Abandoning concubines and raising children to seize the throne

Golden Palace.

Guan Mengting held the wat board in his hand and stepped forward and said: "In addition to Su Huan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the president of the Hanlin Academy was also assassinated to death last night. Now people are in panic. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Ye Jingyu sat high on the dragon chair, his handsome face as gloomy as water, and the southern red agate on the imperial crown kept shaking slightly, showing the anger in his heart.

This morning I wanted to discuss the Jiangwu incident, but I didn't want to hear this bad news.

He grabbed the armrest of the dragon chair with all his strength, veins popped out on the back of his hands, and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the Minister of Dali Temple?"

A middle-aged man in his forties walked out from among the courtiers, knelt on the ground and said, "After hearing about this matter, I have sent people to investigate. I believe there will be results soon."

Ye Jingyu said coldly: "In a few days, give me an exact time."

The minister of Dali Temple hurriedly said: "I'll give you three days' request. Within three days, these murderers will be traced out."

Ye Jingyu said in a cold voice: "Okay, I will give you three days. Starting tonight, there will be a three-day curfew. No one is allowed to leave the city."

The minister of Dali Temple said in a trembling voice: "I obey the decree. I will now order you to go down and carefully investigate all those who enter the capital."

Ye Jingyu glanced at him sharply and said, "Where is the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance?"

Han Shi walked out of it. "The old minister is here."

Ye Jingyu said coldly: "Immediately order your department to strictly check the population in the capital. If there is anyone suspicious, his life will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

Han Shi responded respectfully: "Old minister, I obey."

Ye Jingyu had already stood up, scanning the ministers with sharp eyes.

"From today on, I will do nothing else until the murderer is found."

The ministers immediately bowed. "I obey the order."

Ye Jingyu flicked his sleeves and quickly walked out of the Jinluan Palace.

A figure followed from the darkness.

"emperor."

Ye Jingyu asked without looking back, "What did you find out?"

Jueying lowered her head and said, "My subordinates have been monitoring Fangruo. She has been staying in Zuihong Courtyard recently and has not been in contact with others."

"Where are Guan Xiao and Guan Lizhi? Have you ever looked for her?"

"No, Guan Lizhi doesn't seem to know that Fangruo is in Zuihong Courtyard, and Guan Xiao has never left the Marshal's Mansion in the past few days."

Ye Jingyu's steps suddenly slowed down.

"Could it be that we are going in the wrong direction?"

Thinking of Yin Qingxuan's excited expression that someone needed seeds, and as much as they wanted, the little girl loved money as much as her life, so she couldn't lie to herself about this matter, and then she realized something else.

The seed thing is probably just a cover!

The other party's purpose is not here, but to use this to divert his attention, coerce a large number of killers into the capital, kill the court officials, and make the officials panic.

A good move!

Ye Jingyu slowly raised the corners of his thin lips with a cold smile.

"Continue to stare at that woman. I don't believe that she can stay dormant forever. The rest of the people will do their best to investigate the people who have entered the capital in the past ten days. If anyone has a false identity, they will be arrested immediately."

Jueying seemed to have figured out something, and she cupped her hands and said, "I will resign now."

Ye Jingyu hummed, then paused.

"Li Defu, go and tell the emperor's uncle to enter the palace. I'm afraid it will take some time for him to leave."

"Yes."

Li Defu also knew the seriousness of such a big thing, so he responded and led people out of the palace.

Ye Jingyu walked quickly and arrived at the imperial study room in a blink of an eye.

Su Caiwei was standing at the door and immediately knelt down when she saw Ye Jingyu.

She cried and said, "I, my concubine, are here to see the Emperor."

Beside him, Yin Qingxuan bowed.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ling wants to go out of the palace to attend the funeral of her father. Please allow your Majesty to do so."

Ye Jingyu frowned, his eyes darkened.

Su Caiwei had crawled over, tugged at the corner of Ye Jingyu's clothes, and said with tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty, I only have this one father. Now that he has died brutally, and he is in the capital, if I can't go back to attend his funeral, It's hard to die with peace of mind. If the emperor allows me to take my concubine, I will be willing to die in the palace without fighting or grabbing her for the rest of my life."

Unexpectedly, Su Caiwei was so filial, and Yin Qingxuan couldn't help but be moved when she saw it.

Everyone is born and raised by their parents, so she will definitely be anxious when they change places.

She bent her knees and knelt in front of Ye Jingyu.

"Filial piety comes first, and I ask your Majesty to agree. Even if you just take a look, Concubine Ling can feel at ease."

The concubines who entered the palace were not allowed to leave the palace at will.

Considering that Yin Qingxuan came in and out several times, it would indeed be unkind if he refused to allow Su Caiwei.

He stretched out his hand to pull Yin Qingxuan and said softly: "Everyone, please get up. I agree."

Su Caiwei kowtowed excitedly.

"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty. I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing blood seeping out of her forehead, Yin Qingxuan couldn't bear it and pulled Su Caiwei up.

"The emperor has agreed, so hurry up and go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Concubine Yao. I will leave the palace right now."

Su Caiwei pulled Xianglan and staggered out of the imperial study.

Yin Qingxuan raised her head and looked at Ye Jingyu.

"This matter...is very serious."

"Well, it's really serious."

Ye Jingyu let go of his hand and walked into the imperial study room with heavy steps.

Yin Qingxuan followed him in and got him a cup of tea.

"Does the Emperor have any clue?"

Ye Jingyu stabilized his mind and said slowly: "It's a mess. The Jiangwu incident has not yet been resolved, and this happened again in the capital. Now the officials are in danger, and the people must be in fear."

Yin Qingxuan also felt that the current situation was chaotic enough.

Seeing Ye Jingyu frowning, he said: "As long as it is a problem, there is always a solution. There are many generals in the capital. The top priority is to strengthen the city defense first, and then slowly find the murderer."

"I think so too. I have allowed the emperor's uncle to enter the palace. With his Red Flame Camp here, I can still feel at ease."

Ye Jingyu put down the cup, and the young eunuch came over to help him remove the imperial crown.

Yin Qingxuan asked again: "I wonder how the saltpeter, sulfur and other materials were found?"

"The Ministry of Industry has collected some. I have ordered them to send samples. I was about to go find you, so you came over."

Ye Jingyu stood up, walked to the desk, and opened the four boxes placed on it.

"Just take a look, is it what you need?"

Yin Qingxuan walked to the box.

Ye Jingyu said: "These are sulfur ore, saltpeter, charcoal and realgar."

Yin Qingxuan didn't know much about sulfur mines, but the nitrate soil should be correct. There were white crystals on the soil layer, the realgar was powdery, golden yellow, and the rest was the burnt charcoal ash.

"Whether it is or not, you can find out by experimenting. It's just that this thing is so powerful that you have to leave the palace and find an open place."

Ye Jingyu frowned slightly: "No, the situation outside the palace is chaotic. It's too unsafe for you to go out at this time. I can order others to go and debug."

Yin Qingxuan shook her head and said with a serious face: "Others have not read the classics. If there are mistakes, it may hurt people's lives. It is more appropriate for me to go. Moreover, I am also a member of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now The national crisis is approaching, and I, my concubine, should do my best for the great Zhou Dynasty."