Chen Chao's voice made Zhou Lin, who was a lot older, feel familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

He slowly twisted his neck, and when he saw Chen Chao in ink clothes behind the desk, he was stunned for a moment

After a while.

"You know who I am, right?" Chen Chao propped his cheek with one hand and said.

"Yes, yes."

Zhou Lin nodded like pounding garlic, and quickly knelt on the ground respectfully: "You are my prime minister, the son of heaven, the old minister knocks on the prime minister, God bless me Daji, God bless me Daji, Chen Xiang, it's really good that you didn't die, it's really good......"

Zhou Lin didn't think that his eyes were spent, and what he saw was a ghost.

Besides, where do the ghosts come from in broad daylight?

The prime minister is not dead!

"Okay, okay, let's save that set of sycophants, and play this with me when I'm old." Chen Chao waved his hand and got straight to the point: "I asked you to come over today because I have a few questions to ask you, I ask you to answer, you have to tell the truth, understand?" ”

"The old minister understands, understands."

"Chen Xiang, please ask, the old minister must tell the truth and know everything."

Chen Chao nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, asked Zhou Lin to get up, and asked someone to move a chair for him by the way.

After Zhou Lin took a seat, he was surprised and delighted, in his cognition, Chen Chao had never treated other people like this, and gave him a seat? Are you ready to reuse him?

Just thinking like this, Chen Chao's voice came:

"Zhou Lin, as the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you are in charge of royal affairs, you must know everything about royal affairs, right?"

Zhou Lin hurriedly bowed his hand, bowed his head and said modestly: "Don't dare, don't dare, I don't dare to say everything about the royal family, but eight or nine times out of ten, the old ministers know." ”

"That's fine." Chen Chaoxin said that he had found the right person, thought about it, and asked, "Let me ask you, how many brothers and sisters are there in His Majesty's generation today?" ”

"Altogether.... Twenty-three. ”

Zhou Lin thought about it and replied truthfully.

After two breaths, Zhou Lin said: "There are twenty-three people in total, including fourteen princes and nine princesses, and three people are still alive. ”

Seeing that Chen Chao didn't interrupt him, Zhou Lin continued: "Chen Xiang also knows that the royal family of our dynasty is under some kind of curse, and the descendants are very easy to die, although there are many children and grandchildren, but there are only a few who can survive. ”

Hehe..... Chen Chao sneered.

It was not that he was cursed by some kind, but that the emperor wanted to raise Gu in his children and cultivate dragon-blooded warriors who were dedicated to the royal family, which led to the death of his descendants.

If you don't raise Gu, there will still be many people in the royal family who can survive.

But for the rulers, who can be called immortal and immortal dragon-blooded warriors, the temptation for them is too great, and at the risk of the death of their children and grandchildren, they also have to cultivate Gu worms on them.

"At present, there are only the current Majesty, the seventeenth in line, and His Royal Highness the King of Xinjiang, who has just been crowned king, ranked second, and the other is the seventh-ranked ....."

Zhou Lin didn't continue, for fear of touching Chen Chao's head.

Old seventeen, the empress warbler.

The second, the king of Xinjiang.

The seventh, the abolished emperor Yongxing.

At present, only these three royal bloodlines are still alive.

Chen Chao didn't want to ask this, picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, and looked at Zhou Lin, who had gray hair opposite, "In addition to these, are there any other princes or princesses who are not recorded?" ”

Because Chen Chao used a questioning tone, the frightened Zhou Lin quickly stood up and hurriedly said: "Chen Xiangming, the old minister has been diligent and diligent in the Internal Affairs Office for more than 30 years, and he has never slacked off. Except for the above, there is nothing missing. ”

"Uh-huh." Chen Chao nodded, pressed his hand down, and asked Zhou Lin to sit down again, "The prime minister does not mean to blame, but the prime minister of Qin's trip to the country found an interesting incident, the world said that the king of Qin has no heirs, but suddenly a daughter born to the king of Qin and the fish girl by the Wei River appeared, named Li Li'er." As we all know, when the former emperor of my dynasty was still alive, he liked to tour the south, according to what Lord Zhou saw, is it possible that the first emperor accidentally left an heir during the southern tour, and it was not recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs? ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Lin frowned and thought about it.

But soon, he shook his head:

"Back to the prime minister, there is no such possibility, since the imperial family of the Great Era was cursed and the descendants were prone to death, the emperor was where he was every day, and what he did every hour would be recorded by the living lang, to ensure that nothing would be missed, if it was the first emperor during his southern tour and the woman of the year..... It will also be recorded. ”

Chen Chao nodded and put down the teacup.

After chatting for so long, it's almost time.

Chen Chao didn't go around the bend, and said directly: "Lord Zhou has been in the Internal Affairs Mansion for more than 30 years, have you ever heard of a person named Emperor Ji in the bloodline of the first emperor?" ”

When Zhou Lin heard this name, his withered hand subconsciously pinched the gray beard under his chin, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he muttered to himself: "Emperor Ji...."

Minutes and seconds passed.

After Chen Chao drank a cup of tea, Zhou Lin was still thinking, and his frowning brows had not yet been put down.

As a last resort, Chen Chao reminded: "Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou? ”

Hearing the call, Zhou Lin slowly came back to his senses, raised his head, and looked at Chen Chao behind the desk: "Don't blame Chen Xiang, because the descendants of the royal family of our dynasty are prone to early death, every royal daughter is born without the surname Li, trying to escape the curse..... This emperor, the old minister seems to have some impressions, so he has been thinking about it for a long time. ”

"Seriously!"

Chen Chao stood up in a gaffe, and his mood was unknown how to describe.

Seeing Chen Chao like this, Zhou Lin thought that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly stood up and arched his hand: "Seriously." The name of the emperor seems to have been seen somewhere, but I can't remember where I have seen Lao Chen. ”

"Please also ask Chen Xiang to give the old minister a little time, the old minister needs to go back to the archives of the Internal Affairs Office to check it out, and you will find out after checking."

Chen Chao's breathing became a little shorter:

"Good, good."

"A few of you, escort Lord Zhou back to the Internal Affairs Office."

"Yes."

Several dragon guards clenched their fists and took their lives.

After Chen Chao explained a few more words to Zhou Lin, he watched the old man leave Nanshan Manor and go back to the Internal Affairs Office to check.

After the person left, Chen Chao's mood became more and more excited.

There are simply no words to describe it.

In the past few years, Chen Chao has been tortured by the dragon blood Gu so much that life is better than death, if he can really solve the Gu, he will be woken up laughing when he sleeps.