Wang Zuo arrived with the New Year of the ninth year of Tianxian.
"You should have come back later."
As soon as Lin Hai entered the office, he found Wang Zuo standing next to his seat, eating handfuls of melon seeds prepared for Lin Hai.
"Huh? Principal, why is this?"
Before speaking, Wang Zuo carefully used his hands to gather the remaining melon seeds in the plate, gathered them together, and then swallowed them in one gulp.
"This way I can save money for your New Year's red envelope, and I can also have a lot of melon seeds left over."
Lin Hai said unhappily.
"Tell me, what's the bad news?"
Lin Hai waved his hand and asked the guards at the door to get some food for Wang Zuo.
Judging from how hungry Wang Zuo was when he ate the melon seeds, he must have rushed back without even having a meal.
It must be bad news.
If it was good news, according to Wang Zuo's habit, he would definitely send someone back to report the news, and then he would slowly enjoy the paid business trip while watching the scenery on his way back.
"It's not exactly bad news, but it's pretty close."
Wang Zuo picked up the teapot and drank it all, then turned around and shouted to the door: Bring me another pot of tea and bring it to the conference room with the food.
"Principal, we are in trouble."
Wang Zuo said so.
As it was approaching the New Year, most of the people who had been sent out from the big office had returned. It was just right that everyone was there, so Wang Zuo didn't have to say it several times; he could convey the message all at once.
“That’s how it is.
The Intelligence Department has deployed all its forces, except for some logistics personnel who remained within the former Khmer Kingdom. Following instructions, they are now fully engaged in infiltrating the Chen Dynasty, hoping to obtain more information.
After saying this last sentence, Wang Zuo buried his head in the bowl and began to deal with the bowl of臊子面 which was already a little cold.
He knew very well that it would take time for everyone to digest the news he brought, so he had time to eat.
"Something's wrong."
Cheng Guorong thought for a moment and said, "Wang Zuo, you said that all this information was directly given to the intelligence officers by people from Daliang and Xia Kingdom? Only the part about the Chen Dynasty was discovered by us ourselves. Could there be a trick here?"
Wang Zuo rolled his eyes at Cheng Guorong and said, "Damn, can't you let me finish my noodles before asking?"
"It's not a big deal. We've verified all this information. Everyone knows that there are people in the Intelligence Department who have been openly communicating with Daliang and Xiaguo. I can't reveal who they are, but they are all trustworthy brothers. We have verified the intelligence they brought back, and it is indeed true."
Lin Hai tapped the table lightly, interrupting their conversation.
Others may not understand why Xiaguo and Daliang provide him with information, but Lin Hai actually understands it very well.
It was nothing more than that his identity as "Mr. Lin" was exposed, and the other party provided him with corresponding help.
However, the affairs of the Chen Dynasty were very troublesome.
"Can the situation of the Chen Dynasty Emperor be confirmed?"
"Not yet. Our main rival in the past wasn't the Chen Dynasty. Within the Chen Dynasty, especially in its capital Jiankang, we have very little power and can only monitor routine affairs.
The other two countries, especially Daliang, have actually been trying to monitor the situation of the Chen Dynasty, but the situation of the Chen Dynasty emperor has always been unclear.
At present, we can only confirm that the Chen emperor fell ill three years ago and was unable to attend to his duties. Because the illness occurred while he was in court, the situation could not be concealed at the time. It is said that his illness was so severe that he could not speak or move.
Afterwards, the crown prince of the Chen Dynasty announced that he would be the regent and devoted all his energy to the war against Daliang.
In the past three years, the crown prince of the Chen Dynasty had not returned to Jiankang on the grounds of the fierce war. He spent most of his time in the Chen army camp near the central battlefield.
Since the Chen Dynasty emperor never showed his face in public during these three years, and the imperial physician who treated him never left the palace, we not only cannot tell whether he has recovered, we don't even know whether he is dead or alive.
Wang Zuo's words contained so much information that even Shi Zhen'er, who was the least novice in politics, smelled a conspiracy.
"Could it be that the Emperor of the Chen Dynasty was killed by the Crown Prince? At the very least, he was placed under house arrest? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that he hasn't come out for so long."
Shi Zhener said tentatively.
"Master's Wife, we have considered this possibility, but it doesn't make sense."
"Why?"
"Chen Yu was born as the crown prince of the Chen Dynasty. He was deeply loved by his father, the emperor. In addition, the crown prince held great power in the Eastern Palace. No one could overthrow him. If anything happened to the emperor of the Chen Dynasty, he would be the rightful heir. There was no doubt about this. Whether it was the court, the military or the people of the Chen Dynasty, they would all support him.
So if he couldn't wait any longer and killed his father, why didn't he ascend the throne after so long?
Moreover, according to the information from the Eagle Guard, Chen Yu has a very good relationship with his father.
The Eagle Guards once wanted to incite him to launch a coup and ascend the throne early. He said he wanted to make an appointment to talk, but during the conversation, he asked his father to hide behind the screen and eavesdrop. In this way, he made the Eagle Guards' senior spy run around in circles.
From this we can see that their father-son relationship is even closer than that of ordinary people, and they have a very high level of trust, so we think the possibility of him murdering or imprisoning his father is very low."
"Oh." Shi Zhen'er wasn't discouraged. She quickly thought of another possibility: "Could it be that Jiankang City is controlled by someone else, perhaps a minister or his younger brother, so he only dared to lead his troops outside and not return? And in order to prevent him from ascending the throne, the other party has kept the death a secret?"
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