The First Tyrant of Daxia

The next day, the army marched in an orderly manner.

Xiao Jian sent an additional 10,000 people to escort them, fearing that Qin Yun might make any mistake again. The convoys for worshiping ancestors in the Taimiao headed towards the imperial capital one after another.

As night fell, we arrived at the northern entrance of the imperial capital.

Gu Chuntang, Yan Zhong and other ministers who stayed behind came out to greet them, and the huge team entered the palace from Xuanwu Gate.

Qin Yun asked Concubine Xiao Shufei and others to return to the harem, and asked Old Feng to personally arrange Murong Shunhua's accommodation.

Then he came to the imperial study.

The place is crowded with people, and all the trusted ministers have gathered here.

The Taimiao incident had a huge impact!

"My dear ministers, do you have anything to say?" Qin Yun glanced down.

Qi Yong, the Minister of Justice, was the first to kneel down, and said with great fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of not arresting Wang Min as soon as possible, which led to Your Majesty being in danger."

Tang Ling, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am also guilty. I did not do my job well. Please punish me."

"I am guilty too!"

About seven or eight ministers knelt down and confessed everything about Wang Min.

The person has not been caught yet, so he is indeed guilty.

Qin Yun sneered: "You guys, you eat the emperor's salary but don't share his worries. You can only do a botched job!"

"Damn it! Deduct one year's salary from all of you, and fine each of you two thousand taels of silver! If you do it again, I will give you a hundred lashes of the cane until your skin is torn to pieces!"

Several ministers had bitter expressions on their faces. It was still okay for those with richer families, but for those who were a little less wealthy, the two thousand taels would really cost them their lives.

For the rest of your life, don’t even think about having enough money to work hard in a brothel.

boom!

"Did you hear that?" Qin Yun suddenly jumped up and roared.

It exploded like thunder, and all the ministers shrank their necks and trembled with fear.

They all knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, we obey your command!"

"Humph!"

Qin Yun snorted coldly, and said sternly: "If I don't teach you losers a lesson, you really think you can rest easy!"

"The imperial court is not a place for retirement!"

"If you can't do a good job, then resign and retire early. I will go and invite someone who can do a good job!"

After hearing this, Qi Yong and other ministers were horrified and their faces were filled with panic!

Being fined is just a small matter, but if you lose your official position in the future, it would be like losing your life!

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and I won't make the same mistake again!"

"Wang Min, the Ministry of Justice will conduct a thorough investigation. Please calm down."

Tang Ling also said in panic: "Your Majesty, I will also do my best to hunt down Wang Min and his gang members. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Seeing the ministers below were frightened and vowing to work hard to govern the country, Qin Yun felt a little satisfied.

It's not a complete punishment, just a small punishment to warn you.

"Everyone, get up! Qi Yong, go back to the Ministry of Justice immediately and torture those Jianghu assassins overnight to see if you can get any useful clues!"

"Zongzheng Temple will immediately send people to protect the three princes. During this special period, no one is allowed to enter or leave. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, the ministers' eyes were startled. Protection by Zongzheng Temple?

This is a disguised form of confinement!

Qi Yong and others looked horrified. Could it be that a prince was also involved in the assassination in the Taimiao?

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will do it myself." Tang Ling did not dare to hesitate and responded immediately.

Inside the imperial study, the ministers had their own thoughts. His Majesty's move should be a signal that he was going to take action against the princes.

They dare not implicate!

overnight.

The Zongzheng Temple dispatched a large number of troops to the residences of the three princes in the imperial capital, nominally for protection, but in reality for confinement.

However, no action has been taken. If the three princes want to go there, they can, but they must report it.

To put it bluntly, just wait patiently. If you dare to move and run away, I will deal with you immediately.

After issuing some orders to the confidential ministers, Qin Yun dismissed everyone.

The next day.

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked!

The Zongzheng Temple imprisoned three princes overnight. This is huge news!

In the Taiji Hall, many ministers were waiting for Qin Yun's explanation.

But Qin Yun just used one sentence to brush it off: "Wang Min and his followers want to assassinate the royal family. I am worried, so I sent people to protect them."

Everyone knows that this is confinement, but it is difficult to point it out.

He also knew that there had just been an assassination in the Taimiao, so the prince was imprisoned. There must be some connection between the two.

However, there are still people who oppose it.

A group of ministers led by Wei Zheng reported the matter sternly.

Then, the news inevitably spread.

This caused a huge public opinion, and all of this public opinion was directed at Xiao Jian and Concubine Xiao Shufei!

He believed that these "bad ideas" came from the Xiao family, and His Majesty easily believed them and doted on Concubine Xiao Shufei extremely.

But the Zongzheng Temple did not take any action against the three princes, so Qin Yun was able to suppress it and secretly ordered a strict investigation of the rumormongers!

He suspected that public opinion had something to do with the Ninth Prince.

Two days later.

There are still many people who vigorously speak up for the three princes!

Royal Garden.

Qin Yun walked over: "Mr. Feng, is there any reaction from Old Nine?"

"Your Majesty, no. He didn't report anything to the emperor either. He accepted everything very quietly. He even hung a "No Visitors" sign in front of his door and didn't move around," said Old Feng.

Qin Yun frowned. He would rather see Lao Jiu get furious and do something desperate at the critical moment.

It was so quiet that he didn't know how to proceed.

Killing a prince is not too difficult, but the difficulty lies in how to stop the people from gossiping about it.

The princes of Daxia who are commanding troops in foreign lands may become hostile to the imperial capital.

"What about Concubine Dou?" Qin Yun asked again.

"Your Majesty, the shadow guards have also sent news that the Concubine has been staying at home since she returned from the Imperial Temple. There is nothing unusual at all."

Qin Yun snorted coldly: "She really can bear it. I don't believe that both she and Lao Jiu can sit still!"

"By the way, how are the preparations going for you?"

Old Feng said sternly, "Your Majesty, I have secretly recruited sixty-seven young men and women with clean families and no relatives."

"Yes, we have recruited more than 60 people in such a short time. The expansion of Shadow Guard is just around the corner." Qin Yun nodded.

"I'm going to find Murong now!"

He changed direction and came to Qianhua Palace where Murong Shunhua was temporarily living.

See!

Amid the falling leaves and flying flowers, a beautiful figure is dancing.

Her wrist trembled with incredible agility, and the sword carried with it the rolling sword energy, which was agile and mysterious, giving people a feeling of being airtight and suffocating.

"What a great swordsmanship." Old Feng couldn't help but admire.

Qin Yun grinned, looking at Murong Shunhua's poetic swordsmanship and posture, he felt very proud.

In his opinion, Murong Shunhua would be the queen of the harem sooner or later, and no matter how beautiful she was, she would be his.

At this time, Murong Shunhua used the Falling Goose Flying Sword technique, and the long sword was sheathed with a clanging sound.

Then she floated like a fairy and stopped where she was, and the rain of falling leaves around her also slowly stopped.

"What are you doing here?"

She raised her eyebrows and felt disgusted when she saw the dragon robe on Qin Yun, and she didn't give him a good look.

Qin Yun walked over with a smile: "This is my palace, where can't I go?"

Murong Shunhua curled her red lips and said lightly: "It just so happens that I was planning to leave, but I couldn't find you, so I'm telling you now."