Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Xiang Nan immediately appointed Liu Yong as the inspector and went to Jiangnan for inspection. Assessing official administration, reviewing government treasury, inspecting river embankments, inspecting famines, verifying unjust cases, etc.

In order to prevent local officials from being alert, he also sent more than a dozen inspection envoys to each province to inspect the local areas on behalf of the day.

At the same time, the fourth round of the draft is also underway.

After more than 20,000 show girls passed the preliminary selection, more than 8,000 more entered the palace selection stage.

Xiang Nan looked at these beautiful ladies in the Imperial Garden and finally selected six.

Among them were two Manchu women, a Mongolian woman, a Han Eight Banner woman, and two were from the Han family.

The two Manchu women are Nala Shi Yaqi, the daughter of Nalawantai, the minister of Guanglu Temple. They look very similar to Chen Derong, a popular beauty in Hong Kong in the 1990s. She is bright and charming;

Hadanara Uzhu, the daughter of the conductor Hadanara Shertuk, looks very much like Shu Chang, a popular child star in those days, who is pretty and charming.

The Mongolian woman is Zalut Baorile, the daughter of the Khan of the Zalut tribe. She looks very much like Li Wanhua, a popular actress in Hong Kong in the 1980s. She is beautiful and moving.

The girl from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty is He Qiongyao, the daughter of Jiangning Weaving Company He Yu. This girl looks very much like Weng Hong, a popular actress in Hong Kong in the 1990s. She is charming and moving.

The other two Han women, one is Xu Qinghui, the daughter of Xu Minghan, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, who looks very similar to the heartthrob Chen Hao in "Pink Girl", and is also a charming beauty.

The other one is Hao Xiyu, the daughter of Hao Qidong, the Ili Xuanfu envoy, who looks very similar to Guli Nazha, one of the four little flowers in the Western Regions.

These six people were all taken into the harem by Xiang Nan.

Among them, Nala's Yaqi, Hadanala's Uzhu, and Zalut Baorile were granted the title of noble, He Qiong was granted the title of permanent presence, and Xu Qinghui and Hao Xiyu agreed.

In addition, there were more than ten beauties presented to their elder brothers and other princes and nobles.

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After the fourth round of the draft, Xiang Nan continued to be busy building roads and fighting corruption.

That day when he returned to the Yangxin Hall, he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, which was different from the spices burned in the past.

In ancient times, princes, nobles, literati, and wealthy businessmen all liked to burn incense.

Firstly, incense has the effect of calming the mind and rejoicing the mind; secondly, incense has the effect of expelling evil spirits, curing diseases, and extending life; thirdly, incense has the function of displaying wealth without being invisible.

According to unofficial records, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, burned incense in the palace during the Spring Festival in order to show that the country was peaceful and the people were safe, the country was prosperous and the people were strong. Then she asked Empress Xiao of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, how does this grand scene compare to that of the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty?

Empress Xiao said that during the Spring Festival, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lit dozens of bonfires in the palace, each with several carts of agarwood. The scent of the fire spread throughout the city.

He could burn dozens of carts of agarwood and dozens of stones of spices in one night. Such luxury made Li Shimin speechless in shock.

Incense was often burned in the Forbidden City, especially in the palaces of emperors and concubines. Incense was burned 24 hours a day. And the more favored the concubine, the more expensive the burning incense.

Xiang Nan sniffed it curiously, and then asked nonchalantly, "Li Yu, why did the spices change today?"

"Your Majesty, the incense you are burning today is a newly offered incense from the Imperial Hospital. It is called [Ruilin Incense]. It uses spices from Persia. It is said to refresh the mind, relax the muscles and activate blood circulation." Li Yu replied, " If Lord Long Live doesn't like to smell it, I'll have someone change it."

Xiang Nan waved his hand, "That's all, it tastes pretty good. Let's burn it later."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Yu nodded in agreement.

Xiang Nan immediately sat on the dragon chair and reviewed the folds. Half an hour later, he stretched out and stood up in high spirits.

"Well, this Ruilin incense is very good. Not only does it have a strange fragrance, but it is also refreshing." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded. "Go to Taiyuan Hospital and ask who has cured the incense. Give him two pieces of velvet tribute from Europe. .”

"Hey." Li Yu went immediately.

Xiang Nan's face instantly darkened.

It turned out that he could smell the essence of the spices.

Fu Guzi is a rare poison, and its roots, stems and leaves are highly toxic, especially the seeds are more toxic.

The oil squeezed from the seeds is poisonous whether rubbed, eaten, or burned. It can range from being in a trance and feeling dizzy at the mildest condition to having a splitting headache and feeling miserable at the most severe condition.

He really didn't expect that someone would tamper with his spices. And this method is really clever.

Because Fu Gu Zi is a rare medicine, and only a little spice is added, making it even harder for people to identify it.

Add a little bit of bone-containing oil, and the toxicity is very limited, so it won't kill Xiang Nan all at once. After all, the sudden death of the emperor is no small matter, and everyone will know that there is something fishy in it. When the time comes, we will definitely track down the person who poisoned him. Of course, that person will not be able to escape.

And like this, Xiang Nan's poisoning symptoms will still become more and more severe as time goes by. When he was deeply poisoned and became delirious and dizzy, people would only think that he was old.

Xiang Nan ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five. It is now the thirtieth year of Qianlong's reign, and he is already fifty-five years old. At Yongzheng's age, people were almost dying. Therefore, it is not surprising that he started to age at the age of fifty-five.

At that time, even if Xiang Nan dies, it will be destiny. No one will know that he died of poisoning, and he will not be aware of it.

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"But who would do such a cruel thing to me?" Xiang Nan couldn't help but think.

He had many enemies, including Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Mongolia, Yushi, Japan, America... In the places he conquered, many people died because of him.

However, there were not many people in the palace who had the opportunity to contact him, and there were even fewer people who slowly used spices to assassinate him.

The reason is simple. If the people he conquers, they all have a blood feud. Since you can make a fuss about the spices he uses every day, it would be better to poison him cleanly.

The reason why he was not allowed to die so quickly, but slowly died of poisoning, in Xiang Nan's view, the biggest suspects were his elder brothers.

If you die slowly, the political situation will not be chaotic. And when he ascends the throne in the future, he will not face a mess. Among all the elder brothers, the eldest elder brother Yong Huang is the most suspected.

After all, he had been a prisoner for so many years, so it was impossible that he didn't have any ideas in his mind. Perhaps he had longed to die, so that he could legitimately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor instead of being a prince in name only.

But having said that, maybe some princes deliberately set up a trap to make Xiang Nan think this way on purpose, in order to drive a wedge between himself and Yong Huang.

After all, this kind of concealment, Li Daitao's stiffness is not uncommon, even Jin Yuyan can use it.

Therefore, Xiang Nan did not dare to take action, but sent Li Yu to find out the news first. When the time comes, he will slowly investigate along the clues. And with his martial arts skills, this guy just wants to poison him, which is really underestimating him.