Chapter 367 Is there someone from the Magistrate in Cloud City?
How to rescue two hostages from other people's capital?
Li Chongrun pondered this issue for a day.
"Otherwise, after we have finished inquiring about the information, we leave the city and go to Yunzhou to show the flag and come to ask for it. If the Turks don't want to fall out with the court now, don't worry they won't obediently let him go."
Compared with the previous methods that Xianhui came up with that used brute force and were even suspected of terrorism, Guo'er's idea was more or less implementable.
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"If the Turks insist on saying that the princess misses her sister and just drag it out for a few months, we still have to go to Linyi, but we don't have the time to work as a foreigner with the Turks."
Li Chongrun refuted Yimao'er's opinion, but also said that it could be used as a backup plan.
"If you ask me, we should just kidnap your Turkic classmate and exchange his daughter and sister-in-law for his son. No matter how reckless the Turks are, they will never make fun of their own prince."
Xianhui still hasn't given up on his plan.
"My little aunt, the Turks are eagerly waiting for a reason to go against the imperial court. Isn't the reason you gave me a big gift to the Turks?"
Before Li Chongrun could object, Bao'er rolled his eyes at Xianhui, and then the two little girls started fighting like a cockfight.
According to Li Chongrun's experience, although the two little girls usually have a good relationship, if they get into a fight, the war will definitely not stop within half an hour. In order to avoid himself being affected, Li Chongrun made a decisive excuse to collect information and escape.
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According to the location that Shi1 told him before, Li Chongrun found the opium shop he mentioned before.
"Boss, here comes a wealthy Han man. He opens his mouth and asks for Double Lion Globe brand Fan Yang goods. He just doesn't look like a regular customer."
The big teapot in the opium shop was brought by the shopkeeper from Yingzhou. He has been here for a long time. Although it is located in the Turkic territory, there are also no Han people who come here to do business or do other unexplained things to make a living.
A small number of people are already well-informed, but when they encounter the young master who barged in with a few guards today, they are really a little unsure.
You might say that he has never seen the world. Although the clothes and decorations on this young master look ordinary, what is hanging on his waist is a Qingyiyuan fan.
Qingyi Garden sells fewer and fewer fans recently. I heard that the only way to buy them now is at the authentic Grand View Garden in Shendu, which only auctions them once a month. If any fan is lost outside, it will be replaced by an ordinary home.
It is not a problem for people to eat horse chews for several years.
It was only a few days ago when I was serving a powerful tycoon who was running private business that I glanced at him when he was showing off to his clients.
Being able to use colored glass as a fan to fall to the ground, there is only one Qingyiyuan family in the world who is so heroic.
Not to mention that even the priceless glazed fan pendant can only be used as an embellishment of the fan, and what’s even more remarkable is the fan surface.
Wang Fangqing, the Minister of Rites and now the founder of a sect in the world of calligraphy, has the most beautiful calligraphy. This is actually the least valuable among the inscriptions on the Qingyi Garden fan.
The big teapot heard the giant owl bragging and said that those who write are the least valuable, but those who paint pictures are said to be the hands of Shangguan Wan'er, the prime minister of the dynasty. Not to mention the painting skills, just the meaning, this
Needless to say the price.
Just now, when the young gentleman disliked the smell of the opium den and used a fan to cover his mouth and nose, he could clearly see the big teapot, with a picture of proud snow and cold plum blossoms painted on it.
But you have to say that this man has seen the world. Just say that when he entered the opium shop, he looked around like a young man entering a brothel for the first time. He wished that every young boy carrying cigarette ashes would stop him to take a closer look.
In addition, he couldn't bear the smoke from the opium den, and he didn't look like he had seen anything in the world.
Not to mention that this opium den is not a rare thing. The shopkeeper said that the style of the opium den in my own opium den was copied by the governor from Qinghuafang in the divine capital. How could a young man who has seen the world know this?
Never been to a place like that with fireworks?
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Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper frowned when the waiter mentioned the young master's request. He didn't even ask about the young man's appearance or demeanor. He dropped two small coins and let him go. Then he dropped what he was doing to settle accounts.
Went out to greet him.
"Is it really a wealthy customer? The shopkeeper actually went to greet him in person?" Big Teapot happily accepted the tip from the shopkeeper and scratched his hair that was tied into a big braid. He felt like a newly married Turkic girl.
I have been tending sheep all the time, so I may have passed on lice to myself. I just happened to get a reward of two small coins today, so I had to go to the bathhouse to take a dip in it to relieve the itching.
"Master, the goods you want are licensed goods that only real regular customers know. But the price is a bit particular. It only costs 10.7 yuan, 1 jiao, 30.8 yuan."
Li Chongrun only heard from Chen Ziang that the person who went to Turks to sell afurong was an undercover agent from the Procuratorate, No. 17138. He tried the connection method according to Chen Ziang's instructions, but to his surprise, he got connected just like that.
After walking around a series of single rooms, I heard the sound of overwhelming sounds coming from the rooms on both sides. The owner of the opium shop naturally looked like he was used to it. Li Chongrun was also an LSP who had been educated by various teachers in his previous life, so his expression did not change.
, but the few factory guards behind him were all old bachelors who had been single for many years, so naturally they were a little red-faced.
"If you smoke too much opium, you will always have some desire. So the opium shop signed contracts with several brothels owned by King Jianchang, and sent some sisters who were out of court from there to come to the opium shop to make a living."
The shopkeeper of the opium den seemed a little unhappy when he saw Li Chongrun, so he thought of putting in a good word for his boss. "I heard that when Madam first heard about the opium den's business, she caught the master and made a fuss, and later met the opium den.
I stopped talking about the harvest."
It turns out that this opium den is still Chen Ziang’s business.
However, Li Chongrun still welcomes the idea of making a fortune while others follow him to drink soup. A relationship maintained only by so-called loyalty is definitely not as stable as a community of interests. Li Chongrun still understands this truth.
But I didn't expect that a bookworm like Chen Zi'ang actually knew how to do business. It seems that Mr. Chen is not as noble as he was before after having a son.
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The group of people walked through the long corridor, opened the small door at the back of the corridor, passed through a quiet courtyard, opened a secret door in the woodshed, and unexpectedly arrived at the backyard of a shop facing the street.
The shop in front was full of people, but the noise was all in Turkic language, and Li Chongrun couldn't hear what they were shouting about.
"The front yard sells women's gadgets such as rouge and gouache. The doors are all fake, and the inside is blocked by a wall. If you want to enter this yard, there is only one secret door that can enter."
The shopkeeper of the opium shop explained to Li Chongrun respectfully.
Hanging in the main hall of the small courtyard is a town map, mainly showing Yunzhong and several surrounding cities. There are some account books and letters piled on a square table, but they don't seem to be too many.
"The master just arranged to establish a foothold in this cloud first. The specific offline deployment has not yet started, so the intelligence collected is not much."
Li Chongrun had never interfered with the operation of the Overwatch Council, and for some reasons, he did not want to expose his identity, so he asked his questions directly without being polite to the shopkeeper.
"Are you familiar with Ashina Weiju and Chu King Li Longji?"
"Prince Ashina comes often. Since King Chu came to Yunzhong, he has been staying in the tent. He rarely goes out. If it weren't for a few diners who followed King Chu to Yunzhong and often went to the small shop to relax, we would all be here.
I didn’t know there was such a big shot in Yunzhong City.”
"What kind of work does Prince Ashina usually do in Yunzhong City?"
Li Chongrun asked again.
"Prince Ashina does a lot of things. He does a little bit of everything. Except for the military power, which is always controlled by the Khan, the prince's palace is also a real powerhouse that has established an yamen. It imitates the establishment of the imperial court and established many arrangements.
It seems that he is preparing to learn from our system reform. He also wants to inquire about our intelligence. Prince Ashina always deliberately makes friends with Han people from the south. No matter what their background is, he is happy to chat with them.
Even the young ones are often invited by Prince Ashina to have dinner and wine together, and chat about the prosperity of Yangzhou. Of course, the most common question is about the methods of King Linzi in Yangzhou, which makes Prince Ashina
I have always admired it. Even the top restaurant in Yunzhong City was built by him after it was modeled after the Grand View Garden in the Divine Capital."
Li Chongrun sighed with emotion. It was more than imitation, just copying. He must find an opportunity to ask for the copyright fee from that classmate Ashina.
It seemed that he was really familiar with Prince Ashina. Speaking of the Turkic prince, the shopkeeper talked a lot.
"So, it's not difficult to contact him? And why does it sound like he admires the imperial court?"
"I can't say I admire you. Although Prince Ashina seems to be quite polite to the Han people, after talking to him a lot, I always feel that although this prince is very familiar with our culture, he can't say that he likes or accepts it."
After all, the shopkeeper is still a person with a special mission, so he naturally observes more than ordinary people: "His courtesy to the Han people is not so much that he admires the culture of the south, but more that he wants to find some of our weaknesses and shortcomings.
.I am especially concerned about King Linzi. I heard him talk about it several times when I was drunk, saying that if the Turks don’t deal with the King of Linzi as soon as possible, they will become a big problem for the Turks in the future.”
Li Chongrun curled his lips, feeling that although he was taken seriously by others, it didn't seem like a good thing.
Moreover, I had met this old classmate when I was in Yingzhou, and he seemed to be very ambitious.
"Does he come to this smoke shop often? Did smoking in Yunzhong City become popular from us?"
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Li Chongrun asked this not because he wanted to know the bottom of his own business, but mainly because he wanted to see how his East India Company's policies were being implemented.
"Prince Ashina rarely comes here unless he's entertaining guests. Most of the time he has his children deliver goods to his door."
The shopkeeper flipped through the account book on the desk, looked at it, reported the data to Li Chongrun and said: "There are hundreds of thousands of permanent residents in Yunzhong City, but our goods are very expensive, and there are only a few big bosses and tooth accountants.
Only the nobles there can afford it, but I heard that many Sogdians will take goods from us, mix them with spices or plant ash, and sell them in kilns. The quantity is actually higher than what these noble gentlemen can buy.
The consumption is even greater.”
"As for that Prince Ashina, His Highness the prince came to us right after he opened the store. I heard that he was originally a customer of the Lu family, but because the Lu family's line was cut off, he waited for a long time before he approached us again.
As a source of goods."
It turned out to be an old drug addict. Li Chongrun touched the tip of his nose and wondered if he could find a breakthrough point in him.
"This small courtyard is nice. If I stay here for a few days, I won't cause any trouble."
"No trouble, no trouble, just stay here, Shangguan."
The shopkeeper couldn't figure out the background of this young gentleman, but seeing the way his face didn't change when he talked about the governor, he seemed to have a lot of background.
I vaguely remembered that I heard that the boss of my own governor was the famous King of Linzi, and he was such a young man. The shopkeeper of the opium shop was a little confused when he heard that he wanted to use his stronghold. Where?
Dare to say no.
"There are still a hundred brothers and a dozen carriages. I need the shopkeeper's help in arranging them."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, but agreed.
At least he had a place to stay, and Li Chongrun settled down to work as an apartment in Yunzhong City.
She and the factory guards are both Han Chinese, and the only one who can go out is Hua'er. Fortunately, she has a token of a small tribe. There are not many leaders of small tribes like her who come to the cloud to see the world.
Yunzhong City was just established not long ago, and there is no strict Jinwu Guard patrolling the city around the clock like the sacred city of Luoyang, which makes it easier for a little girl like Hua'er to roam around the world.
"Prince Ashina is indeed in some trouble. His government office is called a government office. It is a large military camp with 3 steps, 1 guard, 5 steps and 1 sentry. After walking around twice, I can't even find a dog hole.
Unless we attack by force, it is absolutely impossible to get in."
Shi San took his little wife around Yunzhong City for several days, and what he reported to Li Chongrun was indeed completely bad news.
Shi1 worked as a boy in the opium den for two days, always looking for a chance to eavesdrop on the conversations of the smokers.
"It seems that the son of the current Khan's brother has always been very resistant to Ashina's policy of actively resisting the imperial court. However, he comes often, and often brings other Turkic nobles1 and whispers. The leaders of several large tribes recently came with
Yingzhou has made money from doing business, so they don't care much about conflicts with the imperial court, so a few people often get together to oppose the Turks' use of troops against the imperial court."
"Have you made money? Naturally, you look down on the low-end methods of compatriots who rely on robbery. Why can't they understand that sheep can eat people much faster than swords?"
Recently, woolen felts and woolen cloths sold in Yingzhou have become popular in the capital. Even Li Chongrun himself bought several woolen cloaks, which are indeed very warm.
"It seems that our breakthrough point lies in these leaders who have made money. Have you found any news about King Chu?"
"The King of Chu usually stays in the palace. Only a few of his disciples come out to buy occasionally. Let alone meeting him, to be honest, he doesn't even know whether he is alive or dead. But I heard that the Turkic princess he married is in poor health.
, and is very popular with the Khan, I think the Khan will not despise his daughter's husband too much."
"You go and explore again, and I'll think about it again."
After sending a few brothers who had been released to continue inquiring about the news, Li Chongrun continued to circle around the small courtyard.
"Brother, do you have any ideas?"
"To be honest, there is nothing we can do." Li Chongrun spread his hands.
"The most important thing now is what role Mr. Li played in this drama. Although the Turks have always had ambitions for the imperial court, they have always been simple and rude. If they really want to attack us, they can just find an excuse to cross the river.
Just call them here. The Yellow River over the Hetao will freeze in winter, and the Turkic cavalry can cross the river just like they are walking on flat ground. They can just ride across the river directly. There is really no need to use these fancy tricks."
Li Chongrun still suspected that Mr. Li was behind all this. After all, when it comes to being naughty, these big guys in the imperial court are the professionals. People who have been wandering in the ocean of Houhei Xue for thousands of years, their methods are natural.
It's not like these barbarians who can only ride horses and shoot arrows.
"Do you want to go into the Turk's tooth tent and ask Mr. Li directly? Ask that kid what he thinks?" Xianhui's idea was indeed that simple and crude.
"Your thoughts are as childish as thinking about going to the Immortal Palace to steal His Majesty's life-size mirror in the city of God."
Guo'er was not polite to Xianhui and started arguing directly without even going through the process.
Seeing that the two younger sisters were starting to fight cocks again, Li Chongrun felt vaguely that his head was starting to hurt again.
"Okay, shut up and let me think of something else."
Li Chongrun used the old method, writing the information he knew densely on a large piece of paper, and using countless line segments to doodle the picture like a spider web.
The core of the problem is naturally the King of Chu, Li Longji, who was drawn countless circles by Li Chongrun, as if he was cursing him.
But Li Chongrun didn't expect that the turning point would come so quickly.
That night, Shisan, who had been wandering around Yunzhong City for another day with flowers, knocked on Li Chongrun's door with a strange look on his face. "Your Majesty, something strange happened today. Someone left a secret note outside the opium shop. Although
I don’t know who kept it, but it must have something to do with us.”
Li Chongrun followed Thirteen to the entrance of the opium den a little strangely, because it was a little late, there were no people on the street, and there was no curfew in Yunzhong City. Naturally, there were no guards patrolling the city, and there was only a big bell in the distance.
The bell tolled twelve times, telling Li Chongrun that it was already midnight.
The time reporting system in Yunzhong City was copied from Li Chongrun's design in Yangzhou. Li Chongrun felt that he would definitely ask his old classmate for copyright fees when he had time.
The secret sign is a sheep character with one horizontal line missing. Who in the world doesn’t know that this is Li Chongrun’s family emblem? No wonder Shisan would say that it has something to do with his family.
Li Chongrun wiped out the secret mark and left a code using Fengyiwei's secret mark to signal that he had received the message.
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On the second night, the secret message appeared again.
But the reply was not Fengyiwei's code word, but the method of the Magistrate's Court.