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Yan Ruo took a deep breath and slowly said, "The Second Prince's two bodyguards, Li Tian and Li Di, are both sword masters, and their strength is comparable to that of a ninth-rank swordsman. Their movement is also like that of a ghost."

Zhu Ge suddenly realized, "Hmm! Now that you mention it, it's true. But the Second Prince doesn't seem to have any reason to kill Lin Gong!"

Yan Ruo shook her head and said:

"This matter is beyond our knowledge; perhaps only the Second Prince knows the truth."

As for the last one, it was the mysterious grandmaster who attacked Lord Zheng earlier.

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Chapter 38 Emperor Qing Wants to Use Lin Gong's Death to Start a National War

Just as Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai were discussing things carefully...

Li Chengtian brought Li Tian into the Supervisory Council.

Along the way, the sound of kneeling and bowing rang out like dominoes: "Greetings, Your Highness the Second Prince."

Li Chengtian ignored him and walked steadily and powerfully to the location of Lin Gong's body.

Upon seeing Li Chengtian, Zhu Ge and Yan Ruo immediately stopped their discussion, knelt down, and said, "Greetings, Second Prince."

Li Chengtian waved his hand and said:

"Get up! Did you find anything useful?"

Upon hearing Li Chengtian's words, Zhu Ge did not hesitate and replied directly:

"Lin Gong was stabbed through the heart. I think the one who killed Lin Gong may be the mysterious Grandmaster who attacked Lord Zheng a few days ago."

Li Chengtian was stunned when he heard Zhu Ge's words. What the hell? When did I kill Lin Gong?

But he quickly composed himself, slowly walked to Lin Gong's side, briefly examined the wounds, confirmed that Lin Gong was indeed killed by Wu Zu, and then slowly said to Zhu Ge:

"This wound is not from a sword, but from a thin iron saw piercing the heart, and the speed at which it pierced was extremely fast. The strength must have reached the level of a Grandmaster."

You should investigate further and see if there's anything else you've discovered. I'll go to the palace and report this to His Majesty.

After saying that, Li Chengtian turned around and left with Li Tian.

After all, the second son of the Prime Minister of Daqing is dead, and the Censorate is now under his control. He should be the one to go to the palace to report this matter.

The Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.

Li Chengtian came before Emperor Qing and reported on Lin Gong's murder and the results of the investigation.

When Emperor Qing heard that Lin Gong had died at the hands of a grandmaster who used an iron saw, he immediately thought of the Five Elements.

Then, looking at Li Chengtian, he said:

"Second brother, do you think this grandmaster who uses an iron saw might be someone sent by the Northern Qi to wreak havoc on our Southern Qing?"

Upon hearing Emperor Qing's words, Li Chengtian knew that he didn't want anyone to know about the existence of the Five Sects and wanted to use this as a pretext to wage war against Northern Qi. So he made contact and said:

"Your Majesty, that's what I think. After all, Dongyi City is located in a remote corner and has no connection with our Southern Qing. Now, only Northern Qi has a reason to take action."

Therefore, I believe that this assassination attempt by the Northern Qi was sent to kill an important figure in our Southern Qing, in an attempt to create chaos within our Southern Qing.

After hearing Li Chengtian's analysis, Emperor Qing was furious and said, "Damn it! Northern Qi has gone too far in bullying Southern Qing. I will launch a national war."

After hearing what Emperor Qing said, Li Chengtian didn't say anything more and just stood there waiting.

After venting his anger for a while, Emperor Qing slowly sat back down on the recliner and looked at Li Chengtian meaningfully, saying:

"Alright, second brother, there's nothing for you to do here."

"At tomorrow's court assembly, I hope you can find sufficient evidence to prove that the two assassinations of Zheng Qiankun and Lin Gong were committed by the Northern Qi."

Li Chengtian understood Emperor Qing's meaning: he wanted him to find sufficient justification for Southern Qing to wage war against Northern Qi at tomorrow's court assembly.

"Your subject understands. Your subject will definitely find enough evidence to make Northern Qi pay the price," Li Chengtian said with a determined look.

"Alright, I believe you." Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengtian, a hint of relief in his eyes.

Subsequently, Li Chengtian left the Imperial Study.

Upon arriving outside the Imperial Study, Li Chengtian muttered with icy eyes, "I'll let you old fool around for a few more days. When Chen Pingping returns, that will be the time for you to step down from the throne."

Inside the Imperial Palace, in the Princess's Palace.

The Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess are drinking tea.

Just then, Bai'er, the princess's confidante, rushed over, looking somewhat anxious.

The eldest princess put down her teacup and said with displeasure:

"Why are you so panicked?"

The trusted palace maid whispered:

"Your Highness Princess Qipiao, Lin Gong is dead."

"What did you say? Who died?"

Before the princess could react, Li Chengqian could no longer sit still and his expression changed drastically.

The trusted palace maid repeated, "News from the Censorate says Lin Gong was assassinated this morning!"

The teacup slipped from Li Chengqian's hand. His eyes widened in shock, regret, and a touch of grief.

Lin Gong is the second son of the Prime Minister's mansion, symbolizing the Lin faction, and is also his right-hand man.

Lin Gong's death was tantamount to losing an arm, greatly weakening the power of the princeling faction.

The eldest princess's expression shifted between light and shadow, and she frowned slightly as she asked:

"Do you know who the murderer is?"

The trusted palace maid shook her head and said:

"The identity of the murderer is unknown, but there are four suspects."

One was the mysterious Grandmaster who had recently assassinated Minister Zheng of the Ministry of War; the other two were Li Tian and Li Di, the Second Prince's two bodyguards; and the third Prince's bodyguard was Xie Bi'an.

"Li Tian and Li Di, it must be them!"

The crown prince gritted his teeth, "It must have been the second prince who gave the order!"

The Crown Prince had no doubts and directly asserted that Li Tian and Li Di were the ones who killed Lin Gong.

Even if it isn't, it has to be.

Lin Gong is already dead, so his death must be meaningful.

If the second son can be implicated, then this round can be considered evenly matched.

The eldest princess said calmly:

"Without direct evidence, saying more is just nonsense."

Moreover, this assassination attempt doesn't seem like the second brother's usual style; perhaps the killer is someone else entirely.

"You forgot, the assassination on Niulan Street didn't happen that long ago,"

How could the Eldest Princess not know why Lin Gong died?

Even she didn't expect that Fan Xian would have such courage to actually kill Lin Gong.

Regardless of whether Fan Xian was the one who committed the murder, I must pin the suspicion on him.

The eldest princess continued to think with a gloomy face:

"In this way, I can take action with a legitimate reason. Even if I cannot kill him, I can still ruin his reputation!"

Her eyes gleamed with malice and cunning, as if she could already foresee Fan Xian's fate.

After the eldest princess said this, the crown prince naturally thought of Fan Xian as well.

After all, he knew all too well about Lin Gong's plot to assassinate Niulan Street.

He was severely reprimanded by His Majesty for this matter.

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Chapter 39 Nighttime Intrusion into the Prime Minister's Residence, Lin Ruopu Bows Down in Submission

In the dead of night, all was quiet, and the royal villa was shrouded in tranquility.

Looking at the sleeping Lin Wan'er, Li Chengtian knew that the time had come to subdue Prime Minister Lin. Then, his figure disappeared from the royal villa like a ghost and sped towards Prime Minister Lin's residence.

Meanwhile, in the Lin family mansion, Prime Minister Lin was immersed in the tranquility of his study, holding the calligraphy of "Ten Thousand Birds Returning to the Forest" written by Lin Gong when he was a child.

"Gong'er, may you rest in peace."

Lin Xiang's voice was low and sorrowful, as if every word carried endless grief.

"Whoever killed you, your father will avenge you."

Lin Xiang's eyes were filled with determination and resolve; his resolve was as hard as steel.

Then, Lin Xiang gently placed the calligraphy in his hand into the brazier, as if sending Lin Gong's soul to its eternal resting place.

Lin Gong's words kept echoing in Lin Xiang's mind. He once said that he wanted to inherit the Lin family business and make the Lin family glorious forever.