Wang Ziyi first read the content on the note, then picked up the piece of paper on the table and read it.
After reading it, he put the note and the paper together and said: "Looking at the content written on it, there are no loopholes. It should not be made up on the fly."
"I also think that Xu Jinshui is one of our own, but I don't dare to trust him until his identity is completely proven." Lu Chunbo said.
Wang Ziji tapped the paper on the table with his fingers, thought for a while, and said: "In this way, you can temporarily imprison the person first and don't let him contact the outside world. I will send someone to Yang Tou to verify this person's identity. So This person is really one of ours, and Yang Tou must have information about this person."
"There is no problem in being imprisoned. What I'm worried about is that if he loses contact with the outside world for too long, it will arouse the suspicion of other slave thieves' spies. By then, even if Xu Jinshui is one of ours, he will no longer be able to lurk among the slave thieves. ." Lu Chunbo expressed his worries.
Wang Zizi frowned.
Although he didn't know how many secret spies there were in Liaodong, he believed that there wouldn't be too many secret spies there based on the situation of the Han people on the side of the slave thieves.
Losing Xu Jinshui, he was also worried that it would weaken the strength of the Foreign Intelligence Agency in Liaodong.
"Otherwise, let him go first and I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on him." Lu Chunbo said.
After hearing this, Wang Zi shook his head and said: "Absolutely not, we can't take risks because of Xu Jinshui. If he is not one of ours, one of our strongholds will be exposed, and there is a high possibility of being spied on by slave thieves." attack."
"Then continue to be detained?" Lu Chunbo asked tentatively.
Wang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded vigorously and said: "Continue to be detained until the identity is confirmed. If he is really one of ours, at worst, we will re-arrange his identity and his family in Liaodong will also rescue him. We have a tiger character." Qi still has some strength in Liaodong, so it shouldn't be a big problem to save a few people."
"Then I'll arrange for a few more people to keep an eye on him." Lu Chunbo said.
Wang nodded on his own, and then said: "I will send someone back to confirm his identity. Before that, this person must not be allowed to have contact with the outside world. If the place where he is detained is not safe, I allow you to use another stronghold to detain him. "
"Yes." Lu Chunbo agreed.
At this moment, there were several knocks on the window outside.
"Shopkeeper, Eunuch Li from the palace is here." The waiter's voice came from under the window.
Wang himself faced the window and said, "Please entertain Eunuch Li first, I'll be there right away."
The boy's footsteps gradually faded away from the window.
"It's dark outside, why does Eunuch Li come here at this time?" Lu Chunbo said with a frown.
Wang Zi said: "Wei Zhongxian thinks that the rumors in the capital about our tiger-character flag are because the Donglin Party wants to use our tiger-character flag to deal with him. The last time Eunuch Li came to me, he came to convey a message to Wei Zhongxian, and our lord has already Resigning because of this matter, if he comes here this time, it should be that the court has concluded the rumors about our Tiger Flag's rebellion."
"These slave thieves are really hateful. Instead of dealing with the Ming Dynasty, they spread rumors to harm our Tiger Flag." Lu Chunbo said angrily.
Wang Zi said: "You stay here first, I will go out to deal with Eunuch Li."
After saying that, he stood up and walked outside the house.
It was getting dark, so the man hung two lanterns in the yard to light up the scene.
Through the gaps in the doors and windows, some candlelight also shines through.
"It's so late in the day, why bother Eunuch Li to run over? If you need anything, just say hello, and I'll come to take care of you personally." Wang raised the curtain on his own and walked in from the outside, smiling at those sitting in the room. Eunuch Li cupped his hands.
"Our family can't afford you." Eunuch Li said calmly.
Wang Zizi was slightly startled.
I noticed that Eunuch Li had lost his previous enthusiasm.
"Eunuch Li, you are here so late. Do you have anything to explain to Senior Official Wei?" Wang Zizi said with a smile on his face. At the same time, he took out a meeting ticket from his sleeve and put it in Eunuch Li's hand.
Eunuch Li glanced at the numbers on the ticket by candlelight, his face turned cold, and he said, "What do you mean, do you want to bribe our family? Do you know what the crime of bribing an internal official is?"
Snapped!
Eunuch Li slapped his hand on the table with a stern look on his face.
"I don't dare to bribe the internal officials even if I have the courage!" Wang himself apologized and took out a few more votes and placed them on top of the previous ones.
At the same time, he said: "Each one is fifty taels, five in total. These are the small ones to make amends to Eunuch Li."
The five cards add up to one hundred and fifty taels.
Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment, but finally collected the tickets on the table.
One hundred and fifty taels of silver is a lot of money for a young eunuch like him. He usually works in the palace, but only a dozen taels of money in a month.
Wang Zijin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Eunuch Li accepted the ticket.
However, I knew in my heart that Eunuch Li represented Wei Zhongxian, so his attitude just now should be Wei Zhongxian's attitude towards their Tiger Flag.
One or two hundred taels of silver can bribe Eunuch Li, but if you want to appease Wei Zhongxian, thousands of taels of silver may not be enough.
"We are here to bring you a message for your godfather." Eunuch Li, who had received the money, obviously had a better attitude. He continued, "About the rumors about your Tiger Flag rebellion, my godfather has helped you settle the rumors. , the imperial court will no longer pursue the case."
"I would like to express my gratitude to you, Senior Official Wei." Wang himself bowed in the direction of the palace.
Eunuch Li waited for the king to finish the ceremony and continued: "My godfather has something I need you to bring to your attention, Mr. Liu."
"I wonder what official Wei has to say to our proprietor?" Wang asked himself.
Eunuch Li picked up the tureen on the table, blew in the hot air inside, and said, "My godfather said, don't come to him again about the tiger-character flag in the future. If something like this happens again, just wait." Let the court handle it!"
After saying that, he put down the tureen, stood up and walked out.
"There are still a few gifts prepared for Wei officials in the shop. I hope my father-in-law will take them back." Wang Zizi hurriedly said to Eunuch Li who was about to leave.
When Eunuch Li walked to the door, he turned around, looked at Wang Zijin, and said calmly: "Shopkeeper Wang, you are a smart man. You should understand what your godfather means. As for your tiger-character flag things, don't give them away in the future."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Wang Zi took two steps and followed Eunuch Li until he put the person on the sedan chair.
Seeing the sedan go away, Wang Zizi's face darkened.
He knew the meaning of Eunuch Li's words, and also understood that Wei Zhongxian wanted to completely cut off ties with their Tiger Character Banner.
