Bab 418: They Are All Victims

Xiao Shao thought for a moment and said, "Ah Jue is very clever. If he knew what Cao Qinbo was doing but did not take any action, then Ah Jue most likely has other plans. Knowing his character, he would not let anyone take what was his."

Huan Yun summarized what Xiao Shao had just said and asked, "So, the emperor already knew what Cao Qinbo had done, but he deliberately pretended not to know?" 

Xiao Shao nodded as an answer, and Huan Yun asked again: "But why? The emperor could order the execution of Cao Qinbo and finish everything in one move. Why did he take the detour?"