Chapter 211 Secret Order
In the Beijing camp, Jiedushi Chai Xuyao stood in front of the map of the capital, without moving for a long time.
"Sir, your letter!"
The guard hurriedly delivered a letter, "It's the same as the last one. It suddenly appeared in the camp."
“…”
Chai Xuyao frowned, "Has anyone found anything abnormal yet?"
He was promoted by the emperor himself.
The retired emperor had indeed issued a secret order that if one day he could no longer be the master of his own house in the palace, he would obey the orders of the Prince of Jin in everything.
Now the emperor has no say in the palace, but that is because he is angry about Prince Jin.
He had a stroke because of Prince Jin's anger, not because he was under house arrest by the emperor.
This is the person who sent him the letter...
He knew the secret orders of the retired emperor and seemed to be his man, but yet something felt wrong.
It is even more wrong to say that it is the Prince of Jin’s people.
Not to mention that Prince Jin is now imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court. Even if he is outside safely and has the secret order from the retired emperor... he will still have to think carefully for a while.
"without!"
The guard's expression was very serious. "This time the letter is not on your desk, but on the butler's desk."
housekeeper?
Lord Chai wanted to doubt it, but he quickly overturned his suspicion.
His butler is a clan brother who has accompanied him all the way from his hometown to now and would never betray him.
Now there is only one possibility, that the other party is a member of his camp.
His every move was under observation.
Chai Xuyao looked at the unsigned envelope in his hand, finally opened it, and pulled out the letter that might be the letter that would chop off his head.
"Master Chai is taking so long to act, what do you want to do?"
Inside are the words of King Jin and a small seal.
But the Prince of Jin was clearly in the clan house.
Is that a place where you can write and send letters at will?
Now that the emperor has imprisoned Prince Jin, doesn't he have any sense of vigilance at all?
"Or do you mean that you don't believe me?"
Chai Xuyao looked down and said, "At that time, the Emperor's secret order was given to you, my Lord, and to me, the King."
The Prince of Jin said in the letter: "Now everyone in the outside world is saying that I was so angry that the Grand Emperor had a stroke, but the Grand Emperor has always been in good health. This stroke...actually there is another hidden reason. Now I can't help myself. I hope you can follow the Grand Emperor's secret order and give me convenience even if you don't cooperate with me."
“…”
Lord Chai slowly took the letter, turned around and threw it into the brazier. He watched it burn completely before he sighed.
He won't join the King of Jin in making trouble, but if it's convenient... he can give him a hand.
Even if he makes mistakes in the future, he can get away with it because he has the secret order from the emperor.
"Pass the order down. For the next three days, the Beijing Camp will be closed for rest and no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission."
"yes!"
The guards went down in a hurry, and soon, the four gates of the Beijing camp were all closed, and an additional team of soldiers was sent to guard them.
From a distance, no one actually knew that someone was watching them.
…
The clan prison.
Actually, it doesn’t really look like a prison.
To put it bluntly, this is where the royal children were imprisoned because they made serious mistakes.
Since he is a member of the royal family, he will certainly receive preferential treatment.
Here, the King of Jin did not suffer much hardship except that he had no freedom, ate poorly, and lived in a very poor condition.
When Dong Xiaoquan came over in the afternoon, he was still basking in the sun under the window.
It's really necessary to get some sun, this room is as cold as an ice cellar.
No one provided him with charcoal, so he could only rely on what he was wearing. Although as a prince, he was dressed warmly and even wore a thick cloak that day, it was really cold here.
The King of Jin has been used to a good life, how can he bear the hardship here?
But Dong Xiaoquan came over...
Prince Jin's heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar.
He is not afraid of family rules, but he is afraid of national laws.
He was disciplined according to family rules and his father finally spoke up.
Even though his father collapsed in front of him that day and he was labeled unfilial by the emperor, as long as his father was around, he believed that the emperor would have to be gentle if he wanted to punish him again.
It's too heavy a burden, and the royal family members disagree. Prince Jing and others will also help him for their own future.
But Dong Xiaoquan...
The Prince of Jin was nervous inside, but he tried to remain calm.
Because the person who came in with him was Zong Zheng, who was considered the young grandfather of the clan, and was not even older than his father.
"Little Grandfather, is this...a place where court officials can enter at will?"
He didn't look at Dong Xiaoquan, but only asked the young grandfather.
Zong Zheng was also helpless.
He stopped it.
Mr. Dong came in the morning and negotiated with him for a long time. He even had lunch at his place. It was obvious... he couldn't stand it!
The emperor looked gentle, but how could he have come this far under the emperor emeritus's rule without any tricks? If he really had no tricks, he would have been completely taken advantage of by the man in front of him.
The Zong Zheng must take care of the emperor.
Besides, the reason why he was able to become the Zongzheng was because there was no one else in the royal family.
All of the retired emperor's brothers are gone, so he is left alone.
Although he had many sons, and all of them were made kings, with so many sons they started to clash with each other, and that’s why he has maintained his position as the head of the clan until now.
If he wants to continue in power, he must cling to the emperor. Does that mean he must cling to the emperor emeritus?
The retired emperor's legs couldn't even support him, so he didn't dare point at him.
"Master Dong is here to ask the prince some questions, ordered by the emperor."
Zong Zheng sighed, "Your Highness should also know that there are some things that I, your little grandfather, cannot interfere with."
At this point, he turned to Dong Xiaoquan and said, "Master Dong, you only have one hour. After one hour, please leave on your own, otherwise..."
"nature!"
Dong Xiaoquan nodded and waved to the secretary who was accompanying him, indicating that he should be ready to take notes.
Zong Zheng did not want to offend them and quickly left.
Some things are better not to know.
If you hear too many secrets about the royal family, your entire family might be in danger.
"Prince Jin, Jia Jing's death was caused by you, right?"
Hearing Dong Xiaoquan getting straight to the point, Zong Zheng walked faster.
He didn't notice the look the two jailers in the clan house gave each other.
…
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning saw Jiao Da returning.
"Mrs……"
The old man glanced around, and Qingzhu and the others understood the situation and quickly retreated.
"The Emperor suddenly wants to keep my cousin and other people who were rewarded in the capital. I'm afraid the capital will be in turmoil for a while."
What? Shen Ning's heart skipped a beat.
She knew where Jiao Da came from and said this...
"You mean to say that the emperor feels that the capital is unsafe?"
“It should be!”
The master has analyzed this matter with him.
The emperor only made some progress this year.
The fact that he has no one on his side is a fatal flaw.
No matter whether it is Prince Jin or Prince Jing, either one of them can cause trouble for him.
Although he could mobilize the generals and officers of the Beijing camp, most of them were the emperor's men.
Many of them are fence-sitters, serving the Prince of Jin today, the Prince of Jing tomorrow, and then someone else later.
Anyway, I can’t explain it.
But if something really happens, they will just shrink their necks and try to protect themselves.
"...Then tell Zhen'er to ask the people from Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi to come here more often. Also, buy everything that needs to be bought today and take good care of the house."
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