Qingcheng received the task of thoroughly investigating the ghosts, and Xu Lin was responsible for confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, at this moment, King Guhong sincerely believed that with such two generals under his command, the Wan Li army would definitely become stronger and stronger.

However, the Tao is not the same, but that's another story. At present, since King Guhong has given Qingcheng a task, he will naturally give full support, and asked: "The most important thing is to thoroughly investigate the ghosts, which is not only related to the smooth progress of the decisive battle, but also to stabilize the internal part of our army, so that Haichuan's people will always take the lead in the enemy, so Qingcheng, this king will fully support you." If you have any ideas or requests, you can also say them. ”

Since he has received this task, whether it is to suppress bandits or Zhenhai Hou, Qingcheng should do his best to do it. So listening to King Guhong's words, he pondered for a moment and said, "Back to the prince, the last general does have an idea and needs the support of the prince. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Wow. According to the general, there will be two key points for the inner ghost to transmit information, one is that our side has an important strategic deployment, and the inner ghost needs to inform the pirates in case of accidents; Second, how can we be sure that the information can be conveyed to the pirates and not be discovered by us? So, if we want to catch the inner ghost, we need to make these two conditions valid at the same time. ”

What Qingcheng said was to the point, King Guhong and Xu Lin both nodded after hearing this, and Xu Lin also added: "At the same time, we must also strictly prevent pirates from taking the lead in attacking. After all, according to you, the intelligence may not be true, so the silence of the pirates may also be an illusion, or they may be planning a bigger attack. ”

Xu Lin's supplement was also in place, King Guhong chuckled, played with the silver ingot in his hand, and said: "In today's battle, this king looks at this gang of Haichuan bandits, although the marching formation is not smart, but it may not be that there are no senior generals to take over, so what Xu Lin said is also very important." But Qingcheng, you can continue to talk about your thoughts first. ”

"Huh", Qingcheng responded, pondered for a moment and continued: "First of all, we have to give this inner ghost a chance to show his feet, which requires the prince to release a strategic deployment to lure the enemy, and the time must be very tight, so that he can't have enough opportunities to prepare." In this way, he urgently needs to pass on the information, and the second key point is established. ”

What Qingcheng pointed out, Mu and Xu could both understand the meaning, so after listening to it, King Guhong calmed down and thought about it carefully, and then his eyes lit up, and said: "Okay, this king will let Xu Lin pass the order later, and all the generals above the Chinese army will hold an emergency meeting in the evening, and this king will say, 'The Haichuan bandits have been troubled for a long time, and this king is determined to go to sea with the whole army in two days, target Haichuan itself, and pursue along the way'." ”

After King Guhong finished speaking, Qingcheng carefully tasted what he meant, and couldn't help but secretly admire this Mu Wangye.

"The battle order was issued at night, and I went to sea in two days, even if the inner ghost could smoothly transmit the information tonight, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Haichuan's people must not be in the near sea, and the information will basically be between one and a half to two days, and the time is indeed extremely urgent, even if the inner ghost is thorough, it is difficult to do it without leakage. Second, King Guhong pointed at Haichuan himself, and he was also revealing that he had already suspected the true identity of these pirates, so that whether it was this inner ghost or the Haichuan people who received the information, they would have some scruples, and they would inevitably mess up their own battles, giving me an opportunity to take advantage of. Third, the sword pointing at Haichuan to pursue along the way, in the current situation that there is no accurate target location on the sea, it is indeed the safest and most direct way to hit the vital point, and it will not make the inner ghost suspicious. King Guhong's move is indeed clever. ”

Thinking of this, Qingcheng sighed again, if a character like King Guhong can be a good prince who loves the people like a son, it must be a blessing for the people. It's a pity that he only has a position of power in his eyes, and he completely ignores the lives and deaths of the people. Now the internal stability of Daqi is good, if there is a resurgence of disputes one day, he Guhong King must be a hero in troubled times.

"The prince is wise. In this way, the inner ghost must be in a hurry to send information, and this gives us an opportunity. However, this is only the first step, and the Admiral believes that in addition to this, we need to control the regular circulation channels of Rinhai City and narrow the scope of our investigation. ”

Qingcheng's implication is that Linhai City needs to enter a state of preparedness and strictly control the circulation channels.

Normally speaking, a stable city has too many channels for internal and external circulation, simply put, there are more than 100 people every day, such as trade and trade, visiting relatives and friends. And if you don't strictly control all kinds of circulation channels, then a thorough investigation of the ghost will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it will be half the effort.

The so-called state of war readiness in Qingcheng is usually in the early days of the war, and all the external circulation channels of a city are temporarily suspended. Stop those who come from outside the city to do business, intercept those who take away relatives and friends, in a word, in a state of war readiness, lock down the city for post-war use.

This kind of practice is generally used cautiously for two reasons. First, entering a state of combat readiness is undoubtedly a signal to the outside world, that is, a great enemy is coming, which will inevitably cause panic among ordinary people and affect the turbulence of the current situation. Therefore, if it is not pressed by a strong enemy's army, it will not be activated easily.

Second, after entering a state of war readiness, the lives of ordinary people will be greatly affected, for example, people who live by fishing will not be able to go to sea; Merchants who need to transport goods to other places will not be able to leave the city; Patients who come here for medical treatment or doctors who go out of the city to visit patients will not be able to do so. As a result, the people suffered the most, and it was inevitable that the people's hearts would be unstable.

Therefore, hearing Qingcheng's words, Xu Lin couldn't help frowning and remained silent. And King Gu Hong thought about it carefully, and finally snorted lightly and said: "It's just Haichuan, it shouldn't be like this, but the army has two hearts, and it can't be taken lightly." Maybe this king will give them this face, let them also be the fierce rivals of Daqi, and enjoy this feeling. Qingcheng, yes. ”

Hearing that King Guhong agreed to his arrangement, Qingcheng hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." But not only that, but all the expenses in the army also need to be controlled, including the daily reports sent to the imperial court, which must also be suspended. In a word, since the prince ordered it, the whole city of Linhai City has been closed for martial law, and no exit or entry is allowed until this inner ghost is caught. ”

Hearing this, Xu Lin couldn't help but ask: "There are ghosts in the army, so naturally they need to be controlled." But in this case, what will happen to the follow-up grain and grass of our army? Besides, the battle report in the army, one day is sent, this is the rule of the imperial court, and now my Wanli army is stationed in Linhai City, tens of thousands of people, and suddenly cut off the report, the court side, I'm afraid there will be something wrong. ”

After Xu Lin finished speaking, Qingcheng realized that his words were indeed a bit reckless. Now Linhai City has Guhong King as the supreme commander, and tens of thousands of troops of the Wanli Army are stationed here, if the report is broken for a few days, it will inevitably have some self-respect and bad intentions.

And King Gu Hong has always been cautious, not long ago there was another incident with Duan Feiyan, in this sensitive period now, such an approach is indeed not good for him. So after listening to what Xu Lin said, Qingcheng didn't insist anymore, but waited for King Guhong's decision.

King Gu Hong thought about it again and again, shook his head and said, "What Xu Lin said is indeed reasonable. In this way, the report must not be broken, but from this day onwards, the king will send it every two days, and let someone who is absolutely trustworthy take charge of this matter to ensure that nothing goes wrong. At the same time, it was reported that the king would not mention the matter of the inner ghost for the time being, in case the news was leaked. The king will send a report later, and then, before the army 'goes to sea,' he will send new ones. ”

King Guhong's arrangement is also relatively reasonable, and Qingcheng won't say more. And after saying this, King Guhong chuckled, patted Qingcheng on the shoulder, and said: "The pressure of the court can still be borne by this king, as long as this battle is won, coupled with the prestige of this king in the court, he can always suppress those troubled officials." But Qingcheng, the king who should be given has given it, and the rest is up to you. ”

Listening to King Guhong's words, Qingcheng knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists and said: "The last general will definitely live up to the trust of the prince, and within two days, find out the inner ghost." Of course, the premise of this is that the inner ghost is indeed from the waterfront city. ”

Qingcheng was respectful and full of confidence, King Guhong nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Okay, you go down first." Remember, do what you should do, check what you should check, not to mention others, Qingcheng, remember one thing, you must not let this king down. ”

The meaning of King Guhong's words is also to warn Qingcheng not to mix personal feelings and handle everything impartially.

Qingcheng will naturally focus on the overall situation, after all, if they can't hit the people of Haichuan, then their harassment of the people will not end, and Qingcheng can't do it if they bring disaster to the country and the people.

"The last general will receive the order, the prince can rest assured."

After saying that, Qingcheng left. And after he walked away, the smile on King Gu Hong's face gradually solidified, and finally snorted coldly, looked at the silver ingot in his hand, and said to Xu Lin: "He must also be suspicious of Tang Wujing, and he must know that we have some clues, so his attitude changed a lot just now, and he responded to this matter." It seems that there is indeed some article on this thing. ”

"What the prince said is very true. This thing was found from the dead Wang Da Niu, and the last general heard the rumor that he went to sell smuggled salt in order to make money, but was captured by pirates. And just now, Duan Qingcheng obviously changed his attitude after seeing this thing, which shows that he also knows about it. But the last general didn't understand, why didn't the prince ask him? ”

Xu Lin mentioned this, and King Guhong smiled meaningfully after hearing this, and explained: "If this king doesn't pretend to be ignorant, how can he try his best to catch the inner ghost?" When the time comes, watch out for us everywhere, and it is inevitable that we will get twice the result with half the effort. What's more, this king doesn't seem to know much about his performance, and it is expected that when he sees this thing, combined with what he is talking about today, he must be in a hurry to investigate, isn't that great? All you have to do is send a few good hands to keep an eye on him, and we'll know about it then. ”

"The prince is high, and the last general is stupid. There is another thing that needs to be shown by the prince, if after finding out the truth, if it is really the Marquis of Zhenhai who raises troops with bandits, what should the last general do? ”

"Naturally, it is done according to the law, and the military law will deal with it", as he spoke, King Guhong sneered, put down the silver ingot, sat back on the seat, and continued: "When the time comes, Linhai City will change generals, won't we have a chance to pocket it?" Hmph, just Haichuan, how to alarm this king, I didn't expect him Duan Qingcheng to come in person, this time this time this king will come in person, just to find the right opportunity to be handsome for Linhai City! ”

"The prince is wise. Yes, your plan can only be implemented as quickly as possible if you have more henchmen in more places. ”

Everyone here seems to have something to do, Qingcheng has it, Zhenhai Hou has it, and Guhong King has it. It's just that I don't know which strategizing hand will stir up the future situation and the world of Daqi......