Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Father, what happened to the Queen?"

Hearing the shout, the third prince rushed into the house.

What came into view was the queen lying in a pool of blood, and the emperor holding the queen with a gloomy face.

The Third Prince was shocked: "Father, how could this be? The Queen..."

"do not talk!"

The emperor's eyes turned red with anger, and he roared, "Interrogate those assassins immediately. I must find the person who ordered them!"

This group of assassins came with great force and were very crazy. They were also very clear about the situation in the city. It was definitely planned in advance.

The emperor's goal was not just to execute this group of people by slow slicing. He wanted to find the conspirator behind them.

The Third Prince looked at the furious Emperor, his heart sank, and he quickly explained: "Father, those assassins are too crazy. Every time they are about to be caught, they commit suicide."

"Although we caught two people, they had poison in their mouths and took it to commit suicide on the spot when we were not paying attention."

The emperor was furious when he heard this: "You bastard, you can't even handle this matter properly."

The Third Prince's face changed slightly when he was scolded. He lowered his head and dared not refute.

At this time, the rest of the emperor and ministers also gathered around.

After clearing out the assassins, everyone wanted to come and see how the emperor was doing.

Chu Ning looked at the dead queen, a hint of horror flashing in his eyes.

No matter who did it, the emperor is probably determined to massacre the city of Kyoto this time.

The prince, the crown prince, and the imperial concubine died one after another, and now even the queen was killed. How could the emperor tolerate this any longer?

While he was deep in thought, the blood-stained Taifu stepped forward and advised: "Your Majesty, the Queen has suffered a disaster, please be patient and mourn. The most urgent thing is to deal with the funeral."

The emperor, with red eyes, gradually regained his senses, glanced at his teacher, and said slowly:

"Master, who do you think did this?"

"This……"

The Grand Tutor turned his head to look at the princes behind him, then turned back and said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, there is no evidence at present, so I dare not make any rash conclusions."

Although there is no conclusion, this glance already shows his thoughts.

Looking at the princes, one naturally thinks that only the princes can do such a thing.

In this Kyoto city, although the wealthy families have some power, after Chu Ning's confiscation of property and extermination of clans last time, they have now become very low-key.

This time, the crown prince died, the East Palace was empty, the emperor supported the third prince, and Chu Ning's power was huge, so naturally the princes were eyeing him covetously.

Everyone knows that there will be a fight for the throne when the crown prince and others are buried, but relatively speaking, the third prince and Chu Ning are more likely to become the crown prince.

When there is no chance of winning, it is natural to take risks.

The emperor instantly understood the meaning of the Taifu's words, and his eyes immediately turned cold: "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. Let Chu Ning and the third brother take charge of this matter, and Ling Haoran from the Ministry of Justice will cooperate with them in the investigation!"

"Your son obeys your order!" The third prince and Chu Ning stood up and saluted at the same time.

The emperor glanced at Chu Ning and saw that Chu Ning had many red and white things on him. He frowned and asked:

"You are hurt?"

Chu Ning shook his head: "It was all the blood of the assassin. Fortunately, General Zhao Yu arrived in time and helped me kill the assassin, relieving the pressure."

The emperor was suspicious by nature. If he knew that he had no injuries, he would definitely be suspicious.

Bringing Zhao Yu out was, on the one hand, an explanation, and on the other hand, a warning to the emperor not to act recklessly.

The situation is now getting critical. Once Zhao Yu takes action, no one can save the emperor's life!

He never trusted the emperor.

What's more, the queen has been killed at this moment. God knows whether the emperor will become extreme and take action against them.

"Today, thanks to General Zhao Yu, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to repel the assassin so easily."

The emperor glanced at Zhao Yu outside the house and said in a deep voice: "After this matter is over, I will give you another reward."

Zhao Yu bowed and said, "This is what I should do."

At this time, the Prime Minister asked: "Your Majesty, she was assassinated today, I'm afraid it's not suitable for burial, not to mention the Queen..."

"enough!"

The emperor interrupted the prime minister coldly before he could finish his words: "The funeral will continue as usual today. I don't believe those assassins dare to come again!"

"As for the queen, you can send someone to the palace to get the coffin and bury her in the imperial mausoleum."

The imperial tomb is the royal tomb.

Not the one the emperor built himself.

In other words, the emperor didn't want the queen to be buried in the same tomb with him!

Everyone's face changed slightly when they heard this. No one expected the emperor to be so heartless.

Logically speaking, the queen should be buried with the emperor.

But now, the emperor's mausoleum has not been repaired yet, and the emperor is anxious to bury the queen in the original imperial mausoleum.

For a moment, everyone at the scene fell silent, and no one dared to speak at this moment.

After all, this is the emperor's own business, who dares to interfere?

Just as the atmosphere was tense, the Third Prince suddenly spoke up: "Father wants the Queen to rest in peace, and I will obey your orders."

"Someone, go back to the palace and get the coffin immediately!"

In order to please the emperor, the third prince didn't care about etiquette or rules. He just wanted to make the emperor happy.

Chu Ning frowned upon hearing this: "Father, the Empress is the mother of the country and the head of the six palaces. If she is buried hastily, I'm afraid people will laugh at her."

The emperor's face darkened and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face.

Seeing this, the Third Prince immediately explained, "Eighteenth brother, there are some things you don't understand. The Queen did not die of old age, but was murdered by someone. She should be buried earlier.

Moreover, today is the day the prince is buried. Given the queen's love for the prince, I believe she would also like to be buried with him."

The meaning was clear: the emperor did not want to be with someone who did not die of natural causes.

Plus, today is the day of the burial, so it's just right to do it together.

Firstly, it saves trouble, and secondly, it can meet the emperor's requirements.

Chu Ning finally reacted.

It turns out that this was the reason why the emperor was in a hurry to bury the queen!

Just because the queen did not die of old age, the emperor did not want to be buried with the queen, thinking that it would affect his luck and afterlife!

When it comes to these things, Chu Ning was too lazy to persuade, he sighed and shook his head:

"Since Third Brother said so, let's do as Father says."

Turning to look at the emperor, he said in a deep voice: "Father, Wanying was frightened just now. Please allow her to return home first."

The emperor nodded slightly: "Okay, let all the women go back."

After the assassination attempt just now, the place is in chaos and we really can’t leave too many people here.

Besides, it was not a good thing for the queen to be buried hastily, and the fewer people who saw it, the better.

Women, after all, are ladies and like to talk too much, so it’s better not to let the female family members participate.

"Thank you, father!" Chu Ning responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.

The Third Prince could not wait to give the order: "Come here, put the Queen's body away, everyone stay where they are, and bury her together when the coffin arrives!"

Of course, we have to wait until the burial is over before searching for the assassin.