There are four words on the letter: "Taoist Mu Shi".
This name has become famous in the Senate's intelligence and governance system in recent years. Especially after the witchcraft case, the name Mu Shi Taoist has always been looming, and many major cases vaguely point to this person. The Political Security Bureau highly suspects that this person is "
"Shi Weng" or his agent.
But so far, no clues about Shi Weng have been found. This group has been shrouded in mystery.
Now, a letter involving this person has been found in Liu Wei's letter! This is tantamount to announcing that Liu Wei has a direct connection with Taoist Mu Shi, and Wang Yehao is probably the mastermind behind this group.
Just holding this letter in your hand is a great achievement!
This letter was written by "Mu Shi Taoist" to remind Liu Zhen that the thieves were searching for someone in the capital. The reward for finding the person has been mentioned as one thousand taels, and the reward for providing information is also one hundred taels. In this case
, even with the power of the master, I am afraid that some people will take risks. Especially now that anyone can buy a ticket to go to the thief's territory. Therefore, special attention must be paid to internal control to prevent the guards from being tempted to rebel.
"In this case, I can't help you, brother." Min Zhanlian thought to himself that he would have to completely pry his mouth open.
He immediately told his subordinates to "keep a close eye on Liu Zheng to prevent him from committing suicide."
Zhou Ruolan asked: "Should we withdraw now or stay here?"
"Stay here and just send back the important news. You can go and have a rest and examine this old guy carefully at night: Nine times out of ten, he knows where Elder Leng is!"
"Go to Nanyuan?!" Wu Cheng was a little surprised, "What are you doing in that damn place?"
"Of course I have a reason to go. I'll give you a hundred taels of silver, will you go?"
Wu Cheng swallowed hard, one hundred taels! He could not earn a hundred taels of silver even after three years in the capital!
But after all, he has been around the capital for a long time. Although he is not a member of the world, as a Taoist priest, he has a lot of contact with people in the world. He also heard a little bit about Leng Ningyun being kidnapped and Lian Sheng looking for someone.
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With his many years of experience, he naturally knows that there is a lot of substance here, and it is better to meddle less with it.
"This..." he said, pretending not to care, "what's there to do in this poor place? It's full of barren meadows, smelly river ponds, dense wild woods, and many wild animals. That's all.
Now there are thousands of eunuchs placed inside, all of them are lawless, it’s like a chaotic dance of demons.”
"Just tell me whether you want to go or not." Li Rufeng smiled. There was a vague hint of threat in his smile.
"I...I...this..." Wu Cheng was a little flustered, and he said bravely, "It's not that I can't go, but it's actually the Royal Garden inside, and the four gates are guarded by the Imperial Guard. If you bring one or two people in,
, Pindao’s face is just fine, but if there are too many people, I’m afraid it won’t work, so please forgive Mr. Li.”
"Old Wu, you think I'm just a fledgling. Naturally, I can't compare to you in terms of the situation in Nanyuan. But when it comes to going in and out, begging and robbing people on the street are hard to come by.
Did you come out of the big red door?"
In the Ming Dynasty, there were four garden gates in Nanyuan. The Dahong Gate was in the north, which was the main gate. The Nanhong Gate was in the south, the Donghong Gate was in the east, and the Xihong Gate was in the west. Each garden gate was guarded by the imperial guards of the capital. Because Nanyuan was abandoned on Chiri
For a long time, the imperial guards were ineffective, and the surrounding earth walls for a hundred and twenty miles collapsed due to little repair. There were more than a dozen large and small gaps, all of which were accessible.
Wu Cheng kept laughing and said that he had something to do and had to leave the capital for half a month. Li Rufeng could not let him slip away. He drew his sword and danced for a while. Now Wu Cheng could only agree to take them in to search the garden.
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"I'll start with the ugly words. Even though this garden is shabby, it is still a royal place. You guys have to be careful no matter what you do in there..."
"Look how scared you are!" Li Rufeng smiled and patted him on the back, "We are not gangsters, we are in the serious business of escorts and escorts, and now we have no choice but to go to Nanyuan. If you help us, we can make it happen
, your benefits are indispensable!"
Wu Cheng smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, yes, I understand!"
"Since you agreed to lead the way, let's talk it over..." As soon as Li Rufeng started to speak, Wu Cheng interrupted him.
"Chief escort, please don't tell me anything. I just tell you what you want to know, where to go, and what to look for. I don't want to hear any more than that."
Li Rufeng smiled and said: "Well, you are also an old Jianghu!"
"It's true that the Yongding River is too deep and there are many immortals." Wu Chengdao said, "No matter how delicious the old rice in the capital is, I still want to eat it for a few more years."
"Please tell me first what's going on in Nanyuan."
Nanyuan is a place that even people in Heliansheng know very little about. There is no other reason. Not only is this place a royal garden, but it is also a very large place. Ordinary people rarely pay attention to it, and criminal thieves rarely visit.
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"The old name of this place is 'Fang Fei Bo'. It was originally a place where Emperor Yuan Dynasty let eagles hunt. There is now a stone platform inside, called the Eagle Terrace. It is said to be a place for Haidongqing to dry his feathers. It was only in this dynasty that the name was changed.
Nanhaizi..."
The name "Nanhaizi" comes from the fact that there are five "Haizi" (lakes) here, and there is "Beihaizi" in the imperial city, so this royal garden was named "Nanhaizi".
Nanyuan has four gates, including the North Red Gate, the South Red Gate, the East Red Gate, and the West Red Gate. Later, palaces, palaces and offices were built in succession, and eunuchs were dispatched to manage them. There were also admirals.
The inner prison yamen of Shanglinyuan.
"The Admiral Shanglinyuan Inner Supervisory Office is located near the Red Gate of Beida. The person in charge now is Eunuch Cao."
The Admiral Shanglinyuan Yamen is not one of the twenty-four Yamen. It is an idle yamen in the palace and is basically excluded from the palace power circle. However, because there are "sea households" and official fields in Nanyuan, there are hunting, firewood and fishing.
The various incomes obtained are quite attractive to some senior eunuchs who can't get ahead. Therefore, to get this job, you need to work your way up to the peak.
"This Eunuch Cao, it is said that he got this job because he curried favor with the eunuch in charge of the Bell and Drum Division and worked through his connections."
It turns out that Eunuch Cao and Eunuch Yang still have such a relationship! Li Rufeng nodded slightly
"How many eunuchs are there now?"
"There are about a hundred posts, but in fact, only twenty or thirty people come to the office every day. In the summer and autumn, when the office rent is closed, more people come. Eunuch Cao himself does not often go to the government office, and sends a young eunuch to the government office every day to pick up and deliver official documents.
I will come only if there is important business."
In addition to these more than one hundred eunuchs, there are also three to four hundred hired "helping servants", most of whom are idle men in the capital. Originally there were not many such servants, but because Nanyuan took in eunuchs, they became
In the name of "taking care of", many more people were hired. On weekdays, about a hundred people were on duty.
"How many people are there in the Imperial Guards?"
Wu Cheng looked at him with some panic, but he didn't dare not say anything
"There are eighty people at each city gate. The soldiers from the 'Twelve Guards' will be on duty in turn."
Having said this, Wu Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Li, head escort, what do you want to do?"
Li Rufeng smiled and said: "I have to do something important. Don't worry, it won't involve the government!"
"Although this Nanyuan is deserted, it is still a royal garden. You should always act with caution..." Wu Cheng gave some more advice before continuing.
Whether they are eunuchs, helpers or on duty, most of them gather in the four-door duty room and the Yamen, and few people go to other places. Because now Nanyuan houses many eunuchs who cannot enter the palace. They gather in groups in Nanyuan
Wandering, hunting wild animals, and from time to time going out from the gap to the capital and neighboring counties and villages to beg, steal, and even rob. It is said that the eunuchs in charge of Nanyuan are "strictly controlled". In fact, they don't care at all. They only use embezzlement to make money for relief.
Capable of doing things.
"Where do these thousands of eunuchs live? They can't sleep in the open every day, right?"
"Live in the houses of the Sea Gates."
When Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty established Nanyuan, he specially moved households from several northern provinces to take charge of guarding and cleaning the garden. They were called "Haihu". There were a total of 1,600 households, and each household was allocated 24 acres of land. This
One thousand six hundred households live in "Haihu villages" in Nanyuan. The two largest ones are located near Beihongmen and Donghongmen. In addition, there are seven or eight small villages scattered throughout the garden.
It is said that there are 1,600 households in Haikou. Because of the heavy exploitation of official tenant farming, many people have fled and become extinct over the years. Now every tenth village has no residents left. The official land is abandoned, so it is very desolate inside, and many settlements have been abandoned.
, the eunuchs occupied the magpie's nest and lived in it. Although many of the houses in the camp had collapsed, leaving only broken walls, it was better than sleeping in the wilderness. Some groups, relying on their strong power, simply occupied the garden.
Some of the vacant government offices in the district are used as residences.
"These eunuchs are very difficult to mess with!" Wu Cheng warned, "Everyone says that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. They don't even have sex, and they are even more unscrupulous. There are fights and killings every day, and people die.
There is no need to bury it; if it is thrown away in the woods and meadows, it will be eaten by wild boars and wolves within ten days. Even the imperial guards and eunuchs inside dare not interfere with their affairs!"
After listening to his introduction, Li Rufeng thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know the locations of these camps?"
"A few of the elders know that I have never been to the villages there..." Wu Cheng's eyes flickered.
"Go and give each one ten taels of silver."
"...There are roads between the villages, and you can probably reach them along the roads." Wu Cheng swallowed, "It's just that you, the chief bodyguard, have to assign two bodyguards to me, and I also need to get a horse.
Mule..."
Li Rufeng raised his head and laughed: "Yes! Just don't worry."
At this point, he felt that he could speak more clearly and asked seriously: "Taoist Priest! If you want to hide someone, where in Nanyuan would you hide this person?"