In the outer city of Guangzhou, in a big house in the west of the city!
The head of the Kang family, Kang Qiaonian, was sitting behind Huanghuali's desk practicing calligraphy.
I hold the Langhao brush in my hand. The ink used is fine pine smoke ink, and the paper is also made of the highest quality rice paper.
A man in black, wearing a black robe and a mask whose face and age could not be distinguished, stood in front of him.
"Sir, the matter has been found out clearly!"
"Today someone saw Cai Yaozu, a close adviser to King Jingnan, outside the mansion of the Ming Dynasty Supervisor. This is true!"
"The person who saw the person was a steward from the Liu family in the south of the city. The Liu family once had business dealings with the Jingnan Palace. This steward met Cai Yaozu at the Jingnan Palace in Fuzhou City!"
Kang Qiaonian sat behind the desk, put down the brush in his hand, and asked.
"Is this matter confirmed?"
The man in black robe said.
"There should be nothing wrong!"
"The housekeeper of the Liu family has been captured by our people. This is the confession obtained after the interrogation."
"Sir, do you think King Jingnan really wants to betray the Qing Dynasty?"
The Kang family was a secret agent left by the Qing government in Guangdong after the Great Disaster in Guangdong. On the surface, the Kang family was inconspicuous and even actively cooperated with various policies implemented by the Ming Dynasty in Guangdong.
However, these are just disguises made by the Kang family. No matter how good they are on the surface, they cannot change the fact that the Kang family is a secret agent.
During this period of time, the Kang family has been monitoring various trends inside and outside Guangdong City.
Convey a lot of information to my Qing Dynasty!
But most of them are the various policies implemented by the Ming Dynasty in Guangdong, the recruitment and taxation of soldiers, the deployment of troops and other information that cannot be concealed.
However, what Kang Qiaonian didn't expect was that this humble secret man actually dug up a huge melon this time.
Good guy!
King Jingnan hooked up with the Ming thief Jian Guo!
This is such a big deal!
After hearing this, Kang Qiaonian, the head of the Kang family, looked gloomy and said.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
The man in black robe shrank his neck and spoke.
"I understand, little one!"
Kang Qiaonian, the head of the Kang family, pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Send someone to report the findings of my Kang family to the higher authorities. If this matter is true, my Kang family will have made a great contribution to the court!"
King Geng Jingzhong of Jingnan wants to rebel, which is a big deal!
If this matter is true, the Kang family would have done a great job by lighting this fatal mine in advance for the court!
The man in black robe clasped his fists and left the Kang family's mansion through the back door.
He glanced around outside the back door to make sure it was safe, and then moved towards the city wall.
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On the other side, the Jinyi Guards Office in Guangzhou City!
There were dim candles in the lobby, a statue of Guan Gong hung in the middle, and the four walls were covered with various torture instruments stained with blood and broken flesh.
Just looking at it makes one feel numb.
Zhou Tianxu was dressed in a flying fish suit and was sitting on the main seat, with his bright eyes scanning the people below him.
"His Royal Highness, Jian Guo, reestablished the Imperial Guards in order to ask me, as the imperial eagle dog, to clean up the garbage and dirt in the dark corners of the imperial court."
"Now, the hidden lines of the Qing Tatars in Guangdong can't help but eat the bait I've been waiting for, revealing some of their fox tails!"
"Whether we can accomplish great feats in one fell swoop and eliminate the hidden secrets of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop is the test that His Highness, the Supervisor of the Kingdom, will give me and other Jin Yiwei!"
"If this matter is successful, His Royal Highness the Supervisor will certainly not hesitate to reward you!"
"But if this fails, I, Jin Yiwei, will have to be shuffled, and no one, including me, will be able to escape!"
"From now on, all spies of Jinyiwei will be on the move and ready to arrest at any time."
"Before the arrest operation begins, no one present is allowed to step out of the government office!"
"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"
Everyone below clasped their fists in agreement.
Zhou Tianxu nodded slightly and said.
"Okay, let's go do our own things!"
"Keep an eye on everyone and make sure you don't make any mistakes!"
"..."
The Jin Yiwei moved very quickly, issuing orders one after another from the government office.
Overt and covert spies began to spread throughout Guangzhou.
The Kang family and several other target families were closely watched by Jin Yiwei both inside and outside.
Whenever anyone in his family goes out, they will be stared at by the royal guards.
Moreover, with the cooperation of the troops stationed inside and outside the city, they began to blockade the inside and outside of Guangzhou, as well as the main roads.
A Ming Army soldier appeared on the street. His red armor was extremely conspicuous even in the dark.
The cavalry galloped out of the camp and headed out of the city!
The whole city of Guangzhou was in shock, no one knew what Zhu Hongyu was going to do.
And ignorance is the thing that brings the most fear!
Every household in Guangzhou closed its doors and windows, blew out the lights and candles, and the whole family gathered together tremblingly, fearing that they would suffer a military disaster.
Although the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty has always been strict, there has basically never been any harm or disturbance to the people.
As long as there are rebels who dare to disturb and harm the people, they will all be dealt with by military law without exception!
The strict military laws of the Ming army and the advantages of the Ming army in firearms are almost as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
However, despite the strict military laws of the Ming army, the people in Guangzhou still felt scared looking at the heavily armed soldiers on the streets outside.
Fortunately, what they feared did not happen!
Although the Ming army has blocked traffic inside and outside Guangzhou, it has only blocked traffic inside and outside Guangzhou.
Other than that, nothing else was done!
Without military orders, soldiers of the Ming army did not dare to break into private houses.
In fact, not only ordinary people, but also wealthy families in Guangzhou are panicked.
When the Ming army blocked the streets, they did not say they would only block areas where ordinary people lived, regardless of large families.
These wealthy families couldn't help but feel frightened when they looked at the Ming soldiers wearing armor and holding swords on the street outside their gates.
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In the government office of the military government, Zhu Hongyu stood at the door of the conference room, listening to the vague noises from the outside world, but his face did not change much.
In the conference room behind him, all the generals of the Ming army were sitting upright.
In the middle of the conference room, there is a sand table. On the sand table is the terrain of the entire southern country and the distribution of troops in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Whale oil lamps were hung high, bringing plenty of light into the conference room.
Zhu Hongyu turned around, returned to the sand table, looked around, gently tapped the wooden frame on the edge of the sand table with his fingers, and said.
"Don't worry, everyone, the Jin Yiwei are out there trying to catch the Qing court's secrets!"
"I mobilized the garrison troops inside and outside the city to assist. It's not a big deal!"
Zhu Hongyu had a slight smile on his face, but everyone in the conference room had serious expressions.
As the chief officers of various ministries, they did not know anything about Zhu Hongyu's mobilization of garrison troops!
This shows how strong Zhu Hongyu’s control over the army is!
Zhu Hongyu once again told everyone with the facts that the Liberation Army was his Zhu Hongyu's Liberation Army!