Chen Qing Xu's words did not have a proper start or finish, a different person perhaps would not be able to understand. As a cautious measure, Chang Geng tapped the back of the wooden bird, its metal beak opened up, shooting out a small flame. In the blink of an eye, the paper was burned completely.

Cao Chun Hua carefully asked: "Big brother, recently I saw many wooden birds frequently flying in and out of the manor. Are you checking something?"

"Investigating an old case." Chang Geng said, "I had always thought that although yifu's character was the same as before he arrived in the northwest, his views on many things seemed to have changed a lot. I originally assumed it was the result of subtle influence while at the Silk Road, but it seems like that was not the case at all."

Ge Chen and Cao Chun Hua looked at each other.

Chang Geng briefly recovered from the feeling of loss just now, muttering to himself: "What happened on the road to the Northern Frontier?"

What could have happened to cause someone who would treat a fallen sky as a blanket such as Gu Yun to fall ill and become bedridden while marching out, even frightening the entire Chen family at Taiyuan?

Chang Geng suddenly said: "Xiao Cao, A Chen, can you both help running a trip for me?"

After Cao Chun Hua secretly departed, Chang Geng began to live the days of a mysterious dragon - appearing at one moment, vanishing in the next.

On this side, Gu Yun had been made restless by concern. He had intended to choose one day to talk it through with Chang Geng, but he discovered that he simply could not find the other! Chang Geng was avoiding him.

With nothing to do from day until night, his mind was running full of thoughts. He even abandoned his medicine, as having blinded eyes and deaf ears could be quite peaceful.

But at the same time, the court was submerged in raging waves and wind.

First, Emperor Long An wished to bring back the 'Rong Jin Law'. When this was announced, the Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Works had joined together to immediately bring forth their opposition; even the Ministry of War, whom the Emperor had thoroughly reformed into being his own cotton coat, showed disagreement.

Li Feng had sealed his mouth shut, stubbornly insisting on carrying things out his way. Not long after, he made his response.

On February 2nd, the head of the Ministry of Revenue was first accused by the imperial censor of 'receiving bribes from other countries for personal gain'. Later, during the thorough investigation, a series of bribes between various officials were quickly turned over, escalating into the biggest corruption and fraud case under the Long An regency.