I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 408 Who lied?

There was no court meeting today. Yu Jin had used the court food and went to Tianlu Pavilion to study as usual.

The person who taught the class in the morning was none other than Jiang Hai, who had just been promoted to Grand Master.

Although Jiang Hai is over fifty years old, he has a gentle appearance and a strong sense of etiquette, which makes it easy for people to like him.

But when Yu Jin entered the pavilion, he saw Jiang Hai sitting alone and crying. When she saw him coming in, she hurriedly wiped away her tears and saluted solemnly.

He is the teacher of the emperor, and after receiving the gift, Yu Jin must also return the gift.

After the ceremony, Yu Jing said softly: "My condolences, Grand Master. I have handed over the case to the Xijing Mansion. Within three days at most, the murderer will be found and the daughter will be given justice."

"Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Jiang Hai's face became even more sad: "Although I have several daughters, the eldest daughter is the daughter of Jing's wife. Since hearing the bad news, Jing's wife has been ill in bed and has a high fever every day. Delirium. I heard that the Prime Minister of Xijing was a capable minister, and I had high hopes for him, but I didn't expect that it would be difficult to live up to his reputation. "

Yu Jin felt slightly unhappy. Huo Yu was a criminal minister of the late emperor. After returning from the amnesty, he was promoted to the position of Prime Minister of Xijing by his special decree. Although he has been dissatisfied with Huo Xuan recently, he still quite recognizes Huo Yu's abilities.

Jiang Hai's words like this were equivalent to accusing him face to face of inappropriate employment.

Yu Jin pursed his lips and was about to say something, when suddenly something happened in his heart.

Yes, wasn't his original intention of supporting the Jiang family just to break the dominance of the Huo family in the DPRK and add some variables to the current situation?

So if Jiang Hai is dissatisfied with Huo Yu, it is definitely not a bad thing.

As the emperor, he actually didn't care about a small murder case at all, he only cared about whether he could achieve the results he wanted to see.

At this moment, Yu Jin suddenly felt a sense of interest in his heart.

"I originally thought that because of Huo Yu's family background, he must be a capable minister." He said, "Listening to what the Grand Master just said, is there any inside story that I don't know about?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Jiang Hai reached into his arms, took out a neatly folded piece of silk, and put his hands on his head.

Jiao Zuo took it, unfolded it and presented it to Yu Jin.

There were a few lines written on the silk, saying that in order to win over Yu Wenming, Huo Yu randomly found an innocent person to take the blame even though he knew that he had murdered his wife. The following also briefly describes how Yu Wenming made the illusion of falling to death after killing his wife, and secretly sent people to silence those who knew about it one by one; how Huo Yu used the topic to use it to beat innocent people.

After Yu Jin read it, he remained silent and just stared at Jiang Hai, waiting for his explanation.

Jiang Hai fully understood what the young emperor was thinking, so he said:

"This was found by the housekeeper from the crack of the door after the opening of the workshop at the fifth watch. I was originally doubtful, so I just sent someone to Xijing Mansion to inquire about the progress of the case. But not long after, someone sent back a female envoy who was married to my daughter. ”

Jiang Hai said, his eye circles turning red again: "She witnessed with her own eyes the murder of my daughter, and knew that Yu Wenming would silence her, so she immediately escaped and hid in the mountains for three days and three nights. If she hadn't met someone to rescue her, she would have I am afraid that my life was wasted. It was from the mouth of this female envoy that I learned for the first time that all kinds of beasts in civilization are simply outrageous!"

When Jiang Hai said this, he was already in tears: "How could I be so blind that I promised my good daughter to such a beast! It's a pity that every time she sends a letter back, she always reports good news but not bad news, for fear of letting us down. Parental Worries”

Yu Jin still had no children, so he couldn't sympathize with him, but he obviously had a rift with the Yu family and the Huo family, which he was happy to see at this time. It's just that as an emperor, it's not easy for him to do nothing.

"Have you ever thought about it, Grand Master, that these were all arranged by the person who sent the message? And even if what the dowry girl said is true, Xijing Prime Minister may not be deceived by the real murderer. I gave him five days, and now he still has There are only three days left, how about waiting a little longer?”

A bitter smile appeared on Jiang Hai's face: "I just said that I sent someone to Xijing Mansion to inquire about the progress of the case. I learned that the real murderer had been captured, with all the witnesses and material evidence, and I had confessed - but the other party was a clueless person. The little lady who has the power to bind the chicken has no grudges with the little girl.”

"Isn't this impossible?" Yu Jin had a look of surprise on his face and hesitated: "Based on my understanding of Huo Yu, he is not the kind of person who cares about human life. Maybe. It's the dowry girl from your family. Did he lie?"

Jiang Hai sighed: "The dowry girl has been hiding in the mountains for several days. The scars all over her body are not fake. In addition, her parents and family are all in my house. How can she dare to deceive Yu Chen on such a big matter? But Na Huo Yu is a ruthless person and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Your Majesty has given you a deadline of five days, but this person has been tried in just two days. How could he be so quick if he had not used torture to extract a confession?
At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, as well as the sound of the Jinwu guards guarding the door stopping people.

When the young emperor was studying every day, no one was allowed to come in and disturb him unless there was no big deal, but it was different today.

He glanced at Jiao Zuo, who hurriedly walked out and came back to report: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of Xijing has asked to see you. He said that the previous case has been concluded and he came here to deliver the order."

Yu Jin looked at Jiang Hai in front of him, and when he saw his whole face sinking, he said, "Grand Master, please come with me."

Huo Yu stood outside the Chengming Hall with a box containing a complete set of files in his arms. He thought he would have to wait for an hour or two, but he didn't expect that he would already be back in just two-quarters of an hour.

Not only His Majesty, but also Jiang Hai, the victim of this case.

Huo Yu knelt down and waited aside. After Yu Jin got off the Dragon Boat Festival, he got up and saw the newly promoted grand master Jiang Hai, with his hands behind his back, looking at him coldly.

Aweng had already reminded him that he wanted to use this case to win the other party's favor, so he bowed very respectfully at this moment: "I will see the Grand Master."

"Hmph. I don't dare to accept Master Huo's courtesy." Jiang Hai said coldly, turned around and entered the palace with sleeves rolled up.

This is different from what Huo Yu initially imagined. Before he could think about the reason carefully, he heard Jiao Zuo calling him from the side: "Xijing Cheng, please come with me, His Majesty is waiting inside!"

"We have a labor order." Huo Yu came to his senses and quietly stuffed a large, round southern pearl into Jiao Zuo's hand.

Jiao Zuo quickly put away the beads, a smile appeared on his lips, and said in his ear: "Master Xiao Huo is here for Jiang's case, right? Your Majesty and Master Jiang take it very seriously. Be careful what you say later." ”

He seemed to mention something, but also seemed to have nothing.

But Huo Yu still had to accept this favor: "Thank you, Jiao Lingjian, for reminding me."

With a warm smile on his face, Jiao Zuo entered the Chengming Hall with him.

The palace door slowly closed behind them.

As a grand master, Jiang Hai could get a seat in front of the young emperor, but Huo Yu did not have this qualification.

"Your Majesty has given a five-day deadline to order a thorough investigation into Jiang's death." He said respectfully: "Now that the facts have been found out, the real culprit has confessed, and I have come here to pay the order."