Chapter 359: Advisor Wei Liufeng
On this day, in the study room of Beichen Palace
Di Ran had just ordered Tianji Pavilion to investigate some things when he heard Mo Yan's voice.
"Master, Bai Qi is back."
I saw a man striding in from outside the door. He was Bai Qi, dressed in a gray suit, looking dusty and much darker.
"I am Bai Qi, your subordinate, and I am here to see you, my master."
"Get up."
"Yes, master."
Bai Qi stood up, and Di Ran's cold voice rang out.
"How's the check going?"
Bai Qi frowned upon hearing this, lowered his head and replied, "My Lord, I am following your orders to investigate the matter of the War King returning to the capital early. Nanping County has been plagued by bandits for many years, and because of the severe drought before the New Year, there was no harvest and many people died."
"There are many bullies and gentry in the county who bully men and women and do all kinds of evil. The previous county magistrate was dismissed for corruption and abuse of power. The War King was ordered to be the county magistrate. The local wealthy businessmen competed to curry favor with him. With the support of the War King, those bullies and gentry have become even more aggressive in plundering the people's wealth."
"And the War King has always only known how to eat, drink and have fun. He has never taken care of anything and has lived a very carefree life. He has no idea about the people's complaints."
Or maybe she was so drunk and lustful that her mind was overwhelmed and her eyes were blinded.
It may also be that he was dissatisfied with being exiled to Nanping as a county magistrate, so he turned a blind eye to it.
After hearing this, Di Ran's eyes did not show any fluctuations, and his face was calm: "Go on."
Bai Qi continued, "Once, the county was invaded by bandits, who killed many people and robbed a lot of property. The War King hid in the cellar and escaped this disaster."
"King Zhan was frightened and didn't want to stay here any longer, so he submitted a petition to return to the capital. At this time, a guard beside King Zhan stepped forward and asked for permission to suppress the bandits."
"Oh?"
Di Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, with an ambiguous look in his eyes. "This man's name is Wei Liufeng. Don't be fooled by his scholarly appearance, his martial arts skills are not weak."
"I contacted the Tianji Pavilion to investigate and learned that this person was originally a counselor to the crown prince of Jin. However, he was later implicated in the crown prince's rebellion and faked his death by chance. He changed his name to Wei Feng and ended up in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
"At that time, he offended a wealthy man in Nanping County and was mistaken for a woman who had seduced the wealthy man's beautiful servant. The wealthy man was furious and put him in jail on the charge of molesting a decent man and woman. He secretly bribed the county magistrate to frame him and execute him."
"Later, the county magistrate fell from power, and the matter was put on hold until the War King succeeded him as county magistrate. He wanted to visit the prison, and that's when he met Wei Liufeng. He then thought that he was very courageous, so he released him."
"In order to express his gratitude to the King of War for saving his life, Wei Liufeng followed the King of War and became her counselor. It was also because of Wei Liufeng's advice that the King of War was able to successfully suppress the bandits and severely punish the bullies to eliminate harm to the people. In a short period of time, she earned a good reputation for herself."
"With the help of Wei Liufeng, the War King was able to make an exception and allow His Majesty to return to the capital early. Of course, there is another more important reason during this period, and that is... the treasure map."
Mo Yan and Di Yi were surprised: "Treasure map?"
Di Ran was also a little surprised.
"good."
Bai Qi nodded and continued, "I heard that the War King accidentally obtained a treasure map from a bandit. It is said that the treasure was taken by the previous emperor during his escape in order to make a comeback in the future."
"But before she could restore her country, the pursuers of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty caught up with her, and she was forced to commit suicide by jumping into the sea. Since then, the news of the whereabouts of the treasure has been cut off."
The King of War originally wanted to take the treasure map for himself, but was dissuaded by Wei Liufeng, because the place where the treasure map was located was difficult for ordinary people to reach, and it would be useless even if he got the treasure map, and he couldn't go looking for it in a high-profile manner.
If people knew that the War King had the treasure map, he would be killed. It would be better for him to hand the treasure map to the Empress and ask for amnesty to return to Beijing.
"And it is precisely because of this that the Empress made an exception and allowed the War King to return."
Mo Yan suddenly realized: "I was wondering why His Majesty brought the person back for no reason, so this is how it is."
(End of this chapter)
