It was Qin Shaoyou's arrangement to let the Gu worm track and follow the person who left the signal.
The reason for doing this is, on the one hand, to let the Gu insects secretly protect these people. If they accidentally leave some traces on their hands, the Gu insects can help erase them without letting people here in Qingtang notice.
On the other hand, Gu insects are also used to monitor these people.
After all, the spies stationed in Qingtang have lost contact for a long time, and no one can guarantee whether they have defected.
For Qin Shaoyou, who values being prepared, as long as there is a possibility of this matter, there is no way to deal with it.
At this moment, the person who was being followed by several fly bugs was very cautious along the way, looking around constantly, and seemed to be walking in circles. It was not until he was sure that no one was following him that he took a small path and walked quickly.
Arrive at the north side of the royal city.
The previous introductions given by the three guides to Qin Shaoyou and others said that the north of the city is the area where the royal palace and the residences of dignitaries are located.
What they didn't mention is that in addition to the royal palace and the residences of nobles, most of Qingtang's various government agencies are also located here. In addition, there are many witch temples, Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and Confucian temples in this area.
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Needless to say, the witch temple is a traditional belief in Qingtang. Many nobles, including the old King of Qingtang, are believers in the local witch religion. Building a witch temple in the north of the city will not only help these nobles worship the witch god, but also help
Contact the wizard for them.
As for Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and Confucian temples, they are the products of previous cultural exchanges between Qingtang and Daxia.
In the past few decades, Qingtang has taken Daxia as its teacher. Not only has it learned Daxia's political system and various technologies, but it has also introduced Buddhist and Taoist beliefs, as well as Confucian education.
However, with the outbreak of the war between Qingtang and Daxia, almost all Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in Qingtang were destroyed.
The incompetent monks and Taoist priests were captured as slaves by the leaders of various tribes. The capable ones were kidnapped by wizards who wanted to torture them to learn about their cultivation techniques and magical powers.
Although the Confucian Temple was not destroyed, Confucian scholars suffered a wave of purges.
All the Confucian scholars who came from Daxia were killed, and those who remained were all Confucian scholars trained in Qingtang. They are currently tampering with the Confucian scriptures in an attempt to make Qingtang the orthodox successor of the Central Plains Dynasty.
After the man arrived in the north of the city, he first passed through several destroyed Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and then did not take the main road the whole way, but walked through alleys, and soon came to the entrance of a mansion.
This mansion is different from other places in that there is no plaque hanging at the door. However, those who know the details of this mansion can make a detour and will never pass by this mansion.
Because this palace is the secret service agency here in Qingtang, called the Neiwei Palace.
Just by looking at the name, you can tell that he must have learned it from Daxia.
In addition to spying on various intelligences from other countries, the Internal Guard is also responsible for supervising officials at all levels and tribal leaders in Qingtang. In the past, it was directly responsible to the King of Qingtang, but now it takes orders from the Seventh Prince. It can be said that it has the utmost power.
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The man hesitated for a moment outside the door of the Imperial Guard House and touched his chest.
On the chest covered by clothes, there is a spot that looks like a birthmark. At first glance, it doesn't seem to be anything special, but in fact, this spot is a method used by Qingtang to control them. Every month, they
Everyone has to beg the people of Qingtang for the antidote, otherwise they will fall into pain that is worse than death.
Recalling that terrible experience, the man gritted his teeth, no longer hesitated, and quickly walked towards the Internal Guard House.
Behind him, several blowflies followed immediately.
The red door of the Neiwei Mansion was tightly closed, but when the man came to the door and before he reached out to knock on the door, the animal ring on the red door opened his eyes, uttered human words, and asked: "Who is it, and what's the matter?"
The man was startled, but he quickly regained his composure. He glanced around first, and then quickly replied: "Caomin Wangyi, please see the leader of Latu Pavilion."
"Wait."
After saying these words, Beast Ring closed his eyes.
Wang Qi, who was standing at the door of the Neiwei Mansion, kept looking left and right.
However, there were only a few people who dared to walk near the Imperial Guard House. It was getting dark now, and there were no people on the streets. He looked around and saw nothing, which made him feel relieved.
After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, the red door opened with a creak.
A burly Qingtang warrior appeared at the door. After seeing Wang Yi, he raised his eyebrows with disdain: "It's really you. Tell me, what do you want to see the Lord?"
"I've met you, sir." Wang Qi bowed to the visitor, but did not express his intention. He just said, "This is a serious matter, and I can't talk about it until I meet the leader of the cabinet."
The inner guard who came out to see him sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "The leader of the pavilion is busy with affairs, and not everyone can see him. Please tell me what it is first. If it is some trivial matter,
Just get out of here while I'm in a good mood. We're busy right now."
This inner guard is telling the truth.
After the war between Qingtang and Daxia broke out, they, the people of the Imperial Guard, worked overtime day and night without stopping for a moment.
Previously, they were responsible for spying on Daxia's military situation and buying people around Dongchuan Marquis.
And now, although Qingtang is defeated, the things they have to do have not decreased at all, but have increased a lot. Not only must they continue to send secret spies to spy on Qingtang Guards' intelligence and bribe the people around Yu Huyue, but they must also
Monitor those tribal leaders who have opinions against the Seventh Prince, and even take some measures that cannot be known to outsiders when necessary.
Wang Qi could see the impatience of the inner guard, but he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction or go against the other party's wishes. He could only lower his voice and said: "I saw Xia Guo's contact code in the royal city today! Yes!
A secret spy from the Xia Kingdom... no, a spy sent by the Xia Kingdom people, who took advantage of the chaos and sneaked into the royal city."
"you sure?"
The inner guard was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes shone with excitement.
"Did you read that correctly?"
"I swear to Master Jiutiandang Demon that I am absolutely right." Wang Qi said hurriedly, raising his hand and swearing to the sky.
"Okay, this is the boundary of our Qingtang. You Xia Kingdom gods can't control this place."
The inner guard sneered disdainfully, but he took the news brought by Wang Qi very seriously and immediately asked him to follow him into the inner guard mansion.
"The news you brought makes me really qualified to meet the Lord Pavilion Leader. Come with me."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." Wang Yi nodded and bowed, thanked him repeatedly, and followed behind the inner guard and walked into the inner guard mansion.
The fly Gu that was living on the street outside the gate of the Imperial Guard House did not follow.
A place like the Neiwei Mansion must have very strict security measures. If the fly Gu follows in, it will inevitably not be exposed.
At that time, the loss of a few fly gu will be a small matter, but if you can alert the snake and make the people here in Qingtang aware and alert, it will be troublesome.
So these fly gu just stayed outside the Neiwei Mansion to monitor.
At the same time, a fly Gu separated from the group and flew towards Zhuangzi outside the city under the cover of night to report the news.
And the moment the fly Gu left, the animal ring on the red door suddenly opened its eyes, seeming to notice something.
But with its sharp eyes like a knife, it scanned around but found nothing, and finally closed its eyes.