Chapter 048: Murder

I don't know if it was the Dharma done by the monks that played a role, but in the early morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, the snowflakes with goose feathers turned into snow particles the size of soybeans.

The people pushed open the door and were thrilled to see the snow falling down the sparse lala, and many people cheered.

By noon, the cloud-obscured sun had finally revealed half of its head, and the sun shone down, making the rejoicing people more and more excited.

The sky is clear, the snow is light, and this disaster can finally pass!

The saints in the palace also breathed a long sigh of relief, and successively summoned the generals of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and Yin of the Shuntian Mansion into the palace, and ordered them to clear the snow in the city as soon as possible, and clear the four city gates as well.

The two officials responded in unison, and their feet were like the wind going down to arrange.

In a short time, the officers and soldiers carried shovels, brooms and other tools to the streets and alleys of Beijing.

The people of the city also took action, first sweeping the snow in front of their homes, and then clearing the alleys where they lived with their neighbors.

The officers and soldiers, and the common people started together, and the capital, which had been quiet for more than ten days, suddenly became lively, and the sound of sweeping the floor, shoveling snow, and the sound of everyone talking was everywhere.

The dark clouds that shrouded the hearts of the people in the capital are also slowly receding, and there is hope for life again.

However, the soldiers in armor on the side of the street had not yet withdrawn, and they stood coldly, stabbing like sharp swords on several major avenues of the capital.

The snow disaster in the capital is coming to an end, and the saint still can't completely put his mind at ease.

"Have you found the source of the rumors?"

The saint asked Zhao Geng in a low voice with a cold face.

Zhao Geng's expression was solemn. Standing straight in front of the emperor, he replied respectfully: "I have some eyebrows, but I still need to dig deeper." ”

The sage raised an eyebrow. "What, what's the secret here?" Could it be that there are too many people involved, and Jin Yiwei can't be sure who the mastermind is for a while?

Zhao Geng hesitated, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, but he didn't delay for too long, and said in a 1510 way: "Back to the saint, the people below have found a total of three clues. The initial clues point to the East Palaceβ€”"

The words are not finished. The sage had already slapped the table, "Nonsense, the prince has been missing for almost ten days." The emperor and grandson are still a child, and the East Palace has long been in chaos, where is there still energy to frame the boss. ”

The saint's voice grew lower and lower, and when it came to the end. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Being an emperor is the most suspicious. Today's saints are no exception. Zhao Geng's investigation should not be wrong, since the clues have been found, there are real signs.

If you follow this clue to guess...... Hiss~ The saint couldn't help but shudder. I couldn't help but make up a conspiracy that 'the prince concealed the world and deliberately created false news about his disappearance, and then belonged to the subordinates in Beijing to create rumors to frame his brother'.

The saint pinched his palm, returned to his senses, and said calmly, "Go on!" ”

Zhao Geng bowed down and continued: "Then I found some clues below, so I checked them out." I found the king of Qi. ”

The saint nodded, he had also doubted the eldest son. His son wasn't too many. Now there are only a few people who have grown up to adulthood and opened a mansion.

And the eldest son, the eldest son of the royal family, has never given up competing for the crown prince.

Although the eldest prince showed an elegant and indifferent scribe all day long, there was a strong ambition hidden in his eyes.

Besides, he is still young, and he has not yet thoroughly learned how to perfect disguise. In front of an old fox like Xiao Ye, his careful thinking had nothing to hide.

The crown prince disappeared, and the eldest prince was the target of everyone, even if he didn't do it, there would be people in the court who would suspect him.

If others don't mention it, won't Queen Ma be the first to suspect it?

Although she didn't make it clear to the saint, her words revealed that the prince's murder had a strange meaning.

Queen Ma thought so, and the officials of the Ma family and the East Palace Department behind her must also be suspicious of the eldest prince.

In the face of the courtiers' doubts, the eldest prince couldn't explain, because people didn't say anything about it publicly, let alone pointed at his nose and questioned, he suddenly jumped out and said, 'I didn't do it', isn't that too stupid?!

No one believed me.

The eldest prince is very smart, at least the saint never doubts his son's IQ, instead of making such useless arguments, it is better to 'blacken himself'.

Directly let people spread rumors, point the finger at themselves, the more intense the wording, the better, and the more terrifying the content, the better.

Make a big fuss about the movement and attract the attention of the emperor, and in order to find out the facts, the emperor will naturally send the all-pervasive Jinyi guard to investigate.

In this way, the suspicion on the eldest prince can naturally be cleared.

But there is a big premise for choosing this method, that is: the eldest prince is indeed innocent, or he is confident enough to hide from Jinyiwei's eyes and ears.

In any case, the sage has put the name of the Grand Prince on the list of 'things to be watched'.

Zhao Geng saw that the sage nodded, and then said, "The third clue points to the fifth prince, King Chu. ”

The saint frowned, and the fifth child also mixed in?

"Okay, my sons are becoming more and more capable, and as soon as the prince had an accident, they dared to make trouble under my nose."

The sage hooked his lips, his expression was very calm, and he ordered: "Keep checking, I really want to know which son is so 'capable'!" ”

Zhao Geng's heart trembled, the saint has always been like this, the more angry he is, the calmer he will be. It seems that this incident really angered his old man!

Thinking about it, in the past, several princes fought with each other only in secret, but as soon as the prince had an accident, some people couldn't wait to jump out and directly put the tragic fact of seizing the heir in front of the saint.

As a father, how can a saint not be angry when he sees his son and brother fighting against the wall?

The most important thing is that the saint is in the prime of life, and a few hairy boys who have just grown up dare to worry about his throne, how can he bear it?

Intuition told Zhao Geng that the next capital would inevitably be a bloody storm.

"By the way, how is the investigation of the prince's affairs? I don't believe that the heir of the empire that I raised would be so useless, and easily killed by a few small people. ”

The saint asked through gritted teeth.

Zhao Geng hurriedly bowed down and replied in a trembling voice: "Weichen is useless, he hasn't been able to find the prince yet, and he asks the saint to punish him!" ”

"Punishment? Does it work to punish you? Can the prince return safely? You useless killer, what's the use of me raising you? ”

The sage accumulated too much anger, and completely exploded in front of the most trusted person, scolded Zhao Geng bloody, and finally said viciously: "I will give you three more days, if there is no news of the prince, you will not come to see me." ”

Zhao Geng said yes again and again, his head was already covered with beads of sweat, and when he withdrew, the underwear on his back was soaked, standing at the gate of the palace, and when the wind blew, it was only cold to the bones.

"Master, are you alright?"

Zhao Geng's entourage led the horse over, and when he saw his master standing in a daze, he couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"Let's go!" Zhao Geng didn't say much, took the reins, turned over the saddle and got on the horse, and rushed out with a whip.

Straight mother, can't do an errand, the saint wants Lao Tzu's life, and Lao Tzu will pull a few pads when he dies, isn't it just to investigate the case, Lao Tzu to investigate!

It's been a long time since the edict prison was deserted, and those puppies should also be active!

Zhao Geng, who was galloping wildly, had a bloodthirsty light in his eyes, and his big knife had been raised, and when the knife fell, someone's head would fall to the ground.

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