Chapter 3487 Kill without mercy!
The three of them looked at each other, but none of them dared to speak easily, as if they were afraid of touching something. After a long time, Chen Wenxiao said cautiously: "If I remember correctly, His Majesty seemed to be there, drinking a cup of tea."
Chen Wenxiong's eyes suddenly turned red: "You mean, that cup of tea was poisoned?!"
Xiahou Jiu's heart also skipped a beat.
Li Wuyu was drinking tea at the place where he met with the Emperor of Yan State, and now he was poisoned. Could it be that -
Xiahou Jiu hadn't moved yet, but Chen Wenxiong immediately said, "Hurry up and get someone to check!"
Chen Wenxiao quickly reached out to stop him and said, "That place has been demolished a long time ago, how can we still check it?"
Chen Wenxiong also became anxious and asked, "What should we do? Are we just going to get through this in a muddle?"
"Of course not!"
Chen Wenxiao seemed calmer and more composed than the other two. He thought for a moment and then said, "So, Your Majesty, did you eat anything else on your way back?"
Chen Wenxiong frowned and said nothing. The three of them turned to look at Hu Meir at the same time.
Hu Mei'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Seeing the three men looking at her like that again, she sneered and said, "You three are not stupid. Although I was the only one accompanying His Majesty in the carriage, you three were all following outside. If His Majesty wanted something, could you not hear it?"
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"Besides, even if they did eat or drink something, it was prepared by us Yue people ourselves. How could it be poisonous?"
Hearing this, the three of them felt heavy in their hearts.
Indeed, if Li Wuyu had eaten something poisonous on the way back, then they would have poisoned him, making the situation even more difficult to handle. Since he hadn't eaten or drunk anything on the way, the poisoning could only have been caused by the cup of tea he drank during his meeting with the Emperor of Yan.
In other words—
It was the Yan people who poisoned him!
Just thinking about this, Chen Wenxiong's eyes immediately lit up.
At the same time, Xiahou Jiu's heart sank.
He immediately said, "We still need to investigate this matter thoroughly. We can't just say that just because Your Majesty drank a cup of tea there, it definitely means that the problem lies with that cup of tea. It's been such a long journey, who can guarantee that no one else has ulterior motives?"
Chen Wenxiong immediately said, "General, I don't understand what you're saying. Your Majesty hasn't eaten anything since this morning, only that cup of tea. If it's not the tea that's the problem, then what is the problem? Are you saying that someone else poisoned Your Majesty?"
Xiahou Jiu was also in a mess.
He knew very well that if Li Wu Yu was poisoned because of the cup of tea he drank during the meeting with the Emperor of Yan, then the Yan people would have to be blamed for this matter. In this way, the peace situation he led would definitely be broken, which would not benefit him at all.
However, if someone else poisoned Li Wu Yu, he saw it clearly along the way, and Li Wu Yu did not use anything else.
Moreover, all of this is not the most important thing at the moment.
The most important thing right now is——
If Li Wu Yu died.
If Li Wu Yu died, what should we do next?
Xiahou Jiu stood by the bed, his face ashen, but his mind was racing. Li Wu Yu was only twenty years old. Although he usually didn't care about anything, he was still a king. Because of him, Xiahou Jiu could command the ministers. Without him, he would have no source of power.
What's even worse is that although he was extremely licentious, he didn't have any sons or daughters, and he didn't even have the chance to support the young master.
If something happens to him, then next—
Xiahou Jiu's face gradually became gloomy.
He looked back and saw the two Chen brothers whispering something. They also looked up at him, with a dangerous glint in their eyes.
At this time, Xiahou Jiu said in a deep voice: "Someone come!"
Immediately, several warriors walked in from outside the door.
Xiahou Jiu said, "Send another group of people to guard here. Do not close your eyes. No one is allowed to enter or leave this room without my order!"
"yes."
"Also, mobilize troops to defend Doubei Town and do not allow anyone to enter or leave at will. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
Soon, the sound of orderly footsteps was heard outside, and a group of people immediately surrounded the house, with three layers inside and three layers outside, and the security was as strict as a fortress.
Xiahou Jiu summoned a long-servant from his side and told him to stay in the room, instructing him, "If His Majesty makes any movement, send someone to inform this general immediately."
"I understand."
Xiahou Jiu took a last look at Li Wu Yu, whose face was ashen on the bed, and Hu Meir, who was sobbing, then turned around and walked out.
At this time, Chen Wenxiong also walked out.
Xiahou Jiu frowned and glanced at him, only to see Chen Wenxiong sneer and say, "The general won't let anyone else in or out, so are you going to stop me too? Regardless, I'll have to inform my uncle about your majesty's matter."
Xiahou Jiu narrowed his only remaining eye slightly and said coldly, "Master Chen is already so ill. I'm afraid we shouldn't bother him with this matter anymore."
Chen Wenxiong said, "After all, my uncle is the prime minister of the dynasty. If he is not informed of this matter, and someone takes advantage of the opportunity to rebel, wouldn't that be his dereliction of duty?"
Xiahou Jiu wanted to say something, but at this time, the people behind Chen Wenxiong also stood up.
The two sides immediately showed a standoff.
However, no one dared to take action.
Although everyone understood that once Li Wu Yu fell, it would be time for the two factions to fight for power, Li Wu Yu was not dead after all. If they started fighting at this time, it would easily lead to a disaster.
Although we have reached a superficial peace with the Yan people, it is still unclear whether the Yan people will still be so "peaceful" if they have internal strife.
Thinking of this, Xiahou Jiu waved his hand and asked the people behind him to retreat.
He sneered, "Then you better speak slowly and don't really scare your uncle. This general sees that he only has one breath left. If he really gets sick suddenly, it will be difficult to deal with."
Chen Wenxiong said, "Thank you, General, for your concern."
After saying that, he left a team of men to guard the place, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Xiahou Jiu looked back into the room. Just like he had left his long-time attendant behind, the Chen brothers had left Chen Wenxiao here. He thought about it and immediately turned around and left.
Xiahou Jiu wanted to go back to find his people, so he had to leave Chen's house.
But when he took his men away, Chen Wenxiong had already told Chen Biri everything that had happened here.
Although Chen Biri vomited blood outside before, it was not caused by an old injury, but by anger. After resting for a while, he had recovered. When he heard that Li Wu Yu was poisoned, he jumped up from the bed.
"What did you say?!"
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