Chapter 204: All poisoned, the emperor is his own
The prison cells in the Ming Palace were very quiet, after all, Yu Jin was only imprisoned.
I saw that the cell he was in was very clean, not as messy and wet as the cells in other places. There were bookshelfs here, and there were many books on the bookshelf for reading.
In addition, there are also special ventilation holes that can bring in the sun at noon, allowing Yu Jin to enjoy a moment of warmth. The meals of three meals a day are also delicious, with meat and vegetables, and special people cleaning toilet buckets, all of which are not a prison cell, it is even more considerate than an inn.
Therefore, Yu Jin has become accustomed to being locked up and has also developed a good habit of reading books.
Reading can enrich people's emotions. When reading Liangshanbo and Zhu Yingtai both turned into butterflies, Yu Jin, who was big and thick, could not help but have moist eyes.
The arrangement of all this was naturally arranged by Yang Shuang. Although Yu Jin was an enemy and a prisoner, Yang Shuang had a talented person who had been trying to win over Yu Jin and naturally had to take good care of him.
Yu Jin also understood Yang Shuang's intentions. If it weren't for the different camps, Yu Jin would definitely follow Yang Shuang, but there is no if in this world.
Just as Yu Jin sighed, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the cell. Zhang Xutuo came in with a gray-haired old man and locked up in the cell next to Yu Jin.
"General Yu, I've been missing for many days! Is there anything I can help you?" Zhang Xutuo looked at Yu Jin and asked with a smile.
Yu Jin bowed his hand and said, "No, I'm fine! You are back, I'm sure His Highness Ming is back too. It seems that the Khitan's conspiracy has not succeeded this time!"
"I didn't succeed, I was stopped by Your Highness, and I killed this time happily! Unfortunately, I couldn't fight side by side with General Yu!" Zhang Xutuo said regretfully.
Yu Jin also sighed. When it comes to treating foreign enemies, whether they are from Wei or Sui, they are all unified in a unified formation.
Zhang Xutuo talked to him for a few more words before leaving.
After the man left, the old man next door got up. He looked at Yu Jin and said in surprise: "General Yu, you are still alive. It's so great! Great!"
This time it was Yu Jin's turn to be surprised. Unexpectedly, a prisoner came in and knew him, but Yu Jin was not stupid either. The old guy who suddenly appeared was very problematic. What if it was a trap set by the Ming King Yang Shuang who deliberately tried to trap his own information?
It's possible!
So Yu Jin looked him up and down and asked, "Who are you and why do you know me?"
The old man quickly explained: "General Yu, I am from the Great Wei Dynasty, named Zhang Peng, and the manager of the Guo Mansion. I have been sent to the Great Sui Dynasty for many years to assist my lady. I have met General Yu in the Guo Mansion, so I naturally recognize General Yu!"
Yu Jin was shocked, hurried over, and then asked in a low voice: "Where is your lady? Have you ever been arrested?"
Zhang Peng sighed and said, "I don't even know how I exposed myself, and I don't know if the lady was arrested. She is still hiding in the Wei Palace!"
Yu Jin immediately believed his words.
Then, Yu Jin remembered Guo Yanzhi. After he arrived at the capital of the Sui Dynasty, the leader was Guo Yanzhi. Guo Yanzhi was very smart and had extraordinary strategies. After all, her brother was not an ordinary person and was called his "Qizuo" by Emperor Wei! The brother and sister are a mother and brother are powerful, and the younger sister is not much different.
"Ms. Guo is extremely smart, so it should be fine." Yu Jin comforted.
The old man Zhang Peng sighed and said, "I hope so!"
"By the way, did Zhang Xutuo not interrogate you after he arrested you? Do they know your identity?" Yu Jin asked hurriedly.
Zhang Peng shook his head and said, "When I was arrested, I wanted to commit suicide by taking poison, but the person who arrested me stopped me. They did not interrogate me and locked me in directly! This made me very panic. I don't know what the hell is doing. What does this Ming King know?"
Yu Jin sighed and said, "The Ming King is very cunning, and Li Jing beside him is a resourceful person. If they don't examine you, if you have not found out your identity, if you don't pay attention to you."
Zhang Peng nodded, and his heart became more and more anxious. If he knew his identity, wouldn’t the lady be in danger? What was wrong with it?
In fact, with Yang Shuang and Li Jing's alertness, no details will be ignored. However, this time, Yang Shuang and Li Jing also fell into a misunderstanding.
Before arresting Zhang Peng, Zhao Zongtang found Guo Yanzhi's identity: the adopted daughter of former Minister of Rites Guo Xian, who claimed to be the distant cousin of King Yang Chao of Wei.
So after learning about Guo Yanzhi's identity, Yang Shuang and Li Jing both thought that it was Yang Chao's idea to ask the alchemist to use elixirs to control Yang Jun, and did not doubt Guo Yanzhi's identity deeper.
Without doubting Guo Yanzhi's identity, Zhang Peng, the alchemist, naturally doesn't need to pay much attention to the identity of Zhang Peng. He is just a tool man, so he can lock him up when he catches him.
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The next morning, Yang Liang and Yang Xiu came to the Wei Palace and accompanied Yang Chao to the Qin Palace. At this time, Yang Chao was completely unaware that he had walked into the wolf's den.
When he came to the living room of the Qin King's Mansion, Yang Chao saw Yang Jun. This shocked Yang Chao because Yang Jun looked extremely haggard, his eyes were covered with bloodshot, and he looked like an evil ghost.
"How did you look like this?" Yang Jun said in surprise.
Yang Jun stared at Yang Chao and said calmly: "It's hard to sleep all night and sleep and eat, so he looks like a ghost. So I hope my seventh brother will give me a high hand and say a few good words for me!"
Yang Chao was a little proud, but said, "The fourth brother said this. I believe in the fourth brother's character. The second brother and the third brother hold on to the fourth brother's handle. Please rest assured, we are all good brothers, how can I watch you get haggard? I will join the fifth brother and sixth brother to help you plead with your father! If your father is angry, the fourth brother will be safe."
"Then I thank you for your seventh brother. Please take your seat, I will definitely give you a good greeting!" Yang Jun was kind-hearted.
Yang Chao sat down without doubt.
Yang Jun personally poured wine for the three of them, and then said to him: "If the three good brothers are willing to help me, then I will feel much more at ease. I will do it first!"
After saying that, Yang Jun raised his head and drank the glass of wine.
Yang Liang and Yang Xiu looked at the corners of their eyes, then laughed and drank the wine in their glasses.
Yang Chao also drank white wine.
However, when he put down his wine glass, he found that Yang Jun's just complimentary expression no longer existed, and he was staring at himself with cold eyes, like a lonely wolf staring at his prey.
As for Yang Liang and Yang Xiu, they didn't have good intentions, they looked gloating.
Half an hour later, Yang Chao was taken away by Yang Jun and Yang Xiu, and his face was filled with horror.
Yang Jun looked at the three people leaving and sneered: "Hehe... If I had known this method, I would have used it long ago."
"These three people are greedy for life and fear death and are easy to control. If you want to control Yang Shuang, it is unlikely that Yang Yong and Yang Guang will be able to poison them... Well, if you poison your father to death, then the throne will be mine?"
"The throne is mine! Haha..."
Yang Jun's laughter was getting louder and louder, no different from a madman.
In the corner, Zang Kang and Qin Xianzong saw this scene, sneered and left quietly.
In less than half an hour, the news reached Yang Shuang's ears.
Yang Shuang was chatting with Li Jing. After hearing Yang Jun’s plan, Yang Shuang sighed: “The King of Qin is really crazy. It seems that he is preparing to poison everyone. Now Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, and Yang Chao are both caught!”
When a prince fights for the prince, he can frame the blame and put down the wrong person, but he has no intention of harming the other party's life, because this is a red line and he must not be able to pass it.
It can be said that taking the other party's life is the last move, and there is no way to do it. For example, if Li Shimin can safely sit on the throne, why should the Xuanwu Gate change be?
Now Yang Jun is in a madness and has embarked on this dead end.
At this time, Li Jing frowned and remembered another thing: "Your Highness, I originally thought Yang Chao would not fall into the trap. You must know that he arranged for his female counselor Guo Yanzhi to use elixirs to influence the King of Qin. If there is something wrong with that kind of elixir, once you stop taking it, you will naturally have a mental problem. Yang Chao should know about this, why did he still go to see Yang Jun so boldly, or even fall into the trap? Yang Chao is not reckless unless..."
Yang Shuang immediately understood Li Jing’s guess and then said, “Unless that Guo Yanzhi did not tell Yang Chao about Yang Jun’s situation, Yang Chao would fall into the trap!”
"That's right! It seems we've ignored it!" Li Jing shouted quickly.
Yang Shuang nodded and said, "Why would you interrogate the old alchemist?"
"Don't worry, your highness, I will find out clearly when I leave it to me!" Li Jing said with a smile.
This is the benefit of having a right-hand assistant, which is not only comprehensive but also very small.
"Pharmacist, thank you for your hard work these days. You have to train with Luo Cheng and others, and you also want to help me investigate the identity of the manipulator behind the scenes. In addition to other things, it is very hard to be alone." Yang Shuang said.
Li Jingze said: "Share your highness's worries, this is what my subordinates should do. You can learn new knowledge through conspiracy. By the way, I investigated the Shangshu Ling Yuexishan in the past two days and found that he had no contact with Miao Fei. I asked Shi Wansui to investigate Miao Fei's corruption case that year, and found that the person who pressed the case was not Yuexishan, but someone else."
"It's not Yuexi Mountain?" Yang Shuang asked.
Li Jing nodded and said, "It's true! It's a coincidence that when Miao Fei's corruption case occurred, the Secretary of State Ling Yuexishan was not in Kyoto. After the General of the Ministry of War was handed over to the Secretary of State, he entered the Convention Hall. So the people in the Convention Hall stopped the case. As for who it was, Shi Wansui was afraid of being alarmed, so he did not investigate in depth for the time being."
Yang Shuang immediately sat upright, saying that the manipulator behind the scenes was related to the important officials in the Seminar Hall? Or was it one of them?
The appearance of several important officials of the court immediately appeared in his mind, Zuo Beidou, Hanmoqiao, etc., who would it be?
"This behind-the-scenes manipulator is much stronger than we thought! Who in Kyoto has this ability?" Yang Shuang said leisurely.
Li Jing shook his head, not having a clue yet, so he asked: "Your Highness, should we slow down the investigation or speed up the progress investigation?"
Yang Shuang thought seriously and replied: "Speed up the investigation! This time the Khitan conspiracy failed, and this person must have been hiding deeper. If he didn't investigate now, it would be difficult to find it out."
"It makes sense! Then you have to rely on external forces for this matter." Li Jing reminded.
Chapter completed!