Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Now that the entire Kyoto is under the control of Jinyiwei, Ning Fan is not worried about the enemy's large-scale counterattack. At this time, the enemy is engaging in conspiracy. It can only be said that the rats lurking in the dark are really anxious.

Maybe it's the news that has spread in the palace in the past few days that gives the lurking rats an opportunity to take advantage of it. After all, Ning Fan is infected with the cold and his condition is quite serious. I'm afraid those aristocratic families and officials should be happy. ?

"The leader is the Ninth Prince! It also involves Zuodu Yushi Zhou Wenquan..."

Fang Zhengming quickly handed over a list. The list was very long, with dozens of officials. Among them, there were actually five officials above the second rank, more than a dozen officials above the third rank, and officials below the third rank. There were so many officials that Ning Fan didn't even bother to look at them.

"The Ninth Prince, Ning Yan, is only eighteen years old this year. Does he have such courage? I'm afraid it's this group of rebellious officials who are instigating him from behind."

A sneer appeared at the corner of Ning Fan's lips. He stared at the names on the list with a murderous look in his eyes.

"Is the evidence conclusive?"

Ning Fan asked Fang Zhengming who was kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive, and both witnesses and material evidence are there. Just wait for your Majesty's order, and the Jin Yiwei will capture all these rebels."

Fang Zhengming said slightly excitedly.

This was the first major case he had handled since he became the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Fang Zhengming was so excited that he was shaking with excitement when he arrested so many officials at once.

"Don't close the net yet. Stay calm. I want to see how these people will attack. There will definitely be clowns jumping out."

A sneer appeared on Ning Fan's face. He gently tore the list in his hand into pieces, then lit it on a candle and burned it to ashes.

"Your Majesty should take action sooner rather than later. If these people really go out of their way to assassinate Your Majesty, His Majesty's safety will be in danger."

Fang Zhengming was shocked when he heard that Ning Fan wanted to shelve this matter temporarily.

You should know that this is a serious crime of treason, but Ning Fan can still remain calm, which is far beyond Fang Zhengming's expectations.

"Letting you put it on hold does not mean that you are relaxing your control. You can observe these people secretly, and if they behave abnormally, arrest them immediately."

Ning Fan glanced at Fang Zhengming coldly.

As the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Fang Zhengming sometimes really doesn't have enough brains. This is what worries Ning Fan.

In fact, Jin Yiwei can only use this position. Ning Fan originally planned to hand it over to Yue Ying, but Yue Ying controls the espionage systems across the country and is very busy with affairs every day. If the burden of Jin Yiwei is placed on Yue Ying, Ning Fan will Worried that Yueying's body would be worn down.

There was really no one available, so Ning Fan chose Fang Zhengming because he was smart and loyal, but sometimes Fang Zhengming's thinking was far behind Ning Fan.

"The minister obeys the order."

Fang Zhengming nodded and bowed.

After Fang Zhengming left, Ning Fan thought carefully about the list just now. Although there were many names on it, Ning Fan actually remembered them all at a glance. At this time, the names of these people were turning over and over in his mind.

"Go and get the information on these people for me. I want to see their files."

Ning Fan wrote a series of names on the paper and handed the paper to Li Chuan.

In ancient times, officials were registered and recorded in files. It was very simple for Ning Fan to extract information about these people. It only took Li Chunan an hour to return with a large stack of files.

Ning Fan didn't sleep at all for one night. He studied each of these people's information thoroughly, studied it carefully, and considered it carefully.

"There must be spies planted by these people in the palace. The food cooked in the imperial kitchen recently should not be delivered to my room."

"By the way, Concubine Rong also doesn't want to eat the food cooked in the imperial kitchen."

Ning Fan thought for a while and then gave instructions to Li Chuan.

When Li Chunan heard Ning Fan's words, the first thing he felt was that his head was buzzing. If he didn't eat the food in the imperial dining room, what could he eat? Do you want to go hungry?

"Just go out and buy some pastries to last for three days. In just three days, I believe Fang Zhengming will start closing the net."

Ning Fan explained to Li Chuan.

Of course, Ning Fan did not reveal the deeper reasons. In fact, he had already told Yue Ying about this matter. Yue Ying would screen all the eunuchs and maids in the palace within a few days.

Of course, the key point is the imperial dining room. If someone wants to poison, the source of the imperial dining room cannot be bypassed at all. If the enemy plants one or two spies in the imperial dining room, then Ning Fan is likely to be poisoned if he does not take precautions.

As a time traveler who has read countless historical scripts, Ning Fan knows how powerful poison can be.

Throughout the ages, countless emperors and concubines have died from unknowing poisoning, so Ning Fan is particularly vigilant about this aspect.

"Does Your Majesty want to send some more guards?"

Li Chunan asked in a low voice.

Ning Fan simply said to Li Chuan, "Call Luo Yong over. I have something to say to him."

Luo Yong is the chief guard in the palace, and his position is equivalent to the commander of the imperial army.

Luo Yong has not appeared in the palace these days. That is because Ning Fan is secretly asking Luo Yong to organize a firearms camp. A new type of muskets will be developed soon, and Ning Fan will naturally have a firearms team by his side.

New firearms will be installed in the troops step by step, and their combat effectiveness will continue to improve in the future. This is also Ning Fan's confidence to deal with the Huns.

Luo Yong finally arrived in the evening. After seeing Ning Fan, Luo Yong instinctively knelt on the ground.

"Get up. You are now a third-rank minister and have an official position. Don't kneel down every now and then. Our relationship is close. There is no need for such red tape."

Ning Fan felt slightly uncomfortable when he saw Luo Yong kneeling on the ground.

Ever since he ascended the throne and became an emperor, the people around him seemed to have distanced themselves from him in an instant. He felt that his close friends had to be polite when they met, and Ning Fan was not used to it for a while.

Although he is not used to it, Ning Fan will not interfere with this kind of behavior most of the time because he knows the emperor's mind well.

Only by being alienated from the people around them and showing a sense of distance will these people feel a sense of respect and fear in their hearts.

But Luo Yong is different. Luo Yong has followed Ning Fan from the beginning and made great contributions to Ning Fan's rise. Such a person is absolutely trusted by Ning Fan.

"Your Majesty, there has been some unrest in Kyoto recently, and I have heard some rumors that someone is going to do harm to Your Majesty."

Before Ning Fan could speak, Luo Yong first told what he knew.

"Even you have heard about this."