On the way to the palace, Xiao Qinglang couldn't help but think of the Dong family's past.

It seems that there are many people who have hatred for the Dong family, and today's events are ostensibly aimed at the emperor and the royal family.

But if you think about it carefully, it is more about putting pressure on the emperor and asking the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly, as long as it is thoroughly investigated, don't say whether Dong Ruiyang is burdened with a disgraceful murder, just say that the other courtyard uses human blood to make alchemy, and then killing people and hiding the corpse is enough to make him lose his life.

Although Dong Ruiyang does not have the ambition and means of Concubine Dong and the deceased old lady of the Dong family, he also has the brains he should have. In this way, it is impossible to lose both, and it will only make the Dong family a thorn in the emperor's side.

The fact that he can tolerate him for so many years today is not because he only focuses on pleasure, and he does not go to great lengths to restore the former glory and power of the Dong family. However, once he made trouble at this time, his good days came to an end.

Thinking about it this way, it shouldn't have been his doing. And the person who unleashed the rumors could never be him.

If this is the case, then it really confirms Xiao Qinglang's previous conjecture. I'm afraid that the Dong family is just a cover-up. After the Dong family's trick, there is still someone, and that person is not only the person who was jealous of the emperor, but also the person who was jealous of the flowers.

All kinds of speculations poured out in his heart, and finally he was silent and dazed.

If it's not the three of them, it's not the Dong family, so who else will there be? What was the purpose of that man? Why do you point the finger at the first emperor again and again, and even faintly have the posture of exposing what happened in the 56th year of the first emperor.

In this Great Zhou Dynasty, who else will want to dig out those old accounts?

In the political hall, the emperor looked serious, looking at the case reported by Xiao Qinglang, and his heart was churning.

Now the situation is that he has to investigate the case strictly. And if it is strictly investigated, Dong Ruiyang will definitely not be able to escape the death penalty, which is contrary to the will of the first emperor.

If he is extrajudicially gracious, I am afraid that he will confirm the rumors that he is the real murderer who mutilated innocent girls for the sake of immortality. But if Dong Ruiyang's capital crime is not pardoned, then the first emperor and even his holy decree will become a joke.

Before finding out what the first emperor left behind the scenes, so that he had a faint intention to subvert the Great Zhou, the royal family really couldn't add any more stains. Otherwise, it is small to be taken advantage of by others to make trouble, and losing the hearts of the people is a disaster for the imperial court.

In fact, if it weren't for the fear of the first emperor, now sitting firmly on the throne, and assisted by King Qi, who holds the military power in the world, and King Jing'an, who is in charge of the world's prisons, the emperor would not have to worry at all. After all, after experiencing the Great War with Northern Xinjiang, the Great Zhou Dynasty almost scavenged all the wealth accumulated in Northern Xinjiang over the past hundred years, and the treasury was full, whether it was war or peace, it would not affect his imperial road.

But now, because of the secrecy of the first emperor, he had to act cautiously.

The emperor's cold eyes moved slightly, and he squinted and said, "The Dong family has no other heirs except Dong Ruiyang now. In this way, we are in a predicament. ”

Speaking of which, he sent someone to do it. After all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and as long as the Dong family is not eradicated for a day, it will be difficult to eliminate the fire in his heart, and it will be even more difficult to make him feel at peace in his heart. The so-called cutting the grass and eradicating the roots is the most reliable means for the emperor.

Back then, the Dong family's ability to suppress the civil and military officials and even almost deposed him as the crown prince, and even after the Dong family's conspiracy was exposed, they could still seek the protection of the first emperor, so it was difficult to ensure that they did not leave any means to turn the tables.

Therefore, after ascending the throne, he secretly sent people to damage Dong Ruiyang's foundation with drugs, making it difficult for him to have heirs to inherit.

He didn't hide this from Xiao Qinglang, so when he mentioned it at this time, of course, there was nothing to hide.

Xiao Qinglang pondered for a moment and said: "It's not a predicament, when the Holy Ancestor paid a private visit, he once said in an official office that there was a great unforgivable sin. Among them is an unrighteous sin, and whoever destroys humanity is regarded as a heinous crime. Strictly speaking, this alone can make the will of the bloodline of the Dong family left by the first emperor useless. The second is the so-called heir of the Dong family, and does it not only refer to Dong Ruiyang? Back then, the old lady of the Dong family had a group of wives and concubines, and there were many outer rooms outside, if anyone gave birth to a son or daughter of Xiao Xiang Dong's old lady, it was also possible. ”

The so-called heinous sin of the Holy Ancestor was indeed true, but it was a pity that the forces of the new ministers and old ministers in the court were mixed at that time, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was deeply rooted because it had just established a dynasty, so this matter was finally implemented.

Later generations of emperors wanted to reiterate it, but they failed to do so because it touched on the interests of the powerful and clans.

However, if it is really investigated, the so-called monarch is a word, even if this law is not written into the law, but it is also mentioned by the Holy Ancestor as an unquestionable existence.

As for the second method, although the first emperor did not directly name and say that he wanted to protect Dong Ruiyang, in fact, he was the only heir of the Dong family to this generation. The so-called will is Dong Ruiyang's life amulet.

But if you think about it, although this method is a little unproductive, it is also very useful.

The world is so big that it is not surprising that there are similar people. What's more, the old lady of the Dong family was indeed merciful and merciful everywhere, and there were many concubines and beautiful relatives in the outer Qinglou, so it would not be surprising if there were illegitimate children and illegitimate daughters outside.

What's more, the price of finding an illegitimate daughter is at most a reward for some objects. Compared with a concubine who took the will of the first emperor as a token to avoid death, the threat is much smaller.

Because of the importance of the matter, the emperor finally sent someone to find the king of Qi to enter the palace to discuss together.

On the other side, in a palatial mansion in the capital, an iron-masked man stood on the edge of the river pond with his hands in his hands, looking at the somewhat white lotus flowers in the pond and sneering again and again.

"This time, I want to see how the sons of the dog emperor should choose, whether to be angry with the people, or to protect the face of the old emperor!"

The old man on the side bowed silently, and he saw that his master had not forgotten his business, so he was slightly relieved. At the beginning, he was really worried that the master would delay the plan because of other things.

Now it seems that the master is still wise, and only a small Dong family courtyard can arouse the people's suspicion and fear of the royal family. Even if it can't hurt the foundation of the royal family, it makes them upset.

The man in the iron mask glanced at him in his hand and asked, "Is there any news from the northern and southern regions?" ”

"Back to the master's words, after Doriku was killed and Yigan Baierdi was imprisoned, the Great Zhou court strictly inspected the business teams traveling between southern and northern Xinjiang. So, our people haven't arrived yet......"

The case of the murder of the envoys, although they had planned it a long time ago. However, in the middle, there was nothing in the middle, and the damned Egan Bardi became selfish and lured Doriku to become his substitute ghost. Later, not only did he not escape from the capital of the Great Zhou, but he was also taken out by Xiao Qinglang's people and interrogated strictly.

If it's just the emperor, he is in the hands of Xiao Qinglang, and Xiao Qinglang can sit firmly in the position of the leader of the three law divisions in the year of the weak crown, which is enough to see that he is not a simple person. fell into his hands, even if Egan Baierdi was an iron-blooded tough guy, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be tricked.

They have been in business for two generations, and they have accumulated for decades, and the forces infiltrating northern and southern Xinjiang will naturally not be as simple as a business traveler. It's like Egan Baierdi, if they hadn't secretly helped each other and given him gold, silver, grain and grass in his predicament, how could he have been brave enough to resist the pursuit and killing of the tribes in the northern frontier at the end of the road?

Originally, his master calculated very well, so that Yigan Baierdi was willing to die, so as to protect his tribe's food, grass and horses for three years. If he dies, the master will send his henchmen in the north to take his place, and then the master will act in the north again, or train soldiers, and he will be above board.

It's a pity that the originally intact plan finally failed in the hands of Egan Baierdi.

And now, the master has no choice but to stabilize the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty first, and gather the financial resources and troops that were once scattered in some useless places in northern and southern Xinjiang. After all, Da Zhou is their base camp, and now their situation in Da Zhou, although not precarious, is not optimistic.

First in the area of Jinzhou City and Yunzhou City, private mines, courtyards, businesses and workshops that secretly made weapons were ended, and then they were taken over by General Huang and others. The idea of an uprising there was burned.

A few days ago, the left and right imperial historians, who were still in contact with their masters, were removed from their official positions. And the hidden piles that the master placed in the military department and the household department were also pulled out one by one because they exposed their traces in the matter of Jinzhou City.

The only thing that is fortunate now is that Xiao Qinglang and they have not yet suspected the master.

"You can do this yourself, if the three law divisions hesitate, you just have to let people add another fire."

The old man stopped talking when he heard what he was saying, but thinking of the character of the master in front of him, he could only arch his hand and say, "Yes." ”

It wasn't until after the old man left that the man in the iron mask remained unmoved, completely ignoring the old man's hesitation just now.

I don't know how long it took, the autumn wind blew, blowing the pond full of water, and also making some decayed lotus flowers flutter.

Because he wore a mask, others had no way of knowing his expression and face, but from his slightly narrowed eyes, a strange dark light faintly burst out.

It took a long time for him to sit down in his robe, and he leaned on the long pillar of the water pavilion and fell into deep thought.

After decades of planning, to the point where he is today, he doesn't know if it's worth it. It's like, all of a sudden, I'm tired, and I don't even want to continue the little obsession in my heart.

However, if you give up, how can you be willing?

In the Three Law Divisions, Aunt Chu returned the remaining maggots and soil to Xu Chu after her inspection, and said: "Maggots and flies contain gold and stone medicine in their bodies, and you also extracted gold powder from the first few parts of soil. It's just that in the last share of the soil you gave me, in addition to the gold dust, there is also the poison of Heding Red. ”

In the last few cases, she seems to have encountered more forbidden drugs than she had encountered in the harem to help dispose of the corpses in the palace. If she hadn't come out of the palace, I'm afraid that she would have to suspect that Hedinghong and Zhu Bulu were ordinary laxatives.