Rumble... A burst of thunder rolled across the sky. Qin Xing looked up at the dark night sky and muttered: "Thunder is rare this winter. Could it be raining?"
"I'd rather it snow than rain, it's too painful." A tightly wrapped subordinate whispered beside him, and looked up at the Jin Prince's Mansion in the street: "Boss, it's so late, the Governor should go to bed."
Qin Xing shook his head: "Your Majesty has secretly ordered us to sleep at night." Then he glanced at the people around him and said, "I guess there is something important today, so all of you should cheer up."
"Is it possible to arrest some people secretly?" the subordinates speculated.
"If we are not needed for arresting people, the two battalions and one guard under your command can be used, not to mention there are a large number of Jin Yiwei manpower in the city that can be mobilized... it must be... a particularly important matter."
Qin Xing is an old agent of Dongchang. During the Taiyuan Defense War, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly threw the hat of the Governor of Dongchang to Chang Yu and then sent Qin Xing, Zheng Guoxing, Yan Shoude and others from Dongchang's old team to Taiyuan to assist him. This rookie governor was left behind by Qin Xing and others after the war to collect information on Xuanda University. He even personally presided over the arrest of Fan Yongdou and other profiteers in Zhangjiakou, and then several others dispersed around Xuanda University to take charge of the work. This time he happened to be in Taiyuan City, so he got Ling Ye meets Chang Yu.
Following the lessons learned from Datong, the security of the Jin Palace did not dare to be careless. Dozens of personal soldiers from Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu were on duty in the palace. There were personal attendants in the courtyard where Chang Yu lived, and there were two soldiers transferred from Zhu Kongxun outside the palace. Hundreds of elite soldiers were stationed ten steps and one post five steps outside the palace.
"Stop, what are you doing?" Qin Xing and others were stopped by the officers and soldiers on duty as soon as they approached the main entrance of the palace. Immediately, everyone nearby rushed towards them, tense and tense.
"Enter the mansion under the order" Qin Xing took out his waistband and showed it to the leader. When the man saw that it was Dongchang's waistband, his attitude immediately became much gentler: "It turns out he is Dongchang's eldest brother, don't be surprised."
"Where, where, it's just a matter of duty." Qin Xinggong took a few of his men and went straight to the palace. When he got to the door, he was checked again before entering. Then he was checked again outside the courtyard before he was able to enter the courtyard. He saw Chang Yu in the lobby with several personal attendants. Chatting over tea.
"Qin Xing, a low-ranking official, comes to see the Governor." Qin Xing walked quickly to the door of the lobby and bowed and saluted. This was the second time Chang Yu saw this little eunuch after Chang Yu took power in the East Factory, and he was actually a little excited.
Chang Yu also stood up quickly. There were many big stalls like Qin Xing in Dongchang, but for the first person who lived and died with him, there was always a feeling of speaking out.
"Is everything okay?" Qin Xing was moved by Chang Yu's cordial greetings and said repeatedly, "Thanks to you, everything is fine."
"You guys also come in and warm up." Chang Yu waved to Qin Xing's men. These young people were naturally surprised and hurriedly entered the hall to see the ceremony. Chang Yu asked them to sit down and drink tea to warm up. , which made a few people feel at a loss. They had heard for a long time that the eunuch was friendly, but they didn't expect that he had no airs at all.
The door has been closed, and the room is as warm as spring. There are more than a dozen figures looking longingly under the candlelight. Chang Yu summoned Qin Xing at night to really plot a big thing. He wants to be the master and send people to Xi'an to assassinate Li Zicheng and others!
Qin Xing is very senior and experienced in Dongchang. He is the first choice for this task because he is steady and ruthless. As far as he knows, Dongchang does have a few single lines in Xi'an. To be precise, they are just eyeliners, but Jin Yiwei is there. There are many people, and there are even undercover agents in the robber team. Hearing this, Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh to himself, the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei really did not deserve his fame.
Chang Yu was assassinated repeatedly during this period, and he lost dozens of warriors the day before. He was furious and wanted to kill to vent his emotions. However, this was not on the battlefield. He didn't even know who his opponent was at the moment, but he guessed In all likelihood, it has something to do with the intruder.
So he decided to fight back and attack Li Zicheng and other generals of the traitor army first. If you can send people here, I can also infiltrate them. If you can assassinate me several times, I can fight to the death!
This operation was not a joint effort between Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei. Wu Shu, Li Bingxiao and Wang Lang also volunteered to join the mission and received Chang Yu's approval.
As for whether he could succeed or not, it didn't matter. He also wanted to let the gang of intruders feel the feeling of restlessness. In fact, Chang Yu also knew in his heart that success was unlikely. First of all, Xi'an was Li Zicheng's base camp and had a home field advantage. It would be as difficult as trying to assassinate Chang Yu in Beijing. Secondly, the rebel army had a very good civilian foundation, and the common people were their eyes and ears. Just like our party, in fact, if you study carefully, you will find that the origin and development of our party are exactly the same as those of Li Zicheng.
In addition to the home field advantage and good folk foundation, Green Forest Road and Jianghu Rangers are also Li Zicheng's allies, as well as Jianghu gangs, and almost all religious sects have relations with them. It is a kind of alliance. It is really difficult to get rid of him, and vice versa. , but the intruder can mobilize the heroes of the three mountains and green forests to harass him endlessly.
In this case, it is really difficult to break into their home court and assassinate them without anyone noticing, and it may even be impossible to return.
But Qin Xing and others readily accepted it. This is what they do, and what they want is excitement and challenge. If they can kill the intruder or a certain thief, in addition to making great achievements, they will also have a sense of accomplishment that is difficult for others to understand!
Chang Yu allocated a sum of funds, and it was up to their team to make peace and take action. If this move succeeded, it would naturally quickly disintegrate the power of the bandit army. If it failed, it would also cause the thieves to stab him in the flesh and make him restless and sleepless.
Early in the morning, Chang Yu got up and washed up and went to greet the King of Jin. Zhu Shenxuan was still asleep because he was drunk last night, so Chang Yu used the excuse to greet the princess and had a conversation with Zhu Zhi'e, which made the little princess very happy. , pushed away the maid next to him and snuggled into Chang Yu's arms to express his lovesickness, which made the little eunuch a little burning and thinking about whether to set off firecrackers in the early morning.
Without a chance, Zhu Shenxuan got up and called Chang Yu and Shi Kefa to have breakfast together.
Shi Kefa was a scholar. He would not talk during sleep or meal. He would hold a bowl of porridge and listen to Chang Yu and Zhu Shenxuan talking non-stop, talking about the bank, the coal mine, the lack of briquettes, and the stove... Anyway, it was all about making money. In Shi Kefa's heart I sighed secretly, did this King Jin fall into the eyes of money?
That's right, for Zhu Shenxuan, I just want to make money now and have no interest in anything else.
The king of Dai still wanted to support a few people in the army to contain Yang Zhenwei to prevent him from becoming the next Jiang Yu, but Zhu Shenxuan had no such thoughts at all. He loved anyone, and a battle left the Jin Palace empty. It was a vassal Wang’s savings from generations, he just wants to make money.
Some people may wonder about this. The imperial court prohibited the vassal king from getting involved in local military affairs. Why did Chang Yu, the king's supporter in the army, turn a blind eye and even trade with him? In fact, the reason is very simple. What is prohibited by law is always different from the reality. In any fiefdom, How could the feudal king not collude with local military and political officials? Is it possible? For example, the official positions set up by the imperial court in the palace, those long histories and the like were originally intended to monitor the feudal king, but the reality is very cruel, these long histories later became the confidants of the feudal king.
In a fiefdom, the vassal king is the head of a country. Even if he does not collude with those military and political officials, those officials will take the initiative to cling to him. It doesn't matter if he wants to completely separate himself, it is unrealistic!
In fact, Chang Yu didn't want the chief military officers of one place to dominate and lose control. Especially during the turbulent period of the court, it was too easy to breed warlords who dominated one side and lost control. For example, in history, which of the general soldiers of the four towns in Jiangbei not like this.
Many high-ranking emperors are all about balance. He also needs someone to restrain Yang Zhenwei. In this way, Yang Zhenwei cannot dominate the family. Secondly, Yang Zhenwei must rely on him in order to stand firm. It seems that he is the king of the same generation. The transaction did not get rid of Yang Zhenwei's opponents, but in fact it was just a favor that he did not want to deal with those people.
But the young King of Jin Zhu Shenxuan doesn't have that much in mind. Now he just wants to make money and is not interested in the infighting in the officialdom. This is good, and it saves Chang Yu from selling favors, so he can let go and work hard in Taiyuan. Clean up, a city that has experienced war and famine needs officials who are as honest as water.
Chang Yu did not intend to punish the military personnel in Taiyuan for many reasons. For example, Zhou Yuji was a very strict man. After being knighted, he returned to Taiyuan with great fanfare to rectify military affairs and put an end to corruption. Moreover, during the battle of Taiyuan at the beginning of the year, Chang Yu said he should let bygones be bygones. In addition, Taiyuan's soldiers and horses had many military exploits. The defense battle at that time was a bloody battle. Then these soldiers and horses traveled thousands of miles north to Baoding King Qin and surrounded and suppressed the Tatars. …
They worked hard, sweated, cried, and shed blood, and they were loyal to the country and even gave their lives. What did the court do for them?
Chang Yu could only turn a blind eye and instruct Shi Kefa to adhere to the point of letting go of the past and focus on warning. As for the officials of the civil affairs yamen, he needed to take action personally. After all, Shi Kefa had no right to control these people. He was the only one in Dongchang. He has no control over his shit and farts.