Chapter 1244

Tie Shitou, holding his son, turned his head and glanced at the token in the maid's hand, and the smile on his face immediately faded.

It was a token of the Military Intelligence Department.

When someone from the Military Intelligence Department comes, there must be an important matter.

Tie Shitou sent the baby in his arms to the midwife, then looked from the courtyard gate toward the room in the courtyard.

At this moment, there were maids busy in the courtyard.

"Go tell Lan'er that I have an important matter, let Lan'er rest peacefully, and I will come to see her when I return," Tie Shitou said.

The midwife hurriedly agreed.

Subsequently, Tie Shitou looked at Wang Hunu beside him: "Let's go, let's go over and take a look together."

Wang Hunu nodded.

Not long after, the two arrived at the main hall.

The person waiting in the main hall immediately bowed and saluted when he saw Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

"Commander Tie, Commander Wang."

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu held the position of personal guard commander when they were by Duan Yu's side.

Nowadays, although they were transferred to Hedong Commandery and had the official position of captain, those who were familiar with them still called them commanders.

"Are you Bai Tu's subordinate?" Tie Shitou asked.

The person nodded, then took out a bamboo tube sealed with wax from his bosom.

"Commanders, this is a secret letter sent from Luoyang."

Tie Shitou reached out and took it, then opened the wax seal of the bamboo tube and took out the secret letter from inside.

Originally, neither of them was literate.

Let alone the two of them, there were not many literate people in their village.

But after following Duan Yu.

Duan Yu taught them that they must be literate.

Not only literate, but they also had to learn the secret codes of the Military Intelligence Department.

And the secret letter taken out of the bamboo tube was also written in secret code.

Even if this kind of secret code fell into the hands of the enemy, it would not expose the content on it.

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, who unfolded the secret letter, stood in a row and looked at the content of the secret letter together.

Just after reading a few lines, the expressions on their faces changed instantly.

Liu Hong had passed away.

Crown Prince Liu Xie ascended the throne before the spirit tablet.

Before Liu Hong passed away, he actually revealed that the child the Empress was carrying was not an imperial heir.

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu looked at each other instantly.

As the people closest to Duan Yu.

And as personal guards, Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu naturally knew much more than ordinary people.

It could be said that, besides Liu Bai Tu, the two knew more about some things regarding Duan Yu than anyone else.

What was He Lingman's identity, and whose child was in Empress He's womb?

Both of them knew clearly.

And now that this news was spread, if Empress He were to be captured, it went without saying what Duan Yu would have to face.

Promiscuity in the harem, secretly conceiving a ghost fetus with the Empress...

If this matter were spread, it would truly be intolerable to the world.

Besides the closest and oldest group of people around him, I fear that those who knew about this would leave.

Betrayal is just a matter of an instant.

Therefore, Empress He, including He Lingman, must absolutely not be captured.

Perhaps these two women truly liked their Lord.

But this did not prevent them from telling the truth of the matter.

Few people can withstand real torture; let alone two women, men are the same.

However, the only good news now is that Empress He and He Lingman did not take this route.

And the one being pursued now, who is being treated as Empress He, is Duan Liuqing of the Military Intelligence Department.

"It's thousands of miles from here to Liangzhou, and the Lord is still in the Western Regions, so he can't come to the rescue in time. It seems Duan Liuqing also understands that we are the closest to her position," Tie Shitou said in a deep voice.

Wang Hunu beside him nodded.

That is indeed the case.

The one pursuing Duan Liuqing is Yuan Shu, the Huben General of the Middle.

This is an old enemy of their Lord.

When Duan Yu first entered Luoyang, he had already formed a grudge with Yuan Shu.

Since it is Yuan Shu who has come out in person, it must be a fight to the death.

Moreover, the Huben Army is the elite among elites.

"Where is Duan Liuqing now?" Tie Shitou asked, looking at the person from the Military Intelligence Department.

"She should be arriving at the Caoyang Pavilion area soon," the person from the Military Intelligence Department replied.

Tie Shitou immediately put the secret letter in his bosom, then turned to look at Wang Hunu and said: "Hunu, immediately summon the troops, we are going to meet Duan Liuqing. We must lure away everyone's attention, let their attention be focused here, so that the other team can be safe."

Saying this, Tie Shitou was about to walk out.

However, he was grabbed by Wang Hunu: "Stone, you stay behind, Lan'er just gave birth and needs you, I'll go by myself."

Tie Shitou frowned and shrugged off Wang Hunu's hand: "What are you saying? With such a serious matter, where is there time for romantic feelings? The Lord's great cause is important, don't talk nonsense. How can you handle it alone? Let's go together!"

PS: Ying ying ying... I feel the power of the army urging for updates, dear readers, please go easy!

DY is about to explode, you can follow, mild urging for updates, I'm convinced.

Woke up at five to write a chapter in a hurry, off to work! ===== CHAPTER 1246 =====