"Wen Xu, he may be dead." Zhao Gong stood in the courtyard beside a dead tree, looking at Zhao Qi, Zhao Huan and several Ouyang children who were playing in the courtyard, and suddenly said something.
Li Xuan walked up from behind, nodded solemnly, and said, "My nephew guessed it."
"Some people in the inner guard suspected that you were responsible." Zhao Gong's words sounded like thunder in the courtyard, but neither Li Xuan nor Zhao Gong had any change in their expressions: "But no one has found any evidence that you were involved. After all, you had just been assassinated in Luoyang at that time, and the Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards were all targeting you inside and outside, so you had no chance of contacting the outside world."
"This matter itself has nothing to do with me." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, but still said calmly: "If my nephew's guess is correct, my nephew, the British Duke, and Pei Shangshu will all be on the suspicion list of the internal guards, right?"
"Yes, but it's not just you. Your suspicion is ranked third, and the fourth suspect is Zhou Guogong." Zhao Gong's face was full of a bitter smile. After the matter was investigated here, how could he continue to investigate.
Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was succeeded by Li Jingye, Duke of England, Li Xuan, King of Nanchang, and Wu Chengsi, Duke of Zhou.
It's okay to say that no evidence can be found, but if there is even a shred of evidence, something will happen that will shock the entire government and opposition parties.
"That's why there was a confrontation between the British Duke and Pei Shangshu that day." Li Xuan finally understood why the emperor arranged the seats like that that day.
"That's right." Zhao Gong nodded and said, "You were sitting opposite the two of them, but you didn't notice that sitting behind them on the left was none other than Secretary-General Wu Chengsi, Duke of Zhou."
Li Xuan nodded somewhat suddenly, that was indeed the arrangement at that time.
But later on, the incident only involved him, not Wu Chengsi, so no one paid attention to where Wu Chengsi was.
Immediately, Li Xuan frowned and said, "Why is this so? Could it be that the Criminal Department and the Internal Guard really haven't found any clues at all?"
Zhao Gong shook his head and sighed softly. "People from the Criminal Department searched carefully on both sides of the Wei River, but there were no traces of anyone walking in the mountains and forests on both sides. Therefore, Wen Xu was most likely killed by someone else."
"Impossible." Li Xuan shook his head extremely decisively and said: "There is nothing on the shore, but there is not necessarily nothing in the water. If he is a master of water walking, he can sneak hundreds of meters under the water, then land on the shore, and even find a certain It's easy to escape in a small waterway, and it will be even easier if there are people to help you."
"It's impossible." Zhao Gong raised his head, looked straight at Li Xuan, and said: "The entire Wei River has been monitored since the day you were assassinated in Luoyang. There is no fish in the entire Wei River. , and cannot escape the surveillance of the internal guards, so it is impossible for him to escape."
"I don't believe it." Li Xuan still shook his head and said with certainty: "The internal guards may be able to monitor the water, but it is impossible to monitor underwater and in the sky."
"What Dalang means is that Wen Xu escaped from the air, avoiding the eyes of the internal guards and escaping?" Zhao Gong looked at Li Xuan in a funny way.
Li Xuan sighed and said: "In the past, Dalang would not have believed this kind of speculation, but since the attack on Luoyang, especially after he learned more about the opponent's assassination methods, Dalang became more and more interested in Donghai." I am amazed by the king’s methods.”
Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Zhao Gong and said: "Just assume that Wen Xu is dead, then how did he die and where is his body? If his body can hide from the sight of the internal guards, then why did his body Can't?"
Zhao Gong followed up and said, "Do you still remember the self-immolation of a group of mages in Luoyang that day?"
"What uncle means is that Wenxu was poisoned by that kind of fire and was burned to ashes, so the body could not be found?" Li Xuan lowered her head slightly and said thoughtfully: "What if after killing someone, he was poisoned and escaped?" In the water, but when he came out of the water, he was burned again...
No, that's not true.
Not to mention the kind of fire poison, it is impossible to burn all the corpses after burning, let alone still in the water, unless he starts to burn after landing on the shore, and then the body is burned out, but even so, there should be The remains of a corpse left behind after the body was burned. "
"This is where the explanation is not clear." Zhao Gong sighed softly and said: "Unless there is a more violent poison that can make him burn in an instant and burn quickly into ashes in the water, then there will be no trace of it. Do not stay."
When he said this, Zhao Gong's eyes fell on Li Xuan from time to time, which made Li Xuan feel surprised.
"Isn't it because uncle suspected that his nephew made that kind of poison?" Li Xuan felt a little funny for a moment.
Zhao Gong nodded directly and said: "That poison was the method of Tianyin Sect after all. The court has not forgotten that Tianyin Sect was destroyed at the hands of Da Lang."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Xuan felt a little helpless and said, "In the battle at the Tianyin Sect General Forum, my nephew was surrounded by people from the Qianniu Guards. Uncle, please don't tell your nephew that those Qianniu Guards don't have the informants of the inner guards. , not to mention that my nephew did not search the Tianyin Sect’s underground palace that day at all, but stayed by the body of Empress Gu, and after that, the Tianyin underground palace was completely flooded by water.”
Zhao Gong nodded and said: "This is also my explanation for the inner guard, and no one can refute this explanation."
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "There must be some people who doubt whether it was Dalang's men who searched?"
"You don't know what you can find in the Tianyin Sect, unless you send sergeants on a large scale to search, but these are matters for the soldiers of Kuaiji Mansion. Dalang has forgotten that Duan Gong, the governor of Yuezhou, is now at court. I will be appointed Minister of Dali Temple." Zhao Gong smiled.
At this point, the suspicion against Li Xuan can no longer be investigated.
Among the inner guards, there is also Zhao Gong. No matter who has any intention of digging into Li Xuan, Zhao Gong will stop him.
"So, why are there so many people staring at my nephew outside Kaihuafang in the past few days, and why does Your Majesty tell my nephew not to act rashly?" Li Xuan finally looked stunned.
Then, he was slightly stunned and said, "Who was behind the Leng family?"
"Don't ask about this." Zhao Gong waved his hand and stopped talking.
Li Xuan nodded, Zhao Gong's attitude told him everything.
There are only four people who are suspected of Wen Xu's death, Li Xuan, Pei Yan, Li Jingye and Wu Chengsi.
Now that Li Xuan's suspicion has been eliminated, the whole person must be between Pei Yan, Li Jingye and Wu Chengsi.
Thinking that when Wen Xu and others' ship was still on the Wei River, the internal guards had already monitored the entire Wei River, Li Xuan suddenly realized that the emperor had actually been suspicious of someone, and Wen Xu's matter was Unexpectedly, the Leng family's affairs exposed the other party's flaws, and even the suspicion of Wen Xu's death may be directly shouldered by the other party.
As for who this unlucky guy is, Li Xuan no longer wants to ask. Things have finally reached this point, and he doesn't want to cause any further complications.
"Wen Xu's death may be another possibility." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Zhao Gong, who listened carefully.
"Wenxu has been under the strict supervision of the Ministry of Punishment. Under normal circumstances, he can't even escape from the shackles of the Ministry of Punishment. Unless someone rescues him, then kills him, destroys his body and eliminates traces, and then escapes, it will be much easier.
For example, the Huayin County yamen police officer who came to investigate, or even the Ministry of Punishment officer... It would be easier if he himself was an officer from the Ministry of Punishment or Huayin County. "
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Zhao Gong smiled bitterly: "How much Dalang hates Pei Shangshu. He has repeatedly accused him of crimes."
The officers of the Ministry of Punishment and the police officers under the Huayin County Fa Cao were all people on Pei Yan's line.
Several speculations made by Li Xuan finally pointed to Pei Yan.
"No, it doesn't have to be Shangshu. He is just a possibility. If this matter actually happens, the most suspicious person is the King of Donghai. He is the one who is killing people and silencing them."
Li Xuan said, taking out a roll of paper from his sleeve and handing it to Zhao Gong.
Just as Zhao Gong was about to open it, Li Xuan suppressed him and whispered: "Go into the house and take a look. Burn it immediately after reading it."
"Okay!" Zhao Gongyuan greeted his family, and then took Li Xuan into the inner room.
…
Looking at the scroll burned to ashes in the brazier, Zhao Gong frowned tightly.
Li Xuan sat on one side, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, with a relaxed expression.
After a long time, Zhao Gong slowly spoke: "This person's appearance always feels familiar."
"Of course I'm familiar with it. There are many people in the clan who have similar looks." Li Xuan revealed the key point in one sentence.
Zhao Gong's expression tightened immediately, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Which family is this descendant from?"
"I don't know." Li Xuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "So far, only my uncle and nephew have seen this portrait of Master Wu Sheng. The nephew only knows that he looks very much like a clan member, but it doesn't matter which family he is a descendant of. There is no way to check, unless you ask King Han or Zong Zhengqing."
"Are you worried that a certain clan member is really implicated?" Zhao Gong frowned and looked at Li Xuan. He didn't believe that Li Xuan had that kind of clan affection.
"No, Dalang is worried. Around King Han, or in Zongzheng Temple, that person also has spies. After all, standing behind that person is the King of East China Sea." Li Xuan's eyes suddenly changed. Get cold.
Immediately, he looked at Zhao Gong with some worry: "Uncle, you have to be careful. You can investigate this matter, but you must pay attention to your own safety. You don't even need to see what you are doing. Anyone who guesses that you are involved Among them, it may bring disaster to your life. This matter needs to be investigated, but you must be extremely cautious."
"I know what to do." Zhao Gong nodded seriously.
Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "The matter of hiding the princess is just this month. The King of East China Sea has been planning this matter a few months ago. Therefore, if you want to use this matter to catch the King of East China Sea's tail, then the best thing is The method is to start from here, check his possible methods, then target him to death, and finally follow the clues and capture him in one fell swoop."
Zhao Gong's expression suddenly became solemn. Now if they want to gain more trust from His Majesty and the Queen, seizing the King of East China Sea is their best way.
Li Xuan will soon be the young minister of Honglu Temple. Zhao Gong wants to take a further step, and now is the best opportunity.
It’s just that no one knows what identity the King of East China Sea has hidden in the court. The one who was caught in the end must be the King of East China Sea himself.
Especially on this matter, the emperor has been watching and planning...
(End of chapter)
