Yan Cigui.

The next day.

During the lunch break, the officials in Qianbulang stopped their official duties and prepared for meals.

A chamberlain hurriedly ran into the Penal Department Yamen and almost bumped into several clerks who were walking out.

He kept saying "I'm sorry" and kept walking until he found the outside of Li Shao and Xu Jian's house.

"My lord," he called, "take a step to speak!"

Xu Jian looked up.

The person who came looked familiar, he should be working in the Imperial Study Room.

Xu Jian followed him to the side. The news of the visitor made him frown: "What else did the Lord know?"

"Cining Palace and Prince Ping's Palace," the chamberlain said, "It was those two places before I came here. I don't know if there will be more after that."

Xu Jian nodded: "I'll go into the palace right now."

The chamberlain nodded, greeted Li Shao again, and ran back.

Li Shao looked at Xu Jian curiously: "What are the people in front of the emperor looking for you for?"

Xu Jian thought for a while, then went over and said to Li Shao in a low voice: "Something happened in Yongji Palace. I have to go to the palace to find out the specific situation."

"What happened?" Li Shao asked subconsciously, "Why did my father only call you and didn't tell me?"

Xu Jian said: "It seems that we have not yet discussed how to deal with the matter on the other end. It is not convenient for the Lord to have someone from Yongji Palace beside you."

Li Shao agreed with this statement.

After looking at Wang Gouzi, who was walking from a distance carrying a food box, Li Shao touched his chin.

If my father is so cautious, something might happen to Yongji Palace.

Recalling Li Jun's weird words before, Li Shao chuckled in his heart: I walked a lot at night, it seems I bumped into a ghost! Nice hit!

When Xu Jian arrived at the imperial study, Eunuch Cao came out to greet him.

"Are you sure you're out of breath?" Xu Jian asked, "Has Prince Ping arrived?"

"The chamberlain who came to report the news said he was out of breath," Cao Gonggong said. "Prince Ping couldn't come. His blood surged after hearing the news. He would have fallen to the ground if the people next to him hadn't helped him. The imperial doctor had already rushed to the scene. It’s over.”

Xu Jian nodded and went in to salute the Holy Master.

The Holy Master's face really didn't look good.

When Eunuch Cao saw this, he took the initiative to talk to Xu Jian about the situation: "I said I slept there, but I knew it was impossible. Eunuch Sun went to the house yesterday, and there was a man in black who climbed up the palace wall with a hook in the middle of the night. In and out.”

"That means the two parties have broken down their talks, and the other party directly killed the person from Yongji Palace," Xu Jian said, "They have already made a killing move. There will definitely be an explanation tomorrow morning, and that person's death will not be hidden for long. "

The Holy Master pressed his eyebrows and said: "Since Uncle Ping Huang can't come, you should bring a reliable person over first to check."

Xu Jian said: "Then let's ask Shuntian Mansion to provide two experienced co-workers."

Things were finalized very quickly.

Shan Shen got the news and rushed there with his people. He looked at the gate of Yongji Palace and rubbed his face.

"Isn't the little chamberlain from before already passed the age of seven?" Shan Shen asked Xu Jian, "Why do you still ask me for a divorce? Just check the house's background. I really don't want to get involved in the affairs of Yongji Palace."

After saying this, he saw Eunuch Cao standing not far away. His expression changed and he smiled awkwardly.

"It's not the chamberlain who's going to be tested today."

These words made Shan Shen breathe a sigh of relief. When the group entered the hall and saw Li Jun lying there, who was obviously very cold, his chest felt tight and his eyesight went dark.

It turns out, it turns out to be this person!

Why is this person so angry?

Although I was holding back all the curses, Master Shan was still very reliable in doing things.

After asking Eunuch Cao what he meant, he asked Wu to check, and he called several servants to inquire about the situation one by one.

Eunuch Sun bore the brunt and answered with a blank face.

The words were just as he told Wang Jie, and he knew everything by heart.

He spoke smoothly, but his heart was agitated, and his eyes kept drifting to Eunuch Cao and Xu Jian.

Why didn't these two people express anything?

There were obviously people following him to and from the house, and there were obviously a lot of questions to ask him, but why didn't anyone say anything, and only the adults asked him the usual questions?

Wu Zuo called Shan Shen over.

Xu Jian and Eunuch Cao followed and took a look.

"There are bruises here. They look new. There is a cut at the corner of the mouth. In the mouth, if you guys look here, there is some very fine powder. A little bit was scraped off."

Eunuch Sun pricked his ears and was stunned when he heard a few words.

what happened?

Why is it completely different from what Wang Jie said?

What Wang Jie clearly said was that there would be no bruises left and the powder could not be detected!

Did Wang Jie make a mistake, or was he lying to him?

But if Li Jun died like this, what good would it do to the master?

Eunuch Sun couldn't think clearly about this at all, and he stood motionless.

After a short time, the scene was inspected and Eunuch Cao led his people to seal off the Yongji Palace. All the palace residents were locked up to wait for further questioning. Then he, Shan Shen and Xu Jian returned to the imperial study.

Shan Shen had already sorted out his thoughts along the way: "Judging from the current situation, he died from being drugged. His Highness struggled before his death."

As for who that person was, Shan Shen did not dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. After hearing this, the Holy One said: "Let me quickly verify the medicinal powder. Thank you for your hard work."

Shan Shen understands people, so he said "it's not hard" and retreated.

Only Eunuch Cao and Xu Jian were left in front of the emperor.

The Holy Master sighed: "I was originally worried that my third brother would threaten me with his life and put me in a dilemma, but I didn't expect that he would eventually die in the hands of others. It seems that the murderer was the person who climbed over the palace wall and entered Yongji Palace last night? "

"It should be," Eunuch Cao guessed His Majesty's thoughts and said, "If we had been more decisive and captured the person, perhaps His Highness would not have been poisoned."

When Xu Jian heard this, he glanced at Eunuch Cao.

The imperial eunuch is the eunuch, and he knows his Majesty well enough to retreat in order to advance, which is actually the most effective.

As expected, the Holy Spirit himself shook his head: "The third brother and that man broke down, how could I save him?

If I put my hand into Yongji Palace, the third brother would be the first to refuse to say anything.

If something really happened, I can’t explain it even more clearly. "

They had agreed on this clearly when Xu Jian came back from Yongji Palace.

Li Jun can't rely on common sense, he just doesn't care when he's crazy.

If Li Jun reaches in here, he may cause another trouble, causing them to get into a lot of trouble in vain.

"I just didn't understand," said the Holy Sage, "Why did he poison the third brother like this?

This would do more harm than good to him. He had always sought stability and peace in his work before. After his tail was caught, he cut off his tail to survive. Why was he so radical this time?

This is not his style!

I think the third brother must have thought the same way. He thought that the other party did not dare to make such a move, so he dared to negotiate terms.

But I didn't expect that the other party would suddenly take a different approach. "

"Perhaps the tail he was caught this time couldn't be cut off cleanly," Xu Jian reported. "I think we can basically conclude that it was Prince Jin who was hiding behind the scenes."

The Holy Emperor narrowed his eyes and motioned for Xu Jian to continue.

Xu Jian organized his thoughts.

Previously, only Li Jun's rhetoric pointed at King Jin, and the rest were not enough.

But now, there is more evidence.

"There was a chamberlain who served as the chamberlain of the King of Jin's birth mother Zhang. His surname was Lao, and his nickname was Little Mouse. He recognized the father-in-law of the late Emperor Ruan Guiren as his cousin.

Zhang Xuan wanted to order some dishes before he died. Little Mouse went to the imperial dining room, and it was obvious that he was devoted to Zhang Xuan.

Eunuch Tong took great care of Little Mouse. Little Mouse left the palace a few years after being transferred to Prince Jin because Concubine Dong had too much control over Prince Jin.

The cause of Concubine Dong's death is doubtful. It is very likely that she died of the same poison as His Highness Prince Ding. It is speculated that the reason was that the King of Jin avenged Zhang Xuanshi. Concubine Dong was surrounded by Lingnan people and she poisoned Zhang Xuanshi.

Through Master Shan's investigation, it was found that the real owner of the house where Eunuch Sun went was named Lao, and he should be the little mouse.

Based on his feelings for Eunuch Tong, it makes sense for him to call himself Tong when he is out and about.

Yesterday, Wang Gouzi went to Yongji Palace on the pretext of offering incense on the first day of the week. I think His Highness must have let the news slip unintentionally.

If Prince Jin knew that His Highness had recalled what happened that night at Dingguo Temple, and that Your Majesty had already conducted an in-depth investigation, then it would be reasonable for him to suddenly murder the man from Yongji Palace. "

Eunuch Cao nodded.

He and Fu Guogong had the same idea on this matter.

Catching a few eunuchs out is simply getting twice the result with half the effort.

Either like Wang Liuliu, it is difficult to pry open the mouth, or like Feng Chang, all he spits out are scraps, which cannot be said to be useless, but just takes a lot of effort.

There is another kind of person who doesn’t know anything about anything, which makes him feel bad just looking at it.

Might as well keep it for fishing.

As we kept fishing, didn't this big tortoise gradually emerge from the water?

The Holy Master's face became a little darker.

If there were three points of doubt about King Jin originally, now there are eight points of suspicion.

"I believe what you said," he said, "but these are all old things. Whether Zhang Xuanshi or Dong Fei, they are all people who have passed away many years ago. How can we come to a conclusion?

I can give a clear explanation for the king's death, that is, he was involved in six years.

Nowadays, who can identify the cause of Concubine Dong’s death? "

Xu Jian looked at His Majesty and said: "That day when I went to Yongji Palace, His Highness mentioned to me that he had changed places. If he went crazy, I would kill him. But Your Majesty, you are different from him. You want to learn from a famous teacher." . This is undoubtedly your advantage, but I think that there may not be so much time for you to investigate Prince Jin's background carefully."

"He has already attacked Third Brother directly. It is indeed urgent," the Holy Master said, "But there is still something I don't know about, and he is willing to risk everything. Why not just come and kill me? He has this ability, why didn't he attack me before?"

Xu Jian answered straightforwardly: "It's useless for him to kill you, there are too many people he wants to kill.

The crown prince was appointed as soon as you ascended the throne. If something happens to you, His Highness will succeed you. Your Highness was young at the time, but there was no shortage of auxiliary ministers.

Not to mention Prince Ping, there are also the old Taifu Zhou who passed away a few years ago, Wu Youchen's grandfather, and the old Zhen Nan Gong. There is also the Empress Dowager presiding over the palace. It is probably impossible for Prince Jin to bypass everyone and become a regent. .

In the final analysis, he is actually the same as you, the Holy One. Even if he wants to seize the throne, he will try his best to follow the path of "learning from others and becoming famous".

Originally, he wanted to take over the imperial edict from the late emperor, but later he lurked and took stock of it.

Forced into the palace for an unjustified reason was not the result he wanted.

But now, Chen feels that his thoughts may have changed.

It's not that he will suddenly raise his flag to force the palace, but he is no longer restrained in his actions. What if he gets addicted to killing after killing His Highness Li Jun, and wants your life even if he fails miserably? "

The Holy One was noncommittal, his eyes dark.

Xu Jian added: "Now it seems that whoever gives up the master first, you or him, will be famous."

Thanks to the book friend’s yard for the reward.