Chapter 197 Speculation
Although Zhao Xing is only a prince, a prince is also a prince.
"Gu understands what the teacher said. Since Gu said so, he is naturally confident." Zhao Xing said.
"Okay!" Han Zhang nodded and said: "Since His Highness said so, then we will do as His Highness said, and the officials will report it. However, this matter needs to be sent to supervise the whole process. "Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
As he said, this matter was no joke. Although he agreed to Zhao Xing, he was still a little worried.
If it fails, it will not only damage Zhao Xing's prestige, but also waste time and money.
Send someone to supervise and make timely adjustments if something goes wrong.
"What the teacher said is good advice, what's the crime?" Zhao Xing shook his head.
"Then I will retire first!" Han Zhang bowed deeply and retreated.
"Come here, go find Sheng Wei." Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!" Sanshui responded and quickly arranged for someone to pass it on.
"Your Highness!"
At this moment a eunuch came in and saluted: "Commander Yin asks to see you!"
"Let him in." Zhao Xing He waved his hand.
The eunuch bowed and left, and after a while Yin Hanzhang came in.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Yin Hanzhang saluted.
"No courtesy." Zhao Xing asked, "What's the matter with you coming to see me?"
"Your Highness, the person who bribed the servant of the East Palace was Chu Long of Prince Yan's Mansion. Under the surveillance of the minister. Last night, this person quietly left Prince Yan's Mansion and hid in a house in the north of the city. After the city gate opened this morning, he wanted to leave the city. The person who monitored him noticed something was wrong and captured him. "Yin Hanzhang. He bowed and said
"Is there any movement at Prince Yan's Mansion?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Everything is normal at Prince Yan's Mansion!" Yin Hanzhang replied.
"It's really interesting." Zhao Xing sneered: "There is no movement in Prince Yan's Mansion, but he is thinking of absconding. Why does it sound a bit like the previous Prince Yong? Did you ask anything?"
"Chen After a brief inquiry, the man said that his father was ill at home and he went back to visit him. I am anxious to come over and report to His Highness, and he has not been punished yet!" Yin Hanzhang said.
"I heard that you are very good at interrogation. This time I want to see what you are capable of. I will give you half a day and I will know all the secrets he knows." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!" Yin Hanzhang responded.
"Go ahead." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
After Yin Hanzhang left, Zhao Xing looked thoughtful.
Before King Yong’s incident, one of his confidants ran away in advance.
That confidant also contacted the assassin for King Yong to assassinate him.
And King Yan’s bribery of the servants in the East Palace was all done by a man named Chu Long in his house.
Now Chu Long also sensed something was wrong and wanted to run away early.
He is exactly the same as King Yong's confidant.
Zhao Xing asked Yin Hanzhang to investigate the identities of these two people.
The two people's ancestral home is in the south and the north, and they seem to have no intersection.
But the situations of the two are somewhat similar.
They are all the kind of students who started taking imperial examinations in their teens and failed repeatedly.
The two of them entered Prince Yong's Mansion and Prince Yan's Mansion at about the same time.
This made Zhao Xing have an association.
Is there anyone behind this?
A similar trajectory. When he sensed something was wrong, he immediately chose to run away without even informing his master.
In fact, it is a bit far-fetched to suspect that they have problems.
After all, the two of them gave advice to King Yong and King Yan, and it was he, the prince, who was murdered.
They must be aware of the consequences of the matter being exposed. If King Yong and King Yan are informed, they will not be able to escape.
But Zhao Xing always felt that something was wrong.
Whether he is overthinking, we will have to wait until Yin Hanzhang completes his interrogation to find out.
Yin Hanzhang's side was faster than he thought.
Near noon, Yin Hanzhang came to the East Palace again.
Yin Hanzhang still looked like he was dying as usual, but the news he brought shocked Zhao Xing.
"Your Highness, Chu Long has already confessed. He was bribed by the Liao Kingdom in his early years. The Liao Kingdom asked him to find a way to get close to King Yan, gain the trust of King Yan, and instigate King Yan and King Yong to compete for the position of crown prince.
His Highness's appearance disrupted the Liao Kingdom's plan, and the Liao Kingdom asked him to encourage King Yan to murder His Highness. Not only that, but Ma Lianpeng, who had escaped before, was also from the Liao Kingdom. Without knowing it, he later learned that someone from the Liao Kingdom had also been bribed by the Liao Kingdom.
The last time His Highness was assassinated, the soldiers who died were actually trained by King Yan, and were trained by Princess Yan's family.
Chu Long persuaded King Yan several times to find an opportunity to assassinate His Highness, but King Yan still did not agree, so he proposed to King Yan that he could use King Yong's hand to assassinate His Highness. This will not only get rid of His Highness, but also King Yong. "Yin Hanzhang said.
Zhao Xing was shocked for a long time after hearing this. In this way, many things were explained.
King Yong and King Yan were both chess pieces, and King Yan trained dead soldiers. But he didn't dare to take action. King Yong was ambitious and talented, but he was very courageous. He was deceived into planning to assassinate him.
Qi Long and Ma Lianpeng manipulated him behind the scenes and gave the dead soldiers trained by King Yan to King Yong. King Yong didn't know this and thought he hired people from the green forest.
"Did he say who bribed them?" Zhao Xing asked.
"He said they were sent by the emperor of Liao, and promised that after the matter was completed, they would be allowed to serve as officials in Liao." Yin Hanzhang said.
“It can’t be sent by the Emperor of Liao.” Zhao Xing shook his head and said: “It has been nearly twenty years since they entered Prince Yong’s Mansion and Prince Yan’s Mansion, and now the emperor of Liao has changed. At this time, Liao’s The emperor had only been on the throne for a few years, and the internal situation in Liao Kingdom was not under control. What good would it do to them to kill Gu? "
He was not even born when the two went to Prince Yong's Mansion and Prince Yan's Mansion, and even her? Neither mother nor concubine became pregnant with him.
At that time, the official family had no heirs, so the officials proposed that the official family adopt the clan.
King Yong and King Yan had the loudest voices at that time. The previous emperor of Liao placed people beside them and instigated the two to compete for the throne, which caused discord within the Song Dynasty, which was understandable.
But the new king of the Liao Kingdom has only been in power for a few years and has not yet fully controlled the internal situation. What is the purpose of assassinating him at this time?
Now the emperor of the Liao Kingdom cannot send troops to attack the Song Dynasty. If Zhao Xing dies and the Song Dynasty is in chaos for a while, the Liao Kingdom will not get any benefits.
If the matter is exposed, it will lead the Song Dynasty to attack the Liao Kingdom.
The emperor of Liao was not stupid, so why did he do such a thankless thing?
Zhao Xing is more inclined to believe that the person behind this matter is Yelu Chongyuan.
Perhaps Yelu Zhongyuan had the idea of seizing the throne as early as more than ten years ago.
At that time, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had no children. He placed people around King Yong and King Yan, and instigated them to do some things at critical moments, which could destabilize the Song Dynasty internally and facilitate his actions.
"I will go back and continue the interrogation!" Yin Hanzhang thought that Zhao Xing was dissatisfied with the results of his interrogation, so he said quickly.
"No need, they may not know who they are working for." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
These two people are not fools if they can gain the trust of King Yong and King Yan.
The person who contacted them from the Liao Kingdom must have come up with something that they believed.
However, Yelu Chongyuan was the prince of the Liao Kingdom, and it was impossible for the two of them to go to the Liao Kingdom to meet the Liao Emperor. It would not be difficult for Yelu Chongyuan to impersonate him.
Although these are just Zhao Xing's guesses, they are not random guesses, but have certain basis.
And this basis is the two bottles of perfume mixed with poison.
He asked Liu Sanshi to do a brief study. The smell of the perfume mixed with poison did not change significantly from the original one.
This means that the poison added has either a very light taste or is colorless and odorless.
Such poisons can be said to be very rare in ancient times.
If it was his previous guess that Yelu Chongyuan wanted the secret recipe for perfume in order to murder the Emperor of Liao, then it is very likely that the poison in the perfume was the same as all the poisons Yelu Chongyuan had.
Mixed in perfume, not to cover up the smell of poison, but to poison.
Whether it was the Emperor of Liao or Zhao Xing, everything he ate and drank was tested for poison, and poisoning was very difficult.
But it is different when it is put into perfume. In ancient times, there were many types of rouge and gouache for women, but with status like Zhao Xing and others, women would remove their makeup and take a shower before going to bed.
If you put it in lipstick, that is, lipstick, it is feasible.
But it is very likely that the person who applied it will be poisoned to death before he goes to bed.
Perfume is different. Apply a little to increase the mood. When you are intimate...
And if there is a hint of excitement, there will inevitably be chaos within the Song Dynasty.
It will be much easier for the Liao Kingdom to obtain the secret recipe of perfume.
By then Yelu Chongyuan poisoned the Emperor of Liao and the Song Dynasty was in chaos again, and he would have time to control the situation in Liao.
As for whether it is true or not, it is easy to judge.
After Li Ge left last time, Zhao Xing thought Li Ge would come again.
But after waiting for so long, Li Ge didn't come.
This time King Yan’s attempt to kill him failed. If Yelu Zhongyuan was really behind the scenes, he would definitely send Li Ge to find him to buy the secret recipe for perfume.
Unless Yelu Zhongyuan thought of another way.
"Let this matter go for a while. You can check the students who have failed in the Song Dynasty and see if any of them have been bribed by the Liao Kingdom." Zhao Xing said coldly.
Although these people read books from sages, it does not mean that they are all sages.
Most people study to become officials, and they will naturally feel resentful if they fail after repeated attempts.
Not to mention being bribed, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been many scholars who have gone to Liao and Xixia.
The earliest imperial examinations had an elimination system, which does not mean that you will be safe after passing the test.
And all of this was rewritten because of a man named Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan failed many times and even passed the general examination, but was eliminated during the palace examination.
He defected to Xixia in anger. Zhang Yuan was indeed talented, and with his understanding of the Song Dynasty, he was quickly reused by Xixia.
He even helped Xixia attack the Song Dynasty, which caused a lot of trouble to the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Yuan was also made prime minister for official duties.
Over the years, there have been many scholars who followed Zhang Yuan's example and took refuge in Liao and Xia.
Although there is no one like Zhang Yuan who has risen through the ranks, he is still reused to a certain extent.
Some people are unable to commit such treasonous acts due to various reasons such as relatives, but it is not necessarily possible if they are seduced by others.
There are by no means a few people like Chu Long and Ma Lianpeng.
(End of this chapter)