Chapter 864 He Wants to Protect His Image
"Your Majesty, although we haven't investigated it clearly yet, we have some clues. Those people are related to the former Shenyi Religion, but they are not members of the Shenyi Religion. It seems that they are cooperating with the Shenyi Religion. Both parties have a common goal, but we haven't found out what the goal is yet."
Ge Muguang got to the point at this time, "But!"
"You scared me!" The emperor was startled by his suddenly raised voice.
This guy who came back from the border town is just a rough guy, he has no manners at all, what is he doing? He can't even talk properly.
"Your Majesty, but on my way back to the capital, I happened to meet one of King Helian's right-hand men, the one called Bo Ji, and I even caught him! As a result, all eight of my men died in battle—"
Having said this, Ge Muguang paused.
It's not a very honorable thing to talk about, but Boji was indeed very powerful. He pushed all eight of his men to fight the opponent, and they fought in a round-robin manner, exhausting Boji's strength before he could go up himself.
However, he was also very powerful. Who else could capture Bo Ji alive and take him back to the capital?
"Oh? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Where is he now?"
"The person has been sent to the prison. Bo Ji said she was here to deliver a letter to Helian Fei, so I sent someone to arrest Helian Fei and take him to the prison last night!"
Well, he hadn’t had time today to confirm whether Helian Fei had been caught.
"Helian Fei?"
"Your Majesty, it's Fu Zhaofei, Princess Jun's younger brother. He said he recognized his relationship last year." The eunuch hurried forward and explained in a low voice.
Even with such a big thing, the emperor couldn't figure it out. He couldn't remember who Helian Fei was without being reminded.
It was only after hearing the eunuch's reminder that he suddenly remembered.
"It's him! Didn't Princess Jun repeatedly assure me at that time that the boy had nothing to do with King Helian and was her biological brother from the same father and mother? She also said that King Helian and his previous mother didn't treat him very well, so there wasn't much affection between them, and that she would never associate with the people of the Helian tribe again?"
"right."
"Then what's going on? Why did the King Helian's right-hand man come to the capital in person to deliver a letter to Fu Zhaofei?"
The emperor was furious. Prince Helian was guilty of treason. If Fu Zhaofei was still in contact with them, he would definitely not forgive him.
"Come here, send someone to the Fu family and take Fu Zhaofei to jail—"
"Your Majesty, would you mind going to investigate this matter?" Ge Muguang said quickly.
If he could figure it out, he would have made a great contribution.
He didn't really want to go back to Hucheng. He had been through a lot there for the past few years, so he wanted to be transferred back to the capital. The night of love he had with his white moonlight, Madam Tang, made him reluctant to part again.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you to interrogate. Search for the letter that Bo Ji brought and bring it to me for my own eyes!" said the emperor.
"As you wish."
The emperor thought about it, his eyes flashed, "Go and catch Fu Zhaofei, Fu Zhaoning will definitely stop us——"
"Is Fu Zhaoning Princess Juan?"
Ge Muguang and the others in Hucheng had also heard of Fu Zhaoning's reputation.
"It's her." The emperor thought for a moment, "I'll give you a team of imperial guards, you lead them and think of a way. If she stops you, you--"
The emperor gave him a look when he said this.
The meaning of this look was a bit complicated, and Ge Muguang couldn't figure it out for a moment.
He was a military commander, so he wasn't that careful, and he didn't know much about the things in the capital. Could Princess Jun still disobey the imperial decree and stop the arrest?
"The emperor is the supreme ruler. Even Prince Jun should not disobey his orders, let alone a mere princess?" Ge Muguang said in a sonorous and forceful manner.
The emperor found this very pleasing to the ears and was very happy to hear it.
But no matter how happy I am, the reality is not like this!
"Prince Jun is my youngest brother. He has been weak and sickly since he was born, and he was poisoned. I swore in front of my father that I would take good care of him."
Filial piety, loyalty and friendship, and being a good brother are all the reputations he needs. Of course, the key point is that he has sworn an oath.
The emperor himself is still somewhat afraid of this. Otherwise, why didn't he dare to really put the means of dealing with Prince Jun on the surface in recent years?
There is another layer, that is, because the Dragon Shadow Guard is in the hands of Prince Jun. Now the Dragon Shadow Guard is protecting Prince Jun. If the matter really gets out of hand, the Dragon Shadow Guard will turn against him, the emperor, and he will really become a joke in the world.
The Dragon Shadow Guards have always been loyal to the emperor. If they turned around and dealt with the emperor, not only would they be ridiculed by the whole world, everyone would definitely speculate whether he was an emperor who was unpopular and against God's will, or whether he was not legitimately qualified to be the emperor.
Was there some secret behind his succession to the throne that the emperor never gave him the Dragon Shadow Guard?
Is it Xiao Lanyuan who is the one who really deserves to be the emperor of Zhao?
Anyway, if the matter got out of hand, it would be no good to him unless he could ensure that the attack would hit the target. But the emperor couldn't guarantee that.
He has taken action so many times, at least eight times in all these years, but not once was he able to directly kill Prince Jun. Instead, he damaged his vitality every time he took action.
So the emperor was a little scared. After many failures, he began to be timid and hesitant.
He couldn't tell Ge Muguang about these things.
That's so embarrassing.
"Prince Jun is very fond of the princess now, so he naturally listens to her. He doesn't care about what Fu Lin did to him back then, so I have to give in to him."
The emperor described himself as quite loving.
Ge Muguang listened and didn't care. "Prince Jun shouldn't be so sentimental and impulsive. If Helian Fei is really still in collusion with Prince Helian, he should kill his relative for the sake of justice."
The emperor wanted to say, then you have the ability to persuade him to destroy it.
"Your Majesty, I will act according to circumstances, please rest assured."
"Well, Ge Muguang, you are a great guy. If you can get this done, I will reward you handsomely," said the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Regardless of whether Ge Muguang fully understood the emperor's meaning or not, he understood the last sentence, and he would be rewarded handsomely if the task was done well.
This sentence instantly made him full of energy!
Is there any hope for him to stay in the capital?
Isn't it just to catch Helian Fei? Fu family only.
After leaving the palace, Ge Muguang immediately took the team of imperial guards assigned to him by the emperor and headed straight for the Fu family.
On the way, he also asked the people around him about the current situation of the Fu family and got a general understanding of it.
"Isn't it just because of a Princess Jun? She's not at the Fu family yet. Wait for me to bring Helian Fei to the prison and have someone stop the servants of the Fu family and prevent them from going to Prince Jun's mansion to report the news. It won't be a big problem."
Ge Muguang thought of intercepting the message, since the Fu family and Prince Jun’s Mansion were not close to each other anyway.
By the time he had thoroughly interrogated Helian Fei, it was too late for Princess Jun to get the news.
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