Chapter 236: The Dragon Figure Country Case (21)
"Evidence? You are wearing night clothes and appearing sneakily..." Zhou Jie said, something flashed inadvertently in his mind. He suddenly sneered: "Of course there is evidence, I want to convince you!"
"General Ye, bring Zhou Yun here!"
Zhou Jie left his words and strided towards the Liuguan Garden. Ye Hai ordered people to tie Zhou Yun up and escort him back to the scene.
In front of everyone, Zhou Jie pointed to the golden dagger inserted into Meng Jian's throat and asked sternly: "Zhou Yun, please carefully identify it. Is this murderous dagger yours?"
Zhou Yun looked at Meng Jian who had already died in a dagger in a dagger with great difficulty. Although the handle of the knife was not engraved, the characteristics of the gold-plated carved crane and the ruby inlaid in front and back are unique to the world!
Zhou Jie said in a tone, "Why, I dare not admit it? This dagger was the time when you were eighth birthday. The father personally drew the picture and ordered the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to carefully cast it and reward you with a birthday gift!"
When the fourth prince who had just returned to the court was suspected of murder, the officials present were shocked and the atmosphere was extremely serious!
Meng Yu kept crying, and every sob was like a sharp thorn, piercing Zhou Yun's temple, making his body tense, his thin lips trembled faintly, but he couldn't make a sound.
"The Emperor arrived-"
When the old emperor Zhou Tao heard the bad news, he urgently summoned Prime Minister Yan Jing and An Guohou and his son to come with him. The Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, Jingzhou Prefecture and other officials were all available!
In order to protect the scene and facilitate investigation by the Ministry of Justice, Meng Jian's body was still lying in a mahogany box on the performance stage and appeared in front of others in a majestic manner.
Next to the box was Zhou Yun, who was tied up in many colors, and Ye Hai personally guarded the knife.
Seeing this scene, all the old emperor changed their faces!
"Report to the father! The envoy Meng Jian was killed. When General Ye Hai searched the State Guesthouse, he found that the fourth prince was covered with a sneaky face. The dagger that killed the envoy was the fourth prince! Moreover, the national treasure dragon map Yin and Yang jade was stolen together!" Zhou Jie reported to him.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes gathered at the dagger. The old ministers in the capital knew the origin of the dagger, and their eyes were strange!
Yan Jing bowed and said, "Emperor, this murder weapon does seem to be a gift given by the emperor when the fourth prince was eighth birthday. There should be archive records in the warehouse!"
The old emperor looked obviously unhappy. He glanced at Zhou Yun who was calm in the face of danger, and his disappointment became even more and more. "Is the weapon yours?"
Zhou Yun was silent for a moment and said, "Go back to my father, my son is not aware of it."
Zhou Jie suddenly became angry: "Bold Zhou Yun, how dare you deny it!"
The old emperor also looked unhappy: "Li Xi, take the dagger over and show me."
"Your Majesty, no!"
Li Yanzhou stopped him urgently. He lifted his robe and knelt down, daring to make a statement: "The dagger is now an important physical evidence, which plays a crucial role in the investigation site and the autopsy to find out the cause of death. Once it is done rashly, it may affect the coroner's judgment of the shape of the wound!"
"What the young marquis said is reasonable!" Yan Jing said indifferently: "Then please ask the emperor to look up, or call someone from the inner warehouse to find out after testing!"
The old emperor moved his steps and leaned over to carefully identify the hilt of the knife. After a while, he spoke, "I'm old and my eyes are dizzy and I can't make a clear decision. Summon the Inner Cannon!"
"Abide by the order!"
Li Xi sent his eunuchs to quickly pass the order.
Chapter completed!