The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1272 Guess
Qin Ye, the top military officer of Qing State, died on the way to a banquet. All his guards were killed, leaving no one alive.

When Chen Pingping and Fan Jian arrived, people from the Inspection Bureau and Kyoto Prefecture had already taken control of the scene.

"Wang Qinian, take me to see Lord Qin's body immediately." Chen Pingping showed a rare trace of panic.

"Sir Dean, you'd better not look at it. General Qin and his followers were all poisoned to death. There's poison on their bodies. No one is allowed to approach. People from the three departments are already trying to find a solution." Wang Qinian said with difficulty.

"Poison?" Chen Pingping asked in confusion: "Master Qin was a ninth-rank master twenty years ago. What kind of poison could kill him?"

As everyone knows, a ninth-rank master is no longer afraid of poison. Even Fei Jie, who is known as one of the three greatest poison masters in the world, does not dare to say that he can poison a ninth-rank master to death.

"The people from the third department are still investigating." Wang Qinian said with his head lowered.

Fan Jian said anxiously: "Lord Qin is the best in the army, and the Qin family is an important family in Qing. If he dies, the situation in Qing will change."

Before he could finish his words, Eunuch Hou, who was beside Emperor Qing, appeared.

"President Chen, His Majesty was furious when he heard that Lord Qin was murdered, and he asked you to come to the palace for questioning immediately."

Chen Pingping's face darkened, knowing that the days ahead would be difficult.

Qin Ye is different from Lin Gong. As a representative figure of the military generals of the Qing State, the impact of Qin Ye's death is far greater than that of Lin Gong, the son of a prime minister.

Especially since the Qin family is one of the four major families in Qing State, many members of the Qin clan serve in the military, and their relationships are complicated and deep-rooted.

In military matters, Emperor Qing would always listen to Qin Ye's opinions.

Now that such a powerful man is dead, the military of Qing Kingdom may change, and even Emperor Qing dare not ignore it.

Chen Pingping did not dare to hesitate and immediately returned to the palace. As soon as he saw Emperor Qing, he was scolded.

"What do you do at the Inspection Bureau? A senior official of the imperial court was killed in the important area of ​​the capital. As the director of the Inspection Bureau, didn't you get any news at all?"

Chen Pingping said in panic: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I failed in my duty."

Emperor Qing asked angrily: "Who killed Qin Ye?"

Chen Pingping's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he couldn't utter a word.

Because even he couldn't figure out who could poison Qin Ye!
If Qin Ye was hacked to death by someone, Chen Pingping would not be so distressed. Although the ninth-rank master is strong, there are still grand masters above him. At most, the problem can be blamed on Si Gu Jian, who can always deal with all the civil and military officials.

But Qin Ye died of poisoning, which made things troublesome.

Chen Pingping had never heard of any poison master who could poison a ninth-grade master to death, so even if he wanted to find someone to take the blame, there was no one.

Seeing Chen Pingping remained silent, Emperor Qing was so angry that he wanted to kill him.

Qin Ye is very important to Emperor Qing, not just because he is the number one person in the military.

In Emperor Qing's plan, Qin Ye played a crucial role and was the most important link in his conquest of Qing's military power.

Now that the person is dead, it is difficult to appease the Qin family alone, not to mention the ministers who are in a panic.

After all, he was an assassin who could poison a ninth-rank assassin. Who wouldn't be afraid of him? Even Emperor Qing himself didn't dare to ignore him.

"Chen Pingping, I give you seven days to catch the murderer, otherwise you will have to resign as the director of the Inspection Institute."

Chen Pingping hesitated for a while before speaking: "I suspect that the murderer who killed Mr. Qin came from the grassland."

Emperor Qing frowned and said unhappily: "I asked you to use the Yuan-Mongol envoys to fool Prime Minister Lin, not to fool me."

Chen Pingping explained: "Your Majesty, you don't know that among all the masters of poison in the world, no one can poison a ninth-grade master to death. Even Fei Jie, the chief of the Third Division of the Inspection Institute, can only temporarily poison a ninth-grade master and cannot kill him."

"What does this have to do with Yuan Meng?" asked Emperor Qing.

Chen Pingping explained: "Four years ago, I sent Fei Jie deep into the grassland to gather intelligence, but he never came back. I began to suspect that there must be a master in the grassland who is better at using poison than Fei Jie."

Emperor Qing's mood slowly calmed down, and Chen Pingping continued: "Your Majesty should know that the grassland has been very mysterious in recent years. Not only have my secret agents in the Inspection Bureau been eliminated one by one, but even the Jinyiwei of Northern Qi can't insert anyone.

The leader of the Yuan Meng Kingdom was even more mysterious, and no one knew his identity. "Emperor Qing's face was uncertain. The grassland had become a source of worry for him recently. This time, the Yuan Meng envoys came to Beijing, and Emperor Qing had been thinking about how to deal with it.

The grassland cavalry was the best in the world and posed a great threat to the Central Plains. Emperor Qing originally wanted to take the initiative and send troops to attack the Yuan Mongolians, as they had just established their country and had not yet become powerful. That was why he wanted to falsely accuse the Yuan Mongolian envoy of killing Lin Gong and find an excuse to start a war.

But now it seems that the water in Yuan Meng is deeper than he imagined.

Chen Pingping had been observing Emperor Qing's expression and was already 80% to 90% sure.

"Your Majesty, the last time Fei Jie sent back a message from the grassland, he only left five words."

Emperor Qing frowned and said: "What words? Why didn't you report it?"

Chen Pingping said: "There are only five words, 'Canglang Thirteen Wings'. I have never understood their meaning, so I dare not report it to Your Majesty."

"Thirteen Wings!" Emperor Qing suddenly stood up and said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, have you heard about it?" Chen Pingping said, "The Yuan Mongols not only sent an envoy to Qing, but also went to Dongyi and Beiqi. The head of the envoy claimed to be a member of the Thirteen Wings."

Qingguo took out a letter of credence and said, "The Yuan-Mongol envoys submitted a letter of credence, in which the chief envoy called himself the Thirteen-Winged 'Wind Eagle'."

Chen Pingping took the letter, read it through, and said earnestly: "I now understand the meaning of the five words Fei Jie sent back. The Thirteen Wings should refer to thirteen people. Canglang is most likely the code name of the leader of the Thirteen Wings."

Emperor Qing said coldly: "The Inspection Institute should have spies in Dongyi and Beiqi! Have they sent back any news?"

Chen Pingping nodded and said, "The Dongyi spies sent back news that the Thirteenth Wing's envoy codenamed Bailu fought three moves with Si Gu Jian and escaped unscathed."

Emperor Qing's eyes widened and he said, "Grandmaster!"

Chen Pingping shook his head and said, "Si Gu Jian said that Bai Lu is still one step away from becoming a Grandmaster."

Emperor Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Pingping said, "But Bai Lu said himself that he was only third in strength among the Thirteen Wings."

"What!" Emperor Qing was finally shocked.

Bai Lu, who is just one step away from becoming a grandmaster, is only ranked third, which means that there must be a grandmaster among the Thirteen Wings, or even more than one.

"Why are you telling me such an important thing only now?" Emperor Qing said angrily.

Chen Pingping took out a memorial and said, "I have already written the memorial, but Lord Fan and Minister Lin were both here just now, so it is difficult to submit it."

Emperor Qing said with a cold face: "Chen Pingping, I order you to gather all the forces of the Inspection Institute to find out the details of the Thirteenth Wing."

"I obey your order." Chen Pingping said: "The Yuan-Mongol envoys are in Kyoto now. Should we take control of all the members of the envoys first?"

"No!" Emperor Qing frowned and said, "Hold the troops for now."

Chen Pingping received the order and left the palace. Emperor Qing could not calm down for a long time and kept pacing back and forth in the bedroom.

Seeing Emperor Qing's worried look, Eunuch Hou couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. As long as Eunuch Hong is here, even a grandmaster can't break into the palace."

"What do you know!" Emperor Qing said irritably.

There are four great masters in the world, Ku He of Northern Qi, Si Gu Jian of Dongyi, Ye Liuyun of the Ye family of Nanqing, and another one who is said to be hidden in the Nanqing Palace, who is Hong Siyang, a favorite of the Queen Mother.

Only Emperor Qing knew that Hong Siyang had always been at the peak of the ninth rank, half a step to the Grandmaster realm, and that the real Grandmaster was himself.

However, Emperor Qing also knew that he, the grandmaster, might be the most powerful among the four grandmasters, but the weakest in actual combat.

So for the past twenty years, Emperor Qing has been secretly planning to get rid of the other three great masters! He also pushed Hong Siyang out to pretend to be the great master.

Just when the layout is about to be completed, a new grandmaster appears on the grassland, which is bound to cause unnecessary changes.

More importantly, Emperor Qing didn’t understand how a great master could be born on the grassland without the secret book that Ye Qingmei brought out from the temple?

If this secret is not clarified, Qing Kingdom’s attitude towards the grassland will also have to change.

"Call Ye Zhong here immediately and tell him that I want to see Ye Liuyun." Emperor Qing gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.