Three people and nine horses were galloping wildly on the official road.
…
Chang'an Imperial Palace.
Lin Feibao frowned and looked at a row of bird cages and asked, "Can't you still recognize the road?"
There was a falcon in the bird cage. The Qiu Longwei who was feeding the falcon said, "There is no problem in the northern Xinjiang. The south is still a bit unfamiliar."
Lin Feibao frowned, "Let one go and give it a try."
"Commander, we usually release it step by step, and there must be someone on the ground to support it. If we take the risk of releasing it to southern Xinjiang, we're afraid we won't be able to come back."
"Twice is not enough?"
This group of falcons have already visited southern Xinjiang twice.
"It's not enough. Say it at least five times."
"Put one away!"
Lin Feibao knew that falcons were difficult to raise and extremely precious, but the current situation was such that he had to take action.
"yes!"
A roll of paper was stuffed into a small bamboo tube and tied to Hayabusa's ankle.
Plop!
The falcon flapped its wings and flew high. After circling the palace for a week, it flew towards the south.
"Be quick!"
Lin Feibao said.
…
Decun.
The old thief led the people to find the child from back then.
"My surname is not Wang."
It is very common for people in their thirties to call themselves old husbands at this time.
The pampered man reminded the old thief of a chamberlain in the palace.
This is a house in Xiongzhou City. It is located in an alley and is not noticeable at all.
The servants were trembling by the side, and the guards were looking around for clues.
The old thief walked around the man and said, "Your real surname is Wang. Tell me, why did you change your surname to Chen?"
The man's chubby face looked a little more confused, "My surname is Chen."
The old thief sneered: "Your family is very luxurious, but where does the money come from? Besides, your so-called biological father is just a petty official. Tell me where you got the money!"
The man's name was Chen Mo. His cheeks trembled when he heard this...
"explain!"
The old thief said coldly: "I have seen countless noble people, but I have never seen someone like you who is full of eunuchs! Chen Mo... your name should be Wang Mo!"
The man knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I don't even know!"
"Of course you don't know."
Since Wang Mo has become a dead soldier, he must not dare to communicate with his family. But there will always be some clues.
"Where does the money come from? Who has contacted you!"
…
"The money was given by a man named Huang Duo. He will give some today and some tomorrow. The villain asked why. He said that Aye had a stake in him when he was a businessman..."
"After my partner died, he still didn't forget to give money to his child who didn't know the existence of stocks. He gave it every year and gave away money to a rich man. This kind of integrity is rare."
The old thief said sarcastically.
But more often than not it's embezzlement.
"Every once in a while, Huang Duo will come by, give some money, and ask the villain if anyone has been close to him recently. In addition, he said that Aye has a very powerful enemy, so it is best if the villain is not allowed to leave the city...
Go out less."
No wonder Bai Bai is fat.
"This is raising pigs!" said the old thief: "Do you know where Huang Duo is?"
The man said: "He told the villain a place, and said that if he found someone he didn't know staring at the villain, he would send someone there..."
"Take it!"
The old thief suddenly pointed at a servant who was retreating.
The servant's figure flashed, showing some cultivation.
The two accompanying imperial guards rushed over and captured the servant several times.
The old thief said proudly: "I knew that person would put an spy here and torture him!"
After some torture, the man confessed.
"Deng's?"
"The Deng family is a powerful person in Xiongzhou!" said the accompanying Jin Yiwei.
"Xiongzhou Haoqiang, we have just arrived. I guess they haven't noticed yet, so we will surround you immediately!"
…
When the Jinyiwei people surrounded the Deng family in Xiongzhou, many people watched.
"Where did it come from?"
Deng's door opened. As soon as the door asked impatiently, it was kicked open.
The old thief walked in first and turned his eyes, "Take someone and search!"
"Take orders!"
The head of the Deng family came in a hurry and said angrily: "What are you going to do?"
The old thief said coldly: "Jin Yiwei is doing something, what happened to Deng's family happened back then!"
Then there was a blanket search.
"The Deng family is a vassal of the Yang family." People from Jinyiwei went out to find out the news.
"Yang?"
"Yes, Yingchuan Yang family."
The old thief squinted his eyes, "He's going to bleed like a river."
…
Plop!
The Falcon landed in the former residence of the Jiedu Envoy of Southern Xinjiang. A guard in golden clothes took it over, untied the bamboo tube on the Falcon's feet, and got some water for the Falcon.
He found Shangguan with the bamboo tube.
"Lei Hua, ask about Sang Teng back then... Who in the Tang Dynasty came to ask for Sang Teng... Someone, come and find it immediately!"
After the fall of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, most of the palace maids and chamberlains were dismissed. However, because Lei Hua was old and had not seen his relatives for many years, he had lost all family ties. He would probably starve to death when he left the palace, so he took the initiative to stay and do some cleaning work.
There were too few people in the palace and it was particularly deserted. Lei Hua felt a little uncomfortable at first, but gradually he fell in love with the quiet feeling.
Sweeping the floor, eating, dazing, eating, dazing... He feels that such a simple life is very happy, without using his brain or worrying about anything...
Until two imperial guards walked up to him.
Lei Hua, who was sitting on the steps basking in the sun, was shrouded in shadow. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the two strangers blankly.
"Jinyiwei is on duty."
"The villain is guilty!"
"You are not guilty, you are just asking."
"The villain tells everything he knows."
"More than thirty years ago, someone from the Tang Dynasty came to ask for help from Sang Teng. Nian Xu said you knew about this... who was it?"
"More than thirty years ago?"
Lei Hua thought for a while...
"Back then, the late emperor was still there, and my servants were responsible for cleaning. That day, someone came to report, saying... someone asked for medicine, and said, this is... friendship..."
"who"
"Slave, think about it..."
Two imperial guards stood in front of him, motionless.
The instructions in the bamboo tube are urgent and strict - this matter must be investigated, the sooner the better!
But Lei Hua was getting older, so he sat there and thought for a long time.
"Ma? That's not right! Zhao? That's not right either..."
After a while, he patted his thigh and said, "Yang! Yes, it's Yang!"
"Which Yang?"
"The villain is illiterate, but at that time the man said very reservedly: The Yang family of Yingchuan will remember His Majesty's kindness."
"affim?"
"Definitely, and sure!"
"Report to Chang'an immediately!"
"Take orders!"
…
"Mr. Lang, it's time to go."
Sun Yan advised.
In the study, Yang Xinxiang was reading a letter and raised his head and said: "I have received replies from both families, and they are both willing to fight to the death!"
"How to do it? Without the population, we are just fish on the chopping board." Sun Yan was very pessimistic.
"It's naturally inappropriate to raise an army, but what if that evil bastard is gone?"
"Assassination?"
"That scoundrel likes to go out of the palace in plain clothes and take his children to wander around the market. This is a problem!"
"What an adventure!"
"Wealth and honor... found in danger!"
…
"The Yang family ordered the villain to keep an eye on the child. If anything unusual is found, he will report it to the Yang family in Chang'an..."
The head of the Deng family quickly confessed.
"It's ready."
The old thief went out and said, "Go back to Chang'an!"
…
In the sky, falcons are flying.
…
In the palace, the emperor and his ministers were discussing matters.
"I have said that everything must be governed by officials first. If officials are not governed properly, no matter how good the national policy is to benefit the people, it will harm the people. When Luo Qing goes back here, he must carefully consider it and sort out the list of officials in the world. Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted.
"
The mediocre ones refer to officials from rich and powerful families.
"yes!"
After the imperial examination, a large number of new blood will enter the officialdom. In a few years, the entire officialdom will be completely new.
The emperor called this boiling frogs in warm water, and gradually suppressed the proportion of officials from wealthy families. Of course, it was not necessary to completely kill them all, but some of them had to be left behind.
At the end of today's proceedings, the emperor returned to the harem comfortably, and Li Laoer was waiting for him eagerly.
"Aye, you promised me!"
"Why!"
The emperor covered his forehead and once again felt that having too many children was very troublesome.
"Where is the prince?"
One sheep is driven, two sheep are herded.
"Someone is entering the East Palace today, and His Highness is over there."
"Then just ignore him."
…
Ma Xi followed the newcomers who came to the East Palace to report today to the outside of the imperial city, and was immediately led in.
After entering the East Palace, someone warned, "Don't make a fuss, don't behave inappropriately...and don't look directly at His Highness."
"yes!"
When they arrived outside a large hall, a chamberlain came out and said with a smile, "Are they them?"
"Yes, these are the ones this year."
The waiter glanced at the newcomers and said, "Follow us!"
Ma Xi lowered his eyes slightly and followed in.
"Your Highness, these are the officials assigned to the East Palace this year."
"oh!"
Why does this voice sound familiar?
Ma Xi lowered his head.
"Henan!"
"The official is here!"
"Ma Xi!"
"The official is here!"
Maxi walked out.
After the introduction, the prince said: "You are all newcomers, and you still have to explore many things slowly..."
This sound...
That’s not right!
Ma Xi lost his temper and raised his head.
The young man sitting on it looked very familiar.
No!
Isn't he the young man who hangs out in the Imperial College?
The young man noticed his gaze and smiled slightly.
Is he the prince?
Maxi all muttered: "Ah, what is coming out of our ancestral graves is not green smoke, but green fire!"
…
The emperor took Li Lao Er out of the palace, just like a father and son in an ordinary family, looking here and shopping there. The child wanted to buy this, but the father said with a straight face that he could not...
Turned all the way into a small alley.
Spring has arrived, and there is greenery on the branches leaning out of the wall. Birds are combing their feathers on the branches and chirping crisply from time to time.
"Aye, let's go eat that meat pie!" Li Laoer begged, holding his father's sleeve.
"How much have you eaten along the way?"
The emperor had a straight face, suddenly raised his eyes to look at the wall, and stretched out his arms to hug Li Laoer.
"Your Majesty, retreat!"
Lin Feibao shouted.
The emperor had already retreated to the rear with Li Laoer in his arms. As soon as he left, the wall collapsed.
From the smoke, more than ten men rushed out.
"kill!"
There were only six plainclothes guards around the emperor, and the assassins couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw this.
"He's dead."
The emperor shook his head, "What's the point of this? Stone!"
Han Shitou, who was in plain clothes, drifted away.
!
With just one palm, he killed an assassin.
Then he punched another person and knocked him away again.
"It's Han Shitou!"
"This thief's cultivation is so amazing!"
Jielong quickly ran into the alley, as if he had not seen the assassin, and came to the emperor's side and said: "Your Majesty, the heads of the wealthy families are in the Yang family at the moment."
"It's time to close the net." The emperor turned around and left.
