Chapter 62 Chapter 62

"Catch me... and threaten Wei Xi?" After hearing Meng Yuan's reasons, Jiang Huai took a long time to react and was speechless about what these people were thinking.

Jiang Huai did not underestimate his position in Xiao Jingzhao's heart, but even if he was caught, it would take some time for the news to spread and for these people to convey their purpose to Xiao Jingzhao.

If these people wanted Xiao Jingzhao to do something secretly, but at this time the news of his arrest must have been known to other people, such as Wei Xuan, and Wei Xuan should also be able to see the relationship between them. Then even if Xiao Jingzhao was really forced by them to do something, he would be unable to do anything with Wei Xuan around.

It can be said that if they really succeed in doing this, it would be bad luck for Jiang Huai. In the worst case scenario, Jiang Huai might even lose his life.

Thinking of this, Jiang Huai felt somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he did not ignore it after he discovered something was wrong. Otherwise, according to the actions of these people, if one plan failed, another would come up with another. The enemy was in the dark and we were in the light. Even if he was not kidnapped by them, he might really be hurt by these people.

"Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Meng Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

"?" Although Jiang Huai was confident, he was not narcissistic. There would be some turmoil if he was arrested, but it wouldn't be as serious as Meng Yuan said.

"These people set up this trap not just to capture you, young master." Meng Yuan explained that the reason why the temple had such a reputation as a miraculous temple was because these people were secretly tampering with it.

Prepare to catch some people when they are persuaded and go out of the city to worship Buddha and pray for peace.

"These people?" Jiang Huai hesitated.

Meng Yuan reported a few names, including the wives, children, and mothers of the generals who followed the troops. Basically, they were the elderly and weak in the family, who were most likely to be influenced by these statements. If they were caught, even if those generals were not coerced, it would still leave hidden dangers.

Although Meng Yuan's wife and children were not persuaded, he could not escape blame for such a major case. After all, if he had not been inattentive, how could this have happened? He would have had basically no future in the future. After all, once these women were captured and his plan failed to work, one could imagine what would happen to them.

Jiang Huai took a breath. He didn't expect that there was so much hidden in this matter. Jiang Huai recalled the original text. The original text did not mention these things. Jiang Huai didn't know whether it had happened or not, but seeing Meng Yuan's annoyed attitude, Jiang Huai suspected that such a thing might have happened in the original text.

"Have all the people hiding in the dark been caught?" Jiang Huai was a little worried. He originally thought that since so many people had been arrested, there shouldn't be any problems. But realizing how dangerous these people were, Jiang Huai couldn't help but think more, "Could there be any fish that slipped through the net?"

"The investigation is still short, and it's hard to say if there are any fish that slipped through the net." Meng Yuan shook his head. Although they followed the clues and arrested a bunch of people, the interrogation time was still short. It was possible that some people were hiding in the dark and had not contacted them, so naturally they could not be brought out.

"Why don't you stay in the government office or the military camp for a while and leave after the danger is over." Meng Yuan thought about it and decided that if it came to safety, the government office or the military camp were the safest places in Anyuan Prefecture.

Jiang Huai shook his head. Meng Yuan felt that these two places were safe because he was very familiar with the government office and the military camp, but he was not very familiar with them. If someone around him acted strangely, he would not be able to notice it. The reason why he could sense something was wrong this time was because Doctor Du's words were a bit abrupt.

If this happened in a government office or a military camp, and someone came up to him and said that someone was looking for him or that he was going to meet someone somewhere, he might not be able to react.

With the number of guards left by Xiao Jingzhao, it would be impossible for them to sneak into the Jiang Mansion, let alone kidnap Jiang Huai, unless it was an elite team.

So after much thought, Jiang Huai still felt that it was safest to stay in the Jiang Mansion.

Meng originally wanted to persuade Jiang Huai, but he was also convinced by Jiang Huai's words. Although there were many guards in the government office and the military camp, there were also many people to be protected. Jiang Huai was the most important one among them, but once chaos broke out, he might be ignored.

But in the Jiang Mansion, everyone's attention will be on Jiang Huai, and because there are few people in the Jiang Mansion, even if someone with ulterior motives causes trouble, it will not affect Jiang Huai.

"Then I'll send more people to patrol near the Jiang family." Meng Yuan also added a layer of security. The Jiang family already had enough guards. If new people were added in, firstly, they might not get along harmoniously and might easily cause trouble. Secondly, Meng Yuan was worried that there might be problems with the people he chose.

Sending people to patrol near the Jiang family can prevent people in the dark from appearing in groups near the Jiang family. If the number of people is small, even if they can still stay near the Jiang family, the Jiang family’s guards are not vegetarians.

Faced with this protection, Jiang Huai did not refuse.

Soon, Meng Yuan arranged the patrols, but Jiang Huai's affairs made Meng Yuan sigh. Although he didn't want to disturb the front line with this matter, Meng Yuan knew that if he didn't say it, even if Jiang Huai wanted to hide it, this matter would eventually be exposed.

Even if we don't say it now, what if the person hiding behind this wants to use this to stir up trouble?

It took Meng Yuan almost an hour to write a letter, and he finally finished it.

Soon, Xiao Jingzhao received a letter from Meng Yuan. His brows, which had been relaxed because of the smooth progress, froze instantly. As soon as Wei Xuan entered the tent, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

"Is there any news from Anyuan Prefecture?" Wei Xuan asked in a low voice.

"Some people want to use some low-class means." Xiao Jingzhao's eyes were cold. Although the letter had not yet revealed who was behind the scenes, Xiao Jingzhao knew very well that who else could do such a thing except the emperor.

"He's still the same as before. Unable to defeat the enemy head-on, he tries to use tactics from the shadows."

Wei Xuan quickly picked up the letter and took a look. He gasped when he saw that someone wanted to kidnap Jiang Huai to threaten Xiao Jingzhao, and even wanted to kidnap the wives of other generals. Fortunately, Meng Yuan quickly explained the current situation. Wei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that Jiang Huai had discovered the problem in advance.

Otherwise, if the wives of military generals were captured, Wei Xuan would know that they were used to threaten the generals without these people saying anything.

Although it may not have a big impact on the overall situation, these generals really have no resentment in their hearts. If this resentment cannot be resolved, it will pose a hidden danger when Xiao Jingzhao ascends the throne.

Fortunately, the matter has been mostly resolved now. The reason why these people can act so smoothly is that they have been in the dark and no one has discovered their actions. Once they are in the light, they will not cause any trouble.

But thinking of what Xiao Jingzhao said, Wei Xuan looked up. Was Xiao Jingzhao so sure that it was the emperor's action?

Although Wei Xuan knew that the person who could do this was probably the emperor, this method...

"Your Majesty...would he be so simple-minded?" Wei Xuan didn't quite understand.

This method is very shameless, but it is not very effective. If the emperor has the energy to do this, why doesn't he do something else in Anyuan Prefecture?

"He knows that those people can't do anything, and his purpose is to disgust us." Xiao Jingzhao lowered his eyes. Judging from the emperor's thoughts, even if he really let these people take action, he would not think that killing some female relatives would have any effect. But he still arranged for people to do so, thinking that even if he could not benefit, he would make them uncomfortable.

However, no matter how calm he was, Xiao Jingzhao couldn't keep calm when he saw the emperor trying to erase Jiang Huai's existence.

"What we thought before needs to be revised." Xiao Jingzhao looked at Wei Xuan.

“…” Wei Xuan understood what Xiao Jingzhao meant and was silent for a moment, but when he thought about what the emperor had done, he nodded.

Originally, in order to prevent the rebellion from being too harshly reported, or to stabilize the country, the emperor was treated somewhat leniently, although it was only superficial.

But now, I don't want to keep this superficial gentleness anymore.

But if this happens, Xiao Jingzhao's reputation will be...

Wei Xuan thought that he was worried about Jiang Huai's reputation after his death, but now it seems that Xiao Jingzhao's reputation after his death is really ruined.

"Once we embark on this path, what reputation can we leave behind?" Xiao Jingzhao spoke with an indifferent look in his eyes. Only then did Wei Xuan realize that he had expressed his worries.

"There's no need to think about this anymore," Xiao Jingzhao said. Seeing Wei Xuan's low mood, he thought for a moment and said, "As long as we manage the Great Zhou well and maintain peace throughout the country, no matter how history records it, these achievements will not be erased."

This was what Xiao Jingzhao heard when he was chatting with Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai's attitude towards past kings was very simple. Whoever governed the country well, Jiang Huai thought was a good king, no matter how he came to power. But if a king was not good at civil or military affairs, he would not be able to do either, no matter how well the history books described the king, but Jiang Huai still looked down on him. This thorough attitude also affected Xiao Jingzhao.

Although Xiao Jingzhao knew that he had to take revenge when he escaped from Kyoto, and he had some understanding of the future, after all, the relationship between monarch, minister, father and son that he had learned since childhood still had a certain degree of suppression on him. But after being with Jiang Huai for a long time, Jiang Huai's attitude towards rebellion was a little too calm, which made Xiao Jingzhao gradually understand what rebellion meant, and let him completely throw away the psychological burden of rebellion in his heart.

It wasn't as heavy and terrible as he had imagined, but it wasn't a light revenge either.

As for whether there are still people who would use this to slander him, Xiao Jingzhao no longer considered it. No matter how good a king is, he will inevitably be criticized as time goes by.

Wei Xuan felt that he was a little convinced. The most important thing was that if Xiao Jingzhao didn't care, then the emperor really didn't need to be too kind to him. Although Wei Xuan could endure it for the sake of the overall situation, when he thought of the current situation of the Wei family and Wei Zheng who was killed by the emperor, Wei Xuan still hoped that the emperor could feel his previous pain.

Soon, the news of what the emperor had sent people to do spread throughout the army. When the generals heard the news, they were first frightened, and then angry. They were a little uneasy at first, but now they just wanted the emperor to pay the price for it.