The First Tyrant of Daxia

Chapter 4476 Entrusting Ding Yi with an Important Task

Gu Chuntang was in a dilemma. He held a high position of power in the Great Xia Empire, so how could he dare to speak nonsense without any evidence?

After a short silence, Qin Yun said in a deep voice: "I think the most suspicious people should be the people from the Patrol and Fighting Departments. As the head of the Imperial Department, Elder Feng leads the soldiers to fight day and night, and he will definitely not cause dissatisfaction among the people inside... There is another person, and that is Emperor Qin."

After hearing these words, Gu Chuntang took a deep breath and became uneasy.

His Majesty's suspicion was not without basis, but he had expected to cast suspicion on the other two departments. However, Emperor Qin's name also appeared on the list, and the other party was a prince, so even Gu Chuntang did not dare to say much.

Facing Qin Yun's deep eyes, Gu Chuntang said nervously: "Your Majesty, after all, this is an important matter concerning the prince. I really can't say more. I can only investigate first."

Before Gu Chuntang could finish, Qin Yun waved his hand to stop him: "No, you are too familiar with the officials of Daxia, and the officials of Daxia also respect you as their superiors. It will not have any effect. Now we need someone who can walk among the soldiers and talk to us about anything, and who is not too close to me in the eyes of the outside world, to complete this task."

"What does your majesty mean?" Gu Chuntang asked in confusion.

"Ding Yi!" Qin Yun said in a deep voice: "Although I have a deep friendship with Ding Yi, except for the core members of the Xuanhuang Army, in the eyes of most of the ministers, Ding Yi only surrendered to Daxia halfway through, and is not too close to me. Letting him do this will make it easier."

Gu Chuntang nodded thoughtfully. Just as Qin Yun said, if they, the generals, were to investigate, those soldiers who did not know the facts would definitely not tell the truth and would continue to make excuses according to the original set of rhetoric.

But Ding Yi is different. He can get along well with the soldiers, and is undoubtedly the best choice to investigate the source of the rumor. "Go, ask Ding Yi to come to my palace to see me. Don't mention this to anyone, not even Xiao Jian! Before the truth comes out, only God, the earth, you and I know it."

Qin Yun said softly, and Gu Chuntang immediately turned around and left the Yangxin Palace. After making sure that there was no one behind him, he hurried to find Ding Yi.

After understanding His Majesty's intention, Ding Yi practiced the Fourteen Moves of the Burning Star Sword without saying a word, concealing his aura and approaching the bedroom, then carefully pushed the door open and entered, cutting off any possibility of being followed.

Facing the empty bedroom, Ding Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

Qin Yun walked out slowly from behind the screen, looked at Ding Yi not far away and said in a deep voice: "Ding Yi, Gu Chuntang should have told you, do you know what to do?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi immediately retracted the seriousness on his face, replaced it with his previous domineering attitude, and answered nonchalantly: "Of course, Your Majesty, I will pretend that I am not valued, live a simple life, and infiltrate the soldiers. I will definitely return to the imperial capital until the rumor is investigated thoroughly!" It was Ding Yi's domineering attitude that would not arouse suspicion from others, so he became the target chosen by Qin Yun at the first time.

"Very good." Qin Yun said calmly: "What I want is your careless disguise. This matter must be kept secret. Bring the person who spread the rumors to my bedroom in person! Remember, even if all the evidence points to the prince, the crown prince, even if it is Gu Chuntang, the prime minister, bring him back to me!"

After he finished speaking, Qin Yun added: "Remember, during the period of investigating the rumors, you are second only to one person and above ten thousand people in the Great Xia Empire!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

After Ding Yi left, Qin Yun fell into deep thought. In fact, he only suspected one person, and that was Emperor Qin. As for mentioning the people from the other two departments, it was just to save face for Emperor Qin.

With Qin Yun's rule over the Great Xia Empire, the prince's status is majestic. How could anyone dare to spread such rumors? Once investigated, the person will be beheaded.

And he dared to do such a thing, throwing dirty water on the prince and provoking the powerful Feng Lao, everything pointed to the audacious and impulsive Prince Qin Di.

It is not easy to make thousands of soldiers speak with one voice. Apart from the Qin Emperor, who else has such ability to turn black into white and white into black?

Since the problem lies in people's hearts, Qin Yun has to get into the hearts of the soldiers to solve the problem.

The most important thing now is to break these rumors. The best way is to treat the prince in the same way as Emperor Qin, so that all the ministers can open their eyes and see how Qin Yun, the king of the Great Xia Empire, can favor either of the two princes.

Before setting out to look for Qin Rui who was on the front line, Qin Yun had someone else to see, so he went to the Qintian Division alone.

On the west side of the imperial capital, in the Qintiansi, Old Feng sat alone in the pavilion, sipping tea and admiring the view. Apart from Qin Rui, the person who suffered the most from the rumors was Old Feng. He had been respectful and devoted to Daxia for half his life, but in the end he ended up with such a bad reputation, which led to him returning from the front line and no longer having the face to accompany Emperor Qin.

Sensing Qin Yun's presence approaching, Old Feng hurriedly stood up, but before he could say anything, Qin Yun waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be so polite.

The two of them sat together in the pavilion, and Qin Yun then asked slowly, "Mr. Feng, with your broad mind, you actually returned from the front line because of such a small matter. What happened? Is there a problem among the soldiers on the front line?"

Elder Feng was silent for a moment, then he sighed and replied, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I treat Emperor Qin as your disciple, and I am even more loyal to the Great Xia Empire and Your Majesty. How could such a rumor come from my mouth? Given how much I value Emperor Qin, I would love to teach him everything I know, so how could I..."

Halfway through his words, Mr. Feng shuddered, his whole body shaking with anger, which showed that he was quite annoyed by this matter.

Qin Yun expressed his understanding. He had seen how much Elder Feng valued Emperor Qin, but such a trivial matter was not worth mentioning. He would definitely not use such despicable means to help Emperor Qin win the battle for the crown prince. This was not in line with Elder Feng's character and was not something he could do.

After hearing what was said in the Cliff Hall that day, Old Feng had already come to his senses. Someone must be taking advantage of this to make a fuss.

But it was at such a critical moment that the fact that Old Feng returned to the imperial capital gave this group of people who believed in the rumors a chance to catch the truth.

Qin Yun said earnestly, "Mr. Feng, please return to the front. The Emperor Qin and the soldiers need you to stabilize the morale of the army. Otherwise, those people will find a handle on you and rumors will spread everywhere. I have never doubted you from the beginning to the end."

Hearing this, Old Feng was startled: "Really, Your Majesty? You have never doubted me."

Qin Yun nodded and agreed: "You and I have known each other for a long time. Others may not know it, but how could I not know it?"

Having said this, Mr. Feng became more and more embarrassed and depressed.