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Shibaochi means "Eagle Man" in Mongolian.
At first glance, some people may think of them as servants for raising birds, but in fact, the sea turtles they raise are far more noble than ordinary people.
The eagle is the patron saint of the Borzhijin family, and the eleventh generation ancestor of Genghis Khan once relied on falcon hunting to survive.
Therefore, if Qie Xue's army is said to be the first among all armies, losing Bao Chi is said to be the first among Qie Xue's troops.
The dress of Shibaochi is also different from that of ordinary Xue soldiers. They often wear leather on their shoulders or sleeves as a resting place for eagles.
The point guard retained this dressing habit.
It is a rare beauty for Han people to become the bodyguards of the Mongolian emperor, but to be able to become the first-class lost treasures is a supreme honor. People need to know their identities, otherwise they will be like walking at night in brocade clothes.
The leather on the shoulders and sleeves is a symbol of this glory.
Although they do not know how to raise eagles, they themselves are the eagles of Emperor Yuan Dynasty, soaring high in the sky to hunt for His Majesty.
Even Li Xia is just a wild duck in their eyes.
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As night fell, the two Eagle Control Lieutenants left the Junzhou Yamen Office, turned around a few alleys, and entered an inconspicuous shop.
As soon as we entered the front hall, we could smell the salty smell in the air. This was originally a private salt shop.
But when they walked to the backyard, a servant came up to them and led them through a secret passage, only to find that there was a cell behind them.
The cell was divided into two rooms, an inner one and an inner one. No specific situation could be seen in the inner room, but the noise could be heard as someone was being tortured. The smell of barbecue wafted from the window to the outside room, which was obviously caused by the iron being used to burn the flesh.
Outside, a middle-aged man dressed as a private salt dealer was sitting by the stove, looking through the small window at the details inside. When he saw someone coming, he closed the small window and turned around.
This middle-aged man does look like a trafficker who has experienced a poor life, with a sad look on his face.
But the look he looked at the two Eagle Guard captains was clearly the way a superior looks at his subordinates.
He raised a command talisman and announced his home in a dull tone.
"Control Eagle Guard Baihu, Cui Wen."
These hundreds of households are cowardly Xue Jun's hundred households. If they were transferred to another place, even a thousand households could do it. What's more, the Eagle Control Guard has just been established and has not yet begun to make meritorious deeds.
The two captains saw the order and saluted quickly.
"Liu Luo and Liu Qantong, the captains of the Eagle Guard, have met hundreds of households."
When they salute, they already perform the Mongolian salute. When bowing, they put their right hand on their chest, their upper body slightly bowed, their left hand drooped, and they lowered their heads to Cui Wen to show respect.
People of this generation have been under Mongolian rule since they were born, and have respected Mongolia as long as they can remember. It is actually an honor to be able to perform Mongolian rituals to each other like this.
Cui Wen received a salute and said: "The Eagle Control Guard has just been established, and everything has not been prepared yet. The commander has immediately sent us south. This shows that we attach great importance to the affairs of Junzhou. From now on, you will be under my command."
"I don't understand why Baihu came so quietly..."
Cui Wendao: "Because I only need you to listen to the rumors and collect evidence openly. Even if you really find out the truth, you must pretend not to know. Do you understand? You are showing it to Henan officials and Li Xia from Tongguan.
"
At this point, Cui Wen pointed at himself and said: "If the person who smuggled with Li Xia is found, I will make arrangements and use the plan to infiltrate Guanzhong."
Liu Luo said: "I understand the humble position. There are two lines, one light and one dark, so that hundreds of households can live happily."
"The commander is brilliant, your majesty is wise. Let me tell you, what is the situation in Henan in official terms... Small smuggling cannot be stopped, but with so many carriages and horses from the Zhang family crossing the border, I will never believe it if there is no official protection in Henan.
.”
"There are many suspects." Liu Luo said: "At that time, Dong Wenbing was in Kaifeng, Di Ze was in Junzhou, and Dong Wenzhong was in Luoyang. They were all suspected."
Liu Qian said: "There are business travelers passing through outside the city, and all the paperwork and credentials are complete. It is normal for officials who live in the city not to know. But Luoyang is the closest to Tongguan, and there are people under the rule who have repeatedly smuggled with Li Xia, but Dong Wenzhong didn't know about it. Isn't this justified?"
"
"If he bribed the guards in Guancheng and crossed the border at night, it's possible that Dong Wenzhong didn't notice it." Liu Luo said: "Junzhou often smuggles iron, and the ironworks will know it after checking it, but Di Ze said he didn't know. Rats even stepped on his face.
Now, he can’t see it? It’s so suspicious.”
"The Di family has a grudge against Li Xia, so it is unlikely that they will rebel. If you ask me, the entire Dong family will rebel."
"This is a big deal. Don't talk nonsense without evidence."
"What more evidence do you need? Dong Wenyong has defected to Li Xia. We are commanding the mission to work with Dong Wenbing to thoroughly investigate the smuggling of eucalyptus, and we are also ordered to 'personally protect' Dong Wenbing. This shows that we have already been suspicious..."
"That's enough." Cui Wen interrupted their argument, raised his hand and asked: "Have you found out? Did Dong Wenyong really defect to Li Xia?"
"Dong Wenbing said that Dong Wenyong was only captured by Li Xia and did not defect. Li Xia deliberately spread the news and framed the Dong family. He also said that it is easy for the enemy to use alienation tactics, but the loyalty of the Dong family cannot be shaken."
"Let's talk carefully from the beginning." Cui Wendao said, "I don't care what Dong Wenbing says. I just want to ask whether Dong Wenyong surrendered to the enemy or not? How?"
"In July of the third year of the Central Tong Dynasty, Dong Wenyong was stationed at Jindou Pass to attack Li Xia. Li Xia sent his navy to cross the dangerous shoal of the Yellow River and bypass Jindou Pass, then surrounded and captured Dong Wenyong. It is said that Li Xia also brought Marshal A Shu with him when he sneak attacked.
Hold him."
"Sure?"
"It is said that some escaped prisoners said that Dong Wenyong often patrolled the prison camp behind Li Xia when they were in Qianshui Plateau." Liu Qian said: "Many people in Kaifeng know about this matter, and Dong Wenbing has been trying to cover up this rumor.
"
Liu Luo said: "This is Li Xia's intention to alienate."
"It was a deliberate attempt to create a estrangement, but it is true that there were officials helping Li Xia smuggle, and even Dong Wenyong was in contact."
"What if, as Dong Wenbing said, someone pretends to be Dong Wenyong?"
The two captains each had their own opinions, and until the end of the argument, Liu Qiantong hesitated, but asked a question.
"Is it possible that they are all collaborators?"
Cui Wen's eyelids drooped, he glanced at them and said, "If Li Xia could instigate all these important ministers to rebel, would Henan still be there? It only takes one person to collaborate with the enemy, and this person might even be just a minister of the shogunate or a government official.
If you are a junior official, we have to doubt many officials. This is the difficulty of controlling the Eagle Guard. But I want you to find this person..."
"There may be one person among hundreds of households." Liu Luo suddenly said.
Liu Qantong immediately said without thinking: "Guo Hongjing?"
"Yes, Guo Hongjing will soon become Zhang Rou's son-in-law, and he will be brother-in-law with Li Xia."
"I also investigated him. Last year, he repeatedly submitted petitions to the imperial court to regulate the Yellow River but was not approved. He often complained."
"In the past two months, he happened to be surveying the water potential of the Yellow River in Shaanzhou. He used the excuse of digging canals to direct civilian workers to transport earthworks, and he also provided cover for smuggling carriages and horses."
"The only thing I think...his personality is dull and he doesn't look like a collaborator."
When Liu Qiantong raised this opinion, Liu Luo shook his head and said: "The more dull a person is, the more likely he is the rat lurking around us."
"Yes, that makes sense." Liu Qantong murmured, "But if you put it this way, is it also a hindrance to others if Di Ze repeatedly says that he has a grudge against Li Xia?"
"..."
It can be said that within just a few days of arriving in Henan, Control Eagle Guard has achieved great results. It has obtained a large amount of intelligence and listed many suspects at an extremely fast speed.
And the number of suspicious people is still increasing, and one can be cited every few sentences.
Starting from the Dong family and the Di family, there are numerous subordinates, relatives and friends who need to be investigated.
Cui Wen thought about it over and over, but couldn't find a target for the moment.
It would be better to kill by mistake than to let go of this matter. He pondered for a long time and then ordered: "Keep everyone under surveillance."
"Yes! But the menial staff are short of manpower..."
Cui Wendao: "We came to Henan not just to investigate a case, but to control the Eagle Guards all over the world."
"I understand the humble position." Liu Luo and Liu Qantong handed over their hands one after another.
…
If these lieutenants wearing Eagle Guard uniforms were conducting a top-down investigation, Cui Wen was conducting a bottom-up secret investigation.
After meeting Liu Luo and Liu Qantong, he reopened the window and looked into the torture room inside.
"Did you recruit?"
The person tied to the wooden frame was a craftsman from the Junzhou ironworks. Cui Wen had enough evidence to confirm that he was one of the craftsmen buried in Junzhou by the Military Intelligence Department.
The craftsman was already dying, and he murmured: "I've done it... I've done it..."
"Put him down and give him water."
Not long after, Cui Wen learned more details about the iron smuggling in Junzhou.
"I really don't know where the little guy came from. I just remember that night we drove the carriage to lead the canal..."
"Wait a minute, ditch? Which ditch?"
"It's the canal that's being built."
"Shaanzhou benefits people?"
Cui Wen asked in return, and ordered someone to get a map, pointing out the place names along the way to check with the craftsman, and confirmed that the smuggling route at that time was the Liren Canal where Guo Hongjing majored.
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That night, Guo Hongjing slept very uneasily.
He was inevitably worried when he thought that he did not have much time left in office in Henan and that there was still no progress in water conservancy in many places.
After tossing and turning all night, he finally waited until dawn. Guo Hongjing went to see Dong Wenbing early. When they met, he asked about the Junzhou water conservancy matter and asked Dong Wenbing whether he had questioned Di Ze yesterday.
Unexpectedly, Dong Wenbing, who has always been most concerned about people's livelihood, sighed this time, a little absent-minded.
"Have you ever heard of eucalyptus being smuggled in Junzhou?"
Guo Hongjing was stunned, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."
"Last month, Zhang Hongji reported to the Zhongshu Provincial Department, saying that my third brother Dong Wenyong had contacted him to open a discussion forum. Zhang Hongji used the plan to send people to escort the goods to Junzhou, and he got ten times the profit. Once the matter was reported
, caused an uproar, and His Majesty set up Eagle Control Guards to investigate strictly."
"What does this mean?" Guo Hongjing didn't understand at all.
"Someone in Junzhou colluded with Li Xia. He not only purchased horses and leather goods from princes from various places, but also transported a large amount of iron from the iron smelting workshop to Tongguan." Dong Wenbing sighed: "But I didn't know anything about it before. If it weren't for Zhang Hongji
Reported it, I am still kept in the dark."
"this……"
"I don't even know how they got the goods to Tongguan."
Guo Hongjing looked confused. He really didn't know why Dong Wenbing told him this.
The next moment, Dong Wenbing put his hands on his shoulders and said solemnly: "Jingchen, please tell me the truth. Are you involved in this matter?"
Guo Hongjing didn't know what to say at all.
Colluding with Li Xia?
Living in these troubled times, it is actually difficult to distinguish between the Jin Kingdom, Mongolia, Song Kingdom, and Yuan Dynasty, who is orthodox and who is an alien.
He only knew that since he had become an official, he would be loyal to the emperor at the top, live up to the people at the bottom, feed the king, and be supported by the people, he should do his job well, build canals and irrigate the fields, so that the people would have more to eat.
It's that simple.
Guo Hongjing never thought about choosing Mingzhu to assist Zuo Qi in fighting for the world. The intrigues and intrigues even stained his hands with blood. This was definitely not what he wanted, and it was too far away. He could only look at the small things in front of him.
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
"I...I didn't."
"I believe you, I know your character." Dong Wenbing said: "But I checked and found that the night they smuggled them, they were walking through the same canal you were building."
"How could it be? I didn't even know anyone had gone there..."
Dong Wenbing's face was relatively calm, but there was deep worry in his eyes, and he said: "Because my third brother was captured, I am under the most serious suspicion. Only by finding the real collaborator as soon as possible can I be cleared. I suspect that Di Ze is responsible for this matter." Why, no results were found yesterday. All in all, now is not the time to worry about Junzhou's water conservancy. You should return to Yanjing as soon as possible and don't get more involved in this matter."
"This can equal Li Fen every year and attack Li Xia every year. If we don't repair it now, we will get the next year again."
"I also want to build canals and cultivate fields, but in the current situation, how can I still have the energy?"