At noon, someone in the palace brought lunch to Zhuge Hanqing, he felt that King Huai'an was really kind and considerate, and if he was an ordinary prince, maybe he would have been arrested in prison and beaten violently.

It wasn't until the evening of the same day that Zhuge Hanqing finally saw Pei Tianlang again.

When Zhuge Hanqing saw him enter the hermitage, his expression was still the same as before, with seriousness in kindness, and there was no lack of grace in seriousness.

"Sir, there are many offenses, Tianlang has made amends to Mr. here, and now it has been ascertained that it is indeed as Mr. said." Pei Tianlang clenched his fists and bowed slightly.

"Your Highness can't help it, how dare the grass people in the lower district accept this gift." Zhuge Hanqing hurriedly dodged and made a false gesture to help the other party.

"Deserved, deserved, Mr. worries about the country and the people, and has the world in mind, which is an example for scholars and doctors, and also an example for us noble children, who deserve to be worshipped." Pei Tianlang walked to the front of the case in the middle of the hermitage, stretched out his hand to feast, "Sir, don't mind, please sit down." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhuge Hanqing didn't dare to look at the other party directly, after all, there was a huge disparity in his identity, and it was already a favor for him to be able to sit opposite.

"Sir, since you already know that there is something wrong with the imperial court, why don't you go to the Gyeonggi Yamen to report to the official, why did you just come to this king's palace to inform this king?"

"Your Highness, when you found out that these things were true, did you ever wonder who the mastermind behind this was?"

"This king doesn't know, but the person who can hide from my father and emperor to do such a thing is definitely not simple, he should be a high-ranking and powerful person."

"Does Your Highness know the most dangerous part of these two appointments?"

"Once the enemy country invades, my Kyoto will be in danger."

"The grass people feel that the most dangerous place is not outside the border, but ... Xiao Qiang. ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"In the imperial court, some people are drunk and don't care about wine, they care about the mountains and rivers." Zhuge Hanqing took a sip of tea and slowly dropped the teacup, "If someone intends to collude inside and outside, the imperial court has every opportunity to change its response strategy, after all, in the east, west and south of Kyoto, there are three tiger and wolf lions, and there are also Janissary Dragon Guards in the inner city of Kyoto, and the most important point is that there is a "Changsheng General" in the Tiger Prison Pass in the north to seal Yu Nian to guard, and the enemy from the north does not dare to attack easily. Therefore, the grass people concluded that the true intention of these two appointments was not outside, but inside. ”

"Sir, do you mean that someone in the court is trying to rebel?" Pei Tianlang's eyes widened, and he was very surprised, "Sir, can you make it clear who this person is, I will report to my father and arrest him." ”

"Your Highness, don't be anxious, all this is just the speculation of the grass people, and there is no real evidence."

"In any case, please tell this king, which courtier is the mastermind behind this?"

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince today."

"How could it be him? Now that his father's favor for him is far above me and my eldest brother, the throne, my father will pass it on to him sooner or later, there is no need for him to intend to rebel? ”

"Your Highness, do you know that His Majesty went hunting in Zhongnan Mountain half a year ago?"

"Yes."

"Then who is the prince he brought with him?"

"I remember that my father took my second brother to hunt in previous years, I don't know why he took my eldest brother uncharacteristically during last year's winter hunting?"

"That's because the second prince embezzled five million taels of silver from the treasury and distributed them to many officials in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War in the form of Bing Jing. Zhuge Hanqing said as he took out from his sleeve the account of the flow of Bing Jing distributed by the officials at all levels of the Ministry of Officials who received Bing Jing from the second prince.

Pei Tianlang took a closer look, shocked, and in a fit of anger, he slammed his right palm on the case.

"This is all the hard-earned money of the people of Leba, specially used for national affairs and military needs, and it is so easily distributed to those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, it is simply a silverfish, no, a group of silverfish. Since my father was aware of the matter at the time, why didn't he punish those involved in the case severely? ”

"Do you know that most of the officials in the Ministry of War who accepted Bing Jing had fought with Emperor Taizu in person and made military exploits for a long time, and they had a very close connection with the military in various places, once Your Majesty took them in vain, it would cause great turmoil in the imperial court, so Your Majesty only dismissed the post of secretary of the Ministry as a warning to them. The reason why His Majesty did not move the second prince was that his favor was too deep, and secondly, the second prince's wings were already full, and he couldn't move him if he wanted to. However, His Majesty's choice of the prince has changed in his heart, so the person who took him with him last winter was no longer the second prince, but His Royal Highness the eldest prince. ”

"My second brother is aware of the crisis, that's why he made this move..."Pei Tianlang muttered.

"Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to cancel these two appointments and crush the second prince's attempt."

"Sir, does this king need to enter the palace to personally report this matter to my father?"

"But we don't have a certificate, and we can't cure the misdeeds of the two princes."

"Let's talk about the evidence later, I'll go to the palace first, and cancel these two appointments first." Pei Tianlang hurriedly got up, and when he was about to step out of the grass house, he suddenly paused, "By the way, sir, where can I find you in the future?" ”

"Penglai Inn."

"Okay, sir, you can go back."

When Zhuge Hanqing came out of the Huai'an Palace, it was already dark, and the gate of the palace was also lit with four big lanterns, illuminating the lanes in front of the door. When Puyang Gu Sheng and Murong Xiaoyue in the carriage saw that Zhuge Hanqing walked out of the palace gate safely, their hanging hearts finally fell. After that, their carriage followed Zhuge Hanqing's carriage far away and went to Penglai Inn. After returning to the inn, they pretended to go outside to play, and asked Zhuge Hanqing about everything that happened in the palace.

"Now that the third prince has entered the palace to face the saint, at least the two appointments can be canceled, and Xiao Qiang's rebellion can be lifted for the time being."

"That's right, when the time comes, Brother Zhuge will have the greatest credit." Murong Xiaoyue echoed with a smile.

However, hearing the words of the two of them, Zhuge Hanqing's expression did not relax, but became more rigorous.

"What's wrong?" Puyang Gu Sheng asked.

"Your three little friends, Yu Chi Benzhao of Chongwen Gate and Ram Fang Xu of the Yamen of the Governor of the River, have all been in contact with me recently, only Yuwen Yingyang in the Anle District has not, I have looked for him several times, and he is not in the Ziyun Pavilion where he is always there. No, I'll look for it again, I always feel weird. Zhuge Hanqing hesitated.

"The Purple Cloud Pavilion is mixed, so I'll go with you." Puyang Gu Sheng said.

"Okay." Zhuge Hanqing bowed slightly.