Chapter five hundred and seventy-six strange prefect
"General, you are making things very difficult for me." Wei Xiaobao glanced at Zhao Min who was not far away, "Shuang'er knows that I am partnered with a beautiful woman, so he is probably going to complain to the old man again."
"This is business. You two have a cooperative relationship at best. As long as you have a clear conscience, I'll explain it to you, old man." Zuo Zhou hugged Wei Xiaobao nonchalantly. "After all, if you want to plot against the Qing Dynasty, you need a guide who is familiar with the terrain."
"That's not the problem. Shuang'er and I are preparing for pregnancy recently and are very busy. If you are just a guide, then you might as well find someone else. I also have some good brothers in the Qing Dynasty. Let me introduce you to them!"
"Preparing for pregnancy, you are not pregnant yet! Don't worry, after this vote is completed, you will definitely make a great contribution. When the time comes, your child will be a hero as soon as he is born!"
Wei Xiaobao was a little moved. He didn't want a strong person like Zuo Zhou. Without strength, there would be no real freedom. In the end, he would have to float in the sea of people. Chasing fame and fortune cannot be avoided.
He is a very positive person, and the situation is now finally good, but his status as a member of the Baolong family is still not enough, and more contributions are necessary.
Seeing this, Zuo Zhou continued to persuade: "Don't worry, all the Qing Dynasty's attention is now on the war, and their homeland has no defense. Coupled with the intelligence power of the Ruyang Palace, you can easily achieve your goal.
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Wei Xiaobao rubbed his cheek, "I'm not afraid of returning to the Qing Dynasty, but the question is, is your information accurate? Although we have always guessed that the Qing Dynasty hid the gathering of luck, but in the end this is just a guess, and you directly gave away the accurate information
It was revealed, which made me feel very unsure!"
Zuo Zhou was happy. If it weren't for the differences in the versions he knew, he could even point the location directly to the Imperial Tomb in the Eastern Suburbs or Luding Mountain, without having to bother to find the Forty-Two Chapter Sutra.
"My information is still very reliable. Trust me. Of course, it doesn't matter even if it is found to be false. You are just going to steal things. As long as you don't waste it, there is no danger." As he said this, he turned towards Zhao Min.
The team from Prince Yang's Mansion glanced at each other, "And Zhao Min is responsible for destroying the Qing Dynasty's luck. You just need to bring back a little luck. Remember, protecting yourself is the first priority!"
Wei Xiaobao finally sighed, "Okay, I'll take care of this, but what are you going to do? Your Majesty obviously only wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but not the fishermen to gain. There are no soldiers behind you, do you want to
To disrupt the situation on your own? You’re not afraid of being ambushed again!”
"I just went to watch the excitement."
Zuo Zhoufeng answered calmly and did the same thing. After bidding farewell to everyone, he embarked on a journey into the hinterland of the Ming Kingdom alone.
Jiang Yuyan and Xie Xun went to activate the former branch of the Qinglong Society according to Yang Dingtian's memory. Wei Xiaobao also sneaked into the Qing Dynasty with Zhao Min and people from the Ruyang Palace.
Now that he is the only one left, he can concentrate on dealing with the Shishamen. This method needs to be changed. If the Ming and Qing Dynasties go to war, the Shishamen's energy will inevitably be affected. In addition, Kutoutuo was defeated by Dongfang Bubai before.
After a beating, he has been hiding recently and there is really no trace of him. Even Zhao Min has no news for the time being.
But there is still a way...
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On the third day of his journey alone, Zuo Zhou crossed the military line between the two countries and arrived at Hongzhou City. This was not a strategic military location, and there were no famous sects or masters living in seclusion.
Zuo Zhou first found an inn to eat and drink, and then kicked open the door of a mansion in the evening.
"Little devils of the Shishamen, grandpa is here, come out and lead them to death!"
"..."
Quiet!
A gust of night wind blew by, but there was nothing.
Zuo Zhou had no choice but to go straight inside the house and rummage around. He used his true energy to dig out several holes in the ground before he had to admit his bad luck and took out a scroll.
Open the scroll, it is full of place names, pick off a leaf, squeeze out the juice and mark an X on a name.
These names are all locations that the Ten Kills Sect may be trying to capture, but now it seems that the accuracy is a bit low, or is it Zuo Zhou's bad luck?
As for the sources of intelligence, part of it came from the Ruyang Palace, and part of it came from Tianzun. Yes, they were Yi Tianxing's in-laws. Probably the successive changes and the situation in the Ming and Qing Dynasties forced Murong Qiudi to wait no longer.
Tianzun's people took the initiative to find Zhang Junbao and the Yi brothers, so naturally they had contact with Zuo Zhou.
Murong Qiudi is a ruthless character. Although she doesn't think much of Yi Tianxing, since her daughter likes him, this reason is enough.
The members of the Shisha Sect killed the whole family. This means that they don’t take her and Tianzun seriously at all. Can this be tolerated?
As a result, Tianzun's people began to analyze the action patterns of the Ten Kill Sect in a targeted manner. Since the enemy would take possession of certain locations with malicious intent, it would be good to look for those who had been in trouble or who had sold their houses for some reason.
.However, this efficiency is too low after all. After all, no one knows what the Ten Kill Sect is going to do and cannot find the internal rules.
"Let me see, there are two more."
Zuo Zhou was very fast. After all, he could fly. In just a few big jumps, he entered another house. This one was different from the one just now, in that it was inhabited.
With Zuo Zhou's eyesight, he could tell at a glance that this family had no martial arts skills, but this was not enough to clear away the suspicion.
Gu Pi
But before Zuo Zhou could make further judgment, a dark figure clumsily climbed over the wall and entered the yard. Zuo Zhou squatted on the roof and watched this scene with a strange expression.
The black figure was a man, and he didn't know martial arts, but he was quite nimble. He seemed to be very familiar with this place. He turned left and right and entered a woodshed.
Into the woodshed?
Zuo Zhou pricked up his ears curiously, but heard a muffled sound inside, followed by the sound of undressing.
"Um?"
Zuo Zhou was dumbfounded and threw a stone to knock the black shadow unconscious. When he opened the door, he saw that in addition to the black shadow man, there was also a lady-like person who had fainted on the ground. Her shoulders were exposed in disheveled clothes.
Good guy, are you stealing jade and fragrance?
"Come here, is there someone in charge? Someone is dishonest!"
Zuo Zhou howled a few times, and soon a group of servants came around carrying lanterns and sticks. The head of the family was a middle-aged man, who seemed to be a discerning man. When he saw the battle, he immediately came up with a smile on his face, as if
He treated Zuo Zhou as a distinguished guest.
Zuo Zhou did not refuse and followed the other party to the living room, knowing the cause and effect.
The man in the shadow was a poor scholar who fell in love with the young lady. However, the head of the family felt that the boy was just showing off and did not agree. However, because of his daughter's concerns, he promised to betroth his daughter to him as long as he passed the Jinshi examination. However, the poor scholar did not agree.
There was no money to go to Beijing to take the exam, so the young lady made an appointment to meet in the woodshed and gave the scholar her own money to help him go to Beijing to take the exam.
However, the old father was still right in judging people. This poor scholar actually planned to cook the rice from scratch!
"It's understandable for young people to be carried away by love. All their parents need to do is give them timely advice. If they fail to do so, they'll be beaten. Isn't that what parents do, hahaha!"
Zuo Zhou's words seemed to be very agreeable to the head of the family. Da You regarded him as a confidant and even ordered someone to prepare some silver.
Zuo Zhou understood what was going on at the first glance. It was nothing more than using money to keep his mouth shut. Although his daughter had not lost her virginity, it was not good for rumors to spread. Zuo Zhou was not polite and took the silver to reassure him.
"There is one more thing I want to ask my brother."
"Young hero, please tell me."
"Do you have a situation where you don't want to sell your house, but you have to sell it because of something?"
"Well, although I don't understand what the young hero meant, it seems... there is such a thing."
"Oh? Tell me."
Hongzhou City is not an important city, so if something happens, various versions will be spread among the people, so this old father still remembers it.
Two years ago, the new magistrate of Hongzhou took office. Who would have expected that the original magistrate's office had bad feng shui and would need to be replaced by a new one?
I don’t know what the newly appointed Hongzhou magistrate is capable of, but the imperial court not only agreed to it but also allocated funds to him to rebuild the government office.
The people thought that he was a big shot with a background, but who knew that he not only bought the local gentry's mansion at a premium, but was also very kind. During his tenure, he worked diligently and did many practical things, such as building bridges, paving roads, digging wells, etc.
, and over time everyone accepted him.
What's a little surprising is that since he has a big background, he should only be here to gild the grassroots. At worst, they just give him a Wanmin Umbrella. After all, the common people have also benefited. But he has been working for almost three years, and he almost wants to be transferred back to the capital.
There are no signs of it!
Ordinary people naturally wouldn't care, but businessmen like them all have more or less contact with court officials, so the anomaly is so intriguing.
When Zuo Zhou heard this, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes. Tianzun's intelligence pointing to Hongzhou was not random. Although he didn't know what the Ten Kills Sect was going to do, there were still traces of the formation method.
After Huang Shang's deduction, it is very likely that there is a stronghold of the Shishamen in Hongzhou!
Just listening to the old father's words, it seemed that he had overlooked one thing. Not all the people in the Shishamen were Jianghu people. It was very possible that they were still lurking in the imperial court.
At that moment, Zuo Zhou decided to find out, "By the way, I still don't know who this prefect's name is and where he came from?"
"The surname of the Hongzhou magistrate is Liu Minghong. He was born as a Jinshi in the imperial examination three years ago. He originally made a living by fishing. Haha, it is quite legendary. A fisherman can actually go to high school, tsk tsk!"
Zuo Zhou didn't think there was any problem. If he had the support of Shishamen, even the number one scholar, let alone Jinshi, could be promoted.
He then said, "The magistrate has no children in his family, but he has a wife whose surname is Yin. It is said that she is a lady from a certain family, but she is a quiet person, and ladies in the city rarely see her."