Yingge was shocked. He didn't expect these words to come out of Hong Zhou's mouth. But what surprised him the most was that Hong Li actually found out that he sent someone to steal the secret decree. But there was one thing he didn't understand. Now that he saw it, why
If you don't stop them, let them take the secret decree.
Before he could figure it out, Hong Zhou's voice came to his ears again, "If you don't speak, you are admitting it. Old guy, you are really capable. I won't let this matter go, let alone let you."
Use me to push your second brother to the throne, just wait for me!"
Seeing Hong Zhou about to leave, Yingge quickly stopped him and said: "Misunderstanding, this is really a misunderstanding. Lord Beile, please be patient and listen to me."
Hong Zhou sneered: "What other lies do you want to tell me?"
"How dare I lie to Lord Beile? Besides, even if I lie to you, I can't harm my daughter. For the sake of Xianyue, I went to Prince Bao's Mansion today and talked to Si Age for a long time. The secret decree was stolen.
I didn’t know about your departure until now. Besides, how could I have predicted that you would go to Brother Si’s place yesterday? If you could predict everything before it happened, wouldn’t I be a god? You must trust me.”
When he said this, Hong Zhou seemed to lose some of his energy, but he still said honestly: "How do I know whether what you said is true or false?"
Ying Ge sighed and said: "I have already said everything. If Mr. Baylor really doesn't believe it, then there is nothing I can do about it. I really don't know who did this." Seeing Hong Zhou, he was still half-convinced.
With a look of disbelief, he added: "Master Baylor, please tell me the truth. Could it be that Fourth Brother deliberately tricked you into this matter? In fact, no one stole the secret decree at all."
Hong Zhou denied it and said: "Impossible. Why did the fourth child lie to me when he had nothing to do?"
"People's hearts are separated from each other, and Fourth Brother's thoughts are deeper than yours and mine. Who can guess what's in his mind. Now that Lord Beile has fallen out with him, don't go to him again in the future. As for Fourth Brother, I
Even if he keeps an eye on it, he can't tell how big the storm is.
Hong Zhou looked at him and said hesitantly: "Then second brother..."
Yingge sighed and said: "After saying so much, why don't Lord Beile still believe me? If I really had contact with the second elder brother, I wouldn't tell you so much now."
Hong Zhou looked at him for a long time and reluctantly nodded, "Okay then, if anything happens, please inform me immediately. Autumn will be here in a few days, so don't let the fourth child pass by like this."
"Don't worry, Mr. Beile, I will keep an eye on Brother Si." With Yingge's repeated assurances, Hong Zhou finally left. However, Yingge behind him had an unusually ugly expression.
The distorted voice said, "Prepare the sedan chair and go to the Prince's Mansion."
Yingge's visit surprised Hongshi. After learning the cause and effect of the incident, even he couldn't help but darken his face, "Did Hongshi really say that?"
Yingge nodded and said: "That's true. I couldn't believe what I heard at that time. How could we still be caught by Brother Si when we were so careful? Could it be that he had long suspected that we would do something about this matter?"
?Otherwise, why would we send someone to keep an eye on the study?"
"He sent people to keep an eye on them, but he didn't stop them when he saw someone going in to steal something. No matter what he thought, it felt strange." Hongshi murmured, and then said: "And Hongzhou, even though he said it in front of his uncle
He was very angry, but it could also be that Hongli asked him to perform a play in front of his uncle."
"Then...are those words of his true or false?" Yingge was almost confused by this series of events, which were surprisingly complicated.
"The words should be true." Hongshi said something he didn't want to say with a deep look, "our plan has been discovered by Hongli, and now he has begun to counterattack us."
"Not to mention that he is now suspicious of Hong Zhou. Even if he really suspects us, there will be no clue. Even on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we are not in contact with him personally." Yingge still has this confidence.
"What he said is true, but it also means that we can't pull Hongli down this time." When he said this, Hongshi's face was as ferocious as a devil. He hated Ling Ruo and his son very much. In his opinion, he was forced to
Killing the Xu family and being suspected by Huang Ama were all thanks to their mother and son. Only when they died could he have a chance to succeed.
Yingge sighed and said: "But the matter has come to this, and we have nothing to do."
"No, there is another way!" Hongshi gritted his teeth and said: "Publish the test questions in the capital, making a fuss and everyone knows it. And let people spread it, saying that the test questions came from Prince Bao's Mansion.
.When the news reaches Emperor Ama’s ears, Hongli will be accused of failing to do things well. Although it won’t cost him his life, it will make him feel uncomfortable for a while.”
Yingge asked awkwardly: "But will this make the matter too big and impossible to end?"
"Those who achieve great things must not shrink back. Moreover, Hongli has already understood our plan. If we don't speed up our pace, we will be counterattacked by him. Is it possible that my uncle wants to see this happen?"
"Of course not. I'm just afraid that if I take too big a step, I'll be unstable. The Emperor has always trusted Concubine Xi and her son the most."
"I know, but we must not let this opportunity go. It's three days, and autumn will be in three days. If we seize the opportunity of these three days, we can definitely take a step forward."
"Uncle, use all your connections to spread the test questions. I don't see how he can take the position of examiner this time. As for the boy in Hongli's mansion, although he doesn't know our affairs, if he can be eliminated, he will be the best choice.
good."
When Hongshi said this, Yingge didn't know what else to say, so he could only nod and said: "Okay, uncle will take care of these things. I hope I can really pull Si Age down."
Although Hongshi had always wanted to keep things under control, with the departure of Yingge, the development of things gradually came under Hongli's control. This is something Hongshi never expected.
On the early morning of the fourth day of August, Sixi left the palace and went to the teahouse on the order of Yinzhen. After sitting for a while, he still didn't see anyone selling test questions. He was muttering to himself when he suddenly saw a group of scholars gathered around. He didn't know what they were talking about.
Out of curiosity, I walked over to take a look, and saw that they were discussing a test question to see who could do it better.
As soon as I asked, I found out that this test question was originally worth a thousand taels of silver, but I don’t know why, this morning, all the test questions were leaked, and they didn’t cost a penny. Although I don’t know if it’s true or not, I don’t know.
Why did it suddenly leak out? But for these scholars, it is a dream. Even if it is fake, they will not suffer. If it is true, by then they will silently write down the exquisite articles they are discussing now, then winning the election will no longer be far away.