Beijing.
In an ordinary courtyard, several men were sitting around the house.
"Li Hong, please call everyone here. Does the prince-in-law have a new mission?" The person who spoke was a strong man wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
Several other men in different clothes around looked at the person sitting in the main seat.
Li Hong, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the man who spoke and said, "Xu Jinshui is right. It was indeed the consort who sent people from Liaodong to send the news."
As his voice fell, one of the men in the room couldn't help but said: "What kind of news is it? I have to let everyone come here to meet. You have to know that with my identity, I often appear here and it is easy to cause trouble." the suspicion of others.”
The speaker was wearing silk clothes, and compared to the other people around him, he looked more like a man of certain wealth.
Li Hong looked at the people in front of him one by one and said: "This matter is very important, otherwise I would not have found you all."
"It's so serious, what on earth is going on!" Xu Jinshui couldn't help but ask.
Everyone else in the room looked at Li Hong curiously, waiting for him to say something.
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Li Hong coughed, straightened his voice, and said: "The prince consort told us to find a way to spread the news that the Tiger Character Banner wanted to rebel, from the person sitting in the hall to the traffickers and lackeys, so that everyone can Everyone knows about this.”
"Is this tiger-character flag the store in Datong?" Xu Jinshui asked.
Li Hong nodded.
"This Tiger Flag is really going to rebel, which is a good thing for us Daikin. Why should we make this news known to everyone!" The man in silk clothes said with a frown.
Li Hong said to him: "This matter is a task assigned by the consort. It is not your turn to comment. What we have to do is to do this well."
"My subordinate is talking too much." The man in silk clothes bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Dajin military law is strict and does not allow questioning the master's decision, especially when it comes to dealing with Han Chinese like them.
Just those garrulous words just now, once spread back to the prince-in-law's ears, may very well lead to his death.
Li Hong glanced at him and said indifferently: "Next time, you don't have to stay in the capital, you can go back to Daikin."
"I will remember Li Tou's teachings." The man in silk clothes stood up and bowed to apologize. .
Spies like them who came to the Ming capital from Dajin would never end well once they returned to Dajin unless they returned with top-secret information or were recalled by Dajin.
"Sit down!" Li Hong raised his right hand and pressed it a few times in mid-air, signaling him to sit back.
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Li Hong spoke again: "The task assigned by the consort cannot be delayed. From today on, you guys will go everywhere to spread the news about the rebellion of the tiger-character flag. Within half a month, everyone in the capital will know about the tiger-character flag." The flag is going to rebel.”
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All the men in the room stood up from their seats and bowed in response.
"Okay, let's go do things!" Li Hong waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.
The men in the house walked out of the house one by one.
"Luo Zhongwang, please stay here for a moment." Li Hong called to the man in silk clothes who was walking at the end.
The person walking in front of him glanced at Luo Zhongwang and then left the room.
Luo Zhongwang turned around and bowed slightly, and asked cautiously: "Li Tou, what do you want to ask your subordinates to do?"
"Your shop usually has a lot of contact with officials in the capital, right?" Li Hong asked.
Luo Zhongwang nodded and said: "There are a few, but they are all poor officials with low grades. Those who are important officials in the court or officials with a lot of wealth rarely go to their subordinates' shops, even if they are subordinate to their subordinates' shops. When it comes to shopping, I just send servants from home.”
"Do you know any censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Li Hong asked.
Luo Zhongwang thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Among the officials I have dealt with, there is no censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but there is one person who has some relationship with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He used to be a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censor, I also served as a patrol censor, and now I work in the Ministry of Works."
"Who is this person you are talking about?" Li Hong asked.
Luo Zhongwang said: "This man's name is Liu Jie'an, and he is now a member of the Ministry of Industry. When I think about it, it seems that the place where this man was the censor was Datong."
"When did this person become the censor of Datong?" Li Hong asked again.
Luo Zhongwang thought for a moment and said, "It seems to have been a few years ago. I don't know exactly when."
"In Datong a few years ago, the Tiger Flag also appeared this year." Li Hong twirled the beard on his chin with his fingers, looking thoughtful.
Luo Zhongwang, who was standing aside, did not dare to disturb Li Hong's thinking, and stood there without moving.
After a while, Li Hong said: "Since we can't find any connection with the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, let's find a way through this person to leak the news that Tiger Character Banner is about to rebel to the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Do you know if it can be done?" ?”
As he spoke, he looked at Luo Zhongwang.
Luo Zhongwang hurriedly assured: "Don't worry, Li Tou, my subordinates will definitely tell Liu Jie'an the news about the Tiger Character Banner's upcoming rebellion."
"You have to remember that you overheard someone mention the Tiger Flag rebellion. Don't let Liu Jie'an doubt you and think that you are spreading this matter." Li Hong warned him.
Luo Zhongwang nodded and said, "I know what to do."
"Go!" Li Hong waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
Luo Zhongwang bowed and retreated from the room.
After everyone left, Li Hong was the only one left sitting in the room. He picked up the tureen on the table and blew in the hot air inside, then put it to his mouth and took a sip.
As soon as he came out of the yard, Luo Zhongwang raised his arms and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeves.
Earlier in the house, Li Hong said that he would drive him back to Dajin, which really frightened him.
As the spy arranged by the consort to the capital, he knew very well the methods of the consort.
Even if he is innocent, he will be stripped off a layer of skin when he returns to Dajin, not to mention that he questioned the consort's decision in front of Li Hong.
"Shopkeeper Luo!"
At this moment, someone suddenly called him at the door.
Luo Zhongwang turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Xu Jinshui leaning on the wall on the side of the courtyard door to greet him.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Luo Zhongwang walked over.
Xu Jinshui put his hands on his sleeves, hunched his neck and said, "Waiting for you, Shopkeeper Luo!"
"What are you waiting for me to do?" Luo Zhongwang frowned slightly, not understanding what Xu Jinshui was going to do.
