After Wei Zhongxian faced the saint, although he did not defend Xiao Rui, he reminded His Majesty from the side that King Xian was innocent, and Emperor Xia did not believe that Xiao Rui would kill him, which even cleared Xiao Rui's suspicion.

So who's behind the scenes?

Emperor Xia had his own suspicions, and at the same time ordered Dongchang and Jinyi Wei to strictly inspect Kyoto.

As for the news leaked out of the death of the king of Chu, Emperor Xia did not put forward an opinion, and Wei Zhongxian did not dare to make his own decisions, so he allowed the rumors of wronging the king of Xian to spread.

On the other side, Xiao Rui was not idle, he immediately asked Dian Wei and Yang Youji to help Wu Zhan Fa, entered the Sui State Mansion, and rescued Li Xiu'er. And specially left a living mouth, and after being tortured and questioned, it was learned that they were not people sent by Xiao Feng, but confidants cultivated by the king of Chu, and they received the order of the king of Chu to imprison the princess of Chu, Li Xiu'er, who knew that they did not wait for the next order of the king of Chu, but ended up like this.

Subsequently, the live mouth was extinguished and the body was cleaned up.

Li Xiu'er was a little frightened, and now that the situation is special, Xiao Rui did not go to see her, but let her return to the Chu Palace, as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian, who was out of the palace, also sent his henchman Tian Ergeng to report the specific situation to Xiao Rui, and Xiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it.

His Majesty doesn't believe that it is his own killer, then this trouble will be avoided for most of the time, and the next thing is to see how to move the disaster eastward and wash away his innocence, if he can implicate Xiao Feng, it would be better.

At the same time, Guo Jia asked Yang Yuji and also asked important clues.

Yang Youji went to Lanling Mansion, in addition to seeing Xiao Qingqing, there was also a personal maid beside Xiao Qingqing! It was also through her that I was able to meet Xiao Qingqing.

At this time, in the living room, the three of them discussed countermeasures.

Guo Jia said: "Your Highness, it seems that the maid next to the county lord of Lanling is a spy, and it is likely that it was arranged by the king of Ruyang!" ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said in a deep voice: "So, King Ruyang knows that there is an archery master by my side, so he told Xiao Feng the news, and then he had the next series of calculations!" King Ruyang and Duan King Xiao Feng had a very shallow relationship on the surface, but they didn't expect that they were a group of people in secret. In addition, we suspect that King Ruyang recruited the Nine Yin Forbidden Army of Zhao State to assassinate me, or maybe it was King Duan's doing? Duanwang is the one who colludes with Zhao Guo! ”

At this time, Jia Xu added: "Your Highness, can you remember that a few days ago, we were curious about why King Duan opened the mansion so early, and even pretended to be stupid to hide it from His Majesty, at that time it was speculated that it was the idea of his mother Concubine Mu and the British Duke, and now that we know that King Duan colluded with Zhao Guo, then this matter can be explained!" ”

"Concubine Mu and the British Duke colluded with Zhao Guo, for fear that His Majesty would find out, so he deliberately made his son honest and reduce His Majesty's attention?" Xiao Rui asked, "Why did these two people collude with Zhao Guo?" ”

Suddenly, Xiao Rui suddenly realized something!

Jia Xu nodded and said the guess in Xiao Rui's heart, "The death of His Royal Highness's mother is because Emperor Zhao sent someone to poison him, so someone in the palace must respond, and this person is likely to be Concubine Mu!" ”

"How can this be true? Damn it! Xiao Rui immediately gritted his teeth.

If the speculation is true, then the contradiction between him and Xiao Feng is not only because of the dispute between the prince, but also because of the blood feud!

"In the hunting ground, Xiao Yiheng, the king of Chu, said to me that the imperial concubine Lin Yuer was likely to be involved, I asked him who told him, he didn't say anything, it seems that Xiao Feng designed from the beginning to make Xiao Yiheng a pawn and lead me to the bait!" Xiao Rui really wanted to send Dian Wei and directly enter the Duanwang Mansion.

Jia Xu and Guo Jia did not speak, speculating that this was the case, and basically the truth was not much different.

Xiao Rui took a deep breath and said: "The matter of revenge is put aside for the time being, the top priority is to wash away my suspicion, after all, someone saw me and Xiao Yiheng staying together in the hunting ground, and let an archery master hide around, plus King Jing's guards wronged me, all kinds of gossip can't be stopped." In addition, Duanwang Xiao Feng will soon realize that Wei Zhongxian has a relationship with me! ”

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, when did he miscalculate and be calculated, and at this time, his heart was also on fire, so he heard him say: "Your Highness, in fact, we are not at a disadvantage!" At least the king of Duan didn't know that we knew about his plot! I believe he thinks he's hiding it well enough! And the situation has just developed, Xiao Feng asked the Zhao people in Kyoto to hide, instead of letting them leave. First of all, we will send someone to strictly investigate everyone around Xiao Feng, we will be able to find clues, and then we will follow the vine and capture the hidden Zhao State spies! ”

"Secondly, if he can spread rumors that His Highness has something to do with the death of the King of Chu, then we can also spread other rumors. In terms of controlling gossip, how can he be our opponent? We have the Great Summer Daily in our hands! ”

"Good! Then I will worry about Mr. Wenhe. Xiao Rui said.

Jia Xu smiled: "It's a matter of duty." ”

Guo Jia on the side said: "Your Highness, in the current situation, Your Majesty's attitude is always the most critical. Since we guessed that the death of His Royal Highness's mother and concubine Mu had something to do with Concubine Mu, why don't we knock on the side and point to Your Majesty? Your Majesty's investigation of Concubine Mu may have unexpected effects! ”

"Bong-filial piety is everything!" Jia Xu agreed.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Okay!" Then I'll enter the palace tomorrow! ”

Now that the counterattack method has been finalized, Jia Xu and Feng Xiao immediately went to handle it.

At this time, it was already dark, Xiao Rui looked at the bright moon in the sky, and on the road of power struggle, every step was really a blade, and every step was a thorn.

Late at night, Guo Jia went to see Tian Ergeng and Wei Zhongxian, and began to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Xiao Feng's interpersonal relationships, not letting go of any details. Dongchang also has secret agents in Duanwang's Mansion, so it immediately came in handy.

Jia Xu went to the newspaper office of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce and personally presided over the content of tomorrow's Daxia Daily, and he must work overtime to print it.

Early the next morning, yesterday's rumors about the assassination of the king of Chu were hotly discussed, although the imperial court has not yet announced the news that the king of Chu has been assassinated, but everyone knows that this is already a fact. Especially His Royal Highness King Xian, he was the most suspicious, which made the people of the capital unbelievable, and at the same time, the voices of discussion were endless.

And at this moment, the Great Summer Daily appeared.

The bold and enlarged headline on the front of the newspaper immediately attracted the attention of newspaper readers:

"Look at the conspiracy of the enemy nation!"

In the text, although it has nothing to do with the assassination of the king of Chu, it is a conspiracy to point out the enemy country. In the newspaper on the first day, Jia Xu did not directly control public opinion, but gradually and deliberately led to the conspiracy of the enemy country, and did not even point out whether the enemy country was Zhao or Qi.

Sure enough, there was a different kind of discussion among the people.

"The murder of the King of Chu must be a conspiracy of the Qi State! Did you hear that? Yesterday, a large number of Qi assassins entered the Xianwang Mansion! ”

"Qi and Zhao are a bunch of damn bastards, I can't wait to see us messing around! This is definitely a joint conspiracy of the two countries! ”

"I'll just say, His Royal Highness King Xian will never do that kind of thing, even if he does, how can he make such a low-level mistake!"

"Not necessarily! Maybe it's on purpose! ”

"You are stupid, listening to the wind is rain, there is no movement in the court, you are just guessing here, be careful that Dongchang catches you!"

"yes, yes..."

……

Also because of the murder of the king of Chu, His Majesty canceled the early dynasty.

Early in the morning, Xiao Rui entered the palace.

Coming to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Xiao Rui saw Emperor Xia's haggard expression, although the royal family was very ruthless, but the father in front of him was very affectionate, not to mention that it was his own son, how could he not be sad in his heart?

Xiao Rui stepped forward and bowed his hand and said: "The sons and daughters visited their father, and they also hoped that their father's day would mourn, and the sons and daughters were also deeply saddened and sorry for the death of the second brother, but the health of the father was deeply related to the court and society, and I hope that the father will not be sad and tired of his body!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "Yiheng suffered a tragic accident, and I am ashamed and sad in my heart, hey... Life and death are separated, yin and yang are separated, nothing more than this. ”

Xiao Rui sighed, although he didn't like Xiao Yiheng, he never thought of killing him, if he really had this idea, he would have done it a long time ago.

So compared to Xiao Feng, he seems too kind and benevolent, maybe the road to the prince dispute is so cold-blooded and cruel.

"Emperor, who do you think wants to harm the King of Chu?" Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui pursed his lips, shook his head and said: "Erchen doesn't know, but this person's designs are interlocking, and there must be a huge force in Kyoto, after all, so many dead soldiers attacked Erchen's mansion, but they were not discovered by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, which means that the other party did not come to Kyoto abruptly, and it is likely that he has been ambushed in Kyoto." Father, the guards of the King of Chu can reveal clues? ”

Emperor Xia said: "This guard has already admitted that he was instructed to shoot the King of Chu, and he said that he was instructed by you!" ”

"What? The retainers are wronged! Xiao Rui immediately broke out his acting skills and didn't dare to get up.

Emperor Xia asked, "Do you have any reason to prove your innocence?" ”

Xiao Rui knew that His Majesty was deliberately asking a question, so he said: "Father, the son is not the King of Tang, he is stupid and does not use his brains. Although Erchen has a conflict with the King of Chu, he will not harm him, and he has never even thought of harming him! In addition, even if Erchen really wants to harm the King of Chu, he will definitely not use this method, and it is simply a brainless act to do it during winter hunting. Erchen doesn't need to prove his innocence, if anyone wants to slander Erchen, then confront him! If you want to use the people's mouths to punish your heart, Erchen is not so easy to bully! ”

Emperor Xia pointed to the seat, asked Xiao Rui to sit down, and said, "I also don't think you will be as stupid as King Tang. You entered the palace today, not to prove your innocence, but to make other discoveries? ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "After the accident of King Chu, after thinking about it, did he think it could be a conspiracy of the Zhao State?" Deliberately trying to harm your sons? Father, there is something in the heart of the sons and daughters who have been holding in their hearts for a long time, and they dare not tell their father. ”

"What?" Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "It's about the death of the son's mother!" ”

Xia Huang immediately sat up straight and asked, "What did you find?" Say! ”

Xiao Rui said in a deep voice: "When Erchen was inspecting the state capital, he saw Bai Suzhen, who is the righteous daughter of Prince He and the nominal aunt of Erchen. She had been to Zhaodu to secretly investigate the details of the poisoning of Erchen's mother and concubine. Emperor Zhao was insidious and cunning and sent someone to poison him, but he couldn't do it himself, so he must pretend to be someone else's hand, so Bai Suzhen pretended to be someone else to approach the prince of Zhao State, got some clues, and said...... said that among the concubines in the palace of the father and queen, someone colluded with Emperor Zhao! ”

After speaking, Xiao Rui hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty: "Erchen talks nonsense without evidence, slanders all the mothers, and Erchen knows his mistakes!" ”

Emperor Xia was not angry, Concubine Rong's death has always been a thorn in Emperor Xia's heart, for which he once sent troops to attack Zhao State, which shows the importance attached to her! Concubine Rong was poisoned, how could Emperor Xia not track it down?

Which of the female officials, palace maids, eunuchs, and forbidden soldiers who were in charge of Concubine Rong's meals survived? But it's a pity that although Emperor Xia is extremely smart, the person behind the scenes is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so the real culprit has not been found. He couldn't kill the harem all over, so Emperor Xia could only give up.

Therefore, what Xiao Rui said was reasonable, and Emperor Xia naturally would not reprimand him.

"Bai Suzhen knows who colluded? Have you found your identity? Say it directly, and I will forgive you for your innocence! Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui is not stupid, he naturally can't identify Concubine Mu at this time, but he can knock on the side, so he said: "Father, Bai Suzhen has not found out the identity of the other party, but after this matter is scrutinized, he may be able to get clues." If this person can collude with Emperor Zhao, there must be someone outside the palace who can contact Emperor Zhao, and he can poison him, so he must have a lot to do with my mother. In addition, after this person poisoned my mother, he must be afraid of being tracked down by his father, so he was careful and low-key. ”

"This time the retainer was calculated and slandered, is it also a conspiracy between this person and Emperor Zhao? Let Erchen bear the suspicion of killing his brother, bear the infamy, and have no peace? ”

In the end, Xiao Rui raised questions, and at the same time told His Majesty that he was now mentioning the reason for the death of his mother.

Emperor Xia didn't speak, and the expression on his face was as calm as an abyss.

What Xiao Rui said was not complicated, maybe Emperor Xia had already suspected it, but there was no clue. Now, the other party has attacked his son again, and he has also harmed one, which is to add fuel to the fire and will stimulate the anger of Emperor Xia.

"I see."

After a while, Emperor Xia spoke.

Xiao Rui got up and retreated, but Emperor Xia did not keep him.

Not long after Xiao Rui left the Heart Cultivation Palace, when he passed by the Library Pavilion, he didn't expect Yan Xiaoxiao to be inside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Yan Xiaoxiao called softly through the crack in the door.

Xiao Rui saw her, looked around again, and found that there was no idea of the forbidden army, so he walked into the library pavilion.

The hall was quiet, Xiao Rui looked at Yan Xiaoxiao, who was concerned, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?" ”

Yan Xiaoxiao couldn't care about humility, and after looking Xiao Rui up and down, he said: "Your Highness is fine, I heard about the murder of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and now even the palace is talking about it." I know that His Highness must not be a murderer, and I am worried that gossip will slander His Highness. ”

Xiao Rui's heart warmed, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll be fine, I'll sit upright, the death of King Chu has nothing to do with me, Your Majesty will investigate clearly." ”

Yan Xiaoxiao nodded again and again, and then said, "Then the slave is relieved." ”

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows and asked, "Be careful, you said that it was rumored in the palace that I killed the King of Chu, can you trace where it came from?" Isn't it from Concubine Mu! If yes, that's all it would be great, and of course, if you could hear it inadvertently, even better! ”

As soon as Yan Xiaoxiao heard that she could help Xiao Rui, she immediately nodded like garlic, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know how to do it!" ”

Yan Xiaoxiao is no longer a weak woman, she has survived in the palace for so long, she has mastered the trick of survival.

What Xiao Rui confessed was not difficult for her.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui chatted with Yan Xiaoxiao for a while, and then left the palace.

Not long after leaving the palace, His Majesty ordered the Zongren Mansion to announce the death of the king of Chu in the world, and introduced that the murderer had been arrested and brought to justice, and instructed the person to investigate.

Although the people already knew, they were quite embarrassed to see the court really announce the truth.

It is a pity that the prince of the prince has suffered such an accident.

At the same time, martial law was imposed in Kyoto, and Dongchang and Jinyiwei began to thoroughly investigate all suspects.

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