Chapter 352: Verifying the Authenticity
Before Zhu Tongjing came, he was wary of Han Jian's conspiracy and intrigue. With the lesson he learned last time, he was confident that he could deal with it calmly this time and would not follow Han Jian's rhythm.+
But now it is involved in the question of whether the Empress of Wei Dynasty is in Jiangdu. If he doesn't seek verification, he feels like he has not fulfilled the mission of a diplomat.
"King Dong, are you really willing to take him down to meet you and face His Majesty?" Zhu Tongjing asked cautiously.
Han Jian said: "It is said that the emperor of my dynasty is not in Jiangdu, but now he is in His Majesty's bedroom. If Master Zhu doesn't believe it, go with me now and try to verify it."
"Okay." Zhu Tongjingsi thought about it, but couldn't think of any place that Han Jian would use.
Even if he knew that the Empress of Wei was not here, he was not ready to announce the world with great fanfare. After all, Jiangdu is still Jiangdu of the Eastern Prince's Mansion. In fact, the difference is whether the Eastern Prince's Mansion can use the emperor to command the princes. The destruction of Jiangdu is not a good thing in the Southern Qi view.
At the beginning of the banquet, neither of them had any plans to eat. Han Jian took Zhu Tongjing out directly and took a sedan chair to the east mansion in Chengdong.
On the way, Zhu Tongjing was also wondering whether this matter was true. He thought, if it was true as the Dong Wang said, if the queen was not in Jiangdu, what would the queen look for "Penglai Immortal Island"?
Zhu Tongjing believed Han Jian's words a little bit, and he didn't believe them a little bit, and he would be skeptical. Because from previous investigations, Fa Yi and Han Zhao were both looking for people near the Yangtze River, but did not involve the Shandong generation. At this time, most areas south of Shandong were shrouded in war. Even the search was very complicated.
Not long after, Han Jian took Zhu Tongjing to the mansion in the east of the city.
When the two arrived, Han Jian personally took Zhu Tongjing outside the empress's bedroom. At this time, Gu Weipan came over anxiously. He learned that Han Jian brought the envoy of the Southern Qi to pay homage to the empress, and in desperation, he hurried to stop him.
"Teacher Gu." Han family bowed with a smile.
Zhu Tongjing looked at Gu Weipan. He had many contacts with Gu Weipan these days and knew who Gu Weipan was. Gu Weipan is now the nominal prime minister of the Wei Dynasty, and he is also the father-in-law of the Eastern King Han Jian, and has a respected status in the court.
Gu Weipan "coincidentally appeared". In Zhu Tongjing's opinion, it was just a show. He was speculating on Han Jian's intention to do this.
"What are you doing?" Gu Weipan came over and walked directly to Han Jian and asked in a low voice.
"I'll bring the envoy to meet His Majesty, can't it be?" Han Jian said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is ill and cannot see anyone. Do you still bring an envoy?" Gu Weipan said anxiously when he saw Han Jian intentionally. After all, he was the only person in the court who knew the news of the queen's disappearance. Naturally, he didn't want such a confidential inside story to be known to foreign envoys.
"It's okay. When you meet His Majesty through the screen, you should be fine." Han Jian said with a smile.
When Gu Weipan heard this, he felt that it might be Han Jian's "conspiracy". He also knew about Han Jian's borrowing food. Last time, Han Jian used Zhu Tongjing well, which made him very impressed and felt that the younger generation was terrifying. This time he brought Zhu Tongjing here, he thought Han Jian wanted to use the same trick again, so he asked the queen's substitute to say a few words through the screen and fool Zhu Tongjing, and the matter would be over.
In his opinion, Han Jian was able to fool him and an old minister like Lin Ke from the last incident. Zhu Tongjing had only seen the queen, so naturally he could not tell the authenticity.
Gu Weipan nodded, no longer interfered with Han Jian's work, and left the bedroom yard by himself.
"Please." Watching Gu Weipan leave, Han Jian made a gesture of inviting Zhu Tongjing.
Zhu Tongjing sneered, as if he had seen through Han Jian's conspiracy. He thought to himself, wouldn't you hide the real queen and leave an empty bedroom for me to see it, so as to hide it from me?
Zhu Tongjing was even more suspicious of the disappearance of the Wei Dynasty queen. He kept walking with Han Jian outside the empress's bedroom.
But many guards and maids stopped people and refused to enter.
"I want to see Your Majesty, it's not okay?" Han Jian said coldly.
"His Highness of the Eastern King atones...the princess of the county..."
"Is it the princess of the county or the prince?" Han Jian shouted angrily.
Naturally, the maid dared not stop him anymore, and the guards themselves were guards of the Eastern Prince's Mansion. Others needed to stop him. They did not need to set up a card when the Eastern Prince came.
Han Jian signaled someone to retreat and took Zhu Tongjing into the door together. Zhu Tongjing said that there were many tricks, but he wanted to see what was inside.
When I got inside, I heard a panic sound, as if someone was panicking and knocking over something.
"Who!" The voice was somewhat similar to the queen. When Zhu Tongjing heard it, he really thought it was the queen inside.
After all, Zhu Tongjing was the envoy of the state. It was very disrespectful to come to such a private place in the empress's bedroom without the empress's permission, and even if he was an envoy, it would not be possible. This kind of thing was the least diplomatic dispute, and it was legitimate to kill him by the Wei Dynasty.
Zhu Tongjing panicked and thought, is this the trick of the Eastern King? He pretended to say that the queen was not here, lure me, and then accused me of "borrowing food" from me.
But Han Jian walked to the screen in the inner room even more disrespectfully and overturned the screen.
Now, Zhu Tongjing couldn't even move his eyes away. He wanted to quickly verify whether what Han Jian said was true.
I saw a woman in her twenties sitting on the very wide "dragon bed". The woman was sitting there, covering her chest with a quilt, and her neck was leaking, as if she was not wearing any clothes. On the edge of the bed, there was a overturned fruit plate. Just now, this woman was about to eat the fruit in the fruit plate. When she heard something outside, she accidentally knocked the fruit plate over.
Although the light inside was a little dark, Zhu Tongjing's eyes were very sharp. He immediately realized that this was not the arrogant and aggressive queen of Wei who he saw in the Luoyang Palace, and he didn't know who it was.
"Who is that?" the woman said, glaring at Han Jian who walked in.
After Han Jian returned to Jiangdu, he entered the Queen's bedroom only once, but he came in with Gu Weipan and Lin Ke. Through the screen, Han Jian had never seen the Queen's substitute lineup. The Queen's substitute did not know Han Jian either.
"I... I am the King of the East. I came to take the envoy of Qi Dynasty. I have seen Your Majesty..." Han Jian stood in front of the bed and bowed, but his tone was arrogant and disrespectful.
Although the interrogation was raised and he knew how to deal with some emergencies, he did not give any advice on how to deal with the Eastern King. For a moment, the interrogation was sitting on the bed and didn't know how to deal with it.
"If you don't disturb Your Majesty's rest, I will leave." Han Jian bowed and held his hand. When he was about to leave, he helped the screen up and then went to the outer hall.
At this time, Zhu Tongjing was stunned. A woman was sitting on the bed with a delicate look and was not wearing clothes yet. A man broke in directly. Such a erotic look made him wonder how to react. After all, this was not the brothel Chu Pavilion, but the bedroom of the Queen of Wei Dynasty.
"Master Zhu, go outside to speak." Han Jian made another gesture of invitation.
Zhu Tongjing nodded helplessly. He had to doubt such things and could continue to doubt. But he was also worried. What if this was true? The Queen of Wei Dynasty was not in Jiangdu, then the one who is in charge of Jiangdu is the East King?
Thinking about it again, it is true that the Eastern King in Jiangdu is the decision now, and it seems that it doesn’t matter whether the Queen is in the same position or not.
Zhu Tongjing went out with Han Jian with doubts. Han Jian signaled him to talk to the side hall.
The side hall of Chengdong Mansion was originally allocated to the temporary court, but now Han Jian is just borrowing some. Before entering, Han Jian asked the guards to guard outside and no one is allowed to enter.
"Master Zhu believed this time?" Han Jian said as soon as he entered.
"Looking at a fake one, how do you make sure it's really not here?" Zhu Tongjing's expression had recovered, and he was calm and ready to deal with Han Jian.
He understood in his heart that Han Jian wanted him to believe that it was fake. As long as he didn't let go, everything would have never happened. Han Jian's conspiracy would definitely not succeed.
Han Jian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether Master Zhu believes or not."
"What does the Dong Wang mean?" Zhu Tongjing was puzzled by Han Jian's intention to do so, but he remained calm enough.
Han Jian said: "I just want to tell Master Zhu that if the situation continues to deteriorate, or if the situation is in troubled waters, and want to take advantage of the civil strife of our Wei Dynasty and send troops to get a bargain, then I will submit to the court and surrender to the rebellious ministers.
By then, the troubles of Jiangdu will be resolved without fighting. At that time, the Wei Dynasty will be the same as the Wei Dynasty a year ago, except for the emperor, which has changed."
When Zhu Tongjing heard Han Jian's words, he remained silent. What Han Jian said was indeed the truth.
The reason why Luoyang Army and the Beiwang Army are now attacking Jiangdu is because Jiang did not regard Yang Yu as the new leader, but instead supported the old leader to fight against rebellion. Even Zhu Tongjing knew that the reason why Jiangdu is unable to defend now is because Yang Yu and Yang Ke themselves are not willing to pacify Jiangdu, because they are also afraid that the Southern Qi or the Xianbei, and even the Western King and the Northern King will reap profits. What's more, they also compete for power within themselves, and no one wants to make others get a bargain.
At this time, as long as Jiangdu expresses allegiance, the war will be resolved. At that time, Luoyang will still be the court north of Jiangdu, and the four kings will be in charge of their own affairs. After this battle, the weakest Jiangdu defense line in the Wei Dynasty became stable because Han Jian, the East King, took power. The most benefit of such a war was the East King, because he won people's hearts and gained prestige in the war.
The empress is there, and Han Jian wants to kill the monarch. If the empress is simply not in Jiangdu, then what Han Jian needs to do is to kill or drive away the original court faction, or simply hand it over to Luoyang for disposal. Although Han Jian will be criticized, he will never be even more serious than Yang Yu who usurped power.
In the face of power, faith is irrelevant. Whoever is in power is the emperor, whoever is the true emperor. Yang Yu himself is also a member of the royal family, and even more convincing than the empress in power.
"The King of the East told me that it is not just for the sake of telling each other, right?" Zhu Tongjing sneered.
Chapter completed!