Changsun Wuji called Chu Suiliang and told him about Li Tai’s case. The two of them discussed. Since they had first reported it to King Wei, they already had preliminary evidence to arrest Wei Ting!

After all, the Wei Clan was a prominent clan in Chang’an, so it was inconvenient for them to capture people during the day, so as to avoid arousing public suspicion and causing a huge storm of public opinion. After all, there was also Consort Wei, the leader of the Fourth Concubine, in the harem. It was unknown whether she had anything to do with the case. Therefore, the two prime ministers ordered General Baiji Yuchi Baoyun to lead 200 Baiji Imperial Guards and secretly head to Wei Ting’s house during the night, and then “invite” them to Wei Ting.

When Yuchi Baoyun and the others arrived at Wei Ting’s mansion, they hadn’t even come in to pick up the person, but they heard the wailing and crying of his family. Only after entering did he realize that Wei Ting had just hanged himself!

When Yuchi Baoyun saw that the suspects were already dead, in order to minimize the impact of the situation, he did not reveal to the Wei Clan the purpose of his visit. After verifying that Wei Ting was dead, he withdrew his troops and reported the news to the eldest Sun Wuji and the other prime ministers.

“This is good, there’s no evidence!” Eldest Sun Wuji stared fixedly at King Wei, who was sitting at the side in a state of astonishment, and said, “King Wei, how are you doing!”

“Situ, husbands, this … this has nothing to do with Little Wang!” “Wei Ting’s family can testify that he committed suicide by hanging himself!”

“Yeah, he committed suicide by hanging himself. But if you hadn’t forced him, how could he have committed suicide?” “Forget it, Wei Ting is dead now. Everything is dead.” Zhang Sun Wuji sneered and snorted angrily.

Fang Xuanling, who was standing beside him, cupped his hands and said, “Situ, such a big matter cannot be handled by mere speculation. Why did Wei Ting commit suicide? Is he really the chief culprit of the King Wu case? Now, there is no clue. We can neither accuse King Wei unjustly nor use his words as the final evidence in this case.”

Fang Xuanling said this fairly, and both Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang nodded in approval. Li Tai lowered his head and glanced at Fang Xuanling, his gaze as sharp as a knife.

“Your Highness Prince Wei, go back to the manor and don’t leave the manor for the time being.” Eldest Sun Wuji threw this sentence at Li Tai.

“Then … Little Wang bid farewell.” Li Tai cupped his hands and left Hongwen Library.

“What should we do now?” Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang said this almost at the same time.

Fang Xuanling knitted his brows and said, “It’s still Duke Wei’s job to maintain the stability of the court and protect His Majesty’s safety. At the same time, we can’t neglect the search for King Wu and King Jin. I think this case involves a lot of things. Besides Wei Ting, there must be other clues and insiders. Chu Suiliang, continue to investigate secretly. We must find out everything about this case!”

“Yes.” Chu Suiliang agreed.

Changsun Wuji frowned and remained silent.

Shortly after, Prime Minister Hongwen Library changed shifts. Eldest Sun Wuji left Hongwen Library and directly took a bus to the Wei Palace.

Li Tai knew that he would come, so he hurriedly bowed to welcome him.

“This move of yours is clearly trying to cover your ears and steal the bell, making you not smart at all!” Eldest Sun Wuji stared at King Wei and gritted his teeth. “It’s too obvious that you want Wei Ting to be your scapegoat! Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling are not stupid. Even without Wei Ting’s clue, can’t they investigate separately? When the truth becomes clear, I’ll see how you end up!”

“Uncle, Wei Tingzhi’s death really has nothing to do with me.” Li Tai pleaded, “Even the assassination of King Wu has nothing to do with me! Wei Ting probably heard some rumors that I’m going to the pavilion to report him. In order to protect my family and Imperial Concubine Wei, that’s why he feared suicide!”

Elder Changsun Wuji frowned deeply and pondered for a while before saying, “Thinking back and forth, Wei Ting’s motives for doing all these things can be said to be foolish.” If it was only because of his past feud with King Wu, he wouldn’t have caused so much trouble. So I guess if he assassinated King Wu and framed you for attacking King Jin, then Princess Wei’s son, King Ji, will have a chance to compete for the position of Eastern Palace. If he succeeded, he would be the uncle who had contributed greatly in the future, and he would definitely be inferior to one person and surpass ten thousand others. “But he only has the unfavored Consort Wei and the young King Ji as his confidence. He is only an imperial historian, and his son is only a guard in the Northern Capital, but he wants to go against the entire court. King Wei, don’t you think he is overestimating himself?”

“Yes, yes …” Li Tai nodded repeatedly and was suddenly stunned. “In the end, uncle still suspects that I secretly instigated Wei Ting? And then kill him to silence him?”

Changsun Wuji smiled coldly. “We have no way of knowing if it is true or not. Whether you secretly instigated or borrowed a knife to kill someone, and then killed someone to silence them, all of these things became inconclusive with Wei Tingzhi’s death.”

“Uncle!” Li Tai shouted hysterically, “I really didn’t do it!”

“What are you shouting about!” “If it weren’t for you, you wouldn’t have panicked at all! Is this the time for you to panic?” Zhang Sun Wuji scolded angrily and glared at him.

Li Tai’s entire body trembled. He looked at Eldest Sun Wuji with joy and whispered, “Uncle, I feel my conscience and tell you the truth. King Wu’s assassination and Wei Ting’s death really have nothing to do with me. I am clean and thorough. I can do whatever Chu Suiliang and the others want to investigate!” “The sooner the case is revealed, the better. At that time, justice will be done to the deceased and I will be cleared!”

“Since you didn’t do it, then that’s good. Let’s not care about the case for now, but the fact before us is that … King Wu is dead!” Chang Sun Wuji nodded his head noncommittally.

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then his heart was filled with joy, his face flushed red!

Eldest Sun Wuji glanced at him and said coldly, “You’d better be honest lately. Don’t show any tricks or do anything out of line. Hmph!”

“Yes, yes! Li Tai remembers his uncle’s teachings and does not dare to be presumptuous in the slightest!” Li Tai bowed and cupped his hands in delight, agreeing repeatedly.

Changsun Wuji remained silent and stroked his sleeve as he left.

Li Tai was left alone in the room, so excited that he almost rolled on the ground!

“Great, great!” Li Tai rubbed his hands and walked back and forth like a leech on a hot pot, but his face was red and his eyes were about to shine. He said to himself, “Your biological uncle is your biological uncle. No matter how fierce he is towards me, how he insults me and even wants to hit me in front of outsiders, he is still thinking of me! There is something he did not say-King Wu died at Wei Ting’s hands, he must be too happy!”

“He came here today to tell me that King Wu is gone. His ninth brother King Jin has long since been abandoned by his father and his uncle without any consideration … This, this seat of the Eastern Palace will sooner or later be mine!”

‘”Looks like I’m still too anxious and confused! Forcing Wei Ting to die was too obvious, causing Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling to have a lot of suspicions about me. Uncle is here to warn me! Good, good, I have to be more restrained in the future and not do anything! Anyway, the people who compete with me are no longer here. I’ll just sit and wait for the position of Crown Prince to fall on my head, haha!”

“Aiya, my dear uncle, dear uncle!” Li Tai couldn’t help but laugh when he thought about it, “This is the first time I feel that the more vicious you are towards me, the more respectable you will be! In the future, you can beat and scold me! The more powerful you beat and scold me, the greater the benefits will be for me!”

Zhongnan Mountain, within the Taoist temple.

Li Ke sat reading and brewed a pot of tea beside him. Zhao Chong was playing a game of chess by himself, stroking his chin, his expression playful.

Li Ke glanced at Zhao Chong, frowned slightly, and continued to read his book. However, his eyes were fixed on the book, but his heart did not know where it flew to, and his mind was completely absent-minded.

The two of them sat quietly without saying a word. Occasionally, Zhao Chong would hear the sound of the flag falling from his hand, and everything else would be quiet.

There were obviously two people in the room, but Zhao Chong was playing chess with him. Anyone who looked at this situation would find it strange. But Zhao Chong didn’t care. The two of them had played a game of chess, and since then Li Ke no longer played with him.

This was because Li Ke believed that Zhao Chong’s chess moves were too bizarre and crafty, and that he was not focused at all when playing chess. Li Ke played chess just like Li Shimin. Winning or losing was secondary. As long as he held the black and white pieces in his hand, it was as if he was on a battlefield, and he was completely focused.

“It’s more interesting to play chess with Qin Mubai, even though his chess is very smelly and broken.” These were Li Ke’s words.

From then on, Zhao Chong didn’t play chess with Li Ke. He knew that this game of chess was like drinking wine. It would only be interesting if he met a confidant. Otherwise, it would be like chewing wax. Between him and King Wu, one was a Jianghu bandit, and the other was a royal relative. If it weren’t for the fact that he had some sort of interest, he wouldn’t be under the same roof.

Moreover, after all, King Wu was not Qin Mubai. Qin Mubai could drink wine with the prince, but he could also call his sons and daughters brothers in Jianghu. Li Ke couldn’t. Therefore, it was impossible for Zhao Chong and King Wu to become friends, and there was no need for them to be so servile and sincere to him.

“Zhao Chong, I want to go to Chang’an. Can you arrange it?” Li Ke suddenly said.

“No.” Zhao Chong replied without hesitation, “For the sake of His Highness’ safety, and of course for the sake of my own life, His Highness must not go to Chang’an at this time!”

“Then can you send a few capable men to Chang’an to get some information?” Li Ke said, “I sit here and know nothing about the outside world.”

Zhao Chong smiled and threw the chess piece into the chess basket. “What does His Highness want to know?” He said.

“I want to know if my Imperial Concubine Father and Imperial Mother are well. What is the attitude and reaction of the court to the rumors of Qin Mubai’s rebellion? Also, how did the Imperial Court investigate my disappearance for so long?” Li Ke asked.

Zhao Chong smiled and said, “Your Highness has a lot of questions. Let me answer them one by one!”

Li Ke was slightly shocked, “So you’ve already sent someone to investigate, why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because His Highness did not ask!” Zhao Chong said, “Your Majesty the Emperor and Concubine Yang are both very well. Don’t worry, Your Highness. As for the rumors about Kansai, the Imperial Court doesn’t seem to have reacted. It seems to have determined that it is just a rumor. The Imperial Court has sent Chu Suiliang to investigate His Highness’s case, and it seems that Wei Ting’s head is on the line.”

Li Ke frowned as if he didn’t believe Zhao Chong’s words, but he couldn’t raise any doubts, so he said, “When will I be considered safe and be able to appear in Chang’an?”

“Almost there.” Zhao Chong said, “When the time comes, I will naturally invite His Highness down the mountain to meet His Majesty the Emperor!”

Li Ke took a deep breath and threw the book on the table. He got up and took a few steps back and forth and said, “When is the time?”

“I know what His Highness is worried about.” Zhao Chong smiled and said, “Don’t worry, during your absence, it’s unlikely that King Wei will be crowned the Crown Prince. Your Highness, there will always be a chance to compete for the Eastern Palace!”

Li Ke’s eyebrows twitched slightly and he was choked by Zhao Chong’s words, so he changed the topic and said, “I was worried that Qin Mubai would do something stupid when he found out that I was killed! Therefore, I need to show myself as soon as possible to avoid such a disaster!”

Zhao Chong smiled and said, “It is said that Qin Mubai has already calmed down the Western Regions and is leading the Kansai army back. He is already halfway there. It will probably not be long before His Highness’s news reaches his ears. At that time, hundreds of thousands of Guanxi Army will gather in Lanzhou. I wonder how the Imperial Court will react-this is truly interesting!”

“Are you crazy? Isn’t this interesting?!” Li Ke shouted angrily, “Could it be that chaos in the world is good for you?”

“No.” Zhao Chong smiled slightly and said, “Your Highness, don’t worry. Your Highness holds the life and death of someone Zhao and the honor and disgrace of the second half of your life in his hands.” Now, out of interest, I have no choice but to act in such a disrespectful manner and slightly restrict His Highness’ freedom of movement. This is for your own good and also for the sake of the overall situation. In the future, His Highness will naturally understand Zhao Mou’s good intentions. In short, Your Highness, you must believe that I will never harm Your Highness, much less my benefactor, Qin Mubai. The two of you are the great nobles of my life, Zhao Chong. “Did I make myself clear enough about this sentence?”

“Then what exactly are you waiting for if you want me to be here?” Li Ke asked with a frown.

“Wait” Zhao Chong held a few pieces in his hand and began to play chess again. After pressing the horn, he said, “King Wei, who has the advantage of the Wisdom Pearl, accidentally revealed a flaw. His Highness can turn the tide at a critical moment!–just like this game of chess!”

“Then I, Li Ke, am the chess piece in your hand?” Li Ke’s expression darkened.

Zhao Chong smiled and said, “Everything is like chess. We are both chess pieces. That’s all!”