Chapter 48
Xiao Wenyuan was stunned for a moment and took the bag of medicine into his hand.
"This is……"
"Don't worry, it's not a poison." Zhao Run said: "It just makes him more angry and excited. It's no different from Wen Liangchen's medicine, but the medicine is stronger."
Xiao Wenyuan pursed her thin lips and said nothing.
Zhao Run said: "Can you do it?"
Xiao Wenyuan kowtowed: "Your Majesty is now a little crazy. If the dose of medicine is too heavy, I am afraid it will arouse his alertness and even cause casualties for no reason."
"Don't worry, the medicine I gave you is gentle. If I want to protect myself, I will naturally not implicate you. Just like you, I just want my second brother to make a little mistake. Since you say that the late emperor is as kind as a mountain to you, you should know how to repay the late emperor's kindness."
Xiao Wenyuan took the medicine and returned to his inner palace hall. Seeing that he looked dazed, the people around him asked, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Wenyuan said: "You must find someone to take care of the people you detained. Don't let go of any news, arrest all their close relatives, and lock them up next door to make sure they are honest and obedient."
"yes."
After the people below went out, Xiao Wenyuan took the medicine bag open, thought for a while, then pinched a pinch and put it in the tea.
If this medicine is poison, if Zhao Zhun is poisoned, he may not be able to survive alone. Although Zhao Run is the most kind prince, he can now make up his mind to poison his brother. If Zhao Zhun is poisoned to death in the future, he may not be able to take himself out and take responsibility.
He thought so and drank the cup of tea.
After drinking, his hands trembled a little, and his body was not abnormal, but he was nervous and sweated.
If this medicine is really a chronic medicine, he will naturally be fine if he drinks it. If it is a poison that causes death, he will die now, and perhaps it will be better than becoming a scapegoat in the future.
He didn't take off his clothes and lay on the bed. He lay in fear for a long time. He only felt his body heat, but it was nothing unusual.
Zhao Run did not lie to herself.
But he was still in a heavy mood. He had been in the palace for many years and had seen the coldness and filthiness under the power struggle. He thought that Zhao Run, who was as bright as the bright prince, was the most scattered and simplified place in the royal family. Unexpectedly, he finally got to this point and wanted to reach out to poison his brothers.
Xiao Wenyuan couldn't help but think of Zhao Jin who had just passed away.
He was also poisoned by someone. Xiao Wenyuan didn't know whether Zhao Jin's illness killed him or that he was poisoned by him during the illness.
But the poisoned person has not been found yet.
The most likely one is nothing more than Yu Huaiyong and Zhao Zhun. Judging from the current results, the winner of the interests is obviously Zhao Zhun.
He has always been more inclined to believe that the poison was given by Zhao Zhun.
Otherwise, who else could be there? It wouldn't be Zhao Run.
When Xiao Wenyuan thought of this, he was shocked and sat up from the bed.
He looked at the pack of poison on the table, and felt that his thoughts were strange and he had a sudden realization.
He couldn't help but think deeply.
I have never doubted Zhao Run before, but what if it was Zhao Run? Is he motivated?
He thought about it carefully and found that there was one.
When Zhao Jingang was poisoned, there was a lot of controversy across the country. Everyone said that the murderer was either Yu Huaiyong or Zhao Zhun. Two people with little reputation had a worse reputation among the people after this incident. Fame is simply not worth mentioning compared to military power in a short period of time, but people in the power circle all know its long-term power.
Now that Zhao Zhun has taken office, he is not popular with the people and does not receive the true support of the nobles. In addition to his doubts about personality and bloodline, there is another very important factor, which is Zhao Jin.
He is not the heir chosen by Zhao Jin, and may even be the murderer who poisoned Zhao Jin. How could such a king convince the public?
Xiao Wenyuan was so troubled by this thought that he couldn't sleep all night. The next day, he became dazed and secretly asked his most trusted person to bring all the investigation information about the poisoning incident of the late emperor.
All the staff of the Baihua Palace, including the royal family members who had visited and left the emperor's bedroom, as well as everyone in the inner palace hall and the imperial kitchen, had recorded the records. Now he read them one by one, and only felt that the doubts were even more intense.
After reading all the information, he went to see Zhao Run again.
Zhao Run is responsible for the military fighting competition. The fighting competition will open tomorrow. Zhao Run is particularly busy. In order not to affect the princess's care, he specially went to the Little Rose Palace to work.
After Xiao Wenyuan and other relevant personnel left, they entered Zhao Run's office.
Zhao Run asked, "Aren't you supposed to be in the fighting arena at this time? Why are you still in the palace?"
Xiao Wenyuan walked closer and bowed and said, "I want to confirm with Your Highness again."
He raised his head and looked at Zhao Run: "Does the poison given to me by Your Highness yesterday really go to His Majesty's diet?"
Zhao Run glanced at the door and whispered: "What did you say?"
"I have been in the palace since I was young, and I have never married yet. My closest relatives have passed away. I am a person who has no worries. If this move can do my part to your highness and the country, I will have no regrets. But this medicine was given to me by Your Highness. I am afraid that Your Highness will regret it, so I came here to confirm it for the last time. If Your Highness still decides to do this, I will hand it over to them."
Zhao Run looked at him, but walked towards him, reached out and touched his chest.
Xiao Wenyuan was about to retreat, but he gently grabbed his collar, touched his collar with his fingers, and reached into his pocket.
Finally, he took out a wiretap device from Xiao Wenyuan's chest pocket.
Xiao Wenyuan's face changed completely.
Zhao Run said: "Xiao Wenyuan, what do you mean?"
He pinched the eavesdropping device in his hand, his eyebrows and eyes were cold.
Xiao Wenyuan never thought that Zhao Run's vigilance was so strong.
Xiao Wenyuan's face turned red and said, "Your Highness, I...I do this just to leave some evidence to protect myself."
"Don't slander me. Your Majesty treats me with deep brotherhood. Of course, I treat him too." Zhao Run said, then threw his eavesdropping weapon to the ground and crushed it with his feet.
Xiao Wenyuan immediately knelt down: "I was confused for a moment. Please believe me. I am just to protect myself and I have no other intentions!"
Zhao Run patted his shoulder again and said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous. I naturally know that you are just to protect yourself. It will not do you any good for you if you harm me. Do your business well and you will have a bright future in the future. At this critical moment, you should be as cautious as I am, and be careful that disasters come from your mouth."
He said that and sat down on the chair: "You just need to know that I'm fine, you're fine. If something happens to me, you will definitely die. Don't investigate the poisoning of the late emperor."
Xiao Wenyuan suddenly raised his head, shocked.
These days, major events happened frequently, and Zhao Run worked hard and became thinner. She sat there like a weak scholar.
"Your Highness...is it really your highness? The late emperor has always been..."
"I don't know what you are talking about, I just want to tell you what is the most important thing right now, and don't make trouble."
"It was your poison." Xiao Wenyuan stood up and said, "I really didn't expect it."
Zhao Run's face also looked ugly: "Xiao Wenyuan, do you want to live or die?"
Xiao Wenyuan said: "I said that I have no relatives or friends, and I am alone, so your highness doesn't have to threaten me."
"The poisoning of the late emperor has long been a headless case..."
"That's because everyone's investigation is all aimed at His Majesty and Yu Huaiyong, and no one doubts you. If you are also included in the list of suspects, everyone may have another idea."
"Then you go and expose it, and see if His Majesty will punish me now, or Yu Xiang and the others will punish me." Zhao Run said: "Xiao Wenyuan, we have a common goal. Do you want to go against me at this time?"
Xiao Wenyuan crawled on the ground and said, "Of course I know that no one is more suitable to be this emperor than you. I was just...an accident."
Zhao Run sneered and said, "Growing up in this big dyeing vat since childhood, I have seen all the scenes of father and son being strangers and brothers being hurt. Do you still expect me to be an incompetent prince who knows nothing? If I am really incompetent and ignorant, is it really what you want to see?"
Xiao Wenyuan stood up and said, "It turns out that I was still worried that your Highness was not cruel enough, and even if he ascended the throne, he would not be able to sit steadily. Now, I am too worried. Your Highness is so scheming that he can deceive everyone, and naturally he can surpass everyone and become an unshakable emperor."
Xiao Wenyuan came out of the Little Rose Palace and his back was soaked.
He wiped his forehead and stood under the shade of the tree. Looking back, he saw the stained glass of the Little Rose Palace, which reflected a colorful brilliance in the summer sun.
Back at his residence, he turned on the equipment, listened, and only recorded a few words, all of which were irrelevant. He stood up and checked everything inside and outside his room, but found nothing.
That is, these close friends around him have an insider.
Otherwise, how could Zhao Run know that he was investigating the poisoning of the late emperor and became suspicious of him?
Zhao Run is so scheming that he can harm two brothers in a row. As the inner palace official, he knows his true face, but I am afraid that he will not have much time to go.
A knock on the door suddenly came from outside. Xiao Wenyuan was stunned for a while before saying, "Come in."
His subordinates came in and said, "It was Lieutenant General Yu's phone call, asking you to go to the Yu family."
Xiao Wenyuan was like a savior. He took this opportunity to leave the palace and immediately left the palace.
Along the way, he was wondering whether to tell the people of the Yu family about this.
Yu Rong was a firm supporter of Zhao Run, but his relationship with the late emperor was even deeper. If he told Yu Rong, would Yu Rong avenge the late emperor, or would he put down his personal grudges and continue to support Zhao Run?
No matter what, Zhao Run is indeed more suitable to be this emperor than Zhao Zhun. He is at least a normal person and cannot kill.
Zhao Run probably knew this, so he was not afraid of letting him know the truth.
The truth is ugly, and it makes people feel like swallowing a fly. Apart from being disgusting, it probably won't change anything.
When he arrived at the Yu family, he did not go to see Yu Cheng first, but went to Yu Rong's place first, pretending to be calm, and chatted with him for a few words.
"Actually, I have always had a heartfelt word to tell you," he said, "The Fourth Highness has never been concerned about political affairs and has not outstanding abilities. Will he be a good lord? In fact, there are many other members of the royal family, and the sons of the two old princes, who are very capable."
Yu Rong said: "If Your Majesty abdicates in the future, the fourth prince will only succeed you. If you don't choose the fourth prince, there will be more people who can succeed you, but there is only one throne, and the country is afraid of being more turbulent. Whether in terms of inheritance order or the people's expectations, the fourth prince is the best candidate. These days I am not in the court, but I have time to think about something. I think that the high concentration of imperial power and the emperor is too capable, it may not be a good thing. The king's power is too great. For example, when you meet a tyrant, the people will suffer and the future of the country will be even more turbulent. The ideal is to have a monarch who is not capable but who follows advice, and a group of loyal and capable ministers. This country may have a better future."
Xiao Wenyuan came out of his room and saw that Yu Cheng was already standing in the yard. The two of them came out of the yard and walked around and noticed that Yu Cheng had something stuffed into his palm.
He was stunned for a moment, looked up at Yu Cheng, and Yu Cheng had a expressionless face and said, "Through Wen Liangchen's hand, he went down to the emperor's belly."
Xiao Wenyuan didn't even ask, but held it in his palm.
Chapter completed!