He originally thought that the emperor kept him here privately to show his favor, and he was happily waiting for any reward from the emperor. After all, he had saved a lot of people today. Who knew he would be waiting for such a sentence.
Brother, why don't you act according to common sense?
The hairs all over his body stood up, and he wanted to run away, but he immediately forced himself to calm down. Although the emperor was only talking through the mirror, it was quite easy to crush himself to death with his cultivation. You must know that Mingyue had previously
The city is thousands of miles away from the capital, but his ray of spiritual thought can still suppress the entire crowd.
And the master who just faced Qiu Honglei, the emperor defeated him easily even though he was not in the palace.
Even the grand masters are no match for me, so I might as well forget about my own cultivation.
Zu An took a deep breath and said bravely: "The emperor's rewards and punishments are unfair, and I don't accept it!"
The emperor said proudly: "I will do my best in my life, why do you need to obey me?"
Zu An: "..."
You fucking think you are Chen Beixuan.
However, he reacted quickly and said immediately: "Your Majesty, you want to gain immortality in another sense by becoming the emperor of eternity. You probably don't want future generations to think that you are a foolish king who acts only on your own preferences because of unfair rewards and punishments."
Hum, you really don’t need to care about my opinions, or even the opinions of the rest of the world, but you will never not care about the opinions of future generations.
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "No one has dared to talk to me like this for many years."
Zu An's attitude immediately became very respectful: "I didn't mean to offend the emperor, but there was a big fuss of assassins in the palace today. I first rescued the queen in Kunning Palace, and then went to the East Palace to rescue the crown prince and crown princess, from beginning to end.
Not only am I the first in merit, but I am still in the top three, so it’s fine if the emperor doesn’t reward me, and he wants to chop off my hands and feet, so I uttered such arrogant words in a moment of urgency, and I hope that the emperor will forgive me.”
The emperor snorted: "You are quite cunning, so I will give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious service, lest you die still dissatisfied."
"Do you deserve merit for your crime?" Zu An looked confused, but secretly complained in his heart. Just now he said that I don't need to obey him in his life, but now he is concerned about this again.
The emperor continued: "Well, you can help me check two things. Once you get it done, I will not only absolve you of the guilt of being frivolous as the Crown Princess, but I will also reward you greatly. If you don't get it done well, you will know the consequences."
"I don't know what it is?" Zu An asked hurriedly, but thinking in his heart, hugging the Crown Princess alone is considered frivolous? What about the things I did to the Queen? No, I must not let him know, otherwise it will be Ling Chi.
The end result was execution.
The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, so he said to himself: "The first thing is to find out how those assassins were able to sneak into the palace through the heavy guards."
Zu An was a little curious: "Didn't the Emperor already ask the generals of the left and right guards to investigate?"
The emperor glanced at him sideways: "They check theirs, you check yours, is there any problem?"
Zu An's head trembled: "No problem." From the meaning of these words, the emperor must not trust the generals of the left and right guards very much.
The emperor continued: "The second thing is, find out who leaked the news about my absence in the palace this time. Those assassins found the time so accurately, I don't believe this is a coincidence."
Zu An smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I have just arrived in the capital for a few days, I don't know many people, and my position is low. How can I investigate this kind of thing? Why not let Commander Zhu Xie or others investigate?
Their methods must be much more sophisticated."
"Just check it if you are asked. Why is there so much nonsense?" The emperor was also depressed. Normally, the ministers would not dare to breathe when they saw him. However, this guy not only dared to talk back to him, but also even bargained with him.
Zu An smiled and said: "I am also thinking of the fastest and most effective way to investigate the case for the emperor."
The emperor hesitated for a moment, thinking that since he was asked to investigate the case, there were some things that he had to know, so he said: "The reason why I chose you is because you have just arrived in the capital for a few days, and you have no relatives and friends, but there are not so many
involve."
Zu An's heart moved: "Could it be that the emperor is suspicious of Lord Zhu Xie and the others?"
The emperor glanced at him coldly, and did not answer directly, but continued: "Only a few people know about my leaving the palace this time, but the information has been leaked, so I need you to investigate."
Zu An's heart was in turmoil. The emperor was indeed not in the palace: "I wonder where the emperor has gone?"
The emperor glanced at him silently: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Zu An: "..."
After being bored, he had to change the subject to save his respect: "Then the emperor must tell me who knows that you have left the palace, the queen, concubine or others?"
The emperor said calmly: "The empress and the others don't know. The only people who know about it are the few people you just met and the eunuchs who serve me in daily life. You can check it out yourself when the time comes."
Zu An: "..."
No wonder they called me to come to a party with a room full of big guys. The emotion was to let me know who the suspect was in advance.
Didn't everyone say that Zhu Xie Chixin was his confidant? It seemed that he even had some doubts about Zhu Xie Chixin. The emperor was suspicious, and it was really scary.
But what's even more strange is that even his wife doesn't know his whereabouts, but he told a few men. Tsk tsk tsk, it's really pitiful to be his concubine. I heard that the emperor has been in decline for the past few years, and he has been concentrating on practicing to extend his life.
Haven't been to the harem in many years?
Tsk tsk tsk, it’s a large dry rice field. The concubines in the harem probably have no interest in fighting over each other.
At this time, the emperor said: "You have the gold medal of the embroidered messenger, which is enough for you to act cheaply, so you don't have to worry about your official position. But I want to remind you that your true identity must not be exposed when investigating the case, otherwise it will affect everyone."
You also know the consequences of the king’s mission.”
"Yes!" Zu Anxin thought, I don't need you to tell me. It's so fun to switch between the two identities now. A lot of fun will be lost in a direct showdown.
"Step back." The emperor closed his eyes, looking like he was practicing or something.
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief, left the imperial study and closed the door.
A eunuch outside the door sent him out with a smile on his face: "Master Eleven has a bright future. It is rare to see the emperor alone receiving the embroidered messengers other than Master Zhu Xie."
Zu An felt a shiver in his heart. It seemed that he had to find time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhu Xie, lest he accidentally become jealous of him and cause trouble for him in the future.
You must know that Zhu Xie Chixin is a half-step grandmaster after all, and at the same time he has great authority. It would be troublesome if such a thick thigh becomes a roadblock.
"By the way, what do you call me, father-in-law?" Zu An thought that those who knew the emperor's whereabouts also included the eunuchs who served him. This person should be one of them, right? Does he feel guilty and come to talk to me?
"The family's surname is Wen." The eunuch said with a smile, his fair and plump face looking kind.
"I'm new here, and I need more guidance from Eunuch Wen in the future." Zu An said politely, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, why are these eunuchs generally fat? Well, I heard that in the previous life, those who raised pigs had to castrate the pigs.
Only when you are pregnant can you gain weight. I don’t know if this is the same principle...
"You're welcome, Your Excellency." Eunuch Wen was immediately happy. This new gold medal envoy was actually knowledgeable and knowledgeable, unlike the previous ones who were bitter and resentful, as if everyone owed them money.
The two of them were polite for a while and then said goodbye with satisfaction.
A long time after leaving the royal study, Zu An suddenly slapped his head: "Oh, I was tricked!"
Now I finally come to think of it, the emperor actually had no intention of punishing him in the first place, and the purpose of deliberately threatening him was to make him handle the case more carefully in the future, and at the same time, he was grateful to the emperor.
Damn it, I rescued your wife and daughter-in-law, not only did you not reward me, but you also resorted to such tricks with me. Is the emperor a free prostitute?
He was furious, but he could only talk about this in his heart, how dare he really say it out loud.
He was passing by a rockery at this time, and when he was lost in thought about these things, a hand suddenly stretched out from the rockery next to him and pulled him in instantly.
