Chapter 419: No Father and Son in the Heavenly Family
It turned out that most of the chess pieces he buried were from poor backgrounds, and they had all received favors from the Zhao family.
Their successful enlistment in the army and their access to imperial rations were all thanks to the support of the Zhao family.
In addition to them, there are many other people in the army who are the Eighth Prince's men.
When one person confessed, the others followed suit. Pulling out the radish brought out the mud, and Xiao Yanci carried out a thorough purge of the entire army.
To avoid accidental injury, he simply locked the person up and did not take any further action.
After thorough investigation, we will deal with each case one by one.
Some of them had betrayed the Diannan Prefecture before. Such people must be eliminated to serve as a warning to others.
If they had done nothing wrong, even if they had benefited from the Eighth Prince, Xiao Yanci would not kill them for the time being and would focus on recruiting them.
Jiang Nansheng and Lin Zheng stayed temporarily in Diannan Prefecture. They were not idle either and began to help in the disaster relief camp.
Jiang Nansheng took the pulse of the patients in the city and prescribed a new prescription. After taking it for three consecutive days, the symptoms improved significantly. After a few more days, the epidemic situation in the southern Yunnan Prefecture was effectively controlled.
The people were immediately grateful to her, and the King of Southern Yunnan even came out in person to express his gratitude.
After the great defeat suffered the day before yesterday, the Kingdom of Nanyue temporarily became obedient and did not invade again.
The heavy rain finally showed signs of stopping, and everyone in Southern Yunnan saw hope.
Just as the atmosphere was gradually relaxing, soldiers patrolling outside the city encountered a group of people who were brought before the King of Southern Yunnan.
"Your Highness, they claim to be subordinates of General Zhenxi, and they are here to deliver a message to you on the general's orders."
Upon hearing this, the King of Southern Yunnan was stunned for a moment before realizing that the General Zhenxi was Gu Qishan.
"Quick, bring the person up."
Ye Xianfeng and Xiao Yanci also rushed over after hearing the news. Xiao Yanci also brought Chen Jiangqi with him - he was the leader of the thousand people of Gu Qishan.
If this group of people were really sent by Gu Qishan, Chen Jiangqi would definitely recognize them.
A group of fifteen people were brought in. They were covered in mud, had untrimmed beards, and had messy, lumpy hair. They looked even more miserable than the victims in the refugee camp.
Chen Jiangqi looked at them for a long while before calling out their names uncertainly.
"How did you get yourself into this state?"
One sentence almost made the fifteen people cry.
In order to cross the mountains and reach here, they traveled day and night without even having time to catch their breath.
But now was not the time to complain about this, they quickly got down to business.
"We are here on the general's orders to deliver a message to the King of Diannan and the King of Jin. Something big has happened in the capital!"
They spoke very quickly, recounting several major events that had occurred in the capital.
Everyone present was struck by lightning, and their faces changed.
The King of Southern Yunnan couldn't stand steadily for a moment and staggered a few steps.
Ye Xianfeng was a hot-tempered person. When he heard this, he became anxious and angry. He turned around and around in place, cursing as he turned.
"That son of a bitch Zhu Jirui, when he first came here, I was afraid he wouldn't fit in, so I treated him well and didn't let him suffer a single bit. This is how he repays us, yet he dares to accuse us of treason!"
"We really should have those people from the imperial court come here and take a look to see if our Southern Yunnan Prefecture has truly suffered a disaster! How could the emperor be so foolish as to repeatedly believe the one-sided words of these villains..."
The King of Southern Yunnan shouted angrily, "Shut up! How can you and I interfere with the Emperor's words?"
Ye Xianfeng's chest heaved up and down, his face flushed red, and he was obviously extremely angry.
"My son is telling the truth!"
The Diannan Prefecture garrisoned here diligently and managed the people's livelihood. Even his beautiful sister was sent to the harem just for the heart of Emperor Andefeng.
Even so, he still couldn't escape the emperor's suspicion, which was really chilling!
The emperor sent out an army to quell the rebellion. Was it to quell the rebellion in Nanyue or in their Diannan Prefecture?
Xiao Yanci's face turned pale and he didn't say anything for a long time.
It goes without saying that all this must have been the work of his eighth younger brother.
I really underestimated him before.
But what made him even more heartbroken was his father's attitude.
If he had more trust in his grandfather, no matter how others tried to sow discord between them, it would be of no avail.
When the emperor suspected my grandfather, what was his attitude towards his son?
When he sent out the army to quell the rebellion, was he going to suppress his own son as a rebel as well?
It is said that there are no fathers and sons in heaven, and it is true.
The King of Southern Yunnan also looked very unhappy. He was not at peace and was filled with anger and resentment.
But this is not the time to vent your anger.
The Kingdom of Nanyue was still eyeing the situation covetously, and the imperial court was ready to get rid of the donkey after it had served its purpose. The Southern Yunnan Prefecture was attacked from all sides and was in danger.
They must come up with a good plan as soon as possible.
Just then, another soldier came to report the good news.
"Your Highness, I see reinforcements from the imperial court arriving on the other side of the river!"
After the soldier reported the good news, he found that instead of showing any joy on everyone's faces, they looked even uglier.
A quarter of an hour ago, they might really be happy about the arrival of "reinforcements".
But now they knew that the so-called reinforcements were not there to rescue them, but to deal them a fatal blow.
At this time, they were only thankful that the main transportation routes between the two places were cut off, and it would not be easy for "reinforcements" to come over.
Otherwise, Southern Yunnan Prefecture would be attacked from all sides.
Jiang Nansheng also heard that the imperial troops had arrived, so she immediately went to find Xiao Yanci to discuss the bridge construction with her.
Once the bridge is repaired, the imperial army can reach southern Yunnan to fight against the South Vietnamese army, and he can also return to Beijing smoothly and submit the evidence in his hands as soon as possible.
But when she saw Xiao Yanci, she was also poured a bucket of cold water on her head.
Xiao Yanci did not hide anything from her and told her everything that happened in the capital.
Jiang Nansheng was too shocked to care about it. She made a quick decision, "I must rush back to the capital and hand over the evidence to the emperor as soon as possible!"
At this moment, she felt more urgent than ever.
The eighth prince has been sharpening his sword for ten years, and now he finally draws it before everyone.
Now that he has taken action, there is absolutely no reason for him to show mercy.
He is the only prince in the capital. To put it bluntly, if anything happens to Emperor Defeng, he will naturally take charge of the government.
And Xiao Yanci's charge of treason will never be cleared.
She must rush back immediately while the situation can still be turned around.
Lin Zheng's brows were tightly furrowed, and he couldn't say anything to object.
Xiao Yanci smiled wryly and said, "Nan Sheng, I know you mean well, but you alone can't save the situation. My father is already wary of the Diannan Prefecture, and this incident has only given him an excuse to attack. Even if you can testify to the Diannan Prefecture's innocence, he may not let it go."
When there is no conflict of interest, the father-son relationship between Emperor Defeng and Xiao Yanci may be able to stand the test, but once there is a difference in interests, the royal father-son relationship will become vulnerable.
This incident made Xiao Yanci see everything clearly.
His words silenced everyone again.
Everyone felt an invisible pressure pressing down on their heads.
That is the majesty of imperial power.
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