Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 960 The Death of the Hidden Guard
If the Gu family really wants to find out the evidence and bring trouble to the imperial court, if the prince is not punished, the Gu and Lin families will be separated from the royal family...

Although the Lin family has many disciples, they still have no real power, but the Gu family has 300,000 soldiers and horses...

If things get serious, the prince will need to be punished in order to account for the Gu family and the court officials. When the prince loses power, the other princes will naturally benefit...

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was more like a frame-up. The first thing that came to mind was Chu Chengyao. Thinking that his second son had been acting privately over the years, this matter was most likely his handiwork...

After clearing his thoughts, the emperor ordered Jin Wei to immediately go to the Dingbei Army camp outside the city to deliver his oral instructions and take the killers to Dali Temple for personal interrogation.

After Jin Wei was ordered to retreat, the emperor asked about Chu Chengyao's whereabouts and why the hidden guard sent to follow Lin Jinyan did not protect him when the incident occurred.

Zheng Cheng: "The gate of Prince Jin's Mansion was closed, and His Highness Prince Jin never went out. The hidden guard sent to follow Miss Lin was killed in the mountains and forests near Miss Lin's accident."

The emperor paused while rubbing his head:

"Dead? The Hidden Guard's unique hiding method makes it difficult for people to find traces. Who can kill him?"

"We don't know who was killed for the time being. Not only the hidden guards died in the mountain, but also many spies from other houses. I only know that they all died under the sword. Since the bodies were taken away by the Dingbei Army, they cannot be inspected. It is not yet known whether Died at the hands of the same person.”

The emperor's expression condensed:

"The King of Jin has never gone out, where is Zhong Yi?"

Zheng Cheng: "Zhong Yi didn't leave the house either. Instead, the two Jianghu people who lived in Prince Jin's Mansion left the city in the morning. Before General Gu and his entourage returned to the city, they returned to Prince Jin's Mansion."

Seeing the emperor sneer angrily, Zheng Cheng leaned forward and asked tentatively: "Do I need to ask those two Jianghu people for questioning?"

"What are you asking? A few days ago, the Gu family came to me to complain because the Lin family's girl's carriage was frightened. Today, the girl almost died. If the Gu family knows that this matter is also related to the royal family, I am afraid there will be no peace in the north."

Zheng Cheng lowered his eyes: The Gu family fought hard on the battlefield to protect their family and the country, but the royal family has repeatedly plotted against the younger members of the Gu family. Anyone would be disappointed.

The emperor closed his eyes to rest, but his mind kept thinking:

The Northern Territory is indeed too dependent on the Dingbei Army. If the Gu family and the royal family are separated, no suitable person can be found for a while who can fully take charge of Tianchu's strongest army...

After a long while, the emperor spoke quietly:
"Ask the Ministry of War to draw up a list of generals who are good at fighting as soon as possible. Keep an eye on King Jin and those who have contact with King Jin. Then go and urge Mobei to apologize. They must be transported to Tianchu territory within three days."
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Jin Palace.

When he learned that Lin Jinyan had returned safely, Meng Dong jumped off a cliff, more than half of the people who went with him were killed or injured, and the rest were all taken away by the Dingbei Army, Chu Chengyao angrily smashed a set of tea cups.

"Trash! He has done bad things several times, and he should have died a long time ago! With so many people, he couldn't hurt a weak woman at all, so he deserves to be quartered by five horses!"

Hearing this, Zhong Yi's eyes flashed with surprise, feeling that the master in front of him was somewhat strange.

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Zhong Yi reported the news truthfully:

"Although Meng Dong failed, he revealed to the people who went with him that he was working for the prince. Even if he was caught alive and confessed anything, they would only tell the prince."

"What's the use of that? If Lin Jinyan dies, the Gu and Lin families will be furious after hearing this, and they will ignore it and force the father to punish the prince! At that time, if the father protects the prince, the Gu family will leave, and the father will also I don’t dare to trust the clumsy Gu family anymore.”