Chapter 178: Family Affection? Bullshit!
Rest and live happily for a night, and after the master slipped away like a thief, Shi Wei also quickly cleaned himself up and rushed to the Forbidden Palace.
The matter of Zhao Kuangyin being put on arsenic is still unresolved, this matter is very important, and Shi Wei must find out the real culprit behind the scenes as soon as possible.
In the next few days, Shi Wei walked around the palace, racking his brains to check all the people and things that should be checked, but still did not find the slightest trace of spiders.
Moreover, what surprised Shi Wei even more was that Zhao Kuangyin had taken a large dose of mung bean soup for several days, but the poison of arsenic in his body still showed no signs of weakening.
It seems that Zhao Kuangyin is still continuing to take arsenic.
This newly discovered strange sign made Shi Wei realize that Zhao Kuangyin's arsenic poisoning was probably not due to diet, and his efforts in the past few days were simply looking in the wrong direction.
At dusk, Shi Wei went to the imperial study to report the latest investigation progress to Zhao Kuangyin.
Shi Wei Yingxuan entered the hall and walked into the hall, but saw that Zhao Kuangyin was buried in the book, looking attentive.
Although Zhao Kuangyin was born as a martial artist, but since he became the emperor, he began to be keen on reading and improving his cultural accomplishment.
Shi Wei was originally saluting, but looking at Zhao Kuangyin's attentive appearance, it seemed that he was reading the excitement, so he didn't squeak to disturb his interest, so he only lowered his head and stood in front of the palace.
He stood there quietly, quietly looking at Zhao Kuangyin's reading of a book.
Originally, it was nothing, but looking at it, there was suddenly a small detail that caught Shi Wei's attention.
Zhao Kuangyin has a small problem when reading books, every time he turns the page, he always likes to dip his index finger into a mouthful of saliva, and then twist the page.
Shi Wei also had this habit when he was a child, when the quality of the paper was average, and when he read the villain's book, he also used his saliva to wet the corner of the book, so that it was easy to turn the book.
Originally, this was a very ordinary move, if it was normal, Shi Wei wouldn't care too much about it at all, but today, Shi Wei became more and more suspicious the more he looked at it.
The look of suspicion gradually raised his eyebrows.
Zhao Kuangyin on the case turned another page, inadvertently glanced at the front of the hall, and saw that Shi Wei had arrived, so he put down the book and said strangely: "Shi Aiqing, why don't you squeak when you come in." ”
Shi Wei hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The minister has seen Your Majesty, and the minister only saw that His Majesty was reading and was on the rise, so he didn't dare to squeak, for fear of disturbing His Majesty's interest." ”
Zhao Kuangyin smiled and asked him how the investigation of the arsenic poisoning was.
Shi Wei said truthfully, he said that he had investigated the suspicious people and things inside and outside the palace several times, but there were still no clues at all.
Zhao Kuangyin listened, and his face, which was still smiling, gradually became gloomy.
It's no wonder that when I think of having a black hand behind the queen, I think about it all day long and want to kill him, don't say that it is the emperor of the Ninety-Five, even if it is an ordinary person, it will be like sitting on pins and needles when it comes to this kind of thing, and it will be difficult to solve it.
"Since you can't find out the real murderer if you are soft, then I can only use the hard one." Zhao Kuangyin's words were full of murderous intent.
Listening to his words, most of them planned to put all the eunuchs and palace maids in charge of food and drink in prison, and torture them to force them to find clues.
Zhao Kuangyin is not a harsh emperor, but when his surname is endangered, he will do anything.
Shi Wei faintly felt a chill, and his heart was shocked.
"Alright, you go down first, I will take care of this matter myself." Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and continued to look down at the book.
Just as Shi Wei was about to retreat, he saw Zhao Kuangyin spitting and flipping through the book.
In his eyes, as if playing back in slow motion, he watched Zhao Kuangyin slowly put the index finger that turned the page into his mouth.
The picture is frozen in this moment for a moment.
Shi Wei's eyes lit up suddenly, and his face flashed with excitement and amazement.
Zhao Kuangyin noticed that Shi Wei hadn't left yet, so he raised his head and asked, "Shi Aiqing, do you have anything else to play?" ”
His thoughts were flying, and Shi Wei had already made a plan for a while, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a question in his heart, I don't know whether to ask it or not?" ”
Zhao Kuangyin looked suspicious, put down the book and said, "What do you want to ask, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Shi Wei coughed a few times and asked, "I want to ask, has Your Majesty been reading any books recently?" ”
Zhao Kuangyin was stunned, as if he hadn't turned a corner for a while, and he couldn't understand why he suddenly asked.
Shi Wei hurriedly said: "The reason why the minister asked this is because it is about finding out the real culprit who poisoned His Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty can tell the truth." ”
Zhao Kuangyin looked stunned, stared at Shi Wei suspiciously, raised the book in his hand and said, "I have been reading this book recently, what, what does this have to do with me being poisoned?" ”
Shi Wei's brows condensed slightly, and Zhao Kuangyin's words were just as he expected.
He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if this book can be read by Wei Chen." ”
Zhao Kuangyin became more and more confused, thinking that Shi Wei's behavior was really a little rude, but thinking that Shi Wei said that it was related to the murderer, but he had to temporarily suppress his displeasure and ordered the eunuch to give the book to Shi Wei.
Shi Wei held the book in his hand and took a closer look, and found that this thick book had been read by Zhao Kuangyin for most of the time, and almost all of the corners of each page were stained with wet traces, which were obviously stained by Zhao Kuangyin.
"Your Majesty, how long have you been reading this book?" Shi Wei asked as he looked at the book.
Zhao Kuangyin said: "This book was dedicated to me by King Jin more than two months ago, what's wrong?" ”
King Jin, Zhao Guangyi!
When Shi Wei heard this name, his body suddenly shook, and a terrifying chill surged in his heart.
Immediately, he felt a sense of relief.
"Zhao Guangyi, it turned out to be you, then all this makes sense."
A sneer rose at the corner of Shi Wei's mouth, raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister may have found the reason for His Majesty's poisoning." ”
Zhao Kuangyin's expression was shocked, surprise and excitement swept between his eyebrows, and he hurriedly asked what the reason was.
Shi Wei didn't answer first, but asked the eunuch to bring a glass of water and a silver needle.
Just when Zhao Kuangyin was puzzled by his actions, he heard a "whoosh", Shi Wei actually tore off a few pages of the book, formed a ball, and put it into the water in a blink of an eye.
"Why are you!" Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback and shouted.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment, and the minister will give Your Majesty a reasonable explanation." Shi Wei's tone was calm and confident, and he inserted the silver needle into the water as he spoke.
Zhao Kuangyin knew what this meant, Shi Wei was testing poison.
As smart as he was, he instantly guessed Shi Wei's intentions, and his face suddenly became extremely shocked.
Zhao Kuangyin's expression was extremely complicated, angry and disappointed, but he seemed to still have a trace of luck and didn't want to believe it.
At this time, he could only sit there helplessly, silently waiting for the result.
Time passed minute by minute, and there was silence in the imperial study of Nuoda, and Shi Wei could even hear Zhao Kuangyin's gradually heavy breathing.
Obviously, this emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is in an extremely nervous state at this moment.
I don't know how long it took, Shi Wei finally pulled the silver needle out of the water.
Zhao Kuangyin's body shook, and his nerves tightened to the extreme.
"The minister doesn't dare to say anything, please take a look at it." Shi Wei held the silver needle silently with both hands.
Zhao Kuangyin took the silver needle, and his hand trembled slightly.
He looked down, and there was still a certain look of hope in his eyes, but when he saw the silver needle, his face instantly turned as if it were dead ashes.
The lower part of the silver needle has turned gray and black.
That is a sign of toxin, which means that the water is poisonous, and the water soaks the pages, which naturally means that the pages are smeared with poison.
As for the book, it was presented by Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin.
This means that the murderer who poisoned and wanted to murder Zhao Kuangyin turned out to be his younger brother Zhao Guangyi.
Clang!
The silver needle in his hand fell on the desk, and Zhao Kuangyin leaned on the chair weakly, with a look of loss, as if he had experienced the heaviest blow in his life.
Shi Wei looked at the disheartened Zhao Kuangyin, and pity arose spontaneously, and he couldn't help but sigh quietly.
Shi Wei was able to explain Zhao Kuangyin's mood at the moment.
Zhao Kuangyin is a person who misses family affection, and over the years, although he and Zhao Guangyi have had disputes and mustards, in his opinion, this is just some contradictions between family members.
Brothers, flesh and blood, where will there be any deep hatred and hatred.
It's just that Zhao Kuangyin never expected that he had been thinking about his brother's affection, but his younger brother of King Jin didn't care about any family affection at all, and he was so insidious that he came up with such a vicious method to poison him.
"Why, why did you do this......" Zhao Kuangyin muttered weakly, as if he still couldn't believe the facts he had seen with his own eyes.
Shi Wei was secretly sighing in his heart, thinking that although the person in front of him was an emperor through the ages, wise and martial, he was still flesh and blood after all, and he had the weakness of ordinary people.
Zhao Guangyi for, hum, of course, to seize the throne.
Although Zhao Dezhao is now fledgling and the imperial court has also implemented the two-capital system, in the end, Zhao Guangyi has been operating in the court for so many years, and his power can be dismantled once and for a while.
Through the relocation of the capital, perhaps Zhao Guangyi has seen that his elder brother is determined to pass the throne to his son.
Zhao Guangyi, who was disappointed, knew very well that if he continued to consume it like this, the forces he had worked so hard to manage would be suppressed sooner or later, and at that time, his dream of being an emperor would also come to naught.
That's why he came up with such an insidious plan, wanting to poison Zhao Kuangyin to death without realizing it.
As soon as Zhao Kuangyin died, Zhao Guangyi could rely on the power he managed in the palace of the central court, as in the past, to seize the throne first.
At that time, how could Zhao Dezhao, who was already in the boat and fledgling, be able to compete with him.
The more Shi Wei thought about it, the colder he became, he pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the survival of Sheji, and the minister thinks that it is time for His Majesty to use extraordinary means. ”
(To be continued)