Wei Shutong immediately said: "Yes, Wei is not so stupid as to send someone to assassinate him and expose his identity."
Li Hongxin had a cold face and sneered: "Then how can the assassin call himself the Throat? Only I have said the name Throat, and no one else knows it."
"Your Majesty, we were not the only three who heard this that day." Qi Ning frowned and said, "If you say this, even I will be suspected of entering. I still remember that there were many maids around at that time. , they served beside him, and they also heard what the prince said."
Li Hongxin immediately said categorically: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, those maids will never reveal a word."
As soon as he said this, Wei Shutong's face became even more ugly, and he sneered: "What the prince said is strange. Although Xiaguan is just the governor of Xichuan, he is also an official of the imperial court. The prince can be suspicious of his subordinates, but he trusts those maids so much. Could it be that the reputation of the lower official is not as good as that of a few maids?"
His face was very ugly, and he was obviously very dissatisfied.
Qi Ning sighed: "Master Wei, the prince is deeply saddened by the death of his son, so you don't have to worry too much." He turned to Li Hongxin and said, "My prince, the assassin stabbed the throat and was fatal. Maybe that's what he called himself. This kind of coincidence The probability is extremely high. I believe that Mr. Wei will never do such a thing, I am afraid that someone wants to sow discord."
"Sowing discord?" Li Hongxin looked at Qining.
Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, just imagine, a real assassin who commits murder, as I just said, wants to be clean and neat, without leaving any clues. That Wu Sun just said the same thing, she pretended to be fainted and stood aside , after hearing the conversation at that time, can we imagine that since the assassin was so good at martial arts, and Wu Sun was pretending to be unconscious, could the assassin have already noticed it?"
Wei Shutong immediately said: "Yes, what the Marquis said is absolutely true. If the assassin knew that Wu Sun was just pretending to be unconscious and deliberately said those words, he wanted Wu Sun to be used as a witness to confuse the public and frame him. "
Qi Ning nodded and said: "Yes, that must be the case. Your Majesty, you said last time that assassins are rampant in Chengdu. When we were in the Jianjia Pavilion, assassins sneaked in with the intention of assassinating the Prince and me. Eve almost died. Lost in the hands of the assassin... The assassin failed in the end, and he must have been unwilling to do so, so he targeted the prince."
Li Hongxin's face twitched slightly, but he didn't speak.
"Everyone thought that the assassins missed and all the assassins were killed on the spot. Martial law patrols have been strengthened in the city, and the other side will not dare to act rashly in a short time." Qi Ning said slowly: "But these assassins are obviously very cunning. , the more everyone thought that they did not dare to act rashly, but they took action at this time." He sighed lightly: "The prince has a noble status, so of course he will be targeted by assassins, and they also found an opportunity."
Wei Shutong looked coldly and said: "Didn't the prince say that there is a Ksitigarbha group in Xichuan who is plotting to rebel? The assassination of Jianjiaguan was naturally done by Ksitigarbha, so the assassination of the prince is naturally inseparable from Ksitigarbha. .”
Li Hongxin opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything and let out a weird laugh.
Qi Ning looked solemn and nodded: "Master Wei is right. Your Majesty, the two pillars of Xichuan are Prince and Master Wei. Prince and Master Wei are united sincerely, and Xichuan is monolithic. Those who have ulterior motives have nothing to do with it." Seize the opportunity. Ksitigarbha wants to make trouble in Xichuan, and there are two people sitting in charge. He can only act like a ghost and dare not come forward. Because of this, he wants to take this opportunity to sow discord between the two."
"Master Hou hit the nail on the head." Wei Shutong said immediately: "If I don't get along with the prince, Ksitigarbha will have an opportunity. He sent assassins to assassinate the prince and framed the blame on me using despicable means, just to provoke My lord and I are at odds with each other. Your lord, Ksitigarbha’s treacherous intentions are clearly revealed. Please tell me about it!”
Wei Shutong and Qi Ning were talking to each other, while Li Hongxin's face turned pale, he clenched his fists and sneered: "So, the murder of Li Yuan has nothing to do with Mr. Wei?"
"Of course not." Wei Shutong said in a deep voice: "I have no grudge against the prince. Over the years, I have respected the prince very much. How could I harm the prince? Your prince, Ksitigarbha must be the culprit. I am willing to cooperate with him." The prince worked together to find Ksitigarbha and cut this man into pieces to avenge his son."
Qi Ning nodded and said: "Yes, the Crown Prince has a noble status, and most people don't have the guts to do such a cruel thing to the Crown Prince. Ksitigarbha can only do it."
Li Hongxin stood up straight, clenched his hands into fists, suddenly raised his head and laughed, his laughter was like thunder. When Qi Ning heard this, he knew that this man's internal strength was not weak.
"Since you two said this, it seems that the murderer is indeed Ksitigarbha." Li Hongxin's eyes were like daggers, and he said slowly: "Master Wei, I have something to ask you for help!"
"My lord, it doesn't matter what you say. If I can do it, I should do my best!"
"I want you to come to Beijing with me." Li Hongxin stared at Wei Shutong: "I wonder if Mr. Wei can come with me?"
Wei Shutong frowned and said, "Going to Beijing? Why does the prince have such a plan?"
"I am old, and I don't know the truth about many things." Li Hongxin said slowly: "Li Yuan was murdered, and there are witnesses proving that it is related to Mr. Wei. I would like to ask Mr. Wei to go to the capital with me to face the saint. Investigate the ins and outs of this matter."
Wei Shutong thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's orders, the official should have obeyed, but everything in Xichuan is busy, and without the emperor's order, the official did not dare to leave easily. Since the prince still doubts the official, the official also There is no way to argue, even if we go to Beijing like this, what can we do? I wonder if the prince has other evidence to prove that the murderer is a subordinate? "
Li Hongxin smiled coldly and said: "When I arrive in the capital, there will naturally be evidence to prove that you, Mr. Wei, are the murderer."
Wei Shutong was startled, but he immediately understood something and his expression changed slightly.
Qi Ning was so shrewd and obedient that he understood the meaning of Li Hongxin's words.
The "murderer" Li Hongxin refers to, of course, does not refer to the assassin who assassinated Li Yuan, but to the murderer of Mrs. Wei.
Of course, Li Hongxin would not have thought that Wei Shutong had already confessed to Qi Ning about killing his wife. At this time, he deliberately confused him, thinking that Qi Ning could not understand the meaning of the words.
By saying this, he was obviously threatening Wei Shutong.
Qi Ning looked calm, but he was thinking secretly. Li Hongxin set up the Dragon Gate Formation in Baofeng Tower today. I am afraid it was not to pursue Wei Shu and his colleagues to assassinate Li Yuan, but rather to use this matter as a reason to ask Wei Shu. Follow him to Beijing.
Wei Shutong's face was very ugly. He glanced at Qi Ning and saw Qi Ning Yun Danfengqing standing aside without saying anything. He frowned slightly and finally said: "Your Majesty, if there is evidence to prove that this official is the murderer, there is The Marquis is here, so you can take it out. The Marquis is one of the four hereditary princes in the empire, and his weight is enough to prove this."
Li Hongxin's face was stern and he sneered: "Master Wei, if I insist that you come to Beijing with me, will you refuse to agree?" At this point, a cold and stern look appeared in his eyes.
Qi Ning sighed: "Your Majesty, what Master Wei said is not wrong. Without the emperor's will, the feudal officials are not allowed to enter the capital without permission. Moreover, the prince said that Xichuan Ksitigarbha conspired to rebel. At this time, the most important thing is for everyone to work together." To find this group of rebels, how could Mr. Wei, as the governor of Xichuan, leave at this time? The prince must not forget that the Heiyan Cave incident has not been completely resolved. Officers and soldiers besieged Heiyan Ridge for several months, and finally found out that they were The seventy-two holes of the Miao family must be dissatisfied with the injustice, and Master Wei needs to be comforted at this time."
After hearing Qi Ning's words, Wei Shutong gained some confidence and said, "Yes, the Miao people must be comforted. The official is already preparing to go to Cangxi in person to see the Miao King."
Li Hongxin slammed the table with a bang, and more than a dozen guards with swords rushed in from outside.
Wei Shutong changed his face in shock and said sternly: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
Li Hongxin also said in a cold voice: "I have a son who died. Should we stop here? Master Wei, I just invite you to come with me to the capital. I have my own arrangements for matters in Xichuan."
Wei Shutong was about to burst into tears when he saw Li Hongxin, but he stiffened his neck and said: "Have your own arrangements? Who arranged it? Your Majesty? Your Majesty, with all due respect, I am the governor of Xichuan, and I will handle all matters." It seems that it is not the prince's turn to make arrangements." He raised his finger and pointed at the guards: "Are you going to rebel? Why don't you retreat?"
Downstairs, Baofeng had three hundred elite men brought by him, but he was not afraid of Li Hongxin.
Li Hongxin's eyes showed murderous intent. At this moment, he heard a voice coming from the stairs: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wei, you are all the pillars of the imperial court. Everything can be discussed. There is no need to get angry and hurt the harmony." In the middle, I heard the sound of footsteps, and two figures appeared from the stairs.
Qi Ning looked up and was startled for a moment, then saw a pair of bright eyes staring at him. Hearing another "Ah", Qi Ning already smiled and said, "Zhan Ying, why are you here too?"
The two people who came upstairs were actually old acquaintances of Qi Ning.
The first person was Xuanyuan Po, the giant captain of the Big Dipper in the Shenhou Mansion, and behind Xuanyuan was the big-assed girl Ximen Zhanying whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Qi Ning never expected that these two people would appear here at this time.
When Ximen Zhanying heard Qin Ning calling her by her first name in public, and in such an affectionate manner, her cheeks turned red. She glared at Qin Ning and ignored him.
The officials of Shenhou Mansion all have their own unique costumes, so Li Hongxin and Wei Shutong naturally recognized them as people from Shenhou Mansion at a glance.
However, they obviously did not know Xuanyuan Po, and they all frowned. Xuanyuan Po had already taken two steps forward, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Xuan Yuan Po, the low-ranking captain of the giant sect of the Marquis Mansion, has met the King of Shu, the Marquis and Master Wei. !" As he spoke, he nodded towards Qining.
Xuanyuan Po introduced himself, Wei Shutong and Li Hongxin were a little surprised.
Although they have never met Xuanyuan Po, they have naturally heard of this name.
Although the reputation of the Divine Marquis of the West Gate of the Divine Marquis Mansion is known to the world, anyone with some experience and knowledge of the Big Dipper under his command must also be aware of it.
Xuanyuan Po is Ximen Wuhen's direct disciple. In the eyes of many people, if Ximen the Divine Marquis will one day resign and go into seclusion, Xuanyuan Po will be the worthy successor to the Divine Marquis.
Many people may not know the names of everyone in the Big Dipper, but very few people don't know that the captain of the giant sect, Xuanyuan Po.