The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

In the capital, in the secret room underground of the imperial palace.

Emperor Jianwu took the recent intelligence given to him by his confidant and nodded secretly.

He really didn't misjudge this kid. In just a few days, he figured out the relationship between Qin Feng and Haisha.

It also forced them to fight each other, and sending Qin Feng to clean up the pirates was a really good idea.

If Qin Feng actively suppresses the bandits, he will be loyal to the emperor, but if he does so, his business with Haisha will be cut off.

If he is not proactive, he will surely be suspected, given past experience.

Putting down the information in his hand, Emperor Jianwu revealed a barely perceptible smile.

The shadow cast by the candlelight in the secret room on his face happened to resemble a nurse: "This move by the brat is brilliant."

"It seems my 'successor' is even more outstanding than I imagined."

Standing up and walking to the desk, Emperor Jianwu spread out a piece of fine rice paper and started writing.

As the pen strokes flow, a carefully worded letter appears on the paper.

After writing, he put the letter into an envelope and sealed it with wax.

He summoned a trusted confidant, handed him the letter, and solemnly instructed him, "Send this letter quickly to the officials in various places in the northern border. Be sure to deliver it personally. There must be no mistakes."

"Tell them to act with confidence and secretly assist Li Chengfeng."

The confidant obeyed the order, carefully put the letter away, and left the secret room quietly.

Emperor Jianwu watched him leave and said in a brisk tone, "Qi Daokun, this old fox, I want to see how big a storm he can stir up."

……

At the same time, in the county government office in the northern city, He Sheng was waiting for Chen Tingshu to give him advice.

Chen Tingshu thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll go to the front yard to attract the attention of the people, and you can take the opportunity to escape from the mansion."

This method is indeed useful, but there is a fear that the angry people will beat Chen Tingshu.

After a slight hesitation, He Sheng said, "Okay, take care of yourself."

After Chen Tingshu went to the front yard, He Sheng seized the opportunity and climbed out.

Paying careful attention along the way, he finally found a gathering place of this sect.

He mingled among the believers and worshipped like them.

When no one was paying attention, he sneaked inside and found something!

When he returned to the county government office again, He Sheng was afraid that the people had not left yet, so he climbed over the wall to get in.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Chen Tingshu sitting in the middle. There was a bruise on the corner of his mouth, and he was applying ointment.

He Sheng was covered in dust and his clothes were a little torn, obviously he had been on a long journey.

The two were equally embarrassed, and when they saw each other, they exclaimed in surprise: "How did you become like this?"

The injury was indeed caused by the rioting people. Chen Tingshu covered his mouth and hissed.

"No need to mention it. What about you? What did you gain?"

Having said that, He Sheng handed the things he took out from the sect to Chen Tingshu.

"Master Chen, this is the information I got from the Changsheng Sect."

After seeing these evidences, Chen Tingshu said.

"It's indeed the Changsheng Sect. The teachings are exactly the same as those in Hexi. It seems Qi Daokun is behind this again."

After putting away the evidence, Chen Tingshu said in a heavy tone.

"This is no small matter."

"Your Majesty was still suspecting a few days ago that the rebellion in the Northern Frontier was caused by Qi Daokun, but now it seems to be true."

However, it is still unknown how Qi Daokun got in touch with Northern Xinjiang, including whether there were other people involved.

Suddenly thinking of something, Chen Tingshu asked, "Can we find any traces of General Xiong in it?"

After thinking it over carefully, He Sheng shook his head and said, "No, this is all I have for now."

"Then please, General He, inform General Yu Xiong of this matter. But remember, only inform him of the connection between this place and the Hexi Changsheng Sect."

He Sheng nodded in agreement, took the note handed back by Chen Tingshu, and stood up to leave.

……

The lights were on in Xiong Kuohai's mansion.

At that time, Xiong Kuohai was sitting upright, holding the intelligence sent by He Sheng in his hand, and frowned as he looked at the information on it.

It only stated that the local sect was of the same lineage as the Hexi Changsheng Sect, but he muttered as he looked at the information.

"The Immortal Sect... Qi Daokun..."

As far as he knew, the Changsheng Sect flourished in Hexi, but disappeared in Hexi after being wiped out by Li Chengfeng.

It is true that the Changsheng Sect was founded by Qi Daokun, and it is also true that Qi Daokun has evil ambitions.

But what they didn’t expect was that a fire would blow down from the sky again, causing this religion to revive.

I'm afraid there will be chaos in the North.

Although he was dissatisfied with Li Chengfeng's style of doing things, after all, he had fought for half his life just for the peace and prosperity of the country, so he still had to protect the Qian Kingdom.

Xiong Kuohai turned around and went back to the desk, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote quickly on the paper.

After writing, he folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and handed it to a personal soldier.

"Send this letter immediately to the Northern Frontier Camp and be sure to hand it to General Wang personally!"

The personal soldier took the envelope and went to deliver the letter immediately without delay.

At the same time, in the Northern Camp.

After receiving Xiong Kuohai's letter, General Wang immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the matter.

"Please circulate what is written in General Xiong's letter." General Wang handed the letter to several other generals.

After reading it, the generals looked at each other in surprise.

The Changsheng Sect, Qi Daokun, and the King of Northern Frontier, these people secretly conspired to put the Qian Kingdom in danger.

One of the generals said: "This matter is probably not that simple. Let's see the attitude of the man from the capital before making a decision.

Another general echoed, "Yes, and we don't know their specific plans yet. If we act rashly, we might fall into their trap."

It takes a thousand days to maintain an army and only a moment to deploy it. They are the people stationed in the northern border by Xiong Kuohai.

We have been silent here for too long. Now that the general has given the order, we must fight to the death, General Wang thought and said.

"General Xiong has always acted cautiously. Since he asked us to be prepared, it means the situation is urgent and we cannot take it lightly."

He stood up and gave the order: "Pass it down. The army is under martial law for the next few days. No one is allowed to go out unless necessary. Be prepared for battle."

In Chen Tingshu's study, he was carefully studying the information sent by He Sheng.

He repeatedly pondered every detail in the intelligence, trying to figure out every detail.

"The Changsheng Sect, Qi Daokun..." He whispered to himself, thinking carefully.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and stood up abruptly.

In front of the bookshelf in the county government office, he found a thick book, flipped through it quickly, and finally stopped at a page.

As he carefully read the contents of the book, his brows gradually relaxed.

"I see..." he whispered.

"It seems that my previous guess was correct."

He put the book back on the shelf, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a letter.

After finishing, he folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and handed it to the guards waiting outside the door: "Send this letter to the palace immediately and hand it to His Majesty personally!"