There was a traitor around the queen, and this person had to be eliminated. After Luo Sigong received the secret report from Li Jinzhong, he and Chen Zhenshi went to Kunning Palace to perform a play with the queen.
Chen Zhenshi lied that the queen's illness had recovered, and Luo Sigong expected that the traitor would definitely inform Dongchang.
Early that morning, in the Palace of Qianqing, a young eunuch carried two empty baskets and went to the Shangshan Supervisor to get ingredients. The queen's substitute maid, Xiaorui, came over and wanted to go with him. Xiaorui said: "The queen is here I want to eat some fresh vegetables in two days, so I’ll help you pick them out so that you don’t get scolded for bringing back stale vegetables.”
That Xiaorui is handsome. Although this little eunuch is a rootless person, he still likes to be with beautiful girls. He is naturally happy to have Xiaorui by his side.
The two left Kunning Palace, walked south, exited the Forbidden City from Donghua Gate, walked north across the moat on the bridge, turned past the billiard room, and walked a few hundred meters to the Shangshan Prison. They went to the food room to get ingredients. After picking a basket of fresh ingredients, Xiaorui said: "Oops, I have a stomachache. It's convenient to go." She said and walked out.
There was a hut in the northeast corner of Shangshan Prison. Xiaorui walked in and closed the wooden door. There was no latch on the door and her trousers belt was placed on the door. Others would know that someone was inside and would not come in.
After a while, the latrine door opened, Xiao Rui walked out, and returned to the food room. She saw that the little eunuch had already picked out two baskets of food and was waiting for her to go back. The two left Shangshanjian, and it turned out that The road returns to Kunning Palace.
They didn't know that Eunuch Gao had been following behind. After returning to Kunning Palace, Eunuch Gao felt that Xiaorui had serious suspicions and was probably a traitor. He thought to himself: "If she is a traitor, how did she send the information out? Where is it?" After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out, so he went to ask Luo Sigong for help.
Luo Sigong felt that the problem might be in the latrine of Shangshan Supervisor, so he went to check with Eunuch Gao. After careful observation, Luo Sigong found that a brick was loose on the wall. After pulling it out, he reached in and took it out. A ball of paper, unfolded and looked at, it read "Chen Zhenshi has cured the Queen's disease", the handwriting was elegant, like a woman's handwriting, Luo Sigong and Eunuch Gao agreed that this must be the note left by Xiaorui.
The two returned to Kunning Palace and handed the note to the queen for review. After the queen read it, she called Xiaorui into the bedroom, pointed to the note on the table, and said with a cold face: "Xiaorui, you wrote this, right?" ?”
Xiao Rui glanced at the note, with a look of panic on her face. She pondered for a moment and said, "No, it was not written by the slave."
The queen "hummed" and said: "You still want to deny it, can you deny it? Whether this is your handwriting or not, we will know after checking it. If you want to keep the whole body, you should tell the truth."
Xiaorui hesitated for a moment, then knelt down in front of the queen and cried bitterly: "Queen, Tian Ergeng forced me to do this. If I don't agree, he will kill my whole family. I don't dare." Don’t obey.”
The queen said: "You little bitch, you are the one who betrayed me."
Some time ago, Yan Shoufeng asked Tian Ergen to develop an ear and eyes around the queen in order to understand the queen's condition. Tian Ergen used coercion and inducement to bribe Xiaorui and asked her to inform him. There was a one-way connection between them.
The maids were not allowed to leave Kunning Palace without authorization. How to deliver the message was a difficult problem, but Tian Ergen could not help it.
Tian Ergeng asked Xiaorui to use the excuse of picking fresh vegetables for the queen to accompany the little eunuch who was fetching the vegetables to the Shangshan Prison and hide the note in the toilet in the northeast corner. Tian Ergeng would come every night to check if there were any little eunuchs.
Information sent by Rui.
After Tian Ergeng was imprisoned, he handed over Xiaorui to the Intelligence Department's Zhongzhang and asked him to contact Xiaorui on a single line. Zhongzhang also went to the toilet every night to check if there was any information.
After Xiaorui confessed, she repeatedly begged the queen for her life. The queen asked Eunuch Gao to take her down. At noon that day, when the palace ladies returned to the dormitory to rest, they found Xiaorui hanging in the room.
Yan Shoufeng called Li Jinzhong to Zhongyi Pavilion and said: "The Jinyi Guards want to hunt down the Yangtze River crocodiles for medicine. We cannot let them succeed. You quickly send the four swordsmen from Hengshan to the Yangtze River. They must kill all the crocodiles and burn their bodies. Not a single one can be killed."
Leave it to Jin Yiwei."
Li Jinzhong said: "If there are too many crocodiles, it may not be easy to kill them all."
Yan Shoufeng said: "You are worrying too much. As far as I know, the number of Tyrannosaurus crocodiles is very rare, there are only three or five at most."
Li Jinzhong sent away the Four Swordsmen of Hengshan and secretly reported Yan Shoufeng's intentions to Luo Sigong that night.
Luo Sigong thought to himself: "I was just about to kill the crocodile king. How come Yan Shoufeng heard about it so quickly? Who leaked the news? The order has not been conveyed to the South Zhili Branch. It cannot be someone from there. There must be something wrong.
At the General Administration, Xu Xianchun is responsible for issuing orders to the local branches. Could it be that he betrayed me?"
The right comrade of Jin Yi Wei knew that "Jin Yi Wei Tuo" Xu Xianchun was Luo Yangxing's best friend. Luo Sigong felt that Xu Xianchun should be reliable and the possibility of betraying him was unlikely, but he did not dare to take it lightly and decided to test Xu Xianchun.
Mou Rongtian should have been ordered to handle this matter, but killing the crocodile king was the top priority and there was no room for error. The Four Musketeers of Hengshan had already rushed to the Yangtze River. Luo Sigong knew that the people from the Southern Zhili Branch were no match for the Four Musketeers of Hengshan, and Mou Rongtian had to handle it.
, he was relieved.
The next morning, Luo Sigong ordered Mou Rongtian to go to the Yangtze River to hunt for crocodiles, and Mou Rongtian set off with Shi Yi.
When he was about to get off work in the afternoon, Luo Sigong called Xu Xianchun to the office and said: "Xianchun, you go to Li Shizhen's hometown in Qichun, Hubei tomorrow and bring back a medical book called "Binghu Pulseology". Here.
The book was written by Li Shizhen during his lifetime, and it contains prescriptions for treating the empress's serious illness. It is of great importance, and Mou Rongtian cannot leave, so I have to ask someone else to take care of it. I am worried about it, so I can only take the trouble for you to make a trip."
Xu Xianchun said: "I will obey your orders!"
After get off work, as soon as Xu Xianchun left the Jinyiwei General Office, he was followed by Baiyun Shuangjian.
When Xu Xianchun returned home, Baiyun and his swords were secretly watching. At the third watch, a masked man in black clothes walked out of Xu Xianchun's bedroom.
There was only one person living in the room, Xu Xianchun. Baiyun Shuangjian guessed that this person must be Xu Xianchun. When he saw him flying away, the two of them followed him to the outside of the Dongchang Office. When they saw him jumping over the wall and entering, they did not dare to risk it.
Then follow him back to the Jinyi Health Administration and report to Luo Sigong.
Luo and his son were waiting for news in the office. Luo Yangxing absolutely trusted Xu Xianchun and believed that nothing would go wrong with him. He felt that his father was overly worried. Luo Yangxing did not agree to test Xu Xianchun and was worried that if he was discovered, he would definitely become cold.
His heart. But his father wanted to test him, and Luo Yangxing couldn't stop him.
At this time, the door opened. Luo Yangxing was startled when he saw Bai Yun Shuangjian walking in. He knew that if Xu Xianchun had no problem, Bai Yun Shuangjian would not come back. Since they came back, Xu Xianchun must have had a problem.
Although he knew this, Luo Yangxing was still unwilling to accept this fact and asked: "Is there really something wrong with Lao Xu?"
Dong Fuyu sighed and said: "Just now he went to the East Factory in black clothes and masked. I didn't expect that Lao Xu would betray the commander."
Luo Yangxing punched the coffee table angrily, shaking the teapot and cups high, and shouted: "Xu Xianchun, Xu Xianchun, you really can handle me!"
Luo Sigong said solemnly, "I've made a mistake too." He paused and then said, "Yangxing, what are you going to do with the person named Xu?"
Luo Yangxing pondered for a moment and said: "He is unkind and I am unjust. Since he dares to betray my father, I will tell him to die a miserable death."
Luo Sigong said: "Okay, now you take Fuyu and Zhixi to escort him back. If he resists, he will be killed without mercy."
Luo Yangxing and others came to Xu Mansion and knocked on the door. The door led them to the flower hall to wait. It was not long. Xu Xianchun walked in in casual clothes. He saw Luo Yangxing and Baiyun standing in the hall with two swords. He said with a smile: "Yangxing, Da
You came to see me in the middle of the night, what's the big deal?"
Luo Yangxing looked at Xu Xianchun with a cold face and asked: "Xu Xianchun, why did you betray my father? Why did you betray me?"
Xu Xianchun was startled, with a look of panic on his face. He calmed down and said with a smile: "Yangxing, are you kidding me? How could I betray you and the commander? Is there someone who deliberately wants to sow discord between us?"
?Yangxing, we have been friends of life and death for more than ten years, how can you listen to other people's slander and doubt me? This is so inappropriate."
Luo Yangxing snorted and said, "Xu Xianchun, stop acting. Let me ask you, where were you at midnight?"
Xu Xianchun was startled again, pondered for a moment, and said, "I haven't gone anywhere. I was still sleeping at midnight."
Luo Yangxing said: "No, at the third watch, you were not sleeping, but went to Dongchang to report secretly. Xu Xianchun, why did you betray our father and son? How can I, surnamed Luo, not be sorry for you?"
Seeing that he could no longer rely on him, Xu Xianchun simply admitted it and said: "Luo Yangxing, if my surname is Xu, I will be just a fellow acquaintance with your father and son. Is Xu a person who is inferior to others? Therefore, I want to rebel against you and your son."
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Yan Shoufeng promised him that as long as Prince Fu ascended the throne, the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards would be his. Xu Xianchun knew that if the prince ascended the throne, the position of commander of the Jinyiwei would definitely go to Luo Yangxing in the future. He was ambitious and wanted to sit on the throne of the commander of the Jinyiwei.
This is how he betrayed the Luo family and his son.
Luo Yangxing said bitterly: "Okay, okay, okay, from now on, all ties between us will be severed. Come on, take this guy down for me."
Hearing the sound, Baiyun's Double Swords drew out their long swords and attacked Xu Xianchun. Xu Xianchun shook his palms and fought with Baiyun's Double Swords in the hall. He was called "Jinyi Wei Tuo" and his martial arts was very good. Baiyun's Double Swords were displayed
The combined swordsmanship of the two swords did not gain the upper hand at all.
Xu Xianchun retreated while fighting. He reached the door, jumped back, jumped into the courtyard, flew to the house, and ran towards the east factory. Baiyun's double swords then chased him until they reached the outside of the east factory wall, where they saw Xu Xianchun jumping in.
, Xia Zhixi asked: "Senior brother, should we pursue him or not?"
Dong Fuyu said: "This is nonsense, you don't want to live anymore?"
Xu Xianchun floated down outside Yan Shoufeng's bedroom, knocked on the door, and heard Yan Shoufeng ask in the room: "Who is it?"
Xu Xianchun said: "It's me."
When the door opened, Yan Shoufeng appeared. He used the moonlight to take a look. Seeing that Xu Xianchun was not masked, he was startled and said, "Why are you back again? Did something happen?"
Xu Xianchun said: "Something happened. I was exposed. Luo Yangxing just brought people to arrest me."
Yan Shoufeng said: "How could it be exposed? Xianchun, you are too careless. Fortunately, everyone is fine, which is lucky." After a pause, he said: "Since it was exposed, I will work for Dongchang from now on. I am
I lack a capable assistant like you who is both civil and military."
The next day, Yan Shoufeng went to the palace to meet the emperor and wanted to transfer Xu Xianchun to Dongchang. Wanli asked: "Is Xu Xianchun willing?"
Yan Shoufeng said: "He is willing."
Wanli said: "Since he is willing, let's adjust it."
Yan Shoufeng appointed Xu Xianchun as the leader to assist Li Jinzhong. Luo Sigong could not blatantly get rid of the people in Dongchang, so he had to write down the account temporarily and ask Xu Xianchun to settle the account when he had the opportunity in the future.