Chapter 1660: Words and deeds are consistent, harboring evil intentions

He knew there was no danger; as long as the information He Xiao gave was true, and he was willing to give the credit to him, then there was no big deal.

After Yuwen Xu left, the Yao King's face was so gloomy it was about to drip water: "He Xiao's investigation into the Shi family is true, and the warning on his note is likely true as well."

Shi Songen hadn't been brought back yet.

And He Xiao said that Bai Tan and Qingyang planned to rebel tonight!

If it were someone else, exposing a shocking, heavy news in such a casual way as passing a note, the Yao King would tell them to roll to the side when he was in a good mood, or cut off their head directly when he was in a bad mood.

But the note was written by He Xiao, so it was completely different. The Yao King knew that this person never shot without a target.

Qiu Long reminded: "You originally expected that Qingyang would on the night of the Imperial Flowing Nectar……"

"Perhaps Qingyang doesn't want to wait anymore!" The Yao King interrupted, "Bai Tan leads thousands of men outside the palace, Bai Hengbo is in charge of the palace guards inside, and the three hundred people outside my Frost Immortal Hall were all arranged by him!"

Hearing this, Qiu Long broke out in a cold sweat.

In that case, the Master was in danger!

Wait! He suddenly thought again that this red jade box was given to him by He Xiao a few days ago, could it be……

Qiu Long's sweat flowed down.

The Yao King had been served by him for more than twenty years, and seeing his eyes somewhat drifting, and he even swallowed his saliva, he knew immediately that there was something in his heart, and perhaps there was another hidden story, so he slapped the table and shouted angrily: "At this juncture, you still have words to keep in your stomach? Do you want me to help you dissect them out?"

Qiu Long shivered, knowing this was not the time to hide anything, and hurriedly told the whole process of receiving the red jade box.

"A few days ago?" The Yao King's face looked even worse, "In other words, He Xiao knew that Qingyang was going to rebel at that time, and also knew that Bai Tan was the traitor I was looking for?"

Qiu Long didn't dare to speak. He knew that the Yao King didn't want his answer.

"Why did he point it out only today? Why did he delay reporting it? Why did he escape only today?" The Yao King muttered, "How did he know that Qingyang and Bai Tan planned to rebel today?"

These two rebelling would certainly not specifically notify He Xiao.

"If this guy doesn't know some inside story, then—" The Yao King narrowed his eyes, every word squeezed out from between his teeth, "then Qingyang's rebellion has something to do with him!"

Qiu Long was shocked, his first reaction being that He Xiao participated in Qingyang's plan, but immediately denied it himself.

That was impossible.

"He Xiao instigated Yuwen Xu today to submit the clue of the Shi family's massive grain hoarding!" Qiu Long was also terrified, "You sent the Court Marshal to arrest Shi Song Wei this afternoon, and Qingyang and Bai Tan plan to rebel tonight!"

These two things followed one after another very closely, and there was a connection in time.

"They can't wait!" The Yao King suddenly realized, "It seems that investigating along the Shi family's clue must be able to link to Bai Tan! They were afraid that I would investigate Bai Tan, so they simply took the initiative and didn't wait for the night of the Imperial Flowing Nectar!"

"Good! Good! What a He Xiao! Knowing early on that Bai Tan had already developed a second heart, yet secretly not reporting it, and running away himself." The Yao King's heart was filled with clouds of suspicion, "What has he been planning these past few days?"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered Qingyang commenting on He Xiao in front of him:

"He Xiao has no good intentions toward you or the Yao nation. You think he is helping you, but in fact, he is harming you in everything he does."

At that time, the Yao King sneered, thinking this was the incompetent roar of a defeated person, but now thinking back, did Qingyang's words not make any sense? Originally, his conflict with Qingyang was just a little struggle in the court. Ever since He Xiao came, ever since He Xiao offered advice and suggestions to him, ever since He Xiao took charge of the projects for him, he and Qingyang had fought more and more fiercely, and hated each other more and more deeply! The Yao King liked to talk about the art of knowing people when educating his ministers, saying that one cannot just listen to what people say, but must observe what they do. But He Xiao was truly terrifying; he never attacked Qingyang in front of the Yao King like other ministers, never revealed his hatred for Qingyang, and even whether it was hosting the Quiet Lake Villa or the Tianshui Eastward Expansion project, He Xiao was always diligent and conscientious.

Whether listening to his words or observing his actions, this person seemed to be impeccable and selfless.

And because he seemed to be truly selfless, the Yao King relaxed his vigilance against him.

Now that he had suddenly awakened, the Yao King looked back and found that whenever He Xiao handled things, it would stir up endless whirlpools! He was dragged in, Qingyang was dragged in, and He Xiao, the initiator, escaped and wanted to stay out of it!

"How can this be, this is truly unreasonable!" The Yao King slapped the table repeatedly in anger, "Little villain, I must kill him to vent my hatred!"

Qiu Long knew he was in a fit of anger, but the situation was critical, so this was not the time to be angry at He Xiao.

He could only say carefully: "My King, since you know that Bai Tan is a traitor……"

Yes, he had to deal with this monstrous disaster first! Ever since Bai Tan's name appeared on He Xiao's note, the Yao King knew he was in danger, and his mind became even calmer.

"Don't worry, no one can harm me in the Frost Immortal Hall!"

He wrote three imperial edicts in a flash, stamped them with the Qinghong Treasure Seal, wore three command tokens, and handed them to Qiu Long: "Deliver these three edicts to Central Commander Li Qibo, General Tu Han, and Zheng Da respectively! Quickly, quickly!"

He was going to use Zheng Da again.

Zheng Da was also the Court Marshal's Supervisor, and the safety of the palace and the scheduling of the inner court guards were originally his responsibility; Bai Hengbo had just been promoted, and his qualifications were insufficient. But not long ago, the Fourth Prince was poisoned, which was caused by the negligence of a relative Zheng Da arranged in the palace, so he was implicated and had been cold-shouldered recently.

The Yao King now thought that the Fourth Prince's poisoning incident might also be a conspiracy to let Bai Hengbo easily get the scheduling power of the inner court guards, so that he could arrange his own people in the Frost Immortal Hall! Since the Yao King had already awakened, the most urgent thing now was to remove the power in the hands of Bai Tan and his nephew and destroy Qingyang's plan!

The Yao nation once had three famous generals; after Xue Zongwu died, only two remained, and Tu Han was one of them, currently in Tianshui City. The Yao King wanted him to cooperate with Central Commander Li Qibo, who was responsible for the capital's security, to control Bai Tan! Qiu Long took the edicts and was about to leave.

The Yao King reminded him again: "Be calm, don't let Qingyang and the others see any clues!"

Qiu Long took a deep breath, took out his usual calmness, and just pushed open the back door when a small palace servant rushed over and fell into a dog-eating mud in front of him.

"……?" Didn't you grow eyes?

"Official Qiu, urgent report!" The small palace servant held a tray in his hand, and a piece of red wood lay in the tray, looking like wooden chopsticks at first glance, but broken into two halves, "Urgent report presented by the Jade Spring Palace!" ===== CHAPTER 1661 =====

"Lord Qiu, urgent report!" A young palace attendant held a tray in his hands, on which lay a piece of red wood, looking like a wooden chopstick at first glance, but broken in two. "An urgent report presented by the Jade Spring Palace!"