A month later, Zhang Qigong and Yang Yi came to "Yuanyang" in disguise.
Yuanyang is the fiefdom of Zhao Kai, the king of Yuanyang. Since the annexation of Zheng by the Wei State, Liang and Liang have established their foothold in the Central Plains. Until now, the "Yuanyang" of Yuanyang King Zhao Kai, the "Chengling" of Chengling King Zhao Shen, and the "Chengling" of Jiyang King Zhao Zhuo
"Jiyang", "Zhongyang" of Zhongyang King Zhao Xuan, is one of the few vassal fiefdoms in Wei that is not directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
Moreover, in the Wei State before Zhao Hongrun obtained Shangshui County as a fiefdom, Yuanyang King Zhao Kai, Chengling King Zhao Shen, Jiyang King Zhao Zhuo, and Zhongyang King Zhao Xuan were also the only ones in the Wei State who had one or several cities as their fiefdoms.
The local princes and kings who granted fiefs - it cannot be said that other nobles in the Wei Kingdom did not have fiefs, but unlike this local princes and kings, they had multiple large city-sized cities as fiefs.
There is no way. After all, in the early days of the founding of the Wei State, the ancestors of the four princes, Zhao Kai of Yuanyang, Zhao Shen of Chengling, Zhao Zhuo of Jiyang, and Zhao Xuan of Zhongyang, made great contributions to the Wei State. For example, Yuanyang
Wang Zhaokai, despite the fact that Zhao Kai and his son Zhao Chengxiu were born to be afraid of death, so much so that when South Korea invaded the Wei Kingdom, they were so frightened that they fled from Yuanyang to Daliang in need of shelter. But going back a few generations, the Yuanyang King's branch
The ancestor was the vanguard of the Zhao family surnamed Ji in attacking the Liang Kingdom. People can't help but sigh: the descendants of the heroic ancestors may not be the same.
It is worth mentioning that "Bolangsha", the free trade port city with the largest trading volume in the country, is now known as "Bolangsha". This piece of land is now said to be rich in gold. It was Zhao Hongrun who used it from the hands of Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of Yuanyang nine years ago.
Bought for 150,000 taels of silver.
During the first two years of the construction of Bolangsha River Port, Yuanyang King Zhao Kai would scold his son every time he went out and saw the scale of the project in Bolangsha.
It's no wonder, after all, his son Zhao Chengxiu sold Bolangsha, a natural river port, for a cabbage price.
Because of this, Yuanyang King Zhao Kai and his son have been hoping to redeem Bolangsha for many years. However, it is a pity that both the original Wei Emperor Zhao Si and the later old prince Zhao Yu had a clear understanding of the Bolangsha River Port.
Value, they ignored the request of Yuanyang King Zhao Kai and his son. Even the clan government rarely pretended to be deaf and dumb on this matter.
But until this year, as Yuansu King Zhao Run was appointed as the Prince of the East Palace, Yuanyang King Zhao Kai and his son finally gave up the idea of taking back Bolangsha, and they did not dare to argue with the court to propose any conditions.
But having said that, with the formation of Bolangsha Port City, it also led to the prosperity of Yuanyang - there are two cities in Yuanyang City, one is called "Yuanwu" and the other is called "Yangwu". The former was originally Yuanyang
The military camp where the ancestors of the Wang family used to attack the Liang Kingdom was later slowly built into a city. The original Yang Wang family later lived in this city; while Yangwu was originally a county seat of the Liang Kingdom and was renamed.
Entered Yuan Yangyi.
As Bolangsha Port City becomes more and more prosperous, now "Yangwu County" is also gradually becoming more prosperous. Among the businessmen who have rented and purchased shops in Bolangsha Port City, there are many businessmen who are not from the Wei Kingdom. Because of their nationality,
Unable to buy a mansion in Daliang, the capital of the Wei Dynasty, they bought a residence in Yangwu County. This made Prince Yuanyang and his son make a lot of money.
The only problem is that the influx of many immigrants has made the security of Yangwu County a hidden danger. This is not to say that Yangwu County has any gangsters who kill people and steal goods, but that Yangwu County is filled with too many unidentified or even illegal gangsters.
Among those who have faked their identities, there are even spies from other countries who are lurking in this area, collecting and spying on information about Wei for their own country.
Although the court was determined to investigate, it was also powerless.
Fortunately, as Bolangsha Port City becomes increasingly prosperous, more and more foreign knights from the Wei Kingdom are flocking here to make a living. Although this group of people has always been a major concern for the imperial court in controlling public security, from a certain point of view,
In a sense, the country's rangers will also guard this area for the imperial court in disguise. After all, if something goes wrong in Bolangsha Port City, these rangers will lose their jobs.
The Ranger forces, the Blue Crows, and the guards under the "Captain Bo Port", these three now cover the security situation of the entire Bolangsha Port City - not cooperating with each other, but in a "tacit understanding" that has gradually formed
state.
Compared with Bolangsha, the control in Yangwu County is much worse. Although the "Bogang Captain" also dispatched a guard of about 100 people to Yangwu County, they can only manage "Bolangsha" at best.
"Street fights", "street murders" and other things that happen in public places, but as for the behavior of some people in private, these guards, as well as the county soldiers of Yangwu County, are powerless.
As for the villages and villages outside Yangwu County, they are even beyond our reach.
For example, this time, Zhang Qigong, Yang Yi and his party changed Qiaozhuang into a business trip, settled in a manor outside Yangwu County, and took control of this area, without Yangwu County knowing anything.
"...I am the captain of the Prince's Mansion. I am here to capture a key criminal. I will temporarily lend my place to your mansion."
After meeting the owners of the manor, a couple in their forties, Zhang Qigong took out the "Prince's Mansion" captain's token from his arms and gained the trust of the manor owner and his wife.
The manor is not big, but fortunately there is a fruit forest outside the manor, as well as many fields and huts. In general, the two hundred black crows Zhang Qigong brought from Daliang this time were finally able to squeeze in this small place.
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On this day, while Zhang Qigong was chatting with Yang Yi in the study of the owner of the manor, a member of the Black Crow family came in, pointed to the outside of the house and said: "Captain Zhang, we are here."
Zhang Qigong looked up at the door after hearing this, and immediately saw Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, still wearing the gray cloak, walking quickly into the study.
"Marquis Gao Xian." Zhang Qigong greeted.
"Lord Captain, leader of Yangji." Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, greeted Zhang Qigong and Yangji after entering the door, then quickly walked to the table where the two were sitting, stretched out his fingers and laid them flat on the table.
He slid lightly on the map on his phone, and then pointed to the place on the map and said: "Just now, I received a message from my loyal servant at home that my two ships have arrived at Xiangfu Port.
We are coming along this waterway towards Bolangsha."
The "two ships" he mentioned were the money he provided to the remaining members of the Xiao family, and also the bait Zhang Qigong specially asked Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, to prepare in order to capture "Mr. Gong."
After looking at the map for a while, Zhang Qigong frowned and asked, "Will Gong Zheng take the bait?"
"It should be possible." Gao Xianhou Lu Xin nodded and said: "The money and goods on my two ships are worth at least 200,000 gold. Xiao Ni seems to be short of money recently, and he will never give up easily.
As long as I wait until nothing goes wrong here."
"Xiao Ni never suspected it?" Zhang Qigong asked with a frown.
Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, chuckled and said: "I am a noble who supports His Royal Highness. It is normal for me to go in and out of Daliang..." When he said this, he seemed to have thought of something, and said seriously: "However, the Sun Palace is an upright person.
When people came to see me, they did ask me where I had been in those days." At this point, he snorted softly and said with a smile: "After Xiao Luan fled, Gong Zheng also started to hide. Huh, Xiao Ni is really
It's not as good as before... I think back then, Gong Zheng took action personally."
Zhang Qigong ignored Gao Xianhou Lu Xin's ridicule towards Gong Zheng, narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "The person here knows that you are out, but doesn't know where you have been? Ha, it seems that there is Xiao Ni in your house.
Eyeliner...what did you say?"
Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, shrugged and said casually: "Let me simply say that His Royal Highness's eldest son, His Highness Zhao Wei, is one year old. I went to congratulate him. Gong Zheng has no doubts."
Hearing this, Zhang Qigong nodded slightly.
It has to be said that Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, as a "princeling aristocrat" and a member of the "Su Family Chamber of Commerce", is extremely valuable. Even if he goes in and out of Daliang, or even visits the prince Zhao Run, as long as he does not reveal it in his words
There is nothing wrong with it that will arouse Xiao Ni's suspicion.
After all, on the day when the emperor's grandson Zhao Wei turned one year old, when the prince Zhao Run held a banquet in the prince's mansion to celebrate, the people who came to congratulate him were not only Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, but also the likes of Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Hou Zhao Tan, etc.
etc., all attended that banquet.
Therefore, there is no problem for Gao Xianhou Lu Xin to use this excuse to deal with Mr. Gong.
To take a step back, even if Mr. Gong had doubts about Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, would he easily give up two ships worth of two hundred thousand gold?
There are various signs that the remnants of the Xiao family are very short of money recently.
What is embarrassing is that when the Zongfu came forward to announce the marriage between Quliang Hou Sima Song (Weishan) and the daughter of the Pingqiu Shang family, as many as six domestic minor nobles abandoned their family property and fled with their wives and children.
When he arrived in Daliang, he took the initiative to contact Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, hoping to use the latter's channel to seek asylum and pardon from the imperial court.
Although these are just a few minor nobles, it can be predicted that as the court intensifies its efforts to instigate rebellious members of the Xiao family, those nobles and aristocratic families who were once forced to work for Xiao Ni and provide money will become more and more interested.
The court surrendered and sought asylum and pardon. As a result, Xiao Ni's source of money was undoubtedly greatly reduced.
When Xiao Ni completely loses his source of money, then these rebels will be like a tiger without its claws and will no longer pose much of a threat.
After deliberation for a while, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, said goodbye: "It's time for me to leave. According to the old rules, I must go to the dock to contact Xiao Ni's people and deliver the two ships to Xiao Ni..." He said
Then, he glanced at Zhang Qigong and Yang Yi, and said in a low voice: "When the time comes, I hope you two will protect them."
Hearing this, Zhang Qigong turned to look at Yang Yi, who understood, nodded and said, "I will take a few of my men and go with Gao Xianhou myself."
After hearing this, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin was very happy. Although he didn't know Yang Ji's abilities, if he thought about it carefully, as one of the leaders of the Black Crows, Yang Ji's abilities would not be much worse.
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"Then please, if you find Xiao Ni's whereabouts, report him immediately!" Zhang Qigong warned.
"yes!"
Nodding, Yang Yi called a few black crows and followed Gao Xianhou Lu Xin to leave.
Half a day later, after Yang Yi changed into the clothes of an ordinary servant, he followed Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, to Bolangsha River Port.
Bolangsha River Port is divided into two parts: "port city" and "port dock", and the port dock is divided into a military port and a civilian port. The former is a wharf exclusively used by the imperial court, where many ships of the Ministry of Commerce are docked. However, recently, as the Ministry of War gradually
As logistics support evolved, many ships flying the flag of "Daliang Military Department" gradually appeared in the harbor, specifically responsible for transporting military supplies.
At the military port wharf, Daliang's imperial guards were stationed there. Even the noble lord Lu Xin could not get close to them at will. Therefore, the latter led Yang Ji and several other black crows to Min'gang.
In fact, the civilian port occupies no less space than the military port, and the ships docked here can be distinguished by the style of the ships. They include ships from Wei, Chu, South Korea, Qin and even Qi. And these are
The flags hung on the ships are even more diverse. Some are flying the flag of the "Su Clan Chamber of Commerce", which is the largest trading chamber in the Wei State besides the Ministry of Household Affairs. Some are flying the flag of the "Anling Wen Clan".
The flag is the fleet of Wang Yong merchant Wen Shaobo. In addition, there are other flags such as "Tao", "Li", etc., and sometimes you can even see the "Northern First Army"
", "Shanyang Army", "Nanyan Army" and other ships that directly fly military flags - seeing such ships, ordinary merchants' ships automatically retreat, and even the Imperial Guards responsible for public security here do not dare to pass.
After more investigation, it turned out that it was the fleet of the two new frontier kings, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and King Yan Zhao Hongjiang.
What's even more interesting is that ships flying the flags of other kings sometimes appear frequently here, such as the fleet of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu.
Of course, when these fleets from other countries pass through the rivers and rivers in Wei State, they will be stopped by Wei State warships lying on the river for inspection. Only after it is confirmed that there are not too many weapons in the cargo in the cabin, will they be given
Permission - but weapons used for self-defense within a certain number are still allowed by the Wei State.
Regarding this matter, the Daliang court was very opposed to it at first because of the hidden dangers. However, it turned out that the caravans of the kings of other countries were the most observant of the rules. Perhaps they were also worried about offending Wei and being attacked by Wei's soldiers.
Therefore, ships from other countries will basically not cause trouble in the river area near Bolangsha River Port, especially as the Bolangsha Port City becomes increasingly prosperous, and businessmen from other countries can gain more benefits by conducting trade here.
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In contrast, more problems still lie in smuggling.
After arriving at the civil port of Bolangsha Port, Gao Xian Hou Lu Xin took Yang Ji and others around here for several times.
During this period, Yang Ji suddenly noticed a man in his thirties in the distance, who seemed to be holding a portrait in his hand, comparing it to Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian.
"Could this person be a member of the remaining members of the Xiao family?"
Yang Yi secretly guessed in his heart, but did not act rashly.
Facts have proved that his guess was wrong and the other party was just a broker.
Under Yang Yi's secret attention, the broker walked towards Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, lowered his voice and asked: "Is this Lu Xian your subordinate?"
After hearing this, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin nodded and said: "Exactly!...Did Mr. Gong ask you to come to me?"
Lu Xian was the pseudonym used by Gao Xianhou Lu Xin when he came into contact with the remaining members of the Xiao family.
"Sure enough, it's Shima." Seeing the other party say "Mr. Gong" who hired him, the broker smiled and nodded, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, and then left without saying anything else.
Already.
Instructing Yang Ji with his eyes not to act rashly, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, took Yang Ji and others to the port city and found an inn to stay.
After entering the room and confirming that there was no safety risk, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, explained to Yang Ji: "That person is just a broker. He doesn't know anything. The real remnants of the Xiao family must have been mixed in with the crowd just now."
among them, but they will never come into contact with me in public..."
As he spoke, he took out the letter from his arms and tore it open. The letter contained the name of an inn in Hong Kong City and the number of the room.
"Diyi?... Could it be that the palace is in this inn?" Yang Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He thought to himself that Gong Zheng was too courageous. You must know that Bolangsha River Port is not only stationed with many guards, but also the private area of the Blue Crows. There are countless Green Crows wandering on the streets every day. That Gong Zheng
How dare you come to Hong Kong City?
Unexpectedly, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin shook his head and said: "Gong Zheng is a very cautious person, how could he be in this port city? There are only one or two Xiao Ni members staying in this inn at most.
, are specifically responsible for contacting me... But if you want to contact Gong Zheng, you can only go through them."
After that, he took Yang Yi and others directly to the inn.
According to the room number written in the letter, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, took Yang Ji and several others to find the connecting inn room.
Just as Gao Xianhou Lu Xin said, there were only two people in the house pretending to be ordinary businessmen. Even when these two people saw Gao Xianhou Lu Xin and others, they pretended to be confused and asked: "Brother Xian, are you there?"
What's the point?"
It wasn't until Gao Xianhou Lu Xin took out the letter from his arms that the expressions of the two men changed. One of them lowered his voice and said, "Let's go into the room and talk in detail."
After entering the house, the two Xiao Ni members looked at Yang Yi and others for a few times, and then asked Gao Xianhou Lu Xin: "Is the boat under your feet already at the dock?"
Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, shook his head and said calmly: "Still on the way." After that, he lowered his voice and said: "I want to see Mr. Gong."
The two remaining members of Xiao Ni's party frowned, and one of them asked: "What's going on?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin's expression changed, and he shouted slightly angrily: "What qualifications do you two have to ask me?" After saying that, he restrained his anger and said calmly: "I want to get something back...
"Something" that should be mine."
The two Xiao Ni members looked at each other and suddenly realized: what the other party said must be the handle that fell into Gong Zheng's hands.
Even they have seen many such things.
Thinking of this, one of them shook his head and said, "Mr. Gong is not here, but I will contact him for you. Just wait."
"Don't do this with me!" Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, sneered: "There are two hundred thousand gold worth of property on my two ships, and there are still several ships still in Weishi County... tell me
Gong Zheng, if he wants this property, return that thing to me, and I will owe him nothing in the future, otherwise... Huh!"
Seeing the tough attitude of Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, the two Xiao Ni members did not dare to make any independent claims. After all, the power of the remaining members of the Xiao family in the Wei State was indeed not what it used to be, and naturally they no longer had the confidence they once had.
So, in the end, the Xiao Ni member agreed and contacted Gong Zheng on behalf of Gao Xianhou Lu Xin.
On the same day, while Gaoxianhou Lu Xin and others returned to their residence, one of the two Xiao Ni members left Bolangsha Port City and came to a farmhouse in Yangwu County.
Gong Zheng.
After reporting the matter, Gong Zheng showed an angry look on his face.
Of course he knew that Lu Xian was the Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, but he didn't expect that this guy who used to be law-abiding would actually make conditions with him at this time.
But in the end, considering the two ships worth 200,000 gold and property, and the subsequent ships of property mentioned by Gao Xianhou Lu Xin, Gong Zheng finally agreed: "Bring him here! ... Only allowed
He brings an escort."
"yes!"
Two days later, when Gao Xian Hou Lu Xin and Yang Ji came to the inn again, the two Xiao Ni members took Gao Xian Hou Lu Xin and Yang Ji to the courtyard where Gong Zheng was.
When meeting Gong Zheng, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin made his request directly, that is, asking Gong Zheng to return the contract he signed - after all, on this contract, it was clearly written that Gao Xianhou
At that time, Lu Xin hoped that the remnant of the Xiao family would get rid of his brother Lu You. Even though he had received the pardon edict from Prince Zhao Run, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin did not want the contract signed by him to go out.
Gong Zheng did not refuse the request made by Gao Xianhou Lu Xin. He just said: "Gong did not take that thing with him this time."
After hearing this, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin also showed his rogue attitude when he was a playboy: "I don't believe that Mr. Gong didn't bring it with him... In this case, when Mr. Gong brought what I wanted,
Then we will hand over the two ships... Hey, of course, Mr. Gong can also send people directly to the dock to snatch them."
Gong Zheng took a deep look at Gao Xianhou Lu Xin for a few times, and then changed his words and said: "What you want is with me, but I can't give it to you at the moment. After handing over the two ships, I will
Leave it to you."
Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gao Xian, pretended to think deeply for a moment and nodded: "It's a deal!"
After leaving the villa where Gong Zheng was, Yang Ji left two black crows to stare at the movements of Gong Zheng and his group, and then he and Gao Xianhou Lu Xin immediately returned to the villa where Zhang Qigong was and took Gong Zheng to the village.
The exact location is told to the latter.
Zhang Qigong made a decisive decision and planned to take action that night, to kill the manor and capture the palace official.
Thinking of this, he and Yang Ji came to the inner courtyard. In the inner courtyard, they saw at least seventy or eighty black crows doing what they were interested in. Some were lying on the ground and taking a nap against the tree trunks, and some were wiping.
With the weapons he carried with him, the most outrageous thing was that there were actually two black crows competing in martial arts with real swords and guns, aiming their moves at each other's vital points. Even with a startling glance, Zhang Qigong was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Cough!" He coughed deliberately.
In fact, the black crows in the courtyard had already discovered Zhang Qigong, but they had no respect for this "Captain", so they didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Seeing that these people were so disrespectful to him, Zhang Qigong looked a little ugly, but he finally calmed down and said with a calm face: "Everyone be quiet, I have a task for you to wait for."
As soon as they heard that there was a mission, these black crows cheered up, and some of them even had an eye-catching brilliance in their eyes.
Perhaps for them, the mission is equivalent to killing people.
At this time, I heard Zhang Qigong say in a deep voice: "I need a few people who are sneaking without permission to go to a manor and subdue a key criminal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall, muscular Black Crow stood up and said excitedly: "Me! What I, the Ghost, are best at is sneaking!"
"Eh?"
Zhang Qigong looked at the black crow who called himself "Ghost" with a strange expression.
In his opinion, this tall, muscular guy looked nothing like an assassin who was good at stealth.
Or do you mean that people should not be judged by their appearance?