The last thing Jiang Wuqi did when he was alive was to use himself as bait to wipe out all the spies of the Pingping State in the Qi Dynasty.
Li Yougui of the Shenlin Realm and Yan Tu of the Dongzhen Realm were all eliminated.
With such wisdom and courage, what kind of enemy couldn't he deal with?
Why didn't he take revenge for his mother's death?
Why didn't he take revenge for the cold poison?
Why did he let Gongsun Yu leave on New Year's Eve last year?
And the contradiction was …
Jiang Wuqi didn't mention it, and Gongsun Yu cut her tongue to stop talking.
Why did Feng Gu use his death to force the truth of that year?
Jiang Wang thought hard. He vaguely felt that he was very close to a clue. But it was like looking at flowers in the fog. There was always a layer of something.
What was it?
Jiang Wuqi, Feng Gu, Gongsun Yu, Yang Jing …
Gongsun Yu … cut her tongue!
She couldn't speak, so she was "mute".
The door that had been blocked in his mind for a long time suddenly opened.
Among those chaotic clues, one suddenly became clear and jumped out in front of him.
Jiang Wang turned around and went out. He immediately asked the butler to prepare a carriage and rushed directly to the Longevity Palace.
He wished he could fly there directly, but in a place like Linzi, and at such a delicate time, he had to follow the rules.
His heart was already racing like a galloping horse. In the smooth carriage, Jiang Wang's expression was still calm.
The more anxious he was, the more he wanted to be calm.
He could be calm and self-disciplined without losing his mind.
He even abandoned all distracting thoughts and began to cultivate.
In the practice of Dao techniques, time always passed calmly.
The Longevity Palace wasn't far, and it didn't take long to arrive.
Jiang Wang felt that he had calmed down and lifted the curtain to get out of the carriage.
He walked straight into the Longevity Palace.
"Sir. According to the rules, someone has to accompany you before you can enter. "The leader of the Blue Medal constables stopped him.
The Blue Medal constables guarding outside the Longevity Palace had been changed. Of course, all the Blue Medal constables in Linzi knew Jiang Wang. Even if they hadn't seen him in person, they should have seen his portrait. Although it was their duty, they were respectful.
"Then come in with me," Jiang Wang said directly.
The head constable shook his head. "None of us are qualified to enter the Longevity Palace."
Jiang Wang, whose mind was preoccupied with the clues, suddenly remembered that the Changsheng Palace was the scene of the crime. During the lockdown period, only he, Lin Youxie, and Zheng Shangming, the three Blue Medal people in charge of the case, were allowed to enter.
Furthermore, they couldn't enter alone. There had to be at least two people supervising each other.
Of course, he was fully capable of sneaking into the Longevity Palace without being discovered by the constables. However, there was no need to break the rules at such a time.
Sometimes, the "shortcut" that was right in front of your eyes was actually the "long road" that was incomparably tortuous.
If he were to sneak into the Longevity Palace, no matter what evidence he obtained, it would no longer be credible.
"Go get Zheng Shangming." Jiang Wang directly ordered, "Tell him that I asked him to accompany me in the search. If Zheng Shangming was not around, Vice Diplomat Lin Youxie would be fine too. In short, invite whoever you see first. I'll wait here. "
With his current status, there were few people in the Blue Medal system who didn't respect him. Moreover, there were faint rumors that he was going to take over the position of Commandant of the Northern Yamen.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a Blue Medal constable hurried off to the Northern Yamen to invite Lin Youxie.
Jiang Wang stood outside the palace gates. Not long after, his spirit sank into the sea and he began to cultivate.
Although there wasn't much time, it was a waste of time to wait. There was always some improvement in cultivation.
A small step could lead to a thousand miles. A small stream could become a river. The peak of the Transcendent was also climbed step by step from the foot of the mountain.
When Zheng Shangming hurried over, Jiang Wang just happened to open his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Shangming asked.
Jiang Wang only said, "Let's talk inside."
Of the three people in charge of this case, two were present at the same time. The palace gates of the Longevity Palace opened.
The palace became even more silent and cold. There was no trace of human life left.
Jiang Wang's goal was clear. He walked straight to the screen wall with the painting of "All Living Beings".
"Did you discover anything new?" Zheng Shangming asked again.
Jiang Wang stood in front of the screen wall and carefully looked at the mural left behind by Jiang Wuqi. He didn't say a word.
Zheng Shangming also fell silent.
There were too many people in this "All Living Beings" painting, and the scenes were too complicated. It almost included all of Jiang Wuqi's observations of "people".
Anyone who looked at it carefully could tell that it was extraordinary.
But if there were any clues hidden in it, it would be too complicated. One had to have the "key" to get it.
Jiang Wang had always wondered if he had missed any clues. He had repeatedly studied this mural before. But today, when he thought of Gongsun Yu's broken tongue, he suddenly connected the dots.
In this picture of all living beings, not to mention the healthy ones, there were also blind people talking to deaf people, deaf people pointing fingers at the blind people, and people without smell fishing by the river …
It could be said to be depicting all living beings.
But as the saying goes, "Deaf, blind, mute, four missing" (yong), Jiang Wuqi's "All Living Beings" painting included deaf, blind, and mute people, so how could he have missed a "mute"?
The answer was actually very simple. The mute person's position was Jiang Wuqi's "mute". It was his unspoken words!
And the mute person's position was also very easy to find. Jiang Wuqi didn't deliberately hide it too deeply.
This "All Living Beings" painting was divided into nine palaces.
The deaf and blind people were at the bottom left corner of the painting, located in Gen Palace.
The person with the ulcer was at Dui Palace in the middle right. A small river flowed from Dui Palace to Qian Palace. On the river bank, farmers were carrying dung, and the person with the ulcer was fishing with a pole.
Based on the positions of the deaf and blind on the entire painting, the position of the abscess should correspond to the position of the Li Palace, which was also the middle position of the upper layer of the painting.
And in this place, the painting was a barren mountain. The continuous mountain range extended out of the painting.
Using the specific position of the person with the ulcer as a reference, the accurate corresponding position was on top of the barren mountain …
A lonely grave!
This was an inconspicuous lonely grave. Of course, Jiang Wang had seen it before, but he had only glanced over it in a hurry.
Now that he had locked onto this position and examined it carefully, he noticed that there was a tombstone in front of the grave. There were only four words engraved on the tombstone.
It was different from the format of any epitaph.
These four words were what Jiang Wuqi wanted to say.
The words engraved were —
"The dead are gone."
Jiang Wang was stunned for a moment.
In his analysis, Gongsun Yu cut off her tongue to cut off the truth of that year, and also to hint at the answer left by Jiang Wuqi on the wall.
The person's voice itself was a key.
Therefore, Jiang Wang naturally thought that Jiang Wuqi had hidden the truth of that important case here.
But Jiang Wuqi had only left his choice here …
This was the tomb of Noble Consort Lei …
And the words "The dead are gone" on the tombstone were Jiang Wuqi's choice. It was also his dissuasion to those who pursued the truth here.
The mute that was not drawn was Jiang Wuqi himself.
He had depicted all living beings in a painting and told too many stories. When it was his turn, he only said, "Forget it" …
Jiang Wang did not know what to say.
The assassination that year had led to the death of Noble Consort Lei, and Jiang Wuqi had been born with cold poison. Of course, it had also led to the death of the famous arrester Lin Kuang and Lin Youxie's panic disorder.
The huge whirlpool created by it was still involved in human lives 17 years later.
He had given up the position of the Commandant of the Northern Yamen and chose the word "truth" because he wanted to thank Jiang Wuqi for his kindness and help him find the truth.
But Jiang Wuqi had already found the truth of the case.
The Eleventh Prince had chosen to remain silent.
This could also explain why Gongsun Yu left the Longevity Palace and why he told Yang Jing to "refrain from speaking".
Presumably, Gongsun Yu was one of the important members of the investigation at that time. After learning the truth, Jiang Wuqi chose to remain silent and asked everyone to keep it a secret.
Gongsun Yu was worried that he could not keep the secret, so he cut his own tongue and retired to Biwu County at a young age.
What kind of truth needed to be like this?
The truth …
What was it?
In addition, Jiang Wang also clarified another key question.
Feng Gu's suicide to investigate the old case was indeed not Jiang Wuqi's decision.
It was more of Feng Gu's own decision.
Feng Gu was indeed loyal to Jiang Wuqi, but as a living person, he also had his own independent will.
He said that Jiang Wuqi had already gotten what he wanted, which was not false. He said that he had not gotten what he wanted, which was also true.
Jiang Wuqi chose to remain silent.
And he wanted Zhang Ming.
Why did he make a different choice from Jiang Wuqi?
Perhaps no one would know the answer to this question after his death.
Perhaps he was still brooding over the death of Noble Consort Lei, or perhaps he had given up after Jiang Wuqi's death and did not want to consider the political situation anymore …
Anyway, this was what happened.
And what Jiang Wang needed to consider was —
Was he still going to investigate the truth now?
The biggest victim of the assassination of Noble Consort Lei, the person who was most qualified to investigate, had already made his choice!
"This painting is very complicated and vivid." Zheng Shangming asked at this time, "Are there any clues you want in it?"
"You've already seen it, haven't you?" Jiang Wang asked back.
Zheng Shangming shook his head, "I don't understand."
Maybe he meant that he did not understand the painting. Or maybe he did not understand Jiang Wuqi's choice.
In short, he would not share the truth about the assassination of Noble Consort Lei with Jiang Wang after Jiang Wang refused the position of the Commandant of the Northern Yamen.
The reason why Jiang Wang came to the Longevity Palace today without hiding it from Zheng Shangming and even took the initiative to ask Zheng Shangming to accompany him was that he knew that he could not hide it from him. If he came to the Longevity Palace, Zheng Shangming would definitely follow him. So, he simply did not hide it.
"Have you decided who will take over the position of the Commandant of the Northern Yamen?" Jiang Wang asked.
Zheng Shangming gave a wry smile, "How much power do you think my father has? Is this something that can be decided by a few words behind closed doors? We came to you because you can take this position, because you are Jiang Qingyang. Do you think I can take over whoever I choose? "
Jiang Wang did not believe that Zheng Shihui did not have a backup plan. How could a person who understood the Blue Medal System and was like a fish in water in Linzi bet all his treasures on one person?
After all, he had refused the position of the Commandant of the Northern Yamen, and his friendship with Zheng Shangming stopped at that of an ordinary friend.
"Let's go!"
Jiang Wang turned and walked out.
"Don't you want to look at other places?" Zheng Shangming asked as he followed behind him.
"No need." Jiang Wang said, "There is only one key left to unlock the truth."
"I thought only Chung Geng Sheng liked to play riddles. Why don't you learn from him? "
Zheng Shangming's tone was relaxed. Perhaps he was certain that Jiang Wang could not get the last key, or perhaps he was closer to the truth.
In short, what he was more worried about now was who would fill the power vacuum between him and his father.
An ordinary person would not be able to take the position of Commandant of the Northern Yamen, but those who were too powerful were usually ambitious. It was not impossible that the other party would kick him aside after he got promoted. It was not impossible that he would not be given a chance to take over.
The two of them only stayed in the Longevity Palace for a short period of time, so short that the group of constables outside the palace did not even finish their second topic.
It was also a long period of time, long enough for another Blue Medal constable to arrive outside the Longevity Palace.
"Lord Zheng, the latest news!"
Zheng Shangming quickly stepped forward, took the urgent letter from the Blue Medal constable, and opened it to take a look.
After a short pause, he passed the letter to Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang was very curious about the urgent news that did not need to be hidden from him. He took the letter and read it —
"Retired Constable Uriel's death has been confirmed. His body was found in the waters near Haimen Island and has been urgently sent back to Linzi."
Uriel is dead …
Uriel is dead just like that?
At this point, the once famous "Southern Crow and Northern Forest" of the Eastern Region had become nothing.
Jiang Wang was not surprised by the news of Uriel's death.
Jiang Wang had a vague feeling that this day would come when he knew that Uriel was investigating the Tian family of the Daze alone and that Tian Huanwen had attacked Uriel.
Uriel had always been on a path of no return.
As he said, he had long since given up on life and death.
But Jiang Wang did not expect it to come so suddenly.
So many years had passed.
He had weathered so many storms and waves, only to fall just as the truth was about to surface.
"Who went to pick up the body?" Zheng Shangming asked.
The constable replied, "Deputy Yang Wei went to pick it up personally. The Commandant is in the Northern Yamen."
Uriel had devoted most of his life to the Blue Medal system. He had only left the Blue Medal system after Lin Kuang's death. His contributions to the Blue Medal system and to the Northern Yamen could never be erased.
Yang Wei, who held real power, went to pick up the body, and the Commandant of the Northern Yamen personally went to the Patrol Manor to pick up the body.
Strictly speaking, even if Uriel had left his post for many years and no longer had a Blue Medal on his waist, who could deny that he was like a totem in the Blue Medal system?
The so-called Constable Yue Leng was just a junior in front of him.
Today, there were too many rules in the Blue Medal system that were set by people of Uriel's generation. There were too many ways to handle cases that followed the old ways. Among them, Uriel and Lin Kuang, the two Super Constables, had the greatest influence.
Uriel and Lin Kuang were both famous. Uriel was much older than Lin Kuang, and they were friends despite the difference in age.
Relatively speaking, Uriel had a higher status in the Blue Medal system.
The Patrol Manor had to express enough attitude towards Uriel's death. Everyone with a Blue Medal on their waist had to express enough respect to Uriel himself.
This had nothing to do with personal feelings, but a kind of inheritance of the past.
Zheng Shangming looked at Jiang Wang and said with a complicated tone, "Let's go, we will go to the Northern Yamen and wait."
"Yes, we should go and wait," Jiang Wang said.
However, he knew.
The clues about Gu Xing on Tyrannical Horn Island … should be broken.
In other words, he and Lin Youxie had lost the last key to unlocking the truth.
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Carbuncle: Yong, the nose does not know the smell. — — Han Wang Chong, "Lun Heng Bietong"
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