When they arrived at the room in the backyard, the two of them took their seats.
Wang Hai picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea for Su Cheng, and poured another cup for himself.
After putting down the teapot, he said: "This time when you go to Shenyang, someone will help you and send you safely to Shenyang. However, when you reach the territory of Houjin, you will have to rely on yourself from now on. It will be difficult for our people to help you again." busy."
Su Cheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will be careful when we get to Houjin."
"One more thing." Wang Hai said, "Your identity as a scholar must not be leaked. When you get to Houjin, you must pretend to be illiterate. This is particularly important. This is what I have repeatedly told you above."
"Why is this?" Su Cheng frowned.
Although he has no fame, he was still considered a scholar when he was in his hometown in Liaodong. In the Ming Dynasty, no matter where he is, scholars must be superior to others and be respected. There are only benefits to having the status of a scholar.
Wang Hai said: "This is an order from above. I don't know why. You just need to execute the order."
"This order is too difficult to understand. Does it mean that people in Hou Jin Dynasty don't respect scholars? Aren't these two big traitors Fan Wencheng and Fan Wencai always listening to the old slave, and I heard that they are very valued by the old slave." Su Cheng said .
Wang Hai's face darkened and he said: "This is an order from the Foreign Intelligence Agency. Don't you want to disobey it? You have to remember that orders can only be executed. If you are dissatisfied, you can start a search after you come back from Houjin." Director Yang or the Military and Political Department submit a protest."
Su Cheng lowered his head and said nothing.
Wang Hai softened his tone and said: "As for why there was such an order from above, I don't know, but I think there must be a reason. As for what the reason is, you should know what happened after you arrive in Houjin. It’s over.”
Su Cheng nodded.
Although he didn't understand why the superiors gave him this almost command-like advice, he believed that the people above would never say useless words.
Wang Hai continued: "This time you went to Houjin mainly to lurk. Even if you don't do anything when you arrive in Houjin, no one will discover your identity. Everything must be done to save your life."
"After arriving in Shenyang, how can I contact our people?" Su Cheng asked.
Wang Hai shook his head and said: "I don't know either. The order I received was just to arrange for you to go to Shenyang. I believe someone will contact you in the future."
"Didn't I contact you?" Su Cheng frowned.
Wang Hai shook his head and said: "I will leave Guangning years ago and retreat to Ningyuan, maybe Shanhaiguan. I will not stay in Guangning."
"Could it be that the Secretary of Military Affairs thinks that Guangning can't defend it?" Su Cheng frowned and said immediately, "After Yang Hao was defeated last time, the imperial court used Xiong Jinglue and quickly stabilized the situation. This time Xiong Jinglue was reinstated by the imperial court. He was enabled to serve as the manager of Liaodong again. I believe that it will be difficult for Hou Jin to occupy any city or land in Liaodong from now on."
Wang Hai said: "This is a matter of the imperial court and has nothing to do with our Tiger Flag. We only need to carry out the orders given to us by the Tiger Flag."
"I know." Su Cheng said, "After you leave, who will take care of the shop here in Guangning?"
Wang Hai shook his head and said: "I came to Guangning for two purposes. One is to provide soldiers and armor for Mao Wenlong, and the other is to send you to Shenyang. As for other things, I don't know about it."
Su Cheng picked up the tureen, took a sip of the tea inside, took it away from his mouth, and said, "I don't know when Houjin will be able to come back this time, and I don't know if I will have a chance to come back alive to see you."
"As long as you are careful, you will be able to come back alive." Wang Hai said with relief.
"I hope so!" Su Cheng sighed and said, "Can I get offline in Houjin Development? Houjin has captured so many people of the Ming Dynasty, and there are always some people who want the Ming Dynasty."
"No." Su Cheng said solemnly, "You must never do this kind of thing. Your mission is to lurk safely in Houjin and don't let anyone discover your identity as a spy. The Jurchens are cruel. Once they doubt your identity, I don’t need any evidence at all to attack you.”
"Okay." Su Cheng shrugged.
"One more thing." Wang Hai said, "I was asked to tell you that you still have relatives alive. Our people found your eldest brother and one of your nephews, and now they have been sent to Lingqiu for resettlement."
As he spoke, he stood up, walked to a cabinet at the back of the room, opened the cabinet, dug through it, and finally took out a longevity lock and took it back.
"You mean my eldest brother and my nephew are still alive?" Su Cheng stood up from his seat excitedly.
"Look at this, this is your nephew's longevity lock." Wang Hai handed the longevity lock in front of Su Cheng.
Su Cheng picked up the longevity lock, turned it over and took a look. When he saw the word "Hu'er" on it, he said excitedly: "This is my nephew's longevity lock. The words "Hu'er" on it were written by me. Engraved.”
Wang Hai looked at the excited Su Cheng with a smile.
At this time, he was a little envious of the other party, because the other party still had relatives, but none of his relatives were gone, and they all died in the military disaster.
After being excited for a while, Su Cheng sat back in his seat, lying on the table and crying.
Before, he thought that everyone in his family was dead, but he didn't expect that his eldest brother and nephew were still at home. This made him know that he was not alone and that he still had relatives in the world.
Wang Hai picked up the tureen and slowly drank the tea in it, quietly waiting for Su Cheng to vent.
After a while, Su Cheng calmed down and said with red eyes, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper when I heard that my eldest brother and nephew are still alive."
Wang Hai said with a smile: "There are still relatives at home. This is good news. When you come back from Houjin in the future, you will be able to see your relatives."
Su Cheng nodded vigorously.
Although he wants to see his eldest brother and nephew now, he knows that this is impossible. He will go to Houjin soon. If he wants to see his eldest brother and nephew, he can only wait until Houjin is alive. return.
Wang Hai said: "I want to take away this longevity lock. I can't leave it with you, let alone take it to Houjin."
"I understand." Su Cheng nodded.
He grabbed the longevity lock in his hand and looked at it carefully, as if he wanted to imprint it in his mind.
Wang Hai said: "You stay in the shop and have a good rest these two days. I will arrange for you to go to Shenyang in two days. Remember, you must come back alive."
As he spoke, he slapped Su Cheng on the shoulder hard.
Su Cheng nodded solemnly.
Two days later, Su Cheng left Guangningwei.
Wang Hai looked at the longevity lock left by Su Cheng and whispered: "You are not the first spy sent to Houjin, and I believe you are not the last one, but you and I are both people from Daliang Mountain. I hope you can come back alive, and your relatives are waiting for you to come back."
As he spoke, he wiped the longevity lock in his hand vigorously.
