The Return of the Demon

Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.

Emperor Xuan's face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Father-in-law Quan was beside him, so frightened that he couldn't even breathe.

"In full prosperity, it is said that Geng Jing has entered the palace."

Eunuch Quan hurriedly said: "Yes!"

When Quan Gongzheng was about to summon him, a young eunuch came in with small steps.

He knelt down on the ground and whispered: "Your Majesty, Master Geng wants to see you."

Emperor Xuan was startled for a moment and said, "Let him come in."

After a while, the little eunuch came in with Geng Jing.

"Your Majesty, Geng Jing, comes to see you!"

"Get up and talk."

Geng Jing stood up and glanced at Emperor Xuan. As one of the people Emperor Xuan trusted most, he could tell at a glance that Emperor Xuan was in a bad mood.

"Geng Jing, do you have anything to do with me?"

Geng Jing thought for a while, but did not talk about the Book of Wanmin immediately, but said:

"Your Majesty, Ning Chen joined the company yesterday and helped his subordinates solve a major case."

Emperor Xuan's expression softened slightly.

do not know why? Hearing Ning Chen's name made him feel happy for no reason.

"What big case? Tell me about it."

Geng Jing explained the matter in detail!

Emperor Xuan smiled and said: "This boy can always surprise me... It seems that I was right to let him join the Supervision Department."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Emperor Xuan asked with a smile: "Is there anything else? Has this boy written any new poems?"

Geng Jing saw that His Majesty was in a much better mood and knew it was time to get down to business.

"Your Majesty, Ning Chen applies to go to Zhenyuan County."

Emperor Xuan asked curiously: "What is he going to Zhenyuan County for?"

Geng Jing immediately told the story in full and presented a blood letter from all the people.

Emperor Xuan's face, which had softened just now, turned livid again when he saw Wanmin's blood letter.

"Your Majesty asked me to investigate Zhenyuan County before... Now it seems that the situation in Zhenyuan County is even more serious than what I investigated."

Emperor Xuan had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Check, get to the bottom of it, let me get to the bottom of it."

"They actually harmed my people like this. They really deserve to die."

Geng Jing said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that officials from the capital are involved in this matter... I also encountered obstruction when I sent people to investigate."

"Yesterday, if Ning Chen hadn't met the two people who came to the capital to complain, he would have been detained by the Kyoto Yamen for theft."

Emperor Xuan was furious: "You bastard, how dare you do this under my nose?"

"Geng Jing, let me get to the bottom of it, no matter who it is? I will never tolerate it."

Geng Jing clasped his fists and said, "Yes! I personally lead people to Zhenyuan County."

Emperor Xuan waved his hand, "Just send two people in golden clothes to lead the way. You stay in the capital. I have one more thing for you to do."

With that said, Emperor Xuan picked up a memorial from the dragon table and threw it to Geng Jing, "Look at this."

Geng Jing received the memorial, opened it and took a look, his face changed drastically.

This is a memorial about Tuoluo Kingdom's robbery of people and supplies... It can be said to be a battle report.

This memorial stated that the Tuoluo Kingdom attacked again, killing hundreds of people in Daxuan, robbing countless supplies, and displacing thousands of people.

Every winter in the Tuoluo Kingdom, they come to the Daxuan border to rob people and rob people of supplies... This matter is like a stubborn disease that cannot be eradicated.

Geng Jing was wondering, why did Emperor Xuan show this to him? Do you want him to come up with ideas?

But he is not good at dealing with this kind of thing... Besides, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty don't have any good solutions, let alone him.

Emperor Xuan said in a deep voice: "Ning Chen gave me three countermeasures for the Tuoluo Kingdom."

Geng Jing was shocked. Ning Chen still knew how to march and fight?

He asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are Ning Chenxian's three countermeasures useless?"

Emperor Xuan's face became even more ugly.

"Ning Chenxian's three strategies are very clever. If successful, they can ensure that the people on our border will have no worries for ten years."

Suddenly, Emperor Xuan slammed the table with a bang, which made Geng Jing and Eunuch Quan tremble.

"Geng Jing, these three clever plans were leaked to the Tuoluo Kingdom... They were stillborn before we had time to implement them."

Geng Jing's expression suddenly changed. This was a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason against the nine tribes.

Emperor Xuan said in a deep voice: "Geng Jing, I asked you to stay in the capital just to investigate this matter."

"This matter is related to the country and the country. You must get to the bottom of it for me... No matter who it is, from relatives of the emperor to civil and military officials? I will find him out and punish him from the nine tribes."

Geng Jing knelt down on one knee and said: "I obey the order, and I will do my best."

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, who are the people who know these three strategies?"

Emperor Xuan thought for a moment and said: "I, the Crown Prince, the Ninth Princess, Quan Sheng, Old General Chen, Ning Chen... and those in the cabinet may have been leaked through other channels."

Geng Jing's eyes flickered, and his mind was already analyzing.

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, Quan Sheng, and the Ninth Princess will definitely not leak the secret.

Old General Chen never knew how to do it in his entire life as a soldier.

The rest are Ning Chen and the cabinet, as well as other people who may be exposed to these three strategies.

Geng Jing said: "Your Majesty, could it be that Ning Chen didn't know the seriousness of the matter and accidentally leaked it?"

Emperor Xuan waved his hand and said firmly: "No...that boy is very thief and will not discuss government affairs and royal affairs easily."

"These three countermeasures were only revealed by him reluctantly after I and Old General Chen promised not to spread the word."

Geng Jing was shocked, His Majesty really trusted Ning Chen.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will get to the bottom of this matter."

Emperor Xuan nodded.

"Your Majesty, are you going to send Ning Chen to Zhenyuan County?"

Emperor Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Although this kid is smart, he is inexperienced after all. Don't go this time."

Geng Jing opened his mouth but said nothing, as if he was about to say something but stopped.

Emperor Xuan frowned, "Just say it."

Geng Jing hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Ning Chen was humble and flattering to me in order to go to Zhenyuan County... and bribed me with 100 taels of silver."

"I am worried that if I don't let him go, he will go secretly alone."

Emperor Xuan was stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face, "He was humble and flattering? This kid is so stingy, and he bribed you with silver? It's really strange... Why does he have to go to Zhenyuan County?"

Emperor Xuan felt sour in his heart. Ning Chen had never been humble to him, the emperor.

"I have asked... He said it was for Tao Qizhi and the people of Zhenyuan County."

"Tao Qizhi?" Emperor Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Is he the gangster who killed the previous magistrate of Zhenyuan County?"

Geng Jing said, "It was this man... He taught Ning Chen martial arts in prison."

Emperor Xuan thought for a while and said, "Then let him go with you? Tell him that he must investigate thoroughly. This kid always brings surprises to me, maybe this time too... Remember, let your people protect him well."

"I obey your order!"

Emperor Xuan continued, "By the way, go back and tell him that I don't agree with him going... It was the prince who pleaded for him, so I allowed him to go."

Geng Jing was a little confused and didn't understand why.

The reason why Emperor Xuan did this was entirely for the prince.

The last time the prince tested Ning Chen's character, it was very unpleasant... He wanted to help the prince repair his relationship with Ning Chen.

This son of his really made him worry.