285: Entering Beijing to face the saint, fabricating the truth
Just when Zhou Xun and the others were finishing their work and preparing to leave, Tang Yun suddenly stood up and reported: "Sir, the search for the remnants of the previous dynasty has now been traced."
"Oh? Tell me." Zhou Xun looked at him in surprise, and the old man and others were also a little surprised.
I was surprised, but also a little regretful.
Because outstanding talents like Tang Yun are dedicated to serving the court, but they still have no meaning in the face of politics, and they will be abandoned at the drop of a hat.
Everyone is not a fool. Now that Leiyin Temple has surrendered, the fate of other sects is also doomed. It is just a matter of sooner or later.
And Tang Yun, who has been in confrontation with the sect for a long time and once became a thorn in his side, will definitely not end well by then. It is lucky to save his life, just in case... Haha.
So what if Jane is in the emperor's heart? So what if she has great merit? What if she has great fame?
In the end, won’t we still be unable to defeat the general trend?
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. The ancients never deceived me.
Tang Yun opened his mouth, then lowered his voice hesitantly and said, "They fled to Tianhe Prefecture and are currently under the command of... Marquis Guiyi."
"Marquis Guiyi? Cai Kangqiu?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then his voice suddenly raised, and he stared at him in astonishment: "Are you sure? Do you know the origin of this person? If it is related to the remnants of the previous dynasty, you must be careful not to speak nonsense."
Who is Cai Kangqiu?
There are countless princes in such a large court, but almost 90% of them are royal nobles. The remaining few are princes with different surnames. And among these princes with different surnames, most of them have become rice bugs by now and have no titles. The remaining few
Individuals have real power.
Cai Kangqiu, the Marquis of Guiyi, was one of them, and he was also entrusted with the important task of guarding the forbidden area.
If Tang Yun's words were spread, it would definitely break the news.
You must know that Cai Kangqiu's ancestor was a marquis of the previous dynasty, but he realized the current affairs and defected to the court in time, so he was named the Marquis of Guiyi.
The inheritance has been passed down to this day, and by Cai Kangqiu's generation, the entire Cai family has integrated into this era and established a large enough network of connections. If Cai Kangqiu is really disconnected from Yu Niou, the implications will be too great.
The Cai family and its branch families, as well as the aristocratic clans that have dealings with them, the local forces in Tianhe Prefecture, and people who have a close relationship with Cai Kangqiu, and even the royal family...
Tang Yun took out a small box, which contained a piece of worm as long as his thumb: "This is a threadworm. If you cut it off, it can be divided into two parts. They can sense each other and cannot be broken within a thousand miles. The other part is arranged by me in advance.
on the eyeliner.”
Everyone looked at each other, a little hard to accept.
The most important thing is that they don't know how to deal with it. It's too involved, and it also involves another state, so Zhou Xun doesn't have the power to intervene.
The old man narrowed his eyes, coughed, and said: "Put yourself together and come with us to the capital. You need to see the emperor in person to report this matter, and the emperor will decide it himself."
After that, he waved his hands and left here solemnly.
He regrets a little now. He should have left after finishing his work, so why bother hanging out here for a few days. It's better now that he heard things he shouldn't have heard.
These days, the more you know, the better.
It's best not to mix some things, otherwise once you get stuck in the mud, you won't be able to extricate yourself.
People like the old man and others, although they are very powerful, do not actually have official positions. They are trained by the imperial court, and they are like worshipers, dead soldiers, and thugs. They... are another sword of the emperor.
Zhou Xun looked at the backs of these people leaving in a hurry, and asked through a message: "Are you confident?"
"Yes." The corners of Tang Yun's lips curled up.
Is the sect going to surrender and infiltrate the imperial court?
Can!
Anyway, the imperial court is not Tang Yun's thing, you can play with it as you like, it's none of his business.
but!
Before playing, you have to let Tang Yun finish things first.
——
A few days later.
The group of people soared into the sky, turning into rainbows and flying into the sky.
The trouble was serious and they did not dare to delay. The old man and the others were now eager to throw Tang Yun to the capital and clarify the relationship between the two parties.
There was not even a carriage ride on the road, and there were not even a few breaks. Even so, it still took a long time to finally cross several states and reach the capital.
After several years, I came to Beijing again.
Tang Yun didn't even have time to sigh, and was quickly taken to the palace.
We haven't seen each other for a long time. I don't know if it was an illusion. Tang Yun always felt that the emperor in front of him was a bit old. Compared with the state when he last met, he was far worse. He was like an old man who was hollowed out and angry. His behavior, words and deeds were all...
There is a strong atmosphere of twilight.
The emperor threw aside the memorial review, stood up and stretched, his eyes fell on the audience: "Listen to them, do you have something important to report?"
Tang Yun glanced at those unloyal guys like Zhou Xun, walked out in despair, rolled his eyes secretly, and said, "I am reporting back to Your Majesty about the remnants of the previous dynasty."
"A remnant of the previous dynasty?" The emperor's expression changed slightly, and he quickly became serious: "Let's talk about the causes and consequences in detail."
Tang Yun calmly recounted the story he had compiled: "The purpose of those remnants lurking in Leihuo State was to get the jade seal from the previous dynasty. No one could have imagined that the jade seal was hidden in the secret realm. By chance, they met me in the secret realm.
What they never expected was that the person who snatched the jade seal turned out to be the Buddhist disciple of Leiyin Temple. This person was kidnapped by mysterious forces. Kukai of Leiyin Temple came to investigate the crime, which made his subordinates not suspect Leiyin at that time.
temple.
But now it seems that Leiyin Temple and that mysterious force have joined forces to put on a good show for everyone to see.
After the subordinates snatched the jade seal, they carefully tampered with it and then gave it to the experienced warriors to protect it.
Then the subordinates killed Fozi, but they were also seriously injured. When they came out of the secret realm, they found the warriors to retrieve the jade seal, but found that the jade seal had been dropped. It turned out that Fozi was not the only one they sent.
Fortunately, I had been careful beforehand, so my subordinates sent people to search and find out, and finally found out the traces of the remnants. However, after they achieved their goal, they had already fled thousands of miles away.
My subordinates sent people to follow him all the way, but in the end they ended up in Tianhe Prefecture, to... the Marquis of Guiyi. Not only that, but I also saw... some people who had died long ago."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and murmured: "People who have died long ago?"
Tang Yun said faintly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the ultimatum that Master Zhou presented not long ago? Master Zhou felt that these sects... died too quickly, so he had doubts in his heart.
After he submitted the ultimatum, His Majesty ordered a strict investigation, which revealed a lot of fishy things. However, it was only found that the people of Zhenwu Pavilion had committed fraud, but the specific whereabouts of these people were not found."
The emperor frowned: "Are you saying that in that group of sects that suddenly fell apart, except for the burdensome low-level disciples, most of the high-level warriors are still alive. They went into hiding, and then... were incorporated?"
Tang Yun shook his head: "It should not be recruitment. Although Guiyi Hou is powerful, he is a member of the imperial court. Those warriors will never bow to him. My subordinates think it should be cooperation."
"Cooperation? Why?"
The emperor was a little puzzled, not that he rejected Tang Yun's views, but that he didn't know what capital Cai Kangqiu, Marquis of Guiyi, had to persuade them to cooperate.
The corners of Tang Yun's lips curled up vaguely, and then he said in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the secret method of runes of the previous dynasty, the Nine Paths of the Emperor and Heaven?"
"Emperor Tianjiu Dao? Continue talking." The emperor gestured.
Tang Yun took off his gloves and revealed the [Bite] character text on the back of his hand: "By chance, I got one of the nine runes of Emperor Tian, and this thing seems to be able to sense the existence of other runes, provided that the distance is
Very close.”
"Continue." The emperor frowned and paused on the back of his hand.
Tang Yun pursed his lips and said, "Early when my subordinate first arrived in Leihuo Prefecture, Mr. Zhou repeatedly reminded his subordinate that Leiyin Temple was quite strange, and the informants sent there often lost contact soon after.
The subordinates were wary, but when they faced off against Fozi, they suddenly discovered that Leiyin Temple also had a rune in his hand. As far as the subordinates knew, it was the character "Wish"."
"So, everything goes smoothly."
The emperor nodded slightly and said: "Marquis Guiyi knew that there was a jade seal, so he sent people to lurk in Leihuo State to wait for the opportunity. Later, you suddenly got involved and disrupted the local situation.
By chance, Marquis Guiyi understood the weirdness of Leiyin Temple, so he sent people to kidnap the Buddha secretly. This would not only help you fight with Leiyin Temple, but also easily obtain the runes.
It's a pity that neither you nor Kukai are fools, and you didn't fall for his trick. Instead, you took advantage of the situation and reconciled, which eased the situation a little, which was beyond the expectations of Marquis Guiyi.
Later, you noticed the secret realm and took people in to practice, but you never thought that the jade seal was in the secret realm, so you met the Buddha. Although the jade seal was still lost, through the actions of the remnants of the previous dynasty, you uncovered the secret that had been hidden all along.
The Marquis of Guiyi in the dark."
At this point, the emperor thought for a while before continuing: "It can be seen from this that before the robbery of the Buddha, Leiyin Temple and Guiyihou were two forces, but after the Buddha appeared and snatched the jade seal,
Look, they seem to be involved."
He paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look at Tang Yun: "There are not many sects left now. They are like ants on a hot pot. They will definitely ventilate the air in advance and stick together in case of an accident.
Leiyin Temple is one of the top sects and has a lot of connections. Suppose that Marquis Guiyi wants to rebel, but his own strength is insufficient. At this time, with the help of the sect, the two parties will cooperate..."
The emperor suddenly shook his head and asked: "But how do they know that the imperial court will not destroy Leiyin Temple?"
Tang Yun said helplessly: "The sect has declined, but its influence still exists. The best thing for the court to do is to absorb it and digest it slowly. They just need to know this.
The so-called Balrogs and so on are nothing more than chance and coincidence, and they were noticed by their subordinates, and then they used their tricks to take advantage of Po Xia Donkey's submissiveness, so that they could easily sneak into the court."
After hearing this, the emperor sighed and said: "These sects are still as vicious as ever."
In terms of overall strength, the sect has been put at a disadvantage, not to mention the private martial arts academies and aristocratic clans, so the best way to deal with it is to join if you can't beat it.
Not to mention that there is Cai Kangqiu, a powerful internal agent in the court. When the time comes, the inside and outside will cooperate, and they will slowly plan for it. With a knife at the critical moment, they can directly crucify the imperial court.
The routine is not old or new, it just needs to work.
A fancy combo is worse than knocking him down with a brick.
"Is there any evidence?" The emperor lowered his head and asked softly.
Tang Yun pursed his lips and took out the box: "There is evidence that Marquis Guiyi has evil intentions, but his subordinates joined forces with the sect... There is no evidence, it is all speculation."
The emperor pointed to the box in his hand and said calmly: "Leave the things behind. Just step aside and bury these words in your heart. I need to think about this matter carefully."
Tang Yun nodded slightly, bowed, and slowly left the hall.
After he left, the emperor suddenly said: "What do you think?"
"I can't tell." An old man in gray clothes appeared and shook his head solemnly.
Another woman appeared and said softly: "The sect has integrated into the imperial court, and Tang Yun has been a thorn in their side before, so they will definitely put pressure on them. This may be Tang Yun's way of protecting himself."
The old man frowned and asked: "How can you explain what happened before? Whether it was a prison robbery, a secret realm, etc., these all happened before this."
"Perhaps everything was planned by him?" The woman covered her mouth and chuckled. Although she said this, looking at the emotions on her face, there was no doubt that she didn't even take it seriously.
A prophet?
I'm afraid it's Shi Lezhi, how could he have such magical powers in the world?
The emperor turned back and sat down, murmuring: "Do you think that since Tang Yun was able to propose the martial arts system, he would have already thought of such a situation? So he made preparations in advance?"
"..."
The smiles of the man and woman stopped suddenly, and they looked at each other, a little surprised.
After hesitating for a long time, the old man said solemnly: "But Your Majesty, it is said that the move by the Wuyuan was not actually proposed by Tang Yun, but by Zhao Yi. It's just that he acted improperly..."
"That makes sense, doesn't it?"
The emperor suddenly interrupted him and said softly: "Zhao Yi gave him a heads up at the beginning. Tang Yun felt that the matter was promising, so he improved its flaws and then took advantage of the situation to raise it at the banquet."
The woman felt her teeth were sore and her voice was a little out of tune: "Then, he had anticipated that things would eventually develop to this point, so he made various preparations in advance?"
Obscurely, the two of them looked at each other, feeling a little ridiculous, even ridiculous, ridiculous!!!
A smart person can see three steps, a genius can see five steps, and a monster can see seven steps, but Tang Yun...can't explain it!
The old man suddenly remembered something and said: "Your Majesty, when Tang Yun was transferred to Leihuo State, there was no room for operation. As far as Tang Yun is concerned, he does not have that much energy."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "It's a good thing you didn't mention it, but mentioning it like this made me think of something."
Before the two of them could speak, the emperor knocked on the table and said coldly: "Now go to Xuan Zhouxun... They came to see me. I have something to ask."
Five or six names were mentioned in succession, all of which were officials involved in Tang Yunping's transfer. It was obvious that the old man's words gave the emperor some inspiration.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two left quickly.
The emperor recalled the runes exposed by Tang Yun, frowned, and said thoughtfully: "I am very curious, when did this play start to be sung?"