"Why can't you chase after me?" Zhao Yan asked strangely when he heard this. Xu Dezu, as the leader of Yinmingsi, was also the biggest traitor in the palace. If such a person was not caught quickly, it would probably make the entire Song Dynasty unable to sleep or eat.

"Can the prince explain why he was pursuing Xu Dezu?" Huang Wude asked with a puzzled look on his face. This was what Zhao Shu wanted to ask. Although Zhao Yan sent someone back to Beijing to report the news, he did not tell anyone about the situation of Yin Mingsi and Xu Dezu. After all, this matter is of great importance, so he had to talk to Zhao Shu himself.

"Xu Dezu is the leader of Yinmingsi. He was originally a descendant of Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Yinmingsi is his tool for restoring the country. So as long as you catch him, the entire Yinmingsi will be defeated. But I guess Xu Dezu may have escaped from the palace, but while he has not escaped far, we can try our best to see if he can catch him." Zhao Yan said anxiously.

"What? This... how is this possible?" Zhao Shu and Huang Wude were shocked and stunned when they heard this, with incredible expressions on their faces. First, they did not expect that the leader of Yin Mingsi was actually a eunuch, and they had such a high status in the palace. Second, they did not expect that Xu Dezu's origin was so big that he was still related to the already destruction of Nan Tang.

"It's not the time to be surprised. Lao Huang, please send someone to arrest him quickly. Although he may not be able to catch him, it's better than doing nothing!" Zhao Yan said again at this time -10, w＄ww. But now he still can't understand why Zhao Shu didn't agree to send someone to arrest Xu Dezu before?

Seeing Zhao Yan's anxious look, Zhao Shu and Huang Wude looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Finally, Zhao Shu said, "Yan'er, it's not that I don't want to arrest Xu Dezu, but because he is already dead, how do we arrest a dead person?"

"What? Dead? This... This..." Zhao Yan's face was full of incredible expressions at this time, but he quickly woke up and said firmly, "This is absolutely impossible. After Xu Dezu knew that I had escaped, he would definitely guess that I would expose his news. For him, escaping immediately is definitely the best choice, and of course, escaping is undoubtedly a little more brilliant!"

What Zhao Yan never expected was that as soon as he finished speaking, Huang Wude retorted: "Fake death? This is impossible. Many people in the palace have seen Xu Dezu's body, and they are sure that the person who died was Xu Dezu!"

"Even there are corpses, how did he die?" Zhao Yan asked in surprise when he heard this.

"Qi Bi Wang, Xu Dezu accidentally fell into the well in the palace and drowned. According to people who know him, he would go to the well to draw water and wash his face every morning. He has been persisting in this habit for many years and never let others serve him. But just a few days ago, he suddenly disappeared and finally took more than a day. The people in the palace found his body from the well. Although the body was soaked and swollen at the time, he could still tell at a glance that he was Xu Dezu!" Huang Wude said again at this time. Although the palace was not under the surveillance scope of the Imperial City Department, as a famous eunuch in the palace, he could not hide anything in the palace from his eyes and ears.

"Is it just a little swollen?" Zhao Yan said in disbelief when he heard this. If he were Xu Dezu, he would probably soak the corpse and then make people discover it. But now that the corpse is just a little swollen, it does not prevent others from identifying it. This is a bit beyond his expectations.

"It's indeed a little swollen. Not only many people in the palace have seen his body. Even the empress dowager went to see it in person. As a result, she cried all day after she came back. Princess Shoukang went to persuade her, so that the empress dowager did not cry anymore. However, I heard that the empress dowager has never laughed anymore and kept telling others about Xu Dezu saving her in the chaos." Huang Wude spoke again at this time.

"I don't believe that where his body is, I want to go and see it myself!" Zhao Yan still insisted on his point of view at this time. In his opinion, people like Xu Dezu could never die so easily.

"This..." Huang Wude looked at Zhao Shu with some embarrassment at this time, because Xu Dezu had been buried. If you want to see his body, you can only open a coffin and examine the body. However, although Xu Dezu was an eunuch, he had a very strong status in the palace. In addition, the empress dowager was a nostalgic person, so Huang Wude did not dare to take action without authorization.

Zhao Shu hadn't spoken just now, as if he was thinking about something. Now seeing Huang Wude and Zhao Yan looking at him, he did not say he agreed or refused. Instead, he asked Zhao Yan with a faint smile: "Yan'er, Xu Dezu is the Empress Dowager, but he is the leader of Yin Mingsi. Do you think the Empress Dowager knows about this?"

When Zhao Shu seemed to ask this question lightly, Zhao Yan was so scared that he almost turned around and ran away. Huang Wude, who was a mature man, lowered his head and said nothing, as if he had become a wooden man in an instant. But this cannot be blamed, because Zhao Shu's question was too sensitive, and it might cause a drastic change in the Song Dynasty palace. In addition, Zhao Shu had been suppressed by Empress Dowager Cao before, so he was very angry about it. Later, relying on Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu's persuasion, Empress Dowager Cao gave up his power, so Zhao Shu had a complete reason to retaliate against the Empress Dowager.

"This..." Zhao Yan also felt a dilemma at this time, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said, "Reporting to Daddy, the son-in-law once had a conversation with Xu Dezu in the underground palace. He said that in order to climb to a high position in the palace, the coup during Renzong was planned by him. It was precisely because of this coup that he saved the Empress Dowager by chance, and thus had a support in the palace. From this we can see that the Empress Dowager also knew nothing about Xu Dezu's identity, but was just blinded by him."

Although Zhao Yan did not say it clearly, he understood the meaning of the words, that is, he did not want to involve the empress dowager through Xu Dezu's affairs. Yu Gong said that whether it was the evaluation of later generations or Zhao Yan's own feelings, he believed that Empress Dowager Cao was not a bad person, but would have made considerable contributions to the court in the Song Dynasty, which was very difficult for a woman. In private, Empress Dowager Cao was Cao Ying's aunt, and it was her nodding that made Cao Ying marry him. Therefore, from these two aspects, Zhao Yan did not want Empress Dowager Cao to be implicated in this matter.

When Zhao Yan heard Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Shu looked at him with an unknown gaze for a long time, which made Zhao Yan very nervous, but soon he saw Zhao Shu suddenly laughed and said, "If the Empress Dowager had not delegated power before, Xu Dezu's affairs were indeed a great opportunity for me. Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager has delegated power now, so no matter whether this matter is involved with the Empress Dowager, he can only give up!"

"Uh?" Zhao Yan did not understand the meaning of Zhao Shu's words at first, but soon he understood that the two palaces of Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Shu had a conflict before were known to everyone. However, later, Empress Dowager Cao delegated power at the persuasion of Han Qi and others. If Zhao Shu, who had obtained the power at this time, would move Empress Dowager Cao, no matter what the reason was, no matter how sufficient the reason was, people in the world would mistakenly think that Zhao Shu was narrow-minded and took revenge on Empress Dowager Cao afterwards. Therefore, for Zhao Shu, it was a bit unwise to involve the Empress Dowager with Xu Dezu's affairs.

"Your Majesty is wise! Xu Dezu is a remnant of the previous dynasty. With the identity of the empress dowager, if he knew Xu Dezu's identity, he would probably be the first to kill him. So the old slave also felt that the empress dowager was just blinded by the thief Xu Dezu." Xu Dezu, who had already understood Zhao Shu's attitude, also smiled and said, but his approach to hindsight made Zhao Yan look at him with contempt. Huang Wude just smiled at this. After all, he is not as good as Zhao Yan, and he dare not express his own opinions easily on such things.

"Father, my son asked for a coffin to be opened and examined. If I don't see Xu Dezu's body with my own eyes, I will definitely not believe that he would die so easily!" Zhao Yan also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, but soon begged Zhao Shu again.

After hearing Zhao Yan's request, Zhao Shu finally nodded after thinking for a while and said, "It's okay to open the coffin and perform the autopsy. I also have some doubts whether Xu Dezu is really dead. Yan'er, please help me find out this matter!"

"Son of my duty!" Zhao Yan was also excited when she heard this. After saying that, she wanted to leave immediately to open the coffin and examine the body, but Zhao Shu stopped him with a wry smile and asked him about many of his experiences after being kidnapped. Zhao Yan told most of the things truthfully, but only hiding Yan Yuru and Lekong were the children of Xu Dezu. As for the reason why Lekong was kidnapped, he fabricated that Lekong accidentally heard about some Yin Mingsi's affairs, so he was kidnapped. As for Yan Yuru, he was just implicated by himself, Zhao Shu didn't care much about this. After all, as long as Zhao Yan returns safely, everything else is not very important.

After finally chatting with Zhao Shu, Zhao Yan got up and said goodbye, and then rushed to Xu Dezu's sudden scene with Huang Wude. However, on the way, Zhao Yan asked in confusion: "Old Huang, although the news of my kidnapping has been blocked, the elder brother should know that, why didn't I see him today?"

"Oh~, look at my memory. If the prince doesn't mention it, I almost forgot the news." Huang Wude slapped his head at this time, "Your Highness Ying is not in the capital. On the second day after the prince's accident, the battle situation between Xixia and Liao Kingdom changed, which even affected our Song Dynasty's plan for Xixia. Therefore, Your Majesty sent Your Highness Ying to the border of Xixia to take charge. However, when the prince left, he specifically told me that the prince must be safely retrieved!"

ps: I almost caught up. There are people coming and going in the hospital. typing here requires strong anti-interference ability. But Lao Yu is not very capable in this regard and will easily be interrupted. In addition, the condition of his son and daughter, he needs to go out and run from time to time. The typing speed is extremely poor. The two chapters I had saved in advance were finally used up. This chapter is coded. I don’t know if it can be updated on time tomorrow. In addition, my daughter’s condition has not improved much. She has been injected with liquid for five days in a row. Three pinholes were pierced on her head. I feel distressed when I look at it. I hope this torture will pass quickly!

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Chapter completed!