Qi Ning thought that this little emperor seemed to be more shrewd than he thought, and obviously saw the strangeness in this incident, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you think there is something else strange about this matter?" ”

Long Tai didn't speak, but just reached out and took a dozen folds from the imperial desk and handed them to Qi Ning, who took them with both hands, then flipped through a few books, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, these folds are all requests to exterminate the Black Lotus Holy Sect?" ”

"It only happened yesterday, but these folds were sent early this morning. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Longtai said: "Among them, Lu Xiao, the squire of the military department, is the leader, and there are some important officials, a few of whom I didn't know their details before, but this time I learned that they were all the henchmen of the King of Huainan." ”

"The emperor thinks that these excerpts are all instructed by the King of Huainan?" Qi Ning asked.

Long Tai sneered: "Except for the King of Huainan, where else can there be?" Didn't you see yesterday that the man surnamed Lu and the King of Huainan in the military department were like having a deep grudge against the Black Lotus Holy Sect, and the three sentences were inseparable from sending troops to exterminate the Black Lotus Holy Sect. ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Is the Golden Dao Marquis really the person of the King of Huainan?" ”

"I don't hide it from you, when the Golden Daohou was young, it was Emperor Taizu who pulled it up with one hand, and he made outstanding achievements, as far as I know, in his early years, he was the number one general under Emperor Taizu, and he was indeed able to fight well." Long Tai said softly: "However, after the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong inherited the throne and promoted your Qi family. ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that this was a son of heaven and a courtier.

The little emperor said a few words, but Qi Ning keenly captured that the Golden Daohou was definitely the most relied on general by Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, and he must also be a generation of famous generals who can conquer and fight.

It's just that after Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, if he continued to let the Golden Daohou dominate, it would obviously not be a good thing for Emperor Taizong.

The Golden Daohou was promoted by Emperor Taizu, and obviously had a natural affinity for the Taizu lineage, which was also one of the important reasons why Emperor Taizu promoted the Marquis of Jinyi.

During the period of Emperor Taizong, the military exploits and limelight of the Qi family of the Marquis of Jinyi overshadowed the Marquis of the Golden Dao, but after all, the Marquis of the Golden Dao was the founding father of the country who made countless military exploits, and Emperor Taizong wanted to win the hearts of the people, so naturally he would not treat the Marquis of the Golden Dao in terms of face, and it was a matter of course that the Marquis of the Golden Dao became one of the four hereditary candidates of the empire.

"When Emperor Taizong established Emperor Xian as the crown prince, the Golden Dao Marquis had a fold, but I have never seen that fold so far, I only heard that the Golden Dao Marquis seemed to have indeed advised Emperor Taizong to make King Huainan the crown prince." Long Tai said slowly: "But after that excerpt, the Golden Dao Marquis has never been on the second excerpt, and he has not mentioned the matter of establishing another prince since then. After his father succeeded to the throne, he also took great care of the Golden Dao Hou, gave him a fief, and transferred the eldest son of the Golden Dao Hou to the Bashu Army to lead the troops, which can be regarded as a great grace. ”

"The Bashu Legion?"

Long Tai glanced at Qi Ning and said, "You should also increase your knowledge, your Qi family is a family of military merits, how can you not know something about the various legions of my Great Chu?" ”

Qi Ning smiled embarrassedly, and Long Taicai said: "My two legions of Dachu, one is the Qinhuai Legion, you are a member of the Qi family, and you are most familiar with the Qinhuai Legion, so I won't say much." To the west of Bashu, Tuguhun has been invading the Shu border, so when his father was in power, he sent a team of soldiers and horses to be stationed at the junction of Tuguhun and Bashu, where the mountains are steep and the roads are difficult and dangerous. ”

"I see." Qi Ning smiled: "The first emperor is wise. "I thought that among those great masters, there was a Sun-Chasing Dharma King from the Great Snow Mountain of Qinghai-Tibet, but I didn't know if it was from Tuguhun.

However, I thought in my heart that stationing soldiers and horses on the border of Bashu certainly had the intention of resisting Tuguhun, but this was probably not the only intention.

Qi Ning naturally will not forget Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, the Li family is the emperor of soil in Bashu, although he submitted to the Great Chu back then, but it was also after a tragic war, taking advantage of the Northern Han people to go south, the Li family took a breather.

Although Bashu surrendered to Dachu, the Li family was not removed, and Dachu could not completely control Bashu in the palm of his hand, and mobilized troops and horses to garrison west of Bashu, obviously also had the intention of monitoring and restricting Li Hongxin, the king of Shu.

"The first emperor was very kind to the Golden Dao Marquis, and the Golden Dao Marquis has not made any trouble over the years, and he has not had a lot of dealings with the Huainan King." Long Tai said: "However, these officials who want to exterminate the Black Lotus Holy Sect are naturally Huainan Wang's henchmen. After a pause, he frowned obscenely, his delicate face showed a solemn look, and he said softly: "If it weren't for these folds, I wouldn't have thought too much, but...... Qi Ning, what exactly do you say is the purpose of King Huainan to exterminate the Black Lotus Holy Sect? ”

"He is the prince who is extremely rich, and the Black Lotus Holy Sect is far away on the border of Bashu, just a gang on the rivers and lakes." Qi Ning also frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, have you ever heard of the feud between the King of Huainan and the Black Lotus Holy Sect?" ”

Long Tai shook his head and said, "I only learned yesterday that there is such a gang as the Black Lotus Holy Sect .......!" After a pause, he said: "The epidemic virus suddenly appeared in the capital, and after it was discovered, it was found out that it had something to do with the Black Lotus Holy Sect, and I just learned that this matter was related to the Black Lotus Holy Sect, and it was not finally determined whether it was the poison under the Black Lotus Holy Sect, and King Huainan and Lu Xiao and others were in a hurry to exterminate the Black Lotus Holy Sect, which was also too hasty." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly: "What the emperor said is very true, and there is really something strange in the middle. After a pause, he said: "Your Majesty, the Shenhou Mansion has caught the disciple of the Nine Creek Poison King, and he should be able to interrogate some things." ”

Long Tai lowered his voice and said, "I am in a very complicated mood now, I can't be sure, whether the Shenhou Mansion really has such the ability to do things, or is it .....!" He chuckled and didn't speak.

"The emperor is talking about ......!" Qi Ning lowered his voice: "There is also something strange over there in the Shenhou Mansion? ”

"That's not what I said." Long Tai said: "I just think that if you are a member of the Black Lotus Holy Sect, or a disciple of the Nine Creek Poison King, after being poisoned, shouldn't you flee early?" Even if you stay in the capital, you should try your best to hide your tracks, why was you caught by the Shenhou Mansion so quickly? ”

Qi Ning thought that the little emperor's mind was really thoughtful, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Shenhou Mansion is full of eyeliner in the capital, and after the incident, they searched for the murderer in the city as soon as possible, in fact, it is not impossible for them to catch the murderer in such a quick time." ”

"I hope so, but I have to be careful, that's why I've sent you to be sure." Longtai's expression was solemn: "I don't want to be a puppet that some people want to fiddle with at will. Qi Ning, you go to the Shenhou Mansion and interrogate alone, first of all, you must determine whether the person caught in the Shenhou Mansion is really a disciple of the Jiuxi Poison King, and secondly, you have to find out whether the epidemic incident in the capital has anything to do with the Jiuxi Poison King. After thinking for a while, he said: "Also, if it is really the Nine Creek Poison King, you have to ask whether this is the work of the Nine Creek Poison King himself, or whether it was sent by the Black Lotus Holy Sect." ”

Qi Ning knew that Longtai had sent him there, and he really trusted himself extremely much, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister must figure out the ins and outs of this matter." ”

Long Tai showed a slight smile and said, "I can't interrogate me personally, you are my stand-in." He took a gold medal and handed it over, saying, "You take this, and when you arrive at the Shenhou Mansion, they don't dare to stop you when they see the imperial gold medal." ”

Qi Ning took it with both hands, put it in his arms, and said, "Your Majesty, I'll go over now." ”

Long Tai nodded, but without waiting for Qi Ning to turn around, he thought of something, and stopped: "Wait a minute, Qi Ning, you still have to remember to interrogate, if it wasn't for the Jiuxi Poison King to send someone to poison it, then why would the epidemic poison in the capital carry the unique poison of the Jiuxi Poison King?" Whose hands did the poison go? ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know all this, and I will definitely ask you in detail." ”

Out of the palace, at this time the capital was already snowing heavily, although the sky had already lit up, but the snow had covered the sky.

The snow is too dense, and the streets of the capital have begun to accumulate snow, and the palaces and pavilions have begun to be clothed in silver.

Qi Ning came to the Shenhou Mansion, and the people of the Shenhou Mansion were a little surprised, but the officials guarding in front of the Shenhou Mansion had seen Qi Ning several times in the past two days, and they had already known each other.

Xuanyuan Po came out in person, saw Qi Ning, and arched his hand: "Master Hou is here, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

"Shenhou is not here?"

Xuanyuan Po said respectfully: "Shenhou has been too tired in the past two days, and he only rested in the East Courtyard half an hour ago, does the Hou Ye want to see Shenhou?" Humble duty will be retribution. ”

"No, no, no." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Shenhou has been too tired in the past two days, and it is not easy to rest, so don't go over and disturb." ”

"Yes!" Xuanyuan Po said respectfully.

Qi Ning said: "Actually, Ben Hou came here, just to take a look at the disciples of the Nine Creek Poison King, and it is not a big deal. ”

Xuanyuan was stunned, a little surprised, but still said: "Master Hou already knows that he has caught the murderer?" ”

"Oh, you've got the results?" Qi Ning asked, "That person admits that he poisoned it?" ”

Xuanyuan hurriedly said: "Back to Hou Ye, the murderer has not yet confessed, and he is still under trial, if Hou Ye wants to have a cup of tea here first, once the trial result is out, immediately report to Hou Ye." ”

"Captain Xuanyuan is polite." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Ben Hou is not from the Shenhou Mansion, if the result is really judged, you have no reason to report to Ben Hou, and Ben Hou is actually not qualified to ask to know." It's just that before the results come out, it can't be said that he is a murderer, at most he is just annoying. ”

Xuanyuan Po was slightly embarrassed, but he still said respectfully: "Master Hou taught me a lesson!" ”

"Where is the suspect now? Take me to see it. ”

Xuanyuan Po suddenly looked embarrassed, hesitated, and said: "Hou Ye, the rules of the Shenhou Mansion, when interrogating a suspect, you must not disturb it, even the officials of the Shenhou Mansion, you must not approach." ”

Qi Ning was not verbose, reached into his arms, and when he took it out, the gold medal was already in his hand, and asked, "Captain Xuanyuan knows this?" ”

Xuanyuan Po only glanced at it, immediately knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" He raised his head and said, "Master Hou, I'll take you over!" ”

Qi Ning put the gold medal in his arms, thinking that this gold medal was really useful, and if he didn't have to return it to the little emperor, it would be cool and crooked.