Qin Ye, the number one man in the Qing Kingdom's army, died on the way to a banquet. All his fellow guards were killed, leaving no one alive.
When Chen Pingping and Fan Jian arrived, people from the Inspection Institute and Kyoto Prefecture had already controlled the scene.
"Wang Qinian, take me to see Mr. Qin's body immediately." Chen Pingping showed a rare trace of panic.
"Master Dean, please stop looking. General Qin and his entourage were poisoned to death, and their bodies are still stained with poison. Keep strangers away. People in the three places are already thinking of ways." Wang Qinian was wondering.
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"Poison?" Chen Pingping asked doubtfully: "Master Qin was a ninth-level master twenty years ago. What poison can kill him?"
As everyone knows, ninth-level masters are no longer afraid of poisons. Even Fei Jie, who is known as one of the top three poison masters in the world, dare not say that he can poison a ninth-level master.
"People from the three offices are still investigating." Wang Qinian said with a low eyebrow.
Fan Jian said anxiously: "Lord Qin is the number one person in the army, and the Qin family is a very important family in the Qing Kingdom. His death will change everything in the Qing Kingdom."
Before he finished speaking, Eunuch Hou appeared next to Emperor Qing.
"Dean Chen, Your Majesty was very angry when he heard that Lord Qin was killed and asked you to enter the palace immediately for questioning."
Chen Pingping's face darkened, knowing that the coming days would be difficult.
Qin Ye was different from Lin Gong. As a representative figure of the military generals of the Qing Dynasty, Qin Ye's death had a greater impact than Lin Gong, the son of a prime minister.
In particular, the Qin family is one of the four major families in the Qing Dynasty. Most of the Qin family members serve in the military, and their relationships are intricate and deep-rooted.
In terms of military affairs, Emperor Qing always listened to Qin Ye's opinions.
Now that such a fierce man is dead, the Qing military may change its situation, and even Emperor Qing dare not ignore it.
Chen Pingping did not dare to hesitate and immediately returned to the palace. As soon as she saw Emperor Qing, she was scolded in the face.
"What does your Inspection Institute do for food? In the capital of Gyeonggi, important officials of the imperial court were killed. You, the director of the Inspection Institute, didn't receive any news?"
Chen Pingping said in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have neglected my duty."
Emperor Qing said angrily: "Who killed Qin Ye?"
Chen Pingping's forehead was covered with cold sweat and she couldn't say a word.
Because even he couldn't think of anyone who could poison Qin Ye to death!
If Qin Ye was hacked to death, Chen Pingping would not be distressed. Although the ninth-grade masters were strong, there were still great masters above them. In the worst case, everything would depend on Si Gu's sword, which could always deal with all civil and military officials.
But Qin Ye died of poisoning, which would make things troublesome.
Chen Pingping had never heard of any poison master who could poison a ninth-grade master to death, and even if she wanted to find someone who could stand up to the threat, she had never heard of him.
When Emperor Qing saw Chen Pingping saying nothing, he was so angry that he wanted to kill her.
Qin Ye was very important to Emperor Qing, not just because he was the number one person in the military.
In Emperor Qing's plan, Qin Ye played a vital role and was the most important part of his harvest of Qing's military power.
Now that someone is dead, it is hard to comfort the Qin family alone, let alone the panicked officials.
After all, he is a ninth-grade assassin who can poison him to death. Who wouldn’t be afraid of him? Even Emperor Qing himself wouldn’t dare to ignore him.
"Chen Pingping, I give you seven days to catch the murderer, otherwise you, the director of the forensic institute, will stop doing this."
Chen Pingping hesitated for a while and then said: "I suspect that the murderer who killed Mr. Qin came from the grassland."
Emperor Qing frowned and said displeasedly: "I asked you to use the Yuanmeng envoy to fool Prime Minister Lin, but you are not fooling me."
Chen Pingping explained: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. There is no poison master in the world who can poison a ninth-grade master. Even if Fei Jie, the director of the Three Divisions of the Inspection Institute, can only temporarily stun a ninth-grade master with poison, he cannot kill anyone.
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"What does this have to do with Yuan Meng?" Emperor Qing asked.
Chen Pingping explained: "Four years ago, I sent Fei Jie to go deep into the grassland to find out information. When he failed to return, I suspected that there should be a master in the grassland who was better at using poison than Fei Jie."
Emperor Qing's mood slowly calmed down, and Chen Pingping continued: "Your Majesty should know that the grassland has been very mysterious in recent years. Not only have the spies of our inspection agency been removed one by one, but even the Northern Qi Jinyi Guards have been unable to insert anyone.
The leader of the Yuan Meng Kingdom is even more mysterious, and no one knows his identity."
Emperor Qing's expression was gloomy and uncertain. The grasslands had become a concern for him recently. This time when the Yuanmeng envoy came to Beijing, Emperor Qing had been thinking about how to deal with it.
The prairie cavalry was the best in the world and posed a great threat to the Central Plains. Emperor Qing wanted to take advantage of the fact that Yuanmeng had just founded the country and it was not yet established, so he could preemptively strike and send troops to attack Yuanmeng. Therefore, he wanted to falsely accuse Yuanmeng's envoys of killing Lin Gong and find an excuse to start a war.
But now it seems that the water in Yuanmeng is deeper than he imagined.
Chen Pingping has been observing Emperor Qing's face and is 80% or 90% sure.
"Your Majesty, Fei Jie sent back the last message from the grassland, leaving only five words."
Emperor Qing frowned and said, "What word? Why didn't you report it?"
Chen Pingping said: "There are only five words: Canglang Thirteen Wings. I have never understood its meaning, so I dare not report it to Your Majesty."
"Thirteen Wings!" Emperor Qing suddenly stood up and said in surprise.
"Has Your Majesty also heard about it?" Chen Pingping said: "Yuan Meng not only sent a mission to Qing Dynasty, but also to Dongyi and Northern Qi. The person in charge of the mission claimed to be a member of the Thirteen Wings."
Qingguo took out a letter of credence and said: "The Yuan-Meng envoy submitted the letter of credence, in which the envoy called himself Thirteen Wings 'Wind Eagle'."
Chen Pingping took the letter of credence, read it over, and said earnestly: "Only now do I understand the meaning of the five words that Fei Jie passed back. Thirteen Wings should refer to thirteen people. Canglang most likely means Thirteen."
The code name of the wing leader.”
Emperor Qing said coldly: "The Inspection and Inspection Institute should also have spies in Dongyi and Northern Qi! Has any news been sent back?"
Chen Pingping nodded and said: "Dongyi's spies sent back the news that the messenger of the Thirteenth Wing, codenamed Bailu, fought with Sigu Jian three times and escaped completely."
Emperor Qing's eyes widened and he said: "Grand Master!"
Chen Pingping shook her head and said: "Si Gu Jian said that Bailu is still one step away from being a great master."
Emperor Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Pingping added: "But Bailu said personally that among the Thirteen Wings, he is only ranked third in strength."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What!" Emperor Qing was finally shocked.
White Deer, which is only a hair short of a Grand Master, ranks third, which means that there must be a Grand Master among the Thirteen Wings, or even more than one.
"Why are you talking about such an important thing now?" Emperor Qing said angrily in embarrassment.
Chen Pingping took out a memorial and said: "I have written the memorial a long time ago, but Lord Fan and Prime Minister Lin were both here just now, so it was difficult to present it."
Emperor Qing said with a cold face: "Chen Pingping, I order you to gather all the strength of the Inspection Institute to find out the details of the Thirteen Wings."
"I obey the decree." Chen Pingping said: "Now that the Yuan and Meng envoys are in Kyoto, should we first control all the people in the envoys?"
"No!" Emperor Qing frowned and said, "Stand still for the time being."
Chen Pingping received the order and left the palace. Emperor Qing could not calm down for a long time and kept pacing back and forth in the palace.
Seeing Emperor Qing's worried look, Eunuch Hou couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Majesty, why worry? As long as Eunuch Hong is here, not even the great master can break into the palace."
"What do you know!" Emperor Qing said angrily.
The four great masters in the world are Ku He from the Northern Qi Dynasty, Si Gu Jian from the Eastern Yi region, Ye Liuyun from the Ye family in Nanqing region, and there is another one who is said to be hidden in the Nanqing palace, that is Hong Siqi, a popular figure next to the Queen Mother.
Only Emperor Qing knew that Hong Sichi had always been at the peak of the ninth rank, half a master, and that the real grand master was himself.
But Emperor Qing also knew that he, the Grand Master, might be the strongest among the four Grand Masters, but the weakest in actual combat.
So for twenty years, Emperor Qing has been secretly planning to get rid of the other three great masters! He even pushed Hong Sichi out to pretend to be the great master.
Seeing that the layout is almost completed, a new grandmaster appears in the grassland, which will inevitably cause unnecessary variables.
More importantly, Emperor Qing didn't understand how the great master was born on the grassland without the secret book that Ye Qingmei brought from the temple.
If this secret is not figured out, Qingguo's attitude towards the grassland will also change.
"Xuan Ye will come back soon and tell me that I want to see Ye Liuyun." Emperor Qing finally gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
