When the thick wooden coffin was just put into the pit and a thin layer of soil was sprinkled on it, there was a banging sound inside the coffin. This was the sound of hitting the coffin board with the head, and a faint cry was heard inside the coffin.
Voice.
Zhong Huan waved his hand, and the soldiers opened the coffin lid again. Inside the coffin, Lu Mengda's hands and feet were bound, and his mouth was gagged. His face was covered with tears, his forehead was full of blood, but there was endless fear in his eyes.
In today's terms, Lu Mengda suffered from severe claustrophobia, which was his biggest weakness. No matter how tortured he was by the inner guard sergeants, he could withstand it, but Zhong Huan buried him alive in a coffin in less than half an hour.
, Lu Mengda collapsed completely.
This time, there was no need for torture. Lu Mengda answered all questions and explained everything he knew.
After receiving the confession, Zhong Huan immediately reported to Wang Hao. Wang Hao immediately sent people to watch the Xianquan Teahouse. He took Zhong Huan and rushed to report to Yong Wang Chen Qing.
In the official room, Chen Qing listened to their report and nodded approvingly, "It's good. You guys finally got the idea. You no longer focus on Sanqi's affairs, but instead turned to searching for Jin Kingdom intelligence points to find clues about the leakage of military medicine formulas.
This is how to solve the problem at its root."
Wang Hao and Zhong Huan were both excited when they received King Yong's affirmation. Wang Hao quickly said: "I just feel that there is something fishy in this."
"What's weird?"
"Pi Xiangyang clearly knows that Lu Mengda knows about the Jingzhao intelligence point. He still sends Lu Mengda through Pujing Pass to transport medicine. Isn't he afraid that the intelligence point will be leaked?"
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "This is understandable. If four people are traveling together, there must be a leader. Although intelligence points will be leaked, Pi Xiangyang will weigh the importance. Maybe he thinks Lu Mengda can pass Pujin smoothly.
It is more likely that the important personnel of the intelligence point have been evacuated, and it will not have any impact if the intelligence point in front of us is taken down."
Zhong Huan's lips moved but he didn't speak. Chen Qing saw this and smiled and said, "If Xiao Zhong has any idea, just say it directly."
"I have some ideas, but I haven't had time to report them to the capital yet."
Chen Qing said with a smile: "Let's communicate now. I don't blame your family, and he won't think that you have exceeded your authority and reported it."
Wang Hao also smiled bitterly and said: "Young man, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. If you report to me now, you can also report to His Highness."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Zhong Huan said: "I have had a feeling in my humble position for a long time, but I don't know how to express it. Your Highness's last words just reminded me that it would have no impact if this intelligence point was taken away. I suddenly realized that the other party was not worried about the intelligence point.
Being kidnapped, firstly, important intelligence personnel evacuated, and secondly, the other party's intelligence point changed its method. They no longer bribed officials to explore confidential information, but dug for gold from various public information. For example, this time the military drug formula was leaked, the other party was
Secrets found in the drug store.
This requires the other party's intelligence agents to have very strong abilities. They know where to find gold. The key figure here is still Pi Xiangyang. Lu Mengda explained that it was according to his instructions that the Jingzhao intelligence personnel went to the drugstore to look for medicine to stop bleeding and treat injuries.
Good medicine, and thus got the military prescription."
"Then what?"
Wang Hao asked: "You haven't come to the point yet, why does it have no impact if the Xianquan Teahouse is closed?"
"In the past, all the intelligence agents gathered together in the intelligence point. When you find the intelligence point, you can catch all the intelligence agents in one place. But it is no longer the case. Now, each intelligence agent is independent and independent. The Xianquan Tea House is just a place to send and receive intelligence.
The distribution center, and even the Xianquan Teahouse itself is a normal teahouse. It is just a place where tea patrons or clerks use it to send instructions and gather intelligence. That’s why Lu Mengda said that he only knew it was the Xianquan Teahouse, but he didn’t know who to look for. As long as he went to Xianquan Teahouse at noon,
Sitting in seat 7 at Quan Tea House, someone will naturally look for him, and you will know it at a glance."
"You know something just by looking at it?" Chen Qing asked.
"He said not necessarily, as long as it is something to prove their identity, a special mark on the back of the hand, a waist badge, a military symbol, or even a special dagger, etc. Pi Xiangyang asked each of his intelligence agents to have words embroidered on the back of their hands.
Words related to rivers, such as river, lake, moor, sea, river, ocean, etc., can be understood at a glance. If important information is involved, the identity must be further confirmed. They will judge whether the other party is a spy or a spy based on the fonts on the back of the hand.
Pi Xiangyang is the person who sends and receives the information, and then Lu Mengda is the person who sends the tasks. He sends the tasks at the Xianquan Tea House, but the information is collected elsewhere and is handled by someone else. Lu Mengda doesn’t know.”
“This is a good idea!”
Chen Qing praised: "We can learn. We have a single line of contact and don't know each other. We can learn and improve."
Wang Hao thought for a while and said: "Is it possible to use Lu Mengda to capture Jingzhao's intelligence spy and let him pretend to be on a mission?"
Zhong Huan shook his head, "I guess they have already issued a warning, but it won't be effective."
Chen Qing waved his hand and said: "Jingzhao's intelligence spies are not important. What is important is Pi Xiangyang. If the internal guards find a way to catch him, other problems will be solved."
Zhong Huan bit his lip and said: "I am willing to accept this task and lead people to Taiyuan to investigate the case and arrest Pi Xiangyang!"
"Do you think he is in Taiyuan?" Chen Qing asked.
"Since the Western Army is going to attack Hebei, Taiyuan is the top priority for dispatching troops and generals. He will definitely rush back to Taiyuan in time."
Chen Qing glanced at Wang Hao. Wang Hao nodded and agreed. Chen Qing smiled and said, "Go ahead! Capture this Pi Xiangyang. No matter life or death, I will give you a promotion."
"Your humble position will definitely not disappoint His Highness!"
In Daming Mansion, Pi Xiangyang escorted 80,000 kilograms of panax notoginseng, isatis root, cork and other medicinal materials to the official warehouse. Wan Yanchang personally came to the official warehouse to pick up the goods. This was the most successful operation of the intelligence agency of the Jin Kingdom in recent years.
Not only did he buy a large amount of medicinal materials from under Chen Qing's nose, but he was also able to retreat calmly when discovered by the internal guards, preserving most of the medicinal materials. This courage and ability greatly impressed Wan Yanchang.
Of course, Wan Yanchang had other ideas. Ever since Yang Jinggong, the deputy general manager of the firearms workshop, was unfortunately killed in a sea of fire while testing firearms, Wan Yanchang had completely given up on Tie Huolei.
However, Wanyan Wushu fled back to Beijing and placed most of the responsibility for his failure on the Western Army's powerful iron fire thunder. Emperor Wanyan Dan of the Jin Kingdom also became interested in the iron fire thunder and ordered Wanyan Chang to
To get information about this, it's best to get it in kind.
Wanyanchang was under great pressure in the past two days. Pi Xiangyang happened to transport 80,000 kilograms of Panax notoginseng back to Daming Mansion, which gave Wanyanchang the idea of letting Pi Xiangyang give it a try.
In the official room, Wan Yanchang explained the importance of Iron Fire Thunder to Pi Xiangyang, explained that this was the emperor's request, handed over the task to him, and promised that if he could get the formula of Iron Fire Thunder and obtain it,
In kind, he will be made the Duke of the country and rewarded with a hundred thousand guan and thousands of hectares of fertile land.
Pi Xiangyang suppressed the excitement in his heart and bowed: "I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by Marshal Du!"
Wan Yanchang took a file bag and handed it to him, "This is all the information we have collected about Iron Fire Thunder. You can study it yourself. In addition, we also have firearms makers. If you want to ask them, you can ask them anytime, but I hope you
