After the morning court session.
Qin Ying was on his way to Wutong Garden.
Halfway through, he saw Cao Wanchun coming towards him.
"Ninth Prince, His Majesty invites you."
Qin Ying stopped and didn't think it was strange. He had known for a long time that his old father would talk to him secretly.
After all, Wei Zhiyan could see that he did it. As the Emperor of Han, he couldn't be unaware of it.
But he couldn't say it openly.
After all, even Wei Zhiyan stood with him in the hall today to identify the two.
Qin Ying smiled and said: "Please lead the way, Eunuch Cao."
Following Cao Wanchun, Qin Ying soon arrived at a side hall in the harem.
The Emperor of Han had changed out of his dragon robe and put on a spacious and comfortable yellow dress.
"Rebellious son."
As soon as Qin Ying entered the door, the Emperor of Han threw a teacup at him.
Qin Ying was quick to catch the teacup and put it back in place.
"You've gone too far this time!" The Han Emperor frowned and was extremely displeased.
"I know that you brothers have always been competing with each other, but you really went too far this time. After all, you are brothers!"
"I have already intended to make you the crown prince. You just need to deal with the affairs of Jiangnan. Why do you have to take action against them?"
Qin Ying listened silently. In fact, he did not agree with the Han Emperor's opinion.
First, he was a time traveler and did not have any brotherly feelings for Qin Dang and others.
Second, his principle has always been that if others do not offend me, I will not offend others. If others offend me, I will not show mercy.
"Father, you told me that I can do things according to my own ideas." Qin Ying said neither humble nor arrogant.
Hearing this, the Han Emperor was stunned and did not speak for a long time.
He did say so, and now Qin Ying used it to block his mouth, leaving him speechless.
Seeing the Han Emperor like this, Qin Ying did not continue to hold on, but bowed his hands and said: "I am here, and I can promise my father that as long as the royal brothers do not embarrass me in the future, I will not embarrass them either."
"I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
After Qin Ying finished speaking, he withdrew.
The Han Emperor was left alone, staring at the empty room in a daze.
"I sat on the throne on the corpses of my brothers back then. Will my descendants have to do the same?"
...
Back to Wutong Garden.
As soon as Qin Ying entered the door, he saw Cai Jingzhong who had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as he saw Qin Ying, he immediately came up to him.
He asked excitedly, "Your Highness, I heard that you have found the official who escorted the military equipment back then?"
Qin Ying knew that he was referring to Hong Shan.
"Yes, that man is called Hong Shan." Qin Ying said.
"Did you ask anything?" Cai Jingzhong was very excited and full of expectations.
All the escorting officers were chopped off, and now a fish that escaped the net was found. What does this mean? Cai Jingzhong must know.
If he can get any clues from him, it will be of great help to clear the grievances of his Cai family.
"I haven't asked yet, Master Cai, can you go with me?"
Qin Ying said, and walked deep into Wutong Garden.
Cai Jingzhong hurried to catch up.
Soon, the two arrived at a room.
There were several guards guarding here, and the iron doors and windows were all sealed. No light from outside could get in at all, and they looked very alert.
"Open the door."
Qin Ying looked at the guards in front of the door and said.
The guards hurriedly opened the iron door chain.
Before he went in, perhaps the people inside heard the sound, and they immediately shouted, "Ah! Let me out, let me out!"
Qin Ying walked in with his nose covered.
He locked Hongshan here at the beginning, and took the lead in dealing with Lu Asan's matter.
After being locked up in this small dark room for a day and a night, Hong Shan almost collapsed.
"Hong Shan, do you know him?"
As Qin Ying was talking, Cai Jingzhong also walked in.
Hong Shan, who was in the corner, saw Cai Jingzhong's face with the help of a little light from the door.
"Ah... Cai... Cai Jingzhong..."
Hong Shan was shocked.
"Are you the one who transported that batch of armaments back then?" Cai Jingzhong strode forward, his old hands were extremely powerful, grabbed Hong Shan's clothes, and lifted him off the ground directly.
"Tell me, what happened back then?"
Cai Jingzhong glared at him fiercely, his eyes bloodshot like a devil.
"I... I said, can I live..." Hong Shan's face was pale, and he trembled: "As long as I live, I will tell it..."
"You are not qualified to bargain." Qin Ying snorted coldly.
Hong Shan shouted in panic: "My brother-in-law is Wang Teng, he is the son of the Grand Tutor, you...you can't kill me."
Qin Ying sneered, "I have dealt with that bastard Wang Shifan, what is Wang Teng?"
Wang Teng is not Wang Mingsong's biological son.
He was picked up.
When Wang Mingsong was young, he couldn't give birth to a son, so he picked up Wang Teng and recognized him as his adopted son, but who knew that he actually had a son in his old age, Wang Shifan.
But Wang Teng was very popular with Wang Mingsong because he was both civil and military, and he was smart, so his position in the Wang family was not shaken, and even Wang Shifan had to call him big brother.
It was precisely because Wang Teng was not a blood of the Wang family that Qin Ying moved Wang Shifan.
Otherwise, it should be Wang Teng who was beaten a hundred times this time.
"Hurry up!" Cai Jingzhong was furious and slapped him.
Hong Shan's mouth and nose were bleeding and he fell to the ground. He stepped on him again, making Hong Shan cry for his parents.
"I said... I said." Hong Shan shouted.
He was not a tough guy. When he knew that Qin Ying had even touched Wang Shifan, he dared not be tough anymore.
"Back then... Back then it was Wang Teng who designed me to change the batch of armaments halfway."
Hong Shan said tremblingly.
"Ah! Bastard!" Cai Jingzhong shouted sadly, "My whole family of more than 70 people died unjustly! Ah! Wang Teng! Wang family, Wang Mingsong! I can't coexist with you!"
Finally learned the truth.
Cai Jingzhong was furious, his eyes were bloody and tears.
He was so sad and angry that no one could empathize with him.
"Your Highness, the witness is here, please overturn the case for me!"
Cai Jingzhong suddenly grabbed Qin Ying's hand and shouted with red eyes.
Qin Ying was silent for a moment and shook his head, "Hong Shan is already a dead man on the list. Who would believe what a dead man says?"
All the people involved in the past are on the beheading list.
Hong Shan's current identity is that he is a dead man.
Even if he is pulled out to testify, the force is not enough.
Cai Jingzhong was disappointed when he heard this.
At this time, Qin Ying said: "Master Cai, there is no need to do this. At least there has been progress. As long as Wang Teng can be caught again, the case can be overturned."
Speaking of this, Qin Ying felt a little depressed.
If I had known that it was Wang Teng, this time I should have dealt with him. I still lacked some consideration.
...
Left the small dark room.
Cai Jingzhong was unhappy and went back alone.
Qin Ying understood his mood.
If it were him, he would also feel unhappy.
But this opponent is not a small figure after all. The Wang family has a solid foundation and cannot be easily moved. If he moves, he must launch a series of moves and not give him a chance to breathe.
At this time, the sun is at its peak.
Walking under the shade of the trees, Qin Ying's heart is also slightly relieved.
Regarding the assassination in Wutong Garden, Qin Ying's original intention was to kill all the culprits behind the scenes, but this is just a beautiful idea. He is currently just a prince and his power is still too small.
Although it is not solved perfectly, at least this can be regarded as a vent for Xian'er.
"It's time to prepare for going to Jiangnan."
Qin Ying dare not relax, there is still this big thing waiting for him to do.
"Ancient cold weapon fighting is still not suitable for me. Modern people should use modern people's fighting methods."
The assassination in Wutong Garden left him with lingering fears.
He swore that there would never be a second time. For this reason, he must have absolute force - as a modern person, he must play to his advantage. In his mind, he has slowly built a hot weapon.
"Come here!"
Qin Ying stood still and shouted to the outside of the door.
The guard came over after hearing the voice.
"Your Highness, what do you want?"
"Go find me fine iron, silver, copper, and gunpowder."
Qin Ying listed a lot of materials.
The guard did not dare to hesitate and hurried down to do it.
The following days were the most peaceful time for Qin Ying after he traveled here.
Every day he only went back and forth between Wutong Garden and Tingchao Pavilion.
Of course, he went to Tingchao Pavilion to find Liu Yunxian, and stayed there overnight, and Chun'er was still sleeping with him.
After returning to Wutong Garden, he locked himself in the room.
Even the foundry furnace was moved in, and no one knew what he was tinkering with, but the guards often heard the clanging sound of iron hammering and the unusual loud noise coming from the room.
Five days passed like this.
That night.
Qin Ying opened the door. His handsome face was blackened by smoke, and he also smelled of gunpowder. His hair was stuck together by sweat, and he looked quite embarrassed.
But his eyes were shining, and he was very energetic.
Qin Ying looked at the guard at the door and said, "Go get me the thickest armor!"
The guard was a little suspicious when he heard this, not knowing what the Ninth Prince wanted to do, but he still did it.
Soon, a set of armor was delivered to Qin Ying.
"Your Highness, this is the thickest armor, made of fine iron, and can resist armor-piercing arrows within fifty steps." The guard reported respectfully.
"Just tie it to the wooden stake fifty steps away."
Qin Ying looked at the armor in front of him, and there was a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
After the guard fixed the armor fifty steps away, Qin Ying took a deep breath and slowly took out a silver revolver.
Insert the bullet, aim, and fire.
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
Six rounds of shots were fired at the same time, the sound was like thunder.
"Ah——!"
The guards on the side screamed in fear, quickly covered their ears and retreated, with a look of horror on their faces.
"Go, bring the armor over."
Qin Ying blew out the smoke from the muzzle of the gun and ordered.
The guards hurried over and brought the armor over.
Qin Ying looked at the six round bullet holes on the armor that was nearly one centimeter thick, and couldn't help laughing.
"Hiss..."
The guards took a breath and widened their eyes, unable to believe it.
The armor that could resist armor-piercing arrows was easily penetrated, and the wooden stakes behind the armor had already been shattered.
What kind of weapon is this in the hands of His Highness? It's too terrifying.
If the thunder and power hit a person, the consequences would be unimaginable.