Xia Zhixue was waiting outside. Hearing Zhao Ping call him, he straightened his clothes and walked in quickly.
There were only four people inside.
One is His Majesty Chen Xuan in the first seat, and the other is Zhao Ping in the accompanying seat.
Ying Yi and Li Hu stood behind the two of them, acting as their bodyguards, guarding their safety at all times.
Xia Zhixue just glanced at it, then bowed to Zhao Ping and said, "Sir, you called me?"
"His Majesty called you."
Zhao Ping said.
"His Majesty?"
Xia Zhixue was stunned for a moment, pointed at Chen Xuan and said in surprise: "Is he the current Holy Emperor?"
"Nonsense!"
Zhao Ping scolded: "Xia Zhixue, when you see today's emperor, why don't you kneel down quickly?"
Then he said to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, these subordinates are ordinary people who came from the countryside. They have never seen much of the world. They have offended Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy."
"Hahaha."
Chen Xuan stroked his beard and laughed: "Mr. Zhao, if I even care about this, do you think you can still live to this day?"
"cannot."
Zhao Ping said truthfully.
"The common man is just a villager in the mountains and has never seen His Majesty's face."
Xia Zhixue hurriedly knelt down to Chen Xuan and apologized, "Now that I have offended His Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will consider the common people's ignorance and spare them this time."
"Even if it's a punishment, it's just a punishment for the common people."
"This matter has nothing to do with sir."
"Okay, I won't punish you."
Chen Xuan waved his hand, "Get up quickly."
"Xia Zhixue, I called you here because I have something to ask you."
"Excuse me, Your Majesty."
Xia Zhixue stood up, his attitude still extremely respectful.
"As long as the common people know, they will definitely tell you everything they know."
"Have you investigated Liu Lai?"
Chen Xuan asked.
Xia Zhixue glanced at Zhao Ping.
Chen Xuan's face immediately darkened and he scolded: "Xia Zhixue, what's the matter with you?"
"I'm asking you, what do you see him doing?"
"Do I still need to ask him for instructions?"
"Brother Zhixue, just answer all your Majesty's questions, don't have any scruples."
Zhao Ping was also busy trying to smooth things over.
"Investigated."
Xia Zhixue said: "He is the first of the six ministers."
"After Xu Jiuguan returned to Beijing last time, they discussed sending people to Xiping Village to discuss the acacia wine cooperation with Mr. Xu."
"But it's obviously a cooperation, but secretly there are some tricks to take away the acacia wine formula."
"Sir, can you keep it?"
The last sentence is from Xia Zhi learning from Zhao Ping.
"Brother Zhixue, just answer His Majesty's questions honestly. Don't worry about other things."
Zhao Ping said hurriedly.
"yes."
Xia Zhixue answered respectfully, and then continued: "After investigating for a while, I found that Liu Lai and the others were also planning a rebellion."
"What kind of rebellion method?"
Chen Xuan said curiously: "They are just ministers of the six departments, and they have no military power in their hands."
"It's true that they don't have military power, but they have guards."
Xia Zhixue said: "Liu Lai, in particular, not only trained many guards, but even the killer organization Antang belongs to them."
"There are two steps to their rebellion."
"The first step is to kill the old general Liu Ding and Beiliu."
"In their view, as long as General Liu is dead, no one in the entire Dawei Dynasty will be able to stop them."
"The second step is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
"I can understand the idea of killing Old General Liu, but what is it like to sit on a mountain and watch a tiger fight?"
Chen Xuan wondered: "If they want to rebel, can they let others take the lead?"
"able."
Xia Zhixue analyzed: "The news that the prince is not His Majesty's biological child was spread by Liu Lai, the Minister of Rites."
"As soon as this news comes out, the court will be in chaos."
"Those who are close to the East Palace will definitely try their best to protect themselves."
"Such a treasonous thing has been spread. To protect ourselves, we can only let the prince ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."
"The crown prince's ascension to the throne will involve the interests of many people."
"After all, it is impossible for all of our Dawei dynasty to be half-hearted ministers. There must be many loyal ministers who only care for His Majesty."
"For example, Xu Jiuguan and Mr. Zhao."
"By then, the capital will be divided into several factions."
"These factions are constantly fighting for power and will definitely fight you to the death."
"When their casualties are almost the same, the people from the six tribes will come out to reap the benefits."
"They can easily control the prince."
"In this way, he will be able to completely control the court, and he will be the auxiliary minister in front of him, but he will really be a treacherous villain who monopolizes the power in the court behind his back."
"Xia Zhixue, you just came to the capital not long ago, how did you find out all this?"
Chen Xuan asked curiously.
"I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the name of a fairy?"
Xia Zhixue asked back.
"Fairy?"
Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Are you talking about the fairy in the northern suburbs of the capital?"
"A person who makes a few copper coins by buying and selling?"
"Yes, it's her."
Xia Zhi learned Taoism.
"What does this have to do with her?"
"It matters a lot."
Xia Zhixue said: "After the grassroots came to Beijing, they became refugees in the northern suburbs. They relied on their outstanding abilities and became elders among them."
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you one more question, do you know what is the most important thing in getting information?"
"Put in the spy."
Chen Xuan said.
He is doing this, and the results are very good.
Don't you see that I went to Yuzhou to suppress bandits, and I still received important news from the capital every day, without missing a single one.
"Yes, it's eyeliner."
Xia Zhixue nodded and said: "But Cao Min is alone, where can he find the spy?"
"So the common people took advantage of the homeless people and beggars."
"Then they went to various households to recommend products and secretly inquired about some information."
"Then the common people will collect, screen and select the information that can be used by us, and then focus on observation and inquiry."
"As long as the information is true and important, the common people will reward them with a few copper coins."
"This is Cao Min's spy, and he can be regarded as an important contributor to Cao Min's finding out about Liu's rebellion."
"Wonderful, really wonderful."
Chen Xuan sincerely praised: "Mr. Zhao, you are already resourceful enough. I didn't expect that all your subordinates are as wise as you."
"It really makes me envious."
"Your Majesty, don't think about poaching your ministers."
Zhao Ping said angrily: "I have managed to recruit such a group of subordinates with great difficulty. If I were poached by you, I would have no one left to use."
"Even if you hand over Yuzhou to me, I won't be able to make it bigger and stronger within three years."
"Stingy."
Chen Xuan laughed and scolded, "Am I that unbearable?"
"Going to steal manpower from one of your ministers?"
"I'm just sighing."
"Xia Zhixue, go on, what else did you find?"
"Especially anything related to the Flying Eagle Army, please tell me."
"This can't be found."
Xia Zhixue shook his head, "The murder of the Flying Eagle Army has been in the past for too long, and very few people will mention it. It is difficult to find out anything."
"What about other things?"
Chen Xuan asked again.
"Nothing else was found."
Xia Zhixue still shook his head, "The grassroots came to the capital for too short a time before they could return to their position as the elder of the Beggar Clan. The information they obtained is really limited."
"Your Majesty, if you really want to know, just give the common people some more time."
"The civilians will help you find out the ins and outs of the murder of the Flying Eagle Army."
Of course, Xia Zhixue added in his mind, "Don't say it hasn't been found. Even if it is found, I can't say anything."
"You just said something about the Liu family and you wanted to poach me away."
"What if you talk too much and you think I'm too smart and poach me away? Then wouldn't I be sorry for your cultivation?"
"Don't say too much."
"Your Majesty, why don't you call the informants you installed, and let's ask them again to see if they have discovered anything else?"
Zhao Ping hurriedly came to the rescue.
"I have arranged too many people, so I can't call them all back."
Chen Xuan shook his head, "Otherwise, wouldn't you want to interrogate those arrested officials overnight?"
"I will give you a token. You can take this token to visit their house first."
"Hang the token in a conspicuous place, and someone will take the initiative to contact you and report to you what happened there."
"Aren't you going to follow?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"No."
Chen Xuan waved his hand, "I'm still suppressing bandits in Yuzhou, so it's not appropriate to show up."
"After you calm down the capital, or when you are unsure, I will step in to rescue you."
With that said, Chen Xuan took out a bronze token from his arms and handed it to Zhao Ping.
