Li Yi directly and generously handed over all the establishment of Xiangye Bureau to Ji Fupin, and left without allowing her to refuse.
He has big things to do.
At the internal surveillance station, the head of the Gu family was blindfolded, his ears and nose were stuffed with cotton, and his hands were tied.
Li Yi raised his hand, "Untie it."
The head of the Gu family was dazed. When he opened his eyes, he looked at the unfamiliar environment like a headless fly. When he saw Li Yi, he knelt down and said, "I pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
It's obvious that this old guy hasn't slept all night, and he must have been on tenterhooks all night.
"How's everything going?" Li Yi looked lazy, but his eyes were extremely bright.
"Go back to Your Majesty, the appointment has arrived."
"Zheng Xiangmo just sent a message, saying that he would meet at Xiangyun Pavilion in the city at midnight tonight,"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and stared into the other person's eyes. After a long silence, he said, "What does Xiangyun Pavilion do?"
Cao Qingyan spoke first, "It's a brothel."
"Yes, it is also a stronghold of the Zheng family in Jiangnan Province. It is also a place where the Zheng family makes money. The Zheng family has opened countless brothels and casinos in Jiangnan Province, and they are also engaged in human trafficking and extortion."
"I report to His Majesty, I want to make meritorious service, I want..."
Li Yi's cold expression made him shut up immediately.
"Do many people know this place?"
The head of the Gu family nodded, "Many, many descendants of aristocratic families and officials in Jiangnan Province are regular visitors here."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, there will be no problem."
But the more he said this, the more Li Yi felt something was wrong.
It's not that there's something wrong somewhere, it's that there's something wrong with the procedure.
Who is Zheng Xiangmo? The second son of the Zheng family. After Zheng Yunze dies, he is the most promising person to succeed the head of the Zheng family. How would such an important person easily agree to an appointment with the head of the Gu family?
What's more, it's still at this time when the people who have searched the mountains and seas are looking for him?
Isn't he afraid of being exposed?
"Have you dated him before?"
The head of the Gu family shook his head, "Never, it's him who gives orders to our family."
Li Yi nodded and said thoughtfully, "How about Zheng Xiangmo?"
"Although I haven't had much contact with him, mostly through letters, one thing can be said for sure. This man is full of tricks, cunning as a fox, and very difficult to deal with."
The head of the Gu family emphasized again, "Although Zheng Xiangmo is said to be the legitimate son, he is the result of the kindness of the head of the Zheng family."
"What do you mean?" Li Yi was a little confused. He didn't understand the rules of the aristocratic family at all.
"Zheng Xiangmo himself was not born to the Zheng family's mistress. She only had two sons, Zheng Yunze and Zheng Yunfei. The reason why Zheng Xiangmo was able to rise from the status of a commoner and become a distinguished legitimate son is because he is very resourceful and good at making decisions, and he is highly valued by the Gu family."
Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but let out a long sigh. From this point of view, this Zheng Xiangmo was definitely not an ordinary person.
Since ancient times, the Marquis family has been as deep as the sea, not to mention the fact that a noble family can stand out from the many concubines and even become the legitimate son among thousands of people, which shows the methods of this person.
"Okay, I understand." Li Yi felt confident and asked hurriedly: "Where is Xiangyun Pavilion in the city?"
"It's considered an outer city. Because the capital of Jiangnan Province has curfew rules, these places to play are located outside the city."
The head of the Gu family also said: "There are not only brothels in Xiangyun Pavilion, but also casinos, hook-and-mortar houses, and dazzling array of things. It's just something you haven't seen before. If you go there, you will definitely linger over it. Anyone who goes there once will not." Forget about the second time.”
Li Yi was silent in thought, then slowly stood up, pacing back and forth in the room, constantly thinking about it, "I feel that Zheng Xiangmo has probably guessed that I am seeing him."
"If nothing else, the Zheng family has a lot of spies in Jiangnan Province. Doesn't he know that the Gu family's residence is under martial law?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have never betrayed Your Majesty, nor have I said anything to Zheng Xiangmo." This scared the head of the Gu family so much that he hurriedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.
Cao Qingyan asked, "Your Majesty, since he already knows, why did he agree to see you?"
"Hmph!" Li Yi snorted angrily, "For what other reason? He wants to see me again. Zheng Xiangmo is too conceited. He thinks he can play with me, so he really underestimates me."
"Your Majesty, Zheng Xiangmo is really brave. Could it be that he thought he could escape." Cao Qingyan was also surprised.
"Since he dared to come, he must have thought of an escape route in advance. This Xiangyun Pavilion is outside the city, and the Zheng family has been running it for many years. There are countless secret passages. To catch him is as difficult as going to heaven."
Li Yi guessed: "Zheng Xiangmo plans to escape and ascend to heaven in front of me, and will make me severely sick."
"You bastard, he's tired of living!" Cao Qingyan cursed angrily.
"However, we still have to be careful. It's okay if he escapes. If he sets a trap and ambush us deliberately, we will be in trouble." Li Yi said lightly.
At this time, the head of the Gu family, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "Zheng Xiangmo has an extremely vicious heart and has no humanity at all."
Li Yi nodded and said lightly: "It seems that we have encountered a formidable enemy today."
"Maybe our current position has been exposed."
"Wow!"
Many internal machine monitoring experts were immediately in an uproar.
This is the stronghold and headquarters of the Internal Machinery Supervision Bureau in Jiangnan Province.
If this place is under surveillance, then the internal surveillance system will have no secrets at all.
"How dare he!" Xuanwu was the first to get angry, his white pupils glowing with a faint luster, and he said angrily: "No, no, these bastards have become so bold that they dare to spy on my internal surveillance expert. stronghold."
"Your Majesty, let me go outside and take a look!"
Li Yi shouted softly, "Come back, why are you so anxious? You can't hold your breath!"
Xuanwu was scolded and was so frightened that he quickly knelt down to apologize.
"Now I'm afraid it's no longer a matter of alerting the enemy. Zheng Xiangmo probably already knows that I want to see him."
Li Yi paced and talked, "A cunning person like Zheng Xiangmo is inherently suspicious. He is betting that I will go."
Cao Qingyan couldn't help but worry: "If this is true, then Xiangyun Pavilion is most likely an ambush."
Li Yi nodded, "I'm not afraid of an ambush. I'm just afraid that if I go, I won't be able to see Zheng Xiangmo himself."
Xuanwu nodded and said, "I know I was wrong. I was reckless."
Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "I don't blame you, we still need to plan this matter. Since we are going to do a show, we should do a full set and make it more realistic."
"Now immediately arrange for Suoyi and the Guo brothers to lead a group of dragoons disguised as ordinary people and sneak into the vicinity of Xiangyun Pavilion. Remember, no matter what, your identity must not be exposed."
"Find dozens of internal machine surveillance experts to dress up as Gu family slaves and follow me."
"And in order to dispel Zheng Xiangmo's suspicion, let the dragoons gather in the city with great fanfare and prepare for action. This is especially important."
"It must be in the city!"
Xuanwu nodded heavily, "Promise, I will comply with your order."
"Master Gu?" Li Yi looked at him again.
The head of the Gu family nodded and said, "I'm here."
"You have to act abnormally. You have to be afraid. You have to look like something happened at home. I need you to alert others."
"Ah, what does this mean?" The head of the Gu family is already in a trap. Everyone is eager to hide it, so why would His Majesty let him do the opposite?
"This is not what you should ask. Just do as I say. If something happens because of you, do you understand the consequences?" Li Yi's eyes were full of threats.
Suddenly, the head of the Gu family shuddered violently, nodded hurriedly and said: "No, I understand, I will not be exposed, no, I will be exposed properly."
"Old Cao, you can arrange for another group of people to deliberately walk around the streets and inquire about Xiangyun Pavilion with great fanfare. I want to create an illusion for Zheng Xiangmo that I will definitely go to Xiangyun Pavilion."
"No!" Cao Qingyan nodded.
Li Yi took a deep breath and said, "Zheng Xiangmo, I want to see how you deal with it this time!"
Everyone must be ordered to leave and do their own thing step by step, just to be fully prepared for hunting Zheng Xiangmo tonight.
at the same time.
In a civilian alley in the city of Jiangnan Province, Zheng Xiangmo was listening to the reports of his subordinates with bright eyes.
"Is the news true?"
"Young Master, you will never go wrong."
"I saw with my own eyes that the head of the Gu family was taken away by the little emperor's internal machine surveillance expert and sent back. Moreover, after he came back, many strange faces appeared on the street, all asking about Xiangyun Pavilion. The little emperor's dragoons They also started to gather, and it looked like there was a big move."
Zheng Xiangmo was not only unafraid, but laughed out loud, "Little emperor, little emperor, you are so smart. You are so confused for a moment. When you arrive at my master's territory, what's the use of being the emperor? When your people arrive, you will also become Turned into corpses."
"Tonight, I am waiting for you to fall into my trap!"
"Come here, pass my order to all the lurking Zheng family dead soldiers and retainers in Jiangnan Province. I will personally kill Li Yi tonight and avenge my eldest brother!"
"promise!"
…
now.
The sky above the entire capital of Jiangnan Province was inexplicably filled with a hint of haze.
