Lieutenant Wu continued: "In the Sifang Pavilion, we found the sachet worn by Prince Gelisi today, and let the imperial physician examine it, and indeed found Cang Zhu in the sachet."

Gelisi's eyes widened: "Wearing a sachet is the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in the Southern Dynasties. Everyone wears a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival. This prince does as the Romans do. What can a sachet prove?"

Jiang Fuguang was certain: "A sachet really can't prove anything? But when all the evidence points to His Excellency, the sachet will deepen the suspicion of His Excellency."

Moreover, the height of people in the Southern Dynasties is generally around seven feet, eight feet is already very conspicuous, and nine feet is even rarer.

Ji Ruxuan thought carefully, maybe he didn't neglect the sachet.

But because the sachet does not affect the overall situation.

If she cares, she will be chaotic.

Gregory was speechless for a moment.

Lieutenant Wu continued: "The minister sent someone to investigate Prince Gelisi's actions. Prince Gelisi returned to the Sifang Pavilion from the Baicao Festival at Youshi (17 o'clock), and then recruited two dancers, and set himself up in the room with the dancers. Doubtful, who was looking for fun, exchanged clothes with his attendants, left through the corner gate, and changed carriages twice on the way, perhaps to get rid of the eyeliner who was following him for a while."

Ge Lisi's expression was shocked, he thought that his actions were secretive, but in fact, his every move was full of flaws in the eyes of the Imperial City Secretary.

Emperor Nanxing couldn't help but look deeply: "Your Excellency, the prince, behaves suspiciously, there is no doubt about it."

Gu Xiang was also a little surprised.

Prince Gelisi had no grievances with Jiayan, he thought there was something wrong with this matter, now it seems that Prince Gelisi's purpose of going to Hefeng Pavilion is more worth investigating.

Lieutenant Wu continued: "Prince Garris left the inner city, and the carriage circled around the suburbs. He arrived at the Hefeng Pavilion at [-]:[-] pm, stayed in the Hefeng Pavilion for less than a quarter of an hour, and then left the Hefeng Pavilion."

It coincides with the time when Gu Jiayan was killed.

Lieutenant Wu presented a stack of papers: "This is the testimony and statement of the relevant people."

Zhang Dequan immediately took the statement and presented it to Emperor Nanxing.

Emperor Nanxing looked through it carefully, and the confession records were very detailed, with a complete timeline, when did Prince Gelisi go out, where the carriage passed by, and where did he stop, all the details were exhaustive, and there were relevant witnesses and confessions.

Ironclad evidence.

"Show it to Xiang Gu." Emperor Nanxing's expression was cold.

Zhang Dequan immediately presented the testimony to Gu Xiang.

Gu Xiang looked through each of them carefully: "It can be seen that the evidence that Prince Gelisi murdered my son is conclusive."

This line of action has shown everywhere that Ge Lisi's behavior is sneaky and suspicious, and the destination is Hefeng Pavilion, which excludes the possibility of someone framing him and setting him up.

In addition, the timeline provided by the Imperial City Division completely matches the scene of the crime.

With all the witnesses and material evidence, Garris is irrefutable.

The testimonies were circulated among the people in the South Study Room.

Gelisi knew that something was wrong, and his mind was full of thoughts for a while. The first thing he thought of was that the conspiracy to attack Vietnam was completely obscene.

In the diplomatic relations between the two countries, sincerity is the most important thing, and interests are second.

In the palace before, he ruined Princess Ning Yuan's reputation, which already made Emperor Nanxing very dissatisfied, but because the Queen of the Palace took all the blame, he was able to retire unscathed.

Now that he murdered Gu Xiang's son again, Emperor Nanxing must have doubts about the sincerity of the friendship between China and the Southern Dynasty.

The two incidents were both related to Cheng Engong, and Ge Lisi really hated Cheng Engong in his heart.

Gu Xiang asked aloud, with aggressive sharpness: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, why did you go to the Hefeng Pavilion in such a sneaky manner on the night of the incident?"

Prince Garris was about to speak.

Gu Xiang chuckled lightly, and emphasized his tone: "Your Excellency, you'd better think it over carefully, what you're involved in is not only about murdering my son Jiayan, but also sneaking and spying in the Southern Dynasty as his prince. Can’t explain clearly, Nanchao has enough evidence to charge you as a spy and take you into custody.”

Prince Gelis couldn't believe it: "I am the prince of Yunzhong, how dare you treat me like this?"

"The prince who has established friendly relations with the Southern Dynasty is valuable, but," Gu Xiang's voice was calm, with a hint of a smile in his tone, "the prince who intends to harm the interests of the Southern Dynasty is the enemy of the Southern Dynasty, so," he rolled his eyelids , looking at Gris, "What does the prince think?"

Ginger is still old and spicy!Jiang Fuguang watched in amazement.

This statement really frightened Ge Lisi, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please believe in the sincerity of Yun Zhongguo's friendship with Nanchao. I absolutely have no intention of spying on Nanchao."

Emperor Nanxing nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, please explain the matter clearly to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding."

Ge Lisi calmed down a little, and took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, I have been talking about myself and being deadlocked, I have been running around planning, trying to resolve the deadlock, and usher in a new opportunity for the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I have sent people to contact Cheng Engong several times, but Cheng Engong categorically refused, but secretly ordered someone to deliver this letter."

No one expected that Cheng Engong would be implicated in this matter, and the atmosphere in the South study suddenly became stagnant.

Gu Xiang's eyelids twitched violently, and there was an ominous premonition in his heart.

Jiang Fuguang's expression was calm. This is a situation where two birds with one stone are killed. In order to escape, Ge Lisi will definitely drag Cheng Engong into the water.

Gu Xiang now regrets making a big deal out of it, and it's too late.

After Zhang Dequan presented the letter paper to His Majesty, he showed it to other people in the hall.

Only then did Emperor Nanxing ask: "There is no seal on this letter to prove your identity, why do you conclude that this is a handwritten letter written by Cheng Engong?"

Gu Xiang lowered his eyes. For the first time in his life, the old fox, who had always been resourceful, had the feeling of being hunted by wild geese all day long, and finally pecked by wild geese.

Ge Lisi must have something in his hand that can prove Cheng Engong's handwriting, no matter what it is, it is enough to prove that the dignified uncle secretly colluded with other princes.

Made a big taboo.

And this matter was reported by him in the first place, so he couldn't stay out of it.

Sure enough, Ge Lisi calmly took out another letter: "This is a letter of sympathy written to me by Duke Cheng En of your country after I entered Beijing. The paper is exactly the same, I have found several people who authenticated the handwriting, and they all concluded that the two handwritings were indeed written by the same person."

The condolence letter has Cheng Engong's personal seal, which cannot be denied.

The sympathy letter contains some words of sincere greetings, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But the more this is the case, the more annoying it is. The dignified uncle had no personal relationship with his prince before, so why did he write a letter of condolence in person?

Emperor Nanxing's face was sullen: "Xuan, Duke Cheng'en is entering the palace."

Afterwards, the four eunuchs who served the pen and ink in the South Study Room were summoned. They were the emperor's close servants, and almost all of them were proficient in calligraphy appraisal.

A little science popularization~
Regarding the issue of height, there are certain differences in the measurement of each dynasty~Xia Dynasty used ten inches as a ruler, Yin and Shang used twelve inches as a ruler, and Zhou Dynasty used eight inches as a ruler.

The height of seven feet in the Qin and Han Dynasties was about 170, generally about 183 for eight feet, and about 189 for nine feet.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the general height of men was about 168-170.

Of course, I have collected a lot of these materials about ancient length measurement. I have concluded that there is a certain basis, but it is not necessarily completely accurate. It is mainly for setting works. You can refer to it and don’t be misled~

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