mesbooks Chapter 1109 A two-pronged approach
Chapter 1109 A two-pronged approach
"Your Highness, King Wu has recruited many civilians to clean up the bloodstains outside the palace and on the streets."
East Palace.
Zhao Yu received the news from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and immediately came to report.
Chu Ning was not surprised by this, and nodded and asked, "Did he pay the staff he recruited?"
“Yes, and it’s not low.”
"Did the Jinyiwei suffer any losses?" Chu Ning asked. After all, the Jinyiwei also sent out spies.
Zhao Yu shook his head and said seriously, "Because there were too many people watching King Wu at that time, our people chose to follow from a distance. When they noticed something was wrong, they immediately moved away. There were no casualties this time."
This answer made Chu Ning very satisfied.
If the Jinyiwei suffered losses this time, he would never let King Wu go.
"Send someone to keep an eye on the kings. If they find out any news, notify me immediately!"
Chu Ning has always been wary of people who spread rumors.
After such a long time, the Jinyiwei failed to find out any information, so he had to rely on the power of others to force the other party out.
The death of Prince Yan this time was most likely the result of a secret plot by the other party, who wanted to destroy your unity and make a profit from it.
Although he saw through the other party's plan, in everyone's opinion, this was an opportunity.
Although none of the kings are fools, in the face of such huge benefits, these people will definitely take risks.
If they could frame the other party, there would be one less competitor for the position of Zong Zheng!
While thinking, Zhao Yu frowned and couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, do you really think you can find that person?"
"Why not?"
Chu Ning suddenly chuckled: "No matter how well that person hides, he will definitely reveal clues under the investigation of the kings."
"That person must have known this, so he couldn't wait to attack King Yan and disrupt the situation."
After a pause, he asked again, "By the way, is there any news from the Ministry of Justice?"
Zhao Yu said sternly, "Just now, the Jinyiwei sent a message saying that Lord Ling submitted a memorial."
After saying that, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it over.
Chu Ning took the memorial and read it carefully, his face looking a little ugly.
"I never thought that the poison that the King of Yan was poisoned by was the common heartbreak grass, and judging from the time when the poison took effect, he was poisoned when he left the palace."
Chu Ning snorted coldly: "But Lord Ling has interrogated the groom and all the guards, and they all said that they did not see any signs of poisoning before the King of Yan got on the carriage.
Even on the way to Hanguang Temple, they did not hear any sound coming from the carriage."
Zhao Yu's eyes flashed with disbelief: "If what the memorial said is true, then the most likely place for the King of Yan to have been poisoned is in the East Palace?"
Chu Ning nodded slightly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
But Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "Impossible, I have already investigated all the people in the East Palace, and there is no suspicion."
After the incident yesterday, he was ordered to interrogate the maids, eunuchs and guards of the East Palace overnight, but nothing was retracted.
Those who can work in the Eastern Palace are naturally trustworthy people, and no one would do such a stupid thing.
Of course Chu Ning trusted the people in the Eastern Palace. Besides, no one was stupid enough to poison everyone during a banquet in the Eastern Palace.
But Ling Haoran's memorial clearly stated that the time of poisoning was in the palace!
"Interesting, it seems our opponent is very strong this time!"
Chu Ning sneered: "This king has not encountered such an opponent for a long time. Pass the order down, martial law is imposed in the palace!"
"From now on, all food, clothing and daily necessities in the palace must be inspected, and there must not be any mistakes!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu responded and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.
If your opponent uses poison, it means he is a person who will do anything to achieve his goal.
To deal with such people, you must first ensure your own safety and not give the other party any opportunity to take advantage.
Now, all of you are trying to get the position of Zongzheng, and your forces are investigating in the three states of Jiangnan. The longer it takes, the better it will be for them.
In order to avoid being discovered, the opponents can only keep creating trouble!
But every time you create trouble, new clues will appear, which gives you another opportunity!
As long as we can find the person who poisoned King Yan, he might be the one who spread the rumors!
"Is the Fifteenth Prince sure that the person who poisoned the King of Yan is the one who spread the rumors?"
King Wu’s residence, living room.
King Wu returned to his mansion and received the fifteenth prince Chu Xuan who came to pay him a visit.
Although Chu Xuan's spy was also killed by King Wu, he let bygones be bygones and only wanted to ensure the cooperation between the two.
For this reason, as soon as the two sides met, Chu Xuan expressed his guess.
King Wu was overjoyed after hearing this and immediately asked, "Why are you so sure that this was done by the same person?"
Chu Xuan held the teacup and took a sip. He then said calmly, "Prince Yan is a Buddhist and has never fought with the world. If it weren't for the order from my father and the crown prince, he wouldn't have come to Kyoto this time."
"What's the point of killing such a person?"
"Only the person we are investigating who spread the rumors would want to kill a prince at this time to create chaos."
These words made King Wu's eyes light up and he stood up excitedly.
"Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that?"
King Wu couldn't help but pace back and forth on the spot, with an excited look on his face: "It's useless to kill someone like King Yan. The only possibility is to create chaos."
"That guy is really amazing. He actually wants to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. But this is also good. As long as we find out who poisoned us, we can follow the clues to find the other party!"
"By then, the position of Zongzheng will belong to me!"
The more he thought about it, the more excited King Wu could not help but look at Chu Xuan and said excitedly, "I wonder what His Highness the Fifteenth Prince is going to do next?"
Since we know that the person who poisoned the food might be related to the person who spread the rumors, we must of course investigate the matter with all our strength.
Although their people are also investigating in the three states of Jiangnan, no one knows whether they can find out anything there.
Since there are clues here, why not take a two-pronged approach!
Chu Xuan raised his lips slightly, revealing a hint of amusement: "The next step is to go to the Ministry of Justice and ask Lord Ling to tell us the existing clues."
"With the strength of this king and King Wu, once we get the clues, it will be easy to investigate the person behind the scenes."
These words made King Wu slightly stunned, and then a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
"If we go to the Ministry of Justice now, Ling Haoran may not tell us the clues. If we push him too hard, he might send someone to inform the Crown Prince. Then we will be in big trouble."
It is now common knowledge that Ling Haoran is Chu Ning's man, so it is not advisable to press him too much.
But Chu Xuan raised his lips slightly and chuckled, "Don't worry, Uncle Wu Wang, with your power, you will definitely make Ling Haoran hand over the clues."
"As for the Crown Prince, Uncle Wu, don't worry. I will go to the East Palace myself to hold the Crown Prince back."
"However, after the matter is accomplished, you must give this king a copy of the clues you obtained."
When King Wu heard that Chu Xuan was willing to hold the prince back, his eyes lit up immediately: "Okay, I will trust you again!"