"Brother Zhao, why did you come here this time?"

Entered the living room of the back hall of the Hejian Mansion, and after the subordinate served the fragrant tea, Chen Wendao sent him away, and then asked Zhao Xin quietly, vaguely he felt that Zhao Xin's coming this time was too abrupt, as if there was something urgent to do.

"Brother Chen, I heard that your Hejian Mansion has recently arrested a group of people from the White Lotus Sect?" Due to the urgency of the situation, Zhao Xin did not ask Chen to be polite, and asked straight to the point after taking a sip of tea.

"Brother Zhao, this matter has reached the capital?"

Chen Wendao suddenly showed a look of surprise when he heard this, he never imagined that Zhao Xin would come here for this matter, it stands to reason that this is just a trivial matter, and it can't alarm the officialdom of the capital at all, let alone Zhao Xin.

"Brother Chen, does anyone want to rescue those White Lotus Sect disciples after they are arrested?" Zhao Xin did not answer Chen Wendao's question, but asked quietly.

"Since those cultists were arrested, there have been several waves of people who want to bail them out, including not only the squires and celebrities in the river, but even a deputy thousand households of the pro-army have also come."

A look of excitement suddenly appeared on Chen Wendao's face when he heard this, "Brother Chen, those people in the White Lotus Cult attach so much importance to this group of disciples, there must be big fish in them!" ”

"Is that deputy Qianhu's surname Gao?" Zhao Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"Brother Chen, you know him!" Chen Wendao was stunned, looking a little surprised.

"Where is he now?" Zhao Xin bowed her head slightly and asked with a concerned expression, her top priority now is to find the senior deputy Qianhu, as for saving people, it is a piece of cake for her.

"I don't know this, he came to the government to ask me for someone a few days ago, not only to play official but also to show the prestige of the pro-army, saying that I arrested people indiscriminately, and wanted me to release those White Lotus Sect disciples, otherwise he would go to the capital to sue me, saying that I killed the good and risked the merit."

Chen Wendao immediately sneered when he heard this, and said to Zhao Xin with confidence, "I have been staring at those people for a long time, they are the people of the White Lotus Cult, otherwise they would not fight to the death when I arrest them, and two people died for this." ”

"It's ridiculous that they are now biting back and saying that those captured officers are risking merit to kill good people for the sake of merit." As he spoke, the corners of Chen Wendao's mouth showed a look of disdain, "I want to see what is the big deal among those people that makes them spend so much effort to save people." ”

"Brother Chen, let's not hide it, among these people is Li Hanlin's eyeliner planted in the White Lotus Sect."

Zhao Xin finally figured out what was going on now, so after pondering for a while, Zhengse said to Chen Wendao, "Emperor Daxing is worried that the White Lotus Cult will cause trouble in Gyeonggi, so he asked Li Hanlin to prepare early and take control of the situation of the White Lotus Sect and wipe it out. ”

"There's Brother Li's eyeliner in this?" Chen Wendao naturally knew that the "Li Hanlin" in Zhao Xin's mouth was referring to Li Hongyu, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, looking very surprised.

"This matter is top secret, Li Hanlin spent a lot of effort in order to break into the White Lotus Sect, and it was not easy to get the eyeliner close to the top of the White Lotus Sect, so I rushed over as soon as I learned about it, so as not to spoil Li Hanlin's big thing."

Zhao Xin nodded and said solemnly, "Therefore, I hope that Brother Chen can let those people go, and that eyeliner can come in handy in the future." ”

"Released?" Chen Wendao's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, it was not easy for him to net a big fish of the White Lotus Sect, but then his brows relaxed, and he said very happily, "Brother Zhao, what do you say to do next?" ”

Compared with the friendship between Zhao Xin and Li Hongyu, the matter of the White Lotus Sect is really not worth mentioning, don't look at Chen Wendao taking the matter of the White Lotus Sect very seriously, as a stepping stone for his career promotion, but for the imperial court, this is simply a trivial matter, just some people who have gone astray.

Therefore, Chen Wendao naturally knows how to make trade-offs, and besides, after Li Hongyu's behavior really breaks the case of the White Lotus Sect, his share of credit will definitely be indispensable, and it is not known how many times greater than his current credit: he just arrested some White Lotus Sect disciples, and Li Hongyu may have uprooted the White Lotus Sect.

"Brother Chen, although you want to release people, you must not show any traces of this matter."

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Xin's mouth, she had long known that Chen Wendao would agree to this matter, Chen Wendao was a smart person who knew the importance of the matter, and then lowered her voice and said, "You must not make them suspicious!" ”

"Brother Zhao, you don't think it's as good as this, I will send someone to let it out, because I have to go to the capital to dredge, so I need a lot of silver, so they will naturally come to the door, but I need a senior deputy to guarantee it before I can release people."

Chen Wendao came up with an idea after hearing this, and said to Zhao Xin, he knew that Zhao Xin respected him before he let him make up his mind, after all, he was the official in charge of this case, otherwise with Zhao Xin's wisdom, how could he not think of a solution?

"Good!" Zhao Xin bowed slightly when he heard this, this is indeed a good idea from the current point of view, and then said to Chen Wendao in a deep voice, "Brother Chen, the situation in the capital is urgent, I can't stay here for a long time, and I hope to act as soon as possible." ”

"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I'll do this!" Chen Wendao naturally knew about King Fu's entry into Beijing, so he replied solemnly, and then said, "Brother Zhao, I'll arrange a place for you to stay, and you can rest there for the next few days." ”

"No, I'll still live in the town outside, and send someone to inform me after finding the senior deputy Qianhu." Zhao Xin shook her head, it was inconvenient for her to stay here now so as not to make the people of the White Lotus Sect suspicious, so it was better to live outside.

Zhao Xin did not stay in the mansion for a long time, and after discussing with Chen Wendao, he quickly said goodbye and left, and after Chen Wendao sent her away, he began to implement the plan he had formulated, preparing to lure the snake out of the hole and lead out the senior deputy Qianhu that Zhao Xin valued to him.

Although Chen Wendao didn't know why Zhao Xin valued that senior deputy Qianhu so much, but Zhao Xin didn't say anything, then he didn't say more, because Zhao Xin must have her reasons for doing this.

At the same time, the capital.

After nightfall, a carriage surrounded by dozens of guards stopped in front of the Wuwei Marquis' mansion, and Zhang Guang, the Marquis of Wuwei, who had been waiting at the door, hurriedly led his family to greet him.

"The British public is here, and the humble house is shining!" British Duke Zhang Weixian got off the carriage, and Zhang Guang walked up with a smile on his face and said.

"Wu Weihou is too polite." Zhang Weixian smiled when he heard this, and entered the Wuwei Marquis Mansion with a smile with Guangtan.

Zhang Weixian came to the Wuwei Marquis Mansion this time because he was invited by Zhang Guang to attend the dinner, and the banquet was attended by not only the guard patrol but also the Yongguo Duke Liu Wu, who arrived at the Wuwei Marquis Mansion one step ahead of Zhang Guang.

At this time, it was a critical moment for the crown prince and King Fu to seize the throne, so the banquet of Marquis Wu Wei attracted the attention of the outside world, Zhang Weixian, Liu Wu and Zhang Guang were the three leaders of the Beijing army camp in the capital, and this gathering of the three is likely to determine whether the Beijing army supports the prince or the king of Fu.

"English Princess!" In the living room, Liu Wu was drinking tea, and when he saw Zhang Weixian, who was talking and laughing with Zhang Guang, he put down the teacup and got up to greet him with a smile.

When the three of them were greeting, the subordinates brought up many sumptuous dishes like lanterns, and a large table was filled.

"Duke of England, Duke Yongguo, there is another guest today, the two Duke of the Kingdom will wait for a while, and then go and invite people here." After the dishes were ready, Zhang Guang smiled at Liu Wu and Zhang Weixian, said hello and got up to leave.

Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu didn't mind the matter, they were still talking and laughing there, waiting for Zhang Guang to invite the mysterious guest, and some of them sharpened their heads to get acquainted with them, the top nobles of the capital.

Don't look at the power of the nobles to speak in the government of the dynasty was severely suppressed by the civil official group, but they were blessed by the emperor, so no one dared to provoke except for top powerful ministers like Zhang Juzheng, which is also the reason why the children of the Chinese official group in the capital are not as popular as the children of the nobles.

Therefore, the nobles of the capital were not less affected by those local forces outside Beijing, and Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu had long been accustomed to this.

"The Duke of England, the Duke of Yongguo, His Royal Highness King Fu has come down." Just when Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu were recalling the past of the three major expeditions of the Wanli Dynasty, Zhang Weixian walked into the room quickly, stood at the door and said to the two of them, bowed to the back and made a gesture to invite in.

"His Royal Highness King Fu!" Hearing this, Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu couldn't help but glance at each other in amazement, they never expected King Fu to appear here, and then quickly stood up.

"Two princes." Under the stunned gaze of the two, King Fu walked in, smiled and bowed to the two, followed by King Rui and King Hui.

"His Royal Highness King Fu, His Royal Highness King Rui, His Royal Highness King Hui." Seeing this, Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu hurriedly bowed and saluted, their brows furrowed slightly, it seems that Zhang Guang set up a dragon gate banquet for them today.

"Don't be polite, please take a seat." King Fu took a seat at the top of the wine table, and then pressed his hand down to Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu with a smile.

Zhang Weixian and Liu Wu sat down nervously, the scene in front of them was already very clear, Zhang Weixian had taken refuge in King Fu, and this time he wanted to bring the two of them to stand on King Fu's side, so that the military power of the capital would completely fall into the hands of King Fu, and the prince would have no chance in the battle for succession.

"Three highnesses, the lower officials thought that there was something else at home, so they took the first step and made amends another day."

Without waiting for King Fu to speak again, Zhang Weixian suddenly stood up, arched his hand to King Fu, King Rui, and King Hui, and left expressionlessly, without looking at Zhang Guang, looking quite annoyed.

According to the Ming Dynasty, it is a serious crime to make friends with the vassal king in private, especially at this critical moment when the emperor of the Ming Empire is decided, Zhang Weixian is indeed not suitable to meet with King Fu.

What is especially important is that Zhang Weixian knows what King Fu wants to say to him, but he is on the side of the prince and as the saying goes, it is better to leave as soon as possible than to stay here and refuse the olive branch extended by King Fu to embarrass both parties.

Seeing this, Liu Wu hesitated for a moment and then stood up, since Zhang Weixian was gone, what was the point of him staying here? And if it spreads, it will inevitably cause criticism from the outside world.

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