Palace.

Since the assassination of Li Tai and Li Chengqian, in less than 12 hours, the eldest grandson Wujian has cried and fainted several times, and the people in the entire palace are panicked, from Li Shimin to the palace maids and eunuchs, no one is in a good mood.

Li Shimin was angry from the bottom of his heart because of his son's death.

And those palace maids and eunuchs were also because of Li Tai's death, and Li Shimin, who was worried about being angry, looked at them unpleasantly, and accidentally lost his head.

It is said that the companion of the king is like the companion of the tiger, and the sacred heart is impermanent, and now that the son of the saint is dead, who is not afraid?

In the Lin De Palace, Li Shimin's face was cold, his hands were clenched into fists tightly, and he paced back and forth. Because just now, Jin Wuwei, who was on duty at the palace gate, came to report that Honglu Siqing, Hu Guogong, and Bad Shuai were asking to see Yan Chengcheng outside the palace gate, saying that the truth had been ascertained.

Just as Li Shimin was pacing back and forth, Zong Xiu, Qin Qiong, Dong Xuancheng, and Yan Chengcheng, who was locked in his hands, walked in.

"Your Majesty, the minister has come to give the order."

Zong Xiu sang a promise.

Li Shimin looked at everyone murderously and said in a deep voice: "Say! Who dared to assassinate my son? ”

"Your Majesty, although the case has been clarified, the assassin has not been found." Zong Xiu responded.

"Didn't find the Assassin? I didn't find the assassin, what are you doing here! Li Shimin roared angrily: "I want an assassin!" I'm going to punish him for the Nine Clans! ”

Zong Xiu suddenly pointed at Dong Xuancheng and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has been able to confirm who the assassin is, but this person needs Dong Shuai to find him." After all, His Majesty had given him a decree to arrest the assassin within ten days. However, the bad handsome Dong Xuancheng handled the case unfavorably, and the assassin has not been found so far, which gave him the opportunity to assassinate again. ”

"Huh?" Dong Xuancheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with the minister, and the minister doesn't know who that person is." ”

Li Shimin is not a fool, and said sharply: "You said that the person who assassinated Qingque'er and the person who assassinated Cui Xianwen was the same person?" ”

"Not bad!"

"Is there any evidence?"

Li Shimin asked.

Zong Xiu pointed at Yan Chengcheng and said, "The witness is here." When King Wei was assassinated, the Yan family was at the scene. ”

Zong Xiu said a word, and Li Shimin, Qin Qiong, and Dong Xuancheng's eyes all looked over.

Li Shimin stared at Yan Tingcheng and asked, "Are you at the scene?" ”

Dong Xuancheng even shouted: "If Yan Chengcheng is at the scene, then why doesn't she rescue King Wei?" King Wei died, why didn't she report it to the court, and tried to escape in vain when Ben Shuai led people to arrest him? ”

Without waiting for Yan Chengcheng to speak, Zong Xiu took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a matter of royal face, please retreat left and right, the less people know, the better." ”

"Hoo ......"

Li Shimin seemed to remember something, but he didn't want to admit it, so he waved his hand helplessly, and Jin Wuwei, who was on duty nearby, and the eunuchs left quickly one by one.

After the guards and eunuchs went down, there were only five people left in the hall: Li Shimin, Zong Xiu, Qin Qiong, Dong Xuancheng, and Yan Qingcheng.

Zong Xiu looked left and right, and suddenly stared at Dong Xuancheng and said, "Please also ask Dong Shuai to move." ”

"You ......"

Dong Xuancheng was furious.

Li Shimin shouted: "Stand down!" ”

"Yes."

Li Shimin spoke, Dong Xuancheng reluctantly retreated, Qin Qiong smiled: "Your Majesty, the minister is unwell, please retire too." ”

Qin Qiong is a smart person, although he has a good relationship with Li Shimin, no matter how good the relationship is, he is not willing to listen to it more when it comes to matters related to the royal face.

Li Shimin nodded slowly, until there were only three people left in the main hall, Li Shimin gasped for breath, looked at Zong Xiu and Yan Chengcheng murderously, and said coldly: "There is no one else here, say!" ”

Zong Xiu pursed his lips and said, "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Wei were assassinated at the same time, one injured and one died, in the final analysis, it was just a play. ”

"Bold!" Li Shimin was suddenly furious: "Zong Xiu, you can think about it." ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, you have also read the file submitted by Dong Xuancheng, don't you see any suspicions?"

Zong Xiu was not afraid at all, and said loudly: "Chang'an City is under the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it is heavily guarded, how many people can hide from the internal guards and carry bows and crossbows to assassinate?" And since the assassin had already killed all the guards, why didn't he go up and make up for it? Why are the guards and subordinates of a boatload all blocked by a sword, but when they reach the King of Wei, they are swords in the back? ”

"The crown prince and the king of Wei are not fatally injured. However, King Wei was found too late and died of excessive blood loss. Isn't it doubtful? ”

"The minister actually had doubts for a long time, but there was no witness. Fortunately, I met Yan at noon and listened to her explain what happened, so I dared to come to see Your Majesty. ”

Zong Xiu said as he took out the file handed over to him by Li Shimin in the morning that recorded the clues of the investigation of the case, held it in his hand and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, according to the dossier, the place where the crown prince and the king of Wei were assassinated is only two or three miles apart, and the plain area is unobstructed, no matter who encounters the assassin first, the other party should flee in order to protect itself."

"But they don't show any signs of leaving, isn't that suspicious?"

"The minister has checked out all the suspicious points, and I ask Your Majesty to take a look."

Zong Xiu pointed out the content to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin seemed to know it for a long time, so he didn't even look at it, but just asked Yan Tingcheng: "Since you are at the scene, why don't you save Qingque'er?" ”

Yan Qingcheng smiled sadly: "Your Majesty, it's not that the slave family doesn't want to save King Wei." It's just that the man's martial arts are too high, and he is also proficient in illusion. The slave family fought with him and was knocked down the river by him, but fortunately, he had no intention of pursuing him, so he was able to survive. ”

"Then why didn't you report it afterwards!" Li Shimin shouted angrily: "As an internal guard, why didn't you tell such news earlier!" ”

The words got to the point, but fortunately, Zong Xiu had already guessed that Li Shimin would ask such a question, and explained to Yan Tingcheng in advance.

Yan Chengcheng said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, the slave family is a royal internal guard, but it is complicit with the King of Wei, and it has committed a taboo. His master is dead, and he is still dying under his own calculations, and of course the slave family wants his master to die a decent death. How can I say that Qingque'er also grew up under the watchful eye of the slave family, and if he conceals this matter, he can still be buried with the gift of the prince. But if you say this, the slave family ...... Slave ......"

Yan Qingcheng cried as he spoke.

Li Shimin took a deep breath: "In this way, you still think about it for Qingque'er?" ”

"There is too much betrayal in a person's life. If you betray twice, what is a human being? ”

Yan Qingcheng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said sadly: "Since the slave family has taken refuge in King Wei, it is natural to think about his reputation. In order to compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the position of the Crown Prince, he asked the slave family to pretend to be an assassin and frame the Prince, but who knew that he would meet a real assassin. Moreover, the assassin seemed to know our plan, and stabbed the king of Wei in the back with a sword, but the wound was a little bigger than the plan, which caused the king of Wei to bleed to death. ”