Zu An's head twitched. It might not be a good thing for the emperor to find him at this time.
He didn't ask Eunuch Wen what was going on with the Emperor. He could tell him that he had done his best, so why bother him.
What's more, he probably doesn't know what the emperor is thinking.
The two of them walked all the way to the imperial study. Eunuch Wen went to report first, and soon came out and said to Zu An: "Your Majesty, please let Master Zu in."
After saying that, he gave him a wishful look, and Zu An smiled bitterly. At this point, he could only bite the bullet and go in.
After arriving at the Imperial Study Room, what I saw this time was not the image in the bronze mirror, but the real emperor sitting at the table, seemingly looking at some memorial.
After Zu An came in, he didn't even look at him, as if he was nothing but air.
Zu An stood aside and saluted: "I see your Majesty."
The emperor still didn't respond. Zu An's head thumped. It's over. This guy's unhappy mood seems to be directed at me.
He watched his eyes, nose, and heart, and stood there without saying anything, being a quiet handsome man, so as not to add fuel to the fire.
After a while, the emperor looked up and saw what he looked like. He couldn't help but feel happy: "On weekdays, all the high officials in the court would be frightened when they come here, but in the end, you act like nothing has happened."
Zu An replied: "I'm worried about disturbing His Majesty's viewing of the memorial."
"As expected, you are as cunning as a ghost," the emperor snorted coldly, "How did you go with the task assigned to you earlier?"
Zu An replied slowly while thinking about his words: "Some clues have been found. General Cheng Xiong of the Left Guard passed the news to the assassins in the Jiaofang Division through his son Cheng Gang..."
After listening to his explanation, the emperor was noncommittal: "What about the motive?"
Zu An replied: "Cheng Xiong is an important figure in the King of Qi's party. He must have wanted to get rid of the prince through the hands of assassins, so that the King of Qi can fight for the position of heir apparent."
The emperor stared at him coldly: "Are you accusing my brother, a well-known virtuous king in both the government and the public? How brave you are!"
The anger value from Zhao Hao is +444!
Zu An kept complaining in his heart, the emperor is a typical bitch and still wants to build a memorial arch. Who doesn't know that you and King Qi have already become a fire and water, and you wish you could get rid of it quickly, but in the end, you are still here to show your brotherhood and brotherhood to others.
Woolen cloth.
Of course, complaints are complaints, and if he said this to his face, he would be seeking death. He could only take advantage of the situation and said: "Whether King Qi is behind the scenes, I dare not say anything unreasonable, but this is the most reasonable speculation."
The emperor threw the memorial in his hand on the table: "Your reasons are very good, and even the motives behind them are reasonable. If it were someone else, they might really believe your lies. Unfortunately, I know that King Qi will never
Do something stupid like this."
Zu An was stunned. If the prince died, wouldn't King Qi be the biggest beneficiary?
The emperor seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and continued: "I have many sons, many of whom are talented, intelligent and brave. So why did I choose the prince?"
Zu An's head moved, and he instantly remembered the words Chu Chuyan chatted with him on the way to Beijing.
Because of the late emperor, the King of Qi did have the legal right to inherit the throne. The only thing the emperor could use to fight against was the eldest son succession system. The prince was the emperor's eldest son, so it was legal for him to be the crown prince, even if it was
Those in King Qi’s party must also agree with this.
But if the emperor does not appoint his eldest son, but instead appoints his other sons because they are more intelligent and virtuous, then how can those princes be as intelligent and virtuous as the King of Qi?
The emperor said coldly: "You are a smart man, and you must understand the truth, so if something happens to the current prince, I can justifiably replace him with another more intelligent and talented prince, because he has changed."
Having become the de facto eldest son, do you think King Qi would do such a stupid thing?"
Cold sweat broke out on Zu An's head in an instant, because he also figured out the key to it. The one who didn't want the prince to die was probably King Qi.
Just because he was such a fool as the prince, there were so many knowledgeable people in the court who were worried about problems in the future, so they automatically supported King Qi.
If the prince is replaced by a smart man, eh, even if he is replaced by an ordinary person who looks like a middle-aged man, as long as he has the ability to become a king in the future, how can the ministers in the court dare to compete with the most powerful emperor in the world?
, to support King Qi?
From this point of view, Yun Jianyue also miscalculated. No matter how she framed her, the emperor knew that this assassination was definitely not the work of King Qi.
Zu An hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise, I will go and investigate the real culprit."
"Haha, investigate again?" The emperor put away his smile, "This time, we united with the Devil's Cult to frame our General Zuowei. Who are we planning to unite with the Devil's Cult to frame next time?"
At this moment, Zu An's heartbeat almost stopped, and the cold sweat on his back suddenly wet his clothes.
It turns out that the emperor already knew!
Wait, hold on tight and don't panic. Maybe he's defrauding me?
So he pretended to have an innocent expression: "What does the emperor mean by this? I am stupid and cannot understand."
On the contrary, the emperor nodded approvingly: "You have a good character, and your psychology has not collapsed even at this moment."
Just as Zu An breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor's face turned completely cold: "It's a pity that the evidence is solid, and no matter how much sophistry you make, it will only make you laugh."
As he said that, he threw over the booklet he had just read: "Take a look for yourself."
Zu An swallowed and opened the booklet in front of him. It was obviously a secret book. When he saw clearly what was written on it, there was a bang in his head, and every cell in his body trembled.
Because this secret fold contains details about his time in Mingyue City and Shenxianju, Qiuhong Tears of the Oiran
Qiu Honglei even came to her house and offered to be her concubine.
Later, on the way to Beijing, all the demon sect masters came out to rob Zu An, and the leader among them was suspected to be Qiu Honglei.
Based on all the information, Qiu Honglei should be the saint of the Demon Sect.
At the same time, the long-haired female grandmaster who was assassinated this time was the leader of the Demon Cult, Yun Jianyue, and Qiu Honglei was his direct disciple.
A few days ago, a woman suspected of Qiu Honglei appeared around Baron Zuan's mansion. Afterwards, Zuan went to the Jiaofang Division, and then Cheng Gang was deposed. Then it was revealed that Cheng Gang had colluded with the assassins of the Jiaofang Division...
There is a lot of evidence listed in it. Although I have not witnessed some things personally, I also list various reasonable speculations, and these speculations are almost indistinguishable from the facts.
This seems to be the handiwork of that guy Zhu Xie Chixin. Damn it, he calls me brother to my face, but then stabs me in the back.
However, he also knew that there was no point in blaming Zhu Xie for being so heartless. It was probably the emperor who asked him to investigate him. Damn it, they are all old foxes who eat people without spitting out their bones.
"It seems that Cheng Xiong's previous suspicion was correct. It was you who transported the assassin out of the palace." The emperor's cold gaze enveloped him, as if he was looking at a dead man.
At that moment, he was full of momentum, and Zu An felt that the surrounding air had become extremely viscous, and he could not even move a finger, as if as long as the emperor had a thought, he would instantly disappear into ashes.
Zu An's mind was spinning faster than ever before. He thought about how he should respond. His first reaction was to refuse to admit it. Anyway, many of the records above did not contain key evidence.
However, he immediately rejected this approach. The need for evidence when investigating a case is only for ordinary people. For the emperor, as long as he believes in something, will he let you go because there is no evidence?
Wait, the system background doesn’t seem to have received much anger from the emperor?
And why did he tell me so much? If he really wanted to kill me, I would be cold if he just moved his fingers. Is there any need to waste so much time and energy?
Thinking of the task he had entrusted to him, his heart moved and he immediately said: "I am guilty of death! It's just that I didn't collude with the Demon Cult. It was just because I happened to meet Qiu Honglei at that time. She once saved my life. I can't do it."
Only then did she stand aside and let her live."
He said half-truthfully, of course, the matter of rescuing Yun Jianyue must not be mentioned. The emperor would never allow a great master to escape from his control.
The emperor stared at him expressionlessly: "Oh, it turns out that you are repaying your kindness. Do I still want to reward you?"
Zu An hurriedly said: "I don't dare. I know that my crime deserves death, so I will let the emperor do whatever I want."
This chapter has been completed!