Seeing Li Tai say this, Li Jue stared at him with suspicion for a while. Li Tai couldn't stand it anymore and simply lay down on the table and pretended to be asleep.

"Fourth Uncle, you usually have a good alcohol tolerance, how come you got drunk after drinking so little today?"

"Fourth Uncle, you're not pretending to be drunk, are you?"

"Fourth Uncle?"

While Li Jue was shaking Li Tai, Li Shimin also received a report from the Hundred Cavalry Commandery.

"Your Majesty, the assassin has been found!"

"Found it?"

"Who is it? Have you found out who ordered them?"

"Your Majesty, the person is already dead. The city patrol officers found him."

"However, judging from the deceased's clothing and hair, it can be basically determined that he was Korean!"

"A Korean?"

Li Shimin was even more confused upon hearing this.

If they were truly Goryeo people, they should hate Li Jue even more, so why would they try to assassinate Li Zhi?

"You didn't see wrong, did you?"

"Your Majesty, I specifically sought out Koreans to identify him, and they all recognized him as a Korean, and from the Yeon Gaesomun clan!"

"Furthermore, a suicide note was found on the assassin's body!"

"A suicide note?"

"Please take a look, Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin casually glanced at the will, which simply stated the reason for the assassination and contained a curse against the Tang Dynasty.

After reading the will, Li Shimin threw it aside.

Although he didn't know who wrote the suicide note, he was very clear that someone must have deliberately written it for him to see!

"Is there any other evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Fan hesitated slightly before speaking.

"have……"

"The assassin fled towards the Qin Prince's mansion, and before dying, he wrote the character 'Qin' on the ground in his blood..."

Li Shimin suddenly sneered upon hearing this.

"That's right!"

"I knew it! They went through so much trouble, they couldn't possibly have gone without leaving any clues!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Fan asked nervously.

"Your Majesty, shall we investigate the Prince of Qin's residence?"

Li Shimin smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"Shall we make a bet?"

"What are we betting on?"

"I bet if you take the Hundred Cavalrymen to the Prince of Qin's residence, a eunuch or maid from the Prince of Qin's residence will jump out and identify someone who saw the murderer in the residence!"

"this……"

"Your Majesty, this gamble is too great. This humble servant dares not take it!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately felt bored.

"Forget it, if your uncle Yuchi Jingde were here, he would definitely dare to gamble with me!"

"Take your men and go there to arrest the person who jumped out to identify you!"

"promise!"

Before long, Yuchi Jingde returned to Ganlu Hall.

"Your Majesty, you are truly amazing! A palace maid actually stepped forward and identified him, saying that she had seen this person in the Prince of Qin's residence and even saw the Prince of Qin pour wine for him!"

Li Shimin smiled dismissively upon hearing this.

"That's nothing, he can even tell you the exact date and time!"

"But apart from his statement, no one else would know anything about him!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Fan nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"I also interrogated the other people in the Prince of Qin's residence, from the chief eunuch to the ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, and not a single one of them had ever seen this person before!"

Li Shimin nodded knowingly upon hearing this.

"Go investigate! Start with this palace maid, investigate her relatives and family, find out who instructed her, and also see who wants to kill her to silence her!"

"promise!"

Li Shimin watched Yuchi Fan leave, then lay down on the couch with a headache.

He was really tired, not just physically, but also mentally.

He had a premonition that the struggle for the throne between Li Chengqian and Li Tai was about to repeat itself.

I just don't know who our opponent will be this time...

Is he his own son or his own grandson?

But there is one person who can be ruled out, and that is Li Jue.

As Li Jue said, if he wanted to kill Li Zhi, he wouldn't have had to wait until now; he could have killed him on the way back to Shuozhou!

Li Shimin went through his sons in his mind and finally settled on Li Ke and Li Yin. However, when he thought of Li Zhi, he lingered on Li Zhi's name for a moment.

Li Shimin suspected that Li Zhi was involved, but considering that Li Zhi was usually weak and timid, he ruled him out.

If Li Zhi had the audacity to hire someone to assassinate him, he wouldn't have had to cripple him.

In comparison, Li Ke was decisive and ruthless in his actions, showing much of the flair he had in his youth.

If Li Ke were born to Empress Zhangsun, he would not hesitate to make him the crown prince!

Just as Li Shimin was filled with suspicion, Yuchi Fan ran in, his face pale.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin felt a chill run down his spine.

"But that palace maid is dead?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Fan slammed his head heavily onto the ground.

"This humble servant deserves death for failing to keep an eye on the prisoner, allowing him to commit suicide by poison..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin pounded his head heavily. He realized that the situation was getting more and more serious; these people had even infiltrated his Hundred Cavalry Division.

"Go out and take your thirty lashes!"

"thirty?"

"Your Majesty, I beg to be punished with one hundred strokes of the cane!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin shook his head in frustration.

"no!"

"A hundred strokes of the cane and you'll be ruined. I still need to keep you around to do things."

Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Fan was so moved that he burst into tears.

"This humble servant thanks Your Majesty for sparing my life! Waaah!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hand impatiently.

"Get out!"

"I don't want to see you again today!"

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