After noon, Liu Xin left the Baihu Office and came to the gate of the Imperial City. After checking his waist badge, he went straight to the Dongchang Yamen.
Liu Licheng no longer seemed to care about Liu Xin. Half of the personnel from the Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office were transferred to the Inner City Thousand Household Office, and the remaining half were transferred by Liu Licheng in the afternoon.
Liu Xin, who was alone again, came to Dongchang.
Liu Licheng is also scheming and vicious. Making Liu Xin a loner is actually reducing his role. Even if he can join Dongchang, who would care about a useless person.
If Yuan Dongxiang knew that Liu Licheng judged him as a gentleman with a villain's heart, he would probably curse him a hundred and eighty times in his heart.
When Liu Xin entered Dongchang now, it was almost like returning to his own home. Fanzi, the gatekeeper, greeted him with a smile. His old acquaintance Wang Zhangban's first words when they met him were: Are you here?
Then after Liu Xin passed by him, Wang Zhangban showed an expression that something was wrong.
I arrived outside Yuan Dongxiang's duty room with ease. It was raining lightly today. Yuan Dongxiang didn't seem to want to see the messy scene outside the door, so he closed the door tightly.
He stepped forward and knocked on the door rhythmically. Hearing Yuan Dongxiang's words, Liu Xin opened the door and walked in slowly.
"why you!"
Yuan Dongxiang looked at Liu Xin in surprise.
Liu Xin said strangely: "Why not me?"
"Don't you need to be on duty? Come hang out with me every day!" Yuan Dongxiang looked at Liu Xin speechlessly.
Liu Xin said matter-of-factly: "I was ordered to investigate the case of Yuan Qianhu. Yesterday, Yuan Qianhu said that he had clues and wanted to find the admiral. Today I came to see if there was any progress here. This is official business, why? It can be said to be just strolling around!”
Yuan Dongxiang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth as he watched Liu Xin sit down.
Sighing secretly, Yuan Dongxiang smiled vaguely, and then said seriously: "Since it is business, then I will talk to you about business."
Liu Xin immediately sat upright.
Yuan Dongxiang said: "Yesterday, the Admiral and I had a detailed chat. During the period, the Admiral also asked the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor for questioning. Only then did we know that the Royal Horse Supervisor's secret art of raising horses was actually completed more than half of the time. , we started small-scale experiments at the Hanzhong Military Horse Farm. So far, a batch of relatively mature war horses have been cultivated, and the effect is pretty good, reaching about 60% of the expected effect."
Liu Xin interrupted: "So is the Hanzhong Military Horse Farm also conducting experiments?"
Yuan Dongxiang nodded: "That's right!"
As if the next step was the key point, Yuan Dongxiang looked more solemn and said: "Moreover, the Hanzhong Military Horse Farm submitted a memorial last month, saying that their experiment has been completed and the war horses subsequently trained will achieve the expected results. .”
"That is to say!" Liu Xin couldn't help but interrupt: "The Hanzhong Military Horse Farm actually had a complete secret of horse breeding as early as a month ago!"
Yuan Dongxiang nodded and said solemnly: "That's right, because His Majesty strictly ordered this matter to be kept secret, except for a few eunuchs in charge of the Royal Horse Prison, it was not revealed!"
Liu Xin's eyes flashed sharply and he said: "Then there may be something wrong with these eunuchs in charge!"
Yuan Dongxiang said calmly: "The Admiral ordered a few people to be arrested yesterday and are now being tortured severely. Over at the Hanzhong Army Racecourse, the Admiral is already preparing to organize manpower to conduct a secret investigation! But because Jian Fangliang His injuries are stable and he may wake up at any time. I still need to keep an eye on him here. Moreover, if there is a problem in Hanzhong, rushing over now will probably be of no use, so the Admiral is not in a hurry. After all, if the other party is really bluffing , attracting our attention to the Imperial Capital, then Hanzhong has already been accomplished."
Liu Xin did not completely agree with Yuan Dongxiang's words, so he said: "But it is also possible that it is more difficult for Hanzhong to obtain the secret method, so they need time, and then they detonated the imperial capital."
In fact, at this time, Liu Xin felt that this might be the truth. He had been doubting it before. He felt that the mastermind behind the scenes had been planning it for so long, and the series of actions at the last moment were a bit too hasty and incomprehensible.
But if his real target is at the Hanzhong Military Racecourse, then all this makes sense.
I thought Yuan Dongxiang would show some surprise or other expressions, but Liu Xin only saw calmness on Yuan Dongxiang's face. The latter said calmly: "The admiral has already thought of it, and he said the same thing about me yesterday."
After a pause, he continued: "In fact, no matter whether Hanzhong has been succeeded or not, the people hiding there must still be there. This is because the military horse farm implements military control, and everyone is under closed management. Only certain people can leave after a certain amount of time. All soldiers and generals at the military horse farm are not allowed to leave that area except for every change of defense. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
I see!
Liu Xin instantly understood what the admiral meant.
The military horse farm is strictly managed and ordinary people are not allowed to enter or exit at will. Therefore, even if the people there have the ability to obtain the secret technique or even send it away, this person must still be there.
No one can escape before time passes!
Yuan Dongxiang continued: "So the most important thing now is not to alert the enemy, and not to let the mastermind know that we have focused our attention on Hanzhong."
"Moreover!" Liu Xin slapped the table, and just for a moment, a flash of lightning flashed across his head, and an idea was quickly formed. He spoke very quickly: "Although the layout in the imperial capital is a deception to attract our attention. But the experiment at the Hanzhong Military Racecourse was successful a month ago, and here in the Imperial Capital, the people behind the scenes have been planning for at least half a year! Therefore, although the real target of the mastermind behind the scenes is in Hanzhong, he himself is very likely to be in the Imperial Capital! Therefore, he We will eliminate any possible evidence at all costs!"
After a pause, Liu Xin's eyes were filled with excitement. He relaxed his thoughts and let his mouth follow the natural thinking of his brain and continued: "Just like Gui Wanqiu, although the correspondence between him and Gui Qinchen is well-founded, It can be checked, but the communication must have gone through the hands of other people. If I were the mastermind behind the scenes, I would naturally not let the inspection pass, and there is a high probability that I would not see any flaws in the letterhead, otherwise the letter would not have been In our hands!
If we assume that the man behind the scenes did not know that there were some little secrets hidden in the letter, then the only reason why the man behind the scenes assassinated Gui Wanqiu was probably because he was afraid of what Gui Qinchen would say to Gui Wanqiu through other means, rather than because of the relationship between the two. Letters exchanged. However, Gui Wanqiu only encountered one attack, and the back door was not attacked. In fact, it can be understood that Gui Wanqiu was not the one who must be killed, but just an attempt. If it is accomplished, it will be accomplished. If it is not accomplished, it should be regarded as a way to disturb our vision!
The person behind the scenes must be watching in person in the imperial capital, otherwise he would not be able to arrange many arrangements in such a timely manner!
The participation of the Northern Barbarians can actually be regarded as the next party in the transaction. What is the use of people in Zhengyang country to obtain this secret horse breeding technique? Nowadays, there are not many guards under each vassal king. The Jinyi Weidong Factory has penetrated very thoroughly, and no one dares to raise a large number of horses. To be honest, for the anti-king forces that may exist in the country, this secret technique of raising horses is a pity to throw away. Almost no one will spend a lot of money for such a thing.
The Northern Barbarians are different. The Northern Barbarians' advantage is the cavalry. In the war with Zhengyang, the only ones who have the upper hand are the cavalry. Once the northern barbarians acquire this secret technique, their cavalry will be even more powerful! The person behind the scenes must have traded this secret technique to the Northern Barbarians at a huge price, so that he could get the maximum benefit!
Now that the Northern Barbarians have run away, they are very cunning, and this group of people should be just the helpers of the mastermind behind the scenes, not the mastermind. The clues that can find the mastermind behind the scenes are almost all gone, or we haven't found it yet, but with his intelligence, as long as there is enough time, he can destroy all the evidence...
wrong!
There is another piece of evidence that he didn’t have time to destroy, or in other words, he had already destroyed it, but he didn’t know that he hadn’t destroyed it completely! "
Liu Xin suddenly raised his head and looked at Yuan Dongxiang.
Yuan Dongxiang finally showed surprise this time, with obvious appreciation in his eyes.
"That's right!" Liu Xin affirmed: "We still have one last clue!"
A rare smile appeared on Yuan Dongxiang's face: "Yes, there is another clue. What you said is exactly the same as what the Admiral said!"
The excitement on Liu Xin's face faded. He was a little surprised, but at the same time he felt it was reasonable.
Lord Admiral, that magical eunuch, Mi Yusong is a master.
The Grandmaster is certainly different!
At this moment, as if he knew what Liu Xin and Yuan Dongxiang were thinking, a reporter hurried over and reported: "Master Qianhu, that person is awake!"
Most of the fans in Dongchang didn't know Jian Fangliang's identity, especially those who took care of him. They even thought that Jian Fangliang was a spy of Dongchang.
Moreover, in the room where Jian Fangliang rested, Yuan Dongxiang arranged for a trustworthy expert to hide in secret for protection, which was extremely meticulous.
"Let's go!" Liu Xin stood up and looked at Yuan Dongxiang excitedly. He naturally knew that no one else would wake up except Jian Fangliang at this time!
In a room somewhere in the East Factory, Jian Fangliang opened his hazy eyes. The dazzling light temporarily made him unable to see. He tried to move, but found that his whole body was weak, and all the energy in his body seemed to be drained. There was a faint pain in his chest, and this feeling continued to intensify.
After an unknown amount of time, his eyes finally adapted to the light. He turned his head and Jian Fangliang saw two people looking at him indifferently. One of them was wearing Dongchang's clothes, and the other was wearing Jin Yiwei's Feiyu suit!
"Uh..." He subconsciously wanted to utter a exclamation. The blank space in his brain when he just woke up was now filled with many memories. He remembered who he was, what he had done, and what he had encountered.
Looking at Jian Fangliang, whose face was full of panic at the moment, Liu Xin found it very interesting. This person had been discovered by the Dongchang officer who had been watching here since he was about to wake up, and reported it to Yuan Dongxiang as soon as possible.
When Yuan Dongxiang and Liu Xin arrived here, Jian Fangliang had just woken up, but at that time he was still in a chaotic state after being in a coma for a day and a night, and his eyes seemed unable to see. After waiting for a moment, when he turned his head to look at the two of them, Liu Xin felt the magic of emotions through the distinct changes in his eyes such as confusion, wakefulness, sluggishness, and panic.
"Jian Fangliang!" Yuan Dongxiang's cold and ruthless voice sounded.
"You...who are you and why am I here!" Jian Fangliang struggled to get up, but his body was weak and the increasing pain in his chest prevented him from moving.
Yuan Dongxiang sneered and said: "This is Dongchang! What you did has been exposed!"
"Ah!" Jian Fangliang groaned subconsciously, and then tried his best to conceal his panic, but it was of no use.
Yuan Dongxiang snorted coldly, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he turned around and said to Liu Xin: "You are already awake, but I am not good at asking prisoners. I don't know if Liu Baihu is good at it." road?"
Liu Xin shook his head and joked. He was just a novice Jinyiwei. He hadn't even memorized the internal regulations of Jinyiwei clearly. How could he ask a prisoner about such a high-level skill?
Yuan Dongxiang said oh, and then asked the Dongchang fan behind him to find someone.
Yuan Dongxiang came back and continued: "We were in a hurry just now, we should call him first."
Liu Xin asked doubtfully: "Who?"
Yuan Dongxiang said: "There are specialties in the art, and there are great masters in torture!"
After a while, a thin and short man who looked like a young scholar walked into the room.
Liu Xin looked around and saw that this man was wearing Dongchang Baihu clothing. Although his face was thin, his eyes were sharp and seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
"Yuan...Yuan Qianhu, why are you looking for me?"
Except for his sharp eyes, this Dongchang Baihu behaved like a frail scholar. He not only saluted respectfully to the original Qianhu, but also bowed to Liu Xin beside him, and then never raised his head.
"I've seen...I've seen this Jinyiwei Baihu."
Liu Xin looked at Yuan Dongxiang with some doubts.
What's going on with this guy?
Yuan Dongxiang received Liu Xin's gaze and asked, but did not answer. Instead, he introduced:
"Kuang Huaizhi, the youngest prisoner in the history of Dongchang, the young man most favored by the Admiral! Huaizhi, this is Liu Xin Liu Baihu of Jin Yiwei."
The youngest person to be sentenced to death?
Liu Xin knew that the organizational structure of Dongchang was different from that of Jinyiwei. Dongchang was in the imperial capital. Under the admiral, he was responsible for punishing thousands of households and carrying out the duties of arresting and arresting smugglers. He was considered to be under one person, so he had the same level of authority as The commander of Jinyiwei is on the same level as Zhi.
However, among those who are responsible for punishing thousands of households, there is only one person who is responsible for punishing hundreds of households and carrying out the canonical punishment.
According to this position, torture and interrogation are indeed within the other party's capabilities.
But shouldn’t the person being tortured and interrogated be the kind of person with a rough face and a sinister face? What use can such a weak, scholar-like character be? The prisoner will not be afraid when he sees it, and he will even be flirtatious. heart of.
Just now, Liu Xin had such a thought flashing through his heart.
After all, Kuang Huaizhi is thin and small, a full head shorter than Liu Xin. Without the clothes of a hundred households in the East Factory, he looks like an underage boy.
Yuan Dongxiang seemed to see the doubt hidden in Liu Xin's eyes. He just said to Kuang Huaizhi calmly: "This person is a repeat offender, but he is not the mastermind. We need him to reveal the mastermind."
Kuang Huaizhi cautiously raised his head and glanced at Jian Fangliang who was on the bed. The latter was also observing here. When their eyes met, Kuang Huaizhi immediately retracted his head and continued to lower his head.
Liu Xin looked at this scene speechlessly. Is it really okay to have such a big discussion in front of the prisoner?
Moreover, this young man did not even dare to look at a frail scholar like Jian Fangliang who had no strength and was seriously injured. How could he be tortured?
There was nothing strange on Yuan Dongxiang's face, and he seemed to have great confidence in Kuang Huaizhi.
"Huaizhi, I only give you a moment, okay?"
"Hmm... Well, just set the time Hara Chito, I will... I will do it!"
"good!"
Yuan Dongxiang really trusted this little boy and directly pulled Liu Xin out of the room and closed the door.
Separated by a door, there was no movement for a long time, not even the sound of conversation.
"That little... Kuang Baihu can really ask? Although Jian Fangliang is a scholar, he has been in the officialdom for many years after all. He is weak because of his weakness, but don't underestimate the cunning of an official!" Compared to Yuan Dongxiang! With a confident look on his face, Liu Xin was not so optimistic.
"Don't worry, Huaizhi has special powers. When it comes to torture, basically no one can escape his questioning. In this regard, he is the leader of the East Factory, and even the admiral has praised him many times!" Yuan Dongxiang smiled. replied.
Hearing Mi Yusong praise Kuang Huaizhi, Liu Xin suddenly felt a little more hopeful. Could it be that this kid really had abilities that were completely different from his appearance and temperament?
"Huaizhi is just a little afraid of people. This is due to his character. Don't be deceived by his appearance." Yuan Dongxiang seemed to be kindly reminding Liu Xin of something.
The moment passed quickly, but for Liu Xin, it was really difficult. After all, Yuan Dongxiang aroused a strong interest, and he couldn't help but want to know the result.
With a creak, the door was opened, and Kuang Huaizhi lowered his head, still afraid of looking at others.
"Chito Hara, I...I've finished asking. The records have been left in the room. If nothing happens, I...I'll leave."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work Huai Zhi!"
"No...it doesn't matter."
Kuang Huaizhi left in a hurry. Liu Xin looked at this scene suspiciously, turned to Yuan Dongxiang and said, "Did you run away without asking?"
However, Yuan Dongxiang stepped into the room nonchalantly: "You'll know after you take a look."
Liu Xin followed him into the room. The first thing he saw was Jian Fangliang who looked like a corpse on the bed with empty eyes. If it weren't for the heavy breathing in his mouth, which showed that he was still alive, Liu Xin would have thought that he was killed. It’s over.
There was a small wooden table in the room. There was a piece of rice paper placed on the table with three lines of simple words written on it. Liu Xin went over to take a look and showed the same solemn expression as Yuan Dongxiang.
"Case Facts: Contacted Fan An, the eunuch who raised horses, to steal the secrets of raising horses.
He entered the imperial city with poison and poisoned the horse eunuch who wanted to tell the truth.
The mastermind behind the scenes: the right minister of the Ministry of War, Qi Ji. "
