Front yard study.
Fang Zuotang was reviewing documents at his desk when he heard someone knocking on the door. He asked without even looking up, "Who is it?"
"Sir, it's me, Wen Jie is back." Kong Wenjie said outside the door.
"Oh. Wen Jie, come in." Fang Zuotang said hurriedly.
At that moment, Kong Wenmin and Kong Wenjie entered the study, closed the door, and then walked to the desk and saluted Fang Zuotang: "I greet you, sir."
"You guys sit down first," Fang Zuotang looked up at the two of them, nodded to them, and lowered his head again, "I'll be done for a while."
"Yes." Kong Wenmin sat down on the couch. Kong Wenjie didn't sit down. He went straight to the brazier to warm his hands. He had been braving the wind and snow all the way. Even though he was in good health, he was still very cold all over. When he dismounted outside the door just now, he was a little bit unable to stand.
Kong Wenmin poured a cup of hot tea and stuffed it into Kong Wenjie's hand: "Drink it while it's hot."
"Thank you, brother." Kong Wenjie took the tea and drank it all in one breath. Only then did he feel better. Then he pulled a stool and sat in front of the brazier to continue roasting the fire.
"Wenjie, you've worked hard this time. It's so cold and you've been running around outside for so long," Fang Zuotang stood up and walked out from behind the desk after an incense stick of time. He also poured a cup of tea and handed it to Kong Wenjie, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Go back and have a good rest later."
"Yes, thank you, sir." Kong Wenjie took the cup of tea and put it aside without drinking it in a hurry. Then he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Fang Zuotang, saying, "This is an urgent letter sent by Commander Ma. Please take a look, sir."
The exchanges between the Imperial Guards and Ningguta have never been interrupted, and Kong Wenjie has never had to make a trip in person. However, since the beginning of winter, heavy snow has blocked the roads, making travel inevitably difficult. So now every half a month, Kong Wenjie goes to Jilin in person, where he meets up with the Imperial Guards from the capital and hands over secret letters and other items. This time was no exception.
Fang Zuotang sat down on the couch and opened the urgent letter. He quickly scanned the letter and frowned. After reading the letter, he put it on the small table and shook his head in confusion: "This is strange."
"What's wrong?" Kong Wenmin asked hurriedly, "Does Commander Ma have any instructions?"
"Yes," Fang Zuotang nodded, patted the letter on the small table, and said to Kong Wenmin, "Take a look for yourself."
At that moment, Kong Wenmin was busy picking up the letter and reading it. As expected, he was also puzzled. Kong Wenjie was watching them both with the same expression. He was really puzzled. He was busy leaning over to read it. Then he was also shocked: "Commander Ma asked us to ensure the safety of the deposed prince in Ningguta? And he even used words like swearing to protect him to the death? This is too unbelievable, right?"
Yes, although Ningguta is firmly in the hands of the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards do have the obligation to maintain stability here. People like Zhong Mingwei are naturally the focus of care, but there must be no intersection between the Imperial Guards and the deposed prince, and the deposed prince is just a commoner now, so he cannot bear such a heavy word as "protect until death".
Moreover, the purpose of the Imperial Guards has always been to remain neutral and never fight. However, Ma Zhiming's letter couldn't be clearer. It was obvious that they wanted to take sides, but the side they chose was that of the half-dead paralytic. This was really unbelievable.
"What is Commander Ma thinking?" Even though Kong Wenjie was not good at strategy, he clearly understood what Ma Zhiming meant. He was so shocked that he was speechless. "The deposed prince is now a paraplegic. It's hard to say how long he can live. What's more, it was the Emperor who personally deposed him. He is destined to be a commoner for the rest of his life. Commander Ma actually has such thoughts at this time. Could it be that someone has cast a spell on him?"
"Don't talk nonsense," Kong Wenmin rolled his eyes at Kong Wenjie, and then he read the letter carefully, and then said in a deep voice, "This is not what Commander Ma meant, this is what the Lord meant. Such a big thing is not something Commander Ma can decide alone. It must be after the Lord gave the order that Commander Ma took the order and did it. It's just that it's hard to explain it clearly in the letter. But you see at the end of the letter, Commander Ma specially added a sentence, "Your Highness, why should he be so humble to us? He's just reminding us that this is the Lord's intention."
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