Chapter 140: Jin Jiangwei
"What do you think about acting at the opportunity?" Han Qing asked, looking at the guard, and he didn't know what the Great Xia Emperor meant.
"Didn't I say it? The emperor didn't express it clearly, and the marriage and war letters he sent were so vague. It's not clear whether he agrees to the marriage or refuses to get married, if he agrees, we'll hit the point, if it's a refusal, you can just paddle the water as you like. Anyway, it's going to be in-laws, so there's no need to be so serious. The guard blurted out without thinking.
"Hey, the emperor's opportunistic behavior is definitely not like this. Han Qing shook his head, he directly denied his answer, if he agreed differently, he would definitely inform him directly, after all, he was the supporting role. So this matter is not so simple, now what he is thinking about is the reason why the emperor is doing this, why does he go around like this, it will definitely not be a whim who eats too much and has nothing to do, he definitely has his thoughts.
"This ......" the guard was also stunned, and he couldn't think of a reason, "Could it be the Empress Wu?" It is rumored that the marriage letter was recovered by the Empress Wu after it was sent, and later the Empress Wu had a big quarrel with the White Emperor and had the origin of the war letter, but the declaration of war with Sheng'an, the dictation of this person's imperial lord, and there was no form of letter. The guard suddenly remembered the legend outside, and I didn't know if it was true. At the beginning, he once told Han Qing once, and Han Qing said that he was not credible because of hearsay, so he didn't mention it again, after all, these are rumors in the imperial palace, and no one is bored to verify them, so they don't know whether they are true or not.
"Hey, you ......" Just as Han Qing was about to reject his idea again, he said that he was a rumor, when a young man in a armor suit walked up from the hall.
"Qi'er, aren't you on duty in the Xuanwu Sect, why did you come back?" Han Qing said as he looked at the young man in front of him. That young man was Han Liang, the seventh son of Han Qing, who was the chief of the Xuanwu Gate Guards, commanding all the Xuanwu Gate Guards.
"Dad, don't mention it. Today, Empress Wu personally went to Xuanwu Gate and relieved us of the position of chief and deputy governor, and replaced them all with her martial arts cronies. Han Liang said angrily, today the Empress Wu suddenly went to Xuanwu Gate, and directly dismissed him from his post indiscriminately.
"Childe, isn't the Xuanwu Gate Guard directly under the control of the White Emperor? Isn't anyone else allowed to transfer or appoint the Xuanwu Gate Guard without the White Emperor's hand? Why did the Empress Wu suddenly dismiss you? Does he have the White Emperor's hand?" the guard asked? After all, the importance of the Praetorian Guard is very important to the White Emperor's Palace, so Bai Luo is very cautious in appointing and transferring.
"I also asked Empress Wu this at the beginning, saying that we were not allowed to transfer without an order, but Empress Wu was furious, saying that she was not considered a transfer? Besides, Empress Wu said that he was not deposing us, but just giving us a rest.
"Do you know why Empress Wu wants to depose you?" Han Qing frowned, there is a problem with this matter, although Empress Wu has heard of politics in the court, but she has never interfered with the White Emperor's army. Why did he remove the chief and deputy governor of the Xuanwu Gate Praetorian Guard this time without an order from a white background?
"Could it be that Empress Wu is dissatisfied after quarreling with the White Emperor, but her cultivation is not as good as the White Emperor, will she want to control the Praetorian Guard to fight with the White Emperor?"
"......," Han Qing said with a black line on his face, "You are all rumors." "It's still dry, and the dryframe should go to bed.
"Dad, I heard one of my subordinates say that Empress Wu controls the Xuanwu Gate Guards, as if she is preparing for something, it is a big deal, it seems that it is just in the past few days and in Xuanwu Gate. However, when I asked him what was the matter, he said that the Empress Wu had given a gag order, and none of them dared to talk nonsense. The Han Liang spoke.
"There has been a big incident in Xuanwu Gate in the last few days?What is it?Do you still need to give a gag order?" Han Qing frowned and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Could it have something to do with Academician Lin? Didn't you get reliable news that Academician Lin had come to the Imperial Dynasty in the past few days? The guard asked, guessingly.
"Academician Lin, wait, Academician Lin. Han Qing was slightly stunned, as if he had thought of something, "Come, can you tell me about that rumor in the palace again?" he suddenly asked the guard.
"Rumors?" the guard froze.
"That's right. It's a rumor about the Empress Wu. Han Qing nodded.
"It is rumored that the emperor's marriage letter was recovered by the Empress Wu after it was issued, and later the Empress Wu quarreled with the White Emperor to have the origin of the war book, but to declare war with Sheng'an, the oracle of the emperor, and there was no form of any letter. The guard repeated what he had heard.
Han Qing listened to the rumor said by the guard again, and the whole person fell into deep thought, and had to say that based on the words of his family's Qi'er, this rumor is really somewhat credible.
After all, if he didn't unite this rumor, then he didn't have any clue, after all, how could Empress Wu suddenly dismiss the Governor of the Praetorian Guard for no reason? However, if you think about it together, it is not difficult to find that there are many doubts. It is very likely that the Empress Wu has a careful plan, of course, it will definitely not be as simple as the guard said, just looking for the White Emperor to fight, it seems that it is necessary to go to the imperial palace to find the White Emperor.
"I'll go to the Imperial Palace now, Qi'er, you go with me. Han Qing looked at Han Liang next to him and said.
"Dad, are you going to find justice for me?" Han Liangyi said happily.
"Forget it!" the two of them walked towards the door, but as soon as they reached the door, a man dressed in palace clothes walked in.
"Lord Han doesn't know where you're going now?" asked the man in palace clothes Han Qingdao.
"It turned out to be Gonggong Li! I'm going to meet the emperor now, I don't know why Gonggong Li came to the mansion?" Han Qing looked at the person who came, it was the first father-in-law beside Emperor Bai, Gonggong Li.
"Coincidentally, the White Emperor also ordered the slave and maid Xuan Li Gonggong to meet him, saying that there was something important to discuss. That Gonggong Li smiled and said.
"Emperor Bai summoned me, I don't know Gonggong Li, do you know what the so-called thing is?" Han Qing was stunned, he didn't expect that he was about to go to Emperor Bai, and Emperor Bai also came to him at this time.
"Lord Han, you also know that those of us who are slaves will not ask what we shouldn't ask. What the White Emperor summoned you to do, you will know when you go. That Gonggong Li waved his hand and said.
"In that case, then I bother Father-in-law Li to lead the way. Han Qing didn't ask any more questions after getting Gonggong Li's answer, and then the three of them walked towards the White Emperor Palace.
White Emperor's Palace:
In the imperial study, a middle-aged man in plain clothes sat in it with a frown, slowly flipping through the music with one hand. A young man standing next to him looked a little out of place with the man in a fine costume, and he saw that he also held a bundle of music in his hand and slowly handed it to the man.
That man is undoubtedly the most authoritative existence in the dynasty, the Great Xia Emperor Bai Luo. And the man beside him was Bai Luoti, Bai Luoti's eldest son, who had the existence of a middle-level cultivation of a martial saint. He is the governor of Jinjiangwei in the imperial dynasty, responsible for collecting and monitoring all the intelligence and people in the dynasty, and is directly under the control of Bailuo, and does not obey the second person.
"Tell me about the information you've gathered lately. Bai Luo closed a piece of music and threw it on the table, looking at his eldest son Bai Luo and mentioning.
"Father, the child doesn't know whether to talk about this matter or not. Bai Luo couldn't help but pause, he did collect a very important piece of information recently, and this matter was probably very involved, and he didn't know whether to talk about it or not.
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Bai Luo gestured to Bai Luo Ti and said.
"This ......," Bai Luoti was stunned, hesitated for a moment, but made up his mind and said, "The queen mother conspired with Qing Yichen to usurp the throne. In fact, Bai Luoti also didn't believe that his mother intended to rebel, after all, his mother was already the queen, she was already the mother of the world, and she had supreme rights, so there was no point in taking the risk of rebellion! Why do you say that? Because Jin Jiangwei is the first spy organization of the imperial dynasty, responsible for monitoring every word and deed of everyone in the imperial dynasty. The objects of his surveillance ranged from the four surnames of the princes and counts, to ordinary imperial monks and even mortals. It is very likely that if you say bad things about the dynasty one second, you can reach Bai Luo's ears through Jinjiangwei the next second.
There was once such a story, and a minister of the DPRK and China privately ridiculed Yu Lu at home that it was difficult to become an official, but he did not expect to be deposed the next day. It is conceivable that Jinjiangwei has a wide penetration and dense distribution.
Therefore, Empress Wu and Qing Yichen's every move was basically monitored by Jin Jiangwei, but it was just that it was always triggered.
"Tell me why?" Bai Luo's mood didn't have the slightest ripple, as if everything was expected, he just asked calmly?
"Father, you, don't you question it?" Bai Luoti looked at Bai Luo in a daze.
"Questioning what?"
"Question Jin Jiangwei! This news can't be a battle. Bai Luoti said, in his opinion, he is the controller of Jinjiangwei, and he should report it if there is news. And Bai Luo doesn't have to listen to Jin Jiangwei completely, he can question Jin Jiangwei. After all, there are a lot of doubts about his mother. The simplest point is that they are already queens, why do they still usurp the throne? This can be questioned, but Bai Luo has no meaning at all.
"Why do I need to question what you Jinjiangwei did in that case? What I need to know now is that the reason why you Jinjiangwei judged your mother's intention to rebel like this is why you Jinjiangwei judged it this way. If you assume that there is no reason, then you are remiss in your duty. Bai Luo waved his hand and said, obviously it can be seen from his words that he has almost known the news of Empress Wu's attempt to rebel, but his evidence is not directly insufficient.
"This ......" Bai Luoti was stunned, this was indeed beyond his expectations.