"Factory Supervisor Cao Xiong actually came to Dahuang City. When did this happen?"
When Ding Run heard the news, his first reaction was to look at Liu Ping. After all, although it was sometimes difficult to distinguish between the eunuchs and the imperial guards, many positions in the East Factory were not held by eunuchs, but by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
In addition, the Jinyiwei were sometimes also subject to the jurisdiction and restrictions of the Dongchang.
But the two are not really a whole after all, and are often even in a competitive relationship.
Cao Xiong, as the head of the Eastern Depot, Taiji, and the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, had partial command over the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
But after all, he was not the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, nor did he lead the Embroidered Uniform Guard concurrently.
Although Liu Ping was in the same boat with them and also held the title of a centurion in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he also had another identity called the Eastern Factory Foreign Affairs Officer, the so-called head of the team.
When Cao Xiong arrived, everyone would naturally look at him.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ping also looked stunned, obviously unaware of the situation.
Ding Run and the others couldn't help but frown, "Why would Cao Xiong come to Dahuang City? Is Cui Cen dead?"
He had originally just said this with a sneer, but the flag bearer swallowed his saliva and nodded, saying, "He is indeed dead. I heard that the emperor had already overthrown Cui's party a few days ago and regained power.
Cui Cen also committed suicide by drinking poisoned wine not long ago."
When everyone heard this, their faces changed.
Someone immediately couldn't help but say with joy, "This is great news! Now that the emperor has regained control of government, I believe we will be able to regain our prestige soon!"
"Yes, if that's the case, then we don't have to bother trying to please the Prince of Qi anymore."
Many other small flags and general flags present also nodded.
Even a feeling of being proud.
After all, they still have some feeling of being the emperor's minions.
The emperor's power was once again extended, which meant that they could also stretch their waists and no longer had to bend over and live in disgrace.
But this is just the idea of these small flags and the general flag.
But this was not what Ding Run and Liu Yiping thought.
The two of them looked at each other subconsciously, and instantly understood that they had the same thoughts as each other.
Although they were surprised that the emperor was able to overthrow the Cui family and regain control of the government.
But it didn't make them happy at all.
But then both of them became excited again, they knew that the opportunity they wanted had come.
However, this opportunity does not refer to the emperor or the court.
"The emperor has regained control of government, so what? Can he control the Great Desolate City?"
"If it really can, it would be troublesome."
Any one of their bad deeds would make the emperor chop off their heads.
Even if not, so what? Will the emperor still promote them?
In comparison, capturing Cao Xiong and presenting him to the Prince of Qi would be much easier than seizing the treasure of Emperor Yu.
Maybe you can even become a loyal minister!
The two looked at each other and reached a consensus instantly.
…
But it's impossible for the two of them to do this.
So the two of them immediately reached a consensus that they must tie all the people present to their own interests.
Ding Run then snorted sarcastically, "Good things are bullshit, have you all forgotten what you did in this Great Wasteland City during this period of time?
"Let's not talk about the things you did to harm the people. Just the fact that we were trapped in this Great Desolate City, watching Zhang Yuan and others defect to the Qi Wang faction without doing anything, how can the court still use us?"
"this……"
Everyone was happy, but suddenly their faces changed when they heard the words.
How could they be good people if they could hang out in brothels with Ding Run and Liu Ping all day long?
Especially these days, the authorities have lost the power to supervise them, so how can they not act recklessly?
And as Ding Run said, the Censorate was responsible for monitoring the entire world, but now Dahuang City was hardly owned by the Qin court.
They did nothing about it.
According to the rules of the factory guards, these would also make them pay the price.
However, some people had other ideas. They laughed and argued, "We can't be blamed for this. It's the emperor who's trapped in the Forbidden City, and the court doesn't care about us. So what can we do?"
"Yeah, it's not our fault."
Everyone agreed.
In fact, they also have a saying in their hearts, which is: If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.
They have indeed been derelict in their duties during this period, and have done many abominable things that have harmed and disturbed the people.
But the emperor wanted to hold someone accountable, and he held Ding Run, the centurion, and Liu Ping, the boss, accountable.
Can't they all be held accountable?
Maybe the court will still want to use them, there will always be a chance to make amends.
Similar things have happened in the Qin Dynasty before.
Ding Runqi knew what these people were thinking. He was angry that they wanted to use him as a scapegoat, but he didn't dare show it on his face.
He could only snort again: "Assholes, do you think the emperor will reason with you?"
But after he finished speaking, he saw no reaction from the crowd, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
At this moment, Liu Ping laughed and said, "It's not that serious actually. Although we haven't done much in this period, it's not our fault.
We are the minions of the emperor. The emperor is busy taking care of himself, so aren't we minions just like trees without roots? How can we be of any use?
Besides, the emperor probably won't be able to send more people here anytime soon, so he'll have to use us."
"That's right."
Although everyone didn't know why Liu Ping said this, his words expressed their thoughts.
They couldn't help but nodded, ignoring Ding Run's ugly expression.
Although they are of the same ilk as Ding Run, if anything really happens, hehe, I'm sorry.
But Ding Run looked at Liu Ping in surprise, as if he didn't understand why this guy would sabotage him.
But Liu Ping seemed not to notice his anger.
At this point, he frowned again and said with a worried look: "However, we are now worried that although the emperor is in power, he is thousands of miles away, while the King of Qi is only a stone's throw away.
We are worried that we won’t be able to wait for the arrival of the imperial court, as the King of Qi’s army has already arrived in Dahuang City.
What should I do? "
"No, that's not the case. Commander Cao has already arrived, and Commander Nan has also led his troops out of the capital. It is said that they arrived in Liang County a few days ago..."
"Lord Cao is here, but why? I'm afraid it's for the treasure of Emperor Yu, not for this Great Wasteland City, and certainly not for us!"
Liu Ping said with a worried look on his face, as if he was really worried.
This time everyone's expressions really changed.
He said that it was not the case, but his voice was obviously hesitant.
When they heard that the emperor had regained control of the government, they were shocked but subconsciously ignored the existence of the King of Qi.
Liu Ping's words at this time made them realize again that their real crisis now was not just the accountability of the court.
And there is the King of Qi's army.
He never even thought about why Cao Xiong came to Dahuang City.
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