Rumble... A burst of thunder rolled across the sky. Qin Xing looked up at the dark night sky and muttered: "Thunder is rare this winter. Could it be that it's going to rain?"
"I'd rather it snow than rain, it's too painful," a tightly wrapped subordinate whispered beside him, and looked up at the Jin Prince's Mansion in the street: "Boss, it's so late, the Governor should go to bed."
Qin Xing shook his head: "Your Majesty gave us a secret order, so why did we fall asleep at the night meeting?" He then glanced at the people around him and said, "I think there is something important going on today, so all of you should be alert."
"Are we going to arrest some people secretly?" the subordinates speculated.
"If we are not needed for arresting people, the two battalions and one guard under your command can be used, not to mention there are a large number of royal guards in the city who can be mobilized...it must be...a particularly important matter."
Qin Xing is an old agent of Dongchang. During the Taiyuan Defense War, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly threw the hat of Dongchang Governor to Chang Yu and then sent Dongchang's old team members Qin Xing, Zheng Guoxing, Yan Shoude and others to Taiyuan to assist him.
This rookie governor was left behind by Qin Xing and others after the war to collect information on Xuanda University. He personally presided over the arrest of Fan Yongdou and other profiteers in Zhangjiakou, and then several others dispersed around Xuanda University to take charge of the work. This time he happened to be in Taiyuan City, so he got
Ling Ye meets Chang Yu.
Following the lessons learned from Datong, the security of the Jin Palace did not dare to be careless. Dozens of personal soldiers from Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu were on duty inside the palace. There were personal attendants in the courtyard where Chang Yu lived, and there were two soldiers transferred from Zhu Kongxun outside the palace.
Hundreds of elite soldiers were stationed ten steps and one post five steps outside the palace.
"Stop, what are you doing?" As soon as Qin Xing and others approached the main entrance of the palace, they were stopped by the officers and soldiers on duty. Immediately, everyone nearby rushed towards them, tense and tense.
"I was ordered to enter the house." Qin Xing took out his waistband and showed it to the leader. When the man saw that it was Dongchang's waistband, his attitude immediately became much gentler: "It turns out he is Dongchang's eldest brother, don't be surprised."
"Where, where, it's just a matter of duty." Qin Xinggong cupped his hands and led a few of his men straight to the palace. When he got to the door, he was checked again before entering. Then he was checked again outside the courtyard before he was able to enter the courtyard.
Then I saw Chang Yu drinking tea and chatting with several attendants in the lobby.
"Qin Xing, a low-ranking official, comes to see the Governor." Qin Xing quickly walked to the door of the lobby and bowed to salute. This was the second time Chang Yu saw this little eunuch after Chang Yu took power in the East Factory, and he was actually a little excited.
Chang Yu also stood up quickly. There were many other big stalls like Qin Xing in Dongchang, but for the first person who lived and died with him, he always had a feeling of speaking out.
"Is everything okay?" Qin Xing was moved by Chang Yu's cordial greetings and said repeatedly: "Thanks to you, everything is fine."
"You guys come in and warm yourself up." Chang Yu waved to Qin Xing's men. These young men were naturally surprised and hurriedly entered the hall to see the ceremony. Chang Yu asked them to sit down and drink tea to warm up.
, which made a few people feel at a loss. They had heard for a long time that the eunuch was friendly, but they didn't expect that he had no airs at all.
The door has been closed, and the room is as warm as spring. There are more than a dozen figures looking longingly under the candlelight. Chang Yu summons Qin Xing at night and is really plotting something big. He wants to be the master and send people to Xi'an to assassinate Li Zicheng and others!
Qin Xing is very senior and experienced in Dongchang. He is the first candidate for this task to be steady and ruthless. According to his knowledge, Dongchang does have a few single lines in Xi'an. To be precise, they are just eyeliners, but Jin Yiwei is over there.
There are many people, and there are even undercover agents in the intruder team. Hearing this, Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh to himself, the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guards really did not deserve their reputation.
Chang Yu was assassinated repeatedly during this period, and with the loss of dozens of warriors the day before, he was furious and wanted to kill to vent his emotions. However, this was not on the battlefield. He didn't even know who his opponent was at the moment, but he guessed
In all likelihood, it has something to do with the intruder.
So he decided to fight back and attack Li Zicheng and other generals of the rebel army first. If you can send people here, I can also infiltrate them. If you can assassinate me several times, I can fight to the death!
This operation was not a joint effort between Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei. Wu Shun, Li Bingxiao and Wang Lang also volunteered to join the mission and received Chang Yu's approval.
It doesn't matter whether he can succeed or not. He also wants to let the gang of intruders feel the feeling of restlessness. In fact, Chang Yu also knows in his heart that success is unlikely. First of all, Xi'an is Li Zicheng's base camp and has the home field advantage.
It is not easy for Beijing to assassinate Chang Yu. Secondly, the rebel army has a very good civilian foundation. The common people are their eyes and ears. Just like our party, in fact, if you study carefully, you will find that the origin and development of our party are exactly the same as those of Li Zicheng.
In addition to the home field advantage and good folk foundation, Green Forest Road and Jianghu Rangers are also allies of Li Zicheng, as well as Jianghu gangs, and almost all religious sects have relations with them. It is a kind of alliance. It is really difficult to get rid of him. On the contrary,
, but the intruder can mobilize the heroes from the three mountains and green forests to harass him endlessly.
Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to break into their home court and assassinate them without anyone noticing, and it may even be impossible to return.
But Qin Xing and others readily accepted it. This is what they do, and what they want is excitement and challenge. If they can kill the intruder or a certain thief, in addition to making great achievements, they will also have a sense of accomplishment that is difficult for others to understand!
Chang Yu allocated a sum of funds, and it was up to their team to make peace and take action. If this move was successful, it would naturally quickly disintegrate the rebel army's power. If it failed, it would also cause the thieves to stab him in the flesh and make him restless and sleepless.
Early in the morning, Chang Yu got up and washed up and went to greet the King of Jin. Zhu Shenxuan was still asleep because he was drunk last night, so Chang Yu used the excuse to greet the princess and had a conversation with Zhu Zhi'e, which made the little princess very happy.
, pushed aside the maid beside him and snuggled into Chang Yu's arms, confiding his pain of lovesickness, which made the little eunuch a little burning and thinking about whether to set off firecrackers in the early morning.
Without a chance, Zhu Shenxuan got up and called Chang Yu and Shi Kefa to have breakfast together.
Shi Kefa was a scholar. He didn't talk during sleep or meal. He served a bowl of porridge and listened to Chang Yu and Zhu Shenxuan talking incessantly, talking about the bank, the coal mine, the lack of briquettes, and the stove... Anyway, it was all about making money. In Shi Kefa's heart
I sighed secretly, has this King of Jin fallen in the eyes of money?
That's right, for Zhu Shenxuan, I just want to make money now and have no interest in anything else.
The king of Dai also wanted to support a few people in the army to contain Yang Zhenwei to prevent him from becoming the next Jiang Yu, but Zhu Shenxuan had no such thoughts at all. He loved whoever, and one battle left the Jin Palace empty. It was a vassal
Wang has the savings of several generations, and he just wants to make money.
Some people may wonder about this. The imperial court prohibited the vassal king from getting involved in local military affairs. Why did Chang Yu, the king's supporter in the army, turn a blind eye and even trade with him? In fact, the reason is very simple. What is prohibited by law is always different from the reality. In any fiefdom,
How could the vassal king not collude with local military and political officials? Is it possible? For example, the official posts set up by the imperial court in the royal palace and those long histories were originally intended to monitor the vassal king. But the reality is very cruel. These long histories later became
The feudal king's confidant.
In a fiefdom, the vassal king is the head of a country. Even if he does not collude with those military and political officials, those officials will take the initiative to cling to him. It doesn't matter if he wants to completely separate himself, it is unrealistic!
In fact, Chang Yu didn't want the chief military officers of one place to dominate and lose control. Especially during the turbulent period of the court, it was too easy to breed warlords who dominated one side and lost control. For example, in history, which of the general soldiers of the four towns in Jiangbei
not like this.
Many high-ranking emperors are all about balance. He also needs someone to restrain Yang Zhenwei. In this way, Yang Zhenwei cannot dominate the family. Secondly, Yang Zhenwei must rely on him in order to stand firm. It seems that he is the king of the same generation.
The transaction did not get rid of Yang Zhenwei's opponents, but in fact it was just a favor that he did not want to deal with those people.
But the young King of Jin Zhu Shenxuan didn't have that much in mind. He just wanted to make money now and was not interested in the infighting and infighting in the officialdom. This was good, and it saved Chang Yu the trouble of selling out favors, so he could free his hands and work hard in Taiyuan.
Clean up, a city that has experienced war and famine needs officials who are as honest as water.
Chang Yu did not intend to ruthlessly punish the military personnel in Taiyuan. There were many reasons. For example, Zhou Yuji was originally a very strict person. After being knighted, he returned to Taiyuan with great fanfare to rectify military affairs and put an end to corruption.
Moreover, during the battle of Taiyuan at the beginning of the year, Chang Yu said he should let bygones be bygones. In addition, Taiyuan's soldiers and horses had many military exploits. The defense battle at that time was a bloody battle. After that, these soldiers and horses traveled thousands of miles north to Baoding King Qin to encircle and suppress the Tatars.
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They worked hard, sweated, shed tears, and even gave their lives for the country. What did the court do for them?
Chang Yu could only turn a blind eye and instruct Shi Kefa to adhere to the point of letting go of the past and focus on warning. As for the officials of the Civil Affairs Yamen, he needed to take action personally. After all, Shi Kefa had no right to control these people. Only he, Dongchang,
He has no control over his shit and farts, and there is no one who can't control his own business.