Xiao Jinglong's death did not make much waves in the Mande Empire, not even a splash. He Yi quietly disposed of Xiao Jinglong's body, and even the ashes were made into fertilizer, and claimed that Xiao Jinglong was sick in bed and couldn't get off the ground at all, let alone ask him to take his sick body to the court, so he entrusted He Yi, the first commander of the empire, to take over the affairs of the country in an all-round way.

Although Xiao Jinglong's sons are just wine bags and rice bags, and their abilities are not even as good as their Lao Tzu Xiao Jinglong, their desire for power is not less than their Lao Tzu. When they wanted to partner with He Yi to kill their father, it was with Xiao Jinglong's hiccup, and they could take over the imperial throne, but they didn't expect to fall into the void and be occupied by He Yi, an outsider.

The most important point is that Xiao Jinglong's death is not even known to his sons - the toxins in Xiao Jinglong's body were planted by them, but they don't know when the toxin will attack and when Xiao Jinglong will burp, so when the news of Xiao Jinglong's serious illness in bed came out, they could only hold a skeptical attitude and did not dare to make too many moves.

What if Xiao Jinglong was really just seriously ill and didn't die? Xiao Jinglong's sons didn't dare to bet on this.

Of course, it's okay to be a filial son to visit the sick, and by the way, to find out the truth and the truth. However, when they came to Xiao Jinglong's dormitory together, all they could see was a figure on the bed, and they couldn't see anything clearly through the veil.

However, the coughing sound that came out from time to time at that time was similar to Xiao Jinglong's voice.

No one dared to run up directly and lift the veil to see, after all, what if it was really Xiao Jinglong? They really can't eat and walk around!

Xiao Jinglong's personal attendant walked in with a bowl of medicine in his hand from the side door and lifted a corner of the veil. Xiao Jinglong's sons craned their necks to see the appearance of the people behind the veil, but unfortunately, they were blocked by Xiao Jinglong's attendants.

After a while, Xiao Jinglong's attendant bowed to the person on the bed with an empty bowl, withdrew, and then said to the princes who were guarding the side: "Your Majesty said that he is sick now, and it is inconvenient to see a few highnesses, please go back, he also knows the filial piety of his highnesses, and he is very pleased." ”

This is equivalent to an eviction order. A few princes, you look at me, I look at you, in the end, there was no way, because of the fear of Xiao Jinglong, they could only bow to the bed and retired one after another.

However, will they give up on probing because of this? Of course not! "Xiao Jinglong" handed over the power to He Yi, which not only caused the dissatisfaction of several princes, but also made several ministers who were relatively upright have doubts in their hearts.

These upright ministers are one of the few clear streams in the entire imperial political arena, if it weren't for their old qualifications, getting rid of them would cause a lot of criticism, and Xiao Jinglong would definitely not tolerate them - for no other reason, these ministers are always criticizing Xiao Jinglong for not doing well here and there, making Xiao Jinglong feel that as an emperor, he is really faceless!

However, a straight temperament does not mean that the brain is also flexible, this time, under the instigation of those princes, these ministers threatened with death, and they had to break into Xiao Jinglong's bedroom to see if His Majesty was really sick.

"If they have to break in, let them in." He Yi sneered, a gleam flashed in his eyes, "I just hope they don't regret it." ”

These ministers got the permission of the "emperor" as they wished and entered Xiao Jinglong's bedroom.

The door to the dormitory slowly closed behind them.

These ministers felt a chill behind their backs, and felt that they had a bad intuition, and at the same time, the veil was also pulled away by Xiao Jinglong's personal attendant, and the person on the bed slowly sat up.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? The eyes of these ministers were round, and the person on the bed was exactly what Xiao Jinglong looked like.

But for some reason, their dangerous instincts never dissipated.

"Xiao Jinglong" smiled with a smile, although his face was pale, he didn't look like he had been sick in bed for a long time when he sat up. He said coldly in Xiao Jinglong's deep voice: "Disobedient people, just die." ”

The ministers kneeling on the ground trembled, and the last scene in their eyes was the figure of He Yi slowly walking out of the side door.

In Xiao Jinglong's bedroom, there were a few more corpses.

He Yi clapped his hands, and several attendants trotted in behind him, dragging the corpses away.

These corpses will eventually disappear between heaven and earth silently like Xiao Jinglong.

A few more people walked in through the side door, and they looked exactly like the ministers who had just died!

"Master." Together with "Xiao Jinglong" on the bed, these people bowed respectfully to He Yi.

He Yi nodded at them lightly, but the ambition and excitement in his eyes were like substance.

With these "ministers" testifying, the news that Xiao Jinglong is sick in bed can be "confirmed", and those unsightly princes no longer dare to act rashly.

Of course, He Yi will not keep the lives of these princes until the day he really ascends the throne, however, now is not the time to get rid of these people, not to mention, these rice buckets really don't pose any threat.

What He Yi cares more about is the lives of Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing, when Xiao Jinglong dies, the people He Yi wants to get rid of the most are Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing.

He has finally cleared all obstacles, and he can have enough strength to compete with his uncle and cousin-in-law for this throne!

The corners of He Yi's lips hooked up a sneer, and he was bound to win this throne in his heart!

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The only prince who did not go to Xiao Jinglong's dormitory to "shh the cold and ask for warmth" was the third prince Xiao Ling. Unlike those brothers, he was not interested in that throne since he was a child, not to mention, his mother was Qin Xuan's aunt, and Xiao Jinglong would never hand over power to a prince who was related to the Xiao family no matter what.

Although Xiao Ling did not ask for warmth, he was the only son who really cared about Xiao Jinglong's body. He intuitively felt that there was something strange about all this, so he could only press his heart to go to his father's palace to find out the news, and directly informed Qin Xuan of this matter.

No matter how much Xiao Jinglong hated Qin Xuan, and mentioned Qin Xuan's "wolf ambition" in front of Xiao Ling's mother countless times, Xiao Ling and his mother Concubine Xuan felt that Qin Xuan's loyalty could stand the test, so once Xiao Ling encountered any problems, he still directly found Qin Xuan and asked him to give him ideas.

Xiao Ling has never cared about the political affairs of the empire, and if it weren't for the fact that the situation was too unexpected and weird this time, he would not have waded into this troubled water.

"You mean...... Xiao Jinglong hasn't appeared for many days? Qin Xuan listened to Xiao Ling's statement and frowned slightly.

He Yi blocked the news very well, and no one except for the high-level of the empire knew the news that Xiao Jinglong was "sick in bed", let alone the fact that he had died.

"Yes, after my father's 90th birthday banquet, he has been sick in bed. My brothers also went to visit, but were sent away by my father's personal attendants. Oh, by the way, and a few other ministers also went to visit the sick, and when they came out, they said that their father was indeed seriously ill. But why do I always feel uneasy? Xiao Ling said very entangledly, hoping that Qin Xuan would analyze it for him and see if he was too careful.

Qin Xuan's eyes narrowed and he was silent at the liaison.

Xiao Ling also stopped talking, he couldn't interrupt his cousin's train of thought.

"Ah Ling, find a chance to bring Aunt Xuan out, I will send someone to pick you up." Qin Xuan said to Xiao Ling, his expression was very serious, and there was a hint of solemnity.

"This ...... Table...... Cousin, is something happening? Xiao Ling was frightened by Qin Xuan's expression.

"Don't panic yet, I'm just guessing. No matter what, Emperor Xing is not safe, it is better for you and Aunt Xuan to come out as soon as possible, so as not to be involved in some unnecessary troubles in the future. ”

"But the father ...... him" Although Xiao Jinglong is indifferent to himself and looks at himself unpleasantly, in Xiao Ling's eyes, the other party is his father after all, and he can't do it to leave Xiao Jinglong alone and bring his mother out.

In fact, Xiao Ling also had a premonition that the Xiao dynasty would not last long, maybe it was his father's generation, or maybe it was when his brothers were in power, this dynasty would have to be destroyed. As a descendant of the Xiao family, it is false that he is not sad, but he also understands that there are some historical trends that cannot be reversed at all.

Although Xiao Ling pays more attention to the enjoyment of eating, drinking, and having fun, he sometimes sees it more clearly than his ambitious brothers, perhaps, because of this, he will not fight, and he will not rob it.

Xiao Ling even thought that if the dynasty was really destroyed, he might be able to escape to Qin Xuan's territory with his father and mother. He felt that even if his father was to be thrown by his cousin in a remote place to kill himself, it would be better than losing his life, and it would be better for him to live some civilian lives with his father and mother and concubine.

Xiao Ling felt that Qin Xuan, for the sake of him and his mother's concubine, should not hurt his father, it was better than falling into the hands of other careerists, if it fell into the hands of others, his father would definitely die.

It's just that Xiao Ling didn't expect that his wish was destined to be unfulfilled, because Xiao Jinglong had passed away.

Qin Xuan had already guessed the possibility of Xiao Jinglong being killed, but he didn't plan to tell Xiao Ling for the time being. He knew that this cousin still had filial piety, if he told Xiao Ling directly, maybe Xiao Ling would have to break into Xiao Jinglong's bedroom on impulse, alarming the people behind the scenes, and it would be unknown whether Xiao Ling could step out of the palace gate.

As for who is behind the scenes, Qin Xuan also has a guess.

"Ah Ling, your father is the lord of a country after all, and it is not so easy to have accidents, but it is you and Aunt Xuan, Xiao ...... Your Majesty, he didn't care much about you in the first place, but now that you are sick in bed, your situation is even more dangerous, so you had better come out as soon as possible, otherwise, once the situation is chaotic, it will be difficult for you to leave. Qin Xuan analyzed seriously.

"But ......"

"Ah Ling, you want to leave a way back for your father, but have you ever thought that your hesitation would put Aunt Xuan in danger?" Qin Xuan directly pointed out Xiao Ling's thoughts.

"That'...... Okay, cousin, you can do it, I'll listen to you. ”

In Xiao Ling's heart, the mother concubine is more important than the father.

Qin Xuan nodded, and his worries about the two relatives of Emperor Xing were also put aside a lot.

If he and He Yi face each other, there is no doubt that Xiao Ling and Concubine Xuan, who are far away in the Emperor Star, will become He Yi's biggest hostages and bargaining chips, so Qin Xuan must take precautions. 166 Reading Network