Fang Xingzhai saw that the few jars of wine Qi Feng brought were not poisonous, and sneered: "Your Highness, even if it is not poisonous, it does not prove that this matter has nothing to do with them. Their own wine is not poisonous, and it cannot explain that the two jars of wine given to His Highness are not poisonous." It was not the poison they administered. The young prince was poisoned, and we must not let them go until the real culprit is found."
Qi Feng couldn't help but argue: "Our Lord Marquis said that if I give you poisoned wine at this time, it would be so mean. Don't we ourselves just want to live? Who knows if someone under His Highness has ulterior motives and wants to Take this opportunity to poison His Highness...!"
"Shut up!" Qi Ning shouted in a deep voice, cupping his hands to the prince and saying: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. I should not say it. If the real culprit cannot be found, this matter is likely to cause a war between your two countries. I see that the good relations that you and I have maintained for many years will also be destroyed."
Fang Xingzhai said coldly: "Are you threatening us?"
Qin Ning sneered: "Master Fang, you are so aggressive. Do you have to blame us for this matter? What I said to His Highness was just to be honest and not a threat. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Your Highness is aware of everything and will understand naturally. .”
The prince looked solemn, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Jin Yihou, I must get to the bottom of this matter. Instruct your subordinates to stay at Yezhu Slope and not leave. I ask you to wait in my tent." Xiang Situ Mingyue ordered: "Situ, send the order down, get ready, and set off early tomorrow morning to return to the capital."
The King of Linzi was killed and such a big event happened. Naturally, it was impossible to continue the hunt. Situ Mingyue agreed, came forward and said: "Master Marquis, please!"
Qi Ning frowned slightly, knowing that the other party was trying to threaten him. He was surrounded by Eastern Qi officers and soldiers. If they took action, Qin Ning's martial arts was so good that he might not be able to get out, but these people under his command would not be spared, even if they were stationed in the camp. The more than 200 people in Yezhu Slope are probably facing a disaster.
Wu Dalin frowned and was about to argue when Qi Ning raised his hand and said: "Leader Wu, take the people back to Yezhu Slope first. Don't act rashly without my instructions. Your Highness is wise and will naturally not unjustly accuse good people."
"Master Hou...!"
"No need to say more." Qi Ning said solemnly, and left directly with Situ Mingyue. Several of the prince's guards stared at him. Wu Dalin and Qi Feng looked at each other, knowing that they must not be impulsive at this time. They were currently under the supervision of Dong Qi soldiers. , returning to the wild boar forest.
No one expected such a result, and they did not dare to say anything. The prince personally carried the body of King Linzi back to the cowhide tent with a sad expression.
The officials and generals of the Eastern Qi Dynasty all knew that King Linzi had been with the prince since he was a child. Although he was not the queen's daughter and they had the same father and mother, their relationship was very good. Although King Taishan was the eldest son, he had a violent temper. The relationship with his biological brother the prince was quite bad, but the prince and the King of Linzi seemed to be from the same mother.
King Linzi's horse riding and archery skills were all learned from the prince. The king of the Eastern Qi Dynasty had five children. King Linzi was one year younger than Princess Tianxiang. He was the youngest among the princes and princesses, so everyone in the palace He was also favored by many people. After the prince was established as the crown prince, there was a prince's palace. Prince Linzi always hung out in the prince's palace. In the eyes of many people, although the prince and King Linzi were brothers, they sometimes looked like brothers. A father and son, the prince takes great care of King Linzi.
On this trip to the capital for hunting, the King of Linzi pestered him to follow the prince, but with such a result, everyone knew that the prince must be extremely heartbroken.
Qining was placed in a separate small tent. Only then could he really calm down and consider the doubts.
Judging from the situation at the scene, the prince's reward for the imperial wine was a temporary move. Originally, the imperial wine was only a gift to Shitang, and King Linzi was not part of the plan. It was the King of Linzi who came forward at that time, so the purpose of the poisoner was Naturally, it will not be the King of Linzi.
Qi Ning had doubts at first. Although the ten jars of fine wine pulled from the Chu palace came from the palace, they were prepared by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The wine was poisonous. Could it be that Dou Kui took the opportunity to kill himself? If Dou Kui poisoned the wine and dedicated himself to the king of Dong Qi, once someone was poisoned, the people of Dong Qi would naturally not trouble Dou Kui, but would only trouble his own mission. Qi Ning also thought Jing Ran, when he was sure that the royal wine he had brought was not poisoned, he was immediately convinced that the two jars of wine that were poisoned must be someone close to the prince.
The murderer's purpose of poisoning may be to kill the prince, but it does not rule out that the other party wanted to poison Shitang. The purpose of poisoning Shitang may not be because of any grudge against Shitang, but maybe he wanted to frame Chu. country mission.
However, Qining thought to himself that he had never had any dealings with these people before, and even Dong Qi and Nan Chu did not have much hatred between them. Why did the other side frame the mission? If it was directed at him, then he wanted to deal with the Jinyi Qi family. If the people of the Northern Han Dynasty hated the Jinyi Qi family to their bones, why did the Southern Chu have such hatred for the Jinyi Qi family
Both generations of the Jinyi Qi family fought against the Northern Han people, but they never had a sword fight with the Eastern Qi people.
Qin Ning knew that the prince obviously had doubts about this matter, otherwise he would never be so polite to him after losing his brother. This shows that the prince Dong Qi is also a person who can control his emotions.
He suddenly thought that the prince had ordered Fang Xingzhai to go get wine. After King Linzi was poisoned, Fang Xingzhai was extremely excited. Is there any meaning in this? If it comes to poisoning, Fang Xingzhai obviously has a great chance.
Qi Ning pondered in the tent for a long time, not knowing what the prince would do next, but one thing was clear. Without absolutely conclusive evidence, the people of Dong Qi did not dare to act rashly against the mission. After all, the mission represented Nan Chu, the national power of Chu State is far greater than that of Dong Qi. If there is no absolute evidence, it is absolutely impossible for Nan Chu to accept it just by putting a hat on it.
The Chu State did not engage in war with the Eastern Qi. It was only worried about the Northern Han Dynasty, not the Eastern Qi. If the situation forced it, even if the Chu State would not launch a full-scale war against the Eastern Qi, it would not be a bad idea to send a force to fight a local war. .
The people of Dong Qi have scruples, so Qining believes that until the other party can't produce strong evidence, he and the mission should still be very safe.
Thinking of the envoy to Dong Qi, before arriving at King Lu City, there were many difficulties along the way, and weird things happened one after another. I just felt that it was really difficult to do something, and I couldn't help but sigh. After sighing, Qining was suddenly stunned, because after he sighed, there seemed to be an echo, and the echo seemed to be a woman's voice.
Qi Ning immediately stood up and looked around. The tent was not big and the furnishings inside were simple. With just a casual glance, the conditions inside could be seen at a glance.
He frowned, thinking that he seemed to be overthinking, and had hallucinations in his mind. However, the sigh that followed him just now was quite clear, and he could even hear that it was a woman's voice. It was very strange. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly Seeing the tent being opened, a man walked in, but it was a servant in green clothes. He lowered his head and came in with a tray. Without saying a word, he walked to the table and put the tray on the table. It was a pot. Tea and two plates of snacks.
Qining frowned and asked, "Who asked you to send it here?"
The servant said: "His Highness has ordered not to neglect the Jinyi Hou. Your Highness has sent a servant to deliver it. If the Marquis needs anything, he can give you orders at any time." Without saying much, he was about to retreat. Qin Ning glanced at him. shouted: "Wait a minute!"
The man lowered his head and said, "Do you have any other instructions from the Marquis?"
"Are you the prince's attendant?" Qining asked, "Have you ever practiced martial arts?"
The man didn't even raise his head, and just said: "The villain is a handyman and has never practiced martial arts."
Qi Ning stared at his hands and said, "But your hands tell me that you have practiced Kung Fu for at least ten years." He suddenly stood up and said, "Why hide it?"
The man immediately backed away, turned around, and hurriedly walked out of the tent. Qining felt something was wrong, rushed forward, lifted the tent and went out. Before he could take two steps, he saw a cold light flashing, two big knives blocking the front, and two swords in front of him. The soldiers crossed their swords, stared at Qining, and said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, Your Highness has an order, please rest in the tent and not leave."
Qi Ning glanced around and saw seven or eight soldiers beside him. Four soldiers were holding long spears and pointing them at this side. There were two more standing far away, holding bows and arrows in their hands, staring at him coldly.
Qi Ning frowned. With his martial arts, it was easy to deal with these guards, but naturally it was difficult to use force at this time. He glanced and saw the back of the green-clothed servant not far to the left. He raised his finger and said : "Catch that man, he has a problem."
Several people turned around, and the figure of the green-clothed servant flashed and turned behind a tent. A soldier asked: "Who does the Marquis want to arrest?"
Qi Ning sighed and said: "Don't catch anyone, just catch me." He thought that if you hadn't blocked him and moved faster, the Tsing Yi servant would never have been able to run away, but just in a moment, the Tsing Yi servant The servant then opened a considerable distance, which showed that his foot power and speed were not weak.
Several soldiers looked at each other, thinking that Jin Yihou was speaking incomprehensibly. Could it be that he was crazy
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and asked, "Someone came into the tent just now, did you see it?"
"His Royal Highness the Prince sent someone to deliver food to the Marquis." A soldier said: "Did the Marquis say that there was something wrong with that man?"
Qi Ning glanced at the soldier and thought to himself, you are not stupid at all, but you just can't explain clearly to these soldiers, and said: "I want to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"His Royal Highness is bathing and changing clothes for the young prince. No one dares to disturb him." The soldier said, "If the prince wants to see his highness, it is better to wait."
Qi Ning was startled, but immediately understood that when King Linzi was poisoned, his seven orifices were bleeding, and he looked very scary. The prince and King Linzi had a deep relationship, so he probably wiped the body of King Linzi himself. Suddenly he thought that at this time, since the prince When I was wiping the body of King Linzi and was feeling sad, how could I think of sending someone to bring me something? He frowned and said, "I want to see Situ Changshi, please invite him over quickly."