The First Tyrant of Daxia

Several people trembled all over, frightened. Wang Ming looked at Chang Hong with a bloody head, and a hint of pride appeared in the depths of his eyes.

Chang Hong let the blood slide down his forehead, trembling all over, and cried, "Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a serious crime and do not ask for forgiveness, but Your Majesty, there is a problem with this matter. I have never made any mistakes in managing the affairs of the palace!"

"I can guarantee that my officers and men will not neglect their duties, but..."

Qin Yun was so angry that he wanted to kill someone himself, and yelled, "But you bastard!"

"Come here, drag Chang Hong away to me, give him 100 military sticks, throw him into the death row, and I will decide his fate later!"

"Tonight, all the officers on duty at Xuanwu Gate who neglected their duties will be killed without a single one left alive!"

"Ministry of Justice, Zongzheng Temple, and the Imperial Capital Office, all three of you must work together to investigate immediately. I want to know who the assassin is and how he got in!"

"Before the morning court session, if there is no result."

"All three of you, bring me your heads!"

The Minister of Justice and others shuddered and looked bitter, but did not dare to say anything more.

Everyone knelt down: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Wang Ming took the opportunity to kneel down and said with a look of self-blame: "Your Majesty, I came to your rescue late, which led to such a bad situation. Please punish me."

Qin Yun covered his forehead and glanced at Wang Ming coldly. Is this fake sympathy?

He knew very well that this matter was not that simple.

No matter how negligent Chang Hong was in his duties, he would not have let so many assassins in. Without someone with connections who could bribe the palace guards or eunuchs, it would have been impossible for him to get to this place.

He was also very clear that the target of the assassination was Concubine Xiao Shufei, not himself. He knew it the moment the masked killer saw him hesitate.

In recent days, Concubine Xiao Shufei has been at the center of public anger because of the military examination.

The biggest suspect who wanted to kill her is the Wang family!

Seeing that he was silent, Wang Ming pretended to be concerned and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinwu Guards also have an unshirkable responsibility."

"Fortunately, Your Majesty was not injured, otherwise I would be blamed for my death. May I ask Your Majesty, is Concubine Shu in danger?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and stole a glance at Qin Yun.

Just in time to meet Qin Yun's extremely cold eyes.

Qin Yun spoke every word, like the resurrected Jiuyou, "Why, General Wang, do you really want Concubine Shu to die?"

Wang Ming trembled all over and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I dare not!"

Qin Yun snorted coldly and shouted, "All of you, get out of here!"

Everyone ran away in shame.

In just over an hour, the Ministry of Justice and the government office submitted a document to Qin Yun.

The above explains the process of the assassination quite clearly.

The thirty-odd assassins were all gangsters, with no place to stay, no family members, and were not registered in the imperial capital.

They borrowed more than 30 sets of imperial guards' armor and more than 30 identity tokens, sneaked in through Xuanwu Gate and carried out the assassination.

Shortly after the incident, the more than 30 imperial guards who lost their tokens all committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

The Ministry of Justice followed the tattoo on the killer's body and easily found a family in the eastern suburbs of the imperial capital.

The family’s surname is Huang. Their ancestors were officials and they were considered to be a group of impoverished nobles. They owned a small villa in the eastern suburbs.

The head of the family, Huang Tao, confessed to the case. He said that he was dissatisfied with Concubine Xiao Shufei's evil words that misled the people and misled the country and the people, so he bribed assassins from the underworld and eunuchs in the palace to enter the palace and kill people.

After being arrested and imprisoned, Huang Tao bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, the news of Qin Yun and Concubine Xiao Shufei being assassinated in the palace spread, causing an uproar!

In this world today, there are people who dare to assassinate the emperor openly!

For a time, there was panic and everyone was in danger.

When something like this happens, everyone knows that there will be a storm, and countless people may lose their lives!

Immediately afterwards, the palace issued four consecutive imperial edicts, which shocked everyone again.

"First, kill Huang Tao's entire clan."

"Second, dismiss more than 30 palace generals and lieutenants. Those who neglect their duties in serious cases will be sent directly to the guillotine."

"Third, in more than ten palaces including the Yangxin Palace and Taiji Palace, nearly two hundred eunuchs and more than seventy palace maids were executed!"

"Fourth, all gangsters in the imperial capital who are not registered with the government will be killed!"

On this day, the market in the imperial capital was filled with the smell of blood, and hundreds of people were beheaded here as a public display.

Many officials were so scared that they dared not go out and hung up a sign saying "No visitors" for fear of being blamed.

No one would be stupid enough to jump out and say they disagree with these decrees, even if Qin Yun was killing a hundred people by mistake and not letting any one go.

Prime Minister Lin Changshu, Wang Wei and others led all the officials to visit Qin Yun and get his opinion. Concubines in the harem such as Wang Min also wanted to visit Concubine Xiao Shufei.

Without exception, none of them were seen.

To this day, Concubine Xiao Shufei’s life or death remains in doubt!

One day has passed!

The aftermath of the assassination has not dissipated for a long time. The palace is conducting a strict investigation. From concubines to palace maids, anyone who shows any abnormality will be arrested.

There was also a major reshuffle of the city defenses in the imperial capital and the imperial palace, and many generals were implicated and dismissed.

Anyone who is observant can sense that Qin Yun is taking this opportunity to purge the palace of all spies and people with ill intentions.

But at this critical juncture of the assassination case, even Wang Wei could only remain speechless.

noon.

Qin Yun was in the imperial study, where he had just personally appointed thirteen senior city defense commanders and dozens of lieutenants. He also asked Eunuch Xi to lead a group of imperial guards to the outside of the palace to select some palace maids and slaves with clean backgrounds.

Most of these people are poor and have no relatives, so they are not afraid of who is spying on them.

"Everyone, remember what I just said. If you dare to betray me, all nine generations of your clan will be killed!" Qin Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Many of the newly promoted generals from the imperial palace looked stern, knelt down and clasped their fists, full of awe and gratitude towards Qin Yun.

They were originally just small soldiers from poor families who had made no achievements in the army, but they were personally received by His Majesty and suddenly promoted. In addition to being grateful, they also extremely cherished the opportunity to be loyal to His Majesty.

"Okay, everyone leave." Qin Yun waved his hand.

Many generals left the imperial study.

Elder Feng walked in quietly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Qin Yun reached out and helped Elder Feng up, frowning and asking, "Did you find out anything?"

Elder Feng nodded and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the assassination was perfect, and there is almost no flaw to be found. Even the murderer admitted his guilt. I have to say that the mastermind behind the scenes is very experienced."

"But I still found some clues. There is something fishy about the more than 30 imperial guards who committed suicide out of fear of punishment. I personally went to the scene and saw traces of a master. If nothing unexpected happens, these more than 30 imperial guards were killed! And then disguised as homicide."

"And the Huang family in the eastern suburbs should also be a scapegoat. They are just a small, declining noble family and don't have the strength to set up such a big plan to assassinate the emperor."

"And the Shadow Guards found out that the masked killer didn't come from the eastern suburbs."

Hearing this, Qin Yun took a deep breath. It was almost as he guessed. The murderer was someone else, and it was most likely someone in the court!

"Your Majesty, do you want to convene all the ministries for a retrial?" asked Old Feng.

Qin Yun shook his head: "Retrial will only result in a few more scapegoats."

"It will only alert the enemy. Let's just leave it like this for now. Let the enemy relax their vigilance while we investigate secretly. Once we find out the clues, we will kill the culprit with lightning speed!"

Feng Lao's eyes showed a hint of admiration! Your Majesty has matured, and is no longer the simple-minded Majesty who only knows how to drink and have sex.

"So, Your Majesty, who do you think the enemy will be?" he asked meaningfully.

Qin Yun reached into the tea bowl, wet his fingers, and quickly wrote the word "王" on the pear wood.

The king and his minister looked at each other, with cold light in their eyes.