"The composition of this bowl of medicine is very complicated. I can't tell much just by smell." Lin Youxie put the bowl of medicine into the storage box. "I'll bring it back for more detailed research."
Jiang Wang naturally believed Lin Youxie's judgment.
It was hard for him to forget the way Lin Youxie silently pounded the medicine. That feeling of calmness and pain was somewhat similar to Jiang Wuqi's to a certain extent. Lin Youxie could make medicine to suppress his fear. Of course, he had a deep understanding of medicine.
Zheng Shangming didn't seem surprised. He tacitly allowed Lin Youxie to put away the bowl of medicine and didn't say anything. He only used his cautious gaze to scan the study.
Jiang Wang stood at the door. Behind him was the indescribably bright sky. In front of him were two busy Blue Medal Arresters.
The study was silent, but there was also a unique language that described the activities of a God's Favored Son.
Every visitor tried to find that unique language to communicate with this study.
Including Jiang Wang himself.
His gaze fell on the two Blue Medal Arresters, but it was not focused. He thought of many things in an instant.
Since that day when he took a piece of calligraphy and a book back, he had experienced Jiang Wuqi's three-day funeral.
This study really didn't change at all.
It seemed that in the past few days, no one had walked in.
He couldn't help but think …
Was Feng Gu simply mourning Jiang Wuqi and didn't want to touch the arrangements he made when he was alive, or did he want to leave something behind?
If there was any interesting information in this study …
Was it left by Jiang Wuqi or Feng Gu?
"Feng Gu committed suicide."
Lin Youxie's voice suddenly sounded in Jiang Wang's ear, and it stunned him.
He didn't know why Lin Youxie deliberately avoided Zheng Shangming and secretly communicated with him through voice transmission, but he was still shocked by the information in this sentence. He couldn't help but look over.
"Be natural." Lin Youxie's voice sounded in his ear.
Jiang Wang glanced at Zheng Shangming naturally, fulfilling his duty of "supervision".
He didn't quite understand why Lin Youxie seemed to trust him more than Zheng Shangming, who was upright and upright. However, Jiang Wang trusted Lin Youxie's analysis. His ability and sense of responsibility were very direct.
"Why do you think so?" Jiang Wang asked through telepathy.
Lin Youxie's voice continued, "Even though he purposely tried to mislead people into thinking that his suicide was a perfect set-up by the murderer. He had indeed done a good job. But it was easy to deceive others, but difficult to deceive oneself. His corpse tells me that he did commit suicide. "
Jiang Wang recalled Lin Youxie's famous saying, "A corpse is made up of clues."
He completely stripped away the complicated relationships behind the corpse and only wanted answers from the corpse itself.
She must have studied Feng Gu's body more than once, which was why she was so sure.
Jiang Wang was about to speak when another voice sounded in his ears.
"My father is about to descend."
It was Zheng Shangming's voice.
At this moment, the son of the Commandant of the Northern Yamen was standing in front of the huge bookshelf opposite the desk. He was sizing up the bookshelf inch by inch … just like how Lin Youxie was checking Jiang Wuqi's chair.
It was hard to believe that he was also secretly talking to Jiang Wang through telepathy.
Just three people had opened up two "battlefields" for private conversation.
It was obvious that although Zheng Shangming and Lin Youxie got along well, they were not the same kind of people.
Zheng Shangming was the only son of Zheng Shi, so he was also a direct descendant of the Emperor. To some extent, he represented the Emperor. Of course, he also represented the interests of the Zheng family in the Inspection Office.
What about Lin Youxie?
Did she represent the four great aristocratic families that had already declined, or did she represent herself?
"Why did he do that?"
Jiang Wang first asked Lin Youxie through telepathy, and then to Zheng Shangming, "Congratulations."
Although this kind of congratulatory words were a little strange, in the face of Zheng Shangming's sudden change of topic, there was really nothing else to say.
Especially since Lin Youxie's words were very interesting, he just perfunctorily answered Zheng Shangming.
Lin Youxie's voice continued to sound in his ears, "Feng Gu was very clear about the Northern Yamen's ability to handle cases. He knew that it was very difficult to disguise himself without leaving any traces. Moreover, after his death, he could no longer control anyone. So he simply gave up on doing anything to his own body and simply hanged himself. He only used a meaningful suicide note to create a perfect illusion of murder. As for his goal … His death would ultimately lead people to suspect him of something, and that would be his goal. He wanted to use his death to let the Northern Yamen investigate other things. "
Zheng Shangming transmitted his voice almost at the same time. He went straight to the point, "Brother Jiang, are you interested in the position of the Northern Yamen's military officer? Your current cultivation level is just right. If you want to take this position, we will fully support you. "
He didn't say what he wanted in return. Him coming forward to talk to Jiang Wang about this matter was already a condition in itself. The Zheng family was supporting Jiang Wang now. When Jiang Wang resigned, of course, they would also support Zheng Shangming.
Jiang Wang was silent for a while.
Lin Youxie and Zheng Shangming continued with the things at hand. Neither of them urged Jiang Wang. They all felt that Jiang Wang was seriously thinking …
Jiang Wang was indeed thinking, but he wasn't just thinking about one problem.
Communicating privately with two people at the same time, and with such a dense amount of information, it was very difficult for him to understand the context in a short time.
First, there was Lin Youxie's question.
Jiang Wang replied through telepathy, "What do you think … Feng Gu wants the Northern Yamen to investigate?"
Then, there was Zheng Shangming's matter.
To be honest, no one would be unmoved by the position of the Northern Yamen's military officer.
In terms of rank, it was only a fourth-grade official. But the actual power that this position could hold was close to those big shots in the Political Affairs Hall and the Military Affairs Hall!
This official position was called "Patrol Commandant and Patrol Commissioner of the Capital City Patrol Office". Its function was to command the Blue Medal of the whole country and to arrest people in the Eastern Region. In addition, it was "directly under the Emperor". The political power that could erupt from this position was difficult to describe in simple words.
It could be said to be a model of low status and power. It was the highest peak that an Outer Building cultivator could climb to in Qi!
It was no secret that Zheng Shi was about to leave. At his age and state, if he didn't advance to Immortal Arrival, it would affect his future cultivation.
Many people in the imperial court were eyeing this position. Last time, Zhang Weiyu suddenly attacked Jiang Wang in the imperial court and personally led a team to Qingyang Town to investigate. This was a clear example.
Many people had already directly regarded Jiang Wang as a competitor. With Chung Geng Sheng's reminder, Jiang Wang was not without expectations.
He just didn't expect that Zheng Shangming would suddenly mention this matter in such a situation and express it so directly.
After thinking about it, he decided to discuss it with Chung Geng Sheng. He replied with a sound transmission, "This is too sudden. I need to think about it."
Lin Youxie's voice sounded at this time. He methodically analyzed, "Feng Gu was a person in the palace of Jiang Wuqi's birth mother, Imperial Concubine Lei. After Imperial Concubine Lei's death, he turned to serve Jiang Wuqi. What else could it be that can make him not hesitate to use his life to promote the investigation? "
"Of course you can." Zheng Shangming's voice also sounded, "But if you want to be the Commandant of the Northern Yamen, today's case is a very good opportunity."
The sound transmission came from one side and the other side.
If Jiang Wang didn't have the Immortal State of Sound and control of sound, it would be really difficult for him to deal with it.
But the shock in his heart was really indescribable!
He remembered what Feng Gu said in front of the screen wall on the day of Jiang Wuqi's funeral —
"His Highness has already gotten what he wants, but what this old dog wants has yet to be realized."
Everything was connected …
Feng Gu didn't hesitate to die to create the illusion that he was murdered. He wanted to restart the investigation of the assassination of Imperial Concubine Lei in the 38th year of the Yuanfeng Dynasty to find the real murderer!
He called himself an old dog, but after Jiang Wuqi's death, he had no scruples anymore. He must tear off a piece of flesh from his enemy!
Jiang Wang suppressed the waves in his heart and said to Lin Youxie through a sound transmission, "In this case, there must be a clue left in the Longevity Palace that can directly connect to the assassination of Imperial Concubine Lei. Am I right? "
Then he said to Zheng Shangming through a sound transmission, "What chance?"
Lin Youxie's voice quickly sounded, "There is no other explanation. I hope you can help me. This clue needs to be in my hands. "
"Why?" Jiang Wang asked.
No wonder Lin Youxie wanted to privately transmit his voice and make it so mysterious. It turned out that she wanted to get rid of Zheng Shangming and grasp this clue alone. But why did she think that he would help her and not Zheng Shangming, who was more familiar with him?
Zheng Shangming's voice also sounded at this time, "Because the background of this case is very complicated. It is far from being as simple as it appears now. It involves many problems. The future Commandant of the Northern Yamen needs to show the ability to deal with complicated relationships and show his attitude to the Emperor! "
In the communication with Lin Youxie, Jiang Wang had already realized how complicated the case of Feng Gu's death was. Therefore, it was hard to understand why Zheng Shangming took over this case and why Zheng Shangming agreed to be in charge of it.
For such a complicated case that involved the affairs of the palace, it was very difficult for the person who handled it to escape unscathed. Historical tragedies were not uncommon. Smart people should stay away from it.
The death of Imperial Concubine Lei had been unsolved for so many years. How complicated was it?
The entanglement behind it was as deep as the sea. Just thinking about it made people shudder. How many people would drown before it was over?
Zheng Shangming had the background to avoid this whirlpool, but he stepped into it!
Why?
When Zheng Shangming said this, he completely understood.
The position of Commandant of the Northern Yamen was only responsible to the Emperor. The only thing it needed was the Emperor's trust.
Zheng Shangming took the initiative to take charge of this case to show his loyalty to the Emperor. Like his father, he was only loyal to the Emperor and was not afraid of offending anyone. He was not even afraid of being smashed to pieces.
Similarly, Jiang Wang had to have the awareness to bite anyone in order to be recognized by the Emperor and sit on the throne of Commandant of the Northern Yamen first.
Therefore, Zheng Shangming said that this case was an opportunity.
This was indeed an opportunity … a fascinating and dangerous opportunity.
"I think I understand …" Jiang Wang transmitted his voice to Zheng Shangming, "Let me think about it."
Lin Youxie's voice sounded again, "Because … before the death of the Eleventh Prince, the Longevity Palace had been taking good care of me."
Jiang Wang frowned and thought to himself, What kind of reason is this?
He replied, "If it's really as you said, that the Longevity Palace has such a clue. What's the difference between holding it in your hands and holding it in Zheng Shangming's hands? If we only want the truth, won't it be clearer if we witness it together? "
At this time, Lin Youxie had finished checking Jiang Wuqi's desk. She got up and walked to the bookshelf where the calligraphy and paintings were placed. At the same time, she transmitted her voice to Jiang Wang, "Two hours before Feng Gu committed suicide, someone left something in front of my door."
For some reason, when he heard this description, Jiang Wang immediately thought of the incident that Li Yougui had once told him …
After Lin Kuang's death, someone threw his body directly in front of Lin Youxie, who was three years old at the time, causing her to suffer from panic disorder. As the successor of a Blue Medal family, she was unable to face a corpse …
"What is it?" Jiang Wang asked.
Lin Youxie's fingers brushed across the bookshelf, and her voice was very calm, "A knife used for dissecting corpses … It has my father's unique mark on it. It's an object that he lost back then."
Jiang Wang's hair instantly stood on end.
Feng Gu's death was far more complicated than he had imagined. Not only was it related to the case of Noble Consort Lei, but it could also involve the famous arrester Lin Kuang back then.
"You mean …"
"My father died because he investigated the case of Noble Consort Lei back then," Lin Youxie said lightly, "And all I've been seeking for so many years is nothing more than this."
Those who knew about Lin Kuang's death back then had always kept it a secret.
So it was because he was involved in the palace secret case of Noble Consort Lei's assassination?
At first, Lin Youxie's statement was just speculation. But after combining with Lin Kuang's dissecting knife, the target of Feng Gu's suicide could not be clearer.
The death of the chief eunuch of the Longevity Palace by hanging from a beam was already a sensational case.
And the reason behind it was even more terrifying. It had to be traced back to seventeen years of history, all the way to the thirty-eighth year of Yuanfeng. It involved the death of Noble Consort Lei, Jiang Wuqi's cold poison … and the death of the famous arrester Lin Kuang!
This was a big case that was enough to shake the entire Qi!
Strictly speaking, its development was likely to affect the political structure of the entire Da Qi Empire.
Just think about it, how many people in the entire Qi could kill Noble Consort Lei and suppress so many things?
Which one of them was not high and mighty?
No wonder Feng Gu said in his suicide note, "I'm a lowly old man, and my death is not to be regretted. So be it."
He knew that his death would probably not cause any waves.
This was just his last effort.
There was no other way but to die.
"You don't believe Zheng Shangming?" Jiang Wang asked with difficulty.
Lin Youxie said, "I don't believe anyone in the Patrol Office."
Yes. Lin Kuang must have found something back then, and at the same time, there must be someone in the Patrol Office who was the murderer. Otherwise, how could a famous and powerful arrester like Lin Kuang suddenly die?
He died without knowing why.
That was why Urie, who was Lin Kuang's close friend and was known as the North and the South, directly resigned …
In this kind of thing, how could Lin Youxie dare to believe the people in the Patrol Office?
"But you actually believe me?" Jiang Wang asked.
"Because you are really a trustworthy person." Lin Youxie said.
She said it very calmly.
But for such a person who kept vigilant against the entire Qi Patrol Office and even the officialdom because of his father's death, the trust she gave him was really heavy!
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