Cao Fang thought for a while and then said: "Don't worry, no matter whether this matter succeeds or not, I will try my best to ensure the safety of you and Concubine Zhen in the future!
As long as you live up to me, I will definitely live up to you, and I will not be like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty more than ten years ago who failed to fulfill his responsibilities as an emperor and ignored the lives of his ministers!"
Zhen Wen stood up, knelt down with tears of gratitude and saluted: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness! I will not hesitate to help your Majesty complete the great cause of reviving the Wei family!"
Cao Fang took another sip of the sobering soup and said with emotion: "Please, get up quickly. There is no need to be polite between you and me. If all the ministers of the Wei Dynasty think about the Wei Dynasty like you do, why worry about the Wei Dynasty not being happy!"
Zhen Wen stood up and cupped his hands and said: "After I return, I will contact a group of civil and military officials from the DPRK and China who are loyal to His Majesty. When the time is right, we will unite with them to jointly punish the thieves!"
Cao Fang thought for a while and then said: "After you return, you can send someone to try to contact the right general of Longxi to ask for the Shu Guards, Bochang Tinghou Xiahou Ba.
The two generals of Chang'an who conquered the west, Xiahou Xuan, are my uncle and nephew. They are both my clan relatives in the Wei Dynasty. Maybe they can help me!"
Zhen Wen said: "I will do it immediately after I go back tonight!"
Cao Fang solemnly stood up from the main seat, walked down and patted Zhen Wen on the shoulder and said: "Father-in-law, I leave the great task of reviving the Wei Dynasty to you. You must be careful and don't let us go ahead.
All your hard work has been wasted!”
Zhen Wen said: "I obey the order. If Your Majesty has no other important matters, I will retire and continue preparations. I will not disturb Your Majesty's rest!"
Cao Fang waved her hand, indicating that Zhen Wen could leave. The matters for tonight have been explained. If Zhen Wen, a minister, stayed in the emperor's harem for a long time,
Although this is the residence of Zhen Wen's daughter, Xiao Zhen, Cao Fang is also resting here tonight, which will easily make people in the palace suspect that Zhen Wen is not here to talk about the relationship between father and daughter, but to pay tribute to the young emperor.
The edict came here to discuss important secrets with the emperor...
At this moment, the eunuch Zhang Dang, who was in the inner palace, was also paying close attention to the movements in the Zhen Palace. After all, the Wei Palace was such a big place, and no news could be hidden for too long before it could be spread throughout the palace.
Every nook and cranny,
The commotion was well known to everyone, especially when a weak young emperor like Cao Fang was on the throne. There were leaks everywhere in the palace, so Zhang Dang also learned early about the news that the emperor had summoned Zhen Wen, the father of the little Zhen family, after the dinner.
Then he sent several of his confidants, Xiao Huangmen, to Zhen's palace to make inquiries to see what the emperor and his father-in-law Zhen Wen were planning to do. If there was news that was unfavorable to the general, he could also tell the news earlier.
The best thing to do is to pass it on to the general so that he can prepare for the response in advance.
At this moment, when I experienced the Gaoping Ling Incident, I was deceived by the old thief Sima by pretending to be sick and let down my guard. If I was not careful, the old thief Sima would hold my life in his hands. It was precarious, and the next moment he might let the old thief Sima take his life into his hands.
Take your head off your shoulders and let your soul return to the underworld,
Therefore, he vowed that he would never experience such a danger again, so whether the young emperor and Zhen Wen had conspired to do something detrimental to the general this time, he would send someone to find out.
In order to avoid making mistakes as big as last time and letting the life of a grasshopper on the same rope as the general fall into the hands of the enemy again!
Zhang Dang was in his room, which was slightly more spacious than the other Xiaohuangmen, under the flickering oil lamp, fanning himself, and in a high-pitched voice, he ordered to his confidant Xiaohuangmen who was waiting respectfully in the room: "You
Immediately go to Concubine Zhen's palace and keep an eye on her until Your Majesty and Marquis Zhen have finished discussing the conspiracy.
Then come and tell me immediately, whether it involves the general or not, as long as you find out what the two of them are plotting secretly, I will definitely reward you generously.
I believe that the general will also benefit from you! You must be careful and don’t let His Majesty find out that we want to find out about His Majesty’s plans!”
He opened the small yellow door in the room and said in a high-pitched voice: "My subordinates will definitely handle this matter for General Zhang Dujian, please don't worry Zhang Dujian!"
Zhang Dang said: "Go quickly, you must find out for me what is going on and see what your majesty, Marquis Zhen is plotting!"
After that, the Xiaohuangmen followed Zhang Du's order and went to the palace of Concubine Zhen to inquire about it. Zhang Dang couldn't handle this matter personally. After all, he was an important chess piece placed by Cao Shuang in the palace.
Cao Shuang is highly valued by Cao Shuang. This is no longer a secret inside and outside the palace, but everyone knows it. If he goes there in person at this time, it will definitely attract the emperor's attention.
If you scare the snake, you won't be able to get any useful information, but it will be useless. It is better to let an inconspicuous little Huangmen go.
Only in this way can we get some useful information, learn the emperor's next move in advance, and respond early...
However, when Xiao Huangmen rushed outside the palace of Concubine Zhen, they learned that His Majesty had already screened out everyone in the palace. Only His Majesty, Concubine Zhen and Marquis Zhen were left in the palace. They said they wanted to chat about some family matters.
It is inconvenient for others to be present,
But Xiaohuangmen also knew in his heart that this was probably His Majesty's words, and there was a lot of mystery in what the three of them discussed. Since we couldn't use the opportunity of sending sobering soup to find out His Majesty's plot,
Then there was no point in staying here. Continuing to stay here would also arouse the suspicion of interested people, so he had no choice but to return to Superintendent Zhang's residence immediately and report the matter to Superintendent Zhang.
After Zhang Dang heard what Xiao Huangmen saw and heard, he smiled and said: "You have done a good job. You don't need to participate in the next thing. The benefits promised to you before, the general and I will definitely not break our promise."
It’s deep, let’s go down and rest first.”
Xiao Huangmen said happily: "My subordinates are General Xie and Dujian Zhang!"
After Xiao Huangmen left, Zhang Dang thought for a long time alone in the room. He thought that His Majesty and Marquis Zhen were probably discussing how to deal with the general. Although he didn't know what they planned.
But closing the door and withdrawing from the palace maids and chamberlains can explain the problem very well. If there are no ghosts here, it would be strange. If not, why not just talk about ordinary things in an open and honest manner?
When Zhang Dang thought of this, he summoned Xiao Huangmen, one of his confidants, and ordered him to leave the palace immediately and go to the General's Mansion to convey the news of the conspiracy between the Emperor and Marquis Zhen to the General, so that he could prepare a response as early as possible.
Prepare.
When Xiao Huangmen arrived at Cao Shuang's house, Cao Shuang had just finished drinking the sobering soup prepared by Jian Jia and was about to take a bath and wash himself before resting. Suddenly, a maid came to report.
It was said that Inspector Zhang from the palace had sent someone to tell him something important, so Cao Shuang got dressed under the service of the maid and went to the meeting hall to greet the guests.
After hearing what the chamberlain said, Cao Shuang smiled and said: "I thought something big happened in the palace, worthy of Zhang Dang sending someone out of the palace late at night to spread the news. I was afraid of the emperor before, so Zhenhou didn't dare to take any action.
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Unexpectedly, they were more courageous than I expected. This would be much easier to handle. When you go back, you only need to tell Zhang Dang and let him wait and see what happens. There is no need to alert the snake. I want to see what they can do next.