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The history of raising pigeons can be said to be very long in China, just like the barbarians raising eagles. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the technology was already very mature.

However, this kind of thing is more like a private matter and must be strictly restricted at the official level.

At this time, although the imperial court had become looser in all aspects, including some wealthy businessmen, who had begun to use pigeons to convey some timely and important news, the restrictions in the capital area were still very strict.

Therefore, the pigeon breeding base of Changsheng Island is located on a hill forty miles east of the capital city. Yang Jiao's mother deliberately dedicated a nunnery to it, and actually bought it outright.

All messages must first go to the foot of the mountain through fast horses, and then go to the mountain through secret passages. Pigeons only send out at night.

By the time Li Yuanqing and his party arrived at Dagukou to camp, Chen Chuang had already been waiting here for a long time.

Although he was tired from the journey, Li Yuanqing had no time to rest and immediately met Chen Chuang in the study room of the camp.

"Chen Chuang, a humble official, has met the general."

As soon as he saw Li Yuanqing, Chen Chuang hurriedly knelt down respectfully and kowtowed several times to Li Yuanqing respectfully.

Li Yuanqing smiled and helped Chen Chuang up with his own hands: "I have lost some weight, but I am stronger. Xiao Chuang, you have worked hard these days."

Chen Chuang chuckled: "It's a humble honor to share the general's worries, so how dare I say it's hard work? General, these days in the capital are really exciting..."

When Li Yuanqing was in Guangning City, he was the first batch of five "little brothers" to be recruited from Sun Degong. Until now, only two of them have survived. One is Duan Xiliang and the other is Chen Chuang.

At this time, both of them were Li Yuanqing's right-hand men.

After a few simple greetings, Chen Chuang did not dare to neglect and hurriedly reported to Li Yuanqing in detail the latest developments in the capital mastered by Warehouse No. 3.

Although he already had a similar understanding in the pigeon letter, Li Yuanqing could not help but frown tightly after listening to Chen Chuang's careful analysis.

Chen Chuang whispered: "General. Although Jiu Qian is a little panicked at this time, there are always some bad news coming out of the palace in the past few days. But according to our inside information, the emperor's body has deteriorated in the past few days.

It's a lot better. This is obviously someone who is doing this deliberately. Moreover, Prince Xin's Mansion has been quite prosperous and prosperous recently... But there has been no action on Jiuqiansui's side..."

Li Yuanqing lit a cigar and nodded slowly.

For a moment, Li Yuanqing looked into Chen Chuang's eyes and said, "What are your thoughts on Nine Thousand Years Old?"

Chen Chuang hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak out his thoughts, and hurriedly whispered: "General. I believe that Jiu Qian is panicking at this time, and I am afraid he is deliberately pretending. Although the emperor's body is weak, he is still weak at this time.

It is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. No matter how weak it is, I am afraid that if it lasts for another ten or eight years, the problem will not be too big. And as long as the emperor is here, I am afraid that Nine Thousand Years will not be able to fail. General, humble speculation, at this time around the letter

I'm afraid that those people in the palace will be bloodbathed by Nine Thousand Years Old before long."

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly and took a deep breath of thick mist.

Although Wei Zhongxian is a mud-legged, small farmer and green-skinned person, he has been training in the palace for decades and defeated countless opponents before he got to where he is today. His political acumen and recuperation are absolutely unparalleled.

There is no doubt about it.

At this time, the situation has not yet become clear, but Donglin and his gang have already begun to jump up and down around Prince Xin's mansion. This is obviously too anxious.

This is equivalent to them sticking their necks out to give Eunuch Wei a chance to strike.

However, although Donglin was defeated at this time and had almost completely lost the initiative of the cabinet, the power accumulated by the civil servant group for hundreds of years was far beyond what Eunuch Wei could wipe out in one fell swoop after only a few years of power.

The fact that Eunuch Wei could bear not to take action at this time shows that this guy is thinking of a bigger plot.

If the little emperor Tianqi's body is really fine...then~, it's really hard to say who will win...

pity.

Li Yuanqing was already at odds with the eunuchs at this time. Even if he disliked Dong Lin, he would never allow Eunuch Wei's sword to come down so neatly.

"How is Eunuch Wei doing lately?" Li Yuanqing looked into Chen Chuang's eyes.

Chen Chuang hurriedly reported in a low voice: "General, according to the news from our insiders, there has been nothing unusual about Eunuch Wei recently. On the contrary, the Hakka family has been out of the palace frequently. In recent times, he rarely lives in the palace..."

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Chen Chuang left the camp that night and headed to the capital to plan.

Li Yuanqing and his party rushed to the capital early the next morning.

Of course, at this time of year, Li Yuanqing would definitely not rush into the capital. They would first go to a manor in the suburbs of Beijing that was named by a distant relative of Yang Jiao's mother to rest.

The soldiers all changed into civilian clothes and went to the manor in several groups to gather.

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Capital, Forbidden City.

The sky was almost dark, and the low twilight of dusk filled the air, reflecting the tall green-tiled red walls into an ethereal dark red, like blood mist filling the sky.

Outside the imperial study, Eunuch Wei was dressed in a purple python robe and a white jade belt around his waist. He stood on the tall white jade stone steps with his hands behind his hands, quietly staring at the vast sunset on the horizon. The crow's feet in the corners of his eyes were getting deeper and deeper.

Behind him, Eunuch An and another young eunuch with a very clever name were respectfully attending him.

Just now, Eunuch Wei received news that three more big guys from Donglin went to visit Prince Xin's Mansion.

"snort."

Eunuch Wei couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"The emperor is not dead yet, and the sky has not changed yet! Are these people so impatient? Do you really think that his surname is Wei, and he dare not raise his sword to kill someone?"

Behind him, Eunuch An and the clever little eunuch knew that their ancestor was not in a good mood at this time, so he did not dare to breathe loudly and lowered his eyebrows for fear of violating his ancestor's taboo.

After a moment, Wei Zhongxian suddenly turned around and said to Mr. An: "Xiao Anzi, go and see the Qianqing Palace. How is the emperor's meal today?"

"Eh? Yes."

As soon as he heard the order, Mr. An did not dare to neglect, he hurriedly said yes respectfully, and trotted away.

Seeing Eunuch Wei's eyes glancing towards him, the clever little eunuch immediately lowered his eyebrows and waited respectfully for Eunuch Wei's instructions.

For a moment, the solemn look on Mr. Wei's face suddenly softened a little, and he smiled and said: "Xiaodouzi, how do you feel about serving Madam Fengsheng these days?"

Cold sweat was already oozing out from Xiaodouzi's forehead. He knew very well that at this moment, if he said even one wrong word, he would not be able to save his life.

After thinking for a moment, Xiaodouzi hurriedly said respectfully: "Mrs. Fengsheng is planning the strategy, but if there is any trouble, I will report it to my ancestors as soon as possible."

Wei Zhongxian suddenly burst out laughing, strode over, and patted Xiaodouzi hard on the shoulder, "Xiaodouzi, you are a smart and good boy, and a sensible boy. Do your best. As long as I, Wei, can survive it.

I will never treat you badly at this level!"

Xiaodouzi hurriedly made a 'plop' sound and knelt down on the ground, "Thank you for the promotion, my father-in-law. I am willing to go through fire and water for my father-in-law, even if I die."

Wei Zhongxian smiled, "Very good. It's up to you to keep an eye on the woman I'm meeting tonight!"

"Well?"

Xiaodouzi was sweating profusely in an instant. After a moment, he realized what he was doing and kowtowed respectfully, "I promise to complete the mission."

Wei Zhongxian smiled: "Go ahead. Oh, by the way, wait until tomorrow to receive the reward of one thousand taels of gold."

"Thank you, father-in-law."

It wasn't until he was a few hundred steps away from the royal study that Xiaodouzi let out a long breath.

The current situation is really getting more and more complicated.

If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

Fortunately, he has won the trust of Eunuch Wei. At least, in a short period of time, he does not have to worry too much about safety issues.

After calming down for a while, Xiaodouzi was about to leave the palace to take the woman from Lady Feng Sheng's side into the palace to welcome the emperor. By chance, he saw Eunuch An rushing towards him from the opposite side.

After all, Xiaodouzi was young and his reaction was quite smart. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "I have seen Mr. An."

"Um."

Eunuch An snorted from his nose, and as a response, he was about to walk past Xiaodouzi, but after a moment, he suddenly came back to his senses, with a smile on his face: "Xiaodouzi, how is our ancestor feeling now?"

Xiaodouzi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart, "This bastard looks down on others."

But he hurriedly smiled and said: "Return to Mr. An's words."

Xiaodouzi glanced around mysteriously, immediately lifting Mr. An's heart in his throat, just like a rooster with its neck stretched out.

Xiaodouzi then whispered: "Eunuch An, my ancestor is in a good mood now. He is just waiting for news from you. Please go there quickly."

Eunuch An couldn't help but be overjoyed, but he remembered that the emperor had only had a bowl of porridge until now. With his fat face, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter. After a moment, he suddenly realized that when he left, the emperor was not eating a bowl of porridge.

A meat pie?

"Xiaodouzi, young man, good job. Do a good job."

After saying that, Eunuch An walked forward calmly with eight-character steps.

Xiaodouzi spat softly, turned around and glanced at Eunuch An, and quickly ran towards the palace gate. His errand tonight turned out to be Eunuch An's errand. Wait, you old boy will be dumbfounded.

And here, seeing Xiaodouzi disappearing around the corner, Mr. An didn't dare to worry anymore, and hurriedly quickened his pace like a dog.

Although Xiaodouzi is young, he has been in the palace for almost five years, and he is quite clever. At this time, he is already one of the few trusted eunuchs in front of Eunuch Wei.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the guards guarding the gate respectfully asked for help, trying to get close to him, the famous man in front of Eunuch Wei.

Xiaodouzi cupped his hands and responded with a smile, and quickly walked out of the palace gate without any hindrance.

Arriving outside the palace gate, there were already many mules and carriages waiting to do palace business. Xiaodouzi glanced around and quickly found his old client.

The old owner was dressed as an old farmer in his thirties or forties, with big yellow teeth and a tobacco bag in his mouth. When he saw Xiaodouzi approaching, he smiled and said in a hurry: "Father, please get in the car? Where are we going?"

Xiaodouzi quickly got on the carriage and said in a sharp voice: "Old place. Hurry up."

"Yes. Father-in-law, please sit tight."

The old farmer cracked his whip several times, and the carriage quickly drove toward the city.

After walking more than a mile out of the palace city, the old farmer suddenly took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Xiaodouzi's hand through the curtain.

Xiaodouzi opened it and was overjoyed to see that it was a letter written by the general.

He opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced outside. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the sunset glow made it look like the sky was filled with blood mist.

With almost no hesitation, Xiaodouzi took the secret letter into his mouth, swallowed it with a gulp, and swallowed it.

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Chapter completed!