Volume Six: The Case of Jing'an's No Peace Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Three: Total
Duan Ming returned to the Mirror Division, and not long after, Xing Qianqiu came back.
Xing Qianqiu told Duan Ming that His Majesty had not seen him.
"Have you ever thought that it is not appropriate to go to His Majesty to talk about this matter now?" Duan Ming said solemnly: "Once you go to His Majesty, it is very likely that you will be involved."
"I understand." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "But there is no way. Once His Majesty announces the treatment of King Jing'an, then it is very likely that I will not be able to save Wan'er."
"I understand." Duan Ming nodded.
Indeed, if Your Majesty truly believes that Prince Jing'an intends to rebel, then I am afraid that no one in the Prince's palace will be spared.
Therefore, when Li Waner proposes to marry, this time is very important.
If Xing Qianqiu first requests His Majesty to marry Li Waner, then Li Waner will become a member of Xing's family.
After marrying and obeying her husband, even if His Majesty orders the entire family to be killed by King Jing'an, it has nothing to do with Li Waner.
Unless His Majesty decrees the execution of the nine clans of King Jing'an, nothing will happen to Li Waner.
However, if His Majesty first decrees that King Jing'an's entire family will be executed, Xing Qianqiu will then propose to marry Li Waner.
It is equivalent to asking His Majesty to first pardon Li Waner's death penalty and then betroth Li Waner to Xing Qianqiu.
It seems that there is no difference in the results between the two, but the difficulty is completely different.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty will not jump to conclusions so easily." Duan Ming comforted Xing Qianqiu and said, "After all these years, Your Majesty still has great faith in King Jing'an."
"If it hadn't been for the recent changes in the palace, I guess His Majesty wouldn't have taken action against King Jing'an."
"Yes, I understand." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
"From the current point of view, if we want to break the current situation." Duan Ming rubbed his forehead and said solemnly: "We first need to start from two aspects."
"The letters between Yu Chen and King Jing'an." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "There is also the testimony of King Guangsheng."
"Yes, there is another one." Duan Ming said: "What happened in the palace?"
“Mr. Duan.”
"Since ancient times, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger." Duan Ming said to Xing Qianqiu: "Anyone who has great achievements and shocks the master will often end up not so good, and will be deeply feared by the emperor."
"But King Jing'an is not." Duan Ming said solemnly: "In other words, King Jing'an is not only not feared, but has always been trusted. What do you think is the reason for this?"
"Your Majesty firmly believes that King Jing'an will not rebel." Xing Qianqiu said.
"That's right, but King Jing'an has a large army, and even His Majesty's successful accession to the throne is due to the efforts of King Jing'an." Duan Ming said: "In other words, since King Jing'an can support His Majesty to become the emperor, it is also
Have the ability to support others to become emperors."
"How can Your Majesty be so relieved when facing such a person?"
"Could it be said that Your Majesty has something against King Jing'an?" Xing Qianqiu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No, as far as I know, King Jing'an and Your Majesty did not know each other at the beginning."
"This shows that Your Majesty and King Jing'an have a consensus. It is something that perhaps only Your Majesty and King Jing'an know." Duan Ming said, "Because of this matter, Your Majesty knows that King Jing'an will never rebel."
"I understand." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "According to this statement, the 'thing' that made His Majesty think that King Jing'an would never rebel has changed, so His Majesty can no longer have 100% trust in King Jing'an as before.
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"Yes, so what exactly is that matter is actually the most important reason for this matter." Duan Ming nodded.
"When that incident happened, His Majesty's trust in King Jing'an was shaken."
"At this moment, one piece of evidence of 'King Jing'an's rebellion' was placed before His Majesty's eyes again..."
"This timing is really a coincidence." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "Well, I will find a way to investigate the situation in the palace and see what happened in the palace."
"No, this matter cannot be investigated." However, Duan Ming refused directly: "This matter must be of great importance. Once His Majesty knows that you are investigating, I'm afraid..."
"Then what should we do?" Xing Qianqiu sighed: "If we don't investigate, how can we know what happened?"
"We can't investigate, but people who know what happened can tell us." Duan Ming said solemnly: "It's too late now. I will visit Song Rengui early tomorrow morning."
"Visit him?" Xing Qianqiu shook his head: "I still can't completely believe him."
"I can't completely believe it." Duan Ming smiled and said: "After all, what we heard before was only his one-sided words. Even if the letter really appeared in the hands of everyone in the Imperial City Division, Song Rengui cannot be ruled out.
The possibility of colluding with the Immortality Cult.”
"However, if anyone knows what happened in the palace, besides His Majesty and the empress in the palace, the most likely person is the Imperial City Secretary."
"So, this risk is definitely worth taking."
"Moreover." Duan Ming said and looked at Xing Qianqiu: "Old Xing, do you still remember King Jing'an's instructions when we left the prison?"
"You mean, that book?" Xing Qianqiu said solemnly.
"That's right." Duan Ming nodded: "Why did King Jing'an mention that book for no reason?"
"Is it possible that there is a problem in that book?" Xing Qianqiu said in a deep voice: "Well, in that case, I will secretly enter the Jing'an Palace tonight and take out the book for you."
"No." However, Duan Ming refused decisively: "Your Majesty is not stupid. He must have guessed that there will be some 'important things' in Jing'an Palace, so I'm afraid that Jing'an Palace is not safe now."
"Once your Majesty knows about your secret entry into Jing'an Prince's Palace, you can then ask His Majesty to marry Li Waner."
"What do you think His Majesty will think?"
"Indeed." Xing Qianqiu sighed: "I'm afraid your Majesty will think that I am the prince's accomplice."
"That's right, so I'm afraid that not only won't Wan'er be rescued, but you yourself will be involved," Duan Ming said.
"Then what should we do?" Xing Qianqiu said.
"What should I do? Cold salad!" Duan Ming shook his head: "I will go to the Imperial City Division tomorrow first, and we will talk about the rest later."
"Okay." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "This matter depends on Mr. Duan, and everyone in the Mirror Department is at his disposal."
"You're welcome. By the way." Duan Ming suddenly said: "Now is an extraordinary period. You have to pay special attention to one person."
"Who?" Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming doubtfully.
"The former commander of the Mirror Division—Dugu Haoyue!" Duan Ming said solemnly.
