Two days later, Lin Shangli, the official of Dongchang Factory, was sitting in the hall of Dongchang, dealing with some daily affairs of Dongchang.
A figure flashed at the door, and Wang Xiaosi, the eunuch beside Ming Chengzu, walked in.
"Xiaosi, why are you here? Is there something wrong with the emperor?" Raising his head, Lin Shangli glanced at Wang Xiaosi and continued to read the official document in his hand.
Wang Xiaosi didn't say anything, took out a memorial from his pocket and put it on the table.
"Mr. Factory, look at this."
Seeing that it was a memorial, Lin Shangli couldn't help but frown: "The memorial shouldn't be placed in the emperor's study room. Why did you bring it to the East Factory?"
"It's something bad, Mr. Factory Master, you will know it after seeing it." Wang Xiaosi raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.
Only then did Lin Shangli realize that Wang Xiaosi's face was red, his face and neck were covered with sweat, and even the eunuch uniform, front and back were wet with sweat.
Obviously, he ran all the way here.
Without bothering to ask any more questions, he put down the official document in his hand, picked up the memorial on the table with a serious face, and looked through it.
After reading a few words, Lin Shangli held his breath, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.
"Where did you get this memorial? Has the emperor read it?"
"It was rushed all the way from Le'anzhou to the palace. The emperor was still taking a nap and didn't have time to read it. When the servant was cleaning up the imperial study, he accidentally knocked the memorial to the ground. When he picked it up, he looked through it.
Knowing the contents inside, he secretly hid the memorial and hurriedly sent it to the factory owner."
"Don't make any noise about this matter. Return to the palace quickly and pretend that nothing happened. I will handle this matter."
"Yes, I will resign."
Turning around, Wang Xiaosi left quickly.
"Come here." Lin Shangli shouted towards the door.
The captain of the Dongchang School who was on duty at the door hurriedly walked in and held his fists in his hands: "Mr. Factory Lord."
"Go to the Jinyi Guards and ask the Jinyi Guards Qianhu Liu Rufeng to come see me as soon as possible."
"yes."
With trembling hands, Lin Shangli opened the memorial again and looked at it carefully.
The bowl of West Lake Longjing on the table exudes a faint fragrance.
But Lin Shangli was no longer in the mood to touch her.
An hour later, Liu Rufeng, dressed in a royal uniform, hurriedly walked into the hall.
"Mr. Factory Master, are you in a hurry?"
"Let's take a look at this memorial." Lin Shangli folded the memorial in his hand and handed it to Liu Rufeng.
With a trace of doubt, Liu Fufeng took the memorial and slowly opened it.
"What, the Marquis of Dingxi actually survived and escaped to Le'an Prefecture and was captured by the King of Han?" Liu Rufeng exclaimed, "This shouldn't be the case. No one under Xiao Chen has ever been able to be resurrected."
"You mean, this Dingxihou is fake?"
"Fake? It can't be fake. The King of Han dared not use a fake Dingxihou to claim credit for the emperor. But Xiao Chen had already killed all the nine tribes of Dingxihou. There was no reason.
Let the Marquis of Dingxi go. Besides, doesn’t it say in his report to the court that the Marquis of Dingxi has already committed suicide?”
Liu Rufeng looked at Lin Shangli with a puzzled expression, as if he couldn't figure out this matter at all.
"I can't figure out what went wrong in this matter. I have the same idea as you. I don't believe that the Dingxi Marquis from Le'an Prefecture is someone pretending to be." Lin Shangli said.
"I think this matter needs to be expedited five hundred miles away, so I can ask Xiao Chen."
"You must ask. But right now, resolving this matter is the most important thing. Thanks to Xiaosi, Xiaosi collected it and sent it here before the emperor saw it. Once the emperor saw it, whether it was Dongchang or
Xiao Chen will be severely punished. Maybe our heads will not be saved."
Liu Rufeng nodded: "Ding Xihou committed the crime of rebellion. Dongchang killed his nine clans but allowed him to escape. This cannot be justified."
"If it was just an escape, it wouldn't be a big deal. The key is the return Xiao Chen gave to the court. It clearly states that Dingxihou has been executed on the spot. In this way, if someone is taking advantage of it, it is said that Dongchang let him go on purpose.
If Xihou is determined, then Dongchang is an accomplice and is guilty of treason."
Having said this, when I thought about Lin Shangli, who was as calm as an old dog, his face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped down from his forehead.
"In addition to this memorial, will the King of Han inform the emperor of this news in a secret letter?" Liu Rufeng asked.
Lin Shangli thought for a moment and shook his head decisively: "The Han Palace has been creating public opinion in the capital several times. Dongchang has closely monitored them and cut off all ways to send letters to the capital. Now the only way to communicate with the emperor is to submit a memorial.
In terms of news, I’m not worried.”
"What does the factory master mean?"
"Send out the Jinyi Guards and set up obstacles at all intersections entering the capital to prevent the King of Han from escorting Dingxi Marquis into the capital." Lin Shangli said with his eyes narrowed.
"My subordinates are worried that the King of Han will not act rashly without getting a reply from the emperor. Wouldn't it be safer to secretly imprison the Marquis of Dingxi in Le'an Prefecture?"
Lin Shangli shook his head: "There is no room for any mistakes in this matter. Even if the King of Han hid Dingxi Hou, we must control the intersection into Beijing. I will strictly control the channels for Le'an Prefecture to enter Beijing.
You have to control it, and you have a lot to do.”
Liu Rufeng suddenly stood up, clasped his hands in his fists and bowed his body slightly: "Just give me your orders, Mr. Factory Master."
"First, dispatch the trusted personnel of Jin Yiwei to control all the intersections from Le'an Prefecture to Beijing. If Dingxi Hou is found, kill him on the spot and destroy the corpses. Second, you may have to go to Le'an Prefecture in person to find out
Where is Dingxihou hidden by the King of Han? Find an opportunity to kill him."
Lin Shangli said coldly.
"When we go to Le'an Prefecture, I'm afraid my subordinates can no longer use their identity as Jin Yiwei, right?"
"Of course not." Lin Shangli nodded, "Not only can't you use your identity as a Jin Yiwei, you can't even let anyone know that you are a member of the imperial court. This trip to Le'an Prefecture will not see any light. Anything that can hinder this operation
Just kill them all, and someone will clean up the mess behind."
Liu Rufeng chuckled: "If the King of Han stops me, can I move?"
"King Han, although he is the prince that the emperor gave up, he is still a prince after all. It does not mean that he cannot be touched. If he is touched, the emperor will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. If anything is found out, it will be very troublesome to settle the matter.
Unless absolutely necessary, don't touch him. Of course, if he can't be moved, then kill him. But be sure not to leave any traces, it's best to burn them all."
"I understand," Liu Rufeng said with a serious face.
"You go back and tidy up a little, bring with you trustworthy and capable people, and set off overnight. There must be no delay in this matter, and be careful of long nights and long dreams. As long as Dingxihou is destroyed and there are no survivors, I will take care of other things, so just do it boldly."
"Yes." Liu Rufeng responded, turned around and left in a hurry.
Seeing Liu Rufeng leaving the hall, Lin Shangli suddenly collapsed as if he had been cramped.
Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, what's wrong with you recently? Why do you always come up with things that require me to wipe your ass?
Without the emperor's permission, the nine tribesmen of Dingxihou were killed in advance. It took a lot of energy and words to persuade the emperor to issue an oral order to kill Dingxihou and the nine tribes on the spot.
But how did you manage to allow the mastermind of the rebellion to escape under your nose?
But since you escaped, why did the information you fed back say that Ding Xihou had been executed on the spot? Are you now unable to tell whether a person is dead or alive?
Just when Lin Shangli was mumbling and accusing Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, who was eating and drinking with Duan Tianming and Du Shaoqin in the courtyard of the Gongchang Mansion Official Posthouse, was holding a wine bowl in his left hand, and suddenly he was trembling.
He couldn't help but put down the wine bowl in his hand and looked at Du Shaoqin.
"When you threw Dingxi Hou's body into the ditch, did you give him a few more stabs?"
"No." Du Shaoqin was stunned, "The bodies of Ding Xihou and his wife were already rigor mortis and could no longer be dead, so they were pulled into the ditch and I threw them directly."
Xiao Chen frowned: "Recently, I always feel that something is wrong with this matter. I always feel that how can a woman be so righteous, poison her husband to death, and then commit suicide."
"The Marquis of Dingxi poisoned Wang Kuan to death, so his wife will remember him with a grudge."
"Wang Kuan was not born to the Wang family. How could she hold such a grudge? Tomorrow morning, we will go to the ditch where the body was dumped. If we don't see Dingxihou's body, I will always feel uneasy."