In Jingzhao City, Lu Wei hurried to Bai Yutang of Juxiang Restaurant. When he entered the room, he did not see Lu Jiao. There were only Wang Shuang, Zhou Hua and Han Feng. Lu Wei smiled and asked, "Where is Lu Jiao?"
Zhou Hua said bitterly: "I guess he is lying on some woman's belly again and can't get up."
Wang Shuang also sighed and said: "Lv Sima should try to persuade him when you have time! He is so uninhibited and will miss important events. We have been looking for him for three days, but we can't find him."
Even the spies of the Jin Kingdom couldn't stand Lu Jiao. This Lu Jiao was really a talent.
Lu Wei shook his head and said: "He has this kind of virtue and will never change it until he dies. That's why he is hated by everyone in the family. But he is easy to find! In those few brothels, Mr. Lu Third Master is generally known to him.
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Wang Shuang glanced at Han Feng, who hesitated and said, "I asked the madam at the door if Lu Qiao had been here. They all said that Master Lu hadn't been here for a long time."
Lu Wei smiled slightly and said: "This is their catchphrase. If you ask Zhang San, they will also say that Mr. Zhang hasn't been here for a long time. They always say this to anyone you ask. If you ask the third young master, they will say to give him money.
They will tell the truth immediately."
Han Feng quickly clasped his fists and said, "I've learned a lesson!"
Lu Wei asked Wang Shuang again, "What are you looking for him for?"
"The intelligence he provided was wrong. He said that he sent 30,000 grains to Dengzhou on camels, but he did not say that he also sent 20,000 war horses. As a result, the people in Bianliang always thought that Dengzhou's 30,000 troops were infantry, but it turned out that they were infantry.
There are 20,000 cavalrymen, and the superiors are furious, saying that we have failed to report military information."
Lu Wei shook his head, "I really can't blame him for this. He only cares about food. As far as I know, Liu Qiong went to Dengzhou with 30,000 people. They originally had 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. They only sent their war horses because they had to cross mountains.
If Shangzhou exists, Lu Qiao will definitely not know this. Of course, I only found out about it yesterday."
Wang Shuang said angrily: "But the information the spies got from Dengzhou at that time was that 30,000 infantry suddenly turned into cavalry, so the Bianliang people were dissatisfied and put the responsibility on us."
Lu Wei sneered and said: "In my opinion, the intelligence analysts are stupid! The five armies of the Western Army are all equipped with 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Everyone knows that Liu Qiong is leading the Flying Eagle Army this time.
, of course it is 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, how could you take it for granted that it is 30,000 infantry? I did not analyze the intelligence well enough, and passed the responsibility to others."
Zhou Hua said quickly: "Lu Sima is right, we can just reply to Marshal Du."
Wang Shuang nodded and asked: "One more thing is that our people have recruited boatmen to go to the Bianhe River. It has been more than a month. Why has there been no movement? Has the plan been cancelled?"
"Of course it's not cancelled. I'm here to tell you about it today. The ship will leave tonight."
Wang Shuang perked up and asked quickly: "How many troops will accompany the ship?"
Lu Wei said calmly: "This should not be within the scope of my leaking secrets!"
Wang Shuang understood immediately, took out a box, put it on the table and pushed it to him, "This is one hundred taels of gold, which is equivalent to two thousand five hundred thousand coins. That's enough!"
Lu Wei opened the lid of the box and took a look, weighed it again, put it in his arms, and then said calmly: "Two hundred thousand-stone cargo ships are setting out tonight, with no troops following them, only grain and grass. In fact, this
Only some of the ships were originally going to be cancelled, but because many ships from Mengzhou went to Luoyang and there were not enough ships, the ships in Guanzhong were redeployed. There were a total of 800 ships and an army of about 30,000 people. Taiyuan
Fu Niugao's army, as long as your spies pay attention to Mengzhou, you can get more detailed information."
Wang Shuang was overjoyed, this information was so important.
"Thank you Lu Sima!"
Lu Wei laughed, drank a glass of wine and turned around to leave.
Looking at Lu Wei's retreating figure, Zhou Hua said with some dissatisfaction: "You need one hundred taels of gold to reveal the information like this?"
Wang Shuang smiled slightly and said: "That's because you don't understand. The important information is the movements of Niu Gao's army, and it is also the information that Marshal Du has repeatedly asked us to pay attention to!"
Wang Shuang immediately wrote an eagle letter and gave it to Han Feng, "Send it out today!"
"I obey the order!" Han Feng also hurried away.
Han Feng left the restaurant, got on an ox cart, and came to the slums in the southwest of the city. The ox cart stopped in front of an alley. Han Feng quickly entered the alley. The alley was not deep, and there was only one family in it.
Han Feng knocked on the door, and the door creaked open. Just as Han Feng was about to enter the yard, he suddenly felt something. He turned around and looked towards the entrance of the alley, only to see an old woman with a scarred face in her fifties or sixties looking into the alley.
, seeing that she had discovered her, the old woman was so frightened that she quickly shrank back.
Han Feng frowned and asked the man who opened the door, "There is an old woman with a scar face outside. Have you seen her?"
"I know it's a crazy woman who lives nearby. She always likes to be sneaky."
Han Feng didn't take it seriously and handed a roll of pigeon mail to his subordinates, "Send it away immediately, use a red mailbox!"
"The humble job will be arranged right now!"
At the entrance of the alley, an old woman with a scarred face walked up to a man, stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "I'll help you see clearly, he has entered the house, give me money!"
The man gave her a handful of money, and the old woman left happily. The man took note of the alley. After a long time, he saw a pigeon flying from the roof, and then he got on an oxcart and left.
In the Neiwei Mansion Office, Zhong Huan made another mark on the map, at the end of Guihua Lane, Qizhoumen Street, Du Yuan. Zhong Huan asked again: "Are you sure that is the new pigeon spot?"
"I'm sure, I saw the homing pigeon flying with my own eyes. It was a red mailbox!"
Zhong Huan nodded, "This is the third place where pigeons have been spotted. It's really a cunning rabbit with three burrows."
"In addition, Wei Qiao has been indulging in Baihua Tower these days. He is obsessed with a prostitute named Xiao Yuxian. He has spent hundreds of taels of silver on her. He may be watched by people from the Supervision Department."
Zhong Huan was immediately a little worried. Wei Jiao was in a special situation. If the people from the Supervision Department investigated him, it would make the matter worse and affect His Highness King Yong's plans. However, his boss Wang Hao was not in Jingzhao either.
Zhong Huan pondered for a moment, then stood up to deal with this troublesome matter.
Zhong Huan approached Zhang Miao from the Supervision and Intelligence Department. In terms of his position, Zhong Huan was not qualified to approach Zhang Miao directly. His superior should have approached Zhang Miao. What he did was against the rules and could easily be criticized.
However, Zhang Miao was a relatively down-to-earth person. Hearing that Zhong Huan, the commander of the inner guard, came to him with urgent matters, he did not refuse and received Zhong Huan.
"The humble Zhong Huan meets Zhang Dujian!"
Zhong Huan bowed and said, "Thank you Zhang Dujian for meeting me!"
Zhang Miao said with a smile: "Not bad! Not bad! He has become the commander of the internal defense in just a few years. How are you, General Wang?"
Zhang Miao was actually hinting to Zhong Huan that Wang Hao should come to him instead of him reporting to Zhong Huan.
Zhong Huan blushed and quickly explained: "Wang Tongzhi went to Fengxiang on official business and won't be back until the day after tomorrow. Even in his humble position, he knows that he shouldn't come directly to the governor. The situation is urgent and it is confidential, so he has to come and bother him!"
"Tell me! What's the matter?"
"Officials from the Supervision Department are keeping an eye on Wei Qiao. Do the supervisors know about this?"
Zhang Miao was startled. What a coincidence. He had just been reading the inspection report about Lu Qiao. He picked up a report on the table and said: "Lü Qiao spent 500 taels of silver in the brothel in three days. This incident
It caused a sensation. As a small clerk under the Military Department, how did Lu Qiao get so much money? Shouldn't he be put to a good trial?"
Zhong Huan wiped the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, he arrived in time. He hurriedly said: "The internal guards are very aware of Lu Qiao's affairs. They have been keeping an eye on him since they were low-ranking officials. He is involved in colluding with spies of the Jin Kingdom and the source of his money."
It is also related to the spies of the Jin Kingdom. I sincerely ask the governor not to alert the enemy."
"Oh? A dignified descendant of the Lu family actually colluded with a Jin State spy?" Zhang Miao obviously didn't believe it.
"Everything I said is true. If the governor doesn't believe it, you can ask the inner guard King Zongzong, you can even ask the princess or His Highness King Yong. Just don't order the arrest."
Zhang Miao nodded, "I understand what you mean. I can temporarily stop the inspector, but he is spending money so much but is not suspected. Isn't it more suspicious?"
"The humble position will arrange it and teach him a lesson so that he won't dare to be so reckless."
"I understand. I will temporarily suspend supervision and ask General Wang to come over and talk to me later."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Zhong Huan walked out of the room, and he was secretly glad in his heart. If he hesitated, he might be embarrassed to come, and things would be in trouble.
Lu Jiao squandered his money to show off his wealth, but on his way home that night, he was stopped and beaten up by some scoundrels, who robbed him of more than a hundred taels of silver, leaving him penniless again.
