Zhong Huan calmly listened to Wei Yanzong's account and captured the key point in one sentence, "The person who sent the note to remind you has never appeared again?"
Wei Yanzong shook his head, "No! I thought he would show up yesterday, but he didn't come."
Zhong Huan thought for a while and said, "Perhaps our enemies found that there was no chance, so they temporarily stopped their activities. Since there is no danger, there will naturally be no reminder."
Next to him, Dong An asked: "Does General Zhong know who sent the assassin?"
"I can only say that Uncle Wei Guo is the most suspect. He just suffered a big loss on Sichuan Road. He has a deep hatred for us and will definitely take revenge, but I have no evidence."
Dong An pondered for a while and said: "Uncle Wei Guo is a man who must retaliate. Since he suffered a big loss on the Sichuan Road, he must take revenge. Moreover, he has raised many desperadoes. It is indeed possible for him. Xiao Wei, please contact him personally."
Maybe we can get some information by asking his men."
Wei Yanzong nodded, "I'll make arrangements for my humble position!"
Zhong Huan also said: "Tell me the detailed information about Uncle Wei Guo, and I must nip it in the bud!"
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Wei Tong had just returned from the East City Wall. Chen Qing's army was camped outside the East City. The fleet of ships in the Qiantang River was like clouds, which really stimulated Wei Tong, especially the fleet in the Qiantang River, which was most likely the ships of his Yonghe Trading Company.
But the huge army made him fearful. Wei Tong was worried about gain and loss and wanted to take revenge, but he couldn't do it.
In the afternoon, Wei Tong's number one aide Huo Liansheng came back in a hurry. Huo Liansheng was a Han from the Liao Kingdom. He had failed in the imperial examination of the Liao Kingdom. He was introduced to work as a small accountant in Wanyan Zongxian's Mansion. Wei Tong was also in Wanyan Zongxian's Mansion at that time.
We worked together as a servant, and the relationship between the two was very good.
After Wei Tong returned to the Song Dynasty and became prosperous, Huo Liansheng came to join Wei Tong. Wei Tong happened to be short of people. Huo Liansheng had a good pen, a clear mind, and had friends with Wei Tong in times of need. He naturally became Wei Tong's staff and made suggestions for him.
, and influenced Queen Mother Wei through Wei Tong.
At this point, everyone should have realized that this Huo Liansheng is probably not that simple. He is indeed not an ordinary Han Chinese from the Liao Kingdom. He is actually a secret agent placed by Wan Yanchang next to Wei Tong.
Pushing Wei Tong to assassinate Chen Qing is exactly the task Huo Liansheng shoulders.
Huo Liansheng hurriedly walked into the lobby, picked up a cup of tea and drank it. Wei Tong asked eagerly: "How is it? Is there any loophole?"
Today Huo Liansheng took more than a hundred of his men to look for Chen Qing's loopholes near the military camp.
Huo Liansheng said with regret: "This morning, Chen Qing took his woman to visit the West Lake. He dressed up as an ordinary tourist and only brought a dozen of his subordinates. It's a pity that I was not prepared. If I had been, I would have been there this morning.
The best opportunity for an assassination."
Wei Tong also rubbed his hands in regret, "I should have been prepared if I had known earlier."
Huo Liansheng waved his hand, "Your Majesty, Chen Qing will definitely come out again. We must be prepared at all times. As long as he comes out, we will seize the opportunity."
Wei Tong thought for a while and said, "How about I contact Jia Yingfang and ask him to notify me immediately if he knows about the situation."
Huo Liansheng nodded, "It is very necessary. If Chen Qing wants to pay homage to the Emperor, the county government usually has to make arrangements in advance, so we can get the news."
"Okay! I will send someone to deliver a letter to Jia Yingfang later."
Half an hour later, a man who looked like a housekeeper came out of the uncle's house and got on an ox cart heading towards the county government office. He didn't notice at all that there was someone riding a donkey following him behind.
This is the surveillance method of the internal guards casting a net. As long as the uncle Wei Tong is regarded as a threat, then everyone coming out of the uncle's house will be monitored, and the housekeeper will naturally not let it go.
Not long after, the housekeeper came to the county government office, and he asked the archer to report. Not long after, Jia Yingfang came out in a hurry. He looked both ways and followed the housekeeper to the alley next to him.
The housekeeper handed him a letter, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter, please don't neglect it."
"Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Jia Yingfang quickly took the letter and stuffed it into her arms. The two broke up immediately, and Jia Yingfang returned to the county government office.
In a corner, the internal guard soldier following the housekeeper clearly saw this scene, and his professional instinct told the soldier that there was something wrong here.
He hurried back to report.
In the afternoon, Zhong Huan came to Ruyi Teahouse, and Wei Yanzong happened to have something good and rushed back.
"Wei Dutou speaks first!"
Seeing Wei Yanzong's excitement, Zhong Huan guessed that he might have found some important information.
Wei Yanzong said: "There is a student in our martial arts school, and his brother is a warrior in the uncle's house. I invited his brother out for dinner at noon through the student. During the dinner, I tried to ask him whether the safety of the uncle's house was guaranteed. He
After drinking too much, he told me that more than a hundred warriors died in Chengdu, and then said that the night before yesterday, a group of their warriors went out to perform a mission, and six people were killed, and a group of ten people were killed.
The person is completely consistent with the assassination case, and I can basically confirm that they are the ones who assassinated Counselor Zhou."
Zhong Huan nodded, "It seems that our intuition is correct. What Wei Tong really wants to assassinate is the prince, not Counselor Zhou."
Dong An smiled and asked: "What can General Zhong gain from this?"
Zhong Huan then told the story of delivering the letter today and asked, "Does Wei Tong have any contact with the magistrate of Qiantang County?"
"Of course there is an intersection. Wang Bo, the magistrate of Qiantang, is Qin Hui's nephew. They have always cooperated. When I checked the Beijing News office, it was the two of them who joined forces. The brown-bearded civil servant General Zhong mentioned should be Wang Bo's staff Jia Yingfang.
, a very shrewd person.”
"Then should I keep this Jia Yingfang under surveillance?"
Dong An nodded, "It's very necessary. This Jia Yingfang has a profound influence on Wang Bo. Wang Bo almost obeys his words, and Wang Bo is also the old enemy of the county king. If the two of them want to join forces to deal with the county king, that's not right."
Dong An suddenly realized, "It was Qin Hui who wanted to use Wei Tong to assassinate the prince. He pushed his nephew Wang Bo and Wei Tong to join forces, and Jia Yingfang was the link between them."
Zhong Huan secretly admired Dong An's shrewdness. He pondered for a while and said, "Qin Hui wants to assassinate the prince. Is it the emperor's intention?"
Dong An sneered and said: "Everyone in Lin'an knows that their Qin Xianggong represents the interests of the Kingdom of Jin."
Zhong Huan nodded silently, it seemed that Jia Yingfang was the key figure!
Jia Yingfang's home is near the Bazi Bridge in the middle of the county. It is a very ordinary small courtyard, covering an area of less than half an acre, with one courtyard and four or five bungalows. Jia Yingfang is not a local, but a native of Chengfu County, Bozhou, and was born in Yingtian Prefecture.
Taixue, who had been a county official, was smart and understood the rules of officialdom. During the fourth year of Shaoxing, he was recommended to Qin Hui. However, Qin Hui disliked his ugly appearance and did not want to use him. It happened that his nephew Wang Bo was short of people, so Qin Hui arranged for him.
Became Wang Bo's aide.
Jia Yingfang lived alone in Lin'an. As night fell, Jia Yingfang left his residence and walked south along the street on a donkey. He did not know that he was being closely monitored by several experienced internal guards.
Jia Yingfang calmly rode a donkey into the Dawazi gate, passed through the side path, and came out from the side door. Next to the side door was the Ruyi Teahouse, which was closed. The teahouse was a business during the day, and at night it was a world of restaurants and brothels.
At this time, Jia Yingfang already had a stone in his hand, wrapped in a piece of paper. When he saw that the surroundings were quiet and no one was around, he threw it hard. The stone broke the paper on the window and threw it into the teahouse with a bang.
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Jia Yingfang urged the donkey to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, two black figures came out from the side. They were extremely agile and pulled him off the donkey.
"I don't mean any harm, you guys, don't mess around!" Jia Yingfang shouted in fright.
The two dark figures didn't give him a chance to explain, and quickly led him into the teahouse.
