Chapter 256 The prince is plotting rebellion?

Staring at Xue Xing and Dugu Bo for a moment, Emperor Xue Ye's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, waved his hand, and dismissed the palace maids waiting in the palace.

It was good that Dugu Bo didn't see anything. If he really saw something, the news must not be leaked, otherwise the Tiandou Empire would be in turmoil.

"Du Douluo, thank you."

Emperor Xue Ye nodded to Dugu Bo.

"As a guest of the imperial family, this is my duty."

With a humble word, Dugu Bo closed his eyes, released his mental power, and carefully explored Emperor Xue Ye's physical condition.

If possible, Dugu Bo did not want to change his boss.

Apart from other things, Emperor Xue Ye was still very good at dealing with people.

Of course, in Dugu Bo's opinion, Prince Xue Qinghe was also a good person.

But Xue Qinghe was a young man after all, and although they knew each other in the past, they did not have a good relationship. It was hard to say what would happen after he took the throne.

Soon, Dugu Bo, who was investigating the physical condition of Emperor Xue Ye, frowned and his expression became extremely solemn.

"Du Douluo, how is my brother?"

Seeing Dugu Bo frowning, Xue Xing immediately had a bad premonition and asked hurriedly.

Dugu Bo did not answer immediately and continued to investigate.

After a while, Dugu Bo opened his eyes, looked at Xue Xing, then looked at Xue Ye, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you have been poisoned by a very obscure unknown mixed toxin.

The toxicity of this toxin is not strong, but the intensity is very high. Most of the ordinary detoxification methods are ineffective, and the poisoning is deep. I'm sorry that I can't do anything."

As a master of poison, Dugu Bo can naturally see whether Emperor Xue Ye is poisoned.

But he has never seen this mixed toxin before, and his detoxification skills are not very good, so Dugu Bo is helpless.

"How dare you! You are unworthy of being a son!"

As soon as the voice fell, Xue Xing cursed angrily.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo's pupils shrank sharply.

Are you unworthy of being a son?

Oh my goodness~, this is a shocking revelation!

Emperor Xue Ye has three living descendants, the crown prince Xue Qinghe, the fourth prince Xue Beng, and the princess Xue Ke.

Xue Ke is a princess, and Xue Beng is a notorious waste. Look at what Xue Xing means, is he suspicious. Well, is he sure that the mastermind behind the poisoning is the crown prince Xue Qinghe?

This. It shouldn't be the case, right?

You know, Xue Qinghe's position as the crown prince is very stable, and he has the support of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. Once the elderly Xue Ye dies, Xue Qinghe will definitely be able to ascend to the throne of Tiandou without any obstacles. Is it necessary to do such a treasonous thing?

At this time, Emperor Xue Ye raised his right hand with an ugly face and stopped Xue Xing's curse: "Don't jump to conclusions, check it out first."

Just like what Dugu Bo thought, Emperor Xue Ye didn't think that his eldest son Xue Qinghe would poison him.

Even if the mastermind behind the assassination of the second and third princes pointed to Xue Qinghe, Emperor Xue Ye still felt the same way.

There was no need for that.

The assassination of the second and third princes could be explained as the eldest son Xue Qinghe eliminating his competitors.

After all, he was born in the royal family, and there was no family affection, especially brotherly love.

But he was old, and Xue Qinghe had long been made the crown prince. Even if he didn't do anything, he could ascend to the throne in ten years at most.

And Xue Qinghe was only in his mid-twenties, so he obviously couldn't wait even ten years, not to mention that once the matter was exposed, he would definitely not have a chance to be the emperor of Tiandou.

The gains and risks were not equal. With the intelligence shown by the eldest son Xue Qinghe, he would never do such a stupid thing.

Emperor Xue Ye asked Dugu Bo: "Poison Douluo, can you tell where the toxins in my body come from?"

Dugu Bo shook his head: "I can't say for sure. Your Majesty is infected with mixed toxins. The source may be food or other objects that your Majesty has touched."

"Xue Xing, I order you to secretly investigate Qinghe's every move and report at any time, but do not act on your own."

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Xue Ye said to Xue Xing with a stern face.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xue Xing's face became serious and he quickly responded.

"Go~"

Emperor Xue Ye waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

Dugu Bo said.

Xue Ye nodded: "Well, Poison Douluo, take care."

After Xue Xing and Dugu Bo left, Emperor Xue Ye whispered to the seemingly empty palace except for him: "Where is the Shadow Guard?"

The Shadow Guard was secretly formed by the royal family. All members were selected from young orphans. There was no other way to join. They were a secret force that was loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

Perhaps the overall strength of the Shadow Guard was not strong, and it was not as strong as the Royal Guest Group that accepted masters or genius soul masters who joined the empire and were willing to serve the empire, but it was a force that the current Emperor Xue Ye could trust 100%.

"Your Majesty."

Soon, a black shadow appeared in front of Emperor Xue Ye's bed.

Emperor Xue Ye ordered: "Find out the relationship between the guests of the royal guest group, the high officials of the court and the provinces, and the military generals and the prince, and focus on the masters who joined the guest group in the past ten years and the high-ranking generals who were promoted."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The black shadow received the order and disappeared into the palace.

Three days later, the intelligence secretly investigated by the shadow guard was placed in front of Emperor Xue Ye.

The more he looked through it, the more shocked Emperor Xue Ye was.

There is no other reason. In recent years, the frequency of promotion of high-ranking officials in the court and provinces, as well as military generals, seems too frequent, and there are many more masters joining the royal guest group than before.

Among them, it has been confirmed that many high-ranking officials and generals have been promoted quickly because of the relationship between Prince Xue Qinghe and the prince's party.

If you don't pay too much attention, it is not too eye-catching at first glance.

Because these high-ranking officials and generals with abnormal promotions are all deputies of various departments, regions and armies, and there is no top leader or military commander.

However, if these high-ranking officials and generals with abnormal promotions are really Xue Qinghe's people, once Xue Qinghe intends to rebel, then he only needs to directly remove the top leader and the military commanders, and let the deputies take over, and he can completely control the court, local areas and military of the empire, and there will not be too much turmoil.

Of course, if it is just like this, it will not scare Emperor Xue Ye.

After all, from the perspective of the emperor of the empire, Xue Qinghe's rebellion did make him very angry.

But from the perspective of a father, he would be pleased that he had a good son. With such skills, the empire will surely usher in a wise and powerful emperor.

But Emperor Xue Ye found something wrong in the intelligence data he had obtained from the shadow guards, and the problem was very serious. If he was not careful, the royal family of Xue would be in danger. (End of this chapter)