Near noon, Wang Huaien came back to report that Yuan Lijie and his party had settled in Feiyun Restaurant.
Zhao Jun thought the same thing. Most of the inns in the city were closed during this period, so Feiyun Restaurant was still open. And with their status, they would definitely not go to those small inns. Naturally, they could only stay in Feiyun. Stay at the inn.
As for whether Feiyun Restaurant is too luxurious and the truth about Yunzhou City will be discovered, there is no need to worry.
Because Feiyun Restaurant has been chained almost throughout the Song Dynasty, even in the capital, the decoration style is the same everywhere.
As officials and people in the capital, they also knew that Feiyun Restaurant caused a sensation when it opened because of its unique style and delicious food. The decoration and furnishings of Feiyun Restaurant in Yunzhou County are different from those in other places. Chain stores are no different, so you don’t have to worry about others being suspicious.
After receiving their destination, Zhao Jun ordered Yunzhou County to keep an eye on the group's movements and then got busy.
Now that the decree had come down and he was asked to return to Beijing, although Yuan Lijie did not rush him, he should prepare his luggage and set off as soon as possible.
So he will be busy for a while next time.
As for Yuan Lijie and his party, Li Yi and others could only deal with it, but he believed that with advance arrangements, there would be no problems.
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Zhao Jun started busy preparing things to take back to Beijing. The group of people who had just settled in Yunzhou Hotel returned to their rooms, and there was a knock on Yuan Lijie's door.
In this regard, Yuan Lijie didn't have the slightest expression of surprise on his face. He had known for a long time that someone was coming to find him, and he had already guessed who it was.
Putting down the tea he was drinking, Yuan Lijie opened the door and found that it was indeed the person he had guessed, the person who reminded him at the city gate before, the person his godfather arranged to come in.
When the man saw Yuan Lijie opening the door, he nodded first, then looked around. When he saw that no one was around, he stepped into the door without ceremony and closed the door tightly.
But Yuan Lijie just watched his movements quietly without any reaction.
"I, the Commander of the Imperial City Division, Gu Tingyun, have met Eunuch Yuan!"
As soon as the visitor came in, he immediately bowed down and quickly took out his token from his arms and handed it to Yuan Lijie to see.
Yuan Lijie didn't hesitate. He took a copper token and saw the three characters "Huangcheng Si" written on it. He turned over the back and saw a series of mysterious numerical codes.
Yuan Lijie recognized this code as a special secret order from various ministries to confirm the identity of the Imperial City Division. It was said that as long as this secret order was reported to the local Imperial City Division Yamen, the identity information and portrait of the Imperial City Division personnel would be known immediately.
Therefore, this token is also an important basis for confirming the members of the Imperial City Division. It cannot be fake. If it is fake, it will not match the information of the local Yamen where the Imperial City Division is stationed.
After confirming the identity of the visitor, Yuan Lijie nodded and returned the token to Gu Tingyun. Yuan Lijie took a step back to give up his seat, stretched out his hand to greet him, and the two of them immediately sat down.
After sitting down, Yuan Lijie first filled the tea for the two of them, and then asked: "Master Gu, did you come to our house late at night for something?"
Although the Imperial City Secretary has a great reputation and has the right to monitor the secret affairs of all officials, he has always been feared by all officials, but he has not committed any crimes, so there is no need to be afraid of them.
Moreover, his godfather is Cao Shuang. Even the boss of their Imperial City Division, Imperial City Commander Si Linzhi, has to give him some respect. Therefore, Yuan Lijie did not panic at all when facing Gu Tingyun, the commander of the Imperial City Division. It can be said that he was full of confidence. !
Gu Tingyun didn't be too polite and said directly:
"Gu came here late at night because he wanted Eunuch Yuan to do a small favor."
Yuan Lijie frowned and was about to speak.
However, Gu Tingyun immediately interrupted and said: "It was Eunuch Cao who came down on behalf of me at this time. I heard it was the emperor's wish."
Yuan Lijie raised his brows and swallowed back the words he was about to refuse.
Since it was a matter that was assigned by the godfather, and most likely by the emperor, he needed to cooperate with it no matter what.
After taking a sip of the tea in front of him and blowing on the hot air, Yuan Lijie asked about the whole story.
"Eunuch Cao, he asked Mr. Gu to follow our family here. What is the purpose and what is it about? Does Mr. Gu need my help?"
Only then did Gu Tingyun tell the whole story:
"Eunuch Cao asked us to follow Eunuch Yuan to Yunzhou County. The first purpose is to explore the true situation of Yunzhou County. After all, you also know that every time His Highness Yun Wang returns to Beijing, he always complains about poverty. The emperor wants to Do you know if this is true?
And now, the main purpose of our coming here is to explore the movements of the Tatars. Li Wei, the guard of the Liaoyun Pass, reported to the emperor in a memorial that Yunzhou County was invaded by the Tatars last year. .
So what the emperor wants to know is whether these actions of invading the Tatars are just an accidental robbery, or are they a prelude to the Tatar army's imminent invasion of the northern border?
You also know that the Song Dynasty is now at war on three sides. Whether it is the Xiongnu in the northwest, the Japanese pirates in the southeast, or the chieftains in the south, they are consuming a lot of the national treasury every year. If the Tatars invade from the north again, Then our Song Dynasty will be at war on all sides.
This situation will make the Song Dynasty, which is already struggling, even worse, and the empire's situation will become even more critical!
So this time when we come, we must investigate the issues related to the Tatars clearly so that the Holy One can respond in a timely manner according to the situation.
This time my subordinates came to see Eunuch Yuan, hoping that Eunuch Yuan would find an opportunity to take me to the escort troops who were waiting for Yunzhou County.
After all, looking at this situation, the guards of Yunzhou County really fought against the Tatars. It seems that although they suffered heavy losses, they will definitely learn some information about the Tatars.
The most real situation should be found from their mouths.
Yuan Lijie was shocked when he heard this!
Good guy, you are going to make this difficult for us!
That is the barracks of the escort army, the capital of a vassal king to settle down and live in peace. You actually want to see it in person!
You really think highly of our family!
Yuan Lijie had a headache. He really didn't know how to ask for this request, but it happened to be the intention of his godfather and the emperor. If he didn't help, his godfather would definitely have no good fruits for the world when he returned to Beijing. eat.
After thinking for a long time and weighing the pros and cons, Yuan Lijie finally gritted his teeth and agreed, but he put forward his own conditions.
"I can help you, but our family has to go with us, and you have to listen to our family wherever you go and don't cause trouble for our family.
If you cause trouble for our family, then don't blame our family for not giving you face. Let's show you some color, do you hear me? "
Seeing that Eunuch Yuan agreed, Gu Tingyun was overjoyed and hurriedly responded.
Not long after the matter was done, Gu Tingyun immediately ran back to his room and waited for dawn.
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(End of chapter)
