"Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao, Director of Hanging Sword, would like to see you." Wang Feng reported.
Xiao Pingsi, who was having a midnight snack, snorted coldly:
"Tell him to get in!"
Soon, Xiao Chaoguo arrived and paid his respects: "I, Xiao Chaoguo, would like to report to Your Majesty that someone from the Huaixi branch of the Xuanjian Division has intercepted a secret letter from Yue Pingchuan to the Yue family, and I will send it here."
Secret message?
Wang Feng stepped forward, checked it, and opened the envelope to confirm that it was not poisonous.
He did not hand it directly to the emperor, but stood not far away and read it out.
"..."
The content is straightforward. It was actually written by Yue Pingchuan to the Yue family, informing the Yue family of the details that his conspiracy had been uncovered and that he had no choice but to raise an army and ask the Yue family to cooperate.
"Your Majesty, there is no private seal on the letter, and there is no letter from the Yue family."
"Looking at the handwriting, it probably wasn't written by Yue Pingchuan himself."
Wang Feng issued a series of questions, and Xiao Pingsi looked at Xiao Chaoguo.
Xiao Chaoguodao: "Your Majesty, such secret letters cannot have straightforward markings, but there are some special character arrangements hidden in them, which are marks for them to verify each other's authenticity..."
With that said, he pointed it out to Wang Feng face to face.
Wang Feng nodded to the emperor.
Xiao Pingsi was relieved and said: "With this secret letter, although it cannot be used as evidence directly, it can also prove that Ye Hongyi is not a false accusation."
Xiao Chaoguo nodded: "I understand, I will go back and let Hongyi go and let her join the Xuanjian Division's work this time."
He was about to repel Xiao Chaoguo, but Xiao Pingsi saw that Xiao Chaoguo brought out something again.
"What is this?"
Xiao Chaoguodao: "This is the Qinzhou Camp of Yue Pingchuan and some of the account books of the Yue family in Huaixi... They were stolen from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War and their subordinates, and it was found that there were errors in the details, enough to slowly cultivate thousands of private armies.
…”
This evidence further proves that Yue Pingchuan indeed maintained a private army.
"kindness?"
Xiao Pingsi was angry: "What is Yan Lanfeng from the Ministry of Household Affairs doing?"
Yan Lanfeng, the Minister of Household Affairs, was nicknamed Jinling God of Wealth.
Checking the account books is the specialty of the Accounts Department, but such a large sum of money has been missed, and it has not been noticed yet.
"The Ministry of Accounts is not to blame for this matter. It was Yue Pingchuan and others who made two accounts. The accounts submitted to the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of War for verification were false..."
Xiao Chaoguo coughed and said, "I cannot escape the blame for this matter. I have been investigating Yue Pingchuan in recent years, and it was my fault that I failed to find out in time..."
"Have you been checking on him?" Xiao Pingsi suspected that it wasn't you who said this deliberately when he saw something happened to him?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chaoguo said seriously:
"Your Majesty, Yue Pingchuan's accounts are so clean... they are done very professionally, and they are all under the guidance of experts... Generally, no matter how careful the account books are, there will be some discrepancies..."
If it wasn't for a guilty conscience, why would it have been done so flawlessly?
They are all officials, so who doesn’t know who is who?
Normal people have to fish, no matter how serious they are, every number will not be missed, and even the handwriting will be extremely neat.
Xiao Pingsi was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "It seems that none of the ministers in this court are clean!"
Xiao Chaoguo did not dare to answer, but asked:
"Your Majesty, this matter has been confirmed... Yue Pingchuan is good at military formations. Do you want me to kill him personally to prevent this military disaster from expanding?"
"It's not necessary," Xiao Pingsi said confidently, "I will use the power of thunder to crush his ambitions openly and honestly, letting him know that I am not the last emperor who is stupid! Let the world understand that the way of heaven is mine!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Feng and Xiao Chaoguo both expressed their admiration.
…
Splendid Palace.
The concubine Xian lived here, which was given by the emperor. The palace was filled with beautiful flowers, hence the name.
"Mom, what happened?"
As soon as King Qin saw Concubine Xian, he couldn't hold himself tight and his face was full of nervousness.
At first, he thought that his mother had assassinated his father because of a sudden thought.
Otherwise, given his noble status, how could he suddenly become a prisoner and not even let anyone in or out of the palace?
But now when I see the mother-in-law, she looks like she has not been taken down at all. She even doesn't know that such a change has occurred outside.
At least, the Splendid Palace was not blocked by the imperial army, but there were just a few more eunuchs and maids walking outside.
Among the flowers, Concubine Xian, who had always been steady, was no longer stable.
She could not imagine what kind of thing happened that would actually affect her son.
"No one in your palace has any accidents, and there are no accidents in my palace... Then it can only come from outside the capital..."
Concubine Xian was smart and grasped the key points immediately. She said worriedly:
"Did something happen to my parents' family...or did your thoughtful uncle commit some crime in Qinzhou?"
"uncle?"
"Qinzhou?"
King Qin was suddenly stunned, and immediately thought of a possibility: "Could it be my uncle..."
After thinking of all the charges, there was only one that might implicate myself and my mother...
"seek……"
"No, it's impossible!"
The mother and son said the same thing, but they couldn't believe it.
But looking into each other's eyes, they both knew this was the most likely possibility.
"Uncle, how dare he..." King Qin was shocked and couldn't help saying.
Concubine Xian took a deep breath and gritted her teeth: "It is useless to talk about this at this time. What we have to do is how to remove ourselves and not be implicated by them..."
"But mother, any action we take now may be considered to have been linked to each other. We should pretend we don't know anything..."
"You... you are right, it was my mother who lost her sense of proportion... I will go see your father. If he is still willing to see me, it means that he does not intend to implicate us, mother and son..."
…
Fang Jueyuan couldn't see the excitement in the palace from Fangjiazhuang, but he could imagine it.
At this moment, how many people are in panic all day long.
The King of Qin, the Concubine Xian, the Ye family... and a group of ministers from the Huaixi lineage.
"When one person rebels, so many heads fall to the ground. The weight of power overwhelms the conscience of many people." Fang Jue shook his head, looking at the moonlight tonight, he felt a little scarlet.
From Fang Jue's perspective, he didn't quite believe that Yue Pingchuan actually dared to rebel.
If Yue Pingchuan was smart and was discovered to be hiding food or weapons, he should have destroyed the evidence and refused to admit it.
Without direct evidence, the best he can do is to remove him from his post and transfer him to an unimportant place.
After all, the Huaixi Yue family, the virtuous concubine and the King of Qin spoke for him in the capital.
But this Yue Pingchuan was also a ruthless man. He actually killed the inspecting governor, took control of the military and government of the state government, and actually rose up under the instigation of his subordinates.
In the final analysis, I still can't let go of power and the position of a feudal official.
Even more reluctant to part with it, he thought he had the highest throne within his reach.
"The young master is lamenting, how many people will Yue Pingchuan kill?"
"How about I kill this Yue Pingchuan? He has no leader, so he will be easily put down."
Noriichi asked confidently, it is difficult to take the enemy general's head among thousands of troops, but it is much easier to assassinate him in the dark.
Fang Jue shook his head: "Of course Xuanjian Division will do this..."
"But I estimate that His Majesty will not do this, but will suppress it forcefully to set an example..."
Noriichi said unexpectedly: "Young master, do you know the emperor?"
Fang Jue smiled and said: "If I didn't know something about it, how could I have come to Daxia... This is the most suitable place for me to perform."
From the moment he left Taihuang Mountain, Fang Jue headed straight towards Daxia Kingdom.
During the three years of hiding on Taihuang Mountain, Fang felt that he was not only making preparations, but also observing.
With the help of the energy of Emperor Zun Pavilion, he tasted the monarchs of all countries in the world, and finally Fang Jue chose the monarch of Daxia - Xiao Pingsi!
Xiao Pingsi was a man of both civil and military skills. He was well-trained by the late emperor and showed himself to be a wise master from an early age.
Regarding the courtiers, although he has the supervision of the Xuanjian Division, he has always been trustworthy in employing them.
Make good use of the Yushitai, but don't listen to bias, and will make use of the investigation results of the Criminal Department and the Xuanjian Division, and then make decisions based on them.
He also personally went to the Emperor Zun Pavilion and asked the old pavilion master to recommend Zhuge Qingshan, the current chief minister of the cabinet.
"Be good at arguing about loyalty and traitor, check and balance the court, distinguish rewards and punishments, treat virtuous and virtuous subordinates, not jealous of subordinates, care about people's livelihood..."
"Coupled with my sympathy for the old Duke..."
Fang Jue said thankfully: "How many such monarchs have there been throughout the ages?"
If Dianyi realized something, he suddenly said: "No wonder the young master came to Daxia. If there was not such a monarch, the young master would not bother to assist, right?"
"What a pity King Qin."
Fang Jue's tone changed: "This matter should not involve him in the first place, but it would be better if Yue Pingchuan's matter was exposed earlier to avoid causing serious trouble in the future."
"Master, King Qin has no chance of becoming the heir apparent this time... Who do you think will have the chance to be the crown prince of Daxia?"
Noriichi doesn't often gossip, but even a martial artist would be quite interested in this kind of social gathering.
As for men, what they like to talk about is not actually women, but more about military affairs and the overall situation of the world.
"Prince?"
"Originally, I had some expectations for King Qin, but once this incident happened, he had no chance."
"The remaining kings of Jin, Wei, and Qi..."
Fang Jue thought for a while: "Is the old man deliberately not telling me the character of these princes because he wants to see who I will choose?"
"But I might choose one he doesn't expect..."
"Who is it?" Dianyi's big face suddenly appeared in front of Fang Jue's eyes.
Fang Jue pushed away the pockmarked face and rolled his eyes at the guy: "Prince Jin should be coming tomorrow, so prepare in advance."
