" My lord, Shen Lian has sent news that he failed last night. The real treasure ship manufacturing notes are in Xiao Rui's hands…and…"
In a dark basement, the Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Lu Wenzhao, was currently kneeling on one knee, looking respectfully at the person in front of him.
"And what?" Upon hearing Lu Wenzhao's words, the middle-aged man who seemed to have an imposing aura also spoke up.
Before Lu Wenzhao could say anything, a woman holding a long saber walked up from behind him and said respectfully," And... Bei Zhai is also in Xiao Rui's hands..." This woman was the successor of the Qi Family Saber, Lu Wenzhao's Junior Sister, Ding Baiying.
She had taken in four disciples in her life. The third and fourth had betrayed the sect, and the second had died at Pei Lun's hands last night. Now that she knew that Beizhai was with Xiao Rui, she was certain that her eldest disciple, Ding Chong, was also with Xiao Rui, or perhaps already dead... Thinking of this, Ding Baiying's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
" Bei Zhai..." The middle-aged man's words became evasive when he heard the name.
" My lord, for the sake of the great cause, other things are not very important…" Looking at the middle-aged man's hesitant gaze, Lu Wenzhao lowered his body. Some sacrifices were inevitable.
" I understand…You guys, go ahead…" Although the man was a little bitter, he still spoke. Hearing this, Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying also left respectfully. For a moment, the entire Imperial City was in turmoil…
As for the middle-aged man who had been staying here, he left not long after the two of them left and went to a place he should not have gone to the most...
At this time, Xiao Rui had already left the palace. He was carrying two food boxes in his hands, but he couldn't be happy today because he didn't know if he would be like this after tonight. Although he was confident that he could save his life in the end, to be honest, he wanted to save more than just his life.
He still wanted to protect his own wealth, wealth, and power. He also wanted to protect the Great Zhou Empire and his position. He wanted to protect too many things. People were greedy, and Xiao Rui was not just like that. He was really a little nervous now.
With such a perturbed mood, Xiao Rui returned home and looked at Bei Zhai, who was still sitting on the floor. This time, Xiao Rui did not go to the secret prison where Ding Chong was locked up. Of course, Xiao Rui did not know Ding Chong's name now.
Instead, he restored the room to its original state and opened the door…
"Let's go, I'll bring you out for some fresh air!”Xiao Rui turned around and left after saying this to Bei Zhai. As for Bei Zhai, he hesitated for a moment before following Xiao Rui.
However, just as he walked out of the room, Xiao Rui walked into another room.
When Xiao Rui opened the Secret Prison, Bei Zhai and Ding Chong also saw each other. When they saw each other's posture and naked appearance, the two women couldn't help but blush and then lower their heads helplessly.
However, Xiao Rui didn't care about this. Instead, he took some food and walked into the prison.
After these few days of contact, Ding Chong actually had some familiarity with Xiao Rui. This time, she did not ask Xiao Rui to pinch and eat, but took the initiative to lower her head and began to eat the food in the bowl. However, halfway through, she realized that Xiao Rui did not seem to take advantage of her when she ate, which made her somewhat puzzled.
Raising his head, looking at Xiao Rui's absent-minded appearance, Ding Chong was a little hesitant.
"Lord Xiao, is there something on your mind?”After thinking for a moment, she asked.
"The master behind you, Prince Ning, should be rebelling today!”Hearing Ding Chong's words, Xiao Rui sighed and then said very calmly.
After hearing Xiao Rui's words, both Ding Chong and Bei Zhai were shocked. They looked at each other in confusion, but after confirming with their eyes, they knew that it wasn't the other person who said it. How did Xiao Rui know?
Moreover, Prince Ning's plan didn't seem to be a rebellion...
" Giant merchants have no country because the Donglin Party is mostly backed by aristocratic families. In the eyes of these people, their own interests are a level higher than the interests of the country. Therefore, they will buy and sell intelligence at the border, secretly sell armaments and military rations, annex land, and hook up with the Mengyuan Empire in the north, causing the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty to be in dire straits. That is why the Emperor pushed out Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch party, to limit their development..." Looking at the shocked eyes of these two people, he said, Xiao Rui also said slowly.
"Recently, His Majesty and I have formulated a plan called the Recovery of the Lives of the People Plan. Our original idea was to start from these people and collect commercial taxes to subsidize the state's expenses. Then, we would slowly exempt all other miscellaneous taxes, and even exempt the agricultural taxes for farmers. However, this undoubtedly touched what they had in their bowls, so they would rely on Ning Wang, who had always wanted to rebel and win them over. Then, we would use Lu Wenzhao's hand to get in touch with Guo Zhen, the chamberlain."They tampered with the treasured ship and tried to drown His Majesty, but His Majesty was blessed and didn't drown. They panicked…" Xiao Rui casually put the bowl aside, looked at Ding Chong and Bei Zhai, and continued to speak slowly and logically.
Xiao Rui's words had a huge impact on them, especially Bei Zhai. After Xiao Rui had shattered her worldview in the past two days, she had actually begun to believe that her father was a corrupt official, so she was somewhat convinced by what Xiao Rui was saying.
"What evidence do you have?" However, Ding Chong was still unconvinced. He glared at Xiao Rui and said angrily. If it was really like what Xiao Rui said, then what was he?
"Evidence? There are two pieces of evidence. One is the notes of the ship's supervisor. The other is him, Zhou Miaoxuan, or Bei Zhai. But it doesn't matter now because I've already revealed what you've done here. Prince Ning is a ruthless man. Tonight, he will attack my mansion. At that time, he will be caught red-handed, so the evidence is not important!”Xiao Rui chuckled and told Ding Chong.
"Impossible, he wouldn't do that!”But as soon as Xiao Rui finished speaking, Bei Zhai cried out in excitement. The only thing that had supported her these days was probably her relationship with Prince Ning. Although the two of them had never even held hands, it was a very flirtatious era, and that was all there was to being a confidante.
"What are you thinking about? If he succeeded, he would be the emperor. The emperor had 3,000 wives. It didn't matter if he had one more or one less wife. Since you don't believe me, I'll let you see it with your own eyes tonight!”
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