Chapter 129: Death
"Your Highness, after we parted last time, I thought about this for a long time in prison. A dying man's words are always good.
This time, I have something to tell His Highness, and I hope Your Highness will allow me to leave my body intact."
Li Yueyao heard this and said, "From the evidence we have so far, although you have ambitions to take the throne, you have also been fooled.
I became a knife in someone else's hands and ended up in my current situation.
His Majesty is still angry, but in a couple of days, when he calms down, I will go and plead for mercy, and I will try my best to leave your body intact."
Gao Hongchen bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Tell me, what else do you know?"
Gao Hongchen raised his head and looked at Feng Shenyu first, saying, "I was the one who arranged the assassination at Wanhua Tower."
Fengshenyu smiled evilly: "I know. I stole your small treasury."
"I know that, too."
Gao Hongchen continued, "The assassination attempt on Your Majesty at Huangzhuang on February 2nd was not only the work of the Southern Li people, but also involved spies from the Western Rong."
Li Yueyao frowned and asked, "Nanli and Xirong are cooperating?"
Gao Hongchen said: "It should be."
"Jin Mantang used Princess Zhaoqing to amass a fortune in the imperial court. Before he approached Princess Zhaoqing, he approached me.
I sent someone to check his background and found out that he was just a pure businessman who did all kinds of business, even some that were not worthy of being mentioned publicly.
I have always despised businessmen and disdained to cooperate with him, so I did not agree."
“At that time, when I went to Wenroufang to see Ya… Rongpin, I always took a secluded path.
Once, I met Jin Mantang at the corner of an alley.
He was talking to a man in black, whose entire body was hidden in the dark, with only a pair of hands around his chest in the light.
I saw a scar on his hand."
When Feng Shenyu and Li Yueyao heard this, they looked at each other and both thought of Lei Jing.
"What were they both doing at the time?"
"They were talking, and Jin Mantang said everything was under control, and Xirong had agreed to cooperate.
The man in black said, that’s good, be careful.
The man in black spoke with the Southern Li accent.
At that time, I thought that Jin Mantang was just a businessman, and he must be talking about business cooperation, probably some shameful business.
I was in a hurry to see Concubine Rong at the time and didn't want to get involved, so I just walked away.
Later, something happened to Jin Mantang, and it was said that he was a spy from the Western Rong. When I thought back to this incident, I felt something was wrong.
So they sent people to investigate Jin Mantang, but unexpectedly they were hunted down by the Xingyue Group.
The leader of Xingyue met me and said that someone paid them to kidnap me.
They let me give them a badge that allowed me to enter and exit the city gate freely, and then they let me go.
The situation at that time was that I had to bow my head under the eaves, so I agreed.
Later, His Majesty was assassinated and Thunderbolt disappeared, and I suddenly understood why they wanted my badge."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao quickly asked:
"You mean to say that the person who left with your badge must be a Nanli spy?"
Gao Hongchen nodded: "Probably.
They killed Wen Ruliang's entire family, but did not take him out of the city directly. They must have been planning to pry open his mouth before killing him.
Wen Ruliang was rescued, which means they have not yet learned the production method from him.
Then they only have one option left, which is to send the things to a safe place, dismantle them and study them themselves.
And judging from their actions at the time, they were preparing to create chaos in the capital and then evacuate.
But because the assassination attempt failed, His Majesty was safe and sound.
Your Highness, you and the Right Prime Minister found the Eight Ox Crossbow and sent people to find Wen Ruliang in time, and also tracked down the firearms depot.
You went too quickly and too timely, causing their plans to fail."
Li Yueyao turned to look at Feng Shenyu: "Didn't you say that someone would wipe out the Xingyue Group?"
Feng Shenyu nodded: "There must be some remnants. Or maybe these people are not from Xingyue at all."
Li Yueyao nodded and her gaze returned to Gao Hongchen.
"Prince Gao, what is your relationship with the King of Jin?"
When Gao Hongchen heard Li Yueyao mention Prince Jin, his face darkened.
“We had no contact before, but when the Ministry of Revenue was in trouble, he suddenly came to my house and said he wanted to join forces with me to take over the Ministry of Revenue.
The Prince of Jin had always been low-key and gentle, and I had never seen him interfere in state affairs. He came here rashly, and I didn't know his background, so I didn't say anything.
But I never expected that he would produce all the evidence of my embezzlement of the national treasury, including account books and lists.
Then I thought, it’s not bad to have such an ally.
Sheng'er... the Seventh Prince... is still too young. Before he grows up, it would be good to have someone to attract His Majesty's attention.
So I agreed to cooperate with him smoothly.”
"What about the eldest prince?" Feng Shenyu suddenly asked.
"I want the Crown Prince and Prince Jin to check and balance each other in the court. The more chaotic the situation, the better it will be for me."
"So, you asked Qingyu, that charlatan, to make that tiger and wolf medicine for His Majesty?" Li Yueyao asked.
Gao Hongchen nodded and said, "Not bad."
The two of them were silent for a moment as they listened to Gao Hongchen's frank admission.
Gao Hongchen looked at the two of them and said calmly, "I've boasted all my life that I'm a genius, but in the end, I'm just a knife in someone else's hands.
Such a short life, such a miserable ending, how tragic."
Feng Shenyu heard this, sneered and said nothing.
Li Yueyao heard this and asked, "Anything else?"
Gao Hongchen turned around, looked at Li Yueyao with a firm gaze and said:
"Please tell Your Majesty that I despise his ability to govern the country and indeed wish to replace him.
But I have never betrayed my country or collaborated with the enemy."
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this.
The two chatted with Gao Hongchen for a while before coming out of the Dali Temple prison.
On the way back, the two chatted in the carriage, and Li Yueyao said:
"We still need to investigate Xingyue to see if he is a person who slipped through the net or if someone is impersonating him."
Feng Shenyu nodded.
"The information Gao Hongchen provided is also very important. Check all nine gates to see who left the city with his warrant during the two days of the incident."
Li Yueyao continued.
Feng Shenyu reached out and pulled Li Yueyao: "Your Highness, these are all trivial matters. I can handle them. Don't worry about it."
Li Yueyao suddenly added, "I've tested the blood of the Seventh Prince and Prince Jin.
Most of the royal blood is type A, and both of them are of this type.
So it is difficult to distinguish the relationship between the two people at the moment, and I cannot do any further testing.
In addition, from a genetic point of view, the Seventh Prince and the Prince of Jin look similar, which is also due to genetic factors.
For example, my brother the Emperor and my brother Prince Heng, one looks like my father and the other looks like my mother, but my eldest nephew, the Prince of Qin, looks like my uncle Prince Heng.
If Uncle Heng had not passed away two years ago, my royal brother would have suspected something.
So, I can’t be sure yet.”
Feng Shenyu nodded after hearing this: "If the two are really father and son, then how could the King of Jin be indifferent to the life and death of the Seventh Prince after what happened now?
This matter is indeed suspicious, so let’s wait and see.”
Li Yueyao nodded.
As he was speaking, Feng Shenyu leaned his head on Li Yueyao's shoulder:
"Your Highness, I was so exhausted last night that I didn't sleep well."
When Li Yueyao heard this, she quickly reached out and covered his mouth.
In broad daylight, you are saying such lewd and vicious words.
Fengshenyu licked Li Yueyao's palm gently. Li Yueyao let go quickly as if she was burned by fire.
"It's broad daylight, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Feng Shenyu laughed and said, "Your Highness, what are you afraid of? Everyone in the capital knows that you and I are about to get married. Good things are coming soon."
Having said that, Feng Shenyu stood up and looked at Li Yueyao:
"Your Highness, when are you going to tell His Majesty about our marriage?
If you don’t tell me, I’ll go and ask.”
Li Yueyao said awkwardly, "I'll go to the palace and talk to him in the next two days."
Feng Shenyu was very happy to hear Li Yueyao say this.
The dawn of victory is in sight!
Then he took Li Yueyao's hand and kissed her, then lifted the gauze on Li Yueyao's arm and kissed her up along her arm.
It seemed that if he was not stopped, this guy would take off his outer clothes.
Li Yueyao quickly retracted her hand and lifted the curtain to get some fresh air. The temperature inside the carriage was too high.
Feeling a little short of oxygen.
Who knew that it would be better if the curtain was not lifted. When it was lifted, Wang Lang was seen standing by the roadside, standing out from the crowd, looking this way.
Seeing that it was the Grand Princess of Jinyang, instead of bowing her head, she smiled confidently at Li Yueyao.
Feng Shenyu was already upset because Li Yueyao had pulled her arm away, and now that he saw Wang Lang, he had stirred up a hornet's nest...
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