He had no scruples at all for the throne and dared to cooperate with anyone. He didn't care about Daliang and the people at all.
Soon the emperor calmed down.
Looking at Zhuo Jun, he asked again, "Do you know who are the people from Prince Jin and the previous dynasty in the court?"
Zhuo Jun was already prepared and took out a piece of paper from his arms.
"This is the list that Prince Jin gave to me before I came to the capital. I can't tell whether these people are from Prince Jin or the previous dynasty. I can only be sure that there are problems with all of them."
The emperor took the paper from the eunuch and looked at it, his anger grew even more intense.
He didn't expect that many important official positions had been infiltrated by Prince Jin.
And this is definitely only a part of it. Given Prince Jin's personality, it is impossible for him to hand over everything to Zhuo Jun.
In addition to Prince Jin's men, there must be remnants of the previous dynasty hiding in this court.
The more the emperor thought about it, the angrier he became. His father had become more and more confused in the two years before his death.
Many of the people on the list that Prince Jin brought out were those who were promoted during the reign of the previous emperor.
These people once showed themselves to be neutral or sided with him.
After he came to power, he saw that these people were indeed talented, so he kept using them.
I didn't expect that these people were secretly King Jin's men.
Of course, he didn't completely believe Zhuo Jun. He would ask people to check one by one and only deal with it after confirmation.
The emperor asked again: "Have you seen the treasure map in your mother's secret compartment?"
Zhuo Jun took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "I secretly copied it down at that time."
The emperor took the paper and looked at it again, and at the same time took out a piece of animal skin from the desk and put them together for comparison.
Only then did I realize that the two maps were not the same, but needed to be merged together to form a truly complete treasure map.
If you get one alone, you might think it is complete, but in fact it is of no use at all.
When Xiao Yuanshi presented the treasure map to the emperor, he felt that it might be too easy to find.
It turned out that it was divided into two parts, one in the hands of the princess of the previous dynasty, and one in the hands of the general who held military power in the previous dynasty.
If one of them is caught or in trouble, it will be useless for the others to get the treasure map because they will never be able to find it.
Only when the two come together can the real treasure map be combined into one.
Come to think of it, the princess of the previous dynasty should be the only royal bloodline left from the previous dynasty, because the emperor and all the princes of the previous dynasty were killed by her father.
The royal family of the previous dynasty still wanted to restore the country, so of course they wanted to support someone with royal blood.
A princess cannot become emperor, but the son she gives birth to can.
The royal family was also afraid that the general would covet the treasure and rebel, so they only gave away half of the treasure map.
Moreover, the princess has the imperial seal and hidden connections left over from the previous dynasty.
Only when people from both sides come together can they achieve the greatest effect.
Otherwise, if we rely on one side alone, there is no hope of restoring the country.
This treasure is also the key.
How to recruit soldiers without money?
The royal family of the previous dynasty was quite calculating and made so many plans before the country was destroyed.
The emperor asked Zhuo Jun again, "Did you deliberately reveal your identity as a woman in front of Xiao Hanzheng, and then guess that he would come and report to me?"
Zhuo Jun smiled bitterly, "It is true that he deliberately exposed himself, but I am not sure whether he will report it to Your Majesty. I just think that he is a smart man, so there is a great hope that he will report it."
"I am surrounded by King Jin's men, and my every move is basically under surveillance, so I can only place my hope on Xiao Hanzheng."
She also chose Xiao Hanzheng after observing and testing him for a long time.
Firstly, she found that Xiao Hanzheng was a very smart and talented person, and secondly, he was also a loyal and righteous person, which could be seen from his attitude towards his wife and family.
Last but not least, Xiao Hanzheng was the only person she knew who could meet the emperor alone.
In order to break free from Prince Jin's control and to take revenge, she started planning during the imperial examination.
He deliberately showed hostility and dislike towards Xiao Hanzheng's wife.
She heard that Shi Qingluo was very smart and had a good relationship with Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
When I met her that day, she really didn't look like an ordinary village woman.
It is said that women will have a very accurate awareness of people who are thinking about their husbands, so she did this.
Sure enough, Shi Qingluo must have felt it and told Xiao Hanzheng.
Only then would Xiao Hanzheng test her.
It was also because she found Xiao Hanzheng observing her that day that she deliberately took the opportunity to fall towards Xiao Hanzheng, so that he could find out that she was a woman.
And she was sure that the emperor had someone bring her into the palace gently today instead of arresting her and interrogating her directly. It must be that Xiao Hanzheng suggested this after he discovered something was wrong.
This man is really smart and his reactions are very quick.
No wonder the emperor wanted to reuse him.
The emperor believed this. Since Prince Jin wanted to use his control over Zhuo Jun to do things, he would definitely have someone keep an eye on him at all times.
But Zhuo Jun was only a third place in the imperial examination and went to the Hanlin Academy, so he had no chance to get close to him alone.
There is no way to report these things to him.
If Zhuo Jun were to replace someone else and carry out such a plan, it would most likely fail.
Only Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng would react so quickly, feeling something was wrong, and then test it and secretly report to himself.
This also proves that Xiao Hanzheng and his wife are his lucky stars.
I have to say, Xiao Hanzheng is powerful, but this Zhuo Jun is not bad either.
It’s a pity that she is a girl, otherwise, if she really escapes from King Jin’s control in the future, she would probably become a big shot.
The emperor pointed at the treasure map and said, "Is it enough to find the place for this thing, or do you need something to open it?"
Zhuo Jun replied truthfully: "I also found a specially made large key in my mother's secret compartment, so I suspect that this key may be needed to open the treasure."
The emperor asked, "Did you get that thing?"
Zhuo Jun shook his head, "I am afraid of being exposed, so I dare not take it."
This was within the emperor's expectations. "So now that you have taken the initiative to expose and reveal these things, what else do you want besides revenge?"
He didn't think Zhuo Jun did all this just for revenge.
"For the sake of freedom, I don't want to be a knife in their hands anymore."
"I only ask that in the future, the emperor can set me free and allow me to live as a woman."
She is obviously a woman, but she is forced to dress up as a man, endure the painful training to disguise herself as a man, and take medicine every month.
She also wanted to wear skirts and jewelry, put on powder and rouge, and use the perfumes that women like without having to cover up.
So she really hates her current identity.
In order for her to get rid of all this and restore her identity as a woman, only the emperor can help her do it.
After arriving in the capital, she has been inquiring and observing the emperor.
She found that this was indeed a wise ruler with a broad mind, and he would not use her and then abandon her.
Of course, no one can guess what the king is thinking.
If she was really abandoned, she would accept it. At least she would no longer be controlled and could not have her own ideas. What was the point of living? She could also avenge her father and herself, which was worth it.
After all, if she relied on herself, there was no way she could deal with those two people.
Continue at 17:00~ (End of this chapter)
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