Hexi

Chapter 312 Ancestral Hall
"I think so."

Han Mo walked down the stairs. "After the Xue family accident, the Xue family was almost wiped out. The population of their family was not large. All the males over the age of 15 were beheaded, and a two- or three-year-old child was left. Seven or eight people are now dead.

"However, from Xue Rongguan to the cabinet bachelor, there are many disciples. Although many of them have been implicated, many are still in their official careers.

"When the Xue family was questioned, there were countless people who pleaded for mercy, but after the case was finalized, especially after the Xue family was beheaded, these voices suddenly disappeared. So much so that the common people later believed that the Xue family had committed a heinous crime. , including of course those of us who are in power.

"Now that I think about it, those who supported the Xue family did not believe the evidence, but they chose not to engage in unnecessary confrontation. Instead, they hibernated and waited for the right time to make a comeback. Sister Rong might be a Signal."

Su Luo nodded slowly: "Your speculation is very reasonable. We turned around and found out that Chang Wei framed Xue's family because of Yuan Qing's death and the emperor's control over the Defense Department of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Ministry of War. Be on guard, then, could these premises also be the result of Mrs. Rong and the others secretly promoting them?"

"Not ruled out."

Han Mo answered her briefly.

The cause of Yuan Qing's death was the initial introduction, then Luo Zhi was killed, the Defense Department had an accident, and then Chang Wei and Fang Mei's crimes were exposed, pulling out carrots and bringing out the mud, which accidentally brought out the injustice of the Xue family.

So far, it is indeed a series, with cause and effect before and after.

Wu Zong, who was following behind, looked at him slightly puzzled, and then looked at the closed ancestral hall door in front of him.

"By the way," Su Luo remembered, "Chang Wei stole those weapons and the dead soldiers he raised. Did he really want to rebel?"

The memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Su family are densely packed, row after row in front of them.

On the flower stand under the verandah, there are several pots of mountain chrysanthemums in full bloom.He stopped to look at it for a while, picked off three branches, and walked towards the west courtyard.

Su and Shou were standing outside, they were not in a hurry to open the door for interrogation, and left after watching for a while.

Su Shou waved the man back, knelt down on the futon in front of the coffin, first kowtowed slowly, then straightened up, and placed three chrysanthemums beside Xie's coffin.

The evening breeze in front of the ancestral hall had a spooky smell, people came soon, the door was pushed open, and lanterns and candles were lit again.

Han Mo asked, "Where are you going?"

……

Since the emperor issued an imperial decree, his purpose must be to ask Chang Wei to reveal all the inside stories, not to drop their routine.

"You will know when you come!..."

Su Shou ignored him, but motioned for him to ask someone to open the door.

After leaving the palace gate, he went to Dali Temple with Lord Zhen Guo, studied the details of the previous interrogation, and then went to the prison.Chang Wei's hair was disheveled and his prison clothes were stained with blood. He was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the cage, with drooping eyebrows and eyes.

The third division recently specialized in the trial of Chang Wei's case, and a group of detainees involved in the case were arraigned one after another.Fang Mei and the others have confessed, but Chang Wei has refused to reveal a word so far. The interrogators have changed several groups, and even the punishment has been imposed, which is useless after all.

"So, the emperor asked me to look for things, probably because he noticed more doubts earlier than us." Han Mo frowned deeply, "I just don't know what else he found besides these?"

Before Xue Rong's case, although Chang Wei was also an official in the sixth department, he was not outstanding.It was because of the downfall of Xue's family that he was invited by the minister to be promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang. He was several years older than Su Shou, but his performance in government affairs was far inferior to Su Shou.

The ancestral hall is located in Xikuayuan. At this time of the moon, there is no other noise except the sound of wind and insects.

Such a person, even if he has the conditions for rebellion, such as official rank, status, and financial resources, what is the purpose of his rebellion?

Su Luo didn't turn her head back: "I should go to my business!"

When I returned to the mansion, the moon was already in the sky.The house is quiet everywhere, and there is a faint fragrance of chrysanthemums in the air.

"master……"

Su Qi raised his chin triumphantly: "I've been with my sister for so long, how could I not know about it? That village where Mrs. Rong appeared, there must be something wrong with that village! If you want to find Mrs. Rong, you must need this address!"

After speaking, he turned to Su Qi again, looked him up and down and said, "Come to my Yamen tomorrow, and I'll give you something."

Stealing weapons is definitely not to protect one's own family property, there is no doubt that it is for rebellion.But it always seemed a bit unexpected when it fell on Chang Wei.

Han Mo looked at it in his hand, and looked at him with his hips akimbo: "Yes, boy! Now that I'm getting smarter, how do you know this is useful for me?"

Su Qi trotted all the way to the front, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

Han Mo paused: "Otherwise?"

"Han Shizi, this is the address of the village where Mrs. Rong saved Chang He, I'm here to ask!"

Su Qi followed: "What do you want to give me?"

In the next afternoon, the emperor passed Su Shou and Zhen Guogong to Qianqing Palace, asked about the progress, and then listed a bunch of reasons, handed over the work of the presiding judge to Su Shou, and ordered Zhen Guogong to assist in the whole process.

Su Shou had been tricked repeatedly, and was too lazy to struggle, so he accepted it.

Just like last time, he stroked Xie's name on the coffin, took out the handkerchief in his sleeve, and carefully wiped away some dust from the engraving of the rank.

How did he frame the Xue family, and why did he do this?The case of the Xue family is one, and the second is his motive for stealing weapons.All these things must be clarified, and the common cases are still based on Xue Rong's case, which means that during the review process, there must be no false situations.

Su Luo couldn't figure it out.

Han Mo looked away, and handed the address paper to the guard: "Go to that village immediately and find out what's going on!"

Su Luo paused and shrugged.

This time even Su Luo raised the corners of her lips, gave him a light look and then went down the steps. "You're smart!"

Then, his thumb landed on Xie's surname, and with a light press, another tablet popped up behind the spirit tablet. The name engraved on it was Xue Rong...

As the buckle of the mechanism returned to its original position, the whole picture of the tablet was revealed.Su Shou stared intently, the protruding words were so low that only he could hear them.

"Old Ge, Chang Thief has been brought to justice, but he has hidden too many secrets in his stomach, if he keeps silent until his death, it will take a lot of trouble to leave the Xue family to rehabilitate him.

"The student has received the emperor's order. Now you can directly interrogate Chang Thief. You are in heaven. Before interrogating him, please give me some pointers..."

(End of this chapter)