Governor Liu's face was as gloomy as water.
Once Tiger Flag was deemed a traitor by the court, most of the officials in Datong would abandon their posts or even be beheaded. But as this person said, he, the governor, would be jailed at the least, or stabbed in the neck at the worst.
He knew that even if he sent the Tiger Flag and returned all the money, it would be useless. The relationship between him and the Tiger Flag could no longer be washed away, and some people in the court would not let go of such an opportunity to add insult to injury. Only if he falls can the position of governor of Datong be vacated.
Du Wanyuan walked a few steps forward, came to Governor Liu, and said in a low voice: "Sir, what Mr. Zhao said makes some sense. Now it is not a matter of whether we should protect the tiger-character flag, but if the tiger-character flag falls, it will be inevitable. Your Excellency will be implicated.”
Zhao Yutu, who was standing below, looked at Governor Liu calmly.
Governor Liu held the bottom of the tureen cup with one hand, looking thoughtful.
After a while, he said: "I can accept the money, but I want to tell you that Wang Xinyi has already written a note and sent it to the capital regarding your Tiger Flag private soldiers."
Hearing this, Zhao Yutu's expression suddenly changed, and he asked hurriedly: "May I ask, sir, when did Wang Xun press send someone to send him away?"
"It's been a few days since I sent him away." Governor Liu said, and then added, "If you can't stop Wang Xinyi's trick, it will be useless even if I help you hide it."
"Thank you, sir, for informing me of this news. The common people will send people to chase the people who sent the papers to the capital." Zhao Yutu bowed his hand to Governor Liu.
Governor Liu said quietly: "Just take care of yourself!"
After such a big thing happened, Zhao Yutu was not in the mood to stay in the governor's Yamen and said goodbye.
Governor Liu asked a government servant to send Zhao Yutu away.
Du Wanyuan did not leave with Zhao Yutu, but stayed in Houya.
After Zhao Yutu left, he said to Governor Liu, "Sir, did Wang Xunjian really hand over the certificate to the capital?"
Governor Liu nodded and said, "This is also the reason why I don't want to see people with the Tiger Flag."
"Master Wang is the inspector of Datong, supervising the local area on behalf of the emperor. Once his papers enter the capital, they will be sent to the emperor's palace, unless someone in the middle comes forward to stop his papers." Du Wanyuan frowned.
Governor Liu said: "Wang Xinyi is a member of the Donglin Party. He has always been against me as soon as he took office. This time I have found out about my shortcomings. I don't think I will let him go easily. Just wait, there will be a big earthquake in Datong officialdom." No."
"It's the student's fault. I shouldn't have advised you to see the person with the tiger flag." Du Wanyuan bowed deeply, bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"I can't blame you for this." Governor Liu waved his hand and said: "This time Wang Xin has the opportunity to pull me from the governor's position, he will definitely not let it go, so even if I don't see the people with the tiger character flag, , you can’t escape either.”
As he spoke, he sighed.
Not long after he got up, he was still sitting in the governor's seat of Datong, and he was about to lose his position again, which made him feel mixed.
On the other side, Zhao Yutu walked from the side door of the governor's office to the alley outside.
After getting on his horse, he said to a cuirassier beside him: "Go back to Lingqiu immediately to see the master, and tell him that something happened at Yang Hewei, and there is a memorial to be sent to the capital."
"Yes." The cuirassier agreed, turned his horse's head and galloped away.
Zhao Yutu said to the others: "Follow me."
After saying that, he took the lead in urging his crotch horse to walk towards the street outside the alley.
Instead of returning to Lingqiu to deliver the letter in person, he came to the Secret Service's secret base in Datong.
As the director of the Logistics Bureau, he did not know how many bases the Foreign Intelligence Agency had in Datong. This was also a secret of the Foreign Intelligence Agency. However, the stronghold he came to was told to him by the boss before coming to Datong.
Arriving in the room where the stronghold was located, Zhao Yutu said to the two people from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau in the stronghold: "Who is watching Yang and Wei?"
The two S.I.A. men said nothing.
Zhao Yutu only needs to continue: "I know this is the secret of your Foreign Intelligence Agency. No one can inquire about it except your own people, but I want to tell you that Yang and Wei sent a memorial to the capital a few days ago, which is about our tigers." The word flag.”
The expressions of the two Foreign Intelligence Agency personnel standing opposite him changed.
One of them said: "May I ask Mr. Zhao if this is true?"
"You need to find out for yourself whether it is true or false, but I can tell you that this news was told to me personally by the governor of Datong. I don't think it is false." Zhao Yutu said bitterly.
He knew in his heart that once Yang Hewei's memorial arrived in the capital, it would be a disaster rather than a blessing for Tiger Character Banner.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for sending such important news. I will contact the people at Yang Hewei to confirm whether there is indeed a document sent to the capital." A person from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau said.
Zhao Yutu said anxiously: "Now it's not about Yang Hewei, but you guys from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau must find a way to stop Zhezi, otherwise big trouble will happen when Zhezi enters Beijing."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, my subordinate will send someone to send this news along the road to the capital. Within three days, the people from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau in the capital will receive the news." The person from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau assured.
"I hope I still have a chance to stop him!" Zhao Yutu sighed.
Zhezi has been sent away for several days, and even if he hasn't arrived in the capital yet, he should be arriving soon. If they send people to chase him at this time, it is very likely that it will be too late.
One of the two S.I.A. men left the house.
The other person left behind accompanied Zhao Yutu.
The news was told to the people in the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, and Zhao Yutu had no intention of staying here anymore. With such a big thing happening, he needed to hurry up and return to Lingqiu.
Although he had sent people to bring the news back to Lingqiu in advance, it was a matter of life and death for the Tiger Flag, and he needed to know how the head of the family should deal with the matter next.
After leaving the Foreign Intelligence Agency's stronghold, he took a group of cuirassiers with him and left from the city gate on the east side of Datong Mansion, along the official road, all the way back to Lingqiu.
Wang Xinyi's memorial entered the capital.
This memorial entered the Meridian Gate and was sent to Wenyuan Pavilion, where the cabinet office is located.
Wang Wenyan, the secretary of the cabinet, appeared in the office of the chief minister with a book from Datong in his hand.
"Sir, here is an urgent memorial from the Datong patrol." As he said that, he sent the memorial to the desk of Chief Assistant Ye Xianggao.
The previous chief assistant Liu Yishui had resigned from the position of chief assistant, and Ye Xianggao came back and became the chief assistant. However, because of the Guangning incident, his student Wang Huazhen was defeated, which made him very anxious.
There were some bad rumors in the court. It was said that Wang Huazhen was able to pass the Ministry of War because he was a student of the chief minister. On Fu's body.
