Shenjing City, Lin Mansion.
Lin Daiyu was sitting in front of the window with a book in her hand.
Although I looked at the book with my eyes, I didn't read it in my heart at all. My mind was no longer on the book.
Six or seven days passed without seeing Brother Cong coming to see me, and I suddenly missed him very much.
During this period, the two of them were together almost every day, practicing martial arts together, studying together, falling in love, and farming.
Suddenly, I felt empty after not seeing anyone for such a long time.
Could it be that something happened during this time? Otherwise, it would be impossible for Brother Cong not to come and see him.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He looked up at Erya next to him and asked: "Erya, your father hasn't been here for a long time. Could it be that something happened again? Do you know?"
Erya said: "Miss Lin, something did happen. People from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division have been patrolling around the Lin Mansion, and the number of people has increased a lot. I asked them, and they said it was arranged by the Duke of the State. , to guard against someone being unfavorable to Lin Mansion.
Now the whole city is searching for people coming from the north. There have been some rumors outside recently, which are very unfavorable to the Duke of Guo. The Duke of Guo should be busy dealing with these matters. "
Hearing this, Lin Daiyu said with some confusion: "Search the people coming from the north, Erya. Isn't someone coming to assassinate Brother Cong again? Is Brother Cong okay?"
Erya smiled and said: "Miss Lin, don't worry, the Duke of Guo will be fine. Even if there are assassins, they can't hurt the Duke of Guo. The Duke of Guo didn't come over to see the girl, probably because he was afraid that those people would know about the relationship between the girl and him. , will take action against the girl."
Lin Daiyu couldn't sit still after hearing this.
Although Erya said that Brother Cong would be fine, how could he rest assured knowing that he knew it?
"Erya, why don't we go back to Rongguo Mansion? I'm a little worried after hearing what you said. I want to go back and have a look."
Erya shook her head and said: "Girl, we can't move lightly at this time, let alone send it to the door. All we have to do is wait quietly and not cause any trouble to the Duke."
Lin Daiyu said: "Erya, with our two skills, there should be no problem in protecting ourselves, right?"
Erya said: "Girl, since they are assassins sent out, they are all dead soldiers. In order to achieve their goals, these people may even risk their own lives. If the two of us meet, it will be difficult to escape.
The Duke asked me to follow the girl just to protect her safety. How could I put the girl in danger? The girl's idea is absolutely unacceptable. We should stay at home and wait for the Duke to come by himself. "
Zijuan who was next to her also advised: "Girl, Erya is right. At this time, we should not cause trouble to the Duke of Guo. If we trouble the Duke of Guo again, it will be our fault."
Although I am a little reluctant, but thinking about the two people, it makes some sense.
If I implicate Brother Cong, I will regret it to death.
"Okay, let's wait at home. Erya, what are the rumors you mentioned?"
Erya said: "Girl, there are rumors that the Duke of Guo has befriended Mongolian dignitaries and smuggled prohibited items to Mongolia. It is also said that the Duke of Guo has evil intentions. These are the things that have been widely spread outside recently. Maybe there is someone behind it. Adding fuel to the fire.”
Lin Daiyu couldn't help but frowned after hearing this.
These rumors are indeed very detrimental to Brother Cong and can easily be taken advantage of by interested people.
Brother Cong has been doing business with the Mongolians for these years. If he said there was no contact, he wouldn't believe it. He couldn't explain the matter at all.
If someone takes the opportunity to impeach, I wonder if Brother Cong will be fine?
"Erya, this matter is indeed very detrimental to Brother Cong. I wonder if he has any way to resolve it?"
Erya smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, the Duke of Guo has always been thoughtful in doing things. Since he dares to do business with the Mongols, he won't be afraid of people's gossip. The Duke of Guo has his own way of dealing with it."
Zijuan also said: "Girl, the Duke of Guo has been very powerful since he was a child. I haven't seen him suffer a loss in these years. Girl, don't worry too much."
Lin Daiyu nodded. Brother Cong did things based on his plans before taking action.
Ever since I met Brother Cong, everything he did was planned, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was sophisticated.
Lin Daiyu was originally a very smart woman, and she understood it after thinking about it carefully.
I am also very relieved about Brother Cong, but the two of them have a close relationship, and caring about him will cause chaos.
It seems that he needs to practice his sword skills more intensively. Otherwise, if something happens, he will have to hide behind him. He will not be able to help in any way and will not even be qualified to participate.
I have to stand by Brother Cong's side all the time. It's not okay to always be like this. I have to share the burden with Brother Cong.
"Well, I understand. Brother Cong has always been great. I'm just a little concerned. Erya, let's go practice sword skills for a while. I want to meet Brother Cong's requirements as soon as possible and stay with him in the future."
Erya said: "Girl, if you practice hard, you will soon be able to meet the requirements of the Duke."
Zijuan said a little tangledly: "Girl, what should I do?"
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "Zijuan, just wait for us at home from now on. We also need to leave someone to look after the house."
Zijuan said: "How can that be done? Wherever the girl goes, I will follow you. I will practice with you."
Lin Daiyu smiled and started practicing now, but it was a bit late.
However, it did not dissipate her enthusiasm. When the time came, she could make a few gestures to scare people.
"If you want to practice, let's practice together. If you practice well and can protect yourself, I will take you with me."
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The three of them came to the yard, picked up the long swords, and started practicing each move.
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After Jia Cong left the palace, he found Yue Ya and Tiezhu.
He handed over the list of ministers who would impeach him and asked them to allocate some manpower to closely monitor these people.
And inquired about the whereabouts of these people during this period from the surrounding residents.
Next, ask if any strangers have been to their house during this period, and try to dig out some clues from these people.
On the other side, the task of finding the source of the rumors has also made progress.
In this operation, Jia Cong used all his strength.
In addition to Tiezhu's special forces, all the troops in his Five Cities Military and Horse Division, including gang members, numbered 20,000 to 30,000 people. In addition to Yue Ya's intelligence personnel, there were more than 20,000 people working or not.
These people mobilized together, and within a few days, there was news.
All kinds of information are gathered together at Yueya's headquarters, where some core personnel are responsible for screening, eliminating, and finding useful information.
Based on this information, Tie Zhu led a special force to quietly kidnap the people.
Then, separate these people and interrogate them one by one to find out who is behind them.
After several days of busy work, Tie Zhu handed the transcript into Jia Cong's hands.
"Sir, a total of more than a hundred people were arrested this time. After interrogation, it was found that many of them were people from the capital and were bribed. This kind of people accounted for the majority. There were sixty or seventy people in total. The people who bribed them, All have been found.
There were a total of thirty-four people left, including those who bribed those people. After screening, it was found that twenty-six people came from the north, and the remaining eight were not from the same group as them. They were also bribed, but The person who bribed them was not found.
I have arranged for people to go investigate with the clues they provided. I believe there will be news soon. My lord, what do these people do with them? "
Jia Cong nodded, still very satisfied with the effect.
There is strength in numbers, this saying is true at all, and this action perfectly explains this.
Looking for someone in the Shenjing City with a population of 500,000 to 600,000 people is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
If so many people hadn't been mobilized, it would have been really hard to find him for a while.
"Let's lock them up for now. We'll deal with them when this matter comes to an end. These are not good people. Now that we're here, let's squeeze out all their value."
"Yes, I know what to do."
Jia Cong opened the transcript and read it carefully.
These more than twenty people were in a group, coming from the north. They came in as a caravan.
Their purpose was not to assassinate Jia Cong, but to bribe officials in the DPRK and China and use them to deal with Jia Cong, hoping to prevent Jia Cong from going to Liaodong to participate in the war.
It seems that Hong Tai is still very afraid of himself. Although he hates himself to the core, he is not willing to really confront him.
The main reason is that this guy has never taken advantage of himself, and he was almost killed by himself.
In fact, it was really unnecessary for him. Without his intervention, Emperor Longqing would not let him go to Liaodong, and the officials in the DPRK would not agree.
These twenty people were just one group, and they did not know the existence of the other group.
These people bribed three officials in the central court, one was Pei Hezhong, the Minister of Rites, and the other two were named Feng Jialin and Lu Deming, both officials in the capital.
The above message caught Jia Cong's attention.
When these people heard that they had offended the second prince, they actually dropped the news into the second prince's mansion.
He thought about taking advantage of the second prince's hatred towards him and using him to attack him.
These people are really well-informed.
Could it be that those people were bribed by someone sent by the Second Prince? Is he behind it?
After hearing what Dai Quan said, he put eye drops on the second prince, Emperor Longqing was furious and punished the second prince to spend half a year in seclusion.
At this time, you should stay in the house and think about your mistakes.
Could it be that, in this situation, he still dared to step in and take the initiative to get involved?
Damn it, if he really gets involved, I won't tolerate him anymore. It's time for me to fight back.
"Tie Zhu, were the remaining people bribed by the Second Prince? I saw the message in it. Have you asked someone to check it out?"
Tie Zhu said: "Sir, we have sent people to investigate, but there is no result yet."
Jia Cong said: "How is the investigation going with those officials? This time we must investigate them from beginning to end. It would be best if we can find out some dirty information and bring them down together." If you dare to go against me, they won't be able to get over it."
Tie Zhu said: "Sir, the information over there is still being collected, we have to wait a little longer."
Jia Cong said: "You go and do your work first. You must ensure that the information is accurate and try to take them away in one wave."
"Don't worry, sir. We will confirm it first and we will not let you down."
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In the divine capital city, the second prince's residence.
The second prince was sitting and drinking with several of his men.
Looking at the smile on his face, it was obvious that he was in a very good mood at this time.
"I said that bastard Jia Cong was doing business with the Mongols. Why did it become so big and so popular? Other people's caravans would have trouble, but his caravan never had trouble. It turned out that it was with the Mongolian tribe. The leaders are in cahoots.
This bastard is so courageous, he dares to do anything. If someone hadn't thrown this news into our house, we would still be in the dark. By doing this, isn't he afraid that his father will punish him? "
One of them said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has been staying in the palace. He doesn't know much about the outside world. He doesn't know much about these things at all. Everyone knows that Jia Cong is doing business with the Mongols. Who can know what's going on inside?
I don’t know who it is this time. They want to deal with Jia Cong’s kid. We are behind it, and the news has spread quickly. Jia Cong is probably very worried now. "
The second prince laughed and said: "Master Zhang is right, that bastard Jia Cong is too rampant and leaves no room for attack. Many people hate him, but there is nothing they can do against him.
Now, when the envoys hear the news, they will probably write letters to impeach him. We have also arranged a few people to promote it. I want to see how Jia Cong resolves this crisis. "
Seeing how happy the second prince was, everyone also complimented him one after another. For a moment, there was a flood of flattery, which made the second prince laugh.
Qu Yingzhe looked at this scene and sighed slightly in his heart.
The second prince has become increasingly out of control during this period, and it is not a good thing if this continues.
Not long after being scolded by His Majesty, and still thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors, he got involved in Jia Cong's affairs. It was extremely unwise to do so.
Those people sent the news in. It was obvious that they wanted to use the second prince's hatred for Jia Cong to drag the second prince into the water and use the second prince as a spearman.
The second prince clearly knew the other people's intentions and dived in regardless of his own dissuasion.
This way, he doesn't look like a wise master.
When he encountered Jia Cong's incident, the second prince completely lost his previous wisdom.
Although the matter this time is relatively big, it is estimated that it will be difficult to bring down Jia Cong. There is no evidence at all and just relying on some rumors, how can it be possible?
Besides, it would be too imprudent to get involved without even knowing the identities of those people.
The second prince looked at Qu Yingzhe aside and said with a smile: "Mr. Qu, do you think we should send more people to attack Jia Cong at the court in the future? Take this opportunity to directly pull Jia Cong over. fall.
When I think of this bastard, I feel angry and want to tear him into pieces. Being able to bring him down is considered a sign of anger. "
Qu Yingzhe said: "Your Highness, you can't do this. It's obvious that someone is targeting Duke Ning Guo, but based on these rumors and without conclusive evidence, it's impossible to stop Duke Ning Guo.
Our efforts on such an uncertain matter are really not worth the gain. Since someone wants to deal with him, we only need to wait and see what happens. At most, we can only beat the drum.
If we get involved too deeply, we will also be implicated if those people's identities are questionable. We know that something is impossible, and we need to make great efforts? "
After hearing this, the second prince slowly calmed down and thought about it carefully, and realized that these words indeed made sense.
"Mr. Qu has thought carefully. Let's handle this matter according to Mr. Qu's wishes."
