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"If the matter has reached this point, you have already offended the prince. Even if you stop halfway, do you think the prince will accept the king's favor? The battle has already begun. If we unilaterally stop the fight, the prince's side will definitely I think that this king is cowardly. When the time comes, they will sue my father and us for beating up and weaving charges. I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand their counterattack. At that time, you, Huang Dezhong, will be the first to bear the brunt of revenge! Moreover, this king also wants to take advantage of this Let’s test the response and strength of the Eastern Palace!”

Huang Dezhong was stunned by Zhao Ping's words, and he saluted immediately: "Yes, Your Highness is right, I will continue this matter after I go back!"

At this time, Prince Zhan Shining Ren came in and reported: "Your Highness, Dali Temple is seeking an audience with Lu Lin!"

"What is he here for?" All the officials in the lobby of the Shu Palace looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhao Ping was also a little puzzled. Lu Lin was not a big official, but he was also not a small one. There are six temple officials in Dali Temple who handle cases independently. This Lu Lin is one of them, but he is not familiar with this person. A few days ago, he handed over invitations to him, but because he was Lu Xuan's nephew, he didn't intentionally get close to him, for fear of being misunderstood as having something to do with Lu Xuan.

Lu Lin's official career did not rely on Lu Xuan's support, nor did he obtain an official position because of the merits of his father's generation.

After thinking about it, Zhao Ping said, "Please!"

Lu Lin is in his 40s and has a good appearance. It may be because of his family background that he has a strong Confucian atmosphere.

"Chen Dali Temple is paying homage to His Highness Lu Lin!"

Zhao Ping raised his hand with a smile and said, "Lord Lu, there is no need to be too polite. I wonder if Master Lu is here to see this king for business?"

Lu Lin cupped his hands and saluted: "Your Highness, Jing Min's case was judged by the minister based on the interrogation results of the Imperial City Division, but I didn't expect that the verdict would not pass the review after it was sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice also sent it to His Majesty for the holy judgment. It is all my fault that I have to investigate again. If I hadn't been so anxious at the time and put the case on hold for a few days, this result might not have happened. I may have spoiled His Highness's business. I came today to plead guilty to His Highness. of!"

Not only Zhao Ping, but everyone else in the lobby understood after hearing these words. Lu Lin said he was here to plead guilty, but he was actually here to show his favor to Zhao Ping. It was used to deal with the prince, so when the trial file was sent to Dali Temple, he was sentenced quickly.

Zhao Ping really couldn't laugh or cry, both Lu Lin and Huang Dezhong wanted to show their loyalty to him, and wanted to give some credit to prove that they were useful to Zhao Ping, but they just did bad things with good intentions, and it was a disservice to Zhao Ping. When he was ready, he fired the first shot to win the crown prince ahead of time!

The incident had already happened, and Zhao Ping knew that it was useless to be angry. These two people had good intentions, and he couldn't blame them for this matter, otherwise it would dampen the enthusiasm of other ministers and officials who stood by him.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Ping said to Lu Lin: "I can't blame you for this matter. Now that the case has been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for re-investigation, I guess this case will still be handed over to Dali Temple for a second trial. If you are in charge, then please Master Lu to inform me in advance, okay?"

Lu Lin bowed to the ground immediately: "Don't worry, Your Highness, next time I will never act recklessly again!"

Chapter 1099 Fragmentation

In the middle of the night, in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The breeze blows over the willows outside the prison wall, and a black shadow follows the wind.

Inside the wall, a group of soldiers walked by with spears in their fingers. The black shadow flew over the willow tree and landed like a dragonfly on water.

Five breaths later, another group of soldiers walked past the prison building. When the soldiers left, the sound of their footsteps gradually disappeared. A black figure came out from the shadows, looked up at the roof, and suddenly squatted down and jumped up. up the roof.

The sound of insects kept coming from outside. On the patio of the prison building, a black figure appeared on the edge, and then flew down with spread arms.

The circle of houses next to the circular patio is the prison’s guard house and office space for officials, and there is also a watch room on duty, where the keys to all the cells are kept.

All the iron doors leading to all the cells will be locked after nightfall, and will never be opened without a special reason, and the warden's signature must be obtained to open it.

The man in black passed by the door of the ear room, where there were still several jailers drinking and gambling. There is an iron general guarding the door. Each iron bar on the iron gate is as thick as a baby's arm, and the distance between the two iron bars is only the size of a fist. Even a child can never get through.

No other movements were seen from the man in black, but he slammed directly into the iron gate, but passed between the two iron bars abruptly, and the iron bars did not move at all.

There are three iron gates in the corridor from the courtyard to the prison cell, but there is no obstacle to the man in black. This person is as weak and boneless, and easily passed through the gap between the iron bars of the iron gate door and entered the cell. In the hallway.

It was late at night, and there were painful groans from prisoners in some cells. The man in black was walking steadily forward in the corridor, but he didn't notice the slightest sound. He quickly stopped at the door of a cell, and he was still very relaxed. Get into the cell through the gap in the fence.

The prisoner in the cell didn't seem to be asleep yet. Feeling that there was one more person, he immediately got up and looked at the man in black and asked, "You mean?"

The man in black squatted down slowly, and said in a changed voice: "Jing Min, if you want to save the lives of your family, when Huang Dezhong comes to interrogate you tomorrow morning, you can tell him that you are outside Tianshui City. There is a brocade box buried under the big pagoda tree outside the other courtyard, and there is a letter from the prince in it!"

Jing Min showed horror: "What do you want to do? This is framed"

The man in black said calmly: "Do you want to save the lives of your family? If there is no one with a higher status to take the blame in this case, your family will definitely be punished by the three clans, but if you just follow orders, the situation will be very different !"

Jing Min pondered for a while, and asked again: "You and Huang Dezhong are in the same group? You have all planned, right?"

"That's all for now, it's up to you to do it or not!" The man in black got up and jumped out of the cell after speaking, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Jing Min didn't sleep all night, he was severely tortured, his appearance was already horrific, and the haggardness on his face could not be seen.

After dawn, the jailer brought some food, Jing Min ate some casually, and was soon escorted to the interrogation room and tied to a wooden frame.

Not long after, Huang Dezhong walked in with his hands behind his back. He came to Jing Min and asked with a smile, "Prefect Jing, have you considered it?"

Jing Min asked, "Where is my family?"

"In this prison cell, their life and death are at your fingertips!"

Jing Min said: "Master Huang, so what if I say I was instructed by the crown prince? The crown prince, the heir apparent of a country, can you overthrow him with the testimony of me, a little eunuch and Sogdian merchant Shi Dayou? Sir Huang is too much. How naive! There is no hard evidence, no one will touch the crown prince! I am not afraid to tell you the truth, Mr. Huang, I have evidence in my hand!"

"What? You have evidence? Where is it?" Huang Dezhong was overjoyed and asked immediately.

Jing Min looked at Huang Dezhong and remained silent.

Huang Dezhong's face gradually turned cold, "Jing Min, you have to weigh the weight of the evidence and the lives of your family! Give me the evidence, and I will keep your family safe!"

Jing Min said calmly: "Master Huang, it's not that I don't believe you, but that your official position is too low, let the master behind you come here!"

"You..." Huang Dezhong just wanted to get angry, but suddenly remembered what Zhao Ping said yesterday, and he quickly calmed down.

"Okay, you wait!"

Huang Dezhong left, and Jing Min fell into deep thought. From Huang Dezhong's reaction just now, he realized that the man in black last night must not belong to Huang Dezhong's group, otherwise Huang Dezhong would not have such an expression and reaction, which means he has to deal with the prince. It's not just the people behind Huang Dezhong, there are also people who want the prince to fall.

An hour later, Zhao Ping, accompanied by Huang Dezhong, came to the interrogation room.

"It turned out to be His Highness the King of Shu!" Jing Min was not surprised when he found out that the person behind Huang Dezhong was Zhao Ping.

Zhao Ping asked: "I heard that you have evidence that the prince instructed you to protect and collude with the Sogdians?"

"Yes!"

"How can I get you to hand over the evidence?"

Jing Min said: "Let my wife and children go, let them go now! If His Royal Highness the King of Shu wants to accomplish great things, he should not use the lives of other people's family members as a means of coercion. Since ancient times, all those who have ruled the world have big hearts and great courage!"

Zhao Pingdao: "When did this king threaten you with the lives of your family members? Your family members were arrested purely because of you. If you were not the mastermind, they would naturally be acquitted! Now your case has not yet been determined. Even this king has no right to release them. If the prince knows that you have his handle, what will they do? This king believes that it is safest for your family members to be locked up here. This king can I promise you, as long as this case is over, I will keep them safe for life!"

Jing Min struggled in his heart. He didn't want to betray or frame the prince, but he didn't want his three clans to be punished.

"Okay, I will hand over the evidence to His Highness, and I hope His Highness will keep his promise! I have a courtyard outside Tianshui City. There is a brocade box buried under the big locust tree in front of the courtyard. There are letters written by the prince in it. There is evidence related to Sogdian merchants!"

Zhao Ping reached out and patted Jing Min's shoulder: "Very good, your choice is very wise! Huang Dezhong".

"Yes!" Huang Dezhong quickly agreed.

"Send more people to protect Prefect Jing. He can't have an accident, otherwise the evidence we get will not be of much use. Without the witness of Prefect Jing, the value of evidence will be greatly reduced!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will live here from now on, and I will personally lead people to guard it day and night!"