The courtyard of Fan's mansion is deep, and the singers in the backyard stroke the piano and blow the flute, which is a lively scene.

At the banquet, the housekeeper of Fanfu accompanied many visitors to push cups and change lamps, and they were happy. It's just that Fan Yonggen, as the host, and Tong Tulai, as the guest, are not among them.

They left halfway through the table and were in a secret room in the back garden.

Moreover, there were not only the two of them in the secret room, there were more than ten people.

Among them, in addition to the people in charge of the eight Jin merchant families in the mouth of Emperor Chongzhen, there are also several persons in charge of the Jin merchants in Beijing Hall.

It is no exaggeration to say that any one of them can be regarded as having a place in the capital where the powerful gather.

If it is placed in the business community of the capital, everyone knows it.

There is a saying in the capital: Jin merchants are rich in the world, and they are not rich if they are not hundreds of thousands.

And as the leader of the Jin merchants, which of the people present does not have tens of millions of assets?

Although these people belong to various parts of Shanxi, they have a common characteristic, that is, their families are engaged in border trade business, and they all deal with Jiannu to do business.

In other words, they are all people who have accepted the vote, and they are in the same boat as Jiannu.

At this time when the capital was under martial law, they took a certain risk to gather together, obviously with other plans.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Fan will first throw bricks and lead the way, report to you what he has learned with Tong Shizi in the past few days, and then everyone will fill in the gaps and find out the true intentions of the imperial court."

As the master, Fan Yonggen stood up and said to everyone.

It turned out that it was a meeting to exchange intelligence and analyze it.

No wonder they want to get together and fight together for the "traitorous ideal".

"On September 23, Prince Rui and Prince Cheng broke through the mouth of the wall and the pass of Qingshan respectively, and the 100,000 troops were stationed on Niulan Mountain.

Chongzhen's child was so shocked that he fainted. After waking up, the capital began an unprecedented martial law on the 24th, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

During this period, he dismissed four important cabinet ministers at one time, reinstated some of the courtiers who had been deposed in the past, carried out a series of personnel appointments and dismissals, and called on the king of the world.

At the same time, Wang Dehua, Wang Zhixin, Luo Yangxing, Wu Mengming and others were arrested, and the factory guards were replaced, with the intention of reviving the factory guards.

To this day, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, is stationed in Changping, Cao Bianjiao, a fierce general in the northwest, is stationed in the camp of Xishan, and the rest of the Qinwang team is still on the way.

The above is what Fan has mastered, how to ask Tong Shizi to comment later, please speak freely below? ”

After Fan Yonggen finished the briefing, he slowly sat down and waited for others to speak.

The Ming court was riddled with holes, and many arrangements in the court had no secrets to him.

Besides, some things are still issued explicitly, and they are all on the banknotes of the imperial palace.

Of course, everyone present in these situations also basically knows that it belongs to the news on the side of the road, which is not surprising.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have the latest secret information here."

Seeing that no one got up, the head of the Huang family in the capital among the eight Jin merchants stood up, looked around at everyone, and said proudly.

The eight Jin merchants were all from the right side of the mountain, trading with Zhangjiakou and trading with Jiannu.

Among them, there is both cooperation and competition between each other.

The core of the competition is to provide information about the Ming Dynasty and invite merit and slaves.

"Shopkeeper Huang, everyone is in the same boat, so don't sell it?"

Tong Tulai knew the energy of these Jin merchants, and if they could say the word secret, it must be very valuable.

Because of this, he was impatient and urged loudly.

The master ordered, and the shopkeeper Huang suddenly didn't dare to slack off, he leaned over and bowed to Tong Tulai, indicating that he received the order, "According to the news from the palace, Gao Qiqian, the former director of the world's soldiers and horses, has been executed by Ling Chi, and most of the courtiers don't know about it. ”

What the?

Different from the news on the side of the road that Fan Yonggen said, the words of the Huang family immediately shocked everyone.

As we all know, Gao Qiqian is timid and cowardly, and he is the master and person of the Ming court, such a person is a supervisor of the army, and the intentions of the court are easy to judge.

But with his death, especially by Ling Chi, things became weird.

Speaking of which, since Chongzhen's ascension to the pole, in the past eleven years, the Qing Dynasty has entered the fortress four times, and three times it has approached the city of Beijing.

In the first three times, although the Ming court fought with the Qing Dynasty every time, the battle was not very fierce, and the Ming court's plan was only to expel the matter.

But now, combined with the previous news, everyone has a bad feeling.

Could it be that the Ming court is ready to make a desperate gamble and have a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty?

It has to be said that the businessman's sense of smell is very sensitive. From the death of Gao Qiqian, they can associate and deduce the intentions of the imperial court, which is amazing.

"Do you know who will succeed Gao Qiqian?"

Tong Tulai asked with a solemn face.

"We don't know yet."

Shopkeeper Huang shook his head and replied.

Tong Tulai frowned slightly, this time it seemed that he was in trouble.

Any campaign has a strategic purpose, especially if the invading side is active.

As the top family of the Qing Dynasty, Tong Tulai naturally understood the strategic intentions of the Qing Dynasty.

The strategic purpose of the Qing army's entry into the fortress this time was threefold: First, to grab money, grain, and people, and to go back to farming and develop various industries.

The second is strategic reconnaissance, which by the way destroys the hinterland of the Central Plains and strikes at the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

The third is to contain the main force of the Ming army, so that the rebels who are already on the verge of desperation can escape and continue to cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty.

But one thing is very clear, avoid a war of attrition with the Ming.

I really can't afford to fight, even if it's 100 to 1?

With the population and tonnage of Daming, it is not at the same level at all!

Therefore, the first three times, the Qing Dynasty was wandering around the capital for a few days and then left.

"This is really unusual, and there are three things to worry about.

First, the Ming army blockaded the capital, and the information could not be transmitted, and Prince Rui and Prince Cheng did not understand the intentions of the Ming army, so they were afraid that they would suffer.

Second, the execution of Gao Qiqian, who the successor is, what he wants, completely unknown!

Third, such a big move, revitalizing the factory guard, the plan must be big, not to be ignored! ”

Tong Tulai is very good at intelligence analysis, otherwise, he would not have to risk going to Beijing himself.

Talking about these three concerns, he couldn't sit still.

In intelligence, there must be a demon when things go wrong, and Tong Tulai understands this very well.

"Hurry up and report the information, what can you do to get out of the city?"

Tong Tulai was anxious and asked everyone present.

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