As the saying goes, a little farewell is better than a taste of something new. Zhang Ning has not seen Fang Ling for more than two months. At this time, Fang Ling is acting coquettishly and making a little awkward noise in his arms. Her arms are full of warmth and softness, and her nose is fragrant. He can't help but talk sweet words to make her happy. Those
If a third person heard the words between the two people, they would probably be so numb that they would have goosebumps. Then they couldn't wait to have sex until there was only heavy breathing in the room, and both of them were too exhausted to even talk.
She was too lazy to stop. Zhang Ning rested on the pillow, while Fang Ling lay softly on his chest. The quilt was only placed on her hips, and her bare back was slippery with sweat.
. Silk, satin, and cloth clothes were in a mess from the bed to the floor.
A wave of tiredness hit Zhang Ning's heart, making his lust subside slightly. After soaring in the clouds, worries gradually came back. Maybe everyone has different worries, and Zhang Ning is no exception.
He put his palms on the skin on Fang Ling's back and stroked it gently, and called out softly. Fang Ling responded with a sweet "hmm" and lazily didn't move a muscle.
"After you went to find Peach Blossom Fairy, did you see the village owner Peng Tianheng? Do you know where he is?" Zhang Ning asked.
Fang Ling said: "I have never seen him, and I don't know where he is. It is Master Peng's wish to let me come to Yangzhou, and he knows that you and I have an unclear relationship, so how could he let me know where he is?
You will always be on guard against me."
"Peach Blossom Fairy must know."
Fang Ling said softly: "Master Peng must have said hello to her in advance. It's not convenient for me to ask. Since Fairy Peach Blossom and I are good friends, how can I embarrass her?"
Zhang Ning nodded and said casually: "If you knew where Master Peng was, would you tell me?"
"How do you want me to answer?" Fang Ling turned over slightly and looked at him with a smile. He saw the wonderful scenery in front of him, which stimulated him and seemed to have strength again.
His throat moved slightly, but his expression remained gentle: "Just answer whatever you want."
Fang Ling said affectionately: "Do you still have to ask? Of course I will tell you, as long as you want to know."
Perhaps her tone was too sure and too hesitant. Zhang Ning felt that it was true and false for a while... After all, as a widow, her position was definitely not on the side of the current imperial court. The talented people of Zhuangzhuang Peng and others
Is it her accomplice who betrayed Peng Tianheng so easily?
Zhang Ning didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded. Fang Ling stretched out her arms around his neck and said softly: "What do you want? Why didn't I obey you? Don't you believe what I said?"
"How could I not believe you?" Zhang Ning felt relieved after saying this.
In fact, he knew very well: The spies had found nothing in this deadlock. If they wanted to find out who Peng Tianheng was, the only way was Fang Ling. Because she was the contact person, as long as someone was sent to monitor her, they might find out.
A lot of melons came. But Zhang Ning couldn't do that. First of all, he didn't have anyone who was experienced and completely trustworthy in this business. He could only recruit the envoy's spies to do this. In this way, Fang Ling was taken over by the people here.
People were targeting him, and Fang Ling became a suspect, and he couldn't escape his involvement. Secondly, if he couldn't pass his test, he would definitely not be able to do some things, such as using Fang Ling.
If Hu Butang were in his current position, what would he do?
Whenever he encounters difficulties in handling things, Zhang Ning always thinks of Hu Ying inadvertently, probably because Zhang Ning has seen the effect of this senior's work with his own eyes. Zhang Ning has a complicated impression of Hu Butang, and he is disdainful, but And with some respect, because Hu Yingwen is a capable person in that position.
Zhang Ning thought about it for a while and thought to himself: There are actually two points of Hu Butang's skill. His iron-heartedness without kindness to women is just one of them. He also has another point that is very admirable and he is very calm.
... During these days, he stopped running around. He stayed overnight at his residence in the north of the city almost every day, and occasionally went to Biyuan during the day. In short, it was easy for Xie Juan to find him, and the residence was arranged by Xie Juan.
The spring in the south seems to be very short. It doesn't take long before you can already feel the scent of late spring and summer with fallen flowers, green and fat, red and thin. When the flowers, plants and trees are lush and green, the leaves are luxuriant, and the clothes are getting thinner. It is inevitable to feel that summer is coming. Especially especially On a sunny day, when you walk on the street and a layer of sweat breaks out on your body, it feels like it’s a hot day.
Zhang Ning seems to be very relaxed, and the place he often hangs out is Biyuan, because there is no need to pay here.
Sitting in a fine tea room, drinking good tea, listening to beauties singing, chatting with acquaintances, and playing chess, all this is free. When Zhang Ning comes, Xie Juan usually stays in Biyuan without going out. They would all come and sit with me for a while, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates was quite harmonious.
As usual, Zhang Ning came to the tea room and sat down to listen to music. He casually asked the girl making tea if Boss Xie was there. He heard that he was in the garden and would be here soon. As expected, Xie Juan came. , and the tall and thin old Biao Zhan was also with him. As soon as Xie Juan came in, he ordered others not to let outsiders in, and hurriedly said to Zhang Ning: "Good news, there is progress!"
"Sit down and talk." Zhang Ning greeted him hurriedly, knowing that Xie Juan was talking about business.
Xie Juan took out a stack of paper from his arms, and took out an extra envelope from his sleeve pocket. He pushed it on the coffee table and said: "This bunch is a collection of personal information collected by people in the past two months." There are many names of salt gangs. There are many people in the private salt industry. Some of them are retail investors, young and old, men and women carrying baskets on their backs, selling secretly and making small fortunes along the way in cities and towns. We have no control over these people; others form gangs. There are sources of goods, routes, and distribution channels. Those who brazenly gather together and carry weapons with them. When encountering being outnumbered during ordinary inspections, not only do they not dare to interrogate, but they have to avoid them in confusion, unless a team of officers and soldiers cannot capture them. We generally have these gangs. The verification record is in the volume.”
Seeing Zhang Ning picking up the envelope and tearing it open to look at it, Xie Juan then said: "According to your arrangements at the beginning of the year, we will focus on the suspicious gang members who have recently started activities. And this report is from the leader of the team in Yizhen County. According to the news in the newspaper, a group of people suddenly started to act, and they acted very skillfully, which was very suspicious. They first dispersed and privately purchased loose salt from salt farmers in various salt fields. They quietly sold it at a low price to the gangs who came to buy it; then they gathered the loose salt bought from various places together, often making hundreds of salts (four hundred kilograms each), gathering more than a hundred people and horses, armed with swords, arrows and crossbows, and stayed day and night. They went out and trafficked towards Huguang. This group of people had not made any movements before, but they suddenly became active. It does not look like they moved from other places. Otherwise, they were not even familiar with the land in a short period of time. How could they be so skilled. So I think they are highly suspicious. , I came over as soon as I received the report."
Zhang Ning nodded, fully agreeing with Xie Juan's judgment. The group of people who came into sight were definitely not outsiders. If they were doing a large business when they first arrived, firstly, it would be difficult to find their way around the place they were unfamiliar with, and secondly, they would easily conflict with local snakes;
The second doubt is why they stopped their activities before?
In addition to Xie Juan's analysis, Zhang Ning also added his own intuition from a low point. Yizhen County was the territory where Peach Blossom Villa used to operate. As judged before, it was inconvenient for Peach Blossom Fairy to help everyone change places to do this, but instead
It is easier to make mistakes, so it is not impossible to take risks and start activities on the original territory.
"The team leader and everyone below who reported the news will be credited and rewarded with money. We can't just want the horse to run and not eat grass," Zhang Ning said.
Xie Jun nodded and said: "Don't worry, we have rules in our industry, and Xie will not break them. What should we do next?"
"First of all, you can't alert the snake, and secondly, you have to find someone to sneak in." Zhang Ning had thought of this idea before, so he said it without hesitation at this time, "The ordinary gang members of Peach Blossom Villa can only deal with illegal salt sales.
On the other hand, it is useless for us to arrest people randomly, and it is not our job to crack down on illegal activities. The key is to catch people with insider knowledge, and it would be even better to catch Peng Tianheng himself."
"What you said is absolutely true." Xie Jun sighed, "It seems this is a very time-consuming matter."
"Why do you say that?" Zhang Ning frowned.
Xie Jun said: "Peach Blossom Villa has always been outside of our control before. Now we have to start from scratch to sneak in. In particular, we need to get into a position where we can get valuable information. We must first gain the trust of the thieves and have some qualifications.
It’s almost impossible to save without time.”
"Everything is not necessarily absolute. We have to abandon the rigid step-by-step approach and find a new approach." Zhang Ning said calmly.
A look of disapproval flashed in Xie Jun's eyes, and then he said respectfully: "Your Majesty is right, everything is at your discretion."
In the past month or two, Zhang Ning has been thinking about the general method and weighing it up. But because the things to be arranged are technical aspects, specific issues must be arranged in detail. "How to get inside" itself is a technical detail.
. He needs to read the reported documents carefully before he can gradually improve the plan... and rushing to reveal an imperfect plan to his subordinates will damage his prestige.
So Zhang Ning pretended to be cryptic and asked nonsensically: "I have been listening to music here for a long time, and also listened to a lot of plays. How come it is all about the propaganda and education of a filial son and a virtuous wife? We are an entertainment place.
, there’s no need to make it the same as Confucianism, right?”
"This is also helpless. Emperor Taizu Gao and the current kings and fathers have issued decrees that strictly prohibit folk operas from showing scenes such as going to court and some serious etiquette. This limits the content of the operas and many historical operas cannot be sung.
I have no choice but to sing that my son is a filial son and his wife is a virtuous man." Listening to Zhang Ning's ramble, Xie Juan had no choice but to talk. Fortunately, he was quite expert on this topic.
Zhang Ning smiled and said: "Why can't we find another way and sing something else interesting, such as stories about talented men and beautiful ladies?"
Xie Jun suddenly said: "Don't mention it, what the Lord said is very true. The drama of the talented man and the beautiful woman is indeed rare nowadays, and maybe people like to hear it."
"I told you, everything doesn't have to be done step by step and stick to the ready-made methods." Zhang Ning said calmly.
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