Seeing Zhang Xi coming in, the three of them came forward to greet him. Chen Mao was the first to ask.
"Have you met the Third Master? How is the situation? What's going on?"
Zhang Xi's face was a little heavy. He first asked everyone to sit down, and then spoke.
"I see, the third brother has nothing to do for the time being, and the Jin Yiwei has not dared to use torture. However, they are in a lot of trouble this time. I am afraid that they will really have to make another trip to Chengguo Duke's Mansion."
Chen Mao and others' expressions changed, and their brows wrinkled.
Ever since the news of the envoy's capture came back, they have been making various preparations.
This naturally includes recruiting as many nobles as possible to come forward and help rescue Zhang Fu.
However, the actual situation is not very good.
The British government did have several mansions with whom they had very close friendships. When they heard that Zhang Fu had been arrested, they agreed to co-sign the book without saying a word.
But more mansions are actually holding a wait-and-see attitude. It is certain that they have relations with the British government.
But Zhang Min didn't even know what happened, so he wanted to persuade them to help, but he actually felt a little guilty.
So in the end, there weren't many real moves on Xungui's side.
On the contrary, some of the rumors they spread in the capital had an effect. During this period, the civil servants continued to be wary of Jin Yiwei.
Zhang Fu and the others took advantage of this opportunity and kept looking for various connections, hoping to meet Zhang Fu.
After all, only by understanding what happened can we find the right solution.
Facing the worried eyes of everyone, Zhang Xi sighed and said.
"The thing is like this..."
Naturally, Zhang Fu would not hide anything from Zhang Fu. As soon as the two met, Zhang Fu made everything clear to Zhang Fu.
"The current situation is that Xu Bin failed to withstand Jin Yiwei's interrogation. In order to save his life, he gave up and blamed everything on the Supreme Emperor, but he can't produce any evidence."
"Xiao Weizhen insisted that Xu Bin instigated everything. As for the third brother, he still didn't admit it."
After hearing the inside story of the envoy's arrest, everyone fell into silence.
This matter involves so much that everyone, including Zhang Xi, needs some time to digest it.
Even Jiao Jing only guessed that the envoy's capture was related to the Battle of Shawo, but he never thought that it would also involve the Supreme Emperor.
After enough time for a cup of tea, Chen Maofang spoke.
"It seems that the emperor not only wants to convict the mission, but also wants to drag the Supreme Emperor into trouble. Otherwise, it would not have been delayed until this point and still refused to announce it."
At this time, Jiao Jing seemed to have sorted out his thoughts. His eyes flashed and he asked, "Now that Third Master has told everything, how about what to do next?"
Zhang Xi nodded and said.
"To be honest, my consort, even before arriving at Xuan Mansion, because Tao Jin failed to set up ambush at Yehuling as promised, the third brother felt something was wrong and made arrangements for the matter in advance."
As a result, everyone cheered up one after another.
Obviously, they still believed in Zhang Fu when it came to planning.
But this time, Zhang Xi was obviously much more cautious. He pondered for a moment, first waved his hand and ordered all the people serving around him to go out and guard, and then looked around, Fang Dao.
"This matter is related to my brother's wealth and life. Please don't spread it to anyone else. Otherwise, you will be the mortal enemy of my British government."
These words were very serious. Everyone looked at each other and nodded seriously.
Zhang Xi then said: "Actually, when we used this strategy to ambush Xi Ning, the third brother thought it was too risky, but Yuan Bin held the Supreme Emperor's Golden Sword and persuaded him again and again, so the third brother had no choice but to take the risk.
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"So, when Tao Jin failed to set up an ambush as planned, the third brother realized that something might have happened. Once Xi Ning arrived in the capital alive, they would definitely not be able to hide the leak of military information."
"Therefore, during the period from Yehuling to Xuanfu, the third brother had private conversations with Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen respectively. In fact, the current confessions of Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen were all instructed by the third brother."
"What?"
Jiao Jing couldn't help frowning and making a sound of surprise.
I have to say, this is really surprising news.
Who would have thought that Xu Bin's betrayal was arranged in advance, but...
"Why did the third master do this? What did he plan? Also, it's okay for Xiao Weizhen to blame everything on Xu Bin, but on Xu Bin's side, once they push it to the Supreme Emperor, there will be no
How did Third Master persuade him when he had no way out?"
A series of questions followed, but Zhang Xi raised his hand and pressed it, signaling Jiao Jing and others to calm down, and then said.
"According to the third brother's opinion, the best result is to deny it to death, but with Xi Ning's testimony, this is obviously not possible, so we can only think of another way."
"He asked Xiao Weizhen to pass everything on to Xu Bin, and also asked Xu Bin to tell the truth, just because he wanted to see the situation in the capital."
After hearing this, Ren Li suddenly asked: "So, Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen don't know what the other will say, right?"
Zhang Xi nodded, his face turned red in a rare way, and said.
"Yes, at least before Jin Yiwei showed them the other party's testimony, the two of them had no idea what the other party would say, or in other words, they thought that the other party would agree with them."
In other words, Zhang Fu deceived both of them at the same time.
After Jinyiwei arrested the three of them, they were inevitably detained separately to prevent collusion in confessions, so they could not communicate with each other.
But, the question remains, why do this?
At this time, Jiao Jing asked tentatively: "The third master is doing this to delay time?"
After all, if the Supreme Emperor hadn't been implicated, this case might have caused a stir in the city.
Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Yes, the three of them gave different testimonies, so the case has been delayed until we can think of ways to rescue them outside. In addition, making arrangements in advance also prevents anyone from being unable to withstand the interrogation of Jin Yiwei."
, talking nonsense.”
Hearing that Zhang Fu had anticipated the situation in advance, everyone felt at ease. Chen Mao asked, "What exactly does the Third Master need us to do?"
Zhang Xian said: "It depends on the situation in the capital. If this case continues to be tried, there are only three outcomes."
"The first is that the imperial court, regardless of anything else, directly punishes the delegation for leaking military aircraft. This is what none of us want to see, and it is also the reason why the third brother asked Xu Bin, Xiao Weizhen and others to talk back."
"The second is that the emperor continued to investigate, followed the clues, and implicated the Supreme Emperor, which ruined the reputation of the Supreme Emperor. However, because the envoy was acting in accordance with the order, he was given a lighter sentence."
After saying this, Jiao Jing's expression changed slightly, and he secretly glanced at Ren Li beside him.
But Zhang Mian then said.
"This result should be what the emperor wants to see most. After all, in the emperor's heart, the importance of the third brother and others is probably far less than that of the Supreme Emperor."
"As long as this matter is confirmed, the government and the public will definitely criticize the Supreme Emperor, and it will be even more difficult to bring up the matter of welcoming him back."
"My third brother's original words at the time were that although this could save the lives of several people in the mission, it would make all our hard work go in vain, so we must try our best to avoid it."
So, everyone got a taste of it.
Since neither of these two is in their interests, then there is only a third way left. If nothing else, it should be...
"Third brother's most ideal plan is to abandon Xu Bin. Not only will he be charged with leaking military aircraft, but he will also be charged with slandering the Supreme Emperor!"