Chapter 455: Root Cause
The courtiers who gradually abandoned their neutrality and chose sides are good examples.
"So what?" General Su's brief question was enough to show that he knew what Jing Hao was referring to, but he just didn't say it.
Yi Nan's eyes were full of questions when he looked at Jing Hao, obviously, he still didn't understand what the situation between the DPRK and China had to do with the assassination of Jing Hao and Su Xi.
It was General Su, who didn't know what he had thought, and his eyes shone with an incredible and even terrifying light, but after all, he was a person who had experienced too many things, and he still had excellent endurance and acceptance ability, and the light only flashed in his eyes, and then he regained his indifference, wanting to hear Jing Hao's story.
As long as General Su is sure of what he thinks, then Jing Hao will have confidence, and what he says next will be enough to be accepted by General Su, and it will be convenient for him and Yi Nan to choose to stand on their side.
After all, it was about Su Xi's life, but Jing Hao had already prepared for the worst, even in the end, General Su decided to take Su Xi away, away from the disturbances and confrontations, for the safety of Su Xi's life, Jing Hao would not stop more.
Of course, the final decision still depends on Su Xi.
Su Xi's character Jing Hao understands, her persistence is not something that anyone can easily change, even General Su can't change what Su Xi thinks.
Jing Hao has confidence in Su Xi, but he is not confident in General Su, the reason is not because of General Su's so-called consideration of the overall situation, but because he is loyal to the country, and often loyal ministers do not rebel, to a large extent, because he is loyal to the country and does not want to cause trouble to the people because of the war.
Therefore, if General Su didn't want to get involved in this dispute, Jing Hao would not be surprised, and he would have been prepared in his heart.
"Liu Yiyi is the eyeliner sent by the Seventh Prince to potential my side, and she is the object of internal and external cooperation. The assassins on the way to the memorial were all sent by the Seventh Prince and the emperor, who wanted to wipe out me, Su Xi and the others. ”
Jing Hao spoke these words very calmly, and it was not surprising to see the look of shock and surprise on Yi Nan's face, but the look on General Su's face was quite calm.
Obviously, what Jing Hao said was all within his expectations.
In this way, Jing Hao is still at ease.
"How do you know, saying this, the emperor, is there any evidence?" Looking at Yi Nan's appearance, he still didn't believe it.
Yes, if someone else who doesn't know the current situation in the DPRK and China hears what Jing Hao said, they will also have the same questions as Yi Nan, after all, in the past, the emperor was good to Wei Wuhou, and he could even be called a courtier who was treated most intimately and considerately by the emperor among all the people in the court, so how could he assassinate him?
Jing Hao looked at Yi Nan calmly, did not speak, but took out a plain cotton silk, a very small and narrow piece.
Seeing that Yi Nan's face was still puzzled, Jing Hao remained silent, lit the candle flame, and put the cotton silk on the candle flame to roast it, and after a while, the handwriting appeared on the cotton silk.
"This ...... It's ......"
"This is the news that the Seventh Prince sent someone to pass on to Liu Yiyi, which was intercepted by me and faked, so that I could prepare and deal with it in the assassination, and I was able to survive with Su Xi, otherwise, I would really be caught by them. ”
Jing Hao said calmly, but General Su and Yi Nan changed their faces because of the silk, which was really unbelievable.
"But, is this really the news that the Seventh Prince gave to Liu Yiyi?"
Yi Nan's doubts are also reasonable, and it is understandable to have such a wariness, they are all people who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and no one will easily trust any party, this is a habit and a rule, these Jing Hao knows.
Jing Hao handed the silk to General Su and asked General Su to decide and judge.
General Su picked up the silk, looked at it, and sighed: "This kind of silk is only available to the emperor in the palace, and this handwriting, there is something about the seven princes, obviously, this is a symbol of the two joining forces, and it is also a sign of joint order, it seems to be an order, but in fact it is the emperor and the seventh prince jointly decided to do it." ”
Yi Nan didn't believe Jing Hao, but since General Su had opened his mouth like this, he couldn't help but believe it.
"What's more, now that Wei Wuhou has an embarrassing position in the court, he has long become a threat to the emperor's authority, otherwise, he would not have been assigned to such an idle position with no real power. ”
And the reason why Jing Hao was able to become the object of the court's ministers did not dare to offend and provoke was actually because of his prestige, not because of his "power".
But anyone who knows the trend of the situation between the DPRK and China can see that the emperor is stripping Jing Hao of his military power little by little, and disintegrating the army he founded and led, so that it is no longer Jing Hao who serves him, but the emperor.
This is a very necessary step to centralize power, seize military power, and decompose the prestige and power that Jing Hao once had.
Jing Hao is so smart, besides, if such a thing happens to him, he should be the one who knows the inside story the most.
Although General Su has always complained and puzzled Jing Hao because of Jing Hao's unfriendliness towards his daughter, this is selfish, from the perspective of official affairs, General Su believes that Wei Wuhou is still a loyal and patriotic person, distrust of the emperor, and "ungrateful" to him, and he is not angry enough to do things that damage the emperor and the people, in the end he is still a person who takes the overall situation into account.
The Seventh Prince has always coveted the throne, and most of the people know it but don't say it, and this time the Seven Princes and the emperor joined forces to deal with Jing Hao, which was greatly unexpected by General Su.
The emperor did not deal with the courtiers who had always coveted the throne, but came to deal with the courtiers who were loyal to the monarch and patriotic, why is this?
There is also the Seventh Prince, from the mansion where he sent Liu Yiyi to Jing Hao, it can be seen that this has been premeditated a long time ago, but since he wants the throne, shouldn't he take the emperor first, and then deal with Jing Hao? That is relatively easy and simple, but why is this kind of putting the cart before the horse?
"Because the death of my parents was the work of the Seventh Prince and the emperor. ”
In a word, General Su and Yi Nan were taken aback.
"I've been investigating the cause of my parents' deaths lately, and they're afraid that I'll take revenge, so they want to kill people and eradicate me completely. ”
It turned out that this was the fundamental reason, the Seventh Prince and the Emperor were not only afraid of Jing Hao's revenge, but afraid that their reputation would completely collapse in Ningguo, so that they would not be able to continue to exercise power in a high position as they wished, so they wanted to eradicate Jing Hao, who might ruin their lives.