The eldest son of the emperor, Hong Huaxiao, went to the north nineteen years ago.
What is his purpose in going to the north?
Xu Zhiqiong was just about to ask Luo Hui and Li Jie to find the files when the words came to his lips and he swallowed them back.
It is impossible for the Shenji Division to have files on the eldest son of the emperor, nor any files on the royal family. Asking questions would only show cowardice.
The royal family keeps hawks and dogs, so it is impossible for them to have the power to investigate their masters.
This matter had to be investigated by the eunuch, so Xu Zhiqiong took the time to go to Zhonglang Courtyard and handed the matter over to Chang Decai.
Returning to the Divine Machinery Department, Xu Zhiqiong continued to check the files of the succubus. He found that most of the records about the succubus came from folk rumors without any concrete evidence, or were similar to what Shan Zhongming did, which was purely to bully good women.
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There are only three succubi that are truly documented.
The first one caused chaos in Shenlin City for more than ten years, and then disappeared.
The second one had been causing trouble in the northern border for more than ten years and was killed by Yuan Chengfeng.
The third one appeared in Yuhai City and caused chaos for several years, but disappeared.
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to compare the methods of these three succubi, and found that there were no detailed records in the files. He only knew that they had killed hundreds of people each, and they were all men.
The succubus in the north often haunts deep mountains and old forests, but has also been to many deep mansions and compounds.
The demon in Shenlin City killed many poor people, but it also killed many dignitaries.
The enchantress from Yuhai City often appeared on the beach, but it also appeared on a boat. There were more than fifty boatmen on one boat, and she didn't spare any of them.
The targets of their crimes seemed to be irregular. The only thing worth noting was that three years after the succubus in Shenlin City disappeared, the succubus from the north appeared.
Two years after the death of the Succubus in the North, the Succubus of Yuhai City appeared.
Are these three succubi the same one?
This is just a conjecture based on chronological order, and Xu Zhiqiong could not find any other evidence.
The investigation lasted until late at night, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't figure it out.
This is unfortunate for Luo Hui and Li Jie. They don't dare to leave the Shenji Division even if the Lord Privy Master doesn't leave.
Usually, Shan Zhongming would have an evening party and have already gone to find a place to relax. There were many wives and concubines at home, and there were many outhouses. Outside the outhouses, there were also unknown lovers, so Shan Zhongming was very busy at night.
They really couldn't understand why the Lord Priest was acting so abnormally today.
Halfway through the Xu period, Changde sent news about the emperor's eldest son.
The eunuchs didn't have any files on the emperor's eldest son, but they asked some rumors from the old eunuchs and old palace people.
The eldest son of the emperor went to the northern border at the age of thirty-three and stayed in the northern border for a full twenty years.
Xu Zhiqiong was speechless for a while, this was completely different from his previous inference.
He always thought that the eldest son of the emperor was killed by the enchantress in the north at a young age, but in fact, the eldest son of the emperor was already fifty-three years old when he died!
He originally thought that the eldest son of the emperor only went to the north by chance, and he never expected that the eldest son of the emperor would stay there for a full twenty years.
What has he done in the past twenty years?
Did that divine king let his own son be stationed at the border?
etc!
There is another key issue. Nineteen years ago, the 53-year-old eldest son of the emperor was killed by a charlatan.
If the emperor's eldest son lived to this day, he would be seventy-two years old.
Then here comes the problem.
When did the divine king of Qiancheng Kingdom give birth to his eldest son?
Even if he was born early and had his eldest son at the age of fifteen, the divine king would be at least eighty-seven years old.
God is eighty-seven years old?
Maybe even older?
The divine king Xu Zhiqiong saw in the court was only in his fifties.
He has cultivation!
What kind of sect does he belong to, and what level of cultivation has he reached?
He happens to be sick today. Is he really sick, or has he been promoted?
Xu Zhiqiong thought of another person again, Hong Zhenji.
Judging from Hong Jinji's face, he should be about the same age as the divine king Hong Juncheng.
Hong Juncheng is eighty or ninety years old, and he is still his elder brother. How old is Hong Jinji this year?
Could it be that he also has some cultivation?
This guy is pretending to be stupid and lying to me!
Xu Zhiqiong broke out in a cold sweat. He might have misunderstood Hong Zhenji.
But calm down and think carefully, maybe things are not that complicated after all.
The first level of cultivation means three points of lifespan. Every time a person rises to one level, his lifespan will be extended by 30%. As long as he has the seventh level of cultivation, his lifespan will be twice that of an ordinary person.
Although he is eighty or ninety years old, he looks only in his fifties, which is not unreasonable.
The cultivation of Hong Juncheng and Hong Zhenji may not be very advanced, but at least Hong Zhenji is still under the control of Xu Zhiqiong. It would be better to ask this matter in person.
But we can't ask directly now. Xu Zhiqiong's current identity is Shan Zhongming. Shan Zhongming always runs to Prince Shu's Mansion. This matter can't be explained clearly.
Xu Zhiqiong immediately ordered people to return to the capital. Luo Hui and Li Jie breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered people to prepare the sedan.
When they returned to the mansion, the housekeeper Shan Yongping came to the door angrily and said anxiously: "Master, something big has happened. Miss Lu'er and several ladies are fighting!"
"A fight started?" Xu Zhiqiong glanced in the direction of the east courtyard, "Did it really start a fight, or was it just a quarrel?"
"It was just an argument at first, and I got angry and started to use my hands. I didn't expect that Miss Lu was so cruel that she injured several ladies."
Xu Zhiqiong didn't care about the injuries of the ladies, and then asked: "Is the beating still ongoing, or has it been completed?"
The housekeeper was stunned and looked at Xu Zhiqiong in surprise: "The fight started in the afternoon and broke up at dusk. Several ladies were crying in the main courtyard, waiting for the master to make the decision."
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said, "I won't do it anymore. I will rest in the East Crossing Courtyard tonight."
The housekeeper looked confused: "Those ladies are still crying..."
"Go over and persuade them. If they are tired of crying, let them all sleep."
Xu Zhiqiong cannot get involved in this matter. He is not afraid of confrontation, but he does not want to see Shan Zhongming's wives and concubines.
No matter how superb his disguise skills are, Xu Zhiqiong will definitely show flaws in front of his wives and concubines.
Entering the bedroom, Han Di said with red eyes: "Brother, I've caused you trouble. It's not that my little sister can't suppress her anger, but it's those women who were too bullying and insisted on me kneeling down to serve them tea.
, what kind of family methods are you going to use to beat me..."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Anyway, you didn't lose."
"You can't lose. Just a few of them, including the servants and maids, are no match for me. I said... Senior brother, why did you take out that puppet again?"
Xu Zhiqiong placed the puppet on the bed: "Junior sister, you still sleep with him tonight, I have something important to do here."
Xu Zhiqiong climbed over the wall and left the capital city, and went straight to Hong Zhenji's mansion.
Hong Zhenji had just fallen asleep with his two concubines in his arms, when he suddenly felt a slight chill on his neck.
Opening his eyes gently, he saw Xu Zhiqiong with a smile on his face, patting Hong Zhenji's neck with a mandarin duck blade: "Prince Shu, follow me."
After saying that, Xu Zhiqiong disappeared.
Hong Zhenji quickly got up, and the two concubines also woke up.
Seeing the prince getting out of bed, the concubine quickly followed. Hong Zhenji looked at each other angrily: "You two go to bed and don't make any sound!"
After leaving the bedroom, Xu Zhiqiong was waiting in the outer room. Hong Zhenji was worried that he would be heard by the two concubines in the back room, so he waved to Xu Zhiqiong frequently.
Xu Zhiqiong sealed the outer room with a magic circle and asked Hong Zhenji: "King Shu, may I ask how old you are?"
Hong Zhenji was stunned: "I am fifty-five this year."
"Fifty-five years old," Xu Zhiqiong smiled, "May I ask how old your brother Shenjun is?"
Xu Zhiqiong was waiting for him to tell you nonsense. If he dared to say that he was fifty or sixty years old, Xu Zhiqiong immediately beat him up.
Unexpectedly, Hong Jinji replied without thinking: "Brother is ninety-one years old this year."
"Ninety-one years old? He is thirty-six years older than you?"
Hong Zhenji nodded: "My father gave birth to him when he was twenty-two, and I was born when he was fifty-eight."
Fifty-eight years old...
That's not impossible.
"Your divine lord's face doesn't look like he's over ninety years old."
"Since the Divine Lord succeeded to the throne at the age of fifty-two, he has the body of a true god, so he does not see any signs of aging."
He succeeded to the throne at the age of fifty-two.
According to age calculations, he had the emperor's eldest son Hong Huaxiao when he was nineteen years old. When Hong Juncheng succeeded to the throne, the emperor's eldest son Hong Huaxiao was exactly thirty-three years old.
When Hong Juncheng took over the throne, he sent Hong Huaxiao to the north. What was the reason for this?
"Do you know why your lord sent your eldest son to the north?"
Hong Zhenji said: "I am a little younger than the emperor's eldest son. When he went to the north, I was only sixteen years old. At that time, the imperial edict said that bandits were rampant in the north, and the emperor sent his son to suppress the bandits."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Have you been suppressing bandits for twenty years?"
Hong Zhenji hesitated and refused to say anything. Xu Zhiqiong slapped his hand, and Hong Zhenji covered his face.
"Actually, there were some rumors at the time that the emperor's eldest son was old and had no heirs. Living in the city of God's presence for a long time was not good for the emperor, so he was sent to the north."
Thirty-three years old, no heirs.
"The emperor's eldest son will never have any children?"
Hong Zhenji nodded and said: "There must be something unspeakable."
The so-called unspeakable disease is infertility.
Infertility is not uncommon among the royal family. In the history of Daxuan, there were emperors who were infertile and had no descendants. They could not pass the throne to their sons, but only to the younger brothers.
It is true that a barren prince is not suitable to be an emperor, but it is enough not to pass the throne to the eldest son, and it is not necessary to drive the eldest son out of the capital for this matter.
I'm afraid the reason is not just as simple as being unable to have children.
Xu Zhiqiong was sorting out the timeline in his mind when he suddenly realized that Haishi had arrived.
He quickly left Prince Shu's Mansion and entered the Siguo Room. As expected, the dancing girl appeared in front of him.
"Officer, you are here again."
Xu Zhiqiong remained silent and sat quietly in the corner of the Siguo room.
The dancing girl sat next to Xu Zhiqiong and asked in surprise: "My lord, I won't fight today, but you want to join the slave family?"
Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.
The dancing girl said again: "If you don't say anything, I will take it as your promise. Just tell me, is it the snake's advance or retreat, or is it the jade and pearl's roundness? There are many houses with many houses, or is it the nine winding ileum? The slave family needs a little essence, and the official
Just reward me, and I promise to serve you well."
Xu Zhiqiong raised his head, looked at the dancer and said: "You are a man, but you have a nine-curved ileum. How do you start talking about multiple families?"
The dancer was startled: "Guanren, what are you talking about? Who do you think is a man?"
Xu Zhiqiong sighed and said: "Your Highness, let's have a peaceful chat. I really can't figure out what use you have for that essence?"