"Oh, you've dug up His Majesty's grandfather."
Ke Yan subconsciously replied with a sentence, and immediately froze, petrified on the spot.
It took him a while to come to his senses. He stared at Liu Fu with disbelief, thinking he had misheard.
"Eighth...Eighth Prince, did I hear you right? You just said?"
"That's right."
Liu Fu has a very good temper, and he emphasized it to Keyan again:
"I dug up Emperor Jin's grandfather. This old fellow is quite resilient; his body didn't rot after he died, it became a wet corpse. I'll trouble you to send this body back to Emperor Jin. As for the burial treasures in this tomb, they are worth several million taels of silver. I'll gladly accept them. Please pass on this message to Emperor Jin."
Ke Yan listened to Liu Fu explain it again in detail, and he really didn't know how to respond.
Liu Fu started with a casual question, asking himself which side he was on.
As a result, I was just a little bit too tactful and didn't know how to make a decision when this huge bombshell was delivered right into my arms.
The current Jin emperor, Wanyan Xi's grandfather, was the former Jin emperor, whose imperial title was Suzong.
Emperor Suzong of Jin held a very high position in the Later Jin dynasty. During his reign, he unified several factions within the Later Jin and was highly regarded.
For such an emperor, his tomb has long been lost decades after his death. This is actually a good thing, since even tomb raiders can't find the location of the imperial tomb. Isn't that a good thing?
Unexpectedly, Emperor Suzong's imperial tomb was located within his own jurisdiction, and it was looted by Liu Fu. Not only did Liu Fu take all the gold and silver treasures from the tomb, but he also dug them up and brought them back to light.
Ke Yan really didn't dare to think any further at this moment...
On their own territory, 150,000 elite troops suffered a crushing defeat, with more than 20,000 killed in action.
It's also on their own territory, and now Liu Fu's behemoth is about to pass by; they don't know what the outcome will be.
And yet, on his own territory, the imperial tomb of the late Emperor Jin Suzong was robbed, and his body was even dug up. All these crimes combined would be enough to make even ten heads of this Keyan not be enough to behead him.
But Liu Fu pulled another ruthless move, ordering him to transport the old emperor's wet corpse back so that Emperor Wanyan Xi of Jin could see it with his own eyes.
This is fucking...
Ke Yan thought to herself that she really shouldn't have come here. She didn't expect to gain anything and end up getting herself into serious trouble...
Ke Yan then secretly observed Liu Fu's expression.
He noticed that Liu Fu poured the wine with extreme ease, then slowly savored its flavor, his demeanor calm and composed, without a hint of anything amiss.
One can't help but admire the Eighth Prince's strong will; he was already intimidated by Liu Fu's aura after just one glance.
Ke Yan had no choice but to agree.
"Eighth Prince, please leave this matter to me."
Since the matter of robbing the imperial tombs had already been exposed, and he was going to die sooner or later anyway, he might as well go all the way and send the old emperor's body back to Wanyan Xi, and simply surrender to Liu Fu's camp to show his loyalty.
Ke Yan made his own choice at this point, and Liu Fu was naturally very satisfied.
From Liu Fu's perspective, he discovered a treasure trove here, unearthed the tomb of Emperor Wanyan Xi's grandfather, and then a prefect came to pledge his loyalty and offer to join him.
Isn't this like handing benefits to someone who's just handed them a gift?
"very good."
"If you escort this old emperor back to Wanyan Xi, I will certainly not treat you unfairly."
Ke Yan is truly a sensible person.
Upon returning, he immediately dispatched men to transport the old emperor's body back to the capital. At the same time, he moved all the silver from the treasury out and piled it outside the city. He then moved all the family members out, ready to flee with Liu Fu at any time.
But how could Liu Fu really appoint someone whose body was stained with the blood of countless Han people?
According to the information found by the treasure-hunting rat, Keyan followed the Jin army in three invasions several years ago, burning down thousands of Han houses and abducting thousands of Han people to the Later Jin as slaves.
Liu Fu was merely using such a person.
No, it's not even exploitation; it's just playing around.
Looking at Keyan, in order to show her loyalty to Liu Fu, she even wrote a memorial that vehemently denounced Emperor Wanyan Xi of Jin when the old emperor's body was sent back to the capital. In order to secure a better future with Liu Fu, Keyan was really going all out. If she was going to do something, she was going to do it to the extreme!
The capital of the Jin Dynasty, the imperial palace.
Wanyan Xi was already filled with fear and trepidation today. Despite yesterday's continuous discussions, they had not come up with a way to deal with Liu Fu and the giant beast.
More than a dozen plans were rejected one by one by the ministers in the court, and he was at his most troubled moment.
At this time, some people in the imperial court were even whispering in secret that the balance of power between the Later Jin and the Central Plains had reversed, and that the Later Han was now in a strong position while the Later Jin was in a weak position.
Although Wanyan Xi knew that there was some truth to what the court officials said, he still couldn't accept the fact.
Yesterday, I intended to have the person who said those words executed and displayed to the public, but to my surprise, all the officials in the court pleaded with me for mercy. I had no choice but to give up, and I was already burning with anger.
Unexpectedly, Baiyu City Magistrate Keyan sent her grandfather.
At this critical moment, one can imagine how vivid Emperor Wanyan Xi's expression must have been...
"What?"
"Send my grandfather to me?"
Wanyan Xi, thinking that Keyan had gone mad, roared in anger:
"Has this man gone mad? Sending me my grandfather?"
"Such disrespect for the Emperor! Guards! Immediately send men to arrest Keyan, along with all his family and relatives, and escort them to the capital to be imprisoned and interrogated severely."
"this……"
The chief eunuch standing next to Wanyan Xi dared not speak, keeping his head down, but showed no intention of going out to deliver the imperial decree.
Wanyan Xi was furious:
"What? What are you standing there for? Are you deaf? Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Keyan is absolutely right."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's divine form is right outside the palace gate. We servants dare not lie. Your Majesty... Your Majesty has really been robbed from the imperial tomb."
"What???"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jin nearly spat out a mouthful of blood:
"My grandfather's imperial tomb was looted, and even his body was stolen from the imperial coffin?"
"Do you know the consequences of deceiving the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, everything I have said is true, there is absolutely no falsehood. The old emperor's body is right outside the palace gate, and a group of guards are all kneeling outside."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jin nearly fainted.
"Who? Who did this?"
"Your Majesty, it is Liu Fu."
Emperor Jin was taken aback:
"What? It's Liu Fu again?"
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