Chapter 1934: His Majesty was poisoned to death

"Master Guan's words are wrong." Yuan Ji stood up and said: "It's not that we have forgotten His Majesty's grace. We are all very sad when Your Majesty passes away. But now we are in a hot climate, domestic and foreign, and Your Majesty is at this time. Beng, shouldn't we elect a new emperor as soon as possible to stabilize the situation? I believe that even if His Majesty knew about this, he would not blame us. As for the cause of His Majesty's death, not to mention His Majesty's physical condition. , We all know that His Majesty has been in poor health in the past few years. The imperial doctors have not been able to cure His Majesty at all. They are just trying to maintain it. With His Majesty's physical condition, it is not a strange thing to die anytime. ”

Everyone present knew the old emperor's physical condition. It had gotten worse over the years. He had been bedridden several times before. Although he finally passed the critical point, everyone had already been mentally prepared. , given the old emperor's physical condition, as Yuan Ji said, it would not be surprising if he died at any time.

Obviously, the reason for His Majesty's death was that his body could no longer bear it anymore.

"You are in such a hurry to elect the emperor, are you really thinking about the court?" Guanzhuo sneered.

"Master Guan, what do you mean?" Yuan Ji's face looked a little ugly. After all, he was also the head of the six tribes, and Guan Zhuo actually didn't give him face.

"You know what I mean." After Guanzhuo finished speaking, he ignored Yuan Ji, whose face was as black as coal. He looked at the people around him, and finally fixed his eyes on the second prince Zhao Ke!

If he had been watched by Guan Zhuo like this before, Zhao Ke might have been happy, thinking that Guan Zhuo was preparing to support him and be optimistic about him. But with Guan Zhuo's words just now, not only would Zhao Ke not be able to do this at this time, Thoughts, but there was a bad feeling in my heart.

"As far as I know, His Majesty's death was not due to illness!" Guanzhuo kept his eyes fixed on Zhao Ke and said in a low voice, "It was poisoning!"

Wow!

Guanzhuo's words caused an uproar at the scene, and everyone was shocked and dumbfounded. At this time, their mood was several times more shocked than before when they saw Hou Yi unexpectedly supporting Zhao Ke!

Was the old emperor poisoned to death? !

How is this possible!

You know, that is the emperor of the Yanfeng Kingdom. It is impossible for ordinary people to have the courage to do this. What's more important is that the old emperor must be surrounded by many layers of protection. Not just anyone who wants to poison can succeed.

When everyone heard Guan Zhuo's words, their first reaction was that it was impossible. They felt that Guan Zhuo was lying to them.

But considering Guan Zhuo's identity, it seems impossible to make this joke, because the old emperor is involved in this matter. If Guan Zhuo makes a joke about this matter, several princes can be accused of contempt for the imperial power and disrespect for the old emperor. His status as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was abolished.

Guanzhuo would never risk his own future, or even his life, to make this joke!

"Master Guan, this is no small matter. What evidence do you have for saying this?" Hou Zhong asked in a deep voice.

"Of course!" Guanzhuo said, "Let the imperial doctors come in!"

Then, Imperial Physician Liu and several others came in, and Guanzhuo continued: "After His Majesty passed away, the imperial physicians immediately reported the matter to the Minister of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. The cause of His Majesty's death was not illness, but stroke. There is a kind of poison called Mingui. This poison is colorless and odorless. There will be no reaction before it strikes. But once it strikes, the poisoned person will be hopeless! "

Everyone looked at Imperial Physician Liu and others with shocked expressions. Yuan Ji stepped forward and asked, "Is what Mr. Guan said true?"

Being stared at by so many important officials in the court, the imperial doctors seemed very nervous, but it was Imperial Physician Liu who took the initiative to stand up and said: "This matter is indeed true. During the process of rescuing His Majesty, we found that His Majesty was poisoned by Min Guilin. We also know that this matter is not trivial, so after His Majesty’s death, we immediately reported it to the Ministry of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple.”

After hearing what Dr. Liu said, everyone at the scene believed what Guanzhuo said, and they were extremely shocked.

They are the Yanfeng Kingdom, one of the four superpowers!

Their own emperor was actually poisoned to death. If word spread about this, Yanfeng Kingdom would definitely become a laughing stock.

"Your Majesty was poisoned to death. You should report it to the Ministry of Punishment, but why should you report it to the Minister of Dali Temple?" Qi Kai asked with some confusion.

The Minister of Dali Temple of Yanfeng Kingdom is usually only responsible for dealing with the affairs of officials or relatives of the emperor. When the old emperor was poisoned, the Ministry of Punishment should be responsible for this matter.

"Because, the last person to see His Majesty alone was His Highness the Second Prince!" Guanzhuo said solemnly.

brush!

Everyone looked at Zhao Ke. Zhao Ke did not expect that this matter would suddenly involve him. When he knew that the old emperor was poisoned, he was still thinking about who did it. He didn't think about himself at all, because he had never done this before.

However, he did not expect that Guan Zhuo would directly point the finger at him. He was stunned for a moment. After reacting, he quickly said: "Master Guan, what do you mean by this? Are you doubting that I gave my father the money?" Poisoned?"

"Whether His Highness did it or not can only be determined after investigation." Guanzhuo said.

Guanzhuo didn't say otherwise. He obviously admitted that he suspected Zhao Ke of poisoning the old emperor.

Zhao Ke became angry instantly: "You are framing me! I have never poisoned my father at all, you are framing me!"

"Don't get excited, Your Highness the Second Prince." Guan Zhuo said calmly, "I didn't say that you did it, but after all, you were the last one to see His Majesty, and you met alone. You are the most likely to poison His Majesty, and you are the most suspicious. Of course, being suspected does not mean that you are the murderer, but you have to cooperate with our investigation."

"I didn't poison my father, why should I cooperate with your investigation?" Zhao Ke was completely angry. He didn't expect that he would have such trouble: "When my father met me, he personally promised to enthrone me as the prince. Why should I poison him?"

"What you talked about with His Majesty, only you know." Guan Zhuo obviously didn't believe Zhao Ke's words. On the surface, Zhao Ke was indeed the most suspicious, but he didn't directly judge Zhao Ke guilty, but said: "I hope Your Highness can calm down and cooperate with our investigation. If it wasn't you who did it, we will never wrongly accuse you and will clear your name!"

At this time, the people of the Dali Temple also came to Zhao Ke. Obviously, they will work together with the Ministry of Justice to investigate the poisoning of the old emperor.

Everyone at the scene looked at this scene, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Zhao Ke, who had just been confident of victory, was about to become a prisoner. Although Guan Zhuo did not convict Zhao Ke, Zhao Ke was indeed the most suspected, and Zhao Ke would inevitably be affected by this incident in his fight for the throne.