fast and ferocious

Chapter 436 Reminder (one update)
Qin Wubing scratched his forehead and said:
"Your Majesty, Ninth Brother! No matter who that person is, he will be very willing for us to think of him as someone in a certain circle, such as a member of the royal family, such as an important court official, such as a foreign relative, etc., unless our inference is correct. Otherwise, if you make a mistake, it will delay a lot of time, and that person will have the opportunity to continue the layout."

The emperor's face darkened: "Do you still think that person is not from the royal family?"

"I can't say right now, I think I have an advantage, that is, I don't know anyone, royal family members, I only know a few people, court officials, I only know a few people, let alone others In this way, when I deduce who he is, I won't preconceive it, and I won't just think in one direction."

Prince Xiang frowned and said:

"You always said before that we are all humans, and no one is a god, but you always said that that person is extremely powerful, like a prophet, thinking ahead in everything, and hiding yourself very well. There is a way to make his subordinates completely obey him, and the officials involved in the court don't know who he is... Don't you have a long history of interrogating Chengjun Palace?"

Qin Wubing chuckled, shook his head and said, "No trial."

"Look!" Prince Xiang looked at the emperor and spread his hands together: "I knew he would do this."

"Why no trial?" the emperor asked.

"I don't know how to interrogate, and I'm afraid he will lead me on the wrong path." Qin Wubing replied sincerely.

"Ridiculous!" The emperor stood up, pointed at Qin Wubing and said, "If that's the case, you just give up eating because of choking!"

Qin Wubing nodded first, and then said:

"You said, to be arranged by that person to be a long-term historian in Chengjun Wangfu, don't you have to have some brains? But I feel that he deliberately bumped into my arms today! Qu Liang met De Yu, so Qu Liang Had to hand over his son-in-law as a hostage, and had to carry poison on his body every day, but Qu Liang did not die last night. According to their usual practice, he cut off the rotten branches to survive, so Deyu Must die."

"But Deyu could have died easier." Prince Xiang said in a deep voice.

"That's what it means. There's absolutely no need for Deyu to show his teeth and claws like he died, and even frighten a little eunuch crazy. Then the housekeeper, no, the long history, came to me, as if I didn't know he had a problem. What I said was full of flaws, and I endured it..."

"The person who made Chang Shi himself fall into the trap must be a very trustworthy person. If you don't interrogate him, how will you know what his purpose is?" Prince Xiang asked.

Qin Wubing hurriedly said: "I didn't interrogate right away, it doesn't mean that I didn't plan to interrogate. Let Chang Shi wait one more night, make him anxious, think more, and show his feet more easily."

Prince Xiang snorted and said, "It's all because of you!"

"Ninth brother, don't worry, just now you said that I said that that person is extremely powerful. This is not what I said, it was done by him over the years, the royal family can have a purpose, but other people must not have it ? How can I conclude that that person is extremely capable, but the purpose is not the throne?"

The emperor glanced at Lord Xiang with worry.

Prince Xiang knew that this was what the emperor was most worried about. It was all for his family to fight for the throne. If someone else had the same goal and had already achieved this level, the emperor might not be able to sleep well!
Both of them listened to Qin Wubing's next words very seriously.

"I don't have proof, I just feel..."

"Has he never been boarded?" The emperor looked at Prince Xiang and asked.

Prince Xiang smiled and said: "As soon as you lift the board on your side, Yu'er will rush to you on the other side."

"He is relying on his little aunt to talk nonsense!" The emperor was a little annoyed.

"Can you listen to me first?" Qin Wubing said anxiously: "You can't underestimate my feeling. It is accumulated from years of experience. Think about it, the emperor has controlled the cheating in scientific examinations for so many years. In order to come to the throne, he has been focusing on those with high positions, but in fact, he has deployed in various places, that is to say, every time after the Spring Festival, those who passed the Jinshi because of him are all sent to other places without accident. , Those who he thinks can be used will be transferred to Beijing and slowly cultivated. If they are members of the royal family, how can they look up to the seventh-rank county magistrates released outside? More will be deployed in Beijing."

"What if someone else covets the throne?" Prince Xiang asked.

"That is also an unreasonable idea that has been slowly born in these years! The emperor is wise. I don't know how many people have benefited from this person's operation for many years. If we really want to find out one by one, that person's life expectancy should be exhausted. .”

Prince Xiang took a deep breath, looked at the emperor and said:

"Hearing what he said, there is some truth to it. If that person coveted the throne from the beginning, he probably wouldn't have made such a plan, but now that he is so powerful, it is possible to have delusional thoughts. It's just that the person's age... I want to think about it." Bigger than me."

The emperor nodded, just about to speak, Qin Wubing said again:

"This is on the one hand. On the other hand, this person is very tolerant! The emperor thought, those officials who are corrupt, which one doesn't like official authority? Earning money can satisfy them. He is looked up to by others, and that person is so powerful, he must have been a mountain of gold and silver, but he can't show it, who can have this kind of skill?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at Qin Wubing, and asked: "You already have the answer in your heart?"

Qin Wubing shook his head: "It's very blurry and I can't see clearly, but one thing is for sure, this person is not young, if he wants to pass on this big story, I always feel that it will be very difficult... "

"How do you judge that there is only one person behind the scenes?" Prince Xiang asked.

"Based on feeling..."

"Say something useful!" The emperor reprimanded.

"I think that right-hand man and right-hand man are indispensable, but what counts is only one person. Even if there is one more person, they will not be able to persist for so long without being known. If there are more than a few, they will already be fighting each other."

Prince Xiang nodded and said: "Especially the people behind the scenes are getting old now, who will take over? There are too many people, and some people will feel unfair, and it is inevitable to make some troubles."

The emperor smiled, that's how he came here, from a large country to a small family, even if the process of heir succession is not turbulent, it will never be smooth.

Qin Wubing hurriedly said:
"The most unbelievable thing about this matter is not how long he has been doing it, how many officials he has attracted, but how well he hides it! When I encountered the case of murder due to scientific examination fraud in Jinghai, I felt this way. It was Jinghai. It’s not close to the capital, even if someone who sells exam questions brags about who is the big tree in the capital, wouldn’t it be normal? Those Zhuang Ding in Yangjiazhuang used to talk about Chengjun Wangfu. When the nephew of the Shangshu family left, didn’t he talk about the Minister of the Household Department? There are many places to go, and there are many things to see. They are afraid that others will not know who they rely on, but that person can control what they do. The people below don't talk nonsense."

"That's because they don't know at all." Prince Xiang said.

"Exactly! This is the second thing I can't figure out. How did he make the people below not know who he is, but they are all willing to obey him?"

The emperor sighed softly, and said: "In this way, it may not be so easy to find him as soon as possible."

Qin Wubing got up and made up his mind: "Your Majesty, don't worry, since I said to find him before the first day of next month, I will never wait until the second day."

The emperor waved his hand and said:
"You don't need to work hard. I'm really exhausted. My little aunt can't spare me. Now that he knows we are looking for him, he must restrain himself. A servant from the left of the official department, and a censor from the right of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There is a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, plus the former Minister of the Household Department, I can breathe a sigh of relief, take your time, don't rush!"

"There is also a servant of the Ministry of War. I have been sending people to watch him. It is the fake county magistrate of Tonghui County who bought exam questions and killed people behind the scenes. Arrest him?"

"Catch!" The emperor didn't hesitate: "Uncle Nine sits in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and thoroughly investigates the case of the fake county magistrate, the murder case of the post station in Tonghui County, and all officials who corrupted the law and corrupted the law will be dealt with! , Those who should be killed must be killed, and they must not be soft-hearted, let alone be like in the past, only serve as small officials and not big officials! It is his turn to panic!"

Prince Xiang got up and took orders.

The emperor looked at Qin Wubing and said: "Tomorrow your father and elder brother will go to Beijing, and you have to talk about your marriage with your little aunt in detail."

Qin Wubing couldn't help but beam with joy.

"But, your brother, you have to keep an eye on him! You are not a smart man, now is the time when you need to be careful, don't let him miss a big deal! If it doesn't work, let him go back first, a little bit of beauty will do." Confused, useless!"

Qin Wubing's joy just now disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)