vrcanaries Chapter 596 Kill two birds with one stone?
Chapter 596 Kill two birds with one stone?
The prince's words pushed Chu Ning to the forefront.
Sitting on the main seat, the emperor had eyes like an eagle and a face as gloomy as water, staring at Chu Ning closely.
It seemed that as long as Chu Ning's answer did not satisfy him, he would take action to take him down.
"What the prince said makes sense!"
The emperor had a blank expression on his face and asked coldly, "Chu Ning, what do you have to say about this?"
Since the matter was to be investigated, and the old King Qin and the Minister of Justice were also present, they naturally had to give Chu Ning a chance to speak up and defend himself.
But as soon as these words were spoken, Chu Ning keenly sensed the emperor's thoughts.
It seemed that the emperor also thought that he was the one who did it.
If his explanation fails to satisfy the emperor, the emperor will probably take action.
Although he controls a large army, his life would not be easy if the emperor caught him.
Fortunately, before coming here, he had thought about all the possibilities.
"Father, may I ask my brother the Crown Prince a few questions?" Chu Ning bowed respectfully.
The emperor didn't understand what Chu Ning wanted to do. He looked at Chu Ning deeply and then nodded and said, "Okay, I want to see what else you can say at this moment!"
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, looked at the prince and asked, "If I was the instigator, why did I appear at the crime scene?"
The prince sneered: "This is not difficult, you just want to create a scene where others see the seventh brother being killed, and you did not take any action at the scene, so you can perfectly avoid suspicion."
"is it?"
Chu Ning shook his head: "If that's the case, then since I wasn't at the scene, wouldn't that mean I'm not a suspect?"
"This..." The prince was speechless for a moment.
But Chu Ning did not give him a chance to refute, and continued to ask: "Also, if I am the murderer, why do I use a crossbow and hidden arrows? I can just use an ordinary longbow!
This king was at the scene at the time and understood the situation. Even with an ordinary bow and arrow, he could have shot and killed Brother Seven.
The murderer deliberately used the crossbow and hidden arrows, just to frame the king."
After saying that, Chu Ning turned to look at Ling Haoran, the Minister of Justice, and asked, "Lord Ling, as the Minister of Justice, has solved countless cases. I believe you understand this, right?"
Ling Haoran glanced at the prince and had to stand up: "Your Highness the Prince of Chu is right. This method is to frame someone."
Everyone is smart and everyone understands what Chu Ning means.
Since the other party assassinated the Seventh Prince with his face covered, he definitely didn't want others to know his identity.
But in this case, how could the killers use hidden arrows and crossbows that are so highly recognizable?
Even the emperor narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Of course the prince understood what Chu Ning meant, but he didn't want to let Chu Ning get away with it so easily.
"Humph, even if you say more, Eighteenth Brother, it won't change your suspicion."
The prince sneered: "In Kyoto right now, you and my seventh brother have the worst relationship!"
Chu Ning shrugged: "If you want to say that, my brother, the Crown Prince, I have nothing to say. Let the Emperor decide."
Chu Ning did not argue, but instead threw the question to the emperor.
On the main seat, the emperor still looked grim.
This was the fourth son who had died. Even though he had many sons, none of them could withstand dying in this way.
Although Chu Ning is the most suspicious, doesn't the prince have any suspicions?
If we were to ask which prince has the worst relationship with the Seventh Prince, it would definitely be the Crown Prince.
Although Chu Ning did not recommend the Seventh Prince, he was still on the list of people who would eventually go to Zhao State.
Instead, the Crown Prince had a conflict with the Seventh Prince tonight, and now he was putting the blame on Chu Ning without leaving any room for error!
This is a two-pronged approach!
Others don’t know that the Crown Prince had a conflict with the Seventh Prince tonight, but the Emperor knows!
The emperor narrowed his eyes, took a deep look at the prince, and suddenly said, "Prince, I have replaced your place in Zhao State with the seventh brother. Will you hate him for this?"
When these words were spoken, the prince was dumbfounded.
Why did you suddenly suspect him?
The prince's face changed drastically, and he knelt down on the ground. "Father, your ban on me is still in place. I have been staying in the East Palace and have not left. The death of the Seventh Master has nothing to do with me."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Fourth Prince suddenly stood up and said, "Your Highness is wrong. If you want to kill the Seventh Prince, you don't have to do it yourself."
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, and said calmly at this moment: "Yes, the prince has people under his command, and the Minister of Works, Lord He, has a good relationship with you. The Ministry of Works can also forge the crossbow and sleeve arrows."
These two killer weapons have been out for almost two years. As long as the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are not fools, it is very easy to imitate these two things.
Now, Chu Ning wants to take advantage of the moment when the prince is being questioned and push everyone down when the wall falls!
Upon seeing this, the other princes reacted and realized that this was a good opportunity!
The Third Prince then stood up and said in a deep voice, "Father, if you say that this was done by my Eighteenth Brother, I will be the first one to not believe it!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the prince and frowned, "And what Eighteenth Brother said makes sense. The Ministry of Works can forge sleeve arrows and crossbows. Maybe this is a plan for the prince to kill two birds with one stone!"
This made the prince very angry.
The third prince usually obeyed him in everything, but he didn't expect that it was this person who stabbed him at the critical moment!
"Third brother, shut up!"
The prince was furious and roared, "You have no right to speak here!"
The third prince curled his lips and took the initiative to step aside.
Anyway, he has said everything he wanted to say, so as for how to decide, let the emperor make it!
The emperor's eyes turned cold when he saw this, and he shouted angrily: "That's enough, don't you think it's not chaotic enough? It's already this late, and you're still quarreling!"
Everyone suddenly became quiet and no one dared to speak to anger the emperor.
The emperor took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, turned to look at the old King Qin who had been silent, and asked:
"Uncle Qin, what do you think about this?"
The old King Qin, who looked old and frail, as if he had just fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in them.
"Your Majesty, I think we should not jump to conclusions on this matter, but we cannot ignore it either."
The old King of Qin covered his mouth and coughed twice, then continued: "Since the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Chu are both suspects, they cannot be involved in this matter.
Ahem... This matter is of great importance, and the truth needs to be found out as soon as possible."
The emperor understood what the old King of Qin meant. He wanted to suppress the Crown Prince and Chu Ning and support other princes to investigate the matter.
He glanced at everyone, but finally fixed his gaze on the Fifth Prince.
"How about this, Uncle Qin will be in charge of this matter, and bring Old Five and Lord Ling to investigate together."
The emperor said in a deep voice: "As for the Crown Prince and Chu Ning, both of you are suspects. Stay in the mansion for the time being and don't go anywhere!"
This is tantamount to putting the prince and Chu Ning under house arrest in disguise.
Chu Ning had no objection to this, and took this opportunity to have a baby with Shen Wanying.
"Your son obeys your order!" Chu Ning bowed and agreed.
The prince, who wanted to refuse, was unwilling to do so, but still said indignantly, "Your son obeys your order!"
But just after the matter was settled, Zhao Ming came to report:
"Your Majesty, it's bad. General Ran Ming has forced his way into the palace and is clashing with the imperial guards!"