wealthy lord

Chapter 607: Intrigue and deceit, harboring evil intentions

All the civil and military officials looked at each other, then they all knelt on the ground and bowed three times and kowtowed, then stood up and left.

Lin Yun held his shoulders with his hands, silently glanced at the small red door on one side, and frowned secretly.

The emperor must have known about Cui Mingchong's murder. Today is such a good opportunity, why not ask him face to face?

He also wanted to use the emperor's mouth to explore the true and falsehood of the Eight Wise Kings.

Afterwards, Lin Yun slowly came to the military aircraft.

When he walked in the door, he saw that there was only the Eight Wise Kings in the house.

The Eight Sage King beckoned: "Lin Zhongtang, come and sit down quickly!"

Lin Yun sat on the Grand Master's chair, watching him pour tea for him, and raised his eyes and asked, "Eighth Prince, who do you think killed Cui Mingchong?"

The Eight Wise Kings said with a smile: "I don't know! Doesn't Lin Zhongtang, a smart person like him, have any clues?"

Lin Yun joked: "Of course there are clues! It's just... a little unbelievable!"

The Eight Wise Kings suddenly raised their heads and looked at him. After the two looked at each other briefly, the Eight Wise Kings smiled and said: "Since Lin Zhongtang has a suspect in his mind, you might as well tell him about it! Maybe I can give you some valuable clues! "

Lin Yun deliberately covered half of his mouth with his hand, playing with the taste: "I guess this suspect is the Fifth Prince!"

The Eighth Sage King obviously breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, pretending to say: "No! Although the fifth brother has a hot temper, he will not use such despicable methods, not to mention Cui Mingchong's identity is also very special!"

Lin Yun stared at him and continued: "Then if it's not the fifth prince, is it the eighth prince?"

The Eighth Sage King was stunned for a moment. A fierce light flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He smiled and said: "Haha! Lin Zhongtang, please stop making fun of me! I have no grievances against Cui Mingchong. Kill him." What’s the benefit?”

Lin Yun nodded: "Yes! The Eight Wise Kings also acted aboveboard, how could they do such a despicable and shameless thing? It is estimated that only the Fifth Prince can do such a thing!"

With that said, he stood up and left.

The two of them had been playing psychological warfare since they met, testing each other. Lin Yun knew that he would not admit it, so he didn't bother to say more.

The Eight Sages asked: "Where is Lin Zhongtang going?"

Lin Yun turned around and smiled: "Of course I want to see the emperor! Anyway, Cui Mingchong is dead, and I don't bother to go into details. It just so happens that he and the fifth prince have a personal feud. I guess even if the emperor knows about it, he can't say anything! After all, the fifth prince is a member of the clan. , let alone killing a second-rank official, what does it mean if I am the Minister of War? "

The Eight Wise Kings suddenly became anxious and quickly stepped forward to grab his arm and said, "Lin Zhongtang, please be patient! Even if you want to settle the matter, you can't let Fifth Brother take the blame!"

"Oh? According to what the Eighth Prince wants, who will be blamed? I will listen to the Eighth Prince!"

The Eighth Sage King smiled bitterly and said: "Lin Zhongtang, I know that you have resentment in your heart! But even if the case is closed, you still have to go through the motions, right? Otherwise, if you tell the emperor directly that it was the fifth prince who assassinated Cui Mingchong, the fifth prince will definitely hate you!"

Lin Yun sneered and said: "It doesn't matter! Anyway, the Fifth Prince has already had a grudge against me! It won't be a bad time this time!"

The Eighth Sage King sighed, knowing that Lin Yun wanted to reconcile with Xini, and said, "What does Lin Zhongtang think of Fu Tianchen?"

Lin Yun raised his eyebrows, raised his finger and pointed at him, and said with a smile: "The Eighth Prince is very damaging!"

The Eighth Sage King coughed lightly: "The Fu family and Cui Mingchong originally had a grudge. Didn't Lin Zhongtang have any suspicion at all?"

Lin Yun shrugged and said, "Of course I have doubted it! However, it doesn't matter whether it was done by the Fu family or not! As long as the Eighth Prince is satisfied, I will just do as I am told!"

The Eight Sage King looked depressed. He was very upset about Lin Yun in this state.

The Eight Wise Kings were so smart that they could naturally see that Lin Yun had clearly decided that he was the murderer.

"That's enough!" He slapped the table hard, and Lin Yun looked at him contemptuously, just like he looked at the Fifth Prince last night. The Eight Wise Kings whispered: "Lin Zhongtang, please sit down!"

Lin Yun nodded and sat back on the Taishi chair.

"Eighth Prince, you might as well say it directly if you have something to say, I don't have time to waste here!"

The Eight Wise Kings said: "Can Lin Zhongtang explain to me why I believe that I am the murderer?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "No! Don't accuse people unjustly, Eighth Prince! I have never doubted you! I was just joking with you just now!"

"Okay! There are no outsiders here, and I know I can't lie to you! Just tell the truth!"

Lin Yun stared at him deeply and said, "So, the Eighth Prince admitted it? I didn't force you to do so!"

"Yes! Cui Mingchong was indeed assassinated by someone sent by me! Tell me, how did you identify me as the murderer?"

Lin Yun smiled contemptuously, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said sideways: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing but yourself! Using weapons that leaked from my hands to kill people, does the Eighth Prince think you can deceive me?"

The Eight Wise King frowned and murmured: "That's it! Lin Yun, since you know everything, then I will open the skylight and speak out!"

Lin Yun spread his hands and said, "Okay! I'd like to hear the details!"

"Actually, I can't help myself! Do you believe it?"

Lin Yun glanced at him and sneered: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The Eighth Prince's true thoughts are the most important! I knew that the Fifth Prince was ambitious, and later I also knew what Meng Zhongtang was thinking! But I couldn't guess. Prince Tou..."

"Hey, actually, I have fallen into the trap of Meng Yuan and the Fifth Prince! I have always been unwilling to participate in it! It's just..."

As soon as Lin Yun heard his words, he knew it was a trick and said, "Does the Eighth Prince dare to swear to God that he will always be loyal to the Emperor?"

"Dare! I, the king, can swear now that if I betray my fourth brother, I, Li Mu, will suffer a terrible death!"

Lin Yun stared at him deeply and said with a smile: "Why do I still not believe it!"

The Eighth Sage King said solemnly: "What if I kill that Cui Hongyu?"

Lin Yun was shocked: "Kill her?"

"Yes! This woman is the bridge between them and the prince. Once she dies, their only grip will be gone!"

Lin Yun stood up and said: "If the Eighth Prince is truly loyal to the Emperor, he will go with me to see the Emperor and make it clear! Otherwise, just killing Cui Hongyu is not enough!"

The Eight Wise Kings said with a dark face: "Then what else do you want?"

Lin Yun sneered: "Unless the Eighth Prince assists me in tripping up Meng Yuan!"

"No! Meng Yuan is my father-in-law..."

Lin Yun adjusted his official robe, turned around and left.

"Since the Eighth Prince still has selfish motives, forget it! Just pretend that we didn't say anything!"

He watched Lin Yun leave and did not stop him this time, with a smile on his lips.

Although Lin Yun saw through his thoughts, which surprised him, he could only resort to tricks.

(End of this chapter)