"Your Royal Highness, General Zhu Rong and Wang Qianhu would like to see you."
When Princess Kunxing was troubled by rumors that someone was about to attack, the voice of a female official came outside her study door.
It was Zhu Shangxian, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou Town, and Wang Zechen, a member of the Qianhu Station in Dengzhou, Jinyiwei.
"Tell them to come in!"
Princess Kunxing quickly put down a document she was holding, and then invited the two visiting people into her study.
Zhu Shangxian and Wang Zechen were walking in a hurry, and they knew something was wrong at a glance!
Princess Kunxing didn't wait for the two of them to bow according to the rules before asking: "General Zhu, Wang Qianhu, have you heard about it? There are rumors in the teahouses all over the world that Qingyao is coming to attack Dengzhou! And... ...There are still spies from Qingyao Sticker in the city who are trying to cause trouble!"
Wang Zechen nodded and said solemnly: "This rumor is true...Prince Yue Le of Qingyao'an and Prince Gong Chang Ning did sneak into Dengzhou with tens of thousands of troops, and they will launch a sneak attack soon. And Dengzhou The craftsmen at the Qingyao Internal Affairs Office in the outer city are also preparing to cause chaos!
In fact, his subordinates had already discovered that Qingyao Ruzong and Niangan Chu's Xizuo had sneaked into Dengzhou, so they had been sending people to keep an eye on them. "
Zhu Shangxian also nodded and said: "Your Highness, your subordinates and Wang Qianhu are here for this matter... What do you think we should do?"
Princess Kunxing nodded approvingly: "Okay, okay, you two are indeed good at getting things done... By the way, did you deliberately spread this rumor?"
At this time, Zhu Shangxian and Wang Zechen were speechless, and they both shook their heads at the same time.
Zhu Shangxian said: "Reporting to the princess, I have never let anyone release such news."
Wang Zechen also said: "My subordinates didn't do this either..."
Princess Kunxing was also stunned: "Who did that?"
Zhu Shangxian and Wang Zechen both shook their heads.
They don't know either!
Dengzhou is such a mixed place that the two of them can't handle it at all. . The reason why Confucianism and Nianganchu in the Qing court were targeted was actually because the Confucian leader Huang Zhisheng was a spy of the Ming Dynasty. So Confucianism's secret hall in Dengzhou was infiltrated by Jin Yiwei from the beginning!
Because Niangan was the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Confucianism could not enter at all, so their organization in Dengzhou was not known to Jinyiwei at first.
But in order to cause trouble in Dengzhou, Cao Xi took the Shenggong order given to him by Kangxi and went to the Confucian secret hall in Dengzhou and asked them to summon disciples to prepare for trouble. As a result, I exposed myself!
But Zhu Shangxian and Wang Zechen would never spread the news to Sihai Tea House.
Moreover, Tiqi from Jinyiwei Dengzhou Qianhu Station would not do such a stupid thing on his own initiative...
Princess Kunxing looked at the two people in front of her and was silent for a while, then asked: "Let's not talk about who leaked the news. It's just the sneak attack... What are you going to do?"
Zhu Shangxian and Wang Zechen looked at each other again after hearing this, and then saw Zhu Shangxian mysteriously take out a black brocade bag, and then took out a small scroll from the brocade bag, and handed it to Princess Kunxing with both hands. .
"Princess...this is the clever tip the King left behind when he left Dengzhou."
"A clever tip?" Princess Kunxing was a bit dumbfounded.
The military affairs of the new Ming Dynasty are not serious at all. They do these weird things all day long... Is this the style of the Tang Dynasty?
After cursing, Princess Kunxing reached out to take the scroll and spread it out on her desk.
There were not many words in the tip, and Princess Kunxing read it quickly. Then her beautiful eyebrows knitted into a ball and she whispered: "We want to establish the name of Tianwang City, but also squander other people's money. I also want to coax some people to go to Liaodong to open up wasteland... I also want to lure out all the poisonous snakes in Dengzhou City! Haha, kill four birds with one stone! My brother is still very powerful when he is ruthless!
By the way, he didn't want to ruin his reputation, so he hid in Nanjing and left me in Dengzhou... Does that mean he was counting me in? No wonder in this world, their father and son are in trouble! "
Zhu Shangxian is Yang Qilong's confidant, and Yang Qilong is in the same group as Princess Kunxing. They are considered a party. So he said to Princess Kunxing with a serious face: "Princess...glory, wealth, stability and comfort are always hard-won!"
Princess Kunxing frowned again, nodded and said, "I understand!"
...
Dengzhou Commercial Port, Sihai Tea House.
This teahouse is probably the most well-informed place in Dengzhou!
At least according to Cao Xi, the great spy sent to Dengzhou from Niangan of the Qing Dynasty, this teahouse is simply a place where "gods gather". There are always gossips coming from all walks of life, and a considerable part of the news will later be revealed. Proven to be true.
So in the past two years, whenever he had time, he would come to the Sihai Teahouse to sit, and then write down some of the gossip he heard in the Sihai Teahouse into secrets, and then send someone to deliver them to Emperor Kangxi... Basically You can deal with potential errands by going up.
This Sihai Tea House is really a good place to go!
But today, Cao Xi, who was sitting in a corner of Sihai Teahouse as usual, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Because here he heard an important piece of information related to himself for the first time... and it was quite accurate!
"Have you heard? Prince An Yue Le of Qing Yao is quietly leading an army of 100,000 towards our Dengzhou... He wants to make a sneak attack!"
"I know, I know, it has been rumored for several days... It is said that people have been arranged to come to Huncheng, and people from the sticky pole of the Qingyao Internal Affairs Bureau are in charge!"
"Is this really true? Who did you listen to?"
"It's all spreading! It's been spreading like crazy in the past two days... Monk Yishi, you're not just going to recite sutras with your master, and you've turned a deaf ear to what's going on outside the temple, are you?"
"You're talking nonsense, don't talk nonsense. I definitely didn't recite sutras with my little master. I swear to God..."
"You're not chanting sutras together? What are you doing?"
"The poor monk is here... By the way, did you tell me about the gossip? When will Qing Yao come to Huncheng?"
"Just these two days, it is said that the army is coming from Huang County... Master Yishi, do you still have room in your Yishi Temple? Can you let me take my family to hide for a few days?"
"Do you really want to hide? Is this really possible?"
"I'd rather believe it! During this period, the Ming army succeeded in Liaodong and North Korea one after another. Kang Mazi is losing his sight. Maybe he will really attack Dengzhou!"
"That's right... No, I have to go back to the temple to prepare!"
The news that people in Sihai Tea House are spreading is almost the same as the news that Cao Xi has!
There is no doubt that someone leaked the news! But who is this person? Could it be a secret agent lurking in the sticky pole in Dengzhou City? Could this person have rebelled? But if the people at Sticky Post rebelled, they wouldn't spread the news to Sihai Tea House!
Who did this? Could it be...
Thinking of this, Cao Xi's heart beat violently and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
...
The snow here in Dengzhou Prefecture is getting heavier and heavier. In the heavy snow, a "refugee team" is pushing a car, carrying luggage, holding "children", and supporting "old people". They rush all the way and finally arrive Before dusk, we arrived outside Dengzhou Fucheng.
The inner city and water city of Dengzhou Prefecture are world-famous strong cities. Danya Mountain where Penglai Pavilion is located next to water city is also very dangerous - Penglai Pavilion is actually a mountain city! But the outer city of Dengzhou is not very strong. It only looks tall and magnificent. In fact, it is just an ordinary crescent-shaped city wall, not a bastion. There are not many "bits and pieces" outside the red brick city wall, just two The city moat plus four city gates. Water has been put into the trench, but the temperature in Dengzhou capital has plummeted in the past two days, and it is about to freeze. The four city gates are not protected by urns, they are just simple gates and towers. It looks pretty, but its defensive capabilities are not very strong.
Moreover, in order to attract more refugees into the city, the four gates of Dengzhou's outer city are opened early every morning and closed until dark. The guards at the city gates are not too embarrassed for the people entering the city. The magnanimity of a "free city" that never refuses...
