Changbo said with great certainty:
"What the villain said is absolutely true. I dare not say such arrogant words in front of Your Majesty!"
"Let me first tell you about the assassination in the Royal Garden that day. Let me compare how much truth there was in the assassin's confession at that time."
"Back to Your Majesty, what happened in the Royal Garden is because of the evildoer He Zong.
When His Majesty insisted on rescuing Wei Yan in the court, He Zong approached the villain on behalf of the princes of Yizhou.
What the villain heard at that time was that an assassin who could sneak into the inner palace was sent to pretend to assassinate and intimidate His Majesty.
Unexpectedly, when it was actually carried out later, someone in the court temporarily changed his mind and persuaded the assassin to actually assassinate His Majesty..."
Li Shimin suddenly realized what he said.
No wonder the assassin easily agreed to assassinate him with only a secret letter and a package of gold and silver.
Li Shimin also clearly remembered that when the assassin was about to die, he mentioned the word "wrong belief".
It turns out that all this was done after careful planning, and it was not because of the death of Li Hannan that the Yizhou princes suddenly took action.
The assassin had already agreed to intimidate him, but was deceived before committing the crime and turned to assassinate him...
"So, you suspect that He Zong suddenly changed his mind, so you held a grudge and assassinated He Zong at the banquet yesterday?"
"It is indeed as your Majesty said, and He Zong and the princes of Yizhou often sent people to tell the villain how cruel and ignorant your Majesty was in those days.
At first, the villain didn't believe it, and his status was low, so he couldn't see His Majesty at will.
After hearing too much, the villain had nowhere to turn to for confirmation, so he believed them for the time being.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the execution, the princes of Yizhou suddenly changed their minds.
Afterwards, the villain learned from the county magistrate that the assassination failed and the main culprit was executed by His Majesty.
Then I went to question He Zong and others. He Zong was in a panic at that time and only tried to excuse me by saying, "The gentlemen changed their minds after discussion."
I was so popular that I asked him many times, but He Zong never saw me again until the twelfth lunar month.
Not long after, the villain heard that His Majesty was hosting a banquet for the ministers on New Year's Eve, and then he had the idea of assassinating He Zong! "
"Are there any accomplices in this matter? Or is there anyone else who knows about you?"
"This... Your Majesty forgives me, I have no way of telling you this..."
As soon as Chang Bo spoke, Zhang Yan suddenly put the sword on Chang Bo's neck and said angrily:
"Bold maniac! He planned to assassinate His Majesty. The evidence of the crime is conclusive. But he still wants to hide his accomplices when he is about to die?
If you reveal your accomplices, Your Majesty may be kind and allow you to make amends for your mistakes.
If you don't want to say it, believe it or not, I will make your head fall to the ground right now! "
Seeing this, Chang Bo smiled sadly and slowly closed his eyes.
"The villain knows that his crime is unpardonable, and he is willing to let His Majesty suffer.
It's just that I don't want to be an unjust person who betrays my friends. I hope your majesty will understand!
Girl, do it! "
Zhang Yan was so angry that she gritted her teeth when she saw Chang Bo being so ignorant, and raised her hand to kill Chang Bo.
Li Shimin saw this and quickly grabbed Zhang Yan.
"No, little sister! I still have something to ask!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yan raised her sword a little higher, grazed Chang Bo's head and slashed it hard.
"Ah! I'm so angry!"
When the sword passed by, it picked up a few strands of Chang's hair.
Chang Bo felt a chill on his head and frowned.
For a moment, Chang Bo felt as if his life was still there. He took a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for not killing me, but I am afraid that I will disappoint Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Yan did not act willfully at the critical moment.
I thought to myself that it would be better to have Chen Zhong by my side on such occasions in the future. This little girl is too angry. She almost chopped Ma Qi down last time...
"Chang Bo, I will definitely not let you off easily for what you have committed.
I don’t want to ask about your comrades anymore. I want to know now, who were the people who persuaded you at that time? "
"this……"
"What? If your friend doesn't betray you, how can he deceive you into committing such a serious crime?"
Chang Bo shook his head first, and then thought a little.
"Your Majesty, He Zong was indeed not the only one who persuaded me at that time.
It's just that some of them only sent representatives of subordinate officials to persuade them, and the villain didn't know whether these people were really appointed by the corresponding people.
This group of people cannot be spoken out casually to avoid misunderstandings. "
"It doesn't matter, you just need to tell the person I can confirm."
After that, Li Shimin said to Zhang Yan:
"Little sister, I will write down the people reported by Changbo later one by one."
Zhang Yan hadn't completely calmed down yet and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will go find some pen and ink."
Li Shimin shook his head and said:
"Keep it in your mind and return to the Gold and Silver Palace later and write down all the information silently."
"Oh, why is it so troublesome? If I had known better, I wouldn't have driven Huang Hao away!"
Li Shimin ignored Zhang Yan, turned to Chang Bo and said:
"let's start!"
After Chang Bo hesitated for a moment, he slowly said:
"It is very certain that in addition to He Zong, there are also Li Dan, Li Fu, Wang Peng, Yao Min, He Zhi, etc.
Some of the others came less often than I can remember. "
Li Shimin nodded silently and then fell into deep thought.
First of all, I did not find any relevant events in the historical materials I knew.
In other words, this is where history has changed since I arrived.
This matter can only be determined through interrogation and speculation.
Just looking at the names provided by Chang Bo, almost all of them are officials whose status is second to He Zong.
Based on this comparison, He Zong is most likely the mastermind, or the person most qualified to change the strategy temporarily.
But among those who sent subordinates there, or those who Chang Bo could not remember, could there be anyone with a higher status than He Zong?
If so, how many of the princes in Yizhou are there who are higher than He Zongda Honglu or can be equal to him?
As Li Shimin continued to think about it, the context of the two assassinations became increasingly clear in Li Shimin's mind.
"Changbo, I think you are quite sensible, and you are not an unjust and cunning person.
For the time being, I believe in your words. I will stop here today, and I will come again in a while.
I hope you can remember more details by then, and I will definitely investigate this matter to the end! "
After saying this, Li Shimin greeted Zhang Yan, and the two turned around and walked out.
Seeing that His Majesty had no intention of letting this matter go, Chang Bo became more and more worried.
Your Majesty is such a shrewd person, I am afraid that sooner or later this matter will be found out.
At that time, several of my friends may also be implicated.
Thinking of this, Chang Bo had the idea of committing suicide.
As long as he is dead, His Majesty will no longer be able to extract any information from him.
In this way, it will be difficult to find out the truth of this matter, and I can indirectly save a few friends...
As soon as Chang Bo had the idea of committing suicide, Ma Qi and Chen Zhong suddenly broke into the house.
"Your Majesty has a decree, and he often commits extremely evil crimes and must be severely punished!
For the time being, Chang Bo will be tied tightly to the couch and his mouth will be blocked to prevent Chang Bo from killing himself to apologize! "
Chang Bo saw that His Majesty had figured out what he was thinking, and in a panic, he was about to hit the wall and seek death.
Chen Zhong was well prepared, stepped forward to stop Chang Bo, and then knocked Chang Bo unconscious with the handle of his knife again.
When Ma Qi saw Chang Bo unconscious, he quickly assisted Chen Zhong in binding Chang Bo tightly to the couch and stuffing his mouth with cloth.
"Your Majesty is really clever, he thought of this as soon as he went out.
Looking like this now, let’s see how he still seeks death! "
After everything was done, Ma Qi and Chen Zhong went out to report to His Majesty.
At this time, Li Shimin was talking with Huang Hao in the middle hall of the secret room.
Seeing Ma Qi and Chen Zhong walking out of Changbo's house, he looked at them and said:
"Is Changbo planning to commit suicide?"
Ma Qi quickly came to His Majesty and said with a smile on his face:
"Your Majesty's wise ministers admire him. As expected, Chang Bo really has the intention of committing suicide."
"Then you must keep an eye on Chang Bo and never let him die.
After I figure out some details, I will confirm it with Changbo. "
"That's natural. As long as I'm here, your Majesty, don't worry!"
After making arrangements for the regular broadcast, Li Shimin took Zhang Yan, Chen Zhong, and Huang Hao out of the secret room and came to the Gold and Silver Palace.
Huang Hao had just roughly understood what Chang Bo said from His Majesty. As soon as he arrived at the Gold and Silver Palace, Huang Hao said eagerly:
"Your Majesty, if Chang Bo's words are true, then we must first control Yang Wan.
Yesterday, Yang Wan and Chang Bo went to a banquet together, during which Chang Bo suddenly assassinated He Zong.
If you say that this matter has nothing to do with Yang Wan, I won’t believe it! "
"Go quickly and get all the records about the whereabouts of the Yizhou princes since the secret guard was established. Yang Wan is not in a hurry, he can't escape!"
"Your Majesty, I'll be here later. This servant will go right away."
Li Shimin now urgently needs to determine whether Du Qiong and Qiao Zhou have been in contact with Chang Bo.
He Zongna must also have a problem. It is said that He Zong should know Chang Bo.
But judging from He Zong's performance last night, he seemed to be deliberately pretending not to recognize Chang Bo.
Since he was already attached to the imperial court, why did He Zong still conceal the matter?
Could it be that it was He Zong who suddenly changed his mind that day and deceived the assassin into turning threats into assassinations?
"Your Majesty, the records are here."
Li Insomniac couldn't help but have a headache when he saw the pile of slips in Huang Hao's arms.
"So many records? When will I find out?"
Li Shimin took a volume casually, flipped through it and said:
"You guys are also looking for me together, and I'm calling a few secret guards. If there are more people, we can find them faster.
Tell everyone to only look for the action records of Du Qiong, Qiao Zhou and He Zong! "
