Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 604

Early the next morning, the treasurer Zhou Que went to the Liao State Pavilion to report the latest information, but was scolded by Xiao Changying, the permanent envoy of the Liao State in the Song Dynasty. It is no wonder that Xiao Changying scolded him. Any boss will be angry.

Zhou Que only reported that the Liao army troop carrier was ambushed by the Song army navy and the entire army was annihilated, but he didn't say how the Song army navy mastered the information on the Liao army troop carrier. The report only reported half of the situation, and the result was to bear the thunderous wrath of Liao emperor Yelu Hongji.

Zhou Que was upset and returned to the inn, and Liu Suifeng also came back.

"This morning, Wang Qinying bought the house. My subordinates witnessed that Wang Qinying bargained with the landlord in the tooth shop. In the end, he didn't pay back a penny. He bought the nine houses outside the old Caomen for [-] yuan. In the small courtyard where the land is divided, I jumped up for joy."

"The small yard outside the old Caomen is ninety percent of the land, so would it be so cheap?" Zhou Que was a little puzzled. The unit price of the house outside the old Caomen should be around [-] guan per mu. Why did Wang Qinying buy it so cheaply?

"I specially went to investigate that house. It was a haunted house. Two people died within three years. One died of illness and the other was killed. That's why it was sold cheaply. Wang Qinying should know it too, but he was trying to get it cheap."

The suspicion in Zhou Que's heart faded a lot. He also likes officials who are greedy for cheap. Such people are easier to control. He thought for a while and asked, "Do you think this Wang Qinying is credible?"

Liu Suifeng nodded, "Wang Yong is a trustworthy person. Since he said that Wang Qinying is trustworthy, I think he should be trustworthy."

Zhou Que was under too much pressure and couldn't drag on any longer. He made up his mind and said to Liu Suifeng, "I want to know who betrayed the information on the Liao Kingdom's navy and shipyards, and how did the Song Army know that Tokyo is empty? In addition, I also want to get an invalid Iron Fire Thunder, you go talk to Wang Qinying, as long as he can fulfill my wish, he doesn’t care how much money he wants.”

At noon, Wang Qinying came to the Privy Council. There was often a document exchange between the North Yamen of the Overseas Economic and Strategic Mansion and the Privy Council. It was normal for Wang Qinying to appear here.

The Privy Council is a huge building covering an area of ​​tens of acres, with a garden in the middle, three-story buildings on both sides, and a small courtyard inside, which is the court room of the senior officials of the Privy Council.

Wang Qinying came to the second floor of the East Building and walked all the way to the end. Inside was a functional department that took up four rooms. The sign read "Hebei Xuanfu Envoy's Logistics Liaison Office". There are special liaison offices, so this is a very common functional department in the Privy Council.

But this "Hebei Xuanfu Shiya Logistics Liaison Office" has another unknown name, "Beijing Liaison Office of the Liaison Office of the Intelligence Department of the Liao Army Staff Battalion", which is actually the anti-espionage agency of the Liao Army in the capital.

Wang Qinying knocked on the door, and after a while, the door was opened a crack, a pair of eyes looked outside, opened the door wider, Wang Qinying stepped in.

Wang Qinying's cousin, Wang Yong, was indeed bought by spies from the Liao Kingdom, and was discovered by the Beijing Intelligence Department.

Just wait for the Liao spies to drag him into the city.

Not long after, Wang Qinying came out of the room again, with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened, and hurried back to the third office.

In the evening, Wang Qinying and his cousin Wang Yong came to Baohe Restaurant in a bullock cart. Wang Yong was a little nervous and asked in a low voice, "Have you got the news?"

Wang Qinying said indifferently: "I got the information, I guarantee it is accurate, but I have something to say first, if I don't get the money I deserve, I will not show this information."

"Don't worry! As long as something is expected, they will always be generous."

"I'll wait and see!"

The two came to Baohe Restaurant and went directly to the elegant room on the third floor. Liu Suifeng had already set up a banquet and waited for them for a long time.

The three drank a few glasses of wine, Liu Suifeng asked with a smile: "I don't know what I want, did you bring the king's capital?"

Wang Qinying nodded, "I brought the things, but I need to see your sincerity first."

Liu Suifeng took out a leather bag, took out five golden ingots from it, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "This is 50 taels of gold, exchanged for 500 taels of silver, sincerity is very good!"

Wang Qinying took out a file bag from her bosom, put it on the table and pushed it to Liu Suifeng, and said to him: "Here is the original, I happen to be on duty in the office for the past few days, I must put the original back in within three days .”

Liu Suifeng immediately opened the bag and took out an official letter from inside, with the words 'Top Secret' stamped on it.

This is a document transferred from the Privy Council to Zhizhengtang, and then issued by Zhizhengtang to the North Office of the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office. Liu Suifeng opened the document, which is the Privy Council's report to the Zhizhengtang on the situation of the Liao army and navy , the status of the warship, and a top-secret report on the location of the shipyard, with a hand-drawn map on it.

Then Zhizheng Tang asked the Beiya of the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office to confirm the authenticity of the information, and the source of the information was mentioned in the letter, the Jurchen Wanyan Department.

Under the Zhizhengtang letter, there is also Fu Bi's signature and the Zhizhengtang seal.

Liu Suifeng, as if he had found a treasure, hurriedly said, "Let's confirm this document and return it to you tomorrow."

Wang Qinying took five ingots of gold into his pocket unceremoniously, and said to him: "The invalid iron fire thunder you want is not available yet, and it will be next spring at the earliest. The imperial court has a batch of materials shipped to Kunzhou, and 230 of them are expired Ineffective Iron Fire Thunder, I will find a way to get you one."

Liu Suifeng was overjoyed, stood up and saluted, "After the matter is completed, we will definitely thank you!"

Wang Yong coughed lightly, Liu Suifeng came to his senses and said with a smile, "Of course there will be benefits from being in charge of Wang."

After the three of them finished drinking, Liu Suifeng sent the two of them away, and hurriedly took the letter to the shopkeeper Zhou Que. Under the light, Zhou Que squinted his eyes to examine the letter carefully. The special paper, signature, imprint, and content format are all in line with the characteristics of Zhizhengtang's official letter, and even some details are correct. For example, the word "top secret" is in seal script, and the border is very thick. Be clear about these details.

He nodded, this letter is true, he never imagined that the Jurchens secretly colluded with the Song Dynasty and betrayed the Liao Kingdom Navy and Tokyo.

"Director, why is it a Jurchen?" Liu Suifeng asked suspiciously.

"It's not surprising. The Northern Jurchen often go to Liaoyang Mansion to sell tiger skins and bear paws. They know the situation in Liaoyang Mansion very well. They also often go fishing in canoes around the mouth of the Heishui River. It's not surprising that they may have been to Kunzhou. "

"That's right! If they didn't contact Song Chao, how would Song Dynasty know the name of Wanyan Libo?"

The report of the Privy Council included the name of Wanyan Libo. Under normal circumstances, the Song Dynasty would never have known the name of the head of the Jurchen Wanyan Tribe. You must know that the Jurchen has dozens of tribes, and they are divided into the Southern Jurchen and the Northern Jurchen. The Yan tribe is just a relatively powerful tribe in the Northern Jurchen. How could Zhizhengtang in the Song Dynasty fool itself for an unknown Jurchen tribe.

Zhou Que sighed softly. This is also because the Liao Kingdom has taxed the Jurchen Ministry too harshly these years, which aroused strong resistance from the Jurchen Ministry, and even colluded with the Song Dynasty. An explanation, as for the life and death of Jurchen Wanyan, it has nothing to do with me.

"What about Tie Huolei's information?" Zhou Que asked again.

"He said that there are none now, and that in the beginning of spring, there will be a batch of invalid iron fire thunders shipped back to Kunzhou, a total of 230 three pieces, and he tried to find a way to get us one, but he asked for a very high price, 2000 taels of silver. "

"Money is not a problem. I really got Tie Huolei, not to mention 2000 taels of silver, even if he wants 1 taels of silver, I will give it!"

For this iron fire thunder, Zhou Que was under too much pressure, as long as he could get an iron fire thunder, he would not hesitate to pay any price.

That night, Zhou Que handed over the top-secret letter from the Zhizheng Hall to the Liao State Pavilion. At dawn the next day, an urgent top-secret information from the Liao State was sent to Youzhou through Xinying, and also to Jurchen The tribe brought disaster.

(End of this chapter)