Chapter 152

Lin Zhichong hurriedly got up and went home.

He swore that he would never want to come to this old geezer's place again.

Zhangtai Palace.

In the Imperial Study.

Ying Zheng was furious after receiving the news that Ying Ying Zi Ye had been assassinated!

The first thing Ying Zheng did was ask if Ying Ying Zi Ye was alright.

Upon receiving the news that Ying Ying Zi Ye was unharmed, Ying Zheng's anxious heart finally settled down.

But the temperature in the study had dropped much lower than usual.

Cold as ice, everyone in the study felt a chill wash over them.

Ying Zheng, in a fit of rage, kicked the desk over to the ground.

Tea and memorials were scattered all over the floor.

A man in black standing to the side and Zhang Han both changed their expressions.

His Majesty hadn't been this furious in a long time.

Dragons have reverse scales; touch them and you die!

After a long while, Ying Zheng finally calmed down.

But he was like a volcano about to erupt.

Among so many sons, he had just seen the hope of inheriting the empire in Ying Ying Zi Ye.

As a result, he was assassinated by villains; this was trying to leave him without an heir!

Assassinating Ying Ying Zi Ye was even more infuriating than if he himself had been assassinated.

"Have you found out who did it?"

Ying Zheng's expression returned to calm, his voice devoid of any emotion, cold as ice.

"Your Majesty, the Black Ice Terrace spies have sent news that recently, spies from the remnants of the Six States have appeared in Xianyang City."

"We finally tracked their movements, pointing to one person..."

"But we cannot confirm whether the assassination incident is related to this matter."

Speaking of this, the man in black did not continue.

Because he also couldn't be sure who did this.

There was no direct evidence to prove it.

"Speak!"

"Even if there is a glimmer of a clue, it cannot be ignored!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were like cold electricity, speaking coldly, an overbearing imperial aura radiating out.

Pressing the man in black so that his body couldn't help but tremble.

"The Black Ice Terrace caught a spy who had contact with the Doctor."

"But before anything could be asked, the spy took poison and committed suicide."

"Therefore, it cannot be determined whether there is a connection between these two things."

The great Confucian Chunyu Yue?

Ying Zheng pondered, thinking of the tax reform.

It was Chunyu Yue and the Censor-in-Chief who used gentle means to collect taxes.

And these two collected the least amount of taxes.

Therefore, the residences of other officials no longer had soldiers surrounding them.

Now, only these two residences still had heavy troops guarding them.

Could there be some hidden story in this?

Without more evidence, Ying Zheng couldn't be sure.

"The Black Ice Terrace is responsible for continuing to investigate this matter; don't worry about Chunyu Yue for now."

"Inform Ye'er of this and let him be fully responsible for this matter."

"Even if it means killing those two, he must not hesitate!"

"Understood!"

The man in black took the order and left.

Only Zhang Han remained in the study.

"What do you think of this?"

Zhang Han nodded; these two things might be related.

But he also didn't understand whether both things were related to Chunyu Yue.

But he knew that Chunyu Yue being involved in this matter was definitely not a good thing.

"Your Majesty, perhaps the Ninth Prince has clues there."

"After all, they personally experienced the assassination; perhaps it is best to let him be responsible for this matter."

Zhang Han was ambiguous and didn't dare to speak too definitively.

Just at this moment.

A eunuch walked in.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince is here."

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Let him in quickly."

"Understood!"

The eunuch turned and left, and before long, he brought Ying Ying Zi Ye into the study.

"Father Emperor, your son has come to report that I am safe."

"General Zhang, you are here too."

Ying Ying Zi Ye bowed to the two of them.

He glanced at the messy study.

Could it be that Brother Zheng was just angry?

Zhang Han also hurriedly returned the bow.

"Ninth Prince, you are too polite."

Ying Zheng walked up quickly and grabbed Ying Ying Zi Ye's hand.

He looked him over carefully and asked with concern: "Ye'er, were you hurt anywhere?"

It could be seen that Brother Zheng was genuinely concerned about him.

He rarely showed such a kind expression.

Ying Ying Zi Ye smiled: "Father Emperor, please rest assured, your son is fine."

Saying this, he even turned around to show that he was really fine.

"As expected of the child I value; even Heaven cannot take you away, hahaha~~!"

Ying Zheng had learned from Wang Li's secret report that Ying Ying Zi Ye could catch an arrow with one hand.

And with a casual throw, he pierced through a person's skull.

Just based on this strength, ordinary people couldn't hurt him.

This son of his was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

The previous calligraphy, and now the martial arts; it seems he has hidden a lot.

However, he also issued a gag order; this was a life-saving means, and the fewer people who knew about this, the better.

"Ye'er, do you know who did this?"

Ying Zheng's expression returned to seriousness; regarding the assassination, his attitude was zero tolerance!

"Your son also roughly knows who did it; this time I came also to ask Father Emperor to dispatch some troops to your son."

Ying Ying Zi Ye hadn't been back to his residence for long before he was summoned by Brother Zheng.

There was no need to ask; he knew the news of the assassination had reached Brother Zheng's ears.

"Oh, you know? Tell me quickly."

Ying Zheng didn't expect that a casual question would really bring out some things.

"It should be the remnants of the Chu State, Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, and others!"

"Your son does not actively provoke people, but I was assassinated; your son wants to personally suppress the remnants of the Six States!" ===== CHAPTER 154 =====