In a certain tavern, Luo Xing made an appointment with Song Yi.
"Fox Shiqi, what do you mean? Last time you disappeared for a month, and this time it's been more than half a month. Do you take our mission seriously?" Song Yi was extremely angry. If it weren't for Nanya, Due to discipline, he cannot contact other people in Nanya without authorization.
Unless it's a particularly urgent situation, then the mission basically fails.
Merit points will be deducted if the mission fails. Even if it is ultimately determined that it is not your fault, your promotion will be affected.
This was something Song Yi couldn't accept, so no matter how anxious he was, he was so anxious that he wanted to get a villain for Luo Xing to stab him every day, so he endured it.
"Brother Song, don't get excited. Sit down and talk carefully. I didn't do it on purpose this time. Didn't I send you a message, saying that something happened and I went out. I will contact you later!" Luo Xing comforted Song Yi with a smile.
"You didn't say where you were going or how long you were going!"
"I can't say this. You know, it's Nanya's rules. If you can say it, I will tell you. If you can't say it, I can't say it either."
"Then can you say it now?"
"Yes, I went to Lingzhou and just came back."
"You shouldn't have gone to Tianlang Pass with the welcoming team to welcome the fourth prince of Xirong to Luojing, right?" Song Yi was surprised.
"Yes, I can't explain the sudden mission to you." Luo Xing smiled. You can't say that I am the greeter, right?
You didn’t ask anyway, so his answer wasn’t wrong.
"I have a new situation here, that is, Yumei passed the preliminary round of the Flower Queen Conference." Song Yi said angrily.
"With Yumei's appearance and talent, shouldn't it be no problem to pass the primary election?" Luo Xing was not surprised. The primary election was to screen out some people who did not meet the standards. Although he had never seen Yumei's talent, he If someone comes from tuberose, how much worse can he be?
As for appearance, Yumei is also above average. After the flower selection, she will definitely have little chance. It is not difficult to pass the preliminary election, unless the qualifications of this year's flower queen candidates are generally very high.
"Generally, there are about a thousand people in the preliminary selection after the flower show. This year, there are 3,000 people, which can be said to be the real three thousand beauties!" Song Yi said, "Of these three thousand people, only one hundred people were shortlisted in the end. This year's rules are different from those in previous years. Different, in addition to being divided into different areas, competing for talents, and everyone voting, you also need to take tests on calligraphy, painting, and poetry!"
"What do you mean?" Luo Xing was a little confused. He didn't pay much attention to the Queen of Flowers Conference. After all, his energy was limited, but the Queen of Flowers Conference was indeed a grand event held every three years in Luojing of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In this world where there is not much entertainment, holding How much consumption can be stimulated by such a grand beauty pageant, how much tax can the court collect, and how much money can be made from it.
How many people are staring at this fat piece of Huahou Conference, and how much business there is.
Even if you have a little bit of light and a little bit of soup, you can still make a lot of money.
"There are rumors in the palace that a group of young palace maids will be selected to enter the palace. They will be selected from the shortlist of the Flower Queen Conference."
"Who said that?" Luo Xing was surprised. How to choose from prostitutes in the palace draft? Even if they are all pure husbands and virgins, their identities are too complicated. Once they are selected into the palace, how can they be selected? Wouldn't it bring hidden dangers to the safety of the palace?
Even if he is selected after doing background research, it is still a high risk. Emperor Yongxi is not a dissolute and unscrupulous emperor, how could he have such an idea.
This is obviously a rumor.
"I don't know either. It was Yu Mei who told me. This news has been widely circulated among the Qinghuang people who participated in the primary election. Almost everyone has heard of it." Song Yi said.
"Are there any innocent women attending the Flower Queen Conference this time?"
"Yes, quite a few. Although the Flower Queen Conference was initiated by Fengyuezhi, in fact, every session has women with innocent family backgrounds participating. Once such a woman wins a ranking in the Flower Queen Conference, her worth will be different. , at least there are more and better choices in marrying and choosing a husband." Song Yi said.
"How many innocent women are participating in the Flower Queen Conference this year?"
"I don't know about this. To participate in the Queen of Flowers Conference, you must at least have a certain appearance and pass the talent test. Otherwise, you won't even be able to pass the primary election." Song Yi said, "The primary election is between Jiaofangsi, Ye Laixiang and Changlefang. The four famous buildings are Xinghua Tower, Lian Yue Tower, Qiong Tower and Tianxiang Tower, and the finals will be held in Haitian Pavilion."
"Where's Hualiu Street?"
"Women from Hualiu Street and those with innocent family backgrounds can register for the four famous buildings, Jiaofangsi and Tuberose, and participate in the preliminary election. After passing the preliminary qualification, they will enter the knockout system. However, there are too many people this year, so calligraphy, painting and Written test for reciting poems and writing poems.”
"How do you usually compare?"
"We usually compete in singing, dancing and instrumental music, based on the principle of five to one. This year, the competition has been added. The participating women can choose two items, adding up to five items. According to the principle of ten to three, the competition is divided into three rounds. The front Two rounds of grouping were carried out, and about 300 people were left in the end. In the last round, three were advanced to one, and the top 100 people were selected. These 100 people will have a ranking, and then after the competition next year, the top ten and the top 100 people will be determined. First place, second place and top pick." Song Yi explained.
"These last hundred people are equivalent to passing the imperial examination, right?"
"That's pretty much what it means."
"The year the Flower Queen Conference is held is also the year of the competition, right?"
"Yes, in the year of the competition, there are many nobles from all over the capital. Young people are full of blood, and they like to chase young and beautiful women. Every time in the year of the competition, all kinds of love stories will come out, adding endless excitement to the common people's leisure time. There’s less talk and it’s very lively.”
"Such a large-scale population movement will probably give those who are interested an opportunity to take advantage of it. I'm afraid it will be difficult to detect such strangers entering the capital and being spies from the enemy country or people with ulterior motives, right?" Luo Xing said.
Song Yi nodded. During the Queen of Flowers Conference, it was also a time when public security cases in the capital were high. The Nanya Jing'an Security Department also had to cooperate with the Inspection Department to maintain public security in the capital. It can be said that when there is an elimination competition, the work of security patrols The amount is directly doubled several times.
"Our Nanya also arranges a lot of informants to enter the fourth building every year, right?"
"Well, yes, there are quite a few. Feng Bu used to be responsible for this work, and Feng Bu's eyeliners are all over Luojing..."
He said it was unintentional, but it sounded intentional. Luo Xing thought that there was something wrong when he thought that Nanchu's internal guards had sneaked into Luojing, and there was no news from the top and bottom of Nanya.
Although the Intelligence Department is responsible for the intelligence organization of Jinling Nanya in Nanchu, the spies sent by the Intelligence Department to Nanchu are all from the Feng Department.
The water in Jinling is too deep, and it's thousands of miles away. Even if he wanted to investigate, he couldn't do it at the moment.
"Brother Song, can you get the list of pretty girls who have passed the primary election?" Luo Xing asked.
"This is not difficult. Each floor of this roster is for sale. The price is clearly marked, and the information is updated in real time. There is a lot of business derived from the Queen of Flowers Conference. These girls work hard to be selected and enter the next round. In order to show off oneself and increase exposure, during this period of time, according to various poetry gatherings surrounding the Flower Queen Conference in Luojing City, there was an endless stream of talent exhibitions. Anyway, it was quite lively, especially in the two months before and after the year before and after. The curfew time in Luojing has been postponed by one hour, and at night, the streets are full of people and lively." Song Yi said in high spirits.
Luo Xing didn't pay attention to these, and he didn't have time to pay attention to them.
"Have you found out the purpose of Miss Yumei's participation in the Queen of Flowers Conference?" Luo Xing asked, "Also, have you seen the list in her hand? Does it exist?"
"From the current point of view, she is trying to get a good place in the Flower Queen Conference."
"Will she want to enter the palace?"
"Enter the palace, but she is a singer from Yangzhou who doesn't know her feet well and can't pass the background check at all. Even if the rumors are true, how could she have a chance?" Song Yi said.
"It is still unknown whether she is Ding Xian's biological sister. But Ding Xian is dead. It is almost impossible for her to seek revenge on her own. The person who killed Ding Xian was the Phantom of Xirong Puppet Hall, a first-class master. Grandmaster, if she fights for a future for herself, it would be believable. After all, with her beauty, it would not be difficult for her to marry a good man and live a happy life." Luo Xing said, "Not to mention, she still has a hidden secret in her body. Such a list is of great concern. Either the people on the list don't know about it, or if they know, it will definitely kill her, and she needs to find a protective umbrella for herself."
"Then why doesn't she go directly to Nanya, where Nanya will protect her..."
"It means there are people from Nanya on the list."
"After the city of Yangzhou was captured, Nanya's organization in Yangzhou was basically destroyed. The Yangzhou station was equipped with a high-level staff, consisting of a command officer, two chief officers and four generals, each responsible for one. When the city was captured, the command staff Wang Qin was killed in a manpower battle. One of the two principals was missing and the other was seriously injured and fled to Ningzhou. One of the four generals was killed in the battle and one was captured. There are two remaining, one is missing and the other is disabled. As for the The captains and captains below are currently not wanted, some died in battle, some are missing, and some are still in Yangzhou."
"After the city was destroyed, Yangzhou didn't have any manpower left?"
"Yes, there is only one captain named Ning Yurou and a group of her men left, lurking down to wait for the opportunity."
"female?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Song Yi's face: "Ning Xiaowei pretended to have a special identity. Apart from Mr. Qianshi Wang, only Mr. Zhuge, who fled to Ningzhou, knew her identity. Therefore, he was left behind, and the rest were either transformed. Zheng Wei Ling will find a way to leave on his own, or flee with the defeated team."
"Although Yangzhou City is not an iron wall, it was not broken after being defended for less than three days. There must be something wrong here. Didn't Chief Zhuge submit a report afterwards?"
"It was so chaotic at the time. The Nanchu army broke through the Ximen Water Channel for some reason. In the panic, everyone only thought about themselves. Master Qian was called to the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters, and he never came out again. After the city was broken, My brother saw Lord Qianshi’s head being cut off and paraded on the flagpole by the Nanchu cavalry to frighten the people in the city,” Song Yi said.
"If something happens to Jinling, Yangzhou cannot be safe. Maybe Nanchu has already mastered the list of personnel in Yangzhou Nanya, or there is a ghost inside Yangzhou Nanya, leading to Jinling."
"It is possible that the Ximen Waterway is a weak point in Yangzhou City's defense. When the navy was there in the past, this weak point was not obvious. After the navy was defeated, not only was this weak point not strengthened, but when the city was broken, the weak point there was Isn't it weird that the first-line defensive officers and soldiers were temporarily transferred to other positions for defense?" Song Yi knew a lot about the destruction of Yangzhou City, but due to his identity, he could not conduct a comprehensive investigation. When the city of Yangzhou was destroyed, many strange things happened frequently.
Obviously, the destruction of Yangzhou City was not due to inability to defend the city, but because of collaboration with the enemy, or even more than one person. This was a complete man-made disaster.
"Brother Song, have you submitted your investigation report regarding the destruction of Yangzhou City?"
"Submitted, but with your level, I'm afraid you won't be able to see it." Song Yi still doesn't know Luo Xing's true identity. "Fox Seventeen" is just a little shrimp. Only when he reaches a certain level, the secret will be changed after he becomes a full member. Only spies have official names.
As for why Luo Xing is so popular in the ghost market, it must be because he has some special background, Song Yi thought...
"Oh, I understand. Then you are so anxious and gave me this bit of information. How can I report it to the Governor later?"
"I found out that the Nanchu inner guards are operating in Luojing!"
"What?" Luo Xing was startled. The Nanchu inner guards appeared in Luojing. He also learned the news from Ye Liuli. How come Song Yi also knew about it.
"This man is in the Qujiang Guild Hall. He arrived a few days later than me. He leaves early and comes back late. I have been to Yangzhou. Although his Da Zhou Mandarin is very good, I can still hear a bit of Jinling's accent. ." Song Yi explained, "He is a bookseller. He came to Luojing this time to collect some books about strange people and strange things, strange romances, etc., reprint them and publish them, and buy them elsewhere, especially Dabi generals. Later, the poems, songs, poems and articles of the talented people were published in volumes, which could be sold at a good price. Therefore, he hung out with the literati who came to Beijing to participate in the competition all day long. However, I found that he was interested in me. The minister was very interested in his private life, and secretly recorded all the secrets he had learned from him. This guy never went to the bathhouse, and always bathed in his own room. I felt that there was some secret in it. Once, he was in When he was bathing in the room, I took a sneak peek and found that he had a plum blossom tattoo on his waist and hip. It was not uncommon for men to have tattoos, but what kind of plum blossom tattoo could a grown man have? Later, I thought about it, and then I thought of this. It is the symbol of the Southern Chu Plum Blossom Internal Guard!"
"Brother Song, it's okay for you to peek at men taking a shower. This habit is not good!" Luo Xing chuckled. I have to say that Song Yi's discovery was a bit accidental, but if it weren't for his careful observation of the people and things around him, I'm afraid it would have been a discovery. Can't.
This is also inevitable by chance.
"Hu Shiqi, I'm not kidding you. If this is really the inner guard of Nanchu, suddenly appearing in Luojing, there must be a conspiracy!"
"You can see clearly, how many plum blossoms are there?"
"One flower."
"A Plum Blossom is the lowest-ranking member of the Nanchu Internal Guard. It usually only collects public information and delivers news. It cannot master core secrets."
"I know that if there is a plum blossom symbol for the inner guard, then there will be two or three. Otherwise, what would you do here alone?" Song Yi said.
"Then you followed him and found his online?" Luo Xing asked.
"Well, he likes flower arranging and buys some aromatherapy. He often goes to a flower arranging shop and is very familiar with the proprietress." Song Yi said, "What a grown man."
"Flower arrangement shop?" Luo Xing's heart suddenly trembled for no reason, and he had a bad premonition.
(End of chapter)
