Chapter 448: Simplifying the Problem
As for Prince De's life, it must still be there, and the royal family members all have life cards, and if they die, they will definitely be the first to know about it. So at the moment, Chu Xian can only use the method of elimination without any clues.
Eliminate the impossible, and what remains is the truth and the answer.
Back in the state capital, Chu Xian quietly dealt with the affairs in the state capital, and when it was almost over, he called an official from the state capital and asked him to inform him, saying that he, the new assassin, was going to visit Prince De.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of thing, and it is a matter of course for the newly appointed assassin to visit the prince of the imperial family, which will not arouse suspicion, but if he does not go, he will provoke tongue.
Chu Xian went to further understand Prince De.
The state capital has special people to deal with these things, and now Chu Xian's status is not what it used to be, he is the history of the assassin, which is equivalent to the history of the assassin. As the largest official in the state capital, there is a group of people who serve below, such as the Internal Affairs Office of Your Excellency the First Assistant, the officials in it are all for the officials of the First Auxiliary Cabinet, of course, no matter how big or small, they will be responsible, which is also a privilege that only high-ranking officials have.
Chu Xian is now a 'high-ranking official'.
The personal guards are Chu San and Luo Yong, in addition, Chu Xian has a lot of entourage around him, and when he travels, at least seven or eight people follow, if it is usual, it is normal for more than a dozen people to follow.
didn't go over to visit Prince De, Chu Xian only brought a few people, and among these people, only Chu San and Luo Yong really trusted.
When I arrived at Prince De's mansion, the imposter had already gotten the news and came out to greet him in person, which was also in line with Prince De's usual style on weekdays, kind and humble, not to mention that the visit was a thorn history.
The impostor obviously saw Chu Xian's intentions, and found an opportunity to secretly say: "I'll take you around in a while, in addition, I have specially summoned Prince De's wife and children, and you can also meet them, I hope it can help you." ”
Chu Xian nodded, of course, it is not easy for the imposter to be selected by the Shoufu Pavilion to spy on Prince De, but in this case, he can only rely on himself.
In a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere, Chu Xian knew the layout of the entire Prince De's mansion, and also met several wives and many heirs of Prince De.
Although Prince De likes men, but this is also a job done behind the scenes, on the surface, of course, he has to marry a wife and have children, his ladies, all of them are very beautiful, and among Prince De's heirs, the eldest is also in his thirties, and the younger is only three or five years old, a very huge table, can't even sit down.
Chu Xian wrote everyone down, speaking of which, among the children of Prince De, there are indeed a few extremely outstanding, whether it is talent or vision, they can be impressive, but unfortunately, because they are the heirs of the royal family, even if they are admitted to the list, it is very troublesome to enter the office.
The status of a person who is respected sometimes becomes an obstacle, which is something that no one can think of.
Chu Xian had no intention of questioning the rule that the descendants of the imperial family were not allowed to enter the court and politics set by the Holy Ancestor of Taizong, but strictly speaking, this rule was indeed a bit unkind, of course, this was also for fear that the royal family would take power and destroy the system of the first auxiliary cabinet in power.
In addition, the Shoufu Pavilion sent people to monitor the royal family, and it seems that it has gone too far.
It's just that Chu Xian also understands this kind of thing, after all, there have been things that have happened before the royal family seized power, and it has also caused some big disasters, so the Shoufu Pavilion is just a precautionary measure.
At this time, a young girl got up and said to Chu Xian: "I have heard that Lord Chu is a model of literati, and he is unparalleled in learning, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation, but I don't know what Lord Chu said in the book, is it really seen with my own eyes?"
It was Prince De's third daughter who spoke, sixteen years old, at the age of the beginning of love, and her appearance was also a standard beauty, and at this moment, Miao Mu stared at Chu Xian quite boldly.
Seeing this, the impostor coughed and said, "Han'er, don't be rude." ”
Chu Xian waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Miss Han'er is talking about the history of the rivers and rivers, right?"
The girl called Han'er nodded hurriedly: "Lord Chu's book, I have read it many times, this book is really mysterious, obviously it is not at home, but it seems to be able to travel to the north and south of the river, which is fascinating, among the poems and articles describing the scenery of various places, each of which can be called a classic, is even more wonderful, it is rumored that Lord Chu is young, not much older than me, Han'er wants to ask, when Lord Chu wrote this strange book, did he go to various places in person?"
Chu Xian said with a smile: "This question is good, some people wanted to ask it before, but they didn't dare to ask, today Miss Han'er asked, then I will answer truthfully, among the chronicles of the rivers and rivers, some of them are indeed what I have personally seen, of course, most of them are compiled by referring to various classics and collecting articles from various tourists." ”
Na Han'er nodded again and again: "Lord Chu, Na Han'er knows, one day, Han'er will definitely go to the places mentioned in the book one by one, and appreciate the beauty of the holy dynasty created by my Taizong Holy Ancestor." ”
The other royal heirs who said this all nodded their heads again and again.
Chu Xian felt that the third daughter of Prince De had a good personality, at least she dared to say and act, and she was also the most impressive.
It was getting late, and Chu Xian was naturally a timely farewell.
Walking outside, Chu Xian secretly pondered, there is nothing suspicious about this Prince De's mansion, and several of Prince De's wives and children are not aware of the problem with the counterfeit goods at all, which shows that the imitation of the counterfeit goods is absolutely vivid.
Ruan Xiaolou of the Moon Viewing Pavilion didn't know the whereabouts of Prince De, and he didn't even know that Prince De was missing, and the people in this palace were the same.
That's weird.
Is Prince De's disappearance a hiding, or has he been kidnapped?
There must be another deep meaning in this, if it is said that Prince De deliberately hid and wanted to force out the impostor, there may be this possibility, but now that he has his wish, he should also show up at the right time, but obviously not.
If you don't hide by yourself, you will be taken captive, but who can quietly take away Prince De?
Still clueless.
In the next few days, in addition to doing a good job in the normal affairs of the state capital, Chu Xian is to explore all kinds of possible clues, but with little success, although the imposter is in a hurry, he can only wait patiently for the result, of course, he is also secretly probing, but again, nothing has been found, after all, this kind of thing is not solved by whoever is high in cultivation and who is strong in martial arts, and sometimes, absolute strength may not be able to deal with all occasions.
"Assuming that Prince De is colluding with other members of the royal family, planning to use his disappearance to force out the impostor, and then threaten the Shoufu Pavilion, this is also the only possibility I can think of, but in the previous life in the dream, in the end, Prince De did not show up, and at that time, the Shoufu Pavilion publicized that Prince De died of an accident...... Chu Xiangang thought of this, and was suddenly stunned.
Death?
The death of a member of the royal family is not so simple, at least there must be a corpse, in addition, the immortal palace preserves the life cards of all the royal family members, which shows that the life cards of Prince De must also be broken at that time, otherwise, this lie can be exposed in an instant.
In other words, in his previous life, Prince De was indeed 'dead'.
Because the corpse can be forged, but the life card can't make it shatter on its own.
Chu Xian took a deep breath and threw away all his previous inferences, just thinking about one thing simply.
A person suddenly disappears, his family doesn't know, his most trusted subordinates don't know about it, and even the person who spies on this person doesn't know what's going on.
But if Chu Xian already knew the result and this person died in the end, then the situation would be different.
Everyone, including himself, including Xiao Yuzhongshu, actually felt in their hearts that Prince De was missing by himself, and it was impossible for anyone to kidnap him.
But in case, someone kidnapped Prince De, and this person not only avoided Prince De's family, subordinates, and cronies, but even the people who monitored Prince De, the other party also knew everything about it, and after careful planning, he avoided everyone, kidnapped Prince De, and finally, killed Prince De and destroyed his soul.
This possibility seems to be very small, almost impossible, but perhaps, this is the only truth.
Chu Xian panicked at this time, stopped the carriage, and then jumped down.
"Master, what's wrong?" Chu San came over and asked.
"I'll go alone, and don't come with any of you. Chu Xian was at the most critical time to think about the problem at this time, so he didn't want anyone to disturb him.
Chu San sighed, he has always done whatever Chu Xian said.
As soon as Luo Yong saw Chu Xian's expression, he knew that Lord Chu was thinking about an important issue, at this time, it was better not to disturb as much as possible, otherwise, he would definitely be beaten, so he and Chu San left first with the other guards.
They don't worry about Chu Xian, Chu Xian's ability is extremely high, not to mention that this is in Shacheng, there are patrolling soldiers everywhere, and it is very safe.
Chu Xian walked alone on a secluded road.
Think, think again.
"Suppose, there is such a person, he did all this painstaking work, and finally killed Prince De, or he took this opportunity to deliberately provoke an incident and trigger a war between the royal family and the Shoufu Pavilion, but if this is the case, there is a simpler and more convenient way, and instead of looking for Prince De, a small prince in Liangzhou, a remote place, why not find a more substantial one in Jingzhou? So this possibility seems to exist, but in fact it is not big, then, there is only one possibility left, that is, to seek revenge. ”
Chu Xian felt that he had complicated this matter from the beginning.
Because it was Prince De who disappeared, because it involved the royal family and the Shoufu Pavilion, and because it felt like Prince De himself was missing, the direction of the investigation was whether Prince De himself was secretly hiding.
But if you put aside all this mess and simplify the problem a little, then the reason for seeking revenge is the easiest and most likely thing to happen.