The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After Wei Zhongxian faced the sage, although he did not defend Xiao Rui, he reminded his Majesty that King Xian was innocent. In addition, Xia Huang didn't believe that Xiao Rui would be a killer, and it even washed out Xiao Rui's suspicion.

So who is behind the scenes?

Emperor Xia had his own suspicions, and at the same time ordered Dongchang and Jin Yiwei to investigate Kyoto.

As for the leaked news about the death of King Chu, Emperor Xia did not make any comments, and Wei Zhongxian did not dare to call the shots without authorization, so rumors of wronging King Xian were spreading.

On the other side, Xiao Rui was not idle yet. He immediately asked Dian Wei and Yang Youji to help the warfare, enter the palace of the Sui State, and rescued Li Xiu'er. They also left their mouths alive. After severe torture, they learned that they were not the people sent by Xiao Feng, but the confidants trained by the King of Chu. They took the order of the King of Chu to imprison the Princess of Chu, Li Xiu'er, who knew that they did not wait for the next order of the King of Chu, but instead It ended up like this.

Subsequently, the live mouth was killed, and the body was cleaned up.

Li Xiu'er was a little frightened. Now the situation is special. Xiao Rui didn't go to see her, but told her to return to the Chu Palace, as if nothing happened.

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian, who was out of the palace, also sent his confidant Tian Ergeng to report the details to Xiao Rui. After Xiao Rui heard this, he let out a sigh of relief.

Your Majesty didn't believe that he was his own assassin, so he avoided most of this trouble. The next step was to see how the trouble shifted eastward and wash his innocence. It would be better if Xiao Feng could be implicated.

At the same time, Guo Jia asked Yang Yuji and also asked important clues.

Yang Youji went to Lanling Mansion. In addition to seeing Xiao Qingqing, there was also a close-knit handmaid next to Xiao Qingqing! It was through her that Xiao Qingqing could be seen.

At this time, the three people discussed countermeasures in the meeting room.

Guo Jiadao: "His Royal Highness, it seems that the maidservant next to Princess Lanling is a spy, and it is very likely that King Ruyang arranged it!"

Xiao Rui nodded and said in a deep voice: "So, King Ruyang knows that there is a master of archery next to me, so I told Xiao Feng about the news, and then a series of calculations came up! King Ruyang and Duan Wang Xiaofeng are here. The relationship is very shallow on the surface, and I didn’t expect it to be a group of people secretly. Besides, we suspect that King Ruyang wooed Zhao’s Jiuyin Forbidden Army to assassinate me. Maybe it was King Duan who did it? King Duan was in collusion. People from Zhao Kingdom!"

At this time, Jia Xu added: "His Royal Highness, but remember that a few days ago, we were curious why King Duan opened the mansion so early, and even pretended to be stupid to hide from His Majesty. At that time, it was speculated that it was his mother Mu Fei and the British Duke’s idea. Now that King Duan is colluding with the State of Zhao, then this matter can make sense!"

"Mu Concubine and the British father colluded with the State of Zhao, for fear of your majesty's detection, so she deliberately made her son straightforward to reduce your majesty's attention?" Xiao Rui asked, "Why did these two collude with the State of Zhao?"

Suddenly, Xiao Rui suddenly realized one thing!

Jia Xu nodded and said what Xiao Rui had guessed in his heart, "His Majesty's mother died because Emperor Zhao sent someone to poison him, so someone in the palace must respond, and this person is likely to be Concubine Mu!"

"Outrageous! Damn it!" Xiao Rui gritted his teeth immediately.

If the speculation is true, then the contradiction between him and Xiao Feng is not only because of the prince dispute, but also because of blood and blood!

"In the hunting ground, the king of Chu Xiao Yiheng told me that the imperial concubine Lin Yuer was likely to be involved. I asked him who told him, but he didn't say anything. It seems that Xiao Feng designed it from the beginning to make Xiao Yiheng a chess piece and get me the bait. !" Xiao Rui really wanted to send Dian Wei to directly enter the Duan Palace.

Jia Xu and Guo Jia didn't speak, the speculation is so, basically the facts are not much different.

Xiao Rui took a deep breath and said, "The revenge is set aside for now. The top priority is to wash away my suspicion. After all, someone saw me staying with Xiao Yiheng in the hunting ground and let an archery master hide around. In addition, King Jing’s guards have wronged me. After so many rumors, the rumors cannot be stopped. In addition, Duan Wang Xiaofeng will soon realize that Wei Zhongxian is related to me!"

Jia Xu squinted his eyes. When he miscalculated was calculated, his heart was on fire at this time, and he heard him say: "His Royal Highness, in fact, we are not at a disadvantage! At least it is not clear to the king that we know about his conspiracy. ! Believe that he still thinks that he is hiding well enough! And the situation has just developed, Xiao Feng let the Zhao people in Kyoto hide instead of letting them leave. First of all, we sent people to scrutinize everyone around Xiao Feng, and we will be able to find clues. , And then follow the vine to catch the hidden agent of Zhao Guo!"

"Secondly, if he can spread rumors that His Royal Highness is related to the death of King Chu, then we can also spread other rumors. In terms of controlling rumors, how can he be our opponent? We can hold the Great Summer Paper in our hands!"

"Okay! Then bother Mr. Wenhe," Xiao Rui said.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "It's a matter of duty."

Guo Jia said on the side: "His Majesty, in the current situation, your Majesty’s attitude is always the most critical. Since we guessed that the death of His Majesty and Concubine has something to do with Concubine Mu, why not click on the location of your Majesty? Let your Majesty investigate Concubine Mu. , Maybe there is an unexpected effect!"

"Feng Xiao said everything!" Jia Xu agreed.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Okay! Then I will enter the palace tomorrow!"

Now that the counterattack method was finalized, Jia Xu and Feng Xiao immediately went to handle it.

The sky was already dark at this time, Xiao Rui looked at the bright moon in the sky, and on the way to the struggle for power, every step was a blade, every step was a thorny one.

In the middle of the night, Guo Jia went to see Tian Ergeng and Wei Zhongxian, and began a comprehensive investigation of Xiao Feng's interpersonal relationship, without missing any details. Dongchang also had spies in Duanwang's Mansion, so it came in handy immediately.

Jia Xu went to the newspaper of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce and personally presided over the content of Tomorrow's Summer Day. He must work overtime to print it out.

Early the next morning, yesterday’s rumors about King Chu’s assassination were being discussed again. Although the court has not announced the news that King Chu had been assassinated, everyone knows that this is already a fact. In particular, His Royal Highness King Xian was the most suspicious, making the people in the capital unbelievable, and at the same time, there were endless talks.

At this moment, the Big Summer News appeared.

The bold and enlarged headlines on the front of the newspaper immediately attracted the attention of newspaper readers:

"Look at the conspiracy of the enemy country!"

In the article, although it has nothing to do with the assassination of King Chu, it points out the conspiracy of the enemy country. In the newspaper of the first day, Jia Xu did not directly control public opinion, but proceeded step by step, deliberately drawing out the conspiracy of the enemy country, without even pointing out whether the enemy country was Zhao or Qi.

Sure enough, there were different opinions among the people.

"The murder of King Chu must be the conspiracy of Qi State! Have you heard that? A large number of Qi State Assassins entered the Palace of King Xian yesterday!"

"Qi and Zhao are damned bastards, wishing to see us in chaos! This is definitely a conspiracy of the two countries!"

"Let me just say, His Royal Highness King Xian would never do that kind of thing, even if he did, how could he make such a low-level mistake!"

"That's not necessarily! Maybe it's intentional!"

"You are silly, listening to the wind is rain, the court is not moving, you just guess here, be careful that the East Factory catches you!"

"Yeah yeah…"

...

Because of the death of King Chu, His Majesty cancelled the early court.

Early in the morning, Xiao Rui entered the palace.

When he came to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, Xiao Rui saw Emperor Xia's expression haggard. Although the royal family was ruthless, the father in front of him was very affectionate. What's more, he was his own son. How could he not feel sad in his heart?

Xiao Rui stepped forward and bowed his hands in prayer: "The sons and ministers pay homage to the emperor's father, and he still hopes that his father's festival is sorrowful. The sons and ministers are also deeply saddened and sorry for the death of the second brother. Don't be sad and overwork your body!"

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "Yi Heng has suffered a misfortune, and my heart is ashamed and sorrowful. Hey... life and death are two different things, and the yin and yang are separated, nothing more than this."

Xiao Rui sighed. Although he didn't like Xiao Yiheng, he had never thought of killing him. If he really had this idea, he would have done it a long time ago.

Therefore, compared with Xiao Feng, he seemed too kind and kind, maybe the road to the prince dispute was so cold-blooded and cruel.

"Emperor, who do you think harmed King Chu?" Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "Erchen doesn’t know, but this person’s design is closely linked, and he must have a huge influence in Kyoto. When Jin Yiwei found out, it means that the other party did not come to Kyoto suddenly, and probably has been lying in ambush in Kyoto. Father, can the guards of King Chu reveal clues?"

Xia Huangdao: "This guard has admitted that he was the King of Chu who was shot and killed by others, and said that it was you who instigated him!"

"Huh? Erchen was wronged!" Xiao Rui immediately broke out his acting skills, bowing and not daring to get up.

Emperor Xia asked: "Do you have a reason to prove your innocence?"

Xiao Rui knew that his majesty was deliberately asking questions, so he said: "Father, the son is not the king of Tang, so he is stupid and does not use his mind. Although the son is in conflict with the king of Chu, he will not harm him, even never. I have thought about harming him! In addition, even if the child minister really wants to kill the king of Chu, he would never use this method. It is a brainless act to start the winter hunting. The child minister does not need to prove his innocence. If anyone wants to slander the child minister, then Just face it! If you want to use the people's leisurely mouth to punish your heart, Erchen is not that easy to bully!"

Emperor Xia pointed to the seat, asked Xiao Rui to sit down, and said, "I also don't think you will be as stupid as King Tang. You entered the palace today not to prove your innocence. Could there be other discoveries?"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "After the King of Chu's accident, after thinking about it, did the son-chen think that it was a conspiracy by the State of Zhao? Will he deliberately harm the son-chen? Father, there is something in the heart of the son-chen that has been held in his heart for a long time, and he dare not tell his father. Emperor."

"What's the matter?" Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's about the death of the son, the minister, and the concubine!"

Emperor Xia immediately sat up straight and asked: "What did you find? Say!"

Xiao Rui said solemnly: "When the child minister was touring the prefecture, he saw Bai Suzhen. This person is the righteous daughter of Prince He and the aunt of the child minister in name. She had been to Zhaodu and investigated the poisoning of his mother and concubines. The details. Emperor Zhao was insidious and cunning to send people to poison, but he could not do it himself, he must use the hands of others, so Bai Suzhen pretended to be someone else and approached Prince Zhao, and got some clues, saying... the concubine of his father's queen palace. In, someone colluded with Emperor Zhao!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Rui hurriedly bowed and said, "Erchen speaks nonsense without evidence, and slanders all the empresses. Your son knows his fault!"

Emperor Xia was not angry. Concubine Rong's death has always been a thorn in Xia Huang's heart. For this reason, he sent troops to attack the State of Zhao, which shows the importance he attaches to her! Concubine Rong was poisoned, how could Emperor Xia not pursue it?

Which of the female officials, court ladies, eunuchs, and imprisoned soldiers who were in charge of the meals for the concubine, survived? But unfortunately, although Emperor Xia was extremely clever, the person behind the scenes was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so the real culprit was not found. He couldn't kill the harem all over, so Emperor Xia had no choice but to give up.

Therefore, what Xiao Rui said was reasonable, and Xia Huang would naturally not reprimand him.

"Bai Su really knows who the collusion is? Has the identity been found? You can tell it directly, and I forgive you!" Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui is not stupid. Naturally, he can't identify Concubine Mu at this time, but he can knock on the side, so he said: "Father, Bai Suzhen has not found out the identity of the other party, but may be able to get clues after deliberation. This person can collude with Emperor Zhao. , There must be someone outside the palace who can come into contact with Emperor Zhao and be able to poison him, and he must have a close relationship with my mother and concubine. In addition, after this person poisoned my mother and concubine, he must be afraid of being tracked down by the father and the Emperor, so he was careful and acted carefully. Low-key."

"This time the Erchen was calculated and slandered. Is it also a conspiracy between this person and Emperor Zhao? Let the Erchen bear the suspicion of killing his brother and bear infamy, so I can't be peaceful?"

In the end, Xiao Rui raised a question, and at the same time told his Majesty that he now mentioned the cause of the death of his mother concubine.

Emperor Xia did not speak, the expression on his face was as calm as the abyss.

What Xiao Rui said was not complicated. Perhaps Xia Huang had been suspicious for a long time, but there was no clue. Now, the other party has attacked his own son again and killed another. This is adding fuel to the fire and will arouse Xia Huang's anger.

"I see."

For a moment, Xia Huang said.

Xiao Rui got up and retire, but Emperor Xia didn't keep him.

Not long after Xiao Rui left the Hall of Cultivation of Hearts, when he approached the Library, he didn't expect Yan Xiaoxiao to be inside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Yan Xiaoxiao called through the crack of the door softly.

Xiao Rui saw her, looked around again, and found that she had no idea of ​​the Forbidden Army, so she walked into the library.

The hall was quiet, Xiao Rui looked at Yan Xiaoxiao with a look of concern, and asked, "Xiao Xiao, what's the matter?"

Yan Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Rui up and down, and said, "His Royal Highness is fine. I heard about the murder of His Royal Highness King Chu, and even the palace is talking about it. I know that His Royal Highness must not be the murderer. I'm worried that the rumors will slander your Royal Highness."

Xiao Rui's heart warmed and smiled: "Don't worry, I will be fine. I will sit upright. The death of King Chu has nothing to do with me. Your Majesty will investigate it clearly."

Yan Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, and then said, "The slave servant is relieved."

Xiao Rui raised her brows and asked, "Be careful, you said the palace rumored that it was the king of Chu who killed me~www.wuxiahere.com~Can you find out where it came from? Is it from Concubine Mu? If it is. , That would be the best, of course, if you can inadvertently let your Majesty hear, it would be even better!"

When Yan Xiaoxiao heard that he could help Xiao Rui, he nodded immediately and smiled: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know how to do it!"

Yan Xiaoxiao is no longer a weak woman. Having survived in the palace for so long, she has mastered the trick to survival.

What Xiao Rui confessed was not difficult for her.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui chatted with Yan Xiaoxiao for a while, and then left the palace.

Not long after he left the palace, his Majesty ordered the Clan Mansion to inform the world of the death of King Chu, and introduced that the murderer has been arrested and brought to justice, and the person who instigated him is under investigation.

Although the common people already knew it, they were quite embarrassed to see the court really announce the truth.

It's a pity that the dignified prince was so unexpected.

At the same time, Kyoto was under martial law, and Dongchang and Jinyiwei began to thoroughly investigate all suspects.