Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 157
The back hall of Ningde County Yamen.

Shishiro Inoue knelt in front of He Liu and Lao Hu with all his hair tied up.

He Liu said with a mocking tone: "Don't you Japanese people pay attention to the spirit of samurai? You would rather die than surrender..."

Inoue Shiro explained: "I am not a samurai. I used to be just a salt farmer in Satsuma. In my opinion, the most precious thing for a person is life, not samurai."

He Liu said angrily: "Your life is precious, why are the lives of those Ming people who were slaughtered by you so cheap?"

Toshiro Inoue remained silent.

Old Hu said: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about Tongwo Neiying."

Inoue Shishiro began to make a confession: Inoue Shishiro was originally a subordinate of Bei Daochuan, the leader of pirates along the coast of Zhejiang.As far as he knew, more than two months before the start of the Battle of Taizhou, a member of the military department of the Ming Dynasty named Zhao Tiren sent a letter to Bei Daochuan, saying that he wanted to sell Bei Daochuan a thousand of the latest Fran Machine guns.

Kitajimagawa was dubious, so he sent Inoue Shishiro to pretend to be a businessman, and went to the capital for a walk.

Zhao Tiren took Shishiro Inoue to look at the thousand new-style firecrackers in a hidden place on the outskirts of the capital.

Shishiro Inoue said worriedly to Zhao Tiren: "The firecracker is pretty good. But as far as I know, from Beijing to Zhejiang, your Ming Dynasty has set up checkpoints. How can you ensure that it can be transported to Zhejiang smoothly?"

Zhao Tiren laughed loudly: "Don't worry. You've heard of our Jinyiwei in Ming Dynasty, right? There is a high-ranking adult in the Jinyiwei, and he is the real owner of these firecrackers! He has plenty of ways to safely transport these firecrackers to Zhejiang. .”

Zhao Tiren did not break his promise. Before the start of the Taizhou battle, a thousand firecrackers were transported to Hangzhou. . . .

He Liu took a deep breath: It seems that in Jinyiwei, there are indeed people who have secretly informed the Japanese pirates.But he was sure that that person was not Jiang Yan.If Jiang Yan was a spy of the Japanese pirates, it would be impossible for him to follow the Qi family army to fight the Japanese pirates in such a dangerous place as Hengyu.He would not trade his own death for He Liu's life.

He Liu asked Inoue Shishiro to be taken into prison.

He said to Old Hu: "It seems that there is indeed someone in Jinyiwei who knows the Japanese. Who could this person be?"

Lao Hu suddenly remembered something, and he reminded He Liu: "Do you remember, when the Ashura Sect rose three years ago, Jin Yiwei's brothers in the south of the Yangtze River sent the files of the Asura Sect to the desk of Commander Lu. Commander Lu He thinks that there are only a few hundred followers of Asura Sect, and most of them are old and weak women and children, unable to rebel. At most, it is a case of rural gods accumulating money, so he handed the case over to Beizhen Governor Liu Da."

When He Liu heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Let's make a bold hypothesis. Could it be that Liu Da found out the details of Asura Sect and Monk Liaochen, and deliberately used Monk Chen to transport firearms to the south of the Yangtze River for him? Monk Liaochen Lin Dasheng also used the Cao Gang to accomplish this matter. In this way, Lin Dasheng almost became Monk Chen's scapegoat, and Monk Liaochen became Liu Da's scapegoat!"

Old Hu sighed: "This hypothesis is very reasonable. Unfortunately, a hypothesis is always a hypothesis. You don't have half the evidence."

He Liudao: "It's easy to handle. Didn't Shishiro Inoue admit that the man who joined him in the capital was Zhao Tiren from the Ministry of War? Let's go back to Beijing immediately, take that Zhao Tiren, and we'll know at the first trial!"

Old Hu said: "You are the governor of Qi's army stationed by the imperial court. If you want to return to Beijing, you must have a transfer order issued by the emperor himself!"

He Liu thought for a while and said, "That's easy. I'll write a letter to Commander Lu, and Fei Ge will send the letter."

Lao Hu told He Liu: "The letter can be written, but you can only tell Commander Lu that Zhao Tiren from the Ministry of War has been found in the Tongwo case. Don't mention Liu Da! There is no evidence to say that Beizhen Fushi Tongwo, according to Jinyiwei's family rules But you have to cut your tongue!"

He Liu smiled and said, "It's natural. I'm not stupid."

After He Liu finished writing the letter, Fei Ge sent it back to Beijing.

Early the next morning, a soldier of the Qi family sent a message: "He Zhenfu, there is an old man outside the county government office who claims to be Jiang Siye's father. He said he is coming to collect his son's body!"

He Liu hurriedly said: "Hurry up, please, no, I will personally go to the county office to meet him."

When He Liu arrived outside the county government office, an old man in his seventies was standing at the door.He is not tall, with white beard and hair.

He Liu fell down and bowed: "Are you Uncle Jiang?"

The old man nodded: "Old Jiang Bai. It's Jiang Yan's father."

He Liu kowtowed three times to Jiang Bai: "Uncle Jiang, the fourth brother died to save me! From now on, you can treat me as your son! I will give you the old age to die !"

Jiang Bai hurriedly helped He Liu up: "Okay, okay! My son died on the battlefield against the Japanese, and he died for the country! He died heroically, and he didn't disgrace my Jiang family!"

He Liu led Jiang Bai into the county government office.

He Liu asked: "Uncle, where do you plan to bury my fourth brother?"

Jiang Baidao: "Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan. He died in Ningde, so let's bury him in Ningde!"

When He Liu heard the news, he found fifty soldiers from the Qi family army and spent half a day building a grave by the seaside of Ningde.They also sent people to buy some paper figurines and horses and sent them to Jiang Si.

After the funeral, Jiang Bai said, "Yan'er's funeral is done. I should go too."

Old Hu hurriedly asked: "Brother Jiang, where do you live? Jiang Siye died for the country, I believe the imperial court will give him a posthumous position in the near future, and he will also provide for his family..."

Jiang Bai replied to Lao Hu: "I live in Hangzhou now. I am listed on the roster of the Hangzhou Guard, and I am a military household of the Fourth Youge Battalion in Hangzhou."

Lao Hu and Jiang Bai's speakers have no intention, but He Liu's listeners have intentions.

On the same day, Wang Fa, who went to Lichunyuan to arrest Cao Gang, the old bustard confessed that the secret room in the "Ge Zhong Ge" was built with the help of a Hangzhou military household surnamed Jiang 30 years ago.

At that time, he became suspicious: the person who built the "Ge Zhong Ge" was probably related to "Ju Bao Yao Shu".

Jiang Bai?Hangzhou guards?

He Liu cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Jiang, I have something to ask you."

Jiang Baidao: "In order to save you, Yan'er would rather give up his own life. Presumably he and you must be brothers and sisters! If you have anything to ask, I will answer truthfully."

He Liu asked, "Does Uncle Jiang know about "Treasure Gathering Techniques"?"

Jiang Bai was taken aback when he heard this: "You actually know "Jubao Yaoshu"? Who are you?"

He Liu told Jiang Bai about the case of soldiers in the ghost house that caused a sensation in the government and the public, and about his father He Quan holding the cover of "Treasure Gathering Techniques" before his death.

Jiang Bai sighed: "What a coincidence. Your father died in the 'ghost house' of Dali Temple Minister Huang Shougong. Do you know who Huang Shougong is? He is my brother!"

Jiang Bai narrated such a past event.

35 years ago, both Jiang Bai and Huang Shougong were low-level military households in the Hangzhou Guards.The two shared the same interests, so they almost worshiped the handle and recognized their god-in-law.They are just little soldiers with no rank or rank, and their lives are naturally tight.

One time, the two took the firecrackers issued by the guards and planned to go to the outskirts of Hangzhou to hunt some hares and pheasants to subsidize their family.In the wilderness, an old man was found fainted from hunger.

Jiang Bai gave the old man half a piece of cake and poured him some water.

After the old man regained his composure, he said: "You saved my life. I have nothing to repay you. I am a descendant of Song Quanxiang Tongguan. Here is a book called "Jubao Yaoshu", which records hundreds of kinds of An ingenious way to hide silver. You can follow the method in the book to build secret rooms for those officials and eunuchs to hide silver, and earn some rewards. I give this book to you as a reward!"

(End of this chapter)