"Huh, tell him to come in!" Xiao Pingsi said coldly.
Wang Feng said "hey", turned around and took a small step, and went out to announce Xia Song.
When Xia Song came in, he first received the greetings and then presented his memorial:
"See Your Majesty, I have Xia Song, Minister of the Ministry of War, to report something important."
"Is it about the Yue Pingchuan case?" Xiao Pingsi knew what was written in the memorial even if he didn't read it.
In the past, whenever there was a corruption problem in the military, Xia Song would always wait for news from the Xuanjian Division before reporting it.
He was not shielding, but deliberately flattering the emperor so that his majesty would feel how well-informed he was.
You see, before you reported it, I knew it first. Am I awesome?
Then Xia Song would immediately submit a report, making it appear that he was only a moment slow and was working hard, so His Majesty would not criticize him harshly.
Xia Song used this trick to his advantage and made the emperor happy every time.
But this time, he had fun.
Hearing His Majesty's question like this, Xia Song felt bad, but he still flattered him habitually: "Your Majesty is famous because I carefully investigated the Yue Pingchuan rebellion case and found some details, which led to some speculation..."
"Although there is no evidence, Your Majesty, please be on guard."
Xiao Pingsi nodded and did not immediately attack. Instead, he asked Wang Feng to present the memorial and opened it to take a look.
There is no need for a drug test. Xia Song is not Xiao Chaoguo. Anything he brings in has already been checked.
"Yes, it's just as I thought." After Xiao Pingsi read it, he threw the memorial away and gave a positive affirmation.
Xia Song was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
But I heard: "Xia Qing thinks, who around Beijing is Yue Pingchuan's internal agent?"
"This...it's hard for me to say, I can't predict this kind of thing, so I have to be on guard..."
Xiao Pingsi said thoughtfully:
"I remember that the Ministry of War seems to have the authority to mobilize troops and horses from around Gyeonggi, especially during special periods."
"Your Majesty... the Ministry of War requires your Majesty's imperial edict to mobilize troops. Again, you need to have a hand edict stamped with the six seals of the Emperor... or you must have the military talismans personally given by Your Majesty..."
Xia Song broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that His Majesty did not doubt him, but was just testing him, but he also broke out in a cold sweat.
If the countermeasure is not good in one sentence, it will be fatal...
Xiao Pingsi nodded, narrowed his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Master Xia, do you think I can't remember the regulations and rules for mobilizing troops?"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this..."
Xiao Pingsi said coldly: "Then you, the Master, have forgotten...Okay, I'm here to remind you."
"Whenever troops are deployed, with more than a hundred horses and horses, they cannot leave the camp without seeing the imperial talisman. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"There is an exception, that is, rebels or foreign enemies invade and besiege the capital... At that time, the emperor's order will be hard to come out, and the troops of all parties can serve the king on their own. As long as they use the banner of being diligent, they will not be held accountable for the illegal deployment of troops.
culpability..."
"Lord Shangshu, did I make a mistake?"
"This..." Xia Song continued in a cold sweat, "Your Majesty is really knowledgeable and has a photographic memory. The old minister was a little negligent..."
When Xiao Pingsi saw Xia Song acting like this, he knew that he didn't have the guts.
But hit him anyway.
"Similarly, if someone in the Forbidden Army plots rebellion and besieges my imperial city...the Ministry of War has the right to directly command the Xishan Yulin Army and all the soldiers and horses in the capital to suppress rebellion and rescue them. My imperial talisman is not needed...is that right?"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such delusions!" Xia Song was completely panicked. The power in his hands was too great in an emergency.
The emperor's words were implying that if Xia Song conspired with the senior generals of the Forbidden Army, he could justifiably launch a rebellion.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Ministry of War is coming to the rescue, but in fact...
At this time, even Xia Song felt that if Yue Pingchuan united with him, the rebellion might have a better chance of winning... But as soon as he thought this, he felt that his head was almost no longer on his neck.
Xia Song wanted to swallow, but found that his throat was so dry that even swallowing air hurt his throat.
Xiao Pingsi saw that he had done a good job, so he said: "Xia Qing, go back and think about it according to what I said, how to react if such a situation really happens... go ahead."
Xia Song thought that he was going to be pushed out of the Meridian Gate today, and upon hearing this, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty.
After he staggered away, Wang Feng chuckled: "Your Majesty, you scared Mr. Xia."
"snort!"
"He blindly flatters me, but he still doesn't know how to restrain himself at this stage. If I don't give him a beating, he won't know what the proper thing is for him to do."
"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Feng stepped back in time and said nothing.
…
Fangjiazhuang.
After getting the exact answer, King Jin was about to leave, but was kept by Fang Jue.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment."
"Sir, do you have any other instructions?" King Jin was completely like a student at this moment. He had already had a premonition that Fang Jue might be conferred as a god in a temple, so naturally he didn't dare to pretend to be a big man.
Instructing King Jin to sit down, Fang Jue said:
"What does Your Highness think of this sudden change?"
King Jin was slightly startled: "Sir, what do you mean?"
Fang Jue smiled, folded his hands, and stared at King Jin. He didn't believe that King Jin didn't know about Yue Pingchuan's rebellion.
It had already been a night. Prince Qin's palace had been sealed off, and the Yue family's property in Beijing had also been sealed off. There were already some associations outside.
The King of Jin was at the center of the storm, so he was naturally even more keen.
"Haha, sir, if you are referring to Yue Pingchuan's rebellion, I do know about it." King Jin scratched his head and saw that pretending to be stupid was useless, so he had to tell the truth.
"His Majesty must have issued a hush-hush order, and the Xuanjian Division did not dare to leak the secret... It must have been the news leaked from the Ye family, right?"
"Yes... I also have acquaintances in the Ye family..." King Jin said euphemistically. After all, it was not appropriate to speak out about having an informant in an old minister's home.
"well……"
Fang Jue truly felt that the Ye family were really idiots.
The emperor deliberately told the news for the sake of the old prince. Yesterday, the old prince entered the palace and forced him to dissolve the engagement. The Ye family had already benefited enough from this matter.
But they actually leaked the secret.
Although His Majesty has no strict orders, there is no official news. The Ye family is so careless that rumors have begun to spread among the public.
It can be seen that he did not take His Majesty's situation to heart at all.
"Although the Ye family made an unintentional mistake, does Your Highness know the dangers involved?" Fang Jue wanted to see if this King Jin had anything.
King Jin smiled when he saw this. He knew that Fang Jue wanted to test himself.
This means that Emperor Zun Pavilion wants to test itself...
That’s a good answer.
He sat upright, then thought for a moment, and said: "The problem with leaking this matter is that there may be danger in the capital... If Yue Pingchuan has an accomplice in the capital, he will immediately respond and cooperate, leaving his father and the Ministry of War without much time.
layout."
"In this case, I am afraid that fighter planes will be lost and more sergeants will be sacrificed..."
The King of Jin also learned literary, Taoist and military strategies since he was a child, and he was no worse than the King of Qin.
He just doesn't have a favored mother-in-law.
"Even if you are not careful... it will really be a chaos in the world, and it will be a mess due to the loss of confidentiality."
The King of Jin did not dare to say anything. If the rebels won, such words would be a ready-made handle.
"Sir, don't worry. After I got the news, I didn't even reveal it to the princess in the palace."
Even the guard behind King Jin looked surprised, obviously he didn't know about this.
It seems that King Jin's confidentiality work is stronger than that of the Ye family.
"The Ye family will inevitably be held responsible this time..." Fang Jue nodded.
He had hesitated whether to inform Ye Hongyi because he was worried that the leak would trigger a series of chain reactions.
But now that the matter has come to this, Fang Jue feels that he is also responsible and should do something.
"With Yue Pingchuan and Qinzhou's 50,000 soldiers and horses alone, coupled with his private army...it is impossible to accomplish anything."
The King of Jin had some abilities, and he said straightforwardly: "If Yue Pingchuan is not a fool, then he has an insider in the capital..."
Fang Jue nodded.
"It's very rare for Your Highness to think of this step."
"Huh?" King Jin was a little surprised, "Sir, what you are saying is that there is something else that I haven't thought of?"
Fang Jue saw that he no longer looked like a fool, so he asked: "Is there a possibility that Yue Pingchuan is throwing stones to ask for directions, or is he making false claims to the east and attacking the west?"
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain!?"
The King of Jin was shocked and stood up and said: "Sir, you are saying that Yue Pingchuan raised troops just to contain the hundreds of thousands of troops around Qinzhou so that they could not enter the capital. King Qin... The one who really wants to take action may be other people or people from the capital.
Big shot..."
Seeing King Jin's frightened expression, Fang Jue was also a little scared.
Because he only thought of it today.
The old pavilion master deliberately guided the governor who inspected Qinzhou to find evidence of Yue Pingchuan's crime, so that he had to be exposed in advance.
Logically speaking, the old pavilion master should stay put for the time being, and when the emperor was ready, he would use all his strength to kill Yue Pingchuan, so that Yue Pingchuan would be captured without a chance to react.
But the old pavilion master deliberately knocked the mountain to shock the tiger.
Although Emperor Zun Pavilion does not advocate complete peace, it never likes to provoke war.
Is the old pavilion master doing this just to take revenge on the Ye family for himself?
You can secretly help the emperor capture Yue Pingchuan, and the same effect can be achieved.
That shows that the old Pavilion Master has deep meaning.
Fang Jue knew that old man very well. Ever since he showed his vision beyond the times, the old pavilion master liked to test himself.
"hiss……"
The masters and servants of King Jin were all frightened into cold sweats by Fang Jue's words.
King Jin immediately said: "Thank you sir for your advice. I will inform my father immediately and tell him to be more careful..."