Ye Lanying was convinced by the shopkeeper's last sentence, and felt that she was too worried. There are many aristocratic families in the world, some rose up when the Taizu established the dynasty, and some retired from the stage of history after the establishment of the Taizu. If they have a strong foundation, they can afford it There are too many top-notch families worth tens of thousands of dollars to count on your fingers.
Not necessarily members of the royal family, a family of four in their thirties, let alone the prince himself.
The prince is very young, but at a young age.
Now the prince has promulgated seven orders, and because of these seven orders, memorials from all over the country flew to the capital like snowflakes. It is said that the crown prince was so busy that he just got the news that he could not bear the illness and collapsed.
All affairs in the court were handed over to An Zaifu.
An Shuli is also about the same age as the crown prince. A just official worships the prime minister and assists the crown prince in governing. How can he escape from the capital
Therefore, it may be that a family member of a certain family has some urgent business at home and has to rush on the road overnight.
Ye Lanying thought for a while, then left the family of four, and continued to lie back on the bed and sleep.
And when she lay down and continued to sleep, Yun Mie had ordered someone to ride a fast horse to Zhaoyuan County with Yun Chi's order.
Mei Shuyan went back to Beijing for the funeral and nearly lost his life. After returning to Zhaoyuan County, he had piled up a pile of official business. He was afraid that he would miss useful news in the past few days, so he was dealing with the piled-up business on his desk day and night. affairs.
In the middle of the night and half a day later, a member of the Phoenix Guard quietly entered the Zhaoyuan County Shoufu Yamen.
Mei Shuyan didn't go to bed until late yesterday, and got up early to sort out his official duties. So far, he hasn't found anything wrong with his departure from Beijing for the past few days. The staff who came to replace him in the East Palace are very dedicated, and everything is organized in an orderly manner. It's him who cares too much up.
He thought, since nothing happened, he should let the staff of the Eastern Palace go back. His Highness the Crown Prince is just in the middle of employing people, so he can't tie people to continue to help in Zhaoyuan County.
He put down his pen and stood up, just as he was about to call for someone to invite the staff member over, when the door opened and closed silently, and a person stood in front of him.
This man was dressed in black, like a ghost, suddenly appeared, he was startled, and just about to shout, the man took out the badge of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Mei Shuyan immediately closed her opened mouth, suppressed her terrified heartbeat, looked at the person coming, cupped her hands at the token, and asked, "Is it the messenger of His Royal Highness?"
The person who came nodded and said in an ordinary voice, "Lord Mei listened to the order. Ye Lanying, the adopted daughter of the King of Lingnan, secretly hid 20 vehicles of crossbow arrows through the cloth business of the caravan. Your Highness ordered that these 20 vehicles of crossbow arrows must pass through Zhaoyuan County. Master Mei took people under arrest, put Ye Lanying in custody, and reported it to An Zaifu for thorough investigation and disposal."
Mei Shuyan was startled, and quickly knelt down on one knee, "I obey."
The visitor said again, "Ye Lanying's caravan should arrive in two or three days. Your Highness has ordered you to prepare early, Mr. Mei. That woman seems to be very smart, and she is very popular with the King of Lingnan. Please be careful, Mr. Mei. Leak the news."
"Yes, I must be cautious." Mei Shuyan nodded.
The man handed a token to Mei Shuyan, "This is a tiger talisman. His Highness also said that Mr. Mei can use the tiger talisman to transfer soldiers and horses at the foot of the capital. The capital is now stable, so it is no problem to send some soldiers and horses to use. In short, This matter must be done properly, and Ye Lanying must stop it."
"Yes." Mei Shuyan took the Tiger Talisman.
The visitor didn't say much, just like when he came, he left without a sound.
As he left, the door closed without a sound, without a trace of wind or sound.
Mei Shuyan stood up, thinking that it seemed that the staff of the Eastern Palace could not be allowed to return to the capital for the time being. This matter was of great importance, and he needed to discuss a proper way with someone personally.
When he found out about the Lingnan Prince's Mansion years ago, although he didn't dare to investigate further, he basically understood the situation of the Lingnan Palace. This Ye Lanying was really extraordinary. Although she was a woman, she was more favored by the King of Lingnan than the sons of the Lingnan Palace. Her subordinates were in charge of the business of the Lingnan Palace, and she did not expect to lead the caravan herself this time.
But in Zhaoyuan County's files and customs clearance records, there is no record of her customs clearance documents.
It stands to reason that as long as it has happened, there will be traces to check. Whether it is from south to north or from west to east, Zhaoyuan County is well-connected due to its geographical location. No matter which direction you go, you must go through Zhaoyuan County. Yuan County.
And he has been in Zhaoyuan County for more than half a year, which is not a short time. After so long, he didn't know when Ye Lanying passed through the pass to go to the north. Now it is obvious that he passed through Zhaoyuan County to go to Lingnan again.
He felt that he was careful enough, but there was this mistake. I am afraid that there is an insider in the county magistrate's office in Zhaoyuan County. Either he did not report the record of customs clearance to him at all, or he secretly deleted Ye Lanying's record. .
Perhaps, one more thing, she used a false document.
Two or three days is an urgent time, and I am afraid it will not be easy to find out the inner ghost, otherwise, if one fails, it will inevitably leak out.
He pondered for a long time, and ordered someone to call in the staff of the East Palace to discuss with him.
Since His Royal Highness sent this staff member, he is a very trustworthy person.
The staff member was also shocked when he heard this, "His Royal Highness personally sent someone to inform Your Excellency to stop Ye Lanying and detain him. Obviously, he intends to point his sword at the Lingnan Palace." After finishing speaking, he said, "Speaking of the inner ghost, I also feel that there must be, otherwise my lord will return to Beijing to go to the filial piety, and I will secretly replace my lord as director, and my lord left secretly, only a few people know. But my lord was chased and killed all the way out of Zhaoyuan County, and the other party Another person from the Lingnan Prince's Mansion. Obviously, it was the inner ghost who disclosed the news of your return to Beijing. I originally wanted to talk to you about this when you came back, but seeing you plunged into the file, I wanted to observe first. Observe, who is the inner ghost, and then tell the lord, after all, those who can follow the lord to contact the important affairs are the close people trusted by the lord. I didn't expect that His Highness sent someone to send the news so quickly. The time is too short. Arranging arrangements, I'm afraid it's not easy to find out the ghost."
Mei Shuyan broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the words, "Could it be that there are ghosts among the people brought by my Meifu?"
The staff gave a "click", looked at Mei Shuyan and said, "It's hard to say."
Mei Shuyan's face was gloomy, "Grandpa's death, so far we haven't found out who was responsible for it. Although the Mei Mansion is not as well-guarded as the East Palace and the Imperial Palace, it is not without rules. It is also very cautious about food and clothing. The people behind the attack attacked Zhao Zaifu and his grandfather, and at the same time attacked Jing Guogong, but what Jing Guogong used was the same heart-eating Gu as the royal family, and Jing Guogong was lucky enough to be found out in advance. It can be seen , I am afraid that there are traitors in every mansion. Maybe some of the people I brought with me may be there. In this way, I really dare not trust the people around me casually."
"This matter must never be lost again." The staff suggested, "Since Your Highness has given the Lord a tiger talisman, then, while there is time, why not take the tiger talisman and go to Jinglu soldiers and horses for five hundred miles, two days. One back and forth is definitely feasible. There are 300,000 soldiers and horses in Jinglu, and at least 50,000 must be transferred. Since the people around the lord dare not trust the lord, why don't you hand over the tiger talisman to me, and I will go back to Beijing as an excuse to hurry up. Take the Tiger Talisman back, the Jinglu soldiers and horses are now in charge of the adults’ younger brother, and with the Tiger Talisman given by His Highness, it will be easy to mobilize troops.”
Mei Shuyan also felt that the staff's suggestion was feasible. He had originally planned to let the staff back to Beijing, and now it happened that it would not arouse suspicion. He immediately nodded resolutely, gave him the tiger talisman, and told him, "Be careful on the road. After you leave, I will do nothing and pretend that I don't know about it, so as not to make any movement, be noticed, let out the wind, and wait for you." When the soldiers come back, if you kill Ye Lanying by surprise, you can also go to great lengths to find out the ghost."
"Okay, I'll leave right now." The aide put the Tiger Talisman in his hand, turned around and left without further words.
He pushed open the door, came to the courtyard at the entrance, walked two steps, turned around again, bowed deeply to Mei Shuyan who was standing at the door to see him out, bowed to the end, and said loudly, "My lord, this is my farewell, the official of Zhaoyuan County It is heavy, please take care of your body, Your Highness will rely more on your value in the future, your lord must not fall down."
Mei Shuyan immediately cupped his hands, "Mr. Zhu, walk slowly all the way. Although it is spring and the weather is cold, please take care of yourself. After you return to Beijing, please tell His Highness for me, and please take care of your health. I heard that His Highness fell ill. , and I am very worried about it, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely guard Zhaoyuan County for His Highness."
"His Royal Highness suddenly fell ill. I am really anxious. I can't walk slowly. I have to hurry back." The staff cupped their hands again, "Take care, my lord."
The two came and went, and after a clear conversation, they left openly.
Only the two of them knew in their hearts that the aides were going to transfer troops and would come back, and now they were just putting on a show.
The staff members rode the fastest horses out of Zhaoyuan County and rode all the way back to the capital.
No one doubted that he was returning to Beijing with a purpose. They all thought that he came from the staff of the Eastern Palace and was a member of the Eastern Palace. Hearing that His Royal Highness fell ill, he hurried back to Beijing on a fast horse because he was worried about His Highness.
Everything is going on in secret.