Chapter 427: Deposed Queen, Granted Death
Emperor An laughed and said, "If you don't understand the rules, just find someone to teach you. Besides, just do your job well and don't deliberately cause trouble. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, feel free to come to me in the palace."
"real?"
"You are not joking."
Di Tao hesitated for a moment before refusing: "Then I have to write a letter to my father first, otherwise he will worry if I don't go back for a long time."
"It's natural."
Emperor An was delighted to see that Di Tao agreed to stay, and even tried to comfort him out of fear that Di Tao might be worried.
"Don't worry, the rules in Beijing are just like that. Didn't you save Xiao Yan before? You seem to be familiar with him. If you have any questions, just ask him."
"Xiao Yan is a man who protects his own people and clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. With this life-saving favor, few people in the capital would dare to go over him and embarrass you."
"But there is one thing, you are not allowed to tell anyone about the Dragon Jade Order, including Xiao Yan."
Di Tao quickly said, "I understand."
Leaving Di Tao behind provided an additional guarantee for the northwest, and Emperor An felt more at ease.
After giving the young man a few more instructions, Emperor An suddenly asked him when he saw him about to leave, "By the way, when your father mentioned the Dragon Jade Token to you, did he ever tell you about its design?"
Di Tao shook his head. "No, my father said I shouldn't know about this. Besides, the Dragon Jade Token hasn't been used since Taizu passed away. He's never seen what it looks like."
"But father said that he and Shang Qin have a token passed down from the previous head of the Zhen'an Army and the Dragon Court Guard. If someone shows up with the Dragon Jade Token, they can immediately verify its authenticity. But I haven't seen that thing either, and father refused to show it to me."
Emperor An said, "That's good. After all, this is a matter of military power. Your father didn't ask you to inquire for your own good."
He smiled and said:
"Alright, it's getting late. You should leave the palace first. I'll have someone show you the house tomorrow. After you've settled in, rest for a few days before going to the Fourth Camp outside the capital to take up duty. I'll send someone to help you then."
"Is he the deputy general?" Di Tao was curious.
Emperor An asked, "Why, you don't like it?"
"No, I'm not familiar with this place. It would be great if Your Majesty could send someone to help me. That way, I won't be completely in the dark if I don't understand something."
Di Tao seemed to have no idea why Emperor An sent someone to him, but was extremely happy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The palace door opened, and Di Tao's back was filled with joy as he left.
Emperor An smiled when he saw this, but after a moment, his face turned gloomy.
Dragon Jade Order...
How come the Dragon Jade Order suddenly appeared?
Emperor An originally thought that if Di Tao knew the style of the Dragon Jade Order, he could find a way to forge one. However, who knew that although Di Shuangcheng and the others had never seen the Dragon Jade Order, they had a token in their hands that could verify its authenticity.
He didn't dare to take any risks at all. If Di Shuangcheng realized that the Dragon Jade Order was not in his hands, there would be chaos in the northwest.
"His Majesty."
The sun was setting outside, and the light in the hall was dimming.
After Eunuch Feng went to the side and lit the lamp, he saw Emperor An sitting there with a somewhat uncertain expression. He approached cautiously and asked, "Do you need to summon other officials?"
Emperor An rubbed his brows and said, "No need for that. Have someone choose a house for Di Tao in the capital, and then go to the treasury to pick out some jewelry and jade, and send him one thousand taels of gold to help him settle down in the capital. In addition, appoint Di Tao as a fifth-rank cavalry captain, and in a few days, have him take charge of the four camps outside the capital."
Eunuch Feng's heart skipped a beat. It turned out to be the four camps outside the capital?
That was originally Zhao Yuanlang's position, but unexpectedly it was given to Di Tao...
"Your Majesty, how big a house would you like to reward General Di with?" asked Eunuch Feng.
Emperor An thought for a moment and said, "Just follow the procedure for a third-rank official."
Eunuch Feng immediately understood that His Majesty was planning to let General Di "settle down" in the capital. After he had an idea in mind, he saw Emperor An stand up and want to walk to the back, so he hurriedly followed and offered to support him.
"Your Majesty, there's a message from Xiangshui Palace saying that the Empress wishes to see you..."
"What are you meeting?"
When Emperor An heard about Empress Lu, the anger that he had suppressed with great difficulty began to rise.
That damn bitch, she played both sides and pretended to be affectionate towards him, making him think that she had paid a lot to make the Lu family favor him.
Even if he was dissatisfied over the years, he never thought of deposing the queen. But who knew that she was secretly conspiring with Prince Cheng and gave birth to an illegitimate child, making him a huge joke.
She still has the nerve to ask to see him?
"Lu is shameless and has colluded with Prince Cheng to confuse the royal bloodline. She has been deposed as queen and banished to the cold palace, where no one is allowed to visit."
"His son Xie Guangzheng deposed the crown prince and gave him poisoned wine!"
Eunuch Feng heard the murderous intent in Emperor An's words and bowed even lower: "Yes, it's just Minister Cui outside..."
Emperor An then remembered that there was an equally annoying Cui Lin outside. That old guy and the second prince had embarrassed him and stripped the royal family of their face and thrown it on the ground.
Emperor An couldn't take Cui Lin's life directly, and even beating him with a stick was not an option, but it was very easy to torment him.
"I have something important to attend to, so let him wait outside."
If he dares to leave without being summoned, it would be disobeying the order.
When Eunuch Feng heard that Emperor An wanted to torture Cui Lin, he felt pity for him for a moment, but did not want to go up to him to plead for him. He just helped Emperor An through the corridor and into the inner room.
After helping Emperor An wash and brush his teeth, and giving him a massage to help him rest, Eunuch Feng relit the incense, instructed his men to guard the front of the hall, and then turned around to deal with the matters that Emperor An had just instructed him to do.
…
After the last ray of sunset faded away, the sky gradually darkened and the palace became quiet.
Cui Lin stood there from dawn to dusk, and the guards in front of the Imperial Dragon Platform had been replaced by two groups.
When the moon reached the zenith, it was already dark in the hall, but Emperor An still did not summon him in. After standing there for a whole day without eating a single grain of rice, Cui Lin finally couldn't take it anymore and collapsed dizzy from hunger and thirst.
Xiao Yan only found out about Cui Lin the next morning.
He and Tang Ning were having breakfast when Di Tao, who had come to their house early in the morning, stood next to them. Xue Ru, who was holding her bowl and huddled silently beside Tang Ning, looked as if she thought Di Tao was seriously ill and was avoiding him.
"After midnight yesterday, Cui Lin fainted in the palace. When he was carried back to the Cui family, he said that he had broken an arm and had blood on his head." Canglang said.
Di Tao stuffed his mouth with a steamed bun and asked, "How could you fall so badly on flat ground?"
Cang Lang said seriously, "It's really tragic, isn't it? I heard that the people who sent him back were Yu Yanfeng's men, and they dropped him several times due to shaking hands."
Puff——
Tang Ning immediately laughed out loud: "Is Yu Yanfeng avenging those thirty beatings?"
In yesterday's morning court incident, the person who was most unlucky was probably Yu Yanfeng. He was beaten with thirty sticks without doing anything, lost the trust of Emperor An, and was scolded bitterly. Many of his subordinates were also punished.
It would be strange if Cui Lin, the "culprit", was not tortured.
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