Seoul, a magnificent house.

"Li Yao, a mad bastard, dared to send someone to assassinate the son of this world in front of the public, hateful, hateful!" In a room in the back house, a doctor was bandaging the wound of Li Jue, who was injured in the arm, and the pale-faced Li Jue gritted his teeth and scolded.

Obviously, the person in Seoul who wanted his life the most was Yi Yao, as long as he died, he would clear the obstacles to Li Yao's ascension to the throne of Joseon.

Therefore, Li Jue justifiably believed that the person who assassinated him was sent by Li Yao, and he was extremely angry at this time.

Because he was too excited, perhaps feeling afraid, Li Jue's body trembled slightly, he was almost killed by the assassin's knife in the assassination just now.

Li Jue's residence was already full of his soldiers at this time, fully armed, and ready to fight as if they were facing a great enemy.

Li Jue was not alone when he returned to Seoul this time, more than 1,000 soldiers loyal to him came to Seoul on the ships of the Ming army, and were specifically responsible for protecting him.

Soon, a group of black figures appeared on the street, quickly coming towards the gate of the courtyard, which made the soldiers guarding the gate suddenly nervous.

However, when the soldiers saw that the figures who came were Ming soldiers wearing Ming army uniforms, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the Ming army in the city came to check after learning the news, so they didn't have to worry about Li Yao's people taking the opportunity to come and make trouble.

In Seoul, the only person Li Jue can rely on is the Ming army, and it is precisely out of trust in the Ming army that Li Jue came to Seoul, but he didn't expect to be assassinated on the street, which was really unexpected.

In fact, the Ming army not only came to check the situation this time, but also to protect Li Jue, and at the same time, an important person came to visit Li Jue's injury, this person was Li Yuntian's adjutant Yun Na.

Because Yun Na has the appearance of a person from the Western Regions, coupled with her tall figure, graceful body, and heroic appearance in a straight military uniform, the soldiers guarding the door recognized this distinguished guest at a glance and hurriedly went in to report.

"Lord Adjutant." When Yun Na saw Li Jue, Li Jue's injured arm had already been bandaged, and she bowed down to Yun Na.

Don't look at Yun Na as just an adjutant, let alone Li Jue, even many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the Ming Dynasty have to be polite to her, Yun Na's value is not just reflected from her position and rank.

"The prince learned that the prince was assassinated, so he asked the official to come to check, and he was relieved to see that the prince was safe and sound." Yun Na saw that although Li Jue was injured on his arm, it didn't seem to be very serious, so she replied with a smile.

"Lord Adjutant, this incident must have been done by Li Yao, and the prince must be the master of this world." Li Jue's face showed an angry expression, and he said angrily to Li Yuntian, if it weren't for his life today, he would have died at the hands of those assassins.

"Don't worry, the prince explained when the official left, and he will definitely find out about this matter." Yun Na knew that Li Jue was very excited now, so Zhengse comforted her, and at the same time secretly observed Li Jue.

Since Li Jue was summoned back by Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian has the responsibility to protect his safety, so Li Yuntian will definitely find out about the assassination case this time, and he wants to see who is secretly doing ghosts.

In fact, Yun Na also had an important task this time, that is, to find out the details of Li Jue, because Li Yuntian was a little suspicious that this was a bitter trick directed and acted by Li Jue, and its purpose was naturally to frame Li Jue, and then take advantage of the battle for the throne.

However, in Yun Na's opinion, the angry Li Jue seemed to be really angry this time, for two reasons, one was that he was really assassinated, and the other was that he had prepared to deliberately act for her.

Therefore, Yun Na pondered for a while and was about to open her mouth to test Li Jue to determine whether she was acting, but at this moment, an accident happened, and Li Jue, who was angry, suddenly shook her body, and then knelt on one knee on the ground.

"Doctor...... Medical officer, I ...... How do I feel a little dizzy. Under Yun Na's somewhat surprised gaze, Li Jue reached out and patted his forehead, and said to the doctor who was sorting out the medicine box on the side.

As soon as the words fell, Li Jue's body fell, fell to the ground with a thud, and fainted with his eyes closed.

The doctor, who was a medical officer of the Korean Kingdom, was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly rushed over to lean over to check, and then with a shocked look on his face, he raised his head and said to Yun Na with a nervous expression, "Lord Adjutant, His Royal Highness the Prince has been poisoned!" ”

"Poisoned?" Yun Na was slightly stunned when she heard this, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, and she stepped forward to look at Li Jue's face, only to see that Li Jue's lips had become a little black, which was a symptom of poisoning.

"Weapons! The Assassin's weapons are smeared with poison! At this time, the doctor reacted and shouted at one of Li Jue's attendants nearby, "Quick, go and get the assassin's weapon." ”

The attendant naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed out of the room, and went to get the weapon for assassination.

Yun Na's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, she never expected such an unexpected thing to happen, could it be that Li Jue was trying to cover up? Or was he really poisoned?

Shouyang Maharaja's Mansion.

Li Jue paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back with a gloomy face, and he began to feel extremely happy when the news of Li Jue's assassination came, but he soon realized that the situation was not good, because the outside world would obviously point the finger at him for the assassin, which was a very bad thing.

Although Li Jue wished that Li Jue was dead, he absolutely did not want to see Li Jue assassinated to death, so his suspicion was undoubtedly the greatest.

Therefore, after Li Jue learned the news of Li Jue's assassination, he immediately sent someone to Cui Li to discuss countermeasures with him, and he suspected that Li Jue was deliberately framing him.

Although the king of Joseon has been killed, with the arrival of Li Yuntian, the major yamen in Seoul have gradually resumed normal operation and dealt with the daily affairs of the Korean state.

"Maharaja." In Li Yao's anxious waiting, Cui Li finally rushed over and bowed to him.

"Master Cui, what do you think of the assassination of the son?" Li Jue asked with a frown, I have to say that this matter is too sudden and very tricky.

"The Lord, according to the lower officials, this is likely to be a bitter ploy by the prince to win the sympathy of the outside world." Cui Li pondered for a moment when he heard this, and replied in an orderly manner, "The Maharaja's top priority now is to go to see the loyal prince and show his heart, so as not to be framed." ”

"Yes, that's exactly what the Lord Ben meant." Li Yao nodded when he heard this, then walked to the door, and led Cui Li to see Li Yuntian at the Hancheng Office of the Wutang Martial Arts, with Cui Li in him, Cui Li was more at ease with him, in case there was any emergency, Cui Li's response was much stronger than him.

"What? Li Jue is poisoned! Speaking of the Wutang Hancheng Division, Li Yuntian looked at a guard who came to report the news in surprise, he didn't expect such a bizarre thing to happen.

"How is he now?" Then, Li Yuntian quietly asked the guard who reported the news, and began to wonder what was going on in his mind.

"According to Adjutant Yunna, the injuries don't seem to be optimistic, and the medical officer doesn't know what kind of poison is smeared on those weapons." The guard shook his head when he heard this, although he had a weapon, the poison applied to it was something that the medical officer had never seen, so he was helpless against the poison in Li Jue's place.

"Pass on the king's order, send the accompanying medical officer, and be sure to save Li Jue." Li Yuntian knew that this was a big deal, so he frowned and gave an order in a deep voice, obviously this matter was not a bitter trick directed and acted by Li Jue, otherwise there was no need for him to play so big.

In other words, it is not Li Jue nor Li Jue, so it means that this assassination incident was made by a third-party force, as for who Li Yuntian really wants to know, he dares to pluck the feathers on the tiger's mouth.

Although Li Yuntian doesn't know who did this now, he already has a few suspicious objects in his heart, if he uses reverse reasoning, after ruling out the suspicion of Li Yao and Li Jue, then whoever can benefit the most from this matter is more likely to be the mastermind behind the scenes.

Obviously, if Li Jue is assassinated, then Li Jue will definitely become a murderer recognized by the outside world, so it will be difficult for him to become the future king of Joseon, otherwise it will not be criticized if it is spread out, and it is not easy to record it in the history books.

In this case, Li Yuntian will choose from among the other heirs of the Joseon king to inherit the throne of Joseon, that is, whoever is most likely to succeed Li Jin and Li Jue as Joseon king is more likely to be the initiator of this assassination.

According to the different inheritance system, once Li Jue and Li Yao lose the right to inherit, then the other concubines of the Joseon king will be eligible for inheritance.

In addition to Li Jue and Li Jin, the other six were Li Ying, the Grand Duke of Anping, Li Xuan, the Grand Duke of Linying, Li Yu, the Grand Duke of Jincheng, Li Lin, and Li Yan, the Grand Duke of Yongying.

Li Yuntian really didn't expect Li Jue and Li Yao to have so many younger brothers at the beginning, which also complicated the situation.

In Li Yuntian's opinion, except for Li Jue, Li Yu's cousin, and Li Yu, the Guangping Maharaja who succeeded Li Jue, Li Fangfan, the prince of Fu'an, the rest of the maharaja may be the masterminds behind this matter, because Li Yu has become Li Fangfan's son, and naturally he is not qualified to inherit the throne.

In this way, Li Yuntian's goals are left with five, and it is not easy to find out the real mastermind behind the scenes from these five people, and it takes a lot of brains.

Obviously, the mastermind behind the scenes was so well hidden that Li Yuntian couldn't even discover his intentions, and then Li Jue was assassinated.

If it weren't for Li Yuntian who installed Cui Li next to Li Jue, then Li Yuntian's first object of suspicion would be Li Jue, in order to compete for the throne of the King of Korea, Li Jue could do anything.

It is precisely because of Cui Li's existence that Li Yuntian first excluded Li Jue, he knew that Li Jue was very dependent on Cui Li, so such a big incident would definitely not be hidden from Cui Li, but Cui Li did not have any news, which means that the matter was not done by Li Jue.

The main envoy behind the scenes would never have thought that his plan to blame Jiangdong had lost its effect from the beginning, because he would never have imagined that Li Jue's every move would be under Li Yuntian's control.