The big star official is dead.
This is a more shocking event than the assassination of the prince!
"This is unreasonable!!"
Emperor Zhao Bairen slapped the dragon case hard. His face turned red with anger and his temples twitched.
Everyone in the imperial study was silent, and Zhao Bairen smashed his most cherished inkstone to pieces. The eunuchs and maids here had served Zhao Bairen for at least ten years, but they had never seen Zhao Bairen lose such a temper.
"Are you Blood Guards just a bunch of puppets?" Zhao Bairen roared loudly at a Blood Guard leader, "I support you with millions of taels of silver every year, but in the end, these assassins can come and go freely in the Ouchi Palace! What do they think of my palace! A hut and a vegetable garden? Come and leave whenever you want!"
These Shenjing Blood Guards are the Royal Forest Guards who have been supported by the emperors of the royal family. They are the core fighting force to protect the royal family. They have the highest salary. Even the lowest-grade Blood Guard has a higher official position than a third-grade official. It's high, and as for the commander, it's even more outrageous. He's given half a million dan a year, chasing a first-class official!
At the same time, the armors they wore and the weapons they used were all precious magic weapons worth tens of thousands of gold. It can be said that they were an army built up by the Daqi royal family with mountains of gold and silver.
Spending so much money to worship them every year, naturally the emperor has high expectations for them, and they also think highly of themselves. They feel that the religion is first in the sacred capital, the emperor is second, and I am third.
But now... the death of the big star official has severely slapped their faces, as well as the royal family's face!
When the emperor is angry, blood will flow everywhere!
Even if this emperor is a fool!
Never fail to treat a foolish emperor as an emperor! And history throughout the ages has long proven that the destructive power and lethality of a faint emperor is far greater than that of a wise emperor!
The blood guard commander was trembling slightly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Reporting to your majesty, this matter is strange and absolutely unusual! The other party knows the blood guard patrol route and time in the palace very well, and accurately found the blood guard shift and route. Only then can we take advantage of the blind spot! I suspect that there is a traitor among them, so that the assassin can penetrate deep into my imperial palace as if he were in an uninhabited land!"
Zhao Bairen walked up to the leader of the Blood Guard and kicked him. He roared angrily: "Bullshit! As the leader of the Blood Guard, you know you have blind spots and loopholes, why don't you make up for it! Now let's do this in hindsight." Let me see, what is the intention! This murderer can kill my great star official today, can he kill me tomorrow in front of the Imperial Study Room and Qianqing Palace?!"
The leader of the Blood Guard turned over and knelt down again, kowtowed heavily, and said in panic: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Zhao Bairen said angrily: "I will give you three days, and you must find the murderer in three days! Otherwise, you will come to see me!!"
The blood guard commander secretly complained in his heart. His family knew about his family affairs. This murderer knew everything about the layout of the palace. He must be in a high position, or someone who lived deep in the palace and knew the palace well. Such a person is well hidden. , if you think about it with your buttocks, you will know that it will never be dug out in three days.
Moreover, this person is probably in a high position and has great plans. If he digs deeper, he may be involved in an earth-shattering conspiracy trap.
He, a pawn, might be instantly shattered into pieces and turned into cannon fodder!
To put it bluntly, even if we find this person, how can someone who can shoot the big star official to death in an instant be an easy person
The Blood Guard commander kowtowed and choked with sobs: "For this humble position, I will be shattered into pieces to repay the emperor's kindness!"
Zhao Bairen sneered and said: "What do I want you to do? What I want is for you to solve the case immediately!! Otherwise..."
As he was speaking, a voice suddenly came from beside him: "Your Majesty..."
Everyone turned their heads slightly and followed the sound, only to see a thin man of medium stature walking from the side of the imperial study. The man was wearing a hood and walked erratically. When he reached the emperor, he took off his hood and Revealing a face full of scars, it was the big teapot that killed the great star official.
The big teapot knelt down towards Zhao Bairen and said, "I have seen your majesty."
When Zhao Bairen saw the big teapot, his anger dissipated a lot, but his expression remained calm and he said, "Ai Qing is still alive, what's the matter with you?"
The big teapot stood up and said: "I heard your majesty getting angry outside, and I was worried about your majesty's health, so I came in to take a look!"
As he said that, he bowed deeply to Zhao Bairen and said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is related to the country and the country. If the dragon body is safe, the country will be safe. If the dragon body is in danger, the country will be in danger! I hope that your majesty will take care of the country and the country for five hundred years. Come on, put the dragon body first and don’t get angry!”
Among the hundreds of officials in the court and the public of Da Qi, if you ask who is favored the most, whether it is the palace maids, the commander of the guards, or the generals and officials, they will all say an insulting name in the most disdainful tone in unison: "Big teapot!"
Dachapot, the name comes from the brothel, and is mainly responsible for the work of handymen and security guards. In the south of Daqi, such people are called Turtle Gong, and in the north they are called Dachapot. It is the most humble job in the brothel, and is better than that of prostitutes. The maidservant is even more humble.
No one knows the original name of this big teapot, or even how he came to be beside Emperor Zhao Bairen.
It wasn't until Emperor Zhao Bairen blurted out the name Big Teapot one time that everyone remembered this man's nickname, and his real name was gradually forgotten by the world.
It has been more than ten years since the big teapot appeared next to Emperor Zhao Bairen, and from the day he appeared, Zhao Bairen began to slack off in government affairs and indulge in beauty.
With Zhao Bairen's body and bones, he had been addicted to the beauty of the harem for more than ten years, and he should have been cut into withered bones by the beauty long ago, and died after his essence was exhausted.
But not only did he not do it, but every year, his ministers felt that he would not be able to hold on anymore, but every year he was still alive and well and survived another year.
As time went by, everyone knew that it was this big teapot who was refining the so-called magical elixir in the palace to extend the life of Emperor Zhao Bairen!
Let him still have a spear that is strong at his age, and a sword that will never grow old!
It is precisely because of this that Dachapot became Zhao Bairen's most trusted minister!
Countless civil servants regard him as a traitor, and countless generals regard him as a villain!
They all wanted to knock him down and let Zhao Bairen get back on his feet!
But in the turmoil of more than ten years in the Qi Dynasty, Da Teapot relied on Zhao Bairen's favor and trust to remain firm and unshakable! Instead, his political opponents fell one after another and died quietly!
There were treacherous ministers in the court, and those officials who wanted to make a difference were naturally disappointed. Before the prince rose, some weak-minded people began to give up on themselves.
The officialdom of Daqi is corrupt, and the teapot is certainly to blame!
But everyone knew that the big teapot was a traitor, but Zhao Bairen never thought so.
Emperor Zhao Bairen took a deep breath and sighed: "If all the civil and military officials in this dynasty were as loyal and dedicated as Aiqing, how could I be so rude?"
The big teapot said: "Your Majesty, this murderer can kill the great star official in front of Jingyu Palace, which shows that the opponent is powerful and well prepared! Within three days, even the Golden Immortal will come back without success!"
The emperor said displeased: "Then we won't arrest him?"
The big teapot said: "Your Majesty, this kind of lawless murderer must be arrested, and the person behind the scenes must be dug out. No matter who he is, he must not be let go! However, if there is not enough time to prepare for such a thing, the investigators will If we get up, there will definitely be an uproar. At that time, the face of the Tian Family will be gone, and His Majesty’s Holy Might will be criticized!”
The emperor's expression changed and he said, "Then what should we do?"
The big teapot said: "Your Majesty, this matter should not be publicized. It should be investigated secretly without revealing it!"
The emperor nodded slightly, looked at the leader of the Blood Guard, and said, "How much time can you give me to find out the result?"
The Blood Guard commander usually looked down on the big teapot, but today when he saw him excusing himself, he kowtowed with tears in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, within ten days of taking office, I will give you an explanation!"
The emperor nodded and said: "Okay! It's only ten days! You go down! I'm tired!"
The big teapot and the blood guard bowed together and left. After the two of them left the palace, the blood guard commander quickly thanked the big teapot: "Thank you very much! Lord Altar, you are so kind and generous in saving me!"
The big teapot is the altar of the Ministry of Etiquette. He holds a dutiful position and is responsible for elixirs, etiquette, sacrifices and other duties around the emperor. Although his rank is not high, no one will really think that the other person is a minor official.
The big teapot waved his hand with a smile but not a smile, and said: "We are all loyal to the country, why should we be so polite? However, the commander-in-chief may be in trouble this time!"
The commander let out a long sigh and said bitterly: "Yes, we have never heard of such a murderous case in the more than 500 years since the founding of the Qi Dynasty! Is this a case that can be solved in thirty or fifty days? These ten days are just after I go home to make arrangements. It’s just time to do things!”
The big teapot smiled and said, "Oh? I do have some ideas."
The commander was stunned and asked cautiously: "What do you think of Master Altar?"
The big teapot said: "It's not necessarily high opinion, it's just a little bit low opinion!"
The commander immediately bowed his head to the end and said respectfully: "I hope the altar master can give me some advice!"
The big teapot smiled slightly and said: "Think about it, with the great star official's prestige and popularity, who would go crazy and assassinate him?"
The commander smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, this is also the most incredible thing about this case. Who would kill a big star official who has nothing to do with the world?"
The big teapot smiled strangely and said: "Of course he is the enemy of the Great Star Official!"
The commander was stunned and said: "The Great Star Officer still has enemies?"
The big teapot said: "Yes! The great star official knows astronomy from above and geography from below. He has a pair of eyes that can see through the fate of the stars. Naturally, he can expose some unscrupulous people who try to hide their identities!"
The commander was suddenly shocked. He realized that the big teapot revealed a new idea that shocked him: "Master Altar means..."
The big teapot said with a half-smile, "I'm afraid there aren't many people in the Shenjing who have access to the secrets of the guards of the Ouchi Palace, and who have the motive to kill the Great Star Official, right?"
The commander immediately thought of the guy who was accused of being a traitor to the immortal a few days ago!
The big teapot chuckled and said: "By the way! It seems that you have thought of it too! This person's identity is doubtful! He has the help of Her Royal Highness, the princess, and he has motives and abilities. Why not start investigating from this place?"
The more the commander thought about it, the more he felt that Li Chengfeng was the most suspicious. His thick eyebrows were raised little by little, his eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!! Let's start the investigation from Li Chengfeng!!"