Chapter 80: Infiltrating the Palace
Chapter 80 Infiltrating the Palace
It's also a hurry to go, and it's a hurry to go back, just when Sikong looked at the situation near the roof, Li Dashan took Wang Rui sneakily towards the grocery store.
"Here they are." Sikong looked at it and whispered to the second brother who was anxiously waiting under the eaves.
Brother Erdan clenched his fists, and his expression was even more nervous. "Hurry up and see if there is an ambush from King Ji's Mansion nearby."
With that, Brother Erdan ran into the house on tiptoe. "Two adults, Li Baihu is back."
"Two adults, people have brought them." Not long after Brother Erdan entered the house, Li Dashan walked in with Wang Rui, sweating profusely, but he was also scared.
"Wang Rui, the governor of King Ji's mansion, meet the two adults." Wang Rui trembled and fell to his knees, it turned out to be an old man with white hair.
Seeing this situation, Shen Chongming was inevitably surprised, at such an old age, why hadn't he resigned yet? Thinking about it, Shen Chongming got up and helped Wang Rui up, and said, "Lord Wang, it's really rude to invite you here in the middle of the night. ”
"This lord, the old man is holding the court's money, and it is also within his duty to do this, if you have anything, just give the order." Wang Rui's eyes were a little fluttering, the person in front of him was too young, and he didn't know if he could call the shots.
"The official has ordered someone to prepare 200,000 taels of silver, this is 50,000 taels of silver from the Royal Bank, and the remaining 150,000 taels are stored in the Yamen of the Wuchang Metropolitan Division, and the boss can send someone to pick it up tomorrow." Shen Chongming's eyes were like torches, and he knew exactly what Wang Rui was thinking in his heart. If you don't see the silver, I'm afraid he won't believe in himself.
Looking at this stack of silver tickets, Wang Rui was even more excited, and he didn't reach out to take it, but knelt on the ground again. "Wang Rui is guilty, Wang Rui is guilty."
"Boss, what are you doing here, hurry up." His snot and tears confused Shen Chongming, could it be that this old man was embarrassed to accept this money in front of so many people?
"My lord, the old man is holding the court's money, and he shouldn't have asked for this silver. But this time the matter is too dangerous, and it is nothing if the old man loses his life, but he can't bear to watch his family suffer with him, so he wants this money to be used to settle them, and I hope that the adults will forgive me. Saying this, Wang Rui looked helpless, he had a lifelong hobby, but he couldn't escape the fetters of family affection after all.
Shen Chongming nodded, this is the truth, who can not care about the lives of his family. "Don't worry, my lord, this matter will be arranged by the official to ensure that your family is safe and sound."
"Thank you, sir, I don't know what you want to know, the old man must know everything." Regardless of whether what the young man in front of him said was true or not, it sounded pleasant. And the whereabouts of his family have been arranged by himself over the years, even if he doesn't help, as long as he has this money, he can arrange everything properly, and then he can be loyal to the court.
Shen Chongming nodded and asked directly, "Boss, is the Jiwang Mansion really intent on rebellion?" ”
"Don't hide it, Zhu Yiluan started to arrange this rebellion a few years ago, and now the palace is full of his people, and the prince and the prince are now under house arrest by him." Wang Rui shook his head again and again, this bad thing Zhu Yiluan did, it was three days and three nights that he couldn't finish.
This news frightened everyone present, and even Liu Shouyou, who had never spoken, was moved. "The prince and the prince are under house arrest, what's going on?"
"Don't hide it from the two adults, this matter has to start from seven years ago, since then the prince and the prince have often been sick, and there are rumors in the outside world that the two of them are dying, and they have not improved even if they have asked for famous doctors...... Over time, all the affairs of King Ji's Mansion were handed over to Zhu Yiluan. Wang Rui's eyes became a little deep, mixed with some fear.
"And what happened then?" Brother Erdan couldn't help but ask, the father and son were sick at the same time, this thing is strange.
"Since then, Zhu Yiluan often brings some so-called friends back to the palace to live, and the original subordinates are often driven out of the palace because of some trivial things, in just two years, the people in the palace have almost changed, and the prince and the prince also live in the harem and never meet outsiders, until one day ......"
Speaking of this, Wang Rui couldn't help clenching his fists, gritted his teeth and said: "Until one day, when Xia Guan was sorting out the prince's codex, he found a secret letter hidden in it, and he knew that his old man and his son were under house arrest in the harem by Zhu Yiluan, a beast, and they were sick, and it was very likely that Zhu Yiluan was secretly poisoned, and those so-called famous doctors were also arranged by him." Zhu Yiluan intended to rebel, and it was also the prince and his old man who guessed it. As he spoke, Wang Rui trembled and took out the yellowed secret letter from his arms.
"So, the prince and the prince are still alive?" Shen Chongming's brows tightened, it seems that Zhu Yiluan is also afraid, keeping King Ji and the prince must be thinking about saving his life.
"It should still be alive, and in the past two years, I have tried my best to inquire, as if someone has always delivered food, but I don't know the specific situation." Wang Rui shook his head. "After the investigation of the lower officials, Zhu Yiluan has been bribing officials in Huguang in the past few years, but because there is no evidence of guilt, coupled with the drag of his family, he has not dared to report to the imperial court, and I hope that the lord will forgive him."
"Evidence of the crime, the official is also lacking in the evidence of the crime now. The nearby soldiers and horses have been mobilized, as long as the evidence is sufficient, they can start to arrest Zhu Yiluan, and I hope that the boss will help us in this matter, and can tell us where the account books of King Ji's Mansion have been stored in recent years. Shen Chongming looked at Wang Rui with anticipation on his face and said.
Wang Rui nodded, this is also what he has been investigating in the past few years. "The ordinary account books have all been looked at by the officials, but they are all the daily income expenses of the palace, and they are of little value. However, in the harem, Zhu Yiluan has a special place to meet guests, which is heavily guarded, and if there is really an account book, it should also be stored there. ”
"That's fine, hehe, then please ask the boss to draw the layout of the palace, and we can send someone in to investigate." Shen Chongming was overjoyed, if there was such a place, even if there was no account book in it, there would be other important things.
"My lord, the layout of the palace has already been prepared." Wang Rui was very well prepared, and he took out a layout map and explained it.
The layout of this palace is very detailed, that is, Wang Rui, an old man who has been on an errand in the palace for more than 30 years, can depict a Ji palace in Nuoda so meticulously. This explanation is an hour.
"In recent years, there have been more and more guards in the palace, and there are almost more than 500 people at the moment. Wang Rui said with some concern.
Shen Chongming smiled: "Don't worry, boss, this matter has its own arrangements, even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, what does it matter." ”
"Well, at that time, the old man will find a way to put a fire in the front yard of the palace to attract all the people in the harem, and then you can do it." Wang Rui said with a smile, everything has been arranged, and he can let go of it.
Hearing this, Shen Chongming immediately shook his head, and Liu Shouyou on the side also said: "Don't do it, we will arrange this matter ourselves, and you don't have to take risks, boss." ”
"Two adults, the current situation in the city is also known to the old decay, you are short of manpower, so let's use it for big things, this is the only thing the old decay can do." Wang Rui, the old man, was very resolute.
In fact, he also has his own ideas, the reason why he has lived until now is entirely because Zhu Yiluan is covering people's eyes and ears, so as not to be suspected by the court, after all, his duty is to report the affairs of the palace to the court, and it is impossible to do without himself. But waiting for him to join the army, his life will be difficult to protect, maybe the first ghost under the knife will be himself. And he can't run away, if he leaves King Ji's mansion, Zhu Yiluan will definitely suspect it, that is also certain death, and the family hasn't made proper arrangements at the beginning, which will hurt them. Now that everything is ready, it is better to use this life to fight for a name of loyalty, and then the court will also sympathize with its own family.
Wang Rui is telling the truth, although this matter mainly relies on Sikong Wang to infiltrate the palace to steal the secrets, but the peripheral strategy cannot be ignored, which requires a large number of people, but at present, there are only more than 20 secret agents in Changsha City, and they always feel that they are overstretched and not enough.
Moreover, at present, the palace is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to send people to sneak into the front yard of the palace and set it on fire.
Liu Shouyou is not the kind of soft-hearted person, so it is really better to let Wang Rui take risks by letting others take risks. Seeing that he was silent for a while, he said: "Okay, I hope the boss will be more careful, as for your family, you can rest assured, as long as I, Liu Shouyou, live for a day, I guarantee that they can't stand a little grievance." ”
"Ah, you're Lord Liu?!" Hearing Liu Shouyou say his name, Wang Rui couldn't help but be surprised, he had heard of Liu Shouyou's name under the command of Jinyiwei, but he never thought that this time it would be him who went out in person.
Liu Shouyou nodded, pointed at Shen Chongming and said, "This is Lord Shen Chongming, with the two of us here, you can rest assured that your family, right?" ”
"Don't worry, the old man is absolutely assured, and I will ask the two adults to take care of the old man's family in the future." Wang Rui nodded again and again, his face full of emotion. It's so lucky to meet such a nobleman.
"Boss, don't talk about this, don't worry about your family, you have to take care of yourself." Shen Chongming felt a little unbearable in his heart, as soon as this fire was released, Wang Rui was exposed, whether he could escape from King Ji's Mansion afterwards depended on his creation.
"The two adults can rest assured that the old man has his own arrangements for this matter." Wang Rui's face is full of open-mindedness, and at his age, he has a very bland view of this matter of life and death.
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