King Huai Qin Xu.

The son of the first emperor's concubine Concubine Chen.

Two months younger than Qin Zheng.

Qin Xu has been smart and studious since he was a child, has an elegant personality, is a talent, and treats people and things in place.

He was very close to many literati and Confucians in the DPRK and China.

During the reign of the first emperor.

Some ministers secretly suggested that Qin Xu be appointed as the crown prince and inherit the throne of Dakang.

But Dakang Taizu once set the ancestral system.

The throne of Dakang was inherited in accordance with the rule of "establishing a successor and establishing a long successor".

Qin Zheng is the eldest son of Genzheng Miaohong.

The crown prince's position is as stable as gold, and no one can shake it.

Qin Xu could only go to Huainan to become a vassal.

Over the years.

Qin Xu reduced or exempted the rent of tenant farmers in the fiefdom, was kind and generous, and was kind.

It has a high reputation in Huainan and Korea.

Known as the "Virtuous King".

And the Ning family, where Prime Minister Ning Heng is located.

It is a Huainan clan that has been inherited for more than 100 years.

There are thousands of acres of fertile land, and the fields are even thousands.

Half of the imperial court's taxes in Huainan were paid by the Ning family.

It is enough to see the amazing property of the Ning family.

And there are many people in the Ning family who are officials in the court and have a very high right to speak.

Arguably.

The Ning family is a proper soil overlord and soil emperor on the territory of Huainan.

If these two really want to stuff a few dead soldiers into the palace, it will not be difficult.

And.

Once Qin Zheng, the emperor, was extinct.

The two of them can reap great benefits.

Qin Zheng had reason to suspect that these two men were responsible for the deceased's identity.

After sorting out his thoughts, Qin Zheng asked Wei Dafu:

"Wei Daban, could the dead soldier last night be sent by King Huai and the Ning family?"

Wei Dafu frowned, and shook his head after contemplation:

"Your Majesty, although it can be determined that the dead man is from Huainan, and the Huai King and the Ning family do have a motive for acting, there is no clue that the two of them did it.

Perhaps, there are also people who specially recruit Huainan dead soldiers to enter the palace to assassinate, and then disturb His Majesty's sight, muddy the water, and then achieve their goals. ”

Wei Dafu's words are very reasonable.

Qin Zheng is very clear.

Those who are eyeing his throne must not only be King Huai and the Ning family.

Who can guarantee that other royal princes and families will not harbor evil intentions?

If the identity of the dead soldier is based on the identity alone, it is concluded that it was done by King Huai and the Ning family.

That's a little too obvious.

Qin Zheng rubbed his temples:

"Anyway, now that we know the identity of the dead man, follow this clue to investigate, and we will eventually find clues and trace useful things."

Wei Dafu nodded:

"Your Majesty is right, since they can send dead soldiers to the palace, it means that there is a hidden organization behind it.

There may not only be the dead man who committed suicide by poisoning last night in the palace, as long as their goal has not been achieved, they will not always be lurking.

As long as they make a move, they can catch their horses and find out who is hiding in the shadows. ”

Although the identity of the deceased was investigated.

But who is behind the instructions, whether there are still comrades, how these dead soldiers entered the palace, and other series of questions must be clarified.

If you don't figure these out.

It is impossible to completely eliminate the dead in the palace.

Qin Zheng will always be in an extremely dangerous environment.

"Wei Daban, this matter must be investigated as soon as possible, and the things that I explained to you yesterday must be done as soon as possible, the other party has already acted, and I must not sit idly by."

Qin Zheng remembered one thing and instructed Wei Dafu:

"By the way, the palace is not peaceful at the moment, you send a few more powerful people to Kunning Palace, and you will definitely protect the safety of the queen."

Wei Dafu bowed down and received the order:

"The old slave obeys."

Wei Dafu reported some things to Qin Zheng and left.

Qin Zheng sat on the dragon chair, full of thoughts, and sighed in his heart.

"This throne can be said to be like sitting on pins and needles! Originally, it was thought that as long as the Ning family was solved, the current crisis could be resolved, but now it seems that this is not the case. ”

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and Qin Zheng's eyes were sharp:

"Huai King Qin Xu, when you are the king of the dynasty, are you a real virtuous king, or a sanctimonious hypocrite, then wait and see."

After Qin Zheng had breakfast, Li Dequan, who was standing aside, immediately asked:

"Your Majesty, do you want to go to court early today?"

Morning?

Qin Zheng thought for a while:

"It seems like it's been a long time since I've been in the morning."

He asked Li Dequan:

"Li Dequan, how long has it been since I went to the early court?"

Li Dequan hurriedly replied:

"Back to Your Majesty, you have been in the harem for a long time, and the last court meeting you presided over was three months ago."

Listening to Li Dequan's words, Qin Zheng complained in his heart!

"This Li Dequan is really good at talking, the god is so sick that the dragon is sick, and the harem is cultivated, isn't it just that he has been licking Ning Guifei in the harem, and he hasn't licked it, shame."

Qin Zheng waved his hand and instructed Li Dequan:

"Passing on the decree to a hundred officials, I am in court this morning,"

As he spoke, he walked out:

"I haven't been in court for three months, it's time to meet the ministers of the court, otherwise, they are afraid that they have forgotten about me as the emperor."

Li Dequan, who was following behind Qin Zheng, immediately echoed:

"Your Majesty, you are the Ninety-Five Emperor of Dakang, the whole world is yours, and the subjects of the world are waiting for your summons at any time, how dare you forget Your Majesty, your heavenly might!"

Qin Zheng smiled:

"Li Dequan, you have such a mouth, it's really condescending not to lick women."

When Li Dequan heard this, cold sweat broke out on his brows:

"It's a good thing, Your Majesty didn't know that I licked ......"

Daqing Hall is the main hall of the imperial palace.

It is the place where civil and military officials go to the court to discuss matters.

At this time, in the Daqing Palace.

It has brought together hundreds of civil and military officials who came here from the early dynasty.

Although Qin Zheng, the son of heaven, has not come to the early dynasty for three months.

But the ministers of the DPRK and China still have to come here on time every day.

It's not because they're waiting for the early dynasty of Qin Zheng.

Instead, you have to report to the person who is standing at the front.

This man is none other than him.

It was Ning Guifei's father, Ning Heng, the prime minister of the dynasty and the father-in-law of Qin Zheng.

Ning Heng is in his early fifties this year, and his hair has turned a lot grayer.

But his eyes were clear, his spirit was excellent, and he carried the might of a person in power.

At this time.

Ning Hengzheng instructed one of the overseers beside him:

"You give the Son of Heaven a fold today, impeaching the queen's brother, Zhao Zhe, the envoy of Yuzhou Jiedu and the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Northern Army, saying that he was corrupt in the army, made weapons privately, and intended to rebel."

When the superintendent heard this, he quickly nodded and agreed:

"Please rest assured, the subordinates know what to do, this excerpt will definitely make Zhao Zhe, a traitor, unable to turn over."

Ning Heng snorted, and ignored the flattering Yushi beside him.

He looked up at the dragon chair on the jade steps, which symbolized absolute power, and his eyes were fiery and greedy:

"Emperor Xiao'er, you dare to go to Kunning Palace blatantly, and pass the imperial doctor to treat the queen's illness, you really don't take the old man's previous warning to heart,

The old man can't touch you for the time being, then I will kill the Zhao family first, and when the old man completely controls the power of the Northern Army, it will be when the old man sits in this position. ”

Greedily glanced at the dragon chair that was close at hand.

Ning Heng turned his head and glanced at the ministers in the hall.

Except for a few ministers who were not afraid of Ning Heng.

None of the other ministers dared to look at him, and they all bowed their heads as a sign of obedience.

Ning Heng enjoyed this feeling of being on top very much, and he said with great satisfaction:

"Ministers, after the dispersal of the dynasty, remember to send the recitals from all over the country to the middle hall, do you understand?"

A number of ministers have received orders:

"Obey the order."

Ning Heng nodded slightly and waved his hand:

"Let's disperse."

The ministers received the order.

They all turned around, preparing to leave the Daqing Hall and go to their respective yamen to do business.

At this moment, a male duck's voice suddenly sounded in the Daqing Palace:

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Inside the Daqing Palace.

A group of ministers, including Ning Heng.

After hearing this thunderous shout, they all looked shocked:

"What, Your Majesty actually came to the early dynasty?"