Fu Rongchen was startled. He looked up and met the emperor's imposing gaze. He paused for a moment before extending both hands to accept the transfer order. "Your Majesty, I thank you for your trust."
Xie Jingrun shook his head, "The Prime Minister is getting on in years. The future of officialdom in Daliang should belong to young people like you. Work hard, and the future is bright."
"Yes." Even a composed man like Fu Rongchen felt a surge of pride upon hearing this, a testament to the Emperor's trust and reliance.
After Xie Jingrun escorted Fu Rongchen to the city gate, he let Fu Rongchen get off the carriage.
One of the mounted guards dismounted and led his horse to him, saying, "Please, Lord Fu!"
Fu Rongchen nodded, mounted his horse, bowed towards the carriage, then pulled on the reins and headed towards Xuzhou.
The other guard was Changfeng. Seeing that Fu Rongchen had set off, he immediately rode off to follow.
He was entrusted with an important task by the Emperor: to protect Fu Rongchen's safety.
Xie Jingrun lifted the curtain of the car window and watched Fu Rongchen and the other person drive away, hoping that Fu Rongchen would not disappoint him.
He was certain that the Prince Su's accident was related to Feng Mo.
If it weren't for the Emperor Emeritus's intervention, he would never have allowed Feng Mo to return to Xuzhou that day.
However, although he had seen through Feng Mo's scheme and knew that he might rebel soon, he was not in a position to directly send troops to suppress and eliminate him.
Of course, he couldn't just sit idly by and wait for Feng Mo to lead his troops back to the capital. That would be too passive, and if he then used the charge of treason to send troops to punish Feng Mo, it would be too late.
He guessed that Feng Mo wanted to wait until chaos broke out in Suzhou before raising an army to attack the capital. Rather than waiting for a just cause to attack Feng Mo, it would be better to strike first and catch Feng Mo off guard.
Fu Rongchen was indeed very clever. He knew that he was always mindful of the relationship with the retired emperor and could not directly launch a major attack on Xuzhou, so he came up with that excuse to pave the way for him.
Regardless of whether Feng Mo has any plans this time, once the people sent by the imperial court go to Xuzhou, he will be unable to restrain himself.
When the time comes, Fu Rongchen will find a way to escape, then mobilize his troops to launch a surprise attack, and Feng Mo will have no choice but to surrender.
In this way, even if Feng Mo is wiped out by the imperial court, the retired emperor will not be able to say anything.
Hopefully, Fu Rongchen is smart enough.
Xie Jingrun sat for a while, gazing absently in the direction of Suzhou. After a long while, he lowered the curtain and calmly ordered, "Return to the palace."
"Yes," Changlin replied, and drove the car into the city.
When he returned to the palace and saw the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager waiting there, he was not surprised.
"Grandmother, Father." He stepped forward and greeted the two of them.
The Empress Dowager looked at him, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something, but seemed unsure how to begin.
The Emperor Emeritus knew what she wanted to ask and asked for her: "I heard something happened in Suzhou. Has anyone been sent to investigate the assassination of Prince Su?"
Xie Jingrun nodded. "I've already sent someone to Suzhou." He paused, then took out an urgent secret letter from Suzhou and handed it to him. "Father, please take a look."
The retired emperor took it and began to read it.
After reading it, his face turned extremely ugly. "Feng Jiao has a lot of nerve. She dares to plot against an important court official. I think she's tired of living."
Fengjiao is the name of Princess Huaiyin.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager could no longer contain herself and quickly took the letter to read it.
After reading it, her face was also very ugly, but she held onto the last glimmer of hope and said, "Could there be a mistake? Jiaojiao is not such a reckless person, and besides, she has some friendship with Prince Su. Why would she suddenly plot against him? In my opinion, someone must have used Jiaojiao and deceived her."
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