In Ma Mansion, a corner of the wall piled with dry firewood in the backyard suddenly bricks and stones collapsed, revealing a hole.

A thin body crawled in from it, looked around alertly, and saw that there was no one, he quickly ran towards the other yard.

In the other courtyard, Ruan Dacheng was repeatedly looking at the letter from Prince Yu Duoduo in his bedroom, thinking about how he should leave the city with a frown.

Suddenly, a stone was smashed into the window. Ruan Dacheng hurriedly put the letter in his arms in panic, got up and went out to check it.

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

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

Just as 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 suddenly stood up and he wanted to open his mouth to call someone, but he heard a sound from the corner.

"Hehehe, Lord Ruan, do you want to leave the city?"

"Who are you?"

The young voice made Ruan Dacheng a little surprised and puzzled. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked the person who was talking tentatively.

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

Ruan Dacheng walked forward a few steps 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 leave the city. What can you do, a beggar?" Seeing the appearance of the visitor clearly, Ruan Dacheng laughed disdainfully.

"At midnight tonight, there will be someone to pick you up in Fengshan Gate and 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, it didn't seem like he was joking.

"Who are you? Why do I believe you if you don't say it?" Ruan Dacheng asked in a low voice.

The beggar thought for a while and replied, "The letter in your arms was sent by me."

Ruan Dacheng was shocked and stunned when he heard this.

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

The beggar did not answer, but just smiled, walked to the door, gently opened a crack, observed the situation outside, and prepared to leave.

Ruan Dacheng was sweating coldly. The beggar actually knew that he believed it. Could it be that there were people in this mansion? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but believe the beggar's words.

"Let's leave, remember, the opportunity is only in the middle of the day, and it will never wait for the time being. By the way, remember to bring gifts, it's not okay to be empty-handed." The beggar reminded again before leaving.

Looking at the beggar flashing out of the door, Ruan Dacheng became nervous and brought a gift. The other party was telling him that if he wanted to join Prince Yu, he had to get something valuable.

What is the most valuable thing to Prince Yu now?

After thinking for a while, Ruan Dacheng became calculating in his heart. So he hurriedly left the other yard and walked towards the front yard.

The class room where the Ministry of War is located is in the same yard as the cabinet class room.

Zhu Dadian was checking the remaining weapons and was preparing to allocate some to Sun Jiaji's troops. After all, they came to serve the king and could not fight with bare hands. Although Lu Wang didn't say that, the Ministry of War must have a hint of a wink.

"Hey hey! Who are you? This is a major area of ​​the Ministry of War, and idlers are not allowed to enter without permission!"

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

The noise outside the class room alarmed Zhu Dadian. He heard that it was Ruan Dacheng. So he got up and went out to check.

Ruan Dacheng was stopped by the officials of the Ministry of War and was fighting with him. When he saw Zhu Dadian coming out, he hurriedly waved and shouted: "Old Zhu, it's me!"

Zhu Dadian's face suddenly turned black, his beard trembled slightly, and he squinted his eyes and said, "What's the point of doing when I come to Jizhi?"

When the official saw the Secretary of the House talk, he dispersed and glared at Ruan Dacheng fiercely before leaving.

"Hey, you little official..." Ruan Dacheng pointed at the officials of the Ministry of War with some anger and said helplessly.

Thinking back to the beginning, Ruan Dacheng was also a person who called the wind and rain in the court. Now a mere seventh-rank sesame official dares to look at him with a straight nose.

It’s really a matter of emperors and ministers, and sages are sincere and never deceive me.

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

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

He and Ma Ruan couldn't get along, and they didn't know what Ruan Dacheng was selling in this gourd today.

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhu Shangshu, I have a bottle of good wine there, Shaoxing daughter Hong, let's take a few sips?" Ruan Dacheng said, reaching out to ask Zhu Dadian to move.

"I'll be spared if I drink. The Qing army is attacking Deqing and will immediately point to Hangzhou. Our Ministry of War is busy." Zhu Dadian refused.

Ruan Dacheng was stunned and then whispered: "I'm not hiding it to the Secretary of Zhu, I heard from Chen Hongfan that you have made a small profit recently?"

Zhu Dadian's expression stagnated and glanced at Ruan Dacheng. Unexpectedly, Chen Hongfan was still in a relationship with him. This damn Chen Jiuchou actually told Ruan Dacheng about their false reporting of food and salary.

Seeing Ruan Dacheng standing there with a smug look on his face, Zhu Dadian suddenly felt murderous intent.

The food and salary allocated by Zhu Dadian to Zhang Guowei's Biao Camp was based on the standard of 3,000 people, but this standard also included an additional salary specially approved by the wartime period.

In fact, the money paid by Yang Tinglin at the school did not include this amount of money.

In other words, the money was entered into Zhu Dadian and Chen Hongfan's pockets.

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

The records retained by the Ministry of War are different from those of the Governor's Office.

At this time, no one will find out the trick. Who will investigate the Ministry of War?

In addition to Zhu Dadian, the chief officer of the Ministry of War only had one left minister, Zhang Bingzhen. Zhang Bingzhen was sick because Ma Shiying was bedridden, so he also took leave.

"Let's go, see if your daughter is authentic or not."

"Brother Zhu, please!"

"Brother Ruan, be polite!"

One by one, one by one, the other came to the villa where Ruan Dacheng was.

The food and drinks were already arranged on the stone table next to the bamboo forest in the yard. When Ruan Dacheng left, he ordered his servants to prepare it.

The two of them sat down. Zhu Dadian twisted his beard and smiled and said, "The yard of Jizhi is pure."

"The ears are pure, and the pockets are also pure." Ruan Dacheng said with a smile.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhu Dadian knew that Ruan Dacheng must have something to ask him for, so he directly got to the point.

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

"Do you want to leave the city?" Zhu Dadian instantly guessed Ruan Dacheng's thoughts. Ruan Dacheng was beaten up before and was beaten up after attempting to leave the city. He also heard about it.

"That's right, I know that now Hecheng only recognizes the governor's order and the token of the royal palace, so I want to ask Brother Zhu to help. Just take me to Fengshan Gate tonight." Ruan Dacheng whispered. Now that Fangying has entered the city, the curfew in the city is unprecedented. At night, he can't go to the streets at all. He is caught when he goes out, so someone needs to take him to Fengshan Gate safely.

Zhu Dadian silently picked up the wine glass, savored it carefully, and hesitated.
Chapter completed!