Chapter 621: with translation of chapter title

Zhang Cheng was stunned on the spot; the very beginning of the Qi Sha Gu case was the military grain transported by the Du family, and in the blink of an eye they were going to have the Du family taken out.

Moreover, the Du family are not the masterminds; the person behind the scenes isn't that master in the palace, is it?

Upon thinking of this, Zhang Cheng gasped suddenly and instantly understood everything.

Yes, the crux of the problem now is Emperor Longqing; if one wants to prove the Du family innocent, one must pull out the true culprit behind the scenes.

But how could one possibly imprison and execute Emperor Longqing directly, unless Prince Rui truly became a traitorous minister and overturned the court.

However, Prince Rui has his own considerations; if he does this, he will never be able to clear the name of the Azure Dragon Army in this lifetime.

Zhang Cheng's expression also became torn.

Gu Kang slowly rose to his feet and shoved the ledger into Zhang Cheng's hand.

He turned his face to look at the pitch-black night outside and said slowly, 'Zhang sir, this world doesn't have so many clear-cut black and whites; if everything could be that distinct, it would be better.'

'You and I both know how this case will end; given the current situation, having the current emperor atone for the wronged souls of Qi Sha Gu is utterly impossible.'

'Even those court officials would never let you commit such a foolish act of regicide! Unless you are willing to offend the entire court, whether military or civil officials.'

'Just a single civil official can cause the Prince Rui's residence to be in an uproar; if the military officials also rise up, let alone you, a lowly Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, even the Prince Rui who holds sway over court and countryside may not have the ability to withstand it.'

'Heh!' Gu Kang gave a light chuckle, 'I suppose no one dares to be an enemy of the world, right?'

'In that case, the emperor cannot possibly take the blame; then only the Du family who transported the poisonous grain can bear it.'

Gu Kang paused his words, his eyes gradually narrowing.

'Anyway, the Du family has no corpses left; my mother is a married-out daughter, so the Du family's guilt shouldn't fall on the two children my mother bore and raised.'

Gu Kang snorted coldly: 'By then, those of the eight great clans will surely drag out the Du family as a shield, and in the end it will still amount to nothing—what do you base this on?'

Zhang Cheng's forehead broke out in another layer of fine cold sweat, feeling as if he had sweated out a lifetime's worth of sweat tonight, all of it today.

Gu Kang stared steadily at Zhang Cheng and said, 'Zhang sir, I think you probably have no other suitable method left, right?'

Zhang Cheng felt that Gu Kang had hit the nail on the head; he really had no other method.

Gu Kang chuckled: 'Since there's no other way, let's do it my way! Set aside the Du family, the eight great clans—not a single one left!'

Zhang Cheng drew a hard breath and slowly nodded.

Gu Kang raised his hand and patted Zhang Cheng's shoulder, which momentarily went limp, then strode out.

The night grew darker; Zhang Cheng waited a long time, until Gu Kang's footsteps faded far away, only then did he come to his senses.

His expression grew a bit more bitter and solemn; he sat at the table and wrote a brief letter.

Just a few lines, yet he lifted the pen with an unusually heavy feeling.

Although it was supposed to be just a few short sentences, Zhang Cheng had been pondering it for a long time before he finished writing it.

He rose, walked to a side chamber, opened a cage covered with black cloth, took out a carrier pigeon, tied the letter to its leg, went to the window, raised his hand, and released the pigeon.

Gu Jiu Ling had just taken on a surgery tonight, because it was a difficult labor of a pregnant woman, and Gu Jiu Ling could not stand by and watch the patient die.

She performed the surgery overnight, returning rather late, but the Prince Rui's personal guard still escorted her back to the Wangfu.

Gu Jiu Ling had just entered the east courtyard gate when she saw many people standing outside Xiao Yin's study.

Among them, Ling Feng was holding a pigeon in his hand and hurried into Xiao Yin's study.

These days Xiao Yin has been extraordinarily busy, with crowds of people coming and going like a buffet at the west side gate of the Prince Rui's residence.

Gu Jiu Ling's steps halted; she had a feeling that something big was about to happen, but she didn't know what.

Recently the Qi Sha Gu case has been investigated pretty much; it's about time for the settlement. Gu Jiu Ling realizes that she actually can't help much in the Qi Sha Gu bone case. He is a soul that came through transmigration, and what he's best at is art. Originally, in the court's intrigues, after all, it's still not as good as trusting this old fox's old age.

Moreover, Gu Jiu Ling also doesn't want to get too involved in the private life of sales volume; the two people are both friends and comrades-in-arms; it's still good to keep some secrets between them. 590 was just about to pass the study, return to his own warm chamber, but was stopped by Lin Feng coming out of the study.

'Princess Consort, please stay, the Prince's Qinglin study is for discussing affairs.!'

Lin Feng, at any moment, moves his head slowly, knife.: 'The Prince has been waiting for you a long time, there's the sound of keys.'

Gu Jiu Ling nodded; in the calligraphy of the folding mirror she raised her eyes and directly faced the effect of sitting before the window; at this moment Xiao Yin's brows were slightly furrowed, lowering his head to look at some letter, by his hand however he was helping a bit, a plump pigeon delivering to a cat—that scene, letting Gu Jiu Ling see, was somewhat interesting; Gu Qiu Lian walked over, smiling face raised his head and glanced at him, pressing the opposite chair, letting him sit down.

In the past, I had never seen such a solemn expression from Xiao Yin. He lightly smiled and asked: 'Prince, what matter do you summon me for?' -

Xiao Ying made a gesture; zero points will take on the important task and bring that out.

Xiao Ying will slightly wave her hand, choke the pigeon's neck, push open the window and send it out, then push a sheet of paper on the table toward Gu Jiu Ling's face.

Without seeking profit, she busily focused her gaze, and couldn't help but be stunned there.

This letter's signature is the charter; recently, the wind and Rong Le Ji in the court have been promoted, becoming heads of the Management Department and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice; the case at hand is the major Qi Sha Gu case.

'Are they your people?' Gu Jiu Ling lifted her eyes and looked at the small face.

'Xiao Xin Dan Dan's: "Not my people, I can also let him go from being evaluated things directly become the most influential in Shang Jing, okay not set?"'

'I also booked the phone head, the fetal membrane looked at physiognomy for too long.: "But there's still one matter: Gu Kang tonight go find Zhang Chen."'

'Hu Kang?' Gu Qiu Lin couldn't help but be stunned there.

'Xiao Ying looks at Gu and leadership: "Because it involves vacation, so it's necessary to call you over."'

'Back then I also knew that Old Master Du had to send it; you bringing the excellent poisonous goods was unavoidable. But the Du family also sent cooling items, mainly to gain profits from the public central area. Even after investigating this far, we still cannot treat it with ordinary thinking.'

'The current emperor cannot possibly relapse; only you eight great clans will only harm the exclusive benefits. Take this, take this mouth, let vacationers buy the pot; regardless, no rings for the dead, the exclusive opportunity will be destroyed, leaving you and your brother; you were so small back then, you couldn't know the myriad people involved, so this case will ultimately still be an unsolvable dead knot, a dead case.'

'What does a single Prince's opinion mean? I know that if he can't go to prison, the emperor's vacation will become a tragic horror; so my brother finding Zhang Cheng actually wanted to dismantle the vacation, and I had long guessed their thoughts.'

'But Prince, how should you treat the target?' I beg you all to look at Xiao Ling's eyes, which have gained a bit more scrutiny and normalcy.