Chapter 1211: Thrilling and Suspicious (II)
At the same time, the Chatai Palace......
The night tonight is relatively calm, and there are no big or small affairs in the house, except for the imperial forbidden army that is still guarding the city gate, there is almost no vigilance in the house.
And Ren Guang and the others who came to the dart bureau had followed Sun Yun's instructions before, and had already left to return to the dart bureau yesterday. Du Juan was the only one who remained in the palace and lived in the original place, firstly because he was worried about the safety of Qi Xueyin, who had not been heard from for more than ten days, and secondly, he often talked to Chatai Dorton, who was also disabled, and often asked for clues about his father......
But tonight, Chatai Dorton was silent, and once again came to the library......
Chatai Dorton's face was solemn, as if there was an ominous mystery haunting his mind, pushing his wheelchair to grope back and forth in the bookshelves, and the books were scattered on the ground, as if he had been looking for a long time.
"No, no...... This is not right either—"Chatai Dorton mainly searched for people or things related to the past five years, wandering between the nearby bookshelves for a long time, but looking through countless papers, it never seemed to find the results he was looking for.
After some anxiety, Chatai Dordun calmed down a little, and turned his head to look at the direction of the stack four years ago. And at the top of the bookshelf, there is a very inconspicuous official record book, which attracts the attention of Chatai Dorton.
Disabled by his legs and feet, Chatai Dorton got up and stood on tiptoe in his wheelchair, and it took a great deal of effort to reach the book. After taking it off, I opened it carefully by the dim candlelight, and it showed that it recorded the changes of some important officials in the imperial court.
"Finally let me find ......" As if the truth was found out with all his might, Chatai Dordun couldn't help but be excited, looked at the book and said to himself, "It's him, busy with Wu Chato-"
It turned out that the person who had worked hard to inquire about Chatai Dordun was the busy Wu Chatuo who brought the emperor's secret edict three days ago - when he heard this name, Chatai Dordun felt familiar or even wrong, and he couldn't let go of the clue in his heart......
"What?!——" Chatai Dortun said as he looked at the scroll with a stunned look in his eyes, "Busy Vuchato has been ...... four years ago It's already ......"
He didn't come back to his senses for a long time in amazement, and it wasn't until he really saw the name in the book that he dared to believe what he had seen with his own eyes.
"Busy Wu Chatuo, the uncle of the former Emperor Zhongshun of the court, but because he was involved in the falsification of the holy decree four years ago, he was almost condemned and beheaded......" Chatai Dordun looked at the scroll and silently recited, "Later, my father commissioned an investigation into the truth of the incident, and I happened to convict others to prove the innocence of Busy Wu Chatuo, so he escaped death...... However, because of the influence of this incident, the emperor disregarded the opposition of his relatives and demoted him to a commoner, and he must no longer have anything to do with the imperial court......"
The evidence in black and white was conclusive, and when Chatai Dorton saw this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat in his heart.
"Hey, what the hell is going on, since Busy Wuchatuo was demoted to a commoner four years ago, what the hell is the person who came three days ago...... Could it be that someone is pretending to be his identity?" Chatai Dordun was shocked, but still did not calmly analyze, "Impossible! If someone really pretends to be him, he must know his own experience, and since he has been demoted to a common person, who would be stupid enough to pretend to be him and appear in front of everyone as an official?"
After reading all the entries in the book, he put them back on the shelves, and began to think quietly.
"Since he has a history of 'forging a holy decree', it is very likely that he was the one who came to the palace three days ago...... When he appeared in front of everyone again after four years, and even dared to come to the Chatai Palace, which was close to the imperial family, he must have seen the urgency of the situation in most of the capital today, and no one would notice him...... No, it would be more accurate to say that someone must have secretly instructed him behind his back to take the risk of falsifying the decree again in order to achieve an ulterior purpose, then his goal is ...... Sun Yun!" Analyzing the clues step by step, thinking that the object of the "Secret Decree Edict" was Sun Yun, a terrible thought surged all over his body, and Chatai Dordun couldn't help but secretly shock, "Who is it, who wants to harm him behind his back? Since the former official who has been hidden for four years can be found, this person's identity must be unusual...... It's hard to be a ......"
In the mind of Chatai Dorton, an "ominous" figure has already emerged......
Xichengbu Lane, Liangqingying Middle ......
"These ...... Is it all true......" In the camp where King Chatai was recuperating from his injuries, Sun Yun showed a surprised face after listening to his father's story about Busy Wu Chatuo, and he didn't return to his mind for a long time, "That busy Wu Chatuo was ...... four years ago It's already ......"
"Yes, it was impossible for my father to be misremembered...... Ahem...... And about that matter, there is also a copywriting record in the Chatai Palace...... Ahem......" King Chatai dragged his seriously ill body and continued, "Four years ago, he was indeed involved in the 'falsification of the holy decree', and later if he hadn't come forward for his father and found a condemned prisoner to take the blame for him and prove his 'innocence', he would not have only ended up with such a slight punishment as 'being demoted to a commoner'...... Ahem......"
"Then you were ...... Why do you want to help him?" Sun Yun continued to ask puzzled, "Falsifying the Holy Decree is a capital crime, and wouldn't it be easy for my father to do this...... Troublesome?"
"Because at that time, he was busy with military secrets related to the Yizhou area, and if he was sent to prison as a prisoner on death, then the secret would sink to the bottom of the sea......," the king of Chatai continued, "For the sake of the overall situation, my father could only take the risk of bullying the king, and the records of the Chinese volume of the government were only busy with the dismissal of Wuchatuo...... Ahem...... It's just that I didn't expect that after four years, this guy actually appeared again, and dared to fake the holy decree...... Ahem......"
"He must have some purpose in doing this, and there must be someone behind him...... "Sun Yun was on the side, secretly determined, "Since it was not the emperor's own doing, I didn't know Busy Wuchatuosu, but he took the initiative to pass on my 'edict'...... The real mastermind, the target must be me-"
Thinking of this, Sun Yun's expression couldn't help but tighten, his fists clenched in his heart, and he purposefully lured himself to the turbulent Xicheng area, there must be no conspiracy.
"What is the purpose of bringing Yun'er here...... King Chatai was on the side, and he couldn't help but worry, "Now that the situation in most of the capital is turbulent, even if our Chatai family is made enemies, the target should be my father and me...... I don't understand what their purpose is for bringing you here, but today they saved my father's life......"
"In short, this matter is not simple, I can't just be led by the nose for no reason......" Sun Yun exhaled deeply, relaxed his overly nervous mood, and then changed the topic and asked, "But then again, I talked to Brother Liang outside the tent in the evening, and I heard that your father is in trouble today, and the people of the 'Ming Fu Sect' recognized your father?"
"Yes, when it comes to this, the father is still thinking strange...... Ahem......" King Chatai relieved his breath and recalled, "Today, after being ambushed at the 'Narrow Son Pass' and being wounded by an arrow, the enemy recognized his father at a glance...... Ahem...... My father also felt strange, although I can understand that the 'Ming Fu Sect' was under the name of 'rebelling against the imperial court', and the enemy of the war was captured, but my father had never had a direct confrontation with the followers of the 'Ming Fu Sect', how could they recognize it...... Even if you take 10,000 steps back, someone has really seen the father and recognized the appearance of the father on the spot, how can they be sure that the father will definitely come to the 'Narrow Ziguan', and the time is so accurate...... Ahem...... Judging from the strength of their ambush, it was by no means a temporary 'uprising', and the plan was clearly well arranged......"
"Father means that the 'Ming Fu Sect' knows your whereabouts for some reason......," Sun Yun continued to mumble.
"But when my father rescued Xicang, it only took half a day to lead the troops to the 'Narrow Pass'...... Ahem...... Even if someone leaks confidential information, it will not be possible to calculate the time......" King Chatai continued to wonder.
Referring to this, Sun Yun couldn't help but think of the "conjecture" mentioned by himself and Liang Qing......
(in recall)......
"Today, the prince was shot and fell from the horse, and afterwards I heard from his soldiers that the assassination target of the 'Mingfu Sect' was directly aimed at the prince, and they also shouted the name of the prince......" Liang Qing said cautiously, "I wonder how they recognized the identity of the prince at first sight, and they were very sure...... What's more, they seemed to know from the beginning that the prince would pass through the 'Narrow Pass' today, and the people of the 'Mingfu Sect' had prepared an ambush in advance......"
"Then my father's rescue today, wasn't it planned from the beginning?" Sun Yun hurried here today to save his father, and he knew almost nothing about the previous war.
"No, today's Wang Ye went out on the expedition, it was a temporary mutation...... "Liang Qing said calmly, "It seems to say that the prince received an order from the imperial court to send troops to reinforce the Xicang area, because the time was in a hurry, so the prince only brought a small number of elite cavalry and took the lead in rushing to the front line...... And our local garrisons, after getting the news of the prince's personal conquest, have gathered troops and rushed here, and my troops are already the first to arrive......"
"You mean, today's Father's expedition through this place was a temporary decision?......" Sun Yun seemed to think of something terrible, and asked coldly and secretly.
"Yes......" Liang Qing also subconsciously lowered his tone, Zhenzhen said, "Since it was decided temporarily, how did the people of the 'Mingfu Sect' get the news of the prince's expedition? Unless there is only one possibility......
"Inside our army, someone has leaked information-" Sun Yun looked at him and immediately answered.
"That's right-" Liang Qing also nodded, and then said, "Although it's just speculation, if all this is true, if you can know the military secrets of the prince's personal conquest, the identity of the person who leaked the secret must not be simple......"
(In reality)......
"Although my father made a temporary decision, he received an order from the imperial court...... So among them, will there be anyone in the court who predicted the information in advance and leaked the news......" Thinking of this, Sun Yun guessed that the scope of the suspect would be slowly narrowed.
"Yun'er, did you think of something?" Ahem......" Looking at Sun Yun's thoughtful appearance, King Chatai couldn't help but ask.
"Father, the child asks you......" Sun Yun's eyes suddenly calmed, and Zhenzhen asked, "Who ordered the father to be informed about the rescue of Xicang?"
"Well...... this one," King Chatai recalled carefully, and then said, "It's Lord Li Miao Li of Tianjing Mansion......
Li Miao...... Is my father familiar with this person?" Sun Yun continued to ask.
"Not very familiar...... However, Lord Li has a lot of status in the imperial court, and he often passes on the imperial decree from himself...... Ahem...... "King Chatai eased up for a while, slowly shook his head and said, "The military order to rescue Xicang this time is that Lord Li personally came to his father's camp to tell him......
"Is it......" Sun Yun slowly lowered his head, and suddenly said in a dark voice, "Maybe this Li Miao has a lot of articles on him......"
As if he had found a clue, Sun Yun's expression couldn't help but change......
In the middle of the night, the capital city patio mansion ......
Li Miao, as an important minister of the imperial court, often handles important royal affairs, and today he was ordered to pass on the edict to investigate the rescue of the king of Taiwan and the army of the "narrow pass", which was Li Miao's own life. However, tonight, it seems that the Li Mansion is not calm......
The study room in the main hall was dark and dim, and Li Miao was sitting in front of the desk, but he did not light an open flame or candle. Li Miao's expression was in a hurry, and his whole body trembled—because beside him, there were more than a dozen guards with knives, but they were not his subordinates, and they were all holding cold mangs to their sides.
In front of Li Miao, a woman with a figure standing with her back to her, a cold murderous aura came from her body......
"You...... I did everything you asked for......" Li Miao looked extremely nervous, and said with sweaty palms, "Yes...... You can return that paper...... Did you give it back to me......"
"Don't worry, Lord Li, I did it, but the effect was not satisfactory......" The woman turned around slowly, revealing a cold face, this person turned out to be Ziyou.
It is conceivable that these guards with knives beside him are the disciples of the "Canghuan Sect". For some reason, the people of the "Canghuan Sect" would appear in the home of Li Miao, an important minister of the imperial court, and dare to threaten the other party with a knife.
Ziyou looked at each other with a hideous smile, and said in a cold tone: "Although Lord Li leaked the secret of King Chatai's trip to 'Narrow Ziguan' to the people of the 'Mingfu Sect', King Chatai is still not dead...... As a pillar of the imperial court, Lord Li's efficiency is too disappointing......"
"This ...... This...... You can't blame me for this......" Li Miao was about to cry and knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "I have ...... Reveal the secret, who would think of the 'Mingfu Sect', this will also ...... will also fail ......"
"Oh, Master Li is quite good at shirking responsibility......" Ziyou continued to sneer.
"No...... No...... That's not what I meant-" Looking at Ziyou's murderous face, Li Miao continued to suffocate nervously.
"This scroll is very important to you, Lord Li......" Ziyou held up the "scroll" mentioned by Li Miao just now in his hand, as if he had ulterior motives......