Chapter 498: Temptation
It can be said that the Jeongryo Right Guard is well aware of the terrain of Goryeo, which is mainly due to the establishment of the military cabinet system.
Since the establishment of the military cabinet, in addition to reforming the military system, the main task is to draw the mountains and rivers within the sphere of influence of the Great Zhou.
Goryeo, as a vassal state of the Great Zhou, was naturally included, and the person responsible for investigating and mapping the terrain of Goryeo was the right guard of Dingliao.
Therefore, the right guard of Dingliao was very familiar with the terrain of Goryeo, especially the terrain of Uiju, which borders it.
After successfully crossing the Yalu River, Baihu opened the map and looked at it a few times, then led his men around the nearby villages and towns, and walked along the sparsely populated area to a cave that had been determined before.
At this moment, it was almost dawn, but as far as the eye could see, there was no trace of people except for the white snow, which made Baihu feel a lot of relief.
There were no accidents along the way, and Baihu and everyone quickly arrived at a cave that had been discovered a long time ago. This cave has been discovered by Dingliao Youwei a long time ago, and it is also very hidden.
Once everyone has been settled, the next step is to buy some daily necessities. After all, these people have a limited amount of things on them, especially food and blankets.
After admonishing his subordinates, Baihu took a few people to disguise themselves as merchants of Da Zhou and went to nearby villages and towns to purchase daily necessities. The reason why this is so is because in the past few years, many merchants in Dazhou have come to Goryeo to do business, and now that the roads are closed by heavy snow, it is understandable that they are trapped in Goryeo......
Due to the heavy snow and road closure, the car of Zhou An, the minister of the military cabinet, was blocked in Jinzhou Mansion. Jin Yiwei commanded Han Xiao to see that this was not a solution, and his heart was very urgent.
Because according to the secret report sent by the secret agent, after hearing that the imperial court sent Zhou Junge to inspect the guards in Liaodong, many guards have begun to 'destroy the corpses and destroy all the evidence'.
Is this still worth it?
As soon as he heard the news, how could Han Xiao still sit still? After talking to Zhou An, he took a few Jinyi captains to brave the wind and snow to the important town of Zizai Prefecture in eastern Liaodong, and finally arrived in Zizai Prefecture on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Zizai Prefecture is an important town in eastern Liaodong and the location of the capital of eastern Liaoning, where there are three guards: Dingliao Qianwei, Dingliao Guard and Dingliao Zhongwei.
After Han Xiao came to Zizai Prefecture, he went straight to the Yamen of the Dusi Prefecture, preparing to scare the snake and see who was the snake in the three guards in Zizai Prefecture.
Zhao Chenfeng, the commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, was born in the royal family, and according to his seniority, he was the brother of today's son, and his position as the commander of the envoy, like Han Xiao, was the official position of Zheng Erpin.
Hearing Han Xiao's arrival, Zhao Chenfeng was slightly startled, and quickly regained his composure and came to the hall to meet Han Xiao.
Seeing Han Xiao, Zhao Chenfeng greeted with a smile on his face: "It's freezing this day, why are you here, Lord Han?" ”
Han smiled and said, "Such a big thing happened in Liaodong, how dare I not come!" ”
"What's the big deal?" I don't know if I really don't know or if I don't know, Zhao Chenfeng has doubts on his face.
"General Zhao, you don't know?" Han Xiaohu glanced at Zhao Chenfeng suspiciously, not sure if Zhao Chenfeng's face was disguised at this moment.
"Know what?" Zhao Chenfeng asked.
"It seems that you really don't know...... General" Han Xiao told Zhao Chenfeng the truth of the matter one by one, of course, during which he concealed the key person of the whistleblower.
After listening, Zhao Chenfeng's face looked a little angry, "It's really unreasonable!" Outrageous! Lord Han, who are involved, you now give the old man a list, and the old man will order someone to arrest these rabbit cubs for interrogation. ”
"General Zhao don't be impatient, there is no conclusive evidence at the moment, it's better to wait for Zhou Junge to come before discussing it." As he spoke, Han couldn't help but look at Zhao Chenfeng's face with a smile.
Zhao Chenfeng's face showed a hint of abruptness, "So, Zhou Junge came to Liaodong this time for this matter?" ”
"Or else?" Han Xiao chuckled, "At the end of every year, all the ministries of the court are the busiest times, if it weren't for this, how could Zhou Junge come to Liaodong at this time!" ”
"So, Your Majesty also knows about this matter?" Although the tone in Zhao Chenfeng's mouth was asking questions, it was obvious that he had already concluded in his heart that His Majesty must have known about this matter, otherwise he would not have sent Han Xiao and Zhou An, two important ministers of the imperial court, to Liaodong together.
Han Xiao nodded and said, "Now this official wants to ask for a warrant from you, the general, so that he can enter the guards to investigate the cause of the matter, I don't know your opinion, general?" ”
"The old man has nothing to do, but Lord Han, do you want to wait for Zhou Junge to come, and then act better!"
"Aren't I afraid of long nights and dreams!" Han Xiao said, "Now that everyone of us has arrived in Liaodong, if those people hear the wind and destroy the corpse, won't it be too late!" ”
"That's right!" Zhao Chenfeng nodded, took out a warrant from his waist and handed it to Han Xiao, "This is the old man's jade plate, all the guards in Liaodong, all the people in more than 100 households know everything, Lord Han holds this warrant, and he can freely enter and exit the guards in Liaodong during this time." ”
"In this case, thank you General!" As he spoke, Han Xiao wanted to leave the Dusi Yamen.
"Alas! Lord Han! Seeing Han Xiao wanting to leave, Zhao Chenfeng hurriedly stopped and said: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, we can be lively and lively at night, what is there we will do tomorrow is not too late, anyway, just such a night of effort, is it possible that overnight, those people can clean up the beginning and the end?" ”
"That's right!" Han Xiao nodded and said, "Then I'll go and freshen up first, and then come back to bother you in the evening!" ”
"Well said! Say! Zhao Chenfeng smiled and sent Han Xiao away from the Dusi Yamen, and only turned around and returned until Han Xiao's figure disappeared.
When Han Xiao came to Zizaizhou, Captain Jinyi had already rented a secluded courtyard in the city.
When Han Xiao came out of the Dusi Yamen, the Jinyi lieutenant hurriedly stepped forward, led Han Xiao to this courtyard, and asked, "My lord, are you satisfied with this courtyard?" ”
"Very good!" Now is not the time to pay attention to food and clothing, Han Xiao doesn't care much about where he lives, so he nodded and said, and then ordered: "Notify me and let the brothers pay close attention to the movements around us, the official suspects that someone may be eyeing us during this time." ”
"Rest assured, brothers know what to do!" The Jinyi guards are all veterans who spy on intelligence all year round, and what to do is actually not required by Han Xiao at all.
After resting in the courtyard for a while, Han Xiao left the courtyard and went to a bathhouse, and directly covered the bathhouse.
Immersed in the pool, only one head was exposed, and lying on the wall of the pool behind him, Han Xiao thought to himself: "When I saw Zhao Chenfeng just now, Zhao Chenfeng's performance was really a little clumsy. ”
The reason why Han Xiao thought so was because Han Xiao didn't believe that Zhao Chenfeng didn't know anything about what happened to his guards.
It is one thing not to know, and another thing to not participate.
Han Xiao was sure that Zhao Chenfeng must know something about what his subordinates did, but whether he participated in it or not, Han Xiao was not sure.
Smuggling and trafficking in human beings is nothing more than money. But Zhao Chenfeng was born in the royal family, in addition to his own salary, the royal family will also share a large amount of money every year, so Zhao Chenfeng is not short of money.
Since there is no money, there is naturally no need to participate in it, because of this transaction, the profit is only a little, and I don't know that Zhao Chenfeng is taking risks......