I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 381 Getting carried away
The focus of Chen Duhou's testimony was all on Jin Xin's indulgence in letting the criminal go, but he did not mention anything about Mr. Mo's injuries.

When Yu Jin asked about this, he only said that the distance was too far and he could not see clearly, which made Shangguan Jin feel even happier.

When he wanted to sleep, he came with a pillow. Shangguan Jin felt that he should thank the robber.

Zhang Shichang did not lie. He and the censor Zhongcheng only rewarded Yu Chu with fifty lashes. But after that, Shangguan Jin specially sent people to add an additional torture that was truly cruel to the extreme.

What Shangguan Jin wanted before was just to let Yu Chu die silently in prison. When Zhang Shichang found out tomorrow and was panicked, he would send someone to give him some advice. Thinking about it, this man knew what to do for the sake of his official robe.

Yu Chu committed suicide out of fear of guilt, so the young emperor would naturally not be able to inspect the body in person. When the time comes, he would throw it into the mass grave full of wild wolves. In less than a day, not even a single bone would be left.

Although this method is good, it still has some consequences. For example, Zhang Shichang is somewhat stubborn in nature, and he is not 100% sure whether he can act according to his plan.

But now that Yu Chu has been kidnapped, that loophole has been completely filled. A single sentence of "fleeing in fear of crime" can firmly pin Gao Yang's death on his head, and he will not be able to get rid of it even if he dies.

Not to mention, the torture that he specially paid attention to was simply not something that ordinary people could survive. Even if you survive, you will be disabled all over your body, and your life will be worse than that of a rat in the gutter. It can be said that life is worse than death.

Shangguan Jin thought like this and couldn't help but smile.

"General Zuo." Yu Ji glanced at him and asked coldly, "Yu Chu absconded in fear of crime. Are you happy?"

Shangguan Jin didn't take the young emperor too seriously, but when he saw Huo Xuan turning around and looking at him coldly, he realized that he was a little complacent.

"I have no such intention." He said calmly: "I just suddenly remembered that Da Sima and Doctor Luan kept saying that Yu Chu was framed by others and was not the real culprit who killed Dinghou. But now the facts are before our eyes, Xiang Hou does have ulterior motives, I wonder if Da Sima will continue to protect this person? "

Huo Xuan glanced at Shangguan Jin lightly. Although Yu Chu's robbery was not a trivial matter, the fact that assassins entered the Weiyang Palace was the reason why the three auxiliary ministers entered the palace together.

Although after entering the palace just now, the news he got was that the assassin had escaped after the assassination attempt, and both the young emperor and Zhi Jinwu behaved calmly, but he always felt that there must be other inside stories, such as why Yu Chu had just escaped, and what happened later An assassin entered Weiyang Palace? Is there any connection between the two?
In addition, he was quite worried about how Yu Chu's health was. He has known Jin Xin for decades and knows that he has always been honest and loyal to the emperor, so the words he just said are far more credible than Chen Fang.

Shangguan Jin, how anxious are you? Are you really so impatient that you want to put that person to death?
Although that person had some friction with him, he and he had such a blood connection that he couldn't abandon him no matter what.

"Your Majesty." Huo Xuan bowed respectfully to the young emperor, but the content of his words was no longer related to the previous one: "Although the assassin has escaped, it is an unforgivable crime to frighten Your Majesty. I request an order and personally take charge of questioning the assassin."

Yu Jin nodded: "I have a job to do, Sima." Huo Xuan added: "Your Majesty is young and was frightened again tonight. If it is inconvenient for me to continue to disturb you, I will leave first."

Shangguan Jin frowned: "Da Sima's words are wrong. The eldest princess of Pingyang is still waiting outside the palace gate, and the matter of Yu Chu's absconding has not been revealed yet. If we wait until tomorrow to arrange the arrest, I'm afraid that she will escape without knowing it." Where have you gone?"

"The person was lost in Tingwei's Mansion, and the guards cannot absolve themselves of the blame. As for the arrest of the suspect, there is a person who is responsible for catching thieves." Huo Xuan's tone was calm, but loud and clear:
"State affairs are complicated and complicated. If every single one of them disturbs His Majesty, then what use are we, the auxiliary ministers, and all the civil and military officials of the dynasty?"

"But this matter is nothing else, but involves the royal family!" Shangguan Jin insisted. He still wanted to settle the matter of wanted Yu Chu, and it was best to leave it to his men to handle it personally.

"The Marquis of Xiang is just a suspect and has not been convicted. It is puzzling to me that Zuo Sima cares so much. The day before yesterday, there was an urgent report from Shuofang that the Huns invaded the border again, killing and plundering hundreds of officials and people; yesterday there was an urgent report from Hengyang that there was an earthquake three days ago and collapsed There were hundreds of houses, and nearly a thousand people were killed or injured.”

Huo Xuan's eyes flickered and he looked directly at Shangguan Jin's face: "General Zuo is indifferent to such important matters; but a missing suspect in Tingwei Mansion is worth bothering His Majesty again and again. Those who know will say Zuo The general enforces the law strictly, and those who don’t know may think that you have a grudge against Marquis Yu and want to use this case to kill him!”

Shangguan Jin didn't expect that Huo Xuan would speak so straightforwardly, and he was about to defend himself, but at this moment Yu Ji covered his face with his sleeves and yawned loudly:

"I'm tired. Please step back. The guards in the palace are in charge of Jinwu. Da Sima can rest assured and go to the capital to arrest the assassin."

After he said this, Shangguan Jin still had more to say and could not say anything more, so he could only follow the crowd and retreat.

When he left the palace, he glanced at Cui Xiaoben who was standing outside the door, but saw that his face was expressionless, and there seemed to be some deep meaning in his eyes that he could not understand.

Just a martial artist. Shangguan Jin did not take this doubt to heart. As soon as he left the palace, he arranged for his close subordinates to secretly investigate the whereabouts of Yu Chu in Xijing, striving to eliminate the root cause once and for all.

What he didn't know was that after the ministers had just left the Chengming Hall, Yu Ji did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, he first listened to Jiao Zuo's account of Xue Wen's examination results of Yu Chu's injuries, and learned that he was indeed seriously injured and dying, and Wu was silent for a moment, and then summoned Tang Zhan, the envoy of embroidered clothes.

"Go and investigate what happened to Yu Chu after he entered Tingwei's Mansion." Yu Jin said: "There is also the death of Dinghou. Was it Yu Chu's fault? If not, what was the inside story?"

Tang Zhan responded in a deep voice and walked backward out of the palace. Only then did Yu Jin feel sleepy.

Jiaozuo waited on him to change his clothes and go to bed. He also summoned the palace servants who were staying at night to say a few words before he tiptoed away.

Too many things happened tonight, especially seeing the young master injured like that with his own eyes, and how could he still feel sleepy at all. With the Young Emperor's order, he made a special trip to Yutang House and stayed by Mr. Mo's side for an hour and a half. It was not until the heat from his forehead when he touched it with his own hands subsided and his breathing became steady that he felt relieved. .