Of course, it was impossible to get deep-sea salmon imported from Japan in the wilderness, so Liu Ziguang had no choice but to persuade and coax Liu Xiaomao to eat some Shaomai bought from a nearby farmer's breakfast shop, and from the new construction site of the South Factory.
A carriage was summoned and we were ready to return to the city.
Liu Mao Mao did not climb on the roof of the carriage this time, but sat obediently next to Liu Ziguang in the carriage. The coachman shook his whip and was about to set off when Dr. Jones, who was standing at the entrance to see him off, suddenly saw something and said: "Liu Ziguang
General, that... stethoscope I brought from London, it’s hard to buy here, can you keep it for me?”
What stethoscope? Liu Ziguang was confused for a moment. He turned around and saw Liu Xiaomao, a habitual thief, holding a stethoscope and putting it on his ear. It seemed that he thought it was fun to steal Dr. Jones's stethoscope. After another round of persuasion, he kept Dr. Jones' precious stethoscope.
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The theft of the East Factory was suppressed by Yang Bo. It was no wonder that the Dongchang Yamen, which was like the Palace of Hell, could be visited by a cat burglar. He did not make people laugh when he told it, so he had to claim to the public that the library building had a leak last night.
This was used as a cover-up, and the entire East Factory was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. All spies were mobilized to inquire for information, and extra manpower was deployed at each city gate to pay attention to the carriages and horses entering and exiting the city.
Liu Ziguang's carriage entered the city through Jubao Gate, which has always been the busiest city gate in the capital. There are more than tens of millions of chickens, ducks, cattle, horses, pigs, food, fruits and goods coming in and out every day. The people responsible for guarding the gate are mainly soldiers from the city defense army.
But they only open in the morning and close at night. The task of checking in and out passengers is jointly handled by the Wucheng Bingma Division, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang. The flow of people in and out is too large. If everyone checks, it will definitely cause congestion, so
Experienced fans just pull suspicious people out of the team for inspection.
On both sides of the Jubao Gate, a row of soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses holding fancy spears stood upright, looking straight ahead, in tight armor. Their tall stature and dark skin showed that these soldiers were recruits from Shandong, not the old ones with wine bags and rice bags.
, Jin Yiwei's fanzi was wearing a brown robe and patrolling lazily. From time to time, he would pick up a fruit from the fruit farmer's truck that was delivering goods to the city, and carry a fish from the fishermen's basket. Dongchang fanzi was even more powerful,
They specifically select wealthy businessmen who are rich but not powerful, and when they see a suitable one, they seize their vehicles and goods, saying that they are rebels, Tatar spies, etc., and they have to extort dozens of taels of silver before they give up. On this day, the city
You can also make a lot of extra money by guarding the gate.
Today's Dongchang fanzi is different from the past. They are particularly serious about checking people leaving the city. They all know what happened yesterday. A woman among the snitches was injured. They must strictly check the injured woman, not only at the city gate, but also inside the city.
Pharmacies and clinics are searched.
When Liu Ziguang's carriage entered the city gate, a carriage was going out from the city. There was a sick pregnant woman sitting in the carriage. The scumbags in Dongchang didn't care whether they were pregnant or not, as long as they were young and pale-looking.
Women are required to take off their clothes and check to see if there are any stab wounds, arrow wounds or poisonous snake bites. Now the family of the pregnant woman will not agree. They cry to the sky and fall to the ground, kneeling down. The more this happens, the more suspicious Dongchang fans become, and they have to take the pregnant woman out of the car.
They couldn't be caught inside, and the two sides made a fuss, causing Liu Ziguang's carriage to be blocked at the city gate.
Liu Maomao curiously opened the curtains and took a look. She had not yet changed out of the night clothes she wore last night. There were faint traces of blood on it. With her pale face, she looked like the best target of Dongchang, who was being raped by someone.
Seeing this, he said something to the leader, and then the gangsters immediately abandoned the pregnant woman who was leaving the city and rushed here.
"What are you doing? Get out of the car immediately and get checked!" the leader shouted sharply.
Liu Ziguang's carriage had no markings, and the red-shirted soldiers who drove it were also wearing casual clothes and looked very ordinary. There was a cold air coming from the driver's nose, and he didn't even say a word.
When Liu Maomao saw someone coming, he quickly lowered the curtains and sat down solemnly. Liu Ziguang shook his head helplessly, as if another fight was about to begin.
The leader was doubtful after hearing the report from his subordinates. When Liu Maomao lowered the curtains just now, he saw a delicate and white face. No matter if it was a snitch or not, it would be better to hold it down first. It would be better to wipe some oil.
Liu Maomao refused to get out of the car and was examined. The fans thought it was a woman who was frightened. The little boss laughed lewdly, opened the curtains and put his head in the car, saying: "I want to see it."
look……"
Before he finished speaking, he turned into a scream. The little boss staggered back two steps. His face was already bloody and bloody. There were four deep blood marks from top to bottom, and one of his eyeballs was also gouged out.
When it came out, there were still some muscles hanging on the face. It was really horrible!
"Reverse! Get it quickly!" There was a sound of drawing swords, and the gangsters exclaimed and surrounded the carriage. The Jinyiwei who were watching the excitement also came around, although there was competition between Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
Relationship, but after all, we all belong to the same system, so we still have to help at critical moments.
Before Liu Ziguang could say anything, the coachman whistled, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who had been standing on both sides of the city gate like iron men, immediately surrounded them with their guns drawn. They were outnumbered, and their red tassel guns withstood the rear of the Dongchang Jinyi Guards.
Heart, there is no expression on the honest and serious face.
"What's the matter, are you even going to rebel?" These stupid Shandong soldiers know how to stand guard. They are usually looked down upon by the Dongchang Jinyiwei fans. Unexpectedly, today they all seemed to have taken medicine and fell out with each other.
They fell out. Little did they know that the officer of the red shirt regiment who helped Liu Ziguang drive was the instructor of this group of Shandong soldiers. The instructor drove the car himself, so the person in the carriage must be Marshal Liu. This group of domineering fans was not the same as those who used to occupy Shandong.
The Tatar soldiers were very similar to each other, which had long aroused the dissatisfaction of the simple soldiers. Now they dared to inspect Marshal Liu's carriage without authorization. Of course, the Shandong soldiers could not stand idly by.
There was such chaos outside that Liu Ziguang had to get out of the carriage and shouted: "Who dares to stop the carriage from Nanchang!"
Nachang! It’s Nachang again. Nowadays, Nachang’s reputation is more powerful than that of Dongchang. Rumors that hundreds of Dongchang’s masters were killed in one conflict have long been spread in the industry. I heard that it was Nachang’s carriage.
With the red-tasseled spears pointed at them again, the Jinyi guards took the lead in putting down their swords and retreating to the side. Dongchang Fanzi was left alone. They were even more helpless and could only watch the carriage entering the city in a grand manner.
After the carriage had gone a long way, the soldiers expressionlessly returned to the city gate with their red-tasseled guns and continued to stand guard. Only the blinded leader cried out: "What happened to Nanchang? Nanchang can arrest blind people at will."
Eyes!"
The gangsters protected the injured leader and went to find the doctor. The common people who witnessed this scene were all shocked. Even Dongchang could be bullied to this extent. This Nanchang... is really powerful.
The carriage arrived at Liu Ziguang's residence first. This river house is near Ziguang Car Shop. Someone comes to deliver cat food and clean the house every day. According to Liu Ziguang's instructions, ten salmon imported from Japan have been delivered from nearby.
The chef hired by the hotel carefully scraped off the fish scales and sliced the fish into very thin sashimi. The orange-red textured sashimi was neatly placed on a clean homogeneous porcelain plate, with ice cubes placed under the plate.
There were several small dishes filled with good dark soy sauce and mustard. To alleviate the spiciness, a few drops of Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar were added to the green mustard paste.
"Eat, this is the reward you deserve." Liu Ziguang said with a smile.
Liu Maomao was not polite at all. He grabbed the fish and ate it happily, meowing in his mouth. When he heard the noise here, a dozen thieving cat heads popped out from the backyard wall. He found that there was no outsider.
, so a group of wild cats gathered around unscrupulously, rubbing their bodies against Liu Xiaomao's legs, raising their heads and meowing to beg for food.
"You guys are free to use it, I have to take one step in advance." After arranging Liu Mao Mao's affairs, Liu Ziguang pinched the thick banknotes and the mysterious spy list in his arms, and went to do important things.
According to the prior agreement, this important information must be shared with the Donglin Party. Qi Zhenming has been secretly providing a lot of help to Liu Ziguang. There will be many opportunities for cooperation between the two parties in the future, so Liu Ziguang did not intend to break his promise and copied the list.
Part of the list was given to Xu Sanpi to Qi Zhenming. This part of the list was the list of undercover agents in various ministers' homes in the capital. It was also what the Donglin Party needed most urgently. As for the list of undercover agents in the Middle East Factory of the Imperial Palace, it was Liu Ziguang who betrayed it to the Queen Mother and was promoted to official position.
Naturally, he had to keep the bargaining chip for entering the jue, as well as some of the undercover lists hidden in the homes of provincial officials and government offices. Liu Ziguang also secretly hid them. He was more thoughtful and later overthrew the Hou Party and the Eunuch Party. This South Factory
The seats are indispensable and I still have to sit down. If Dongchang's long-awaited intelligence system can be used by me, it will be an important resource that is hard to replace.
Last time because it was getting late, all men were prohibited from entering the harem, so Liu Ziguang was not able to enter the harem to meet the Queen Mother. This time it was different. As a member of a thousand households in the South Factory, Liu Ziguang had great success in several confrontations with the East Factory.
The 9,000-year-old arrogance was shaken. Yesterday, she even broke into Dongchang's old nest and turned everything upside down. Every time she heard the news of success, a trace of faint smile lines appeared on the face of the Queen Mother.
This time she heard that Liu Ziguang had mastered the list of Dongchang secret agents lurking around her. The Queen Mother was surprised and happy. She was surprised that there was an undercover agent of Dongchang beside her. Fortunately, she had not revealed her major plan to this undercover agent.
It was cracked.
Liu Ziguang changed into his official uniform and followed Li Lianying into the harem. Starting from the Qianqing Gate, the armed eunuchs stood neatly on both sides of the royal road. All palace doors were closed, and eunuchs and maids were not allowed to move around casually.
"Li Du Gong, what kind of trick is this?" After all, Liu Ziguang once stole the calligraphy, painting and antiques collected by the Queen Mother, so he couldn't help but feel guilty when he saw this situation.
"Thanks to Mr. Liu, today we are here to catch a turtle in a jar and eliminate all the undercover agents over there. Mr. Liu has made a great contribution this time. The Queen Mother will definitely reward you heavily." Li Lianying seemed to be in a good mood.
"It all depends on the empress dowager's sage and Duke Li's leadership." Liu Ziguang pretended to be polite. The two came to the front of Kunning Palace. A eunuch in a python robe was already waiting at the door with a fly whisk. When he saw the two coming, he pulled him
He shouted in a long voice: "Li Lianying, Liu Ziguang comes to see you..." The answer came immediately from the palace: "Xuan and I come to the palace."
"Mr. Liu, come with our family. Why do you feel like you are facing a formidable enemy now?" the python-robed eunuch asked in a low voice while leading the two of them into the palace.
"Well, it's nothing serious, Eunuch Bai, you'll know later." Li Lianying said perfunctorily.
Liu Ziguang glanced at this Eunuch Bai, and he was actually an acquaintance. The last time he made a big fuss at Dr. Jones' house, it was this friend who insisted on pretending to be a donkey whip. He must have recognized Liu Ziguang, but at this moment, he was obviously not discussing whether he should pretend to be a rookie whip.
It was a good time, so he just pretended that he didn't know Liu Ziguang and didn't even look here. Liu Ziguang's heart moved. He had already seen the roster. The chief undercover in the palace for nine thousand years was named Bai, and he was also in Kun.
Ning Gong is on duty, and it seems he is the one.
The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix chair, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs on both sides, fanning feather fans and serving ice-cold soup. A well-behaved golden retriever poodle lay at the Queen Mother's feet and stuck out its tongue. In the Kunning Palace, there were
There were a lot of ice cubes, and the palace was bright and bright, so it was quite cool.
After Liu Ziguang paid homage to the Queen Mother according to the rules taught in advance, he knelt on the ground with his head lowered and remained still, waiting for the Queen Mother to ask questions.
"Are you Liu Ziguang?" The Queen Mother's voice seemed to come from the sky.
"The minister is none other than Liu Ziguang."
"I heard from Mr. Li that you have taught those monkey boys in Dongchang a few times recently. Last night, you made them so restless that they couldn't sleep a wink all night. The Ai family really needs to reward you well."
"That is my duty. A little credit is not worth mentioning."
The Queen Mother looked at the frightened Liu Ziguang, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Send the roster you got to the Ai family. The Ai family wants to see who has been so bold in these years, eating, drinking and mourning.
The family’s monthly money actually helps that old eunuch do things.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Ziguang immediately took out the roster and presented it with both hands. The pages related to those outside the palace had been torn out. No one had seen this roster anyway, and no one knew how many pages there were.
Eunuch Bai took the roster that Liu Ziguang held high above his head and placed it on a lacquer plate to present to the Queen Mother. Liu Ziguang noticed that his hands were shaking slightly when he took the roster. With such a mental quality, he was still playing Infernal Affairs. It seemed that Dongchang's
There's nothing clever about being an undercover agent, just eavesdropping on a wall or something.
Eunuch Bai bravely presented the list to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother took the list, scanned it a few times with a pair of phoenix eyes, then slapped the list on the case, and sneered in a low voice. While laughing, she said: "Okay,
very good."
Anyone who is familiar with the Queen Mother's temper knows that this is her laughter after being extremely angry. Eunuch Bai broke into a cold sweat and stared at the ground without daring to express his anger.
"Li Lianying, get rid of this piece of shit!" The Queen Mother finally stopped laughing and pointed at Eunuch Bai and yelled angrily.
"Your Majesty, I was wronged. They forced me to do what I did." Eunuch Bai finally collapsed and lay on the ground crying and wailing.
Li Lianying waved his hand, and the two servants rushed up and dragged Eunuch Bai down like a dead dog. The Queen Mother pointed to the roster and said to Li Lianying: "You will handle the rest of the people here." Then she changed to a kind one.
He said to Liu Ziguang: "Liu Ziguang listens to Feng.
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Liu Ziguang was secretly happy. The contribution of this roster relieved the Empress Dowager's armpit problems. It seemed that promotion and reward were indispensable.
"Liu Ziguang, from today onwards you are the admiral of Nachang. In addition, I will give you a python robe and a palace forbidden waist badge, which allows you to enter and exit the palace." The Queen Mother's reward was indeed very high, and she actually gave the position of admiral of Nanchang to Liu Ziguang.
"I don't dare to take on such a big responsibility. Please ask the Queen Mother to take back my life." Liu Ziguang was startled. In his impression, all the supervisors of the East and West factories were eunuchs. Could it be that the Queen Mother wanted to castrate him?
"You don't need to take Li Lianying into account. He has a heavy responsibility as the internal affairs commander and the general manager of the internal affairs. The palace cannot do without him. All the affairs in the South Factory will be left to you. Don't refuse any more. The Ai family has heard that you
I am in love with the eldest girl of the Peng family, but the old factory owner Peng is still a little unhappy, so the Ai family will take the initiative to grant you a marriage. After the emperor's wedding is completed, they will also arrange your marriage."
The Queen Mother was really good at winning over people's hearts. She could care about such things. Although he knew that the other party was just trying to win over and use him, Liu Ziguang was still a little moved and thanked him again: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness."
"The election will be held tomorrow. The Huang eunuch party has been spying on this queen's position for a long time. Alas, it is obviously the Ai family who chooses their daughter-in-law, but he, the eunuch who is the chief of etiquette and the master of printing, insists on intervening. My queen of the Ming Dynasty cannot do it no matter what.
You can't let the daughter of a slave family take over. If anything happens, the Ai family will be counting on you."
It turns out that there will be a post-election election the next day. No matter who wins, the losing party may launch an all-out attack. A war is imminent. Originally, the Queen Mother did not want to promote Liu Ziguang so quickly, but time is too tight. The so-called suspects are not used, and people are employed.
No doubt, now I can only place my bet on Liu Ziguang.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. As long as you say a word, I will go through fire and water for my ministers without hesitation! Whoever dares to harm the Queen Mother, I will kill his whole family." Liu Ziguang vowed to show his loyalty.
Instead of making the Queen Mother unhappy, the vulgar words made her even more convinced that Liu Ziguang was a simple-minded warrior. She nodded with a smile and said, "You are indeed loyal and courageous. The Ai family did not misjudge you."