Jiang Zhi did not stop in the study. After entering the study, he pressed a mechanism on the bookshelf, and a secret passage appeared on the flat floor.
The two of them walked down the steps of the secret passage.
The walls of the darkroom are lit with ever-burning lamps. Occasionally when they encounter a fork in the road, the two of them will choose the side they want to take without hesitation.
Judging from the two's familiarity with the darkroom, it can be seen that they visit frequently.
After about a cup of tea, the two walked onto the ground along a secret passage.
The mechanism next to the secret passage is hidden in the wall. If you are not familiar with this place, it will be difficult to find the mechanism that opens the door.
Coming out of the darkroom, there is still a small study room, but the decoration in the study room is much more luxurious than Jiang Zhi's study room.
As soon as he entered the study, Jiang Zhi wiped his face, and a human skin mask appeared in his hand.
Makichuan, who was following closely behind him, also took off the human skin mask on his face, and stepped forward to catch the human skin mask in Jiang Zhi's hand.
Jiang Zhi revealed his true face, it was none other than Jiang Mo who broke into Ye Jintang's boudoir day and night.
After passing through the study room, Jiang Mo entered the prince's bedroom.
At this moment, there was a man who looked exactly like him in the dormitory, leaning on the soft couch and reading a book of war.
"I've met the master."
The fake Jiang Mo quickly got up from the soft couch and stepped forward to salute Jiang Mo.
"Get up, if King Chen Qi is not around these days, something will happen."
"Concubine Dehui is still worried about His Highness. She sent several waves of spies to test the subordinate. She even found several famous doctors to personally treat the subordinate's legs and arms under the guise of treating His Highness's injuries."
"What precious medicinal materials were poured into my subordinates' stomachs as hard as I could?"
"Not to mention those famous doctors, they are still somewhat capable. Most of my subordinates' leg diseases have been cured. It's a pity that I can no longer hold a sword in my right arm to kill the enemy."
Chen Qi's voice was full of regret when he mentioned his injury.
"Just recuperate in the Prince's Mansion. The imperial concubine should not kill me in a short period of time."
"It's not like His Highness doesn't have any troops at his disposal, so why not just rebel? It's really frustrating to be like this in the capital."
"The emperor is obsessed with the harem, and the imperial concubine is actually involved in important events in the court. Where is the power of the Qin State in my heaven."
Chen Qi thought about the past, and it really made her toothache with hatred. How come the once wise emperor became more and more ridiculous as he got older.
"Do you think I don't want to rebel? But the few soldiers I have are not enough. I have been trying to expand the number of private soldiers in the past two years, but I am short of money."
"I cannot allow people to work without food or warm clothes, and their lives will be in vain."
"If you want to raise soldiers, you need a lot of money. This is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money can fill it up."
"The only thing I can do now is to find a way to leave the capital. As long as I can return to the fiefdom, I can let go and boldly make money to raise private soldiers."
When it comes to money, we have to say that Princess Deokhye is really smart.
No matter how much contribution Jiang Mo made over the years, the rewards he received were all in vain.
Either it's a beautiful house, or it's useless imperial porcelain, calligraphy and painting, or a beautiful woman.
As for the money, there was not even a copper penny. Even the land, which should have belonged to the prince's private property, was all managed by the clan government.
From the very beginning, Imperial Concubine Dehui was on guard against Jiang Mo.
Without money, anything you want to do will be hampered.
Fortunately, he was cruel enough to himself and asked for orders to kill the enemy at the border early.
It was also because of his extraordinary achievements in killing enemies at the border and collecting a lot of money that he slowly accumulated a bit of property, otherwise he would not even have the private soldiers in his hands.
Looking at the history of Tianqin Kingdom, no prince has lived as tight of money as him.
"Master, how about we find a few shopkeepers who know how to do business and let them help the master make money."
Jiang Heng brought the tea cup and put it next to Jiang Mo.
When he was with Jiang Zhi, Jiang Heng was his young servant Mu Chuan, and when he was with Jiang Mo, he was his young eunuch Jiang Heng.
"I only have such a small amount of property in my hand. No matter how many shopkeepers I find, I can't get more money. And if there is too much movement, it will be easily discovered by the imperial concubine's eyes. Then the gain will outweigh the loss."
"Before we go to Ningchuan Prefecture, everyone must be careful not to show any signs of weakness."
Jiang Mo said and looked at Jiang Heng, "Today in the Danyang Marquis Mansion, I saw Miss Six looking at you several times. Let Lechuan and I walk outside these days, so don't follow me."
Jiang Heng smiled bitterly. He was looked at twice by Ye Jintang and couldn't go out. This was too sad.
"But when you are in the palace, don't be idle. I have found out all the spies in the palace. I don't want to go to Ningchuan Prefecture with the imperial concubine's spies around."
"Yes, I will definitely not disappoint my master."
Jiang Mo came back with only half a cup of tea when Shi Bin came over.
"I've met the prince."
"I haven't seen you for a few days, where have you been?"
"My subordinate just returned from Chiyun Continent."
"But we found Miss Lin."
"No, I searched all the distribution places and only found some maids and women who used to serve the Lin family, but they don't know Ruoyu's whereabouts."
"How could such a good person suddenly disappear?"
Shi Bin sat helplessly on the chair. In order to rush for time, he had hardly had a good night's sleep this month. He only hoped that he could find Lin Ruoyu as soon as possible.
As time went by, he had no news at all, and the despair in his heart was like a sharp knife cutting into his heart all the time.
He couldn't imagine what fate Lin Ruoyu would end up with now.
"There has been no news about General Zhou's youngest son here. Almost everyone related to him was killed. Now I want to find someone to draw a portrait of him, but I can't find anyone."
A young man who only has a name but no one knows him may change his name in a few years and his appearance may change greatly. Finding him will be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
"It's time for Shi Bin to use you right now. It would be difficult if you are not in the capital all the time."
Jiang Mo didn't have many people he could use, but Shi Bin was the only one.
Sitting on the chair, Shi Bin rubbed his unshaven and haggard face vigorously.
"My lord, I understand the importance of this."
"The top priority is to let the prince go to the fiefdom first. I have contacted several veterans. Now there is one less opportunity, an opportunity to break the ice. If there is no opportunity, we must create it ourselves during the New Year."
"The prince must leave the capital next spring."
"Well, I think so too. It's just that the Chinese New Year is only a month away. It's probably not that easy for the Emperor to change his mind in such a short period of time."
"Everything depends on people. With the prince's intelligence, I believe that nothing can be difficult for the prince."
Jiang Mo laughed loudly. Shi Bin had been his little follower since he was a child. Over the years, no matter what situation he was in, he believed 100% in him and could get out of the predicament.
