"Those who have ambitions for imperial power are none other than vassal clans. But if it is other clansmen, they will never achieve their goals in this way, and they are qualified to become heirs, so why hope for the next generation? ”

"Only the Lu Wangfu is an exception."

"The children of King Lu's Mansion used to have the same qualifications, but because they committed the crime of rebellion, they will never have this possibility again."

"But after ten years of planning, once it is destroyed, will they be willing?"

"The suicide of apologetic back then may be to put all the sins on King Lu alone, so as to protect the children of King Lu's mansion."

"Especially the person who was once closest to the position of the heir, can he really be willing to be mediocre and just watch other clans compete for the imperial power that may have belonged to him?"

"It is speculated that the remnants of the Lu Wangfu have this ulterior ambition, but also have to take a risky move because of the loss of qualifications, and by confusing the royal bloodline, the hope of realizing this ambition is pinned on the prince born to Concubine Min Shu."

Meng Jin agreed with Meng Qingyun's analysis.

"In that case, turn it over and push it backwards."

"Before the fall of King Lu's mansion, there was ten years of planning, and there must have been a lot of hidden piles in the palace."

After the defeat, King Lu committed suicide, one of which was to raise private soldiers. However, when the three legal divisions decided on the criminal law, those private soldiers dissipated ahead of schedule, and in the end, only a few hundred people were arrested and sent to serve at the border gates, where did the others go? ”

"At that time, the trees of the Lu Wangfu were scattered, and everyone inevitably thought that these Qiu Ba got the news and became deserters, although there was an official document on sea capture, but the progress has been slow, and there are still hundreds of people who have not been arrested."

"Now it seems that I am afraid that these deserters will be reduced to pieces, lurking in the city, and still acting for the remnants of the Lu Wangfu."

Meng Jin said: "So no wonder, Dali Temple can't find out the source of the weapons of the gangsters who robbed and killed you in Bianhe, because these standard weapons are not from any of the existing armies, but the private soldiers of the Lu Wangfu back then." ”

Sure enough, after such speculation, one ring after another, they were all buckled.

Meng Qingyun said: "Then the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes is about to come out." ”

The father and daughter looked out of the window to the west, and the area was full of mansions of powerful officials in the court, including the residence of Sun Jinheng, the former privy envoy.

The current head of the Sun family is Sun Yun, the son of Sun Jinheng, who is currently the head of the household.

Sun Yun's only daughter is Sun Man'er.

Sun Man'er's husband is the third son of the Qianlu Palace, Jiang Yang.

After the death of King Lu, all the children and their families were demoted to commoners, and the daughter of the son of a prominent and high-ranking family fell into the mud at once, which was worse than the wild dogs on the side of the road.

Jiang Yang was also the most popular heir candidate back then, and once he became an ant people, he had nowhere to go, so he could only join his father-in-law with his wife Sun Man'er and send his grandson to the fence.

Everyone despised and pitied him, who would have thought that this was precisely the strategy of hibernation.

Meng Qingyun said: "If it is Jiang Yang, the incident at the Yaxi Wharf can still be explained, maybe he resents his father for exposing the conspiracy of Lu Wangfu, and he doesn't dare to kill people directly, so he made such a warning to vent his anger." But what was the purpose of this Bianhe robbery? ”

"At the beginning in Yaxi, he didn't really attack my father and me, so why did he suddenly have murderous intentions today?"

Meng Jin shook his head: "It may not be aimed at you and me." ”

"Since he can poison Concubine Min Shu and arrange the robbery of the Bianhe River, one means that there are available people under him, and the other means that he is well-informed."

"The official family said a few days ago that they would announce the heir candidate on the Double Ninth Festival, so naturally they have already made up their minds about it."

"Jiang Yang probably knew the last candidate of the official family, so he made the killer."

Meng Qingyun's heart jumped: "Shu'er! ”

Meng Jin stared at her with a look of certainty.

On Jiang Shu's birthday that day, after Meng Qingyun came back, he had a seal with Meng Jin.

Further back, at the Wenju banquet, Jiang Fang also hinted at Mengjin.

Meng Jin often walks in front of the official family, and he is the confidant of the official family, and the official family will naturally have traces exposed.

Even if others don't know, the father and daughter have long been inseparable, and the real candidate for the heir in the eyes of the official family is not Jiang Fang, who became famous after the reconstruction of the Northern Outer City, but the child who has been ignored by everyone - Jiang Shu.

"It's not me who they're going to kill, it's not King Qi, it's Shu'er!"

Meng Jin: "Yes, King Qi and you, either the disaster of the pond fish or a deliberate trick. ”

Meng Qingyun shook his head: "Jiang Yang will shoot the horses at Yaxi Wharf that day, which shows that this person is narrow-minded and will be revenged." Bianhe robbery, his real goal may be Shu'er, but killing me is probably revenge by the way. ”

Meng Jin nodded: "In short, all signs point to Jiang Yang." ”

He took the case: "This person is insidious and vicious, and he is good at hiding and forbearing, even Concubine Min Shu dares to poison him, and I don't know how many accomplices there are in secret." I immediately entered the palace and told the official family that such a murderer like a poisonous snake and beast should be arrested as soon as possible, lest he be at the end of his rope and make another poisonous move. ”

Having said that, Meng Jin did not enter the palace recklessly based on his own speculation.

He still went to Dali Temple first, and compared his inferences and evidence chains with Dali Temple Qing one by one.

As a result, the two cases were merged into one case and all the prisoners were rearraigned.

Originally, a number of palace people were imprisoned in the case of Concubine Min Shu's aconitum case; Although the gangsters who pursued Meng Qingyun, Jiang Fang, and Jiang Shu in the Bianhe robbery and murder case were all killed, such an action could not be without traces.

With a conclusion first and then a reverse interrogation, the confessions between the suspects were easily linked together, and a breakthrough was made in the case.

Not only did the mastermind behind the scenes point directly at Jiang Yang, but even those dead men who secretly entered Beijing and hirked in the market also showed traces of hiding.

Mengjin and Dali Siqing didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly sorted out the case file and confession, and entered the palace to report to the official family before the palace gate was locked.

The official family was naturally furious, acted resolutely, and ordered the immediate arrest of Jiang Yang and his accomplices.

At the beginning of the fall of the Lu Palace, a cadre of private soldiers had drawn images for sea capture, and now the file image was called, and the Dali Temple immediately contacted the front division of the temple and the Kaifeng Mansion to assist in the arrest.

At the beginning of the day, the nightlife of Bianjing City has just begun.

Military patrol soldiers armed with sticks, knives and guns broke into the city in small teams.

The sound of the horses' hooves of the Praetorian Guards rumbled through the streets.

The people were terrified.

What's going on here?

The western outer city is close to the inner city wall, and it is the residence of dignitaries, and the residence of Sun Yun, the current household servant, is also here.

As soon as the descendants of the Sun family hung the wind lantern outside the gate, the Praetorian Guards kicked in the door with the official imperial decree.

The Sun family was shocked, angry and afraid.

However, after the chickens and dogs jumped, the Praetorian Guards found nothing except for Jiang Yang's wife Sun Man'er and his few remaining cronies.

Jiang Yang is missing.