When the emperor saw Cheng Chumo, he also smiled.
He was still telling Li Ke just now that he hadn't received any news from Zhao Chen for a long time.
If he didn't expect Cheng Chumo had already come.
The emperor took it for granted that Zhao Chen had arrived in Jingxian and now asked Cheng Chumo to come over to contact him.
"Where has Boy Chen gone? Why didn't he come here in person?"
"And you guys, I asked you to come to Qizhou to do business, not to travel around."
"Everyone, they all come here with their families, right?" The emperor smiled and complained about what he said, but he was still in a good mood.
Zhao Chen came over, and the emperor felt that he could completely relieve himself.
Cheng Chumo smiled awkwardly. After all, the matter between him and Princess Qinghe has not been approved by the emperor.
But for now, this matter is obviously not important at all.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Da did not come to Jing County." Cheng Chumo bowed to the emperor and said.
The emperor's smile stopped on his face and looked at Li Ke beside him.
"Father, the emperor said he went to Qi County. Only Cheng Er and the other one came here this time." Li Ke quickly explained to the emperor.
The emperor frowned.
He didn't quite understand why Zhao Chen went to Qi County, and sent Cheng Junmo to see him alone.
Could it be that something happened in Qi County?
The emperor guessed in his heart.
"What happened?" the emperor spoke, swayed his sleeves, and almost fanned the candlelight in the house.
Cheng Chumo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, we discovered in Ninggu County that the riots of the people in Qizhou were planned by officials of all sizes and big or small in Qizhou."
"What?" The emperor's face immediately became gloomy and terrifying.
The emperor always felt that although officials in Qizhou were not good at doing things, they always looked up to the court.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen and the others actually found out that the Qizhou riot was planned by Qizhou officials.
This is undoubtedly the same as treason.
"Father, please drink tea." Li Ke comforted the emperor and sat down, poured another cup of tea.
The emperor ox drank the tea in the cup and slapped the cup heavily on the table.
"Continue." The emperor's voice was cold and stern.
"In that village where the plague was rumored to have occurred, Zhao Da and I found a man named Ma Zhiqing."
"He is the younger brother of Ma Zhiyuan, the governor of Qizhou."
"From him, we learned that Ma Zhiyuan colluded with the ministers in Chang'an, and they planned this Qizhou riot."
"Using coercion or temptation, force officials of Qizhou to participate."
"Ma Zhiqing was chased from Qi County to Ninggu County because of his fall in love with Ma Zhiyuan."
"The burned village was not a plague, but they helped Ma Zhiqing and were retaliated by Ma Zhiyuan, so the entire village was killed." Cheng Chumo's voice sounded in the room.
The emperor's fists were already clenched into a ball.
Looking at the table in front of him, the emperor suddenly punched the table hard.
The loud noise caused the imperial guards from the north yamen to come.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" The voice of soldiers came from outside the door.
"I'm fine, step down." said the emperor.
The soldiers retreated, and the emperor also calmed down.
"Continue, why did Boy Chen go to Qi County?" The emperor and Cheng Chumo said, his eyes turning cold.
Cheng Chu let out a silent breath.
This was the first time he felt the emperor's power up close.
I felt a little nervous.
"We learned from Ma Zhiqing that he hid a letter from Ma Zhiyuan and other Qizhou officials in Qi County."
"In addition, Ma Zhiqing said that the Chang'an people agreed that after the matter was settled, all officials in Qizhou would rise to the top..."
"The sky is rising straight, can that person still want to be the emperor?" the emperor sneered.
Except for the emperor, who can agree to the rise of officials?
"Zhao Da meant that, so he doubted whether the man in Chang'an wanted to attack you."
"I came here and Zhao Da went to Qi County to inform Your Majesty of this news, and hoped that some evidence of Ma Zhiyuan's crime could be found in Qi County." Cheng Chumo nodded and told the emperor about the reason why he came here.
The emperor felt extremely angry in his heart.
When I came to Qizhou myself, someone actually planned on him.
There were only a few people who wanted to replace him as an emperor, but the emperor did not dare to continue thinking about it.
"What else did Boy Chen say?" the emperor and Cheng Chumo asked.
"Mr. Zhao said, please let His Majesty take a walk around and don't rush to Qi County."
"Because once you go to Qi County, Ma Zhiyuan and others must have been ready, and it is unlikely that they will get out of here."
"Also, Zhao Da and the others are not moving fast, so they need time to find evidence." Cheng Chumo said to the emperor.
There are Zhao Chen’s explanations and Cheng Chumo’s own thoughts.
The emperor clenched his fists, his face still full of anger.
"Father, what the emperor said is very reasonable. When we go through now, we are completely trapped in the trap. Those people are hoping that we will go there sooner." Li Ke also advised.
Since they knew that Qi County was a huge trap, they still couldn't wait to step in, that was stupid.
The emperor wanted to know how Ma Zhiyuan wanted to deal with him, but now it is indeed not a good time.
"Well, I will notify Ma Zhiyuan tomorrow and say that I feel a little uncomfortable and have to stay in Jingxian for a few days." The emperor waved his hand and said to Li Ke.
"Cheng Chumo, where are you? Should you go or stay?" The emperor asked Cheng Chumo again.
Cheng Chumo had no choice for a moment.
When Zhao Chen asked him to come here, he did not say that he would stay here, but went to Qixian to find him.
It was difficult to be asked by the emperor.
"If you don't know, I'll go find Boy Chen. Although he has Li Ruoshuang around him, Ping An and Qinghe still need to take care of him, and there are many things that don't even help."
"You go and tell him that you must find evidence of Ma Zhiyuan's crime."
"I want to remove it from a large amount of money." The emperor and Cheng Chumo said, with a sharp look flashing across his face.
The emperor was of course very annoyed.
Using the people as bait, he forced him, the emperor, to enter danger.
If he did not capture the person behind the scenes, he would no longer be the emperor.
Cheng Chumo nodded, left the room, jumped off the terrace, and disappeared into the darkness.
The emperor walked out of the room and came to the terrace. Looking at the dark night, there was only a bright moon hanging in the sky.
...
Chang'an, the garden of folk flowers.
Jiang Siye came here again today.
I saw the mysterious man in robe.
"Sir, what are you going to tell me today?" Jiang Siye asked with the man in robe.
The man in the robe was hiding in the darkness, and Jiang Siye could not see his appearance at all.
"According to my calculations, Zhao Chen should not be in Chang'an." The man in robe said.
This made Jiang Siye feel extremely strange.
It was obvious that when I went to Chang'an Military Academy before, I heard Zhao Chen's voice.
If Zhao Chen was not in Chang'an, who would that sound be?
Chapter completed!