Chapter 875: The Prince's Visit.

When the autumn rain is fierce, it is also unimaginable.

The rain didn't stop, and the Ji Mansion was already deserted, Ye Xing and the others gave Ji Gang a backup of the guest's name that had been seated at that time, and then left the Ji Mansion with an umbrella.

There was a long way from Jifu to Zhongshan Wangfu, and it was impossible for them to walk back in such a heavy rain, so after leaving Jifu, they found an inn to sit down and rest, and discussed the case.

There were not many people in the inn at this time, but there were a few passers-by under the eaves who could not continue to hurry because of the heavy rain, they hid under the eaves, but they refused to enter the inn, Ye Xing glanced at them, their clothes were a little tattered, and they didn't dare to enter the inn.

After Ye Xing and the others entered the inn, they sat down at a table by the window, and then asked the inn's shopkeeper to serve them a pot of tea, although the tea was not fragrant, but it was very clear, tasting such tea, looking at the rain outside the window, it was really a pleasant enjoyment.

It's just that this kind of comfort was quickly broken by Di Xiaojie's doubts, he looked at Ye Xing and asked, "Brother Ye, do you have any thoughts on this case, say it and let us hear it!" ”

When Di Xiaojie asked like this, everyone else was also interested, and they all asked Ye Xing to say something, Ye Xing saw this, so he had to nod and say: "Li Shicheng's body has already been examined, it was poisoned and died, and the poison in the cup is very shallow, and the stomach is already poisonous, which shows that he was poisoned before he drank with He Zhongyu, and it is too easy to poison in such a complicated place, so everyone in the Ji Mansion today is suspicious." ”

Everyone nodded slightly, but they also felt troublesome, if everyone was suspicious, wouldn't it be too difficult to find the murderer? Now they can exclude, I'm afraid there are not many people.

The tea was faintly fragrant, everyone tasted it slowly, but they were thinking about other things in their hearts, about a stick of incense time, the rain outside stopped, the road was full of mud, Ye Xing and the others left the inn and rushed to the Zhongshan Palace, there are some things that they can't do on their own, they have to go back and let the people in the mansion help inquire.

But when they returned to the Zhongshan Palace, they were told by the servants that the prince Zhu Gaochi was coming, Ye Xing and the others saw this, and only then did they understand that after the prince left the Ji Mansion, he didn't go back to the East Palace at all, and came here directly, but they didn't understand, this matter, I think it shouldn't make the prince worry, right?

Anyway, since the crown prince is here, Ye Xing and the others still have to go to see each other.

The fat body was lying on the chair, and the prince closed his eyes to recuperate, but he was definitely very conscious, so when Ye Xing and the others just walked into the room, the prince Zhu Gaochi hurriedly opened his eyes, looked at Ye Xing and said, "Ye Aiqing, you are finally back, you let this prince wait!" ”

Ye Xing walked into the living room slowly, and hurriedly asked, "I didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was waiting for me, so I didn't come in a hurry, and I ask for forgiveness, but I don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to me at this time?" ”

The crown prince Zhu Gaoxi sighed and said, "Do you know who was poisoned today?" ”

Ye Xing was puzzled and replied: "Join the army Li Shicheng!" ”

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi shook his head, as if he was not satisfied with Ye Xing's answer, and everyone was even more puzzled when they saw this, and at this time, Di Xiaojie couldn't help but ask: "Then who does the prince think is dead?" ”

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi sighed and said, "The person who died is indeed Li Shicheng, but Li Shicheng at this time is not the previous Li Shicheng. ”

Everyone looked at Zhu Gaochi, unable to understand for a while, and at this time, Zhu Gaochi explained: "This Li Shicheng is a famous member of the army, and he is also an official of the third grade in the barracks, and his prestige is still very great, but when he entered Beijing a month ago, I have persuaded him to return to my disciples, and now he has been poisoned, I am afraid that he is coming for this prince!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked, they thought that Li Shicheng's death was just a simple murder case, but it can be seen that the current situation is related to the struggle for power in the court.

At this time, Ye Xing seemed to think of something, so he hurriedly asked: "The prince persuaded Li Shicheng to return to your disciples, so who did he follow before?" ”

Prince Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "It's not a secret, most of the ** people who support this prince are Wenchen, but I know very well the power of Wenchen, in the face of force, Wenchen is useless at all, so I want to collect some generals for myself, so that after I ascend the throne one day, I can stabilize the situation, and then Li Shicheng is the first step for me to start collecting military generals, Li Shicheng was originally with the Han King Zhu Gaoxi, when his father wanted to seal the Han King to go to the remote place of Yunnan, the Han King was afraid of Yunnan and refused to go, So Lai did not leave in the capital, at that time there were many generals to intercede with the emperor, but only this Li Shicheng did not, so he returned to Beijing this time, I wanted to win him over, and after I met with him a few times, he expressed his willingness to be loyal to me. ”

After listening to Zhu Gaochi's words, Ye Xing and the others somewhat understood, now that Li Shicheng betrayed the Han King Zhu Gaoxi, then the Han King Zhu Gaoxi's people may not let Li Shicheng go, and at Ji Gang's birthday banquet, they finally found an opportunity.

It's just that even if Ye Xing and the others know this, they can't tell who the murderer is from this alone, thinking that even if Zhu Gaoxi, the king of Han, really wants to kill Li Shicheng, I'm afraid he won't do it himself.

And at this time, Ye Xing suddenly thought of the reason why Ji Gang insisted on investigating this matter, was he protecting the murderer?

Ji Gang, as a Jinyi guard, is also a military general, and has always been incompatible with the Wenchen who supports the prince, just imagine how such a person can be submissive under the prince, I am afraid that only people like Zhu Gaoxi can help him, so he stopped the case, and then found a few excuses to arrest a few prisoners, and it was over.

It's just that if Ji Gang really thinks like this, then why did he have to let everyone present record his name and location so carefully today, if Ji Gang just wanted to help the murderer hide the matter, then he didn't need to do it at all, could it be that he knew that Ye Xing would do this, so he did the play in front of Ye Xing in order to make Ye Xing believe that he really wanted to investigate the case?

It is very likely that this is the case, but now that the emperor has asked Ye Xing to intervene in this matter, then Ji Gang wants to hide it for the murderer, I'm afraid it is not so easy, even if Ji Gang finds a few substitutes for the dead ghosts, he will not think about Ye Xing.

The prince said something to let Ye Xing investigate the case wholeheartedly and left in a hurry, although he was worried that there was a conspiracy in this matter, but as the prince, he still had to stay calm.