"Your Majesty, the city gate is now closed."
"Based on the time, the assassin must not have left the capital yet. I suggest that we first check all the people who have recently entered the capital, whether they are merchants or others!"
"Also, there are quite a few Japanese people coming and going to the capital recently, so it's possible they are too!"
Cao De said to Cao Kang.
"Investigate the largest possible scope, and we would rather kill by mistake than let go."
"Anyone suspicious should be arrested first!"
Cao Kang nodded.
Cao De immediately made arrangements.
After everyone took the order and left, Cao De followed Cao Kang to the side hall.
"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed a bit strange. If you say that Xiao Zhuozi did it, he must know that the tea is poisonous, and he will never be greedy to drink it. At worst, he can still get another cup of tea."
"So it's very possible that Xiao Zhuozi doesn't know about it either."
Cao De said to Cao Kang.
"I know this, but if you want to poison me, it must be someone from the palace!"
"With their abilities, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to poison. They must have been instructed by someone."
Cao Kang nodded.
"But I have been tortured once, and no one has confessed. I am still very clear about the tricks used by my subordinates to extract confessions. Let alone eunuchs and maids, even a general can honestly confess."
"But after all the hard work so far, I still haven't found anything."
Cao De shook his head and said.
"What do you mean?"
"You mean, it wasn't someone from the palace who did it?"
"Who could that be?!"
Cao Kang also frowned and thought.
"etc!"
"When they came in from that tunnel and kidnapped Yang Mo, that place had been filled up?"
Cao Kang suddenly thought of something and asked Cao De.
"right!"
"I personally took people to landfill, and both ends were blocked."
Cao De nodded.
"Walk!"
"Go and see!"
Cao Kang said to Cao De.
Cao De said no more and followed Cao Kang to the courtyard where he was, which was now locked up.
The previous secret room was still there, but the tunnel leading to the secret room had been blocked by Cao De and his men.
When Cao Kang and others led people into the secret room, they found that although it was still blocked, the soil was very fresh.
It was obviously blocked recently.
"Someone, dig this place out for me!"
Cao Kang said coldly to a group of guards.
This team of guards dug out the outermost layer of soil without much effort.
A dark tunnel inside was revealed.
Seeing this tunnel, Cao Kang and Cao De completely understood.
When Cao De led the people to block this tunnel before, he filled it in at least several dozen feet, but now it is only a few feet. It is obvious that someone came and deliberately filled it in.
These people are really thoughtful.
If Cao Kang hadn't thought of this place immediately today, after a while, this place would be the same as before, with no fresh soil visible at all.
I'm afraid it was Zhang Bao's people who attacked him this time.
Not many people know about this passage, but those who really come out of here must not only know this passage, but also have superb digging skills.
It's even possible that the person who stole Yang Mo did it!
Cao Kang walked out of the secret room with a gloomy face.
He didn't expect that he would be tricked twice in the same place. Both times, he was doomed.
"Your Majesty, now that you know, it's a good thing."
"They must still be in the capital now. As long as we spend some time, we will be able to find them!"
Cao De said to Cao Kang.
"No!"
"Don't find them all!"
"Go get ready now!"
"Remember, I'm already dead! Died of poisoning!"
Cao Kang said coldly to Cao De.
"Um?"
Looking at Cao Kang's terrifying eyes, Cao De understood instantly.
Cao Kang is cheating his death.
As for poisoning, although they were able to poison, they didn't know whether Cao Kang drank the poison.
And the current movements in the capital seem to indicate that there is something wrong with Cao Kang.
If Zhang Bao knows that Cao Kang is dead, then he will definitely make some moves. At the very least, he will be careless. Then it will be their chance!
"Remember, this matter must be kept secret, but still allow people to guess something."
"They will try their best to find out during this period."
"Think of a way to arrange some confirmation for them!"
"As for these assassins, we still have to continue to encircle and suppress them!"
"But find a way to give them a loophole and let them go back and report to Zhang Bao."
Cao Kang said to Cao De.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"I understand!"
Cao De took a deep breath.
No matter what, this time's near miss finally helped them get the initiative.
At that time, Zhang Bao's side thought that the emperor was dead, so they might launch an attack first. As long as Cao Kang came out at the critical moment, he would be able to severely defeat them.
"One more thing, Zheng Kongqing from Zheng Bao Bank must be related to Zhang Bao."
"This is a guy that could be used."
"Zheng Kongqing's status in the Zheng family is extraordinary. If we can capture Zheng Kongqing, the Zheng family may also be of use to us."
"I didn't have a chance before. This time, with my death, I'm afraid Zheng Kongqing will appear on his own."
"Take advantage of it!"
Cao Kang said to Cao De.
Cao De nodded and walked out quickly.
…
As Cao Kang expected, the ones who took action this time were the men of Baowei's Thirty-Six Cavalry.
They have been in the capital for a long time, but Cao Kang is very alert and rarely leaves the palace. Even if he leaves, he has no chance to make a move.
The rest of them were scattered in the capital, while Zhao Gao was hiding in Fangcao Tower.
before.
Zhang Bao asked Zhu Yue's men to assassinate Cao Kang for several months.
This also made Cao Kang fully prepared in this regard.
So, they thought of the previous tunnel.
I am also very familiar with the palace. As long as I can sneak in and do something about eating and drinking, I might be able to find a way.
But basically every time Cao Kang eats this food, he has it specially tested for poison.
However, the tea that is always ready has an opportunity.
So they re-excavated the tunnel. One of them pretended to be a eunuch, found an opportunity to put poison, and immediately withdrew.
Although I don’t know the specific situation of Cao Kang, judging from the current tense situation in the capital, there is a high probability that he succeeded!
"There's a situation!"
"Cao Kang is probably dead!"
Zhao Gao was inside the house when a man in ragged clothes walked in and said.
