Jinyi Night Walk

Jinling has sixteen official restaurants built by Zhu Yuanzhang's decree. All sixteen restaurants have six couplets, high foundations and double eaves, spacious buildings, red makeup, swallow dancing, and wild guests.Among them, the Laibin Building and the Chongyi Building are places designated by Honglu Temple to entertain foreign guests. Restaurant dining.

The prince seemed to be in a good mood today, so he came here alone, and went to the window-side seat he used to on the third floor, and ordered a few dishes of wine and dishes to drink by himself, but he was also very contented.

When the food and drink were ready, the waiter didn't just leave, the door was still open, there were some individual visitors outside, and you could see the waiter nodding and bowing, and He Tianyang pointed, as if he was telling him to cook some special dishes But he pointed out the window from time to time, as if he was asking about the scenery in the city. Everyone came to the restaurant to have fun, and this prince was wearing the clothes of a Ming Dynasty person. Others didn't know his identity, so they didn't bother to pay attention.

In the private room, the waiter nodded and smiled to accompany him, and said in a low voice: "Number [-] was pulled out by the eagle's claws."

"No. [-]? That's the information point that is responsible for delivering the information from Duke Cao's mansion!"

Xia Xun was surprised. Although he had made various security settings in order to ensure the safety of Li Jinglong, the most important person, the personnel at the No. [-] information point only mechanically collected and passed on the information according to the regulations. No. [-] itself did not I don't know where the news came from, where it was sent, and the identities of the people who sent the news and who received the news, but since Jin Yiwei was able to pull out this stronghold, how could they know that they didn't have more news?

Xia Xun asked nervously: "Has No. [-] been taken away? Has information been intercepted?"

Xiaoer said: "No. [-] committed suicide. At that time, No. [-] didn't have any news to deliver."

Xia Xun heaved a sigh of relief, and gave him a wink that he could go out, and Xiao Er said loudly: "Well, sir, you've come, this dish is really well prepared by our Laibin Building. Inform the kitchen, guest officer, please use it slowly." Then he exited the box and closed the door for them.

As soon as the door was closed, He Tianyang immediately jumped up and said anxiously: "My lord, what should I do?"

Xia Xun shook his head solemnly.

Since he carried out a cold-blooded rectification of the interior, secret spies have grown rapidly on this battlefield without gunpowder smoke. Over the past few months, they have been fighting wits with Jin Yiwei. The staff's experience gave his subordinates the realization and understanding: Once a flesh and blood body falls into the hands of Jin Yiwei, it is difficult to resist those inhumane punishments. Begging for death and recruiting everything.

But after making a confession, death is still inevitable. Even if Jin Yiwei is willing to spare them, Master Xia's elusive Qianlong team will try their best to get rid of the traitors, and death is still inevitable after all. In the hands of his own people, there is no pension at home.

Therefore, most of the secret spies are determined to die. Once Jin Yiwei comes to the door and cannot escape, they will choose to commit suicide, in order to avoid suffering less, and their families can also receive generous pensions. Boss Xia never treats martyrs badly. They are well aware of this.

Since No. [-] had committed suicide, and no information about to be delivered fell into the hands of Jin Yiwei at that time, it would be very difficult for Jin Yiwei to use No. [-]'s information point as a breakthrough to catch other intelligence personnel.However, Li Jinglong was too important to King Yan. Whether it was the information he could grasp or his role in the court, it was worth a hundred thousand troops. This important figure must not be lost.

Xia Xun thought carefully for a moment, and said decisively: "Shandong and Hebei areas, Sheng Yong Tiexuan and Wu Jieping's troops have been unable to retreat, and they are holding on to the city. His Highness will return to Beiping to rest soon. For the time being, the enemy and us will not There is a big military operation. Therefore, for the sake of safety, all contact with No. [-] must be temporarily cut off. All personnel related to No. [-] must be transferred immediately. Before we lay a new information channel, no more contact with No. [-] No. have any contact."

He Tianyang said in surprise: "Aren't we going to use No. [-] to rebel against No. [-]? Tomorrow will be... so give up?"

Xia Xun said categorically: "Be careful, there is no big mistake! All actions must be stopped. We have to go underground, and we must never show up again until the weather is calm."

Seeing that he spoke so solemnly, He Tianyang could only nod his head.

The number zero in their mouths is Li Jinglong, and the number one is Ru Chang, Minister of the Ministry of War. Although Ru Chang is a peacemaker, he is not a member of the King of Yan. Officials who are sympathetic to King Yan, especially those whose official careers are not going well, have come into contact with them, and now they have successively instigated some people.

Among these people, the well-deserved number one person is naturally Li Jinglong. In addition, some unsatisfactory nobles such as Huaiqing's son-in-law have also been half-pushed and half-heartedly drawn over, but in terms of importance to King Yan, Ru Chang is obviously winable. Among the officials, the important figures second only to Li Jinglong.Originally, Xia Xun's next plan was to instigate rebellion against Ru Chang, but now in order to ensure the safety of the entire intelligence network, he had to stop all actions and wait and see for the time being.

Knowing this important event, the two of them had no intention of spending time outside, and after a while, they hurried back to Honglu Temple.As soon as he arrived at the post house, Zhang Xitong, the guest officer, greeted him with a smile, bowed and said: "The prince is back, the little princess of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion has just arrived, and is waiting for His Highness in the house, saying that it is for your unborn little prince." Here are some presents."

He Tianyang was startled for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, oh, by the way, the princess said this, I almost forgot, I will go to see her right away." Then he cupped his hands to Zhang Xitong, He hurried to his courtyard.

As soon as they entered the living room, the two saw the little princess walking up and down the hall with an anxious look on his face.Seeing the two of them coming in and not following outsiders, Xu Ming'er was overjoyed, and rushed forward, grabbed Xia Xun's sleeve and said, "Hey, Yang, what you promised me before, does it still count?"

These words were a bit ambiguous, He Tianyang became suspicious, looked at the two of them, and interjected awkwardly: "Uh..., should I avoid it?"

Xia Xun glared at him angrily, and said to Xu Ming'er in a daze, "Princess, what did I promise you?"

Xu Ming'er stomped her feet anxiously: "You are a big liar, you can't count your words, you promised me that as long as my elder brother forces me to marry, you will take me away, how can you forget!"

These words were even more ambiguous, He Tianyang coughed, and said in defeat, "Uh... I'd better avoid it!"

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In the Jinyiwei yamen, Luo Kedi frowned slightly when he heard the news that the secret spy of King Yan who had been arrested had committed suicide.

Intelligence work is actually very tedious and tedious. It is definitely not just a slap on the head and an idea to find the person he is looking for inexplicably. Secret espionage operations are more careful and more secretive. He wants to find a few spies among the millions of people in Jinling, which is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Now, after finally finding a suspicious person, he committed suicide before he was arrested. Once this line is broken, it will take a lot of time and preparations to find another clue.

Luo Kedi stood up in distress, put his hands behind his back, walked slowly for a while, raised his two sword eyebrows, and said sternly: "This line cannot be abandoned just because of his death, he didn't run an antique shop. Well, continue to check, the neighbors will ask, and his account book will be dug out to find out all the people who have dealt with him, and then investigate these people one by one."

Liu Yujue cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

At this time, Chen Dong hurried in. Luo Kedi raised his hand lightly, stopped him from saluting, and asked, "What happened to those seven people in the past two days?"

Chen Dong immediately took out a pamphlet from his pocket and reported it to Luo Kedi.

The seven people mentioned by Luo Kedi are Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, Ru Chang, Yu Xin, Zhuo Jing, Jing Qing, and Lian Zining. "

The burning of grain and grass in Peixian County is obviously due to internal support from the court. Not many people know such detailed information. Of course Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai are among the insiders, but they are the ones who have been implicated by it. Huang Zicheng and Qi Taizheng It was because of this koan that they were exiled, so they could be excluded.The remaining seven people represent the peace discussion faction and the young and strong faction who are different from Fang Huangzhi and others.

These seven people may not all know the details of military deployment, military equipment, and grain and grass storage throughout Shandong, but as long as they are willing to inquire, they are all people who have the conditions to obtain such information.

Among these people, the peace talk faction is of course the most suspicious, but those officials from the cutting feudal vassal youth faction who keep saying that they are incompatible with "Yan Ni" may or may not be deliberately playing tricks to deceive people's eyes and ears, so he put these seven people All were listed as important suspects, and they were closely monitored.

It is a very taboo thing to monitor court ministers. Organizations such as factory guards are called enemies of the people, as if everything they do is a disaster for the country and the people, just because no one wants to put an invisible shackle around their necks.Everyone has privacy, and no one likes to be known about their every move.

The emperor did not give him Luo Kedi the power to monitor hundreds of officials.Therefore, once this news is leaked, he will be condemned by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty immediately, and beaten to a place where he will never be restored. Therefore, although Zhu Yunqi authorized him to mobilize the personnel of Yingtian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi, he can only use his absolutely reliable Therefore, monitoring the seven high-ranking court officials around the clock is already the limit of the power he can use in front of him.

The information Chen Dong reported was very trivial. Lian Zining and Jing Qing were drinking in a tavern, and when they were drunk, they cursed Fang Xiaoru for being incompetent, and Ru Chang and Li Jinglong were shameless; the governor Chen Hui fell ill, and Xu Zengshou came to visit; Well, the banquet guests include Minister of the Ministry of War Ruchang, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and Wang Ziyang, the queen of the mountain, who has been in close contact with him in recent months; Fang Xiaoru and Chen Di frequently come and go to the Zhongshan Palace, and the two sides are about to form a family. ;Of course, it also includes the fact that the little princess of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion went to Honglu Temple to meet her god-brother-in-law today, and wanted to give her little nephew a gift, etc...

These bits and pieces of information are intricate and complicated, and nothing strange can be heard. Luo Kedi waved his hands helplessly and said: "If there is action, there must be lies! Continue to monitor, if the traitor is among them, they will always There are times when the horse stumbles."

"Yes!" Chen Dong turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait!"

Luo Kedi's hands spread like tiger's claws, and he suddenly raised the case, his eyes shot out a chestnut light, Chen Dong was startled, and said in panic, "My lord?"

The sharp gaze in Luo Kedi's eyes gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a thoughtful expression. He muttered to himself: "The time when he arrived in Beijing, and the people he contacted..., this prince of Fanbang... ..., why have I never paid attention to this figure who stands under my nose?"

Liu Yujue and Chen Dong looked at each other, thinking in their minds: "Is your lord crazy for wanting to catch King Yan's secret spy? How can a prince from a foreign country have anything to do with King Yan?"

Luo Kedi narrowed his eyes slightly, and ordered in a deep voice: "Watch him, send someone to watch him immediately, and keep an eye on his every move!"

Chen Dong said with embarrassment: "My lord, our current manpower is very limited, I'm afraid..."

Liu Yujue took a step forward and said, "My lord, otherwise...I'll go!"

Luo Kedi waved his hand and said, "No, the case of the antique shop is a clue that we have already obtained, and we must not give up. You continue to investigate, and you must find out who is related to him."

He thought for a while, and then said to Chen Dong: "From the personnel monitoring Jing Qing, Lian Zining, and Zhuo Jing, select a few capable people, and you will lead the team. From now on, keep an eye on this He Tian for me." sheep!"

Liu Yujue and Chen Dong clasped their hands together and said, "I obey my orders!"

"Princess, go slowly, go slowly!"

He Tianyang stood at the gate of the post house, cupped his hands with a smile on his face, and watched Xu Minger's car drive away under the setting sun.

Back at his residence, He Tianyang asked anxiously: "My lord, are you really going to elope with the little Princess?"

Xia Xun drank some wine in the Laibin Building, and talked to Xu Ming'er for a long time when he came back. He was a little thirsty. He just poured a cup of herbal tea and just drank it in his mouth. Hearing He Tianyang's words, he took a sip of tea It was sprayed out at once, and it was spraying on He Tianyang's face.

He Tianyang was very self-conscious, and he didn't even wipe it off, but still stared at him closely.

Xia Xun glared at him angrily and said, "Where did you think? Don't you think that saving the little princess from leaving is an excellent way to destroy the alliance between Fang Xiaoru and Zhongshan Palace?"

He finished his teacup, sat down, and said leisurely: "So, I will not only save her, but also take her away at the most appropriate time, and let Fang Xiaoru throw his old face to his grandma's house! "!" ~!