When Eunuch Lan yawned and took the leader of the inner guard and the accompanying young eunuchs to the inner hall to rest, and the governor Han Wentao also left the Yamen with his men, Song Zhili still seemed to be in a dream and could not recover for a long time. .
There were five things placed on the desk in front of him. In addition to the imperial edict and the edict, there was also his official guide, an official robe inlaid with gold and jade, and an exquisite gold sculpture carved in pure gold. Flat peach.
Qi Governor Shi is equivalent to a high-ranking official. He is the second-in-command in the state government after the governor. His official position is the fifth rank. For his current county magistrate, it can be said that he has been promoted to the third rank!
That official robe is called the Jade Sheng Eagle Robe, which is a symbol of honor and represents being an honest, upright and unafraid official.
The golden flat peach is also called golden wings, which represents the highest recognition of an official from the royal family and will definitely be entrusted with important tasks in the future.
In other words, as long as Song Zhili works hard, he will definitely become an official in the court and assist the country in the future. It can be said that he will rise rapidly and steadily.
At this time, Chen Houlu was holding his golden belt like his beloved wife and concubine, immersed in his own joy.
Perhaps at this time, he was secretly rejoicing that Song Zhili didn't sign his retirement application, right?
Amazing!
At this moment, it was naturally impossible for Xu Zhen to accurately predict that things would undergo such a major reversal.
Eunuch Lan is the Chief Supervisor of the Li Supervisor, and Mei Dong is the Chief of the Interior Guard House. Both of them are close ministers of the emperor.
To have such an important person come overnight to announce the decree, and to have the governor of Songzhou attend, is enough to show that the emperor attaches great importance to this case, and it also shows that there is much to it!
Could it be that... Cui Xiaotian's life-saving mechanism has taken effect?
Did the emperor already know that Han Wentao and others burned the granary?
It seemed to Xu Zhen that every line of "Lan Gonggong" had the meaning of beating Han Wentao, especially when reciting the emperor's handwriting, he seemed to recite it very hard on purpose.
Eunuch Lan is also a good name. Lan Yanxi, this name... sounds a bit like a palace fight!
The name Mei Dong is even more interesting. I really want to ask him if he has a younger brother who can play Cuju?
Wrong idea!
Xu Zhen quickly retracted his thoughts and returned to the topic again.
In fact, he didn't have any predictions about the current situation.
The reason why he asked monk Qi Yunzheng to leave two prophecies to Song Zhili was because he had already deduced them before.
First, as early as when Qiu Batian was being tried, the emperor had personally issued an order to intervene. Although Qiu Batian's case involved the Minister of Civil Affairs, it was enough to show that the emperor was already paying attention to Yanping County.
Secondly, since Wansheng Gambling House was burned down, Xu Zhen noticed that there seemed to be some strange people near the Yamen.
Due to the keen investigative skills developed in his previous life, he realized that those strange people should be professional monitors. They seemed to be monitoring every move of the yamen.
If it were Qiu Batian or Cui Xiaotian, they would obviously not be so professional.
Therefore, from that moment on, Xu Zhen began to speculate, could those people be internal guards?
If so, it would naturally be of great benefit to them in dealing with Cui Xiaotian.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Zhen left two prophecies.
Unexpectedly, I really guessed it right, and the emperor actually took action!
He just didn't expect it to be so timely and powerful.
Before, he even planned that once they could escape from the clutches of Han Wentao and others, could they take Cui Xiaotian to the Holy Capital to file a petition?
Now it seems that it is no longer necessary.
This is really a turn of events. In this way, Song Zhili's reputation is justified, Han Wentao can only stare, and he no longer has to travel around the world with You Meng!
However, although the crisis has been lifted and everything seems to be moving in a good direction, the alert Xu Zhen still believes that he must not let down his guard...
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At the same moment, the mysterious guest room in the inn where the governor Han Wentao stayed.
Han Wentao knelt down, trembling, waiting for his mysterious superior to say something.
If things go wrong, he naturally knows what the consequences will be!
However, when he trembled and told the story of the imperial decree, the hoarse voice hidden in the shadow suddenly laughed.
"Hehehe..." the man smiled, "That's great. Governor Han has worked really hard!"
"Ah!?" As soon as he said this, Han Wentao was so frightened that he lost his pulse. This sentence "Thank you for your hard work" more like letting yourself rest forever.
"Sir..." Han Wentao said, "This matter is really a pure accident. I still believe that there is someone behind the scenes targeting us. Please, for the sake of my loyalty, please spare my life!"
"Prince Han, you misunderstood," the hoarse voice suddenly became more friendly, "Think about it carefully, if the Holy One really wants to kill us, will he let the Yamen kill Cui Xiaotian?"
"Huh?" Hearing this sentence, Han Wentao's spine felt hairy and he had goosebumps all over his body.
"Let me ask you," the hoarse voice asked, "How noble is our Emperor Changle this year?"
Emperor Changle's name is Li Xin, and he is the eldest grandson of the previous emperor, Xuanxinzong Li Xing.
The emperor's grandson cannot be too old to succeed to the throne.
"Nineteen years old, right?" Han Wentao replied, not knowing why the other party mentioned the emperor's age.
"The new emperor has only been on the throne for four years," the hoarse voice analyzed. "Nowadays, the two heroes in the court are at odds with each other and their power is growing. Our little emperor obviously has his own ideas!
"Due to the Qiu Zhennong incident, Qiu Kai has been unable to join the cabinet, which gave us an advantage. But now the Cui Xiaotian incident has defeated us again.
“Thus, the two sides are considered a draw.
"But," the hoarse voice said, "Once Cui Xiaotian's secret is revealed to the world, we will suffer heavy losses.
"Obviously, the little emperor does not want to see this situation, and he also needs us to check and balance the other party.
"So..." the hoarse voice said, "Firstly, this incident of Cui Xiaotian is over, kill him; secondly, the little emperor took the opportunity to beat us so that we can take care of ourselves.
"I see, either the little emperor is a genius, or he has an expert around him."
"But...but..." Han Wentao was still frightened, "Cui Xiaotian's life-saving mechanism is definitely not a lie. Once the cabinet gets hold of those things, it will definitely impeach us!"
"Wrong, this is the most brilliant thing about the little emperor," said the hoarse voice, "The cabinet has physical evidence but no human witness, so it can only fight a war of attrition with us.
"If the little emperor really wants to destroy us, he only needs to keep Cui Xiaotian alive."
"So..." Han Wentao said in surprise, "He hopes that our two factions will fight internally. Isn't this... too scheming?"
"The skills of an emperor are beyond the reach of ordinary people," the hoarse voice said, "Prince Han, you don't have to worry, just cooperate with the county government and behead Cui Xiaotian!"
"But..." Han Wentao said worriedly, "What will happen to Song Zhili and those people? If they go out and talk nonsense, wouldn't we be passive..."
"There is no other way," the hoarse voice said, "The emperor gave him the golden flat peach, which means he clearly wants to protect him. It would be unwise to touch the emperor's reverse scale!
"Actually... we have gained something," the hoarse voice added. "At least we have figured out the emperor's attitude. The current passiveness is not really passive. Only in this way can our future plans be more foolproof..."
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(End of chapter)
