"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise."

Ji Hong and Ji Yi's uncle and nephew both complimented in unison.

"Next, you should continue to talk about the mysterious ambusher, the specific situation of the Avengers, and the plan to hunt and kill Cao Zewei, the governor of Cao's mansion."

Ji Hong seemed to have been prepared, and he arched his hand and said:

"Your Highness, after the secret guard has been investigating for the past few days, I only know that this Avengers, originally called the Vengeance Gate, is composed of some criminal children, prisoners who escaped, or people who bear the blood feud of the family, but the scale is not large."

"Since the beginning of winter last year, a sect master suddenly appeared, I heard that he had a huge amount of money, and after entering, he began to recruit killers and deadmen, and then carried out intensive training, this revenge alliance suddenly expanded more than ten times, and became a powerful force that has sprung up on the rivers and lakes this year."

"But this sect master is very mysterious, his whereabouts are erratic, he wears a grimace every day, no one has seen his true face, listening to his voice, he looks like a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, he has good martial arts, and he is proficient in the art of war, and knows how to arrange troops and many other tactics."

"What puzzled Weichen was that such a character, either the son of a wealthy nobleman or a general who led the army to fight, why did he fall into the rivers and lakes?"

"This person is very dangerous, rich and experienced, knows strategy and can arrange troops, over time, this revenge alliance will definitely become one of the few big gangs in the rivers and lakes, and it should be hateful to the imperial court, and we must go all out to investigate."

Yuan Zhi took over the topic of Ji Hong.

He sensed that this mysterious sect master was like a god descending from the sky, and the person who came was not good.

"You go to the household department to check carefully, in the past five or six years, the officials and personnel who have been condemned by the imperial court, especially the descendants of high-ranking officials who have been exterminated, and their close relatives, have such similar figures, and then investigate deeply, at all costs, spend more money, and do not hesitate."

"Yes."

Ji Hong raised his head and glanced at the prince, "Regarding the matter of tracking down the head of Cao's mansion, Sun Cao Zewei, there are currently some clues. ”

"Speak."

"According to the news from the secret guard Luoyang, on the evening of the day before the ambush, Cao Yanchun led the crowd into the Yuzhou Boundary, and was stopped by the front camp of the Yuzhou Army for investigation.

"As a result, Zheng Huaiyi, the former battalion general of the Yuzhou Army, was successfully resolved, and a good opportunity to identify Cao Yanchun and the Hangu guards as rebellious was lost."

"According to investigation, this Zheng Huaiyi used to be a guard officer in front of Cao Yanchun's tent, this person is very nostalgic, and he was still in the camp that night to catch the wind for Cao, and the people who participated in it except Zheng Huaiyi were only Cao Yanchun's father and son, and the rest were excluded from the tent."

"Before Cao Yanchun was ambushed on the royal road in the valley the next day, he handed over all his family belongings, seventy or eighty people, including maids and servants, a total of more than twenty carriages, to Cao Zhijun to lead, and he was able to calmly withdraw from the valley and defect to Zheng Huaiyi before the war."

"This Zheng Huaiyi is very righteous, after the accident, he sent troops to escort Cao Zhijun and them, and defected to the Hangu Pass guard general Yujuluo, until now."

"And yesterday, the Cao Mansion has sent the red stick ruler of the bloody hand door to pick up the corpses of Cao Yanchun and others, as well as his family members."

The prince listened to Ji Hong's description very patiently, and after a while, he said:

"This Zheng Huaiyi, who sympathizes with the Cao Mansion, or their old department, can be properly monitored to prevent the tendency of expanding the scope of the attack."

"At present, the imperial court should focus on cracking down on those who resist the court or plot against them, and for those who sympathize with them, or even blindly follow them, we will not only not crack down, but also unite and vigorously publicize the advantages of the new policy to them, so as to benefit the country and the people."

"Understood."

"The Cao Mansion is still under surveillance, there is no lonely order, you can't act rashly, the secret guards have strengthened the clearing of the four seas money villages, and the intelligence blockade of the Western Regions."

"Obey the order, and the ministers will retire."

Ji Hong and Ji Yi withdrew from the main hall after giving the salute.

At this time, the chief steward Gao Jin walked in and whispered in the prince's ear, "Your Highness, someone from the Peony Garden has arrived." ”

Oh, I haven't seen you for more than two months, and this finally showed up.

Yuan Zhi nodded playfully, "Tell her that she will be alone for a while." ”

Gao Jin bowed and withdrew.

Yuan Zhi thought for a moment, and after explaining a few words to Qiu Feng, he took Jiang Wulang alone and quietly left the west study.

……

When the prince hurried to the main hall of the peony garden, he did not see the fifth lady, and her personal maid Xianglian told him.

The fifth lady was bathing.

The crown prince was a little stunned, "You just came from Jiangnan, and you came directly into the palace?" ”

"Yes, the crown prince, the Cao Mansion is in a mess now, it is said that the queen asked President Wan to lay off thousands of people, including many concubines, singers, maids and servants, etc., the fifth lady said to simply come here first and settle down before discussing." Xianglian Road.

"Oh, I see." Yuan Zhi nodded and said:

"Then you go and get busy, just wait for the fifth lady here."

"Well, the slave maid will make a pot of tea for His Highness." Xianglian withdrew.

Just when Yuan Zhi was very bored and looked at the calligraphy and painting on the wall with his hands behind his back, a soft and pleasant voice sounded in his ears.

"Your Excellency is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right?"

Yuan Zhi was suddenly startled, and hurriedly turned around to take a look:

It turned out to be a middle-aged beautiful woman with a graceful demeanor.

has a peerless and beautiful face, the skin is crystal like jade, the phoenix eyes are affectionate, the figure is tall and slender, slender and graceful, and a white printed satin long skirt, which is full of style.

A pair of soul-conjuring jade hands, with rounded nails on the tips of ten fingers, and a leisurely fairy spirit.

What a country and a city.

"Oh? Madame is..."

"The concubine is Jiangnan Zhang, and Xiao Yuru is my daughter." The beautiful woman bowed and whispered.

Oh, it turned out to be the famous Southern Dynasty queen Zhang Lihua, no wonder she was so beautiful.

"Oh, it turned out to be the queen mother of the Southern Dynasty, Yuan Zhi is polite." The prince raised his hands and bowed.

"Oh, His Royal Highness the Prince, the concubine is the daughter of the dead country, and the title of the queen is an old thing from twenty years ago, please ask Your Highness to mention it, the concubine has no place to be ashamed."

Zhang Lihua's delicate body trembled suddenly, and her pretty face instantly changed color.

"Oh, Yuan Zhi's clumsy mouth inadvertently offended Madame, please forgive me."

Yuan Zhi hurriedly bowed and apologized.

He instantly felt that he had slipped his mouth, as if he was digging up other people's scars, which seemed very impolite.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't give this gift, but he is going to break the concubine's body, and I should give a big gift to be in line with the courtesy."

Saying that, Zhang Lihua knelt on her knees and bowed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old." ”

"Oh madam, don't be so polite, Yuru and I... We can be considered a family. ”

Yuan Zhi was also nervous for a while, and it turned into an ordinary family custom.