Chapter 125: Too unexpected, Prince Huai'an learns the secret
After hearing that Jiang Chen had come up with a solution, Liu Fengjie said nothing .
As a soldier, he knew that if there was something, he only needed to say it a few times.
As a soldier, it is your duty to obey orders!
Jiang Chen gave some more instructions and asked Liu Fengjie to hurry up and train the navy.
So he let him go.
After Liu Fengjie left, Jiang Chen slowly walked to the desk.
"Qingcheng, give me inkstone, I need to write a letter."
"Yes, sir."
After hearing Jiang Chen's call, Su Qingcheng, who had been standing outside the study, walked in with her graceful figure.
Soon, Su Qingcheng prepared ink for Jiang Chenyan.
Jiang Chen picked up the pen without saying a word and dipped it in ink.
So he wrote down on the letter paper what he wanted the sloppy young man to do.
"Collect intelligence on the pirates' lair and find a hiding place that can accommodate hundreds of people."
After writing, Jiang Chen stuffed it into a small metal tube.
Then, they caught a carrier pigeon and tied a metal tube to its feet.
The carrier pigeon spread its wings and flew away.
Jiang Chen slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
And so, two days passed.
Jiang Chen welcomed the team that came all the way from the imperial capital, sent by the emperor to reward him.
At the same time, the envoy sent by the Regent also arrived in Jiangnan with the appointment letter of the new governor of Jiangnan.
Looking at the team sent by the emperor, Jiang Chen was slightly surprised.
The person who came was Su Dingxia, who was beside the emperor!
"Long time no see, Eunuch Su."
"Master Jiang, you are too polite. Let's go into the city quickly!"
Su Dingxia was still the same as before, with no other intentions in his mind except completing his duties.
"well."
"Eunuch Su, please!"
Seeing that Su Dingxia was in a hurry to go back and report, Jiang Chen stopped being polite.
He turned around and led the Jinyiwei to escort Su Dingxia and his party into Huai'an City.
As for the group of people sent by the Regent, Jiang Chen planned to leave them at the post station for a few days.
Moreover, Su Dingxia came to Jiangnan this time not only to reward Jiang Chen.
He also carries a secret order from the Emperor!
Of course, Jiang Chen knew nothing about this.
After welcoming Su Dingxia into the Huai'an Palace, Jiang Chen took him to meet the Huai'an King.
"This old slave greets His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai'an!"
As soon as he entered the study, Su Dingxia bowed respectfully to King Huai'an.
"Haha, Eunuch Su, no need to be polite."
"I left the capital for so many years, I didn't expect to see you again."
Having said that, King Huai'an asked Su Dingxia to stand up.
Su Dingxia and King Huai'an were also old acquaintances.
When Prince Huai'an had not yet been enfeoffed, he was served by Su Dingxia in the imperial palace.
"Your Highness, you are embarrassing me by saying this."
"Okay, okay, go do your work first, and when you're done, we'll talk about the past."
After saying that, King Huai'an walked out with a smile, leaving Su Dingxia and Jiang Chen behind.
"Regent Jiang Chen, receive the order!"
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Jiang Chen, the Regent, has been rewarded with five hundred taels of gold for his meritorious service in investigating corrupt officials in Jiangnan. I am hereby conferred the title of First-Class Viscount upon you. I decree this!"
After Su Dingxia glanced at Jiang Chen and saw that Jiang Chen was kneeling on the ground, she read the imperial edict in her hand with satisfaction in her shrill voice.
"Your servant, Jiang Chen, bows to thank His Majesty!"
"Long live the emperor!"
After hearing Su Dingxia finish reading the imperial edict, Jiang Chen hurriedly put his head on the ground and spoke loudly.
"Okay, Lord Jiang, get up."
"The gold is all in the carriage outside. Lord Jiang, go get it yourself."
"I still have to go see the King of Huai'an, so I'll take my leave now."
"Please do as you please, sir!"
At this time, Jiang Chen was happy that he had an extra 500 taels of gold. After hurriedly replying to Su Dingxia, he turned around and ran towards the place where the carriage was parked in the backyard of the palace.
After watching Jiang Chen leave, Su Dingxia was led by the servants of the palace to a remote courtyard.
And King Huai'an was waiting for him here.
"Your Majesty."
"Brother Su, there's no need to be so polite. Let's go inside and talk."
Prince Huai'an stopped Su Dingxia, who was still carrying his luggage, and pulled him into the side room of the courtyard.
In the room, which was neither too big nor too small, there was only a set of tables and chairs and two shelves with books.
On the wall, there is also a painting of a lotus.
After Prince Huai'an brought Su Dingxia into the side room, he walked straight to the table and pressed a button under it.
He walked to the shelf where books were placed and pressed the buttons behind a few books.
Then, he lifted up the painting on the wall, and found a mechanism hidden on the wall.
After opening the mechanism, King Huai'an stopped.
Then, a faint buzzing sound was heard.
The floor of the wing room cracked on both sides, and a flight of stairs leading downwards appeared!
"Brother Su, please!"
After saying this, Prince Huai'an took the lead and walked down the stairs.
Following the stairs, the two came to a secret room underground.
"Your Majesty, you are still so cautious."
Looking at Prince Huai'an's cautious operation, Su Dingxia said with a smile.
If Jiang Chen were here and saw this scene, he would definitely be surprised.
Su Dingxia, the cold-faced eunuch, can actually laugh?!
"You can't be careless. Brother Su knows that my brothers and uncle are eyeing the fat piece of meat in Jiangnan."
Having said that, King Huai'an shook his head helplessly and said with a smile.
"By the way, Brother Su, do you have any clues about the matter that I asked you to investigate?!"
"Your Highness is very anxious. I almost lost my life because of all these things for you."
Hearing what King Huai'an said, Su Dingxia replied helplessly.
But soon, Su Dingxia took out a secret decree from his arms and handed it to King Huai'an.
"This is a secret order from the palace, asking you to report in detail what happened to Jiang Chen in Jiangnan."
"As for the matter you entrusted to me, I have already looked it up."
"Your guess may be correct. The one in the palace is not the late emperor's flesh and blood."
Upon hearing this, Prince Huai'an was instantly shocked and froze in place, unable to calm down for a long time.
“It is indeed so!”
"I have already guessed that he doesn't look like my father at all, and even his behavior is not like my father at all."
As he said this, Prince Huai'an covered his forehead in dismay.
"I originally thought that he was my father's flesh and blood, so I withdrew from the fight for the throne."
"But I didn't expect that he would lead Xia Guo into the grave step by step!"
"Huh, this king is a sinner of Xia Country!"
Looking at the lost King Huai'an, Su Dingxia sighed helplessly, walked up to him and helped him up.
"Your Majesty, calm down. The most urgent task now is for you to completely retake Jiangnan."
"As for those other vassal kings' and the regent's troubles, I will help you remove them one by one!"
