Chapter 124 (1/2)

Soldiers

Almost all the military officers in the capital rushed into Chen Zaiyan's study. These were the military men who had once reigned over the battlefield without a word; they only used their eyes to express their anger.

During the imperial a.s.sembly, Chen Zaiyan had partic.i.p.ated in the banquet in front of all the ministers in the main hall. No one in the Board of War could understand or accept this.

In their eyes, Chen was a complete villain.

The Four Seasons Tower was a secret, so even the generals of the Military Department did not know everything about it.

Among these people, only w.a.n.g KaiTai and Fang Daozhang knew of their background.

””Go back.””

w.a.n.g Kaitai sighed, ””You do not know the inside story, and His Excellency has no other choice.””

If it wasn't for the fact that more people were going to die, how could the lord think of such a solution … ””

He wanted to say something else, but he was pulled along by the road.

No one in the room could be sure whether there were any of the empress dowager's people, so it was a little over the top.

The incident at the Four Seasons Hall happened last night, and it was clear that the Prime Minister of the Left, Su Mao, had already heard about it before daybreak.

If Chen Zaiyan hadn't changed his strategy, the military would have been extremely pa.s.sive.

None of the generals were willing to leave, and they were all waiting for Chen Zaiyan to give an explanation.

Chen made a wry smile, but he could not say anything.

In the end, the generals were persuaded by w.a.n.g Kai-tai and Fang Dao to leave, but when everyone left, their eyes were filled with hatred when they looked at Chen Zaiyan.

No one could replace Hao Ping's position in their hearts. What Hao Ping had done for the Infantry Division throughout his life, everyone respected and wors.h.i.+pped him.

After everyone had left, Chen Zaiyan's expression did not soften at all, ””This matter is a little strange. There are only a few people who know about this. How did this news get out?””

w.a.n.g KaiTai said, ””I was careless. If I didn't bring everyone into the camp, the news might not have leaked so quickly.””

Fang Dao pursed his lips. ””I'm afraid it has nothing to do with you. Even if you bring people into the barracks and are seen by the empress dowager's men, they want to find out what happened within two hours?””

Therefore, it is impossible for this matter to be leaked by someone with insufficient status. ””

w.a.n.g Kai-tai looked at Chen. ””What do we do now?””

””Although the king intended to drag things out, the empress dowager will quickly start investigating the Infantry Division as soon as she puts pressure on.””

””I've thought of almost everything I could think of, which is why I asked the King to postpone the morning court for two hours,”” Chen said.

After the gates of Fang Gu City opened, the first thing I did was to send someone to send off the family members of the old Shang family. There were six teams, but none of them were real, so it wouldn't matter even if they were overtaken by the empress dowager's men.

””The family members of the old book seller are actually still in the city.””

He didn't say anything, so w.a.n.g KaiTai and Fang Dao didn't ask. This was a secret. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Once the family of the old Minister fell into the empress dowager's hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chen Zaiyan said, ””Fortunately, last night all the people from the Four Seasons Tower died, so even if the empress dowager wanted to investigate, she wouldn't be able to find anything.””

Zhuang Fei Fei has already arranged for people she believes in to enter the Four Corridors Hall overnight. She pretended to be a member of the original Four Corridors Hall, and these people have already given their statements, saying that the old Shang book made them mercenaries earn money, but she didn't know anything else. ””

He only had a little more than two hours, yet he had already arranged everything he could think of.

w.a.n.g Kai-Tai said, ””If this matter wasn't leaked out by someone with a low status, then who else could it be?””

Chen Zaiyan shook his head, ””At that time, none of the people present could be so easily suspicious, because if they did, it would be a disaster for the military.””

””The mistrust between our own people is even more terrifying than the methods of our enemies.””

Fang Dao straightened up. ””I can't pretend that nothing happened. Actually, there's a person …””

Chen Zaiyan waved his hand, ””Don't say it!””

Fang Dao was stunned, then he sighed. ””Forget it, since Sir has thought of it too, I won't say anything about it.””

Chen Zaiyan said, ””Now help me think about what else you missed. I'm afraid it won't be long before the people in the palace come in and start investigating.””

Now, there was another piece of good news. The King had not given this matter to the other yamen, but had sent people from the palace instead.

””The ones in charge of this matter are Li Changlu and An Chengli by the empress dowager's side and the emperor's side. An Chengli can be trusted, so if there's anything he needs to say, he can remind us.””

Fang Tang asked straightforwardly, ””Wasn't An Chengli one of the people the empress dowager had arranged for him to stay by the emperor's side?””

Chen Zaiyan said, ””This might be the empress dowager's biggest mistake. She never would have thought that An Chengli would stand on the king's side.””

At the same time.

The Heavenly Enlightenment Sect.

The spiritual sheds had already been set up, with hundreds of men in plain white clothing lining up on both sides.

””He doesn't have a family, but we're all his family.””

An Zou looked at Jin San who was lying quietly in the spiritual hut and said, ””When I brought him out of Fringe City, we agreed to do something big together.””

””I promise that from today onwards, no one will leave the sect.””

He spoke incoherently, with an indescribable sadness.

””Logically speaking, it would take three days before the funeral.””

An Xuan said, ””We accept the condolences of our family and friends, but the relatives and friends of Jin San are all here now, so we should let him rest in peace.””

The eight big men carried the coffin over and then carried Jin San's corpse into the coffin.

They carried the coffin onto the carriage, and the group of people silently followed behind the carriage and left the Heavenly Ascension Sect.

””Brother Jin, you are gone. May your spirit protect more of the living in heaven, and make the people who should not have suffered from disaster safe and sound forever.””

The people around him heard him muttering to himself, but no one understood the deeper meaning behind those words.

The funeral procession marched out of the sect, heading out of the city.

The people on the street stopped and began to whisper amongst themselves. This was a white matter for which family.

Some people recognized the members of the Heavenly Awakening Sect. Although they didn't know who had died, those who had received help from the Heavenly Awakening Sect began to join their entourage.

By the time they reached the city gate, the group had already reached over a thousand people.

When the people from the Heavenly Awakening Sect arrived at Fang Gu City, the people around them had received their help.

Sometimes grat.i.tude is silent, like the people who walk behind the line in silence.

They didn't know who had left the sect, but they were willing to join in.