On 19 August, two pieces of information were transmitted to Han Jian from two different directions, Yuzhou and Jinling. One is that Onishi Liu sent him about the coup d'état in Jinling City, and the other is a letter from Nanwangfu asking for help.

Originally, Han Jian expected to take advantage of the internal strife in the Qi Dynasty to rescue Yang Xi and Sima Yu, but he didn't expect that the civil strife in Jinling City would be full of twists and turns, and in the end, Empress Dowager He and Xie Rumo's party would actually "reconcile", but instead served the auxiliary ministers in the Qi Dynasty.

This is something that Han Jian never expected before.

From August 14, Xie Rumo launched a coup d'état, and in Jinling City, Xie Rumo had three guards, but finally failed to capture the imperial city. And Zhu Tongjing's soldiers and horses of King Qin, who went out to transfer back, could not enter the city to help in a short time. In the end, Zhu Tongjing, on behalf of Empress Dowager He, held "peace talks" with Xie Rumo, and finally took out a few of the generals who participated in the coup d'état, and identified some officials of the Southern Dynasties, who were also auxiliary ministers with Xie Rumo, as the culprits of this incident, and then their homes were exterminated. Xie Rumo was unharmed.

Thinking of the mess made by the people of the Southern Dynasties themselves, Han Jian also felt a little ridiculous. He originally thought that the Queen Mother and Xie Rumo were both jackals, but he didn't expect that when the jackals also pretended to be bears, the two parties could still recover from each other in this situation.

As for the distress letter from Nanwangfu, this is not the first time Han Jian has received it. At this time, the soldiers and horses led by Lin Zhan had entered the hinterland of Yuzhou, but the Dongwangfu had not yet made a gesture to rescue Yuzhou. In Han Jian's opinion, Yang Luochuan must be forced to be urgent, otherwise the matter of rescuing Yuzhou will not be discussed.

Nanwangfu has been sending a letter saying that Yuzhou is in an emergency. But as far as Han Jian knows, the soldiers and horses of the North Wangfu and the West Wangfu have not yet been killed under the city of Yuzhou, so why talk about the urgency? Han Jian felt that the most appropriate time to send troops was when Yuzhou was besieged and Nanwangfu was completely cornered.

After receiving information from Jinling, Han Jian immediately met with some officials in charge of intelligence in the Dongwang Mansion. These people rarely show up on weekdays, and many people don't know that they are working for the government, among these people. Including the retainers of the Eastern Palace. Many of them have also been seen by Han Jian since he was a child.

"Young boy, do you want to send people to rescue the prince again?"

At the brief meeting, the officer in charge of intelligence also had a sense of regret that the task had not been accomplished. But in fact, there are very few eyeliners arranged in Dongwangfu in Jinling City. Not only is it not as much eyeliner as the imperial court. The number of Lian Love's eyeliner. It can't be compared. In such a situation, the intelligence system of the Dongwang Mansion is completely inaccessible in Jinling City, and there is no proper and feasible way.

The only gang that can be used. It was also "exposed" in this Jinling riot.

Han Jian said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about the prince's safety for the time being. First deploy the manpower and hand it over to General An. ”

The "General An" in Han Jian's mouth is the "pronoun" of Daxiliu in the Jiangdu intelligence system, and at present, Daxiliu is still in Jinling City, and Daxiliu's manpower is not enough, Han Jian can't trust the eyes of the imperial court, so he can only transfer the intelligence personnel of the Dongwangfu to Daxiliu for deployment.

The people present also knew that "General An" was Han Jian's confidant and favorite general, so they didn't dare to say anything, so they first found out some of the contact information of the Jiangnan intelligence officers, and handed over the roster to Han Jian by the way. Originally, as the king of the east, Han Jian should not have personally contacted the detailed information of his subordinates, but in order to transfer the task, Han Jian also made an exception.

When Han Jian returned to the Dongwang Mansion, he asked people to turn the roster into a "password" and send it to Jinling City in the starry night.

And on the night of August 19, Han Jian also received a second piece of information from Daxiyanagi about the coup d'état in Jinling City. The follow-up progress of the entire Jinling City incident can be regarded as clear at a glance.

The coup d'état in Jinling, the imperial capital of the Qi Dynasty, was carried out by Xie Rumo, but nominally, it was carried out by some neutral generals. The coup lasted for two days, and in the end, the two parties "ended peacefully", but the four auxiliary ministers of Song, Huang, Li, and Yue, who were also auxiliary ministers of the Qi Dynasty with Xie Rumo, and the party henchmen behind them, were completely eradicated.

After that, Xie Rumo actually personally "took the guilt of Jing Jing", but it was not for his own rebellion, but for the sake of protecting the palace from the disadvantage. At the court meeting in the Jinling Imperial Palace, the Empress Dowager He and the little emperor even forgave Xie Rumo for his dereliction of responsibility, and he was not punished in any substance.

After that, the Empress Dowager He issued an edict to the world, in addition to the accusations of rebellion against the four auxiliary ministers of Song, Huang and Li Yue, and also praised Xie Rumo's "loyalty and patriotism", and the Empress Dowager He personally appointed a new auxiliary minister, Xie Rumo bore the brunt, and Zhu Tongjing, the backbone of the party of the Empress Dowager, also became an auxiliary minister.

Originally, several "left ministers" of Empress Dowager He's party were dismissed at the same time, but in fact, a few of them were caught by Xie Rumo's soldiers and horses and killed to vent their anger. Of the five guards and horses in Jinling City, Xie Rumo originally accounted for three, but after the coup, Xie Rumo took the initiative to hand over a guard and horse, but instead of handing it over to Empress Dowager He's party, it was handed over to the little-known Huiwang Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, also became the third auxiliary minister.

The fourth auxiliary minister is Xiao Tong, the king of Linjiang in the Southern Qi Dynasty.

From the arrangement of the auxiliary minister, Han Jian felt that although Nanqi seemed to be forced to form a confrontation between the two sides again for the sake of internal stability, in fact, the internal structure had changed. Xiao Ling and Xiao Tong, two people who were not too conspicuous in the power of the Qi Dynasty, suddenly appeared. As for the reason, Han Jianyi is still unknown.

But from Da Xiliu's intelligence, it is obvious that when Xie Rumo launched a coup d'état, Xiao Ling was imprisoned by the Cao Gang, and then rescued by others, as for who rescued Xiao Ling, Da Xiliu did not mention it. But Han Jian knew that Sima Yi was also "rescued" at the same time, because the Cao Gang kidnapped Xiao Ling while rescuing Sima Yi. Xiao Ling was rescued, and Sima Yi should also fall into the hands of these people.

For King Hui and King Linjiang of Southern Qi, Han Jian had only heard of it a little before. As for King Hui Han Jian, he knows more, after all, King Hui's father Xiao Ling is also the original old King Hui, and he is the core figure of power in Southern Qi. As for Xiao Tong, the king of Linjiang, Han Jian had almost never paid attention to it before, only knowing that he was sealed in Linjiang County, and he had no soldiers and horses at hand, just a county king who ate a lot of money. Such a person suddenly appeared among the four auxiliary ministers, and he was a person with the imperial surname, Han Jian felt that he couldn't help but pay attention.

On the night of August 19, Han Jian was still sorting out the information of the recent days, and an entourage came to report that Lin Ke had come to ask for a meeting.

On weekdays, Lin Ke rarely set foot in the East Palace, mainly because he wanted to maintain an "antagonistic" relationship with the East Palace, in order to gain the support of the people in the court.

Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, Han Jian felt that Lin Ke's arrival was either related to Yuzhou's request for help, or related to the civil strife in Southern Qi. Because he didn't rescue the crown prince Yang Xi, Han Jian hadn't even made a trip to the empress's bedroom in the past few days.

"Xiaguan see the king of the east." When Lin Ke saw Han Jian, his attitude was very respectful, and he bowed and saluted.

"Sit." Han Jian didn't want to be formal, so he directly stretched out his hand and gestured to the chair.

"Not necessarily." Lin Ke straightened up and said, "King Dong, the minister just got some news, saying that it was within the Southern Dynasty, and it seems that there was an internal trouble. ”

Han Jian nodded slightly and said, "Lin Shangshu is very well-informed. ”

Lin Ke said with a smile: "The East King is really elevated. Xia Guan is just a civil minister, and he shouldn't have asked about such a thing, but Xia Guan heard that this time Dongwang, you seem to have sent someone to rescue the prince, but it was unsuccessful. ”

Han Jian looked at Lin Ke, who had an unfathomable look on his face, and said coldly, "How does Lin Shangshu know? ”

"King Dong, don't ask the lower officials how to know, in fact, the lower officials ......"

Han Jian raised his hand to stop Lin Ke's words and said, "Are you here to pass the word on behalf of His Majesty?" ”

Lin Ke was a little flustered at first, obviously by Han Jian's words. Han Jian guessed from Lin Ke's reaction that the empress asked him to come over to "lecture", and obviously didn't want to let himself know that Lin Ke was here on the emperor's orders.

"Actually......"

Lin Ke wanted to explain something, but Han Jian interrupted Lin Ke's words and said, "At this moment, it is only three or four days before the civil strife in the Southern Dynasties. No one knows how the city of Jinling has changed. Lin Shangshu just went back to tell His Majesty, and the king promised His Majesty that he was still doing his best. Please also not worry too much. ”

Lin Ke smiled and said: "Look at what the King of the East said, isn't it normal for your majesty to worry about the prince's affairs?" ”

Han Jian smiled coldly and did not say anything. Lin Ke also noticed that Han Jian didn't buy his account too much, that is, he didn't buy the empress's account. There was nothing he could do.

"Lin Shangshu, there is something I want to ask you, how much do you know about the King of Linjiang of the Southern Dynasty?" Han Jian asked.

Lin Ke didn't expect Han Jian to suddenly ask about the King of Linjiang of the Qi Dynasty, he was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "The King of the East is really asking the right person." Regarding this King of Linjiang, there are less than two or three people in the entire court, and the officials are not talented, and they are one of them. ”

Han Jianxin said, don't I know? You used to be in charge of receiving foreign guests in the Ministry of Rites, and then you entered the Chinese Culture Museum.

"What do you think of Lin Shangshu?" Han Jian continued to ask.

"This Linjiang King Xiao Rang is the sixth grandson of Taizu of the Southern Dynasty and the son of Emperor Zhongwu. Before him, the king of Linjiang still had ......"

Han Jian interrupted Lin Ke's words in a cold voice and said, "This king didn't ask you Xiao Rang. ”

"Oh? Is the king of the east the prince of Linjiang? Lin Ke smiled and asked.

Han Jianxin said that Lin Ke was obviously pretending to be confused, Xiao Rang had been dead for three or four years, and his son had inherited the king of Linjiang for three or four years. And because of the previous Empress Dowager He, in order to prevent people in the royal family from competing for the throne, she also sealed all these princes and princes of the Xiao family to other places, leaving only a King Hui who did not care about the world in the capital.

And the current Linjiang King Xiao Tong is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, which is not young, but he has no qualifications in the Southern Dynasty.

Han Jian has always been probably Xie Rumo who introduced Xiao Tong as an auxiliary minister to balance Xiao Ling's power. (To be continued......)