiang Song and Lu Bu join forces, they may not be able to capture him. He was captured alive, and after reading his flag, he felt remorseful, and the general thought that he should be dealt with lightly."
Hearing this, Ying Hao took a deep breath and said, "This matter is not as simple as it seems. I have my own discretion in how to deal with them."
"But…"
Before Li Cunxiao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ying Hao with an expressionless face.
“Are you teaching me how to do things?”
Looking at Ying Hao with a cold face, even Li Cunxiao, the most powerful general in the world, was frightened and said quickly: "The last general will not dare."
In fact, even if Li Cunxiao did not plead for mercy, Ying Hao would not embarrass the generals too much.
Although Ying Hao was angry about this incident, he did not lose his mind.
From the beginning, Qin Rang was the only one who wanted to kill the prince, and he also took action, so in Ying Hao's heart, Qin Rang was already a dead man.
Qin Rang is naturally unpardonable, but if the two accomplices, Jiang Chen and Ying Gou, are also guilty of the same crime, it would be a bit unjust.
After all, with the general's strength at the half-step profound level and the peak strength of Grandmaster Yinggou, if they don't take the initiative to capture them, no one can really stop them unless Yinglong and Taiyi are dispatched.
In addition, the generals and Ying Gou have also been letting off steam. Ying Gou also took action to stop Qin Rang and saved Ying Sheng once. He could barely be regarded as meritorious service. Even if he was guilty, he would not die.
Moreover, it would be a pity to kill a master who is close to the half-step profound realm and a peak master like this.
After taking a long breath, Ying Hao said filial piety to Li Cun:
“Go and fetch Bao Zheng for me.”
There are too many doubts about this incident. It would be inconvenient and inefficient for Ying Hao to investigate by himself, so he needs someone to help him share the burden, and the master of investigation Bao Zheng is undoubtedly the best candidate.
In fact, Di Renjie is also a suitable candidate, but he does not work in Luoyang, so Bao Zheng can only come.
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After Li Cunxiao left, Ying Hao closed his eyes and started thinking.
There are too many doubts about this incident. The most important thing now is not to investigate the responsibility, but to find out who exchanged the two princes.
When Liu Mu was pregnant, Ying Hao also chose a name for the child early. The prince was named Ying Xi, and the princess was named Ying Yinping.
Although Ying Hao knows that Ying Sheng is Ying Sheng, in the eyes of everyone else, Ying Sheng is now Ying Xi, and Ying Xi is Ying Sheng.
Even if Ying Hao is the emperor of the empire, he cannot forcibly change the identities of the two children back without evidence, and the systematic verification cannot be shown to others.
So, if all these were not investigated, Ren Hongchang and Liu Mu would really have to raise each other's sons in the future.
In addition to the fact that the prince's identity was exchanged with Ah Wei, why Dongfang Shuo left his post without authorization is also a big mystery.
Ying Hao had great master guards in both the East and West palaces. The Supreme Emperor deceived Huang Shang by falsely passing on the imperial edict, but did not deceive Dongfang Shuo. After all, he did all this for Ying Sheng, and there was no reason to plot against the East Palace.
With Dongfang Shuo's cautious personality, knowing that Ren Hongchang was about to give birth, it was impossible for him to leave without saying a word, so why did Dongfang Shuo leave?
Dongfang Shuo was injured by Ying Gou and is still unconscious, so we can only wait for him to wake up and ask questions.
While he was thinking about it, Bao Zheng had already entered the palace. After Ying Hao told Bao Zheng about it, Bao Zheng, who was also extremely smart, also realized the mystery hidden in this matter.
"Your Majesty, the assassins in the East and West Palaces may not be the same group. The palace is currently closed. The assassins lurking in the East Palace will definitely not be able to escape. They are definitely still hiding in the palace. There are also clues about the Supreme Emperor and Heibingtai. You can check it," Bao Zheng said seriously.
Hearing what Bao Zheng said, Ying Hao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Bao Zheng, I have only seven days to solve the case, can you do it?"
“This... can.”
"Okay, within these seven days, whether it is the palace guards, the royal guards, or the black ice platform, all are at your disposal."
I have only two requests: First, find out the truth as soon as possible, and dig out all those moths one by one.
The second is to minimize the impact of this matter. "
Bao Zheng also knew that this matter was too big, and a lot of big names might be found in the end, so there was almost no possibility of it being made public.
"Promise, within seven days, I will find out the real culprit behind the scenes and return the blue sky to our great Qin Dynasty."
After Bao Zheng left, Ying Hao also returned to the harem. After all, the matter was so big that all the concubines in the harem must have known about it and needed him to comfort it.
After some comfort from Ying Hao, the concubines in the harem felt relieved.
Cai Yan said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that some servants in the palace are gossiping that the Queen of the West Palace gave birth to a civet cat. If it is not stopped and spread among the people, I am afraid it will damage my sister's reputation."
Hearing this, Ying Hao's eyes flashed with cold light.
“Yan’er, you are still thoughtful.”
After saying this, Ying Hao shouted outside: "Jiang 囧."
Jiang Juan hurriedly ran over, half-kneeling and said: "The general will be here."
“Immediately investigate for me. Anyone in the palace who dares to gossip, spread messages and slander the queen’s innocence will be shot with a cane.”
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Ying Hao's murderous words also frightened Cai Yan, Li Qingzhao, Zhao Ling'er and other girls. After all, if this were true, many people in the palace would probably die.
After bidding farewell to Cai Yan and other concubines, Ying Hao rushed to the West Palace without stopping, because Liu Mu had woken up and knew everything.
At this time, the West Palace has been sealed off, and all the maids and eunuchs must be scrutinized, especially those who saw civet cats.
The reason why these rumors spread out of the West Palace is because they chewed on them, so they were all sent to jail directly, and 99% of them were probably dead.
“My poor son...”
Even before Ying Hao entered the West Palace, he heard Liu Mu's plaintive voice.
"uh-huh."
Ying Hao pretended to cough to show his presence, but Liu Mu ignored him, as if he was complaining.
Seeing Liu Mu holding Ying Sheng in his arms, Ying Hao felt awkward in his heart. He walked up to Liu Mu expressionlessly and said calmly: "Mu'er, stop pretending."
Liu Mu was shocked, but he still pretended to be calm and said with a blank look on his face: "Your Majesty, what are you pretending to be?"
“Haha, you all have your own ideas, but you all hide them and tell me. Do you really think I’m a fool?”
Ying Hao stared into Liu Mu's eyes and said in a deep voice: "You and Hong'er are both great masters. Hong'er gave birth for the first time and gave birth to two babies in a row. It's understandable that Hong'er would faint.
But what about you? I have already given birth once, and I didn’t faint last time. Why did I faint this time? "
Hearing this, Liu Mu's heart suddenly thumped, and he immediately said: "That's because the midwife gave me some incense, so I fainted."
“Oh, it turns out it was the midwife who gave me the incense.”
Ying Hao deliberately made a long note, then asked with a joking face: "But if even I and the imperial doctor don't know, how do you know about it when you have already passed out?"
"This this…"
Liu Mu was immediately speechless.
Ying Hao's chest heaved, and the anger in his eyes was even more ignited. He asked in a stern tone: "Tell me, did you already know that the Emperor planned to exchange the civet cat for the prince? Who told you?"
“You are mean to me, but you are mean to me...”
Liu Mu, who was really speechless, actually acted violently and cried out, pretending to be aggrieved: "I just gave birth to a child, and the child was plotted by my own grandfather and almost died. Husband, not only did you not comfort me, but you even questioned me." My concubine, what kind of truth is this? My life is so miserable..."
Seeing Liu Mu's attitude, Ying Hao didn't hesitate at all and could only comfort him softly. .
“Okay, don’t cry…”
Ying Hao comforted her for a long time before Liu Mu stopped, but Ying Hao had no intention of letting her go and was still ready to get to the bottom of it.
“Mu’er, do you know why I’m so angry this time? I’m angry about such a big thing, but you know it but still hide it from me.
I know you want to protect Xi'er, but if you send Xi'er out of the palace, hide his identity and stay away from the noise, won't he be in danger?
And if you had told me earlier, I would have been able to solve the problem directly from the root cause, and what happened yesterday would not have happened. "
"But…"
Liu Mu had a look of grievance on her face. She had made up her mind to give in like this, but instead she was dismissed as useless by Ying Hao, which naturally made her feel very uncomfortable.
“But what?
You are the mother of your child. A mother will do anything for her child. You are even willing to bear the reputation of giving birth to a sinful child.
But I am also the father of my children, and I will do anything for my children.
Why do you think that, as Xi'er's father, I will not break with my father for the sake of my son? "
At this point, Ying Hao could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and shouted at Liu Mu: "Say it, you should say it.
Why don’t you trust your husband?
Why don’t you let me protect your son? "
"This this…"
Liu Mu was frightened by Ying Hao's questioning, and felt the anger, dissatisfaction and grievance in Ying Hao's heart.
Liu Mu thought about it for a moment and realized that although she was wronged, her husband was also wronged. After all, after this happened, her husband was hurt twice.
Liu Mu hesitated for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason. Finally, he lowered his head and sobbed: "Husband, I made a mistake."
(End of this chapter)