Zhang Shumo came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Fan Yao had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Zhang Shumo coming, Fan Yao immediately asked the others to step back and chatted with Zhang Shumo alone.

"I don't know what happened to Prime Minister Fan summoning the minister?" Zhang Shumo asked as he saluted.

Fan Yao smiled: "I can't hide it, I want to discuss with Gongzi how to deal with the murderer of Gongzi, and hit the mastermind behind the scenes!" ”

Zhang Shumo was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Has the mastermind behind the scenes been caught?" ”

"Although I didn't catch it, I already have eyebrows, and I have to thank Zhang Gongzi for his help." Fan Yao said with a smile.

Zhang Shumo hurriedly arched his hand: "It seems that there is no strength in the bottom, please ask Fan Xiang to make it clear." ”

Fan Yao laughed when he heard this: "With the intelligence of the child, can't you guess it?" There is no need to be humble here. I asked the general to inquire about the inference of the son, and learned that the prince suspected the second highness, and today I went to test the second highness, and I can't hide it, the main envoy of the tomb who assassinated the assassination is the second highness! ”

Zhang Shumo was even more shocked after hearing this, and he couldn't figure out what Fan Yao meant by telling him this. However, since the other party has already made it clear, there is no need for him to hide it, so he asked directly: "Fan Xiangke has evidence?" ”

"There is no evidence!"

"Since there is no evidence, Fan Xiang wants to deal with His Royal Highness based on inferences alone?"

Fan Yao stroked his beard while laughing: "That's why I invited Zhang Gongzi to come over to discuss, Gongzi's meaning determines the degree of investigation of this case, so I asked Gongzi how he planned to deal with the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

Zhang Shumo understood what Fan Yao meant, but he was very apprehensive in his heart, although Fan Yao seemed very sincere when he asked him directly, but he always felt that Fan Yao had ulterior motives.

Fan Yao saw that Zhang Shumo didn't speak for a long time, so he comforted: "Don't worry, Son, today is a private chat between you and me, you can speak freely, and it doesn't count." ”

Hearing Fan Yao's words, Zhang Shumo couldn't say anything without expressing his opinion, so he stubbornly said: "Assassin, just deal with it according to the laws of your country." As for the person behind the scenes, since there is no evidence, naturally he cannot be convicted. ”

Fan Yao smiled: "What the son said is from the heart? ”

Seeing Fan Yao's smile, Zhang Shumo suddenly had an idea in his heart, this Fan Yao wouldn't be testing himself, right? If it is really a temptation, how should I answer it best?

Zhang Shumo thought for a moment, and then opened his mouth: "Naturally not!" ”

Fan Yao raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect Childe to be so honest, so please tell Childe what he really thinks." ”

Zhang Shumo took a deep breath and said to Fan Yao: "I naturally want to severely punish the mastermind behind the scenes, but if the person behind the scenes is His Royal Highness, will Fan Xiang severely punish him?" His Royal Highness is a good friend of me on the surface, but in private he has joined forces with Zheng Guoren to assassinate me, how can such a means be done by ordinary people? From the perspective of your country, His Royal Highness is a rare talent, and he should be reused! ”

Fan Yao laughed out loud after hearing this: "Should it be reused? Zhang Gongzi really thinks so? Your Majesty has already planned to negotiate peace with you, but His Royal Highness has privately colluded with Zheng Guo to make trouble, do you think Your Majesty will reuse His Royal Highness? ”

"Fan Xiangyan is serious, His Royal Highness and His Majesty have different positions, so they consider different issues, and this will cause trouble for Your Majesty. This matter is also to blame Your Majesty, the two Highnesses are not young, Your Majesty has not set up a prince for a long time, and the two Highnesses will find their own way. ”

"Childe said cautiously, you and I don't have to discuss the matter of establishing a successor. Since Childe wants to severely punish the mastermind behind the scenes, is there a way to find evidence? ”

Zhang Shumo narrowed his eyes and looked at Fan Yao in surprise: "Fan Xiang really wants to severely punish the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

Fan Yao nodded, looking at Zhang Shumo and waiting for his reaction.

Zhang Shumo asked puzzledly, "But why is this?" ”

"Zhang Gongzi is a foreign envoy, if I really encounter an accident in my past, wouldn't it make my Dayan lose face? In other words, the person who planned this matter did not put Yan Guo in the most important position at all, and such a person naturally did not meet His Majesty's requirements. With conclusive evidence, it is just right for him to give up the battle for the throne! ”

Zhang Shumo couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Fan Xiang laughed, since it is His Majesty's business, then why do you and I have to work hard about it?" Besides, if there was no assassination this time, how could I know Miss Gao's intentions, and from every point of view, I would have to thank His Royal Highness. ”

Fan Yao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay!" Since Zhang Gongzi doesn't plan to pursue it, let's not talk about this matter anymore. It's just that there are two assassins who assassinated Childe, and now only Xu Xuan has been arrested, which means that there is still one person who is at large, can Childe have a way to arrest him? ”

Zhang Shumo shook his head: "Another assassin doesn't need to be arrested!" ”

"Why?" Fan Yao immediately asked in surprise when he heard this.

"I thought about it when I was looking for the mastermind behind it. At first, I was very grateful, but then I figured out what kind of identity the Second Highness was, and how could he not even have a guard with him? If the Second Highness is the Tomb Queen, then it all makes sense, because the Second Highness's guards may recognize the Assassin! In other words, the assassin is the person next to the Second Highness. ”

When Fan Yao heard this, he immediately understood what Zhang Shumo meant, and subconsciously stood up: "That person who can cooperate with Xu Xuan must be Zheng Guoren, but there is no Zheng Guoren by His Royal Highness's side?" ”

"The Second Highness could think of giving Xu Xuan to the prince of Qi, how could he blatantly arrange a Zheng Guoren by his side? But if this person is not by the side of the Second Highness, how can the Second Highness control him? So when this person heard this, he quietly followed around the Second Highness! ”

Fan Yao took a deep breath after listening: "In this way, this person should still be in the palace of the Second Highness now." ”

"That's right! Fan Xiang can't blatantly search the palace of His Second Highness, as long as His Royal Highness doesn't let him out, Fan Xiang won't be able to arrest him, so Fan Xiang doesn't have to work hard, and His Royal Highness will never let him leave at such a sensitive time. ”

Fan Yao couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect that Gongzi Zhang had already seen through it, I should have asked Gongzi for advice earlier." No wonder Miss Gao is so fond of Childe. By the way, speaking of which, since Gongzi and Miss Gao are in love, why did he take the initiative to approach Princess Rong? ”。

When Zhang Shumo heard this, he sighed in his heart. But he still pretended to be casual and asked, "Is Fan Xiang talking about rumors?" ”

Fan Yao shook his head: "Not only that, but I still remember the last time Gongzi Zhang entered the palace, and after seeing the Shengshang, he actually went to Princess Rong's palace again, could it be that Gongzi did it on purpose?" ”