Xiang Xiaoqiang asked Li Gensheng and Zhao Cunnian to keep an eye on the commander in Xuzhou, and he "lurked" at the Shishigege Mansion in Nanjing. But he couldn't stay for a long time. Firstly, Xuzhou couldn't leave him as the commander for a long time. Secondly, he was on this trip. It is also secret, and is not intended to be known by Zhu Yourong, the cabinet, the headquarters, Dongchang, etc. Because it is just to deal with the matter of contact from the Beijing conspiracy organization, and there is no need for Xiang Xiaoqiang to come back in person. Fourteen Gege can handle it. Fourteen Gege called him back mainly to discuss with him face to face how to use this matter to bring about the consummation of the two of them. This was not suitable to be made public.
Xiang Xiaoqiang planned to finish the matter within a day or two and return to Xuzhou. The first thing he had to do was to pass on the idea of Shi Shigege to Zhu Yourong and persuade Zhu Yourong to accept it.
He did not intend to tell Zhu Yourong in person. Zhu Yourong would not be happy if he saw him running back just because of this matter. The smartest way is to let Wei Zijin tell him.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was thinking about how to mention this matter to Wu Yanbin and let Wu Yanbin take the initiative to find Wei Zijin, when Wu Yanbin came to see him.
"Sir," Wu Yanbin said hesitantly, "I would like to ask, how long will we stay in Nanjing?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at him, and he probably understood what Wu Yanbin was thinking. He pretended to be casual and said:
"Well, it may take at least one or two days, or at most three or four days."
When Wu Yanbin heard this, he seemed even more embarrassed. He asked again:
"Then... may I ask, sir, how long will it take for us to come back after we leave Nanjing this time?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"It's hard to say. I guess, unless there are special circumstances, we will have to stay in Xuzhou at least until the end of the war. I said the war will end this quarter, but it depends on the situation after Beijing is captured. If Guangwu organizes the remaining troops If you retreat to Outer Mongolia and persist in resisting, it might drag on for another half a year...What do you want to do?"
When Wu Yanbin heard this, he was really anxious. He mustered up his courage and said:
"If that's the case, then...I wonder if your Excellency can...can you ask your subordinates to take a leave?"
Sure enough, Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly smiled in his heart, this boy was just like him, missing his sweetheart for one day was like three autumns. He had just returned to Nanjing, and he couldn't wait.
He smiled and said:
"Why, you're just staying for these two days and you want to take leave? Is there something urgent in Nanjing?"
Wu Yanbin hesitated and nodded.
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and said:
"Urgent? No, what's urgent for you in Nanjing? Your home is not in Nanjing."
"Hmm... um... Sir, this subordinate... I have to meet someone. A very important person."
Xiang Xiaoqiang's brows furrowed even more tightly. He said solemnly:
"No, Yan Bin, you have to tell me the truth. You also know that my trip to Nanjing is not public, and we are an intelligence unit. Who are you going to see? You must tell me the truth."
Wu Yanbin finally told the truth:
"Sir, this subordinate... I want to see... well, my girlfriend."
"Meeting my girlfriend?" Xiang Xiaoqiang pretended to be angry, "Isn't this nonsense, just to see my girlfriend? How can you guarantee that your girlfriend will not reveal our whereabouts! In case you have been there, she and her neighbors will What should I do if my classmates and friends gossip about me and my stay in Nanjing is revealed?"
Wu Yanbin seemed more confident and said immediately:
"Don't worry, sir. This subordinate's girlfriend, I dare to issue a military order to guarantee that she will never leak the secret! Moreover, she has no neighbors, no classmates and friends! She...she is a very elegant person,
Not to mention gossip! The only person she comes into contact with every day is...only one mistress!"
"Mistress?" Xiang Xiaoqiang rolled his eyes, "Oh, she's a maid? That's even more impossible! I know best, maids often talk about everything. Your girlfriend..."
"Sir," Wu Yanbin puffed up his chest and said with a bit of pride, "My girlfriend can indeed be called a maid as your lord said, but she can be called the first maid of the Ming Dynasty, and she is the first maid of the Ming Dynasty.
The only female countess! Among all the maids in the country, there is no one who is worthy of chatting with her about everything!"
Female nobility? Xiang Xiaoqiang didn’t know that Wei Zijin had a title before.
But his expression was extremely lifelike, with a suspicious look on his face:
"What? The first maid of the Ming Dynasty? Or a female noble? So cool? Which one is it? Who does she serve?"
Wu Yanbin's face turned red and he said word by word:
"Sir, my girlfriend is the current chief secretary to Her Majesty the Queen, and her name is Wei, Zi, Jin."
Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately acted shocked, and then acted like he couldn't believe it. He looked Wu Yanbin over and over again, insisting that he produce evidence.
Wu Yanbin finally revealed his relationship with Wei Zijin to others for the first time, and he seemed both uneasy and satisfied. His face flushed, his chest heaved, and he seemed very excited. He told how he used to be a guard in the Forbidden City, how
He secretly fell in love with Wei Zijin, and then how he was involved in the coup and was demoted to the ordinary army, and separated from his sweetheart, and how he was later appreciated by Master Xiang, resumed his official career, and returned to Wei Zijin.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was quite emotional after hearing him tell such a series of experiences. Although he had known these things for a long time, it was only based on analysis and was far less vivid than the personal accounts of the people involved.
He nodded to Xiaoqiang, patted his shoulder with appreciation, and said with a smile:
"Okay! I knew that if I am not simple to Xiaoqiang, then I will not be simple to the people around Xiaoqiang either! Haha, good job, Yan Bin, you have a lot of trouble!"
Wu Yanbin was very happy when he heard the adults praise him so much.
"That's good, Yan Bin," Xiang Xiaoqiang hugged his shoulders affectionately and said with a smile, "We can help each other. You see, your sweetheart is Wei Zijin, and my sweetheart happens to be..."
"I know, it's your Majesty!"
Wu Yanbin blurted out, his face flushed with excitement.
Xiang Xiaoqiang's mouth remained half-open for several seconds without changing.
He was a little confused. He didn't dare to say that his sweetheart was His Majesty, he just wanted to say "It's Princess Liaoyang", but he didn't expect this kid to say it all at once.
No need to ask, it was Wei Zijin who told him. Damn it, Miss Wei, who is always known for her tight mouth, will be defeated in front of her lover! It is true that a woman in love has zero IQ.
When things came to this, Xiang Xiaoqiang could only nod his head and said with a smile:
"Well, you are right. My sweetheart is Your Majesty. Look, what a coincidence. Haha... Actually, besides Your Majesty, my sweetheart also has someone else..."
Wu Yanbin looked at him with disbelief.
Xiang Xiao forced his scalp and said:
"Besides Your Majesty, there is another one, Princess Liaoyang. She and I have also been in love for a while."
The look in Wu Yanbin's eyes when he looked at him slowly turned from disbelief to admiration. That look seemed to say: Very strong, very Guanxi.
Then, Xiang Xiaoqiang told Wu Yanbin the plan he had agreed with Princess Liaoyang.
"Well, I was just thinking about how to tell His Majesty. It just so happens that you and Miss Wei have this kind of relationship, so it couldn't be better. Okay, I grant you two days' leave. You can go and accompany Miss Wei."
Wu Yanbin was overjoyed, stood at attention, and said loudly:
"Thank you, sir!"
"Don't be too busy thanking me," Xiang Xiaoqiang said sternly, "I've given you so much leave, including for business. You have to make an agreement with Miss Wei on the first day and let Miss Wei give advice to His Majesty. After that, you guys
In addition, although it is a two-day holiday, if there are major changes in the battle situation in the north the next day and I have to go, I will still have to take back your one-day holiday, and we will have to return to Xuzhou immediately. Do you understand?"
Wu Yanbin was still very happy and said:
"I obey my orders!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Miss Wei is the most capable person around His Majesty, and you are the most capable person around me. Haha, if Your Majesty and I finally get married, then you and Miss Wei will naturally be together every day. Isn't it right?...
Yan Bin, you are now a baron, and your military rank is already a lieutenant. Your status with Miss Wei is not that far away anymore. Work hard, and I will give you another chance to make great contributions, and strive to make you and Miss Wei within half a year.
A perfect match!"
Wu Yanbin was overjoyed and bowed:
"Thank you, sir!"
…
The next day, the 17th, Wu Yanbin secretly asked Wei Zijin out of the palace. The two got in a car and ran to the riverside to spend the night.
Wei Zijin was very surprised that Wu Yanbin suddenly appeared in Nanjing. Wu Yanbin happily told her everything. Wei Zijin had known about it for a long time, and naturally he also knew that Xiang Xiaoqiang was all pretending and was acting to fool him.
My boyfriend watched it. But
Wei Zijin is also very smart. She didn't tell the truth and pretended to be surprised, coaxing her boyfriend. She knew that what Xiang Xiaoqiang said to Wu Yanbin, "I will try to make you and Miss Wei a match within six months," was probably what he meant.
Listen to yourself.
Wei Zijin has formed a tacit understanding with Xiang Xiaoqiang, and he and Xiu Xiu have become sworn sisters, Jin Lan, so naturally he will work hard for him in front of Zhu Yourong.
At noon that day, Shi Shigege officially informed the cabinet government that someone in Beijing was planning to stage a coup to overthrow Guangwu and then sue for peace with the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also forwarded the envoy sent by Mu Hu to Dongchang.
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Dongchang questioned the envoy again, and the envoy still said the same thing: what Master Mu planned to do, how confident he was, what requests he had for Ming Dynasty, and what concerns he had.
This confidant messenger sent by Mu Hu had an eye-opening experience when he arrived in Nanjing. In just two days, he met a series of big shots like a revolving door. First the legendary Fourteenth Grid, and then the first floor of the East Factory
Interrogated by high-level officials—division chief, director, factory supervisor.
Now, he was put into the car again and driven to another place. The messenger was wondering, who should he meet next?
However, the car had its curtains drawn all the way, and there were two Dong Factory personnel "holding" him beside him, so he had no idea where he was going.
On the last stretch of the road, the car stopped several times to show ID and for guards to put their heads in to check.
Finally, we drove to a very quiet place and were allowed to get off the car. When I got off the car, I saw that it was a garage. However, there were several very good cars parked in the garage, which were almost as good as the cars in Master Mu's house.
From this, the messenger judged that this must be the place where a big shot lived.
Go up the stairs from the garage, turn a few turns, and enter a small living room in the traditional Ming style.
The envoy was arranged to sit on a small drum stool, with a pair of armchairs in front of him. On one of the armchairs, there was a man in his forties or fifties, dressed in a suit and dress, who looked very formal. However, he was quite calm and relaxed.
While drinking tea, I looked at him sharply.
This messenger immediately made him feel guilty. His magnanimity made him conclude that this must be a bigger person.
"Serve tea, sir," the big man in front of him ordered, and then said with a smile, "Are you Mr. Nashun, General Mu's secretary?"
Na Shun raised his buttocks in panic, made a posture of beating a thousand, and quickly said respectfully:
"Sir, the younger one is Na Shun."
The person in front of him nodded and continued:
"Many people have talked to that gentleman before me, so there is no need for me to repeat it. Let's get straight to the point."
"Hey, good."
"I want to know how sure General Mu is that the coup will succeed, and what he plans to do."
"this……"
"Because General Mu has made requests to us, while considering these requests, we must know clearly whether he will succeed and how sure he is of success. Also, when necessary, we can also consider giving a helping hand."
Nashun hesitated and looked at the big man in front of him.
He mustered up his courage and said hesitantly:
"This...sir, the little one should be damned...the little one...the little one still doesn't know, the lord is..."
The man in front of me said:
"I am Shen Rongxuan, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty."
Na Shun was shocked. He didn't expect such a big man. He fell down from the drum stool and kowtowed twice before sitting down in fear. Without saying a word, he started to put Mu Hu and Prince Gong's heads together.
Plan and tell the truth.
But he didn't expect that there was a bigger person.
There is a screen a few meters away from the living room. Behind the screen are two small Ming-style sofas and a small coffee table.
Zhu Yourong was sitting on the sofa, holding a tea cup, sipping tea gently, listening with her ears tilted, her toes sticking out from under her skirt, playing with her velvet slippers.
This is inside the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.