EFB Chapter 1636: Words and deeds are the same, hidden evil intentions
Chapter 1636: Words and deeds are the same, hidden evil intentions
Chapter 1636: Words and deeds are consistent, with evil intentions
Yuwen Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took his leave and left.
He knew that everything was fine. As long as the information He Xiao provided was true and he was willing to give the credit to him, it would not be a big deal.
After Yuwen Xu left, King Yao's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip from it: "It is true that He Xiao found out about the Shi family, and the warning on his note is probably true as well."
Shi Songen has not been brought back yet.
He Xiao said that Bai Tan and Qingyang were planning to rebel tonight!
If it were someone else, and he used such a casual way of passing a note to expose a groundbreaking piece of news, King Yao would tell him to get out of the way if he was in a good mood, but would just chop off his head if he was in a bad mood.
But the note was written by He Xiao, which was completely different. Yao Wang knew that this person would never speak without a purpose.
Qiu Long reminded: "You originally expected Qingyang to be on the night of Emperor Liujiang..."
"Perhaps Qingyang doesn't want to wait any longer!" King Yao interrupted him, "Bai Tan is leading thousands of troops outside the palace, Bai Hengbo is dispatching palace guards inside the palace, and the three hundred people outside the Shuangxian Palace were all arranged by him!"
Hearing this, Qiu Long broke out in sweat.
This means that the Lord is in danger!
Wait! He suddenly remembered that this red jade box was given to him by He Xiao a few days ago. Could it be...
Sweat dripped down Qiu Long's forehead.
King Yao had been serving him for more than 20 years. Seeing that his eyes were a little vague and he swallowed his saliva, he knew that he had something on his mind, maybe there was something else going on. So he slammed the table and said angrily, "It's come to this point. Do you still want to keep your words to yourself? Do you want me to help you get them out?"
Qiu Long was startled and realized that this was not the time to hide anything, so he quickly told the whole process of how he received the red jade box.
"A few days ago?" King Yao's face became uglier. "In other words, He Xiao knew at that time that Qingyang was going to rebel, and he also knew that Bai Tan was the traitor I was looking for?"
Qiu Long didn't dare to say anything. He knew that King Yao didn't want his answer.
"Why did he point it out today? Why didn't he report it yet? Why did he escape today?" Yao Wang murmured, "How did he know that Qingyang and Baitan were planning to rebel today?"
These two people would definitely not specifically notify He Xiao if they rebelled.
"This guy either knows something, or -" King Yao narrowed his eyes, squeezing out every word from between his teeth, "He is definitely involved in Qingyang's rebellion!"
Qiu Long was shocked. His first reaction was that He Xiao was involved in Qingyang's plan, but he immediately denied it.
This is impossible.
"Today, He Xiao encouraged Yuwen Xu to hand over clues about the Shi family's massive grain hoarding!" Qiu Long was also terrified when he thought about it. "You only sent the court officer to arrest Shi Songwei in the afternoon, and Qingyang and Bai Tan are going to rebel tonight!"
These two events happened very close to each other and are related in time.
"They can't wait!" Yao Wang suddenly realized, "It seems that if we follow the clues of the Shi family, we can definitely link it to Bai Tan! They are afraid that I will find out about Bai Tan, so they just take the initiative and don't wait for the night of Emperor Liujiang!"
"Good! Great He Xiao! He knew that Bai Tan had second thoughts, but he kept it a secret and ran away first." Yao Wang was full of doubts, "What has he been planning these days?"
At this point, he suddenly remembered Qingyang's comments about He Xiao in front of him:
"He Xiao has no good intentions towards you or Yaoguo. You think he is helping you, but in fact, everything he does is to hurt you."
At that time, King Yao sneered, thinking that it was the incompetent roar of a defeated person, but now thinking back, is there really no reason at all in Qingyang's words?
Originally, the conflict between him and Qingyang was just a little fight in the court. Ever since He Xiao came, ever since He Xiao offered him advice and suggestions, ever since He Xiao took charge of the project for him, he and Qingyang fought more and more fiercely, and their hatred for each other grew deeper and deeper!
When King Yao taught his ministers, he liked to talk about the art of judging people, saying that one should not only listen to what they say, but also observe their actions. But He Xiao was really scary. He never attacked Qingyang in front of King Yao like other ministers did.
No, no, King Yao now recalled carefully that He Xiao had never said a bad word about Qingyang in front of him, and never showed any hatred towards Qingyang. Even whether he was in charge of Youhu Villa or Tianshui East Expansion Project, He Xiao was always conscientious and dedicated.
Whether listening to his words or observing his actions, this person seems impeccable and selfless.
Also because he seemed to have no selfish motives, King Yao relaxed his vigilance towards him.
Now that he has come to his senses, King Yao looks back and discovers that whatever He Xiao does will stir up an endless whirlpool!
He was dragged into it, Qingyang was also dragged into it, but He Xiao, the instigator, escaped and wanted to stay out of it!
"How could this happen? It's really outrageous!" King Yao was so angry that he slammed the table again and again, "I will kill this bastard!"
Qiu Long knew that he was angry, but the current situation was critical and it was not the time to be angry with He Xiao.
He could only say cautiously: "My king, since we know that Bai Tan is a traitor..."
Yes, we must deal with this horrific disaster first! Ever since Bai Tan's name appeared on He Xiao's note, King Yao knew that he was in danger, and his mind became calmer.
"Don't worry, no one can harm me in Frost Fairy Palace!"
He wrote three letters quickly, stamped them with the Qinghong seal, and attached three tokens, then handed them to Qiu Long: "Send these three letters to General Li Qibo, General Tu Han and Zheng Da respectively! As soon as possible, as soon as possible!"
He is going to use Zheng Da again.
Zheng Da was also the Minister of the Imperial Court, and he was originally responsible for the security of the palace and the dispatch of the inner court guards. Bai Hengbo had just been promoted and was not qualified enough. But not long ago, the fourth prince had food poisoning, which was caused by the negligence of Zheng Da's relatives in the palace, so he was implicated and has been neglected recently.
Prince Yao now thinks that the poisoning of the Fourth Prince might also be a conspiracy, allowing Bai Hengbo to easily obtain the dispatching power of the inner court guards so that he can place his own people in the Frost Fairy Palace!
Now that King Yao has awakened, the most important thing right now is to eliminate the power in the hands of Bai Tan's uncle and nephew and destroy the Qingyang Plan!
Yao State once had three famous generals, but only two remained after Xue Zongwu's death. Tu Han was one of them, and he is now in Tianshui City. King Yao wanted him to cooperate with Li Qibo, the General of the Central Army who was in charge of the security of the capital, to subdue Bai Tan!
Qiu Long put away the imperial edict and was about to leave.
Yao Wang reminded him again: "Be calm, don't let Qingyang and others see any clues!"
Qiu Long took a deep breath and showed his usual calmness. Just as he pushed open the back door, a little palace servant suddenly strode over and fell to the ground in front of him.
“……?” Do you have eyes?
"Master Qiu, urgent news!" The little palace maid held a plate in her hand, on which lay a piece of red wood. It looked like a wooden chopstick at first glance, but it was broken in two. "Urgent news from Yuquan Palace!"