Zong Chuke sealed himself in the study and became a sad father in the eyes of everyone.

"My lord, you can mix Gongzi into those Hu merchants. Whatever box of goods you hide your son in, you can get out of the city without knowing it. ”

In Chang'an City, only merchants can come and go freely, as long as there is a customs clearance document, the city guard will not be embarrassed.

Zong Chuke paced in the room with his hands behind his back, and the master had a shrewd look in his eyes: "It's just a customs clearance document, presumably whether it is the queen or Wei Xiang, they will be willing to issue it to the adult." ”

Zong Chuke's expression was not only gloomy, but also the red bloodshot that had not closed his eyes for a long time, which made him look more alive than usual.

Originally, according to Zong Chuke's plan, let Zong Huo hide in the underground secret passage for a year or two, and when no one in Chang'an City remembered this matter, at that time, it was natural to send Zong Huo away as he could.

Even, he can change Zong Huo's name and surname, and he still lives in Chang'an City.

But this rebel threatened him with his life and wanted to leave Chang'an.

Outside the courtyard, the mage was still babbling, and from time to time he spewed flames out of his mouth, causing the people in the courtyard to scream again and again.

Zong Chuke said coldly: "After completing the seven-day rituals, you will enter the palace with the old man's letter." ”

In this matter, the most important thing is not the customs clearance documents, but the identity of Hu Shang.

The man squinted his eyes and said shrewdly: "Among the Hu merchants in Chang'an, the most outstanding merchants are all attached to the seven clans and five surnames behind their backs, and they will never dare to say anything about the prince. ”

If there is no backer, in the final analysis, the Hu people will not be able to gain a foothold in a place like Chang'an, it seems that Zhongzong is now vigorously advocating trade with the Hu people, but in fact, none of the Hu merchants in Chang'an City are not closely monitored, once the Hu merchants make any changes, Zhongzong will definitely act.

As the head of the seven sects and five surnames, the Hu Shang in the hands of the Wei family is afraid that he is already in charge of the lifeblood of the entire Chang'an economy. As long as you get the customs clearance document issued by Empress Wei, you will inevitably enter and exit Chang'an City as if you were in a no-man's land.

This plan to send people is perfect, but Zong Chuke has a deep vision, but if there is any loophole in this plan, it will not be his son who will die, and the entire Shangshu Mansion and Empress Wei will be involved.

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The guard Pei Xian escorted his adult back to Dali Temple, stretched out his hand to push open the door in front of him, and suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes next to him, sneaky.

The sixth sense of those who practice martial arts is extremely keen, and before the others have moved, a dart in their hands has already ejected.

The head of the dart was nailed to the entrance of Dali Temple, not far from a stone, and then behind the stone, a panicked figure quickly turned the corner of the street and disappeared.

Despite this, Pei Tan still saw a corner of the skirt.

"My lord, someone dares to spy on us!" Pei Xian's face was cold.

Pei Tan's eyes were faint, he stepped out of the gate one step earlier than Pei Xian, and felt that the figure behind the stone was very familiar, although he did not necessarily have the ability to forget, but he had a natural sensitivity to some specific people.

"It was ...... at the Su family's wedding banquet that day," Pei Tan slowly spoke.

Although the figure has completely changed her clothes and is dressed as a real daughter, Pei Tan can still recognize it at a glance.

Pei Xian also woke up suddenly, looked at Pei Tan and said in surprise: "That palace maid!?" ”

The person who put the human skin tattoo into Pei Tan's arms is now sneakily appearing around Dali Temple, no matter how you look at it, it makes people suspicious.

"The subordinates think that there must be someone behind the palace maid." This is inevitable, whether it is a shame at the wedding banquet, or hiding around Dali Temple to monitor, I just don't know what the purpose of this palace maid is. "Maybe she and the people behind her are the ones who stole Zonghuo."

Where is the real Zong Huo, maybe this palace maid also knows.

"The person who found the fake corpse must not be the one who stole the change of Zonghuo." Pei Tan said lightly, "These two must be on opposite sides. ”

The person who collected the body was the daughter of the Jing family, and Pei Tan didn't tell anyone about this matter except for telling Zhongzong.

The palace maid just now, was she under Jing Wan'er's orders?

This palace maid can disappear from the palace, but she doesn't see anyone sent out to arrest her in the palace, which is enough to show that, at least in the palace, this palace maid's identity is no longer a "fugitive slave", and in the palace, her identity must have died.

Only the dead have a chance to leave the palace walls. The fate of these women in the palace is the same.

Doesn't that mean that when the tattoo of human skin was cut off, Jing Wan'er had already made up her mind to die?

Pei Tan's heart moved, he wanted to understand why the palace maids outside the palace would obey Jing Wan'er, and whether Jing Wan'er's accomplices were only the palace maids who had been dressed as men.

Jing Wan'er lay on the bed, and in the dark, she took out the wet gauze from her nose.

That's why she's not under the control of the incense.

And at night, the noisy miscellaneous room will fall into a dead silence.

Jing Wan'er, as usual, received a letter from the palace maid outside the palace in the middle of the night. This time there is only one line of words:

Shangshufu is asking the mage to exorcise evil spirits.

Jing Wan'er knew that Zong Chuke would definitely do a full set of tricks, including the means of deceiving the world.

In this matter, she can no longer be passive.

So Jing Wan'er slowly walked back to her bed, her eyes swept over her companion who had slept to death by Mi Xiang, stretched out her hand, and pulled out the package hidden under the bed.

From the package, she took out a pen and ink, and of course a few pieces of paper.

The palace maid doesn't need to be literate, let alone write, but she is the daughter of the Jing family, and if someone finds out that she has hidden these pen and paper under the bed, needless to say that she will be arrested as a spy.

Jing Wan'er began to pick up a pen and write a few words on the paper, she knew that Zong Huo was still hiding in his house, and she even guessed that Zong Chuke wanted to avoid this limelight and wait for the people of Chang'an City to forget about it.

It's just that Zong Huo, a gentleman, will definitely not obediently follow Zong Chuke's arrangement.

She guessed that Zong Huo must have wanted to leave Chang'an immediately.

Lifting up the written letter and drying it, he whistled into the night sky.

The whistle is like a bird's sound, so it doesn't arouse suspicion.

The pigeon flew in, Jing Wan'er tied the note to the legs and feet of the flying pigeon, and when she was about to let go, she stared at the pigeon's snow-white body.

The contents of the note, if passed on to the person who received it outside the palace, she found that it would not achieve the purpose.

After a long time, Jing Wan'er untied the note and smeared the name underneath with ink until she could not be recognized, and then released the pigeon again.

The next morning, the people of Dali Temple found that there was a red-topped carrier pigeon, which was always wandering in the courtyard.

No carrier pigeon will hover over Dali Temple, after all, Dali Temple, any official document will never be passed through the carrier pigeon.

So when the carrier pigeon wandered for half a day, Pei Tan came out of the house and looked up at the carrier pigeon: "It's a pigeon in the palace." ”

Only the pigeons in the palace will have such a clear sign as a red top.

And the pigeon wandered around, as if it was deliberately trying to attract attention.

Pei Xian performed a light skill and caught the pigeon from the air. It didn't even take much effort, because the pigeon, seeing that someone was catching it, stayed motionless in the treetops.

"Your Excellency, please see." Pei Xian really found a letter on the pigeon's foot.

Pei Tan was the first to read the letter. He judged from the dew on the letter and the smudged ink.

The letter reads:

"If Zong Huo is not actually dead, he must be hidden at home, and the Shangshu Mansion closes its doors on the grounds of filial piety, which is proof. However, Zonghuo's wine bag and rice bag will not be able to hide at home, and if he has a change of heart, he will escape from Chang'an City by hiding his identity. If the city gate can strictly check the past at this moment, Zong Huo will definitely be captured. ”

The bottom half of the letter, all soaked in ink, turned into pitch black.

There is no recipient, no payment, and the letter is like a letter addressed to an unknown person.

But Pei Tan knew that it wasn't.

On this letter, the font is sharp and sharp, obviously from a woman's hand. And the red top on the pigeon's head is so obvious, it seems that the people of Dali Temple deliberately want to let the people of Dali Temple find out that the pigeon is from the palace at the first time.

From the palace, write to his woman.

Pei Tan slowly folded the letter paper and said to the guard beside him: "Pei Xian, if you want to send someone out of the city without knowing it, what method will you choose?" ”

Pei Xian, who was suddenly asked, was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes sank: "...... Unless there is a customs clearance document, no one can go out of the city at will. ”

Qianniuwei, who guards the gate of Chang'an, is not a vegetarian. Hu Shang can bring wealth to Datang, but the glory of Datang can never be maintained by foreign clans. Zhongzong opened up Hu merchants on the surface, but in fact gave the strictest means of customs clearance, which is here.

Pei Tan handed the letter to Pei County: "Take it and burn it." ”

As soon as the letter from the pigeon's feet was untied, it flew away. Apparently well-trained.

Pei Tan thought at this time, the four major gates of Chang'an were guarded by Cui Shi personally by Qianniu Wei Zhonglang, he was a member of the Cui family, before the Wei family entered the court, the Cui family was the head of the five surnames and seven sects, and now the honor is not there, but the Cui family is still the Chang'an Wang family, holding the positions above the three divisions of Chang'an.

An important position like Qianniu Wei Zhonglang seems to be lowly, but it is actually the throat organ that controls Chang'an.

Waiting for Pei County to go and return, Pei Tan looked at the door of Dali Temple and said, "I want to go to Qianniu Wei Camp." ”

If this letter was sent by Jing Wan'er, Jing Wan'er probably knew him far better than he thought before. Jing Wan'er knew not only about his Dali Temple, but also about the city guard camp that she would never reach for, and the palace maid before who could become the guest of the Su family's wedding banquet, all of which was too incredible.

It's just that the case in front of him is the father and son of the Zong family who are imminent in a vain attempt to defraud death and get rid of the crime, and then it is the little palace maid who is capable enough to threaten the forbidden palace.

Qianniu Weiying saw Dali Siqing coming, did not dare to slack off, Zhonglang will Cui Shi is a distant branch of the Cui family, it should be said that can hold an official position in such an important place in Chang'an City, must be from the five surnames and seven sects.

Cui Shi was also surprised when he saw Pei Tan: "Master Pei, this is?" ”

Pei Tan's hand reached into his sleeve, looked at Cui Shi for a moment, and took out a volume of documents: "Your Majesty has a secret decree, Pei wants to show it to Master Cui." ”