Chapter 170 The Emperor Qing who has no desire to live

Emperor Qing turned around and asked expressionlessly, "What do you mean by that?"

"Hasn't the suspect been caught? Why can't we find out his identity?"

Emperor Qing was also extremely angry at this moment.

This was the most angry and humiliating moment since he became emperor.

In the past, no matter what I did, things were under control, and even if mistakes occurred, they would not affect the overall situation.

But now it's different.

Since a few months ago, everything he had planned began to go astray, sometimes beyond his expectations.

No matter what I did, it all ended in failure.

How could he not be angry?

Take today's events for example. Emperor Qing had clearly already planned everything. As long as the scapegoat was killed instead of Fan Xian, everything would end successfully.

At that time, Fan Xian can hide his identity and leave Kyoto.

And he was able to get what he wished for and obtain the weapon he had longed for.

Who would have thought that just as the scapegoat was about to appear, an accident suddenly happened.

A group of people came out from nowhere and made a scene at the execution ground, wanting to rescue Fan Xian.

Originally, after seeing this, Emperor Qing had no intention of stopping him, and thought that letting Fan Xian leave was a good choice.

After these people leave the execution ground, he will send people to capture them, and by then, Fan Xian will still be in his hands.

As a result, something that no one expected happened suddenly.

Among the crowd who were rescuing Fan Xian, a man suddenly appeared, drew his sword and killed Fan Xian.

The speed of the attack was so fast that everyone present was stunned.

By the time I reacted, it had already happened.

Such a long sword pierced directly into the chest. Unless you are a grandmaster, you are definitely dead!

If Fan Xian died, all of Emperor Qing’s previous plans would be ruined.

So, how could Emperor Qing not be angry?

What made Emperor Qing even more angry was that it was as if someone could predict what he would do in advance and began to sabotage him continuously.

This caused his previous plans to fail again and again, with no trace left at all.

When he thought of this, Emperor Qing felt angry and scared.

If he doesn't catch these people quickly, he won't be able to sleep or eat!

In addition to this incident, there is another thing that makes Emperor Qing feel very headache.

Just wait a few days and then re-elect the crown prince.

This is a big deal and it is inevitable.

Once the prince is buried, all the civil and military officials in the court will definitely bring up the matter!

Logically speaking, since the crown prince is dead, the next crown prince would naturally fall to the second son.

However, Emperor Qing did not want to pass the throne of crown prince to his second son Li Chengze.

The reason why he was enthroned as king in the past and was given a lot of power was that he could enter and leave the imperial study at will and make friends with ministers in the court.

His original purpose was to train the prince. He had never thought of making Li Chengze the prince.

However, things are different now. After the crown prince is gone, the scale that was originally balanced will definitely tilt towards the second son.

This is what is giving Emperor Qing a headache.

In fact, Emperor Qing also thought that the murderer of the prince might be the second son Li Chengze.

After all, after the prince's death, he was the only one who could benefit the most.

But Emperor Qing thought again and felt that it was unlikely.

The first reason is the weapons. Ordinary people can never get them and can only get them from Fan Xian.

Secondly, it is his ability.

As far as Emperor Qing knew, the second son Li Chengze's mansion had also recruited quite a few people.

But they were just a bunch of rabble, and the two most powerful ones were only at the ninth rank, so it was impossible for them to accomplish such a huge task. Therefore, Emperor Qing gave up and doubted the idea of ​​the second son, Li Chengze.

Of course, there is another most important reason.

That's the evidence!
He had no evidence to prove that the prince's death and Fan Xian's affairs were related to Li Chengze.

Without this hard condition, any doubt would be in vain.

At this time, Yan Xiaoyi replied: "Your Majesty, I just learned from the interrogation that those who came to rob the execution ground were all in the black market, doing murder for hire."

"They don't care who the buyer is, they just take the money and do the job, and they never ask why."

"So, these people don't know who paid for it."

"As for the man holding two swords, they don't know anything about him. It is said that this is the first time they have seen him."

After hearing what Yan Xiaoyi said, Emperor Qing began to ponder on the spot.

If that's the case, then the clue is broken again, right?
Moreover, the buyer was very cautious, which further proved that the other party was no ordinary person.

If a person like this cannot be used by him, then he should not be kept.

Emperor Qing pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "The city gates are now closed, and those people must still be in Kyoto."

"Hurry up and send people to search every house in Kyoto."

"We must find them even if we have to dig three feet deep!"

"Yes." Yan Xiaoyi nodded in agreement and immediately turned and left.

Emperor Qing put his hands behind his back and began to wander around in place.

After a while.

A strange figure suddenly flashed into the room and bowed to Emperor Qing:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Emperor Qing turned around and looked at Hong Siyang in front of him, saying, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I don't want to hear any more bad news."

Hong Siyang looked embarrassed and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

When Emperor Qing saw this, he immediately knew what was going on and looked as if he had lost all hope in life.

He covered his forehead with one hand and waved at Hong Siyang with the other hand, saying:
"Forget it, tell me."

"I want to see what bad news there is."

Hong Siyang pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Fan just sent me news."

"Fan Xian..."

When Emperor Qing heard this, his face instantly tensed up and he asked, "What happened to him?"

"What happened to Fan Xian?"

Hong Si was itchy: "Fan Xian is dead."

"What!" Emperor Qing looked incredulous.

Then he said, "Didn't Fei Jie take Fan Xian away just now?"

"His medical skills are so advanced, how could Fan Xian die?"

Hong Siyang said, "According to Lord Fan, Fan Xian was too seriously injured and they were unable to save him. He died an hour ago."

"Impossible!" Emperor Qing waved his hands and said, "I don't believe it!"

"I don't believe Fan Xian will die!"

Hong Siyang said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

Emperor Qing closed his eyes and thought for a moment, his body trembling slightly.

Then, he opened his eyes, a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and said:
"You come with me!"

"Even if Fan Xian dies, I want to see his corpse with my own eyes."

"Yes." Hong Siyang nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Emperor Qing flicked his sleeves and strode outside.

Hong Siyang followed quickly with his back bent.

(End of this chapter)