The darkness before dawn is often silent and eerie.
There was no light to be seen in this darkness. Just like the Chenghua Dynasty where monsters were rampant in the temples and the people were in dire straits.
Chang Feng walked out of Ge Lao's mansion holding the letter box.
He looked up at the dark sky and thought: Maybe the prince can be the light that tears apart the darkness.
Everything I did tonight was not only to save my own life, but also to save the world!
Thinking of this, Chang Feng felt a sense of pride.
This kind of pride cannot be given by selfish desires for promotion and climbing upwards.
Fatty Xu walked over and said, "Did you get it?"
There was only a moment left before dawn. Fortunately, Cai's Mansion and Ge Lao's Mansion are both in Beicheng, not far from each other.
It should be in time.
Chang Feng told Fatty Xu: "Let's divide our troops into two groups. I will take Xia Zi and Hu Zi to the Cai Mansion."
"Hurry back to my house and tell Envoy Zhu Zhen that the matter is done!"
Fatty Xu said: "Okay!"
The two broke up.
The whitewashed letters and framed letters have been exchanged. Chang Feng returned to Cai Mansion holding the box.
Captain Shi came up to us: "General flag, have you found it?"
Changfeng nodded slightly.
Captain Shi flattered him: "The general flag is really unfathomable and unfathomable!"
Chang Feng placed the letter box on a silver box.
When I dropped the package just now, I tore off the seal of the letter box.
It's not a big deal. When Jin Yiwei goes to any criminal official's residence to search the house, they will carry a large number of seals with them.
Next to the silver box was a rucksack filled with seals.
The moment Chang Feng sealed the letter box with a new seal, the light of the rising sun tore through the darkness and illuminated the earth.
Its daybreak.
Chang Feng said to the ten captains and warriors on duty at night: "Everyone, if the news that the letter box was stolen is revealed, our heads will be moved."
"If we want to survive, we have to keep our mouths shut."
Captain Shi took the lead and echoed: "We all obey the commander-in-chief, for the sake of our heads."
All the captains and warriors raised their hands in unison: "Yes!"
Chang Feng sat on a silver box. He was really tired after a night of hard work.
Now, all we have to do is wait for the three cabinet ministers to come and take over.
Chang Feng's mind was very confused. He envisioned a bunch of endings.
Perhaps the governor and the commander would realize that I was the one causing the trouble, so they would secretly kill me and throw me into a mass grave in the southern suburbs.
Perhaps, the prince's side will fulfill their promise and keep me. I attached myself to the prince and had a bright future, marrying Xiaoyan.
Or perhaps, both Huai En and Zhu Ji regard me as a dispensable chess piece. It is dispensable, and there is no need to insure it.
That’s it, everything is done, let’s obey fate!
Yumen early court, also known as Yumen listening to politics. It is a ritual that Ming emperors and officials must perform every day.
All the officials crossed the Jinshui Bridge, lined up according to the civil and military classes, and came to Fengtian Gate.
Only officials of the fourth rank or above of the Ming Dynasty could report government affairs to the emperor during the morning court at Yumen.
The emperor raised questions and issued decrees.
Today's imperial court morning, Emperor Chenghua's last order was to send the three elders of the cabinet to Cai Zhong's residence to hand over and inspect property and letters.
After the three cabinet ministers left the court, they went straight to Cai Zhong's mansion.
The good eunuch Huaien secretly left the palace and met Zhu Ji secretly in a restaurant.
The fat Wynn sat at a table in the elegant room of the restaurant.
This private room has been reserved by him for a long time, and it is a regular meeting place between him and Zhu Ji.
In the private room, a conversation about Chang Feng's life and death will soon take place.
Not long after, Zhu Ji, dressed in cloth and wearing a bamboo hat, sat in front of Wynn.
Wynn asked: "Is everything done?"
Zhu Ji replied: "It's done. There's just a little mistake."
As circumstantial evidence, Fatty Xu had already told Zhu Ji everything about tonight's events.
Zhu Ji relayed the whole story to Wynn.
Wynn said: "It's really a near miss."
Zhu Ji poured a cup of tea for Huaien: "The general manager Chang Feng is in charge of, it is better to have him secretly selected."
"He already knows my identity and is the handler of the dropped letters. Keeping it will be a problem later."
What a Zhu Ji! Chang Feng had helped him so much tonight, but he wanted to repay his kindness with hatred and kill someone to silence him!
Chang Feng in the Cai Mansion had imagined so many endings, but he never thought that the person who wanted to kill him would be Zhu Ji!
Zhu Ji is a cold-blooded person. The errand he was running determined that he could not have a trace of womanly kindness and must kill decisively.
The wind is always blowing, life hangs by a thread.
Fortunately, Zhu Ji's boss is the kind-hearted Fat Huai'en.
Wynn's expression changed: "We must not secretly arrest that young man! Not only can we not secretly arrest him, but we also have to protect him!"
Zhu Ji reminded Wynn: "Father-in-law, he knows too many secrets tonight."
Wynn said seriously: "But he helped the prince tonight! After helping the prince, we will abandon him like worn out shoes. Who will be willing to be used by the prince in the future?"
"If we act in such a ruthless and cold-blooded way, what's the difference between us and the likes of Shang Ming and Wantong?"
"That's not how you're supposed to be a human being! That's not how you're supposed to do things like this!"
Although Wynn is a rootless person, he has an aura of great righteousness.
Zhu Ji was silent for a while, and then said: "It's better to keep Chang Feng. From what happened tonight, we can see that this kid is capable of doing things."
"If you can use it for me in the future, it will be a powerful chess piece for the prince."
Wynn corrected Zhu Ji: "That's a living person! Not a chess piece."
"Whoever is brave enough to protect the crown prince will be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty."
"We must treat our loyal ministers with honesty and kindness. We will protect them if we can."
Zhu Ji was a little worried: "But it may be difficult to protect him. Today the three pavilion veterans handed over the letter box and brought it to the palace. The imperial concubine's party will definitely blame Chang Feng if they find out that the framed letter has been dropped."
"It is inevitable that Chang Feng will be caught and sentenced."
Wynn said: "There is no other way. I can only make a deal with Shang Ming. Use a chip in exchange for that young man's life. That's it, I'll go back to the palace first."
Let’s talk about the Cai Mansion. It's already three poles high in the sun.
Chang Feng had already changed into Feiyu clothes and was sitting on the silver box with his eyes closed to relax.
Lieutenant Shi ran over and said: "General flag, the front cavalry to open the way has come over. The three pavilion elders will be here in a moment."
Chang Feng stood up and straightened his clothes: "Let's go to the door of the mansion to greet the elders."
Not long after, three sedans carrying eight blue cloths stopped in front of the Cai Mansion.
The three highest-ranking civil servants in the Ming Dynasty each stepped down from their official sedan chairs.
The leader is Wan An, the "Long Live Pavilion Elder". He has a round face and a long beard. Always keep a smile on your face.
Although he is related to Concubine Wan Guifei's family, he is not considered a member of the Concubine Wan Guifei's party.
Wan Shoufu is a person who can lie flat and catch fish. It's too late to hide when something happens.
He knew that joining the imperial concubine party would mean falling into the whirlpool of seizing the rightful son.
He wouldn't get into that trouble. Over the years, he has always been smiling on the surface when dealing with the royal concubine party, and has not helped with anything.
The second place is Liu Ji, the second assistant "Mian Mian Ge Lao". He is thin and has a beautiful beard.
But his face was thick enough to block the cannon fired by the divine machine's campfire cannon.
He and Wan Shoufu had the same attitude towards the matter of seizing the heir.
I don't want to get involved in such a dangerous and troublesome thing as seizing the direct descendants! Wouldn't it be nice to drink tea and talk and laugh in the cabinet room during the day, go back to the house to drink at night, and sleep with the prostitute in your arms?
The third person is Liu Jue, the elder who Chang Feng met before dawn.
The paper-thin three pavilion elders in the cabinet are not actually Wan Guifei's people.
Chang Feng knelt down and kowtowed: "Chang Feng, the general bannerman of Fusi, Jinyi Weibei Town, pays homage to the three pavilion elders!"
