The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

Although Jia Jue thought it was a bit hasty, Shi Ding and his wife took it seriously.

Shi Ding's attitude towards Jia Jue became a little bit closer, and he took him to drink and chat.

Shi Ding obviously had something on his mind, and after drinking for a short time, he was still drunk and blurred.

"Brother Jue, you are puzzled. Why did I end up in such a bad situation when I was loyal to Marquis Jing?" He asked Jia Jue with his tongue out.

Jia Jue nodded upon hearing this.

The Shi family's title is Bao Ling Hou. Because Shi Xiangyun's father died early, the title was inherited by her second uncle Shi Nai. According to reason, Shi Ding, who is ranked third, should not have any title.

This point can be seen from Jia She and Jia Zheng, Jia She attacked the noble, Jia Zheng was given an official position because of the emperor's pity, and did not have a title.

But Shi Ding is Zhong Jinghou, and being able to become Lord Marquis shows that he has made great contributions. Such a person should be reused by the emperor, but Shi Ding does not have any official position, which is not in line with common sense.

"Oh, Brother Jue, you don't know something. Back then, I was also a fierce general. I fought with your grandfather Rong Guogong in the South and North, and made great contributions. My title is worth fighting for with my life." Shi Ding muttered.

Jia Jue's heart skipped a beat, Shi Ding turned out to be a title earned by his follower Jia Daishan through military exploits.

However, this real military exploit, why did it go so badly?
"It's a pity that I'm on the wrong team!" Shi Ding suddenly said with a sad smile, "I and the prince are inseparable, who would have thought that the prince would make a mistake and commit such an unjust act!"

"Prince?" Jia Jue asked quickly, "I only heard that the prince was deposed. What did he do?"

"He led troops to force the first emperor, but he was defeated and all his families were beheaded. I didn't participate in this matter, but because of my close relationship with the crown prince, I was dismissed from my post, and I will never be hired at home." Shi Ding shouted Taking a sip of wine, he said with a wry smile, "I can only lead troops to kill the enemy, how can I know how to manage it? How can the family prosper? If it weren't for the support of the second brother, the family would have been defeated."

Jia Jue was stunned when he heard the words, no wonder historians were so defeated, it turned out that there were other reasons for this.

He was very interested in the matter of the prince forcing the palace, so he asked Shi Ding immediately.

But Shi Ding really didn't know much about this matter, he only heard that it was vaguely related to a woman, and not much else.

After talking for a while, Shi Ding lay down on the table and fell into a deep sleep.

Jia Jue shook his head and informed Shen.

He originally wanted to have a few words with Shi Xiangyun, but she refused to see him. In desperation, he could only leave temporarily.

After leaving the Shifu, Jia Jue got into the carriage and was thinking about whether to find out about Baiying.

But suddenly he heard a strange sound, and he opened the curtain to take a look, but saw the flames bursting into the sky not far away.

He looked in the direction and narrowed his eyes slightly, it was the direction of Honglu Temple.

Could it be that something happened to the Fusang envoys?

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Imperial City, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhao Qi tossed and turned on the bed for a long time before falling asleep, but not long after he closed his eyes, Liu Tian's voice came from his ear:
"Your Majesty, this old slave has something to report!"

Zhao Qi was full of anger when he heard the words, he opened his eyes helplessly, and gave Liu Tian a hard look.

Seeing that he was angry, Liu Tian quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, how dare this old servant disturb His Majesty's rest, but this matter is too big, and this old servant has to report it!"

"Say!" Zhao Qi shouted coldly.

"Your Majesty, just now Honglu Temple has been drained of water." Liu Tian said hastily.

Zhao Qi was taken aback when he heard the words, a place like Honglu Temple would be flooded?And it was not long after the arrival of the Fusang envoys.

Is this really a coincidence?
"Are there any casualties?" he asked again.

Liu Tian pondered for a moment before saying: "Return to Your Majesty, it is reported that Fusang envoy Tang Zexiong failed to escape when he was in the water."

what!
Zhao Qi was terrified.

Tang Zexiong was the envoy of Fusang, so he died like this?
How can this be?

"Let Ji Zhong investigate quickly! I want to know whether Tang Zexiong is alive or dead! Also, I want to know why Honglu Temple is flooded!" Zhao Qi ordered immediately.

Liu Tian took the order and left.

Zhao Qi got up and went down to the ground, his brows were tightly furrowed at this moment, and he was completely sleepless.

If Tang Zexiong died, there would be serious consequences.Not only will it affect the diplomatic relations between the imperial court and Fusang, but it will also lose the state.

Envoys from other countries actually died in the capital!
Isn't this slapping him in the face, slapping the faces of all Han people?

He anxiously waited on the spot, and after a while, Liu Tian came back, but what he brought was bad news:

Although the fire had been extinguished, several people from the Fusang envoys died, including Tang Zexiong.

Tang Zexiong is really dead!
This made Zhao Qi startled and angry: "Why did you go into the water!"

Liu Tian shook his head: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ji is conducting a thorough investigation, and there is no news yet."

Zhao Qi paced on the spot with a solemn expression, and after thinking for a while, he said to Liu Tian:
"Order the Ministry of Punishments, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Jin Yiwei to investigate this case thoroughly! Within three days, I want the truth!"

He knew very well that with Ji Zhong's ability, he might not be able to solve the case in a short time, so he asked the third division to investigate together.

Liu Tian's heart shuddered, and he quickly took the order and walked out. He understood how serious the matter was. Zhao Qike had never asked the third division and Jin Yiwei to investigate a case at the same time.

Watching Liu Tian leave again, Zhao Qi still didn't relax for some reason.

He had a premonition that even if the matter was jointly investigated by the third division and Jin Yiwei, it might still not get a good result.

If this is really man-made, I'm afraid he won't be caught easily.

After thinking about it for a while, a figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and he immediately summoned a servant and said, "Bring the emperor's servant, Jia Jue, into the palace!"

After waiting for a while, he saw a handsome and graceful figure walk into the room.

It was Jia Jue.

"Jia Jue, do you know about Honglu Temple?" Zhao Qi asked quickly when he saw him.

"Wei Chen heard about it." Jia Jue nodded.

"Do you think this is an accident?" Zhao Qi asked.

Jia Jue shook his head: "This matter is definitely not simple, I think it is not accidental."

Zhao Qi's eyes flashed brightly: "Jia Jue! There is a huge contribution in front of you right now, are you willing to take it?"

Jia Jue nodded immediately: "My minister is willing to take it!"

"Okay! The Third Division and the Jin Yiwei will investigate secretly, and you will make an unannounced visit. As long as you can find out the truth of this case, I will give you a great credit! At that time, I will not hesitate to reward you." Zhao Qi said to Jia Jue.

He had relatively high abilities and expectations for Jia Jue, so he planned to ask Jia Jue to investigate this case as well, maybe there would be surprises.

The corners of Jia Jue's mouth turned up slightly when he heard this, and he bowed and said:

"The minister obeys the order!"