In the palace, Emperor Wen and Yun Li were checking the urgent military intelligence sent from Fuzhou.
However, the two of them just took a look and angrily threw the so-called urgent military intelligence aside.
Not to mention Yun Li, even Emperor Wen was secretly cursing Yun Zheng in his heart.
This rebellious son is becoming more and more outrageous.
They dare to send any trivial matter to the imperial city in the name of urgent military intelligence.
This is the second time!
He treated urgent military intelligence as a joke!
Next time I see this rebellious son, I will give him a couple of kicks!
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, our troops were suddenly attacked by assassins on North Street..."
Just when Emperor Wen and Yun Li were each cursing Yun Zheng in their hearts, Qiao Yan sent someone back to report the news.
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Most of the dozens of assassins who participated in the assassination of Cui Wenjing and others were executed or captured.
Only a few people escaped during the chaos.
This time, their arrangements were also extremely sophisticated.
If someone delivering urgent military intelligence had not suddenly barged in, it would have been almost impossible for the assassin to escape.
In addition, they also found many standard crossbows at the assassination scene.
As he spoke, the person who came back to report also respectfully presented the powerful crossbow found at the scene.
Yun Li took it and looked at it, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
It is indeed a standard crossbow!
This kind of standard crossbow could only come from two places.
In the army or in the craftsman department!
"This rebellious son's hand is stretching too far!"
Emperor Wen looked at the crossbow in Yun Li's hand and said with a frosty face: "It's time to meet Cui Wenjing! We must dig out all of Lao Liu's men! Otherwise, you, the crown prince, may be assassinated by his men one day!"
"Father is right!"
Yun Li nodded and stood up with Emperor Wen.
The father and son left the Imperial Garden and went to the eunuchs in the Prince's Mansion.
However, just when their sedan chair was halfway there, people from the Prince's Mansion came to report that Cui Wenjing had suddenly fallen seriously ill, had a high fever that wouldn't go away, and had fallen into a coma.
Upon receiving the news, the faces of both father and son changed at the same time.
Cui Wenjing can’t die!
"Quick, call the imperial physician!"
Emperor Wen lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and ordered Mu Shun sternly: "You must save Cui Wenjing!"
Cui Wenjing cannot die!
He also wanted to know who was behind Cui Wenjing.
Mu Shun did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to call the imperial physician.
When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, Yun Li immediately ordered people to carry Cui Wenjing from the dark and damp eunuch room to the room.
By the time the imperial physician arrived, Cui Wenjing was almost dying.
Emperor Wen gave a direct order to the imperial physician to save Cui Wenjing.
However, Cui Wenjing's situation was too bad.
Even though several imperial doctors took turns to rescue Cui Wenjing, they were unable to revive him.
When the imperial physician announced the news of Cui Wenjing's death, Emperor Wen almost died of anger.
Everything was going according to his idea.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Cui Wenjing encountered problems.
"Waste! All of you are waste!"
In a rage, Emperor Wen scolded several imperial doctors.
Several imperial doctors knelt on the ground, trembling with fear and not daring to look up.
"Father, please calm down."
Yun Li quickly persuaded Emperor Wen, "Although Cui Wenjing is dead, we have captured a lot of assassins. Maybe we can get some useful information from them..."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mu Shun also persuaded: "Cui Wenjing is dead. It is not worth it for Your Majesty to ruin his health because of such a person."
After Yun Li and Mu Shun comforted him in turn, Emperor Wen's complexion improved slightly.
After sending away several imperial doctors, Emperor Wen sat there, gasping for breath.
Emperor Wen tried hard to suppress his anger and ordered Yun Li: "Order people to interrogate those assassins. Don't let them die again!"
"I understand!"
Yun Li quickly agreed.
"Remember, Cui Wenjing was shot to death by those assassins! He didn't die of illness!"
Emperor Wen reminded Yun Li with a dark face and left the Prince's Mansion with a heart full of anger.
Sitting in the sedan chair, Emperor Wen was still angry.
However, amidst his endless anger, Emperor Wen also felt a complicated sense of relief.
Of course he knew that Cui Wenjing was not Yun Zheng's man.
If Cui Wenjing were to ask about the person behind the scenes, perhaps he wouldn't know how to deal with it.
If it was one of my sons or concubines, would I have to kill them with my own hands?
If this incident can make those who have escaped the disaster by chance completely restrain themselves and never dare to stir up trouble again, this would be the best outcome.
Emperor Wen also had some guesses about the people behind Cui Wenjing.
However, he was just guessing and didn't dare to conclude.
Moreover, he had several suspects, and he couldn't be sure who they were.
It seems that we need to give them a beating!
He didn't want his sons to fight for the throne anymore.
There is no need for them to fight anymore!
To take a step back, even if they win the throne, they will not be able to hold on to that position, and will cause great suffering to the people and plunge Dagan into civil strife.
From the founding emperor to now, Da Gan is already the third generation!
It took three generations of emperors fifty or sixty years to bring Dagan into its present state.
He didn't want to see all their hard work over the years go to waste, and he didn't want to see his sons lose their lives just to fight for a position that they couldn't hold.
If they could just keep quiet from now on and let this matter come to an end, that would be the best outcome!
…
Late at night, deep in the palace.
After confirming that Cui Wenjing was dead, the woman behind the scenes let out a long breath and slumped down on the bed with her body limp.
Her body was already soaked with sweat from nervousness.
When she found out that the North Street incident was a trap, she fell into despair.
She was even prepared to commit suicide before the imperial decree of death arrived.
Unexpectedly, when she was most desperate, she learned the news that Cui Wenjing had died of injuries.
When she first received the news, she was a little skeptical and even didn't dare to be happy, for fear that her happiness would be in vain.
Only when she was sure that Cui Wenjing was really dead did she finally feel at ease.
As for the captured assassins, she was not worried at all.
Those people had no idea who she was, so even if they were all caught, they would not be able to give her away.
After a long time, the woman stood up with the help of the old palace maid, walked slowly to the statue enshrined in the room, knelt devoutly in front of the statue, and thanked the gods for their protection.
After they finished kowtowing and burning incense, the woman told the old maid: "From today on, no one is allowed to act rashly without my order. Everyone, behave yourself!"
Nowadays, there are too many people staring at them.
Emperor Wen, Crown Prince, and Yun Zheng.
Among these three people, even Yun Li, the easiest one to deal with, is no pushover!
There is no doubt that this matter has not yet been completely over, and her forces will definitely be hit.
They must never act rashly again and should just quietly develop their power.
Dormant!
What they need most now is to lie low and not let anyone catch her!
If you are not more than 80% sure of winning, you must not make another move...
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