in2ebook Chapter 254 The Threat from the Empress!
Chapter 254 The Threat from the Empress!
"Pay close attention to Chu Ning's movements. If there is any news, inform me immediately!"
"Yes!"
The emperor gave an order before turning back to the palace with a puzzled look on his face.
Looking at the memorials scattered all over the floor, the emperor rubbed his temples.
"Someone, clean this place up immediately!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he turned around and went towards the harem.
There are too many worries, so go and listen to the concubines singing and dancing to entertain yourself.
But the chief eunuch Zhao Ming smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, you said some time ago that you would not go to sleep with the concubines."
The emperor paused.
Only then did he remember that because of Chu Ning’s incident last time, he had ordered himself to abstain from sex for a period of time.
Although he understood it in his heart, the emperor still snorted coldly on the surface: "I have been so busy recently, can't I enjoy myself for once?"
Zhao Mingpei smiled and didn't dare to speak.
"Forget it!" The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Present the memorial."
After being reminded by Zhao Ming, the emperor was too lazy to go to the harem to entertain his concubines.
But what the emperor didn't know was that the fact that he had just asked all the princes to participate in the investigation of Princess Gaoping had actually caused turmoil.
All the princes hated the crown prince for searching their residences, so they immediately went to the East Palace.
The reason used was the same as that for the Crown Prince: it was suspected that the Crown Prince was involved in the murder of Princess Gaoping!
The East Palace was searched thoroughly inside and out.
The prince was furious when he heard the news, and immediately joined forces with the princes with whom he had a good relationship to investigate the other princes.
Although it is called an investigation, it actually has a bit of a personal vendetta, and all of the other party's industries have been unable to operate.
Seeing this, the other princes were not willing to be outdone and united themselves to fight against the crown prince.
During the entire confrontation, there were four groups: the Prince's Party headed by the Crown Prince, the Second Prince's Party headed by the Second Prince, and the two parties headed by the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince.
The four of them each allied themselves with four to five princes and attacked each other.
In just two days, the assets of all seventeen princes were destroyed due to internal strife.
This also led to rising prices in Kyoto, and the people suffered greatly.
At this moment, seven days have passed since Princess Gaoping was killed, and half of the time the emperor gave to Chu Ning is almost over!
However, Chu Ning acted as if nothing had happened and practiced martial arts in the palace all day long.
Two nights later, the emperor's roar was heard from the Yingwu Palace.
"Rebellious sons, these rebellious sons!"
The emperor kicked the incense burner in the hall and roared angrily, "I asked them to investigate Princess Gaoping's death, not to let them fight among themselves!"
The shadow guards told the emperor everything that had happened in the city in the past two days, and the emperor was almost angry to death.
The Chu State was already weak due to a war with the Zhao Dynasty.
At this moment, the seventeen princes were fighting among themselves, and the national strength was further weakened.
More importantly, there were envoys from other dynasties in the city, and these things happened in front of this group of people!
Now that these people know the national strength of Da Chu, it is inevitable that they will have plans to attack Da Chu in the future.
The emperor became more and more angry the more he thought about it. He pointed his finger outside the palace and roared, "Go, go and call all those rebellious sons to me!"
The furious emperor made up his mind to teach these rebellious sons a lesson this time.
It would be fine if they just fought internally at ordinary times, but now that the murder of Princess Gaoping has not been investigated thoroughly, they are fighting internally in front of other dynasties. It's so shameful!
But as if it weren't bad enough, Zhao Ming was just about to go out to pass on the message when he heard a hurried voice from outside the palace:
"Your Majesty, the Empress of Great Zhou sent an urgent letter eight hundred miles away!"
The emperor's face changed drastically and he was shocked.
The thing I feared most finally happened.
Princess Gaoping was the most beloved daughter of the Empress of Zhou. Now she died in the Chu Dynasty. Given the Empress of Zhou's temper, it was impossible for her to ignore it.
"Quick, bring it up!"
The messenger from outside the hall was brought in. He was carrying a bag on his back. After bowing, he took out a letter from the bag.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Great Chu, this is a handwritten letter from the Empress of our dynasty!"
Zhao Ming took the letter and brought it to the emperor. The emperor opened the letter and read it word by word.
But the more he looked, the uglier the emperor's expression became.
The Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty clearly stated in the letter that if the murderer of Princess Gaoping was not found within half a month, the Great Chu Dynasty would be solely responsible for the matter.
During this period of time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was also not idle. It had mobilized 200,000 troops and was gathering towards the border.
If the time is up and the murderer is not found, the Zhou Dynasty will immediately attack the Chu Dynasty!
After reading the letter, the emperor's face became terribly gloomy.
The Queen of the Great Zhou is getting serious!
"Come here, take the messenger down to rest first, take good care of him, and don't neglect him."
"Yes!" A maid came forward and took the messenger away.
Afterwards, the emperor immediately ordered: "Zhao Ming, immediately tell the Crown Prince and the other princes what the Empress of Great Zhou meant!
In addition, pass on the order that whoever can provide clues or find the murderer who killed Princess Gaoping will be rewarded handsomely! "
"Yes!" Zhao Ming understood that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to be negligent. He immediately went down to pass on the order after receiving it.
This time, the emperor was completely helpless, otherwise he would not have issued such an order.
Once this order is passed down, all civil and military officials, and even ordinary people will try to find ways to investigate the matter.
On the one hand, it is for the safety of the Great Chu, and on the other hand, it is also to get the emperor's reward!
An hour later, the contents of the letter from the Empress of Great Zhou spread throughout the entire Kyoto city.
Prince Chu's Palace, backyard.
A cold light flashed, a long spear was waved, and the clean and neat figure kept turning and moving, the spear shadow flashed, and the cold light was emitting!
Just then, Shen Wanying hurried in from outside the yard.
"Your Highness, there's a letter from the Queen of Great Zhou!"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and the spear in his hand paused. The momentum of the spear was disrupted and it simply stopped.
"Did she threaten my father?" Chu Ning was not surprised. He asked while putting down the spear in his hand.
Shen Wanying nodded slightly, and then repeated what was in her mind.
Chu Ning chuckled after hearing this: "This Queen of the Great Zhou is indeed just as the rumors say, she is more domineering than a man.
However, since my father has ordered other people to participate in this case, he must have reached the end of his rope.
In the past two days, Kyoto City has been in chaos because of the internal fighting between the Crown Prince and the other princes. Once Father issues this order, it will definitely be even more chaotic."
A hint of worry flashed across Shen Wanying's eyes: "Although this is the situation you want, have you ever thought about how this situation will end if the murderer cannot be found?"
Everything was within Chu Ning's expectations.
Even these things were the result of Chu Ning's indulgence.
The purpose is to cause chaos in Kyoto City!
Although Shen Wanying knew Chu Ning's plan, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
It would be great if the murderer could be found, but if he can't be found, who will clean up the mess?
Moreover, half of the time has passed. Can the murderer really be found in the remaining time?
Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stroke the black hair on Shen Wanying's forehead and smiled mysteriously: "After a few days of investigation, I have roughly locked on a few people!
Now that Kyoto City is in chaos, it is time for this king to take action."
Shen Wanying's eyes lit up: "Where do you plan to start?"
Chu Ning grinned and slowly uttered four words: "Princess Changping!"