Chapter 289 Distinguishing Loyalty and Treachery

When Su Zhengyang said that there had never been a case of the Eastern Palace being trapped on Mount Li Road, Yun Chen stood there with his mouth half open, stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

She slowly sat down against the cold wall, unable to speak for a long time.

She is just not good at calculating, but that doesn't mean she is stupid.

On the contrary, she was too smart, so with just a hint from Su Zhengyang, she understood everything instantly.

It is true that there was civil unrest after the death of Emperor Dongyan, but only 20,000 people actually went to Dongyan to provide reinforcements.

The remaining 60,000 Beijing troops were transferred to a place 300 miles away from Kyoto to wait for orders only for this excuse, and did not leave the Kingdom of Nan.

Three hundred miles is just one day's journey, enough time for Nan Lijun to direct and act out a drama of being trapped on the Lishan Road.

Nan Lijun sat in the tall, spacious, and solemn prayer hall on Mount Li Road, contentedly looking at the loyal ministers who were willing to sacrifice their lives for her safety.

Civil and military officials rushed in, exhausted and sweating profusely. Many of them were awakened from their sleep and did not even have time to put on their shoes and socks.

Everyone knew that there was a butcher's knife ahead, but they still headed towards it without hesitation.

Those who had personal soldiers brought their own soldiers with them, those who didn’t had personal soldiers brought their own guards, and those who really had no guards simply brought their own servants who carried hoes.

Sparse groups of three or two people ran in the same direction, gradually gathering into a funny and large team in the dark night.

Everyone's face was serious, with a determination to be loyal and dedicated to the Eastern Palace and to die for the country.

However, when all the officials rushed to the Lishan Road, they saw Nan Lijun sitting safely on the high platform. Apart from the female officials and guards, there was no external enemy around him.

Nan Lijun smiled brightly at everyone, and with that brilliant face, he said neither lightly nor heavily:

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Then, the chief female official Zhi Luo stepped forward and read out the order from the Eastern Palace, rewarding everyone present tonight with countless gold and silver.

Everyone was promoted to a higher rank and rewarded with countless money to praise them for withstanding this test and being truly loyal ministers.

When they heard the news, everyone couldn't believe their ears.

Cao Fang and Meng Jianyun were military generals who had fast horses and could walk faster than the others. They stood at the front of the "Rescue the King" team, arriving only slightly later than Yan Shijiu, who was handsome and elegant in a brand new armor.

Looking at Nan Lijun's smug expression for having successfully passed the test and gained a large group of loyal ministers, Cao Fang and Meng Jianyun stood there with shrugged shoulders, like two embarrassed defeated generals, their silver-white old buns trembling silently in the wind.

Yun Wang was also in the crowd, his clothes disheveled and sweating profusely from running around.

He looked around and saw that Huo Gannian and Yun Chen were not there, and his heart sank.

The whole place was silent, with only Nan Lijun's cheerful voice saying:

"Look, our Nan Kingdom has so many loyal people, why should we worry about not being strong?"

Where there is loyalty, there is treachery.

There are loyal ministers who rush to Mount Li despite knowing they will die, and there are "traitors" like Yun Chen who take advantage of the chaos to seize the military command and intend to rebel.

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Su Zhengyang turned the palace upside down but still couldn't find the so-called official Fan Qin.

He brought the news back to the cell and said to Yun Chen:

"You must have been tricked."

Someone wants to take advantage of Nan Lijun's test of the civil and military officials to plot against Yun Chen.

No, it was a ruthless plot against Huo Gannian.

Fortunately, Huo Gannian took the ashes of Basheqinyuxiang and fell into a coma, and by a great coincidence he escaped the disaster.

Thinking of this, Yun Chen couldn't help but smile slightly.

Su Zhengyang was surprised: "At this time, you are still in the mood to laugh? Do you know your situation? Everyone has gone to Mount Li, and only you entered the palace to grab the military token! You are now a traitor caught in the act! How can you laugh?"

Ever since he told Yun Chen that Dong Gong was not trapped on Mount Li Road, Yun Chen has been sitting against the wall without saying a word.

Hearing that Su Zhengyang was more anxious than himself, Yun Chen finally spoke. With just a few words, he made Su Zhengyang understand that the woman in front of him was not someone he could approach just because he thought she was interesting.

But it is the lofty holiness that he cannot approach in his entire life.

Yun Chen smiled softly:

"Very good, everything is peaceful."

The capital was peaceful and there were no rebel invasions, which meant that the people did not have to suffer from war and could live and work in peace.

Civil and military officials do not have to risk their lives, and can still shine;

The Eastern Palace was safe and sound, and the balance that maintained order in the Southern Kingdom was still standing.

Even if you are plotted against and put to embarrassing tests.

Even if the passion has slowly cooled down.

Yun Chen said, very good, everything is peaceful.

At this moment, a ray of dawn light broke through the darkness and gently shone on Yun Chen's face.

Although it is subtle, it is the dawn that the darkness cannot swallow.

It is a spark that cannot be contaminated by darkness or extinguished.