Mu Yun'an was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect Wen Qiyu to see things so clearly. It's no wonder Xiao Chengyi wanted to take him to Nanyue and promised him the position of prime minister.
He can indeed afford it.
Xiao Chengyi nodded and asked, "What else do you think?"
Wen Qiyu said: "Please tell me, Your Majesty, the current situation of Nanyue. I heard that His Highness the Prince has many younger brothers?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "Xiao Jue has five younger brothers. The second prince was born with a stammer, and he was unaccepting of his noble mother. He was originally the maidservant of the queen.
The third prince is dead, and the fourth prince's biological mother, Concubine Rong, is from the Gao family in the capital and is related by marriage to Lin Xiang. However, Prime Minister Lin's mansion has collapsed, and Concubine Rong and the fourth prince have lost their former glory.
The fifth prince was born frail. His biological mother, An Bi, was his uncle's concubine when he was living in Qiandi, and his mother's family was the prefect of the prefecture.
The sixth prince is ten years old and his biological mother is Qi Guiren. Shen family is from Yunzhou and is a well-known wealthy businessman in the local area.
After his uncle ascended the throne, the treasury was empty. The Shen family surrendered and donated half of their wealth and sent their daughter to the palace.
Although my uncle has many heirs, due to the influence of the Eight Kings Rebellion, he will not teach his sons carefully except the prince.
In the eyes of the courtiers, except for the prince, the other princes are like useless people and cannot be used for much purpose."
Wen Qiyu raised his eyebrows: "But sometimes, the more unlikely a person is, the more suspicious he is. Any of the prince's younger brothers may be the real culprit behind the scenes.
Of course, it might not be them. The prince just mentioned the Eight Kings Rebellion, and I have heard a little bit about this past incident.
Did the other seven princes who died trying to seize the throne have any heirs?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "I heard from my uncle that all those people were raided, but there are always fish that slip through the net in the royal family. I'm afraid it's not easy to investigate."
As far as he knew, there was Queen Jin, but who knew if there were others?
Just because he didn't know about it in his previous life doesn't mean it didn't exist.
Wen Qiyu said: "The fact that the other party can place a detailed work in the military camp shows that its power is very powerful. If this person is not found, the consequences will be disastrous."
You must know that soldiers are a great weapon of a country. Once invaded, there will be unimaginable consequences.
Xiao Chengyi nodded: "Let's go to the place where Xiao Jue disappeared first."
The current situation was very different from that in the previous life. He didn't know whether the man behind the scenes was the orphan of King Jin.
Right now we can only look for clues first and then make a conclusion.
The next day.
Xiao Chengyi and others entered Wanfeng Mountain, and under the leadership of the secret guards, they found the place where Xiao Jue disappeared.
Because the road leading to southern Xinjiang is sparsely populated, traces of the scene are still there after Xiao Jue was assassinated.
Xiao Chengyi got out of the car and saw the corpses on the road. Because they had been dead for several days, these corpses had already developed body spots.
Mu Yun'an followed Xiao Chengyi, looking at the scattered corpses in front of her and the dried blood on the ground.
This shows how brutal the assassination was that day.
Xiao Chengyi walked all the way until he came to the place where Xiao Jue fell off the cliff.
The secret guard said: "It's right here. I saw His Royal Highness the Prince was hit by an arrow and was forced to the edge of the cliff and finally fell."
Thinking of that scene at that time, he felt extremely painful in his heart. As a subordinate, he failed to protect his master, and he should die to apologize.
Xiao Chengyi walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, but he couldn't see the bottom.
He told Qingying: "Look and see if you can get to the bottom of the valley."