kingnovel Chapter 452 Raising troops to investigate crimes
Chapter 452 Raising troops to investigate crimes
The news of Wang Wenguang's death quickly spread throughout the city of Kyoto.
Although Wang Wenguang is a good guy and is usually stubborn, he has good character and is worthy of admiration.
Many wealthy families, princes and ministers who got the news went to Wang Wenguang’s residence to pay their respects.
And now in the Prince Chu's Palace.
After a fierce battle with Shen Wanying last night, Chu Ning came out of the house, holding his waist and looking refreshed.
Just when I was about to ask someone to bring a basin of water to wash my face, I saw a lot of people standing outside the house.
Not only was Shen Wanying's personal maid Xiaoqing there, but Ran Ming and Wang Shouren were also there.
Chu Ning frowned: "Master Liu came to the palace to see me so early? Did something big happen?"
Liu Shouren sighed and said, "Your Highness, Lord Wang Wenguang was assassinated in the street last night. At the morning court today, His Majesty appointed the Fourth Prince and Deng Hongwen to investigate the case!"
Chu Ning's face changed: "Lord Wang Wenguang was assassinated? Why didn't you report this earlier for such an important matter?"
"This……"
Liu Shouren glanced at Ran Ming and Xiao Qing beside him and smiled bitterly.
Originally, after leaving court, Liu Shouren came here immediately to report, but was stopped by Ran Ming and Xiao Qing.
They haven't woken up yet. Everyone knows what Chu Ning and Shen Wanying are doing in there, and no one dares to disturb them at this time.
Chu Ning saw Liu Shouren's difficulty at a glance, touched his nose, glared at Ran Ming fiercely, and then coughed dryly:
"Tell me the details. Oh, Xiaoqing, get me a basin of water."
Afterwards, Chu Ning washed his face while listening to Liu Shouren's report.
After listening to it, Chu Ning washed his face and his expression returned to normal.
Chu Ning wiped his face clean with a silk scarf, narrowed his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "This matter is very strange. Lord Wang Wenguang is a good person and has no enemies in the court. Who would kill him at this time?"
As they were talking, Shen Wanying came out of the house.
She also heard the conversation of everyone in the house.
"Your Highness, the situation in Kyoto has become very complicated recently because of the fighting among the princes. Your Highness's death may have been caused by party fighting."
Shen Wanying stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "This matter has nothing to do with our Chu Palace. It's best not to get involved."
Although the Chu Palace has military power in Bingzhou, now all the 100,000 troops are attacking Zhao State. If something happens to the Chu Palace, it will be out of reach.
As the mistress of the Prince Chu's Mansion, she certainly doesn't need anything unexpected to happen in the Palace at this time.
The best way is to not get involved in anything and keep yourself out of trouble.
But Chu Ning frowned and said in a deep voice: "This matter is probably not that simple. No matter what the murderer's purpose is, I am a prince, and Wang Wenguang was killed after leaving my mansion. I can't just sit back and watch."
After thinking for a while, Chu Ning sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go and pay our respects to Lord Wang first."
Chu Ning had a good impression of this somewhat old-fashioned good man. Now that he has been killed, it would be unreasonable not to go to pay his respects.
Shen Wanying nodded: "I'll ask the servants to prepare some gifts."
However, just after Shen Wanying took Xiaoqing down, a palace guard came to report with a nervous look on his face:
"Your Highness, it's bad. The Crown Prince, the Tenth Prince, and several other officials have surrounded the palace with the criminals from the Ministry of Justice!"
Chu Ning's eyes turned cold: "Surround the palace? What do they want to do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Don't worry, Eighteenth Brother, these are all Tenth Brother's suggestions. He wants Eighteenth Brother to explain the death of Lord Wang Wenguang!"
As they were talking, the prince and others filed in.
Chu Ning glanced at the crowd and saw the Crown Prince, the Tenth Prince, Minister of Justice Ling Haoran, Deng Hongwen, Yang Wentao and others were there.
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, fixed his gaze on the Tenth Prince Chu Han, and asked in a cold tone: "Tenth Brother, what do you mean by this?"
The tenth prince said calmly, "Eighteenth brother, you can't blame me for this matter. Lord Wang's case is really too serious, and I can only handle it impartially!
Lord Wang encountered an assassin after he left your mansion last night. Now I suspect that you, my eighteenth brother, were responsible for this!"
As soon as these words came out, Ran Ming's eyes widened and he roared, "What did you say? Are you doubting His Highness?"
The tenth prince looked at Ran Ming coldly and said, "When is it your turn to interrupt me when I am speaking?"
"You..." Ran Ming was furious.
But Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him, and said indifferently: "General Ran Ming, step down!"
"Your Highness, but he..."
"This king says, stand down!"
"Yes!"
Even though he was unwilling, Ran Ming did not dare to disobey Chu Ning's orders.
Chu Ning stared at the Tenth Prince coldly: "Tenth brother, do you want to push this matter onto me? Since you suspect me, then show me the evidence. How can you convince others with empty words?"
"evidence?"
The tenth prince chuckled and said, "It's easy to get evidence. All I need to do is have the people from the Ministry of Justice search the mansion. I'm sure I'll find evidence!"
This made Ran Ming furious: "No, the palace cannot be searched by you at will!"
"If I don't search, it means you, my Eighteenth Brother, are guilty of a crime!"
The Tenth Prince's face suddenly turned cold: "I am investigating this matter under the order of the Emperor. Why, Eighteenth Brother, do you want to disobey the order of the Emperor?"
The crown prince at the side also looked like he was enjoying the fun and chuckled, "Eighteenth brother, the matter of Lord Wang's murder was indeed handed over to Tenth brother and Lord Deng by Father.
Lord Deng thought that Lord Wang was assassinated after he left the palace last night, and that the matter was closely related to the palace, so he suggested sending people to search.
For this reason, my tenth brother even brought me here as a witness!"
The meaning is very simple. The instigators of the whole incident were the Tenth Prince and Deng Hongwen, and it had nothing to do with him.
Chu Ning glanced at Deng Hongwen coldly: "You're using me as a target right after taking office. Very good!"
But Deng Hongwen acted in a businesslike manner and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, I am here to investigate the murder of Lord Wang. I will not target anyone!
Speaking objectively, you are indeed the most suspicious, so the Prince Chu's Mansion must be searched."
Liu Shouren couldn't stand listening to this and frowned, saying, "Lord Deng, I'm afraid you are exaggerating. Why does His Royal Highness the King of Chu want to kill Lord Wang? What good will it bring to His Royal Highness the King of Chu if he kills Lord Wang?"
Deng Hongwen explained with a serious expression, "Your Highness the Prince of Chu is now acting as the Minister of Rites, but as long as Lord Wang is still alive, Your Highness the Prince of Chu will always be the acting Minister.
But as time went by, Lord Wang's injuries improved. The King of Chu was worried that Lord Wang would be reinstated, so he killed him!
Only by killing Lord Wang can His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu become the Minister of Rites and completely control the Ministry of Rites!"
"This...this, this, this..." Liu Shouren didn't expect Deng Hongwen to be so eloquent, and was left speechless for a moment.
Even Chu Ning frowned, knowing that he was in big trouble.
If what Deng Hongwen said was true, then I was indeed the most suspicious.
Just at this moment, a runner from the Ministry of Justice came in a hurry to report: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Tenth Prince, my lords, I found the murder weapon in the Prince of Chu's mansion!"
Then, everyone saw that this person was holding a knife in his hand!