Ma Mansion, in the corner of the backyard where dry firewood was piled, suddenly the bricks collapsed, revealing a hole.

A thin body crawled in, looked around alertly, and when he saw no one, he quickly ran towards the other courtyard.

In the other courtyard, Ruan Dacheng was reading the letter from Prince Yu Duoduo over and over again in his bedroom, thinking sadly about how he should get out of the city.

Suddenly, the window was hit by a stone. Ruan Dacheng hurriedly put the letter into his arms, got up and went out to check.

When I opened the door, there was no one in the yard, only a piece of green bamboo rustling.

Thinking that he was in a trance, Ruan Dacheng returned to the room and closed the door.

The moment he turned around, he suddenly saw a pair of clear eyes staring at him in the dim corner of the room.

Ruan Dacheng's hair stood on end immediately. He wanted to open his mouth to call someone, but he heard a voice coming from the corner.

"Hey, hey, Mr. Ruan, do you want to go out?"

"Who are you?"

The young voice made Ruan Dacheng a little confused. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked the speaker tentatively.

"It doesn't matter who I am, do you want to go out?" the young voice asked.

Ruan Dacheng took a few steps forward, and a dirty face appeared in front of him. At this time, he smelled a strong salty smell mixed with stench, which was very pungent.

"I want to go out, what can you, a beggar, do?" Ruan Dacheng laughed disdainfully after seeing the appearance of the person coming.

"At midnight tonight, someone will come to pick you up at Fengshan Gate or Shuimen." The beggar ignored Ruan Dacheng's contemptuous attitude and quickly told him the time and place.

The ridicule on Ruan Dacheng's face gradually disappeared. Looking at the beggar in front of him, he didn't seem to be joking.

"Who are you? How can I believe you if you don't tell me?" Ruan Dacheng asked in a low voice, gritting his teeth.

The beggar thought for a while and replied: "The letter in your arms is from me."

Ruan Dacheng was shocked and dumbfounded when he heard this.

"You, you, you...are you from over there?"

The beggar didn't answer, but just smiled, walked to the door, opened it slightly, observed the situation outside, and prepared to leave.

Ruan Dacheng was sweating coldly. This beggar actually knew that he believed in him. Is it possible that there are people from them in this house? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but believe the beggar's words.

"Let's go, remember, opportunities only come at the right time, not late. By the way, remember to bring gifts, don't leave empty-handed." Before leaving, the beggar warned again.

Seeing the beggar emerging from the door, Ruan Dacheng became nervous. Bringing a gift? The other party was telling him that if he wanted to join Prince Yu, he must get something valuable.

What is the most valuable thing to Prince Yu now?

After thinking for a moment, Ruan Dacheng had something to worry about. So he hurriedly left the other courtyard and walked towards the front yard.

The squad room where the Ministry of War is located is in the same courtyard as the cabinet squad room.

Zhu Dadian is checking the remaining weapons and preparing to allocate some to Sun Jiaji's troops. After all, when King Qin comes, he can't go into battle with bare hands. Although King Lu didn't say it, the Ministry of War has to pay attention to it.

"Hey, hey! Who are you? This is an important area of ​​the Ministry of War, and no one is allowed to trespass!"

"I have something to do with Zhu Shangshu, I, Ruan Dacheng, Ruan Jizhi!"

The noise outside the class room alerted Zhu Dadian. Listening to the voice, he recognized that it was Ruan Dacheng. So he got up and went out to check.

Ruan Dacheng was stopped by an official from the Ministry of War and was engaging in a verbal exchange with him. When he saw Zhu Dadian coming out, he hurriedly waved and shouted: "Old Zhu, it's me!"

Zhu Dadian's face suddenly darkened, his mustache trembled slightly, and he narrowed his eyes and said, "What's the point of joining our military department?"

When the officials saw the minister talking, they dispersed and gave Ruan Dacheng a hard look before leaving.

"Hey, you little official..." Ruan Dacheng pointed angrily at the several military officials and said helplessly.

I think back then, he, Ruan Dacheng, was a powerful figure in the court, but now a mere seventh-rank official dares to look at him with a cross-nosed look.

I am truly an emperor and a minister, and the sages will never deceive me.

"Brother Zhu..." Ruan Dacheng adjusted his mood and walked up to Zhu Dadian with a smile.

"Zhu Shangshu." Zhu Dadian interrupted Ruan Dacheng's words, rolled his eyes and said coldly.

He and Ma Ruan didn't get along at all, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Ruan Dacheng was selling in the gourd when he came to see him today.

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhu Shangshu, I have a bottle of good wine over there, Shaoxing Nuerhong, let's take a sip?" Ruan Dacheng said, extending his hand to ask Zhu Dadian to move.

"There is no need to drink. The Qing army is attacking Deqing and will soon point its sword at Hangzhou. The military department is busy." Zhu Dadian refused.

Ruan Dacheng was stunned, and then whispered: "With all due respect to Zhu Shangshu, Chen Hongfan said that you have made a small profit recently?"

Zhu Dadian's expression froze and he glanced at Ruan Dacheng. He didn't expect that Chen Hongfan would actually have an affair with him. This damn Chen Jiuchou actually told Ruan Dacheng about their false report of food and salary.

Seeing Ruan Dacheng standing there with a joking look on his face and feeling proud of himself, murderous intent suddenly emerged in Zhu Dadian's heart.

The food and salary allocated by Zhu Dadian to Zhang Guoweibiao Camp was based on the standard of three thousand people, but this standard also included an extra amount of money specially approved during wartime.

In fact, this sum of money was not included in Yang Tinglin's salary at the school grounds.

In other words, this money went into the pockets of Zhu Dadian and Chen Hongfan.

As the Minister of War, Zhu Dadian tampered with the official documents sent to the Governor's Yamen.

The records kept by the Ministry of War are different from the records kept by the Governor's Yamen.

At this time, no one would find out what was going on, and who would go to investigate the Ministry of War?

In addition to Zhu Dadian, the chief officer of the Ministry of War only had Zhang Bingzhen, the left servant. Zhang Bingzhen also took leave because Ma Shiying was bedridden and complained of illness.

"Let's go and see if your daughter is authentic."

"Brother Zhu, please!"

"Brother Ruan, you're welcome!"

The two of them arrived at the other courtyard where Ruan Dacheng was staying.

Food and wine were already placed on the stone table next to the bamboo forest in the courtyard, which Ruan Dacheng ordered his servants to prepare when he left.

The two of them sat down. Zhu Dadian twirled his beard and said with a smile: "This courtyard is quite clean."

"If your ears are clean, your pocket will also be clean." Ruan Dacheng said with a smile.

"Let's be honest, what's the matter?" Zhu Dadian knew that Ruan Dacheng must have something to ask him for, so he went directly to the topic.

Ruan Dacheng stood up, poured a glass of wine for Zhu Dadian, and said, "Brother, I have something to do tonight."

"You want to go out of the city?" Zhu Dadian instantly guessed what Ruan Dacheng was thinking. He had also heard that Ruan Dacheng was beaten up when he tried to go out of the city.

"Exactly, I know that Hecheng only recognizes the governor's order arrows and the royal palace tokens now, so I want to ask Brother Zhu for help. Just take me to Fengshan Gate tonight." Ruan Dacheng whispered. Now Fangying has entered the city.

The curfew was unprecedentedly strict. At night, he couldn't go out on the street at all. He would be caught if he went out, so someone needed to bring him safely to Fengshan Gate.
Chapter completed!