Zhao Helin's eyes suddenly shrank and he stared at Cheng Maoming closely.

Cheng Maoming did not look at him and said to Emperor Tai'an: "Whether Zhao Helin instigated Yang Wu, the emperor will know when he asks."

After a brief silence, Emperor Tai'an asked: "Where is the person?"

"It's in Jinlin Guard."

"Bring the people."

What followed was a suffocating wait, with Zhao Helin dripping with cold sweat and raising his sleeves to wipe the sweat from time to time.

Emperor Tai'an looked through the memorials on the Dragon Case with an expressionless face, and in the room where a needle could be heard, only the faint sound of paper turning could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Wu was finally brought to Emperor Tai'an.

Emperor Tai'an casually threw the book on the table and looked at the trembling person kneeling on the ground with a heavy gaze.

"Keep your head up."

As this majestic voice sounded, Yang Wu slowly raised his head.

This is a man in his thirties, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and a very dignified appearance, but his eyes are too flashing and make him appear frivolous.

Emperor Tai'an frowned in displeasure.

Yang Wu, an idle man who lived on the streets, never thought that he would see the emperor one day, and he was immediately frightened and blinded.

"The common people have seen, seen, seen the emperor..."

"Why did you pay to kill someone?" Emperor Tai'an asked in a deep voice.

Faced with Jin Linwei's methods, Yang Wu could not resist, let alone in front of the king of a country.

At this moment, there was no thought of hiding anything in his mind, and he said it without any hesitation: "Master Zhao asked the common people to do this!"

"Yang Wu, don't talk nonsense!" Even though he had the worst plan, Zhao Helin was still furious when he saw Yang Wu sell him so happily.

Yang Wu looked at Zhao Helin and said blankly: "Master Zhao is here too..."

It turned out that he was too nervous and didn't notice Zhao Helin's presence at all.

Emperor Tai'an flew over with a cold look, and Zhao Helin did not dare to say a word. There were beads of sweat on his forehead one after another, as if they were fished out of the water.

"What did he tell you?"

Yang Wu spoke honestly, and finally took out the money he gained from it: "The common people are not here for money, they are afraid that if they don't listen to Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao will cause trouble for the common people. I beg the emperor to spare my life!"

He banged his head and kowtowed, making the ground thump.

The great eunuch Liu Chuan, who was standing beside Emperor Tai'an, was heartbroken and secretly broke the gold brick. How could this piece of shit afford to pay for it?

"That's enough, take him down."

As soon as Emperor Tai'an spoke, Yang Wu was immediately dragged down.

Emperor Tai'an looked at Zhao Helin.

Zhao Helin, who was kneeling, tilted his body and fell to the ground like a puddle of mud: "I deserve to die——"

"You deserve to die, but I still want to know why you did this?"

Zhao Helin lowered his head and fell into silence.

Do you think you are the prince to the emperor?

The emperor will definitely become angry.

Emperor Tai'an sneered: "Zhao Helin, do you think Cheng Maoming didn't explain it to me? I'm just giving you a chance to see if you choose to bear the consequences yourself, or if you end up killing a whole clan of people."

Cheng Maoming, who was kneeling silently, was secretly shocked when he heard this.

The emperor was really good at using clichés. He had just tricked him, and now it was Zhao Helin's turn. He had already prepared to escape. As for Zhao Helin, who was under heavy pressure, his brain might not be so bright.

As Cheng Maoming expected, because Yang Wu confessed without hesitation, Zhao Helin's defenses were broken long ago. Hearing what Emperor Tai'an said, he was immediately frightened to death: "I confess, I confess, it was the prince and father-in-law beside the prince who asked me to do this

made!"

"What did you say?" Emperor Tai'an shook his hand and knocked over the teacup at hand, but he didn't care that the flowing tea submerged the memorial.

Only then did Zhao Helin realize that he had been lied to, and suddenly looked at Cheng Maoming.

Cheng Maoming showed no reaction on his face, but there was a smile in his eyes.

Zhao Helin's heart plummeted and he fell into the ice cave.

It's over, everything is over!

Cheng Maoming had long found out that he was related to the prince, but he didn't dare to tell him. However, he didn't think straight and was deceived by the emperor!

Zhao Helin looked at Emperor Tai'an in despair, with only one thought: How could this be possible for the majestic emperor?

Emperor Tai'an strode up to Zhao Helin and asked one by one: "Did the people around the prince ask you to do it?"

Zhao Helin did not dare to answer and almost buried his head on the ground.

"Say!" Emperor Tai'an kicked him over, his voice as cold as a knife, "Otherwise I will kill all nine of your tribes!"

Zhao Helin got up in embarrassment and knelt down again, crying: "Yes..."

Emperor Tai'an took a deep breath to calm down his stormy mood, and looked at Cheng Maoming, who was kneeling on the other side.

Cheng Maoming lowered his head lower.

"What else did you find out?"

Cheng Maoming hurriedly said: "Reporting to the emperor, I only found out that Zhao Helin ordered Yang Wu to pay for the murder. I haven't found out the reason why Zhao Helin did this."

A resentful look came towards him, but Cheng Maoming accepted it calmly.

The general is defeated, and no matter how hard he struggles, he can't stir up the water.

"Is there anything else?" Emperor Tai'an's voice could not be heard as ripples, but it was breathless.

Cheng Maoming struggled for a moment and said honestly: "We also found out the origins of two prisoners. One of them is named Wang Hu and the other is Zhang Shan. They are soldiers from the same team of Xuanwu Camp."

With Emperor Tai'an being suspicious and cautious, he only hired trustworthy people in key places. After hearing this, he immediately thought of his brother-in-law Dou Qisheng.

Zhao Helin admitted that the person who asked him to kill and silence was Wang Gui, who was close to the prince. Cheng Maoming also found out that the two prisoners were soldiers from the prince's uncle's camp. At this point, it can be said that there is no doubt that the kidnapping of Miss Lin was planned by the prince.

This bastard!

If it weren't for the presence of his ministers, Emperor Tai'an would have been ready to scold him for an hour, and then go to the East Palace to swell the prince's face.

But now he still has to clean up the mess caused by the prince.

After slowing down, Emperor Tai'an spoke: "Zhao Helin, as the commander of the Jinlin Guards, knew the law and broke the law. Because he was dissatisfied with King Wei's selection of a concubine, he ordered someone to kidnap the concubine of Wei and kill her. This is an unpardonable crime! I miss you for serving the imperial court for so many years.

If you do something without involving your family, you will be given a glass of poisonous wine."

Zhao Helin collapsed to the ground, crying and thanking him: "I thank the Lord for your kindness——"

Soon two guards came over and dragged Zhao Helin away like a dog.

The palace suddenly became deserted. Except for the palace residents who were restrained in breathing, they were Emperor Tai'an and Cheng Maoming.

"Cheng Qing." Emperor Tai'an spoke.

Cheng Maoming's scalp tightened and he responded hurriedly: "I'm here."

"Thank you for your hard work in investigating the case these days."

"It's my honor to share the emperor's worries. I just regret that I didn't get the matter done well."

"Cheng Qing has done a great job. You were the one who found out the evil ministers like Zhao Helin who are loyal to outsiders and traitors to inside."

Such praise did not make Cheng Maoming relaxed, but made him feel stressed.

"The Xuanwu Camp will conduct a thorough investigation to see if there is any connection between the two prisoners and Zhao Helin."

Cheng Maoming's heart sank.
Chapter completed!