The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 54 Me too!
Among the people around Cao Mao, only the eunuchs were allowed to go out and return home.

After all, it was an official position held by scholars, and many of the restrictions were different from those for eunuchs.

After Jiao Bo completed his task for the day, he followed Zhao Cheng out of the Taiji Hall.

People like them have to go through very tedious inspections when entering and leaving the Taiji Hall to ensure that they can't take anything out or bring anything in.

After all, with the experience of our predecessors, something like the Yidaizhao will never happen again.

The captain of the palace led many armored soldiers and guarded the door.

Zhao Cheng was sent by Jia Chong and was not an old acquaintance of Jiao Bo. After the interrogation, he did not wait for Jiao Bo, but smiled and saluted and left in a hurry.

Jiao Bo also underwent strict interrogation by the soldiers, but of course, nothing was found.

"Jiao Bo, right?"

The captain in the palace looked at Jiao Bo in front of him.

"Captain Yin!"

Jiao Bo hurriedly saluted.

"Oh, I remember that you came from a humble family and were once favored by Emperor Wen. You must remember the principles of loyalty and righteousness."

Jiao Bo sneered in his heart.

Who can compare to you, Captain?

This captain was also very famous in the imperial palace.

Jiao Bo came from a poor family, but this captain came from an even lower family. His name was Yin Damu. He lost his parents when he was young and was left on the streets. He was raised by the Cao family and became a slave of the Cao family. General Cao Shuang trusted him very much and made him a captain in the palace to guard the inner palace.

But later, this person brought Sima Yi's letter back to Cao Shuang, guaranteeing that Sima Yi would not kill Cao Shuang, and saying that Sima Yi had sworn in front of him.

Cao Shuang then surrendered, and everyone knows what happened next.

However, because of his merits, Sima Yi retained him and continued to serve as the captain of the palace.

Sima Shi also admired him very much.

Jiao Bo despised him very much. In the eyes of everyone, the Cao family raised him and Cao Shuang promoted him, but he actually killed his own master and shamelessly continued to serve as the captain of the palace and curry favor with Sima Shi. He was simply a scum among scums, even worse than Jia Chong.

Although Jiao Bo thought so in his heart, he did not dare to show it.

He said with deep trepidation, "Please rest assured. I will never forget this and will do my best to live up to your expectations."

Yin Damu was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Go ahead."

Watching Jiao Bo leave with his head down, Yin Damu's heart was filled with bitterness.

His hand tightened around the hilt of the knife at his waist again.

All this is my own fault.

If I had not believed Sima Yi's oath
The current emperor has lost power, and even those who serve him were recently sent in by Jia Chong. Jia Chong even shamelessly told himself that if the emperor has any ill intentions, he can lead troops to control the palace gates.

In this world, could the emperor still rebel?
When Yin Damu thought of Jia Chong's face, he felt more and more painful.

He looked towards the palace again, but this time, his eyes were filled with sadness.

He wanted to be close to the emperor, but how could the emperor be close to a traitor like him?

I can't die yet, I want revenge!
Sima Shi is dying. This is his last chance. If Guanqiu Jian and the others can seize it,
Yin Damu returned to his seat again, raised his head, and his eyes were as numb as ever.

Jiao Bo's mansion was near the imperial palace, not far away. After entering the mansion, Jiao Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It is very likely that his own mansion is also under surveillance, and the same is true for the mansion in Guanqiu Dian. How should he be told?
Perhaps, he could only sneak out from the backyard wall of his house when it was dark, and then go to the mansion in Guanqiudian.

However, where is the mansion of Guanqiu Dian?
We have to find a way to check this.

In the following days, Jiao Bo began to prepare for this matter. He patrolled the backyard several times to make sure that no one was monitoring him. He also put stones there to ensure that he could run out quickly without making too much noise.

He then determined the location of Guanqiu Dian's mansion. He did not dare to linger there, but only passed by it several times in the name of visiting other friends.

The level of surveillance that Guanqiu Dian was under was completely different from the level of surveillance he was under.

Jiao Bo discovered that the Guanqiudian mansion was surrounded by people of all kinds, and no one could sneak in.

This made him very depressed.

Looking at the manure carts coming in and out of the mansion, Jiao Bo suddenly had an idea.

When Jiao Bo, covered in a foul odor, crawled out of the dung bucket, Guanqiu Dian was stunned.

The driver trembled and said, "My lord, this man insisted on seeing you. He said he was sent by the master of the house and wanted to come in this way. I hesitated for a moment, and he threatened to kill me."

Guanqiu Dian smiled and took his hand, "It's okay, you go in first." After the coachman entered the inner room, Guanqiu Dian hurriedly saluted Jiao Bo.

"Warrior! Please accept my greeting!!"

"I am sorry to have humiliated you so much."

Guanqiu Dian's expression was very solemn, but Jiao Bo quickly responded, "I dare not."

"I tricked the coachman to get in. Please don't blame me. I wasn't actually sent by the General Zhengdong. I came from the Imperial Palace."

"what??"

Guanqiu Dian looked at him in astonishment, and suddenly someone appeared, "What did you say?"

Jiao Bo looked at the man, a rough guy who was extremely excited at the moment.

"I did come from the palace. His Majesty has something for me to tell you."

Jiao Bo then told Guanqiu Dian in front of him what Cao Mao had said.

Guanqiu Dian's face changed drastically.

"Zhuge Dan has already"

Of course he knew what that meant.

The warrior beside him shouted, "Don't trust him so easily! He might have been sent by Sima Shi to deceive you!"

Jiao Bo was furious and asked, "Who are you? Why are you humiliating me like this?"

"Then why don't you curse Sima Shi for me?"

"I won't bother with a rude person like you!"

"Guanqiu Jun! Look! He clearly doesn't dare to say it!"

Guanqiu Dian smiled wryly and said, "Lord Liu, don't be suspicious. If it was sent by Sima Shi, there wouldn't be such trouble. Lord Jiao, you don't know that this Lord Liu is His Majesty's trusted and beloved general."

Jiao Bo was stunned for a moment, then said suspiciously: "He?? I think he is a wandering knight in the market, don't be fooled."

"Who are you calling a liar?!"

The two of them started arguing again.

Guanqiu Dian stood helplessly among them, looking at Jiao Bo, "Jiao Jun, thank you for informing me in time. I can't deliver the letter directly to my father now. The Sima family has already started to target me. But don't worry, I can still go out. I will make this matter a hot topic and let everyone know. Of course, my father will definitely know too!"

"Si Ma Shi has sent people to my father's side. Does that mean my father has no one left in Luoyang?"

"For the sake of justice, I would rather die than let Your Majesty down!!"

Guanqiu Dian said this with determination in his eyes.

Of course, he also knew that the day Sima Shi and Guanqiu Jian fell out would be the day of his death.

He held Jiao Bo's hand again, regardless of how smelly it was.

"It's hard for you to suffer like this."

"Lord Guanqiu, there is no need to say more. Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, your kindness and righteousness have been witnessed by all of us. Your Majesty has treated me with sincerity, entrusting life and death to a despicable person like me. You trust me with such trust. Like you, I would rather die than let Your Majesty down!"

Liu Lu was stunned for a moment, then added: "Me too!"

Guanqiu Dian said again, "Good warrior! Please go back and tell His Majesty not to worry about this matter. I will definitely take care of it and will not let him down."

"Also, you need to tell him one more thing. My father has already sent people to Luoyang. I am not completely powerless in Luoyang. If Your Majesty needs anything, you can entrust it to me."

Liu Lu also hurried forward and said seriously, "Also, when you see His Majesty, please tell him that I, Liu Lu, am still in Luoyang. If anything happens to him, just let him know. I will definitely not let him down!"

Jiao Bo took a deep breath and bowed to them.

"I wish to work with you all to assist the Holy King, uphold the country, and bring peace to the world!!"

Naturally, Jiao Bo still had to leave in the same way as before, but Jiao Bo didn't care about that. He did not disappoint His Majesty's high hopes, which made him very happy.

After Jiao Bo left, Guanqiu Dian looked towards the Taiji Hall and sighed again.

"Lord Liu, even in this predicament, Your Majesty didn't give up and fought hard to contact us. How despicable! If Your Majesty had a wise and capable person to assist him, I wonder what great achievements he could have made!"

"Aren't we wise people?"

Liu Lu asked seriously.

Guanqiu Dian suddenly laughed.

“That makes sense!!”

(End of this chapter)