Chapter 124 Betrayal

In an inconspicuous residence of a senior civil servant in Fumin Lane, Changqing District, Nanjing, it was not spacious and sitting in the living room. Cha Zhiqing stared at the phone and recalled the conversation that had just ended.

"Cit down!"

Although the voice on the phone is very respectful, it is obviously alienated.

"According to the information provided by the insider, tomorrow, the Advisory Council will pass the Guidelines for Chinese Products by full vote, and at the same time, the refusal to sign the Treaty Restriction of Chinese Workers in the United States will be formally discussed."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, it's the information provided by L1. Since z1 returned to Nanjing, they have held several talks on these two issues."

"Is there any news from Your Majesty? Is it Your Majesty's permission, or..."

"Bureau, according to the information we have so far, the Consultative House has decided to bypass Your Majesty..."

"..."

"Seat, do you have any orders?"

"You are a smart person. You should know what to do..."

After putting down the phone, Cha Zhiqing fell into his thoughts. As the director of the Imperial Investigation Bureau, he was directly ordered by His Majesty. However, in the face of this matter, he found that he was not only helpless, but even unable to concentrate on thinking.

Can't you deal with this matter by yourself? No!

Don't you want to deal with it?

Raise your head and look at the portrait of your majesty hanging on the wall. You should repay it with loyalty! Your loyalty to your majesty and to the empire is originally your own faith! But why does it seem hesitant now?

At this time, the phone rang again. Zha Zhiqing took a deep breath, wiped the sweat in his hand, and picked up the microphone:

"Please speak."

"Bureau seat!"

This polite voice seems to be his own secretary.

"Just now, Director Sun ordered the transfer of a group of investigators. It seems that something happened in the military prison in Qinghai?"

"Oh?"

His words stunned Cha Zhiqing, and then he understood the reason.

"I already know about this. Is there anything else? ......"

Before the other party could reply, he put down the microphone. After putting down the microphone, Cha Zhi leaned heavily on the sofa and looked at his majesty's portrait.

Are you betraying your majesty? Looking at His Majesty in a uniform on the portrait, Zha Zhiqing couldn't tell what he was thinking for a moment.

In the past, when I was on a mission, in order to maintain the stability of the empire, I could easily "make evidence". As long as letters, photos, etc. were conducive to the court trial, I would make them myself. Now the country can't stand any storms and waves.

But now... Why do I seem to be a little hesitant when facing this?

Even... If you don't tell your majesty in advance, your majesty will have to face the fact that the consultative house is getting rid of the status of "preparation". In the case of a conflict between the consultative house and your majesty, will it cause instability in the country at that time? There is no doubt about the answer, but somehow, it is difficult for Cha Zhiqing to do what he could easily do in the past.

Why is this so?

Close your eyes and Zha Zhiqing remembered that since the "Shanghai treason case", he and the Bureau of Investigation have done some things to achieve their goals. Many things are carried out with your majesty's acquiescence. For your majesty, he needs to let those people enter the prison and be controlled, so he acquiesced in all this, and even There are also some hints.

After His Majesty's will was reached, all the conspiracy was carried out by himself and the Bureau of Investigation. What have you been most worried about?

Birds are full of bows... If Your Majesty really becomes the traditional emperor of China, then sooner or later, Your Majesty will no longer need himself. Where should he go then? The Investigation Bureau has done too many things since its establishment, and once those things came out, it was a blow to the empire and your majesty's reputation... Thinking of this, Cha Zhiqing couldn't help but feel cold! Maybe he is your majesty's student, but Cha Zhiqing believes that sooner or later, your majesty will do it to himself.

"The intelligence agency is staring at itself!"

He opened his eyes slightly and looked at His Majesty in the portrait. Zha Zhiqing smiled bitterly and threw all his loyalty to him, but in the end... Should he think of a way to protect himself?

Overthrow Your Majesty?

Before he even came up with this idea in his heart, Zha Zhiqing immediately dispelled it. No matter how it was, it was not his turn. Even people like Yuan Shikai had to hand over the military power in the end, let alone himself.

But... In meditation, he picked up the phone again, but after picking up the phone, he meditated for a while and finally put down the phone heavily.

A few hours later, Zha Zhiqing looked at his pocket watch at three o'clock in the middle of the night.

"Why do I have to get involved in this? Why can't it be simpler? ......"

But this is just a moment of psychological struggle. After a while, Cha Zhiqing was dressed neatly and sat behind the desk with a cup of tea. Handcuffs and pistols are placed on the desk. This is not a matching pistol, but a Browning pistol. In the Bureau of Investigation, the vast majority of agents use small and easy-to-carry Browning pistols. The pistol on the desk is a gift given to Cha Zhiqing by a foreign bank that contracted the investigation bureau's firearms import last year.

Look at the small Browning pistol on the table.

Cha Zhiqing wrote down the information he had now on the table, and then analyzed the information. To be precise, it was to analyze what kind of trouble he would bring to him if he did not report this matter to His Majesty, and what kind of impact it would have on the political situation.

Cha Zhiqing, who sat behind his desk, began to outline what the event might turn into in his mind and under his pencil in his own way. In the repeated combing of speculations, Cha Zhiqing did not let go of any details and any possible impact, and even considered what measures His Majesty would take to deal with those advisers who were no longer obedient.

It is never easy to do intelligence analysis, especially when speculating about the possible impact of an intelligence. In order to be able to infer every detail as much as possible, he has been lying at his desk for a few hours, constantly speculating about various possibilities.

Finally at dawn, Cha Zhiqing finally determined two possibilities, and there would be only two possibilities in the end.

... In the office of Bieyuan, early in the morning, after entering the office, Chen Moran was behind his desk, reading the daily intelligence briefing, and beside the desk, there were also a lot of newspapers. Every day, Chen Moran would give himself a few hours to look through these newspapers, as the empire's The emperor, who is responsible for the appointment and removal of officials across the country, the newspaper will always reveal a lot of information, such as the reporter's report on an official [***]. After reading the report, he can send an investigator to investigate the [***] problem of that official as soon as possible. Only zero tolerance for [***] can it be eliminated. [***].

At this time, Zhang Jing, director of the Imperial Intelligence Administration, stood at his desk, standing motionless in front of the office as usual.

Finally, after Chen Moran finished reading the briefing, he looked up at him and asked.

"Is there any information that is not mentioned in the briefing?"

Chen Moran knows that every time Zhang Jing sends an information briefing in person, it often means that there is some information that needs to be reported orally in addition to the briefing. That kind of information is actually... "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Jing nodded, which was exactly what he meant.

"Oh!"

Put down the pen in his hand, Chen Muran put his elbows on the table and looked at Zhang Jing.

"Your Majesty, according to the information we have so far, the House of Consultative Conference is likely to..."

During the report, Zhang Jing subconsciously looked at His Majesty. He knew that his report might make His Majesty furious.

"Are they going to betray me?"

Without waiting for Zhang Jing to finish his words, Chen Moran took the initiative to say it. At the same time, he laughed and immediately became serious again.

Listening to your majesty's words, Zhang Jing's heart tightened. Your majesty is still... "Your Majesty, if you do..."

After patting the table, Chen Moran stood up.

"Remember!"

Without the expected anger, Chen Moran, who stood up, left his desk and began to pace in the study.

"They decided that I wouldn't make a constitution, right? Why? Why do they try to bypass my attempt to unilaterally pass the decision? On the surface, they are for the country! But what about in fact? They are for power! In order to seize power!"

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Chen Moran's voice became more and more serious when he was talking.

"They are very clear about this, and it can be said to be very clear. So I will never compromise, otherwise I will be forced to a dead end and have to do something..."

I don't know why Chen Moran didn't continue to talk. He understood that those people were forcing themselves to do something they didn't want to do. Didn't they know that they could tolerate some things, but they would never tolerate them forcing themselves to a dead end.

"Sometimes, although we don't want to, we have to do something."

While talking, Chen Moran began to think about the plan that could be adopted repeatedly in his heart. If he was really ready to do so, would it cause any irreparable consequences?

What is Your Majesty going to do?

Looking at your majesty, who was pwaying up and down in the study, Zhang Jing couldn't help but worry about those advisory councilors. Did he say... "What do you think of the transfer of the army to Nanjing today?"

For no reason, Chen Moran spit out a sentence that he couldn't even think of.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Jing chose to bow his head. Is your majesty really going to do this? If the army is transferred to the city, then your majesty is showing them an attitude that your majesty will never mind solving some problems by force. Maybe...maybe your majesty will dissolve the consultative house or even arrest the advisory councilor.

"Your Majesty, most of the councilors are celebrities, if..."

Zhang Jing lowered his head and slowly persuaded.

"I'm afraid it will cause instability in the empire!"

Nodding, Chen Moran did not deny this, but after a moment of silence, he asked:

"But now the Consultative House is forcing me to make some decisions!"

What kind of decision is it? It is nothing more than forcing yourself to give up power, at least part of it. The House of Consultative Conference is taking advantage of this opportunity to seize power from its own hands, and before the constitution was established.

"Before the constitution is established, I must have enough power. Only in this way can China avoid some mistakes."

"But...Your Majesty,"

Zhang Jing lowered his head slightly and continued to say.

"If there is a conflict with the Consultative House, it is likely to cause instability in the country. After all, those people..."

"Those people are all celebrities, and they have a great influence on the people! If they don't support me, it is likely that people will lose trust in me, right?

Zhang Jing's words made Chen Moran smile coldly, and then looked out of the window.

"Now, we have defeated Japan, and the people have enjoyed national pride for the first time. I believe that between those people and emperors, the people will choose the emperor instead of those so-called celebrities!"

"But, Your Majesty, you have to consider what might happen!"

Zhang Jing just answered with a simple sentence.

After a moment of silence, Chen Moran continued and said:

"Now, maybe it's a pass, maybe there will be many people who support me and some people who oppose me, right?"

This time it's Zhang Jing's turn to be silent.

"If they are for the sake of the country, I may be able to tolerate some, but we must see that those who try to oppose me..."

After a moment of silence, Chen Moran changed a noun.

"Maybe this word is a little serious, but their starting point is only for power, which is the only starting point! This is intolerable!"

Is it that their opposition cannot be tolerated, or is it their seizure of power? For a while, Chen Moran couldn't distinguish himself, but he understood that if he really sent troops, I'm afraid it would be really difficult for him to give that order. There are many times when he can think about it in his heart and say it with his mouth, but he really wants to do it... It's difficult!

"Your Majesty, you created the empire."

"So it's my responsibility to lead the empire to strength without interference, isn't it?"

But now some people are trying to interfere with themselves! They are interfering with themselves for various purposes and want to seize power from themselves.

"Is it the meeting this morning?"

After a moment of silence, Chen Moran frowned and asked, and then stood up and straightened his shoulders.

"When?"

"Nine o'clock! As usual! According to the information we have, they will pass the National Products Code today. In the afternoon, maybe they will discuss the refusal to sign the Treaty Restricting Chinese Workers in the United States..."

"It's hard to live first!"

Chen Moran took over and said.

"It has always been like this. Maybe after noon, some people will come here and tell me how they look forward to sharing their worries for you and the country!"

sneering, Chen Moran can almost imagine what those people will say. They will say their own behavior as their own worries. It seems that all the starting points are loyal to the country and selfless, but in fact? Why are they willing to take such a big risk and do not hesitate to bypass themselves to make some decisions? They just want to ask for power from themselves by walking slowly and fast.

"But they don't know that China's road to constitutionalism is fast, and it's easy to happen!"

At this time, Chen Moran's voice seemed to be stable and quiet.

"So, I'm going to pour them a bucket of cold water!"

(to be continued)