"Wait, do you have gloves?" Qingqing reminded, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"It's covered with a layer of death energy. If you touch it directly with your hands, it's not a good thing for ordinary people. Too much contact may cause illness and death! And it's very difficult to cure!"
Qiu Mobai frowned and glanced at the gem, then ordered his men to bring two pairs of gloves.
After getting the gloves, Hua Qingqing took one pair and let Qiu Mobai take the other pair.
She continued to bury her head in the remaining dozens of huge boxes, searching carefully.
This time, her goal was not just to find spirit stones, but more importantly, to find those special spirit stones that exuded the aura of death.
After Qiu Mobai put on gloves, he followed the method Qingqing taught him and joined the search.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye a whole day had passed.
After unremitting efforts, they successfully found five spirit stones with death energy.
The number is not large, they are all dark blue gems. They don't look like raw stones, they are all gems that have been polished.
This made Hua Qingqing frown and fall into deep thought.
"Brother Qiu, in my opinion, the place indicated by this treasure map is most likely an ancient tomb!" Hua Qingqing analyzed in a serious tone.
"And judging from these spirit stones that carry the aura of death, the people from the Jin Dynasty who mined gems must have been here before!" she went on to infer.
“Even if they failed to actually enter the treasure place, they must be not far away from the treasure!”
Qiu Mobai nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.
"That's very true."
"Liu Neng and his companions are still in the territory of Dajin. They had originally planned to escape and return in the next few days. Now that we have this clue in hand..."
"I'll inform them right away. There's no need to come back yet. Go check the origins of these gems!"
Hua Qingqing nodded.
"Oh, and have them keep an eye out for those gem miners who are sick, have black faces, long-term coughs, and are weak and sweating!"
Qiu Mobai nodded and hurried to make arrangements.
By June, the heat was getting stronger.
The Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty acted decisively and ruthlessly, and it was obvious that he was furious.
He first ordered people to spread the secret letters between him and the emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty to all parts of the world. Then he found a dozen storytellers from the Great Sheng Dynasty, rewrote the transactions between him and the emperor into stories, and spread them everywhere like storytelling.
As a result, everyone in the Dasheng Dynasty knew that the current emperor had secretly colluded with the Emperor of the Great Jin for his own selfish desires and attempted to murder the King of Yan.
The 300,000 loyal and brave men under the command of Prince Yan unfortunately became victims of this struggle for power.
When this incident happened, the whole court was shocked and the ministers were in an uproar. The important officials in the court and the common people were all feeling uneasy.
Many upright ministers could not bear it any longer, and some of them pretended to be sick and did not attend the court, while others spoke out and made sincere suggestions, begging the emperor to issue an edict of apology to apologize to the world.
What's worse, some, such as the Imperial Censor, angrily denounced the emperor in court without mercy.
As for those cunning and smooth-talking treacherous ministers who tried to make a few excuses for the emperor, they were severely denounced by the upright ministers and had to remain silent.
For a time, the people were outraged and cursed the emperor, accusing him of killing innocent people indiscriminately, which was against the will of heaven.
In fact, ordinary people don’t know the inside story of whether the King of Yan is dead or not, but what about those 300,000 soldiers! Most of them come from the people! The relatives and friends of these soldiers are also civilians!
This really aroused public indignation!
Not only that, many young students surrounded the palace gate, strongly demanding that the emperor give a reasonable explanation!
These young men were more or less educated, and they knew very well that it was not easy for Prince Yan to guard the northern border, and he should not be treated so unfairly.
What's worse is that the King of Liang and the King of Qi were also said to have been killed by the current emperor.
Now with the incident of Prince Yan, people couldn't help but sigh that this emperor was so cruel and ruthless to his own uncles.
Even his own aunt, Princess Xinrong, was forcibly sent to the Jin Dynasty as a marriage partner, and eventually died tragically on the way.
As a result, people from all walks of life in the court and the public were talking about it, and they all agreed that the current emperor's cruel and ruthless temperament was a very bad omen, which might destroy the great land and well-being of the entire Dasheng Dynasty.
Privately, many people even began to spread rumors, claiming that such a tyrant was not worthy of the throne and should abdicate and give way to others.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, hearing all kinds of rumors and gossip, which made him upset and angry.
In a rage, he waved his sleeves violently, sweeping all the items on the desk to the ground, and the entire imperial study became a mess.
However, this did not relieve his headache at all, but instead made it even more severe.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, his body swayed and fell to the ground, falling into a coma.
At this time, Concubine Ru happened to be in the study. Seeing this, she hurriedly took out some antidote and fed it to the emperor.
After a while, the emperor slowly opened his eyes, but his face was still as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.
The first thing the emperor looked at after waking up was Concubine Ru, his eyes full of anger and resentment.
He stared at Concubine Ru and said through gritted teeth, "Are you satisfied with the current situation?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is important to take care of your health." Concubine Ru responded with pretended concern.
"Hmph! How could I not take care of myself? If it weren't for your conspiracy, how could I have ended up like this!" the emperor shouted angrily.
Facing the emperor's accusation, Concubine Ru simply snorted, with a sarcastic look on her face, and retorted.
"Your Majesty, this is wrong!"
"It has always been your wish to get rid of the King of Yan. Now that the truth has been revealed, the King of Yan has escaped a disaster! How can you blame me?"
The emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over, his eyes wide open, "But I never thought of sacrificing my 300,000 troops!" His voice trembled with anger.
Concubine Ru lowered her head slightly, stretched out her slender jade fingers, gently pinched a grape, put it into her mouth and chewed it slowly. After swallowing it, she let out a clear laugh.
"Oh? Really? When I mentioned that those people were all from the Yan family army, you were already shaken in your heart. It's just that you didn't want to do it yourself. And when we acted, you chose to turn a blind eye."
The emperor's face became increasingly gloomy, as if the imperial concubine's words were like a sword piercing his heart.
Concubine Ru sighed lightly and continued.
"Your Majesty, why do you deceive yourself like this?" After saying this, she chuckled again, as if mocking the emperor's incompetence and cowardice.
"Besides, if you want to kill me, just do it! You are the supreme ruler of the world! Why do you have to live such a miserable life, being restricted by the ministers in everything?"
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