Once the two countries go to war, intelligence will be the most important thing. The spies from Beiling have never been able to get inside their court. Although Song Jinxiu has joined Xia Houling's command, at least it is difficult for now. The few people in Changfeng Hall have become It matters.
Tang Ning naturally understood what Xiao Yan meant: "Then I'll tell Dean Shi so that Beiling doesn't need to investigate."
Xiao Yanqing said "hmm" and then said in a low voice: "I don't know the identity of the spies in Beiling who stayed in the Wei Dynasty. I almost had people search through the capital, and I also left bait out several times, but it turned out that none of them were there. No one was fished out..."
Whether it's the dispute between the crown prince and Emperor An, the old case in the south, or the rebellion of King Pingshan this time.
Beiling could seize the opportunity to make a big fuss, and even disrupt the internal affairs of the Wei Dynasty and take advantage of the opportunity. However, that person has never been exposed since he was caught by his men last time delivering a message out of the city and cut off all the survivors without hesitation. Some traces.
Someone who can be so dormant and forbearing is probably not a simple person.
Xiao Yan thought about all the courtiers in the court, big and small, and carefully checked the backgrounds and identities of some people who had access to the most important people in the government, but he couldn't find anyone who could be suspicious. This was what surprised him the most. .
If it weren't for the intercepted letters sent to Fengcheng in the northwest about the changes in the Wei Dynasty, Xiao Yan would have doubted whether he was overthinking it.
Tang Ning could feel Xiao Yan's rare anxiety, and put her arms around his waist: "Brother, don't worry, since you are in the capital, sooner or later there will be traces."
Xiao Yan leaned against her hair and said softly, "Hmm", with gloom in his eyes.
Sooner or later he will find this guy who is hiding his head and tail!
The sun was shining brightly outside, and the sunlight shone on the water.
The two of them sat in front of the fence leaning against each other, with the wind blowing and their long hair intertwined.
Fish jumped across the water, and the trees around the lake were already turning yellow, hinting at the desolation of winter.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Yan suddenly asked about Tang Ning and Xue Ru going to several famous families to "read books".
Tang Ning said with a smile: "I have copied a lot. At the beginning, A'ru and I were not very proficient, and the people in the academy also struggled to cooperate. Later, we gradually got used to it, and A'ru is now more and more proficient."
"Mrs. Cui on the other side of the Cui family seemed to be interested in making friends with us, and seemed to be aware of what we were doing. Not only did she not tell the rest of the Cui family, she even covered it up for us. Later, she even offered to tell us if she hadn't finished reading the book. , you can take some of it out of Cui’s house and watch it slowly.”
Mrs. Cui is also an interesting person. After giving away the iron ore, she seemed to put all the treasure on them.
When she and Xue Ru went to Cui's house on the third day, Mrs. Cui gave her two large food boxes full of things, saying they were hand-made snacks. At that time, she wanted to refuse, but Mrs. Cui was stunned. He was forcibly sent to the carriage, saying it was a small gift from her.
Tang Ning got on the carriage with a puzzled look on her face. After opening it, she discovered that the snacks in the food box were all books.
Those books were different from the ones they saw in the Cui family library. Most of them were selected and treasured by the Cui family in advance and they were not allowed to read them. So Mrs. Cui gave them to them and took them back to Rongsheng Academy. .
After the ecstatic Mr. Tong and the others finished copying, the people Mrs. Cui sent to get the "food box" took the contents back to the Cui family in an open and honest manner.
After that, every time they went to Cui's house, there would be one or two things in the carriage from Mrs. Cui, either wrapped fox fur, or prepared snacks and drinks. It looked like a gift from Mrs. Cui. When you open them, they are all kept privately by the Cui family.
Later, Mrs. Cui even blatantly moved boxes into their carriage.
They bumped into people from the Cui family several times, and someone also asked what was inside. At that time, both Tang Ning and Xue Ru broke into a cold sweat, but who knew that Mrs. Cui just answered without changing her expression? When he returned, he was so angry that the Cui family members turned around and left.
Everyone in the Cui family thought that Mrs. Cui lost power in the Cui family, made Cui Lin and the Cui family uncle disgusted, and then lost her mind. She wanted to please Tang Ning and cling to Xiao Yan, but no one doubted that the Cui family's family fortune was She almost emptied it out and gave it to them.
Originally, Tang Ning and Xue Ru planned to spend a year to see if they could finish copying the Cui family's books, but at the current pace, three or four months would be enough.
"Aru and I bring back a lot of books from the Cui family every time. Excluding some that are overlapping with the Lu family and not very important, we don't have to go there every day. The old book boy and the others they bring back copy, We plan to visit other companies to avoid the Cui family becoming really suspicious."
If the rain and dew are both wet, Mrs. Cui will not be too embarrassed.
Xiao Yan laughed when he heard this: "Then Mrs. Cui is quite capable."
He pondered for a moment,
"Cui Lin has reached his age, and it is time for him to abdicate his throne. However, the boss of the Cui family is worse than Cui Lin. During this period, he was being coaxed by the prince to do unreasonable things without Liang Guangyi's knowledge. It would be better for the Cui family to let this brains behind him. Let the sober young lady take charge.”
There is only one Feng Qiuli in the family, but he is still a bit weak, not to mention that the iron ore has really helped him a lot.
Mrs. Cui gave up such a large favor and handed over the Cui family to a person who has sense and sense. It is worthwhile.
Tang Ning nestled in Xiao Yan's arms: "Mrs. Cui will definitely be happy."
…
It was approaching November, but it was getting dark at midnight.
After Xiao Yan had a meal with Tang Ning, Jin Yun came back from outside.
"Master, we have found out that the eunuch who died in the imperial dining room was named Fang Fulai. He used to follow Zhong Sheng and sent things to the Empress Dowager's Palace for us several times. Later, Zhong Sheng poked out the basket and was killed by Xian. The concubine died with a stick, and he took Zhong Sheng's position."
"He originally took the path of Concubine Xian, and he was very domineering in the palace with the protection of the Cui family behind him. Unexpectedly, Cui Lin suddenly had an accident and implicated Concubine Xian in being demoted. His life also became difficult. I didn't know it a few days ago. I heard someone mention the old affairs of the He family, and the good relationship between the He family and Prince Ru and the eldest grandson of the deceased emperor."
"Perhaps Fang Fulai heard a few things he shouldn't have heard when he came in and out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, and wanted to take advantage of it. Who knew that when he mentioned it to others, the Empress Dowager overheard him and ordered him to be beaten to death on the spot? , but the Queen Mother is also interested in the Queen Mother..."
Xiao Yan's eyes darkened slightly, he naturally knew what the Queen Mother was after.
The He family had a good relationship with Prince Ru, and he was once the companion of the East Palace and the best playmate of the emperor's grandson.
Because of Emperor An and the reasons for his current power, no one dared to mention this matter, but once someone mentioned it, the old people who were also in the palace at that time would definitely guess that he had taken care of the Empress Dowager, and they might even suspect him before. The matter of the Empress Dowager leaving the palace.
