At Chenshi, outside Nianzi Hutong, Jin Yiwei was standing.
Tiqi from all walks of life came back one after another and reported to the commander Luo Sigong and the governor of Beizhen Fusi Liu Qiao one by one that there were no traces of the Wenxiang Sect rebels hiding anywhere in the capital.
Luo Sigong stood in the courtyard, folding his arms, and lectured loudly: "I may have to escort Master Wanli's coffin in the future. The brothers left in Wei will be dispatched by Governor Liu. All the thousands of households understand this." Are you done yet?"
There was a flurry of responses.
Luo Sigong made a dismissal gesture, turned around and walked to the check-in room with a straight face.
Entering the inner hall, he sat behind the desk. With a solemn expression, he stared at Liu Qiao, Luo Yangxing, and Zheng Haizhu, who were following them, and Zheng Haizhu, who was dressed as a royal guard. The books were moved out and read one by one. It was fucking deadly. The Ministry of Revenue asked various yamen for help, so I sent Gu Qingquan and several other scribes to the Imperial College in the north to be locked up. The yellow book is gone. However, there may be hidden secrets in our guard. Therefore, in addition to searching those few places using Wenxiang Cult's method, we also have to spread the word that Liu Qiao can mobilize more brothers. "
Everyone in the room nodded.
If the Shanxi doctor who drugged Liu Qiao's son also had contact with Gu Qingquan's associates in Jinyi Weili, Wei Li would have to use a cover-up method to investigate the case. Liu Qiao had temporarily obtained information about greater power, and he could also take advantage of Bo doctor.
Previously, Liu Qiao accompanied Zheng Haizhu and reported to Luo Sigong in detail the doubts about the word mark "Nanzhu kill me" in the imperial edict, as well as the Shanxi merchants' silver and other matters analyzed with Wang Wenyan. Luo Sigong was shocked at the same time. for satisfaction.
When the old subordinates and new allies grasped the clues, they had no intention of hiding anything from his dignified commander. Yes, they could work together.
Especially Zheng Haizhu, a woman who already had contacts with the palace. She had heard that she had met with the Holy Spirit several times, but she didn't skip Luo Sigong and went directly to tell Lord Long Live.
Not only does this mean that he is not greedy for merit, but he also means that he knows how to protect Luo Sigong. Otherwise, looking at the gentle-tempered Long Live Master, who knows if he might be murmuring in his heart, thinking that they, the emperor's first personal guard, are not as capable as a woman who has just entered the capital.
Now, Luo Sigong saw Zheng Haizhu still sitting quietly without any sign of excitement. He only signaled Luo Yangxing to come and explain the situation at Jishuitan Wharf in detail. Luo Shuai, who had always trained his eldest son as the successor of the commander, felt in his heart The good feeling became more and more vivid.
After Luo Yangxing finished speaking, Luo Sigong said to Zheng Haizhu with approval: "Madam's idea is to pretend to investigate the origin of the incense cult. No matter whether it is in the alley or the dock, if the investigation is bigger, it will not alert the snake." Liu The Governor, please tell me."
Liu Qiao said: "There are no suspicious people or objects in Fahua Temple. In the surrounding alleys, no Guangfu merchant named Xu was found to be renting. So, did the person named Xu change his residence? Indeed We still need people from Yangxing to follow us. I personally took people to check out the Xique Hutong area. The big house in Shanxi was rented by a young man. As expected by Mrs. Zheng, his surname was Fan and his place of origin was in Shanxi, the road guide says 'Fan Wencheng', but he speaks with a Shandong accent."
Hearing this, Zheng Haizhu leaned forward a little.
"How do you write the word Wen Cheng?" she asked Liu Qiao.
"The literature of the Confucian Temple is the journey of the journey."
"Where is the accent in Shandong?"
"The one in Dengzhou." Liu Qiao said firmly without even thinking about it.
After Emperor Yongle established the imperial city of Beijing as the capital, many Shandong people poured in to work as cooks, laborers, and boat runners. Therefore, it is not surprising that Liu Qiao, a native of Beijing, often explores the streets and alleys and is familiar with the accents of different places in Shandong.
Zheng Haizhu's eyes moved to Luo Sigong's face: "Commander Wei, this person discovered by Governor Liu is very likely to be from Liao in Fushun."
Luo Sigong and Liu Qiao both had expressions on their faces: "How can I say this?"
Zheng Haizhu talked about it: "I traveled several times in Dengzhou, Shandong, and saw that every family ate pasta. The same goes for people in Shanxi. But in the past, a large number of people from Denglai came to Liao Dynasty, and the food in Shandong was not enough for relief. The imperial court always allocated food to the south. Most of the grain transported by the emperor was rice. I traveled from Lushun to Liaoyang and to Fushun in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. There were many water pools there, and the people near the city could grow rice for one season. Therefore, many people in Liaodong, He grew up eating rice. Wang Wenyan’s servants had previously reported to me that the family in Xique Hutong often had a grain store delivering rice. Therefore, Mr. Fan, who spoke with a Dengzhou accent and loved rice, was probably from Liao. . And after the great victory in Fushun, we wandered around the city for a while and learned that there was actually a descendant of Fan Zhongyan in the city, named Fan Wencheng."
Luo Sigong understood and asked, "Madam, have you seen that Fan Wencheng?"
Zheng Haizhu shook his head: "I haven't seen him before. It is said that he is rushing to Shenyang to study and prepare for the scientific examination. I can't confirm it by looking at his face, but if I assume it is this person... Commander Wei, please lend me a pen and ink."
Zheng Haizhu stood up, walked to Luo Sigong's case, took some paper, dipped it in ink, and started writing.
As he wrote, he analyzed: "Fushun is close to the slave-building territory. The old chief Nurhachi likes to bribe Han people to be spies. He once bribed the general Li Yongfang. How could he know that he would not bribe those talented people who failed to become Jinshi and had no hope of becoming an official? Zhangjiakou Shanxi merchants, The Han people who connected with the Later Jin Dynasty through Mongolia and surrendered Liaodong as slaves and transferred their registration to the Shanxi merchants were able to enter Beijing openly and conduct espionage in the name of doing business. The gangsters who seemed to be seeking revenge in Fahua Temple, What we entered was not Eunuch Wei’s villa, we can conclude that it was someone named Xu who made it a show.”
Speaking of this, Zheng Haizhu looked at Luo Yangxing: "So, Mr. Luo, what you said at the dock this morning is right. The man named Xu collaborated with the enemy in the north. However, the Ming people who colluded with him were not only from Fujian. Ming people, as well as Ming people from Shanxi and Liaodong. If so, I think the person named Xu will not be the minions of Concubine Zheng and Prince Fu."
Luo Sigong was familiar with the interests of all parties and said coldly: "Yes, if the imperial concubine wants to support Prince Fu, she will probably do what Yang Lian and the others are worried about and use women to drag down the longevity master. After the eldest son of the emperor ascends the throne, she will treat him as the empress dowager. Otherwise, if we seize the throne with such collusion and eagerness to usurp the throne, how will the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty agree?"
Zheng Haizhu thought to himself, it is not necessary to think of civil servants as being so honest. Two hundred years ago, Zhu Di was in the wrong position, and no civil servants in Nanjing were martyred like Fang Xiaoru. In another time and space, decades later, whether it was Li Chuang It was the Qing army that entered Beijing, and all civil servants in Beijing went straight to Meishan to hang themselves.
Moreover, although King Fu was only separated from Emperor Hui of Jin by four or five Liu Adou, Concubine Zheng had the support of many non-Donglin civil servants in the court. This mother and son still maintain an unclear team of servants and soldiers in the northern suburbs of the capital. It is not known whether the team of Cui Wenjing's patrol camp are her subordinates.
However, Zheng Haizhu still agreed with Luo Sigong's judgment that the imperial concubine would not rush to rebel, and looked at Liu Qiao meaningfully.
Liu Qiao understood that this woman was giving him the opportunity to express herself, and the serious look on her face immediately became clearer.
"Commander Wei," Liu Qiao said, pointing to the words written by Zheng Haizhu on the paper, "the Fujian navy's holy family is strong. Yu Zigao collected a lot of flag money from the foreign ships passing by. He Why bother to collude with the slave builders? Yan Siqi opposite him is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Therefore, I think that no matter the Shanxi merchants in Shanxi or the General Zheng in Fujian, no matter the old slave builders or the Liao traitors, they all work for the man named Xu. According to Mrs. Zheng's inference, if the person surnamed Xu is related to the person who stared at Ma Xuanfu's cell in the imperial edict, he happened to have appeared in Java. Perhaps, he was the one who was not visited by the Sanbao eunuchs when they went to sea. Emperor Jianwen Descendants."
Luo Sigong's hand touching his chin slapped down on the desk.
"Let's torture Gu Qingquan tonight," Luo Sigong said to Liu Qiao, "Mrs. Zheng, please listen together."
(End of chapter)
