() Let's say that the envoy that Gao Chi thought of was really good, after coming to the capital, he entered the palace to meet the emperor, gave great gifts to the monarch and ministers, and was ready to answer the other party's questions.

Because he is also a scholar, he is more in line with Zhu Yunwen's mind, so his attitude towards him naturally softened, and when he learned that Lu Zhen was the prince and the young king's attendant, he was even more respectful, and after talking with him for a while, he asked about King Yan's illness.

And what Lu Zhen knew was all from the servants in the palace, and what he saw was all the ones that Zhu Di performed for outsiders to see, so he was really worried about mentioning this matter, and told everything he knew in one breath.

After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen also began to frown, he didn't expect that the fourth uncle was really sick like this, and even flashed in his mind the idea of taking him to the capital to recuperate, but when he thought that part of the reason why the fourth uncle fell into this field was also because of what he had done, he was inevitably a little weak in his heart, and he thought it was better not to disturb him for the time being, so he said,

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, after you go back, tell the prince to serve His Royal Highness King Yan well, and wish him get better as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After bowing again, Lu Zhen retreated, and a nervous heart could be regarded as letting go, after all, it was very rare for someone of his status to be able to see the emperor.

With a relaxed and happy mood towards the outside of the imperial city, I planned to return to the pavilion, rest for a day, and rush back to Beiping the next day, but just walked out of the Chengtian Gate and crossed the outer Wulong Bridge, I unexpectedly found a group of people standing on the road ahead.

What is this for?

Lu Zhen guessed in his heart that he shouldn't have come for himself, he didn't know anyone in the capital, let alone offended anyone.

While full of suspicion, he cautiously continued to walk forward, but he was still stopped by these people, and the first official wearing a first-class court uniform looked him up and down and said,

"Your Excellency is a messenger from the Yan Palace, Beiping?"

"Exactly,"

Lu Zhen heard that the other party was indeed looking for himself, not some misunderstanding, so he said cautiously,

"Is there anything wrong with you?"

"Of course there is something, please go with this official."

After speaking, the official waved his hand, and the Imperial Forest Army immediately surrounded him on both sides, and directly led him to the Yamen of the Military Department located on the east side of the Thousand Step Corridor.

Lu Zhen was so dizzy that he didn't have to question until he was thrown on the ground in the second hall of the military department.

"Who are you? Why are you arresting me for no reason?! ”

"Your envoy is wrong,"

The official sat down on it and said with a cold smile,

"The official just invited you to come, there are a few things to ask for advice, if you answer to the satisfaction of the official, he will naturally let you go back."

"Great, sir,"

Lu Zhen saw the ill-intentioned smile in his smile, and couldn't help but be scared.

"But I don't know you, so how can I answer your question?"

"I don't know, right, that's easy to do,"

The official smiled slightly,

"This official is Qitai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and this is the second hall of the Ministry of War."

"Bingbu?"

Lu Zhen heard it even more strangely,

"But I'm just a scholar, and I'm the companion of the prince of Yan, and I don't have anything to do with the military department, so what do adults have to ask?"

"You really have nothing to do with the Ministry of War, but you are from the Yan Wangfu,"

Qi Tai smiled coldly and said,

"This is the reason why the official invited you to come, as long as you make King Yan's words and deeds in the mansion clear, the official will naturally let you go back."

"King Yan? His Royal Highness King Yan is sick, and he has made it very clear to the emperor about this......

Lu Zhen was confused.

Qi Tai stared at him for a long time before he said,

"Is it really clear? It's not just about what the emperor wants to hear. This official came to ask you, is Zhu Di really crazy? Are you faking your illness?! ”

"Faking illness?"

Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said inexplicably,

"Good and decent, why does Your Highness pretend to be sick? What's more, King Yan is a prince and a body of ten thousand gold, how can he pretend to be crazy and run around the streets of Beiping Mansion? ”

"That's what I'm going to ask you,"

Qi Tai narrowed his eyes and said,

"Ordinary people see King Yan on the street, but when he returns to the mansion, what does he look like? Let's talk to the official in detail. ”

"Back to the house?"

Lu Zhen really thought about it carefully,

"It's nothing to go back to the mansion, in addition, he basically lives in his study, and he only reads with the prince below, and basically can't see His Highness."

"That's amazing,"

Qi Tai said funny,

"The emperor ordered your Yan Wangfu to send an envoy to Beijing to inquire about Zhu Di's condition, but they sent a person who basically couldn't see Yan Wang, what is the reason?"

"I don't know this, I don't know this......"

Lu Zhen was naturally speechless.

Qi Tai saw some Duan Mi from it, of course the Yan Wangfu did this on purpose, if it wasn't for the young man's cleverness, or Zhu Di was not crazy at all, and under his instruction, he sent such a person who didn't know anything.

Don't think I can't ask anything about that-

Qi Tai sneered and instructed the people on both sides,

"Come on, throw this guy into the prison of the military department, and guard it in four shifts. Remember, don't let him sleep, if he wants to sleep, call me, I'll see how long he can stay. ”

"Yes!"

Servants on both sides came over and dragged the frightened Lu Zhen down......

The next day, from the morning dynasty, Qi Tai did not go to the East Pavilion to discuss matters, and returned directly to the second hall of the military department, and instructed,

"Bring me the envoy from the Yanwang Mansion."

An errand went to drag Lu Zhen over and threw him in front of him, Qi Tai looked down, and saw that the person in front of him no longer had the well-dressed appearance he had yesterday, his robe was not neat, his crown was gone, his face was pale, his eyes were blank, and he couldn't help but sneer,

"Do you remember anything this time?"

"Hui, Hui-sama,"

Lu Zhen's eyes were dull and said,

"I really don't know anything below, what do you want me to say......"

"Ha, your mouth is so hard,"

Qi Tai was really angry and funny,

"I see how long you can hold on, come and throw him back, and continue to prevent him from sleeping."

In this way, Lu Zhen was dragged into prison again, and it was the same on the third day. But by the time he was thrown in front of Qi Tai on the fourth day, the scholar was already as soft as a mess of mud, his eyes were dull, his face was like ashes, and he couldn't say a word.

Qi Tai knew that he had reached his limit-

After all, this person is from the Yan Wangfu, if he is really killed, it is not easy to explain, so he thought about it and said,

"Don't touch him yet, let him sleep here for half an hour, and I'll come back later."

After speaking, he came to his errand room and thought about what to do, his mind turned around, he thought of countermeasures, saw that the time was almost up, and returned to the second hall.

At this time, Lu Zhen was still lying on the ground and sleeping, Qi Tai asked someone to bring a basin of water and pour it on his head, splash it awake, and then forced him to raise his head and asked,

"Do you know where this is?"