NCCnovel Chapter 187 The Minister of War is dead
Chapter 187 The Minister of War is dead
It's just that there is no evidence.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War is like a gourd with its mouth cut off, refusing to ask any questions.
The secret room of the prison.
The Duke of Zhen walked into the secret room.
There was a man with unkempt hair and scars tied to the wooden frame in the secret room.
It was the Minister of the Ministry of War who was tortured for several days.
When the interrogating jailer saw Duke Zhen Guo coming, he quickly stood up respectfully.
"My lord."
"Still nothing?"
The jailer shook his head dejectedly.
"This man is a tough guy. He has used all kinds of torture instruments. He insists that he has no accomplices."
Duke Zhen Guo clenched his fists.
He actually had a guess in his mind about who the master behind the Minister of War was.
But there is no evidence.
To be able to make a person so loyal is the scary thing about the person behind it.
"Continue the trial! Let's see how hard he can be!"
"Yes."
The jailer took the order.
Duke Zhen Guo turned around and left the secret room, and suddenly the jailer's exclamation came from the secret room:
"No, the prisoner is dead!"
Duke Zhen Guo paused and quickly returned to the secret room.
He reached out and felt for the prisoner's pulse.
Gone.
"what happened?"
The jailer knelt on the ground and said tremblingly:
"My subordinates don't know. He was fine before, but just now, he suddenly ran out of energy."
The jailers in Tianlao are all veterans of executions.
Their attacks were very measured, allowing the prisoner to be tortured severely while also allowing him to breathe.
But people still die in an instant.
Duke Zhen Guo clenched his fist tightly.
"Send a police officer to investigate and find out the cause of death."
"Yes."
An autopsy was performed, and Duke Zhen sat in the cell with a sullen expression, waiting for the results.
An hour later.
"To report to the Duke, my subordinates only found external injuries caused by torture on the prisoner's body. He must have died from excessive torture and excessive blood loss."
"impossible."
The jailer who was sent to prison was the first to object.
"My lord, my subordinates have interrogated prisoners for so many years and have never allowed them to die due to torture."
This jailer is a veteran transferred from the Ministry of Punishment by Zhen Guogong, and it stands to reason that he would not make such a low-level mistake.
Unless someone buys it.
The Duke of Zhen stared at the prisoner's body with a heavy gaze.
Rather than the jailer being bribed, Zhen Guogong was more willing to believe that the person behind the scenes was responsible.
The Duke of Zhen didn't know what mysterious method was used to make the prisoner appear to have been tortured to death.
That's what's scary.
The Duke of Zhen got up and prepared to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
"Dead? He lived a few more days than I thought."
The emperor was not surprised to hear the news of the death of the former Minister of War.
But, "Has anyone found out who did it?"
The emperor looked at Duke Zhen expectantly.
He asked Duke Zhen to interrogate the former Minister of the Ministry of War. He wanted to force the person behind it to take action, so that they could follow the clues to find out the person behind it.
The Duke of Zhen shook his head.
"That man was very clever. No outsiders were found entering Tianlao's secret room. An autopsy was conducted and it was said that he died of excessive torture and excessive blood loss."
"Ha," the emperor sneered: "What a good trick."
Day two.
When the old lady, who was still thinking about how to speak to the public, heard the news, he said sarcastically:
"Dead? He died at the right time."
"Dad, what should we do about this?"
Song Shangshu did not expect that his father had died before he went to tell Duke Zhen Guo that the former Minister of War had died.
This is a big deal.
“Since there is no evidence for the time being, let us, the Song family, draw a clear line with the Jiang family.
We, the Song family, cannot afford to have an in-law who harbors evil intentions and is so ambitious. "
"I understand, dad. Tomorrow I will take my wife to the Jiang family to pick up the little sister and let the little sister reconcile with the Jiang family."
"Well... let Jiaoyue continue to pretend to have a stroke and speak more beautifully.
Just say that Jiao Yue is paralyzed, and our Song family cannot bear to harm Jiang.
Marquis Zhongyong is in his prime, so he should marry a normal mistress of the Marquis House.
Also, didn't Jiao Yue say that Jiang Yi had a wife outside?
Send someone to check where the outer chamber is. If the Jiang family doesn't agree to the divorce, then don't blame our Song family for falling out. "
"Yes, my son knows."
Another big event happened in the capital the next day.
The Song family came to the door in person to take their daughter Song Jiaoyue, who had suffered a stroke, back to the Song family.
Song Jiaoyue wants to make peace with Zhongyong Hou Jiang Yi.
The reason is that the Song family does not want their daughter to drag down Zhongyong Hou.
Marquis Zhongyong disagreed at first, saying that a husband and wife would be kind to each other for a hundred days.
The performance of attaching great importance to love and justice has been appreciated by many people who eat melons.
Of course, the Song family also won praise from many people for not letting their stroke daughter drag down the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
In the end, for unknown reasons, the Zhongyong Hou Mansion agreed to reconcile.
The Song family took their daughter back to the Song family.
"hateful!"
In the old lady's courtyard, Marquis Zhongyong, who was used by the Minister of Song Dynasty to use the outer chamber and the outer chamber to conquer an army, slammed the table angrily.
The old lady glared at her son with hatred.
"In order to give Lang'er a chance to stay in the capital, you asked the Song family to take back Song Jiaoyue? How could I have given birth to such a stupid thing like you!"
"Mother," Marquis Zhongyong was a little unconvinced:
"Song Jiaoyue is dead. Instead of staying in the mansion and occupying the position of the Marquis' wife, it is better to help the Song family and let them take her back.
We can also use the vacant Marquis position to marry into other powerful families. "
The old lady's eyes flashed, but she didn't scold her son this time.
"This sounds somewhat reasonable, but the old man of the Song family is the current imperial master and has countless disciples.
Song Yiming was also the official minister of the dynasty, so the relationship between the Jiang family and the Song family could not be severed.
You go to the Song family to inquire and see if there is a suitable daughter in the Song family before marrying you. It's okay to be born by a concubine. "
Upon hearing this, Zhongyonghou stood up with a smile, cupped his hands and saluted:
"People say that if there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, the son would like to thank his mother for his guidance."
The Su family courtyard.
The Duke of Zhenguo, King Ding, and Su Min'an sat around the table.
The Duke of Zhen Guo took a sip of tea and sighed:
"Although the Minister of War is dead, after this incident, the Song family and the Jiang family have completely severed contact, which is a good thing."
After this incident, King Ding was "impressed" with his old mother-in-law, Mrs. Hou Mansion, and couldn't help but sigh:
"I didn't expect that Zhongyong Hou still has such a powerful character as the old lady. I actually underestimated her before."
In other words, it's not that he looked down upon her, but that she didn't expect that her old mother-in-law would be related to the person behind her.
Duke Zhen Guo didn't know what he thought of and narrowed his eyes:
"I didn't expect the power of those people to penetrate into the powerful families in the capital so early. The Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion is no longer the original Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion."
Su Min'an was a little worried when he thought of his own mother, who was born in the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
"My lord, we will leave the capital in a while. The Zhongyong Hou Mansion and Prince Ding Mansion will be left to you. If you have any news, please send us a message."
The Duke of Zhen Guo nodded:
"Don't worry, I will closely monitor the people in the two mansions and try to find the real whereabouts of Princess Ding from them."
Su Minan looked at King Ding:
"Dad, when are you going to request the order?"
"Go tomorrow."
Duke Zhen Guo had already learned of King Ding's plan.
"Tomorrow in the court, I will speak for the prince."