"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi bowed and retreated hurriedly.
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After dark, Kong Wenmin came in quietly from the back door of Prince An's Mansion, and Pang Yi led him all the way to Zhong Mingwei's study.
"Greetings, sir. Greetings, madam." Kong Wenmin bowed.
"Okay, get up," Zhong Mingwei nodded, poking his chin towards the couch, "Sit down and talk."
"Yes, I obey your command," Kong Wenmin sat down hurriedly. Before Zhong Mingwei could speak, he frowned and said, "I just heard Pang Yi say that someone knew my itinerary in advance? How could such a thing happen?"
"There are so many eyes watching us from top to bottom in the Imperial Guards. It's not a big deal if our whereabouts are known to others." Zhong Mingwei said slowly.
"But they are the Imperial Guards!" Kong Wenmin frowned even more. "The Imperial Guards have always been centered around the Lord and me, so why would they be on guard against me?"
"Guard Kong, forgive me for being blunt, but after Ma Zhiming was executed, the Imperial Guards may not be the same as before." Zhong Mingwei said indifferently.
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Kong Wenmin was stunned and speechless for a moment, "Why don't I understand what you said?"
"You understand," Meiya, who had been sitting quietly beside Zhong Mingwei, suddenly spoke, "but you are just not willing to admit it."
Sure enough, Kong Wenmin didn't ask any more questions. He lowered his head, looked very ugly, clenched his hands into fists, and then suddenly punched the small table hard, causing the teacup on the table to splash water.
Mei Ya looked at Kong Wenmin's reaction, then looked over at Zhong Mingwei and secretly gave him a thumbs up, clearly showing her admiration for Zhong Mingwei's speculation.
When they woke up from their nap, both of them felt a little lazy and didn't want to get up, so they just stayed in bed and talked. They talked about what happened in the Imperial Guards camp today. Zhong Mingwei felt that after Ma Zhiming's death, the Imperial Guards would probably have some power, not to mention other things, but Zhou Youan was already ready to make a move. Meiya thought that Zhong Mingwei was making a fuss out of nothing, but now looking at Kong Wenmin's reaction, Meiya knew that Zhong Mingwei was right.
"Sir and Madam, since you have guessed it, then I have nothing to hide," Kong Wenmin wiped his face, then sat up straight, looked at Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya, and said with great difficulty, "On the night when Your Majesty ordered the execution of Commander Ma, Zhou Youan sent someone to invite me to his house. Although he spoke cryptically, I understood him. He felt that Your Majesty was going to target the Imperial Guards again, and the major case of 20 years might happen again. Zhou Youan was worried that the Imperial Guards would be purged again, so he wanted to cut off contact with the Western King and destroy all traces of the past, but I swore to die and refused to obey. That night, I and Zhou Youan parted unhappily," Kong Wenmin sighed deeply and frowned, "Originally, Zhou Youan said that he would only consider it first, but he didn't expect that he would start to act so quickly. It looks like he is going to be on guard against Your Majesty."
"A man who knows the times is a hero. It is understandable that he did this. In the past, with Ma Zhiming in charge for more than 20 years, the Imperial Guards were united, which was already very difficult. But once Ma Zhiming is gone, this peaceful situation is bound to be broken, especially in the current chaotic situation," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, "Now that Prince Hui has been exiled and the Fourth Prince has died, everyone can see clearly that Prince Rong has one foot buried in the East Palace. Because of Prince Pingxi, the Imperial Guards have been treated coldly by His Majesty for more than 30 years. The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and the new emperor will naturally not use the Jinyiwei cultivated by His Majesty. The matter is of great importance, so it is better to use his own confidants. So it's time for the Imperial Guards to show their skills. The Imperial Guards also want to win a good reputation in front of the new emperor, otherwise they will be disliked by the new emperor. So at this time, they naturally have to hurry up and wipe their butts clean."
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