Lu Jian You Zhan tremblingly reported to King Duan the opinions collected from the public while traveling in plainclothes. He originally thought that he would be furious and that he would inevitably be reprimanded.
However, the scene where Duan Wang Leiting was furious and scolded him did not happen. He just listened quietly and sighed softly.
"Master Lu, the palace door is closed, and you can't leave the palace tonight. Just rest in the deacon's room tonight." After a long time, King Duan said to Lu Jianyoudao.
After arranging the eunuch on night duty to take Lu Jianyou to the eunuch's deacon's room, King Duan stood in front of the stone fence outside Qinzheng Hall.
The wind also blows and makes people feel cold.
Not all popular opinions are false.
It is true that King Duan and Xia Jingyu had a teacher-student relationship, but it is false that Xia Jingyu only led troops to the south of the city after receiving King Duan's secret order.
It is true that Tailor Xu of Zhaijiaxiang, who made dragon robes for the emperor, was abducted by people all over the house, but it is false that he was taken abducted to Prince Duan's Mansion.
It is true that several of King Duan's descendants are promising, but it is false that some of them secretly joined forces with Jue Guo and Shatuo to frame and kill the three kings.
It is true that King Duan ordered Xia Muyan, Prince of Yun, to be imprisoned in the palace, but it is true that he wanted to take the opportunity to plot and kill him so that no one would be the crown prince.
These messages are all true and false, false and true, false and true, almost to the point where false is confused with true, true and false are difficult to distinguish, and right and wrong are difficult to judge.
An uninformed person connects these things together, and it is really reasonable and there is no flaw in it. How can there be any doubts about anything else?
The thoughtfulness of the people behind the scenes is evident.
"Mu Yan, it is indeed you. I had always had a bit of luck..." King Duan leaned on the railing and looked at the night sky. The stars were dim and the moon was nowhere to be seen.
There is never a moon on the new day.
It's not that there's no moon in the night, it's just that the moon is hidden in the night.
"His Royal Highness Duan Wang!" An old voice came from behind.
The person who came over was Ni Juzheng, the leader of the internal officials and the minister of mint. He came alone, and there was no eunuch waiting behind him.
King Duan recognized that it was him and did not turn around. He still supported the stone railing with both hands and only said softly, "Ju Zheng, you haven't rested yet?"
Ni Juzheng walked to the stone fence, stood shoulder to shoulder with King Duan, and sighed softly: "Your Highness, you are old and your body is not as strong as when you were young. It is best to rest early."
There is also a more terrifying rumor in the market: Ni Ju, the emperor's favorite and the leader of the eunuchs, was King Duan's spy at Emperor Yonghua's side. It was King Duan who ordered Ni Ju to poison the emperor when he suddenly fell seriously ill.
Very few people know that Ni Juzheng stayed with King Duan for several years when he was young. It happened that Xia Muyan was one of those very few people.
"Have you heard? The chief eunuch, Ni Juzheng, originally followed Prince Duan. He entered Prince Duan's Mansion when he was a few years old, and was later arranged to go to Prince Hua's Mansion. Prince Duan is the emperor's brother. The people he sent will naturally be the emperor's. He takes it more seriously. Think about it, without such a reason, how could he have achieved this position at such a young age? And he has been doing it for more than 20 years!..."
This is the brilliance of this strategy——
Although I know who set up the scheme, I just can’t identify it;
I am convinced that I have done no evil, but I am unable to refute it;
Seeing that the schemer's plot was successful, there was no way to start.
Once these rumors are spread, they are like drops of ink pouring into a clear pond, making the water in this pond invisible and dirty. There are definitely not a few people who believe those rumors, and even those in the court cannot be immune to their influence.
The wind and rain are swaying, and the boat is half full of water. It is already difficult to steer the ship, so why wander in the waves?
"Mu Yan, do you really want to be the helmsman? If you take the helm, can the boat scoop out the accumulated water, avoid the whirlpool, and sail out of the wind and rain?" King Duan's heart was cold, "You have become the emperor. If you can eliminate the long-standing shortcomings, appoint talents, turn things around, and save the country from danger, why can't Prince Duan's Mansion make way for you?"
Seeing that King Duan was leaning on the railing without saying a word, Ni Juzheng spoke softly: "Your Highness, Zhan has read the stars for Taoist priests, and also checked the emperor's pulse..."
There were tears in his old eyes, and he had become so old in half a month.
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"Mr. Xu, I'm sorry that I can't agree to this." Yi Qilin listened to Xu Jinye's explanation of his intention and immediately shook his head in refusal. He is not a person who clings to power. He did not agree to hold a martial arts conference in Ruozhou just because he did not want Xu Xiaoyi to be the leader of the martial arts alliance.
In terms of being well-informed, other than the Star-Zhaing Pavilion, no sect could compare to the Yufeng Escort Bureau. Yi Qilin naturally knew more about the Xu family than ordinary people, so he interfered.
Originally, he was worried that Yufeng Escort would fight alone, but he did not expect that Yun Xiaomeng would clearly stand on his side.
The court is already in such a critical situation. If the Xu family has any evil intentions, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the world from now on.
But Yi Qilin knew a little bit more about the Xu family's evil intentions...
Xu Jinye guessed that Yi Qilin and Yun Xiaomeng would not agree, so he was not surprised at all after hearing this answer. However, he did not plead or reason, nor did he turn around and leave. Instead, he said to the three of them seriously: "I want to give you some news in exchange for your answer."
"Haha, is this a joke? We will never trade with you." Before he could continue, Yun Xiaomeng refused coldly.
"Palace Master Yun, since I dare to trade this news with you, it naturally means that this news has enough weight. You might as well listen to me first." Xu Jinye frowned and chuckled without losing his temper.
At this time, Yi Qilin, Yun Xiaomeng, and Mei Yuanchen felt that the news in his hand might indeed be important. They all know that Xu Jinye is not a madman, let alone a fool. Since he dares to say this, he must have the confidence.
"Okay, you should talk about it." Yi Qilin relaxed.
Xu Jinye was not in a hurry to speak, but looked at Mei Yuanchen with interest, and after a long while he said: "Mr. Mei, my success or failure all depends on you."
"Me?" Mei Yuanchen was startled and asked, "What does it have to do with me?"
Not only did Mei Yuanchen find it strange, Yi Qilin and Yun Xiaomeng also never expected that this matter would involve Mei Yuanchen.
"Yes, whether Senior Yi and Palace Master Yun will make this exchange with me depends on how important they regard you." Xu Jinye replied with a smile, "However, I have full confidence in you!"
"How does our agreement to hold this martial arts conference in Ruozhou have anything to do with Yuan Chen? Huh, isn't this a trick of yours?" Yi Qilin looked unkind and sneered.
Xu Jinye didn't seem to care at all, and said slowly: "I have a letter in my hand. This letter was sent from Prince Yun's palace. Of course, mine is a copy, and the original letter has been sent out."
"What letter?" Mei Yuanchen finally had an idea.
Xu Suye looked embarrassed, and after three or four breaths, he took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Mei Yuanchen, "It's not my character, Xu Suye, to threaten you with harm, that's all, the letter Here it is, it’s up to you whether you agree or not.”
Mei Yuanchen hurriedly took the letter from his hand, opened it, and turned pale with fear.
