PNB Chapter 821 Dagger and Wound
Chapter 821 Dagger and Wound
Back then, Baili Moqing, who was still the King of Dongli, fought against the Beidi and returned with a great victory.
At the celebration banquet held for the prince, the emperor personally handed this one-of-a-kind dagger to Prince Dongli and showed it to all the officials present.
That's when he saw the dagger
"That's not right! Didn't someone say that the Tianxing Dagger was stolen?"
The reason why Baili Moqing was able to clear the suspicion of assassinating the second prince was that the emperor issued an edict after he returned from exile.
The edict stated that when the second prince was killed, Prince Li's Tianxing dagger was stolen, and the thief had been found and admitted to assassinating the second prince.
Therefore, the murderer who assassinated the second prince was actually someone else.
With just one imperial edict, Baili Moqing was easily cleared of suspicion of murder and was even given the title of first-class prince.
"Why is the stolen Tianxing Dagger still in Prince Li's possession?"
"Could it be that the Tianxing Dagger has never been stolen?"
Baili Moqing turned to look at the official who had spoken. Seeing him lower his head, he said, "Master Zhang is right. The Tianxing Dagger has never been stolen!"
"What?! What does this mean?"
A dense murmur of discussion could be heard among the officials below.
"But didn't the imperial physician who examined the Second Prince's body say that the murder weapon was the Tianxing Dagger?"
"If the Tianxing Dagger was never stolen, doesn't that mean the Second Prince was still killed by Prince Li?"
"Then...what exactly does Prince Li mean by his actions today?"
Baili Moqing sneered after hearing those words, "My Lords, are you wondering why I would admit that the Tianxing Dagger has never been stolen?"
"Perhaps you gentlemen will understand after seeing this."
After saying that, Baili Moqing took out another dagger.
"Then, is that also a Tianxing Dagger?" The Minister of Revenue, who was closer, looked at the two daggers in Baili Moqing's hands in surprise.
"Why are they exactly the same?"
When Emperor Qiwen saw the other dagger in his hand, his originally gloomy eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.
How did he get Di Ting in his hand?
Listen carefully, wasn’t Lao Jiu sent to the palace?
Many people could no longer contain themselves and took a few steps closer to Baili Moqing, just to see the difference between the two daggers.
"No, it's different! The pattern on the scabbard is different!!"
Zhu Guangzheng is a criminal case officer, and he has always had a keen insight into evidence.
Baili Moqing said to the crowd, "These two daggers are indeed different, but they are very similar. This is because they are Yin-Yang daggers and they come from the same master!"
"It is called Tianxing; and it is called Diting!"
After saying that, Baili Moqing pulled out the two daggers and handed them to Zhu Guangzheng.
"They're all snake-shaped daggers!!"
"Isn't this the shape of the wound on the Second Prince's body?"
There was an official who had personally seen the autopsy documents of Baili Mo Ran. The shape of the Second Emperor's wound drawn on the documents was very similar to the shapes of these two daggers!
"So, the wound on the Second Prince's body was most likely caused by another dagger?"
Zhu Guangzheng frowned and shook his head, saying, "No, the Second Prince's wound was caused by this dagger called 'Di Ting'! Prince Li was framed!"
"Master Zhu, what are your thoughts? Why do I feel these two daggers are the same? Why can't the Tianxing Dagger be the cause?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Guangzheng had a black box presented to him.
"This is the autopsy document for the Second Prince's body. It shows the shape of the Second Prince's wound. I will show it to you all, and you will understand what I mean."
Zhu Guangzheng seemed to have come prepared, and even brought the second prince's autopsy documents!
Could it be that he had known that this scene would happen today?
A group of people looked at each other, but did not dare to ask more questions.
After Zhu Guangzheng turned over the pattern of the wound on the second prince's body in the document, several adults looked at it for a long time but still couldn't find anything unusual.
"Master Zhu, isn't this all the same?"
The three curved snake-shaped wounds are the same shape as the two daggers!
"No! It's different! The direction is different!"
Someone screamed in surprise.
Zhu Guangzheng nodded. He asked another adult to hold the document, while he placed the two daggers vertically below the document. By comparing them, the difference could be seen.
"I understand. The blade of the Tianxing Dagger is on the left, while the blade of the Diting Dagger is on the right! They look the same, but they are actually opposite!"
"Look, the Second Prince's wound was caused by the blade's tip on the right side!"
With this explanation, everyone could see the problem.
“It’s actually true!!”
"That is to say, Prince Li, you were really framed!"
"Then, who was the one who framed Prince Li?"
Someone asked this out loud, but the next second, everyone's eyes turned to the emperor in the main hall.
His face was gloomy, and there seemed to be dark clouds surrounding him.
Baili Moqing took the two daggers from Zhu Guangzheng and said, "Tianxing, Diting, this is the masterpiece of the Tianji Pavilion Master from twenty years ago."
"I remember that when my father bestowed the Heavenly Dagger upon me, he said, 'This Heavenly Dagger is unique in the world!'"
"But, Father, why didn't you tell me that this dagger, which is one of a kind in the world, has a 'brother' that is almost identical?"
Emperor Qiwen snorted coldly and said calmly, "The Heavenly Dagger is unique in the world. Even Diting is different from it. What's wrong with what I said?"
In fact, he had already thought of how to deal with these things back then.
Baili Moqing's current questioning was all within his expectations.
"Besides, I lost my beloved son and was heartbroken, so I didn't know that the second son's wound was caused by Di Ting."
"Seventh Brother, is this why you suspect that I was responsible for this?"
Baili Moqing felt disappointed again, as he obviously had not expected that he would "quibble".
He is the emperor!
"But Father, when I was vehemently protesting this, why did you never mention that there was a 'Di Ting' in the world that was nearly identical to the Tianxing Dagger?"
"No matter how grieving you are, you shouldn't forget something so important, right?"
Facing his question, Emperor Qiwen's face remained calm. "At that time, my mind was filled with sorrow for the Second Brother and disappointment in you. It's no wonder I forgot about this incident."
"What about four years later?!!"
Baili Moqing raised his voice angrily, and flames seemed to erupt from his chest.
"Five years ago, you lost your beloved son. It's understandable that you didn't expect Di Ting to listen, but what about four years later?"
"When your son wrote to you time and again to prove his innocence, why did you never remember the other dagger?"
"Can't remember, or don't want to remember?"