Just as Tang Zhou was discussing with Feng Yu and the others, suddenly Ma Yuanyi broke in, and he ignored Feng Zhen and Xu Feng's angry rebuke, and came to Tang Zhou's side to whisper to him.

And Tang Zhou was also dissatisfied with Ma Yuanyi's sudden intrusion, but after hearing his whispers, his face gradually changed, and even if he looked closely, he could see a trace of horror from him.

After Ma Yuanyi finished speaking, Tang Zhou calmed down for a while, and then said to Feng Yu and Xu Feng: "Two Ming Dukes, let's discuss here today, and I will send the two of you to leave through the back door." “

Feng Zhen and Xu Feng followed Tang Zhou's face, guessed that something might have happened, and didn't care about continuing to scold Ma Yuanyi, so they nodded quickly, and then Tang Zhou called someone to come over and escort the two and their entourage to leave quietly.

After they left, Tang Zhou asked Ma Yuanyi, "Yuanyi, are you sure that someone is watching nearby, could it be an illusion?" “

It turned out that Ma Yuanyi took people out to watch just now, but some of his subordinates told him that he had a feeling of being watched, and then he asked others, and almost all of them felt this way, so he felt that this matter was not trivial, and immediately came back to tell Tang Zhou.

"Probably not, the men I brought are all veterans, they will have an inexplicable feeling about danger or surveillance, etc., when I took them out just now, they all said that someone was watching us." Ma Yuanyi replied affirmatively.

"Have you ever found out who is spying on us at the same time?" Tang Zhou asked Ma Yuanyi.

"I asked my men to look around, and I guess there will be news soon." Ma Yuanyi replied.

Not long after, the people sent out by Ma Yuanyi to look for them came back one after another, and everyone replied that they had not found any suspicious characters. Ma Yuanyi's brows furrowed, he looked around and asked Tang Zhou, "Who are these houses nearby?" ”

Tang Zhou looked at it and said disapprerovitically: "Most of the surrounding houses are inhabited by our disciples, since they haven't been found, it should just be a false alarm." ”

"However, it is impossible for all of my subordinates to be mistaken, and I am still a little uneasy." Ma Yuanyi still said uneasily.

"I have been in the capital and have not felt that anyone is targeting us, and our believers have not been affected. Yuanyi, you may have just arrived, so you have such an illusion. Tang Zhou said indifferently.

"Maybe, but our matter is not trivial, although no one has been found to monitor it, but I believe that my subordinates, this stronghold may not be very safe." Ma Yuanyi insisted.

"It's good to be cautious, let's give up this stronghold for the time being, and we'll make another appointment next time we meet." Tang Zhou also did not insist, and said that he had no opinion on the change of base.

After speaking, Tang Zhou, Ma Yuanyi, and a group of Taiping Taoist sects all entered the mansion, packed up their things and left from the other side. And Gao Pei, Xie Jing and others, who were noticed by Ma Yuanyi's subordinates just now, were indeed ambushed in the two nearby mansions at this time, and they hurriedly went in after seeing Ma Yuanyi come out, and then sent people out, knowing that they might have been exposed, they hid one after another. But when they leaked out to observe again, they saw that there were only two guards left at the door of the mansion standing there, but the whole mansion seemed to feel lifeless.

They couldn't do anything about it, but from the two guards who still existed at the door, it seemed that the other party should not have noticed them, and at most they abandoned this stronghold for the sake of prudence. At this time, there are pros and cons, and the advantage is that Tang Zhou will be more cautious in his next actions, so as not to be discovered by the government. And the disadvantages are also because of this reason, their grasp of Tang Zhou's actions will be more difficult, and they originally wanted to ask Feng Bei to bring someone to recognize who the eunuch who met with Tang Zhou just now, because the other party fled directly, so this matter can only be stopped.

Ma Yuanyi and Tang Zhou had a detailed discussion on how they would exchange news and cooperate with each other in the next two months, and they both formulated corresponding backup plans in order to have any emergencies.

After that, Ma Yuanyi took people away, and Xie Jing and Gao Pei both learned Ma Yuanyi's identity through inquiry, but as for who their believers in the palace were, because it was not appropriate to inquire in a big way, the other party was still a mystery.

However, when Gao Pei reported to Liu Yan that Tang Zhou had contacted Ma Yuanyi, the commander of Taiping Dao in Jingyang Prefecture, and the leading figure of Taiping Dao in the palace, he couldn't sit still. Through these, he already roughly knew that Taiping Dao definitely wanted to directly seize the imperial city, and if Taiping Dao was truly successful, other officials might still have a chance of life, but whether it was Emperor Ling himself or Taichang, who was born in his clan, it would definitely be difficult to escape death.

Liu Yan hurriedly sent someone to call Dong Fu and discuss with him how to deal with the Taiping Dao matter. After Dong Fu arrived, he was not surprised by what Liu Yan said, if Taiping Dao did not have an internal response in the palace, it would make him feel strange.

"The lord doesn't need to worry, as long as Taiping Dao has an incident, his end is already doomed. We just need to grasp their progress in time, and then find a suitable time to act quickly and make the intentions of Taiping Dao public, so that they have to rush back. Dong Fu said confidently.

"Maoan is saying let them do their thing, we just need to keep an eye on them?" Liu Yan asked.

"That's right. In addition, the lord also needs the local Yuan family and the Yang family, and they have many protégés and former officials, whether they are in the court or in the locality, they all have many ears and eyes, and they must have also received first-hand news about Taiping Dao. However, these two families have not made any movement now, and it is estimated that they also have their own plans, and the lord will need to watch out for them in the future. Dong Fu said to Liu Yan.

"I have a plan for this matter, Mao An don't worry. How is Your Majesty's health lately? Liu Yan asked.

In fact, Liu Yan, as Taichang, is also an important minister of the emperor, and he also has a certain understanding of Emperor Ling's body. But Emperor Ling will never expose his weak side in front of the courtiers, and Dong Fu is a servant and can follow him around, so Liu Yan specially inquired about him.

"Although Your Majesty is only in his early thirties, because he is addicted to pleasure all the year round and is close to women, although the imperial doctor prescribes medicine to make up for it, his body is not as good as before." Dong Fu replied, he knew that the Spirit Emperor's body was far from being as healthy as it appeared.

Liu Yan understood this, he knew Emperor Ling's preferences, and there was a group of eunuchs around him, so Emperor Ling was naturally happy with it. But I'm afraid that next, he won't be in such a good mood to enjoy himself.

The next month was a very dull month for ordinary Luoyang people. Just after the New Year, the situation in the court was still dominated by the eunuch forces relying on the favor of Emperor Ling, and then the group of relatives led by the general He Jin and the scholar group formed a natural alliance to jointly resist the oppression of the eunuch forces.

And for Zeng Yu who is far away in Anping, this month can be said to be the busiest month, under Zeng Yu's arrangement, all the people in Anping County Government are actively preparing for war after the start of the New Year, and the stirrups and saddles needed by the cavalry battalion have all been made and put into use. However, considering that the number of war horses is too small now, if the horseshoe is put into use now, it will be easy for their enemies to obtain a manufacturing method later, which will be unfavorable to them, so under Guo Jia's suggestion, Zeng Yu did not put the horseshoe into use. And the reason why the bilateral stirrups and saddles are not hidden as well is because with these two, the training of cavalry will be much simpler, and the combat effectiveness can be improved faster.

So now the workshop on Jinniu Mountain is already working hard to build the scimitars needed by the cavalry, because Zeng Yu asked them not to build the horseshoe first, so now they should be able to complete the task of building Zeng Yu by the end of February.

And the three major battalions of the unclothed army on Jinniu Mountain are all ready, and they can follow him on the expedition as soon as Zeng Yu's order arrives. However, because Zeng Yu was only a county commander, the Wuyi Army declared to the outside world that they only hoped to make up for their mistakes through counterinsurgency, so as to obtain the court's pardon, and the reason why they obeyed Zeng Yu's command was because they were influenced by Zeng Yu and were willing to be recruited. At that time, it was the period of the Taiping Dao Rebellion, and the unclothed army was able to do the opposite, high-profile saying that it accepted the imperial court's recruitment, and cooperated with the government to participate in the counterinsurgency, and would inevitably receive the court's reward. And as the county order of Anping County, which recruited them, it is also a lot of credit.

Xie Jing, who was in the capital, also kept transmitting the news back, and emphasized that someone had also been eyeing Tang Zhou, although Zeng Yu had given him the right to make arbitrary decisions, but the matter was very important, so he still asked Zeng Yu first.

Zeng Yu knew that Taiping Dao was forced to break out in advance because of Tang Zhou's high density, but no one knew why Tang Zhou wanted to report his teacher. After getting the news sent back by Xie Jing, he ordered someone to call Guo Jia to hear his speculation.

Guo Jia has also been busy recently, and has been responsible for processing and analyzing information from various places, mainly about Taiping Dao. He was called by Zeng Yu, and learned that Zhang Jiao's disciples in Luoyang had been monitored, thought about it for a while, and then said slowly: "Lord, according to my recent analysis, the development of Taiping Dao is indispensable to the secret support of the scholar clan. Tang Zhou, as the leader of Taiping Dao in Luoyang, naturally couldn't escape the eyes of the scholars, but they would not touch him, but would secretly provide convenience for him. And since the eunuch forces are also involved in Taiping Island, the other relatives who may pose a threat to Tang Zhou are the royal family. But the relatives originally relied on each other with the scholars, and He Jin was only from a strong background, so he would definitely be deceived by a group of scholars who took refuge, and he would not be aware of the dissent of a non-governmental organization like Taiping Dao, so it seems that the only person who could really attack Tang Zhou was the royal clan. ”

"At this time, the most powerful clan in the DPRK is Taichang Liu Yan, and it seems that the people mentioned by Zhiyuan are likely to be sent by Liu Yan." Zeng Yu nodded, approved Guo Jia's speculation, and then asked people to quickly send a message to Luoyang, asking Xie Jing to pay attention to Liu Yan's actions and prevent him from revealing the cover of Taiping Dao in advance.