After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 244 Eavesdropping

Haijiao used the cover of night to carefully sneak into the narrow passage between the back of the upper room in the main courtyard and the courtyard wall.

It wasn't until he reached the target window sill that he stopped, straightened up, held his breath and put his ear close to the window, and listened carefully to the conversation in the room through the window gap he had left in advance.

In the main room of the main courtyard, Xie Wenzai was telling his cousin Hai Xiya some important news in a low voice: "...we stopped him without disturbing anyone. Du Boqin thought that the messenger had successfully left Chang'an. If we don't If there was even the slightest hint of rumors, he would have to wait at least half a month later when he could not receive a reply from the capital before he would become suspicious. Perhaps, he would also suspect that the Sun family saw that the situation was not good and did not want to care about his life or death. The Sun family's hand There is his son as a hostage, but in his hands... I'm afraid he has nothing. The Sun family wants to treat him as an abandoned son, what can he do? "

Hai Xiya pondered for a moment and said: "Does he really have nothing to rely on? Isn't he a bit stupid? He sent his only son to the capital, so he is not afraid that after he finishes the matter, the Sun family will turn against him. Don't you recognize people? When the time comes, his only son's life will be in danger, and he will be betrayed by the Sun family at any time. Wouldn't that be a chicken-and-egg attack? What is he trying to do? I don't think he is such a fool. He can come up with such a vicious plan, he Isn’t it a bit presumptuous?”

Xie Wenzai thought for a while: "Maybe he also has a handle on the Sun family, right? At least it is a handle that he thinks is useful. But in fact, only the Sun family knows whether it is useful. Even so, it doesn't matter, let Du Boqin delay Waiting for no response from the capital, he mistakenly thought that the Sun family wanted to kill the rabbit and cook it as a dog, and he felt resentful. If he really had something to do with the Sun family, he could just take revenge. After all, the Zhenguo government had ways to deal with Du Boqin, but there was nothing he could do. If we can’t save the Sun family, it would be too frustrating if we let them off so easily!”

Hai Xiya nodded: "That's fine. Since the Duke has his plans in mind, I have nothing to worry about. That Du Boqin is cunning and vicious. If he really relies on the power of the Sun family to leave the northwest, I'm afraid It will be difficult for our border troops to take revenge and go back in the future. We cannot let him get away safely!"

Xie Wenzai added: "The Duke personally ordered the soldiers around him to guard Du Boqin in shifts day and night. Whether it is the Du family's house in the city, the manor outside the city, or even the Chang'an vanguard, there are people watching. He will not be given the opportunity to send any letters to the outside world. All his handwritten letters will fall into the hands of the Duke and will become ready evidence of his crimes in the future. However, we cannot be sure that he will not be able to go to Beijing. A letter has been sent to the Central Government, so, just in case, we have to act fast enough. We must nail him to death before the official order from the capital. Even if someone from the capital really comes to rescue him, they will not be able to save him. Overturn the verdict!”

"You want to check his accounts, right?" Hai Xiya moved his arms and fingers, "Okay, no problem, just leave it to me! Bring back as many account books as you can get from Du Boqin, I will The investigation will be completed in the shortest possible time, and we will definitely not hold anyone back!"

Xie Wenzai smiled when he heard this: "I know that when it comes to settling accounts, there is no one in the entire Northwest Frontier Army who is smarter than my cousin!"

Hai Xiya waved his hand: "I am also old, and my mind is not as clear as when I was young. I can't say that my ability to settle accounts is worse than others. It's just that I have more knowledge and experience, and I am not easily fooled by other people's fraud. That’s all. What Du Boqin did is really annoying, and the Sun family is our old enemy again. As long as I can make them eat, I will do my best."

At this point, he paused: "But, just checking the accounts, is it enough to crucify Du Boqin? His past experience should also be checked, right? Maybe there are other mistakes? I know this will take time. , it may not be possible to complete it before the Sun family knows about it, but is there really no way for the Zhenguo Government to completely block Du Boqin's contact with the outside world? Doesn't it mean that Zhang Pinggui and Wang Laoliu have already put the Sun family in Chang'an City? The strongholds set up here have been revealed, and the Shaanxi Dusi has locked up all those people and imprisoned them. Is it possible that there will still be fish that slip through the net? "

"It's hard to say this kind of thing." Xie Wenzai said, "Zhang Pinggui is only responsible for the two goals of the Jin family and the Yingchuan Hou Shizi, and rarely interferes with other matters. Wang Laoliu is from the Sun family who moved into Dujiazhuangzi in advance. The Military Affairs Bureau heard the news, and it was not Du Boqin who told them. But those dead soldiers have refused to speak up yet, and no one knows whether the information Wang Laoliu knows is all. Maybe Du Boqin had reservations, or maybe Wang Laoliu missed it. Who is it? Nowadays, gossip is flying all over Chang'an City. If there is a fish that has slipped through the net, the letter must have been obtained. Even if Du Boqin cannot be contacted, it is possible that the letter can be sent to the Sun family in the capital. In case the Sun family does not receive Du Boqin's letter, but still If the Ministry of War issues a transfer order, wouldn’t that be too advantageous for them?!”

Hai Xiya nodded: "Yes. I would rather do more and work harder than let them take advantage of the loopholes!" He then lowered his voice a few points, so low that Hai Xiya struggled to overhear it. [-]% to [-]%: "Not to mention whether the Sun family can receive the letter, cousin, do you need to inform Mr. Tao? Even if the Sun family senses something is wrong and directly orders the Ministry of War to issue an order, someone should stop it. Let the emperor know that Du Boqin is not a good person. Even if he is eventually transferred to the capital, he cannot be allowed to easily enter the Ministry of War as a senior official, and in turn cause us trouble! "

Xie Wenzai pondered for a moment and said: "Yes, I really should inform Brother Tao. Magistrate Huang should give the emperor a secret message soon, and Brother Tao will know about it sooner or later. I am in Chang'an, I also know the inside story of the whole matter, so if I don’t mention it to Brother Tao, I’m afraid he will blame me.”

Hai Xiya smiled and said: "It's all trivial to complain or not. I think that if Du Boqin really didn't know that his letter was not delivered to the Sun family, and mistakenly thought that the Sun family was going to abandon him, he would be heartbroken. Hatred decided to retaliate, and took out the Sun family's excuse... No matter whether that excuse works or not, we need someone to tell the emperor about it.

"Don't always think that the emperor will protect the Sun family at all times. This time the Sun family not only tricked the Zhou family and the northwest frontier generals, but the killers they sent also killed the Jin family. Aren't they relatives of Concubine Xu Xian? Are they not? Can Concubine Xu Xian sit idly by and do nothing? Or can the Emperor allow the Sun family to kill Concubine Xu Xian’s natal family, thereby threatening her and the lives of the Eighth Prince?"

Xie Wenzai didn't answer for a long time, but Hai Xiya didn't say anything more. Judging from their figures reflected in the lights, they had obviously made their decision.

Hai Liao listened quietly through the window, and suddenly heard a slight rattle, and knew that it was his sister Haitang who was giving him a signal. He quickly leaned down again, held his breath, stepped lightly, and quietly but quickly Left the small road.

When he returned to the wing where he lived, he heard his sister Haitang blocking the door of the wing and talking to his grandmother Ma: "Really! Didn't you hear it just now? I really heard the sound of a mouse! It's terrible!" We have to have people clean every corner of the yard tomorrow!"

Ma said, "How can there be mice in such a cold weather? You must have heard wrong! What are you doing standing here so late at night? Aren't you afraid of the wind? Beware of a headache tomorrow! Go back to the house quickly!" "As he said that, he walked to his grandson's house. After entering, he found that there was no one in the house. He couldn't help but wonder, "Baoshunli? Didn't you say you were studying in the house?"

Haitang had already spotted her brother Hai Jiao, and quickly winked at him, then quickly slipped back to the backyard.

Hai Jiao showed a nonchalant expression again and entered the house with a smile: "Why is grandma here? I was a little bored reading just now, so I went out to get some fresh air..."

(End of this chapter)