There is no wind at night in autumn, and the vast night sky has a sense of emptiness at this time.

Ning Wangfuzhong,

After Lou fell asleep,

Her maid-in-waiting also returned to the house.

The eyes shining under the candlelight were a little deep, and then she wrote something down on the paper.

And on the second day, he put the things in a rocky corner of the rockery in the inner courtyard of the palace.

She is already very skilled in many operations, that is, when she passes through there, when she turns the corner, the palm of her hand is handed over, the road is narrow, there is no need for any big movements, not even squatting, even if she is following her, you have to follow very close to see her movements, otherwise you will not feel that there is anything unusual about her.

Historically, this thing has been retrieved in less than half an hour.

Yuanxia didn't know who it was all the time, and if the people above didn't tell her, she couldn't see it with her own eyes alone.

But she knew that in this huge palace, in addition to her, there must be others.

She really wanted to find a companion, especially King Ning was becoming more and more undisguised, and the day of chaos was not far away, and her pressure was getting bigger and bigger.

But as a 'professional', she knows very well that she has no relationship with this person, and she is actually the safest one.

The man who took the note was the eunuch of the king's house.

Although the palace is not as good as the palace, the backyard of the female dependents is not a eunuch, and ordinary men cannot enter.

After the eunuch got it, he didn't have the excitement of Yuanxia's sneakiness, this person's surname was Wang, his name was established, he was the little manager who was responsible for managing the filth of the palace, such as feces and urine, with a sweet mouth and a shrewd person, others knew that he had many friends and went to many places on weekdays.

It's the same today, the big man who pushed the cart was dressed in sackcloth in autumn and winter, waiting outside the side door of the palace, and several eunuchs lifted the wooden barrel and put it outside the door, and they didn't even want to put it on the car for him.

However, there is a difference between working in the palace and working for the palace.

Dahan is also used to this, and the following is his own business.

"Tomorrow will be the same hour, don't miss it."

"Yes, father-in-law, don't worry."

"Look."

"Thank you, father-in-law."

As he spoke, he took a few grains of silver, but the wealth was not revealed, and his big wrist turned and the silver was already stuffed into his chest.

The other side.

Li Shishi was probably still not at ease, so he found a person close to him and instructed him in person: "From today on, you are guarding outside the palace, in case the maids around the princess Lou go out, you have to keep an eye on it." ”

It's a stupid approach.

But in the inner courtyard of the palace, it is inconvenient for him to send people in.

But if you want to say that you suspect this person, then report it directly to King Ning, and then go to investigate, which is to offend the Lou family.

The princess has a spy by her side, what kind of concept is this. In order to protect himself, the Lou family will definitely deny it vigorously, and in the absence of evidence, King Ning will not believe him.

Li Shishi has been up and down for many years, because he knows the interests of the people, so he is the most reluctant to do such things.

Even if you say it, you won't say it.

When it is time to say it, it is when there is evidence, otherwise once King Ning does not believe him, then this thing will be extremely stupid.

The person who was assigned this job was also very strange, "Master, what if she doesn't come out all the time?" ”

If it is a spy who always has to contact with the outside world, this is Li Shishi's concept, he is seventy or eighty years old, and he has a concept of intelligence work, and the intelligence community after Zhengde is also innovating, he doesn't know.

"If you go, if you don't come out, you won't come out."

Maybe it's okay if you don't come out, that's better.

For Li Shishi, this matter is a small matter today.

The big thing is that he has to arrange for some people to meet with King Ning.

After all, he has lived a long time, and he also worked as a waiter at the beginning, so he still knows a lot of people, which is much more powerful than Liu Yangzheng.

The palace, the main hall.

Three men came with him.

These people talk much more calmly, and they know etiquette and etiquette, which is not comparable to the kind of Poyang Lake thieves.

"Lord Wang." Li Shishi called.

King Ning walked out of the inner room with a dignified appearance, "What's the matter with Mr. Li?" ”

As he spoke, he walked out, still calm when he saw the three men.

Li Shishi turned sideways,

So the three of them saluted, "I have seen the prince." ”

"Sir, ...... they are?"

"Lord, my subordinates have mentioned it to the prince. There is a Xu family in Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture, which is a famous local family, and these three people are the three brothers of the Xu family. Xu Shidao, Xu Shide, Xu Shiren. ”

"Oh, this king has heard it, this king has heard it......"

……

……

Because Mao Wenwen went south, Han Ziren returned to Nanjing from Suzhou Mansion, and he wanted to receive his boss.

The correspondence did not say what it was, but it should have been not easy for the emperor to send him over.

Mao Wenyu also went to see Liu Jin and said something about Beijing, but the affairs of Ning Fan were confidential, and the emperor had no will, so he didn't dare to mention it, so as not to leak the news.

Now in addition to the person who is specifically responsible for monitoring King Ning, it is probably Han Ziren who knows a little.

Nanchang's affairs have always been in charge of him.

The two of them went back by themselves before discussing behind closed doors.

Mao Yu said: "The emperor should have believed that Ning Fan had bad intentions, and agreed that I should take the first step and try it." ”

"What do you mean, try to scare the snake?"

"On the way here, I have already released the news that the imperial court is already dissatisfied with King Ning's invasion of the fields, murder and many other illegal things, and will start investigating him. Use this to test his reaction. ”

Han Ziren was stunned, "Ti Shuai, you are here in person, what is this to startle the snake, this is to write the word move on the door of his head." ”

"That's it, how can he feel threatened if I don't come in person?"

That's just as well.

So far, on the court side, at least Jin Yiwei has not mentioned any rebellion, but once Jin Yiwei starts King Chaning, then many of his things cannot be hidden.

In particular, during this time, many people in Jiangnan began to go in and out of Nanchang.

"Actually, this King Ning can't hold it anymore. There have been civil unrest in many places in the south of the Yangtze River, although the face is still stable, but once someone takes the lead, it may be chaos everywhere. Han Ziren said.

Mao Wenyu sneered, "They merge and catch them all in one go, and they don't have to distinguish one by one." I sent the news out, but the people who investigated the case still went to Nanchang two days late, giving them some time and letting them have a good relationship. After a while, you will recall our people in Ning Wangfu, and no one is gone, and he knows everything. ”

When the time comes, it will not be death, but it will also be death. When he rebels first, the court will kill him again.

But so early, Mao Wenyu has other things.

He was going to Zhenjiang to meet Zhou Shangwen, the Marquis of Jingyu.

Here's an old story.

Many, many years ago, when Zhu Houzhao first began to prepare for the Ming cavalry, Yang Shangyi was appointed at that time.

In order to do this well, he gave Yang Shangyi a special power, called the right of secret folding.

In fact, it is to open a 'complaint channel' for Yang Shangyi, that is, soldiers, horses, weapons, military salaries, etc., all aspects, no matter who they are, if they do not cooperate, Yang Shangyi can sue.

This is different from the normal recital.

The Ming Dynasty's recital was written by the minister, and then handed over to the Ministry of Communications, first classified and copied, and then went to the cabinet, and the cabinet elders discussed it and then drafted the vote, that is, to make suggestions.

After the draft of the vote, it is a red approval, that is, the emperor uses a red pen to approve the opinions.

Of course, some unreliable bastards are tired and leave this mission to the eunuchs around them, which is another matter.

In short, the original design of the imperial court was like this.

But there is a problem in this way, that is, the ministers below played a thing, and the emperor didn't know about it, so the ministers read it first.

Naturally, there is no problem with the regular affairs of the eight classics.

But what if it's something important and sensitive?

Those who know first prepare first, and when the emperor asks, they even have a good draft.

But the secret fold is different, except for the person who wrote it, only the emperor can read it, and no one knows the rest.

During the Kangxi period, the right to fold secrets was given to more than 100 ministers.

By the Yongzheng period, this scale had expanded to more than 1,000 people.

Moreover, it is not possible to say nonsense who has the right to fold with each other.

You can tell someone, but to let the emperor know, that is also a felony.

Because the emperor of the Aixin Jueluo family took care of the ministers as house slaves, and the affairs of house slaves and masters were all told to outsiders, which was unacceptable.

In this way, the union between ministers and ministers is actually broken.

It's like in a small class, when you know that there must be a homeroom teacher's eyeliner, do you still dare to play with your mobile phone? Maybe some cheeky people will still shamelessly say I dare.

But if it is found that the result is a beheading, do you still dare?

Replaced by the ministers of the court, they collude with each other in private, small things may be okay, a few people are greedy for some silver, it doesn't matter if they are in a small area, and greed for money is not a big crime to kill heads.

However, as long as there is a major event, such as a conspiracy to rebel and kill the king and usurp the throne, it will definitely not be done.

The premise is that the emperor is a normal person.

Because you don't know if the person you're dealing with has the right to fold.

How else are you plotting secretly? Planning and planning, developing twenty accomplices in three years, I don't know if there are still people who have a reputation for eating and eating gangsters.

Although the Manchus were hateful, the stability of imperial power was unattainable in previous dynasties.

Having said that,

Yang Shangyi's later commander of the Ming cavalry was Zhou Shangwen, and in that year, as a trusted general who commanded the peak combat power of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Shangwen also had the right to fold secretly.

The secret fold right is a favor, so that they themselves understand that they are very close to the emperor, so they are prosperous and rich, and there is only a theoretical possibility for them to rebel.

That's what Mao Wenyu came to send this time. He didn't know exactly what it was, though, just a large wooden box.

This large wooden box, there is also a red splendid box inside.

This is what the right to fold represents.

A box with only two keys, one for the emperor and one for the minister.

The matter between King Ning and Jiangnan has reached this level, and Zhu Houzhao feels that it is time to say hello to Zhou Shangwen, so as not to be in the clouds, and he doesn't know what the Son of Heaven wants.

The meaning of the letter he wrote was also very simple, he directly said that Jinyiwei was back to investigate, and the king of Ning, Jiangxi, had a sign of rebellion, so he asked him to rectify his troops and horses and respond in time.

Zhou Shangwen was shocked after putting down the letter: How could there be such a great achievement after staying away from the frontier?