Cai Song stood up and lowered his head. He did not look at Shangguan Lin and did not speak.
He just stood there, feeling uneasy.
Shangguan Lin didn't say anything and just finished reading the memorial.
After a while, Shangguan Lin asked softly,""Lord Cai, do you know why I came here tonight?”
Cai Song bowed and said respectfully," Your Majesty is far-sighted. I am stupid and can't guess."”
"Haha."
Shangguan Lin chuckled." Lord Cai, it's already so late, yet you're still not resting. You're still writing memorials. You're really doing your best for our Tianqi Kingdom.”
"Lord Cai has worked so hard, what should I reward you with?”
"I don't dare. This is what I should do.”
Cai Song said respectfully,"As a Heaven Enlightenment official, doing these things is my duty."”
"Then colluding with Rui Wang and plotting a rebellion is also your duty?”
Shangguan Lin's words suddenly changed, and a fierce killing intent exploded.
When Cai Song heard the word rebel, his mind went blank, as if he had been punched heavily.
As his heart thumped, cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, and he immediately knelt on the ground.
"I... I have never done this. Please investigate, Your Majesty.”
"You're still stubborn."
Shangguan Lin shook his head and sneered." Why do you think I came to see you in the middle of the night?”
"If I wasn't completely confident, do you think I would come personally?”
"Chen Chen…"
The conspiracy was exposed, Cai Song was extremely flustered, already incoherent.
The despair of death surged in him, as if he was in a huge lake. Fear was enough to suffocate him.
"Chi Lian, I'll leave him to you."
"You must ask him everything he knows," Shangguan Lin instructed.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Chi Lian appeared from the shadows of the room.
Cai Song felt a pain in his neck and then lost consciousness.
A poisonous snake crawled out from Cai Song's neck and returned to Chi Lian's hand.
Following that, the Black Jade Qilin also appeared from the shadows. The black qi on his body slowly dissipated, and then he transformed into Cai Song's appearance.
Every word and action, every movement and silence, there was no difference in any minute detail.
Those who did not know the truth would not be able to detect the disguise of the Black Jade Kylin.
Bringing the unconscious Cai Song along, Shangguan Lin and the rest returned to the Purple Orchid Pavilion.
No one in the Cai Residence noticed anything strange.
As for the two Grandmasters who were hiding in the dark, it was fine if they died.
In any case, they were usually hidden in the dark, and no one in the Cai Residence knew about them.
Now that he was missing, no one would care.
......
In the secret room of the Purple Orchid Pavilion, Cai Song slowly woke up.
Before she could see the layout of the room clearly, she met a pair of sparkling eyes, and her mind began to wander.
This was the Fire Charm Technique, Chi Lian's signature move.
Chi Lian could use the Fire Charm Technique to make the victim fall into an illusion, and she could take the opportunity to pry into the victim's memories.
This martial art was more effective than any other punishment when used to interrogate criminals.
In his memories, Chi Lian had seen all the secrets that Cai Song had hidden.
The connection between Cai Song and Rui Wang, as well as everything Cai Song knew about Rui Wang, Chi Lian knew about it.
Thud.
Cai Song's body fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open, but there was no focus.
Chi Lian's Fire Charm Technique had caused serious damage to his spirit. Although his eyes were open, he was actually unconscious.
"How is it?"
Shangguan Lin sat at the side and asked as he swirled his wine glass.
"Young Master, I already know."
Chi Lian smiled charmingly before slowly recounting everything about Cai Song.
Beside her, Zi Nu memorized the names of the Rui Wang's accomplices that Chi Lian mentioned.
Rui Wang had indeed rebelled, and it had started six years ago.
It was the second year of Jingtai. The late Emperor Shangguan Hong had only ascended the throne for two years, but he had already begun to indulge in pleasure.
He neglected government affairs and allowed the ministers to form cliques for personal gain.
The Rui King felt that if this went on, the Tianqi Kingdom would be destroyed by Shangguan Hong sooner or later. Therefore, he wanted to become the Emperor himself, purge the Imperial Court, and take the Tianqi Kingdom further.
Of course, only Rui Wang himself knew whether this high-sounding reason was true or false.
In any case, he had seen the chaos in the court and the Emperor's incompetence. He felt that rather than letting a good-for-nothing be the Emperor, it would be better for him to be the Emperor.
He was Shangguan Hong's younger brother, who shared the same mother as him. He was deeply trusted by Shangguan Hong and was rewarded with countless rewards every year, so his family background was very deep.
He used this money to start his business. He first bribed the Gan Province garrison general and made him work for him.
After that, he used gold and silver to open up a path and made contact with the ministers in the court, letting them be his spies in the court.
He was also selecting talents in Gan Province and sending them to the Imperial City. Cai Song, the Minister of War, was one of them.
In order to recruit soldiers and buy horses, Rui Wang needed a large amount of money.
If an army wanted to be strong, weapons were indispensable.
Thus, he had set his sights on the silver and armaments of the Ministry of War.
The former Minister of War, He Feng, was the biggest obstacle in his way.
Rui Wang had once sent people to rope him in, attempting to bribe him with gold and silver.
However, he did not expect He Feng to be a loyal minister and reject Rui Wang.
Rui Wang flew into a rage out of humiliation, so he plotted the case of He Feng's treason and used the hands of the late emperor to exterminate He Feng's nine families.
After that, he contacted several officials that he had bribed and used money to push Cai Song to the position of Minister of War.
After Cai Song became the Minister of War, he had been delivering benefits to Rui Wang.
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