Chapter 0061: Just in Time

Although paper is expensive nowadays, people still habitually leave a lot of blank space on their letter paper.

Fuzi was of noble birth, the son of an official in Chang'an. Because of his affinity with Buddhism, he was sent to Zunshan Temple by his family. Later, because of his talent, he was spotted by the old abbot and raised personally.

It is a huge misunderstanding to think that Buddhism is a pure place and that all the monks there are incorruptible. Any place with a little more incense is already rich, let alone a temple like Zunshan Temple that was supported by the royal family. Statistics show that before the Hu people moved south, Zunshan Temple received 30 million coins in incense donations every year, which is equivalent to 75,000 gold cakes.

This is not just the amount for one year, but it is the same every year. I don’t know what these monks do with so much money. Anyway, one thing is guaranteed, that is, the Buddhist disciples must have lived a very comfortable life since childhood.

He was rich before, no, he had never been poor until now, so the Buddhist was quite generous in writing letters. He actually wrote four pages of polite words. If Xiao Rong hadn't known that the Buddhist didn't understand his plan, he would have thought that the Buddhist was deliberately cooperating with him. ...

In short, Xiao Rong tried his best to write small, and almost every blank space on the page was filled with his words. The little emperor had limited literary literacy, and after Sun Renluan discovered that he was learning very quickly, he deliberately delayed his courses. He only studied for ten days in a month, and the remaining twenty days were spent practicing calligraphy.

Fortunately, he had Hengshun by his side. People had not yet suffered enough from the eunuchs' dictatorship, so there was no rule that eunuchs were not allowed to read.

When he encountered someone he didn't recognize, Hengshun would read it to him. Gradually, Xiao Rong's meaning was conveyed to the little emperor.

First, Xiao Rong taught him how to write the secret letter without words. Use a pen dipped in orange juice to write. After the watermark dries, nothing can be seen. Use fire to bake it for a while, and the handwriting will reappear. However, it must be burned immediately after reading it, because the handwriting cannot be erased again after it is revealed.

The little emperor opened his mouth slightly. What shocked him the most was that the word could actually be gradually revealed, just like a magic. But before he could digest his shock, Xiao Rong revealed the magic to him.

The little emperor was a little confused. If this was true, shouldn't Xiao Rong have kept it secret and said nothing? Why did he teach him?

Xiao Rong seemed to know how he would react, so he explained his behavior in the next sentence. He hoped that the little emperor would communicate with him in this way in the future. There was no need to write much, just to let him know that he was safe.

His writing was heartfelt. He said that now the country is no longer a country, and the monarch is no longer a monarch. There are jackals and tigers everywhere, threatening the world that Emperor Wu conquered through his conquests. The emperor is under house arrest and humiliated like a prisoner. It's a pity that he is just a scholar and has no place to use his talents. Because of his family, he cannot show his talents in Nanjing. Fortunately, Qu Yunmie is a stupid and brainless warrior. He believed in his sweet words and became more and more confident in himself. Although the Zhenbei Army is not a good place to go, and the officials under Qu Yunmie unite to exclude and isolate him, for the sake of His Majesty and the Yong Dynasty, he will not regret it even if he dies nine times!

He told the young emperor not to worry, that he was not the only righteous man in the world, and that there were many people waiting for His Majesty to save them. Although their power was small, as long as time went on, a thousand-mile dam could be breached by an ant hole. They would work hard to strengthen themselves, and sooner or later they would break into Jinling, capture the traitor Sun Renluan, and support His Majesty in ruling the country. He begged the young emperor to believe him, not to act rashly, and to keep a low profile under Sun Renluan. The young emperor did not need to do anything, but just stay alive and wait for him to come with his men.

During this period, he would write letters to the little emperor in the name of Qu Yunmie and others. In the reply, the little emperor could use this secret method to write a few words, so that he would know that the little emperor was safe. If something happened, such as a change in Nanjing, the little emperor's safety was threatened, he could also use this method to pass the message. Xiao Rong swore that he would rescue the little emperor at all costs.

It was unsafe for the young emperor to always burn letters because Sun Renluan might find out. Therefore, not all letters sent from Chenliu contained the secret letter he left behind. But if there was, it meant that their preparations were finally complete.

When writing the last sentence, Xiao Rong's handwriting became a lot more messy, as if he was becoming very excited. The little emperor stared at the last line of words for a long time without moving his eyes.

——Your Majesty can burn incense and bathe, sit upright in the Taiji Hall, and wait for your ministers to eliminate the rebels. In a moment, the dragon will come to the world and shine on all directions.

When Xiao Rong went to the palace that day, he only brought two people with him, but when he came back from the palace, he was followed by a team of guards.

Seeing this scene, all the people who stayed behind rushed out instantly, especially the guards, who drew their knives one by one. As long as there was the slightest thing wrong, they would start killing.

Seeing their reactions, Xiao Rong wanted to walk over and give each of them a blow on the head, but after a moment of silence, he just smiled bitterly and turned around: "I'm already here, do you want to go in with me?"

The leader did not answer, but looked at the guards behind him.

Xiao Rong immediately turned around and shouted at them loudly, "Go back! What are you doing here under the Emperor's feet?"

It would be strange if they could go back at this juncture. Their only mission on this trip is to protect Xiao Rong. Even if Xiao Rong threatened to kill them, they would not move.

Xiao Rong also knew this, so he turned back and the bitter smile on his face deepened: "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself in front of you. I really got lost today, and I didn't mean to do anything bad. I hope you can speak a few fair words for me to the Grand Marshal when you go back."

As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of silver from his sleeves. These were cut from silver cakes. To be honest, these guards working in the palace would not even look at such a small gift.

They all have family backgrounds, either from aristocratic families or wealthy families, so who would be short of a little money?

The more they felt that Xiao Rong was poor, the more they looked down on him. Da Sima asked them to keep an eye on Xiao Rong and not to communicate with anyone on the way back, but he didn't say whether they should keep an eye on his residence as well. Since he didn't say that, they didn't want to stay here and do the job of following him.