Ah Piao saw Lord Hei's face was solemn and raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that this person also had a story!
"Have you ever suffered from this, sir? You might as well tell me."
"If you don't tell me, I also want to tell you. Let you listen and take it as a lesson learned. You must not follow my old path."
"It seems that this time I left a deep impression on you, otherwise you wouldn't be able to remember it for so long, right?"
"It hasn't been too long. As for what happened a few years ago, it was the first time I went to investigate an elder of the Wanyan family on His Highness's order. That elder had a very important position in the clan. He was very important. He is majestic and what he says is more useful than the previous kings."
"I remembered." Ah Piao thought for a moment and clapped her hands gently, "Is it that one? Mr. Wanyan Panxi?"
"That's right, that's the old man." Mr. Hei nodded, "That old gentleman has always looked down upon the late king and His Highness, and said a lot of bad things about the late King and His Highness openly and secretly. In fact, His Highness has always been very patient with him. After all, age is there, seniority is there, no matter what you say, they juniors will only listen, right?"
"Yes, but he shouldn't have mentioned His Highness's biological mother, because he mentioned His Highness's mother, and that's what really angered His Highness."
"Yes, it is for this reason that His Highness sent me to investigate him. Not only to investigate him, but also his in-laws, old friends, and disciples. You also know that the old man also led the army when he was young. , who has been on the battlefield, even though he later handed over his military power when he got older, he still has private soldiers in his house, and the capabilities of this private army are much more powerful than what he handed over. "
"I also heard His Highness say this. Not only does he have private soldiers, but there are also some desperadoes in the house, right? They specialize in helping him do things that are not prestigious." A Piao recalled it seriously. , "Wait a minute, I remember that the old man never lived in Yiqing Mansion, right? He has always been in his own fief, right?" Seeing Master Hei nodding, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "That is. Have you fallen into the trap of a tiger?"
"Almost!" Master Hei smiled bitterly, "It's worse than a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. On the first day I left Beijing, I received the news over there."
"Your whereabouts are all under the surveillance of the other party?" Ah Piao frowned slightly, "Didn't you notice?"
"How could I not notice it? Although this general is not a professional spy, he is still very keen. Naturally, he noticed that someone was following him." Master Hei raised his eyebrows proudly, "When I found an opportunity, I made a disguise and walked away. I was being watched and quietly entered the territory of Qixia Mansion. After entering, I was not in a hurry to inquire about anything. Instead, I found an inconspicuous inn to stay. I went out for a walk every day to see the customs and customs of Qixia Mansion. , let’s see what people here think of the late king and His Highness.”
"You come in and out, no one notices anything wrong with you, no one suspects you?"
"Of course I'm suspicious." Master Hei sighed softly, "This is the first mistake I made. Do you know what it was?" He looked at Ah Piao, "Speak boldly. I made a mistake. does not matter."
"Well..." Ah Piao thought for a while, "I can only say that based on some rumors I heard, the prestige of the old man in Panxi far exceeds that of the late king and His Highness in Qixia Mansion, and the local people obey his words. , His old man’s words are more effective than the orders of the late king and His Highness. Your Excellency has just arrived and is a new face, so they are wary. Plus you are sneaky, so they will naturally keep an eye on you. Moreover, you have just left the capital. Someone is following you. After thinking about these two things, do you know who you are? You think you have not exposed any traces. In fact, people are already familiar with your situation. "
"Yes, this is the first mistake I made. I was very self-righteous." Master Hei smiled bitterly, "I thought no one would notice, so I asked around about the old man's situation. I even went to the palace many times to wander around and ask questions. His situation. Now that I think about it, my behavior back then was really as stupid as it could possibly be."
"and after?"
"Otherwise, the old man is scheming and a scheming old fox. He didn't embarrass me, but told me what I wanted to know through different people and different channels. I took this information and happily I've returned to the capital vigorously, and I'm meeting with His Highness." Master Hei sighed softly, "So, I made a second mistake."
"What is it?" Ah Piao frowned slightly, "Are those messages wrong?"
"Half truth and half lie." Master Hei smiled bitterly again, "The true part is just to confuse me, and the false part is just to set up a trap."
"So, His Highness believed this half-truth and half-false news?"
"How could your Highness believe it? When she sent me to investigate, she also sent several other people. They are very experienced and will not make mistakes like mine. It is because of the news they sent me that they were able to tell me in time The news brought back was used to remedy the situation, so that irreversible disaster did not occur and His Highness was not deceived. If His Highness had not sent other people and completely believed me, then the consequences would have been disastrous. Perhaps, the palace we are in would have been destroyed long ago. It has already changed hands.”
"Is this a big blow to Master Hei?" Ah Piao looked at him, "Have you been scolded by His Highness?"
"His Highness didn't scold me, he just told me not to let my emotions affect me, not to believe too much in what I saw and heard, and to speculate and verify repeatedly." Master Hei sighed softly, "And there's another very important point."
"What is it?"
“You have to have a certain amount of suspicion about everything and everyone.”
