Chapter 158: Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War - Marquis Jiyuan
In the imperial palace, inside the emperor's bedroom.
Su Dingxia took small steps and slowly walked to the emperor's dragon bed.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Chen is back!"
Hearing Su Dingxia's voice, the emperor, who was wearing a dragon robe and had gauze wrapped around his neck, opened his eyes.
"I'm glad you're back. Let him come to see me soon."
After hearing the emperor's words, Su Dingxia hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
With the emperor's order, Su Dingxia hurriedly turned around and retreated.
After Su Dingxia left, the emperor changed his previous sickly behavior.
Although he was still a little weak, he managed to sit up.
Looking at the empty bedroom, the emperor shook his head dejectedly.
"I have been sitting on the throne for so long, impersonating someone else. I really don't want to give it up..."
"Good uncle, it's all thanks to you."
"I, a fake prince, have only sat on the throne for so many years."
"But you want to take this position from me. How can I let you do that?"
As he spoke, a hint of reminiscence flashed in the emperor's eyes.
Ever since he was brought back to the imperial capital by the regent, he has never left the palace.
He is called the emperor, but in reality he can only sit there and pretend to be emperor.
Apart from confiscating the property of Nana and other concubines, the real power was still in the hands of the regent.
The court consisted of civil and military officials, except for a small number of ministers who were loyal to the royal family.
They were all the regent's confidants, and what he had done over the years had completely hurt the hearts of those ministers loyal to the royal family.
It can be said that except for Jiang Chen, the "little eunuch" whom he promoted.
In addition to Su Dingxia, who was "loyal" to him, there was also the huge Xia Kingdom.
There is no one else he can use!
So, he was ready.
You, the Regent, want my throne, but you have been treating me as a puppet for so many years.
You now want to kick me out and take this seat yourself.
How could I let you sit on it so easily?
Thinking of this, a strange smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth.
"Xia Guo, Xia Guo, I really don't want to give up this position..."
Just as Su Dingxia was leaving the palace to meet Jiang Chen with the emperor's order.
Inside the Prince Regent's palace, the Prince Regent was looking at the information in his hand about Jiang Chen's trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
"It seems that except Li Jingxuan."
"Your Majesty, those spies in Jiangnan were not eliminated by him."
Jiang Haiping, the leader of the Iron Shirt, also read the information and said to the Regent.
"Humph, of course I know it wasn't him who did it."
"Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to attack my people."
After hearing Jiang Haiping's words, the Regent replied quite proudly.
After putting down the documents in his hand, he frowned.
"Since it wasn't Jiang Chen or my good nephew in Jiangnan who did it, then who else could it be?!"
For the regent who has been in control of the Xia Kingdom for more than ten years and has always been smooth sailing.
This question really left him puzzled.
He had clearly been in complete control of the government for more than a decade and was about to take that position.
Now, a mysterious force suddenly appeared halfway along the way.
"Could it be those other neighboring countries?!"
Thinking of this, the Regent immediately shook his head.
Although the Canglang Kingdom and several other neighboring countries have always been eyeing the Xia Kingdom, it is impossible for them to eliminate the spies he has planted in Jiangnan so accurately.
"Forget it, go back first."
After some thought, the Regent, who could not come up with an answer, said to Jiang Haiping.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Haiping bowed respectfully to the Regent and then slowly retreated.
"No matter who it is, I will let you know."
"If you dare to stop me from seizing the throne, I will never let you go!"
Su Dingxia brought the emperor's order and came to the road that Jiang Chen had to take to return to the palace.
Soon, Jiang Chen, accompanied by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, appeared in Su Dingxia's sight.
Looking at the high-spirited Jiang Chen, Su Dingxia even had the illusion that Jiang Chen was a really good man.
But when he thought that Jiang Chen was also a eunuch, his "illusion" immediately disappeared.
But he had no idea that Jiang Chen was not a "rootless person" like him.
"Master Jiang, the emperor has given his order."
"You are asked to go to the palace immediately and see him!"
Hearing Su Dingxia's words, Jiang Chen, who was sitting on his horse, hurriedly bowed slightly.
"I understand, Eunuch Su."
"In that case, let's go back to the palace together!"
As he said that, Jiang Chen invited Su Dingxia to his carriage.
However, he still chose to ride a horse.
Soon, Jiang Chen and Su Dingxia returned to the outside of the palace.
After getting off the horse, Jiang Chen followed Su Dingxia into the palace in a carriage.
In the carriage, Jiang Chen asked Su Dingxia.
"Eunuch Su, I heard in Jiangnan that the emperor was assassinated."
"I don't know, what is the emperor's current condition?"
As Jiang Chen asked this, Su Dingxia sighed helplessly.
"Alas, Lord Jiang is worried about the emperor."
"The emperor's condition is getting worse and worse."
"But I am just an eunuch, so I can only watch the emperor suffer."
As she spoke, Su Dingxia, who was usually taciturn, actually started crying.
Looking at this scene, Jiang Chen couldn't help but be shocked.
He didn't expect that Su Dingxia was so loyal to this fake emperor!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen came to his senses and immediately classified Su Dingxia as one of the enemies in his mind.
Now he is in the same camp as King Huai'an.
Naturally, he would be more wary of those who were loyal to the fake emperor and the regent.
However, no matter how hard Jiang Chen guessed, he would not be able to guess it.
This Su Dingxia was actually his "comrade-in-arms" standing on the side of King Huai'an.
The carriage arrived at the square in front of the hall used for morning court sessions.
Jiang Chen and Su Dingxia got off the carriage, and from here on, they could only walk.
Under the leadership of Su Dingxia, Jiang Chen returned to the familiar harem.
In the emperor's bedroom, the emperor was sitting on the bed.
"Your Majesty, Lord Jiang is here!"
As Su Dingxia's shrill voice rang out, the emperor opened his eyes again.
"Well, let him in."
After getting the emperor's consent, Su Dingxia went out again and brought Jiang Chen in.
"Your servant greets His Majesty!"
"Long live the emperor!"
As soon as he reached the emperor's bed, Jiang Chen bowed down.
"Ahem... Jiang Chen, get up."
"Thank you for your hard work on this trip to Jiangnan!"
The emperor praised Jiang Chen while coughing violently.
"It's not hard for me. It's all thanks to you, Your Majesty, that things went so smoothly!"
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me."
Seeing that Jiang Chen was still in that nonchalant state, the emperor scolded with a smile.
"Su Dingxia, draft the decree."
"Regent Jiang Chen has eliminated the threat of Japanese pirates for our country, so he is promoted to the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War!"
"In addition, he will be named 'Marquis of Jiyuan', and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and a hundred pieces of brocade!"
