Pang Long's confession was actually very suspicious, and Wang Yuan heard a lot of faults, but he didn't want to say it on the spot. Obviously, he was not the only one who had doubts about this, after leaving the East Gate Barracks, on the way to Sanhualou, Gao Xianzhi took the initiative to put forward one of the points.

"Brother Xian, there were a lot of people just now, and there were some incomprehensible things in Pang Long's confession, and I didn't openly put it forward. But I think it's important to make it clear in private. Otherwise the whole thing seems unreasonable. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Brother." Let me guess, do you think that sending this Pang Long to attack is actually an extra move? ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "That's right." Do you feel that way? Since he wanted to poison the Emperor Taishang and had a suitable poison, he only needed to order Yuan Mingyuan to sprinkle poison directly in the dragon whisker cake that was paid tribute to the Emperor Taishang. Why do you need to call out a Pang Long to do things? And that Pang Long said that Yuan Mingyuan was very strict in guarding along the way, and there was no chance of poisoning at all. I don't understand, isn't Yuan Mingyuan in the same group as them? How can you defend your own people against your own people? Isn't that weird? ”

Wang Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Brother, I've been thinking about this too. If you want to poison the dragon whisker cake, wouldn't it be quick and convenient to let Yuan Mingyuan do it directly? Then Yuan Mingyuan would not dare to refuse. Judging from Yuan Mingyuan's words and deeds when he came to Chengdu, he should not have the heart to poison the emperor at all. Don't look at his subordinates breaking into the flower building at night, but that's not to commit murder, but because he thinks I lied to him. ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "Could it be?" If Yuan Mingyuan started with the tribute, the matter would be too clear, and there would be no room for maneuver. If the Emperor Tai was poisoned because he ate the tribute sent by Li Mao, he would be speechless. That's why Pang Long came to act secretly. But it's not right, Pang Long said that he planned to poison the tribute halfway, but there was no way to poison it because Yuan Mingyuan was very well prepared. Didn't Pang Long do this and let Yuan Mingyuan carry the black cauldron? Or do you want to burn the fire on your majesty's head? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Brother, have you thought about it?" Is it possible that Pang Long was simply dispatched by Li Guangbi on this trip, and Li Mao knew nothing about it? ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned and said, "You mean, Li Guangbi sent people behind Li Mao's back to kill the Emperor?" How dare he do that? ”

Wang Yuan said in a deep voice: "If the Emperor Taishang dies in Chengdu, he can not only pour dirty water on me, but also eradicate the blocks in Li Mao's heart." This matter is very cost-effective, and with Li Guangbi's shrewdness, he must have seen the situation clearly. But Li Mao may not have the courage to kill his father, Li Guangbi didn't dare to say it openly, so he secretly sent someone to solve the matter, do you think this is possible? ”

Gao Xianzhi frowned and nodded slightly: "When you say that, there is really such a possibility." In this way, things can be explained. That Pang Long doesn't care who carries the black cauldron, as long as he can get it. Yuan Mingyuan didn't deliberately take precautions, he just followed the rules. But Li Guangbi should at least avoid one thing, that is, to avoid linking this matter with Yuan Mingyuan and others, otherwise wouldn't it be to set fire to Li Mao? He shouldn't have failed to explain Pang Long. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "He must have already thought of a countermeasure, even if the fire burns Yuan Mingyuan and involves Li Mao, he will definitely have a way to deal with it." He just did this to help Li Mao make up her mind. After all, Li Mao is gentle and hesitant, if he doesn't push Li Mao, Li Mao can't do big things. For example, Lingzhou's ascension to the throne was made by him to make Li Mao make up his mind to ascend the throne. ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "I understand, then this is definitely a possibility." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, this is just a possibility, maybe we guessed wrong at all." But we don't have to dwell on this matter at all, it may not be that complicated at all. Maybe the truth is that Yuan Mingyuan is not suitable for this matter, so they chose Pang Long to do the job. The possibility of Li Guangbi making his own decisions in this kind of thing is actually very small, nine times out of ten it is with Li Mao's acquiescence, otherwise he Li Guangbi will not want to live comfortably in the future, after all, he killed the emperor, although it was for Li Mao's sake, but the crime of killing his father and killing the monarch was not something he Li Guangbi dared to bear alone. Or maybe it was just a slip of the tongue when Pang Long confessed, and it is also possible for such people to speak incompletely and untruthfully, and to make up nonsense to confuse the public. All in all, we don't have to dwell on this, anyway, whatever their intentions are, we have now thwarted them. Regardless of whether Li Mao has anything to do with this matter, he has made up his mind. Brother, I have to go to Sanhualou to see the emperor. Will you come along? ”

Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and said, "I won't go, I'm going back to the house to rest." Brother Xian, you go to see the emperor and tell him that congratulations on giving birth to a good son who is filial. ”

In the midst of laughter, Gao Xianzhi rode onto the street to the south, and Wang Yuan also smiled and turned his horse to the north, heading towards Sanhualou.

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Xuanzong woke up in the evening, he didn't know what he had experienced, but he only felt that his whole body was sore, dizzy, and his body didn't look like his own. The feeling of severe abdominal pain before the coma is still fresh in my memory, but although I am uncomfortable at the moment, the severe pain has disappeared.

Then, he got everything that happened to him from Zhang Dequan's mouth. Everything originated from the few rice dumplings that were bought, and the rice dumplings were actually poisoned by someone, almost poisoning themselves. Fortunately, Wang Yuan invited a master to detoxify himself, otherwise he would have lost his life.

"Emperor Tai, the slave maid misunderstood Wang Xiangguo before. Wang Xiangguo, who was always felt by the slaves, was ill-intentioned, tough and domineering, and almost imprisoned the Emperor Taishang in this scattered flower building, and always felt that he was a wolf with ambitions. But now the slave maid understands that Wang Xiangguo wants to protect the emperor. Last time, a few people were shot and killed in the night breaking, and now there is such an incident. It can be seen that some people are bent on harming the emperor. Fortunately, with Wang Xiangguo's strict protection. Don't you know, Wang Xiangguo knew that you were in a hurry after being poisoned, but fortunately he handled it properly......"

Zhang Dequan was feeding Xuanzong a soothing rock sugar lotus seed soup while chattering softly. Xuanzong drank the lotus seed soup in one gulp, his eyes slightly closed. Thinking about it with a brain that wasn't fully recovered. Xuanzong's first reaction when he learned that he was poisoned was that Wang Yuan wanted to kill him, but after learning that Wang Yuan had saved him again, Xuanzong was not sure. If he wanted to kill himself, why did he save himself? Acting to win your favor? Now Wang Yuan no longer needs to do this. On that day, he forcefully announced that he must return to Beijing, which showed that in Wang Yuan's eyes, he actually had no ability to resist. The fact is also the same, what is there to be worthy of him Wang Yuan, the emperor?

However, there are other people who poison them. And who will put it to death? Some thoughts flashed through Xuanzong's mind. But he didn't dare to think about it, he didn't want to think about it for the worst, because if that was the case, he would be really sad and heartbroken.

“…… Sangkook said...... Even digging three feet into the ground to find out the person who poisoned him, Xiangguo mobilized troops and horses to block the whole city, and now it's dark, I don't know if I've been caught. However, Xiangguo said that he came to visit the emperor in the evening. It should be here now......" Zhang Dequan babbled to himself, feeding spoonfuls of rock sugar lotus seed soup into Xuanzong's mouth.

When a bowl of lotus seed soup was about to end, the voice of a small waiter outside sounded through the door: "Emperor Qi, Wang Xiangguo came to visit the Emperor, did you summon him?" ”

When Zhang Dequan heard this, he said happily: "It was said that Cao Cao Cao has arrived, and Wang Xiangguo is here." The Emperor? Do you have the spirit to see him? ”

Xuanzong had soup in his stomach, and his spirit had improved a lot. Nodding slightly, he said, "Help me sit down and wipe my face." ”

Zhang Dequan hurriedly agreed, twisted a cloth towel from the copper basin, carefully wiped Xuanzong's face carefully, and then tidied up Xuanzong's bun, and helped Xuanzong sit down.

"Go and invite Wang Yuan in." Xuanzong Dao.

"Yes." Zhang Dequan walked out quickly, and saw that under the light under the porch, Wang Yuanzheng was standing there with his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry night sky.

"Zhang Dequan has seen Xiangguo, and the Emperor Taishang invites you to come into the room to meet you." Zhang Dequan smiled and bowed to Wang Yuan's back.

Wang Yuan entered Xuanzong's bedroom, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Minister Wang Yuan has seen the Emperor Taishang, how does the Emperor feel about his body?" ”

Xuanzong's face was full of smiles, and he waved his hand weakly and said, "Wang Yuan, you are here, I am already fine, but my body is a little tired and weak." Let's go flat. Zhang Dequan, move a chair for Xiangguo and serve tea to Xiangguo. ”

Zhang Dequan hurriedly responded, moved a chair and put it at the head of the bed, and ordered someone to make tea. Wang Yuan looked at Xuanzong's face through the light, and found that Xuanzong's face was already a little ruddy, and his spirit was much better, and it seemed that his body was recovering well. Although he is old, he has lived a life of fine clothes and food for so many years, and his physical foundation is still good.

"Wang Yuan, I heard Zhang Dequan say, if it weren't for you today, I'm afraid I would have already returned to Huangquan by now. Thank you for saving me again. Xuanzong said slowly.

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The Emperor Taishang doesn't want to say that, the Emperor Taishang is safe and sound, which is the blessing of the people of the society." The great fortune of all the people in the world. ”

Xuanzong shook his head and said: "What is the blessing of the people, the luck of all the people." I'm just a man waiting to die now. Although I am grateful to you for saving me, in fact, I was poisoned today, and it is not a big deal. I don't care much about my own life or death anymore. ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "The Emperor Taishang must not say such things, the Emperor Taishang is still the backbone of my people." As long as the Emperor Taishang is still alive, the power of the Emperor Tai in the past is enough to deter the small Uchi. This is also the reason why some people want to harm the Emperor, because they are afraid of you, so they want to harm you. ”

Xuanzong looked at Wang Yuan and said, "Is it a small shock?" If only I had that much majesty. I am now a fluffy phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and a tiger is in Pingyang...... Ahem, this ...... Still don't talk about that. Listen to Zhang Dequan said, you searched for the murderer who poisoned me in the whole city, I don't know if you can catch the murderer? ”

Xuanzong originally wanted to express his feelings, but he hurriedly stopped halfway through the sentence that the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. This would make Wang Yuan understand that he was scolding him. I was indeed bullied enough by Wang Yuan, but how could I say these words in front of Wang Yuan. Now he is the tiger that landed in Pingyang, and the person in front of him is a vicious dog. The tiger is no longer able to hurt people, but the vicious dog can be deadly, and the tiger has to look at the eyes of the vicious dog.

Wang Yuan pretended not to hear Xuanzong's parable, which seemed to be an inappropriate gaffe of Xuanzong's parable, but in fact, this was exactly what he really thought in his heart. No matter how many times I saved him, no matter how many times I helped him die, I am afraid that in the eyes of Xuanzong, he is still his biggest enemy.

"Emperor Taishang, the minister came precisely because of this matter, the minister did catch the murderer who poisoned him, and after the minister's urgent interrogation, the matter has now been ascertained." Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Oh? Who is going to put me to death? Where is the murderer? Xuanzong shouted.

Wang Yuan hesitated: "Emperor Taishang, the minister doesn't know whether to report the truth to the Emperor Taishang. The minister was afraid that the Emperor Taishang would not be able to stand such a result, and he was afraid that it would make the Emperor Taishang angry and hurt the dragon's body. ”

Xuanzong had an ominous premonition in his heart, on the one hand, he suddenly didn't want to know who was going to poison him, because he was afraid that his premonition would come true. But on the other hand, he wants to know the result, he wants to know clearly whether the person who has paid so much for him is the murderer behind it, and whether he will be so vicious. But in fact, Xuanzong knew in his heart that if it was really the result he had a hunch, whether he wanted to know this result or not, Wang Yuan would let him know that he couldn't refuse. That being the case, it is better to face reality.

"Don't worry, I'm not that vulnerable. I can handle anything. Tell me who the murderer is. Xuanzong calmed down instead.

Wang Yuan nodded slightly, he admired Xuanzong's concentration and city government. Even today, this person is calm and sober. Decades of immersion and wallowing at the pinnacle of power, this kind of experience is not something that ordinary people can get.

Wang Yuan slowly stretched out his hand, took out Pang Long's confession from his arms, and slowly handed it over. Xuanzong hesitantly took the confession, and carefully looked at it word by word under the bright light of the bedside lamp and candle.

The room was quiet and scary, a mosquito came in from nowhere, and the small figure flew next to Xuanzong's shaking palm, buzzing, looking for a place to land on his mouth. However, the sudden slippage of the paper in Xuanzong's hand made it flutter its wings and flee into the dark corner.

The confession in Xuanzong's hand slowly slid down on the quilt, his eyes were full of anger and pain, and his whole body seemed to tremble.

"Emperor Taishang, you're okay." Wang Yuan asked in a low voice.

"This evil obstacle!" Xuanzong raised his hand and slammed it on the mahogany next to the bed, and then hit him with several punches, and the beating was fluffy, and his mouth cursed endlessly.

"Emperor Taishang, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Dequan, who was waiting outside, heard the movement, was frightened and hurriedly rushed in.

Wang Yuan waved his hand at Zhang Dequan and said, "Zhang Dequan, the Emperor is fine." When you go out, take people far away, and don't allow anyone to eavesdrop outside, otherwise, you are the only one who asks. ”

Zhang Dequan stood still in a daze, Xuanzong finally calmed down after beating his chest for a while, raised his head and whispered to Zhang Dequan: "Zhang Dequan, you are far away with people, and I have important matters to discuss with Xiangguo." ”

Zhang Dequan slowly turned around and went out, waved his hand, and walked out of the hall with several waiters and palace maids who were waiting, and closed the door.

Wang Yuan looked at Xuanzong quietly, Xuanzong sat on the bed with his head down, the two didn't speak for a long time, and the room suddenly fell silent again. The mosquito also began to buzz and fly again, waiting for an opportunity to be bloodthirsty.

"Wang Yuan, is this confession really Pang Long's own confession?" Xuanzong said slowly.

Wang Yuan's brows furrowed into a pimple, and at this time, Xuanzong was still asking such words. Either they don't want to admit this confession, or they suspect that they are being framed. Wang Yuan would not allow him to question the truth of this matter.

"Emperor Taishang, when interrogating Pang Long, there were more than ten civil and military officials in Chengdu. Among them are Zuo Xiang Wei Jiansu and Ping Zhang's political affairs Yan Zhenqing. During the interrogation, Yan Zhenqing used a clamping stick to be whipped, but Pang Long did not confess, and was later interrogated by the minister himself. The punishment was not applied during the interrogation. That Pang Long's conscience found out and took the initiative to confess. If His Majesty has any doubts, he can summon Yan Zhenqing, Wei Jiansu, or Chengdu Taishou Li Mi and others to come and confirm. Wang Yuan said.

Xuanzong hurriedly said: "Wang Yuan, don't misunderstand. I am not questioning the veracity of your interrogation statements. I'm worried that someone will use this Pang Long to bite indiscriminately and sow discord. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Emperor Taishang, I'm afraid that Pang Long's indiscriminate bite is not valid." Let me ask, what is the purpose of Pang Long's this? He can't bite anyone on the head of His Majesty and Li Guangbi. If he bites me, it's forgivable. After all, the minister is carrying too many black cauldrons, maybe Pan Biting Chen is more credible. Judging from the cause and effect of this matter, there is nothing wrong with it. But one thing has not yet been confirmed, Pang Long confessed that Li Guangbi instructed him to poison the emperor, and Li Guangbi was in the name of His Majesty, but Pang Long did not receive instructions from His Majesty himself. So whether His Majesty is involved in this matter today is still a question mark. The minister does not fully believe this confession at present, and the minister cannot conclude that Li Guangbi and His Majesty are really the masterminds behind this confession alone. But one thing is certain, that is, this Pang Long followed Yuan Mingyuan, who announced the decree, from the capital to commit murder, so the credibility of the whole thing has increased a lot. ”

Xuanzong nodded slowly and said, "Your words make sense. Maybe Li Guangbi made his own opinion, not Mao'er