Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 209
Sensing the suspicious gazes of the officials in the palace, Shi Pu's face completely sank.

It has to be said that Yu Shiyue has been in Dali Temple for so many years, and he is not a simple person, but a master of the prison.

These words seem to be stating the facts.

But in the eyes of caring people, it becomes a different scene.

Shi Pu returned to Beijing to report on his work, and learned from Yin Liang that he was about to be transferred to Dali Temple in Nanjing on a flat basis.

Unwilling to be reconciled, he happened to meet the former Minister of Industry Wang Zhi and Wang Zhen in court conflicts, so he wanted to bribe Wang Zhen.

First, he forced Wang Xie to take up his post, and then replaced Wang Xie, and got the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

It makes perfect sense logically, but alas...

With a sneer, Shi Pu retorted.

"What Yu Siqing said just now is all true. Even if the old man admits that he talked with Yin Liang that day and went to Wang Zhen's mansion, what can he explain?"

Yu Shiyue has been in Dali Temple for so many years and is good at breaking prisons, but is he Shi Pu easy to bully?

Don't forget, when he served as an inspector in Jiangxi, he was also famous for his ability to judge difficult cases.

The key to trial, no one knows better than him.

Yu Shiyue's move was nothing more than a bluff.

In the final analysis, he only inferred logically that Shi Pu might bribe Wang Zhen to obtain the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

As for evidence, he has none.

It is precisely because of this that he is so fanfare and stern, to cover up his external strength.

This is a common way to settle cases. Most people with guilty consciences, being so frightened, often involuntarily bow their heads and plead guilty.

It's a pity that this trick is useless to Shi Pu.

Seeing that the officials in the palace were puzzled by how confident he was, Shi Pu said again.

"Is it possible that Yu Siqing wants to say that with an inkstone, a calligraphy, and some gold, silver, and silk, this old man can let Wang Zhen run for this old man, win one of the seven ministers, and then immediately promote the old man to the throne?"

Seeing that Shi Pu was so confident, the suspicious expressions of the officials below also dissipated a bit.

That's right.

The ministers present basically all saw the time when Wang Zhenquan was in power.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a lot of people in the market, not to mention gold and silver, even various rare antiques are not uncommon in Wang Zhen's mansion.

What's more, Wang Zhen has been in the palace for many years, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor. He has never seen any rare treasures in the palace treasury.

As for going against a Qiqing just for a little money?

Seemingly noticing the change in the expressions of the officials in the palace, Yu Shiyue's heart sank.

This kind of thing is only when it is not exposed, it will make people think about it.

Now, Shi Pu pierced this layer of window paper, but it seems that he is not guilty.

Moreover, Yu Shiyue, who has been in charge of prisons for many years, is keenly aware that Shi Pu is secretly changing concepts.

At this time, the most important thing is not to be led away by the other party!
After pondering for a moment, Yu Shiyue shook his head and said imperceptibly.

"Shi Shangshu, the three law courts all pay attention to facts in their trials. This official is only stating the facts, and has not made a judgment on the matter. It should be guessed that it is what Shi Shangshu himself said."

"In addition, I want to correct Shi Shangshu's mistake."

"From the point of view of time, it was Wang Zhen, the former Minister of Industry, who clashed with Wang Zhen's court first, and Shi Shangshu went to Wang Zhen's mansion later. It was not as Shi Shangshu said, but Wang Zhen clashed with Wang Zhen because of Shi Shangshu."

Shi Pu squeezed his sleeves, not at all embarrassed by being exposed, but sneered and said.

"Yu Siqing is a good man. What did you say to state the facts? Although you didn't say it clearly, every single word you said is alluding to the old man's bribery of Wang Zhen. Are all the officials in this court all fools?"

In a word, the smell of gunpowder in the hall became stronger.

However, Yu Shiyue remained calm.

Because this can only show that Shi Pu has panicked, and he is transforming the pure case analysis into personal grievances.

Once I was irritated and quarreled with him, this court court ceremony would be over.

Now that he understood Shi Pu's intentions, Yu Shiyue would naturally not fall into the trap, he shook his head again and said in a deep voice.

"I don't have any intention to make a conclusion hastily. It's just a reasonable inference. It's still the same sentence. The three courts judge the case and pay attention to the facts."

"The reason Shi Shangshu feels that this official is implying that you bribed to win the official is because after the evidence is presented, all the clues point to this point, and this official did not deliberately guide it."

Shi Pu's face twitched twice, and the hands in his sleeves were secretly clenched.

He also had official dealings with Yu Shiyue before, but why didn't he realize that he was such a difficult master.

This series of eliminations and beatings took back the rhythm he had finally brought up.

After pondering for a moment, Shi Pu just wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Yu Shiyue stepped forward.

"Since Shi Shangshu denies this matter, and just now Shi Shangshu once said that he has no friendship with Wang Zhensu and only has official business contacts, then dare to ask Lord Shangshu, why did you go to Wang Zhen's mansion on the [-]th of the month?"

After the words fell, the eyes of the officials in the hall immediately focused on Shi Pu again.

The previous ones are all foreshadowing and speculation, and this is the most critical link in all chains of evidence!
Shi Pu naturally understood this, and went through all the relevant people in his mind again, making sure that everything had been dealt with before he spoke.

"Actually, the old man didn't take the initiative to visit Wang Zhen, but Wang Zhen sent someone to invite the old man over."

Yu Shiyue asked in a deep voice: "Who are you sending? Why?"

For this, Shi Pu had been prepared for a long time, and said without much thought: "The person who is sent is an internal eunuch under Wang Zhen, named Han Kang."

"At that time, the old man was the chief envoy of Shanxi. There was an official under Wang Zhen's family named Shen Xuan, whose ancestral home was in Shanxi. His son was detained by the local magistrate for encroaching on property. Shen Xuan appealed to Wang Zhen."

"Therefore, Wang Zhen invited the old man to come to the mansion, hoping that the old man can put pressure on the magistrate to release the relevant people."

Yu Shiyue's heart sank. If he remembered correctly, there were Han Kang and Shen Xuan on the list of victims in the Ministry of War.

In this way, Shi Pu had already planned to push the matter to the two dead people.

As for the land invasion case he said, most of it is true.

However, it may not be related to Shi Pu's visit to Wang Zhen's residence.

Sure enough, Shi Pu continued to say in awe.

"As an official of the imperial court, how can I bend the law for personal gain? Although Wang Zhen was powerful at the time, I still politely refused and never intervened in this case."

In other words, it was a waste of effort to start with the case of land invasion, and they didn't participate at all.

It was thrown clean!

Yu Shiyue's expression was somber, and she asked, "Does Minister Shi know where Han Kang and Shen Xuan are now?"

Shi Pu was expressionless, and said calmly: "The old man has not been in the capital for a long time, so I don't know. It's just right and wrong. You only need to summon the two of you to know."

Yu Shiyue said coldly: "The official came to tell Shi Shangshu that both of them traveled with the Supreme Emperor's chariot and died together in the civil engineering battle. In other words, what Shi Shangshu said is that there is no proof of death!"

This time Shi Pu was very calm, with his right hand behind his back, he said with a half-smile.

"Then there is no other way. The old man's words are true. Sir Si Qing will never think that the old man let them go out with the army in order to kill people and silence them? That would be too high on the old man."

"When the Supreme Emperor set off for the expedition, the old man had already left the capital, and the list of accompanying personnel, the old man never knew, let alone intervened."

However, Yu Shiyue still did not give up, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.

He went through Shi Pu's words again in his heart, and then, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he asked.

"According to Shi Shangshu, Wang Zhen asked you to come to the mansion because he asked you, but according to Jin Yiwei's investigation, at that time, Shi Shangshu carried a Duan inkstone, gold, silver, pearls and silk, how to explain this?"

"Could it be that he wants something from you, but you want to give him a gift instead?"

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