fake prince

Chapter 1053 Pilgrimage Lane

"Duke, there is no impenetrable wall in the world."

"It's fine if you don't find it. Once you find it, search carefully and you will find all kinds of clues."

"People have to live, weapons always have sources, and there are always traces of contacts. The Imperial City Division has confirmed that these strongholds have a great relationship with Yingguo."

The young eunuch replied respectfully, his voice was somewhat gloomy, which seemed to be the temperament caused by this line of work.

"Can you catch someone?" Ma Shunde calmed down, and his voice was also calm.

"Grand Du, a lot of people have been captured and killed, but those who captured haven't opened their mouths..." The little eunuch said respectfully and coldly: "This is actually a flaw."

"Under the Five Trees, why don't you make an offering, but now there are people who can bear it, even if you will offer it in the future, but just now, it's a big deal, it's not Yingguo, there is no status, there are no such dead men."

"Duke, we caught a big fish."

Ma Shunde said nothing, just nodded: "Cao Yiyan still hasn't been caught?"

"Yes!"

Although Cao Yiyan himself was not caught, but if Cao Yiyan's stronghold in the capital was pulled out and he followed the vine, it might not be impossible to catch this person.

In the past, Ma Shunde must be very interested in such things.

Before arresting Cao Yiyan, he personally supervised the formation and even ordered many people to be killed. Afterwards, the censor criticized this, but the emperor did not punish Ma Shunde for it.

But now, how can I care about this matter?

Ma Shunde frowned, seemingly in deep thought, but actually he was still thinking about what happened just now.

Even if he was almost killed by His Majesty, he felt the emperor's flash of murder just now, but he still couldn't help thinking: "This is wrong!"

Why, why did His Majesty appoint the acting king as grandson?
No matter how you think about it, it's unreasonable and unconscionable!
Ma Shunde was thinking hard but couldn't figure out what was going on, and the more he couldn't figure it out, the more he held his breath and felt depressed.

The little eunuch next to him was still chattering, Ma Shunde felt his brain hurt, raised his hand, stopped what he was going to say, and said impatiently: "Our family knows about this , continue to check for me!"

"Yes!" The little eunuch immediately responded.

Ma Shunde asked again: "Who else is on duty now? Our family is asking, the cabinet and the Imperial Academy."

The little eunuch really knew about it, and hurriedly said: "Duke Gong, at this point, the cabinet and the Imperial Academy have already disbanded."

When is this all?

It's past time, if you don't leave, I'm afraid the palace gate will be unlocked.

Even if some officials are still working and have not left, it must be that their home is close to the palace and the gate of the palace.

In this way, if someone wanted to get the key from the palace gate, they would usually pass by the office first to inform the officials to let them leave quickly.

Moreover, in the previous dynasty, there were usually one or two civil servants on duty all night, but in this dynasty, there is no such requirement.

When the time comes, you have to go when you have to go.

Not only because the emperor did not squeeze his courtiers so hard, but also because the emperor would not rest assured that outsiders would stay in the palace overnight.

If something really happens, they will be called into the palace.

Like this time, the emperor suddenly ordered to appoint the acting king as the grandson. This is a major matter related to who the prince is, and everything has to go through procedures.

It's not just about writing an imperial decree, stamping a seal, and then taking it out directly.

First of all, Wei Shizu established the Hanlin Academy, which became a place for talent storage and hope, responsible for compiling books and writing history, drafting edicts, reading for members of the royal family, and serving as examiners for imperial examinations.

After the Middle Wei Dynasty, the Imperial Academy evolved into an important institution specializing in the drafting of confidential imperial edicts, and became a stepping stone for local officials and veteran cabinet ministers, known as the "future prime minister".

Dazheng followed this system, so the edict needs to be drafted by Hanlin scholars, and "filed" to the cabinet, signed by the cabinet, and passed the court council, to be considered legal and compliant.

Even if it is a private decree, it has to be drafted by a Hanlin scholar.

Ma Shunde frowned, and continued to ask: "Then who is the Hanlin scholar who lives closest to the palace?"

Upon hearing this, the little eunuch immediately understood.

Looks like something is going on tonight!

Generally speaking, at this time, it is snowing again, unless necessary, they will not draft an order at this moment, and then pass it on.

But as an emperor, as long as he is in power, how can he wait for dawn before making an order?

Therefore, if there is any urgent matter, if it is at night, they will go to call the Hanlin bachelor who lives nearby. Generally, the little eunuchs who serve in front of the emperor will keep it in mind, just to guard against this kind of embarrassment by the big eunuch. when inquiring.

The little eunuch knew that there was something to do, and it was a big one, so he was a little discouraged just now, and immediately healed up, and replied: "It's Bachelor Liang, a bachelor's student, from the fifth rank, and he lives in Pilgrimage Lane about two or three miles away from the imperial palace..."

"Do you know him? Go out with our family, bring the token, say that the emperor has something to do, and let the palace gate release the key later." The eunuch beside him immediately responded, and when Ma Shunde finished speaking, he left with the token.

The gate of the imperial palace is opened at Yin time, and closed at You time. In case of emergency, the memorial is usually only passed in through the crack of the palace gate instead of opening.

But with the emperor's will, the time for key release can be changed, but you must leave with the token, which is the case now.

Shimafang

A mansion located in an alley was pitch-black. If someone looked in from the outside, they would only think that the people inside had fallen asleep or were closed.

But at this time, there were more than [-] people in the mansion, all wearing coir raincoats, standing in the backyard, standing in the snow, all of them had evil spirits on their faces.

It is not very far from the palace gate, and riding a horse is less than a stick of incense.

Among the people wearing coir raincoats, the leader was Cao Yiyan, whom Ma Shunde had just mentioned.

Cao Yiyan's face was gloomy, and his whole body seemed to be shrouded in gloomy emotions. With his broad shoulders and thin waist, he was like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed. up.

His gaze fell on several corpses lying on the ground.

Except for these few corpses, most of the people who escaped from other places were injured. The least injured one had a slash on his arm. He had just been bandaged and stood under the eaves.

"Report!" At this moment, another person came in from outside. Because there were people guarding the door, those who passed the code to enter the door were naturally their own people.

This person was also wounded, and as soon as he arrived at the scene, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord! The stronghold of Zhuangyuanfang has been breached, and those who broke out from inside all fled to the east gate, planning to break out from there! "

"Report! The stronghold in Jiangjun Lane was broken, and everyone inside was captured and killed!" After a while, another person ran in and knelt down to report.

The news that these two people brought back one after another made the already sluggish morale sink even further.

After they finished speaking, no one in the entire field spoke.

Xueben was light and fluttering, but now it felt like it was hitting the ground, the coir raincoat, and the oiled paper umbrella, which made people upset.

And the dark colors in the sky give people a feeling of depression.

(End of this chapter)