Two poisoning cases were shrouded in mystery.
Lin Bai did have a headache. He had similar thoughts to Gu Ling'er at first.
Anyone who kills the emperor is just for the sake of the throne.
But Zhou Yingkui jumped out inexplicably. This man had no connection with the throne at all, and he was not from any prince. This was very depressing.
Was it his doing?
If so, what is his purpose?
If not, why was his reaction so abnormal? What is he trying to cover up?
never mind! Unable to figure it out for the time being, Lin Bai had to give up and asked: "Is there any new progress at the palace?"
He is currently investigating the first poisoning case.
But in fact, this poisoning case seemed to have been ignored. To be precise, no one knew about it at all. Everyone's eyes were focused on the second poisoning case.
The current investigation is the second one.
Gu Ling'er said: "Not yet, but many people have been arrested..."
Because of the previous negligence and the negligence on Tianlao's side, many of the imperial guards were restrained, and even Wu Sanshui, the commander of the imperial guards, was also implicated.
Not surprising either.
In the first search, no such important evidence was found, and there was a huge prison. Such a repeat offender was killed so suddenly. As the commander of the Ouchi guards, it was natural that he could not absolve himself of the blame.
"There are many people here who are the Sixth Prince, so he is already very worried."
"I heard that some ministers in the court have begun to distance themselves from him."
really! This kind of plastic interest group has not yet taken shape at all. Whenever there is any slight disturbance, they are eager to distance themselves from each other.
Lin Bai chuckled.
Gu Ling'er frowned slightly and asked, "Is it too fast?"
Although she understood that the supporters behind the Sixth Prince were unreliable, this was a bit too loose. Before anything happened, it turned out to be...
Lin Bai was not surprised and said with a smile: "This shows that someone has exerted his strength."
Gu Ling'er was a little confused.
Lin Bai continued: "We have reached this point, and all the princes have to exert their efforts. Before, they allowed the sixth prince to be arrogant and gain momentum because it was not the time yet, but it is different now."
"And those who are attached to the Sixth Prince will definitely be the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince. If something like this happens, the people lurking on both sides will inevitably confuse and create a situation where the Sixth Prince loses power. It is a mess in itself. If you do something like this, , those who adapt to the situation must be eager to draw a clear line."
Gu Ling'er nodded, that's the truth!
Lin Bai added: "But there is something strange."
Gu Ling'er asked: "Which point?"
Lin Bai said: "Since Wu Sanshui can be the commander of the imperial guards, he is definitely not an ordinary person."
Gu Ling'er said: "That's right! Commander Wu has won the trust of my father and his abilities are also extremely outstanding."
"That's even weirder."
Lin Bai said, "If that's the case, how could he be so careless and even ignore such important evidence? The felon in the sky prison also died suddenly and inexplicably?"
Gu Ling'er thought for a while, "There are so many guards in the palace, and he can't do everything himself. Moreover, some of them may be bribed."
"good!"
Lin Bai nodded.
The Ouchi guards are responsible for the safety of the palace. Especially when the late emperor was seriously ill, people from the major princes must be indispensable. Firstly, all the princes have to plan for the future. Secondly, for these Ouchi guards, they are also a rising star. Opportunity.
The difference is that the smart ones are all hiding in the dark. Only the sixth prince, who is stupid, rushes in and takes the blame without even realizing it. He is too young!
Compared to other princes, he only gained power this year, and his strength expanded very quickly.
Full of self-satisfaction.
There is no way that they can remain silent for a long time. These two old fritters who have been involved in the power whirlpool of the Wu Dynasty for a long time have sophisticated methods.
But Wu Sanshui was different. As the commander of the Imperial Guards, his methods could not be so low-level. On the surface, he belonged to the Sixth Prince, but in reality, this was not necessarily the case. The Sixth Prince was more like his cover.
Gu Ling'er said: "Husband, you mean that Commander Wu is not supporting the Sixth Prince?"
Lin Bai nodded, "That's right! He is definitely not supporting the sixth prince, but most likely the fourth prince."
Gu Ling'er asked in confusion: "Why are you sure he is the fourth prince?"
Lin Bai said: "It's very simple, because Zhou Yinglong supports the second prince. If he supports the second prince, then he can do a lot of things with the help of the Ouchi Guard Commander and Deputy Commander."
The Ouchi guards are responsible for the security of the palace. If it is really controlled by Gu Qianmo alone, then he can find any reason to bring Gu Qiankuang into the palace to stabilize the overall situation.
Gu Ling'er nodded, "That makes sense!"
Then he asked doubtfully: "Is this related to the case?"
Lin Bai said: "You just said that Commander Wu's negligence may be due to the slackness or bribery of the people below."
Gu Ling'er said: "That's right!"
Lin Bai said: "Let's not talk about Xiao Guizi's death. As for the bag of soul-killing powder, there is actually another possibility."
Gu Ling'er asked: "What's possible?"
Lin Bai said: "That means it doesn't exist at all. Commander Wu was not negligent at all. That bag of poison was probably specially prepared by someone."
this?
Gu Ling'er's beautiful eyes shrank slightly.
Lin Bai continued: "Just think about it, who would leave a part of it after being poisoned? It's just a packet of powdered medicine. It can be sprinkled anywhere without anyone noticing. There is no need to keep it for people to use as evidence, so there is a high probability that it will It doesn’t exist at all, and it’s not because Commander Wu was negligent.”
Gu Ling'er's eyes brightened, "Yes! This possibility is indeed very high."
As she said that, she frowned again, "So, isn't Xiao Guizi wrongly accused?"
I finally found out something about it, but it turned out to be fake.
Gu Ling'er's face suddenly turned ugly.
However, Lin Bai shook his head, "It's not necessarily false. Why did they choose Xiao Guizi instead of others? Did they just catch someone at random?"
"I'm afraid not."
Lin Bai continued: "There is probably something wrong with Xiao Guizi, and they may have discovered it, so they deliberately did this to divert everyone's attention to Xiao Guizi, and at the same time, they also tricked Commander Wu, which is equivalent to four tricks. Together with the prince."
"This is to use the case to attack the fourth prince and the sixth prince at the same time. The fourth prince is probably the most important one, and the sixth prince is just incidental."
Gu Ling'er's face changed slightly, "Who is behind Xiao Guizi? Is it really the fourth prince?"
Lin Bai asked back: "What do you think?"
Gu Ling'er thought for a while, "The fourth prince was displeased by his father because of the blood transfusion, but the second prince was forgiven by his father for this. Otherwise, when the Cui family rebelled against the queen and was under house arrest, it would be impossible for him to still be eligible to win the prize." Direct descendant."
Lin Bai nodded, "One more thing, the second prince only wants the Shen family to remain neutral. The most powerful member of the Shen family is Shen Pojun, the military force. If the matter is really done by the fourth prince, when it is about to be revealed, the fourth prince will definitely We will not sit back and wait for death, we will definitely intervene with force."
"In other words, the second prince may be prepared for the fourth prince to intervene with force, so the Shen family should remain neutral."
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