Quan Dean said, "His Majesty has just established the Divine Strategy Office and is recruiting talented people. After you go to the Palace Gardens Bureau, you can use purchasing supplies outside the palace as a pretext to contact Murong Feiyan and Zhan Peng first and have them join the Divine Strategy Office. With their abilities, getting in won't be difficult. These are their current addresses. Memorize them carefully, then destroy the note."
Hu Xiaotian had never expected Quan Dean to set his calculating sights on his friends, and his heart filled with wariness.
Quan Dean said, "You needn't worry that I'll harm them. Everything I'm doing today is for the future of Great Kang. Just carry out the tasks I assign you, and in time, you'll have benefits you could never exhaust."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Eunuch Quan, am I supposed to spend my entire life as a lowly eunuch in the palace?"
Quan Dean smiled faintly. "When Great Kang's rule is secure, you may retire with your mission accomplished. Xiaotian, you're so clever. Surely you understand the principle of mutual benefit."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Eunuch Quan, I'll remember everything you've said."
Quan Dean said, "You must remember this firmly: under no circumstances are you to contact the Hu Family."
Hu Xiaotian nodded.
Quan Dean added, "Shi Xuedong will go with you to the Palace Gardens Bureau, but he won't have any opportunity to leave the palace. You need someone close to you at your side."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Just the two of us?"
Quan Dean said, "A dozen or so people will be transferred this time. Give Zhang Fuquan a list of whoever you want to take along, and he'll arrange everything for you."
This reshuffling within the Inner Palace was far-reaching. After a month-long probationary period, the newly admitted