It was another early morning, and the cold was approaching. When Zhang Ning woke up, he heard the rustling sound of rain on the roof tiles. It turned out that it was raining outside, and the temperature would drop a bit if it rained this autumn. No wonder he felt worse this morning.
Chills.
The old wound on his leg began to ache again, which was like a weather forecast. Under Xin Wei's service, he got dressed and sat on the chair for a while. After sorting through everything he could think of, he
He picked up a pen and wrote a military order: He ordered the three fortifications to leave some people on duty in the central earth fort, and the rest to temporarily abandon the trench wall position and withdraw to the city to rest until the rain stopped.
There were no cement roads in the Ming Dynasty. If it rained for a while, the outside would definitely turn into mud. Not only was it impossible to use long-range weapons in this weather, it was also very difficult for large groups of people to walk. He did not believe that Zhang Fu would attack and fight in such weather.
One more thing, last night he planned to inspect various granaries. But now he really doesn't want to walk and his left calf is very inconvenient. It's raining like this. Even if there is a hidden danger, he can't burn in this kind of weather, so he simply cancels
It was just like when it suddenly rained during the busy farming season. Although people were panicking, they could only take a break from the busy work. This was how Zhang Ning felt at this time.
He bent down and rubbed his calf gently. The pain was very uncomfortable, as if it was seeping out of the bone marrow. It was unpredictable and frightening. As soon as he was distracted, Zhang Xiaomei's innocent face seemed to appear in front of his eyes.
There is something he once said, "A lasting memory, I can think of you as soon as I have a seizure." He read it out softly in his absence. Don't say that if you stay alone outside for a long time, it is easy to think of the people close to you...
If he finished playing, would Zhang Xiaomei be kidnapped, and what would happen next? He couldn't help but think of Gu Chunhan, who was sent to "Fu Le Yuan" when he was a few years old. This made him emotionally unstable, and his heart
It also became chaotic.
Xin Wei, who was about to put down the basin in his hand and wanted to go over and rub his legs, heard him talking and couldn't help but stood there and looked up. Most people don't know what happened to Zhang Ning's leg injury. She used to be in Bai Yi.
The guard knew it all too well. Seeing Zhang Ning's absent-minded look, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sadness and a hint of jealousy.
Xin Wei knew Zhang Xiaomei. The girl was indifferent to others and had little ambition, so she was not annoying. But Xin Wei still couldn't suppress a feeling of injustice in his heart: some people in this world are born into wealthy families.
She had no worries about food and clothing in the city, and then she did nothing, but some people treated her as a treasure and broke their legs for her without complaining; while some people opened their eyes and were hungry and cold, and were sold like a piece of merchandise, and then
Just a tool, no matter how hard you work and how many things you do, it can never be as good as another kind of person.
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Something happened later, and Xinwei was called out for a while. Then she went into the house and reported: "Last night, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs discovered a secret hole outside Beicheng, and someone got out of the hole. They
Tell me what happened and ask me to report it to the prince."
"Have you caught anyone?" Zhang Ning asked hurriedly.
Xin Wei said: "No. The spy had already gotten into the moat at that time, and it was too late to chase him out."
Zhang Ning stood up immediately, moved a few steps while holding on to the table, lowered his head and touched his chin. Xin Wei said calmly: "Your Majesty, please leave this matter to me and I will take care of it."
"What are you going to do?" Zhang Ning asked.
Xin Wei said: "Our people haven't alerted the snake yet. I plan to send people to get in through the hole by the moat tonight and find out the exit location of the city first. Then I will lead people to ambush at both ends and wait for the spies to pass through this hole again. That is,
But if you catch a bunch of people and follow the clues, you can find out the conspiracy of this gang of spies."
Zhang Ning pondered for a while: "What if we catch the person and can't find anything, or if he accidentally dies during the arrest, how can we continue this vine? There is a traitor in the city, what do they want to do..."
Xin Wei had nothing to say and stood silently. She had a lot of experience in fighting evil cults and had done this kind of thing more than once before. Zhang Ning was a person who studied and studied for fame, but I didn’t know what he thought.
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"Let's do it like this." Zhang Ning said, "Gather all the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jiujiang City. First find out the exits in the city and send people to guard them. Make sure to choose a good place so that no one will find them. Someone will definitely sneak into the city.
If you contact someone, you can divide your troops and keep an eye on the people who have been in contact with each other. If you divide your posts like this, when the time comes, we will catch them all. I will transfer Li Zhen's guards to you, and be sure to arrest more people. Once there are more people, we can always find out.
Useful things come out."
Xin Wei lowered his voice and said: "As far as I know, most of the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs here are placed around Yu Qian."
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment: "Lieutenants in the army cannot do this kind of work... All the spies who went to catch Zhang Fu have been withdrawn. There is no use keeping an eye on Yu Qian now."
Xin Wei asked again: "What if the spy leaves the city?" Zhang Ning said: "Stand still."
Xin Wei habitually repeated what he wanted to do, and then walked out of the room silently.
Zhang Ning's lack of energy these days has caused Zhang Ning to have a lot of thoughts and random thoughts. In fact, there were many spies in ancient wars. Since the Pre-Qin Dynasty, there have been incidents of spies opening the city gates, so guarding against spies is just routine.
However, Zhang Ning couldn't get rid of the news and kept it in his mind all day long.
Will the British Prime Minister Zhang Fu want to use "subordinate tactics" to resolve this war? Soldiers are not tired of deceit, and I am afraid there is nothing they can't do. So what kind of order will the spies in the city get? Open the city gate... This is unlikely for the time being.
It is only useful if the two armies are locked in attack and defense inside and outside the city. Zhang Fu should at least solve the fortifications on the flanks before attacking the city. It is possible to secretly liaise with the generals of the Jiujiang Army and make them rebel.
Zhang Ning thought about it, and then thought that he was going to inspect the granary today. He couldn't help but "thump" in his heart. If the spies burned down the granary, it would be a real disaster. An isolated city, if there is no food,
Okay, what else is there to keep?
He finally couldn't sit still anymore. After lunch, he wanted to go and see what was going on in the granary. But if the spies really wanted to burn down the granary, a sudden inspection with great fanfare would seem to be a warning. Zhang Ning thought of Yu Qian, and Jiujiang's defense preparations were complete.
It was arranged by Yu Qian. As long as he follows, he can understand everything clearly and quietly.
Zhang Ning sat in the signing room in the second hall for a long time. He wanted to call the guard at the door to tell Yu Qian to meet him, but a subtle thought came to his mind: he had just ordered the removal of the informants around Yu Qian in the morning, would this matter?
Will there be some kind of coincidence?
It was still raining outside. Zhang Ning slowly crossed the threshold. The guard at the door bowed and saluted very respectfully. He observed for a long time the water gathered between the tiles, flowing into lines and falling into the gutter.
How could Zhang Fu’s layout be so deep? Could it be that he was overthinking it? Zhang Ning also felt that his suspicions were getting heavier and heavier. He was not such a person before... I remember when he first appeared in Daming, even a person from Fule Yuan
He can trust the prostitute Gu Chunhan and has shown enough sincerity; but now, he is repeatedly questioning a gentleman like Yu Qian.
And where are the spies hiding in the city? I walked through the city several times and saw almost no one. Most of the people in the city had fled to the countryside to avoid the war. If they wanted to do things such as burning grain and grass, there were
In a heavily guarded place, it is impossible to do it with a small number of people...
Zhang Ning did nothing all day long and felt calm. In the early morning of the next day, Xin Wei came back, half wet.
"The opening outside the city is very secret. Most of it is under the water. There are aquatic plants growing on the riverside. It is difficult to find unless you send someone to feel near the river. I sent someone to go in through the opening. The cave was full of water, and the gap was only big enough for the head.
The water that stuck out was probably due to the rain today. I followed the hole and found that the exit inside the city was a house not far from the city wall. I found a dry well next to the exit, but the well was almost filled with soil.
I guess it is the soil used to dig the hole. This hole was dug not long ago. I have followed the prince's instructions and sent people to keep an eye on all sides of the house. A stone's throw away from the house is where our people gather. There are
Thirty-two people.”
After hearing this, Zhang Ning said: "It turns out that two or three of the people around Yu Qian were sent back."
Xin Wei was slightly surprised, but his expression disappeared briefly, and he just responded quietly: "Yes."
"Go now." Zhang Ning said coldly.
Xin Wei clasped her fists and saluted like a man, then turned around and left. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and said: "I just ordered a guard at the back door and asked him to bring a stove in later. The prince may warm himself up by the fire and his legs will not hurt."
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Zhang Ning was slightly stunned and said: "I know... you should change your clothes as soon as possible, the wind and cold can kill people now."
Xin Wei pursed his lips and smiled, turned around and left.
It was another sleepless night. Zhang Ning felt uneasy for no reason. It was already early in the morning. He first undressed and went to bed, tossing and turning for a while, then got dressed and got out of bed. He read through all the official documents and files he could find at hand, and then slowly started to read again.
Tun walked carefully inside the house. The rain outside was not heavy, nor was it drizzling, and the moderate "rustling" sound did not stop. I don't know whether this autumn rain is a good thing or a bad thing.