Surrounded by strong ministers

In Xinyang Palace, King Qin was lying on the couch, his eyes closed and his brows tightly closed, his face was stern and calm.Xiao Zong leaned forward to take a look, and found that his face was even uglier than before, and his lips were faintly darkened.

The servant trembled and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician will be here soon."

Xiao Zong was silent for a while, looking at the sleeping person on the couch, feeling very complicated.This man can't die now, but he should die in the end, but if he really dies, he seems to feel... pity again.

Just as he was upset, the imperial physician arrived, took the pulse, and tossed the unconscious King Qin.

"Emperor Physician, how is King Qin?"

With all the wrinkles on his face, the imperial physician bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qin has been poisoned. This poison is very severe, and it is not common. Your Highness may be killed."

Xiao Zong frowned and said, "I don't think there is any poison in the world that can't be cured. What kind of poison has he got?"

"Go back to the emperor, it's 'Sealing the Soul'."

There are many people in the world who have heard the name of "Sealing the Soul", but few have actually seen it.This poison comes from a foreign country, and it is said that it is made by mixing several poisons with the technique of witchcraft. The poison and its antidote have long been lost.

Xiao Zong was very calm after hearing the bad news.

Not only had he heard of this kind of evil holy product of poison in the legend, but he had also tasted it ten years ago. Thanks to it, he had an epiphany in time and stayed away from many right and wrong.

He remembered that he didn't take all the antidote that time.

Glancing at King Qin, he thought to himself, what a blessing in misfortune.

"The imperial pharmacy has an antidote, so don't go get it yet."

The little medical officer then took the order and left, the imperial physician hung his head aside and stammered: "Your Majesty, the king of Qin has been poisoned deeply, I am afraid that taking the antidote now will not completely cure him, my minister..."

"I don't want to listen to nonsense." Xiao Zong resolutely cut off the end of his words, and said word by word: "I want him to be safe."

During the conversation, King Qin woke up, as if he heard the conversation, stared at Xiao Zong with slightly open narrow eyes, although the eyes were thin, they were sharp and clear.

The power of "Sealing the Soul" is not only that it can kill people, but also that the process teaches life to be worse than death.It is different from "seal the throat at the sight of blood", "seal the throat at the sight of blood" takes the life instantly, like beheading, "seal the soul" invades the internal organs, and kills only when the internal organs are rotten, just like Ling Chi.

This kind of torture, but Qin Wang supported his sanity and didn't even hum.Xiao Zong remembered that he was not such a hero when he was tortured by this poison, so he couldn't help feeling a wave of respect.

He leaned down and saw that the people in the couch were struggling, with sweat pouring from their foreheads. He dipped a square towel in cold water and wiped the sweat very carefully. While wiping, he said, "Don't worry, I will definitely will save you."

Qin Wang grabbed his wrist and took a breath. He was only one step away from the wind, but he still spoke arrogantly, "I know, so I came to you. If I die, you will be in trouble." Eyes flicked , laughing low.

Xiao Zong looked at him silently, and thought, even if this person is dying, he is not an unpleasant person.

King Qin had had enough of laughing, he coughed a few times, as if his stomach was being pulled, he wrinkled his brows and closed his eyes to pant, but he didn't let go of Xiao Zong's hand.Xiao Zong could only hear nonsense in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are so considerate." Immediately he threw the wet wipe on his face.

After leaving Xinyang Palace, the sky will be bright.Looking back at the day and night that just passed, the king of Qin had a majestic audience until now he was lying on the bed weak and sleeping, the ups and downs were long and tossing.

Xiao Zong rubbed the corners of his astringent eyes and went back to the bedroom to go to bed. He held a banquet last night to welcome someone, and he has declared that he will not go to court today.

In the next few days, King Qin recuperated in the palace, and his condition was repeatedly unstable. The Tai Hospital took care of him day and night, and finally calmed down after three days of tossing.While concealing the truth that will not last long, Xiao Zong secretly traced who had murdered the King of Qin.King Qin's sudden move into the inner palace didn't have much reaction from all parties in the court, it seemed calm, only King Qin's subordinates in the east hall asked to see their master several times, but Xiao Zong refused one after another, causing a small commotion.

On this day, Xiao Zong was summoning Han Suren Buhui to discuss matters in the imperial study, when the servant came to report, and Meng He, a close minister of the King of Qin, came to ask to see him again.Xiao Zong thought for a while and asked, how is King Qin doing now?The servant said, King Qin was falling asleep after taking the medicine.Xiao Zong nodded, and led him to lead Meng He to Xinyang Palace to meet his master.

Meng He came out from Xinyang Palace, but he didn't see Xiao Zong and refused to give up.

He didn't treat the emperor well at all, and when something happened to the king of Qin, his attitude became even more rude. After being reprimanded by Han Su, he restrained himself a little, but his tone was still unfriendly: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"

Holding the teacup, Xiao Zong said lightly, "Unfortunately King Qin was poisoned, and now he is fine. I leave him in the palace to rest and recover, and let him go out of the palace when he is well."

Meng He sneered: "Could it be that the emperor is planning to send 20 troops in the northwest with these two words?"

An unabashed threat.

Han Su was about to scold, but Xiao Zong stopped him by raising his hand.Meng He looked down on this muddy emperor even more. He glanced contemptuously, and said, "Your Majesty was murdered in the palace, and the Emperor must give an explanation, otherwise the Qin Palace will not let it go!"

Xiao Zong rubbed his forehead and said: "I have already ordered people to investigate this matter, and I will not let the person who poisoned the King of Qin go unnoticed."

Meng He only thought it was incompetent and perfunctory, and asked unceremoniously: "Dare to ask the emperor how the progress is? Do you know who did it? How to deal with the thief who doesn't know how to live or die?"

Xiao Zong raised his forehead again, and thought to himself, everyone in Prince Qin's residence is really aggressive. "The crime of murdering a vassal king is the punishment of the nine clans. The real murderer... I will not let him go at ease."

"That means there is no clue yet." Meng He arched his hand, "The matter of chasing the murderer, please leave it to the Qin Palace to investigate and deal with it personally. The emperor can rest assured that the minister will not wrong the innocent, only the real culprit," gritted his teeth, "Punish the nine clans according to the law."

Xiao Zong pondered for a moment, and said: "Since that's the case, I'll let you do it. I will send someone to help. Han Taifu and Ren Shilang were originally in charge of this matter, and they have already found some clues, and I will hand them over to you. I also hope to find out as soon as possible. Murderer, avenge the king of Qin." Then he drew up an order and handed it over to Meng He.

After Meng He stepped down, there were only three people left in the imperial study, Xiao Zonghan and Han Shuren.Xiao Zong picked up his cup and took a few sips of tea, feeling a lot more relaxed, Han Suren Bugui stood aside with his hands down, not speaking.

After a long time, Ren Buhui said calmly: "The fish has been hooked. Meng He asked himself to catch the murderer, so the emperor can relax a little. However, meeting is worse than being famous. This third prince of Tartar is really defiant. He really treats King Qin Be loyal with all your heart, but it's really impossible for an ordinary person to regard the enemy who has overthrown his homeland as his master." He smiled sarcastically.

Han Su didn't feel like him. He frowned slightly and said, "This man is a confidant of the King of Qin. I heard that he is quite strategic and skilled in both civil and martial arts. We should not take him lightly."

Xiao Zong took a sip of tea calmly on the seat, put down the teacup, and said: "His ability depends on how he avenged his master this time, and I hope he won't disappoint me." After pondering slightly, he said again : "This matter is too big to be missed. Although the two of you are no longer in charge of this matter, you can't completely let go now, and help him when necessary."

"According to the order."

Seven or eight days later, the news that King Qin was poisoned could no longer be concealed, and everyone who should or should not know knew about it.Fortunately, at this time King Qin was out of danger long ago, but his body was weak and he was still raised in the palace.There is no chaos in the northwest, and the Great Zhou Dynasty still hangs with a breath of breath.

Although there was no turmoil, shock was inevitable, especially in Gyeonggi.The courtiers couldn't believe that someone dared to poison the mighty King Qin at the imperial banquet.

I don't know which idiot it is, who is bold, reckless, and has ulterior motives!

Even though the crowd was not slowed down by the thunder, after only two days, another thunderbolt landed on their heads, making everyone feel as if they were chilling, and their hearts were in panic.

King Qin's thousand personal guards suddenly launched an attack at dawn, and immediately surrounded the Prime Minister's mansion so that even a mouse could not get in or out.Prime Minister Wen Ting was sitting in a sedan chair and was about to go to court when he was dragged out by two fierce and reckless men and dragged into the mansion.The guards patrolling the imperial city arrived in a hurry, and the Prime Minister's mansion was already full of howling ghosts and howling wolves.Mr. Xiang, his four sons and five or six grandchildren were lying in a pool of blood. Just after he died under the knife, a group of guards brutally drove the crying female relatives to one place.The military officer of the guard stepped forward, and before he could say a word, the young man who was the leader of Prince Qin's personal guards threw him some things with a stern look on his face.

Meng He took the murderer, but it wasn't just Wen Ting's family who got caught, but also a few of Xiangye's powerful cronies in the army.A few days earlier, Meng He had found out that it was the Prime Minister who murdered his master. The Qin Palace has always followed the policy of eradicating weeds and eradicating future troubles forever.

The attack at this time was already well planned and well planned, and Lei Ting acted until he uprooted the reckless Prime Minister Yidang.

The prime minister, who had power in two dynasties, had been domineering for half his life, and his family was ruined and his heirs and party members were ruined overnight. His corpse was exposed in the wilderness, and he ended up miserable.The ruling and opposition parties were suddenly fearful of the powerful and ruthless Prince Qin's mansion to an unprecedented level.

After listening to Ren Buhui's report in the imperial garden, Xiao Zong asked a few words about the recent situation in the imperial city, and then he remained silent, with a flat expression showing no trace of emotion.

Ren Buhui raised his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he moved his lips a few times but didn't speak.

"You have worked hard these few days, go down and rest." After a long time, Xiao Zong said.

Ren Buhui paused for a moment, his eyes flickered, but in the end he left without saying anything.

Xiao Zong stood in the imperial garden for more than half an hour before heading to Xinyang Palace.

In Xinyang Palace, King Qin was half lying on the couch, reading a scroll with one hand, while the other hand was pressed by the imperial physician to feel his pulse.When he saw Xiao Zong, he raised his eyebrows and threw the scrolls aside, "There are thousands of books here, and there is no lack of everything in it. His Majesty has been here for ten years, and it seems that he is not as good as I imagined." loneliness."

Xiao Zong approached the side of the couch, met those eyes protruding into his temples, and said calmly: "Qin Wang's body seems to be almost recuperated."

The imperial physician finished his pulse at this time, bowed to Xiao Zong and said: "Your Majesty, the residual poison in His Highness Qin Wang's body has been eliminated, and there is no problem, just drink some nourishing decoction to nourish Qi."

King Qin was leaning on the soft pillow, full of laziness, struggling once on the verge of life and death, he seemed to have not changed much, his body was still strong, and his body was full of strength.Lifting his lips, there was a thin smile in his amber eyes: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."

Xiao Zong waved away the imperial physician, looked at him for a moment: "King Qin has recovered, let's go out of the palace today." Just as he turned half his body, a big hand grabbed his wrist.

"Will the fish forget the fish so soon?" With a smile on his lips, the light in his eyes flickered slightly, he looked straight at Xiao Zong, but there was no smile in his eyes, "The members of the nine clans of Wen Ting were killed by the Qin Palace, your majesty Don't you have anything to say to the minister?"

The maids and servants retreated quietly with interest, and the room in the inner hall was silent.

King Qin took Xiao Zong's hand to his face, looked at it for a long while, and bent his lips: "Your Majesty, how does it feel to kill with a knife?"