After a night in Yizhuang, the convoy set off again, this time because of the accelerated progress, it only took half a day to reach Xiapi.

According to the original plan, the rest of the people rested in Xiapi, while Cheng Liu went to Beijing alone.

Sweet Potato was worried that there would be trouble on the road and wanted to escort him to Jingshi, but Cheng Liu claimed that he didn't need it, and if there were assassins on the road, I am afraid it would be impossible to sleep peacefully last night.

So, Cheng Liu went to Beijing alone, and it was not until night fell that he arrived at the gate of Luoyang City.

took out the Tongwen that had been prepared a long time ago, and the soldiers defending the city only glanced at it hastily, but after finding out that it was Cheng Liu, they immediately became much more respectful.

"Recently, Luoyang City has reinstated its curfew?"

Cheng Liu looked at the gradually decreasing flow of people and asked.

The soldiers defending the city hurriedly replied: "Yes, the official may have just returned to Beijing, and he doesn't know yet." ”

"Recently, not only has the curfew time been advanced again, but even the garrisons in the city have begun to get nervous, patrolling day and night, and encountering government soldiers, the people in the city must take the initiative to accept interrogation."

Cheng Liu frowned, nodded slightly, and asked instead, "Then, are you checking something?" ”

"What else can this check be, of course it's household registration! I don't know why, didn't our Luoyang City start household registration a few years ago? In recent years, there have not been many displaced people, and the growth is all some merchants and caravans, and people who will not buy family wealth in Luoyang City. ”

After the general document for entering the city was registered, the soldiers defending the city hurriedly asked the front side to give up a position enough for the carriage to pass, signaling that Cheng Liu could enter the city.

But Cheng Liu, who got into the carriage, suddenly poked his head out again, and asked a little strangely: "What big case has happened in Luoyang City recently?" Or is there a large group of people entering the city? ”

The defenders shook their heads.

Cheng Liu thought to himself, if a large group of people entered the city, it would not be the main gate, I am afraid it would be a detour through the pass.

Sitting in the carriage, Cheng Liu always felt uncomfortable.

After walking for a while, the coachman parked the carriage at the gate of the Yellow Mansion.

"Childe, it's here."

Cheng Liu just whispered yes, picked up his things and got out of the carriage.

After the carriage was submerged in the night, Cheng Liu knocked on the gate of the Yellow Mansion.

Suddenly, a handyman rushed to open the door, and when he saw that it was Cheng Liu, he immediately panicked and went in to report Huang Cheng.

Cheng Liu was not surprised, it was not the first time he had come to Huangfu, he easily found the location of the main hall, and collided with Huang Cheng who was in a hurry to go out.

"Cheng Guanren, I'm just about to look for you."

Huang Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Cheng Liu just waved his hand lightly: "Don't be so polite, go in." ”

Huang Cheng, as a chess piece that Cheng Liu casually planted in the palace, almost never took the initiative to contact him, except for the hook agent.

First, because he didn't find the right time for him to play to his strengths, and second, at some point, Cheng Liu still felt a little guilty about the Huang family, so it was even more unpleasant to see Huang Cheng so cooperative.

After the two sat down, Huang Cheng took the initiative to speak: "The palace has been heavily guarded in recent days, and my people can't enter, so we don't know what happened in the palace, but we found out some news about the two girls." ”

Cheng Liu motioned for him to continue.

Huang Cheng took a deep breath and continued: "But the news I got is not good, even if I know that the sudden change in the palace is because of the eunuchs and He Jin's alternation of power, but this layer of window paper on the bright side has not been pierced, no matter what He Jin's forbidden army and eunuchs are doing in the court, no one wants to be the first to make trouble and be caught by others." ”

So seeing that the situation in the palace was about to ease down, Empress Dowager He and the young emperor were suddenly stabbed, and the spearhead happened to be pointed at the two palace maids, that is, the two dead soldiers arranged by the officials. Originally, no one would know their identities, but because of the assassins, the disaster has been transferred to you. ”

Cheng Liu nodded, and then said: "I already know these things, what else?" ”

"I found out earlier that this assassination was not done by them, but this evidence is not enough to convince those important ministers above the court, not to mention, the only one who can testify and speak with some weight The Queen Mother and the Young Emperor have been placed under house arrest again, and the people in the palace have already tacitly acquiesced that the official is the mastermind behind the scenes, He Jin sent troops and horses to arrest you back, and the reason he gave was to confront you in court."

Cheng Liu suddenly sneered, it seemed that this was not to catch himself back, but to kill himself on the way.

But he didn't say it explicitly, and motioned for Huang Cheng to continue.

"Assassination is a big crime, with He Jin taking the lead, the eunuchs and others are naturally happy, but the tacit understanding has formed an extremely rare way of cooperation, He Jin only cares about sending troops, and the power is still in the hands of the ten permanent servants, but it is no longer limited to He Jin's soldiers and horses, in the four-day pull, He Jin incorporated the garrisons of each pass into the left and right Yulin Army, and the previous establishment was doubled, almost occupying the entire Praetorian Guard of the Beijing Division."

"And this number is still rising, slowly replacing the forbidden army arranged by the eunuch outside the Jiaofang Palace, and replacing the garrison in the city, leaving only He Jin's people."

I didn't expect He Jin's movements to be so fast, it seems that he has indeed thought of a way out, and wants to press the ten permanent servants directly on the table and let him slaughter.

But these are all confrontations on the surface, and secretly the Ten Standing Servants will never be so forbearing.

"Yesterday, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, one of the ten permanent attendants, met the Young Emperor and the Empress Dowager He at the same time, and what they said was unknown, but since that day, the Jiaofang Palace, the Inner Court and the Palace Guards seem to have reached a tacit understanding, and deliberately avoided these two places, leaving only the two palace maids arranged by the officials."

Cheng Liu frowned slightly, at this time he was a little aware that the Queen Mother was planning to abandon the car to protect the handsome or was she going to let He Jin be the last hand?

"What's going on today?"

Now is what Cheng Liu is most concerned about.

"Nothing happened today, and there is no news in the palace, the only thing that can be screened is that the calmer the waves, the more turbulent there is in secret."

Cheng Liu agreed, and after the two were silent for a while, Cheng Liu spoke again to break the silence.

"Since the security in the palace has begun to be tightened, why is the border still sending troops into Beijing? These two are slightly contradictory, if He Jin is worried that the ten permanent servants have a covetous heart for the military power in the palace, he should not use his military power to put pressure on him head-on, the purpose is too strong, and the people of the ten permanent servants are not stupid. ”