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Liu Tong underestimated Emperor Qianming, and even more so, the power he wielded.

Among Emperor Qianming's secret guards was one who was skilled in both medicine and poison, and whose medical skills were no less than those of Bian Xiuwen.

Emperor Qianming knew his own health best, and the imperial physician's diagnosis made him suspicious.

Of course, Emperor Qianming did not doubt the loyalty and medical skills of the imperial physicians.

Rather, he knew that there were many methods in the martial arts world that were unknown to orthodox doctors like those in the Imperial Medical Academy.

Emperor Qianming then summoned his subordinates, who were both skilled in medicine and poison, to examine his body, and discovered that he had been poisoned by a Gu curse.

Emperor Qianming began investigating how he had been poisoned by the curse, and this investigation led him to discover the deal between the Imperial Concubine and the young concubine.

Emperor Qianming then sent people to the southern border to investigate the origins of the young concubine.

Upon learning this, Liu Tong immediately sent a message to his subordinates who were heading to the Southern Frontier, instructing them to remain hidden in the shadows, follow behind the secret guards to pick up any loose ends, and not to expose themselves to the secret guards.

The secret guards were even more capable than Liu Tong's men, and with their superior numbers, they quickly got results and sent the news back to the capital.

At that time, the Gu worms on the emperor's body had already been cured by his subordinates who were skilled in both medicine and poison.

Liu Tong's subordinates followed the secret guards and obtained the results of their investigation.

It turns out that the young lady was not the county magistrate's daughter, but a princess from a small country in the southern border region.

Although this small country is not large, it has great ambitions and is determined to invade the Central Plains. It has trained a group of spies to go into the Central Plains to gather information and serve as vanguards for the small country's future invasion of the Central Plains.

Xiao Ying is the highest-ranking among all the spies.

Her biological mother was from Miao territory, but she was a traitor to the Miao village.

To escape the pursuit of the Miao village, her biological mother hid in the royal palace and gave birth to the princess.

Her mother taught the princess the art of making and controlling Gu poison.

Her mother was not favored, which led to the princess also being out of favor.

In order to gain status, the princess demonstrated her "abilities" to the king of the small country.

The king indeed "valued" this daughter, training her to be a spy and sending her into the Central Plains.

It was a promise that when the small country conquered the Central Plains, the princess would be made queen.

The county magistrate's daughter was the same age as the princess, and the two bore a resemblance. She was chosen by the princess to be her replacement.

The poor young girl, who harbored lofty ambitions, was murdered by the princess's men shortly after leaving home.

The princess took the place of the little girl and came to the capital.

The princess's original plan was to bewitch the emperor of the Central Plains, making him lose his mind and control the court through the emperor, thus opening the door to convenience for the small kingdoms in the south.

However, Emperor Qianming did not like the princess type, and she was only given the title of "Daying" (a low-ranking concubine).

This is the lowest rank among the concubines in the imperial harem.

Not only was she unable to see the emperor, but she was also bullied by the other concubines, and even the palace maids and eunuchs could make things difficult for her.

The princess was furious and hated the emperor to death.

She changed her mind; she wanted the emperor dead.

Having received training as a spy, this princess was quite shrewd.

She discovered the concubine's hatred for the emperor, so she instigated it, amplifying that hatred and turning it into murderous intent.

The princess gave the Gu worm to the imperial concubine, who then administered it to the emperor during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The princess was unaware that although the imperial concubine had made a deal with her, she was wary of her and even harbored murderous intentions towards her.

How could a mere promise possibly contain the legendary Gu worm that kills without a trace?
And the reason given was simply that he wanted to kill the emperor because he was disliked by him...

The imperial concubine did not believe it.

Therefore, the Imperial Concubine always lit incense whenever she met with the young concubine.

The incense contained a slow-acting poison.

Little Da Ying has been poisoned, but she doesn't know it yet.

Emperor Qianming deeply resented the two women, yet he also praised the Consort's methods.

As expected of the woman he'd doted on for over twenty years, she certainly has brains. The Emperor went to see the Imperial Concubine, and the two spoke alone for a while.

Not long after the emperor left, news came from Chengqian Palace that the imperial concubine had died suddenly.

The emperor ordered that the imperial concubine be given a grand funeral.

Xiao agreed, but she wasn't so lucky.

She desperately wants to die but can't.

The emperor wanted her to suffer a fate worse than death.

Following the lead of the young concubine, the emperor's men uncovered all the spies from that small country.

The emperor announced this matter in the imperial court.

The ministers were in an uproar, never expecting that the Crown Prince's coup was actually orchestrated by a small country—one of the Crown Prince's advisors was a spy from that small country, and if it weren't for their instigation, the Crown Prince wouldn't have been so eager to act.

The ministers were furious.

We must teach that small country a lesson. The emperor of Qiqi sent troops to attack the small country.

In the past, after such incidents, the eldest prince would always be the first to jump out and declare that he wanted to lead troops into battle.

But the current "eldest prince" is more composed.

He's destined to be the crown prince, how can he go to the front lines again?

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

Swords have no eyes. If someone is injured or dies on the battlefield, wouldn't the throne just fall into the hands of that纨绔 (spoiled brat) fifth son?
Although the fifth prince is now on his side, the eldest prince looks down on him, believing him to be "utterly useless."

The eldest prince was able to accept the fourth prince as the crown prince because the fourth prince was indeed outstanding.

But he couldn't tolerate people who were worse off than him "taking advantage".

Well, the eldest prince thinks that if the fifth prince becomes the crown prince, it would be like stepping in dog poop.

Therefore, the eldest prince stood aside, keeping his eyes down and not expressing any opinion.

Emperor Qianming glanced at him and chuckled inwardly.

That eldest son is a complete idiot; he never even considered letting that guy take over.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a fourth son in the first place.

Moreover, he is still in good health, can still father children, and can live for several more decades.

That's enough to educate several more outstanding sons like the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.

Emperor Qianming was too lazy to look at the eldest prince's foolish behavior any longer.

This guy is not as pleasing to the eye as the fifth brother.

Emperor Qianming appointed General Shenwei as commander-in-chief, leading 100,000 troops to the southern border.

The south is rife with insects and dampness, so Emperor Qianming sent his subordinate, who was skilled in both medicine and poison, out there.

The man made a lot of insect repellent, so that the soldiers were no longer bothered by snakes, insects, rats and ants.

These snakes, insects, and rodents are precisely what the small southern border kingdom relies on.

Now that they have lost their support, how can they possibly be a match for the Central Plains?

There are countless talented people in the Central Plains. Even if a small country in the southern border has one or two capable people, they will be killed by the group of talented people in the Central Plains.

The small kingdom in southern Xinjiang was thus destroyed.

The expansion of territory and the great achievements made Emperor Qianming extremely proud.

Little did he know that his actions had terrified people in other neighboring countries. They both feared and hated Emperor Qianming, fearing that he would destroy their countries as well.

So these countries united.

While they were gathering troops, they were also looking for powerful individuals to assassinate Emperor Qianming and kill him first.

They hired many assassins, but these assassins couldn't even get close to Emperor Qianming before being killed by his men.

Everyone believed that only a master of at least the Grandmaster level could enter the palace and kill Emperor Qianming among millions of people. (End of Chapter)