Catching Monsters

Chapter 193 Eunuch Zhao

How dare this brother recognize it blindly? Are these barbarians crazy? They actually dared to poison Xiao Yuzheng in such a place.

In fact, Jiang Yun didn't even need to give any orders.

At this time, many Jinyiwei had surrounded the crowd. Soon, the eunuchs in the palace urgently took the unconscious Xiao Yuzheng away from the palace and asked someone to call the imperial physician to come to the palace as soon as possible.

Li Wangxin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also came to Tuoba Anyi quickly at this moment, with anger in his eyes: "Come here, capture him!"

Soon, a large number of Jinyiwei rushed forward and captured more than ten Hu people present, including Tuoba Anyi, one by one.

Tuoba Anyi's eyes were panicked at first, but he quickly regained his composure. He said in a deep voice: "It is true that we provided the wine that poisoned His Majesty the Emperor, but we did not put the poison in it."

"The purpose of our trip is definitely not to frame His Majesty the Emperor!"

But no matter how Tuoba Anyi explained, there was not a trace of trust in Li Wangxin's eyes.

Soon, all the Hu people were taken away, and Li Wangxin immediately ordered the arrest of all members of the Northern Hu delegation and tortured and interrogated them overnight.

All the civil and military officials present were shocked by this sudden incident. Li Wangxin said with a serious face, "Don't worry, His Majesty is fine. Go home first and don't go out casually in the next few days."

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang looked at each other, and Jiang Yun frowned and asked, "In your opinion, was it these barbarians who poisoned us?"

Even Xu Xiaogang, who had been enemies with the Hu people for generations, shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's probably not the case."

"To put it bluntly, Tuoba Anyi has no need to do this. The Hu people's royal court is not a monolithic entity, but a union of many tribes."

"What good does Tuoba Anyi gain from doing this?"

"He poisoned the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then he was detained and killed in the Great Zhou Dynasty. I'm afraid the Tuoba tribe on the grassland will be annexed by other tribes and eaten up completely."

Hearing these words, Jiang Yun couldn't help but nod slightly. This truth was very simple and easy to understand, so it was possible that Tuoba Anyi was really wronged.

I'm afraid even Li Wangxin is very clear about this matter.

But the wine was sent by the Hu people, and Your Majesty was poisoned and fainted after drinking it.

In any case, there is no doubt that all the Hu people will be arrested and severely tortured.

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and said, "The wine that everyone drank at the banquet today should have been sent by the Hu people, right?"

"It seems so." Xu Xiaogang nodded.

"Then why was Your Majesty the only one poisoned?" Jiang Yun said this, and quickly walked to Li Wangxin's side, raised his hand and bowed, saying: "Commander-in-chief, in my opinion, all those who prepared the meal today must be arrested and interrogated."

Hearing this, Li Wangxin's gaze slowly fell on Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun said in a deep voice: "Many people drank the wine, but only Your Majesty was poisoned..."

Li Wangxin was also worried at this moment because Xiao Yuzheng was suddenly poisoned. Although he appeared calm and composed and was making arrangements, he was already a little panicked in his heart.

Hearing Jiang Yun's reminder, he came back to his senses. He took a deep breath, nodded and said to Jiang Yun: "I'll leave this matter to you and your people."

Li Wangxin had a lot of things to do at the moment. As Xiao Yuzheng's close confidant, he suddenly encountered such a change. The situation was urgent, and investigating the case was secondary. The most urgent task was to protect His Majesty and let the imperial guards block all the gates and walls of the imperial palace, inner city, and outer city.

To prevent other accidents from happening.

After receiving the order, Jiang Yun immediately asked Xu Xiaogang to go outside the palace to notify his men to assemble.

More than seventy Jinyiwei under his command were also on duty nearby.

Soon, his men gathered.

Qi Da, Dong Qiaofeng and Zhu Zanyu, the three generals, still had confusion on their faces. They looked at the many ministers, who left the palace in panic, and suddenly called them in.

They also had a vague feeling in their hearts that something big might have happened inside.

On the grass, after all his men had gathered, Jiang Yun frowned and simply recounted what had just happened.

After hearing this, all the Jinyiwei present were shocked. Someone actually poisoned the Emperor.

"Quick, don't let any of the people who prepared the meals today go."

The food for the dinner was basically prepared by the chefs from the imperial kitchen.

At this moment, in the huge kitchen of the palace, hundreds of chefs had heard the news that His Majesty the Emperor had been poisoned, and they knelt on the ground with pale faces.

Pang Junxin, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was standing at the kitchen door with an extremely ugly expression on his face. He was a high-ranking official of the third rank, in charge of the imperial kitchen and responsible for the emperor's food. He could be considered a person trusted by the emperor.

Soon, Jiang Yun arrived with his men. Qi Da and the other three generals immediately led their men forward and arrested all the cooks one by one.

Pang Junxin came forward with a grim expression and asked in a deep voice, "Captain, I am the Minister of the Imperial Household Department. Pang Junxin, how is His Majesty doing?"

On normal days, Pang Junxin would not even bother to look at a mere centurion, but the situation was different now. If he was not careful, he might end up with his entire family being wiped out.

Even if the poisoning had nothing to do with him, at the very least, he was guilty of negligence, and being dismissed from office and exiled would probably be the lightest punishment.

Jiang Yun looked calm, glanced at Pang Junxin, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Pang, how did you prepare the wine today?"

Pang Junxin took a deep breath and said, "Every dish and every pot of wine on your majesty's table was tasted by a special person a quarter of an hour before it was served, and there was nothing unusual."

"Unless the dishes are served..." Pang Junxin said in a deep voice: "The dishes are served by the eunuchs in the palace..."

"Which father-in-law recommended this dish?" Jiang Yun asked again.

"Yes, Eunuch Zhao Zhongyi." Pang Junxin took a deep breath and said.

He also didn't want to offend Zhao Zhongyi, who was the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department and a powerful figure among the eunuchs.

This can be seen from the fact that when Feng Yu was not around, Xiao Yuzheng asked Zhao Zhongyi to serve him closely.

Normally, Pang Junxin would not want to offend this eunuch easily, but now, how could he dare to hide anything. Jiang Yun's heart sank slightly when he heard this, Zhao Zhongyi?
He turned his head to look at Qi Da next to him and said, "Go and arrest this eunuch Zhao."

"what?"

Qi Da was stunned. Arrest the eunuch in the palace?

Pang Junxin's expression also changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "This captain, please don't joke. Eunuch Zhao Zhongyi is highly valued by His Majesty, how could he poison you?"

"That's what you did." Jiang Yun looked at Pang Junxin and said in a deep voice: "You also said that there was no problem with this wine when you prepared it, right?"

"Then it was passed to the table by Eunuch Zhao, and His Majesty drank it, and then something bad happened."

"Why, did Your Majesty poison himself?"

Qi Da looked at Jiang Yun. He knew that Jiang Yun didn't know much about the situation in the capital. He lowered his voice and whispered in Jiang Yun's ear: "Captain Jiang, this eunuch Zhao is not a simple person in the palace..."

Jiang Yun frowned when he heard this. He had never heard of this Eunuch Zhao. He turned his gaze to Xu Xiaogang and said, "How does this Eunuch Zhao compare to Eunuch Feng?"

Xu Xiaogang curled his lips and gave a four-character evaluation: "Not as good as Feng Yu."

"Then catch it."

Jiang Yun was too lazy to care about so many things. He would just catch him and deal with other things first. He didn’t need to worry about anything else.

What he needs now is to find out who poisoned him as soon as possible.

"Yes." Qi Da nodded and quickly left the place with more than ten Jinyiwei under his command.

Soon, all the people in the imperial kitchen, including Pang Junxin, were arrested and sent to the Eastern Pacification Office for interrogation. The process was not too troublesome.

But soon, one of the Jinyiwei who left with Qi Da came back in a hurry: "Captain Jiang, General Qi has run into some trouble, and Eunuch Zhao is unwilling to cooperate."

Unwilling to cooperate?

Jiang Yun frowned and rushed over with Xu Xiaogang.

Not far away, Zhao Zhongyi had been surrounded by Qi Da and his men. He looked at Qi Da and his men with a sullen expression, and scolded them, "Are you looking for death? Do you know who I am? His Majesty is in poor health and needs me to serve him. How dare you stop me?"

"Who gave you the order to arrest me?"

"Send the person who gave the order over here."

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang walked forward quickly.

Zhao Zhongyi was wearing the official uniform of an eunuch. He looked to be about forty years old, with fair skin and a somewhat fierce look on his face.

Seeing Jiang Yun approaching, he looked at him and asked in a deep voice, "What? Did you order me to be arrested?"

"Do you know who I am?"

Jiang Yun smiled faintly, raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Eunuch Zhao, according to Pang Junxin from the Imperial Kitchen, you personally deliver the dishes to His Majesty after they are prepared."

"Then your majesty was poisoned."

"And the Imperial Kitchen said that when the wine and food are delivered, they will be tasted by a special person..."

"At the moment, it seems that you, Eunuch Zhao, are indeed very suspicious."

Zhao Zhongyi waved his hand when he heard this and said, "Nonsense! This is clearly an excuse from the imperial kitchen to distance themselves from the matter. I am your Majesty's personal eunuch. What good would it do me to poison your Majesty?"

Jiang Yun's face darkened, and he said slowly: "Eunuch Zhao, what is the truth of the matter? I'm afraid we have to go back to the imperial prison to investigate it before we can know it clearly."

"If Eunuch Zhao is innocent, he should go with us to the Imperial Prison to prove his innocence. If you are innocent, I will host a banquet for you to apologize."

"If you don't want to go with us, doesn't that mean you have something to hide?"

After saying that, Jiang Yun waved his hand and ordered his men to take action.

At this moment, Zhao Zhongyi did not dare to resist. Soon, special shackles were used to lock Zhao Zhongyi up.

"take away."

Jiang Yun and his group of Jinyiwei quickly escorted the imperial kitchen and Zhao Zhongyi back to the East Pacification Office.

On the way back, Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang also saw a large number of imperial guards in black armor quickly entering the city and blocking the three walls of the imperial city, inner city, and outer city.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and couldn't help thinking in his heart, Xiao Yuzheng must not get into trouble...

Otherwise, a large number of people will die.

It is even possible that you yourself will be implicated.

Who made that bastard Tuoba Anyi tell everyone he met that he and he were sworn brothers?
Once Xiao Yuzheng dies, Tuoba Anyi and that group of Hu people will definitely not survive.

At that time, if someone with ulterior motives brings up my relationship with Tuoba Anyi, I will be unable to defend myself.

Therefore, finding the real murderer is also very important for Jiang Yun.

Back at the East Pacification Office, Captains Yang Liunian and Zhou Yi were standing in front of the office with frowns on their faces.

The two of them had already heard that something had happened at the palace.

But the news is still blocked. They sent people to inquire, but could not find out the specific situation.

Seeing Jiang Yun coming back, the two of them hurried forward to ask.

(End of this chapter)