Pick up a female emperor as a wife

Qin Chuan didn't seem to be afraid.

He has also become accustomed to Qingyue's style of wanting to kill people at any time.

He had also made plans. If he couldn't earn 30,000 taels in five months, he would just snatch Nangong Wan away.

Therefore, he was in a relaxed mood. He yawned and said, "Since ancient times, it has been the easiest to make money from women. Going to the place of fireworks is of course to find an opportunity to earn thirty thousand taels."

Qingyue looked surprised: "No way, Brother Chuan, do you really want to make thirty thousand taels in five months?"

In her opinion, Qin Chuan's actions in Nangong Mansion were just to delay time. If he wanted to make it a fait accompli, there was no need to complete the specified conditions.

At this moment, she thought of how Qin Chuan had earned several hundred taels of silver from selling oyster sauce, and she suddenly realized, "You don't want to sell oyster sauce, do you?"

"Of course not. This place is hundreds of miles away from the sea. Even if I break my back with Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, I can't earn 30,000 taels." Qin Chuan denied.

Qingyue felt strange: "Brother Chuan, if you are not selling oyster sauce, what are you doing over there?"

"Didn't I say it? Since ancient times, women's money is the easiest to make. Of course, we should look for opportunities there. By the way, you have to take me to see the rouge and powder shop." Qin Chuan instructed.

Qingyue was a little confused about Qin Chuan's approach.

However, she was sent by the emperor to protect Qin Chuan, so she had to obey Qin Chuan's orders.

Of course, if he wants to visit a brothel, don't blame her for being ruthless with the sword in her hand!

Immediately, she nodded and said, "There are many rouge and powder shops near the fireworks area, so you can go and see them along the way. But I suggest you wait until night to go. There is no curfew in the imperial capital, so it is the busiest at night."

"Okay, then let's fill our stomachs first and we'll set off before dark." Qin Chuan agreed.

An hour later!

Nangong Wan has returned to the Yangxin Palace in the palace. Now with her hair tied up in a bun and wearing imperial robes, she looks more domineering.

She once again became the Emperor of Daqian, Nangong Jun!

When other people see her, they don't think of her as a woman, but just think that this man is too handsome, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most beautiful man in the world.

She sat on the dragon throne.

There were three people kneeling in the hall.

Two men and one woman!

The woman was wearing a mask and her face could not be seen clearly. If the ministers saw the plum blossom mark on her chest, they would immediately become wary.

She is the eunuch leader of the Shadow Guards!

Blood plum blossom!

This is not her real name. No one in the world knows her true identity except the emperor.

She is called Blood Plum Blossom because once she attacks, she will kill everyone. After killing everyone, she will leave a bloody plum blossom mark!

Therefore it is called blood plum blossom.

A man is both civil and military.

The general was of sturdy build, about forty years old, and seemed to have the strength to move mountains and the power to conquer the world.

But he seemed to love drinking alcohol by nature, and his nose was always red.

He is Nangong Wan’s most trusted general, Lian Jiusheng!

Civil officials have gray hair and a slightly frail body.

However, his eyes are so bright that one cannot underestimate him.

He is Sima Hui, the most trusted civil official of Nangong Wan of Qian State.

When the two of them heard what Nangong Wan said about the rebellion, they were shocked.

Assassination attempts on the emperor were common, but the Shadow Guards were the most loyal force to the emperor, and someone was able to infiltrate them, which showed that the rebel forces were far more powerful than they imagined.

"Blood Plum Blossom, what is the result of the interrogation?" Nangong Wan asked.

“Your Majesty, Ling Ran is still unwilling to say anything. I have arrested all the shadow guards related to her and interrogated them, and have obtained some scattered information.

At present, it is known that there are only thirteen betrayed Shadow Guards, and they have always been following Ling Ran's orders. They only know that Ling Ran is served by a person called the Master. Some of the killers arranged in Dongling County are hired by them at a large price, and some are officials of Dongling County and local garrison troops.

I sent people to Dongling County last night to catch them all in one fell swoop!

However, according to the current situation, they are just following Ling Ran's orders, and still cannot know the specific identity of the mastermind behind the scenes." Xue Meihua replied.

Her voice seemed to be filled with murderous intent. Compared to Ling Ran's arrogance, she seemed to have come from hell. Just hearing her voice made people tremble.

Even though Sima Hui and Lian Jiusheng had seen her many times, they still felt a murderous intent coming at them. Sima Hui was a civil official, so he could not help but step aside and move away from her.

Nangong Wan was not surprised to hear this.

On the way to the imperial capital, she and Qingyue had interrogated her many times. They even followed Qin Chuan's advice and poured sea water into Ling Ran's wounds. The feeling of having salt sprinkled on the wound was more painful than death, but she still refused to confess the truth.

There is only one sentence in the whole story: their master will kill her and replace her!

Nowadays, all the shadow guards have been infiltrated. I don’t know how many have been infiltrated in the court, the harem, and even government offices across the country.

Finding the culprit behind the scenes and eliminating him is the top priority.

Otherwise, when she wakes up one day, the enemy's knife may be on her neck!

Nangong Wan looked at Lian Jiusheng and Sima Hui.

"Think carefully, who could be the master?"

Lian Jiusheng and Sima Hui looked at each other.

Sima Hui took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the situation in the court is chaotic, and there are many people who want to dethrone the emperor.

Even within the harem, there are uneasy people.

I dare to name two people who may be the Lord."

"speak!"

"Prime Minister Yuwen Yan, and Empress Dowager Chunyuan Lu Ruxue!" Sima Hui replied.

“They are indeed suspicious. If anything happens to His Majesty, they will be the most direct beneficiaries.

But if His Majesty is successfully assassinated, people all over the world will think that they did it. Do you think other forces will take the opportunity to unite and get rid of them?

In this way, the obstacles that stand in their way of ascending the throne will be removed, and everyone will have a chance! Yuwen Yan is a high-ranking official, and the Qingyang Lu family behind Queen Mother Chunyuan is the most powerful family in the country of Qian. Wouldn't they think of this?" Xue Meihua asked back.

Sima Hui disagreed: "Bloodline Lord, you are ignoring the reform plan proposed by His Majesty some time ago. This plan will greatly undermine the interests of the aristocratic families, mainly Yuwen Yan and Queen Mother Chunyuan. It is possible that they want to take the risk and kill His Majesty for this!"

"Your Majesty's plan has only so-so supporters in the court. Unless there are major changes in the Qian Kingdom, it will be difficult to implement. There is absolutely no need for them to take risks!" Blood Plum Blossom objected again.

Sima Hui shook his head again. As the two began to argue again, Nangong Wan realized that they could not identify the final suspect just by discussing. She stopped their quarrel and said, "What you two said makes sense. Next, you will split into three groups. Sima Hui, you will mobilize the undercover agents planted around Yuwen Yan to look for evidence. Lian Jiusheng, you will be responsible for investigating the forces other than Yuwen Yan and Queen Mother Chunyuan. Xue Meihua, you will be responsible for investigating Queen Mother Chunyuan!"

"Here!"

After the three men received the order, Lian Jiusheng hesitated to speak.

"General Lian, you can speak freely."

"Your Majesty, the military pay in the northwest has disappeared for many days. Currently, no military pay has been issued, and the military morale is unstable. If the Western Hu invades at this moment, I'm afraid something big will happen. Your Majesty, please raise the military pay as soon as possible." Lian Jiusheng said in embarrassment.

"How much silver do you need?"

"At least five hundred thousand taels!" Lian Jiusheng replied.

Nangong Wan was quite troubled. Although Qian State was located in the prosperous area of ​​Jiangnan, the entire Qian State was almost controlled by seven wealthy and powerful families. Taxes from all over the country had to be reduced by them several levels before they could be collected into the national treasury.

The seven great and powerful families are all extremely wealthy, but the national treasury is facing a shortage of funds every year.

The 500,000 taels of military pay that had been raised from various sources half a year earlier disappeared during transportation, leaving the national treasury empty.

Nowadays, in the short term, it is extremely difficult to squeeze out 500,000 taels of silver from various expenses.

Nangong Wan only hoped to prolong the time and squeeze out the money next year when the taxes were collected and the treasury was slightly fuller.

So she asked, "General Lian, how long do you think it can last?"

"If I try my best to delay it, it can only be delayed until the beginning of next spring, which is five months!" Lian Jiusheng replied.

Nangong Wan's heart sank. Where could she squeeze out 500,000 taels as military pay in five months?

Meanwhile, night fell.

Qin Chuan and his companions took a sedan chair and arrived at the fireworks place in the imperial capital.