Chapter 345: Jiang Kui

The palace city of Daqi was not built on the site of the Forbidden City of the Six Dynasties, but on the south side of the Qinhuai River (Tiandao Wang Dao txt download). The main reason is to set aside a certain strategic buffer zone between the Yangtze River and Jiangning City. In fact, the palace city of the Six Dynasties era had already been reduced to ashes as early as when the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nan Chen.

Since the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, Jiangning City has never been attacked by soldiers, and its development has been extremely prosperous. After arriving in Jiangning, Xiao Dalai did not build a formal palace city, but hastily built a large courtyard on the east side of Yuhuatai. It was not until the time of Taizong that the Great Qi Dynasty recovered from the pressure of foreign enemies and began to build a formal palace on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. It took more than ten years, according to the appearance of the old palace in the Southern Dynasty, and built a three-story palace city inside and outside. The center of gravity of the entire Jiangning City began to move south. Subsequently, the construction of a new city wall began to regulate the entire Jiangning City.

The current Jiangning City is very different from the history. For example, on the north and west sides of it, along the Purple Mountain, Yuhuatai, Jiangjun Mountain, and Niushou Mountain, tall city walls were built, which was completely considered from the perspective of defense, and did not pursue squareness. The winding Qinhuai River has become a river that crosses the center of the capital, and the former site of the palace city of the Six Dynasties has been excluded from Jiangning City. Later, the famous Xuanwu Lake was dredged into a part of the moat.

This is mainly due to the fact that there is not much culture in this house, and although Taizong is a little better, his cultural level is not very high. The two of them have led troops to fight all their lives, and they have considered this direction when building the capital. Therefore, the entire capital city has also been built into a city that is not round and square.

However, the palace city of Daqi is an orthodox rectangle, and it is almost all built according to the model of the palace city of the Six Dynasties. There are three layers inside and outside, and the momentum is majestic. After all, the Great Qi Dynasty is an orthodox dynasty, and the place where the emperor sleeps and works has to look like it.

The Qinhuai River twists and turns, and there is a small "few" in this part of the palace. Miyagi took the Qinhuai River as its side and excavated a new river channel to form the moat of Miyagi. Of course, the Qinhuai River is a famous prosperous place and a place for fireworks, and Qi Taizong did not want to monopolize it, but only occupied the "few" part of the Qinhuai River. The entire Qinhuai River has also become a river channel that crosses the center of Jiangning City, and there are many bridges of all sizes. The communication between the two sides of the river is extremely convenient, and it is almost the same as land.

On the north bank of the Qinhuai River, not far from Miyagi, there is a big mansion, and the owner of the house is surnamed Jiang Mingyuan, who is a well-known good man from far and near. Jiang Dashan owns dozens of shops on the coastal streets, and his family is rich. He is also kind to others, and he has made good connections, donating hundreds of taels of silver every year to an orphanage in Jiangning, and has an excellent reputation. However, no one thought that the Jiang family's mansion was an important meeting place for the Imperial City Division. No one knew that Jiang Yuan was the brother of Jiang Kui, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division.

The Imperial City Division in the ordinary population is responsible for the guards of the palace city and is the forbidden army of the imperial city. In fact, it is nothing more than the inner division of the Imperial City Division. The foreign divisions of the Imperial City Division are all over the country, responsible for collecting information from officials in various places and probing intelligence. There is almost no connection between the outer division and the inner division.

The outer division of the Imperial City Division has two deputy commanders, south of the Yangtze River, led by Jiang Kui, and north of the Yangtze River, which is in charge of Duan Blade. Jiang Kui has been stationed in Jiangning for a long time, and Jiang Yuan is the place where he comes most often, and even to meet his subordinates, he is also arranged here. Jiang Yuan set aside nearly one-third of the north side of the house for Jiang Kui's use. Of course, without Jiang Kui, Jiang Yuan would not be able to maintain the family business of Nuoda.

On the night when Ming'er and the others arrived in Jiangning, Li Hongniang entered the house through the side door again. The night was dark, and Li Hongniang, dressed in black, walked lightly through the black rumbling path and came to a house.

In the main hall, a half-grown old man with a dark face and a burly figure sat on a chair. His eyes were closed, and the fingers of his left hand, on the back of his right hand, tapped slowly, as if he was thinking about something. - It's Jiang Kui.

"My lord, Commander Li asks to see you."

"Let her in!" Jiang Kui didn't open his eyes, and he spoke slowly and logically.

Immediately, Li Hongniang entered the hall and knelt on one knee, "Li Hongniang pays a visit to Lord Deputy Capital." ”

"Hmm!" Jiang Kui responded, "Then Song Xiaolang has any news?" ”

Li Hongniang knocked her teeth, and said helplessly, "Jiang Ning's secret guard didn't find Song Xiaolang's whereabouts (the latest chapter of the Honghuang Sword Saint). According to the secretary sent across the river, Shandong Lu Wuju and his party were divided into two teams, and the front team was led by Xin Qiji, the general of Shandong Guan, and had already entered Jiangning two days ago. The rear team was led by a hundred households, with another batch of martial arts, and this afternoon, they also arrived in Jiangning. However, in these two teams, there is no figure of Song Xiaolang. ”

"Huh?" Jiang Kui seemed a little surprised, "Isn't Song Xiaolang going to come to Jiangning with the martial arts team?" Why can't you even see a human figure? ”

"Then Song Xiaolang separated from the team from Fuli Town, Suzhou, and went south alone. It seems that he was being tracked by someone from some side and was forced to leave early. Li Hongniang raised her head and stared at Jiang Kui, wanting to see some clues from him.

"Who can track him? Hum! Isn't this Song Xiaolang afraid of our family, so he deliberately left the team and postponed his return? Jiang Kui opened his eyes, but stared at his hands, as if admiring a work of art.

"According to his subordinates, Song Xiaolang has a brilliant mind and acts in a very measured manner, and he will never do such a thing!" Li Hongniang argued.

Jiang Kui shook his head slightly, "I know, he was once your subordinate. But don't forget, he disappeared for a year, and who knows what he did? And as soon as he returned to Licheng, he committed rebellion and was extremely bold! Although the Shandong Road side is not under my jurisdiction, this Song Xiaolang arrived in Jiangning this time, and it was assigned to the Imperial City Division here. There are some things I still have to ask. ”

Li Hongniang's expression tightened. Before coming to Jiang's house, she had just gone to the Song Mansion and met Ming'er. Ming'er naturally didn't know how Song Zheng got out of trouble from Dajin, but from Song Zheng's return to Licheng and even the experience of going south, Ming'er knew very well. According to Ming'er's estimate, it was the deputy capital lord in front of him who sent another person to deal with Song Zheng. Looking at the scene in front of him, even if Song Zheng came to Jiangning, he would still be harassed and even poisoned by Jiang Kui.

Of course, Jiang Kui may also be acting, maybe Song Zheng has fallen into Jiang Kui's hands, and now he is just pretending to be a gesture to deal with himself. Thinking of this, Li Hongniang said, "This Song Xiaolang is a person who has made great contributions, and he is very valued by the prince. Now that his fate is uncertain, we must always check it out (the latest chapter on the way home)! ”

"Valued by the prince?" Jiang Kui sneered, "The prince is in Jiangning now, why haven't I heard from his old man once?" Li Hongniang, don't you want to use the name of the prince to beat the contemptible? ”

Li Hongniang hurriedly lowered her head, "My subordinates don't dare!" ”

"I asked you to check Song Zheng's whereabouts, but I just asked you to bring him in and receive a lecture. It's good that you didn't find the shadow of that kid, but you also wanted to cover up for his intercession. Why? Jiang Kui squinted, the cold light flashed, staring at the woman in the audience.

"Subordinate convicted!" Li Hongniang didn't raise her head, and said coldly.

Jiang Kui snorted again, and didn't say anything for a while.

Li Hongniang asked tentatively, "Do we need to send some more people to Chuzhou, Jiangbei and other places, along the official road from Suzhou to Jiangning, to investigate?" ”

"Jiangbei? is just a Song Xiaolang, why is he so excited? Our foreign company has a big business, and Jiangning's affairs are not enough for you to be busy? There is no need to put so much energy into it for a Song Xiaolang. That Ming'er, isn't he from the Imperial City Division? You just need to tell her and let Song Xiaolang report to you as soon as he arrives in Jiangning. I don't believe that Song Xiaolang came to Jiangning and won't go home! ”

"Subordinates take orders!"

Jiang Kui softened his tone, "The prince personally ordered that you be transferred from Shandong Road to Jiangning and assigned to my subordinates, and we all need to serve the prince wholeheartedly." At present, the situation in Ningbo is becoming more and more complicated. We should serve the prince with all our hearts. Even if Song Xiaolang made some contributions on Shandong Road, he was just an ordinary secret soldier. I'm going to draw your attention to a thing or two, but it's just a routine review. ”

Jiang Kui also knew that the Li Hongniang in front of him could be transferred to Jiangning, the land of Gyeonggi, which showed that Xiao Hui valued him, so he didn't dare to be harsh, but explained a few words: "You should know that my nephew Jiang Lin had a conflict with Song Xiaolang in Licheng and was injured by Song Xiaolang. Regardless of whether he is to blame or not, everything will be handled by Deputy Duan, and I will not care (Interstellar Hero). I won't make a move on a small Imperial City boss because of this. But that Song Xiaolang has been gone through many years, and there is no news in the middle, and he is no longer a person from the Imperial City Division. Although for some reason, Deputy Duan Dutong did not take back Song Zheng's identity, and informed me that Song Zheng and others were transferred to the Jiangning Imperial City Division. Since I want to go to Jiangning's side, then I have to ask. Just like when you came to Jiangning last year, didn't you personally review a few of the subordinates you brought? ”

"My subordinates know! But now that Song Xiaolang is gone, we always have to search? What's more, the lord also said that Song Zheng has now been assigned to the Jiangning Imperial City Division, and he is the person here. He's missing, shouldn't we send someone to look for him as usual? ”

Li Hongniang's tone was calm, but the meaning of the rhetorical question was obvious.

Jiang Kui didn't expect Li Hongniang to use her own words to set herself, and she couldn't help but feel a little depressed. However, he quickly asked rhetorically, "Didn't you say that too?" That Song Xiaolang was wise and measured. Now it is only half a month before the day of the martial arts competition, so Song Xiaolang will always come back before that! ”

Li Hongniang frowned and did not speak. Jiang Kui's meaning is obvious, no matter what Song Zheng encounters, let him come to Jiangning on his own, the Imperial City Division can't send people to search.

"Okay, that's how Song Xiaolang's business will be done. Say no more about him. Last time, I asked you to investigate the matter of the Zhongguan Gui Lord's private residence outside, how did you find out? ”

Li Hongniang hurriedly cheered up, "My lord, that person does have a house outside. It's on Kozui Street, west of Miyagi. However, it was not a foreign house, but the man entrusted someone to get his sister Qian Xiaoying back from Yunnan, and bought a few maid rings to provide food and accommodation. ”

"Yunnan?" Jiang Kui pondered for a moment, "You send someone to watch over there." Pay attention to your whereabouts and report to me in time! ”

Li Hongniang nodded.

Then, Jiang Kui asked about other matters of the Imperial City Division, as if he had completely forgotten about Song Zheng.