() Zhong Jinwei comforted Aqi and said, "Don't think so much, everything is fine, won't they see it tomorrow?"

Aqi nodded, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Young Master, take a rest first, I will go and boil water for you."

"No, I have something to do here, please help me." Zhong Jinwei called out to Aqi who was about to leave.

When Aqi heard that he could help the young master, he stopped immediately and looked at Zhong Jinwei.

"In the future, you have to teach me calligraphy and then study with me." Zhong Jinwei's face in front of Aqi was already a little thick-skinned, and he said that this was not blushing at all. He was still thinking: If there was a beautiful girlfriend who was tutoring his homework when he was studying, well, he would go to evening self-study every day.

The twisting words of Zhong Jinwei immediately appeared in Aqi's mind, and he couldn't help laughing out loud, and he was afraid that he would stimulate Zhong Jinwei's self-esteem, so he forced himself to stop laughing. But seeing that Zhong Jinwei seemed to be indifferent, he no longer forced him to smile, and a string of silver bell-like laughter sounded in the side hall.

That night, the wind was cold and there was basically no trace of people on the street. Gongjian Hutong in the north of the Forbidden City, and the third large mansion at the entrance of the street, there were two red lanterns hanging at the door, one left and one right, with the word "Li" written on it. The light from the lantern just illuminated a piece of land in front of the mansion gate.

Finally, the night scene was like a picture, no longer just a lantern shaking, but a man came to the gate of Li's mansion. The man was wrapped in a thick mink coat, and a large felt hat on his head, with a low brim pressing down. This outfit makes people unable to see his body shape and face. If you want to say that he is afraid of the cold, it seems to be a bit over, but he looks like a thief, afraid that people will recognize him.

When he arrived at the gate of Li's mansion, the man suddenly looked around and looked at the streets on both sides. There was no one there, and then he turned around and pulled the door knocker.

After a while, a crack was opened by someone, and a complaint came out immediately. But soon, after the knocking person showed his face, the person inside stopped the complaint and let the person in.

After the doorman closed the door again, the person with his face exposed asked, "Where is my godfather now? If you have something to do, you should pay homage to him." His voice was a little sharp, not like a man or a female voice, but like a castrator.

"It seems like you're sleeping now, you go directly to find the master." The concierge said directly.

It's not normal. The person who came was able to enter the master's bedroom? Is this concierge so cold?

Unexpectedly, the person who came was not surprised at all. He nodded, walked around the screen wall and went straight to the front.

People come to know the door and the road, walk through the hall, and soon come to the master's bedroom.

He found that the bedroom was still on, so he stretched out his left hand, knocked on the door frame twice, and lowered his voice and said, "Godfather, godfather."

"Who?" A slightly old voice came from inside, which was also quite sharp.

"It's my son Wang Xuan, I have something important to report to my godfather." The person outside the door replied softly.

The people inside knew that Wang Xuan knew the most about his godson and would not disturb him at this time because of trivial matters. So they said to the outsider: "You go to the next room to sit for a while, and your godfather will arrive soon."

After hearing this, Wang Xuan went straight to the wing room next door, took out a flint from a shelf at the corner of the door, and lit up the candle in the wing room.

Then he took off the felt hat, put it on the clothes hanger on the side, and sat while waiting for his godfather to arrive.

Not much effort, a man with a little gray hair and a white jade hairpin stuck to his bun was paced in and closed the door by the way.

When Wang Xuan saw the person coming, he knelt down and said, "Kowtow to his godfather."

"Get up, it's such a cold night, what's the matter here?" The visitor sat down in the front seat in the wing hall.

"Godfather, now my son is on duty in the hall. I heard some news that it is related to my godfather. I will report it." It turned out that Wang Xuan was the eunuch who made abnormal behavior in Bai Ri.

"Um?"

"Godfather, that Zhongxing Bo, told Your Majesty today that he would rectify the Beijing camp according to the law of the Wang Army outside the city."

"What? Have you heard it clearly, when will it start?" The godfather stood up from the chair, looking very shocked by the news.

"The emperor said it was a temporary suspension, and said that he would let ZTE make great efforts in this matter. Godfather, you are in charge of the Beijing camp. If we really want to rectify this, our wealth will be gone."

It turned out that Wang Xuan's godfather was Li Fengxiang, the eunuch of the Sili Prison who was in charge of the Beijing camp. When he heard that he would not immediately reorganize the army, he temporarily put down his newly raised heart and sat down slowly.

Jingying has always been in charge of him and Baoding Hou Liang Shixun, and the generals and officials inside are their close friends. It can be said that Jingying is their one-acre and three-point land. Anyone who wants to move must ask them first.

The reason why he was so nervous about the news was that the Jingying was one of their biggest sources of wealth. The embezzlement of military pay was a way to make money, and drinking blood was also a way to make money. Pulling the soldiers from the Jingying out to work for nothing is a way to make money.

In the past, in order to fool Emperor Chongzhen, only a small number of people had training, and the training was about putting on airs. Therefore, although Emperor Chongzhen knew that there was something wrong with the Beijing camp, he did not realize that the entire Beijing camp was rotten. Now he is afraid that he can bully the people.

Wang Xuan was also one of the people who had the benefits from it. Bai Ri was certainly unwilling to be dismissed when he heard that he was going to be cut off from his wealth. Li Fengxiang nodded to Wang Xuan and praised him: "This time, you did a good job, I will remember this."

When Wang Xuan heard this, he knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you godfather. My son is angry that Zhongxing Bo dared to interfere in our territory. My son thought he wanted to teach him some lessons and let him give up this idea."

After listening to Wang Xuan's suggestion, Li Fengxiang thought for a while, and felt a sense of coldness, and slowly said: "This Zhongxing Bo suddenly rose to the Ming Dynasty officialdom. He wanted to help the emperor, so we would not stop him. But if we had to touch our heads, and it was our biggest source of money, we couldn't ignore it."

After thinking about it, he said to Wang Xuan: "Does the Marquis of Baoding know about this?"

Wang Xuan shook his head and said with a flattering voice: "Godfather, this matter was only happened this afternoon. My son came to report to his godfather as soon as possible. The Marquis of Baoding is afraid he doesn't know."

"Okay, our family already knows this, so you go back first, don't be different from usual, so as not to be noticed by others and violate the emperor's taboo. No one can save you at that time." Li Fengxiang told Wang Xuan.

"Thank you, godfather, for reminding me, my son must act carefully."

"Don't be careless, the people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei have come out again, be careful of their movements."

"Yes, godfather." Wang Xuan quickly obeyed the order. They knew the power of the factory guards and did not dare to be careful.

"Okay, then you leave through the back door." Li Fengxiang ordered.

"The son has surrendered, and my godfather has also rested early." After Wang Xuan said that, he stepped back from the door, took the felt hat beside the door and covered it with his head again, and headed towards the back door.

Li Fengxiang sat inside for a while, then walked to the door and shouted, "Li Fu."

Li Fu was the housekeeper in his house and a native of his hometown. After he became rich, he took the initiative to come to surrender to him. He was one of his confidants in a reliable manner.

Hearing the master's call, he hurried over and said, "Master, what are your instructions?"

Li Fengxiang waved his hand and asked Li Fu to get close, and then whispered: "You go to the Marquis of Baoding in the morning to meet Baoding Marquis' Mansion in the morning, and ask him to meet him at the old place at the hour of Xu (7:30 pm) tomorrow night, and say that we have important matters to discuss. Pay attention to our actions and don't be discovered."

"Yes, lord." Li Fu bowed.

"Okay, go and rest now." After Li Fengxiang finished giving instructions, he went back to his house.

On the morning of December 26, the second year of Chongzhen, the winter was still raging before it even rose. But Zhong Jinwei and his group had already set off.

In addition to Aqi's carriage, this group of people included a eunuch and two Jinyiwei, Zhong Jinwei and two East Factory guards were riding horses.

The eunuchs and the Jinyiwei were public officials and passed the order. The guards of the Dongchang, namely Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng, were ordered to accompany him this time to protect Zhongxingbo's trip to Tongzhou.

Zhong Jinwei and Aqi have been visiting each other, but they have not worn public uniforms for private matters. For this reason, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng are also dressed in casual clothes.

Tongzhou is located northeast of the capital, about fifty miles away from the capital, and can reach it in half a day with a fast horse.

Because Zhong Jinwei can't ride fast horses, and Aqi is taking a carriage to go, the speed is not fast. According to normal estimates, it will take one day to get to Tongzhou.

This group of people walked on the streets of the capital, mixed with eunuchs, Jinyiwei and civilians, seemed a bit alternative and attracted the attention of few pedestrians.

After Zhong Jinwei found out, he felt that it was not good to attract attention, so he said to the eunuch and the two Jinyiwei: "Three brothers, you are businessmen, we are wearing casual clothes, which is not very convenient. Moreover, we cannot get faster and delay our trip. Otherwise, you can leave first and we will hurry up."
Chapter completed!