Li Yuan's gaze suddenly turned cold, and then a cold voice without a trace of emotion sounded:

"Drag it down, and the punishment will be served."

Shan Xiongxin and the others' faces changed, and they shouted one after another: "Your Majesty, we are really wronged...... Let me go...... Hmmm......"

The Praetorian Guards were well-trained to drag Shan Xiongxin and the others down.

And when Qian Jiulong was about to leave, he was stopped by Li Yuan.

"Duke Xun stayed."

Qian Jiulong stopped and said respectfully: "What else does Your Majesty command?" ”

Li Yuan stared at him and asked in a deep voice, "Did the prince look for you?" ”

Qian Jiulong was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, His Majesty was suspicious of him.

Fearing that a slow answer would aggravate the emperor's suspicions, Qian Jiulong quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the prince has not looked for the minister, and the minister has not seen the prince. ”

"Then you explain to me, why can't these people who boast of a sharp nose smell the fragrance on Shan Xiongxin's body?" Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and there was anger in his tone.

Qian Jiulong explained: "Your Majesty, these people are not elected by the ministers, but by the people in the palace.

"They have all been on errands in the palace for many years, and they are all known by the palace people as having sensitive noses, and they are not elected by private ministers.

"As for why they can't smell it, the minister doesn't know."

In fact, the reason why they can't smell it is either that Shan Xiongxin and others don't have this fragrance on them, or they smell it but lie.

But Qian Jiulong is more inclined to the latter, because the emperor can smell it, but they can't smell it, is there something strange about this?

Li Yuan was silent for a while, and his tone softened a lot: "You don't need to find someone to smell the fragrance, just torture, you must let them tell the truth." ”

"Yes."

Qian Jiulong hesitated for a moment, but still said to Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, just now Dali Siqing came to find the minister and asked if he had caught other live ......."

His Majesty asked him to assist the Third Division in investigating the assassination of King Qin, but in fact, he only asked him to hand over the two live mouths caught in the Ning Xiang Pavilion to the Third Division, and told him not to reveal the suspicious things of Shan Xiongxin and Xue Wanche and others.

But Dali Siqing seemed to hear the wind and came to ask him if he had any other life.

Li Yuan looked over: "How did you answer?" ”

"The minister said that he only caught two live mouths." Qian Jiulong replied.

Li Yuan showed a satisfied look: "Very good, you go down first." ”

"The minister retired."

......

In the side hall, Wei Chi Jingde knelt beside the bed and asked in a low voice: "King, why did you ask Cheng Shanggong to deny that Shan Xiongxin had a fragrance on them?" Doesn't that help them get away with it?

"We finally caught Shan Xiongxin and them, if Your Majesty believed Cheng Shanggong's words and let them go, wouldn't we be able to testify against the prince?"

Li Shimin pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile: "If you can avoid assassination by the palace guards, only the prince in the world can do it."

"Even if you didn't testify against them yesterday, Your Majesty would have doubted the Prince, but your testimony would have deepened Your Majesty's suspicions.

"I didn't expect His Majesty to interrogate it personally, but it would be more beneficial for us.

"The prince's people naturally won't testify that Shan Xiongxin has a fragrance on them, but among the people Xun Guogong found, there are not only the prince's people, but also my people.

"If everyone defends Shan Xiongxin with one voice, His Majesty will think that these people have all been bought by the crown prince, or that these people are all the prince's people.

"The prince's power is all over the palace, or the people in the palace are willing to lie to the emperor for the crown prince, do you know what it means?"

Wei Chi Jingde was shocked, if this is the case, His Majesty will definitely feel the threat from the crown prince.

Your Majesty is still in power, and the crown prince dares to buy people's hearts on a large scale, and even has the power to control the forbidden palace, which will make Your Majesty extremely jealous.

He couldn't help but cast a look of admiration: "The king's move is really high, the so-called way of using soldiers, attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom, if Your Majesty is preconceived, no matter how much the prince justifies, it is useless."

"Besides, this is the truth."

That's right, just like when he planned the prince's rebellion, his father was afraid of his control of the power of the military generals of Wenchen, not his attack on the prince.

Now it is the same situation, what my father is afraid of is not the prince's attack on him, but the prince's power to control the forbidden palace and even the courtiers.

Li Shimin slowly closed his eyes, hiding the smugness in them.

This time, he wants to completely bring down the crown prince.

......

Wudeden.

Li Yuanji looked at the guards kneeling below: "Is King Qin dead?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yin hurriedly persuaded: "Master be cautious, after all, this is the palace, and the wall has ears." ”

Li Yuanji glared at him, and then yelled at the guard, "Answer me." ”

The guard replied tremblingly: "Master Qiqi, the Taiji Palace is heavily guarded, especially since yesterday, the entry and exit have to be checked, and the two Zhen Imperial Doctors basically stay in the Taiji Palace, and occasionally go out to be accompanied by the Praetorian Guard, we can't find a chance."

"So...... We only know that King Qin was seriously injured, and as for the rest of the situation, we can't find out. ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanji's face immediately pulled down: "Waste." ”

At this time, Zhang Yin said: "Master, I heard that Your Majesty just summoned all the imperial doctors of the Imperial Physician Department to diagnose the pulse of King Qin, and now only two Imperial Doctors Zhen are left in the Taiji Palace, I think that the other imperial doctors should know about the situation of King Qin." ”

"Then don't go and inquire, I want to know the exact news." Li Yuanji roared.

Zhang Yin turned to the guards and yelled: "Why don't you go quickly?" ”

The guards immediately ran outside.

At this time, the chamberlain came to report: "Master, the secretary of the criminal department asks to see you." ”

Li Yuanji suddenly smiled: "Please." ”

Soon, Dou Dan walked in: "I've seen ......"

"No need to be polite, please take a seat." Li Yuanji was very enthusiastic, and as soon as Dou Dan sat down, he couldn't wait to ask: "What is the situation in the court today?" ”

Dou Dan glanced at the people in the hall, and saw that they were all Li Yuanji's henchmen, so he told Li Yuanji what happened in the court this morning.

After Li Yuanji heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, "Since Your Majesty has ordered your three divisions to investigate this case, you should investigate it well." ”

This surprised Dou Dan, he believed that many people should be like him, thinking that the assassination of King Qin in the palace was done by the prince, and the king of Qi has always supported the prince, and now the king of Qi said this to him, obviously wanting the prince to ambush him.

Could it be the king of Qi...... Also have the heart to win the heir?

Guessing this, Dou Dan was shocked, he didn't expect King Qi to look impulsive and irritable on weekdays, but his mind was so deep.

He didn't mention the crown prince and the king of Qin again, and instead told Li Yuanji about another thing: "Today, Yang Yushi impeached Yin Guogong, and His Majesty ordered me to investigate and deal with it strictly, what do you think I should do?" ”

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Li Yuanji's mouth instantly froze: "I heard you say just now that Yang Yushi also impeached Xun Guogong and General Li, and now he impeached Yin Guogong, who is Yang Yushi?" ”

"I don't know who he is, anyway, Your Majesty handed over this case to me, I thought that Concubine Yin De and the crown princess had a deep friendship, so I wanted to come and ask your opinion."

Li Yuanji thought for a while: "You investigate first, but don't present the evidence to Your Majesty first, show it to me before deciding." ”

"Okay." Dou Dan agreed.

After Dou Dan left, Li Yuanji asked left and right: "What is the movement in Shujing Palace?" ”

Yu Wenbao replied: "I heard that Concubine Yin De went to Taiji Palace today, but she angered Your Majesty, and was punished by Your Majesty for thinking about it behind closed doors. ”

Li Yuanji secretly thought to himself, is his father punishing Concubine Yin De for kidnapping Wang Yu, or is he punishing Concubine Yin De first because he wants to attack the Yin Guogong Mansion?

"Send someone to keep an eye on the movements of Shujing Palace, and report if there is any abnormal movement."

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