There are several courtyards where Tiger Flag has settled in Datong. On the surface, they are residences in Datong Mansion, but secretly they are houses purchased by the Foreign Intelligence Agency to protect the intelligence personnel of the Foreign Intelligence Agency.
Liu Heng came to Datong and moved directly into one of the courtyards.
Yang Yuan received the news from his subordinates, came to Liu Heng, and whispered: "Xu Tong drowned, and the person drowned in the river. This incident was seen by many people."
"No traces left, right?" Liu Heng asked.
Yang Yuan shook his head slightly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu. No matter who the court sends to investigate, Xu Tong died in an accident. Even if he did an autopsy, he died of drowning."
Liu Heng nodded.
Yang Yuan added: "The staff member named Liu next to Xu Tong should have guessed that we did what Xu Tong did. Do we want my subordinates to secretly remove this person?"
Liu Heng waved his hand slightly and said, "His one staff can't stir up any trouble. As long as Xu Tong's affairs are done cleanly, even if this person goes out to say that Xu Tong died in our hands, no one will Take his word for it.”
"But he is a trouble after all." Yang Yuan said, "This subordinate is confident of causing another accident."
"Don't do anything to him yet." Liu Heng stopped for a moment and then said, "Xu Tong just died in an accident. If his staff also died now, whether it was an accident or not, it would arouse the suspicion of interested people. We have not You have to take the risk.”
"That subordinate will not move for the time being. I will only send people to keep an eye on him." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng did not object this time, but asked: "Has the matter of Governor Liu been investigated clearly?"
"This subordinate is incompetent." Yang Yuan lowered his head.
Liu Heng frowned slightly and said, "The governor's Yamen will find a way to squeeze more people in."
"Don't worry, Boss, my subordinates will find out as soon as possible why Governor Liu invited the Boss to Datong." Yang Yuan assured.
Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "No need. When you see Governor Liu, you will naturally know why he wants to see me."
Yang Yuan on the side advised: "I think it's better to wait before meeting Governor Liu. It's not appropriate for the boss to see him before he understands Governor Liu's purpose."
Liu Heng held the tureen in his hand, took a sip of tea, and asked, "How long will it take to find out?"
Yang Yuan stood up straight and said: "Please give me a few days, the chief. The Foreign Intelligence Bureau will definitely figure out Governor Liu's purpose of inviting the chief to come to Datong."
"There is no need to check anymore." Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "Governor Liu is different from Xu Tong. He has no enmity with our Tiger Character Banner. Although he is not tied to our interests like the General Military Mansion, he has no If necessary, they will attack our Tiger Flag as soon as they come to Datong."
Yang Yuan couldn't help but said, "If you must go to Governor Liu, please bring your subordinates with you. My subordinates are willing to accompany you."
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "I will take Zhao Wu to see Governor Liu. You and others will meet me outside the governor's office. You still need to be prepared."
Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, I will obey."
Liu Heng picked up the tureen, took another sip of tea, and said, "Now go find the Du staff next to Governor Liu and ask him when Governor Liu will be free. I will go and visit him personally."
"Yes, I'll go right away." Yang Yuan agreed, turned around and left the room.
Long before Xu Tong became the governor of Datong, Liu Duwanyuan had a good relationship with the Tiger Flag. Of course, this was also related to the Tiger Flag's generosity.
Yang Yuan arranged for someone to go to the governor's office and invited Du Wanyuan to a restaurant in Datong for a drink.
In the private room, the two people sat down separately. After the restaurant waiter brought the food and drinks, they retreated.
Yang Yuan picked up the jug, filled a glass of wine for Du Wanyuan, and said with a smile: "Mr. Du came back with Governor Liu this time. I failed to clean up Mr. Du in time. This glass of wine can be regarded as an apology to Mr. Du."
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
Du Wanyuan said with a smile: "Brother Yang is too outspoken. We don't care about whether to apologize or not."
After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank with Yang Yuan.
Yang Yuan picked up the jug again, filled up the wine for Du Wanyuan and himself, and said: "This time, the governor returned to Datong, and the imperial court was promoted to a higher level. It is considered an honorable return to his hometown. Mr. Du is a staff member valued by Governor Liu, and everything goes up with the tide." , I, Tiger Flag, will still count on Mr. Du to take care of me from now on."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Du Wanyuan stroked his beard with a smile on his face.
This time he returned to Datong with Liu Hong, and he was quite satisfied. As an aide to the governor, he was naturally willing to get closer to a large business like Tiger Flag.
During the three festivals of Zhi every year, in addition to the share given to the governor, the Tiger-Charactered Banner was never less than his staff member's share, which made him have a good impression of the Tiger-Charactered Banner.
"Mr. Du, have some food." Yang Yuan made an inviting gesture.
Du Wanyuan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
Yang Yuan asked casually, "Mr. Du, does he know why the governor summoned my proprietor to Datong?"
Du Wanyuan put down his chopsticks, shook his head slightly, and said, "The governor didn't say anything about this, but brother Yang, don't worry, it shouldn't be a bad thing for the governor to summon Liu Dongzhu to Datong."
"Thank you, Mr. Du, for informing me." Yang Yuan hugged his fists towards Du Wanyuan and said, "My boss was also scared by the previous Mr. Xu. He was worried that when he came to Datong..."
He didn't finish what he said, he just shook his head slightly with a wry smile.
Du Wanyuan, who was sitting at the same table, naturally knew what it meant, and said: "Brother Yang, don't worry, my master is different from Mr. Xu, and inviting Dongzhu Liu here this time, in my opinion, should be a good thing."
"With Mr. Du's words, I feel relieved." Yang Yuan picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "I would like to have a drink to Mr. Du."
Du Wanyuan smiled and picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Yang Yuan, and took a sip of wine. After putting down the wine glass, he picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of vegetables to eat, suppressing the alcohol.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he said: "The sorghum brewed by your Tiger Character Banner is really strong. Most people will probably get drunk after just a few drinks."
Hearing this, Yang Yuan smiled and explained: "Actually, this kind of sorghum wine is mainly sold to the grasslands. Beibei likes strong alcohol."
The smuggling between the Tiger Character Banner and the Mongolian tribes was not a secret. In front of Du Wanyuan, he generously admitted that the Tiger Character Banner's wine was sold to the Beibei.
After hearing this, Du Wanyuan also didn't think there was any problem with the smuggling of Tiger Character Banner and Beibei.
Even if the court shuts down the horse market, merchants' smuggling between border towns and grasslands will not stop. On the contrary, the closure of the horse market will make smuggling more rampant.
Yang Yuan picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "I wonder when the governor will be free, so my proprietor can bring a small gift to visit Master Liu."
"According to Brother Yang, Dongzhu Liu has arrived in Datong?" Du Wanyuan asked.
Yang Yuan nodded with a smile and said, "As soon as my boss received the summons from the governor, he rushed from Lingqiu to Datong without stopping."
Du Wanyuan pondered for a moment and said: "The governor has just taken office and has a lot of things to do. He is also busy meeting with officials at all levels in Datong. However, Dongzhu Liu was summoned by the governor. He must meet him. Dongzhu Liu can come to the governor tomorrow. Yamen, I will arrange other things."
"Then thank you for your hard work, Mr. Du." Yang Yuan clasped his fists towards Du Wanyuan.
