At this time, Supervisor Zhu was really nervous, especially when Zhao Zhen said that he wanted to hide the truth from Empress Cao.
While Zhu Neiguan was waiting for Zhao Zhen's instructions, Zhao Zhen himself stopped talking.
Originally, Zhao Zhen planned to ask Internal Inspector Zhu to send the message directly, but then he thought that it was best not to tell Internal Inspector Zhu about what he had to do in just a few days.
Otherwise, eunuch Zhu would definitely have worries in his heart. After all, eunuchs, unlike courtiers outside the palace, would have to live in the palace all their lives.
Compared with an emperor who only had a few days to live, and an empress or even a queen mother who lived a long time, the probability that he would choose Empress Cao was very high.
So in the middle, Zhao Zhen paused for a while and then said again: "I have something to tell Li Hao, so I want you to help me send a letter to him.
In addition, this matter is quite secretive, and I don’t want others to know about it, including the queen. "
After Zhu Nei finished listening, he replied: "The officials have orders, and slaves must obey them.
It's just that the Queen Mother issued an order the day before yesterday, saying that the dragon in the official family was ill and could not bear the entry of external evil into the body.
Therefore, everyone in the Funing Palace must stay in the Funing Palace during this period and are never allowed to leave the palace, so as not to be contaminated with evil spirits outside and conflict with the official family.
Therefore, I cannot leave the palace these days. Otherwise, in a few days, the palace ban will be sent, and I will help you pass it on. "
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen really didn't know what he felt in his heart.
Empress Cao neither allowed officials from other dynasties to come to worship in the palace nor allowed people from Funing Palace to leave. She was isolating herself from the inside and outside, and was trying to trap herself here.
He felt quite desolate in his heart, but he still had to do what needed to be done, and Zhao Zhen didn't believe that Zhu Neiyuan could do nothing after serving in the palace for so many years.
Then he continued to ask: "This matter is urgent and involves important military matters. It must be spread out within these two days without any delay.
And the Queen just said that people can't come in and out at will, but I believe Zhu Neijian must have a way to pass something out, right? "
There are no solutions to this difficulty. If you really want to send something privately out of the palace, Zhu Neiyuan naturally has a way to do it.
It's just that Zhu Neijian really doesn't want to get in between the emperor and the empress, because no matter who he offends, he can't afford it.
Just when Zhu Naijian mustered up the courage to refuse, Zhao Zhen played the emotional card again.
After some sincere words, Zhu Naijian still couldn't refuse, so he could only agree.
"My servant has an adopted son Cheng He in the palace. He works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and is responsible for purchasing. He can leave the palace every day.
The official can first hand the letter to the servant, and then the servant will find a way to give the letter to him and ask him to take it out to Mr. Li. "
Seeing that Zhu Neijian proposed a solution, Zhao Zhen was left with only one question:
"Oh, is your adopted son doing things safely? There must be no mistakes in this matter."
Of course Zhu Neijian understood that Zhao Zhen actually just wanted to ask about this person's level of loyalty, so he replied:
"Don't worry, officials. My adopted son is a loyal person to the officials, and he has never made any mistakes in his work."
Although Zhao Zhen was still a little worried, he really had no other choice but to agree.
Of course, in order to ensure that Zhu Neiyuan and the others can faithfully complete this errand, if they want to be appointed officials and make wishes in the future, they still have to say it as usual, although they may not be able to do it. ….
After everything was settled, Zhao Zhen asked Zhu Neijian to bring the pen and paper to the bed and light an oil lamp.
Then Zhao Zhen sent Zhu Naijian away and asked him to find something. He blocked the windows so that no one outside would notice anything unusual inside.
After writing the letter, Zhao Zhen put the letter into an envelope and sealed it with wax.
After blowing out the candles, he asked Zhu Neijian to restore everything, and then handed the letter to him.
After doing all this, Zhao Zhen felt extremely tired, as if the energy he had earlier had dissipated.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen's condition was not right, Zhu Neijian quickly helped Zhao Zhen lie down and said, "Don't worry, officials, this letter will be released soon."
It will be safely handed over to Master Li. You'd better rest early. "
Zhao Zhen was tired and closed his eyes at this time. Only his head nodded slightly, and he didn't know whether he heard it or not.
When Zhao Zhen woke up the next day, it was already noon. When he opened his eyes, Queen Cao was already sitting by the bed.
Queen Cao had no doubts about Zhao Zhen sleeping for so long. After all, he was seriously ill.
He just expressed concern: "Guan Jia, you must have been hungry since you slept last night.
I ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare some food. It is still hot, so I will serve it to you. "
What Zhao Zhen is most concerned about now is whether his letter has been sent.
So the first thing Zhao Zhen did after waking up was to scan the hall to see where Supervisor Zhu Nei had gone.
After hearing what Empress Cao said, she subconsciously said: "Then send it to me, thank you for your hard work, Empress."
As a result, I glanced around and couldn't find the figure of Zhu Neijian. I immediately felt some fluctuations in my heart. There couldn't be something wrong.
But it's hard to ask directly, otherwise it would be bad if it attracts Queen Cao's attention.
I could only force myself down, and first washed myself on the bed under the care of the palace maid, and then had another tasteless meal.
Just when Zhao Zhen's uneasiness was getting stronger and stronger, Zhu Neijian finally appeared.
Judging from Zhu Naijian's expression and reaction, there should be nothing wrong. Only then did Zhao Zhen finally feel more at ease.
But it wasn't until night, when Zhao Zhen got the accurate news from Zhu Neijian that the letter had been sent out, that he could really sleep peacefully.
But the truth is as good as Zhao Zhen thought. This may not be the case. In fact, the letter did not reach Li Hao in the end, but went to Zhao Zongquan's prince's mansion.
It turns out that Zhao Zongquan asked Bi Zhongyou to find a way to win over some maids and eunuchs in the palace to find out the news.
At that time, Zhao Zongquan's main target was to serve the people in Funing Palace, but after thinking about it several times, he finally gave up this idea.
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Firstly, there are old people in Funing Hall, and they are more loyal to Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao.
Secondly, it is also because their positions are more sensitive and they often appear next to Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao, so they can easily expose their flaws.
If it were discovered that he had bribed the people around Zhao Zhen, he would be sent out of Beijing directly. ….
So in the end, Zhao Zongquan still moved the target away, and at this moment, Cheng He came into Zhao Zongquan's sight.
First of all, he is responsible for purchasing and often goes in and out of the palace. It is naturally not difficult to contact him outside the palace.
Moreover, after investigation, it was found that Cheng He was quite lecherous and even kept three concubines outside the palace. He would stay there for a night from time to time and didn't know what to do with them.
In addition, this guy has parents and brothers outside the palace, and he is quite filial.
Such a person has too many worries, and in Zhao Zongquan's opinion, it is naturally the best to manipulate him.
So Zhao Zongquan had someone devise a plan to file a lawsuit against Cheng He's younger brother, and ordered the Yanjin County government to conduct strict interrogations.
Then his family would naturally go to Cheng He for help and let Cheng He rescue his younger brother.
Normally, the county government would not offend the palace guards because of a small family, but it was different when Zhao Zongquan spoke up.
Seeing that the county government didn't take him seriously, Cheng He was really at a loss what to do for a while.
Although Cheng He could go back to the palace to seek help from Imperial Inspector Zhu, with his adoptive father's connections, he could directly tell the Kaifeng Mansion how dare Yanjin County not let him go.
But water far away cannot save the fire nearby. Looking at the situation in Yanjin County, I'm afraid my younger brother won't be able to handle it.
Just when Cheng He didn't know what to do, Zhao Ceying appeared.
At this point, if Cheng He still can't guess that this matter was set up, then I'm really sorry for this person.
So many years of experience in the palace.
So when he first met Zhao Ceying, Cheng He was filled with anger and said, "I don't know where I offended the eldest prince, but I worked hard to frame him like this."
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said: "What are you talking about? My father just wanted to have a good relationship with you, but he never had the chance, so he had no choice but to make this move. Please forgive me."
Cheng He immediately replied: "You let the magistrate of Yanjin County treat my younger brother now, and you even said that he has a good relationship with me. You father and son are really overbearing."
Regarding Cheng He's accusation, Zhao Ceying was noncommittal and just said: "Brother Ling's injury is only to the skin and flesh, and he can recover after resting at home for a few days.
For this reason, my father is willing to pay eight thousand taels of silver to make amends to my brother. I wonder if Cheng Naijian can calm down. "
When Cheng He heard so much money, his face changed somewhat, but he remembered that he had heard his adoptive father talk about the fight for the prince in the palace.
The crisis here is too serious, and Cheng He doesn't want to just step into it.
Then he replied: "The eldest prince is really generous, but I accept his kindness and forget about the money.
I just hope that the eldest prince can tell Yanjin County that I can take my brother out today, and that will be enough. "
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said: "If Cheng Naijian wants to pick up his brother, he can do it at any time, please."
After saying that, he turned sideways and walked around the road, indicating that Cheng He could go to the county government office.
This behavior really confused Cheng He. He didn't understand what Zhao Ceying was doing. Could it be that he worked all this hard just to say this sentence.
However, Hutu returned to Hutu, and the matter of rescuing people could not be postponed, so Cheng He returned to the county government again, and this time he successfully brought the person back.
After leaving the county government office again, Cheng He thought that Zhao Ceying must still be there, but he didn't even see him. ….
Seeing Zhao Ceying leaving so decisively, Cheng He really couldn't figure out what they were thinking.
It wasn't until Cheng He brought his younger brother home that he suddenly heard from his mother that someone had given him eight thousand taels of silver.
It was said that the situation was mistaken and the person was mistakenly brought to the county government to suffer punishment, so the compensation was given.
Now Cheng He finally understood why Zhao Ceying didn't block him. It turned out that he had already sent the money.
Cheng He immediately asked his parents to return the money, but was unanimously opposed by the whole family.
For this reason, Cheng He could only persuade him earnestly, saying that the money would bring disaster to the whole family.
But these words had little effect. After all, the Cheng family had been afraid of poverty since childhood, otherwise Cheng He would not have been allowed to enter the palace as a eunuch.
It was not until Cheng He established a firm foothold in the palace and was able to subsidize his family from time to time that he slowly accumulated some wealth.
But the total money Cheng He has earned over the years is not as much as eight thousand taels, let alone the Cheng family.
Therefore, the whole Cheng family was killed in one fell swoop. This was the money to compensate the Cheng He brothers for their suffering, and it could never be returned.
After trying to persuade him to no avail, Cheng He couldn't stay out all the time, so he could only go back to the palace first and then think of a solution.
Originally, Cheng He wanted to tell Superintendent Zhu about this matter and wanted him to help make an idea.
But when they reached the entrance of Funing Palace, Cheng He gave up in the end. After all, as long as the money was not returned, he could not let go of this relationship.
Later, Cheng He tried to persuade him again when he returned home, but he still failed to persuade him.
On the other side, the second gift arranged by Zhao Zongquan for Cheng He was also delivered.
This time, he completely gave in to her liking and directly sent a carefully selected beauty to Cheng He.
For Cheng He, this gentle hometown is much harder to sell than money.
There are two reasons for this. Gradually, Cheng He fell into Zhao Zongquan's hands with more and more leverage, so he had no choice but to obey orders.
So this time Zhu Neijian asked Cheng He to help send a message to Li Hao. Cheng He immediately showed it to Zhao Zongquan.
As a result, Zhao Zongquan was dumbfounded at the time. It turned out that Zhao Zhen told the truth to Li Hao in the letter.
He told Li Hao that he only had a few days left in his life and told Emperor Cao
Later, he deliberately concealed his illness in order to promote Zhao Zonghan's accession to the throne.
In addition, Li Hao was told that Zeng Chaosheng and Bi Zhongyou in the palace were both Queen Cao's people, and Li Hao was asked to take the military talisman to the camp in the western suburbs to lead the troops, and to cooperate with Ouyang Xiu to enter the palace to bring order to the chaos.
After reading the entire letter, Zhao Zongquan trembled all over.
After a while, I calmed down, but my mind was still confused after all.
Cheng He stood in front of him and said, "First Prince, what's the problem with this letter? Do I still need to hand it over to Li Hao?"
Only then did Zhao Zongquan realize that there was someone beside him. He immediately folded the letter and began to think about what to do with Cheng He.
Originally, Zhao Zongquan really planned to save Cheng He's life, but for the wax seal on the letter, which proved that it had not been opened.
Moreover, the handwriting of this letter was also written by Zhao Zhen. It is possible that even Zhu Naijian himself did not know the content.
So he put Cheng He back and asked him to tell him to spread the false news. This would at least delay it for some time, so that Zhao Zhen wouldn't be in trouble if someone else changed the message.
Cheng He didn't know at this time that he was about to pass through the gate of hell just now, so he asked again: "First Prince, do I still want to give this letter to Li Hao?"
Zhao Zongquan replied: "No need, just leave this letter with me. When you return to the palace, you can tell Inspector Zhu that the letter has been delivered and I will handle the other matters."
After hearing this, Cheng He left the prince's mansion without thinking much.
Then he bought some things needed in the palace, returned to the palace, and delivered false news to Zhu Neiyuan.
That night, Zhao Zongquan's eldest prince's palace was brightly lit, and Zhao Ceying, Bi Zhongyou and other people from Zhao Zongquan's camp gathered together.
It's just that everyone still doesn't know the specific reason for coming today, and they are still speculating among themselves.
Soon Zhao Zongquan came over, and everyone met and saluted.
Then Zhao Zongquan took out the letter from his sleeve, gave it to Zhao Ceying to read first, and circulated it. This was really a big deal. .
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