Qin Jiyan's recent actions in Jiangnan have been extraordinary. Although he has not directly revealed his identity, he has never concealed his identity.
The officials and generals in Jiangnan did not recognize Qin Jiyan and did not know Qin Jiyan's identity, but those officials in the capital who were staring at Jiangnan could not possibly know Qin Jiyan's identity.
As soon as the news of Qin Jiyan's stay in Jiangnan came back to the capital, all civil and military officials immediately went crazy. They all went to Feng Shoufu, "The emperor is obviously in Jiangnan, who is that person in the temple?"
"First Assistant Feng, tell us, when did the emperor go to Jiangnan? Why do we have no news at all? There was news before that the emperor was in Jiangnan. Is it true or false?"
"First Assistant Feng, tell us, when is it time for the Emperor to leave the capital? The previous news is also true. The Emperor left the capital two months ago and has been in Jiangnan, right?"
"What is the emperor looking for in Jiangnan? I heard he is looking for a woman? Is this true?"
"First Assistant Feng, you are flattering your superiors and bullying your subordinates. The emperor is not in the capital, and you created a fake emperor to deceive us in the temple. Is this really what a minister should do?"
"Feng Shoufu, tell us, where is the emperor's investigation? Who is that person in the temple?"
"Feng Shoufu..."
"Feng Shoufu..."
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Mr. Feng cannot go out now. As soon as he goes out, he will be blocked by people. Then he goes back and forth asking about the whereabouts of the emperor and who is the man in the temple?
The next step is to accuse Feng Shoufu of being a traitor and a sycophant, and is unworthy of being the first assistant.
Feng Shoufu's head almost exploded. He didn't know what was going on at first, but when he found out the cause and effect, Feng Shoufu almost cried.
Your Majesty, this is cheating your ministers!
There was such a big commotion in Jiangnan, but you didn't say hello to them in advance or remind them to prepare. Is this really what a master should do?
Does the emperor know that he will make such a big fuss in Jiangnan and how serious the consequences will be?
"Your Majesty, you are really, really..." You are too willful and willful.
Even though Qin Jiyan was not in the capital, the loyal and patriotic Feng Shoufu still did not dare to say what was behind.
"It's such a huge commotion, how will it end? I insisted at the beginning that the emperor was in the capital. Now the emperor is looking for someone in Jiangnan with great fanfare. Isn't this a slap in the face?" And it was still slapped.
, couldn't even fight back.
Feng Shoufu was so anxious that he kept patting his head, trying to think of a good way to solve the problem as soon as possible and calm down the chaos in front of him.
But this method was not that easy to think of. Until Feng Sijin received the news and rushed back, Feng Shoufu had not yet come up with a perfect method.
"Sir, the eldest son is outside and wants to discuss something with you." The young man standing guard outside the study spoke cautiously.
Their master is in a bad mood, he must be more careful.
"Let him in quickly." Feng Shoufu needed to find someone to discuss with him at this time, and Feng Sijin came at the right time.
"Father, I..." Feng Sijin came in and saluted Feng Shoufu first. But before Feng Sijin finished speaking, Feng Shoufu hurriedly spoke, "Sijin, do you know about what the Emperor is causing trouble in Jiangnan?"
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"I understand. This is exactly why I came here. Father, don't worry, I can solve this problem." Feng Sijin gave Feng Shoufu reassurance as soon as he opened his mouth.
Feng Shoufu's eyes lit up, "Really, what can you do?" He had just thought of a few methods, but they were not very good. He could only muddle through the matter and could not withstand scrutiny.
Moreover, if things are certain, the emperor's majesty will also be damaged.
"The best way is to refuse to admit it. Father, you must not admit that you know that the emperor in the temple is fake. You'd better act like everyone else, act surprised, worried, and uneasy, and clean yourself up."
They don't admit it, and it's useless to let those ministers talk.
"This, this... how can this be done? We were the ones who insisted that the emperor was in the capital at the beginning, and we were the ones who helped him cover it up. This matter can't be hidden." Feng Shoufu felt that this was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong.
But Feng Shoufu also has to say that it is better to refuse to admit it than to find a way to be remedied. At least he can clean himself up.
"What can't be hidden? Father, the emperor is the king and we are ministers. If the emperor says he is in the capital, we must believe that he is in the capital." Feng Sijin explained calmly, without any trace of nervousness or worry.
Seeing that Feng Shoufu was still hesitating, Feng Sijin added: "Father, it is the emperor's decision to leave the capital. It is also the emperor's decision to find a substitute to silence the civil and military ministers. Now in Jiangnan, it is also the emperor's decision to find someone with great fanfare.
The decision. None of this has anything to do with you, and you didn’t know about these things in advance. The emperor did not discuss it with you, so you don’t need to cover it up for the emperor."
"As ministers, we have to share the worries of the Holy Emperor." Although he insisted that he didn't know, he could clean himself up, but what should the Emperor do?
But how could a minister blame everything on the emperor?
How can I gain the emperor's trust if I don't even have this responsibility?
"Father, you are doing this to share the sorrow of the Holy One. You have to say that you know that the emperor in the temple is fake. The real emperor left Beijing two months ago, and this matter cannot be dealt with. On the contrary,
You insist that you don't know anything, and every time you go to see the emperor, there is nothing unusual, so this matter will turn around."
"What's the turning point?" Feng Shoufu looked at Feng Sijin with a confused look on his face, not understanding the meaning of Feng Sijin's words at all.
Feng Sijin didn't want to say more at first, but looking at Feng Shoufu's behavior, he knew that if he didn't explain clearly, his father would never be able to rest assured. "Father, the emperor stayed in the temple for more than a month. This time is enough time to rush from the capital to Jiangnan.
, At that time, we only need to insist that the emperor did go to the temple to accompany the Supreme Emperor to worship Buddha. As for whether the emperor is still in the temple now, that is not something we can know. "
"You mean to create a public impression that the emperor entered the temple and then left the capital?" In this way, although the emperor's absence from the capital could not be concealed, the matter of the substitute could be made clear.
When the substitute went up the mountain, many ministers were asked to kneel three times and kowtow before sending it up. If those ministers knew that the person they were kneeling to worship was a substitute, they would probably resent the emperor to death.
"Yes. We must not admit that the emperor left the capital two months ago. In this way, when the emperor comes back from Jiangnan, we only need to announce to the outside world that he has been accompanying the emperor in the temple to worship Buddha for several days. Seeing that the emperor is weak,
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I secretly went to the south of the Yangtze River, hoping to find the Gate of Immortality and ask for the elixir of longevity for the Supreme Emperor." This reason was what Feng Sijin thought of on the way.
Although there are loopholes, as long as this reason is thrown out, Qin Jiyan has taken advantage of filial piety and righteousness. Those ministers only dared to say that Qin Jiyan left the capital privately, but they did not dare to say that Qin Jiyan did not do the right thing.
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However, this matter still requires Qin Jiyan's cooperation...
A message to readers: I will fly to Beijing tomorrow and I am busy packing my things today. I will update one chapter first, and I will write another chapter on the plane tomorrow!!