The old emperor was very suspicious, but also very conceited. Although his confidant eunuch betrayed him before, in the end, the confidant eunuch would rather die than leave with Jing Yan. This is enough to prove that he has good control over his subordinates. Although his subordinates betrayed him,
Him, but my heart still looks towards him...
After all, not everyone would owe Prince Zhaoren a life like his confidant eunuch. If his confidant eunuch didn't owe Prince Zhaoren a life, he would definitely not betray him.
The old emperor's confidence stemmed from the obedience of the civil and military officials over the years, as well as the loyalty of the confidants he promoted. Except for the confidant eunuch who owed Prince Zhaoren his life, no one betrayed him.
Therefore, when Qin Jiyan first proposed that there were differences in Jiangnan but could not provide enough evidence, the old emperor did not agree with Qin Jiyan's conclusion. He still believed that he had single-handedly promoted it, but...
When Qin Jiyan arrived in Jiangnan and once again told the old emperor that there was something wrong in Jiangnan, the old emperor could no longer trust his confidants.
"Situ, what's going on?" The old emperor threw the book in his hand onto the table. His right hand, which was already trembling, was trembling even more now.
Eunuch Situ stepped forward without changing his expression, picked up the folder, and read it carefully...
Qin Jiyan sent people to the city day and night, and it talked about the situation in Jiangnan. Although there was no evidence attached this time, what was written on it was what Qin Jiyan saw with his own eyes.
Although his own grandson may not be trustworthy, the old emperor knew that Qin Jiyan would not lie to him about this kind of thing, because it would not last long, and Qin Jiyan would not be stupid enough to lie about this kind of thing.
It was clear that everything Qin Jiyan said in the document was true. The senior official in Jiangnan, the confidant of the old emperor, betrayed him, turned to Jing Yan, and helped Jing Yan to deceive his superiors and occupy Jiangnan to do whatever he wanted.
Eunuch Situ read it carefully and slowly. It took him a full stick of incense to finish reading Qin Jiyan's excerpt, "Your Majesty, Jiangnan is in danger. Please send an army there as soon as possible."
"I know that Jiangnan is in danger. I don't need you to say more. You just need to tell me why you haven't been able to find out the situation in Jiangnan for so long?" The old emperor looked at Eunuch Situ with a look of judgment and suspicion...
The betrayal of his confidant eunuch still made the old emperor feel very uncomfortable. Normally he might not feel anything wrong, but once something unusual happened, the old emperor would be the first to think that the people around him might betray him again.
"Your Majesty, the people in the hands of the slaves only operate in the capital. There are no slaves in the south of the Yangtze River." Eunuch Situ lowered his head and said. Although he did not dare to look directly at the old emperor, he had no intention of hiding.
He had just returned to the capital and arranged the people in his hands. He hadn't even finished arranging the capital, so how could he have the time and energy to place people in Jiangnan and spread the news under layers of iron nets?
The old emperor frowned, as if he had just remembered that he had not asked Eunuch Situ to check for news about Jiangnan. The people who kept an eye on all kinds of news were Jin Yiwei.
"Come here, the leader of the Xuan Jin Yiwei has entered the palace." The situation in Jiangnan was so serious that the old emperor could not sit upright.
Although the sky is high and the earth is far away, there are many things that the emperor cannot control, but Jiangnan has always been a place that the court pays close attention to, and he has no idea that something like this happened. This really shouldn't be the case.
The leader of the Jin Yiwei entered the palace soon. It was obvious that he had heard the news in advance. Without waiting for the old emperor to ask questions, he presented the information that the Jin Yiwei had submitted during this period to the old emperor one by one.
In chronological order, the earliest one is from half a year ago, and the latest one is from seven days ago. All the news is lined up. No matter before or now, the news in Jiangnan newspaper is that it is safe and there is nothing abnormal at all.
"Are you sending these to prove that you have not neglected your duty?" The old emperor became even more angry after reading them one by one.
If there is no big event, news from Jiangnan will be delivered once every seven days, but there has been no big event recently. All news from Jiangnan will be delivered once every seven days. The news is very normal and there is nothing unusual about it.
The leader of the Jinyiwei said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty, forgive me. I am guilty of dereliction of duty because of my humble position. Please deal with it, Your Majesty."
"Just dereliction of duty?" If the old emperor didn't doubt his confidants before, now he doesn't believe any of his confidants, especially the leader of the Jin Yiwei.
This is not the first time that people in the Jin Yiwei have betrayed, but as the leader, he has no idea about it. Is this appropriate?
The leader of the Jinyiwei pretended not to understand, and said: "I have neglected my duty. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins. Please allow me to go to Jiangnan to investigate and handle the matter myself."
"Go to Jiangnan? The situation in Jiangnan is unclear. What can you do in Jiangnan?" The old emperor's face was gloomy, and he looked at the leader of the Jinyiwei as if he were looking at a dead person.
If it weren't for the lack of suitable candidates, the leader of the Jinyiwei would have died.
"I humbled myself and went to Jiangnan to catch Jing Yan with my own hands." When the leader of the Jinyi Guard mentioned the word "Jing Yan", he rarely showed disgust and murderous intent.
"He has been in the capital for so long and you haven't found out anything about him. Are you sure you can capture him alive?" The old emperor's eyes were half-squinted. No one knew what he was thinking.
"I will guarantee my life for my humble position. If I did not capture Jing Yan alive, I will apologize for my sins with my life." The leader of the Jinyi Guards said loudly.
The moment he entered the palace, he was prepared to die.
Some "loyalty" needs to be proved with life, and he will never give the old emperor a chance to doubt him or investigate him.
"Very good, I will give you a chance. Someone...go bring his family into the palace." The old emperor ordered coldly, and his words were enough to prove that he did not believe that the leader of the Jinyiwei wanted to take his family.
Blackmail him.
When the leader of the Jin Yiwei heard this, he didn't even refute, as if the person being threatened was not him, which made the old emperor slightly satisfied.
"Capture Jing Yan alive, I will remember your great achievements." The old emperor promised, but he didn't capture him alive?
There is no need to talk about the consequences.
"I obey my command!" The leader of the Jin Yiwei stood up without hesitation, turned around and walked out resolutely.
The news about Jiangnan could not be hidden, and the old emperor had no intention of hiding it. After the leader of the Jinyiwei left the palace, the old emperor summoned Master Feng, Master Jiao and General Feng to discuss matters.
The three adults met at the gate of the palace. Master Feng and General Feng vaguely guessed something. They all looked solemn. Master Jiao also had a guess in his heart, but he was not sure. The three of them looked at each other at the door and said nothing, and hurriedly
Enter the palace.
As expected by the three of them, what the old emperor said was really the news from Jiangnan. Lord Feng's face turned even darker when he heard it, and Lord Jiao was three points worse than him. He opened his mouth to ask something, but in the end he still didn't dare.
Ask out.
How could he dare to care about his son's life and death when national affairs were at the forefront?
The behavior of Master Feng and Master Jiao was so normal that the old emperor didn't think anything was wrong. However, General Feng felt as if he was struck by lightning when he heard the news. He froze in place, his eyes bulging, so scary...