This Jinyiwei is obviously super strong but draws too much

Chapter 1146 Unworthy Descendants

It would be a bit unfair to Cao Shun to say that the East Factory was plotting against the Meng family. The commander-in-chief of the East Factory was currently very busy with the chaos in the north.

The former commander of the imperial guards, Wen Kongheng, slaughtered most of the late empress's concubines with a single sword. At that time, some people speculated that Commander Wen was risking his life to save the future of his descendants, and now this has come true.

Since the beginning of the year, the martial arts world, which had been stable for several years, began to show signs of unrest. However, the small disturbances that occurred in the northwest and south of the Yangtze River were quickly suppressed by the Jinyiwei, and therefore did not attract the attention of others.

But this time it was different. His Majesty the Emperor had already received the exact news that Wen Kongheng was about to be in big trouble. Because mobilizing the Jinyiwei would attract too much attention, Cao Shun and his Dongchang men were hurriedly arranged by the Emperor to be sent there.

Cao Shun had no dissatisfaction at all with the emperor's arrangement, nor did he have any doubts about the source of this shocking news. After all, it was the mastermind behind the scenes who said it.

It is hard to tell whether it is fortunate or unfortunate for Commander Wen. The good side of this matter is that His Majesty sent troops to the south of the Yangtze River and directly captured the mastermind behind the scenes, saving him from a lot of trouble.

The bad side is that neither the imperial court nor the rebels seemed to care much about the life of this great commander.

Shang Luo, needless to say, her target from the beginning to the end was Lu Hanjiang alone, so whether Wen Kongheng, the target set up for her plot, lived or died was not within her consideration at all.

To say that this woman is sentimental is true. After all, she does have feelings for the emperor in that regard. Even though time has passed, her feelings have never changed. She can be considered a person of long-lasting love.

But to say that she is cold-hearted is not an exaggeration. She has never cared about other people's lives. As long as she can achieve her goal, anyone can be sacrificed. The word "innocent" does not exist in this woman's dictionary.

Cao Shun couldn't understand Shang Luo, but that didn't stop him from getting close to her. Although he didn't know whether her arrangements in the south of the Yangtze River and the northwest were natural or deliberate, no matter what, the final beneficiary was the East Factory.

Cao Shun kept this favor in mind. If the other party entered the palace in the future, or became another special existence in the cold palace, he and the other party would have interactions again. It would not hurt for him to make friends with her earlier.

"Quickly spread this letter to all parts of the north and let our people gather in Liaoyang City." Cao Shun packed the tokens one by one and handed them to his trusted men.

After giving the order, the eunuch beside him asked, "Master, there seem to be some rumors in the capital recently, saying that we are going to take action against the Meng family."

The cause and effect of Lord Meng's misfortune were well known to everyone. When Cao Shun heard that the fire had spread to the East Factory, he just frowned and said, "The innocent will be innocent."

Cao Shun knew that no matter how he investigated this incident, there would be no result, because the real murderer was now "at large" in the north with their immediate superior.

Because the one who plotted against the Meng family was none other than that lawless woman.

Shang Luo had originally planned to cover the actions in the north, so arrangements were made in the south of the Yangtze River, northwest of the Yangtze River, and the same was true in the capital.

In order to maximize the effect, Shang Luo did not choose to launch the attack immediately, but delayed the actions of the forces in the capital in order to confuse the Jinyiwei's sight.

Although all these plans have been wasted and meaningless because of her "defection", it is like a carriage that is already on its way downhill. Even without external force, it will still gallop in the predetermined direction.

So the Meng family had to swallow their loss this time. They investigated the matter thoroughly but it turned out to be a confusing case.

But given the nature of the Jinyiwei, any case that could not be solved would be concluded based on the Dongchang's actions, so Cao Shun had to bear the blame in the end. However, compared to the depression of being plotted against before, Cao Shun was definitely happy to bear the blame this time. Bearing the infamy for the emperor's woman was also the duty of their Dongchang.

At the same time, the development of events in the capital was almost exactly what Cao Shun had expected. Old Wu from the Meng family found Old Qian, the former steward of the Lu Mansion. After the two of them discussed it, they privately contacted the brothers of the Jinyiwei to find out the details.

After ruling out the possibility of various forces taking action, the only thing left was a place that the Jinyiwei could not investigate and had no power to investigate.

"Now it seems that this was really done by the East Factory." Old Wu seemed relieved. After knowing that the enemy was his old rival the East Factory, he was not so worried anymore.

But Lao Qian still had some doubts in his heart: "Is it really Cao Shun? This is a bit unexpected. I thought he was not such a person."

Old Wu smiled and said, "This Governor Cao has been holding a grudge against the Jinyiwei for a long time. Perhaps he just saw the opportunity and took advantage of it."

But joking aside, although the Meng family is now in decline, they are not cowards who would not fight back if beaten. Old Wu went home and told Lord Meng about this.

"Master, we must not let this matter go easily!" Old Wu's meaning was very clear, that is, tooth for tooth.

But Lord Meng hesitated at this time: "The three factories in the inner palace are well-established. Eunuch Cao is not only the governor of the East Factory, but the governors of the West Factory and the Inner Factory are all his godsons. If we come into conflict with them, I'm afraid we won't have a chance of winning."

Old Wu's eyes widened: "Could it be that the Patriarch is not going to pursue this matter?"

Lord Meng hesitated for a moment and then said, "In fact, we didn't suffer much loss. As an official in the court, no one relies on that little salary to make a living. After all, the East Factory is a member of the palace. I think Prince Ding may need them in the future. Why not let them owe us a favor for this matter?"

"." Old Wu stared at Lord Meng blankly, without saying anything for a long time. Lord Meng probably felt that what he said was really cowardly, and his eyes were awkward and vague, and he didn't dare to look anyone in the eye.

For a moment, Old Wu really wanted to point at the other person's nose and scold him. If the old man knew that his descendant was so afraid of eunuchs, he wondered if he would be so angry that he would rush back from outside and beat the man up.

The master and servant stared at each other for a long time. After that, Old Wu said nothing, but just apologized and left. Lord Meng felt as if he had been pardoned and he breathed a sigh of relief and sent the other party away.

  Rumors had been circulating in the capital for several days, but the Meng family had not taken any action. After ten days or half a month, it was already the end of the year, and the Meng family still had no response. Everyone then realized that the Meng family might have been scared.

The news reached the north. When Cao Shun, who was helping the emperor clean up the mess in Liaoyang City, heard the news, he was stunned for a few breaths, then he grinned and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha - no wonder people use him as a target, this man does not deserve his title, he deserves to be plotted against!" Cao Shun cursed happily. Since the generation of his godfather Cao Yuan, the Jinyiwei headed by Meng Yuan have been suffocating them.

But no one would have expected that it was ridiculous that Meng Yuan, a hero of his time, actually raised such a useless descendant. Knowing the inside story, Cao Shun was ready to stand and get beaten, but who knew that the other party actually backed down.

"Somebody come!"

Cao Shun called the servants outside the door and ordered: "Now that the matter is settled here, you must immediately send a message to the people in various places to find that old man Meng Yuan for me! I must make sure he knows exactly how the descendants of the Meng family embarrassed themselves this time, and not a single detail can be left out!"