"It's just..." Looking at Zheng Xinghuai, Li Miaozhen said: "What will Mr. Zheng do when the truth of the matter is confirmed?"
After being silent for a while, Zheng Xinghuai said in a deep voice: "Asian Sage once said, 'The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important.' If Your Majesty really wants to commit this evil act, for the sake of all the people of Chuzhou, Zheng will have no choice but to disobey the king!" However, as an official with a Confucian background, Zheng Xinghuai's loyalty and patriotism have long been engraved in his bones. He still does not want to believe that the king he is loyal to will send a large army to massacre the people under his rule.
What's more, he sent an envoy to the capital to report to the court the circumstances and consequences of the death of King Ming Zhenbei, and asked the court to send troops to support Chuzhou. Maybe the army came to support him.
‘By the way, Lao Liu should have arrived in the capital, right?’
When he thought of Lao Liu, Zheng Xinghuai keenly noticed something was wrong, and looked at Xu and Li with scrutiny and suspicion.
These two people should have set off from the capital to Chuzhou after the death of King Zhenbei. So how did they know about the news that His Majesty had dispatched an army?
Either His Majesty had issued the order to mobilize the troops before they set off, or it was the news they got on the way, or it was the false news they fabricated...
The former is unlikely. Your Majesty doesn't know the specific situation in Chuzhou. How could you send a large army to Chuzhou without authorization, and still want the entire Chuzhou to be buried with King Zhenbei?
This is unreasonable!
Therefore, the latter two are more likely, but if they were on the way, how did they get the news? If it was fabricated false news, why did they do this? Did they want to provoke a conflict between Chuzhou and the imperial court?<
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To put it simply, there was something wrong with the news in terms of time and space, which made Zheng Xing suspicious and suspicious of the motives of Xu Qi'an and Li Miaozhen.
Zheng Xinghuai did not hide his suspicion and asked: "May I ask Xu Yinluo, when did you leave Beijing? And why did you come to Chuzhou?"
Both Li and Xu are smart people, how could they not understand the meaning of Zheng Xinghuai's words? Before Xu Qian answered, Li Miaozhen frowned: "Do you suspect that we used false news to deceive you?"
Zheng Xinghuai said: "This matter is so important that Zheng has to act cautiously. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me!"
Xu Qian stopped Li Miaozhen who was still about to speak and said: "Master Zheng's concerns are not unreasonable. Our few words are indeed not enough to convince Master Zheng. But now, Xu has no direct evidence to prove what we said."
.So, whether you believe it or not, it’s up to Mr. Zheng himself.”
"To be honest, the envoy sent by Mr. Zheng has arrived in the capital and has met the emperor..."
Hearing this, Zheng Xinghuai was stunned. Old Liu had arrived in the capital and met His Majesty?
He immediately thought again, why did Xu Yinluo suddenly mention this?
Could it be that Old Liu had an accident when he went to see His Majesty?
Xu Qian glanced at Zheng Xinghuai with some pity. This loyal minister probably never thought that his envoy had been cut to pieces by his loyal king, right?
"Does Lord Zheng know the emperor's excuse for sending troops this time?"
Zheng Xinghuai's face darkened. Chuzhou and the capital were thousands of miles apart. It was impossible for him to know the emperor's excuse for sending troops, but based on Xu Qian's words, he was afraid it had something to do with Lao Liu.
Xu Qian sighed: "That Chuzhou envoy openly insulted the emperor in the court hall!"
Zheng Xinghuai was stunned immediately. Old Liu insulted the emperor in the court?
How is this possible?
Based on his understanding of Lao Liu, although he was an upright man, he was by no means a bold and kingless person. If Lao Liu really openly insulted the emperor in the court, there must be something hidden.
Xu Qian said: "In fact, the Chuzhou envoy is not to blame for this matter, because the emperor did not want to admit that the King of Zhenbei and the Duke of Protector massacred the city, and even said that it was Mr. Zheng who forged evidence to frame the King of Zhenbei and the Duke of Protector...
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Zheng Xinghuai trembled all over after hearing this. He was in the same mood as the Chuzhou envoy when he was in the court. He felt angry and sad in his heart. If it hadn't been for that man's action, hundreds of thousands of people in their Chuzhou city would have been massacred by King Zhenbei and Que Yongxiu.
, but the emperor didn't care at all. He only saw his brothers and could not see the hundreds of thousands of Chuzhou people who were almost massacred.
Even after the incident, they were unwilling to admit the crimes of King Zhenbei and Que Yongxiu. Instead, they wanted to avenge the executioners and avenge the victims. How can there be such truth in the world?
But Zheng Xinghuai has the last straw - Xu Qian can't provide direct evidence!
Xu Qian whispered: "The Chuzhou envoy was killed on the spot by the emperor's order. Later, the emperor used this as an excuse to believe that Chuzhou was full of traitors and traitors, and that Chuzhou's chief envoy Zheng Xing was guilty of an unpardonable crime...
…Send a large army to Chuzhou to quell the rebellion.”
Xu Qi'an informed Zheng Xinghuai of the news he got from Huaiqing.
After hearing this, Zheng Xinghuai slumped down in his chair and remained silent for a long time. His whole body seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant, which was faster than the time he had worked overtime every day for more than half a month.
Although Xu Qi'an only spoke verbally and could not produce substantive evidence, Zheng Xinghuai basically believed it in his heart, and his belief was shaky.
The king he has been loyal to for most of his life is actually such a thing? Then what is the reason for the "loyalty to the king" that he has learned in the past, and what is the reason for his persistence in the past?
Just for such a beast?
Because of his trust, Lao Liu was cut to pieces by a thousand cuts, and the rest of the Chuzhou mission was probably not much better, putting the people of Chuzhou into crisis again.
No wonder that person once said when he left, "It is not advisable to place your hopes on others, especially those in high positions!" It is not advisable to place your hopes on a creature like the emperor.
Just like many people in modern times think about how good the emperors were in the past and want to go back to the feudal era. These people are either stupid or bad. They always think that they are destined to be the master's wife when they travel back in time. Who knows, but they are more likely to be slaves.
But in this shaky situation, Zheng Xinghuai still retains a glimmer of hope, and his words are unfounded. What if all this is just a lie fabricated by these two people?
Zheng Xinghuai's voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been worn by wind and sand: "Xu Yinluo had already left the capital at that time, how did he learn about this news?"
Xu Qian added: "It was the current Princess Feng who told me that the Princess and I have a special means of communication."
Zheng Xinghuai was speechless after hearing this, but Li Miaozhen's eyes widened. Princess Feng? Isn't that Huaiqing? Did Xu Qi'an learn the news from Huaiqing?
Is it possible that Huaiqing is also a member of the Tiandi Society?
Based on everyone's speeches in the Dishu chat group, Li Miaozhen quickly determined the date of Huaiqing, and some of the doubts that had originally existed in his heart were instantly solved.
'No wonder she knows so many secrets of the Dafeng court. It turns out to be Princess Dafeng. When did Xu Qian know this? These two people couldn't have hooked up long ago, right?'
Li Miaozhen glanced at Xu Qian suspiciously, and Xu Qian secretly said "It's broken!". His words must have made Li Miaozhen lock Huaiqing's identity in the Tiandihui.