Why didn't Li Hong understand that what his mother said was the enemy's true intention? Just like when Li Zhong and Helan Minyue warned him fiercely: "I will let you stay in the position of prince forever, so that you will never be touched." To the throne."
Now, they used their father's imperial chariot to personally conquer Liaodong. They murdered Helan Minyue and Li Zhong when they were away from Chang'an. This made their father begin to doubt themselves, feeling that they were ambitious while in prison and had coveted the throne for a long time. It means to replace it.
So were Li Zhong and Helan Minyue's deaths forced to death? Or did they finally agree to the request of the mastermind in their group and risk their own lives to frame themselves
But no matter what, he has to pass this test, otherwise, if Father Long really thinks that he has intentions for the throne, it will definitely not be a small trouble.
Even if the queen mother is involved, it may not be able to completely eliminate the suspicion in the father's heart. The only way is to prove one's innocence and prove in front of the father that someone framed her.
It was exactly what Li Hong guessed. About two hours later, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi ran into Penglai Hall holding a letter with red feathers in their hands.
Wang Lou took the letter from Hong Ling and as soon as he handed it to Wu Mei, Wu Mei pointed at Li Hong with her delicate chin and signaled to give it to Li Hong directly.
This scene surprised Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. They originally thought that the Queen would avoid the Crown Prince Li Hong, but they didn't expect that the Queen would let the Crown Prince see it first
Moreover, it had only been more than two hours, and His Highness the Crown Prince actually sat next to the Queen, acting as if nothing had happened, as if Helan Minyue's death had nothing to do with him.
The two guys, who were not very smart, did not realize that Wu Mei asked Li Hong to read Anxi Hongling's urgent letter first. This move was intended to convey a message to the outside world through everyone in the Penglai Palace, that is, the Queen believed that Prince Li Hong was Innocent.
At the very least, the queen would not conclude that the death of Helan Minyue was caused by the prince just based on a scrawled handwriting of Helan Minyue.
After Li Hong read the letter, he handed it to Wu Mei with a smile, sighed and said, "As expected, Li Zhong is dead."
There was a faint feeling of loss in my heart. Li Zhong was originally born to the Liu family of the palace. Because Queen Wang did not give birth to an heir for His Majesty, he was adopted by Queen Wang and became the crown prince.
In fact, his fate should not have been like this. If he stayed in Liangzhou honestly and did not participate in the struggles of these power groups, at least his relationship with him would be stable, or like Li Sujie, he would be in the hearts of the people. There is no problem in being called the Wise King.
But in the end, he was too clever. Since he got on the opponent's ship and was pushed to the front desk to fight against him, I'm afraid he had thought of today when he made the decision, right
Li Hong still doesn't understand the ambiguity between him and Helan Minyue. Is it Li Zhong who falls in love with Helan Minyue, or is it Li Zhong who Helan Minyue took the initiative to seduce
I don't know how much my father and mother knew about this matter, but even if my father knew that the relationship between the two was unclear, he still needed to clear the suspicion and find the real murderer.
But how to find the murderer? It was indeed a problem that caught Li Hong off guard.
Although the letter from the Red Ling Messenger is different from the evidence that Helan Minyue left hastily before her death, and does not point directly at Li Hong like Helan Minyue did, the meaning and helplessness it expresses are enough for people to understand that all The key points are all pointed at Li Hong overtly or covertly.
The reason why Li Zhong was persecuted was entirely because His Highness the Crown Prince was purging dissidents and those who threatened his position as Crown Prince in order to consolidate his position as Crown Prince. This was Li Hong's goal.
The former prince Li Zhong was naturally one of Li Hong's first targets.
"You two go down." Li Hong looked at Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. As long as the queen mother was on his side, everything would be easy.
This was a case where he had no way to find the murderer, and it was impossible to find the murderer. Even if Di Renjie was asked to investigate the case, it would be impossible to find the murderer.
Because the murderers were Li Zhong and He Lan Minyue. They killed themselves and then blamed themselves. How could they find the murderer and the evidence, and how could they prove their innocence
From the lines of Li Zhong's words, although there is no tone like speaking, we can still feel the madness and fierceness of Li Zhong before his death. His original honest and honest face was probably full of emotions when he wrote this letter. So ferocious and ruthless!
At the same time, I'm afraid Li Zhong was still full of pride at that time, right? After all, this situation was set up by them to die, and it would be extremely difficult for them to escape unscathed.
Wu Mei waved her hand, asking Wu Chengsi and Wu San to think about it, and then looked at Li Hong, who was still thinking with his head raised. Li Zhong and Helan Minyue had done things so well, which made it difficult for Li Hong to prove his innocence.
"okokokok… ."
Li Hong looked at the ceiling, mumbling vaguely, as if talking to himself or discussing with Wu Mei: "Who will be the most direct beneficiary of the deaths of Li Zhong and Helan Minyue? If they follow their original intention of setting up the situation, then the interest groups behind them will benefit first, but the interest groups will also launch a new spokesperson, so this spokesperson must have a direct interest relationship with me. In this way, they will benefit for The situation I set up is worthy of the sacrifice of two people."
"Contrary to evidence? From their point of view, but you can't prove your innocence, right?" As the first female emperor throughout the ages, Wu Mei is no less intelligent than Li Hong, and even has more experience than Li Hong. People who have been born in nine or ten reincarnations must be sophisticated, mature, and decisive.
Otherwise, he would not have decisively killed Wu Shun back then, but Li Hong was hesitant and indecisive, which ultimately led to the bitter consequences today.
"It's not counter-evidence. There is no way to prove my innocence even if it's counter-evidence. I want to know that this situation is probably not over yet. Once it is solved, they will probably make big moves. Haven't they thought about it? , What if you and your father unconditionally believe that I am innocent?" Li Hong looked at Long Ma, blinking his eyes, thinking hard about what his opponent would do next.
"I didn't say you were innocent. It's better for you, Li Hong, to prove your innocence now. Where did your intelligence go? Your retributive character, Li Hong, has always been bluffing. Now it's better to be framed by someone else... Or Is it really you, Li Hong, who did this?" Wu Mei suddenly asked curiously.
Li Hong rolled his eyes helplessly and said relentlessly: "What good will it do me if I kill them? Is it possible that Li Zhong can be restored to the position of prince by his father because of this? Then he must crawl out of the coffin first. That’s it.”
Vaguely and vaguely, Li Hong felt as if he had grasped the key point. Their ultimate goal was to make his own position as the crown prince unstable, and then use this incident to hope that his father and the queen would be reunited. Abolish your position as prince
So if this is their ultimate goal, who will be the biggest and most direct beneficiary after they are deposed? The answer is ready to come out!
That is his own younger brother Li Xian. Except for Li Xian who is the most direct beneficiary, no one else can benefit more than him.
According to the order of royal heirs, if he was deposed, Li Xian would be the first to be crowned prince by his father, mother, and court officials.
As for the possibility of Li Zhe, the seventh child, it is impossible now. After all, Li Xian is in front of him. Unless Li Xian is like Li Zhong, unknown, or... was murdered by himself, then it is possible. It's the turn of the seventh child, Li Zhe.
As for the eighth child, Li Dan, not to mention, he still occasionally suffers from snot and snot bubbles. The officials above the court were from high-ranking families, and it was impossible to establish an interest group with him as the leader at this time.
Li Hong's pupils kept shrinking, and a ray of cold light flashed from his bright eyes. Could it be this guy Li Xian...? If so, what will he do next? If not, what would he do next when he learned that Li Zhong and Helan Minyue were dead
If he continues to blame others, then Li Xian will pretend that someone is plotting to kill him at this moment, shrinking fearfully in the palace and not going anywhere, and then rumors will spread from the palace.
For example: Last night, an assassin went to Prince Pei's Mansion to assassinate Prince Pei, but failed to assassinate him.
For example: Yesterday, someone discovered that someone had poisoned King Pei's meal. Thanks to the timely discovery by a servant, King Pei's life was saved.
For example, there will be many examples coming out, but there will never be a scene where King Pei guesses who wants to murder him.
However, the people will rely on the news spread from Prince Pei's Palace, and then like a gust of wind, it will slowly brew and process from an unknown assassin at the beginning, and in the end it will become: Prince Li Hong intends to get rid of him in order to stabilize his position as the crown prince of the East Palace. King Pei was smart, studious and good at etiquette since childhood.
In this way, if you point the finger at yourself, you can really push yourself into a desperate situation.
So what will happen to Li Zhe? Li Hong continued to frown. It would be even more troublesome if Li Zhe was involved in this, or Li Zhe was just sitting on the Diaoyutai, sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, waiting for the fierce fight between him and Li Xian, and then he would be better To reap the benefits
If it was not Li Xian but Li Zhe who set up a trap for him, then Li Xian would still be assassinated. After all, Li Zhe is the second in line. If he wants to become the prince, he must get rid of himself and Li Xian. .
In this way, the hypothetical prediction that Li Xian will be assassinated or murdered will become true or false, making it difficult to distinguish whether Li Xian will be assassinated by an assassin or a fake one.
"Mother, my son and I request..."
"Go back, calm down and deal with it slowly. Mother knows what to do. You have raised a lot of people over the years, so they shouldn't all be free of charge." Wu Mei closed her eyes to rest, not telling Li Hong anything. opportunity to come out.
(End of chapter)