On August 20, Meng Hai returned to Yuanyang City with the convoy.
After returning to the city, he took himself and the belongings he had saved immediately and walked all the way to Longqianfang.
They came to a gate in the north of the palace, and entering from here was the family area of the palace, but it was a pity that they couldn't get in.
"Brother, we are friends of General Zhang Meng, the right guard in front of the palace. Please tell me that Meng Hai has something important to do with him!"
Standing outside the gate, Meng Hai smiled and asked the guards standing here for help.
The guard glanced at him and said, "I am on duty now, how dare I leave my post without permission!"
Although the other guards did not speak, their stern expressions made Meng Hai know that it would be useless to talk any more.
It was difficult to enter the palace. Meng Hai had already expected this, and he was not disappointed at this moment.
As long as his thinking does not slip, there are always more methods than difficulties. So many difficulties did not stop him before, how could this little difficulty make him give up.
Just as he and Mashan stepped aside, preparing to think of another way, several people in the distance pushed a large cart and slowly walked over.
These were obviously people from the palace, so Meng Hai set his sights on these people, and he immediately stepped forward with Ma Shan.
When he met the man in gray who was leading the way, Meng Hai smiled and said, "Brother, I have something good for you. I wonder if you are interested!"
Attracted by the "benefits" mentioned by Meng Hai, the leading man asked: "What benefits?"
"Let's talk here!" After saying this, Meng Hai stepped aside.
In broad daylight, there were palace guards not far away. The man in gray clothes was not afraid at all. After calling his men to wait for a while, he followed Meng Hai to the side.
Meng Hai opened the big package on his body, which contained some bacon and eggs. These were the hard-earned money of him and Mashan, and they were reluctant to eat them if they were saved.
In today's world, food is an absolute hard currency, and meat and eggs are considered luxuries. The man in gray couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Even if you live in the palace area, except for the servants in the palace's back house and the maids and eunuchs, your living conditions are not much better than those of the people in the city.
"Brother, as long as you do me a favor, these things will be a thank you gift!"
"What's the rush?"
Immediately, Meng Hai explained the situation to the man, and the latter agreed after thinking about it.
"But you have to wait a while. The Jinshen Palace is an important part of the palace. I can't go in. I can only look for opportunities outside and ask the eunuchs inside to help deliver the message!" reminded the man in gray.
Meng Hai nodded, then took out a piece of bacon from the package and handed it to the man in gray, which was regarded as a deposit.
Then the two of them parted ways and watched the man in gray enter the palace. Meng Hai and Ma Ma could only wait.
"Brother Meng, you are really powerful, and you can still make friends with the general banner of the palace vanguard!" Mashan sighed.
"You didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."
Speaking of this, Meng Hai showed a look of reminiscence and said slowly: "At the beginning, Zhang Meng was just an ordinary soldier. He often contradicted his superiors because of his bad temper. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief, Xiao Qi, did not have the same level of experience as him!"
"All these little flags and general flags have such good tempers?"
"If I make this guy angry, I don't know how much trouble we will cause!"
Ma Shan nodded. It seemed that Meng Yuan had done well in the past. After all, he had to give him three points even for the overall flag.
"Brother, how did you get to know him?" Mashan asked curiously.
"Although the guard station is large, we are both in a thousand-household station. When we are not at war with the barbarians, we can see each other every day!"
"Later, when the war broke out, the office where I was working was transferred away, and I lost contact with him!"
"The Baihu Station where he is located is said to be transferred to the border to fight. Who knew that a monster would suddenly appear and change everything!"
Next, Meng Hai and Ma Shan continued to chat, and after about half an hour, Zhang Meng walked out of the palace.
From a distance, Zhang Meng saw Meng Hai and others.
"Brother Meng..."
Hearing the call, Meng Hai glanced over and saw Zhang Meng dressed in a start, followed by the man in gray who had just reported the news.
"Brother Zhang, you are so successful now. It's not easy to meet you!" Meng Hai joked.
Zhang Meng was a little embarrassed and said quickly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, what does Brother Meng want from me?"
After handing the package in his hand to the man in gray and thanking him for his help in delivering the message, Meng Haicai pulled Zhang Meng aside and said: "Brother Zhang, I'm looking for you this time... I want to ask you for a favor!"
"As long as I can do it, Brother Meng says that's all!" Zhang Meng said, patting his chest.
"Don't rush to agree, wait until I finish speaking before you decide!"
"Brother Meng, that's all you say!"
Meng Hai and Mashan looked at each other, and then said: "I want to see the prince, and I want you to pass it on for me!"
Zhang Meng, who was full of confidence just now, was dumbfounded when he heard these words.
"Ah...this..."
Zhang Meng took off his helmet, scratched his head, and asked: "Brother Meng, what do you want to see the prince?"
Meng Hai looked serious and said: "There is something, something very important, related to the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people!"
Then Meng Hai briefly explained his purpose to Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng didn't speak. At this moment, his mind was spinning rapidly, wondering if there was any way to do this.
Although he was on duty in front of the palace, he could not enter the palace without an order, and it was not easy to meet Zhao Yanxun.
Meng Hai didn't push it at the moment. This matter was indeed a bit difficult. He needed to give Zhang Meng time to think.
"Brother Meng, I helped with this, but whether it will work or not... I don't know!" Zhang Meng finally said.
"Okay... thank you very much!" Knowing that Zhang Meng was in trouble, Meng Hai sincerely thanked him.
"Then come with me!"
Meng Hai followed Zhang Meng and left, while Mashan was left waiting.
Arriving at the door, Zhang Meng explained to the guards on duty, and then Meng Hai was brought into the palace.
Following Zhang Meng, the two of them walked down a long alleyway, meeting several waves of patrolling guards along the way. Finally, they arrived at the Xibian Gate of the palace.
Once here, even Zhang Meng couldn't bring strangers in, so he could only let Meng Hai wait here.
Zhang Meng entered Xibianmen and soon arrived outside Jinshen Hall. He was supposed to be on duty today.
Standing in front of the Jinshen Hall, Zhang Meng, who had always been bold, felt a little guilty when he thought that he wanted to take the initiative to meet him.
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Meng knelt directly on the ground, then kowtowed and said: "I would like to ask my father-in-law to inform me that I, Zhang Meng, have important matters to meet with the prince!"
Seeing Zhang Meng's actions, the guards standing guard were extremely surprised and they all speculated about their superior's purpose.
At this moment, the two eunuchs outside the main hall looked at each other after hearing the sound, and one of them stepped down.
"Mr. Zhang Qi, why do you want to meet with the prince?"
Zhang Meng raised his head and said: "This... I have to tell the prince face to face about this, and please ask my father-in-law to help report it first!"
After a moment of silence, the little eunuch turned around and walked straight up the steps.
Zhang Meng was also an acquaintance, so they were willing to help. Of course, the main reason was that Zhang Meng was valued and trusted by Zhao Yanxun.
After a while, the little eunuch who had returned came back again, walked up to Zhang Meng and said, "The prince wants you to come in!"
