Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 282

[Chapter 282: Identity of the Alliance Leader]

Lin Xiu looked at the list in his hand, and was surprised.

It was too strange for this list to appear in the hands of Emperor Xia.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from behind him. Zhu Jin came over, took the memorial with the paper pages from Lin Xiu, and picked up several other copies, piled them together, and said, “There are still memorials that your majesty has not finished dealing with. Put them back first and come back in an hour.”

The little eunuch responded respectfully and took the stack of memorials back.

Lin Xiu also stood up slowly, waved to Zhu Jin, and walked out of the palace.

When he walked out of the palace, he was still thinking about this question.

Why did the assassination list of the Tiandao League appear here with Emperor Xia?

Could it be that the Tiandao League had an undercover?

This is impossible. The stronghold of the royal capital is controlled by the leader and the holy envoy. It has been peaceful for so many years. There is an undercover here, unless the leader of the Tiandao League himself is an undercover.

If the leader of the Tiandao League is an undercover of the court, A Ke and the others would have been caught in one fell swoop.

The undercover agents naturally could not be Lin Xiu and A Ke.

The strange thing is, if the court had already obtained the assassination list of the Tiandao League, why did Lin Xiu and A Ke perform their tasks smoothly these days without encountering any obstacles?

The court knew the list long ago, but still allowed them to assassinate?

This does not make sense.

After some thought, a bold idea suddenly arose in Lin Xiu’s mind.

Assuming that this list was not obtained by Emperor Xia from the Tiandao League, but was given to the Tiandao League by him…

According to this assumption,

the mysterious leader of the Tiandao League may be supported by Emperor Xia, or the leader of the Tiandao League is Emperor Xia himself?

Although this guess is too bold and a little incredible, after making such an assumption, it seems that many things can be explained.

Why does the leader of the Tiandao League actually have an intelligence network covering the twenty-one prefectures of Daxia, and is so rich, supporting the Tiandao League with at least 100,000 taels of funds every year?

Why is a rebel more proficient in Daxia laws than Lin Xiu?

In terms of intelligence capabilities, no one can be better than the Secret Investigation Department.

In terms of wealth, ten or a hundred Lin Xius cannot compare to Emperor Xia.

And the reason why Emperor Xia did this could not be more obvious.

As an emperor, he had to take into account the powerful people in the capital, and he could not take action against their followers.

But as a rebel, he did not need to consider the ideas of the powerful. He could kill if he wanted. The leader of the Tiandao League ordered him to be killed. What did it have to do with the Emperor of Daxia?

This trick was both black and white, high, really high!

Who would have thought that the rebel was actually me?

At this moment, Lin Xiu was a little confused.

After a long time, the rebel turned out to be Emperor Xia himself…

The people of the Tiandao League could not have thought that as a rebel, their leader was actually the Emperor of Daxia.

Is this an undercover in the Tiandao League, or a traitor in the court? What made

Lin Xiu even more depressed was that in the Daxia court, he had to work for Emperor Xia. After joining the Tiandao League, he actually had to work for Emperor Xia. Did he owe him this?

He neither kidnapped his daughter nor lied to his sister…

Although there was no direct evidence, Lin Xiu was already 80% to 90% sure that his guess was correct.

This is the style of Emperor Xia. He has done such shameless things more than once or twice. Any emperor with a bit of dignity would not let Lin Xiu sell his body and seduce the geniuses of other countries to Daxia one after another.

Lin Xiu shook his head.

Insidious, too insidious. Compared with Emperor Xia, Lin Xiu himself is still too young and has a lot to learn from him.

At this moment, in the imperial study.

Emperor Xia put a piece of paper in the charcoal basin and watched the paper burn out. Zhu Jin was beside him and whispered: “Your Majesty, there is news from the two mansions again. Two direct officials of the Huang family and the Wei family…”

He did not finish his words, but just made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Emperor Xia raised his eyebrows and asked: “So fast, even if it is just to travel between the two mansions, it can’t be so fast, right?”

Zhu Jin said: “Under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible, but if there is a speed-related skill, it may not be possible.”

Emperor Xia asked: “Then Li Xiaoyao’s skill is not flying?”

Zhu Jin said slowly: “As far as I know, he has a few friends around him, otherwise he alone cannot kill Zhang Jing. These people are very powerful. They should have no rivals below the upper level of the Earth Rank. In the past six months, they have repeatedly made extraordinary achievements. Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have obtained another sharp blade…”

Emperor Xia breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: “But their original intention is to rebel against me…”

Zhu Jin said slowly: “If they knew your Majesty’s painstaking efforts, they would definitely understand your Majesty.”

Emperor Xia paused, and asked: “Has the matter been investigated?”

Zhu Jin shook his head and said: “We don’t know either. I know how Li Xiaoyao learned about the court’s action. Maybe he really has someone in the court. I wanted to take advantage of the situation and catch the undercover in the alliance, but I was one step slower than him. This person has a mysterious origin and extraordinary ability. If it weren’t for A Ke, I’m afraid we wouldn’t be able to keep him…”

Emperor Xia said, “All excellent men are lustful. This is normal. Isn’t Lin Xiu the same?”

Zhu Jin shook his head. Lust and lechery are different. The new leader of the Tiandao League is a hero who can’t resist the temptation of beautiful women. Lin Xiu is completely lustful. Among all the people he has met, his lust is second only to Your Majesty. Emperor

Xia didn’t know what Zhu Jin was thinking, so he didn’t mention it again. He said slowly, “You should keep an eye on the Ministry of Personnel yourself and select a group of people as soon as possible to fill their vacant positions…”

Zhu Jin bowed and said, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

At this time, Lin Xiu had returned home.

A Ke was practicing swordplay in the yard. Lin Xiu took her hand, led her to the room, and asked, “Do you remember which officials you assassinated last year?”

A Ke nodded. Even though the list was very clear, she would still investigate the target in detail before taking action to ensure that she didn’t kill a good person by mistake.

Lin Xiu asked, “Who were they?”

A Ke recalled and said, “There was a county magistrate in Daming Prefecture, a county lieutenant in Anxi Prefecture, and an official in Shannan Prefecture…”

In order to verify his guess, Lin Xiu made a special trip to Daming Prefecture, Anxi Prefecture, and Shannan Prefecture.

In Huai County, Daming Prefecture, on a small path in the fields, a man with a hoe on his shoulder said with a smile, “Lord Liu is a truly good official. After he took office, the evil officials in the county government disappeared, and the ruffians from all over the country no longer dared to show up. We finally have some hope for a better life. I really hope he can be re-elected…”

In Feng County, Anxi Prefecture, at a tea stall on the street, the stall owner made a cup of tea for a young customer and said, “County Magistrate Zhang is fair and just, and impartial, unlike the previous official who was corrupt and took bribes. “The rich and powerful can do whatever they want, while the powerless can only swallow their anger…”

In the government office of Shannan Prefecture, it was late at night, and a middle-aged official was still flipping through the files. He had been in Shannan Prefecture for a year. He first abolished the heavy taxes imposed on the people by the previous governor, and recovered the tax exemptions for local wealthy businessmen. Although he was hated by the local gentry and even assassinated several times, his earth-level strength was enough to make him fearless of anyone…

Outside the window, a figure suspended in the air floated away.

Through Lin Xiu’s field visits and investigations, it was learned that the three officials who had been assassinated were notorious corrupt officials in the local area. They often oppressed the people and extorted the people’s fat and blood. They had inextricable ties with the powerful people in the royal capital, and the people had suffered from them for a long time. After the

assassination of these three people, the officials sent by the court to succeed them did many good things for the people in the past year and had a good reputation in the local area.

What they have in common is that they have no relationship with the powerful people in the royal capital.

Obviously, because the powerful and nobles have infiltrated the court too deeply, Emperor Xia cannot openly attack them. It is okay to deal with one or two, but if it is too frequent, even a fool will know that he is suppressing the powerful and nobles.

So he secretly asked the Tiandao League to take action, and wait until those officials loyal to the powerful and nobles died, and then put his own people in, and no one would suspect him.

All the black pots were taken by the leader of the Tiandao League. Who would have thought that he would rebel against himself?

This move is not only high, but also wonderful.

After knowing that Emperor Xia is the boss behind the scenes, Lin Xiu has no pressure to join the Tiandao League. Even the emperor is a rebel, and he can only be regarded as a small follower.

Lin Xiu has not told A Ke about this matter yet. This is too shocking for them and may subvert their beliefs.

But there is no doubt that they have taken a big step forward in realizing their ideals.

Even the emperor is one of their own, how can they lose?

The powerful and nobles all think that the Tiandao League is a rebel, but in fact they are the real confidants of the emperor, and they are the rebels that Emperor Xia wants to get rid of as soon as possible.

Lin Xiu buried this matter in his heart, took the sign of the Secret Investigation Department, and went to the Worship Department to borrow a female worshiper of the Wood Department. This sign was really useful. With the identity of the Secretary of the Secret Investigation Department, he could mobilize any department of the court without having to explain to them in detail. If you

have any opinions about him, you can only go to the emperor to impeach him.

Of course, with this sign, he was deeply labeled as the emperor’s confidant. Lin Xiu didn’t mind it. After all, Emperor Xia was his boss, whether openly or secretly.

In Qianye Lin’s yard, the cherry trees had already fallen, leaving only bare branches. The female worshiper put her hand on the trunk, and those bare branches soon bore pink flowers again.

Lin Xiu handed a silver note to the female priest and said, “My wife likes cherry blossoms. I’d like to trouble Zhou Gongfeng to take care of these cherry trees.”

The female priest wanted to refuse, but Lin Xiu insisted, “This is a little gift from me. I hope Zhou Gongfeng will accept it. Otherwise, I will be embarrassed to ask you next time.”

This amount of silver was equivalent to her salary for most of half a year. The female priest was actually very tempted. She symbolically declined twice, then accepted it with reluctance. She looked at Lin Xiu and Qianye Lin and said, “Your Excellency and Madam are so loving, it’s really enviable…”

Because the madam likes cherry blossoms, he went to such great lengths and even went to the trouble of mobilizing the tribute department through His Majesty, just to please the madam. With such a husband, life is regret-free…

(End of this chapter)