Chapter 300 Revealed

Chen Jia was stunned.

Since Song Mo was willing to see him again, it was obvious that he was very interested in what he said. But this was a life-saving trump card, and he hoped to sell it for a good price. He originally planned to force Song Mo to speak first, so that he could take the initiative and achieve the purpose of negotiating terms with Song Mo.

But he didn't expect that Song Mo turned hostile without saying a word.

Does Song Mo really not care about the news he brings?

Chen Jia didn't believe it.

He looked into Song Mo's eyes.

Song Mo's eyes were dark and shiny, like the stars in the night sky; although bright, they were also cold, without a trace of warmth. They were like a thousand-year-old frost, revealing a biting chill that made people feel his coldness and ruthlessness.

Chen Jia's heart shuddered.

Maybe Song Mo is just bluffing, but can he really bet?

The farmland given by Yuci in Daxing was Song Mo's territory, and it was also the place where Song Mo kept his assassination soldiers.

As long as he wants, he can tear himself into pieces at any time!

Chen Jiaru felt as if she had swallowed bile, and there was a bitter taste in her mouth.

But the situation did not allow him to hesitate.

He knelt down in front of Song Mo with a thud and said, "My Lord, I am not being pretentious on purpose. It's just that this matter is of great importance. I am so terrified that I don't know what to do." At this point, he dared not hesitate any longer and said hastily, "Four years ago, my adoptive father Chen Zuxun and I were ordered to go to Fujian to escort Duke Ding back to Beijing. As soon as we left Fujian, Zhong Qiao, the commander of the Northern Zhenfu Division of the Jinyiwei, suddenly brought a few people with him. I only mentioned Duke Dingguo. My adoptive father and I thought he was following orders. Although we sighed in our hearts, we couldn't disobey the emperor's orders, so we just sighed a few times behind his back. I even discussed with my adoptive father and secretly got some high-quality gold wound medicine, preparing to secretly apply some medicine to Duke Dingguo while on duty. I never thought that along the way, my adoptive father and I didn't have the opportunity to get close to Duke Dingguo. At that time, my adoptive father said that this matter was suspicious. "

As Chen Jia spoke, his tone paused slightly, as if he remembered something from the past, and he licked his lips nervously.

Song Mo's heart suddenly rose to his throat, but he still looked unmoved. He calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Upon seeing this, Chen He quickly retreated and closed the door carefully.

Song Mo and Duke Dingguo are like father and son.

Dou Zhao, who was behind the screen, greatly admired Song Mo's calmness and composure.

She stared at Chen Jia intently.

"Then something happened to Duke Dingguo." Chen Jia lowered his eyelids. "Logically, if they were acting on orders, Zhongqiao and others should be calm. But Zhongqiao and others seemed very panicked. Not only did they strictly forbid us to mention this matter, but they also secretly sent people to contact someone, as if they were discussing something. My adoptive father and I couldn't help but become suspicious. When we entered Beijing, we were immediately detained by the people of the East Factory and interrogated by Wang Yuan, the factory supervisor of the East Factory."

Is there such a thing?!

The joints of Song Mo's fingers turned white as he held the teacup.

He always thought that this was the emperor's intention and did not dare to investigate further.

On whose orders did Wang Yuan investigate the cause of his uncle's death?

"Zhong Qiao told us at the time that Wang Yuan's move was entirely to use the Duke Ding's matter to find fault with us, the Jinyiwei, and asked us not to speak nonsense, and no matter what the Dongchang people asked, we must think twice and must not reveal anything about this trip to Fujian.

Since the East and West Factories had always been at odds with our Jinyiwei, ever since Wang Yuan took on the role of supervisor of the East Factory, he had teamed up with the West Factory's people several times, causing the Jinyiwei to suffer heavy losses.

We have no doubts.

We also knew in our hearts that if we let the secret slip in front of the Dongchang people, even if we could save our lives from the Dongchang people, the Jinyiwei would not let those who betrayed us go, and it might even bring trouble to our families.

During the interrogation at Dongchang, we all kept our mouths shut. According to Zhongqiao, no one dared to reveal any specific circumstances of Duke Dingguo's death.

Wang Yuan interrogated us for several days but failed to find anything useful, so he released us."

"Ah!" Dou Zhao couldn't hide his surprise and cried out softly, but as soon as the sound escaped his throat, he felt something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth.

But it was too late. Chen Jia, whose hair stood on end due to his vigilance, immediately realized that there was someone behind the screen.

And it's a woman!

But he didn't dare look up.

He didn't know what Song Mo meant, let alone who was behind the screen...

Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down from Chen Jia's forehead.

Seeing that Song Mo was just drinking tea calmly, he dared not remain silent, so he had to bite the bullet and continue: "My godfather and I think this matter is too unbelievable - since Wang Yuan intervened, how could he give up so easily? And I have a bad feeling. I privately contacted several people who went to Fujian with us on business trips and asked them what the people from Dongchang asked them. As a result, they all said that the people from Dongchang only interrogated the cause of Duke Dingguo's death at first, and then found that they could not get anything out of them, so they asked them who went to Fujian on business trips, and then released them without further questioning. It seems that they are just confirming who went to Fujian, and it is not like what Zhongqiao said, investigating the cause of Duke Dingguo's death."

The person hiding in the screen behind Song Mo was mysterious and made him very uneasy.

"I told this to my foster father. He thought that Wang Yuan was probably Xiang Zhuang's attempt to wield a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. There was a high probability that Wang Yuan had some more powerful means waiting for the Jinyi Guard. Since we have been to Fujian, if something happens, we will most likely be the first to bear the brunt and become the sacrifice. Let me check who Zhong Qiao was secretly contacting at the time, maybe I can find some clues.

I am following my adoptive father's orders to secretly investigate this matter."

As he spoke, he looked up at Song Mo, revealing a complex emotion of hesitation and struggle.

Song Mo couldn't help but feel moved, and a flaw appeared on his perfect mask: "What did you find?"

His cold voice gave Chen Jia infinite hope.

"I discovered that after Duke Dingguo died, Zhong Qiao contacted Shaanxi Governor Ding Yu."

Chen Jia's voice was a little hoarse, but it made Song Mo's hand holding the teacup tremble slightly.

Ding Ju was the emperor's chief eunuch in the palace. He was once the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department. Later, due to his advanced age, Wang Yuan, who was young and strong, took advantage of his situation and replaced him as the emperor's confidant. Ding Ju was so angry that he went to Shaanxi to serve as the military commander. Despite this, the emperor still favored him and asked about him from time to time. He was one of the few chief eunuchs in the court.

"Are you serious?" Song Mo stared at Chen Jia, a hint of hostility flashing across his brows.

Chen Jia watched and almost shed tears.

He had offended Wang Yuan inexplicably, and his former close colleagues looked at him as if he were a dead man and kept their distance from him. Even a few who felt sympathy for him only advised him to "accept his fate."

Only Song Mo.

Hearing that Ding Yu was involved in this matter, Song Mo was not at all convinced.

He was right to choose Song Mo!

If the Duke of England's mansion was robbed, he would reward those who provided information about the thieves with one thousand and two taels of silver.

I provided the clues about the unjust case of Duke Dingguo. Given Song Mo's character, he would definitely not treat me unfairly.

With the friendship between Song Mo and Wang Yuan, as long as Song Mo is willing to come forward and say hello for me, maybe I will turn a disaster into a blessing and gain Wang Yuan's favor...

The more Chen Jia thought about it, the more excited he became. He said hastily, "This is absolutely true! Not only that, I also found out the cause of Duke Ding's death!"

Dou Zhao's heart could not help but pound, and he clenched his hands into fists.

Song Mo's face turned cold, and he looked at Chen Jia for a long time without saying a word.

The only sound that could be heard in the room was Chen Jia's heavy breathing.

"It's true! Everything I said is true!" He couldn't help but speak loudly in the silence of the room, "Ding Yu was originally from Wuyi, Fujian. His surname was Cheng. He was kidnapped when he was young and sold to a family surnamed Ding. After his adoptive parents died, his uncle sent him to the palace. When he was in charge of Dongchang, he found out his life experience and found his only nephew who worked as a servant in Quanzhou.

Ding Yu helped his nephew buy several thousand acres of fertile land in Quanzhou and open two trading companies.

Some people saw that his nephew had become rich and wanted to curry favor with him.

His nephew was afraid of being looked down upon, so he was unwilling to reveal who his uncle was. He only said that he was a long-lost relative who became a high-ranking official in the capital, and in order to repay the kindness of his ancestors, he gave him a fortune of ten thousand guan.

Those people wanted to take advantage of his power and trick him into doing maritime smuggling business, but they were caught by the lieutenant general under Duke Dingguo. Because they didn't know his identity, Duke Dingguo ordered him to be beheaded along with those ordinary wealthy businessmen.

There was dead silence in the room.

Dou Zhao grabbed the collar of his shirt at his chest.

Song Mo's face turned pale.

Chen Jia's voice echoed in the room again.

"From then on, Ding Yu hated Duke Dingguo.

Zhong Qiao was a hidden man planted in Jinyiwei when Ding Yu was in charge of Dongchang. Because Ding Yu went to Shaanxi Dusi, Zhong Qiao's identity was abandoned. Zhong Qiao used some information he had in Dongchang to gain a firm foothold in Jinyiwei and gradually became the commander of Beizhen Fusi.

Duke Dingguo was taken into custody, and Ding Yu ordered Zhong Qiao to torture him.

After Duke Dingguo died, Zhong Qiao panicked and asked Ding Yu for help.

Ding Yu comforted him, saying that the emperor was suspicious of Duke Dingguo and intended to punish him, and that he would never pursue the matter.

Afterwards, the emperor did not pursue the matter.

My godfather and I knew this secret, so we didn't dare to investigate further. We decided to keep it to ourselves and never mention it again.

A few months later, Zhong Qiao was suddenly thrown into jail for a minor mistake and soon died in prison.

The next year, my adoptive father offended Wang Yuan for unknown reasons and was executed by him.

It was then that I discovered that many of the people who had gone to Fujian with us on business had been executed by the Dongchang or the Jinyiwei for one reason or another.

I started to get scared.

I secretly gathered together those who had been to Fujian with me to find out what was going on.

Before the cause was found out, news came out that I had offended Wang Yuan.

I was isolated by the Royal Guards, and was often given trouble. I often made mistakes in my work and was almost fired.

Five months ago, I was arrested by the Dongchang people. They tortured me without any interrogation. If Wang Yuan had not tricked the Jinyiwei commander Shi Chuan in front of the emperor a few days ago, and my brother had taken the opportunity to report this to Shi Chuan, I might have died in the Dongchang prison.

I just don't understand. Even if we know the cause of Duke Ding's death, it should be Ding Yu who killed him to silence him. Why would Wang Yuan, who is at odds with Ding Yu, come forward to do this?"