Xu Zun lowered his head and frowned, thinking quickly, but racking his brains he could only think of two things.
"This first thing is tacitly understood by you and me," Empress Dowager Lin said quietly, "Gong Lushan is not the real Xuanmen Heavenly Lord. We are telling the world now just to stabilize the people's hearts."
"Yes..." Xu Zun listened carefully and did not dare to raise his head.
"To take a step back, even if Li Ren is really the Xuanmen Tianzun, then there are still Changping Marquis Lu Jinlong and that Taoist Qinglan who are still at large.
"They might cause some trouble in the future!"
"Yes," Xu Zun quickly agreed, "I will do my best to find out."
"The second thing," Queen Mother Lin paused and said, "is the mysterious case of the iron coffin!"
Although Xu Zun already knew this second thing, he still couldn't help but trembled in his heart.
"By now, you already know what was placed in the iron coffin!" Queen Mother Lin said, "Although... what was taken away was only a corpse, but that corpse... is really suspicious."
"Queen Mother," Xu Zun couldn't help but ask, "the iron coffin case is very secretive. From beginning to end, I have received very little information.
"I at least want to know if the body has been kept in the coffin? Was he really..."
As a result, before Xu Zun finished speaking, he saw that the Queen Mother had raised her arm to signal him to shut up.
All right……
Xu Zun had no choice but to shut up quickly.
"As I said before," the Queen Mother said, "after all, it has been more than two years since the Iron Coffin case occurred, so you don't need to worry about it for the time being.
"Wait until you have some free time before making plans!"
"yes!"
Although Xu Zun was a hundred reluctant, he could only agree and say yes.
He knew in his heart that the Queen Mother would not tell him the truth before she formally took over the iron coffin case.
Because of this, Xu Zun had already predicted that there was probably some unspeakable royal secret behind the iron coffin case.
He had paid attention to the news about the former national master Qiu Dingtian before, and had already discovered an intriguing little detail.
That is, although Qiu Dingtian defected, none of Qiu Dingtian's disciples, relatives and friends were implicated!
You must know that Qiu Dingtian has been a master of the Daxuan Kingdom for decades and has countless disciples, both inside and outside the court. Many of them already hold important positions and have high status.
If Qiu Dingzhen really fled westward because of the rebellion, then there is no reason why his disciples should not be implicated.
Therefore, Xu Zun concluded that there must be a hidden secret here. In all likelihood, Qiu Dingtian did not defect at all, but grasped some secrets related to the royal family or the court.
Perhaps he had to escape because he was being hunted.
But... what kind of secret would make this old Imperial Master defect in embarrassment?
Xu Zun thought a lot, but the Queen Mother obviously didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer, and immediately asked Xu Zun:
"Xu Aiqing, have you received any information about this third urgent case?"
"Ah?" Xu Zun shook his head and told the truth, "I really don't know. I hope the Queen Mother will make it clear!"
"Okay, make it clear..."
Empress Dowager Lin winked at the eunuch attendants beside her, and everyone withdrew knowingly.
In the entire inner hall, only the Queen Mother was left behind the curtain, and Xu Zun was outside the curtain.
Just like the flower garden, there was a layer of gauze in the middle, but Xu Zun vaguely felt that he seemed to be getting closer and closer to the Empress Dowager Lin, who had the power to control the world with one hand.
"This third thing comes from the East Palace!"
Queen Mother Lin's words brought Xu Zun's thoughts back to reality.
What!?
East Palace?
Xu Zun was very surprised. The prince lived in the East Palace. Could this third incident have anything to do with the prince?
But……
Xu Zun quickly retrieved his memory and quickly found some information related to the prince.
Gu Jing
The current Emperor of Daxuan, Li Ao, already had a son when he was only sixteen years old, and he is the current Crown Prince Li Xun.
Li Xun is nineteen years old this year. After Li Ao became emperor, he, the only grandson of the emperor, moved into the East Palace and became the crown prince of Daxuan.
However, the prince did not feel comfortable, and was even frightened.
Whether it was because he was framed or because he was young and energetic, he once made a drunken mistake and even mentioned a poem that alluded to the Queen Mother's dictatorship.
When the Queen Mother found out, she became furious and wanted to depose the Crown Prince. Fortunately, the Emperor remonstrated and was able to keep the Crown Prince's status.
In panic, I don't know who gave the prince an idea. It was just in time for the Daxuan envoy to go to the ten countries in the East China Sea, and a person with royal status was needed to lead the team to show respect.
In order to maintain his position, Prince Li Xun volunteered to lead a delegation to the ten countries in the East China Sea to complete this visit and exchange mission.
Therefore, as early as a few months ago, Prince Li Xun had already sailed to the East China Sea with the envoys and was not in the Holy Capital at the moment.
Shen Tiande's eldest son Shen Xingran was also among the envoys and therefore missed Shen Tiande's funeral.
"East Palace..." Xu Zun pondered and asked, "His Royal Highness, isn't he not in the Holy Capital?"
"Yes," the Queen Mother's expression suddenly became solemn, "Long before the chaos in the Holy Capital, I had received a tip that something had happened to the Crown Prince...!"
"ah!!?"
Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat and he said to himself, "This is really all about fate! I just solved the Heavenly Tribulation Incident, why did something big happen again?"
"Prince..." Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "What happened to His Royal Highness?"
"Someone came to report," the Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "Prince Li Xun and his party were ambushed in a country in the East China Sea, causing the group to collapse and the whereabouts of the Crown Prince are unknown!"
"Ah?" Xu Zun was shocked, "Of the ten countries in the East China Sea, in which country did the incident happen?"
"It's ominous," the Queen Mother shook her head and sighed, "It is said that some members of the envoy have escaped by chance and are on their way back to Daxuan."
"this……"
Xu Zun suddenly understood why the Queen Mother put this matter at the end.
This is not a multiple-choice question at all, but a must-answer question!
Obviously, the Queen Mother is sending herself to the East China Sea!
No wonder, she said there was no rush to establish the Daxuanti Xingfu, but no, my butt is not yet warm, do I have to cross the ocean again?
Tsk tsk tsk...
Xu Zun sighed in his heart. He was sentenced to death in Tangzhou, but in the end he didn't even enter Wude City.
Now that we have finally stabilized ourselves in the Holy Capital, we are about to go on an expedition again...
East China Sea, East China Sea...
Xu Zun was supplementing his mind with information. I wonder if there is an open island country deep in the East China Sea of Daxuan?
There were no Japanese assassins before...
"Xu Zun," the Queen Mother understood Xu Zun's reluctance and said immediately, "Xun'er is the only bloodline of our Daxuan royal family, there is no room for loss!
"Furthermore, those who dare to openly attack our Daxuan mission may be coming from bad intentions and may have some conspiracy behind them.
"So," the Queen Mother said majestically, "Xu Aiqing, your first task as Da Xuanti's criminal officer is to find the prince and find out about this attack!"
"Um...yes!"
Xu Zun didn't dare to hesitate and agreed immediately.
"You don't have to be too anxious," the Queen Mother said, "I have ordered the Shipping Department to make preparations. I will ask Cai Kun to arrange the soldiers. As for your entourage, you have the final say!"
"yes!"
Xu Zun agreed, but there were still many questions in his mind, but he couldn't think of what to ask at the moment.
"By the way," the Queen Mother looked around, then suddenly stood up and came to Xu Zun, saying in a very low voice, "there is one more thing that I need you to know, but you must remember that you will not tell anyone until you die.
"
"Ah?" Xu Zun was depressed because he was afraid of hearing such words.
However, in this position, he can't plug his ears, right?
"After the Heavenly Tribulation incident, I asked Ao'er," the Queen Mother said in a small and cautious voice, "He said that he only told one person about the secret room of Wanfu Palace, and that person... was Prince Li Xun..."
