Zhen Zhen said secretly: During the period of Emperor Taide, the task of the Red Eagle was to monitor officials at all levels, and it was a piece of cake for them to cross the border and have ears over the wall.

Sure enough, Gu Kai replied calmly: "I'm not afraid of His Highness's jokes, I'm going to fly around the wall to find out the news." Therefore, it is not difficult to sneak into the palace at night while the forbidden army is not paying attention. ”

Feng Hanzhao asked, "You guys thought of entering my palace?" Why? ”

Gu Kai said: "When I waited in Shangdu City, I was dispatched by the steward of the Lu State Mansion, but I don't know who the steward is still under his orders." One night, the steward suddenly came to the courtyard where I was temporarily staying in black clothes and assigned two tasks. The first is to dig a tunnel out of the city, and the second is to order us to visit the main officials' mansions in Shangdu City to find out the details of these people. ”

Feng Hanzhao nodded and said, "It's very thoughtful. ”

Gu Kai said: "Therefore, my subordinates have been to the palace twice, both after nightfall, in the corner of the wall where no one saw, use a rope with a hook to go up the wall, and then climb over the wall to enter." I also met the housekeeper of the palace with the post written by the steward of the Lu State Mansion. The gates of the Qingjiang Palaces are now guarded by the forbidden army, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Every day, a person would pick up a load of vegetables and food and send it to the gate of the palace, and then the forbidden army would send it into the palace. ”

"Only one load a day?" Zhen Zhen asked, even if most of the guards in the palace came out with Feng Hanzhao, there were no less than twenty people left behind in the palace, so many people, three meals a day, it was obviously not enough to eat. No wonder Hongyun Rongzhang has only one red egg to entertain guests. Zhen Zhen was sincerely emotional, and at the same time saw Feng Hanzhao's brows furrowed tightly.

Gu Kai said: "It's true that there is only one burden, and the entire Shangdu City is short of food." The prices of all kinds of food have soared, and many restaurants and liquor stores have been unable to open. Fortunately, his subordinates heard from the housekeeper that the food in the palace was still enough to eat for a while. ”

Feng Hanzhao thought of the granary of the palace and nodded. Zhen Zhen also thought of his family's granary, and was glad that he had taken precautions before. She asked, "Do you know what happened to my Zhen family?" ”

Gu Kai looked at Qi Rong beside him, and Qi Rong said at this time: "Miss, the Zhen family is a subordinate to investigate. ”

As soon as the word probe came out, Zhen Zhen knew that this Qi Rong must have been spying on the Zhen family, his thinking habits had not changed, and the words were still the same as before, and he subconsciously said it. However, Zhen Zhen didn't have time to pursue these now, but asked anxiously: "Are they all okay?" ”

Qi Rong said: "The situation of the Zhen family is better, the care is not very strict, the family can go out, but the whole street is also under the supervision of the forbidden army, there is no road, even if you can go out, you can't go far." Zhen Erye claimed to be sick to the outside world, and took a long vacation to the Hanlin Academy, and closed the door; The rest of the ladies were all right. Only the cook goes out to buy every day. ”

Zhen Zhen said: "This is indeed the style of the Zhen family. ”

Qi Rong carefully took out an envelope wrapped in oiled paper from his arms, and presented it to Zhen Zhen with both hands: "Second Master Zhen knew that his subordinates were going to leave Shangdu to report the news to you, so he asked his subordinates to hand over this letter to you." ”

Zhen Zhen was a little moved, and carefully opened the paper bag that was still intact even after soaking in the moat - inside was a painting. Although there is no signature, that brushstroke Zhen Zhen is too familiar, it is Yiyun's handwriting.

In the painting are people from the Zhen family. In the courtyard wall, the old lady sat on the stone bench basking in the sun, and Jiang, Ruan, and Li Yueping sat aside. Aunt Kang and Aunt Tian were playing with a few children on the side, and through the window of the wing room, you could see Haoxiong and Yiyun reading and writing inside. And outside the courtyard wall, there were two people riding horses, Zhen Zhen understood that this was her and her father who were away from home. Haoxiong wanted to use Yiyun's painting to tell Zhen Zhen's family that he was safe, and he missed her and his father outside. Even if such a painting is interrogated and questioned, it will not cause trouble to Qi Rong.

Zhen Zhen quickly wiped the corners of his eyes, got up and hugged his fists at Qi Rong and said, "Qi Rong, thank you!" The beacon fire lasted for three months, and the family letter was worth 10,000 dollars. This is the best news I have ever received. ”

"Where the subordinates are responsible, the head doesn't have to be polite." Qi Rong replied.

"What about Shangdu City?" Zhen Zhen asked.

Qi Rong knelt down and said, "Shangdu is in dire straits now. There are some big rebellious words, and subordinates dare not say them. ”

Feng Hanzhao said: "Get up and speak, forgive you for your innocence." ”

Qi Rong stood up: "Your Highness Xie!" Feng Huang ordered people to post notices all over Shangdu City, slandering His Majesty that His Majesty had killed Emperor Taide, and he should have been held accountable, but Feng Huang remembered his brotherly love, exempted him from the death penalty, and changed it to a captivity. However, no one has been able to enter the palace to see His Majesty Rongxi and Empress An recently, and the news in the palace cannot be transmitted, and no one can say what the situation of the two is. I waited a few times to visit the palace at night, but I returned in vain because the precautions were too strict. ”

Feng Huang put under house arrest those officials who had never agreed with him as emperor, and after quickly completing the enthronement ceremony, he arranged all the fox friends and dog friends who supported him to take up their posts. Because of the support of the forbidden army and the decree of the empress dowager, these people almost walked sideways in Shangdu City, and the most hateful thing at the moment was that they seized the homes and belongings of the officials under house arrest. The families of these officials had to dismiss their servants and find another place to live. ”

Feng Hanzhao asked, "Who is in command of the forbidden army now?" ”

Qi Rong said: "Mao Kejian is the deputy commander of the forbidden army. The whereabouts of Jiang Tie, the original commander of the forbidden army, are unknown, and it is estimated that he was either imprisoned or killed. At the beginning, the forbidden army acted under the banner of the queen mother, occupied a favorable situation, and tightly controlled the movement of people in the city, and it was not easy to pass on the news. ”

Hearing this, Feng Hanzhao was a little sad, and he muttered to himself: "Gu also learned the sword technique from Master Jiang before, but I didn't expect it...... However, if his father is in trouble, he will definitely not sit idly by, and he will definitely be implicated. ”

The room fell silent, and after a while, Feng Hanzhao raised his head and asked, "Do you know that the newspaper of Hanmo Bookstore is still printed?" ”

Zhang Shu opened his mouth and said: "Back to Your Highness, the area around the Hanmo Bookstore is the area that the villain is responsible for, and the bookstore has been sealed. One day after Feng Huang ascended the throne, the villain saw with his own eyes that several forbidden soldiers had taken Mr. Han away. ”

Feng Hanzhao asked, "Do you know where to take it?" ”

Zhang Shu said: "The villain followed for a while and found that they brought people to Jingzhao Yin Mansion. Now Feng Huang has arranged for his sworn friend Ji to be appointed as the new Jing Zhaoyin. ”

Feng Hanzhao thought for a while, and still asked, "Who is Ji Jie?" Lone has no impression. ”

Zhang Shu replied: "Ji Jie turned out to be a Lang official in the household department, and he was dismissed for embezzlement of disaster relief funds. Later, he helped Feng Huang take care of the business of the fiefdom and won Feng Huang's trust. ”

Feng Hanzhao said: "What does this Ji Jie want to arrest Mr. Han?" ”

Zhen Zhen said: "Naturally, I want to use the "Hanmo Times" to whitewash the peace for them. ”