All of King Jin's confidants had finalized many matters at this time. Their eyes were burning and their spirits were high. They all saluted King Jin and rushed back to start preparing for important events.
King Jin stood up and looked around at the people who had been following him for a long time. He had already entrusted his wealth and life to his confidants. He nodded solemnly and said:
"If the arrangements within the Imperial Guard are in place, it will be time for trouble... I would like to be rich and noble, live and die together with all the ministers!"
Everyone bowed again and shouted in unison:
"I am willing to die for His Highness!"
After saying that, everyone turned and left.
And at this moment, I suddenly heard King Jin say:
"Master Daoyan, stay!"
Dao Yan, who had no intention of leaving like this, nodded slightly and said:
"Your Highness, do you have any other orders?"
King Jin waited until all his confidants had left, then said in a deep voice:
"Have you ever eradicated all the embroidered messengers inside and outside the mansion?"
At this juncture, it was not surprising that King Jin summoned a group of confidants. The other princes must have been secretly discussing things at this time. But what they had secretly planned just now was a treasonous act after all. King Jin could not help but worry that the matter would be exposed.
Have this question.
As for how to deal with the Xiuyi Envoy, the only people Jin Jin relied on were the people of Yun State!
Dao Yan shook his head slightly and chuckled:
"If it is really removed, it will make people suspicious. But there is no need to worry, Your Highness. Everything in the palace has already been revised when it is reported to Yu Yingyao!"
"That's good, that's good!" King Jin seemed to be relieved.
"Yu Yingyao must have never imagined in her wildest dreams that your stick-stick department and Dongchang are so capable that even my own army, the Emperor of Daxia, can infiltrate!"
Dao Yan looked at King Jin who had a relaxed expression and seemed to have said these words unintentionally. He frowned, laughed, and said bluntly:
"Why do you need to use such provocative words, Your Highness? I might as well tell you clearly that I, Dayun, have greater influence in Jinling City than you imagine."
"My Dayun's power has not only penetrated into the embroidered messengers. Above the Xia Kingdom's court, whether it is the officials of the three princes, the officials of the nine ministers, the military and horse departments, the captain's camp, or the princes
The royal palace, the official residence of the courtiers...these places are all covered with hidden stakes and Dongchang fans. If you, the Emperor of Xia, know it, I, Emperor Dayun, can also know it!"
When he said this, Dao Yan raised his head slightly, looking calm and confident!
When King Jin saw this, he was subconsciously startled and lost his composure. Then he quickly reacted, shook his head and said:
"Master, please don't coax me like this!"
He admitted that Dongchang, Yun Guo's sticking point, was indeed very capable.
However, these two institutions of the Yun State were only established after the current Emperor of the Yun State came to the throne. It is impossible to completely infiltrate the Xia State into a sieve in just one or two years!
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Dao Yan moved his eyelids and said in a deep voice:
"Wu Feng, the captain of the Cavalry School, Diao Lian, the captain of the left army of the Huben Army, Du Yingwu, the captain of the right army of the Wuwei Army, Gui Yuan, the deputy commander of the Shesheng camp..."
With each name said, King Jin's face became more and more gloomy.
"Master is so powerful! But this morning, I saw them outside my study, and it was not easy to find out their general identities. I never thought that Master could even find out their names and specific positions.
Got it!"
What Dao Yan just said, the names and positions of the middle-level generals in the imperial guards in the palace are clearly the same ones that King Jin summoned in the study in the morning.
Just now in front of all the confidants of King Jin, Dao Yan confidently said that King Jin was able to obtain the support of some of the imperial guards, and it was because of this matter!
Facing the gloomy and fearful look of King Jin, Dao Yan lowered his head slightly, put his hands together in a salute, and said in a deep voice:
"I just want to use this matter to tell His Highness that we Buddhist monks never tell lies!"
Having said this, Dao Yan paused slightly and continued:
"The poor monk knows that His Highness is dissatisfied with my arbitrary opinions today and summoned everyone to come to the house to discuss matters in your name."
"But according to the latest secret report obtained by my Dayun spy, Yu Yingyao has already ordered that the embroidery envoys enter the palace to assist the palace guards in controlling various defenses. The current Xia Emperor, including the Jade Seal of the State, the Six Seals of the Emperor, and other things that symbolize orthodoxy
, are already under her control. Even the troops who went to the southwest to recall King Qi are already on their way..."
"The matter is urgent. I wholeheartedly consider His Highness and handle it according to his authority. Please forgive me!"
As soon as these words came out, King Jin's eyes widened with horror, and he said:
"How can she be so decisive?"
The Embroidered Clothes Envoy has a special status. Among the many courts and military forces in the capital, he is able to respond the fastest. After all, the phrase "imperial privilege" is enough to cover up many unreasonable transfers.
Therefore, it is not unexpected that the Embroidery Envoy can quietly take over the imperial palace.
But what really shocked King Jin was that Yu Yingyao was so decisive.
When the old man's situation has not yet been determined, he has the courage to take over the palace ban. If the bet is wrong, it will not be a big deal if he bumps into the old man, but it will be fatal!
Dao Yan also nodded and praised sincerely:
"The Fourteenth Princess's decisiveness surpasses that of many heroes throughout the ages. Even the poor monk can't help but admire her!"
After hearing the news, King Jin stood up and couldn't help but pace, feeling a sense of urgency in his heart.
Yu Yingyao has already taken action. If she hesitates and cannot make up her mind to act, she is afraid that she will drag so many people to death together...
At this time, King Jin could only temporarily put aside his fear of Dao Yan and the power of the Yun Kingdom, and gritted his teeth and said:
"Master, what I will do next will definitely be quite big. I can only leave it to you to handle the embroidery envoy!"
The seriousness of the Yun Kingdom's spy infiltration certainly made King Jin fearful and worried. But if he could not win this time and get the throne of Daxia Kingdom, then this worry would seem a bit unnecessary...
When Dao Yan heard this, he nodded solemnly and said:
"I will not disappoint His Highness!"
After Dao Yan finished explaining the matter, he bowed and left slowly.
Seeing Dao Yan's figure disappear from sight, the confidants around King Jin hesitated for a while, then bowed down and came to King Jin's side, saying in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, Emperor Yun has the ambition to covet the Central Plains and embezzle the world. The people of Yun State are helping His Highness like this, I am afraid they are harboring evil intentions..."
When the King of Jin heard this, his eyes were filled with gloom and fear, and he said:
"Of course he has other plans. He is a native of the Yun Kingdom and works for Emperor Yun. How can he sincerely assist me in the fight for the throne? I can guess the plans of the Yun Kingdom with my eyes closed!"
"It's nothing more than that, after helping this king seize the throne, if Nineteen can keep his temper and not bow his head, he can take advantage of the turmoil in the Xia Dynasty to swallow up the rest of the southwest. If Nineteen changes his temper and bows his head to Emperor Yun
If it is over, the Yun State will support him to separate the southwest, and then he can just sit back and watch us fight with each other and waste our national strength!"
If it is the former, the current southwestern defense line will be breached and disintegrated by the Yun State again. While the Yun State's national strength has greatly increased, it can directly attack the hinterland of the Xia State. In the world, the situation of Yun attacking Xia's defense will be completely formed!
If it is the latter, the Yun State can calmly recuperate its national strength, reorganize its troops and horses, and digest the territory it has previously gained. When the battle between King Jin and King Qi has exhausted all its vitality and the country's strength is severely damaged, Xiao Cheng will send troops again to take advantage of the situation.
profit!
And this calculation is even more of a conspiracy.
After King Jin regained his desire to seize the legitimate son, this outcome was already doomed.
Even though King Jin could see through Yun Guo's plan at this time, he was burdened with the hopes of all his close ministers, and the lives of everyone in the palace were also tied to him, but he had no choice!
"Today, the Yun Kingdom will definitely do its best to help this king seize the throne and fight for the dragon! The rest of the things can only be discussed after everything has settled." King Jin said solemnly.
Hearing this, his subordinates nodded, and then muttered again:
"Since Yun Guo has a plan, Your Highness should have made preparations in advance! I want to mobilize some close men in the palace and divide the troops into two groups. One group starts from Monk Daoyan and quietly investigates the Yun Guo spies. The other group
, go to Jiangcheng Mansion..."
Having said this, a cold murderous intent flashed in his subordinate's eyes, he made a palm knife with his right hand and made two gestures on his neck.
No matter what the outcome of Yun Guo's plan is, it is unacceptable to Xia Guo!
Only King Qi, who died at the right time and later gained great righteousness and became orthodox, was able to send people to take over the entire southwestern defense line before the Yun Kingdom could react.
After hearing this, King Jin was stunned.
Subconsciously, he turned his eyes and looked at the desk, feeling suddenly moved in his heart.
On the desk, a jade seal is placed quietly.
The texture of the jade seal is warm and moist. It is a piece of jade material with good quality and high value. However, the person who carved the jade seal is not very skilled, so the value of this jade seal is greatly reduced.
This jade seal was exactly the one on which King Qi sent people from Jiangcheng Mansion to return it on horseback on the birthday of the King of Jin. He personally engraved the jade seal with the words "The sun and the moon are shining".
Although King Jin and King Qi are seventeen or eighteen years apart in age, they have been extremely close since childhood. Compared with the superficial brotherhood they have with the other princes, the friendship between them is much deeper.
In order to prevent King Qi from seizing the throne and obtain the help of Yun State, he used the identities of other princes to hide in secret, and attacked Yu Yingyao many times, assassinating her, poisoning her, and using various means.
But even if all these methods failed later, he never had any intention of directly attacking King Qi.
Originally, the relationship between the two would never have reached the point where it is now a matter of life and death...
Seeing King Jin's expression, his subordinates couldn't help but said again:
"Your Highness?"
King Jin suddenly came back to his senses, looked at his subordinates, and said in a deep voice:
"Do you want me to have the reputation of killing my brothers?"
"Now that there are changes in the capital, King Qi will surely set off from Jiangcheng Mansion in the near future and return to the capital as soon as possible. As long as I can completely control the palace before he returns to the capital, capture King Qi who has left the army, and take over the Southwest Recruitment
Si Yamen, it’s just a matter that requires an imperial edict!”
When his subordinates heard this, they were immediately speechless.
What the King of Jin said is indeed true.
If the overall situation of Jinling City has been determined, we can directly use the name of Emperor Xia to issue an imperial edict openly and take over the southwest defense line.
And King Qi, who left the southwest to recruit Si Yamen, was accompanied by hundreds of soldiers. No matter what, what kind of big trouble could he cause?
Having said this, King Jin took a deep breath and continued:
"As long as we take action against the Yun Kingdom's sticking point and Dongchang in advance to prevent them from helping King Qi turn to the southwest... You should arrange people now, starting from Dao Yan, to dig out the hidden forces of the Yun Kingdom.
Be careful not to alert the enemy!"
When his subordinates heard this, they immediately clasped their fists in salute and said in a deep voice:
"yes!"--
At this time, in front of the Jin Palace.
Dao Yan walked out slowly, and was greeted by Xu Zhu, and got into the carriage.
And in this inconspicuous and simple carriage, there were actually two people waiting for Dao Yan's arrival.
It was Ju Meng, the Yiwei envoy of Shangyu's backup office, and Guo Yuanzhong, the second commander of the Dongjishi Factory, who were in charge of the guards of Niangan Department and the fans of Dongchang respectively in Jinling City of Xia Kingdom.
No one could have imagined that the three spy chiefs installed by Yun State in Jinling City of Xia State would gather together like this...
The carriage was driving slowly, and Dao Yan was heard saying in a deep voice:
"Everything has been decided and the layout is complete. Let our manpower start preparing to evacuate. Prince Jin will probably start investigating!"
Even though the current King of Jin had to rely on the sticky rod and the strength of the people in the East Factory to deal with the supervision of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy.
But as a person who wants to become the emperor of Xia and hold power, it is absolutely impossible for King Jin to turn a blind eye to such unscrupulous infiltration of Yun! Therefore, it is a no-brainer for him to secretly send someone to investigate.
When the two heard this, they immediately bowed their heads in response.
Just a moment later, Guo Yuanzhong couldn't help but raise his head and asked in a deep voice:
"It's just Master, since you know that it will arouse King Jin's fear, why do you still show our strength in front of him?"
Even if you want to help King Jin seize the throne, you don’t need to go to this extent!
To secretly develop forces in an enemy country is to take great risks. Deliberately arousing fear in the Xia Kingdom, doesn't this add a lot of risks to people like them?
When Dao Yan heard this, he smiled slightly and explained:
"Of course I want to tell the people of the Xia Kingdom that now the entire Xia Kingdom's court has been infiltrated into a sieve by us!"
When Ju Meng heard this, he frowned and said in confusion:
"But because the development time is still short, we have not yet developed to the point of penetrating the entire Xia Kingdom's court. Doesn't this put the Xia Kingdom on guard?"
Needless to say, the Dongchang side, let’s just talk about the stick-stick department. Because of Zhong Zizuo’s help, they developed smoothly in the Xia Kingdom’s court.
But after all, the time is still short. Up to now, the sticky sticks have only managed to instigate seven or eight frustrated junior officials. Obviously, they have not developed to the point where they have manpower everywhere in the court.
The reason why he was able to act so unfathomable in front of King Jin and to find out the identities of the middle-level generals of the Imperial Guard in a short period of time was because he actually followed Zhong Zizuo's path and relied on Xia Guoxiu.
Only through internal files can we know.
Guo Yuanzhong on the side turned his eyes and said hesitantly:
"So the master wants to use this method to make the Xia Kingdom's court suspicious of each other, and eventually lead to chaos?"
Dao Yan did not explain in detail, but just shook his head and said:
"This is His Majesty's previous arrangement..."
When the two heard this, their hearts immediately froze and they stopped asking any more questions.