newbobooks Chapter 208 Meng Youxing Opens the Big
Chapter 208 Meng Youxing Opens the Big
Meng Youxing's words were like a huge stone falling into a calm lake, instantly causing huge waves.
The tragic scene of the Tongtianlou Case is still vivid in everyone's mind. As a result of the Tongtianlou Case, more or less everyone present has someone in their family who died in that tragedy.
After so much time had passed, there were finally some clues to the murder case, and everyone was extremely excited.
"Master Meng, please tell me quickly, what is the clue?"
Duke Yong and other supporters of Prince Heng were particularly excited, and they all stared at Meng Youxing with sharp eyes.
Prince Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he looked over with a sympathetic look.
Emperor Jingde sat up straighter, waiting for Meng Youxing to continue.
"Your Majesty, several months ago, several county offices around Shengjing City received reports of missing craftsmen. Because each county office was divided into several parts and lacked mutual information, no one took these reports seriously."
"It was the end of the year, the time for the Ministry of Justice to review performance. While reviewing the case files submitted by the subordinate prefectures, I discovered these dozen unresolved cases and became aware of them. I then personally visited the surrounding counties and realized the seriousness of the situation."
Meng Youxing paused at this point, glanced at Marquis Jinyuan, who was beaten black and blue by General Lin, and then secretly glanced at Pei Heng, who was standing like a pine tree. He seemed to have made a great decision, took a breath and said:
"I discovered that the missing craftsmen were all blacksmiths!"
"blacksmith?"
Emperor Jingde repeated it, his face full of confusion.
Everyone was whispering.
"Why is this?"
Meng Youxing said, "After my humble investigation, I discovered that all these blacksmiths eventually disappeared into Mang Mountain."
"I have been searching the Mangshan area for several days and have borrowed a hundred men from General Pei Heng of the Jingji Camp. Finally, we found the whereabouts of the missing craftsmen yesterday."
"where is it?"
Hearing someone asking about the whereabouts of the craftsman, Meng Youxing shook his head and said sadly:
"Unfortunately, when we arrived, all the craftsmen had already been killed. The coroner's examination revealed that their throats had been slit before their bodies were burned in the cave."
"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.
Murder to silence witnesses and arson? !
These criminals are so vicious!
Having said that, Pei Heng glanced at Prince Jing who was sitting diagonally opposite him. He saw him standing with his hands crossed in front of him, his eyes lowered, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Yes, this Prince Jing was a vicious person. The lives of a dozen or so craftsmen were nothing to him! To him, they were nothing but ants. He would feel bad if he could just step on them to death.
"Father!"
At this time, Prince Su, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke,
"Father, yesterday I went hunting in the mountains with a few of my brothers and happened to run into General Pei and his colleagues from the Ministry of Justice. I witnessed the tragic scene in the cave myself."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingde's eyes darkened and his expression darkened.
"Father, General Pei and I encountered an ambush outside the cave. Those bandits had been entrenched in Mang Mountain. General Pei and I fought them all night and finally wiped them out! We've brought back all the bandits' bodies and are keeping them at the Ministry of Justice. We also captured a few alive and interrogated them all night long."
Having said this, Pei Heng finally saw Prince Jing move.
Pei Heng stepped out and said in a cold voice:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jing was in charge of the Tongtian Tower case and had always said that the thieves were from Beimang. However, when I fought them the other day, I discovered that they were all from Daqi."
"In the bandit stronghold, we also discovered firearms and various other weapons. Firearms are unprecedented, and the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War have yet to develop them. Producing such a large number of firearms requires enormous financial and material resources, beyond the reach of ordinary people. I seriously suspect that this bandit gang is being funded by important officials in the court."
"Not bad!"
Meng Youxing continued, "Last night, I followed this clue and interrogated those survivors all night long, and uncovered a shocking secret. Your Majesty, this is the confession!"
As he spoke, he solemnly took out a memorial from his bosom and presented it.
Emperor Jingde opened the memorial and read it from the beginning. The more he read, the uglier his expression became, until finally, his whole body was shaking, and he grabbed the memorial and slammed it on Prince Jing.
"Beast!"
As Emperor Jingde roared at the top of his lungs, everyone in the study fell to their knees. Prince Jing grabbed the confession and read it quickly, then collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball. He trembled all over and shouted:
"Father, this is unjust! I didn't do it! They all conspired to frame me! I am loyal to you, Father. How could I do such a disloyal and unfilial thing?"
Meng Youxing was not ready to stop there.
He was known for his integrity and would fight to the bitter end once he got his hands on a case. He was upset that the Tongtianlou case had been left unresolved, and he had secretly never given up.
Not long ago, Pei Heng gave him the information provided by Chunsheng, and he began to lead people to visit and investigate various villages outside Shengjing City.
God helps those who work hard, and he really found out some things.
This time, he not only wants to seek justice for the people who died in the Tongtianlou case, but also for these innocent craftsmen and their devastated families.
What’s more, the day before yesterday, Prince Jing’s men actually captured Xie An from their family!
Xie An is the only son in the Xie family for three generations. From the old Duke Xie to his three sisters and brother-in-law, they all protect him like the apple of their eye.
But Tan Tai Ting actually locked him up in jail, tortured him, and even prepared to kill him!
If he doesn't take revenge, he would be unworthy of being someone's brother-in-law!
"Your Majesty! The thieves confessed that they were all assassins raised by Prince Jing! In the Tongtian Tower case, it wasn't Prince Heng they wanted to kill, but you, Your Majesty!"
"Furthermore, they confessed that the musket was made by a woman named Liu Xu, the concubine of the deposed Crown Prince Pei Yan of the Marquis of Jinyuan! They followed Liu Xu and assassinated General Pei's wife and son. It was after that incident that Prince Jing, fearing exposure, killed all the craftsmen in Mangshan and ordered them to hide."
"And this time, they were ordered to kill General Pei, to have him die in Mangshan! Your Majesty, they ambushed General Pei in Mangshan, and in Shengjing City, Dan Tai Ting took the opportunity to capture the general's wife and eldest son. All of this was planned and premeditated!"
Meng Youxing spoke sharply and righteously as he told the whole story.
Everyone present was stunned.
Marquis Jinyuan could no longer kneel and fell to the ground with a thud.
Prince Jing's eyes widened in anger. He stood up from the ground with a bang, pointing at Meng Youxing and shouting:
"Meng, you are slandering me! I have no grudge against you, so why are you slandering me? I have done nothing of the things you claim! I am loyal to my father and have never had any intention of disobeying him. You accuse me of treason based on the confessions of a few evil-minded villains. This is simply ridiculous! Also, I have no grudge against General Pei, so why would you kill him?"