"Your Majesty, several envoys are unfortunately ......"

Without waiting for Li Xun to finish speaking, Li Jingyao touched the corpses covered with white cloth, and closed his eyes tightly, the innocent and tragic death of the envoy is not so easy to explain, it is difficult to ensure that the Song State and the Wu State started a war on this ground. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master Mu was also unfortunately assassinated to death."

Li Xun's voice hit the ear canal again, Li Jingyao frowned, and kept guessing who gave birth to the heart of rebellion, and who had the ability to hide from the world and almost succeed.

Zhao Tianshu lingered in front of the corpse for a long time before nodding affirmatively, and walked towards Li Jingyao and said, "Your Majesty, the minister feels that Lord Mu did not die at the hands of assassins. ”

Li Jingyao and Li Chu cast their eyes at him almost at the same time, not only the two of them, but the entire hall was suddenly silent and terrifying, only listening to his words and voices: "The assassin's secret weapon is short and sharp, and the sword hidden in the pipa is slender, no matter which one it is, the wound will not be too wide, but according to Lord Mu's two wounds, it looks like a dagger wound." ”

This means that there must be an accomplice here, or...... It's the mastermind.

Li Jingyao shuddered when he thought of this, and asked, "Have you found the murder weapon?" ”

Zhao Tianshu shook his head and said, "No, the minister searched the entire hall and didn't find it, maybe it's still on the murderer." ”

"Li Xun! Immediately recall all the ministers, palace maids, and eunuchs present at the meeting, and accept the inspection of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and none of them are allowed to be missed. The light in Li Jingyao's eyes gradually shrank into a point, and he said with some fierceness, "Zhao Tianshu, you cooperate with Dali Siqing to investigate this matter thoroughly, if necessary, anyone in the palace can listen to your dispatch, and the murderer must be arrested!" ”

"Yes, the minister will obey the emperor's will."

Li Chu retracted his hand into his sleeve, quietly removed the dirt from his nails, and saw Li Jingyao suddenly cast his gaze, hurriedly raised his head and looked back, and asked, "Your Majesty?" ”

"You come with me." Li Jingyao said and walked outside the hall, Li Chu was busy following him, and happened to meet Liu Wenlu who was returning to the hall, and the two passed by, deliberately avoiding their eyes.

Li Jingyao suddenly paused, slowly turned around and glanced at Liu Wenyan, and then glanced at Li Chu with drooping eyes, and said thoughtfully: "I know, you will feel very abrupt when you say these words now, but I still have to remind you, Li Wen is a son-in-law who has been mixing with women all year round, you should be careful that Feng Jiu was robbed by him." ”

Li Chu raised his eyes with a little cry and laughter: "The emperor still has the heart to think about Li Chu, and Li Chu is really grateful." ”

"So what?" Li Jingyao thought of the things in the hall, and couldn't help but raise his forehead and said, "I feel that the whole person is entangled in the thread now, and the more I want to get out, the more chaotic this thread will be." ”

"Who does the emperor suspect?" Li Chu asked cautiously and tentatively.

Li Jingyao shook his head, frowned in distress and said, "But if I have one or two people who can be suspicious, I will be so worried, I now feel that everyone is suspicious, and everyone is holding a knife against my back." ”

Li Chu really wants to ask a question, including me? In the end, he still didn't ask, and asked faintly: "Such a big thing happened in the palace today, I didn't see the four princes, and the people who like to join in the fun didn't come, it's a pity." ”

"What a pity?" Li Jingyao met his gaze and was about to say something, when Li Xun suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has entered the palace and is being inspected by the Criminal Department. ”

Li Jingyao nodded slightly, and was about to raise his feet to walk towards the hall, but saw that Li Xun maintained a bowed posture and did not move, as if he had something to say, he was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?" ”

"Humble ...... Found a dagger near the Wanshou Palace, looking at the forging of the pattern, it should be ......" Li Xun raised his eyes as he spoke, and paused before saying, "It should be...... The ...... of the Four Princes"

When Li Chu's eyes touched the dagger in Li Xun's hand, he shook suddenly, and looked into the main hall to see Liu Wenyan also looking out, and was immediately so angry by his act that he was about to smoke above his head.

He naturally hoped that the emperor could be suspicious of the four princes, but what he hoped was that this trust would gradually be depressed and lost silently, and it was not like at this moment, directly framing the four princes.

Moreover, this method of planting false accusations is not clever, and it is very easy for the Criminal Department to find out and return the innocence of the fourth prince, and then Li Jingyao will know that someone has deliberately planted false accusations to sow discord, so the foreshadowing that Li Chu did before will be in vain.

Everything has to be started all over again.

"Not necessarily." Li Chu poked his head and glanced at it, and suddenly said.

Li Jingyao took the dagger from Li Xun's hand, handed it to Li Chu's hand, and said puzzledly: "What do you think?" It's better to speak up and listen. ”

"I'd like to ask Leader Li a question first." Li Chu looked at Li Xun with the dagger in his hand, saw him nod, and continued, "Where did you pick up this dagger?" ”

"It was in a courtyard to the west of the Wanshou Palace, and the dagger fell in the shallow grass at that time."

With a "bang", Li Chu pulled out ~ the dagger, looked at it carefully again, and then said: "Your Majesty, please see, this dagger is very clean, without a trace of blood." ”

Li Jingyao understood what he meant, and retorted: "But maybe it was wiped off the blood stains after using the dagger." ”

"The blade of the knife can be rubbed, but the scabbard cannot. The texture of this scabbard is special, and the patterns are one after another, if it is stained with blood, it will only be difficult to clean for a while. can look at the edges and corners of the scabbard, there is no trace of dirty blood in the cracks, and it doesn't look like a murder weapon after the murder. ”

Li Chu handed the dagger to Li Jingyao, and seeing that he was looking at it very seriously, he added: "Maybe it's just a coincidence?" ”

"Coincidence? I don't think it's such a coincidence. Li Jingyao secretly clenched the dagger, stared at the main hall, and commanded in a low voice, "You have investigated the ins and outs of this dagger for me, remember, don't make a noise, you know how to do it." ”

"Humble duty understands."

"Do you really think that this dagger is not the murder weapon that assassinated Mu Zhilin?" Li Jingyao's expression was not relaxed, and he seemed to be afraid of getting a positive answer.

There is nothing more painful in this world than the betrayal of the people around him, let alone blood and relatives, but Li Jingyao knows in his heart that in the palace, there is nothing impossible to happen.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless cases of fratricidal fighting for the throne, but he has always hoped to be a pair of good brothers with his fourth brother......

Li Jingyao didn't dare to think about it, rubbed his swollen eyes, and said in a tired voice: "Chaozong, I know that your talent is far above Zhao Tianshu, are you willing to help me?" ”

"Your Majesty...... Do you want me to help Lord Zhao solve the case together? Li Chu pondered for a moment and asked.

"Nope." Li Jingyao shook his head, pressed his arm, handed the dagger into his hand, and said in a serious tone, "This matter must not be known to a third person, I hope you can investigate this matter in secret." ”

"Including the investigation of the Four Princes?" Li Chu asked with some hesitation.

"Including the fourth brother."

Li Jingyao seemed to have made a big decision, and let out a breath and said, "You are the person I trust the most, I hope you don't let me down." No matter what happens, don't deceive and hide it, as long as it's the truth, no matter how dirty it is, I have to know. ”