Chapter 416: The Dust Has Settled
"I'm not afraid of her!" Wan Ling'er pretended to have a disapproving expression although her heart was weak.
"I'm not afraid of the best, I'm afraid that when the time comes, someone will be scared and run away. "Tomorrow sees that Wan Ling'er has a weak heart, and immediately takes advantage of the victory to pursue.
"Say it again, I'll let you right now!" Wan Ling'er said viciously.
"......" Tomorrow opened his mouth, but he still didn't speak, but only hummed symbolically in his nostrils.
"Okay, everyone hurry up and help me find the whereabouts of the Red Heart Divine Tree, these days, the internal friction in the Red Palace will not come to us, and when they settle down, we will become street rats in the imperial capital. "Zhao Yuan was dazzled by a group of women who were infighting.
"It's just that...... You, He Ling, right!" Mingyue looked at He Ling unpleasantly.
"Yes. β
"We don't care if you are Zhao Yuan's fiancΓ©e, in short, you are behind us, in the future, you will listen to us in everything, she is Sister Ling'er, she is Sister Tomorrow, I am Sister Mingyue, remember it. β
"Remember, Sister Mingyue. He Ling looked humble. "Just remember, starving, go and drink something good, don't poison, a few of us, but we are all masters of poisoning, once we find out that you use poison, we will immediately get you to the Baihualou, and pick up three hundred customers every day." β
"Four hundred!" Wan Ling'er said fiercely.
"Five hundred!" Tomorrow is not to be outdone.
"Well, then it's just six hundred, go quickly, and I want some seasonal melons and fruits or something, in short, get more delicious food." "Tomorrow is salivating.
"I'll do it right away. He Ling was still humble.
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Looking at the three women calling He Ling, Zhao Yuan's forehead was full of black lines, so he could only turn a blind eye and listen to it, and concentrate on looking for clues from the massive letters.
After a while, a succession of fruit snacks were sent to the study, and the coffee table was piled up.
What made Zhao Yuan vomit blood was that the three women didn't mean to help him at all, they chewed without estimating the image, there were chicken feet and chicken bones and peels and pits everywhere, and when it was less than a stick of incense, it was a neat study, but it was already a mess.
He Ling is also good-tempered, constantly running before and after cleaning up, taking care of the three women in every detail.
"You're not finished!" Zhao Yuan, who was anxious, couldn't stand it anymore, and scolded the three women when He Ling was out.
"You are a man, naturally you don't understand, this is a test, do you understand!" Wan Ling'er half lay on the chair, crossed Erlang's legs, and said with a big grin.
"What is the test?" Zhao Yuan was stunned.
He Ling is slower than us, so he naturally wants to listen to us. Wan Ling'er snorted.
"That's it, we haven't made cows and horses for Sister Ling'er, and now we are daughters-in-law, and it's finally our turn to raise our eyebrows. Mingyue grinned.
"These chicken feet are a little stuffy. β
Tomorrow picks his teeth with a toothpick, and his swaggering appearance is like an old witch who is hated by everyone.
"Are you going to marry me together?" Zhao Yuan was secretly happy in his heart.
"Did I say that?" Wan Ling'er sneered.
"You want to be beautiful!" Mingyue scoffed.
"That'...... That...... Then you ......" Zhao Yuan stammered, not knowing what Lu Dao said.
"Don't worry, the one who survives will definitely marry you. Wan Ling'er glared at Tomorrow Mingyue viciously.
"Say it as if you will live to the bottom, don't say that you can't kill us, even if you kill us, that Caixia Fairy, one finger can pinch you to death. "Tomorrow will naturally not fall behind,-for-tat.
"Hmph, one day, I will win against her!" Wan Ling'er said murderously.
"Hahaha...... You just take your daydream, people have been bullying the villain list for hundreds of years, and Master Ruolin, the king of martial witches who stabbed slaves, was easily killed by her, and with a good look like you, ten hundreds, are not her opponents. "Tomorrow Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughs.
"Actually...... We can work together to kill the female demon first. Wan Ling'er's eyes rolled.
"Hey, you're a fool to us! If you want to kill her, you have to wait for her to kill you, and then, we will kill you with He Ling, and then, our two sisters will kill He Ling......"
"And then?" Wan Ling'er sneered.
And then ...... And then ......" Tomorrow stammered and couldn't speak.
"Then, if you kill Mingyue, you will marry Zhao Yuan alone, right?" Wan Ling'er said with a smile.
"Hmph, at that time, you were already dead, and who we marry Zhao Yuan has nothing to do with you. Tomorrow snorted at Wan Ling'er.
"Let's see who has the most laugh!" Wan Ling'er sighed.
"Are all the men in the world dead?!" Zhao Yuan was looking for clues in the many letterheads, and he was already anxious, and the three women were chattering and arguing, he really couldn't bear it anymore, and roared loudly.
"Shut up!" the three women said in unison, and their sharp voices overwhelmed Zhao Yuan's voice.
"......" Zhao Yuan was dumbfounded.
"This is our business, it has nothing to do with you!" Wan Ling'er glanced at Zhao Yuan.
β......β
Zhao Yuan glanced at the three women blankly, shook his head, and buried his head in the mountains of letterheads to look for clues.
Day after day.
Zhao Yuan had been in He Ling's house for five days, and still hadn't figured out a clue.
Most of the contents of He Zixiong's letterhead are some instructions for the purchase of medicinal materials, and then there is an astonishing number of records of capital transactions, in these letterheads, it seems that there are many clues, but in fact, it makes no sense to trace the source of these letterheads, because Zhao Yuan is not looking for evidence that He Zixiong is a bad person, but to find clues to the Red Heart Divine Tree.
Of course, Zhao Yuan is not blindly searching, because, according to Du Juan, the He family may have a connection with the overseas island, and now, Zhao Yuan is mainly looking for letterheads related to the overseas island.
"Zhao Yuan, there is something wrong with these letterheads. Wan Ling'er was bored while eating melon seeds, flipping through the letterhead, and suddenly said.
"What's the problem?"
"Most of He Zixiong's letterheads are to purchase some alchemy materials, but according to the proportion of alchemy, many materials don't need so many at all...... Unless...... Unless......" Wan Ling'er looked thoughtful.
"Unless what?" Zhao Yuan's mind moved.
"Unless, they're building formations. β
"Formation?"
"Yes, it was mentioned in "Talking about the Creation of Pills" that in the Great Qin Empire, there are some ancient formations and prohibitions in many places, such as the Black Forest, which is actually a huge formation, with the power of heaven and earth of nature......"
"However, that is a prohibition arranged by the Ancient Immortals. Zhao Yuan frowned.
"Yes, but with enough materials, it's possible to build some powerful formations......"
"Well, even if He Zixiong is helping someone buy materials for building a formation, we ...... Ha Lu Ha ...... I see, I see...... In He Zixiong's letterhead, the time to buy those materials has been for decades, and there must have been countless clues, as long as we look for the place where the materials were delivered, we can find people related to He Zixiong, and from those people, we may be able to find the whereabouts of the Red Heart Divine Tree tree...... If I'm right, it's likely that the materials were sent to the overseas islands......"
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After having the goal, Zhao Yuan immediately sorted out the letterhead, according to the time, the letterhead of the purchased materials was arranged in order, and gradually, outlined the mode of He Zixiong's procurement that year, through a large number of analysis, Zhao Yuan soon found out some shops that cooperated with He Zixiong.
During this time when Zhao Yuan was busy, He Zixiong had already been buried, and the imperial capital was also busy with the emperor's funeral drill.
On the day of the emperor's death, all the books and the big drivers were set up. After the funeral, the Zigong Palace of the Daxing Emperor was placed in the Qianqing officials, and the kings, dukes, princesses, Fujin and other high-ranking nobles went home to fast, and the ministers and officials of various ministries and institutes of the government should go to the yamen dormitory to stay and fast collectively, and were not allowed to go home. As for the idle officials, they gathered at the noon gate to fast and stay. After the expiration of the fasting period, civil and military officials below the king are not allowed to have fun, and it is forbidden to marry in mourning clothes. The soldiers and civilians in Beijing are not allowed to marry for a month, are not allowed to have fun (i.e., any form of cultural and entertainment activities; mainly referring to theatrical performances) for 100 days, are not allowed to slaughter for 49 days, and are not allowed to engage in prayers and sacrifices for 27 days. Before the service is removed, the document ticket is intended to be printed with a blue pen, and the document is printed with blue ink. Since the day of the great mourning in the capital, the temples and the bells have been sounded 30,000 times. The next day, a ceremony will be held at the front gate.
In addition, the government would send obituaries to the vassal states, such as the Thorn Slave and Earl, and after the Great Qin government issued the posterior documents, it was convenient to send Chen Wei envoys to Beijing the next day to express their condolences. In history, when the emperor died in the past, the kings of various countries sent envoys to the imperial capital to pay tribute to them. While sending envoys to comfort the kings, they often sent incense envoys to offer incense gifts to the deceased.
The prince's preparations for the throne were also well underway, assisted by his two sisters, Princess Wan'er and Princess Kiki, and General Tsuneko was worshipped as a teacher by the three-year-old emperor.
Here, it is worth mentioning that General Changkong has resigned from his actual position, mainly to accompany him in the palace and guide the new emperor to read, read and practice martial arts.
Obviously, in this high-level power struggle, General Changkong won, and he resigned, not only to avoid gossip, but also to enter the palace to protect the little emperor and form a deterrent to the enemy.
However, under this silent contest, no high-ranking officials of the Great Qin Empire stepped down, and the empress, the biggest suspect in the assassination of the emperor, was not affected in the slightest. Zhao Yuan speculated that because the Empress Dowager had worked hard for decades, her power in the Great Qin Empire was already deep-rooted and intertwined, and if it was too aggressive, it might shake the foundation of the empire.
Because the new emperor ascended the throne, the imperial capital was heavily guarded, with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and there were groups of elite troops patrolling everywhere, and even the four gods of the border pass were transferred to the imperial capital.
Under the deterrence of powerful force, some of the forces that were about to move did not dare to act rashly, and the imperial capital did not appear in the chaos that Zhao Yuan imagined.
Everything, the dust settled.