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Chapter 41: Undercurrent and Dangerous

Mukden'er walked carefully in the crowd wearing a cloth clothes and a hat. Ren Sui couldn't imagine that he was a first-rank official of the Qing Dynasty...

Walking through the streets and alleys, Mukden'er walked towards a private house outside Desheng Gate. His thoughts were thrilling in his mind along the way. Since the last time the Prince Lun Zhuyu of Shuncheng, who was involved in the arson case, the princes in the capital had become increasingly worried.

This worry was carefully connected by Prince Ke, and it also made Mukden'er, who was gradually disappointed in the court, joining this force. Mukden'er's power was naturally inseparable from his extraordinary relationship with Prince Zhuang Mianke. The two had a good personal relationship and had children and relatives. The emperor's actions over the past few days made the two of them secretly worried. There were more officials demoted in the Qing Dynasty than beggars on the street, and maybe it would be their turn that day. Because Prince Zhuang Mianke was closely watched by the emperor's spies, Mukden'er attended the party on behalf of the two.

Since joining the princes' gathering, Mukden has been unable to sleep or eat, and has always been weighing what he should do. He even calculated the court officials and the leading ministers one by one with his fingers, which made it difficult for him to choose. Now there are eight large military aircraft in the Military Affairs Office, Cao Zhenyong, Yinghe, Wenfu, Sai Chong'a, Huang Yue, Changling, Jiang Youzhi, and Tao Shu.

These eight Chinese people, Wenfu, are the Minister of the Inner Guards of Zhenghuang Banners, Yinghe, are the Minister of the Inner Guards of Zhengbai Banners, and Changling is the Mongolian governor of Zhengbai Banners. All three of them have military power and are trusted by the emperor. Although Saichonga is the oldest, he is old and basically no longer cared about the matter. But once there is something in the court, he will still be the most effective when he comes out to respond. Others, Cao Zhenyong, Huang Yue, Jiang Youzhi, and Tao Shu have no actual military power, but can only be considered a few people who shaking flags and shouting.

In addition, three of the four major officials of the Cabinet, Cao Zhenyong, Tao Shu, Bo Lin, Ying and the four were military players. The remaining Ministers of the Inner Guards of the Blue Banner of Bo Lin were also close friends of the emperor, so it was difficult to let these people take the blame. Apart from these nine people, the Six Ministers of the Minister Muke Deng'er, Wang Tingzhen, Wen Fu, Yulin, Yinghe, and Tang Jinzhao, how many people would rebel against the emperor? It is hard to say.

In addition, the left censor Mu Zhanga clearly stood on the side of the emperor, and the Minister of the Lifan Academy Xien also had an ambiguous attitude and hid at his home every day without going. A few days ago, he always stood opposite the emperor with the left deputy censor Ji Guang, who was always bullied by the emperor, and he did not stand opposite the emperor as the ministers thought. He heard that the servants in Shi Zhiguang's family said something dissatisfied with the emperor, and he was kicked out of the house by him.

Mukden'er was not only a little discouraged when he thought of this, but after all, these ministers in the court were appointed by the emperor. If the emperor rebelled, not only would he have a reputation for betrayal, but they would not even lose their current black hat after the new emperor came to power.

Thinking of this, Mukden'er carefully calculated the Eight Banners and Green Camp's generals. The Manchu, Mongolian and Han governors seemed to have no sign of rebellion. Those who seemed to have rebellion were replaced by the emperor. The most impressive time Mukden'er was that the entire establishment of the Jianrui Camp Company was abolished.

Thinking of this, Mukden'er felt a little in his heart. Although the emperor has made many changes recently, everyone has lived a nervous life and has fewer opportunities to take advantage of the situation. But after all, the power of the royal family seems to have little chance of winning.

In order to cheer himself up, Mukden'er muttered the good news that Prince Zhuang told him. If it were as Zhen as Prince Zhuang said, there would be a bannerman who had the heavy troops joining today. Thinking of this, the courage he lost in his heart recovered, cursing the current emperor, and letting him take the blessing and longevity cream can only sneakily. Thinking of this, his pace accelerated a little, and I wanted to see who was joining, so that the princes saw hope again.

In an alley less than two meters wide, the back walls of the courtyard are towering on both sides. The green walls several meters high are peeling off, making the alley look dim and old. This alley only faces the back doors of the Sihe courtyard on the main street. The back doors usually only have some debris and garbage in and out. Although some servants occasionally enter and exit, it is still very secluded.

In the central department of the alley where people are easily visible, there is an inconspicuous courtyard. This yard drowned among the surrounding blue bricks and green tiles is easy to ignore its existence. Although it also has a back door in the alley, there is not even a pair of stone beasts that hold the house in its ordinary back door. It only has a faded door god on the vermilion door. The door that has been around for some years is closed all day long, isolating the connection between the inside and the outside world. Those who don’t know only think that this is an abandoned house.

The only thing that is more popular in this cold alley is a grocery store, which is also located in the middle of the alley. This shop is barely struggling to survive by supporting the daily necessities of the people around them.

Recently, the owner of this shop has quietly changed hands. The current boss is Ma Weiqi, a subordinate of Dong Haichuan. Through the groom in Prince Ke’s mansion, Ma Weiqi has already known that Siheyuan is a secret property of Prince Ke, and Prince Ke has kept a lover here. Recently, this has become a place where Prince Ke and other princes meet secretly.

Mukden'er didn't know about these things. When he walked to the back door, he looked at the long alley as before. The high walls made of blue bricks on both sides of the alley turned the alley into a deep alley that was hard to see. The entrance and exit from the front seemed to be a ball of light far away. After Mukden'er confirmed that no one was following him, he glanced at the shopkeeper sitting behind the counter with his hands folded in his arms. The man looked frowning with a dull look on his face, and it seemed that he was worried that his business was not good. Mukden'er had no mind to know these things. On the wooden door facing the door god, he pulled up a copper button and knocked on the door rhythmically. The three-long and two-two-short knocking sound made a curse from inside, "Tu tuk go somewhere else!"

Mukden'er quickly replied: "I'm here to repair the chair. Isn't the horizontal bar of your chair broken?"

The wooden door creaked and opened. Mukden'er saw that Jing Zheng, who was demoted to a commoner, opened the door. Jing Zheng pulled Mukden'er in and quickly closed the door.

Before Mukden's reaction could be realized, he had been pulled into the yard. He could only hear Jing Zheng whispering in his ear: "When Bu Yantai entered the door just now, he noticed that the people in the shop opposite had changed the shopkeeper and asked the people from each family to stop coming from now on."

Mukden'er asked worriedly: "Didn't you say that someone holding a gun is coming today?"

Jing Zheng said again: "I'm not here anymore, Prince Ke has left too. Everyone asked me to stay here to tell you, "You go back and tell Prince Zhuang that there will be a big disturbance in the capital in the past two days."
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