The Imperial Palace of Wu Dynasty.
At this time, Prince Gong, Wang Chengtai, and all the princes and courtiers had gathered together.
Since the death of His Majesty Wu Chao, there have been several similar gatherings.
Just because of one thing, a new king was appointed.
"Uncle Emperor, Prime Minister, it has been a while since my father passed away, and there has been no progress in the case. It is not an option to delay it like this."
The Sixth Prince Gu Qianchen took the lead.
"What the Sixth Prince said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the country cannot live without a king for a day. The top priority is to appoint a new king as soon as possible to stabilize the people's hearts."
"I second the proposal! There is no delay in appointing a new king."
"..."
All the courtiers were echoing.
No matter what, the late emperor passed away and it was indeed imminent to appoint a new king.
Liu Kexi said: "It is urgent to appoint a new king, but who can be appointed? The late emperor's edict has not yet been found."
"Since there is no edict, judging from ability and character, a new king must be appointed."
"The fourth prince has outstanding abilities. I think he should be appointed as the new king."
"The second prince has better character and is the most suitable candidate for the new king."
"The second prince and the fourth prince each have their own merits, but only the sixth prince, with both ability and character, is the best candidate for the new king."
"Nonsense, Fourth Prince..."
"..."
The court hall was noisy.
No one is willing to give in at this time, after all, one step is heaven and one step is hell.
Prince Gong frowned slightly, looked at Wang Chengtai and said, "What does Mr. Wang think?"
Wang Chengtai said: "It is indeed urgent to appoint a new monarch, but I still believe that the cause of His Majesty's death should be found out first, and then we can talk about the appointment of a new monarch."
"What Mr. Wang said is true, but many people have been arrested, and there is still no progress in the case."
Gu Qianchen said: "What else needs to be investigated? It is already obvious that Chu Jingmeng did it, and Chu Jingmeng himself did not refute it."
Wang Chengtai asked: "What about the motive?"
"Why would Chu Jingmeng do such a treasonous thing? What is her intention?"
Gu Qianchen said: "Shouldn't the Prime Minister be asking Chu Jingmeng? Why did he ask about this prince instead? This prince also wants to know why the Prime Minister detained Chu Jingmeng, but he delayed. Interrogation, what’s the point?”
"That's right! Chu Jingmeng was the only one who was in the imperial study room at that time. He was the most suspicious and should be tortured."
"Yes! There are also people from the Chu family who should also be interrogated."
Many ministers agreed.
Prince Gong said: "This is not only the intention of the king, but also the intention of the king. Chu Jingmeng is the mother-in-law of the Southwest King and is involved in the relationship between the two countries. Moreover, she may not have fled the scene at that time. Although she did not refute it, she did not admit it either. Just say that those who are clear will clear themselves, if it is not necessary..."
Gu Qianchen said: "The emperor's uncle is worried, but there has been no new progress in the imperial guards, so the matter cannot be delayed forever."
"Not bad! Do you want to delay it until the Year of the Monkey?"
Prince Gong also frowned slightly, this matter really cannot be delayed.
Immediately he looked at Gu Qianmo and Gu Qiankuang and asked, "What do the second and fourth princes think?"
Gu Qianmo paused, "I agree with the Prime Minister. Finding out the cause of my father's death is the most important thing. The murderer cannot be allowed to go unpunished. What's more, it is not ordinary people who can do this."
The meaning of these words is already obvious. The one who can do such a thing is probably in this hall.
Maybe it's a certain prince.
If that's the case, if you don't find the real culprit first, but instead appoint that person as the new king, wouldn't that be a mess, so...
Prince Gong and Wang Chengtai looked at each other. They insisted on finding out the case before appointing a new king. This was also their concern.
Gu Qiankuang's eyes were deep, and he immediately said: "I also agree, let's find out the truth first."
Gu Qianchen said: "The concerns of the second emperor brother are not unreasonable, but it can't be delayed forever, right? There should be a deadline."
Prince Gong paused and said, "Five days! The Ouchi guards will find out the truth within five days. If not..."
"What? Five days?"
When Lin Bai received the news, his face became a little ugly.
"Yes!"
Shen Polu said, "Back to the prince, the sixth prince and a group of courtiers asked for the appointment of a new king, but the king asked to find out the truth first, and finally both parties set a five-day deadline."
Gu Ling'er asked: "What if it can't be found out?"
Shen Polu didn't answer, but the meaning was obvious.
It would be best if he was found out. If he could not be found out, then Chu Jingmeng would be the biggest disliker, and he would naturally be doomed.
"This is unreasonable! How dare they!"
Lin Bai's pupils shrank, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Gu Ling'er reassured: "Husband, don't worry, Ling'er won't let anything happen to the mother and concubine, and there are still five days. Since it has nothing to do with the mother and concubine, we will definitely get to the bottom of it."
This was in the Wu Dynasty, and it was related to the death of my father-in-law, otherwise the talented man would not bother to talk nonsense and just rob him.
"You're right! This matter not only concerns my mother-in-law, but also my father-in-law. No matter what, we must get to the bottom of it."
A look of relief appeared on Gu Ling'er's face.
At this time, a soldier walked in and said, "Princess Qizhen's consort has been found, and Divine Doctor Sun has been thrown into the sky prison."
What?
Gu Ling'er's face darkened. Putting aside this matter, Divine Doctor Sun played a big role in Xiao Jiu's illness. Now that he was thrown into the sky prison, how could she not be angry.
He immediately asked: "What's the reason?"
The soldier replied: "The person arrested by the imperial guards must be related to the case in the palace. The subordinates mentioned the person, but they refused to let him go."
Gu Ling'er had a cold face.
Lin Bai was not too surprised. Since it was related to the case, it would obviously not be that simple to mention the person.
However, no matter how difficult it is, it must be mentioned. Only by meeting Divine Doctor Sun can we roughly figure out what is going on.
Immediately, the two of them didn't waste any time and went directly to the prison.
The prison is heavily guarded.
"I have met Princess Tianwu, my consort."
The guard quickly saluted when he saw the two of them.
Gu Ling'er explained his purpose of coming, but the guard said: "I'm sorry princess, Commander Wu has made an explanation. The felons in the prison have not ordered anyone to visit."
Gu Ling'er suddenly became a little unhappy, but at this moment, Wu Sanshui and his party happened to come this way.
Perhaps because of the previous five-day deadline, he rushed to interrogate him. After the incident, many maids and eunuchs were arrested in the palace, and they were all imprisoned in the sky prison.
Besides him, Gu Qianchen was also there.
"Sister Three Emperors? What a coincidence." Gu Qianchen said in surprise.
Wu Sanshui was also a little surprised.
Gu Ling'er said directly: "Miracle Doctor Sun has been arrested? I want to take away Doctor Sun."
Gu Qianchen's eyes flickered and said: "Sister Sanhuang, isn't this horrible? Sun Changchun is a repeat offender, and my father's death is probably related to him."
Gu Ling'er glanced at him sideways and said, "Mr. Sun is a doctor, what does it have to do with him?"
Gu Qianchen said: "It's a big deal. My father was seriously ill before and he was always taking care of me. However, under his care, my father's illness not only did not improve, but became worse day by day. On the day my father died, he died." I took the last medicine he brewed with his own hands."
"If Chu Jingmeng is the first suspect, then he is the second."
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