Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 739 Nighttime Conversation at the Prince's Residence, Imperial Expedition
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Three knocks came at the door, and Wang Jie'an immediately became alert.

"Who!" he demanded.

No one, whether his wives, concubines, stewards, or servants, would knock on the door like that.

Only someone who doesn't know his habits would do that.

Therefore, this must be a stranger.

He does practice martial arts, but he's not very strong; he's only at an average level in the martial arts world.

The person who could sneak into his residence without being seen by the guards, retainers, and servants was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Guest," Chu Danqing replied, surprised that Wang Jie'an was so alert.

Either he's guilty of something he did, or he's constantly being targeted for assassination.

Wang Jie'an frowned upon hearing this, for a visit at this hour was unlikely to bring anything good.

But now that things have come to this, refusing to let them in would not only be useless, but would also make him look guilty.

"Please come in," Wang Jie'an said, his brows relaxing.

Chu Danqing pushed open the door and entered. Wang Jie'an saw Chu Danqing, followed by Guo Ming and Da Bao.

"Is there something important that you've come to visit so late at night?" Wang Jie'an asked, casually closing the official document in his hand.

"There was something wrong, but it should be fine now," Chu Danqing said, taking out the slip of paper she had taken out of the wax pellet.

"This is Zhu Shichang, the Grand Tutor of the Oirat."

Chu Danqing explained the situation, including Zhong Hao's death, etc.

“That imperial edict was fake,” Wang Jie’an sighed. “What a pity for such a loyal and virtuous official.”

Although he disliked Zhong Hao, he wouldn't go so far as to exaggerate the situation.

Although the other party's behavior before death was hypocritical, his actions were indeed those of a loyal subject.

Judge by actions, not intentions; do not look at his thoughts, but at what he did.

"General Zhou also mentioned this, but he couldn't get over it and died by taking poison halfway through the journey," Chu Danqing said.

Wang Jie'an was the Minister of War, so in a sense, he would certainly have known about such an important event as the issuance of an imperial edict.

Imperial edicts weren't something the emperor could simply write down, stamp, and pass down.

There is a specific procedure for that, unless you are the founding emperor or someone like Li Shimin, who could grant the title of retired emperor to the founding emperor.

Otherwise, they definitely wouldn't have gone out directly.

As the Minister of War, Wang Jie'an was within the proper procedures for issuing such imperial edicts to the border.

"As for Wen Kang's smuggling and trafficking," Wang Jie'an said, "I already knew about it, but I had no evidence."

"He wields immense power in the court and enjoys the Emperor's favor. If we follow Zhu Shichang's advice, it would indeed not be difficult to protect Lord Zhong."

"But it would be extremely difficult to bring him down unless there is concrete evidence of smuggling or he loses His Majesty's favor."

As soon as the words were spoken, Chu Danqing immediately understood.

This Wen Kang was the knife that Emperor Jin pushed out.

The real power was probably still concentrated in the hands of Emperor Jin; otherwise, it would have been impossible to suppress Wang Jie'an, a powerful Minister of War.

"The emperor didn't know he had done all these things?" Chu Danqing asked.

Wang Jie'an fell silent, then sighed, "He should know."

Most of the money obtained from smuggling and trafficking probably went into Emperor Jin's private treasury.

As for the matter of falsely conveying imperial edicts, the emperor must have known about it.

The reason for letting it go is simple.

Once Wen Kang had used it up, it became one of the pieces of evidence to kill him.

As for Zhong Hao, who died? To be honest, not to mention Emperor Jin, even Wang Jie'an felt that he was really useless except for his loyalty.

If they were truly capable, they wouldn't be unable to handle such a small matter.

After the mission incident, the Jin Dynasty communicated with the Woyilai, and there were even frictions and two battles on the border.

The two countries continued to send diplomatic missions to each other without any problems.

Then they simply ignored Zhong Hao's matter.

At that time, Wang Jie'an and even the imperial court thought Zhong Hao was dead, since there had been no news of him at all.

Who would have thought that the other person would live so strongly?

Moreover, he was truly incompetent; he messed things up when he went there, and when he came back, he went through a lot of trouble but accomplished nothing.

Therefore, even if he returned to the country and the court, Emperor Jin would only arrange for him to be enshrined as a clay Buddha statue as a benchmark.

"I see." Chu Danqing got the answer she wanted; Wang Jie'an hadn't lied.

That's good. Neither the emperor nor Wen Kang will see the sun rise tomorrow.

After leaving the mansion, he headed straight for the palace.

“The three of you have come at the right time. I have a favor to ask of you,” Wang Jie’an said, changing the subject with a serious expression.

"Please tell me, as long as it's not too troublesome, I'll do my part to help." Chu Danqing didn't refuse outright.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jie'an said, "When the three of you entered the city today, you must have heard about the Woyila delegation, right?"

"I have heard about it; it's because of the martial arts competition, isn't it?" Chu Danqing immediately understood what the other person meant.

It must be that Wang Jie'an saw that they were able to sneak into the study without anyone noticing, and thought he could use their force to regain face.

“Exactly,” Wang Jie’an said directly. “I would like to ask the three of you to do your part for the country and fight a few battles against the Oirat Hu people.”

Wang Jie'an naturally accepted that Chu Danqing and the other two were Jin people. Otherwise, why would he have gone to such lengths to rescue them and then deliver a message to them?

Such people must be loyal to the emperor and devoted to the country.

“There are two questions,” Chu Danqing said. “You are the Minister of War, what are you doing managing the affairs of the Ministry of Rites? At the very least, there is the Court of State Ceremonial, right?”

"And then there's the fact that in such a vast city as Shenhua Capital, they can't even find a few experts, so they have to use us three unknown guys?"

"If the Jin Dynasty is really this weak, I think it's better to destroy it sooner rather than later." At this point, Chu Danqing was speechless.

Guo Ming sensed that there were many experts in Shenhua Capital, including many of the younger generation.

There has been no talent gap.

“Wen Kang accepted bribes from the Woyila delegation and spread rumors,” Wang Jie’an said helplessly. “This task should not have fallen into my hands.”

"It was precisely because of this incident that there were changes in troop deployments and the transfer of generals among the troops both inside and outside the court."

"As for Shenhua Capital, there are indeed many experts, but this competition is among the younger generation."

"Everyone in the court and the public is hiding their talents and not showing themselves. It seems that Wen Kang intends to lure out the young heroes of the martial arts world for a purge."

"That's it... sigh."

Chu Danqing suddenly discovered a blind spot.

In the eyes of most people, Wang Jie'an was indeed a loyal minister, and his actions did indeed make the Jin Dynasty stronger.

But the emperor saw it differently.

You, Wang Jie'an, not only wield great power, but also act unconventionally and eccentrically.

That's not all; you've also become deeply involved with various martial arts sects and befriended numerous heroes.

He was a highly respected and virtuous person, and his call to action was met with great respect.

What if one day he really decides to become emperor?
So the best solution is to reduce it, which is why all these things happened.

The replacement of the general at Yujian Pass was just a microcosm of the suppression of Wang Jie'an.

However, Wang Jie'an has not yet realized this, and only believes that the emperor is simply balancing the power struggles in the court.

As expected, after the Woyila delegation leaves, Wang Jie'an will be purged for his poor performance in this mission.

It can only be said that different perspectives lead to different perceptions.

“But the three of you are different. You are all young yet already masters in the martial arts world, far surpassing your peers.” A smile appeared on Wang Jie’an’s face: “With such martial arts skills, you will surely live up to the expectations of the court after years of training.”

"This...maybe there's no way to do it." Chu Danqing refused: "We practice martial arts to cultivate our character, not to fight and kill."

"Besides, the court is full of talented people. If the three of us were to stand out, we would inevitably attract jealousy."

"We are still young and don't want to die young."

Chu Danqing's next words were quite straightforward.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jie'an was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he cupped his hands and said, "It was my oversight."

“Since Wen Kang is keeping an eye on me, it would be inappropriate to let the three of you be the ones to take the lead.”

He did not use the greater good to blackmail Chu Danqing; he had indeed not considered this point beforehand.

Those young heroes are indeed fine, after all, they are new to the game.

However, someone like Chu Danqing, whose martial arts skills are quite proficient, could easily be seen as one of his henchmen.

As for the mission, we can only wait and see.

"There's one more thing. There's been a change of events on Woyila's side, you know that, right?" Chu Danqing asked.

“I have heard of it,” Wang Jie’an said. “It is said that there was internal strife and bloodshed among the forty-two tribes, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of people.”

"The internal strife is likely real, but the number of corpses is probably just a rumor."

The main problem is that the number of people is too exaggerated, tens of millions, that's hundreds of millions.

At this point, Wang Jie'an paused for a moment before whispering, "His Majesty secretly mobilized troops from across the land, personally leading an expedition to launch a lightning attack on the Oirat, taking advantage of their weakness to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

This was obviously a secret, but Chu Danqing's charm and initial favorability were too high, so she told him.

"When are you leaving?!" Chu Danqing's eyes widened in surprise.

"We will depart at midnight tonight, and perhaps Wen Kang will accompany us," Wang Jie'an said.

Chu Danqing truly hadn't expected the opponent to be so brave, actually charging in.

"How many people have you planned to bring?" Chu Danqing asked again.

Now that he's only brought a thousand or eight hundred men, it doesn't matter. If they die at the hands of the War Disciples, it saves him the trouble of lifting a finger.

"His Majesty set off lightly equipped with only eight hundred cavalry. However, with the gathering of five hundred thousand troops from across the land, they can reunite in a maximum of two days."

"At that time, we will advance straight in and surely destroy the Oirat." Wang Jie'an was still very confident in Emperor Jin.

After all, this time a group of experts and generals were also sent. With their numerical advantage and the fact that they had come out in full force, how could they not succeed?

As for the so-called 500,000-strong army and the emperor, forget about it, they're doomed.

We'll have the other apostles check it out on the way.

Chu Danqing decided not to go, not for any other reason than that midnight had passed and Emperor Jin had already set off to leave Shenhua Capital.

He mentioned it on the public channel, and soon an apostle went to handle it. It's estimated that a result should be available before dawn.

Emperor Jin's strength was not low; he was also at the 5th rank.

If we exclude those three factions, the only one who could challenge Emperor Jindi was the Khan of the Ögedei Khanate.

Therefore, if Emperor Jin wanted to destroy the Woyi La, he had to go there.

(End of this chapter)