Hearing this, Emperor Dagan's eyes were sharp. He glanced at the man in front of him and felt that he was so arrogant.
If you don’t understand the soul, how can you break the curse? He asked in a deep voice:
"I wonder if there's any clever plan to resolve this situation? If you're just boasting, then there's no need for that.
Many people have failed to do this and died here. You are the supreme grandmaster.
If you leave now, I will pretend that this never happened."
Zhuge Zhengwo felt the sharp gaze of the Great Emperor, but he was not afraid at all and responded calmly:
"Your Majesty, I believe that if we uncover the true culprit behind this incident, the curse will naturally dissipate like smoke.
I am willing to serve Your Majesty at my utmost and uncover the truth."
Hearing this, Emperor Dagan frowned. This was not a joke.
What does it mean to find the murderer? Is it so easy to find the murderer?
But thinking that there is no other way now, I have to give it a try.
If this person does not have real talent and knowledge, then even if he is a supreme master, he will not be able to survive.
Because now most people in the martial arts world and court officials suspect that the princes are cursed.
But in fact, they were not wrong, and things were even worse.
If this person were to look at the details of the case, he would easily see that this was not a simple curse, but a tragedy caused by internal strife.
If he is cured, it will prove that what he said is true and he is loyal to the royal family. Otherwise, he would not help. It is fine in this way.
If he cannot be cured and is released, and the secret is leaked, then where will the dignity of the Great Emperor be?
If the truth of this matter were to be known to others, Emperor Dagan would never be able to accept it. Does he still want to be the greatest emperor of all time?
The princes have cursed each other and are fighting each other. How shameful!
"What if you can't solve this situation?" Emperor Dagan narrowed his eyes and a threatening look flashed in his eyes.
"If I am incompetent, I will leave it to Your Majesty to deal with me without any complaints." Zhuge Zhengwo's words were sonorous and powerful, and convincing.
"But if I can investigate this case, Your Majesty, please give me an official position."
The emperor nodded slightly and continued, "If you can solve this case, I will reward you handsomely."
If he couldn't break the curse and read the files, then he would just have to let it evaporate.
And from listening to the words of the person in front of him, it seemed that he wanted to ask for an official position.
In this case, solving this case would be the fastest way for him to get promoted.
The chief steward beside him also looked at Zhuge Zhengwo and admired him a little.
Regardless of whether he has real talent or not, it is a kind of courage for him to be able to sacrifice his life in front of the great emperor and say such words.
However, the Grand Steward would naturally not express any other opinions before receiving orders from the Emperor.
He just followed the Emperor's instructions and brought the files.
Although Emperor Da Gan was anxious to refine the elixir, he could still wait for this little while.
Zhuge Zhengwo took the file, read it carefully, and closed it after a while.
Then it was returned to the chief steward, who naturally understood that by reading the file, he had learned some royal secrets.
If we can't solve the case today, we won't be able to escape.
"What do you think? You have already read the file. Do you have any ideas?" Emperor Da Gan signaled the chief steward to put the thing away, and then stared at him and asked.
Zhuge Zhengwo bowed and said, "I believe the murderer is probably one of the princes of Dagan."
The emperor's gaze fixed on this matter, and he pressed the issue, "Why do you think so?"
Zhuge Zhengwo slowly analyzed and said, "I think the person who cursed me could be the eldest prince or the third prince.
Because they are masters, they have a reason to escape.
It could also be the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince... or other princes who are already unconscious, but it cannot be the Eighth Prince."
After hearing this, Emperor Dagan was thoughtful and somewhat skeptical.
This person was hired by the gangs under the Eighth Prince, with the purpose of helping the Eighth Prince escape.
Zhuge Zhengwo seemed not to see the look in Emperor Dagan's eyes, but continued:
"From what I know, the Eighth Prince was able to solve the robbery of the government silver in Jiangnan and investigate the collusion case between the salt and iron embezzlement departments. He must be a very intelligent person.
Even if there were other ideas, they wouldn't leave such a big loophole for people to suspect."
When Emperor Da Gan heard this, he was shocked again. He wondered what this man knew.
It seems like a lot. He snorted coldly: "You know a lot."
Zhuge Zhengwo saw the somewhat angry emperor, but remained calm, "These were all told to me by the Iron Palm Gang. I have been living in seclusion in the mountains for a long time.
They suddenly came to me, hoping that I could clear the Eighth Prince's name."
"What you mean is that you are the eighth prince's lobbyist?" Emperor Dagan looked very gloomy at this moment.
This old man is good at winning people's hearts, and there are quite a few people who plead for him.
As an emperor, he naturally doesn't want someone to be more charming than himself, even if that person is his son.
However, Zhuge Zhengwo's next words rejected this answer.
"I learned this information from the Iron Palm Gang, but I wasn't the Eighth Prince's lobbyist.
It was only now that the country was stable, the nation was prosperous, and the people were strong that we were able to destroy the Huns soon, thus resolving the troubles that had plagued countless dynasties.
It can be said that all this is due to Your Majesty’s credit.
After the Iron Palm Gang learned of this, even though I am a country dweller, I have been unable to sleep day and night, and I want to share your worries with you."
Zhuge Zhengwo is not a pedantic person. He is flexible in his work. These words immediately turned the anger of the Emperor of Dagan into joy.
After all, what this means is that I was not born for the Eighth Prince.
It is because Your Majesty is a wise ruler worthy of assistance that I was born from the mountains.
Isn't this a kind of compliment to the great emperor?
"Okay, then tell me, what should we do?"
Zhuge Zhengwo said repeatedly, "I think the eldest and third princes are unlikely to be the culprits. The murderer must be hidden among the unconscious princes.
I have a plan to catch the murderer, but I need your cooperation."
"Tell me in detail," said the Emperor. At least he could cooperate while the case was not closed.
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