When the soldiers of King Qin's army heard what the Dongchang officer said, they used weapons to force the two men, then stepped forward and cut their hands behind their backs. They took out ropes from nowhere, tied up the two men, and took them to Zhongjinwei.
In front of him, he forced the two of them to kneel down.
During this process, the two of them did not dare to resist, but kept shouting that they were wronged.
While watching this process, Zhong Jinwei asked Gu Baichuan: "How do you know these two people must be Jianlu Xinzuo?"
"No servant in that household dares to call their master by his name. If they are really servants, they would at most call him Kong Guoqi. It is quite impolite to call him by his name." Gu Baichuan explained to Zhong Jinwei.
"Would it mean that they don't respect their master in private?" Zhong Jinwei disagreed with Gu Baichuan's conclusion that these two people were Jianlu Xizuo.[
"Uncle Zhongxing, the military camp is not accessible to just anyone. If there is something important, people will not be sent to the military camp. And if someone is sent to the military camp, it is naturally important. If there is something important, they usually send their trusted servants. And if
If you are a close servant, you will usually respect your master to the core." Gu Baichuan analyzed his views to Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei felt that Gu Baichuan's words made sense. If he didn't have this habit, someone would call his master by his name without paying attention. Whether it was heard by the master or his companions, there might be no good consequences.
So, he asked Gu Baichuan: "Then what should we do with these two people now?"
"Uncle Zhongxing, please keep an eye on it. Next is the work we usually do in the East Factory." Gu Baichuan smiled at Zhong Jinwei and said.
Then he turned to the small flag of King Qin's army and ordered: "You have nothing to do here. Go back and guard the camp gate."
Wang Peng dismounted with several of his subordinates and took over the two men.
Xiaoqi didn't dare to disobey and led the soldiers back to their posts.
After seeing Xiao Qi returning, a soldier in King Qin's army camp who had been paying attention to the movement at the entrance of the camp quickly left.
When the soldiers returned to their posts, two officers came forward to search them.
It's early spring, the weather is still very cold, and these two people are wearing thick clothes, so it's not easy to find them.
And when the two men saw that their bodies were being searched, they began to twist and resist.
But the two officers were accustomed to searching their bodies, so they held them down directly. Instead of searching every place from head to toe, they just searched a few places where things were most likely to be hidden, and they got something.
What was found from the person dressed as a commoner who just spoke was a letter folded into very small pieces.
The officer took the letter, walked back to Zhong Jinwei, and gave it to him.
Zhong Jinwei took it and took a look. It said in the letter that the Jin Kingdom gave preferential treatment to the generals of the Ming Dynasty. If he surrendered alone, his official position would not change, but if he led troops to surrender, he would be promoted to three levels in a row. There was no recipient in the letter, and the end of the letter was stamped Huang Taiji.
's seal.
This man was indeed a skilled craftsman, and Zhong Jinwei secretly admired Gu Baichuan's intelligence. He handed the letter to Gu Baichuan and asked him to read it too.
Gu Baichuan finished reading it quickly, and then returned the letter to Zhong Jinwei while saying: "Uncle Zhongxing, this letter should be Feng Tongyong's letter to persuade him to surrender. Let this person take care of it and respond randomly to select the generals they think may surrender.
Take action."
After the letter was found, the two agents knew that their identities would be exposed, and their faces turned pale. However, they knew that the Ming Dynasty would not spare them, and they did not beg for mercy.
After listening to Gu Baichuan's words, Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment and asked Gu Baichuan: "If this is the case, will there be any problems with the guerrillas?" [
"It's hard to say. We have to carefully interrogate these two Tatars to find out." Gu Baichuan answered directly without hesitation. Apparently he was also cautious and did not jump to conclusions directly.
"Okay, let's go. You go to my camp to interrogate these two people. I'll go find Mr. Sun and Wang Peng." Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment and then said.
"My subordinate is here." Wang Peng stood in front of Zhong Jinwei.
"Go and notify Magistrate Lu and my brother-in-law, so that they can prepare in advance and be dispatched as soon as there is an order." Zhong Jinwei ordered.
Yan Yingyuan knew Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng, and Gu Baichuan wanted to conduct a detailed interrogation, so Wang Peng was the best candidate. If he informed them in the past, he would not doubt the authenticity of the order.
Wang Peng agreed, got on his horse and went to Lu Xiangsheng's camp first.
The two squadron officers each carried two soldiers on their horses, placed them across the horse's back, followed Gu Baichuan, and followed Zhong Jinwei to the central military tent.
When passing the camp gate, Gu Baichuan left a soldier behind to monitor the camp gate guards and prevent them from leaving the camp gate.
Gu Baichuan took two squadron guards and escorted Xizuo directly to Zhong Jinwei's camp, which was actually next door to the Chinese military tent. The remaining three squadron guards escorted Zhong Jinwei to find Sun Chengzong.
Zhong Jinwei entered the Chinese military tent and saw Sun Chengzong meditating inside. He walked over and called out: "Master Sun."
Only one of the officers followed him, and the other two officers automatically stood guard at the door. In case of emergency, they didn't need Zhong Jinwei's instructions, they knew how to deal with it themselves.
Sun Chengzong heard someone shouting and looked up, and it turned out to be Uncle Zhongxing.
The reason why he expected it was, firstly, because only Zhong Jinwei kept calling him Mr. Sun, and secondly, when anyone asked to see him, his own soldiers would inform him in advance. Only this supervisor came directly.
At this time, he didn't know why Uncle Zhongxing came to see him. He felt a little worried and asked Zhong Jinwei: "What, is there something going on in the capital?"
Zhong Jinwei walked over, sat down on a chair nearby, and said: "The capital is fine, but you have something to do here."
"What, what's the matter? I'm here to keep you in check." Sun Chengzong didn't quite believe it. He had just had a round of talks with all the generals, and the results were pretty good. When he was taking a breath, Zhong Jinwei came over and said that he had something to do.
Not very convinced.
There was no one else in the Chinese army's tent, so Zhong Jinwei said directly: "I got news that there was a Jianlu Xizuo who wanted to win over the generals of King Qin's army. I wanted to come over and remind Mr. Sun to pay attention. Unexpectedly, I happened to find two people at the gate of the camp.
Carefully, we are leaving the camp gate."
When Sun Chengzong heard this, he stood up with a "huo" sound, stared at Zhong Jinwei and asked: "What? Jianlu is doing it carefully. Where is he? Have you caught him?"
Zhong Jinwei was sitting on a chair, looking up at Sun Chengzong. He felt a little uncomfortable, so he had to stand up and replied: "The person has been arrested, and now the Dongchang's officers are interrogating him."
After listening to this, Sun Chengzong discovered that Zhong Jinwei was only followed by a subordinate, so he asked: "What is going on?"
Zhong Jinwei took out the paper wrapped with stones from his arms and handed it to Sun Chengzong, and then after he read it, he handed over the found letter.
Sun Chengzong naturally did not need Zhong Jinwei to point out what the picture was, because he already had a preconceived idea, so he understood the meaning of the picture as soon as he saw it. Then he read the letter again, and his heart sank.[
He first calmed down the excitement he felt when he heard the news just now, and then asked Zhong Jinwei: "Has there been any result from the interrogation? Who in the camp has colluded with Jianlu Xizuo?"
Zhong Jinwei shook his head and said: "My guards have just gone for interrogation. I believe their methods will yield results soon."
Sun Chengzong naturally believed in Dongchang's interrogation methods, so he was no longer anxious, sat back in his seat, and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing, please tell me the whole story."
So, after Zhong Jinwei returned to his house from the cement factory, he was talked about being stoned until he entered the Chinese army's tent.
After listening to this, Sun Chengzong thought about it. During his interview with Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, he found nothing unusual about him. He never thought that something might have happened to his subordinates, and he didn't know if he was involved.
Sun Chengzong thought for a moment and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing, there is one thing you have done that is a bit reckless. Without knowing who in King Qin's army is related to Jianlu, we cannot let Magistrate Lu go to reorganize the army, just in case Lu Xiangsheng
On the contrary, if it is”
"Master Sun, don't worry. I guarantee with my head that Lu Xiangsheng will never collude with Jianlu." As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard Sun Chengzong's words, he interrupted directly and gave his guarantee.
Sun Chengzong was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Zhong Jinwei's determined face. He didn't know that Zhong Jinwei came from a later generation and knew everything Lu Xiangsheng did, so he dared to say this.
At this time, a voice came from the door, and then Wang Peng came in with a man.
"I've seen my soldiers, I've seen the supervisors." As soon as the visitor entered the camp, he saluted first.
Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei heard the sound and looked over, and found that the person following Wang Peng was Lu Xiangsheng.
"The lower official has asked his deputy Yan Yingyuan to gather the troops. We can take action only after the order from our soldiers and the supervisor." Lu Xiangsheng's face was serious, as if he was working. I don't know if he heard Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei just now.
dialogue.
The order came from Zhong Jinwei, so he responded first: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Prefect Lu."
Lu Xiangsheng's tall body was bent downwards, and he clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you so much to the supervisor, I deserve it as a low-ranking officer!"
If Gu Baichuan were here, he would definitely hear something from Lu Xiangsheng's words, but Zhong Jinwei didn't hear it.
When Sun Chengzong was about to say a few words, his bodyguard suddenly reported: "The commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Hou Shilu, led his men to attack Kong Fang and ask to see my soldiers."