The servants in the yard sighed when they thought of Yi Ming's situation at that time. They all felt that it was too difficult for Yi Ming. He just wanted to contribute to the country and catch the spies of the Northern Kingdom, but in the end he was struggling and encountered obstacles everywhere. It's so ironic to see that we are almost done, but because we don't have enough manpower, we have to ask our biggest enemy for help.
Through Zhou Yiming's experience, these servants suddenly understood a truth, that is, it is really difficult to do something in the Great Chu Kingdom if they work hard.
Lin Ajiao and Mrs. Zhou were both worried for Zhou Ming, because they were both unsure whether the white-clothed guards would accept their request for help at this critical moment. Even if they accepted, they would be able to sincerely help Zhou Ming. Ming? If these people fail to do their job during the arrest operation, things will be in trouble.
Moreover, both of them were murmuring in their hearts, whether the huge danger that Yi Ming encountered last night was caused by those white-clothed guards. After all, based on Hua Mian Lang's martial arts cultivation, he may be one of the best among these northern spies. Master.
If this is really the case, then the remaining seven northern thieves will certainly not pose much of a threat to Zhou Ming, because their bosses were all defeated by Zhou Ming. It is certainly not a problem for Zhou Ming to defeat these thieves. .
But the situation of those white-clothed guards is much more complicated. These people are accustomed to being arrogant and domineering with the support of strict demands, and they will do anything for their own interests.
Everyone in their organization is a master of martial arts. When they join forces with Zhou Ming and others, it is very easy to kill Zhou Ming.
"To be honest, when Han Pingzhi sent people to the White Guards organization to ask for help, I was a little worried. I didn't know if those White Guards would help us." Zhou Ming saw that his father did not interrupt his story. , so he continued, "But my worries soon disappeared. The person sent by Han Pingzhi came back not long after, and with him came back one of the four masters of the White Guard, Yang Shijun."
When Zhou Ruhai heard this, he was in a trance for a while, and then nodded: "I have heard of this name. I heard that this person has a very high level of martial arts, and he is usually arrogant, and he is an executioner who kills people without blinking an eye.
It is said that he is very favored by Yan Qiu. If he does not encounter an important task, he will not take action easily. "
"Dad, you are indeed well-informed." During the thrilling narration, Zhou Yiming rarely relaxed and praised his father, "Yes, just like you said, this Yang Shijun came after strict approval. He came to help us after that, and when he came, he brought four white-clothed masters with him."
After hearing what Zhou Ming said, everyone in the yard breathed a sigh of relief, because everyone felt that even Yan Qiu, who had always had a grudge against Zhou Ming, knew that this arrest was not trivial, so he sent his strongest men Elite soldiers and generals came to help Zhou Ming.
With the help of these white-clothed guards and the original manpower of the General Affairs Office, catching the other thieves from the North will definitely be as easy as picking out the items.
"Will these guards in white clothes really help you?" Zhou Ruhai knew that the question he asked was a bit childish and naive, but he couldn't help but ask it.
Zhou Yiming smiled bitterly: "Although these white-clothed guards were gnashing their teeth at me after knowing my identity and wishing to cut me into pieces, but with strict orders, they still dare not be careless about the capture. "
Zhou Ruhai nodded, finally relieved, and asked casually: "With the help of these experts, the subsequent arrest operation should go smoothly, but why did you say just now that you had a narrow escape from death? Could it be that there was an accident during the arrest operation? Or maybe these white-clothed guards have evil intentions along the way?"
Zhou Yiming had already learned a lesson about his father's imagination. In order to prevent him from continuing to think wildly, he could only interrupt quickly: "Dad, no matter how quick you are, it's hard for you to imagine the danger." What exactly is it."
"Stop being so pretentious, tell me quickly!" Zhou Ruhai suddenly became anxious. This time, the reason for his anxiety was not because he was worried about Yi Ming's safety. After all, Yi Ming had returned safely, which meant that even if he encountered something like this last night The huge danger has been successfully overcome.
What Zhou Ruhai is most worried about at this moment is actually whether Yi Ming and the others succeeded in arresting him this time, and what contribution he made in this arresting operation.
Zhou Ruhai knew very well that the case of the Northern thieves was a once-in-a-lifetime promotion opportunity for every official. As long as they handled it properly and caught all the Northern thieves, everyone involved in this arrest would be punished by the emperor. He personally awarded the reward, and when the time came, not only would he be promoted to a higher rank, but everyone would also receive a large reward.
And these are not the most important. After all, a person like Han Pingzhi, who is in a high position, has accumulated considerable wealth, and he does not pay attention to small amounts of money.
What these senior officials value most is an opportunity, an opportunity to impress the emperor, and this Northern spy case provides exactly this opportunity.
Zhou Ruhai, who has been in the officialdom for most of his life, understands one thing very well. It is very difficult to climb up as an official in the Chu Kingdom's court based on strength, because people in high positions are all in cliques. , if you want to climb up like them, you must enter their circle, otherwise you must have a strong background, and other than that, there is no way to get promoted.
But even if you meet these conditions and become a high-ranking official, it will be very difficult for you to go further, because if you climb one step higher, you will enter the core of power of the imperial court, and those who are qualified to enter this core of power must be the emperor. A trusting and capable person.
Ordinary officials in the imperial court may not have the opportunity to meet the emperor if they serve as officials for a lifetime. Therefore, for most officials, entering the core of power in the imperial court is simply a wishful thinking.
After all, you can't even see the emperor's face. No matter how good you are at doing things, the emperor won't be able to trust you or appreciate you.
And if you want to get such appreciation and trust, you must work hard to leave a deep impression on the emperor and let him remember you. Such opportunities only come when big events happen. It can be said that it is rare.
When Han Pingzhi came to Yiming for help, he simply agreed to help. On the one hand, he was afraid that if these northern thieves got into trouble, his superiors would blame him. However, this was not the most important reason. In fact, what he valued most was The opportunity behind this arrest.
As long as he can successfully help Zhou Ming catch these northern thieves, the emperor will definitely reward them personally afterwards. At that time, he can rely on his own ability to win the favor of the emperor. If everything goes well, he wants to enter the core of power in the imperial court. It's not impossible.
In fact, Zhou Ruhai doesn't care what kind of contribution other people can make in this arrest operation, because that is other people's ability. He only cares about whether his son can keep his neutrality in this arrest operation. Thank you for your contribution, because this is really important to the entire Zhou family.
Zhou Yiming has been the number one contributor to this Northern spy case from the beginning to the end. Without him, the idiots from the inspection yamen in the south of the city might not even be able to catch the flower-faced man, and they want to catch the rest. It is even more impossible that they are seven thieves from the Northern Kingdom, because all the information about their hiding places was obtained by the trickster.
If his son's merits were cut off and the peaches were picked by those in Baiyiwei with ulterior motives at the last moment, all of Yi Ming's previous hard work would have been wasted.
What's even more frightening is that if Han Pingzhi and the white-clothed guards team up to frame his son for not handling the case well, then Yi Ming will not only lose credit, but may also be punished by the court.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ruhai felt flustered. He eagerly wanted to know the final outcome of the matter from Yi Ming's mouth.
"Dad, if you have been listening carefully to what I said, you must still have an impression of the scene when I interrogated the flower-faced man." Zhou Ming did not follow the routine. Instead of answering his father's question, he raised a rhetorical question.
Zhou Ruhai thought about it carefully and found that he had almost forgotten the detailed description, but he was embarrassed to admit it and could only nod his head.
The reaction of other people in the yard was similar to Zhou Ruhai's, because what Zhou Ming just said was so fascinating and the plot was so tight that it didn't leave them any time to think, so after listening to what they said, they basically forgot about it. .
"After I interrogated Hua Mian Lang, he revealed an important piece of information to me, saying that among the remaining seven northern thieves, there was a man who was good at using flying knives. He didn't know who this man was. "Zhou Yiming felt very comforted when he saw his father nodding, so he hurriedly said, "He only knows that this man who is good at using flying knives has extremely high martial arts cultivation, and his flying knife skills are unparalleled in the world. Even if When he meets someone whose martial arts skills are one or two levels higher than him, he can easily defeat his opponent by using his flying knife skills."
Zhou Ruhai's eyes widened, and although he was extremely reluctant, he still asked tentatively with a trembling voice: "Such a dangerous person wouldn't be able to meet you by such a coincidence, would he?"
At first, no one in the yard thought about this. After Zhou Ruhai's reminder, everyone felt a creepy feeling. They all turned their attention to Zhou Ming, wanting to know the answer from him quickly.
Zhou Yiming nodded slowly, with a helpless smile on his face: "It was such a coincidence, with a one in seven chance, I just happened to catch up.
If it hadn't been for the manifestations of the ancestors of the Zhou family, I might not be able to come back today. "
