"His Highness said that Grand Master Yu wanted to see me!?"
After hearing what the Ninth Princess said, Han Su Mi's face was filled with unexpected surprise and uncontrollable joy.
"Yes! Aunt Han. I don't know what the specific matter is. That Jin Yiwei Qianhu Zhao Zheng just sent a message on behalf of Grand Master Yu, so he doesn't know what it is."
While speaking, the bright eyes of Ninth Princess Zhu Qionghua could not help but observe Han Sumi's reaction.
There must be some unknown secret between Aunt Han and Bachelor Yu.
While the first disciple Zhu Qionghua was still struggling with the gossip between Aunt Han and Grand Scholar Yu, the younger disciple Zhao Min was already thinking about the jockey Mozu.
This is the difference in structure between people.
"I see."
Although Han Sumi was happy to see his sweetheart, he probably knew what Yu Yanyi wanted to ask.
With Yu Yanyi's character, there is no second possibility between the two.
"Your Highness, come with me tonight! Some of this may have something to do with you!"
Zhu Qionghua was stunned. Even though she was extremely smart, she was still young and couldn't figure out what Han Sumi meant by what he said.
However, Zhu Qionghua still happily agreed. Aunt Han had watched her grow up and was the head of the Lijing Sect, so naturally she would not harm her.
Not to mention Yu Yanyi, who has made great contributions to both the government and the public, and has contributed to helping those in need, but he is not proud of himself in the slightest. There is nothing to slander about his public conscience or his private ethics. He is also half a teacher of his mentor. In terms of seniority,
He is Xiaojiu's master.
These two people are naturally worthy of trust.
The city of God is still busy as usual, and the people at the bottom don't know that there is already a storm in the imperial court.
In the streets and alleys of the city, there are traders and caravans coming and going, and the prosperity is still there.
In a busy day, the golden crow falls and the jade osmanthus rises.
In the night, two groups of people entered a small restaurant.
Of course it's not the Wuyou Tavern the day before, but another restaurant, which is the property of the Ninth Princess Zhu Qionghua.
Despite his young age, Xiao Jiu is extremely talented in financial management and business. Among the current royal family, not counting the value of the land in the imperial village, Xiao Jiu is considered the richest man in the royal family.
She also has many assets in the capital. She also manages Shisan's property, and the restaurant where everyone is meeting tonight is Xiaojiu's property.
"I've met Mr. Yu." After seeing Yu Yanyi, Han Sumi's face remained graceful and elegant, but the joy in his eyes could not be concealed.
Both parties came wearing black robes to hide their identities.
Whether it is Yu Yanyi, Han Sumi, or Jin Yiwei Qianhu Zhao Zheng, the identities of the three people are not simple.
Especially Yu and Han. One is the prime minister who holds the military and political power of the capital, and one person is more powerful than ten thousand people; the other is in charge of the defense of the inner palace, the master of Lijing Sect, and the top of Dongxuan.
These two people should not and cannot have any intersection.
If these two people join forces, it is not impossible to change the throne and overturn the world.
Therefore, under this situation, the two of them must exercise more restraint.
Yu Yanyi knew this very well, and so did Han Sumi.
Almost no one knows about Han Sumi's feelings for Yu Yanyi, not even Zhou Emperor.
No one will care about who was the sweeping maid of Wuying Palace when Yu Yanyi was on duty?!
In the eyes of outsiders, the only intersection between the two is that during the Battle of Jinyang, Han Sumi once protected the king of Chu and the army commander Yu Yanyi.
Of course, this is an external statement. As for who he is protecting, His Highness the King of Chu knows very well.
"Han Shang Palace!"
Yu Yanyi also saluted Han Sumi. In Han Sumi's eyes, this bow was just like when he went to Wuying Hall for duty on the first day.
In just a moment, Han Sumi recovered her thoughts. At her level of martial arts, there were few things that could distract her mind.
Yu Yanyi brought Zhao Zheng, a close friend of the King of Chu, who was now conquered by Yu Yanyi's personality charm and became half of his younger brother.
Han Sumi brought the Ninth Princess and another girl.
Li Jingmen, Mu Xiaochan!
This is the Lijing Sect's second Dongxuan master, and he is also Han Sumi's successor.
After thirteen years of cicada, Mu Xiaochan finally mastered it. She was born to face death and thought about the secret.
Among the more than ten Yuan Hua realms in retreat, only Mu Xiaochan has discovered the truth about life and death.
As for the remaining people, they are truly in seclusion and can never wake up again.
This is the cruelty of Thirteen Years Cicada. Although it goes straight into the cave, it is made of countless corpses.
That's why when Zhang Sanfeng passed down this martial arts, he forced Emperor Gao to swear a solemn oath that he must choose from among the death row prisoners to practice.
I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune, but from now on, among the criminals who were exterminated, girls younger than three years old were able to survive, at the cost of cultivating the cicada for thirteen years.
Mu Xiaochan was one of them. Her father was the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Commissioner. Because he colluded with Yangzhou salt merchants, tried to evade the salt class, and murdered the salt patrol censor, the late emperor exterminated his family and confiscated his family.
This is how Mu Xiaochan of Lijing Sect came into existence today.
Yu Yanyi didn't say much and went straight to the point.
"You must have guessed the reason why I invited Han Shanggong here today!"
Han Su Mi nodded, "I was not in the palace that day. Li Jing Sect was led by Xiao Chan at that time. If Master Yu wants to ask anything, just ask Xiao Chan."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaochan bowed to Yu Yanyi and said, "Xiaochan must have known everything."
"On the day the late emperor passed away, who was responsible for the bodyguard around the late emperor!?"
Xiao Jiu, who didn't know what she was here for, felt a thump in her heart. Now she knew a little bit what she was here for!
Could it be that there was another hidden reason behind the death of the emperor that day?!
Mu Xiaochan replied without thinking, "At that time, Yuhuatian, the director of the Xichang Factory, was responsible for protecting the emperor, and I was responsible for patrolling the imperial city to prevent anyone from sneaking into the imperial city."
"Remember it so clearly?!"
Mu Xiaochan nodded and said, "That was the first time I replaced Master and led the Lijing Sect, so I remember it very clearly."
Yu Yanyi turned his attention to Han Sumi, "Han Shanggong left the palace at that time, but to assist Dongchang Cao Zhengchun in escorting the elixir to Beijing?"
This matter was originally a top secret, but now that the late emperor has conquered Long Bintian, there is nothing to hide.
"Exactly! At that time, Cao Zhengchun was blocked by several Dongxuan masters in the world. Although Wudang Mu Taoist helped, he was still struggling. After Your Majesty received the news that Cao Zhengchun was asking for help, he asked me to go to help."
Han Sumi was not the strongest master in the palace, but he was the strongest master that Emperor Zhou could mobilize.
Even though Yao Yue, who had eclipsed the heroes and had the Nine Levels of Ming Yu Gong, could not gain any advantage from Han Su Mi's sword.
Except for Yang Qingyuan, Dongxuan's peak level masters were even better than Liu Dufeng, who was beaten half to death by Xu Fu, the leader of the Six Sects before breaking through.
(Liu Dufeng: There is no need to add the attribution of being beaten half to death by Xu Fu...)
Yu Yanyi could also understand Emperor Zhou's behavior. After all, according to what Li Binhu and Wan Mi Zhai said, the Tianchang Pill could defy heaven and extend his life, so he couldn't value it too much.
If it weren't for the Sixty-Five Divine Lords Zhuge Zhengwo being seconded by Yang Qingyuan, Emperor Zhou would even send the Sixty-Five Divine Lords to take a trip.
Of course, there was actually a master in the capital at that time who was a master of the realm of heaven and earth, the owner of Hulong Villa and the iron-courage god Hou Zhuwu.
However, Emperor Zhou did not let him go. He was just seriously ill, not his brain was dead.
Ask Zhu Wuwu to escort Tianchang Dan, then he can probably escort you to the belly of that Jianghu woman named Su Xin.
Although Mu Xiaochan is also in the Dongxuan realm, he is only a newcomer to the Dongxuan realm after all, while Yuhuatian is an old Dongxuan and is deeply trusted by Emperor Zhou. Naturally, the task of protecting Emperor Zhou will not fall to Mu Xiaochan.
On the body.
"As expected..." Yu Yanyi murmured to himself, but Cao Zhengchun did not hide anything about this matter, "When Dongchang Pi Xiaotian returns the Tianchang Pill, Miss Mu, you can be by the emperor's side."
Mu Xiaochan shook his head when he heard this and said, "At that time, Li Jingmen was only guarding the perimeter of His Majesty's palace, and I was also guarding the Queen, so I don't know what happened specifically."
Changing the topic, Mu Xiaochan continued, "But after this incident, I asked the sisters of Lijingmen. At that time, scalping Xiaotian, the big stall owner of Dongchang, did indeed carry a big box into the late emperor's palace.
The big box is still emitting cold air, and when passing by, my sisters at Lijingmen can clearly feel the temperature on it."
"That's the box containing the Tianchang Pill."
Yu Yanyi learned from Li Wan'er that Tianchang Dan is not an ordinary elixir and cannot be contaminated by the turbid air of the world. Although the elixir is wrapped outside, it still needs to be stored carefully, and finally it can be placed in a low-temperature environment.
middle.
"So the Tianchang Pill was indeed delivered that day!" Yu Yanyi frowned and continued to ask.
"Then when did the late emperor pass away, and when did the prince arrive?"
This question actually made Mu Xiaochan think about it for a while. After all, several months had passed. If he couldn't record it, his memory would definitely be a little blurry.
"When Pi Xiaotian arrived, the palace gates of the inner city had been locked. It should have been after the end of Haishi. Not long after Pi Xiaotian entered, the imperial physician on duty in the side hall was summoned. It was about Zi
At that moment, the mournful voice of the servants came from the palace. The emperor should have passed away at this time, and His Royal Highness, uh... that is, I should have arrived at three o'clock in the morning."
"Two seconds?!"
Yu Yanyi discovered that things were not that simple.
"Who went to inform His Highness the Crown Prince at that time?!"
Mu Xiaochan recalled, "The person who notified the Queen was the eunuch Zhang An, and the person who notified His Royal Highness should be Chen Liwang, the leader of the team."
"Shepherdess, these timings should be correct, right?"
Mu Xiaochan confirmed, "We, the Lijing Sect, have to patrol the palace city at specific times. The sisters in the sect are the most sensitive to time. Even if it is not the exact time, it is almost the same."
After listening to Mu Xiaochan's confirmation, Yu Yanyi fell into a brief silence.
If there is no problem with these, the death of the Son of Heaven will be a big problem.
According to Mu Xiaochan, from the time Pi Xiaotian entered the palace to the time the Emperor passed away, nothing could be seen, and there was nothing strange. However, from the time the Emperor passed away to the Prince's arrival, the problem was too big.
The person who informed the prince was the leader of the group, Chen Liwang, who was not skilled in martial arts.
At the time of Chou, the gates of the inner palace were locked, and the prince's east palace was in the outer imperial city. Even if Chen Liwang held the token and edict, he still needed to be verified by the soldiers of the inner palace and open the door before he could go to the east palace. This process alone took a moment.
Many minutes.
In addition to the time it took Chen Liwang to set off from the late emperor's palace and from the inner palace to the prince's east palace, it took more than two-quarters of an hour.
In other words, under normal circumstances, two quarters of an hour is only enough for Chen Liwang to reach the East Palace.
But the fact is that Chen Liwang set off at Chou hour, and the prince arrived at the late emperor's palace at about three quarters of Chou hour.
This is impossible. Under normal circumstances, the prince must have gone to bed at that moment.
Chen Liwang woke him up with an imperial edict, dressed up and came to the East Palace, but more than half an hour was not enough.
Even if the prince did not fall asleep that night, it would still take two-quarters of an hour to get from the bedroom to the east palace.
How did the prince arrive early?
"Boom!"
The tea cup in Xiao Jiu's hand had fallen to the ground, her face turned white, but she didn't know it.
The prince was able to arrive at the emperor's palace at three o'clock in the hour. The answer is already obvious.
He knew the news of the late emperor's death in advance. In other words... he decided the time of the late emperor's death...
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At a quarter of the hour, the lights in the royal study were still bright.
There were only two people in the Imperial Study Room at this time, the new emperor Zhu Zhankun and the director of the Dongchang Factory Cao Zhengchun.
"Cao Aiqing, do you know why I announced your entry into the palace overnight?!"
Zhu Zhankun had a gentle face and looked like a wise king.
But Cao Zhengchun's back felt a slight chill. Although he was a master of the Dongxuan Realm, he could not fight against the imperial power.
As for the power in his hands, it was originally a derivative of imperial power.
"This slave is stupid, please show me clearly."
Zhu Zhankun couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, "Hahaha, Cao Aiqing! You are not stupid. If you are still stupid, there won't be many smart people in this world."
In just a short moment, cold sweat broke out on Cao Zhengchun's back.
The emperor has murderous intentions. If he is outside the imperial city, he may try to escape, but there is no chance for him in the inner palace.
"What did you and Yu Aiqing talk about!?"
In the eyes of Cao Zhengchun, this new king with a gentle face and a good reputation was sharpening his sword at the moment.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Yu just asked me what happened when I came out of the palace. I have no personal relationship with you! Please give me a clear warning!"
"Haha, Cao Aiqing, don't be nervous. Even if you have a personal relationship, so what? You are in charge of the East Factory and are my minion; Yu Aiqing is the chief minister of the cabinet, the commander-in-chief of military aircraft, and the pillar of the country. If you can cooperate sincerely, I will
It’s too late to be happy! How can I blame you?!”
However, Cao Zhengchun knew that these were all irony. If the Dongchang Factory Supervisor and Li Jianzheng, who controlled the power of Dongchang, and the powerful cabinet chief minister were colluded, could the emperor still sleep peacefully?!
Is this world still his world?!
Cao Zhengchun knew that it was useless to argue at this moment, "Long live Mingjian, this slave's life is long live. Long live I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty's sake. Please give me a chance."
Cao Zhengchun has been in charge of Dongchang for many years and is a master of Dongxuan. Zhu Zhankun never thought of actually taking action against him.
"I am very pleased that Cao Qing can be so loyal, so I will give you a chance to be loyal!"