Tianyi's brows furrowed, he put down the knife in his hand, the maid handed over the cloth towel, Tianyi hung his head, and wiped his fingers full of grease one by one.

"Dad, I'm afraid it's not that simple, as far as I know, the imperial court stipulates that the nine sides are not subject to agricultural taxes, and the people outside the border gates, for safety, should live in the fort, the Tartars come to fight grass every year, this grain can be without, there is nothing without human life, the people have been on the border for a long time, it is impossible not to understand this truth, he Wu Haitang naturally also knows that as long as he guards the border pass and guards the people, he is meritorious, this reply is abnormal for him, if the court investigates it, he should be mainly responsible."

Tianyi threw the cloth towel on the table and widened his eyes: "Dad, don't tell me, Wu Haitang's reply is just a dictation, right?" ”

Wei Jing nodded with a wry smile, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Tianyi stood up, paced a few steps, a sneer on his lips, and muttered, "Wu Haitang, let's play slowly." “

Wei Jing opened his mouth and said: "Tianyi, the Tartars attacked Shenyang Zhongwei, and I have sent reinforcements, but no one expected that Shenyang had only been guarding for four hours, and it was too late to rescue." “

"What about Zhu Zhicheng? Shenyang Zhongwei is a defender, where is he now? ”

Tianyi stopped, turned his head to look at Jin Shijie and asked.

Jin Shijie couldn't keep up with Tianyi's thinking, and hurriedly swallowed a mouthful of meat and said: "According to the rout, someone opened the east city gate, and the Tartars had already prepared, and as soon as the city gate was opened, countless Tartars rushed in, and no one knew whether Deputy General Zhu was captured or sacrificed for the country, because since the city was broken, the connection with Shenyang Zhongwei has been completely broken. ”

He hesitated for a moment and looked at Wei Jing.

Wei Jing said: "The governor Yamen arrested Zhu Zhicheng's family in the name of collaborating with the enemy, and it is said that it has been reported to the Criminal Department. Tianyi, Lao Zhu has been my brother for more than ten years, and I believe that he will never betray the country for glory. ”

"Of course not him!" Tianyi said categorically: "He won't be stupid enough to leave his family and go to the Tartars as an internal response, right?" As soon as Shenyang Zhongwei had an accident, the primary responsibility was him, the guard, and he was responsible for this black pot. ”

Wei Jing sighed: "The general army of Shanhaiguan seems to have military power in hand, but all the military supplies must be allocated from the governor's yamen, and this food and salary is in the hands of people, and I, the general soldier, have to bow my head." ”

Tianyi took a long breath and shouted softly: "Someone! “

The soldiers at the door hurriedly ran in and gave a military salute: "Please give orders from the young marshal." “

"Chuan Jin Yiwei Baihu Luan Yong will come to see me immediately!"

"Yes"

Wei Jing stood up and walked to Tianyi's side: "Tianyi, what do you mean?" ”

Wei Tianyi looked at the door that was gradually darkening, and said slowly: "Jinyiwei's duty at the border pass is to spy on the military situation and monitor all the personnel at the border gate, including you, this Luan Yong, I don't think he is a corpse vegetarian person, Liaodong's affairs..."

A sneer appeared on his delicate face: "I still want someone from Liaodong to tell me." “

Wei Jing looked at his son, and he actually had a sense of steadiness, as if there was a son standing here, there was nothing that could not be solved.

Cao Shaoqin didn't know when he had finished eating, and followed behind Tianyi like a shadow, and he whispered: "Master, there is a person who did not appear today. “

Tianyi turned to look at him and said softly, "Ma Yue, the eunuch guarding Liaodong Town? “

Cao Shaoqin said faintly: "Ma Yue is the righteous son of Changsheng, he only got this missing child the year before last, it is said that he gave Changsheng and Wang Yongfu a lot of offerings, and the two fathers-in-law who are in power as backers, so he can't do it." “

"Cow?" Tianyi smiled, Cao Shaoqin suddenly felt cold all over his body, and shivered, he knew that this Ma Yue was happy to the end.

Shanhaiguan guards the eunuch's mansion, in the second hall, a fair-skinned, handsome man sits on a chaise longue, two charming women are massaging him, his left hand reaches into a woman's clothes, gently twisting the grape grains on the woman's chest.

A middle-aged eunuch knelt beside the recliner and whispered about today's events.

The half-lying man is Ma Yue, the eunuch who guards the town, he is in his forties and is well maintained.

"Father-in-law, this Wei Tianyi will not come sooner or later, but at this time, if he finds out something, then won't our plan be over?"

Ma Yue's eyes were closed, and a voice like a gnat came out of his mouth: "Wei Tianyi, it's a character, but it's not worth rushing to our family, my godfather and Wang Gonggong didn't make a special explanation, Shun'er, you remember, we are holy house slaves, we have to have a royal style, not cats and dogs all need to wait." “

The kneeling eunuch had a sneer on his face: "Father-in-law is wiser than heaven, how can Wei Tianyi be such a hairy child who can fight you." Father-in-law, there is news from the Tartars, asking us to be like Shenyang, steal open the city gate, and the inside and the outside should be together, you see? …”

"Confused, how can this Shanhaiguan be compared with Shenyang? There are 30,000 elite soldiers here, ten times that of Shenyang, and that Weijing is not a fuel-efficient lamp, hum, Jinyiwei doesn't seem to care about anything, this Luan Yong is respectful to our family on the surface, but who knows what his idea is, can't do it, you hand over the news, the matter can be stopped, our family doesn't want to lose their lives for the future. “

"Yes, I'll get the word out."

Ma Yue twisted the woman's chest hard, and the woman trembled, but she didn't dare to cry out in pain.

"Shun'er, you go and tell Wu Haitang that within three days, kill Zhu Zhicheng's wife and children, so that even if he escapes back to Daming, he will be nailed as a traitor and honestly carry this black pot."

"Yes, father-in-law, this Zhu Zhicheng is also a capable man, hundreds of thousands of people surrounded him and let him run, now the Tartars are besieging the city, under the supervision of the Tartars' scouts, not even a bird can fly, not to mention that the slaves and maids have also sent people to find him, so that he can't escape."

"Don't be careless, as far as our family knows, there are people in Guancheng, and their status is not low, and some secret things are told to me by him..."

"Father-in-law, the slave will go and check, you wait for my news."

Ma Yue snorted in his nose, and he didn't know whether he was satisfied or not, and he seemed to be asleep.

The eunuch tiptoed out.

After a long time, Ma Yue called out as if in a dream: "Someone." ”

With the sound, two black-clothed people appeared in the second hall like ghosts, and the two women trembled as if they had seen ghosts.

"Dragged out, buried..."

Before the two women could beg for mercy, they were knocked unconscious by two men in black and dragged out.

Ma Yue slowly opened his eyes and muttered, "Stamen, Xiaohe, don't blame our family for being ruthless, you have heard too much." “…

In the corner of the back garden, the man in black dug a pit, threw the fainted woman into the pit, and buried her alive.

As soon as they left, two dark shadows jumped in, dug the two women out, restored the pit, and everything was done in the dark, and it was night...

In the General Soldier's Mansion, in Tianyi's room, Luan Yong knelt in front of Tianyi.

Tianyi stared at him for a long time, and then said: "This official knows that you are not a person without ability, there are some things, you just don't dare to say it, okay, show you something, you will understand." “

Cao Shaoqin turned around and took out the holy decree, held it to Luan Yong with both hands, Luan Yong unfolded it, looked at it for a long time, closed the holy decree, and handed it back with both hands.

"How? This official will give you another reassurance, you remember today, as long as you say it, you will be my person in the future, Liu Mian will not be able to cure you, and if you want to return to Beijing or stay at the border pass, you can choose. ”

Tianyi no longer looked at Luan Yong, picked up the tea bowl, and took a sip.

Luan Yong looked at Tianyi, and then at Cao Shaoqin, who was standing quietly with his hands down, and gritted his teeth: "My lord, I said..."

He understands that he is like walking a tightrope, in order to survive, he can only tell everything he knows, otherwise, he will never be able to get out of this room, Wei Tianyi wants to kill him, and he doesn't even have to write a report.