Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 59

Private Meeting (1)
After Guan Zhiyao reminded him, Xin Yuzheng realized his mistake and said, “Thank you, Brother Guan, for reminding me.”

After he said that, they walked through the side gate of the Wu Men Gate, as the main gate was reserved for the emperor only. When they walked out of the imperial palace, they saw that only a few ministers were still waiting for their horse carriages. As for the military ministers, they had already left on horseback.

When Xin Yuzheng’s carriage arrived, he turned to look at Guan Zhiyao and whispered, “Brother Guan, let’s meet at the old place.”

Guan Zhiyao knew that he couldn’t wait to discuss Ceng Yu Shi Dafu’s affairs, so he nodded and said, “All right.”

After making an appointment with Guan Zhiyao, Xin Yuzheng hurriedly got into the horse carriage and said, “Go home. Quick.”

Watching Xin Yuzheng’s horse carriage leave in a hurry, Guan Zhiyao could only shake his head and got into his own horse carriage. Sitting inside the horse carriage, he couldn’t help but sigh, “It seems that this year’s summer banquet will not end peacefully.”

At the same time, the chief eunuch Qiu Yuanbo brought Ceng Baocheng to the Yang Xin Palace, which is located in the outermost part of the inner palace.

After walking through the side gate of Yang Xin Palace, the two of them walked through the long corridor, several courtyards, and gardens before they finally arrived at the imperial study room.

Qiu Yuanbo signaled Zeng Baocheng to wait and then walked to the door of the imperial study room. He straightened his clothes, bowed deeply, and said, “Your Majesty, Ceng Da Ren is here.”

After a moment of silence, a calm but majestic voice came from the other side of the closed door, “Invite him in.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Qiu Yuanbo said and then nodded to Ceng Baocheng.

Opening the door, Qiu Yuanbo made an invitation gesture and said, “After you, Ceng Da Ren.”

Ceng Baocheng nodded to Qiu Yuanbo before walking into the imperial study room. He stopped in the middle of the spacious room, adjusted his official hat and robe, and then knelt down and saluted the emperor.

“Lao Chen see Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live for tens of thousands of years.”

Sitting on the dragon throne behind the large study table, Emperor Yong’an did not look away from the memorial he was reading and said, “You may rise.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Ceng Baocheng said, then stood up from the cold ground.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Yong’an closed the memorial presented by Ceng Baocheng last night and asked, “Ceng Yu Shi Dafu, do you know what was written on the memorial presented to Zhen last night?”

Ceng Baocheng calmly said, “Lao Chen knows.”

Emperor Yong’an raised his eyes and looked at Ceng Baocheng for a long time, tapping the memorial on the table with his finger, and asked, “Ceng Yu Shi Dafu, is there any evidence for your statement in this memorial?”

Ceng Baocheng, standing in front of the emperor, said calmly, “Answering to Your Majesty. Lao Chen does not have any evidence at present.”

Listening to his answer, Emperor Yong’an was not angry but raised his eyebrows slightly in amusement and said, “You have no evidence, but you dare to present this memorial to Zhen? Did you know that deceiving the monarch is a capital crime?”

Under the invisible pressure of Emperor Yong’an, Ceng Baocheng still stood upright and replied calmly, “Answering to Your Majesty. Although Lao Chen does not have any evidence, there is no smoke without fire. Since Lao Chen dares to report to Your Majesty, then Lao Chen also dares to accept Your Majesty’s punishment.”

After hearing his answer, Emperor Yong’an put his chin on his hand and said, “Oh? It seems that my beloved minister Chen still has something to report to Zhen.”

Ceng Baocheng smiled slightly and said, “Your Majesty is wise.”

After speaking, he took out a secret memorial from his sleeve pocket and said, “This is a secret memorial sent by Wu Kongzhe, the county magistrate of Qianshan County. Requesting Your Majesty to take a look.”

Emperor Yong’an glanced at Qiu Yuanbo, and the chief eunuch walked down the stairs and took the secret memorial from Ceng Baocheng.

Qiu Yuanbo presented the secret memorial to Emperor Yong’an with both hands and said, “Your Majesty, please take a look.”

Emperor Yong’an took the secret memorial from Qiu Yuanbo and read it. After reading the secret memorial, he sneered and said, “Has Li Junwang taken the courage of a leopard? He is really brave to collude with bandits and kill Zhen’s people.”

As soon as he said these words, Ceng Baocheng and Qiu Yuanbo noticed his anger and knelt on the ground at the same time, lowering their heads.

After a long silence, Emperor Yong’an said calmly, “Get up.”

Ceng Baocheng and Qiu Yuanbo said at the same time, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Seeing Emperor Yong’an’s calm expression, Ceng Baocheng asked, “Your Majesty, Lao Chen thinks this matter is not as simple as it seems. Li Junwang is a playboy who spends his time on women and wine. With his ability, it was impossible to control those bandits.”

Emperor Yong’an nodded and said, “Of course, Zhen also knows about this fact. If Li Junwang really colludes with bandits and kills innocent people, then the person behind him is a person who can cover everything up without a trace. Apart from Zhen’s younger cousin brother, there is only one such person in our Xia Empire.”

Ceng Baocheng’s eyes flashed when he heard Emperor Yong’an mention Yan Junwang. Although Yan Junwang was known for his cruelty and ruthless handling of matters, Ceng Baocheng knew that he was very loyal to Emperor Yong’an and was the only person the emperor could trust.

Since the people behind Li Junwang are on an equal footing with Yan Junwang, Ceng Baocheng can think of only one person left.

Ceng Baocheng looked at Emperor Yong’an and said, “Your Majesty means…”