Chapter 139: Insider
Wei Qingyan paused, wanting to turn around and ask the Queen Mother, but Shi Yu was quicker than her. He took her hand and walked back to the Queen Mother, "Who else was involved in the Huangshaling incident?"
The emperor also turned and looked at the empress dowager.
“I don’t know who it was, but I know that someone in Wei had formed an alliance with them. If the Beiling Army had successfully killed Wei Qingyan and the 20,000 National Defense Army,
The Great Wei will then join forces with Beiling's 150,000 troops, internally and externally, to capture the Great Wei in one fell swoop. They have agreed that once the victory is achieved, the Great Wei will be divided equally."
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and said, "I am not a bad person. I have tried to protect him over the years, but I also want to get some information from him.
The late emperor loved reputation and was fond of doing good deeds. He left behind so many former ministers. How many of those people were truly loyal to the Wei Dynasty, and how many wanted to follow him and gain the merit of being his heir? I want to know.
"So, what did the Queen Mother find out?"
Wei Qingyan once again ruthlessly sabotaged the situation, "Has the Queen Mother informed His Majesty of such a serious matter as the existence of an internal conspiracy in the Wei Dynasty?"
The emperor's gloomy expression already gave the answer.
The Queen Mother looked embarrassed as she explained to the Emperor, "Su Fu and his men have failed, and it is difficult for them to become powerful again. They no longer pose a threat to the Wei Dynasty.
I was thinking of asking who was behind the scenes and then telling you. It wasn't that I intended to hide it from you, but he was too cautious and I haven't found out anything yet.
But he's nowhere to be found now. If he really wants to do something to this country, as long as I'm still the same I used to be, he'll definitely send someone to contact me."
The emperor's expression did not improve after her explanation.
The remnants of the previous dynasty are already a disaster, and they are watching with eager eyes, and there is no telling when they will stir up trouble again.
Unexpectedly, there were people inside the Wei Dynasty who were always thinking about dividing his kingdom. The emperor suddenly thought of Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu.
If Wei Qingyan had not led the 20,000 national defense troops to fight to the death, if Shi Yu had not been loyal and righteous, in order to avenge Wei Qingyan, he would have accidentally ruined the good deeds of the Su family father and son.
Is it true that his throne is no longer secure?
The Queen Mother would not fail to think of this, she could think of it.
But she even concealed such a big thing as the fact that there was an accomplice in the Wei Dynasty.
Ultimately, I'm still afraid that he will find out about Su Mao.
Although she was angry at the Queen Mother, she still spoke,
"Since the Queen Mother doesn't know, you can just rest and recuperate in the Cining Palace."
They are almost the same words, but they have completely different meanings.
The first part means confinement.
The latter also allowed her to stay in the Cining Palace, but did not restrict her freedom or replace her people. The empress dowager was still the empress dowager.
Only if the Queen Mother has not lost her power and is still useful to Su Mao, will Su Mao contact the Queen Mother again, and he can seize the opportunity to catch the cunning fox.
Didn't the Queen Mother calculate this precisely, which is why she revealed the inside story?
The emperor felt extremely depressed when his mother became estranged from him.
The Empress Dowager is foolish, and so is he.
He was suspicious of Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu, so he went with the flow and let the truth of Huangshaling be buried, but he didn't know that there were two dark hands hiding at the same time.
Ironically, it was Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu who ultimately saved his throne. If Shi Yu had not revealed the news this time, he would still be kept in the dark about many things.
He looked at Shi Yu and asked, "Are you feeling well now?"
Shi Yu seemed to understand what he was going to do and said, "Yes."
The emperor nodded. "Now that you are well, it's time for you to serve the court. The Huangshaling case will be handed over to you and Du Xueyi. You must find out all the people involved."
Shi Yu has been trying to make friends these days, and he can see it.
As the Empress Dowager said, some of the many former ministers left behind by the late emperor are not as loyal as they appear.
There are also spies from other countries like the Qi County Magistrate back then, and pawns like Xu Zhanshi who were placed around the prince by the remnants of the previous dynasty.
It was not easy for the late emperor to conquer the country, and it was even more difficult to govern and protect it.
After he succeeded to the throne, he realized that the Wei Dynasty was not as stable and peaceful as it seemed.
Over the years, he has been cautious and restrained, and has only selected a few loyal ministers, and the Yu family is one of them.
Therefore, when he learned that Yu Zhengde had taken his woman away, he was angry, but compared to a man's dignity, the loyalty of the Yu family was more important to the country.
Facts have proved that his forbearance was right. Out of gratitude to him, Yu Zhengde will definitely protect the Ministry of Revenue for him in the future.
And now, he wanted to believe Shi Yu for once.
Shi Yu bowed and accepted the order, "Your Majesty, I obey."
The emperor's eyes moved slightly and he patted his shoulder.
It had been a long time since he had heard the words "minister" (youthful brother). The time was so long ago that he couldn't even remember why the two brothers, who had originally had a good relationship, became so estranged and wary of each other later on.
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief.
She protected the position of Queen Mother!
She believed that the emperor's blame for her would gradually fade away over time.
After all, they are mother and son.
As for Shi Yu, the Queen Mother pursed her lips. She gave up on him this time, fearing that he hated her and had completely abandoned her.
Especially, she had such an uneducated person by her side, driving a wedge between them and her son.
Thinking of this, she looked at Wei Qingyan with a hint of disgust.
Wei Qingyan was already angry because of the change in the emperor's treatment of the empress dowager, and then he saw the empress dowager's undisguised expression.
She smiled immediately and said, "The Queen Mother feels that Su Mao and his son treat you very well, and you should return the favor.
But if Su Mao and his son really treated you well, why did they abandon you in the Xie family back then?
Don’t even think about how Su Mao, a prince of the current dynasty, couldn’t even settle down with a concubine.
If they really treated you well, how could they be like this Wei Dynasty?
Did he tell you how he would treat your children and grandchildren if he had succeeded and divided the Wei Dynasty with the traitor?
She held Shi Yu's hand tightly, took another step closer to the Queen Mother, and said in a sudden and stern voice, "As the Queen Mother of Wei, what qualifications do you have to blame Shi Yu for killing Su Fu?
A traitor who killed our soldiers and invaded our land deserves to be cut into pieces, but Shi Yu only cut off his head, which was too easy for him.
There was a burning anger in the Queen Mother's eyes, but thinking that the Emperor was still there, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
At this time, the emperor looked at Wei Qingyan with a distant look, as if he was looking at her, but also as if he was looking at someone else through her. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Wei Qingyan smiled again, but the smile was cold, staining her eyebrows, and her voice became even colder.
“The Queen Mother knows why Princess Yu is so loyal to Su Mao, because Su Mao is also good to them.
He cherishes every daughter who can be of use to him. The love you have received is also shared by Princess Yu and the others."
She paused, with a hint of contempt on the corner of her lips, "The Su family and his son have been using you from the beginning. In this Wei Dynasty, and even on the land of Jiuzhou Island, I'm afraid there are many daughters of Su Mao.
I think that Su Fu was able to easily gain the trust of the King of Beiling and let him take charge of Beiling's 150,000 troops. Perhaps his daughter in Beiling also paved the way for them."
The Queen Mother looked cold and didn't respond.
Wei Qingyan continued to add fuel to the fire, "He must have made the Queen Mother believe that you are the daughter he is most satisfied with and loves the most.
I am really curious. A man who gave birth to daughters everywhere in the previous dynasty and tried to make a living with his daughters, clearly deceived and used women to make them give birth to children for him.
But how did he make all those children loyal to him? Wouldn't the Queen Mother blame him for killing your mother?
If it weren't for him, your mother, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, would have had a bright future."
"It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something. He and his mother truly loved each other, and he had his reasons."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but explain for Su Mao.
Wei Qingyan's lips curled up slowly, "You've been the Queen Mother your whole life, yet you're still so naive. No wonder you were fooled by him.
Su Mao has many daughters, and every woman who bore him a child had a compelling reason?"
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