Chapter 3172 He must be hiding something
Nan Yan asked, "Then why did he—?"
Zhu Feng's face darkened slightly when he mentioned this, but he didn't show any anger. However, a hint of gloom could be seen in his deep eyes. He said, "Do you know when He Yi came to my side?"
Nan Yan said, "I heard Empress Renxiao mention that he has been with the Emperor for a long time. He came to the Prince of Yan's Mansion when Emperor Gao was still alive."
"good."
Speaking of Emperor Gao, the gloom in Zhu Feng's eyes became even darker.
Nan Yan obviously noticed that his tone was not right, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Zhu Feng was silent for a while before he sneered, "He went to Prince Yan's Mansion when Emperor Gao was still alive."
"Um?"
Nan Yan found it increasingly strange that Zhu Feng kept dwelling on the "Emperor Gao" incident. After a moment's thought, she asked, "Could it be that He Yi's presence with the Emperor is related to the Emperor Gao?"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything.
However, the increasingly gloomy look on his face clearly showed his assent.
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide: "Really?"
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath before saying, "He was sent by Emperor Gao to be by my side."
"What?"
This time, Nan Yan was really surprised.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately said, "No, that's not right. The Emperor would launch the Jingnan Campaign. Wasn't He Yi the one who was behind the Emperor's back plotting this? If he was sent to the Emperor by Emperor Gao, how could he have done this?"
She didn't dare say the rest directly.
I also don’t want to provoke Zhu Feng anymore.
After all, although Emperor Gao's precautions against Zhu Feng failed to prevent him, they were always the deepest wound in his heart. Even now, he had defeated Zhu Chengjin again and consolidated his throne, but when Zhu Feng mentioned Emperor Gao and what he had done, his heart would never be at peace.
Of course, Zhu Feng also knew what Nan Yan didn't dare to say.
He was silent for a long time before he sneered and said, "Emperor Gao asked him to come to my side, but of course he didn't ask him to assist me."
“…”
"He was originally supposed to be the same person as Ye Quan."
Nan Yan said in a deep voice, "Is he a spy?"
"Yes, he watches everything I say and do. If I make even the slightest mistake, the Emperor Gao will immediately find an excuse to punish me."
Nan Yan frowned and said, "I vaguely remember that after Emperor Gao passed away, the Emperor had a brother——"
Zhu Feng said coldly: "Third brother, King Qin."
“…”
"He also crawled out of a pile of dead bodies, and his military achievements are no less than mine. I still remember that there was also a monk beside him, a monk named Guangwen."
“…”
"When we were drinking together, he said it was a very good think tank."
Nan Yan's brows knitted together as she said, "I remember that after Emperor Gao's death, Zhu Chengjin immediately produced evidence of the Prince of Qin's rebellion and cut his vassalage first. In the end, the Prince of Qin committed suicide in his mansion."
Zhu Feng said, "This is probably the path I should have taken."
Nan Yan gasped.
Although the weather wasn't too cold at that time, she felt a chill in her hands and feet. Thinking back to the time when Zhu Feng was under surveillance and even control, she felt a suffocating feeling, which made her feel uncomfortable.
She took a few deep breaths to relax herself a little, then asked, "What about He Yi? He—he didn't do as the Emperor Gao instructed?"
Zhu Feng said, "If he had followed the Emperor Gao's order, I wouldn't even know where he would be buried now."
Nan Yan said: "Although He Yi is the Emperor Gao's man, he has his own plans. He has surrendered to the Emperor."
"But he didn't tell me about this."
"Why?"
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and smiled bitterly, "I think I understand why he refused to speak. When he came to me, Emperor Gao was already terminally ill, and the government was in turmoil. He wanted to convince me as quickly as possible and get me to take action. Perhaps even a day later, the Jingnan Campaign would have ended in failure."
Nan Yan said, "I understand."
“…”
"The Emperor had experienced what happened with Ye Quan at that time, and he was extremely wary of everyone around him. If he had admitted his identity first, it would have taken the Emperor more time to trust him. There's even a possibility that he wouldn't trust him at all and would have killed him directly."
“…”
"But it is precisely because of this that He Yi has planted a hidden danger for himself."
Zhu Feng said, "He said that he originally thought that this matter was over and there was no need to mention it again. However, he didn't expect that Zhu Chengjin was not only alive, but also discovered his identity and used it as a threat."
Nan Yan said, "This is why the emperor has always been suspicious of He Yi for some of his previous actions."
Zhu Feng nodded.
"That Ye Zheng's poison—"
Speaking of this, Zhu Feng's face darkened again. He said, "At that time, Zhu Chengjin originally planned to kill Ye Zheng directly."
"ah?"
"But He Yi refused and even threatened him with a desperate situation. Zhu Chengjin finally relented and simply poisoned Ye Zheng to lure me over, while giving the antidote to He Yi."
Hearing this, Nan Yan sighed softly.
Said: "It seems that he has suffered a lot."
Zhu Feng glanced at her coldly and said, "Why, you just regretted that you shouldn't have pleaded for him and should have severely punished him, but now you're soft-hearted again?"
Nan Yan said seriously, "Let's put it this way."
“…”
"He's willing to use himself as a bargaining chip to force Zhu Chengjin, which shows he still has a conscience."
Zhu Feng sneered and said, "Let's put it this way. If that's the case, then even if he had nine heads, they wouldn't be enough to chop off."
When Nan Yan heard this, she thought about it again and suddenly recalled something that happened before.
He asked, "The Emperor said before that he rescued Wu Yingqiu from the Great Altar. Could it be that—"
Zhu Feng said: "If I can say it, then it is not wrong."
Nan Yan sighed deeply.
Looking back now, He Yi was a calm and composed person, but I didn't expect him to be so extreme in his actions. Looking back on what he had done in the past few years, he was basically walking on the edge of a knife. If he was not careful, everything would be destroyed.
Nan Yan couldn't help but ask, "Why is he doing this?"
“…”
"The Emperor has already made his great cause, and he deserves the most credit for his achievements. How could he not even have this little bit of trust? He has to wait until it's too late to acknowledge him."
At this time, Zhu Feng sneered.
"So, I can't trust him completely."
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyes widened immediately: "Huh?"
Zhu Feng said, "You are right. After I ascend the throne, as long as he is willing to admit it, I will never touch him. Not only will I not touch him, I will even trust him even more."
“…”
"But he refused to say anything. He had to wait until Zhu Chengjin found him before he told the truth."
Nan Yan frowned: "So——"
"so,"
Zhu Feng said coldly, "He must be hiding something."
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