Furthermore, Fourth Master had always been worried about Hongshi's affairs in Geshan Village. If Hongshi was really trying to curry favor with him, then he felt it was impossible to let it go so easily, especially since Hongshi had close ties with Eighth Master. Whenever he thought of this, Fourth Master felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.
That day, he summoned the leader of the Wind Chaser Team and asked, "Are you sure you didn't leak any information when you went to Kaifeng Prefecture last time?"
The team leader replied, "Your Majesty, my subordinate and the other spies were carrying out the mission in secret, and I did not tell anyone the details of the mission before we arrived in Kaifeng."
Fourth Master said, "Take a thorough look inside the Shadow Chaser Group. If anyone is in contact with the Eighth Prince, bring them to me immediately, do you understand?"
The team leader said, "Your Majesty, you suspect..." He didn't finish his sentence.
The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "Since you understand, then I don't need to explain further. You may leave!"
After the team leader left, Fourth Master sat wearily in a chair. This Shadow Chasing Team was established during the reign of Emperor Taizu and has always obeyed only the emperor. He did not believe that there would be any traitors among them, but if someone was really bribed, it would be a major event that would shake the foundation of the country!
She had never considered letting Hongshi inherit the throne, even though he was the empress's adopted son, there was indeed a group of people in the court who supported him.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Prince became even more determined to establish an heir as soon as possible.
He had discussed this matter with the Thirteenth Prince before and decided to propose a system for secretly designating an heir.
Following the example of the late emperor, the name of the successor of the Qing Dynasty was written in the imperial edict and hidden behind the plaque of Zhengda Guangming in the Qianqing Palace.
After thinking for a while, the Emperor still picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Feng, instructing him to go to Kaifeng Prefecture again to inquire about Hongshi's situation, and this time it had to be kept absolutely confidential. Although the Emperor was now utterly disappointed in Hongshi, Hongshi was, after all, his own son, and he didn't want to wrong him. Perhaps Hongshi had been used by someone. Even though the Fourth Prince didn't quite trust everyone in the Shadow Chaser Group, he still had confidence in the Wind Chaser Group, and there was no one else who could handle this matter now.
The Fourth Prince had the letter tied to the leg of a carrier pigeon, thinking to himself, "Chasing Wind, I hope you won't disappoint me."
The leader of the Wind Chaser team returned to the Shadow Chaser team's secret base. He immediately ordered his trusted confidants to thoroughly investigate the recent movements of their spies and to report to him immediately if anyone contacted outsiders.
The team leader didn't quite believe his subordinates would betray the organization, but since the emperor had given the order, he had no choice but to investigate. Feng thought to himself, "I really hope the emperor is wrong."
Just as he was pondering, the carrier pigeon that Fourth Master had released arrived beside him. The pigeon perched by the window and cooed twice, pulling him back from his thoughts. He went over, took the letter from the pigeon's leg, and then released the pigeon back.
After reading the letter, he knew that this matter was of great importance, so he decided not to tell anyone else, but to take his men and go to Geshan Village again.
Just as Feng and his group arrived in Kaifeng, the Eighth Prince's spies also arrived. However, their purposes differed. The Feng-chasing group came to inquire about the disaster situation, while the other group was there for Ruan Dafeng's family. Although their purposes differed, they had one thing in common: Geshan Village.
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