Before Zhang Quan's words could completely fall, he was stopped by Ling Zhi. Immediately, Zhang Quan saw that Ling Zhi's expression became complicated, he knew that Ling Zhi must have discovered some great secret, could it be said that Qin Yi had a great background? However, as Ling Zhi's entourage, the work of a servant made Zhang Quan have to stop thinking about it.

At this time, Ling Zhi fell into another kind of thinking. He was recalling the scene of Qin Yi's shot in the "Friends from Far Away" inn that day, in fact, he was watching from the second floor at that time.

It just so happened that the moment Qin Yi made his move, a birthmark on his arm was revealed, and on top of the birthmark, there was a tattoo similar to a dragon. The dragon-shaped tattoo is for royal use, so who dares to use it among the common people? This was Ling Zhi's biggest question at the time.

In addition, he also clearly saw that the jade pendant flying out of Qin Yi's chest was actually engraved with the word "Cao". This point was also confirmed by Ling Zhi when he approached Qin Yi later.

Ling Zhi vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the year, when he accompanied his father to Jizhou and visited the Eight Sages, he heard the Eight Sages mention a story.

This story is also recorded in the history books of Great Xia: September 15 of the seventh year of Yanping in Great Xia, when the day and the sun and the moon are parallel in the sky, the comet is seen in the northwest, and the earth moves in the southeast. At that time, Chen Ji gave birth to the emperor's eldest son in Weiyang Palace, and gave him the name: Cao, for the concubine, but according to the covenant of the golden pill dragon jade, he should be the prince; And the emperor regarded it as a raccoon cat, furious, and edicted: Grounding Chen Ji in Weiyang Palace, taking the throne of his imperial concubine, never be lucky! It was night, Weiyang Palace was on fire, Chen Ji died, and the tanuki also died!

He learned more about Qin Yi's identity, it turned out that he was not born by his parents, but picked it up from the Xining River.

So the problem is, there is a special birthmark on the body, and there is a dragon-shaped tattoo, plus the word "曌", if this is a coincidence, I am afraid that Ling Zhi will not believe it.

"Let's go, let's go back!" Ling Zhi gave up thinking, judging from Qin Yi's performance, I'm afraid he doesn't know his life experience, if that's the case, he still has to let this one thing rot in his stomach, "Remember, this one thing must not be mentioned to anyone!" ”

"Yes!"

Qin Yi really didn't know about this matter, at this time, his carriage and horse were walking on the official road, heading in the direction of Yongzhou, which was his second destination.

Yongzhou is located in the north of Yizhou, because of the geographical location, it has been snowing heavily at this time. This is not only the case in Yongzhou, but also in Jizhou and other state capitals in the north.

Especially in Jizhou, this winter's heavy snow feels heavier than usual, and the temperature is lower.

The national capital of Great Xia is Jizhou, and the imperial city is located in the center of Jizhou City. Jizhou City was originally a county seat in Yanzhou in the north, but because of the relocation of the capital in Great Xia, it was separated from Yanzhou and became an independent state capital.

Emperor Xuanzongwu Emperor Xia Zhengping, the lord of Zhongxing this summer, once set a rule: the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies. Its purpose is to inspire future monarchs to work hard to govern the country, and not to let the great rivers and mountains fall into the hands of aliens and rebellious ministers and thieves.

It is such a sentence that makes the capital of Great Xia established in Jizhou, which is close to the foreign peoples in the north. The Great Wall, from Shanhaiguan, the starting point of Jizhou by the sea, extends to Jiayuguan in Liangzhou region, such a great project, just to practice the saying that the Son of Heaven guards the country.

That's right, the Son of Heaven is near the Great Wall, and the monarchs of all dynasties have resisted foreign invaders for the sake of the great rivers and mountains, in order to carry out pure protection.

However, a monarch only has a lifespan of several decades after all, and once he dies, it becomes a headache who will replace him to complete this practice.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Since the winter, I have gradually felt drowsy, so that I can't take care of myself when eating and traveling, and I am afraid that I will not be long. Therefore, Xia Chun, the king of the Eight Sages, was ordered to temporarily live in Chonghua Palace from now on, and discuss military and political affairs with me day and night! ”

In the palace of the Eight Sages of Jizhou City, the clear voice seemed to be announcing something. Chen Yu, the chief eunuch, held a holy decree in his hand, looked at Xia Chun who was kneeling on the ground with no expression on his face: "Lord, get up and accept the decree!" ”

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground, with black hair and wearing a python robe, was the eighth brother of the Great Xia Emperor, who was crowned the King of Liang of Ten Thousand Households, and was also known as the King of the Eight Sages. At this time, he was listening to the holy decree from the imperial city.

After Chen Yu finished speaking, he stepped forward to help Xia Chun up, and at the same time handed him the bright yellow holy decree document: "The emperor's condition seems to have worsened again, and now the imperial doctors are helpless!" ”

Xia Chun listened to Chen Yu's words, his face couldn't help but be gloomy, he understood Chen Yu's meaning very well, that is, Xia Zheng, the emperor of Great Xia, was one step closer to death.

Earlier, in the imperial city of Chonghua Palace, there was news that the Great Xia Emperor was seriously ill, but it was later confirmed as a rumor. Now it seems that this is not so much a rumor, but a reality. The reason for this is that I am afraid that the news of his serious illness at that time was afraid that the news of his serious illness would cause chaos, so the news was blocked.

Even now, in the palace, his eldest brother of the emperor has not announced his illness to the foreign ministers for the sake of the stability of the inheritance of the Great Xia throne. You must know that since the beginning of winter, the eldest son of the emperor and the officials of the three provinces have been handling political affairs together, and Xia Zheng is almost nowhere to be seen.

"Manager Chen, you take the first step, this king has to prepare at home!" Thinking of this, Xia Chun probably understood why Xia Zheng summoned him to the palace, "The summary of the year-end documents submitted by the states, as well as the number of grain and grass submitted by the soldiers and horses from all walks of life, all of these need to be seen by His Majesty personally!" ”

"Then the prince will be busy first, and he will retire first!"

Seeing Chen Yu leave with a group of eunuchs, Xia Chun's face became even more gloomy. He understands that his eldest brother the emperor can't rest assured of himself after all.

Xia Chun is Chinese New Year's Eve five years old today, while Xia Zheng is already fifty-seven years old, and his only son now, who is the rightful heir, Xia Chang, is just seventeen years old.

Uncle Huang's qualifications are naturally not comparable to those of the prince. Or in other words, the power of the imperial uncle in the court is very likely to threaten the soon-to-be-enthroned prince.

Xia Chun naturally understands this, the reason why Xia Zheng summoned himself into the palace is very simple, that is, to find an excuse to make himself, the imperial uncle, unable to gather strength to seize the throne in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Xia Chun couldn't help but sigh, he didn't have a thirst for the throne in his heart, so naturally he wouldn't do anything to compete with the prince for the throne. It's just that he didn't expect that he had expressed such thoughts many times, and in the end he still couldn't get rid of the distrust of his emperor's eldest brother Xia Zheng.

It is not so much to let himself enter the palace to discuss military and political affairs, but to once again verify whether he has the idea of competing for the throne in his heart.

Of course, this is also a matter of no choice, after all, Xia Zheng is the emperor, and there are many things to consider.

Xia Chun stood in place, sighed, and then turned back to the hall to prepare the materials for the interview. He understands that Xia Zheng's illness is not physical, but psychological!