The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 259 Creepy

Xia Bitu was silent for a moment, but he didn't hide anything anymore and said, "Back then, the late emperor promised the kings of the four realms that when the war subsided, he would enfeoff them as kings shoulder to shoulder, sharing the empire..."

Qin Zheng understood: "Did the late emperor break his promise?"

Xia Bitu said, "The late emperor did not break his promise, but the Fifth Prince and the Fourth Princess firmly opposed it. According to the order of the Supreme Emperor, after the late emperor abdicated, the Fifth Prince should succeed him. The Fifth Prince does not want to share the throne with others."

Qin Zheng: "In fact, the five princes are right. If a country is ruled by too many people, it will be in chaos sooner or later."

Xia Bitu nodded. "In fact, the late emperor's original promise was just drunken talk, but for some reason, the Four Realms Kings took it seriously. The late emperor couldn't break his promise and insisted on conferring the title. This led to the five princes' assassination attempt on the late emperor and usurpation of power. However, they failed..."

Fortunately, Empress Zhuang, the mother of the empress and the princess, was trapped in the harem by the rebels. To serve as a warning, Empress Zhuang set fire to the harem and burned herself to death..."

Qin Zheng's expression changed: "What a wonderful woman!"

Xia Bitu nodded. "The fire attracted reinforcements, who captured the Fifth Prince alive. Empress Zhuang and the late Emperor had a deep bond, and the late Emperor, enraged, wanted to burn the Fifth Prince alive."

At that time, the fourth princess, who was born to the same mother as the fifth prince, pleaded with the late emperor, and the ministers also advised him, saying that fratricide was against the will of heaven. Therefore, the late emperor exiled the fifth prince, and forbade him to leave Ningguta for the rest of his life. The fourth princess also followed him..."

Qin Zheng listened and felt deeply moved.

It’s all because of power.

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng and said seriously, "You little monkey, this is the disaster caused by your womanly kindness. If the late emperor had been a little more ruthless back then, there wouldn't be this disaster today!"

Qin Zheng also looked at Xia Bitu, but smiled.

Seeing Qin Zheng's smile, Xia Bitu shuddered. Did I say something wrong? Did the monkey see something again?

As expected, Qin Zheng smiled and said, "I guess you were also instrumental in instigating the Five Princes to rebel back then?"

Xia Bitu's expression changed, but he admitted, "How could I give up this opportunity for revenge?"

Qin Zheng understood: "If I were in your place, I would also seize the opportunity!"

Xia Bitu was happy: "That's why we can become friends, friends regardless of age."

Qin Zheng said, "Old fox, this time, I really need you to do me a favor!"

Xia Bitu was stunned, pointing at his nose, and said in disbelief: "This time, I still expect you to help me. How can I help you?"

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu without saying anything.

Just staring at it eagerly!

Xia Bitu held his forehead and was defeated under Qin Zheng's gaze: "You little monkey, tell me, as long as I can do it."

Qin Zheng finally spoke: "Go and rescue the Fifth Prince immediately. If you delay any longer, it may be too late!"

Xia Bitu stood up in shock and looked at Qin Zheng in astonishment: "Are you saying that the Fifth Master is in danger?"

Qin Zheng nodded. "What a perfect opportunity to frame someone! As long as the Fifth Prince dies, the Empress won't be able to clear herself of the charges even if she jumps into the spring. She's the only one most likely to want to kill the Fifth Prince. Once the Fifth Prince dies, the Fourth Princess will inevitably launch an attack, even if it means risking everything. If someone else fanned the flames and secretly assisted, the Daqian Dynasty would inevitably be in turmoil. This would give the foreign vassal states an opportunity to exploit the situation!"

Xia Bitu was even more shocked: "Isn't it that the empress wants to assassinate the five princes?" Qin Zheng shook his head: "No!"

Xia Bitu was puzzled: "Who could that be?"

Qin Zheng: "This is Guanxi!"

Xia Bitu was shocked: "Liang Heng, he dares?"

He had just thought about whether it was Liang Heng, but how could it be possible? Didn't Liang Heng also want more allies to restrain the empress?

Qin Zheng frowned. "What are you wasting your time on? If you don't send someone, I will. But if I save the Fifth Prince, you might not be able to protect Xia Jinzhong. If you save the Fifth Prince, the Empress will immediately stop bothering Xia Jinzhong. Because she can't owe you a favor and then kill your son!"

Xia Bitu was stunned. "You begged me just for this? Shouldn't this be an opportunity you've given me? I couldn't even ask for this opportunity, so why would you beg me for it?"

Qin Zheng was getting anxious: "You're really confused by the situation. You've lost your mind because of Xia Jinzhong. My goal is to prevent war in Daqian, so I protect Xia Jinzhong and the Fifth Prince. But can I intervene? You intervene out of personal favor, but I intervene with ulterior motives, to win over you and the Fifth Prince. How can we be the same?"

Xia Bitu understood and shouted, "Uncle Nan..."

Soon, Uncle Nan and his men hurried away.

Xia Bitu watched Uncle Nan and the others leave, but when he turned around, he saw Qin Zheng closing his eyes and thinking.

Xia Bitu thought to himself, "You little monkey, you're not going to betray me, are you? If the Fifth Prince is dead by the time Uncle Nan arrives, Uncle Nan won't be able to explain himself. Even if it wasn't him, he did it. I'm definitely the one behind it. The Empress will be furious, and Jin Zhong will die. The Fourth Princess will also be furious, and I'll be in trouble."

Qin Zheng sneered: "It's not too late to recall Uncle Nan now."

Seeing Qin Zheng's expression, Xia Bitu breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I believe you!"

Qin Zheng rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Actually, I'm begging you, it's true, I'm helping you, it's true, and I'm cheating you, it's also true!"

"Ah?" Xia Bitu was dumbfounded.

He really didn't understand.

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "You learned that Liang Heng was going to assassinate the Fifth Prince, and you were one of them. Yet you still stepped forward to save the Fifth Prince. This shows that Liang Heng, the King of the Western Territory, is not your man, but only an ally.

The King of the North is naturally not one of yours. That rules out the Western and Northern factions. So, your only true allies are now the King of the East and the King of the South.

Last time, the four realm kings simultaneously returned to the Imperial Capital without recalling them. If the Eastern and Southern realm kings were your people, how could you have allowed them to return without recalling them? Because you knew the situation in the Imperial Capital best. Yet, they returned simultaneously. Therefore, none of the four of them were your people; at most, they were all allies.

If the Western Territory King wanted to assassinate the five princes, then the four Territory Kings' unauthorized simultaneous return to the Imperial Capital couldn't have been ordered by Ningguta. It wasn't you, and it wasn't Ningguta. This only means that these four Territory Kings have a master.

Either they have the same master, or they have four masters. If they have four masters, then they must be an alliance, so they can issue orders at the same time.

The Four Realm Kings were not on good terms with each other, so they must be the four masters. However, when the Five Princes used Qu Zhengzhuo as cannon fodder, the four Realm Kings remained silent, which further demonstrated that Ningguta had no dealings with the four masters, let alone an alliance. Ningguta was even unaware that the Four Realm Kings had their own masters.

The fact that you chose to save yourself last time further proves that you don’t have much friendship with the four realm kings and their masters.

I originally thought that the discord between the Four Realms Kings and the imperial court was due to the late emperor's broken promise. Now it seems that's not the case. There's a real culprit behind the scenes!"

Xia Bitu was dumbfounded at this moment.

With his mouth open and eyes wide open, he stared at Qin Zheng blankly.

It seems like he has Alzheimer's disease.

At this moment, he was extremely shocked.

It's even creepy!

He really hadn't thought about it that way.

It should be said that normal people would never think of it.

But Qin Zheng made everything clear, which made him feel that this was definitely the case.

Otherwise, there is no explanation at all!

Xia Bitu's shock was no longer due to the horror of Qin Zheng's reasoning skills.

He had experienced Qin Zheng's reasoning skills countless times.

His shock stemmed from Qin Zhengpa's reasoning, which was most likely the truth!

Qin Zheng smiled slightly at this moment and said nothing.

Give the old fox some time to digest and understand.

Wu Xiaoyou looked at the adult with admiration, his eyes shining.

Time passed minute by minute, and Xia Bitu remained in this idiotic posture.

A full three minutes.

Xia Bitu suddenly came to his senses, as if his soul had returned to its place.

Beads of sweat rolled down his face.

Xia Bitu raised his sleeve, wiped his face, and said tremblingly, "Who could those four people be?"