Several eunuchs standing nearby heard Xia Shouzhong's order and immediately came over to suppress the little eunuch. The little eunuch who was the messenger was so frightened that he would lose half his life if he went to the Shenxing Division.
So the little eunuch struggled hard and shouted loudly: "Ancestor, this servant has been wronged. I was ordered to deliver a message to my ancestor. Something big happened outside, so I rushed here. If there is any place where the rules are broken, please call me."
Ancestor Haihan."
Xia Shouzhong paused after hearing what he said, and then waved to the two eunuchs who were holding him down. After the little eunuch was freed, he took a few steps forward and came to Xia Shouzhong.
"Ancestor, Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, has urgent matters outside and wants to see the emperor. Our manager saw that the matter was very urgent and asked me to run and report to our ancestors."
Xia Shouzhong was surprised. It should be the time when the Military Aircraft Department had just come to office. What urgent matters could be reported at this time?
But Xia Shouzhong did not dare to delay, and immediately entered the Dongnuang Pavilion. He came to the side of the emperor who was reading a book there.
"Long live my lord, Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is outside asking for an audience, saying that he has urgent matters to report to the emperor. The eunuch guarding outside looks like he is very anxious." Xia Shouzhong explained the matter clearly in a few words.
After listening to his report, the emperor put the book in his hand on the imperial desk. Now he suddenly felt his heart beating very fast, "Let Mr. Liu come in immediately, don't delay."
After receiving the emperor's order, Xia Shouzhong immediately rushed to Dongnuan Pavilion. When he came outside, he took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve and threw it to the little eunuch who reported the news. Then he told him: "Run back now and tell you."
The manager, just tell me that the emperor told Mr. Liu to come in immediately and don’t delay things.”
The little eunuch received the silver reward, with a smile on his face like a flower. He nodded and bowed and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Thank you ancestor for the reward, slave. I will go and do it right away. I will never miss the affairs of our ancestor and the emperor."
The little eunuch received Xia Shouzhong's reward and immediately ran back to the door of Yangxin Hall as hard as he could.
The eunuch at the door of Yangxin Hall saw him running back, took a few steps forward and asked, "How is it? How did the emperor and ancestors answer?"
The little eunuch was running so hard that he was out of breath. He stood there with his mouth open, panting and unable to speak. Finally, he took a moment and said: "Old... ancestor, you have sent a message... Your Majesty, please let me know."
Mr. Liu... hurry in and don't delay anything." He finally breathed.
Liu Yu listened to him and didn't care about the eunuch's reply, and went directly into the Yangxin Hall. After entering the gate of the Yangxin Hall, he immediately ran all the way to Dongnuan Pavilion.
At this time, Xia Shouzhong had already been waiting for Liu Yu at the door of Dongnuan Pavilion. When he saw him coming, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Master Liu, what are you so anxious about?" Xia Shouzhong asked worriedly.
Liu Yu said with a gloomy face: "Go in and then reply to the emperor. Don't ask any more questions now." After saying that, he looked around.
When Xia Shouzhong looked at him, his heart trembled. What on earth had happened? Even the emperor's confidant eunuchs in the Yangxin Palace didn't believe it.
So Liu Yu and Xia Shouzhong entered Dongnuan Pavilion together. They came to the emperor's imperial case. Liu Yu knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor's instructions.
At this time, the emperor was sitting on the throne, as if nothing had happened, holding a book to read.
Xia Shouzhong walked a few steps and came to the emperor's side. He saw that the emperor had even got the book, which showed that he was a little absent-minded now. "Long live my lord, Mr. Liu is here and he is kneeling down below."
The emperor seemed to have discovered them at this time. He gently placed the book on the imperial desk, and then asked in a calm tone: "Liu Aiqing, do you have anything important to report to me so early?"
"Long live Lord, I'm afraid something happened to Jia Ke. Long live Lord, hurry up and take precautions. If Jia Ke suddenly gets into trouble, Long live Lord, it's better to make plans in advance." Liu Yu said with a sad face.
When the emperor heard what he said, he stood up in shock. Hasn't the situation been stable these past few days? Why did such a sudden change occur?
"What's going on? Tell me quickly."
"Long live my lord, there are people who have been lingering and monitoring at the gate of Jia Ke's house for the past two days. Yesterday, Jia Ke arrested them all in one fell swoop and put them into the prison of the infantry commander's office. The Xiaoqi battalion that was supposed to set off immediately has now stopped moving. Mr. Lei and I
I suspect that someone is doing harm to Jia Ke, so Jia Ke became angry and prepared to launch a riot." Liu Yu anxiously told the emperor his analysis.
After hearing this, the emperor was immediately shocked, then turned around and looked at Xia Shouzhong angrily. Because the emperor's spies were all controlled by Xia Shouzhong, the only one who could monitor Jia Ke at this time was Xia Shouzhong.
When Xia Shouzhong saw that the emperor was doubting him, he immediately knelt down and said, "Long live my lord, do you believe me this time? Although I have arranged spies in Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, I will never dare to do it so openly in Jia Ke's Mansion."
Surveillance at the door. This matter has nothing to do with slaves."
After hearing what he said, the emperor believed it immediately. Because at this time, Xia Shouzhong would never dare to deceive himself.
So since they are not from Xia Shouzhong's faction, who is monitoring Jia Ke?
Liu Yu was also confused at this time. He had always thought that the emperor sent someone to monitor Jia Ke, but seeing this scene, the emperor and Xia Shouzhong were also confused.
"Your Majesty, since it was not Eunuch Xia who sent someone to monitor Jia Ke, then there must be someone who wants to profit from it and wants Jia Ke to conflict with you, the Emperor." Liu Yu immediately thought of another possibility.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, the emperor sat on the throne again, thinking about the ins and outs of this matter with a gloomy face.
Who wants to have a conflict with Jia Ke? Who can benefit the most from a conflict with Jia Ke?
After much thought, the emperor decided that the most likely candidates were the deposed prince and the loyal and shun king. These two people were influential figures in the government and the public at that time.
Although one is imprisoned and the other has lost the hope of seizing the throne, there is still a trace of luck in the hearts of these two people. They want to see both themselves and Jia Ge suffer, and the fishermen gain in the end.
Liu Yu also thought of these two people at this time. Now the only people who can use such power in the court are the deposed prince and the loyal king. After something happened to Jia Ke and the emperor, these two people are the most likely to ascend the throne.
of the throne.
The emperor thought for a while and said to Xia Shouzhong next to him: "Immediately mobilize all the people to find out what is going on? What are the origins of these people?"
After listening to the emperor's instructions in his hands, he ran out of Dongnuan Pavilion to deliver the order.
Liu Yu stood by and thought that it would be okay to just wait. If this matter had something to do with the emperor, and the price suddenly went into trouble, the emperor would have no place to hide.
So he took a step forward and said to the emperor: "Long live, things are still unclear now. For the safety of Long live, please go back to the palace and go to Concubine Xiande to take shelter for a while."
When the emperor heard this, he frowned and his face became gloomy.
"Liu Aiqing, things haven't reached this point yet, so there's no need to panic."
"Long live, now we and Jia Ke are incompatible with each other. Any slightest disturbance may cause our two families to fall out immediately, so we can't take any chances at this time. Weichen, please come back to the harem, please go
Pay a visit to the Concubine Xian De."
The emperor thought for a while and felt that it was better to be on the safe side now. Even if something happened to Concubine Xian De, she would be able to defend him for a while.
So the emperor no longer hesitated and said to the young eunuch beside him: "Pass the decree to Fengzao Palace."
Then the emperor put on his carriage and went directly to the harem.
Liu Yu was relieved when he saw the emperor leaving. He couldn't stop now and could only wait outside Dongnuan Pavilion for news from Xia Shouzhong.
Besides, the emperor left Dongnuang Pavilion in a hurry, returned to the harem and went straight to Fengzao Palace.
When the emperor arrived at the gate of Fengzao Palace, the little eunuch who was guarding the gate realized that the emperor's chariot had arrived. He quickly sent someone to inform the people inside and knelt at the gate of the palace, kowtowing continuously.
As soon as the emperor got off the chariot, the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun had already hurried to the palace gate. When she saw the emperor, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
The emperor smiled and stepped forward to help Jia Yuanchun, then holding hands, the two entered Fengzao Palace together.
In the main hall of Fengzao Palace, the two of them took their seats.
"My beloved concubine, I was busy with official duties yesterday and didn't come to see you. How are you?"
When Jia Yuanchun heard the emperor's words, his face turned red.
"Thank you, Long Live, for caring about me. I am fine with you."
Next, the maid brought fragrant tea and fruits, and the emperor and Jia Yingchun ate tea and chatted about home affairs, looking very warm.
But Jia Yuanchun's sensitive mind found that although the emperor was chatting with her, he was a little absent-minded.
Jia Yuanchun didn't know what was going on, but the emperor didn't say anything, so she could only chat with the emperor here.
Besides, when Xia Shouzhong reached the emperor, he immediately crawled out of Dongnuan Pavilion. After leaving Dongnuan Pavilion, he grabbed a little eunuch next to him and gave him a few instructions. The little eunuch immediately ran out.
Xia Shouzhong did not dare to enter Dongnuan Pavilion again to displease the emperor. He could only hide back and forth outside Dongnuan Pavilion and wait anxiously.
After waiting for about an hour, the little eunuch ran back quickly, holding several documents in his hand.
As soon as he arrived in front of Xia Shouzhong, Xia Shouzhong didn't talk nonsense to him and snatched the document from his hand.
After taking a closer look, he breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Shouzhong calmed down and re-entered Dongnuan Pavilion.
The subordinates entered Dongnuan Pavilion and found that the emperor was no longer there, only Liu Yu was waiting there.
"Master Liu, where have you gone, Long Live Lord?"
"Eunuch Xia, I am tired of waiting here, so I went back to the harem to visit Concubine Xiande. How is it? Have you received any news? Is there something big going on?"
When Xia Shouzhong heard Liu Yu's question, he did not answer directly. He just smiled and said, "Nothing serious has happened, Mr. Liu, just don't worry."
After Xia Shouzhong finished speaking, he ordered the young eunuch to quickly go to the harem to give a reply to the emperor and ask him to return to Dongnuang Pavilion.
After a while, the emperor's chariot returned to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall.
Xia Shouzhong and Liu Yu rushed to greet the emperor and ushered him into Dongnuan Pavilion.
After the emperor sat down on the throne in Dongnuan Pavilion, the two met again.
After the ceremony, Xia Shouzhong came to the emperor and handed a few documents to the emperor. Then he said respectfully: "Long live Lord, things are almost gone."
The emperor took the document in Xia Shouzhong's hand and looked at it carefully, and he breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment, he collapsed on the throne.