Lady Wan Guan

Chapter 343 Wanting too much
"It is true that His Highness the Second Highness was disfigured. I have no evidence because everyone in His Highness's palace was executed by the angry Queen at that time." Gu Zhou stopped.

The queen was filled with regret. If she could have persisted a little longer and interrogated her properly instead of killing everyone to vent her anger, perhaps Concubine Sun's true colors would have been revealed.

"But if you didn't kill Rong Bi, why did you let Mr. Meng hunt down Ye Limu? Oh, no, she should be called Meng Mei."

Concubine Sun's indifference finally cracked.

Gu Zhouting had even found out about Meng Mei. He might have more evidence than she imagined.

"I have to say that your plans are thorough and your actions are cautious. Ji Yunchen and I have been investigating for so many years, but we can't find anything against you. If the emperor hadn't accidentally lamented to His Highness the Second Highness, the last time he received a report from Lord Shangguan was from Shangguan. When the Marquis first arrived in Gubei, the second prince knew that the emperor had never seen the secret letter. We could not follow the clues in the secret letter to find General Peng, and then connected all the problems and uncovered the secret letter. You are the identity of Da Shu Xizuo."

"Back then, you and your brother were arrested by Da Shu. During the three years you were missing, you were undergoing special training as a craftsman, right? Da Shu originally only wanted to train a craftsman, but who knew that when you returned to Daqi, the Queen Mother took pity on you and the entire Li family Zhonglie, you are the only orphan left. I kindly kept you in the palace and taught you carefully. This made the Wuyi Guards of Dashu overjoyed. They immediately sent people over and opened a Yunshang embroidery workshop in the capital to help you. Act.”

"The two shopkeepers of Yunshang Embroidery Workshop are both elders of the Five Poison Sect. They are good at using poison and using Yunshang Embroidery Workshop as a cover to bewitch the important Daqi officials so that they have to obey your orders. .For example, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, Lu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, Commander Zou of the Imperial Guards, General Fang of the North City Army and Horse Department, General Shi of the East City Army and Horse Department, and Wang Xin, who assassinated me."

"By the way, there is also Lu Yiming. The funny thing is that Lu Yiming always thought that he was poisoned. Only An Pingbo is greedy and gets along with you right away, so there is no need to poison him."

"How much intelligence have you provided to Shu over the years? You have also secretly assisted Mr. Ming in providing many materials to Shu, such as medicinal materials, ores from the weapons inspection department, etc., and in the end you have attempted to murder the emperor."

Concubine Sun said: "I admit the others, but I don't admit the murder of the emperor. I did not murder the emperor."

"There was no murder? Who rang the bell last night?" Gu Zhouting pointed to the bell at the emperor's hand in a serious tone.

"We already know the identity of Princess Lingxi. She is the new saint of the Five Poison Sect. She came to Beijing with the mission this time, with the purpose of giving poison to the emperor. Therefore, the emperor went to Fengzao Palace and ate it. After a dinner, I was unknowingly poisoned by the heart-eating poison of Lingxi. The attack started in the morning of the next day. You think the poison is mysterious and the people of Daqi know very little about it, but unexpectedly you met a knowledgeable person. Mr. Jiang from Guang, Mr. Jiang concluded that the emperor was poisoned, and invited Taoist Priest Wu Gu to remove the heart-eating poison for the emperor."

"That day, the emperor went out of the palace to cure the poison, and Qiuxia, the concubine in your palace, accidentally touched the bell, which activated the heart-eating poison in the emperor's body. The next day, Qiuxia jumped into the well and committed suicide. It happened that Qiuxia His body was seen by Mr. Jiang, and Mr. Jiang knew at a glance that Qiuxia did not drown, but died before falling into the water."

"You think that after Princess Lingxi leaves the capital, no one will suspect Princess Lingxi, let alone you, if you try to stir up the worms again. This is a seamless plan, but it's a pity that you want it too much. Duo, you not only wanted the emperor's death, but also wanted to keep the imperial power in your own hands. Therefore, when you knew Lingxi's plan, you asked the Minister of Industry, Lu Shilang, to find an excuse to renovate the Yongshou Palace and plant explosives in the Yongshou Palace. "

Wang Zaizhi found it incredible and couldn't help but ask: "Master Gu, how did you know that explosives were buried in the Yongshou Palace, and how did you predict the time when they would take action?"

Gu Zhou paused and muttered: "Yongshou Palace is the place where emperors of all dynasties rest their souls. Concubine Sun calculated the date and asked the Ministry of Works to complete the work within half a month. Unexpectedly, Mr. Huang, who was in charge of the repairs, discovered a problem, so Concubine Sun continued without stopping. He also ordered someone to assassinate Mr. Huang."

As he spoke, Gu Zhouting looked at Concubine Sun: "I have to thank you for not liking me and sending someone to assassinate me. But I was well prepared. With the help of Mr. Jiang, I captured the killer alive and followed the clues to find the killer's lair. Traces of gunpowder were found there.”

"Your layout is very exquisite. I went to the Yongshou Hall three times before I discovered that there was something wrong with the four pillars of the Yongshou Hall. This was confirmed by the drawings left by Master Huang, plus the ones found in Feihe Hall, the killer's lair. With gunpowder, it will not be difficult to guess the mystery in the pillar and determine the time when you really want to take action."

Everyone suddenly realized that Gu Zhouting's brain was so good that he could think of all these things. "So, the emperor suspended you just to make them relax their vigilance?" Wang Zaizhi finally came to his senses.

"So, Mr. Gu reminded me that last night was not peaceful, because he was sure that they would take action last night?" Yang Xiang said.

Gu Zhouting nodded slightly: "The murderer has actually been caught. He is Guan San, a handyman from the Ministry of Industry. Thanks to Mrs. Jiang's carefulness, she discovered the clues. Guan San is Li Yuanniang from Yunshang Embroidery Workshop, and asked Lu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry to arrange for him to enter. Ministry of Industry."

The emperor spoke slowly: "Gu Aiqing has already disclosed the case and set up a trap. Gu still had some luck. I recruited you to the Zhengde Hall last night to give you a chance, but you refused by lying about being unwell."

The emperor looked at Sun Qingwan with disappointment.

When the guards came to report and the bells rang in Hanyuan Hall, he was really heartbroken.

The emperor signaled Gu Zhou to stop and continue.

"The fire in the Gongyuan last night was also part of your plan, but Prime Minister Yang was prepared and quickly put out the fire. The fire that broke out near the Gongyuan was actually set off by my order. The people in the house had already evacuated, and the empty space was burned. House, and you mistakenly thought that the fire burned the Gongyuan. This is to allow the killers you have raised for many years to take advantage of the chaos and sneak into the palace smoothly and become Commander Zou’s subordinates. Otherwise, how would you kill them all today?"

"And last night, just when you thought everything was arranged, Beidou Secretary Qi started arresting people. No one from Yunshang Embroidery Shop escaped, including the killer Mr. Meng Mei, and Mr. Ming Shen Jingshan from Longqing Gambling House. .”

"Li Yuanniang from Yunshang Embroidery Shop is a tough talker, but her men confessed Shi Lei and Fang Yingxing, Commander Zou of the Imperial Guard, and the imperial officials under your control, a total of thirty-nine people."

"Report..."

The guard came to report: "The North City Army and Horses Division should answer the question."

"Report..."

"Shi Lei, the commander of Dongcheng's army, is on the offensive."

Finally, Ji Yunchen came to report in person: "To inform the emperor, the mutiny in Beidaying has been controlled. Most of the soldiers in Beidaying learned that Qin Bochong had conspired to rebel. They turned against the enemy and helped Hu Ben camp to eliminate the rebels. Qin Bochong was found alive."

"Well done." The emperor shouted.

(End of this chapter)