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Chapter 247 Faith Shaking
"It's just..." Looking at Zheng Xinghuai, Li Miaozhen said: "When the truth of the matter is confirmed, what will Mr. Zheng do?"

After being silent for a while, Zheng Xinghuai said in a deep voice: "Yasheng once said that 'the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least'. If His Majesty really wants to commit this evil deed, for the sake of the people of Chuzhou, Zheng has no choice but to disobey the king's order!"

However, as an official of Confucian origin, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism have long been engraved in Zheng Xinghuai's bones, and he still does not want to believe that the emperor he is loyal to will send an army to slaughter the people under his rule.

What's more, he sent an envoy to the capital to report the cause and effect of King Zhenbei's death to the court, and asked the court to send troops to support Chuzhou. Maybe the army came to support it.

'By the way, Lao Liu should have arrived in the capital, right? '

Thinking of Old Liu, Zheng Xinghuai keenly noticed something was wrong, and looked at Xu and Li with scrutiny and suspicion.

These two people should have set off from the capital to Chuzhou after the death of King Zhenbei, so how did they know the news that His Majesty dispatched the army?
Either His Majesty had issued an order to transfer troops before they set off, or it was the news they got on the way, or it was fake news they fabricated...

The possibility of the former is unlikely. Your Majesty does not know the specific situation of Chuzhou. How could he send an army to Chuzhou without authorization, and still want the whole Chuzhou to be buried with King Zhenbei?

This is not reasonable!

So the latter two are more likely, but if they were en route, how did they get the news?If it's fabricated fake news, why would they do it?Do you want to stir up conflicts between Chuzhou and the court?
To put it simply, there was something wrong with the news in terms of time and space, which made Zheng Xing suspicious and suspected the motives of Xu Qi'an and Li Miaozhen.

Zheng Xinghuai did not hide his doubts, and asked: "Dare to ask Xu Yinluo, when did you leave Beijing? Why did you come to Chuzhou?"

Both Li and Xu are smart people, how could they fail to understand the meaning of Zheng Xinghuai's words?Xu Qi'an hadn't answered yet, Li Miaozhen frowned: "Do you suspect that we lied to you with fake news?"

Zheng Xinghuai said: "This matter is of great importance, and Mr. Zheng has to be cautious. If there is any inappropriateness, please forgive me!"

Xu Qi'an stopped Li Miaozhen, who was still about to speak, and said: "Master Zheng's worries are not unreasonable, just a few words from us are indeed not enough to convince Mr. Zheng, but now, Xu has no direct evidence to prove what we said So, believe it or not, it is up to Mr. Zheng himself."

"Let's be honest, the envoy sent by Mr. Zheng has already arrived in the capital and met the emperor..."

Hearing this, Zheng Xinghuai was taken aback, Lao Liu has already arrived in the capital, met His Majesty?
He immediately thought again, why did this Xu Yinluo suddenly mention this?

Could it be that something happened to Lao Liu when he met His Majesty?
Xu Qi'an glanced at Zheng Xinghuai, feeling a little sympathetic, this loyal minister, probably never thought that his envoy was cut to pieces by his loyal king, right?

"Master Zheng, do you know the emperor's excuse for sending troops this time?"

Zheng Xinghuai's face darkened, Chuzhou was thousands of miles away from the capital, it was impossible for him to know the emperor's excuse for sending troops, but combined with Xu Qi'an's words, it might have something to do with Lao Liu.

Xu Qi'an sighed: "That envoy from Chuzhou openly insulted the emperor in the court hall!"

Zheng Xinghuai was stunned immediately, Lao Liu insulting the emperor in court?

How can this be?

Based on his understanding of Lao Liu, although he is upright, he is by no means a bold and ignorant person. If Lao Liu really insulted the emperor openly in the court, there must be something hidden in it.

Xu Qi'an said: "Actually, the envoy from Chuzhou can't be blamed for this, it's just because the emperor didn't want to admit King Zhenbei and Lord Huguo slaughtered the city, and even claimed that it was Master Zheng who forged evidence to frame King Zhenbei and Lord Huguo... "

Zheng Xinghuai trembled all over when he heard it, and felt the same as that Chuzhou envoy when he was in the court. Anger and sorrow arose in his heart. If it wasn't for that person, the 10 people in Chuzhou city would have been slaughtered by King Zhenbei and Que Yongxiu , but the emperor didn't care at all, he only had his brothers in his eyes, and he couldn't see the hundreds of thousands of Chuzhou people who were almost slaughtered.

Even afterwards, he was unwilling to admit the crimes committed by King Zhenbei and Que Yongxiu. Instead, he wanted to avenge the executioner and avenge the victims. How could there be such a reason in the world?
But Zheng Xinghuai still has the last straw - Xu Qi'an can't produce direct evidence!

Xu Qi'an said in a low voice: "The envoy of Chuzhou was dragged down by the emperor on the spot, and then the emperor used this as an excuse to think that Chuzhou was full of traitors and traitors. ...send a large army to Chuzhou to suppress the rebellion."

Xu Qi'an told Zheng Xinghuai the news he got from Huaiqing.

After Zheng Xinghuai heard this, he slumped on the chair and remained silent for a long time. He seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant, faster than he had been working overtime every day for more than half a month.

Although Xu Qi'an only spoke verbally and couldn't produce substantive evidence, Zheng Xinghuai basically believed it in his heart, and his belief was shaky.

The king he has served for most of his life is actually such a guy?Then what is the reason for the "loyalty to the emperor" that he has learned in the past, and what is the reason for his persistence in the past?
Just for such a beast?

Because of his trust, Lao Liu was hacked into pieces, and the rest of the Chuzhou mission may not be much better, which put the people of Chuzhou in crisis again.

No wonder that when he left, he once said, "It is not advisable to place hope on others, especially those with high positions!" It is not advisable to place hope on creatures like the emperor.

Just like many people in modern times think about how good the emperor was in the past and want to go back to the feudal era. These people are either stupid or bad. They always think that it is their destiny to be a master and wife when they travel back, and they may be a slave.

But in this precarious situation, Zheng Xinghuai still retained a sliver of hope, and his words were groundless, what if all this was just a lie fabricated by these two people?
Zheng Xinghuai's voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been worn away by wind and sand: "Xu Yinluo had already left the capital at that time, how did he get the news?"

Xu Qi'an said again: "It was the Princess Dafeng who informed me that I have a special means of communication with the Princess."

Zheng Xinghuai was speechless after hearing this, but Li Miaozhen's eyes widened, Princess Fengchang?Isn't that Huaiqing?Did Xu Qi'an get the news from Huai Qingna?
Could it be that Huaiqing is also a member of the Tiandihui?

Based on everyone's speeches in the Dishu chat group, Li Miaozhen quickly judged Huaiqing's number, and some doubts that had been in his heart were instantly resolved.

' No wonder she knew so many secrets about the Dafeng court, it turned out to be Princess Dafeng.When did Xu Qi'an know about this bastard?These two wouldn't have hooked up earlier, right? '

Li Miaozhen looked at Xu Qi'an suspiciously, and made Xu Qi'an secretly say "It's broken!", his words must have made Li Miaozhen lock Huai Qing's identity in the Tiandihui.

(End of this chapter)