"My brother and I have been staying in Ningguta for the past two years. We don't know much about the situation of the court officials, and we haven't heard much about Lord Zhen before. Alas! Such a loyal man died tragically at the hands of a rebel, and his entire family was executed. It's really too tragic," Kong Wenjie couldn't help sighing, and paused before saying, "However, Lord Zhen's shocking move can also let the world see what kind of person our current emperor is, and whether he is worthy of being the true dragon emperor!"
"Yes, although Prince Rong ordered to block what happened in today's coronation ceremony, how can it be blocked?" Fu Jiayou said in a deep voice, "And why did Lord Zhen's family end up with the whole family being executed? Although the crime can be framed at random, the eyes of the world are sharp. Why did Lord Zhen's body and head be separated for participating in the coronation ceremony? Why did the whole family have to be executed? Who wouldn't think too much?"
"Brother Fu is right. A few days ago, Zuo Xiang was beheaded in court and the Fang family was thrown into prison. Didn't Prince Rong also order the news to be blocked? But in the end, didn't the whole city get into an uproar?" Kong Wenjie said sarcastically. While taking a sip of tea, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Fu Jiayou, "When are we leaving Beijing? There has been no chance to send a letter to Zhili in the past few days. Master and Madam must be worried."
"Brother Kong, I'm afraid this is a bit difficult," Fu Jiayou looked at Kong Wenjie with a troubled expression, "Prince Rong suddenly ordered to strengthen the surveillance of ministers. The two Jinyiwei who had been following me just now went straight into the courtyard and said they would escort us all the way back to Zhili, so the method we discussed before is definitely not feasible."
On the night of June 30th, Kong Wenjie took advantage of the chaos to break into the palace. He was wearing the armor of the Imperial Guards and it was dark, so it was very easy for him to sneak in. However, by the time he found Concubine Hui in the laundry department and rescued her, it was already daybreak. It was okay for him to leave the palace alone, as he could just avoid people he knew. But it was not the same for Concubine Hui. Her appearance was too eye-catching. Even though her current attire was no different from that of an ordinary palace maid, she had an overly beautiful face. In any case, Kong Wenjie would never dare to take the risk of taking Concubine Hui out of the palace in broad daylight.
When Kong Wenjie was at a loss for what to do, he saw that Zhong Mingzheng was furious at the morning court and ordered the execution of the left prime minister Fang Zhonglian, and ordered people to drag Fang Kaiwen away. He hid behind the wall, watching the guards in front of the palace gate gathered together and chattering about important matters in the court, and also looked at the row of carriages and sedan chairs parked neatly under the palace wall. While two guards were carrying Fang Kaiwen out, he took Concubine Hui and got into a carriage parked at the edge. Although the carriage driver saw him, he did not say anything, but closed the carriage door.
Kong Wenjie had been in and out of the Fu Mansion many times. He was delivering a letter to Fu Zhongtian on behalf of Fang Zuotang. At that time, Fu Jiayou had not yet gone to Beijing for the imperial examination. The old coachman was still driving for Fu Zhongtian in Zhili, so he recognized Kong Wenjie and naturally would not make it public at this time.
Just like that, Kong Wenjie and Jinghui left the palace in Fu Jiayou's carriage. At that time, the city had strengthened its security and the city gates were heavily guarded, so Kong Wenjie and Jinghui did not dare to leave the city rashly. Instead, they stayed in Fu Jiayou's house, thinking about leaving the city with Fu Jiayou. Everything was planned well, but who knew that something unexpected would happen today.
"Yes, we have to come up with a new way," Kong Wenjie nodded and said slowly. While taking a sip of tea, he suddenly looked at Fu Jiayou, "Brother Fu, what do the two Jinyiwei who are responsible for monitoring you look like?"
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