Chapter 377 Everyone searched for him thousands of times
There are 16 government-run restaurants in Jinling built under the decree of Zhu Yuanzhang. Each of these 16 restaurants has six couplets, with high foundations and double eaves, spacious buildings, dancing red swallows, and crazy customers, making them extremely prosperous. Among them, Laibin Building and The Chongyi Building is the place designated by Honglu Temple to entertain foreign guests. It is particularly luxuriously decorated. Among them, the Laibin Building is on the west side outside Jubao Gate. Prince He Tianyang of the Queen of the Mountains likes the dishes here and often dines in this restaurant.
The prince seemed to be in a good mood today. He staggered up here alone and went up to his usual window seat on the third floor. He poured himself some wine and food and drank himself, feeling quite content.
When the food and drinks were served, the waiter didn't just leave. The door was still open, and there were some individual customers outside. You could see the waiter nodding and bending, and He Tianyang was pointing, as if he was ordering him to cook some unique dishes. style, 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. This prince was also 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 bowed, laughed, and said in a low voice: "No. 4 was pulled out by the eagle's claws."
"No. 4? That's the information point responsible for delivering intelligence from Cao Guogong's mansion!"
Xia Xun was shocked. Although he had made various security arrangements to ensure the safety of the most important person, Li Jinglong, the personnel at Information Point No. 4 only mechanically collected and passed on the information in accordance with regulations. No. 4 itself did not We know where the news came from and where it was sent, and we don't know the identities of the people who sent the news and who took it away. But since the Jin Yiwei can remove this stronghold, how can we know that they don't have more information?
Xia Xun asked nervously: "Has No. 4 been taken away? Has any information been intercepted?"
The waiter said: "No. 4 committed suicide. At that time, there was no news that needed to be conveyed."
Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief and gave him a look that said he was ready to go out. The waiter said loudly: "Okay, Sir, you are here. This dish is only made authentically by our Laibin restaurant. I'll wait for you." Let me inform the kitchen, sir, please use it slowly." Then he exited the box and closed the door for them.
As soon as the door closed, He Tianyang immediately jumped up and asked anxiously: "Sir, what should I do?"
Xia Xun shook his head solemnly.
Since he carried out some cold-blooded internal rectification, the secret agents have grown up rapidly on this battlefield without gunpowder. Over the past few months, they have been fighting wits with the Jin Yiwei. Some of the secret agents of the Flying Dragon have fallen into the hands of the Jin Yiwei and been captured. The experience of the personnel gave his men such an awareness and understanding: once their flesh and blood bodies fall into the hands of the Jin Yiwei, it is difficult to resist those inhumane punishments. Warriors who are not afraid of death can actually fight for the sake of the people under that torture. Seek death and invite everything.
But after confessing, death is still inevitable. Even if the Jin Yiwei is willing to spare them, Mr. Xia's elusive Qianlong team will try their best to get rid of the traitors. After all, death is inevitable, and after the confession, whether they die at the hands of the Jin Yiwei or There is no pension in the hands of my own people or at home.
Therefore, most of the secret spies have the intention to die. Once the Jin Yiwei comes to their door and cannot escape, they will choose to commit suicide in order to suffer less torture and their family members can also receive generous pensions. Boss Xia never treats martyrs badly. They know this very well.
Since No. 4 has committed suicide and no information about to be delivered fell into the hands of Jin Yiwei at that time, it will be very difficult for Jin Yiwei to use the No. 4 information point as a breakthrough to catch other intelligence personnel. However, Li Jinglong is too important to King Yan.
Now, whether it is the intelligence he can master or his role in the court, it is enough to be worth a hundred thousand troops. This important figure must not miss anything.
Xia Xun thought carefully for a moment and said decisively: "In the Shandong and Hebei areas, Sheng Yong Tie Xuan and Wu Jie Ping'an have been unable to retreat and are holding on to the city. Your Highness will soon return to Peiping to rest. For the time being, the enemy and we will not
There is a major military operation. Therefore, for safety reasons, all contact with Zero must be temporarily cut off. All personnel related to Point 4 must be transferred immediately. No further contact with Zero is allowed until we have laid a new information channel.
No. No contact."
He Tianyang said in surprise: "Aren't we just about to use No. 0 to instigate No. 1? Tomorrow we will just... give up?"
Xia Xun said categorically: "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake! All actions must be stopped. We have to get underground. We must not show our heads again until the weather is calm."
Seeing that he said so solemnly, He Tianyang had no choice but to nod.
The number zero in their mouth is Li Jinglong, and the number one is Ru Chang, the current Minister of War. Although Ru Chang is a peacemaker, he is not from the King of Yan.
Officials who were sympathetic to the King of Yan, especially those whose career was not going well, had contacted him, and now they have gradually instigated some people to rebel.
Among these people, the well-deserved number one figure is naturally Li Jinglong. In addition, some dissatisfied nobles such as Huaiqing's Prince Consort were also half-pushed and half-heartedly won over. However, in terms of importance to King Yan, Ru Chang is obviously winnable.
Among the officials, he was the most important figure second only to Li Jinglong. Originally, Xia Xun's next plan was to instigate 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.
After learning about this important event, the two of them had no intention of spending time outside. After a while, they hurriedly returned to Honglu Temple. As soon as they arrived at the post house, the guest officer Zhang Xitong came up to him with a smile and bowed: "Prince
You are back, the little princess of Zhongshan Palace has just arrived and is waiting for His Highness in the residence. She said she has prepared several gifts for your unborn little prince."
He Tianyang was startled at first, and then he suddenly realized and said: "Oh, oh, by the way, the princess has said this. I almost forgot about it. I will go to see her right away." He said that he bowed his hand to Zhang Xitong,
He hurried to his courtyard.
As soon as they entered the living room, the two of them saw the little princess walking around in the hall, with an anxious look on her face. When they saw the two of them coming in, with no outsiders following them, Xu Ming'er beamed with joy, rushed up and grabbed Xia.
Xun Yixiu said: "Hey, Yang, what you promised me before still counts?"
These words were a bit ambiguous. He Tianyang suddenly became suspicious, looked at the two of them, and interjected sarcastically: "Uh..., should I avoid it?"
Xia Xun glared at him angrily, and said to Xu Ming'er in confusion: "Princess, what did I promise you?"
Xu Ming'er stamped her feet anxiously: "You're a big liar, you can't keep your word. You promised me that as long as my eldest 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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At the Jinyiwei Yamen, Luo Kedi couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard the news that the secret spy of King Yan who had carried out the arrest had committed suicide.
Intelligence work is actually very tedious. It is not possible to find the person he is looking for inexplicably with just a slap on the forehead or an idea. Ever since he uncovered the locations of "Songzhumei" and "Yihongfang", King Yan
The secret espionage operation has become more careful and 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, which requires the collection, analysis and screening of a large amount of data.
Now, after finally finding a suspicious person, he committed suicide before he could be arrested. Once this line is broken, I don't know how much time and how much preparation it will take to find another clue.
Luo Kedi stood up in distress, put his hands behind his back, walked slowly for a while, raised his eyebrows, and said solemnly: "This line cannot be abandoned just because of his death. He is not an antique shop."
Well, continue to investigate, ask all the neighbors, dig out his account books, find all the people who have interacted with him, and then investigate these people one by one."
Liu Yujue cupped her hands and said, "Yes!"
At this time, Chen Dong hurriedly walked in. Luo Kedi raised his hand gently, stopped his salute, and asked: "What happened to those seven people in the past two days?"
Chen Dong immediately took out a pamphlet from his arms and reported it to Luo Kedi.
The seven people Luo Kedi mentioned are Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, Ru Chang, Yu Xin, Zhuo Jing, Jing Qing, and Lian Zining."
The grain and grass in Peixian County was burned. It was obvious that there was an insider in the government. Not many people knew such detailed information. Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were of course among the insiders, but they were the ones who were implicated. Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were
They were exiled because of this public case, so they can be excluded. The remaining seven people respectively represent the peace negotiation faction and the vassal-removing Young Zhuang faction who are different from Fang Huang and others.
These seven people may not all be people who know the detailed situation of military deployment, force equipment, grain and grass storage in Shandong, but as long as they are interested in asking, they are all people who are qualified to obtain this information.
Among these people, the peace-making faction was of course the most suspicious, but those officials from the vassal-cutting young faction who kept saying they were incompatible with the "Yan Ni" might be deliberately making a show to cover up others' eyes, so he put these seven people
All of them were listed as important suspects and they were closely monitored.
Spying on court ministers is a taboo thing, and organizations like factory guards are called enemies of the people, as if everything they do is harmful to the country and the people, just because no one is willing to put an invisible yoke around their necks.
Everyone has privacy, and no one likes to have their every move known to everyone.
The emperor did not give him the power to defeat the enemy and monitor hundreds of officials. Therefore, once this news was leaked, he would immediately be punished verbally and written by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and he would be beaten to the point of eternal destruction. Therefore, although Zhu Yunwen authorized him to mobilize Yingtian Mansion and Wucheng soldiers
As for Ma Si's personnel, he could only use his own people who were absolutely reliable. Therefore, monitoring seven high-ranking officials of the imperial court around the clock was already the limit of the power he could use.
The information reported by Chen Dong was very trivial. Lian Zining and Jing Qing were drinking in a tavern and cursed Fang Xiaoru for being incompetent after getting drunk. Ru Chang and Li Jinglong were shameless; the governor Chen Hui was ill and Xu Zengshou came to visit; the consort Wang Ning was going to treat him again tomorrow. La, the guests at the banquet included Ru Chang, Minister of War, Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, and Prince Yang of the Queen of Shanhou, who had been very close to him in recent months; Fang Xiaoru and Chen Di frequently visited the Zhongshan Palace, and they were about to form a family. ; Of course, it also includes the fact that today the little princess of Zhongshan Palace went to Honglu Temple to meet her brother-in-law to give her nephew a gift, etc...
There are so many bits and pieces of information, and nothing weird can be heard. Luo Kedi waved his hands helplessly and said: "If there is action, there must be something wrong! Continue to monitor, if the traitor is among them, they will always Sometimes the horse stumbles."
"Yes!" Chen Dong turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait!"
Luo Kedi's hands were spread out like tiger claws. He suddenly took the case halfway and his eyes flashed with a bright light. Chen Dong was startled and said in panic: "Sir?"
The sharp gaze in Luo Kedi's eyes gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a thoughtful expression. He murmured to himself: "The time of arrival in Beijing, and the people in contact..., this Fanbang prince... ..., why have I never noticed this person right under my nose?”
Liu Yujue and Chen Dong looked at each other, thinking in their minds: "Are you crazy about catching 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, keep an eye on his every move!"
Chen Dongmian said with embarrassment: "Sir, our current manpower is very limited, I'm afraid..."
Liu Yujue took a step forward and said, "Sir, otherwise... I'll go!"
Luo Kedi waved his hands and said: "No, the antique shop case is a clue that we have already obtained. We cannot give up. You continue to investigate and you must find people related to him."
He thought for a moment and then said to Chen Dong: "Recruit a few capable people from the personnel who monitor Jing Qing, Lian Zining, and Zhuo Jing. You will lead the team. From now on, keep an eye on this He Tian." sheep!"
Liu Yujue and Chen Dong raised their hands together and said: "I humbly obey my orders!"
"Princess, walk slowly, walk slowly!"
He Tianyang stood at the door of the post house, holding his hands with a smile, watching Xu Ming'er's car drive away under the setting sun.
Returning to his residence, He Tianyang asked anxiously: "Sir, do you really want 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 after he came back. He was a little thirsty, so he just poured a cup of herbal tea into his mouth, and when he heard He Tianyang's words, he took a sip of tea. It sprayed out immediately, right on He Tianyang's face.
He Tianyang was very conscious of his shame, so he didn't even bother to wipe it off, but still stared at him closely.
Xia Xun glared at him angrily and said, "Where did you think you were? Don't you think that saving the little princess and leaving is an excellent way to destroy the alliance between Fang Xiaoru and the Zhongshan Palace?"
He put down the tea cup, sat down, and said leisurely: "So, not only do I want to rescue her, but I also want to take her away at the most appropriate time, so that Fang Xiaoru can throw his old face to his grandma's house! "