"Take it!" Ding Zhong walked out of the woodshed, put his hands behind his back and looked coldly at a lonely figure in the courtyard.
Some people rushed into the courtyard door, some climbed over the courtyard wall, and four or five men in black rushed into the courtyard, grabbing the bewildered figure with all their hands and feet.
A man in black handed Ding Zhong a piece of firewood and said, "He threw this out of the wall."
Ding Zhong glanced at the cracks in the firewood, but did not pick it up. He said, "Put it back and have someone keep an eye on it. No one who comes to take it will be allowed to go."
"Yes!" The man in black put away the firewood, retreated to the wall, and jumped out of the wall.
A servant informed Long Yan, who was entertaining guests in the main hall, "Where is the old butler?" Long Yan felt nervous.
The servant replied: "The old housekeeper is watching the young lady in the backyard."
"Yeah." Long Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruan Xingzhu asked: "What's wrong?"
Huang Wan also looked at Long Yan with questioning eyes.
Long Yan said easily: "It's okay. Someone at home has a problem. Xiao Zhong is handling it. In fact, what we just discussed is not confidential. It's not impossible for others to know. There is no need to be secretive. Let's continue."
"Oh, it's common for big families." Huang Wan came from the capital and had never seen or heard of such a thing.
"Senior Sister Huang, it would be better for us to tell less about rail cars from now on." Ruan Xingzhu realized that new things like rail cars should be kept secret.
"The master said that the key to the rail car lies with you two. Others can see it. If others want to steal it, it will only happen after the railway is rolled out." Long Yan regarded the two as close friends and did not shy away from anything he said.
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"Madam." Ding Zhong stood respectfully outside the hall with his hands down.
"Come in, there are no outsiders." Long Yan waved.
Ding Zhong walked behind Long Yan, leaned down and whispered: "Ms. Qi Ru, the handyman Xiaowei is a spy sent by an unknown organization to the mansion to find out information. He is currently under the control of the Security Bureau, and his subordinates will continue
Track down the organization he belongs to."
"No one was hurt, right?"
"As far as we know, there is none."
"If you're not hurting anyone, don't embarrass him too much. The master is away fighting, so there will be less blood in the house. Let him go after the investigation." Long Yan couldn't bear to hurt Xiaowei's life.
Ding Zhong looked troubled and said: "Well, the discovery of a spy in the mansion needs to be reported to the master and madam. Can you let Xiaowei go? I can't make the decision."
"Then you said it was my intention when you reported it. If anyone disagrees, come and tell me." Long Yan was a rare tough guy.
"Okay, my subordinates will be careful." It's very difficult for Ding Zhong to do. To deal with a professional spy like Xiaowei, he has to use extraordinary methods. Although it won't cost his life, it will definitely not be easy.
After Ruan Xingzhu waited for Ding Zhong to leave, he grabbed Long Yan's arm and said, "Sister is so kind, but people with malicious intentions may not accept your kindness. Those spies will not remember your kindness when they want to harm others."
The Ruan family was nearly wiped out, and her heart was much harder than Long Yan's.
"I just want my own peace of mind. What those people think is secondary. It is not easy to have children. It takes a family's efforts to raise a person. I respect their family's efforts and treat others with mercy."
Long Yan held Ruan Xingzhu's hand: "When you have children in the future, you will understand my feelings."
Ruan Xingzhu thought of his parents, felt sad, and his eyes welled up with tears, "The most respectable people in the world are parents, and all parents have good intentions."
"Sister, you taught me a lot today, thank you!" She realized something in her grief, and her mental strength became much stronger.
"Although I don't know what you are talking about, I think it makes sense." Huang Wan wanted to pick her nose, but she raised her hand halfway and held back.
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"What? The new city lords of Dingjiang City and Dongxiong City are dead!" Zipi opened the daily documents of the Ministry of Personnel Affairs and saw a piece of news that shocked and angered him.
The official who delivered the document happened to be present and came out quickly to reply: "Yes, Zou Yong, the lord of Dingjiang City, accidentally caught wind and cold on the way to perform his duties. He took the decoction and died suddenly the next day. The coroner said that the wind evil entered his brain and the doctor did not prescribe the right medicine.
The effect of the sweat-inducing drug on the brain caused a cerebral apoplexy, which is a case of quack doctors accidentally causing harm to people's lives."
"Where is the Lord of Dongxiong City?" Zipi looked complicated.
"Qi Lian may have been eager to take office and refused to stop when there was heavy rain on the road. How could he know that he was buried in the mud and rocks washed down by the heavy rain on the road. When he was dug out, he had been dead for a long time." This official is very skilled in business and made adjustments before sending the documents.
Read the relevant files.
"How could this happen? Is it man-made?" Zibi reached out and pushed, and a pile of documents fell to the ground.
The official hurriedly bent down to pick it up and replied: "Nanjing City has sent people to survey the site, and no traces of human activity have been found yet."
"What a coincidence! They both went to Nanqiu County to take up their posts as city lords." Zipi did not dare to say it bluntly. Both city lords went to places controlled by Ding Kui to take up their posts.
"By the way, there is one more!" He realized that he had made a mistake and immediately paused, "Well, has the new city lord of Chunlu City arrived?"
"Uh, that, him." The official hesitated, as if he had something to hide.
"What? Is there anything you can't tell me?" Zipi stared.
The official said bravely: "Ah, I don't dare! Ni Guan arrived in Nanjing the day before yesterday, but he returned to the capital through the portal yesterday."
"What will he do if he doesn't take office and comes back? Who gave him the courage!" Zipi slapped his hand on the table, causing the cups and saucers to jump.
"This, he is not from your house?" The official only dared to say half of it.
Zipi suddenly remembered who this Ni Guan was. He was a relative who secretly supported a certain woman.
No wonder the official hesitated. Ni Guan came back because he wanted to follow Zi Pi's path and change his position.
"Who knows about the deaths of Zou Yong and Qi Lian?" Zipi was trying to calm down.
"Other than the officials from the headquarters, only the officials from Nanma Prefecture know about it. Well, the news has probably spread in Nanma Prefecture."
Obviously people in the official circles did not think this was an accident, but there was no evidence to prove that Zou Yong and Qi Lian were murdered. Ni Guan was so frightened that he ran back to the capital desperately.
"Immediately send someone to notify Ni Guan. I will give him fifteen days. If he still does not take office within fifteen days, I will accuse him of deceiving the emperor!"
Zi Pi was not carried away by his anger, and Ni Guan could be used as a touchstone to see whether Zou Yong and Qi Lian died by accident.
As for the woman in the private house, he has decided to lock her up.
"Yes, sir!" The official was about to leave.
"Wait a minute. Immediately pick two of the candidates to take office in Dingjiang City and Dongxiong City." Zibi made another decision.
"Ah? A humble position, a humble position..."
"Ah what? If I can't choose, I'll send you there!" Zipi waved his hand in disgust.
"Yes! I'll take care of my humble duty immediately." The official fled, walking slowly for fear that the chief of the Government Affairs Council would really send him to Nanqiu County.
"Okay, Ding Kui!" Zipi gritted his teeth, "Make it clear that you will fight against the imperial court to the end, huh, it's just that you don't have me in your eyes, but do you still have the Prince Regent in your eyes?
Okay, okay, I think you can kill a few imperial officials. Even if you have extraordinary means, if too many officials sent by the imperial court die, you will not be able to get rid of them!"
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Liu Yu is reporting to Shaodian Luan.
"What should I do with the children's photos?" Shao Dianluan asked Liu Yu, choosing an item that he found difficult to handle.
Liu Yu carefully considered his words and said: "If the information from the Security Bureau is reliable and Tong Zhao is really Senior Brother Zidan, then my subordinates suggest that he should be kept for now."
"Is the Zi family the mortal enemy of our family? Why do you keep the child photos?" Shao Diianluan didn't understand, "He is not the little tail of Juyang City."
As the daughter-in-law of the Ding family, she regards the Zi family as her mortal enemy.
"Tong Zhao exposed his identity to Shu Wu in private. If something goes wrong at this time, Shu Wu will be suspected. The Zi family can easily move Shu Wu's position as county magistrate. Do we want to send another county magistrate to deal with it? So we will temporarily
Children's photos cannot be touched.
Anyway, we already know his origin, and he is within our control. As long as we keep a close eye on him, we won't be afraid of his tricks, and we can also bring out the potential opponents of us." Liu Yu explained patiently.
"Well, then we must keep an eye on him. How will the Li family in Dingjiang City deal with it?"
"The Li family doesn't think about flexibility, has conservative ideas, and is incompatible with the constantly innovative Ding family. It would be a disaster to keep it alive. It would be better to uproot the Li family and use it to intimidate other restless families and let outsiders see the thunder of the Ding family.
means."
Liu Yu came here to seek Shaodian Luan's opinion. There were some things he couldn't make the decision about, such as attacking the Li family, which required the princess's approval.
"Who should I let him do it?" Shaodian Luan agreed to eradicate the Li family.
"Fei Ze will be back soon. It's best to let him arrange the arrangements." Liu Yu did not take over everything.
"Haha, Mr. Fei was able to prevent Dingjiang, Dongxiong and Chunlu cities from taking office without city leaders on the road. Such a method is amazing! Leave the matter to him, I can rest assured."
Shaodian Luan was in charge of the Ding family, and the concept of royal family members gradually faded away, and people from the imperial court could be sacrificed to protect the interests of the Ding family.
"Finally, there is the issue of spies infiltrating the family. In recent years, many new people have been recruited into the family. I don't think Xiaowei is an exception. However, the family always needs people to do things. Secret investigations take up too many manpower from the Security Bureau."
She should deal with the family matters best, but as the Ding family's territory grows, more and more people are needed in the family, which provides the best opportunity for outsiders to plant spies.
"Hey!" Liu Yu was also helpless, "This is not a problem for the big family, but the Ding family and you just can't find a reliable collateral clan member."
This is very embarrassing.
Needless to say, the Ding family only has Ding Kui and Jing Jing as members. Strictly speaking, Jingjing is still a member of the Jiang family. There are no other members of the family at all. It belongs to the largest family in the Shaodian Kingdom with the smallest number of members.
Shaodian Luan has a distinguished family background and is the dignified eldest princess of Shaodian Kingdom. But the problem is her background. How can the members of the royal family be merged into the consort's family! Even the members of her mother-in-law's family, the Tantai family, are also noble families. They will not
Someone is willing to come to Ding's house to be a bride.
"What about the Jiang family and the Long family?" Shao Dianluan had a hint of fantasy.
"Impossible! They can only deal with high-level domestic servants, such as housekeepers. No one is willing to do the work of chopping wood and making fire." Liu Yu immediately denied it.
"Can we only wait for Xianggong's subordinates?" Shao Dianluan smiled bitterly.