Chapter Eighty-Four: Collusion with the Assassins
In order to confirm the conjecture in his heart, Gu Yu thought about it and sent his subordinates to secretly follow Li Yi.
If this matter really had something to do with him, Li Yi would definitely secretly find an opportunity to join up with the Assassins, and then he would be able to obtain evidence.
With his strength alone, without any backing, it is difficult to shake Li Yi in the slightest.
Since the matter was handed over to Gu Yu for investigation, a boulder in Li Chengzhou's heart fell to the ground.
In the past few days, many officials have been investigated and prosecuted, and the female dependents of the Department of Education and Workshop are advancing day by day.
He went to the Teaching Department to read it in person, and they were all mediocre women.
"These ladies should do it according to the rules of the past, nothing special."
On weekdays, if he was optimistic about any female dependent, he would take it back to the palace, but today he couldn't choose one of the many female dependents to take away, which made Zhao Songlin next to him also surprised.
But he didn't say anything, bowed slightly, and immediately arranged it.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a strong breath.
If it is an ordinary martial artist, he will only see some special manifestations on the surface, but the body of an immortal cultivator will exude a strong aura.
"Did those people come a few days ago?"
He looked at Zhao Songlin beside him and pointed slightly to the location of several people.
Hearing this, Zhao Songlin looked at it fixedly, and seemed to have an impression in his heart.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered a few people.
"Yes, they're the same guys who came before, they're foreigners."
The other day they were searching for the strangers who were coming and going, and these days were the strangers of that day.
The murderous aura on his body in the past few days is very weak, revealing a faint aura.
The leader of that day was not among them, but he should not be taken lightly.
"You can arrange for a few clever people to accompany them and find out some news."
After getting Li Chengzhou's orders, Zhao Songlin immediately arranged for his subordinates to select a few clever female dependents to accompany him.
He was not in a hurry, and when he arrived at the separate room of the Teaching Division, he made a pot of tea.
The fragrance of tea was overflowing, and when he finished drinking tea, Zhao Songlin walked in with a nervous face.
"Lord Wang, those girls got some clues."
Seeing his complicated expression, Li Chengzhou knew that the news he wanted had been inquired by these female dependents.
He looked happy and immediately accepted the tea set.
"Bring those girls in."
Naturally, he didn't dare to delay such a big event, and after Zhao Songlin brought the girls in, he stayed outside the door.
"The situation just came to 1510."
Although it is an indifferent sentence, it exudes a powerful aura.
It was also the first time for a few people to see the prince, and they immediately knelt on the ground and told the details of the situation that had just accompanied a few people.
As several people continued to tell, Li Chengzhou's face gradually changed.
"Those people talked about how they were ordered by the prime minister to come to do things this time, and they also said that they were under the orders of the prime minister of the Lieyun Empire, not the prince of Daqian, if there was no order from the prime minister, they would not run for the prince of Daqian."
Hearing this, Li Chengzhou's face changed suddenly.
It seems that there should be a prince who secretly colluded with the prime minister of the Lieyun Empire and took advantage of this ancestor worship ceremony to kill the emperor.
"But what else is the clue? Did those people say which prince it was? ”
If he can take the lead in mastering such important matters, he will have a head start, and even if the emperor dies, he will have the ability to protect himself.
Several people looked at each other, and then shook their heads.
"Those people didn't say which prince did it, but they must be the princes of Daqian, and they are not orthodox people in the Lieyun Empire, they always feel that they are a little different from ordinary people, but their living habits are the same as those of the Lieyun Empire."
Li Chengzhou did not take these details to heart.
These assassins are all immortal cultivators, and they should have abandoned distracting thoughts, but now they are arrogant and lascivious outside, and they should be casual cultivators.
Immortal cultivators are completely different from ordinary people, and there is nothing to doubt.
The immediate task is to find out who this prince is.
"Alright, you guys go down."
With a wave of his hand, several people left in acquainted with each other.
When Li Chengzhou walked out of the room, he saw Zhao Songlin guarding the door.
"Lord Wang."
Zhao Songlin saluted respectfully, and secretly tested Li Chengzhou's mind in his heart.
"Prepare the car, go home."
Li Chengzhou did not hesitate, Zhao Songlin immediately arranged it, and a carriage stopped in front of the door not long after.
Seeing Li Chengzhou leave, Zhao Songlin immediately arranged for the girls to retreat behind the scenes.
Li Chengzhou in the carriage looked shocked, there were many people just now, and he strongly suppressed his feelings.
Now that he knows half of the truth, he is in danger.
When he returned to the mansion, he hurried into the study and listed the current princes.
Thinking about it carefully, the prince in the assassin's mouth should not be the crown prince Li Yi.
If Li Yi colludes with the prime minister of the Lieyun Empire, then he will face a major test in succeeding to the throne in the future.
The prime minister of the Lieyun Empire was already a wolf with ambitions and was bent on annexing the Great Qian Dynasty, so Li Yi naturally would not be accompanied by the tiger.
And the prince, now the most popular is the sixth prince Li Heng, in order to succeed to the throne, he may get carried away and choose foreign help.
As for Li Xuan, although he is the seventh prince, he will not collude with foreign clans for the throne, but if he has always been disguised, then Li Xuan is the most dangerous.
Now this matter must be related to Li Xuan and Li Heng, but it is a little difficult to find the truth by peeling back the cocoon.
Just when he was trapped in the study and kept analyzing, the housekeeper outside came to report, and when he learned that Zhao Songlin had come to tell him about the important matter, Li Chengzhou immediately saw him.
"Oh no, those girls were killed."
Suddenly, Li Chengzhou's face sank, and he hurried to the Teaching Workshop Division after him.
When he arrived at the Workshop Division, he immediately checked the girls' deaths.
The wounds of these women were neatly aligned, and they were all bloodstains on their necks, which should have come from the sword qi practiced by immortal cultivators, and they were killed with one blow.
"They should have been in a state of freedom and distraction when they were assassinated, not aware of the danger coming, and no one around them saw the assassins appear, so it is very likely that these people were so powerful that they killed people without knowing it."
After Zhao Songlin inspected the wounds of several people, he made an inference based on the situation of the girls.
Hearing this, Li Chengzhou's face showed a hint of surprise.
"You mean, no one saw the murderer?"
He raised his eyebrows slightly, his face full of surprise.
Zhao Songlin nodded slightly.
Seeing his reaction like this, Li Chengzhou suddenly fell into deep thought.
It was the group of assassins who killed the girls, and they must have been alert, thinking that Li Chengzhou knew about their situation, so they attacked the girls first.
"Don't make a noise about this matter first, and bury the girls first."
After giving the order, he left the room where the body was kept.
Along the way, he had mixed feelings and a heavy heart.
Now that he has no umbrella, his situation will be even more difficult.