During the day, Zheng Tie, Li Zhao, who was led by the Intelligence Bureau this time, and several Tiger Flag soldiers arrived at a place in Benbei Port. Reading in 88, 23o
Yan Siqi didn't come with him. The person who came was Yan Siqi's subordinate, the pockmarked one named Lao Xu.
"Shopkeeper Zheng, this is the place I was talking about." Lao Xu pointed to a patch of bushes in front of him and said, "If we clear this area out, we can just build a stronghold. The place is big enough, let alone a thousand people. Even thousands more people can be accommodated.”
Zheng Tie glanced around.
I found that this place is indeed not small, and there is a stream flowing by it. You don't have to worry about drinking water when you set up a stockade. It is just that it will take a long time to clean up this small forest.
"Li Tou, what do you think of this place?" Zheng Tie turned to look at Li Zhao.
Li Zhao said, "The place is nice, but it will take a lot of manpower to clean it up. With just a few hundred of us, it will take a lot of time to get it right."
"You two don't have to worry about manpower." Lao Xu, who was standing aside, said with a smile, "Our Shizhai can provide some manpower, and we can clear an open space in five days at most."
"Then thank you so much, brother Xu." Zheng Tie cupped his hand towards Lao Xu who was standing beside him.
Lao Xu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Zheng, you're welcome. You are the people arranged by Mr. Li. We are a family. This little thing is nothing."
With Shizhai's manpower leveling the forest, it would save a lot of time to set up the village, so Zheng Tie decided to set up the village at this place.
Not only is the place big enough, but more importantly, there is a river passing by not far away. Tianjin Wei's shipyard will be able to take advantage of this river when it is moved there in the future.
Zheng Tie said, "Brother Xu, please tell Master Yan that our tiger-character flag will be established here. Study in 88, o"
"That's no problem, but" Lao Xu said hesitantly, "it's too close to the forest inside. The natives on the island often harass our people. Being so close to the forest makes it easier to attract attacks from the natives on the island."
"It doesn't matter." Zheng Tie waved his hand and said, "Our Tiger Flag still has some strength. If we can't even deal with some of the indigenous people on the island, how will we be able to cultivate fields here in the future."
Seeing that Zheng Tie and the others were determined to establish a stronghold here, Lao Xu stopped persuading them.
"The people you sent to Datong haven't come back yet," Luo Sigong asked Luo Yangxing, who was standing beside him.
Luo Yangxing said, "I must have been delayed by something, so I may have come back later."
"As a Jinyiwei, you must be cautious in everything you do. You cannot speculate based on your own ideas." Luo Sigong said, "The people you sent should have come back half a month ago, but they haven't come back yet. Maybe they have been The people over there in Datong killed people and silenced them."
"Impossible?" Luo Yangxing was stunned for a moment, then said immediately, "Those people in Lingqiu are so brave, they dare to kill our Jin Yiwei."
When he said this, he didn't quite believe that the Jin Yiwei he sent to Datong was killed.
Jin Yiwei is scary wherever he goes. No matter how courageous a businessman from Datong Prefecture is, he will never dare to attack Jin Yiwei. Moreover, this time he sent four Jin Yiwei, and the leader was an experienced veteran. Even if it was true, If something happened, someone should come back to report it.
Luo Sigong frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "You have already found someone else's lair. What's wrong with killing a few Jin Yiwei? Are you still waiting for the imperial court to send all the troops to Datong to take action?"
"Dad, you mean that the tiger-character flag is really a local bandit as mentioned in the two censors' memorials." Luo Yangxing looked at his father carefully.
There are no secrets in the court. The memorials of the two imperial censors had to go through several hands before they could be sent to the emperor's imperial cabinet. The contents of the memorials had been read by countless people before the emperor read them.
Luo Yangxing is a Jinyiwei, and his father is the commander of the Jinyiwei. It is too simple to know the contents of the two censors' memorials.
"I don't know." Luo Sigong said without emotion.
"Well"
Luo Yangxing paused for a moment, then said immediately, "Dad, didn't you just say that the Jin Yiwei we sent to Datong have been silenced by Datong."
Luo Sigong looked at Luo Yangxing and said, "Although our Jin Yiwei has great power, it is all given by the Holy One. Now the Holy One wants real evidence. Since the Jin Yiwei you sent has not come back, no one can be sure what is going on in Datong. In the end, Is it the same as the content in several imperial memorials? If you don’t find out clearly and report it to the Holy One, the Holy One will know the truth in the future. Our Luo family is likely to lose the Holy Family because of this. By then, do you think our Luo family will be What’s the end of this?”
The man from Luoyang shuddered when he heard this.
As a Jinyiwei, especially his father who has been the commander of the Jinyiwei for many years, he has offended many people. Without the Holy Family, those who have been offended by the Luo family will definitely not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury.
Luo Sigong continued, "Now that I am old, I will not be able to stay in this position of commander for long. Sooner or later, I will pass it on to you. If you are still like you are now, how can I safely leave the position of commander to you?"
"Dad, what should we do next?" Luo Yangxing asked.
"check"
"The Holy One has already sent people to urge us twice. If we send people to Datong to re-verify, I'm afraid the Holy One will blame me."
"There is no need to send people to Datong. You can inform the Jinyiwei along the road from the capital to Datong and ask them to find out about the missing Jinyiwei. It is impossible for four living people to disappear for no reason. There will always be some traces left. At least they can figure it out. Where did these people disappear?”
"How can the Holy Spirit explain it?"
Luo Sigong thought for a moment and said, "I will go to see the Holy One and report the matter truthfully."
"Father, are you planning to side with the Donglin Party?" Luo Yangxing said doubtfully.
He knew that the disappearance of the four Jin Yiwei sent to Datong, whether it was caused by the tiger-character flag of Datong Mansion or not, would make people think that the four Jin Yiwei had found evidence in Datong and were killed and silenced.
If we really report it truthfully, it will only make people think that the tiger-character flag is what it said in the memorial, which will implicate the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief, and finally implicate the chief assistant Fang Congzhe.
Nowadays, many people in the DPRK are impeaching Fang Congzhe. Any trivial matter related to Fang Congzhe will be magnified infinitely and become strong evidence to impeach Fang Congzhe.
Luo Sigong said, "Since Guangzong, the power of the Donglin Party has begun to spread throughout the court. Now that Fang's chief assistant is alone, it will be a matter of time to resign. It's better to sell the Donglin Party in advance, which can leave a path for our Luo family." A way out.”
"Is it really so serious that His Majesty rejected Fang Shoufu's resignation?" Luo Yangxing looked puzzled.
Luo Sigong said, "There will be a change of Yuan Dynasty next year. Before that, the chief assistant must be changed. Chief Fang can stay in office for a few months at most. The new chief assistant in the future can only be a member of the Donglin Party."
"Since the new chief assistant will be from the Donglin Party in the future, then let the news go out now." Luo Yangxing said, "Arrange the Jin Yiwei along the way to find out the news about the four missing Jin Yiwei. As long as the missing Jin Yiwei and the tiger are confirmed, If it is related to the word flag, the official of Datong’s Zhangyin Hall will be responsible for it.” 11
