12dz Chapter 453 Going to jail!
Chapter 453 Going to jail!
Prince Chu's Palace, backyard.
As the runners from the Ministry of Justice appeared with weapons in their hands, the Tenth Prince Chu Han's eyes lit up and he immediately rushed forward.
He took the knife and took a look at it, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes: "This knife matches the blood marks on Lord Wang's throat, this knife is the murder weapon!"
"Everyone, please see!"
The tenth prince raised the knife in his hand and said loudly: "This is the murder weapon found in the Chu Palace!"
Chu Ning's face darkened and he remained silent.
He had no idea where this knife came from.
The prince was shocked. He never expected to find the murder weapon here.
Oh no, the credit will be snatched away by the Tenth Prince!
No, I must attribute the credit for this achievement to myself. I can't let the Tenth Prince take all the credit!
Thinking of this, the prince pretended to be angry, stared at Chu Ning and lectured him: "Okay, it turned out to be you, Eighteenth Brother!
I really didn't expect you to do such a thing. Someone, arrest Chu Ning and take him to the palace!"
Although the evidence was found by the Tenth Prince's men, as long as he captured Chu Ning, he would get a share of the credit.
But Ran Ming was furious when he heard this, and immediately stood in front of Chu Ning, shouting: "Whoever dares to do this, I will twist off his head!"
As Ran Ming became angry, the guards in the Prince of Chu's mansion immediately rushed in.
Upon seeing this, the guards of the Eastern Palace, the guards of the Tenth Prince, and the runners from the Ministry of Justice all rushed in and the two sides confronted each other.
For a moment, the atmosphere was tense and it seemed like a fight might break out if there was any disagreement.
Fortunately, at this time, Chu Ning frowned and waved his hand to signal the guards of the Prince Chu's Mansion to retreat.
Then, Chu Ning looked at the criminal officer and asked, "Where did you get this knife?"
The yamen runner glanced at Deng Hongwen and whispered, "Lord Deng secretly told us to search the palace secretly while the Crown Prince and the Tenth Prince are talking to you.
When we searched the back garden, we found a little blood on a remote rockery. Following the blood, we found the murder weapon hidden under the rockery.
After hearing this, Chu Ning smiled.
"Master Deng has a good method, a good trick to make a feint to the east and attack in the west!"
After taking a deep look at Deng Hongwen, Chu Ning's face suddenly changed, and he asked in a cold voice: "If you were the murderer, would you hide the murder weapon in your own home?
If you were the murderer, would you leave blood in your home?
The two consecutive rhetorical questions made everyone look puzzled.
Ling Haoran, the Minister of Justice, has handled many cases and is an upright person. He frowned and said, "Your Highness the King of Chu is right. This matter does reveal many strange things."
The things were found by the runners of the Ministry of Justice, and Ling Haoran didn't want to completely offend Chu Ning because of this.
Ling Haoran knows better than anyone how capable Chu Ning is!
What's more, there is a problem with this matter itself. How could a murderer hide the murder weapon in his own house?
But the Tenth Prince did not want to give up this opportunity, and sneered: "Assassinating a high-ranking official in the court is such a big deal, so of course it must be done perfectly!
Perhaps the Eighteenth Brother did the opposite and thought that no one would dare to search the palace, so he was so bold as to hide the murder weapon in the palace!
Now that the murder weapon has been found, do you still want to cheat, Eighteenth Brother?"
The prince also glared at Ling Haoran coldly, thinking that Ling Haoran was a little nosy.
No matter what, the murder weapon was found in Prince Chu's mansion. This alone is enough to make Chu Ning speechless.
If you can take the opportunity to move to Chu Ning, you can get the weapons and property in Chu Ning's hands!
Thinking of this, the prince made a prompt decision and said in a deep voice: "Tenth brother is right, Eighteenth brother has always been smart, there is no guarantee that he will do the opposite!
Let's leave this matter to our father to decide!
Eighteenth brother, come with me to the palace!"
Ran Ming was furious: "No, the King of Chu is not going anywhere!"
He was worried that Chu Ning would not be able to come back after going to the palace.
But Chu Ning knew that he had to go to the palace today, otherwise he would not be able to explain himself.
After thinking for a while, Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "Ran Ming, please step back. You are responsible for protecting the palace and the princess. I will be back soon!"
After saying that, Chu Ning took the initiative to walk out.
Although Ran Ming was unwilling, he also understood that he could not disobey Chu Ning's orders, so he had to go to Shen Wanying immediately to report the situation.
Liu Shouren was worried that something might happen to Chu Ning, so he immediately followed him.
Seeing this, the prince raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile of victory.
This time the credit is settled!
The tenth prince who followed behind also had a smug look on his face, as if he was sure of victory.
Only Deng Hongwen said to the criminal officer with a serious face: "Take this knife to Lord Wang's residence to compare the wound immediately. At the same time, make a copy of the wound with cloth and return to the palace. His Majesty must compare it personally!"
"Yes!" The bailiff responded and immediately rushed to Wang Wenguang's residence.
At this time, Deng Hongwen still had such thoughts, which made Yang Wentao on the side secretly shocked.
Soon, the group arrived at the palace.
Hall of Valor.
After listening to the tenth prince's report, the emperor's face gradually became gloomy.
Although he didn't quite believe that Chu Ning would do such a thing, the reasons Deng Hongwen gave did make some sense.
The biggest beneficiary of Wang Wenguang’s death is Chu Ning!
Is it true that Chu Ning killed Wang Wenguang in order to become the Minister of Rites?
Thinking of this, the emperor said in a deep voice: "Show me the murder weapon!"
Deng Hongwen immediately stepped forward to explain: "Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to Lord Wang's residence to compare the murder weapon. At the same time, we will also make a copy of the wound on cloth. I believe the results will be out soon. Please wait for a moment, Your Majesty!"
The emperor looked at Deng Hongwen with satisfaction and said, "As expected of the new number one scholar, he does things flawlessly!"
As he was speaking, Zhao Ming's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, the criminals from the Ministry of Justice are asking to see you with weapons."
"Let him in!"
The runner from the Ministry of Justice was holding the murder weapon and a silk scarf in his hand, on which there was a mark similar to a wound.
The emperor immediately walked down from his seat, took the knife and scarf, compared them, and found that they were exactly the same. His face suddenly became gloomy.
"Chun Ning, what else do you have to say?"
Chu Ning shrugged: "Father, this is obviously a frame-up. The murder weapon was deliberately hidden in my son's residence by the murderer.
Besides, just having these things doesn't prove that I sent someone to kill Lord Wang, right?"
The Tenth Prince narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Eighteenth Brother is still quibbling at this time!"
"Father, now my eighteenth brother has a motive to kill, and he has found the murder weapon in the Prince of Chu's mansion. This is enough to convict him. Please make the decision, Father!"
The prince also took the opportunity to say: "This matter must be explained to all the civil and military officials in the court, otherwise people in the world will think that the emperor is protecting the eighteenth brother!"
The emperor, who was being roasted on the fire, hesitated for a moment, then gave the order:
"Come here, take the King of Chu to the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and let the clan office investigate this matter together. We will make a decision after the evidence is solid!"
At the emperor's command, two imperial guards entered the palace and came to Chu Ning: "Your Highness, Prince Chu, please come in!"