Zhuge Hei was dead.
Chu Qing did not relax. Instead, he became even more vigilant.
He did not believe the other side had sent only one person to assassinate him.
They definitely had other moves in reserve.
At this moment:
The unlucky Zuo Yan's flesh and blood wriggled as she struggled to recover.
Chu Qing gave her some secret medicine.
After the girl took it, her recovery speed visibly increased.
"Chu Qing... that guy was Zhuge Hei!"
"His father is Zhuge Piaobo, though some also call him Zhuge the Grand Judge."
Grand Judge?
Chu Qing frowned.
The Grand Judge oversaw the judiciary and stood at the head of the legal system.
It was one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.
"The Emperor wants to kill me?"
Chu Qing frowned.
Zuo Yan shook her head. "Impossible!"
"The Empire's Grand Judge is from the Huangfu family."
"I suspect he is one of the Nine Ministers under Young Master Heaven!"
Chu Qing was startled. "Young Master Heaven?"
"He isn't an emperor, so how does he have Nine Ministers?"
Zuo Yan gave a bitter smile. "Isn't he trying to become emperor?"
"What's wrong with setting up a Three Dukes and Nine Ministers system?"
Chu Qing fell silent.
He suddenly realized that the Great Gan Empire was probably truly teetering in the wind and rain.
Below, rebel forces sprang up like bamboo shoots after the rain, one wave after another.
The great families of the main city were always plotting trouble.
The great families in the Imperial Capital were stirring up trouble.
And there was Young Master Heaven, who had even assembled his Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.
Before the rebellion had even succeeded, he had already prepared its basic framework.
This Young Master Heaven... was remarkable.
By now, all the flesh on Zuo