Empress Dowager Yang's bag at one end is still uneven, after all, it is the emperor's family matter, and she can't ask Zai Wenfu, except for sending Zhu Baoshi to investigate the secret visit, trying to catch the source of the rumors, in a hurry, there is no other choice.

On the other side, in the Jiwang Mansion, which has been cold for a long time, Zhao who should have been recuperating in bed? But he was standing in front of the desk in the study, holding a pen in his hand, and slowly tracing a plum tree on the paper.

The Great Jin Dynasty inherited the legacy of the previous dynasty, and most of them were respected by peonies, but Zhao? But it is not the same as ordinary people.

When he was twelve years old, he and a brother listened to a lecture in Zishan Hall, and the waiter was talking about the ancients to say that the ancients were talking about things, Tao Yuan Ming loved chrysanthemum, and the first emperor entered the door to explore the class, and by extension, he asked several sons to follow the example of the ancients, compare themselves with things, and choose a flower.

Zhao? The one I chose was the plum blossom.

He said that in the middle of winter, the flowers have withered, only the red plum is in full bloom, adding color to the heaven and earth, and when the flowers fall, they will be born as green plums in the next year, quenching people's hunger and thirst in midsummer.

However, without the first emperor's comment, the fifth brother on the side laughed out loud, laughing that he didn't know plum blossoms.

Zhao? I lost face on the spot, but I didn't show it much, I just honestly admitted my mistake. However, for many years after that, he did not allow the people around him to plant plum blossoms in his temple, and neither green plum wine nor black plum soup appeared on the table. It wasn't until Lao Wu was thrown off the galloping horse and returned to the west with his life that he regained his closeness to the plum and plum blossoms.

Among the five brothers, Zhao? The qualifications are the best. The method of calligraphy and painting, he is quite dabbling, and after a while, the plum blossoms that stand tall and standing on the paper will leap onto the paper.

The palace of King Ji is very quiet, especially in the small courtyard where this study is located, because there are no flowers and trees planted everywhere, there is not even a sound of insects and cicadas.

Zhao? The pen is very slow, and after a few strokes, I have to dip the tip of the pen in a little water in the pen wash, and from time to time I raise my head and look at the courtyard door opposite the open door.

He didn't wait long before the footsteps of pedestrians could be heard outside, and soon, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe hurriedly pushed the door open, closed the courtyard door again, and entered the study.

Zhao? didn't put down the pen in his hand, only looked up at him after the other party entered the door.

The scribe was covered in sweat, and he was still calm, but when he arrived, he got Zhao? In front of him, his face showed a little anxious, and said: "Your Highness, I have been looking around, and I can't find any trace of Li Chengwei, and I haven't seen Zhixin......"

Zhao? His brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Where did the news come from?" ”

The scribe said: "It's already all over the world, and there is no source at all." ”

He still has to say it again, Zhao? He had already interrupted his words and said: "There are no more people available at hand at the moment, don't spread the news of Qingguan that day, the most important thing is to find out Li Chengwei and Zhixin." ”

"Your Highness! At present, we are not the only ones looking for Li Chengwei and Zhixin, the Imperial City Division is also searching everywhere, they have a lot of eyeliners, and they have a lot ......of manpower," the scribe hesitated, but still said, "The guards outside these days are much stricter than before, and it is inconvenient to enter and exit, and many people have also been interrogated by the guards, and everyone does not dare to go out easily, lest they be targeted by people......"

Zhao? was stunned, and quickly reacted, and said: "There are such rumors outside, and it is normal for the palace to keep a closer eye on me and the fourth brother." After thinking about it, he said, "Take a few neat hands and feet, go to Yingzhou to see if there is any trace of Li Chengwei, as for Na Zhixin...... He is very timid, and he also has a little eye, he is on the tuyere at this time, and he will not dare to come out easily, so he will put it aside for the time being. ”

He gave a few words of careful instruction, and when he had sent the man away, he was going to continue painting, but before the pen fell on the paper, a drop of ink had already fallen, and a small piece of white paper had been blurred.

Zhao? When I looked closely, I realized that my right hand was actually trembling.

***

It was not only Zhao who was trembling, but also Xu Jizong.

He received the mission given by the Empress Dowager Yang to arrest the enemy spies in the left side of Gyeonggi, and it was rare to have this opportunity, and he was determined to make a difference, so he divided the two groups of people in the Imperial City Division and the forbidden army, and according to what he had seen and learned in Yongzhou in the past, among the merchants, Taoist priests, monks, and beggars, he carefully investigated and inquired.

Xu Jizong had seen Gu Yanzhang do several things, and at this time he followed suit, lured by money and official positions, and divided the two groups of people into two groups, and each group reported the information they asked one by one every day, and which group did more would be rewarded.

After a few days, everyone was enthusiastic, even at night, and even some eunuchs in the Imperial City Division went to Little Sweet Water Lane because they were powerless.

On this day, he really pulled out a person from it, because he was drunk and spoke wildly to the ladies, saying that the death of the emperor had no inside story. The Yellow Gate that went out of the palace has its own power compared to others, and it is impossible to hear what it says at once, which is not something that ordinary people can make up. Immediately, he brought the man back to the Imperial City Division, and before he could be interrogated, he first found a lot of gold and silver from him, and another letter of recommendation recommended that he go to Dingyao Mountain in Yanzhou and join a Sun official.

The case became bigger and bigger, and when it came to the end, Xu Jizong was a little overwhelmed.

He didn't dare to be self-conscious, so he hurriedly went back to the Empress Dowager Yang.

After another interrogation, it turned out that this person was one of the henchmen who spread all kinds of rumors in Beijing, and according to the clues he confessed, he quickly caught several of his comrades, and then searched for melons, although the commander escaped, but from his last place of residence, found a lot of documents.

In addition to the secret rumors that have been circulating in Beijing on a daily basis, there are also many evidence that the ministers of the DPRK and China have privately accepted bribes, bought and sold official positions, and abused their power for personal gain, and there is a huge thunder that has not yet spread.

According to the document, the first emperor died of snake venom, and the reason why the poisonous snake was able to enter the Funing Palace was all because the Taoist Song Weizi paid tribute to a cultivation context map.

There is no problem with the painting and text in the picture, but the silk cloth used is soaked in a secret method, and after it is spread out, it is burned in the hall all the year round, and the spices used to calm the emperor's sleep will give off a taste, just to attract snakes.

In addition, the document also explained the species, source, and breeding method of the snake one by one.

wrote in such detail, as if she had done it herself, so that Empress Dowager Yang was frightened into a cold sweat, and she couldn't refute the word "ridiculous".

She wanted to follow the traces to check, but after Zhao Rui's death, her personal belongings were first banned, and soon after, the Empress Dowager had ordered them to be destroyed together, and now she wanted to take them out for verification, but there was nothing to corroborate.

Song Weizi has been executed by the Empress Dowager, and the evidence is no longer preserved, but in this document, all the clues point to one person.