Qi Ning thought that the little emperor seemed to be more shrewd than he thought, and he obviously saw something fishy in this incident, and whispered: "Your Majesty, do you think there is something fishy about this matter?"
Longtai didn't say anything. He just reached out and took out more than a dozen folds from the royal desk and handed them to Qining. Qining took them with both hands, then flipped through a few books, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, these folds are all for invitations." The purpose is to destroy the Black Lotus Holy Sect?"
"It only happened yesterday, but these documents were sent over early this morning." Longtai said: "Among them are the Minister of War, Lu Xiao, and some important officials. Some of them I didn't know before. The details, this time I found out that they are also the followers of King Huainan."
"Your Majesty, do you think these are the instructions given by King Huainan?" Qining asked.
Longtai sneered: "Who else can there be except King Huainan? Didn't you see yesterday that the man named Lu from the Ministry of War and King Huainan both seemed to have a deep hatred for the Black Lotus Sect? They couldn't do without sending troops to exterminate the Black Lotus. Lotus Sect."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and asked in a low voice: "Is the Golden Sword Marquis really a member of King Huainan?"
"I won't hide it from you. When Jin Daohou was young, he was promoted by Emperor Taizu and had outstanding achievements. As far as I know, in his early years, he was the number one general under Emperor Taizu, and he was indeed capable. Zheng is good at fighting." Longtai said softly: "However, after the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne and promoted your Qi family. You, the noble marquis, are brave and invincible on the battlefield and are highly valued by Emperor Taizong. He has achieved countless military exploits, and his popularity even overshadowed that of the Golden Sword Marquis."
Qi Ning thought to himself that this was the emperor and his courtiers.
The little emperor's few words made Qi Ning keenly realize that Jin Daohou was definitely the general that Emperor Taizu relied on most to conquer the world, and he must also be a famous general of the generation who was able to conquer the world.
It's just that after Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, if he continued to allow Jin Daohou to dominate, it would obviously not be a good thing for Emperor Taizong.
Jin Daohou was promoted by Emperor Taizu, and he obviously had a natural affinity for Taizu's line. This was also one of the important reasons why Emperor Taizu promoted Jinyi Hou.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the military exploits and popularity of Jinyihou Qi's family overshadowed that of Jindaohou, but Jindaohou was after all the founding father of the country who had made countless military exploits. Emperor Taizong wanted to win people's hearts, so naturally he would not treat Jindaohou badly in terms of face. It is natural for Hou to become one of the four hereditary princes in the empire.
"When Emperor Taizong established the late emperor as the crown prince, Jin Daohou did make a statement. However, I have never seen that statement. I only heard that Jin Daohou did indeed advise Emperor Taizong to establish the King of Huainan as the crown prince." Long Tai said slowly: "But after that one, Jin Daohou never went to the second one, and he never mentioned the matter of establishing another prince. After his father succeeded to the throne, he was also very fond of Jin Daohou. I took care of him, granted him a fiefdom, and transferred the eldest son of Jin Daohou to lead the Bashu Army, which can be regarded as a great act of kindness."
"Bashu Legion?"
Longtai glanced at Qining and said: "You should also gain more knowledge. Your Qi family is a military family, how can you not know something about the various legions of our great Chu?"
Qi Ning smiled awkwardly, and Long Taicai said: "We have two legions in Dachu, one is the Qinhuai legion. You are from the Qi family, and you are most familiar with the Qinhuai legion, so I won't say much. To the west of Bashu, Tuguhun They have been invading the borders of Shu, so when my father was in power, he sent a troop of troops to station at the junction of Tuguhun and Bashu. There are high mountains and difficult roads. As long as you guard some dangerous places, you can stop the Tuguhun people. Invade."
"I see." Qi Ning smiled and said, "The late emperor was wise." He thought that among those great masters, there was a Dharma King Zhuri who came from the Snowy Mountains of Qinghai-Tibet, but he didn't know if he was from Tuguhun.
However, I thought in my heart that although the troops stationed on the border of Bashu had the intention of resisting Tuguhun, this was probably not the only intention.
Qi Ning will naturally not forget Li Hongxin, the king of Shu. The Li family was the emperor of Bashu. Although they surrendered to Chu, it was only after a tragic war that the Li family took advantage of the Northern Han people's move south.
Although Bashu surrendered to Da Chu, the Li family was not eliminated, and Da Chu could not say that it completely controlled Bashu. It mobilized troops and horses to station to the west of Bashu, and it was obvious that it also had the intention of monitoring and restricting the king of Shu, Li Hongxin.
"The late emperor was very kind to the Golden Sword Marquis. Jin Daohou has not caused any trouble in these years, and he has not had much contact with the Huainan King." Longtai said: "But these officials who want to destroy the Black Lotus Holy Sect, Naturally, he is a member of the Huainan King." After a pause, he frowned, and his delicate face showed a solemn look, and said softly: "If it weren't for these tricks, I wouldn't think too much about it, but... Qining, you What is the purpose of saying that King Huainan wants to destroy the Black Lotus Sect?"
"He is an extremely wealthy prince. The Black Lotus Sect is far away on the border of Bashu and is just a gang in the rivers and lakes." Qi Ning also frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, have you heard about the Huainan King and the Black Lotus Sect? What feud does the religion have?”
Longtai shook his head and said: "I only found out yesterday that there is such a gang as the Black Lotus Sect...!" After a pause, he said: "Suddenly, an epidemic virus appeared in Beijing. After the discovery, it took only one day to find out that there was a connection with the Black Lotus Sect. The Black Lotus Holy Sect has something to do with it. They just learned that this matter is related to the Black Lotus Holy Sect. Before they can finally determine whether it is the poison caused by the Black Lotus Holy Sect, the King of Huainan, Lu Xiao and others are eager to destroy the Black Lotus Holy Sect. This is also It’s too hasty.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "What the emperor said is true, there is something really strange in this." After a pause, he said: "Your Majesty, the Shenhou Mansion has captured the disciples of the Jiuxi Poison King, and they should be able to interrogate some things."
Long Tai lowered his voice and said, "I'm in a very complicated mood right now. I can't be sure whether the Shenhou Mansion really has the ability to do things like this, or...!" He chuckled lightly and said nothing.
"The Emperor is saying...!" Qi Ning lowered his voice: "Is there something fishy in the Shenhou Mansion?"
"That's not what I said." Long Tai said: "I just think that if you are a member of the Black Lotus Sect or a disciple of the Jiuxi Poison King, shouldn't you flee early after being poisoned? Even if you stay in the capital, You should try your best to hide your whereabouts, why was he caught by the Shenhou Mansion so quickly?"
Qi Ning thought that the little emperor was really thoughtful and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Shenhou Mansion has spies in the capital. After the incident, they immediately searched for the murderer in the city. In fact, they really wanted to find the murderer in such a fast time. It’s not impossible to catch the murderer.”
"I hope so, but I must be cautious, so I sent you to confirm." Longtai looked solemn: "I don't want to become a puppet that some people want to play around with. Qining, you go to the Shenhou Mansion and interrogate alone. , First of all, you must determine whether the person captured by the Shenhou Mansion is really a disciple of the Jiuxi Poison King, and secondly, you must find out whether the epidemic incident in the capital has anything to do with the Jiuxi Poison King." After thinking about it, He then said: "Also, if it is really the Poison King of Jiuxi who did it, you have to ask whether it was the Poison King of Jiuxi himself or someone sent by the Black Lotus Holy Cult."
Qi Ning knew that Longtai had placed great trust in him when he sent him there. He held his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely figure out the ins and outs of this matter."
Longtai showed a slight smile, nodded and said: "I can't interrogate myself, you are my substitute." He took a gold medal and handed it over, saying: "Take this, when you get to the Shenhou Mansion, they see the gold medal of emperor's life, but they are surprised. I don’t dare to stop you.”
Qi Ning took it with both hands, put it in his arms, and said: "Your Majesty, I will go over now."
Longtai nodded, but before Qining turned around, he thought of something and called out: "Wait a minute, Qining, you still have to remember to interrogate, if the poison king of Jiuxi didn't send people to poison, then why did the epidemic poison in Beijing contain... Jiuxi Poison King’s unique poison? Whose hands did the poison fall into?”
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know all this and will definitely ask you questions in detail."
After leaving the palace, it was already snowing heavily in the capital. Although the sky had already brightened up, the sky was covered by the flying snow.
The flying snow is so dense that snow has begun to accumulate on the streets of the capital, and the palaces and pavilions have begun to be covered with silver.
When Qi Ning came to the Shenhou Mansion, the people in the Shenhou Mansion were a little surprised. However, the officials guarding the Shenhou Mansion had seen Qi Ning several times in the past two days and already knew him. After informing him, they did not let Qi Ning go. Ning waited and welcomed him into the house.
Xuanyuan Po came out in person and saw Qi Ning. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Marquis is here. What are you doing for me?"
"The Lord Shen is not here?"
Xuanyuan Po said respectfully: "The Lord Shen has been too tired these past two days. He just rested in the east courtyard half an hour ago. Do you want to see the Lord Shen? I will go and report to you now."
"No, no, no." Qi Ning smiled and said, "The Lord Shen has worked too hard these past two days and finally took a break, so don't bother me."
"Yes!" Xuanyuan Po said respectfully.
Qi Ning said: "Actually, I am here just to have a look at the disciples of Jiuxi Poison King. It's nothing important."
Xuanyuan Po was startled, a little surprised, but he still said: "It turns out that the Marquis already knew that the murderer was caught?"
"Oh, have you already found out the results?" Qining asked, "Did that person admit that he was the one responsible for the poison?"
Xuanyuan Po said hurriedly: "Report to the Marquis. The murderer has not confessed yet and is still under interrogation. Why don't the Marquis have a cup of tea here first? Once the results of the trial are found, he will report to the Marquis immediately."
"Colonel Xuanyuan is too polite." Qi Ning said with a smile: "I am not from the Shenhou Mansion. If the results of the trial really come out, you have no reason to report to me. I am actually not qualified to demand to know. It's just that the results come out Before, I couldn’t say that he was a murderer, at best he was just annoying.”
Xuanyuan Po looked a little embarrassed, but he still said respectfully: "The Marquis taught you a lesson!"
"Where is the suspect now? Take me to see him."
Xuanyuan Po suddenly looked embarrassed, hesitated, and then said: "Master Marquis, the rules of the Shenhou Mansion are that when interrogating suspects, you are not allowed to disturb them. Even the officials of the Shenhou Mansion are not allowed to approach."
Qi Ning didn't hesitate, he put his hand into his arms, and when he took it out, he already had the gold medal in his hand, and asked: "Colonel Xuanyuan knows this?"
Xuanyuan Po only glanced at it, then immediately knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "Long live my emperor!" He raised his head and said: "Master Marquis, I will take you there right now!"
Qi Ning put the gold medal in his arms, thinking that it was really useful. It would be great if he didn't have to hand it back to the little emperor later.