On Zixiao City's side, Shangguan Yu focused on investigating the poisoning of people.

Several important people in the army were poisoned, and Bai Ling took some time out of his day to treat them.

The prisoner who asked Zifeng for it before was also brought into the space by Bai Ling for trial.

However, the whistleblower seems to be acting alone, and the task is also the transmission of the situation of the note, so Bai Ling did not find any clues about the people behind the scenes.

But the whistleblower couldn't bear the pain of poison torture, but taught Bai Ling and the others how to use the whistle, and then was left in the space to do coolies.

Zixiao City is composed of five large cities, so Bai Ling will disperse all the people who have learned to use the whistle to various places, no matter where the poisonous people appear, these people can use the whistle to control the poisonous people.

Shangguan Yu also sent a large number of people to various places to investigate and secretly visit, but all those who encountered suspicious people were strictly supervised to prevent the occurrence of another incident of poisoning people and massacring the city from the root.

Capital.

After receiving Shangguan Yu's secret report, the emperor's face turned pale, and he smashed the imperial study in anger.

"Summoning the crown prince immediately...... No, it is rumored that the prime minister, the general who protects the country, and the king of Han enter the palace to meet him! The Emperor angrily gave an order.

There were officials who submitted urgent reports before, and the emperor did not take the poisoning of people too seriously at that time.

But even the iron walls like the Zixiao Army can be infiltrated, and the emperor only feels cold all over, and he is not sure if there are people around him who will stretch out their poisonous hands at any time.

Thinking that everyone around him might become a poisonous person, the throne would not be guaranteed, and even he would become a poisonous person, the emperor felt that no one could believe it.

Whether it is the crown prince or the princes, they all want to compete for the throne, and it is difficult to guarantee that it is not the mastermind behind the scenes, or something related to it.

The emperor's angry smashing of the imperial study naturally spread soon.

The courtiers couldn't guess why the emperor was angry, and the three people who were summoned were all kept secret, but they were so anxious that the ministers trembled every day when they went to court.

As a civil official and the head of a hundred officials, the prime minister can't leave the capital, but he also has his own secret mission.

The King of Han and the general who protected the country did not even return to the mansion, so they counted the guards and left the capital in a hurry.

Kunning Palace.

The prince saluted the queen in a panic, and waved his hand to let all the palace people retreat.

"The queen mother, in the past, when the father and emperor encountered major events, they would summon their sons to go to the imperial study to listen to them, so that their sons could learn how to govern the country. But this time, I don't know what happened, my father actually concealed it from my son, and my son's heart was uneasy. The prince said in fear.

The queen didn't notice that the gaffe was wrong, but at this time, she could only appease her son first.

"Why don't you have a brain?" The queen looked at the crown prince in disappointment, "The most important thing you should do at this time is to do something without noticing." If the queen mother gets the news, she will naturally inform you that if you enter the palace so recklessly, it means that this matter has nothing to do with you, and your father will be suspicious. ”

"Don't you just do nothing?" The prince asked dejectedly.

"Have you received the news that the third prince has entered the palace?" The queen asked in a low voice.

"Nope." The prince replied truthfully.

The queen glared at the prince with hatred, if it weren't for her own son, she really wouldn't have supported it.

Although the three princes are not in the climate, they are the most powerful contenders for the crown prince, and the three princes can calm down at this time, but the prince cannot, it can be seen that the prince is not as good as the three princes.

If it weren't for the identity of the eldest son, the crown prince really didn't have any advantage over other princes.

"Remember the words of the queen mother, you are now the crown prince, as long as it is not a major crime of rebellion, no one can pull you down from the position of the prince. Your father is suspicious by nature, and the most important thing you should do at this moment is to keep to yourself and make your father believe that you are not in a hurry to ascend to that position, otherwise your father really has the intention to abolish you, and the queen mother will not be able to protect you. The queen persuaded bitterly.

Although the prince was still uneasy in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything more, so he knelt down and left.

And according to the queen's wishes, she asked the emperor to say goodbye, trying to show that a son cares about his father, rather than being keen on court politics.

However, the queen has paved the way for the prince for so many years, and she is much more sensitive to court politics than the prince.

After knowing that the crown prince was out of the palace, he muttered: "The emperor has always wanted to get rid of the Han Palace, and even except for the guards of Zixiao City, he will not let the Han King participate in any court politics at all, how can he be ordered this time?" ”

It's not just that the empress is puzzled, but anyone who knows the emperor's actions doesn't suspect that something big is going on, so that the emperor would rather believe in the Han Palace, but also avoid other courtiers.

However, the ability of the Han Wangfu is known to many people, and it is even more speculated that something big happened in the court, but no one can find out one or two.

After the king of Han left Beijing, he sent someone to send a secret letter to Shangguan Yu.

Although the imperial court did not allow the news of the poisonous people to be leaked, the King of Han could not hide it from his son, not to mention that he was also worried about the situation of Shangguan Yu and Zixiao City.

On the side of Zixiao City, Shangguan Yu's iron-blooded methods were very effective, and in less than a month, most of the fine work and hidden piles were eradicated, but it did not affect the normal life of the people, and it stabilized the morale of the army.

Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu worked together, if it weren't for Bai Ling's space to pour out enough time, Shangguan Yu's just right body would have to be exhausted, and the two would not have a chance to meet.

"It's also strange to say, the people behind the scenes raise poisoners, which are understandable in those remote towns, and they are not easy to be discovered by the imperial court, but why would they do it in the Zixiao Army?" Bai Ling asked the doubts in his heart.

During this time, he helped Shangguan Yu interrogate those details.

It's a pity that no one can explain the clues related to the poisoner.

However, as long as it is a cancer, eradicating it is a good thing for Shangguan Yu, and it is not in vain.

"That's what I don't understand." Shangguan Yu had just finished bathing, and his hair was still wet on his shoulders, so he took the scallion oil noodles that Bai Ling had prepared for him and ate them.

Seeing this, Bai Ling habitually picked up a handkerchief and wiped Shangguan Yu's long hair, like an old husband and wife.

"I think the people behind the scenes shouldn't be those princes. During that time in the capital, people checked them, except for a few princes who had not yet made achievements, the crown prince and the third prince were not in the climate. However, with the heart of the third prince, if he knew about the existence of the poisonous man, even if the people behind the scenes did not go to him, he would find a way to cooperate. Bai Ling analyzed.

"What Ling'er said is extremely true, the three princes will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. If you can't pull the prince off the horse, you will definitely do something to force the palace at the last moment, which is why I have been collecting evidence of his crimes. Although the crown prince is incompetent, I would rather him inherit the throne than the ruthless third prince. Shangguan Yu said.

"Why does it have to be the current crown prince, or the third prince to inherit the throne?" Bai Ling's hand paused, squatted in front of Shangguan Yu, and asked: "There are so many emperors' sons, if you choose a virtuous prince to be the monarch, the people will benefit and not mention it, and the Han Wangfu can be clean for decades, isn't it?" ”

"Does Ling'er know how much it costs to support a prince to ascend to the throne?" Shangguan Yu looked at Bai Ling with burning eyes and asked with a slight smile.

"In terms of troops, the Zixiao Army is the biggest reliance. I can provide as much money as I can. As long as there is such a candidate among the princes, why don't we give it a try? Anyway, the emperor can't tolerate the existence of the Han Palace, and no matter which of the crown prince and the third prince inherit the throne, it is estimated that they have the same mind as the emperor. ”