"The last general, Shan Yong, pays homage to the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shan Yong was tall and tall, and his armor seemed to be almost unable to contain his body. Standing in front of Han Du, he looked like a strong mountain of meat.
As soon as Shan Yong arrived, Zhu Biao couldn't wait to ask: "More than two years ago, did a guard suddenly say that he wanted to go back to his hometown to take care of his mother, and then he never came back?"
"Yes, his name is Fang Benzhai. The general reported this matter to His Highness at that time, but His Highness did not pursue it at that time, so the general did not ask about it." Shan Yong replied with a loud voice.
"Fang Benzhai, where is he from?" Before Shan Yong could answer, Zhu Biao said directly: "Forget it, go and get all the information from Fang Benzhai, and make sure not to miss any trace."
"As commanded."
Shan Yong withdrew and soon came back with a booklet recording Fang Benzhai.
Those guarding the palace were all Lao Zhu's personal soldiers, and the personal soldiers were all selected from the heirs of famous generals or from good families with an innocent family background. In order to ensure loyalty, each person's provincial and city origins were recorded in detail. These records were also specially bound into a volume, one volume for each person, called the pro-military secret book. These secret books are personally controlled by the commander of the guards. Since the East Palace is a separate entity, the commander of the East Palace guards, Shan Yong, is in charge of the secret books.
What Shan Yong brought was Fang Benzhai's secret book.
"Your Majesty, please take a look." Shan Yong knelt down on one knee and said respectfully.
Seeing that there was no one around to serve him, Han Du stood up, picked up the secret book in Shan Yong's hand, and handed it to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu flipped through it casually and handed the secret book to Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao looked at the secret book and suddenly frowned. He looked at Shan Yong in confusion and asked: "Why is Fang Benzhai's native place Yanping, Fujian? Are there people in the Qinjun whose native place is Yanping, Fujian?"
The selection of personal soldiers is an extremely serious matter. After all, these people are Lao Zhu's last means of protection, and their loyalty must be absolutely guaranteed. Therefore, out of trust, Lao Zhu preferred candidates from his hometown of Fengyang, Anhui and the surrounding area when selecting pro-army troops.
As for Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was because it was once the sphere of influence of Chen Youliang, Fang Guozhen, Chen Youding and others. It has always been disliked by Lao Zhu, and even the people's taxes were higher than other places because of the fact that the people here were rich. Therefore, Lao Zhu rarely selected pro-army troops in this area, and it can even be said that there were almost none.
It was because Zhu Biao knew this that he was surprised by Fang Benzhai's origin.
Shan Yong was about to explain when Lao Zhu suddenly spoke.
"I remembered that before attacking Yingtian Mansion in the 16th year of Yuan Zhizheng, I had surrendered 36,000 of Chen Zhaoxian's troops. At that time, these surrendered soldiers were suspicious and uneasy. In order to dispel their doubts, I selected five hundred from them. I took them as my personal soldiers. Let them serve as my bodyguards at night, and removed all the original bodyguards and cronies, leaving only Feng Guoyong and Feng Sheng by my side. Seeing that I trusted them so much, these people all tried their best to repay me. Later, this pro-soldier seemed to have added more soldiers, right?"
Shan Yong nodded and said: "Back to the emperor, that's exactly what happened. This Fang Benzhai was one of the soldiers who were added later, and was later transferred to the East Palace, under the command of the last general."
After Zhu Biao heard the whole story of Fang Benzhai, he silently handed the secret book to Han Du. He waved his hand and asked Shan Yong to go out.
Han Du looked through it and found that Fang Benzhai had a family, a father and a mother, and a wife and children. This is normal. After all, people with families are naturally much more loyal than those who are alone. After all, they will not do anything outrageous if they have concerns in their hearts. Therefore, when selecting pro-military soldiers, people with families and homes will be specifically selected. But other than that, Han Du found nothing else. The other content was the same as most of the pro-military guards, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
The records in the secret book were discontinued seven months ago. It clearly states that because there was no news about Fang Benzhai after returning to his hometown, he reported it to His Highness the Crown Prince and ignored it, so it was included.
Han Du closed the secret book, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I want to use this secret book to ask the female official. Is it appropriate?"
It is just a secret book that everyone has disappeared. Now it has no other use except for female officials, so naturally it will not be allowed.
"Take it." Lao Zhu nodded directly, not forgetting to tell Han Du: "You have to find a way to trick the female officer out. Once you are sure that it is related to Fang Benzhai, report it immediately."
"My lord, I obey the order."
Han Du immediately replied respectfully.
Han Du could also guess what Lao Zhu wanted to do. Once it is really related to Fang Benzhai, Lao Zhu will immediately send people to Yanping, Fujian to arrest the person. Once the person is caught, there will be a way to find out the person who instigated the female officer.
Lao Zhu is now filled with rage and is obsessed with avenging his grandson, so naturally he will not let go of the slightest possibility.
Han Du took the secret book and hurriedly sat in the carriage and returned to Mao Xiang.
When Mao Xiang saw Han Du come back with all his beard and tail, he was surprised and asked overjoyed: "Master Han, you came back like this?"
Suddenly, Mao Xiang realized that what he said was wrong, and quickly explained to Han Du: "Ahem, Master Han, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean anything else, just..."
"You just think I can't come back, right?" Han Du said angrily.
Mao Xiang looked extremely embarrassed. Although he didn't speak, his expression and gestures all spoke. That's what he thought. In other words, even if he thought that Han Du could come back, he would at least have to shed his skin. To his surprise, Han Du came back intact. Has His Majesty's temper changed recently?
"Master Han has misunderstood, misunderstood. Believe me, I definitely don't mean this. Your Excellency, you are so blessed. No matter what happens, you can turn disaster into good luck." Mao Xiang flattered Han Du to ease the embarrassment. .
Han Du was just angry that Mao Xiang pushed him in front, and it was impossible for him to continue to quarrel with him just because of this matter. Then he sighed and explained: "Things have changed. It's not what we thought."
I see!
Mao Xiang suddenly understood. He was asking how could Han Du come back with all his hair and tail? It turned out that things were different from what he thought. If Zhu Biao really fell in love with this female official and caused the female official to give birth to a child, it would be an earth-shattering thing. Mao Xiang didn't know whether Zhu Biao could survive, but he knew that Zhu Biao's throne as prince would definitely not be preserved.
Moreover, in this way, this woman's assassination of His Highness the Grand Sun would become even more of a royal scandal.
