noffsinger Chapter 185 Self-explosion of identity
Chapter 185 Self-explosion of identity
"Wait a minute, Your Highness, are you going to protect these two?"
Lord Feng was a man of deep scheming. He knew with his discerning eyes that Qin Haoran and Tang Yuwei had an unusual relationship, so he said with a hint of meaning,
"Let's not talk about how this villain could brazenly bring a murderer here with General Tang. He is just a leader of a mountain stronghold. We should sort this matter out right now!"
Originally, with just one word from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Qin Haoran's scene would have been finished, but he didn't expect that Lord Feng would be so persistent. It really gave him a headache.
"You old official, this village chief is responsible for his own actions. I came here with the body and sincerely confessed my crime. What do you know?"
"But you, you always speak rudely to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince every time he says something, and you still have the nerve to criticize me?"
"Humph!" Lord Feng rolled his eyes. "How dare such an arrogant and unruly person to act rashly?"
Turning around to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he spoke as if he had thought of the words in advance.
"We tried to prove the truth of the letter, but the suspects Jiang Zhiang and Xue Duanzheng are dead! Now there is no evidence, so someone must want to end this matter!"
This made sense. Lord Feng seemed to be implying something about himself, but he was now only focused on pointing the finger at Qin Haoran.
"Why didn't you kill this troublemaker earlier or later? Why did you kill Jiang Zhiang at this time? If you say you have no other intentions, I'm sure no one in this room will believe you!"
After Lord Feng finished speaking, his eyes drifted to the official who had just taken out the letter. The official received the signal and immediately added,
"That's right! I was originally a small clerk beside Lord Jiang. I usually just helped Lord Jiang pass some letters! Lord Jiang is extremely cautious on weekdays, and it is not easy to detect that he has long-term contacts with any officials."
"But as time went by, I discovered that Lord Jiang would ask me to prepare a double-edged account in the middle of every month. On the surface, it was the output of wood, but in reality it was the amount of silver embezzled. The most in a month was ten thousand taels, and the least in a month was six or seven thousand taels!"
When talking about this, Qin Haoran and Yangyang behind the screen both felt a sense of déjà vu.
But the official changed the subject and said, "Later, I became curious and finally found out that the silver was sent to the Jingwei. Together with the letter I just presented, I knew that the person behind this must be..."
After Qin Haoran finished listening, he stared at the official. It was amazing that he could come up with such a half-true and half-false statement.
Although Qin Haoran knew that the official was obviously making up stories, he couldn't tell the truth that the person Jiang Zhiang was actually in contact with was Gao Mingde.
Although Gao Mingde had been executed, the court did not disclose his true crime.
If Qin Haoran said at this moment that he knew it was Gao Mingde who did it, wouldn't that make it clear that he knew about it before!
And the plan he and Yangyang had planned to target Gao Mingde would also be exposed, which is not acceptable!
After a struggle, he said, "Letters can be forged, and your words can also be false. What is true is just a matter of your mouth, right? You are really good at making things up!"
"I dare not speak nonsense." The official looked at Lord Feng who was sitting down and was in the limelight at the moment, and he said with all his might,
"I am not the only one who knows about the money transported to the capital in the middle of each month! If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can also summon a few of the former government officials who were arrested!"
Is there still a need for a summons? Qin Haoran can prove it is true, but he cannot prove it is false!
We can only listen to this official's confusing truth and falsehood and his ambiguous rhetoric.
Lord Feng felt a sense of satisfaction, as if he was about to win.
"Your Highness, in my opinion, there is no need to investigate this matter any further. The power behind Jiang Zhiang is the former Left Prime Minister, Lord Xue, and this villain is also an accomplice. He is still thinking of turning the tide when he is about to die!"
He didn't care whether he was the chief judge or not. Now he had already taken control of the situation. He said arrogantly, "Someone, come here! Drag him down and behead him!"
"Kill?" Qin Haoran turned his head to look at Tang Yuwei, winking at him, as if to say, 'Say something and help me!'
Yangyang and the Crown Princess behind the screen were also confused by today's performance.
The Crown Princess asked in confusion, "What is General Tang doing with the leader of Qin Village?"
"Dou E was wronged!" Yangyang smiled bitterly. Although she could tell at a glance that the two were trying their best to cooperate with each other, she was still worried about their risky moves.
Tang Yuwei had just been watching the performance of Lord Feng and the official, and now he finally understood it!
At first, I thought the person who assassinated Jiang Zhiang might be related to Yuwen Yuehua.
But Lord Feng talked and talked, and he didn't say a word even though he saw the dagger in Jiang Zhiang's chest.
I think he doesn't know the origin of the dagger. Since he doesn't know, the real murderer is not Yu Wen Yuehua's people, but someone else.
After figuring this out, he can take advantage of the opportunity.
Since the real murderer wanted to expose Qin Haoran's identity and put him to death, why didn't he just go with the flow? "Sir Feng is an official from the Ministry of Personnel, but it seems that he still lacks judgment in judging the case!"
"General Tang, I'm giving you face by not pointing out your faults, but you actually mock me!" Lord Feng snorted coldly, looking down on Tang Yuwei.
Tang Yuwei stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, did you see the dagger on Jiang Zhiang's chest clearly?"
Yuwen Jin's mood at the moment was like a roller coaster, and he was so confused by Lord Feng and Tang Yuwei that he didn't know what was true or false. But he believed that Tang Yuwei would not let him down.
Moreover, he had just seen the dagger. As the crown prince, how could he not know about such a valuable item? It might be more interesting to use Tang Yuwei to say it.
"Oh! General Tang, please speak!"
Tang Yuwei nodded and said, "This dagger is called Bright Moon Crescent, and it belongs to the Rong Kingdom!"
"Rong State?" Yuwen Jin pretended to have a sudden realization and echoed Tang Yuwei.
When the common people in the hall and even outside the hall heard this word, they were all terrified and dared not speak nonsense.
A startled voice rang out, and Tang Yuwei continued, "This crescent sword is inlaid with a gem called Red Spider, which is extremely valuable, and only the Bolton Chamber of Commerce in Rong Country has the right to sell it! You can imagine that this sword has an extraordinary origin!"
"What does General Tang mean?" Yuwen Jin said in a playful manner, "This matter not only involves our country, but also the Rong Kingdom! And it was done by a powerful person in the Rong Kingdom?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Qin Haoran watched the two people perform together and understood Tang Yuwei's intention, but he really didn't want to see the two people singing the same tune! After all, he had been kneeling for a long time.
In the past in Rong State, even when he knelt to his father, he had never kneeled for so long.
Without waiting for Tang Yuwei to continue, Qin Haoran shouted irritably, "Yes! This village chief is telling you the truth. I am from Rong country. My real name is Helan Qin, and I am the third son of the Helan family!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and the noise reached a fever pitch.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no choice but to order the officials to go and tell everyone to keep quiet so that Qin Haoran could continue speaking.
“I was the one who killed him.”
When Qin Haoran said this, he looked at Jiang Zhiang lying there with bloodthirsty eyes. Although he did not kill the man, the hatred was real to him.
"Six years ago, he killed all the servants who came with me to Dapu Country. I must avenge this blood debt! Not only must I avenge it, but I must also avenge it as a Rong countryman, so this dagger is the proof!"