red wheel

Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis Mansion of Wu'an.

On the pear flower couch, Xiao Jinxi stared at a map, quietly looking at it, meditating...
After a long time, Wei Mo asked: "Master, can you see anything?"

"Yes." Xiao Jinxi pointed to an area on the map and said, "Wei Mo, send a message to Yang Qing and ask him to arrange someone to go over and watch in this area."

"Especially the only way from Fallen Leaves Valley to this area."

"Zhao Kuo is more familiar with the route from Dayue. You can ask Yang Qing to ask Zhao Kuo for help."

"In this case, Zhao Kuo may not be able to stay in the barracks in a short time."

"You tell father, and father will arrange it naturally."

"Okay, this subordinate understands." Wei Mo bowed back.

Xiao Jinxi stared at the map, and continued for a while: "In addition, brother and Yunshang should already be at Dayue, and they should be in touch by then."

"Let Yang Qing tell his brother that they can stay there with peace of mind and don't need to come back in a hurry."

"The three-month period is approaching, and my brother has to go back to the imperial capital as usual."

"Send a letter to your father and let him find an excuse to submit his resignation to the court."

"Find a way to let my brother stay in the north, and stay for another two or three months."

"Yes, master." Wei Mo bowed back.

After a while, Xiao Jinxi got up and walked to the desk, and began to write...

After a while, he just said: "You ask Yang Qing to give this letter to my brother. Then my brother will naturally know what to do."

"Yes, master, this subordinate will deliver the message immediately." Wei Mo bowed back and turned to leave.

Xiao Jinxi walked back to the pear flower couch again, staring at the chessboard on the couch, with worry in his eyes... If the battle between Tianqi and Dayue cannot be avoided, there will be scenes of blood flowing into rivers and piles of bones piled up.

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Zuixianju, Meixiang Pavilion.

Jiang Mu hurried in, bowed and said, "My lord, Ma Cheng is here."

Prince Gong who was behind the desk was stunned for a moment, and said, "Why are you here at this time?"

Jiang Mu replied: "It seems that he found something and wanted to talk to the prince face to face."

"Don't worry, my lord. Ma Cheng came in as a diner and is now in the Zhuzi Room. The subordinates will make arrangements to prevent other people from entering that room."

"My lord, do you want to let him come over now?"

Prince Gong pondered for a moment before he said: "Forget it, let him come over."

"Yes, my lord." Jiang Mu bowed back and turned to leave.

After a while, Ma Cheng, dressed in casual clothes, came in, bowed and said: "My lord."

Prince Gong nodded and replied: "Ma Cheng, isn't the City Patrol Secretary not on duty today?"

Ma Cheng bowed and replied: "My lord, today is the morning shift, and work has already ended. I will come here during dinner time."

Prince Gong nodded and said, "Okay, sit down. Tell me, what's the matter."

"Yes, my lord." Ma Cheng nodded and sat down.

He continued: "My lord, before you asked your subordinates to investigate the private properties under his name when Emperor Zong Yuan was still the crown prince."

"My subordinates searched through the city patrol department, all the registrations of the registered houses. Only then did I find out those private properties, but those registered in the books have already been included in the royal property."

Prince Gong nodded and said: "That's right, after Emperor Zongyuan ascended the throne, the private property under his name will naturally belong to the royal family and become the emperor's private property."

"After the death of Emperor Zongyuan, Emperor Mingxi ascended the throne, and these will naturally belong to the name of Emperor Mingxi."

"But what's so special about it?"

"Yeah. My lord, take a look at this." Ma Cheng nodded in response, took out a copy of letterhead and handed it to Prince Gong.

Prince Gong took the letter, opened it, and asked, "Where is this place? Is this also the private property of Emperor Zongyuan?"

Ma Cheng replied: "That's right, these two houses were also the private property of Emperor Zong Yuan when he was the crown prince."

"But these two houses did not belong to the royal family in the end."

"The information registered in the city patrol department's book is still the information of the prince back then, and it has not been updated."

"It's not unusual for these two houses to be placed in the imperial capital. So no one has ever paid special attention to them."

"If my subordinates don't go through all the information in the catalog, I'm afraid they won't be able to find it."

Prince Gong stared at the address in his hand, nodded and said: "That's right, this kind of house is very common. It seems that because of this, Emperor Zong Yuan specially kept it and didn't belong to the royal family. It's convenient for his people. work."

Ma Cheng nodded and replied: "My lord, my subordinates secretly went to see these two houses. One of them is inhabited."

Prince Gong's eyes dimmed instantly, and he asked, "Can you find out who lives there?"

Ma Cheng shook his head and replied, "I can't find out."

"My lord, my subordinates looked at them from a distance. Those people walked vigorously. They should know martial arts."

"The subordinates are not good at martial arts, and they dare not continue to follow because they are afraid of bewildering the snake."

"My lord, do you want to let the eleventh lord go?"

Prince Gong nodded and said: "Okay, I know, I will hand it over to Eleven when the time comes."

"Okay." Ma Cheng nodded and continued: "My lord, my subordinates also went to see another house."

"There is no one living in that house."

"But there were a lot of empty boxes and carts."

"Empty boxes? Carts?" Prince Gong asked suspiciously, "Can you tell what it's for?"

Ma Cheng shook his head and replied, "I can't see it now. But there is no dust in the house."

"I think it should be that someone cleaned it regularly. Even the inside of those empty boxes were clean."

"The subordinates can't stay there and stare at it all the time. So so far, no one has been seen going in and out there."

Prince Gong nodded and replied: "Okay, I will arrange someone to watch over it when the time comes."

"Okay." Ma Cheng nodded and said, "My lord, look at this again."

"This was discovered by a subordinate in a corner, and it was crushed by a wheel at that time."

"It's probably because of this that the cleaners didn't notice it."

As Ma Cheng said, he handed a piece of yellow paper to Prince Gong.

Prince Gong took the small yellow paper, looked at it carefully, with doubts in his eyes, and said for a moment: "Look at this, it should be the imperial court's seal paper."

Ma Cheng nodded and replied: "Well, my subordinates looked at it, and it looked like the imperial court's seal paper."

"Also, it looks like when it was torn, a corner fell off, fell to the ground, and was blown to the corner by the wind."

At this moment, Prince Gong looked at the little yellow paper with pensive eyes, and murmured, "What is Emperor Zong Yuan's private house for? Why do you need a seal?"

After a long time, Ma Cheng asked again: "My lord, look, what should I do next?"

After a while, Prince Gong said: "Ma Cheng, you don't need to take care of these two houses for now. I will make arrangements later."

"Yes, my lord." Ma Cheng bowed and replied.

Prince Gong pondered for a moment, then said again: "In addition, you continue to keep an eye on those private properties that have been classified into the royal family."

"Be careful. Those private properties are now being taken over by Emperor Mingxi."

"Okay, this subordinate understands. Then this subordinate will leave first." Ma Cheng bowed and replied.

Prince Gong nodded and replied, "Okay, let's go."

Looking at the distant figure, Prince Gong looked down at the yellow paper in his hand again, with pensive eyes.

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