Chapter 106 People and Things in the Capital 1
In more than a month, Bai Hongzhi became a completely different person.

At this time, he was wearing a blue coarse cloth gown and flat black cloth shoes. He stood quietly in front of the desk. Perhaps due to the torture of illness, he had lost a lot of weight. He wore an eye patch on his left eye, and his right eye looked very big because of his thin cheek.

After a while, Bai Hongzhi came back to his senses and looked at the rolled-up silk scroll on the desk.

Unfolding the scroll and looking carefully, it turned out to be the civilian map of Henan Province.

Bai Hongzhi picked up the pen, dipped it in the inkwell, and then drew a few circles on the map.

If the governor of Henan saw it, he would be shocked, because the places circled by Bai Hongzhi were all areas washed away by the Yellow River.

At this time, the old steward came in excitedly, greeted Bai Hongzhi, and then handed a letter to Bai Hongzhi with both hands: “Master Sun, the letter from the leader of the Qinglong Hall has found news about Yang Qilong. He should be in the capital.”

Bai Hongzhi put down his pen and took the letter.

The elderly steward suppressed his excitement. No one in the White Lotus Sect had ever seen anyone from the Zhu family. It was because the leader of the White Lotus Sect was in contact with a man named Yang Qilong. As long as they found Yang Qilong, they would be able to find anyone from the Zhu family.

After reading the letter, Bai Hongzhi raised his head and thought silently. After thinking for a moment, he handed the letter back to the elderly manager.

The old steward was stunned: “Master Sun”

Bai Hongzhi sat down and said, “Take your time to check it out. It may be useful in the future.”

After hearing this, the old steward cut Li Hu into pieces in his mind again. Because of him, all his plans were ruined!

Bai Hongzhi: “Send people to Henan to keep an eye on the breaches and see what materials they are using.” As he said this, he pushed the map forward.

“Yes.”

The old steward folded the map carefully and said with a smile: “Those corrupt officials are very evil. I guess, except for the Kaifeng section, they will deal with other places randomly. Any broken stones and grass bags can be flushed out with a pee. If the dam breaks next year, we can make a fortune again.”

Bai Hongzhi suddenly remembered: “Just now I heard firecrackers being set off on the street in Qianmen. What’s going on?”

The old steward hesitated for a moment and replied, “The court won a victory.”

Bai Hongzhi asked again: “Where?”

The old steward changed the subject: “This dragon sucking water is good! The Lianghuai salt tax has become even more chaotic, and we can also get a piece of the pie.”

Bai Hongzhi stared at him with his right eye: “Speak!”

The old steward sighed and said, “It’s Li Hu.”

Bai Hongzhi was shocked: “Him? He is not in the military camp.” At this point, he realized that they had all been deceived.

The old steward: “Li Hu went to Yulin and led the local army to defeat the combined forces of the Zhengbai Banner and the Ikh Zhao League.”

Bai Hongzhi suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was shrill.

The old steward was frightened by his terrible laughter.

The laughter finally stopped. Bai Hongzhi said, “What a good move! Tell me, how did the dog emperor reward Li Hu?”

The old steward swallowed his saliva and said, “.Specially appointed the deputy general of the Beijing camp.”

Bai Hongzhi’s right eye turned red, and he reached out a hand to touch the tea bowl on the table.

“Young Master Sun!” The elderly steward took the tea bowl away in time.

Bai Hongzhi was stunned, his chest rising and falling. After a long while, he evened out his breathing and said, “Okay, okay, let him run rampant for a while longer.”

The old steward put down the tea bowl and said, “There will always be a chance.”

Bai Hongzhi’s eyes flashed: “Find an opportunity to contact King Zhongshun.”

The elderly steward hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Just then, a well-dressed man with sweat all over his brow rushed in.

Bai Hongzhi raised his head in surprise.

The elderly steward frowned and was about to get angry.

The man gasped: “Right, Right Protector is dead”

Bai Hongzhi and the elderly steward were both shocked.

The man said, “It’s the Zhen family in Jiangnan. Zhen Yingjia’s eldest son Zhen Fu got the news from somewhere and led the guards of the Tirenyuan to ambush the Right Protector and his party who were returning to Anhui in Liuhe.”

After a moment of silence, the old steward spoke up: “Something must have happened at the headquarters.”

Bai Hongzhi nodded. Including the right protector, three senior officials of the headquarters had been killed, and all of them died at the hands of local government officials.

There must be a traitor at the headquarters, and he has a very high status!

Bai Hongzhi suddenly remembered and said to the man, “You leave immediately and tell the leader of the Azure Dragon Hall this news within three days. Ask him to be careful and not to contact the headquarters for the time being.”

The man said: “Yes!” He turned around and walked out.

Bai Hongzhi walked to the door, sighed deeply, and looked into the distance: “The leader is old, and the people below have their own little ideas.” The sound of hurried footsteps awakened Bai Hongzhi, and a man dressed as a servant hurried over.

Man: “Master Sun, the family of the Duke of Shan’s Mansion has returned to the capital.”

Bai Hongzhi asked anxiously: “What’s going on?”

The man shook his head.

Bai Hongzhi: “Check!”

Man: “Yes!” He turned around and walked away quickly.

If Li Hu’s great victory in Yulin shocked everyone, then the incident at the Shanguo Mansion made everyone drop their jaws.

For a while, the whole city was talking about it!

Just when most people were focusing their attention on the Shanguogong Mansion, Captain Qiu was invited to the Zhongshunwang Mansion.

The melodious sound of a flute came from afar.

The steward of Prince Zhongshun’s mansion accompanied Captain Qiu into the backyard, and saw Prince Zhongshun staring at the young female actor on the stage, tapping the table with his fingers to clap his hands.

The butler walked up to Prince Zhongshun and said softly, “Your Majesty, Commander Qiu is here.”

King Zhongshun: “Let him come over.” As he said that, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Commander Qiu came over and saluted Prince Zhongshun: “Your Majesty!”

King Zhongshun didn’t even turn his head, but just waved his hand as a response.

It wasn’t like this before!

Captain Qiu was angry in his heart but appeared indifferent. He stood there quietly, waiting.

Finally, the plays and music on the stage stopped, and the actors and musicians all saluted King Zhongshun.

King Zhongshun waved his hand and said, “Reward!”

The actors and musicians said, “Thank you, Your Highness!” and bowed before retreating.

Prince Zhongshun pointed at the young actress and said, “Official Qi, please stay and drink with me.”

Official Qi walked over, picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine, and then held it with both hands to King Zhongshun.

Prince Zhongshun took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Then he looked at Captain Qiu and asked, “What do you mean?”

Captain Qiu looked at Officer Qi and hesitated: “This…”

Prince Zhongshun looked at Qi Guan and said, “You go down first.”

“Yes.” Officer Qi first filled King Zhongshun’s glass with wine, then retreated.

Prince Zhongshun stared at Qi Guan’s disappearing back and said, “Go ahead.”

Captain Qiu: “As you know, the Northern Pacification Division has been cleared out, and the remaining ones are just minions. I heard that this matter is related to Li Hu.”

Prince Zhongshun frowned and asked, “Why is he everywhere?”

Captain Qiu smiled bitterly and said, “He is not only the prince’s confidant, but also a person trusted by the emperor. Some secret matters must be handed over to people like him.” When he said this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

With a humph, King Zhongshun picked up the wine and drank it. “Find a way to investigate. I feel that something big is going to happen in the court.”

Captain Qiu sneered in his heart, what do you think? It’s the old butler!

Captain Qiu paused and said, “I’ll try my best.”

Prince Zhongshun glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, and then said: “Don’t you have any thoughts about Li Hu?”

Captain Qiu: “What can I think of? I just want to find a way to climb up again!”

King Zhongshun looked at him and said, “You are not sincere in what you said!”

This made Captain Qiu feel very uncomfortable, and he folded his arms and said, “If your Majesty has nothing serious to do, I will leave you.”

King Zhongshun: “I have some news, would you like to hear it?”

Captain Qiu looked at him.

King Zhongshun: “Don’t you want to make a contribution? Keep an eye on the Daxiangguo Temple.”

Commander Qiu: “Daxiangguo Temple?”

Prince Zhongshun stood up and said, “Be careful. If anything goes wrong, I won’t take the blame!”

Captain Qiu was startled, his eyes wandered for a moment, and he replied, “Goodbye!” After that, he hurried out.

(End of this chapter)