Yan Qidao: "Then let's make the story short."
An Sihai said: "Xia Ming used to be the grain inspector! Wei Shun, Gao Linxiang, and Jiang Dongqu are all Xia Ming's deputies."
Holy shit!
Xia Ming actually served as grain inspector?
Yan Qi asked: "How come no one has ever mentioned it?"
An Sihai said: "This period of history is so weird that no one dares to mention it."
Yan Qi was puzzled: "I don't care about history, I just want to know that Wei Shun and Gao Linxiang were once Xia Ming's subordinates, so Xia Ming doesn't need to be afraid of Wei Shun and Gao Linxiang?"
An Sihai looked mysterious: "It was rumored earlier that a batch of food disappeared during the attack on Annan Kingdom."
"oh?"
Yan Qi heard something strange and was a little excited: "Attack Annan? Which time did you attack Annan?"
An Sihai held it in for a long time and sighed: "It was the battle ten years ago."
Yan Qiyi slapped the table: "In accordance with the plan of former Prime Minister Cao Chunqiu, he took the prince as a hostage, defended Hongcheng, and ordered Zhang Yongwu to sneak attack the Annan capital?"
An Sihai nodded: "It was exactly that battle."
Yan Qidao: "No wonder no one dares to mention it. This is Dahua's scar and no one can touch it."
An Sihai said: "It is because of this battle that Cao Chunqiu was nailed to the pillar of shame. Sigh, I just can't figure out why he abandoned the city and ran away."
Yan Qi pretended not to know and asked An Sihai: "I don't know much about this. Can the Censor tell me about it?"
An Sihai curled his lips: "This is a secret. If you tell me, you will be criticized."
Yan Qidao: "I am your son-in-law. If you don't tell me, are you going to bring this incident into the coffin board?"
"You brat, you actually cursed me to death."
An Sihai thought for a while and sounded disappointed.
"Cao Tong, whose courtesy name is Chunqiu, is named after Cao Chunqiu."
"This man is a genius and a famous prime minister. He can be said to be a capable minister in governing the world! He has the talents of Zhang Liang and Xiao He. Under his governance, Dahua is flourishing. Oh, in the beginning, the land of the towering mountains in the Western Regions , is the masterpiece under Cao Chunqiu’s rule.”
Yan Qi nodded: "I know about this."
An Sihai said: "The fault of Cao Chunqiu's life was that he encouraged the prince to conquer Annan personally. This matter was quite risky."
"And the most daring plan is to use the prince as bait.
After being trapped in Hongcheng, Zhang Yongwu was sent to sneak attack the Annan capital. "
Yan Qidao: "Although this plan is bold, it's not a bad one."
An Sihai suppressed his voice: "The key is that Hongcheng was breached and the prince committed suicide and martyred his country. The most bizarre thing is that Cao Chunqiu abandoned the prince and ran away secretly one day before the city was breached."
"Do you think it's strange? I can't agree with what Cao Chunqiu did, and it's even incomprehensible to me. How could he run away at this time? A lifetime of clarity can be ruined in one day, and memories can be forgotten once and for all. Hey, I admired him very much. However, I despise him for abandoning the prince and running away from the battlefield, I despise him."
Yan Qi listened and remained silent.
Yan Qi heard about Cao Chunqiu abandoning the prince and fleeing the city for the second time.
Once upon a time, the prince's master, Guopingren, explained the ins and outs of this matter to him in detail.
Today, although An Sihai only told the general outline, it was no different from what Guoping people told.
It seems that Cao Chunqiu's 'crime' of abandoning the prince and abandoning the city to escape is confirmed.
In fact, Yan Qi didn't understand either.
This is very unusual.
But Yan Qi has always been good at using reverse thinking.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
As for where the 'demon' is, there is no way to know now.
Yan Qi took the topic back and asked An Sihai: "Xia Ming is the food supervisor. If a batch of food is lost, will it have a big impact?"
An Sihai said: "The consequences are unimaginable."
Yan Qidao: "Why?"
An Sihai said: "Because the prince was guarding Hongcheng. The reason why Hongcheng was destroyed was because the food was exhausted. The soldiers held on for twenty days without food. In the end, they could not escape the disaster of breaking the city."
"Think about it, if Xia Ming had not thrown away this batch of food, the prince could have persisted for a few more days. In that case, the outcome might have been rewritten, and the prince might not have died. The great country would have had more Mingjun."
After hearing this, Yan Qi finally knew the truth of the matter and what Xia Ming was afraid of.
He is in charge of food. On weekdays, throwing away a batch of food may not be a big deal.
This thing is like a war.
There are losses and there are wins.
After all, food and grass are on the front line, so it is reasonable for them to be hijacked by the enemy.
Losing it once is nothing.
But,
The key is that the prince's city was destroyed because there was no food and the soldiers were hungry. In the end, a tragedy occurred.
According to the causal relationship, it is equivalent to Xia Ming killing the prince.
This matter is really big.
If the prince's death is on Xia Ming's head.
Not only would Xia Ming be ruined, but the entire family might also be implicated.
Yan Qi caught a suspicious point and asked An Sihai: "Why was Xia Ming not implicated when he lost a batch of grain?"
An Sihai said: "Because Cao Chunqiu defected, the people in the court were panicked, and every minister was at a loss! Especially, many ministers are friends with Cao Chunqiu. If they are investigated, none of these court ministers will survive."
"Back then, the Eight Wise Kings wanted to kill Xia Ming. However, the emperor was afraid of causing chaos in the court. Such retaliation would cause the Great China court to collapse sharply. Therefore, the emperor announced to the court that the case of Cao Chunqiu was only This is an individual case and does not implicate anyone.”
"Furthermore, in order to reassure the ministers, the emperor burned all the letters, confidential correspondence, logistics and distribution data concerning the Hongcheng battle in front of everyone."
"In this way, although Xia Ming lost a batch of grain, the data has been burned, so there is no accountability. Therefore, Xia Ming's matter will be settled."
Hearing this, Yan Qi nodded: "The current emperor is truly a wise king."
Yan Qi understands the danger.
The prince is the center of the royal family.
When the prince dies, a storm whirlpool will inevitably occur.
Cao Chunqiu was the prime minister again and promoted a lot of officials.
At this time, if someone uses the excuse of the prince's death to cause trouble for Cao Chunqiu and the ministers, that would be called "a master's reputation".
I am afraid that half of the ministers in the imperial court can be killed.
There will definitely be chaos in the Great China court.
The emperor saw through some things and immediately burned the data.
The data disappears and there is no evidence.
Even if someone wants to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble, there is no way to do it.
The old emperor may not hate Xia Ming.
However, for the sake of the overall situation, the old emperor endured.
The more Yan Qi thought about it, the more he felt that the old emperor was not simple.
What kind of person is such a powerful emperor? He has a sense of the overall situation, is patient, and endures humiliation.
I really want to meet him.
