This is also why Wei Lang received a lot of help from Feng Zhongyi during the Battle of Hexi back then.

When Feng Zhongyi saw the hundred special forces soldiers who had come over, he finally felt a little more at ease. To be honest, although Feng Zhongyi had been in Wuzhou for more than ten years and had been on the battlefield several times, he was not good at these things. The Wuzhou government office was full of ordinary yamen runners who were not very good at interrogating spies or investigating situations. These hundred people, on the other hand, had some who were good at interrogation and some who were good at investigating situations. Feng Zhongyi was very confident in entrusting these tasks to them.

Within a few days, the situation was reported back: the largest inn in Wuzhou was actually a stronghold of the Great Yan. Through this stronghold, not only information about Wuzhou, but also various intelligence from all directions within the Great Liang territory were gathered here.

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhongyi broke out in a cold sweat. He looked through the intelligence he had found in the inn and saw some information about the capital that he himself did not know. He knew that this was a serious matter and that he had to report it. So he submitted a secret memorial to Emperor Liang Cheng.

These secret reports were delivered to the capital through special channels, with people and horses stopping along the way without stopping. By the evening of the next day, the secret reports were placed on Emperor Liang Cheng's desk.

Upon seeing the contents of the memorial, Emperor Liang Cheng was furious. He hadn't expected that the Great Yan had been planning this for over a decade, and that he was completely unaware of it. Most importantly, their investigation of the capital was extremely detailed, and some things that people outside the city wouldn't even know about. Feng Zhongyi told Emperor Liang Cheng in a very tactful tone that he believed that someone in the capital had already been bribed by the Great Yan, and that this person held a very high position.

Emperor Liang Cheng, disregarding the fact that it was almost time to close the palace gates, invited Prime Minister Feng and Xu Rao to the Imperial Study.

After such an incident, Emperor Liang Cheng trusted no one, but he still trusted Xu Rao. As for Prime Minister Feng, the one who submitted the memorial to him was Prime Minister Feng's second son, so there was naturally no problem.

After reading the secret memorial, Feng Xiang and Xu Rao were greatly alarmed. The Great Yan had been biding its time for so many years, harboring immense ambitions. If they were not careful, they might very well achieve the Great Yan's goals.

Emperor Liang Cheng rested his head on his hand and said, "My two ministers, you are already aware of the matter, but do you have any thoughts on it?"

Feng Xiang and Xu Rao looked at each other in disbelief. Anyone who saw such a memorial and thought about the situation in the capital would be shocked. They wouldn't have any other thoughts.

Emperor Liang sighed, stood up, walked to the two men, and said, "I have been on the throne for so many years, and I have always been conscientious and diligent. I never knew that I would be so unpopular. There are people in the court who have secretly defected to the Great Yan and are preparing to overthrow my rule and the rule of the Great Liang. You two are the people I can trust completely now. I ask that you two do your best to help me. I, Xiao Yan, thank you both."

After Emperor Liang finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Prime Minister Feng and Xu Rao, who were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground. Emperor Liang helped them up with one hand on each arm and said, "I beg you two to do your best to help me get through this difficult time."

Xu Rao looked at Prime Minister Feng and said, "Your Majesty, it is our duty as subjects to help you solve your problems. The situation in the capital may seem calm at present, but there are undercurrents beneath the surface. We urge Your Majesty to stabilize the situation in the court and the capital. At present, stability is the first thing we need to do."

Emperor Liang Cheng and Prime Minister Feng both nodded. Xu Rao thought for a moment and said, "Finding the person who has defected to the Great Yan cannot be rushed. There are so many ministers in the court, it will be very difficult to find this person. In my opinion, the affairs of the court should be handled as they are now, and this person should not know that he has been exposed. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to find this person later."

Seeing that Prime Minister Feng nodded to Emperor Liang Cheng, Xu Rao thought for a moment and said, "I think the methods used in Wuzhou this time are quite similar to those used by the soldiers of Yanmen Pass."

Emperor Liang Cheng nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Indeed, the reason we were able to find the spies in Wuzhou this time is thanks to Prefect Feng's secret request for help from Wei Lang of Yanmen Pass. Wei Lang sent a hundred soldiers over, and that's how we managed to find the spies by following the clues."

Xu Rao said, "In that case, Wuzhou still needs more help from Yanmen Pass. Your Majesty, please give Yanmen Pass a secret decree to secretly dispatch soldiers to the border river of Wuzhou. They must travel in secret. Remember this well."

Emperor Liang Cheng looked at Prime Minister Feng, who nodded repeatedly. He then nodded in agreement and said, "I will issue this immediately. My two beloved ministers, I have just been thinking about it. Since I am in the palace, it is inconvenient for me to handle many things. I will give each of you one hundred men. You can freely deploy these one hundred men to thoroughly investigate intelligence in the capital. After you have gathered the intelligence, you should summarize it and send it to Chen Wufu. Chen Wufu will then lead his men to carefully screen it and strive to find the spies in the capital as soon as possible."

Chen Wufu bowed and agreed. Xu Rao hesitated for a moment, then looked at Emperor Liang Cheng. Emperor Liang Cheng immediately understood Xu Rao's thoughts, nodded, and said, "Minister Xu, I will have the Grand Tutor increase the workload for the princes in the coming days."

Xu Rao looked uncomfortable, but still bowed to Emperor Liang Cheng and said yes.

As Xu Rao emerged from the palace and watched the heavy red palace gates slowly close behind her, she felt a chill run down her spine; she had broken out in a sweat.

After Feng Xiang forced his way out of the palace gate, he staggered a little. Xu Rao quickly supported him and whispered, "Feng Xiang, who knows how many eyes are watching us right now? You have to hold on."

With Xu Rao's support, Prime Minister Feng slowly walked to his carriage, cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Rao, and said, "Lord Xu, I will definitely pay you a visit another day."

Xu Rao smiled and returned the greeting. After watching Feng Xiang's carriage drive away, he got into his own carriage. Instead of going straight home, he went to a pastry shop on the street and bought some of Chen Zhaoci's favorite snacks before leisurely returning home.

After arriving home, he had someone send some snacks to Chen Zhaoci, and then he hurried to the Marquis's study.

Upon hearing Xu Rao's words, the Marquis was so shocked that he stood up abruptly. After a long while, he asked in a trembling voice, "Is this absolutely true?"

Xu Rao nodded and said, "Father, the intelligence was sent from Wuzhou by express courier. I saw in Feng Zhongyi's memorial that he asked Wei Lang's men to interrogate him, so it should be true."

After hearing Xu Rao's words, the Marquis remained silent for a long time. He slowly sat down, sighed, and said, "This Great Yan has been patient for so many years, and it's finally ready to make its move."

Hearing the Marquis say this, Xu Rao asked curiously, "Father, is there anything else involved?"

The Marquis squinted, his gaze fixed on something as if he were recalling something. After a long while, he said, "I heard this from somewhere else, and it's related to the Eldest Princess of that time, who was your grandmother's mother. Back then, the Great Liang Dynasty was newly established and weak. The Great Yan Dynasty originally had the strength to fight against the Great Liang. Unfortunately, after the Great Yan emperor and the Eldest Princess talked on the border river, the Great Yan emperor took the initiative to withdraw his troops, giving our Great Liang a chance to breathe. For many years, the Great Liang Dynasty has been recuperating, while the Great Yan Dynasty, due to its unfavorable geographical location, has not been living a very good life for its people. The Great Yan Dynasty has always wanted to seize the land in Wuzhou. Over the years, they should have been preparing for this."