boom!
As soon as these words came out, the entire Qiande Hall fell silent instantly, and there was no sound.
But this silence only lasted for a short while. After a moment, the silence was broken and noise broke out!
At this moment, everyone's brains felt as if they had been hit by a hammer, and they looked around in confusion and panic.
When I saw the expressions on other people's faces were the same as my own, I realized that this was not nonsense, but a fact!
Emperor Renxuan, the great white jade pillar holding up the sky and the purple golden beam across the sea, really died!
It is not yet known what impact the death of Emperor Renxuan will have on Daqian, but at least for the civil and military officials, their hearts became empty as soon as they heard the news.
Their confidence is gone!
In other words, the entire Daqian's confidence is gone!
"Where is the prince? How is the prince?" Wei Qing took a step forward and asked eagerly.
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Yes, they also have a prince, the crown prince of Daqian!
All the officials began to secretly rejoice in their hearts. This was the benefit of establishing the crown prince early!
It would not be possible for the emperor to die and the court to be leaderless.
Then the next moment, their happiness was torn to pieces by King Yuan.
I heard King Yuan grieving and saying with a tearful voice: "Brother Prince Wang, he also... passed away too."
boom!
In a short period of time, the spirits of the civil and military officials suffered two serious blows in succession. They even began to wonder, with the emperor and the prince passing away one after another, is there any hope for Daqian?
"How did they die? How did the prince and your majesty die?"
"Why has the palace door been closed for more than ten days?"
"Why didn't His Majesty tell him immediately when he passed away? Why did he have to delay it until now?"
For a time, the court hall was filled with discussions and questions.
Under the impact of this news, the princes could no longer maintain their composure and silence.
"Quiet!" King Yuan shouted sharply amid the commotion.
For a moment, all the questions and comments disappeared.
All eyes were focused on King Yuan.
"My father and brother Wang both died of poisoning, and they were poisoned by the same kind of poison!"
"The mother-in-law chases her soul away!"
After all, those present were civil and military officials, many of whom were well-informed.
As soon as the name Zimu Zhuihun Powder came out, some people exclaimed: "Beiyan's strange poison, Zimu Zhuihun Powder?"
"According to legend, this poison is divided into two parts: the child and the mother. The child poison is colorless and odorless and difficult to detect. The only drawback is that it is not toxic enough."
"If you want to successfully poison a person, you need to take it for many years."
"When the person who takes the poison drinks enough of the child poison, one person will need to take the mother poison, and then the mother poison will be completely detonated in the body."
"Correspondingly, the sub-poison in the body of a person who takes the sub-poison will also be detonated, resulting in an unexpected death."
"This method is extremely difficult to prevent."
"However, if the amount of sub-poison taken is not enough, it will not be fatal!"
"In other words, both Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have been taking this poison for many years!"
As soon as this statement came out, the noise started again.
"The diet of His Majesty and His Royal Highness is strictly controlled, and there are special eunuchs who test the poison. How could they be poisoned?"
Hearing this, Zheng Ying shook his head and said, "The Zi Mu Zhui Hun Powder's Zi Po is colorless and odorless. Before it attacks, it is no different from pure water."
"No matter how much the eunuch tries poison, I'm afraid it won't help."
"Moreover, many eunuchs have died in the palace in the past few days, and they all died in the same manner as the prince and your majesty."
When Gu Beichuan heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
He already knew who the mole beside the prince was!
King Yuan's statement can indeed explain many problems.
If all this was really done by people from Beiyan, then the attendant in green who invited her to the palace in the name of His Highness that day was undoubtedly the mole around His Highness!
And since he was from Beiyan, he naturally had the motive to kill Gu Beichuan.
All of this can be strung together!
However, Gu Beichuan's eyes when looking at King Yuan were still full of solemnity and suspicion.
Obviously, he did not believe King Yuan's words.
After all, before this incident happened, they had already confirmed the possibility of Prince Yuan and Beiyan colluding!
The words of a person with doubts about him, no matter how trustworthy they are, are not enough to be used as a basis.
And there is another thing, King Yuan never entered the palace from beginning to end.
Then who told him this news?
Gu Beichuan's eyes narrowed and he looked at Zheng Ying.
This chief eunuch seemed to be building momentum for King Yuan from beginning to end.
Is he from King Yuan?
Gu Beichuan took a deep breath and stepped forward: "Where is Commander Pei? I want to know what Commander Pei was doing when His Majesty died?"
"Also, as far as I know, your majesty and the prince should not have died at the same time."
"It was probably three days after His Majesty's accident that Eunuch Zheng left the palace to find His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Eunuch Zheng came to see His Highness the Crown Prince just to let him take charge of the overall situation, which is understandable. As the Crown Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince has such obligations and responsibilities."
"However, in that case, Eunuch Zheng should have been with His Highness the Crown Prince from beginning to end, right?"
"Then when His Highness died, father-in-law, where were you?"
Gu Beichuan looked at Zheng Ying with a serious expression and asked multiple questions in succession.
Hearing this, Zheng Ying frowned slightly and said, "Master Gu is right. I was indeed by your side when Your Majesty and Your Highness died."
"It's just that the poison of Zi Mu Zhui Hun Powder is instantaneous. In just a moment, no medicine or stone can cure it."
"Although I am heartbroken and angry, I can only watch His Majesty and His Highness die."
"This is actually the fault of the old minister. When this matter is over and Daqian is back on the right track, the old minister is willing to die to apologize!"
"If Mr. Gu doesn't believe what I said, you can tell Commander Pei and you will know after just asking!"
Hearing this, Gu Beichuan nodded: "It's not that I don't believe what Eunuch Zheng said, it's just that the matter is serious, so it's better to find out!"
King Yuan also nodded: "Master Gu is right, then I will declare Commander Pei to the palace."
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials nodded, obviously agreeing with what Gu Beichuan and King Yuan said.
Not long after, Pei Burang was called over.
This person who is recognized as the ceiling of martial arts is really not in a good condition at the moment. He is just listless, his hair is disheveled, his eyes are red, and he is obviously not in good spirits either.
It seems that the death of Emperor Renxuan had a great impact on him.
Facing Pei's refusal, Zheng Ying said what she just said again.
Pei refused to hear the words, nodded, and said: "When His Majesty died, Eunuch Zheng was with you. I was dozens of meters away. The specific situation is unknown, but it is true that he was given medicine and no cure in an instant."
"The circumstances of the prince's death are exactly the same as what Eunuch Zheng said."
Hearing Pei's reluctance, Gu Beichuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition filled his heart.
