The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 937 The Second Prince Was Poisoned

Li Wei looked up, and suddenly saw that Xia Qing's expression was wrong, and then he realized that what he said just now was not right.

He knew Xia Qing well. Xia Qing wouldn't suspect that he was in collusion with Prince Jing, right?
He quickly said what was in his mind, otherwise the two of them had a misunderstanding, and it might be difficult for them to agree in the future.

Li Wei stayed at Xia Qing's mansion for two full hours, and hurried back to the mansion just before the curfew.

He thought he had dispelled Xia Qing's suspicion, so he went back in peace.

"Mr. He! You are right! Li Wei has voted for Mingzhu." Xia Qing sighed and said to He Zhongkuan with emotion.

He Zhongkuan walked out from the inner room and saluted.Under the cover of the robe, the corners of his lips could not stop rising.

The study room in Prince Jing's mansion was as bright as daytime, several lamps were lit in the room, and Prince Jing was writing a book at his desk.

Suddenly, Xiao Chengzi entered the study.

"My lord! There is news of spies." He handed a small bamboo tube to Prince Jing, who took out the paper from the bamboo tube and took a quick glance.

Immediately, he laughed and was in a good mood.

"Very good, the fish has been hooked, and there is more than one."

The next day, news suddenly came out from the second prince's residence that the second prince had been poisoned and was in critical condition.

This incident caused an uproar in the court, and even Gu Chengyu was surprised, which seemed a little too impatient.

"Senior brother, do you think this news is true?" Gu Chengyu left the office and went straight to the elder brother's house, and met the second senior brother Wu An who came with him.

"I don't know! At this juncture, will the second prince really be poisoned?"

Yin Kun frowned and shook his head. There were three days before the grand ceremony for the crown prince, but the second prince was poisoned.No matter how you look at it, it has something to do with the princes.

"There are still three more days. If the second prince can't wake up for a few days, how can the ceremony of establishing the crown prince be held?"

Wu An walked back and forth in the study, obviously worried about it.

Gu Chengyu thought about it, and felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"Since the emperor has appointed the second prince as the prince, he should have a lot of guards around him, and he should be more careful when eating. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so easy to be recruited, the second prince. How could you be so careless? Brother, do you know how he was poisoned?"

"It is said that a favored concubine did the trick. He has already been caught, but he still refuses to reveal who is behind the scenes."

Yin Kun's news is naturally better than theirs, but I don't know if the news is true or not.

"How is the second prince doing now? What's the emperor's attitude? Will the grand ceremony for the crown prince be held as scheduled?"

Gu Chengyu immediately thought of the important point, and only after knowing the emperor's attitude can he figure out the truth of this matter.

"The emperor was furious at the court meeting, and he was about to find out the murderer and let him be quartered by five horses. Murdering the prince is a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven. As for the ceremony of establishing the crown prince, the emperor did not respond. Although the Ministry of Rites proposed, the emperor did not express his position. They just have to get ready."

"The imperial doctor has already diagnosed and treated it, and said it is Hedinghong. But the second prince probably didn't eat much, otherwise he would have been... still in a coma."

Yin Kun looked at Gu Chengyu who was sitting on the side, and found that after the other party had meditated, his expression relaxed.

Wu An also stroked his beard and sighed: "The second prince is unconscious, so I don't know if the grand ceremony for the crown prince can be held as scheduled. The emperor's attitude is also a bit strange, which is intriguing."

This time Gu Chengyu agrees with Wu An's point of view, "Second senior brother is right, the emperor didn't cancel the grand ceremony, so the second prince will be able to recover by that day. What is the reason for this matter, I will see you in about two days I know, we just wait for the result."

Needless to say, this must have been done by other princes, maybe more than one, it just depends on who will take the blame in the end.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the second prince is a bitter trick.But at this juncture, it is unlikely that such a trick will be used.

The most important thing right now is the crown prince ceremony. The second prince is already a crown prince. As long as he guarantees that there will be no accidents before the crown prince ceremony, he will have to burn the incense.

How can I take this opportunity to plot against other princes?Isn't he afraid that the duck who got the crown prince will fly away?Besides, it is not easy to hide the truth from the emperor.

So if you want to deal with these brothers, then there will be opportunities in the future, what should you do in a hurry?
"Which prince do you think did this?" There was no outsider here, so Yin Kun simply asked Gu Chengyu directly.

Gu Chengyu shook his head, "It's hard to say, I think any of them is possible, maybe they all participated in it! After all, some people like to hide in the dark, step on it when they see an opportunity, and get away safely afterwards."

The person Gu Chengyu was referring to was not only Prince Jing, he found that these princes were indeed brothers, and these conspiracies and tricks made them perfect.

Wu An was thoughtful, "I think it is very likely to be the first prince. The emperor valued him so much before, but in the end he chose the second prince. Can the first prince be reconciled? If the second prince is removed, the first prince will have a chance to become the prince." maximum."

Regarding Wu An's statement, although Gu Chengyu thinks it makes sense, the matter is by no means that simple.

"The second prince was poisoned. The first person everyone suspects is the first prince. Under such circumstances, is it possible that the first prince will do this? It is unknown. But I don't think the first prince is so stupid. He Even if it is done, it will definitely not be found out."

"So, you don't think he's the eldest prince?" Yin Kun asked suspiciously.

"No! I didn't say it wasn't him. What I meant was that the possibility of him being found out in the end is very small. Of course, this is just my speculation. I think it is more likely to be the third prince."

Gu Chengyu had carefully analyzed the dispositions of the three princes in his heart just now, and the one who ruled out Prince Jing first.

It's not that it's impossible for Prince Jing to intervene in this matter, but because Prince Jing is good at leveraging force, he won't do it himself.

And even if the second prince is gone, there are still the eldest prince and the third prince!It was never his turn to become the prince.

Therefore, why should he do such a thankless thing? It's completely unnecessary.

However, it is only one that can be eradicated, so King Jing may have played a role behind the scenes.

Back to the third prince, he is impulsive and irritable. Although he is a bit clever and likes to plot behind his back, self-righteousness is also his shortcoming.

The second prince is about to become a prince, how can the third prince not be in a hurry?Maybe he has already made a move, and he is planning to plot which prince, and he is complacent at the moment!
But who is a fool in the ruling and opposition parties?Judging from the battles of the princes in the past, the strategy of the third prince is still a bit worse than that of the eldest prince.

In addition, the emperor still has some affection for the eldest prince, so he always has some preference in his heart.

So in the end, he came to a conclusion that it is more likely that the third prince will be pushed out to top the vat.

(End of this chapter)