Chapter 854: A Good Show
It was another brand new day, Xiao Huairen and Wangu led their 20,000 troops to arrive in the capital, and the strength of the two armies in the north and south of the capital at this time was not much different. Ji Ya had 40,000 people, Zhiyu Changkong had 50,000 people, and the remaining half of the Chu army had already moved south to occupy Yuanzhou and Leizhou.
When the ancient party presented the head of Xi Ze Yaoshi, Emperor Ji Zhun of Zhou, who could still maintain his demeanor, also became not calm, and the person in front of him forcibly ascended the throne in front of him. When he occupied the capital, he also ignored the royal power in front of him again and again, and stamped the jade seal on the official documents on his own.
Others such as praise and worship are not named, entering the court is not trending, and the sword is on the temple. He even forcibly pointed out a princess to his son. The princess also originally had a marriage contract, so Yuzawa Yaoshi also drove the nobleman out of Beijing. Now that he is a hundred dead, what will happen to this princess? Of course, no one in the world really cares about the happiness of this princess. She is a noble princess, but she is only a princess. There is no second Ji Ya in the world.
According to the previous decision, the Fengwangu side was Xishanbo, and the hussar general was added. Xiao Huairen is loyal to the country, pretends to be a thief, endures humiliation and burden, and can be crowned as a prime minister. The Great Zhou Dynasty implemented a two-phase system, which was a balanced left and right phase at the beginning, and later became a progressive prime minister, and now Xiao Huairen's subphase is only below the prime minister, and is the second place among civil officials. In addition, Feng Long Aotian is the Marquis of Qin, and he can take over all the fiefdoms of the original Shu land.
At this point, the reward for killing Xi Ze Yaoshi was issued, and when this matter spread throughout the territory of the Great Zhou, Emperor Ji Zhun of Zhou ended up with the title of a 'ridiculous king', after all, since he ascended the throne, absurd things have been done one after another. Xi Ze Yaoshi is the king, the blonde princess is crowned the country, the traitors jump three levels in a row, and the commoners are directly crowned. Which of these things can be done by a normal king? But what can Ji Zhun do by himself?
In private, Wu Yan, Ye Meidie, and Xiao Huairen have already been arranged, and the blonde princess Ji Ya, Chu Hou Zhiyu Changkong, and Xishan Bo Wangu they represent do not need to participate, as long as they enjoy the glory in front of others.
The secret talks ended up going very smoothly, and originally the Wangu side and Xiao Huairen were ready to unite with Ji Ya to fight against the Chu army, but the withdrawal of half of the troops by Zhiyu Changkong made the situation look less tense. The Chu army then gradually handed over the capital to them, after all, Zhiyu Changkong did not intend to be stationed in the capital permanently.
Ji Ya seems to have lost interest in visiting the capital these days, and she has been silent all day and doesn't know what she is thinking. And the news came from Chu Hou's side that the Chu army was preparing to evacuate the capital. Ji Ya had expected this and didn't say much.
Now Wangu Yifang and Xiao Huairen have become the actual rulers of the capital, and they are also the right-hand men of Emperor Ji Zhun of Zhou, and they have begun to take over the military and political affairs of the capital in an all-round way, and the number of troops they have has reached 50,000. And as a little reward for the royal family, Qin Hou Long Aotian, Chu Hou Zhiyu Changkong and Ji Ya all have to express themselves, and the three families each paid a sum of silver to subsidize the royal family.
As soon as Ji Ya had dinner that night, Qi Diaoyan hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, Yang Zhimanna is missing." ”
Ji Ya was stunned, she didn't expect this matter: "What's going on? When is it? And who is Yang Zhi Manna?"
The intelligence organization 'Chaoyang' was left to Ji Ya by Ji Wei, the eldest brother, and the core members are all codenamed with delicious snacks, Qi Diaoyan's code name is almond crisp, and Yang Zhimanna is the core member of Chaoyang, and he is also responsible for the summary of information in the capital. Just in case, Ji Ya doesn't know her true identity.
Qi Diaoyan said: "Your Highness has seen ...... in the Mingyue Tower."
Ji Ya thought for a moment: "The one who is looking in the snow, the leaves are Qingrou!?" She didn't expect this person, so it seems that the meeting was not accidental.
Ye Qingrou, the first talented woman in the capital, calls herself the one who seeks in the snow, because of her sharp words and free and easy personality, although she is just an ordinary woman without any martial arts, but people in the literary world also call her 'Fengling Woman'.
Qi Diaoyan continued: "She disappeared when she was out. ”
"Doesn't anyone follow her?"
"Yes, but they disappeared together. ”
Ji Ya thought for a while and said, "The relationship between Chaoyang and the capital ......"
Qi Diaoyan shook his head: "For the sake of secrecy, except for a very small part that I know, most of the rest are in contact with her one-line." ”
"In other words, our intelligence network in the capital is useless?"
"For the time being. ”
"Damn, does her disappearance have anything to do with it?
"I'm afraid it's related to Chaoyang, otherwise it wouldn't have happened with the dark line that protected her. ”
Just when the two were talking secretly, Lei Fang in the courtyard shouted, "Who is it!?" The two immediately ran to the courtyard, Qi Diaoyan flew out to chase after him, but Ji Ya saw a short arrow tied to a note on the ground.
After a while, Qi Diaoyan turned back, and Ji Ya asked, "How is it?"
Qi Diaoyan shook his head: "That person is also a master of this way, and he fights with a hard crossbow at a long distance, although he has lost his power, he still has a good head." By the time I chased him out with a few sentry due to the distance, he had already escaped. ”
Ji Ya nodded: "Look." I saw that there were only six words on the note, Mingyue Tower, Linghexuan.
"Your Highness, this matter is strange, don't act rashly. ”
"It's okay, I won't choose such a place to deal with me, and besides, this incident is too coincidental with the disappearance. I have to check it out. ”
Although Lei Fang, who was on the side, didn't know what was going on, he could also hear a rough idea: "Your Highness, do you need me to go to the camp to transfer some soldiers and horses, and lead the armor to follow in case of accidents?"
"No need, call Xiongying, let's go now. ”
Originally, the Mingyue Building was just an ordinary restaurant, but later it became a designated meeting place for the children of Songjuku, and it became a membership system, except for the children of Songjuku, if you want to come in, you must have the 'Mingyue Post' that was approved by the previous members.
Since the fall of the Song Party, Mingyue Tower has returned to its former appearance, but it is still one of the best restaurants in Beijing.
Linghexuan is a private room in Mingyue Building, and Ji Ya's arrival made the entire Mingyue Building very nervous. As one of the big restaurants in the capital, it is natural that the information about the people in power will not be left behind, and Ji Ya has such an obvious identity, who may not be able to see it.
Originally, Linghe Xuan had already been booked, but Ji Ya and the others didn't care so much, and went directly into the private room. Unexpectedly, there was no one inside, only a large wooden box. According to the shopkeeper of Mingyue Building, the person who came to book the table was a nobleman, saying that he was going to invite the figures in the officialdom to operate the relationship, which was a common thing. And it's not surprising that this big box is said to be a gift for someone. Later, except for the person who carried the box and left, the person who invited the guest should have been in the private room, and there was no one at some point.
After taking the shopkeeper, Qi Diaoyan carefully inspected the room, and then tentatively opened the box, and sure enough, it was the unconscious Zhu Ye Qingrou, and there was nothing abnormal in the whole room.
Ji Ya thought about it and decisively covered the box, asked Lei Fang and Xiongying to carry it away, and didn't go back to Lin Yue's courtyard, and went straight to the Ganliang Volunteer Camp.
……
Zhu Ye Qingrou woke up slowly, but saw Ji Ya and Qi Diaoyan in front of her, she showed an inquiring gaze, and Qi Diaoyan nodded slowly.
Zhu Ye Qingrou stood up and bowed: "Yang Zhi Manna See Your Highness." ”
Ji Ya hurriedly said: "Sister, don't be polite, the last time Mingyue Tower said goodbye, I was sorry for hiding my identity." ”
"At that time, I was the same, and I tried His Highness with words, hoping to forgive my sins. ”
Now Ji Ya's camp is guarded by loyal female guards, and there are tens of thousands of troops around, which is much safer than the small courtyard in Xicheng, where dragons and snakes are mixed.
The three of them will pair each other's information and know the general ins and outs. The information that Ji Ya obtained in the capital was partly completed by Qi Diaoyan, but most of it was through Zhuye Qingrou. Today she went out normally, but she was ambushed in a back street, and the people she brought with her didn't know what happened, it seemed that she was more than lucky. Of course, it is not excluded that there are traitors here. As for the attacker, Zhu Ye Qingrou can't tell the difference, from being attacked to being unconscious until she woke up, she doesn't have too many clues.
Three points can be seen from this matter, first, the identity of Zhu Ye Qingrou has been exposed. Second, the other side has the ability to detect and the strength to attack. Third, after doing all this, he sent back Zhu Ye Qingrou, which shows that the other party doesn't want to tear his face with Ji Ya yet.
There are many people in the capital who have such scheming methods, but if they have the strength to do it, I am afraid that only Xiao Huairen and Ye Meidie are the two.
Ji Ya asked, "Could it be that it was done by 'stinging'?"
Qi Diaoyan shook his head: "It's hard to say, if it's really a sting, then why are they?" Chu Hou has obviously decided to evacuate. ”
The sting is a spy organization under Ye Meidie, just like the rising sun in Ji Ya's hands, these days in the capital, the two sides have had several silent battles. Ji Ya also heard Qi Diaoyan mention it.
The three of them also analyzed, first of all, as an old opponent, did they have the strength to directly raid Chaoyang in the capital? Secondly, after the return of Wangu and Xiao Huairen, Chu Hou already had plans to evacuate, and was there any benefit in blowing up Ji Ya's intelligence network before leaving?
The three of them are another analysis, if Xiao Huairen did it, it is easy to understand. After all, the capital will be their chassis in the future, and naturally they don't want to hide so many trouble-making organizations in secret. But if it was Ye Meidie who did it, maybe she planned to lead the water to the east, and wanted Ji Ya and Xiao Huairen to confront each other, which not only restrained the development of the capital, but also took advantage of the sweetness.
And most of Chaoyang's capital intelligence network is in the hands of Zhuye Qingrou, if she doesn't say it, then no second person in the world knows, if she dies, then Chaoyang will be wasted in the capital.
The other party kidnapped Zhu Ye Qingrou, neither hurt nor interrogated, but sent it back to Ji Ya directly, obviously in addition to not completely angering Ji Ya, he still hoped that Chaoyang's intelligence network would continue to play a role.
Where did the leaf come from?
Zhu Ye Qingrou smiled bitterly: "To be honest, there are too many possibilities, the situation in the capital is turbulent, even inside Chaoyang, I don't dare to guarantee that everyone is reliable." There was half a sentence she didn't say, Chaoyang was built by the eldest prince Ji Wei, and it is understandable that everyone is loyal to the eldest prince. But even if Ji Ya is the heir designated by the eldest prince, it does not mean that everyone will continue to be loyal to his sister as loyal to his brother as he is.
Ji Ya suddenly asked, "Could it be...... Mutual Aid Society?"
Zhu Ye Qingrou was stunned for a moment and said: "It's hard to say, because the mutual aid association is very xenophobic, and so far Chaoyang has only touched some corners." ”
The Mutual Aid Association itself is an organization where the victims of the original Bliss Pavilion gather together to keep warm, and this time in Beijing, the original member Su Shun is responsible for building bridges, and the Mutual Aid Association is also willing to join the real power faction, so there is a lot of cooperation with Gan Liang Yiyong. Wu Yan and others, as people from the local area, were able to take over various affairs in the capital in a short period of time, which was also inseparable from the support of the Mutual Aid Association.
It stands to reason that although this organization also has strong intelligence capabilities, it is ultimately on its own side. But Wu Yan's private actions before really made Ji Ya suspicious. If you say that you are going to make your own decisions, you will be considered to have broken your own hands and feet. Then this attack on Zhuye Qingrou undoubtedly abolished Ji Ya's eyes and ears, and from then on, Gan Liang's secret work in the capital could only rely on the Yuanzhou faction and the mutual aid association. And the people standing behind all this all pointed to their master Lin Yue.
Qi Diaoyan said: "In any case, you have been exposed, and you can no longer manage this side of the capital." ”
Zhuye Qingrou nodded: "Okay, I'll hand over all the dark lines to you, you can arrange it later, but I don't know how many are available." ”
Ji Ya thought for a while: "Otherwise, you can go back to the northwest with us." ”
Zhu Yeqing said softly: "This is also a way, but in order not to attract the attention of others, His Highness may wish to personally invite me to the north tomorrow." ”
Qi Diaoyan also agreed: "Yes, Your Highness can be said to be the only female prince in name, and it is normal to want to recruit the first talented woman in the capital as your subordinate, so that Yang Zhi Manna can leave in a bright light." ”
Ji Ya nodded: "It's okay, tomorrow I will be full of posture to seek talents, and then my sister will promise to leave with me." ”
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The next day, Ji Ya really came to visit, and many people knew that she intended to invite Zhu Ye Qingrou to be her middle scholar to assist in drafting the official letter.
Zhu Ye Qingrou is the first talented woman in the capital, with sharp words and good words, maybe it is not as good as seeking the country and politics, but there is no problem in being a senior secretary. Princess Ji Ya is also a daughter, and it makes sense to come to the door to seek talent. In addition to adding a few more talking points to the capital, it didn't make any big waves, but some talented people who admired Zhu Ye Qingrou were disappointed.
And after Ye Meidie learned about it, she showed a smile: "It's really a good show." ”