Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

Bao Zheng took a step back, bowed his head respectfully and cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice, "But, before that, please tell the emperor why you did this?"

"Bao Zheng! There are some things you shouldn't ask, don't ask!" Pang Ji said lightly, his sharp eyes pierced Bao Zheng with a warning, "Right now, you are trying a case!"

"The grand master is right, so please answer Bao Zheng's question." Bao Zheng straightened up slowly and looked at Pang Ji with steady eyes, neither humble nor overbearing, "You should have been there when Kou Zhu committed suicide in the palace. You should know it too. Right? Kou Zhu should have kept something back then, and that thing should be in your hands now."

As soon as Bao Zheng said this, everyone in the hall couldn't help looking at Pang Ji.

Although Pang Ji was pale at the moment, his expression was indifferent and majestic. He raised his eyes and said indifferently, "That's right. I watched her die."

As soon as Pang Ji's words fell to the ground, both Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng looked at Pang Ji in surprise. They thought that Pang Ji should be able to argue, but...unexpectedly, Pang Ji admitted it.

"Hahaha... It really is Grand Master Pang! You are so cruel." Zhao Hui laughed and mocked.

"Kou Zhu can't live much longer. She is sick and has a serious lung disease. She can only live for another month at most." Gongsun Ce said softly, "She used her own death to uncover the truth that happened 25 years ago. the truth."

Kou Zhu is just a small maid, but she is a rare loyal and loving person.

Everyone was a little silent, except for Zhao Hui who kept sneering.

"She is a rare loyal servant." Pang Ji said indifferently, and rarely praised someone, "Unfortunately, those who achieve great things can't have the best of both worlds. Your Majesty, the matter of Kou Zhu is Pang Ji's responsibility, so don't feel guilty."

Zhao Zhen closed his eyes, then slowly opened them, looking at Bao Zheng, "Bao Zheng, you said, Kou Zhu left something in the palace?"

"That thing should be for the Eighth Prince." Bao Zheng said, bowing his hands to the Eighth Worthy King, and then said slowly, "But Grand Master Pang suddenly changed the imperial decree, and Kou Zhu didn't know it. At the time of the main hall, Kou Zhu had already killed himself with a candlestick, but Kou Zhu's fingers had tightly grasped a silk handkerchief, and that handkerchief was supposed to be given to the Eight Worthy Kings and Eighth Princes."

"How do you know?" Pang Ji asked quite interestingly.

"Autopsy." Bao Zheng said succinctly, with a flat tone, "There are threads of silk handkerchiefs in Kou Zhu's nails."

"How can you be sure that it must be the silk handkerchief of something, maybe the silk thread of the clothes?" Pang Ji continued to ask interestingly.

"Grand Master, Kou Zhu's clothes are not made of silk." Gongsun Ce frowned and said, he could see that Grand Master Pang didn't seem to care much about being questioned, but Grand Master Pang is now interested in their autopsy and investigation?what happened?Inexplicably, Gongsun Ce felt that there seemed to be something more between Grand Master Pang at this moment and Grand Master Pang in his previous life, and something seemed to be missing?Not so heartless and utilitarian? ?

"Gongsun Gongzi and Lord Bao are both very good." Pang Ji said, looking at the silent Eight Sage Kings, and asked in a low voice, "Don't you want to know, my lord?"

"Do you want to say it?" The Eighth Sage King said calmly, looked at Bao Zheng, who had a steady gaze, and sighed softly, "The matter has reached this point, Grand Master, what should be said should not be said, what is the difference? ?”

Why hide it?The past that has been dusty for many years has been exposed, so are you still afraid of the thing in Kou Zhu's hand?

"In this case, then take this thing, you take it." Pang Ji said, took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Pang Tong. Eyelids, with a calm expression, you can tell that the emperor knows everything.

Pang Tong secretly clicked his tongue, walked towards Bao Zheng, and handed the silk handkerchief to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng took it and spread it out to see, it really is!Gongsun Ce on the side stepped forward and saw that there was a poem on the silk handkerchief, to be precise, it was a love poem.Looking at the signature of the love poem, it is... Concubine Lin?

"This is the real reason why Concubine Lin was thrown into the cold palace back then." Pang Ji said lightly, "She had a childhood sweetheart before entering the palace, and this silk handkerchief should have been hidden by Concubine Lin before she entered the palace. The first emperor saw it, and the first emperor was furious, so he put Concubine Lin into limbo."

Kneeling Zhao Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he glared at the high-ranking Zhao Zhen with bloodshot eyes, "So, he is not of the blood of the former emperor? He is not a descendant of the Zhao family? ! Hahahaha... the ones you supported were not descendants of the Zhao family?!"

"You are wrong." King Ning, who had been silent by the side, sighed.

"Where did I go wrong?!" Zhao Hui glared at King Ning.

"How can the royal bloodlines be confused? After the prince reaches the age of three months, the imperial physician will identify the bloodline, and the royal family members will be present. When the prince reaches the age of twelve months, it will be done again... The emperor is the real descendant of the Zhao family. , beyond doubt."

"And every beautiful girl who enters the palace will be examined by the nuns in the palace. Concubine Lin is innocent, there is no doubt about it." Eight Sage King said slowly again.

Zhao Hui was stunned, seemingly unbelievable, and muttered, "How is it possible... how is it possible..."

"Why did Kou Zhu give the Eighth Prince this silk handkerchief?" Prime Minister Wang couldn't help asking in a low voice.

"Because what Kou Zhu really wants to vindicate is Concubine Lin's grievance!" Bao Zheng said.

Pang Ji squinted at Bao Zheng, "You know everything, Bao Zheng." Pang Ji's voice was slow and somewhat gloomy.

"Bao Zheng is ordered to investigate the case, so naturally everything must be clear." Bao Zheng bowed his hands to Zhao Zhen and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"The matter of Concubine Lin may be innocent, but it is a matter of the royal family, even if it is found out, it cannot be announced to the public." Ba Xian Wang stood up at this time and said to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen sighed softly, even so, there must be an explanation for Concubine Lin, otherwise, I'm sorry for the loyal Kou Zhu.

"The grievances that deserve to be revealed must be made clear, and the murderer who should be severely punished must also be severely punished." Zhao Zhen said solemnly.

Zhao Hui snorted, pointed at Pang Ji, and said grimly, "Then how will you, Zhao Zhen, deal with this person, the culprit who changed the crown prince back then?"

Pang Ji glanced at Zhao Hui with calm eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person!The Baxian King looked at Zhao Zhen solemnly, and Prime Minister Wang also looked at Zhao Zhen worriedly.

Zhao Zhen's expression was solemn and his eyes were cold, "The laws of the Song Dynasty do not allow provocation, so naturally those who should be punished must be punished, but..." Zhao Zhen slowly turned his head to look at Bao Zheng, his eyes turned from cold to dark, "Does Bao Qing have evidence? Prove that the Grand Master was also involved in what happened back then?"

Bao Zheng stepped forward and bowed his hands respectfully, "If you go back to the emperor, Bao Zheng can only deduce this matter, and there is no conclusive physical evidence."

"Wait! Didn't you just say that I'm a witness?!" Zhao Hui asked angrily.

"Indeed, Bao Zheng did say that just now, but what Bao Zheng said before was only to prove that you are the witness who replaced the prince, not that you are the witness who confirmed that Grand Master Pang was the mastermind of the replacement of the prince." When Bao Zheng said this , with a serious expression and a calm tone.

But when Bao Zheng said this, Pang Ji smiled, and the Eight Sage Kings looked slightly relaxed, while Gongsun Ce looked at Bao Zheng's side face and lowered his eyes slightly.

Bao Zheng... There should be evidence, but Bao Zheng is unwilling to show it?Is it... for the big picture, or what?

Zhao Hui stared at Bao Zheng, and suddenly burst out laughing, the laughter was crazy, "So that's how it is! That's how it is!"

"Okay." Zhao Zhen stared at Zhao Hui, who had a face similar to his, sighed inwardly, and waved his hand to signal Pang Tong, "Let him calm down."

Pang Tong bowed his hands and walked towards Zhao Hui, but at this moment, Zhao Hui suddenly stared at Zhao Zhen, and said sinisterly, "You and I are both descendants of the Zhao family. If the world is ruined by your hands, and when we meet in the Underworld, I and the ancestors of the Zhao family will definitely cut you to pieces!" After saying that, Zhao Hui's eyes widened suddenly, bleeding from his orifices.

Gongsun Ce was startled, and quickly stepped forward to check, Zhao Hui was not breathing.

Bao Zheng silently looked at Zhao Hui's wide-eyed, unrepentant expression. After a while, he slowly turned around and looked at Zhao Zhen who was also silent. He cupped his hands and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the sinner Zhao Hui has already been convicted."

Zhao Zhen said in a hoarse voice, "Since the crime has been charged, let's bury it properly. Uncle Ning, I will leave this matter to you."

King Ning, who was over 50 years old, stood up tremblingly and bowed his hands in response.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhen looked at the Baxian King, "Uncle Bawang has worked hard, let's go back and rest. We will discuss it in the morning tomorrow."

The Eight Wise King hesitated to speak, looked at Bao Zheng and Pang Ji, Bao Zheng stood silently, beside him stood Gongsun Ce who was also silent, and Pang Ji stood indifferently.

The Eight Sage King lowered his eyes and cupped his hands, "I obey the order."

Then the Eight Sage Kings left slowly step by step.Seeing this, Prime Minister Wang rolled his eyes, hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "The old minister also resigned."

"Prime Minister, please wait. There are some things that need the Prime Minister and Uncle Ning to be here." Zhao Zhen said, he didn't seem to see Wang Chengxiang's bitter face, turned to look at Pang Ji, and said calmly, "Teacher, this time, I won."

Pang Ji nodded, cupped his hands, and bent down, "I lost this time. I am willing to bet and admit defeat." After finishing speaking, Pang Ji presented a memorial with both hands.

Zhao Zhen took it, opened it, his face changed, and he looked at Pang Ji, "Grand Master, our previous bet was the implementation of the 'Wen Thirteen Strategies'. Right to play."

Gongsun Ce listened to it, and was taken aback, "Wen Thirteen Strategies"?Isn't that the reform that the emperor mentioned in his previous life to implement?But then nothing happened, why?

"If the emperor really wants to revitalize our Great Song Dynasty, then the subject must leave." Pang Ji said calmly, before Zhao Zhen could speak, he said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to say more, the subject has made up his mind."

Zhao Zhen looked at Pang Ji fixedly, and King Ning and Prime Minister Wang also looked at Pang Ji in astonishment.

Pang Ji, grand master Pang, who turns his hands into clouds and turns his hands into rain, has he just retired like this? ?