Chapter 353: Can her words be trusted?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat TranslationThe emperor could understand why Zhuo Jun wanted this.
If others were her, they would not want to be controlled by others for the rest of their lives and become someone else’ marionette.
“If King Jin rebels and is executed in the future, I will allow you to change your identity to become a woman and start a new life.
“I will also help you arrange a new identity.”
It was naturally impossible for her to become an official, but it was not a problem to arrange for her to be a merchant or a young lady from a small family.
In the future, when she got married and had children, Zhuo Jun’s life would be complete.
Zhuo Jun bowed to the emperor. “Thank You, Your Majesty.
“I am also willing to serve, Your Majesty.”
She naturally knew that one had to give in order to gain something.
If she wanted freedom, she had to help the emperor deal with King Jin.
The emperor liked to deal with smart people.
Although the information Zhuo Jun revealed was very important, he still needed her to do something.
The emperor asked first, “King Jin arranged for you to go to the capital. What are your main tasks and goals?”
Zhuo Jun answered truthfully, “For me to get into the civil service, I have to be at least a second-ranked candidate.
“Then, get close to Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
“Without exposing my identity, I can rope them in to be used by King Jin.”
She paused and glanced at Xiao Hanzheng before continuing, “King Jin ordered that if I really can’t rope Xiao Hanzheng in, I have to crystalize the fact that I have a relationship with him. I have to use this as leverage to threaten and seduce him.
“I heard that Xiao Hanzheng loves his wife very much, and Shi Qingluo has a fiery temper.
“So if Xiao Hanzheng touches me, Shi Qingluo might choose to leave him.
“As long as Xiao Hanzheng doesn’t want to let go of Shi Qingluo, he has to listen to my threats.”
She scoffed at this task.
First of all, she would not use her body to complete her task.
Secondly, Xiao Hanzheng was not a fool.
Not to mention about him falling for the trap, how could he be so easily taken advantage of and coerced.
King Jin’s intention was actually to use a beauty trap if normal roping would not work.
After all, she had been schooling for many years.
If she could have something in common with Xiao Hanzheng, they could talk about it, and they could also live and work together.
According to the nature of men, such a woman was hard to find, so Xiao Hanzheng should be interested.
Zhuo Jun felt that it was not plausible after hearing it.
Not all men were the same.
Planning this with the knowledge of most men, would it succeed?
Obviously, her feeling was right.
Xiao Hanzheng was not an ordinary man.
When he did not find out that she was a woman, he still had normal interactions with her.
After he found out, he didn’t even wait to stay far away from her.
Hearing King Jin’s arrangements, the emperor was somewhat speechless.
He wondered why his younger brother was thinking about this all day long, and he was still so conceited.
After Xiao Hanzheng heard this, he was speechless.
King Jin really thought highly of him.
Did he look like he was so easily mesmerized by beauty?
The emperor asked, “If you succeed in roping him in, what’s the next step of the plan?”
Zhuo Jun replied, “If I succeed in roping him in, King Jin will ask his people to suggest to your Majesty that Xiao Hanzheng be transferred to the northern border.
“Then, he will ask Shi Qingluo to come up with ideas to make money for him, or reveal formulas to make money.
“After all, if Xiao Hanzheng goes to the northern border, it will be easier for him to control Xiao Hanzheng and his wife in his territory.”
The emperor asked again, “What about you?”
Zhuo Jun said, “I will also ask my men to advise you and also transfer me to the northern border.
“I will also pretend to be very loyal to the emperor. When I return to the northern border, he will give me some real intelligence and send it to you in the capital.
“In exchange for your trust, King Jin and the others will help me take up the position of a governor of the northern city.
“They will also create some achievements for me. When the time comes, I will be transferred to the capital.
“If King Jin decides to rebel, I can also provide some information about the capital or assist them.
“If King Jin fails in his rebellion, he will ask me not to expose myself.
“I will still try my best to climb up the imperial court and help my brother seize power in the end.”
Hearing Zhuo Jun’s words, Xiao Hanzheng also understood why Zhuo Jun had been able to clinch the position as the governor of the northern city in his previous life.
It was very likely that Zhuo Jun had no way of crossing over to be with the emperor’s side.
He could only proceed according to King Jin’s arrangements.
Or perhaps he had already successfully sided with the emperor in secret, so he had instead become the emperor’s informant to gather information about King Jin.
The latter was more likely.
After all, Zhuo Jun was very smart and had always been calm and rational.
She knew what she wanted.
The emperor pondered for a moment. “Alright, then all of you can go to the northern border.”
He looked at Xiao Hanzheng and said, “Pretend that you have been persuaded by Zhuo Jun to join King Jin. Shi Qingluo can also help King Jin develop his territory at the northern border.”
One could not gain anything without venturing into the tiger’s den.
He added, “I will send people to protect you. If your lives are in danger, someone will come to your aid.
“When the time comes, you and Zhuo Jun will work together to find the treasure first.
“Then, you will think of a way to find evidence that King Jin wants for his rebellion first.”
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
Who said that King Jin would lead the army to rebel first instead of him sending troops to arrest the traitors first.
“I want everyone in Daliang to know that King Jin colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty and Kingdom Ge.”
His younger brother had always cared about face and reputation.
He wanted him to have a bad reputation.
Colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty and Kingdom Ge was no different from treason.
“We will follow Your Majesty’s orders.”
Xiao Hanzheng and Zhuo Jun understood the emperor’s intention immediately.
The emperor asked Zhuo Jun to contact King Jin’s people and ask them to come to him in order to send Xiao Hanzheng and Zhuo Jun to the northern border.
At first, he was still thinking about how to arrange for Xiao Hanzheng to go to the northern border without being targeted by King Jin.
After all, although he wanted Xiao Hanzheng to go to the northern border to do some work, he didn’t want anything to happen to Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
Now that King Jin had come to his doorstep of his own accord, he didn’t stand on ceremony.
Zhuo Jun nodded, “Yes!”
After talking for a while, Zhuo Jun was sent back to her residence by the emperor’s secret guards, concerned that it would be troublesome if King Jin’s men found out.
After Zhuo Jun left, the emperor looked at Xiao Hanzheng.
“Tell me, can her words be trusted?”
Xiao Hanzheng thought for a while and said, “I feel that she doesn’t seem to be lying, but it might not be true. It could also be that she deliberately disguised herself.”
In his previous life, a lot of King Jin’s informants in the imperial court were suddenly removed.
He suspected that it was Zhuo Jun who did it.
Moreover, some things could also be compared to his previous life.
Then, he said, “It’s best to verify them one by one. We have to be on guard against her.”
The emperor was satisfied with Xiao Hanzheng’s answer. “I also believe partially of what she said, so you have to pay more attention to Zhuo Jun.”
Zhuo Jun didn’t look like she was lying, but who could be sure that this wasn’t arranged by King Jin on purpose?
Xiao Hanzheng also thought of the same thing. “Yes, I will keep an eye on her.”
The emperor added, “If she is sincere about surrendering, you have to cooperate well in the northern border and catch King Jin off guard.”
He narrowed his eyes. “If she is pretending to be surrendering, then she doesn’t need to come back.”
Xiao Hanzheng nodded. “Yes!”
The emperor told Xiao Hanzheng about the situation in the northern border and told him to be mentally prepared before letting him leave.
He had entered the palace secretly, so Xiao Hanzheng was escorted out of the palace alone without anyone noticing.