The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chapter 439 Restart the Investigation

Kang Ge'er had stayed in Mo Sheng for a long time before, and had discovered many things from clues.

According to the people of Mo Sheng, the high priest came to Mo Sheng when he was five years old, which is more than sixty years ago. Judging from his age, he should be about the same age as Your Majesty.

He once hid secretly in the high priest's house for a long time, and even brought dry food and moved into the high priest's house for five or six days.

Don’t ask him how he hid for so long. The reason is that his waist was sore, his feet were numb, and his legs were cramping.

The high priest was not the mastermind behind this, so he was not that vigilant.

Even if you wear a white robe and a loose hat all day, there will always be time to sleep and wash.

It was at that time that Kang Ge'er discovered that there was a middle-aged man in his thirties inside.

Kang Ge'er told all this in detail to the Emperor of Chu.

As the King of Chu listened to the people of the same age as him, he began to wonder who else was around his age now.

There are really not many people who can live to their seventies. The brothers of the Emperor of Chu who are older than him have all passed away.

Last year, the old King Rui passed away at the age of eighty. Chu Yuhui was nineteen years old that year.

From then on, the Emperor of Chu was considered the oldest among them.

"I've been searching for the high priest's original surname for a long time, but to no avail. Perhaps only the previous King Mo Sheng would know this."

The previous King Mo Sheng had long since turned to ashes, so naturally he couldn't stand up and tell them the name of the high priest.

Speaking of this, the King of Chu asked something.

"Why did you bring Princess Mo Sheng to Da Chu?"

Now the princess still lives in the capital.

"The current King Mo Sheng is a benevolent monarch, but the real power is not in his hands. Before the previous King Mo Sheng passed away, he entrusted the young King Mo Sheng to the High Priest, with the assistance of the six city lords."

I don’t know why, but these six major cities are very loyal, and no one has ever thought of replacing King Mo Sheng.

Over the years, each of them had their own little thoughts, but they were all very loyal to King Mo Sheng.

"The High Priest has been controlling the central government for many years, and there is a powerful force behind him that even the six city lords are sometimes helpless against."

"The high priest wanted to kidnap King Mo Sheng with Princess Mo Sheng, but the princess sneaked out. I happened to meet her, so I acted like a good person and sent her out."

Kang Ge'er grinned foolishly with his teeth bared.

It would be more beneficial to create some chaos and disrupt the situation at this time.

"I plan to leave Princess Mo Sheng in the capital and send those city lords back."

The lords of the three cities conquered by the Chu State were all captured alive and are now imprisoned in the dungeon of the capital.

The King of Chu has his own plans. Now that the country has reached this point, the Chu State is very powerful. In just a few years, it will surely defeat Mo Sheng.

There is a natural dividing line between Mo Sheng and Da Chu. If they were merged into one, it would be difficult to manage.

The best thing is to develop it into your own vassal state.

When Princess Mo Sheng defected to the Great Chu, she had already told the Emperor of Chu directly that this was King Mo Sheng's intention.

He was a puppet emperor. Even if the people below him had no intention of competing for the throne, he had no control over his own country.

Even if you want to change, you can't do it on your own.

The best way is to seek help from outside forces.

Now, as long as the high priest is eliminated, King Mo Sheng can directly submit a letter of surrender and voluntarily become a vassal state of Da Chu.

His condition was to eliminate the high priest Mo Sheng.

"We need to continue investigating this matter. I think the key target is among the royal family."

Kang Ge'er said this while looking at Emperor Chu's expression.

"Watch what I do?"

The Emperor of Chu was puzzled.

Kang Ge'er pursed his lips and said, "I'm afraid you'll be angry."

The Emperor of Chu understood and touched the calming bead on his wrist.

"As long as they threaten the Chu Empire, even if it's my own son, I will eliminate them without mercy."

The King of Chu knew his sons well. Although he believed that none of them had the courage or ability, it did not prevent them from being exploited by those with ulterior motives.

When the eldest prince forced the emperor to abdicate, wasn't that person behind it?

He searched for a long time but found no clues.

I originally suspected it was the second brother, and I did find out about his actions.

If he hadn't been worried and asked someone to investigate further, he would have really put all the blame on the second brother.

"Keep checking. I want to see who it is."

"Yes, Your Majesty, but I need to borrow some men from you."

Emperor Chu was shocked when he heard this.

"What have you been doing all these years? I gave you so many people, and you still have the same people now. Don't you know how to train some of your own people?"

Kang Ge'er said innocently, "Your Majesty, I don't have the time. Besides, I brought back all the people you gave me. I think I'm pretty good already."

No, it’s very amazing!

He added in his mind.

The King of Chu was just about to ask what to eat at home.

Take Luo Zhen for example. He has many personal soldiers around him, all of whom were trained for him by General Luo.

As for Kang Ge'er, Emperor Chu thought about the whole family, and the blood on Duan Jingzong's chest that day was still flashing in his mind.

Not to mention the old one, he is as timid as a cat. He has been hiding in his shell all these years and has not moved around. Even when his grandson died, he didn't show up when others came to his door.

I don’t know what kind of catastrophe could bring her out.

"Forget it, your family is also a drag."

Kang Ge'er was about to deny that his family was not a burden, but the next second he smiled when he heard the emperor's words.

"Please keep this. You can mobilize the Jingwu Guards. They will fully cooperate with your investigation."

The King of Chu took out a box, which already contained two tokens.

"And this, the Beijing Army, two thousand men, don't touch them unless it's something serious."

Jingwuwei is the secret spy of the Emperor of Chu.

Kang Ge'er looked so naive that he made the Emperor of Chu laugh.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He happily accepted the reward. Since it was not advisable to stay in the palace for long, he left the palace under the cover of night.

The families that were screened before are not suitable. The relationships between all the people on the suspect list and each family must be sorted out.

With the intervention of Kyōgoku, the speed became extremely fast.

In just three or five days, two sets of detailed information were placed in front of Kang Ge'er.

Kang Ge'er had two lists in front of him: one was a list of all suspects with connections to the royal family, and the other was a list of those who had no connection to the royal family or who had not yet been found.

Naturally, he started reading the first one, burning the midnight oil.

The next day, the sunlight shone on his face through the window. Kang Ge'er was driven away by the glaring sunlight and woke up in a daze.

He stood up, wiped the suspicious water stains from the corner of his mouth, and leaned back to stretch.