Of course, in order to keep it secret and not attract the attention of others, it is impossible to replace all the guards guarding Funing Hall, otherwise it would be impossible to hide it from others.
Xia Gui's plan was to replace only the dozen or so guards closest to Zhao Yun, while leaving hundreds of others unchanged, trying to hide their presence from others.
Xia Gui called his three close confidants aside and said to them: "Zhang Tong, Deng Ming, and Wang Wushi, you are the people I trust the most. This time you are transferred to the Funing Palace. You must always protect the officials."
Be safe and follow the orders of the officials.
If you receive a transfer order, you will never leave without my permission. This is a very important matter and there is no room for error. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I obey."
The three of them agreed, and under Xia Gui's arrangement, they went to pick up the replaced guards one by one, and began to protect Zhao Yun.
After this matter was settled, Xia Gui immediately began to find someone for Zhao Yun to deliver the message to Zheng Qingzhi.
The most suitable people and the least likely to arouse suspicion are of course the little Huangmen and palace maids. They walk around Zhao Yun every day, so it is of course convenient for them to spread news.
So Xia Gui and Xia You investigated separately and checked the details of all the Xiaohuangmen and palace maids who were around Zhao Yun. They found that all the more than 20 people were from Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan, without exception.
This was really pervasive, Zhao Yun's every move was under the surveillance of Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan.
Zhang Chu is the little Huangmen next to Zhao Yun. He is responsible for taking care of Zhao Yun's daily life and is always at his disposal.
Of course, he also has another task, which is to monitor Zhao Yun, because he is Empress Dowager Yang's man, and if anything happens, he can directly report to Huangmen Ling Jia Chong.
On this day, Zhang Chu finished his shift and went to Ye Youting's residence. As soon as he entered the door, suddenly, a figure followed him and entered the room.
Zhang Chu was startled, and just as he was about to scream loudly, the man covered his mouth and made him unable to scream.
That person was Xia Gui.
Xia Gui's eyes were fierce and he said, "I have something to do with you. If you scream, what if I kill you?"
Zhang Chu didn't dare to scream anymore, so Xia Gui let go.
Then Xia Zhen explained the purpose of his visit and asked Zhang Chu to deliver news to Zhao Yun and act as a double agent, making him appear to be a person of Empress Dowager Yang, but in fact he was a person of Zhao Yun.
Zhang Chu was trembling with fear, "I, I, I,,, can you find someone else?"
Xia Gui sneered and said grimly: "What do you think? Do you think you can survive today if you don't agree?"
Yes, whoever you approach for this kind of thing is who it is. There is no choice. If you don't agree, in order to keep it secret, then you have to die.
In the next two days, there will be three more people who are also coerced by Xia Gui. They will act as messengers between Zhao Yun and Zheng Qingzhi.
Each of them is only responsible for one link and knows nothing about other links.
Moreover, Zhao Yun used a secret code to communicate, so even if someone intercepted and discovered it, nothing would be found.
At this point, the imperial guard was replaced by Xia Gui, and the communication channel between Zhao Yun and Zheng Qingzhi was also established. The most personal imperial guard and Xiaohuangmen became their own. This not only greatly increased Zhao Yun's sense of security, but also made Zhao Yun feel more secure.
Finally got the chance to influence the government.
Zhao Yun was very satisfied with Xia Gui's ability to do things and praised him: "Xia Gui, I did not misjudge you. When I take charge of the government in the future, the first thing I will do is to promote you;"
Xia Gui said sincerely: "Xia Gui does not ask for wealth or honor in order to serve your majesty. He only hopes that if his uncle makes your majesty unhappy in the future, your majesty can pardon my uncle's death penalty for the sake of my humble kindness."
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "You can rest assured about this. I am not the kind of person who crosses rivers and burns bridges. Your contribution is enough to offset Xia Zhen's fault. I recognize this, and I also understand Xia Zhen's dilemma. If I were
In his position, it’s not much better than him.”
Zhao Yun's reasonableness gave Xia Gui confidence and became more convinced of Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun asked again: "How is the arrangement for me to meet Han Xiaozhou?"
Xia Guiwei said: "Your Majesty, the king of Wei County has been closed to the public for more than ten years and has long been indifferent to worldly affairs. I have been there several times but did not see the king. Even if I went in the name of my uncle, I did not see him.
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Han Xiaozhou is Han Qi's great-grandson and inherited Han Qi's title of Wei Commandery King.
Han Qi had a glorious life, and his descendants were outstanding. He had numerous high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Due to the marriage relationship, the relationship between the Han family and the ministers of the DPRK and China was entangled, which made the Han family become the top wealthy family in the Song Dynasty except the royal family.
Zhao Yun wanted to see him, of course, hoping to get the support of the Han family, which was very important to Zhao Yun now.
Zhao Yun's face looked a little solemn. After thinking for a while, he finally walked to the desk and drew a picture.
This painting is very strange. On one side are the long mountains and rivers, with small bridges and houses, on the other side are the huge waves and the boats that are about to capsize at any time. In the middle, there is a painting of a man standing with his hands behind his back, as if he wants to point out the country.
This is the man who guides the country, but his eyes have no eyeballs and are empty.
After finishing the painting, Zhao Yun directly signed "personal letter from Emperor Zhao Yun of the Song Dynasty" without any disguise.
After the ink was dry, Zhao Yun folded the painting into the size of tofu, handed it to Xia Gui, and said: "Xia Gui, if you ask the servants of the Han family to send this painting in, you will definitely see Han Xiaozhou. Remember, this is
The painting must not be lost; if someone robs it, it will be destroyed immediately.”
"Yes, I accept your order."
After explaining, Xia Gui quietly climbed out of the window and left.
After Xia Gui left, Zhao Yun sat there thinking, wondering what to do next.
At this time, several small yellow doors came in and brought Zhao Yun a snack and fruit plate for lunch break. Among the small yellow doors that came in was Zhang Chu.
Zhao Yun already knew from Xia Gui's report that Zhang Chu had been subdued and became the link between himself and Zheng Qingzhi, so he couldn't help but look at him a second time.
Paying attention, he noticed that Zhang Chu was gesturing to the stack of bean cakes he was serving with his eyes, and Zhao Yun understood.
After Xiao Huangmen retreated and everyone stood outside, Zhao Yun picked up a piece of bean cake and found nothing. He put it down and picked up another piece. He found a note underneath the bean cake.
Zhao Yun quietly hid the note in the palm of his hand. Finally, Zhao Yun walked to the desk, prepared to write calligraphy, and took the opportunity to unfold the note.
There was a line of small words on the note, "The little birds are chasing food, and my grandmother is driving them away. The old man is setting up a net for the birds to fly. Take a rest."
Zhao Yun understood it and knew that Zheng Qingzhi was reporting to him that those officials were no longer afraid to take the lead under the joint pressure of Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan. Zheng Qingzhi thought that he could stop temporarily and wait for a new opportunity.
Zhao Yun thought for a while and thought that not only should he not stop now, but he should also increase his efforts and let Yan Guan continue to cause more trouble for Shi Miyuan and Queen Mother Yang, so that they would not have to worry about him and he would have a chance.