With a light bang, the lamp blossomed, and the room lit up and then dimmed. Cao Yi, who was thinking, was suddenly pulled back to reality. Seeing Cao Xiang take off the lampshade and lit up the wick, Cao Yi had already made a decision in his heart.

The Fourth Master Li Xiao wants to use his connections, prestige, and practical experience over the past few decades. Li Xiao is really much stronger than Li Jian. Li Jian was not wrong with ousting himself from power. He was the emperor and the minister, but he obviously chose the wrong opportunity and was too anxious. Xu Enmao may be a good adviser, but he may not be a good minister of governance. There is a huge difference between the two.

"Cao Xiang, please send someone to see your son these days!" Cao Yi suddenly said.

"Ah?" Cao Xiang obviously didn't react. He looked at Cao Yi and was shocked and at a loss.

"I have a few letters here, and I will send someone to Weizhou with yours at that time." Cao Yi said lightly.

"Oh, yes, yes!" Cao Xianglian nodded repeatedly, asking him to send someone to see his son was just an excuse. The key was to send those letters. "The old servant will choose a steady person to do this!"

"Grinding ink!" Cao Yi raised his pen. In the Jingzhong, he was not easy to move for the time being, but his hometown was in Weizhou. Almost all of his people were his own people. Xiao Zhongze of Tongzhou was also a Jinshi and a friend for many years. Yang Hongfa of Luzhou was even his disciple.

When I heard the news that Cheng Qun suddenly had an abnormality and launched a large-scale attack on Congliang's troops, I had a very strange feeling. I already knew Cheng Qun, and this person either did not take that step. Once he took it, he would never go back. But now I don't know what the Fourth Master used to impress this person, thus setting up a deadly situation for Xue Chengyi.

Today, when Cao Yi saw Zuo Wenzhong, he knew that things were irreversible. Li Xiao dared to speak, so naturally the killing situation had begun. Since that is the case, he must of course maximize his interests, and the method of maximization was to let him experience his energy during the process of Li Xiao's advance to Beijing.

The chief minister of Dayue could only be himself. Cao Yi picked up his pen and dipped it in ink. After thinking for a moment, he had already written down his writing.

The Fourth Master’s Mansion.

Compared to the Cao Mansion, which is deserted in front of the door, the Fourth Master Mansion can now be described as dilapidated. The majestic door was closed tightly, and the red paint on the door was mottled, and large areas were already falling off. The two huge copper rings were heavily rusted and they were tightly bonded to the rich door. I don’t know how many days this door has not been opened.

In front of the door, above the wide street, in addition to the middle, you can also vaguely see the previously flat bluestone road. Both sides are covered with knee-high weeds.

There were only a few places in the huge Fourth Master’s Mansion with lights, and the other areas were pitch black.

A black shadow jumped lightly onto the high wall, lying on the wall like a raccoon, observing the surroundings alertly for a long time. Then he jumped down and fell into the yard.

In the houses with lights in front of them, you can see a lot of people gathering together, and you can vaguely hear the sound of drinking and punching. Obviously, these are the soldiers who are in charge of guarding the house. The people came to the house, and they stopped for a moment, then jumped up and rushed towards the backyard.

The black shadow was obviously extremely familiar with this house. There were guard posts and hidden whistles there. He knew very well. He avoided these places without any effort and ran towards the somewhat desolate lonely lamp in the backyard.

It was a very small courtyard, with weeds growing in front of the door, and half a foot thick leaves fell. The guards were obviously much tighter than outside. From time to time, a team of patrol soldiers walked by here. The shadows were lying in the dark, staring at these patrol soldiers, secretly calculating the time they had been in contact with each other. The discipline of these soldiers seemed very loose. During the patrol, they were still talking gossip and joked from time to time. They had been stationed in the Fourth Master's Mansion for several years, but they were just a few people who were powerless to guard. At first, they were a little nervous, but as time passed, they no longer cared about it.

Maybe no one cares about the people in this small yard.

After two drum beats, the black shadow rose up and gently pressed his hand on the courtyard wall. It turned over and fell into the courtyard.

The dim light reflected a thin figure on the window paper. The black shadow slowly dived under the window. He heard the man in the room humming a song softly. He slowly straightened up and gently poked a small hole in the window paper and looked inward. The former noble fourth princess Xinmei was sitting in front of the bed, gently patting the two children on the bed, obviously coaxing the two children to sleep.

The black shadow touched the door, turned his wrists and gently took out a short dagger, inserted it into the crack of the door, trying to open the door, but never thought that the door opened, and the door was opened in response. The door was not tied at all. The black shadow was stunned, and the creaking sound of the door opening obviously shocked the people inside. Xinmei suddenly turned around, looked at the black shadow squatting there from the half door that was opened, stood up suddenly, and opened her mouth to scream.

"Princess, it's me!" The black shadow jumped into the room, turned around and covered the door, and whispered in a hurry.

Xinmei suddenly reached out and covered her mouth, holding back the scream. The visitor had already pulled down the masked cloth and bowed to Xinmei.

"Liang Zhongwen, why are you? How did you come in?" Looking at Lian Zhongwen who was kneeling in front of him, he said in shock.

"Empress, I have been in Shangjing for a long time, and I have not found a good opportunity to see you. Please forgive me!" Lian Zhongwen whispered. Looking at Xinmei, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were extremely obvious. What shocked Lian Zhongwen the most was that there was a lot of white hair mixed in Xinmei's hair, "Empress, you have suffered!"

Xinmei shook her head, "Is he okay with the Fourth Master?"

"The Fourth Master is very good!" Lian Zhongwen nodded.

"Is it true? Don't lie to me!" Xinmei stared at Lian Zhongwen, "During the daytime, the little official who guarded me came proudly to tell me that Congliang Su Can has been defeated in Jiangzhou, and the Fourth Master is defeated!" At this point, his face suddenly changed miserably, "You came suddenly, isn't something wrong?"

"Speak softly!" Lian Zhongwen said anxiously. He blew out the lights in one whisper, "Empress, sit down, the Fourth Master is fine, and we are about to win. This time I come here to save the Empress at the order of Princess Nianyun."

"real?"

"Yes!" Lian Zhongwen nodded affirmatively.

"Tell me in detail!"

The room was pitch black, Xinmei was sitting by the bed, Lian Zhongwen sat cross-legged in front of the bed, gently telling Xinmei the current situation one by one.

"Empress, our army will soon defeat Xue Chengyi. Tongzhou is within reach. The army will attack directly on the capital. The Fourth Master and Princess Nian Yun are both worried that when the army appears in the capital, the old man will vent his anger on the Empress and the two little princesses. So one of the important tasks I have come to this time is to rescue you."

"Have Cheng Qun surrendered to the Fourth Master?" Xinmei asked. "This time you go to Beijing, besides me, you will also take away the families of Cheng Qun and the main generals of the Four Guards, right?"

"Yes, Empress! We have all set up the arrangements. In the past two days, we will arrange for these people to leave the city in batches. There are already people outside the city to pick them up. We are going to send them to Weizhou first."

"Weizhou?"

"Yes, Weizhou is the territory of the chief minister Cao Yi, where we can hide it."

"Shoushou Cao also agreed to assist the Fourth Master."

"yes!"

Xinmei stood up and said for a while: "I can't leave!"

Lian Zhongwen was shocked, "Empress, this is the last chance."

"You can arrange for Cheng Qun and the families of the four guards to leave Beijing because this time the Jiangzhou victory blinded Li Jian's eyes and relaxed the surveillance of them, so you have a chance. But here, you should have seen it when you come in. It is very cautious. The official guarding me will come to check it several times every day. If I leave, it will be alarmed in a few hours. Lian Zhongwen, at that time, the whole city was martial law and the detective cavalry were everywhere. No one of you can leave. Don't forget that Gou Jing is now in the capital!"

"Empress, even if we can't save them, we will save you and the two princesses!" Lian Zhongwen said anxiously.

"Don't worry!" Xinmei whispered: "What else can I do now besides my noble status? I can't help the Fourth Master at all, but the families of Cheng Qun and others are different. Rescuing them and holding them in my hands can make Cheng Qun even more devoted. If they make mistakes, I don't know what accidents will happen. So, they are much more important than me now."

"Empress, there are two princesses! If that day really comes, will you watch the two princesses..." Xinmei sat down beside the bed, gently stroked the faces of the two sleeping daughters, and tears fell down her robes, "My miserable daughter, don't be born in the imperial family in the next life!"

"You go!" Xinmei turned around.

"Empress!" Lian Zhongwen knelt down.

"Is Nianyun okay? But have the Fourth Master's child?"

"Yes, Princess Nianyun is about to give birth. Prince, oh, that is, Doctor Wen must be a boy."

"Then I'll be relieved!" A smile appeared on Xinmei's lips, "Go, we may not die!"

Lian Zhongwen kowtowed heavily, "Empress, take care of yourself!"

Cao Mansion, Cao Yi looked at Zuo Wenzhong, "The people guarding the Fourth Master's Mansion are still from your Ministry of Justice?"

"yes!"

"I heard that the official in charge of the guard was very disrespectful to the Fourth Princess!" Cao Yi said lightly.

"Weichen knows it, but it's not convenient to intervene."

"This person will die unexpectedly. You can try to change your own person in the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the soldiers guarding will also change your own person one after another."

"Is this action a little bigger?" Zuo Wenzhong hesitated.
Chapter completed!