Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Under Shen Wanying's order, Ran Ming finally chose to obey.

Fortunately, Ling Haoran did not make things difficult for them. He asked the officials from the Ministry of Justice to escort them and did not put shackles on the guards of the palace.

The group arrived at the Ministry of Justice and Ling Haoran went to the court immediately.

But this time, the Minister of Revenue Liu Shouren also sat in the main seat.

The matter was of great importance, so Liu Shouren dared not be careless and had to participate in the interrogation in person.

Besides, Liu Shouren also knew Ran Ming's character clearly. If no one stopped him, he would start fighting if there was no agreement.

Looking at Ran Ming standing in the hall, Liu Shouren sighed. If this matter was not handled well today, the officials of the Ministry of Justice would be in trouble.

While he was deep in thought, Ling Haoran, who was sitting on the main seat, slammed the gavel in his hand, and everyone in the hall suddenly quieted down.

"General Ran Ming, where were you last night?"

As the Minister of Justice, Ling Haoran got to the point right away.

Ran Ming snorted coldly: "Last night, after His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked me to send Lord Wang away, I went back to sleep."

Ling Haoran frowned: "Who is the witness?"

Ran Ming turned around and glanced at the two guards behind him: "They are guarding outside my room."

The two men also stepped forward and said in unison: "We were indeed outside General Ran Ming's house last night and did not leave all night."

These words made Ling Haoran frown and look thoughtful.

Logically speaking, everyone in the Prince of Chu's mansion is a suspect, and their testimonies cannot be trusted.

But he also told him that this matter had nothing to do with the Chu Palace.

Although the King of Chu was somewhat cunning, I have never heard of him killing innocent people indiscriminately.

Moreover, the King of Chu and Wang Wenguang had no grudges against each other, so there was no need to kill Wang Wenguang at this time.

But intuition is intuition, and solving a case still depends on evidence.

"You two testify against each other, but I cannot accept your testimony for now!"

Ling Haoran said in a deep voice: "If you want to clear the suspicion, you need to produce favorable evidence, otherwise I cannot believe what you say."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ran Ming became furious, his eyes widened like copper bells, and his whole body's aura suddenly exploded.

"You called me over to question me, and now you say you don't believe me. What do you mean by that, you bastard official?"

The surrounding yamen runners' faces changed drastically when they heard this. They slammed their killing sticks on the ground and shouted, "Mighty~"

The noise made Ran Ming very annoyed. He took a deep breath and roared angrily.

Suddenly, the sound was like a loud bell, making everyone's eardrums hurt.

Everyone quickly covered their ears to relieve the pain.

But even so, Ran Ming's roar lasted for half a cup of tea, causing the yamen runners closest to him to fall to the ground, covering their ears and wailing.

Liu Shouren endured the pain in his ears and shouted, "General Ran Ming, don't do it, or you'll make a big mistake!"

Ran Ming knew that Liu Shouren supported Chu Ning, so for Chu Ning's sake, Ran Ming stopped.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the fallen yamen runner slowly got up.

It took a long while for everyone to come back to their senses. Ling Haoran also adjusted his official hat, swallowed, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down.

Although he knew that Ran Ming was very powerful, he was still shocked when he saw him in person for the first time.

Even though the person in front of him was a killing god, he was not a rude person and could not be offended easily, so Ling Haoran decided to ask in a different way.

"General Ran Ming!"

Ling Haoran smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't believe you, but you must produce evidence that will make me and others believe you.

In addition to these two, is there anyone else who can prove that you were in the palace last night?"

Liu Shouren also reacted at this moment and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, General Ran Ming, think carefully, is there anyone who can prove that you did not leave the house last night?"

This made Ran Ming touch his head, with a puzzled look on his face: "If you want to leave the house, you need to pass through the front yard and the back yard. Just ask the person guarding the door and you will know."

As they spoke, they turned to look at the palace guards behind them and asked loudly, "Did you see me leave the palace last night?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

Ling Haoran frowned.

Even if someone can prove that Ran Ming did not leave the mansion, the witness is from the Prince Chu's mansion, and legally speaking, he cannot be trusted.

Suspects cannot testify against each other. This is the most basic principle in handling cases!

It is also to prevent suspects from colluding with each other!

But if I say this to Ran Ming now, this guy won't listen at all.

For a moment, Ling Haoran was in a dilemma.

Glancing at Liu Shouren from the corner of his eye, Ling Haoran's eyes lit up and he immediately had an idea.

"Master Liu, what do you think about this matter?"

Liu Shouren certainly understood that the palace guards could not testify against each other.

Seeing Ling Haoran asking proactively, Liu Shouren reacted: "It stands to reason that they cannot testify against each other, but I have a doubt that may help dispel the suspicion of General Ran Ming and others."

Ling Haoran narrowed his eyes and said, "Please enlighten me, Master Liu!"

Liu Shouren did not answer, but turned to look at Ran Ming and asked: "May I ask General Ran Ming, what weapon do you use?"

"Spear!"

"What weapons do the palace guards use?"

"Lance or crossbow!"

"Has anyone in the palace used a knife?"

Ran Ming shook his head: "The palace guards are all white horse cavalry, they are not good at using swords."

Liu Shouren nodded slightly, then looked at Ling Haoran and said thoughtfully: "Lord Ling, Lord Wang was killed with a knife, but the people in the Chu Palace are not good at using knives!

In addition, they had been at the mansion all night and could testify against each other, so they had no time to commit the crime.

Besides, if they really wanted to kill Lord Wang, they could do it directly in the palace. Why wait until the street?

From this, we can conclude that Lord Wang was not killed by someone from the Chu Palace. Lord Ling can report to His Majesty first!"

After talking for so long, it turns out that the murderer was identified based on the weapon.

Ling Haoran nodded slightly. In fact, he had also noticed the weapon issue just now, but he didn't say it out loud.

After all, he didn't know the palace guards as well as Liu Shouren did. Only after being reminded by Liu Shouren did he react.

"If the weapons don't match, the murderer is definitely not from the Chu Palace!"

Ling Haoran said in a deep voice: "I will report this matter to His Majesty, but it is hard to say whether His Majesty will believe my judgment."

The situation in the court is complicated. If the emperor wants to settle the case as soon as possible, he will need to find a scapegoat.

But Chu Ning is now imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, making him the best scapegoat.

If Chu Ning did not have the military power, the emperor might have already ordered Chu Ning to be convicted in the palace just now.

Liu Shouren certainly understood what Ling Haoran meant. Hearing this, he could only sigh: "This official and Lord Ling will go to the palace together to see the emperor and explain this matter!"

At this point, we can only try our best to persuade the emperor.

Ling Haoran nodded slightly: "In this case, please ask General Ran Ming to take the palace guards back first."

Ran Ming's eyes widened: "Where is the King of Chu? Isn't the King of Chu going back with me?"

Liu Shouren hurried down the hall, came to Ran Ming and whispered, "As for the King of Chu, I will go to His Majesty to plead for mercy.

General Ran Ming, you should return to the palace as soon as possible to protect the safety of Prince Chu's palace and the princess."

Ran Ming thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I believe in Lord Liu!"

"Brothers, go back!"

But what everyone didn’t know was that at this moment Chu Ning, who was in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, was being interrogated by the Ministry of Clan Affairs!

The situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for Chu Ning!

At this moment, Chu Ning was completely passive, imprisoned and at the mercy of others.

However, Chu Ning didn't seem to be anxious at all!