"Your Highness, this is Bao Zheng. This is Bao Zheng's mother. She is a famous doctor in Luzhou and a very famous coroner!”Gongsun Zhen introduced Bao Zheng and his mother to Zhao Xuan.
Zhao Xuan nodded and looked at the Korean envoy. He said,""Madam Bao, have you investigated the corpse of the Crown Prince of Goryeo?”
"The Crown Prince was severely scratched by someone. There are forty-three wounds all over his body. He died from excessive blood loss. The Crown Prince opened his eyes. His hair was disheveled, and his hands were slightly clenched. He believed that he had fought with someone before he died. Therefore, the flesh of its wound contracted and curled up. There was a lot of fresh blood. Because it was injured by someone, the scene was filled with flesh and blood. In the end, I think the Crown Prince was captured alive!”Madam Bao told him the results of her autopsy.
"What kind of deep hatred does the person who attacked have with the Crown Prince to actually use such a cruel method to kill His Highness the Crown Prince!”General Piao said angrily.
However, he did not dare to spout nonsense again because he had learned from his mistakes. Instead, he stole a glance at Zhao Xuan and sat down after seeing that he did not move at all.
"Right, I found something strange in the Crown Prince's room. Everyone, follow me!”Bao Zheng stood up and said.
Then, everyone came to Li Gang's room. Bao Zheng pointed at the furniture and said,"Look, there's a very deep scratch here. It's the same as the sawdust under the crown prince's fingernails!”
"These scratches are a very obvious cross. I wonder if this cross is a name, a symbol, a weapon, or an unfinished word?”
"In that case, the murderer should be a martial arts expert. We can start from this aspect!”Constable Lu Yun said.
Gongsun Ce shook his head and said," I just checked. The doors and windows of the Crown Prince's room were locked from the inside. When the incident happened, we had to break in to find out that the Crown Prince was dead. It's not possible to do that just by knowing martial arts!"”
"That's right. There are yamen guards guarding the front and back of the Yi Pavilion. The murderer can't have escaped our guards without batting an eyelid. And when I brought my men here, we happened to encounter an incident. We heard the Crown Prince's cry and rushed in. The murderer didn't have time to escape from the scene!”Gongsun Zhen said.
"Then, there is another possibility. That is, the murderer was originally in the Lai Yi Pavilion. This way, he could escape from the guards and kill without a trace!”Bao Zheng stood up and said.
"May I ask where you were at the time of the incident?”Gongsun Ce looked at the envoys and asked in confusion.
"Forget it, don't ask. The one who died was the Crown Prince of Koryo. Do you really think that they were the ones who killed him?”Zhao Xuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Gongsun Ce retreated unwillingly.
"Your Highness, I have a presumptuous request!”The Seventh Prince suddenly said to Zhao Xuan.
"Seventh Prince, please speak!"
"Right now, Lu Province is in turmoil. Imperial Brother has been killed, and the day of the marriage is approaching. I think we should leave Lu Province first and send the princess to the capital!”
"As for Brother Gang's murder, Minister Cui, you will stay in Luzhou and investigate this matter together with Gongsun Prefecture Magistrate.”
"This lowly subject obeys!" Cui Guanghao cupped his hands and said.
Zhao Xuan also nodded." Seventh Prince, you are right. There are undercurrents in Luzhou right now. In my opinion, we should escort the princess to the capital first and form an alliance between our two countries. For the assassination of the Crown Prince, our Great Song will definitely give Korea an explanation!”
"Alright, let's not delay any longer. We'll set off tomorrow!”The Seventh Prince seemed to be very anxious. After saying that, he quickly left.
After the other Korean envoys left, Zhao Xuan also left, leaving Bao Zheng and the others in Li Gang's room.
"No! Something's very wrong!" Bao Zheng shook his head and said.
"What's wrong, Blackie Bao? What do you think is wrong?”Gongsun Ce asked curiously.
Lu Yun and Shen Liang also looked at Bao Zheng.
"After all, the one who died was the Crown Prince of Koryo. Why did the Seventh Prince rush into the capital? It was obvious that he did not take the Crown Prince's death to heart!”Bao Zheng said speechlessly.
"I know that! The King of Koryo had two sons in this generation, the Crown Prince Li Gang and the Seventh Prince Li Xi. Now that the Crown Prince Li Gang was dead, the only one who could be appointed as the Crown Prince was the Seventh Prince Li Xi!”
"If I'm not wrong, this Seventh Prince wants to quickly enter the capital and form an alliance with the Great Song. Then, with this contribution, he will return to Korea to inherit the position of Crown Prince! In comparison, a dead Crown Prince of Koryo was naturally insignificant to him!”Gongsun Ce remembered Zhao Xuan's order and immediately told him the news.
" I see, no wonder, no wonder." Bao Zheng nodded in realization, then shook his head and walked out.
.......
It was already late at night, and the guards in Lai Yi Pavilion were very strict. Because of the death of Crown Prince Li Gang, none of the officers dared to relax.
In the room of the Seventh Prince Li Xi, a black shadow quietly sneaked in and quickly walked towards Li Xi's bed.
"Who is it?"
Li Xi suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head to look at the person. He saw the person suddenly pull out his sword. A sword light flashed and slashed towards Li Xi's throat.
Ding!
In the darkness, a dart flew out from the darkness and instantly hit the longsword of the person. Then, a sword light suddenly flashed out from the side of the bed and stabbed at the person.
"Men, someone is trying to assassinate this king!”Li Xi shouted loudly at this time.
In an instant, the outside was brightly lit, and there was a commotion. Then, the yamen's yells could be heard.
Seeing this, the assassin tried to force the person who was fighting him away and turned to leave. However, he did not expect that this person was also very powerful.
At this moment, the doors were pushed open and a group of people rushed in. The torches instantly lit up the entire room, illuminating the faces of the two people inside.
One of them was Lu Province's Blade Head Shen Liang.
The other one was wearing black clothes, a mask, and a night-traveling outfit.
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