HLnovel Chapter 432 Coveting the Throne
Chapter 432 Coveting the Throne
Fifteen minutes later, the drunken Qingzhou army generals, embracing the dancers, were escorted out of the Qingwang Mansion by its servants.
After they left, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar hurried over and went straight into the banquet hall.
"Was His Highness hosting a banquet for the soldiers just now?"
The middle-aged scholar looked at the banquet hall, which was littered with cups and plates, and asked.
"good."
Xia Yuanying nodded, took a sip of wine, and asked, "Does the Chief Secretary have something to say?"
The middle-aged man was named Huang Ting. His position was the chief secretary of the Prince's Palace, responsible for managing the internal affairs of the palace. He was also Xia Yuanying's chief advisor.
"It's true."
Huang Ting found a relatively clean spot to sit down and said, "Wei Hua, the commander of the city guards, is dead!"
"Ok?"
Xia Yuanying suddenly looked up, "How did he die?"
Although Wei Hua, the commander of the city guards, was not considered Xia Yuanying's confidant, he was still a figure of considerable importance in Xia Yuanying's mind. The sudden death of such a person was enough to attract Xia Yuanying's attention.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Xia Yuanying values Wei Hua as a person, but rather that he values the city guards of Qingzhou Prefecture!
The city guards were responsible for guarding the city gates and walls. With the death of the city guard commander, the entire city guard was instantly leaderless, which inevitably made it easier for villains to take advantage of the situation.
"investigating."
Huang Ting said in a deep voice, "I just went to Wei Hua's residence. Wei Hua was killed by having his neck broken. In addition to Wei Hua, several of his concubines were also murdered."
"check."
A fierce glint flashed in Xia Yuanying's eyes: "Find the murderer for me, and then... skin him alive!"
No one in the entire Qingzhou Prefecture City was unaware that Wei Hua was one of King Qing's men. Under such circumstances, daring to kill Wei Hua was tantamount to slapping Xia Yuanying in the face. If Xia Yuanying did not severely punish the murderer, wouldn't the Qingwang Mansion lose all face?
"It's already under investigation."
Huang Ting nodded and said, "Besides Wei Hua, another servant of the Prince's mansion, Sun Ergou, was also murdered. This case is currently under investigation."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanying's expression darkened further. Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. Wei Hua and Sun Ergou were, respectively, the city guard commander under his command and a servant of the Qing King's mansion, yet they had been killed one after another...
How could Xia Yuanying not be furious?
"check!"
Xia Yuanying said sternly, "A city-wide manhunt is underway. You have three days to find the murderer and have him executed by slow slicing and displayed to the public. The murderer's family members are also not to be spared; they must all be beheaded!"
Uh……
A hint of difficulty flashed across Huang Ting's face. Xia Guo was not like Hua Guo, which was full of surveillance cameras in his previous life. To find two murderers who had not left any clues within three days was nothing short of a pipe dream.
Seeing that the King of Qing was in a fit of anger, Huang Ting hesitated for a moment and then chose to keep quiet.
His years of experience with the Green King told him that it was best not to provoke Xia Yuanying when he was angry, otherwise...
Even he, as the chief secretary of the prince's mansion, who had the power to monitor and advise the prince, would probably not get away with it.
Fortunately, Xia Yuanying's anger came and went quickly, and soon his expression returned to normal.
Huang Ting was not surprised by this. He knew very well that the dead Wei Hua and Sun Ergou were insignificant figures in the eyes of the King of Qing. The reason he was angry was only because the King of Qing felt that his dignity had been challenged. It was not worth getting so angry over such a trivial matter.
Outsiders all thought that King Qing loved his soldiers like his own children, but only those close to him, like Huang Ting, knew that King Qing only used the Qingzhou army as his tools. His so-called love for his soldiers was just an act to show outsiders and to win over the hearts of the soldiers so that the Qingzhou army would be used by him.
Therefore, Wei Hua's death might make the King of Qing angry for a while, but it's not enough to make him go to war.
"You came to see me for more than just this little thing, didn't you?"
With his anger subsided, Xia Yuanying held up his wine glass, swirled the wine inside, and asked.
"Of course not."
Huang Ting shook his head and continued, "I came to see Your Highness this time mainly to report two things."
"explain."
"The first thing is about Taicang County."
Huang Ting paused, organized his thoughts, and then said, "Recently, some amazing chicken breeds have appeared in Taicang County."
How is it so magical?
Xia Yuanying raised his eyes and asked, clearly showing some interest.
There are two breeds of chicken: one is the Blood Feather Chicken, and the other is the Red Blood Chicken.
Huang Ting replied, "The blood and meat of the Blood Feather Chicken can help ninth- and eighth-rank martial artists cultivate, and the effect is better than that of common medicinal materials. The Crimson Blood Chicken can help seventh-rank martial artists cultivate, and the effect is also far superior to that of medicinal materials."
"really?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Yuanying's eyes. "Is there really such a peculiar breed of chicken in this world?"
"I have already asked around, and the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken do indeed have this miraculous effect."
"Well!"
Xia Yuanying pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you been able to trace the origins of these Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens?"
"According to the merchants who sell blood-feathered chickens and red-blooded chickens, these two breeds of chickens are captured from the Cangmang Mountains."
Huang Ting said, "However, I do not believe this statement. There are quite a few Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens sold in Taicang County. How could they possibly have been captured from the Cangmang Mountains?"
Xia Yuanying nodded subconsciously. The Cangmang Mountain was indeed full of rare treasures, but it was also extremely dangerous. Even mid-level martial artists dared not venture deep into it, let alone capture a large number of exotic beasts.
"After my subordinates sent people to Taicang County to investigate carefully, they finally learned the origin of the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken."
Huang Ting continued, "According to the information I have found, both the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken come from a village called Chenjia Village in Taiping County, Taicang Prefecture."
As Chenjia Village sold more and more goods, its reputation gradually spread, which was inevitable, and Chen Dao never intended to keep it a secret forever.
It's likely that even Chen Dao didn't expect that the existence of Chenjia Village would reach the ears of the Green King so early.
"Oh?"
Xia Yuanying asked in surprise, "Are these chickens from the same village?"
"Not bad!"
Huang Ting nodded and suggested, "Your Highness, I suggest we take control of Chenjia Village. If we can control Chenjia Village, the Prince's Palace will have an inexhaustible supply of Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens, and we can also train more martial artists!"
Upon hearing this, a fiery glint flashed in Xia Yuanying's eyes. The Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken were so magical that if they could control the place where the Blood Feather Chicken was produced, the royal palace could indeed cultivate a large number of martial artists in an endless stream.
And as long as he has enough martial artists, then Xia Yuanying...
Perhaps we can even covet that supreme throne!