However, Ji Qingwen was very interested in Li Yuanyin's method of collecting black material from Gao Qiqian - you must know that Gao Qiqian was not only a top-notch eunuch, but also supervised such a spy organization as Dongchang.

Although since Emperor Chongzhen came to power, Dongchang's responsibilities and powers have shrunk significantly, but as the head of the old secret agency, he should always have the ability to protect himself, right? How could Li Yuanyin be investigated without using Jinyiwei's resources?

Li Yuanyin said proudly: "Lord Ji, I don't know, in fact, whether it is the East Factory or Jinyiwei, or the West Factory and the Insider Factory that have long been closed, in fact, there are just a few kinds of investigations against others. ”

"Isn't it just listening to the wall, stealing letters, and other shady things?" Ji Qingwen said.

Li Yuanyin answered: "These are all indiscriminate means, and they can't be put on the table." What is really useful is to buy the people around the subject, and insert the eyeliner directly to the subject, so that the information obtained is accurate and timely, and even if it is discovered, the victim will blame the treachery of the people around him, and will not suspect you, which is the perfect way. ”

Ji Qingwen was greatly inspired when he heard this, and said, "So, Commander Li also bought the trusted people around Gao Qiqian?" ”

Li Yuanyin nodded: "That's right, Lord Ji is really smart." ”

"Then I can't figure it out again. This Gao Qiqian is also the commander of the East Factory, is it so easy to buy the henchmen around him? How much does it cost to buy these people? Ji Qingwen asked.

Li Yuanyin said disapprerovingly: "As long as it is a person, it can be bought." In fact, it is not necessary to use money to buy someone. For example, if you grasp a person's handle, you can coerce him. If you have a great favor to a person, you can make him give you face; Of course, if you have money, that's the most convenient, and as long as you have enough money, no one can't buy it. ”

Ji Qingwen said with a smile: "Commander Li said this thoroughly. I'm a young man with a shallow foundation, first, I haven't caught the handle of many people, and second, I haven't sold much face to others, but I just have money. ”

"That's it." Li Yuanyin said, "This time, in order to collect the black material of Gao Qiqian, the general used some of his own connections and connections, but a rich person like Lord Ji, as long as he let out the rumors, said that for 10,000 taels of silver, he would buy ten capital crimes of Gao Qiqian." Maybe the next day, all kinds of news will come like snowflakes. ”

Ji Qingwen was thoughtful when he heard this, and then he changed his words, but asked: "I don't know if Commander Li has the handle in the hands of others, and I don't know when he has received great favor from others, maybe someone will pay much more money than me to buy you." When the time comes, is Commander Li going to betray me? I'm here

People don't follow the rules and speak openly, there should be a lot of black material, Commander Li don't ask me about a capital crime! ”

Ji Qingwen's words were half serious and half joking, but Li Yuanyin took it seriously.

I heard him say with a serious face: "I don't know what Lord Ji means by this. I, Li Yuanyin, have acted upright, stood upright, never had any handle in the hands of others, and all the favors I received were repaid, but I just took some silver from Lord Ji, which can be regarded as not hurting. If someone wants to buy the last general, I'm afraid they have to get a good bargaining chip! ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly said: "Okay, okay." I can trust the character of Commander Lee. It's just that the commander of Jinyiwei made Luo Yangxing very insidious, and he didn't seem to be a good person, so I couldn't help but be a little worried. ”

Li Yuanyin said: "Although Commander Luo is not emotional, he still does things out of public intentions. If there is any misunderstanding between Lord Ji and Commander Luo, the last general is willing to take it as a guarantee, and maybe he can send a contradiction between the two. ”

Ji Qingwen waved his hand: "Come on, Luo Yangxing, it's better for you to see one side as well." Even I didn't want to look at his sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked face. ”

While he was talking, Li Yan also came out of the upper room on the second floor of the Yunlai Inn, and saw that Ji Qingwen and Li Yuanyin were talking speculatively, so he interjected: "Are you two talking about some confidential matters?" If there's anything I can't hear, just avoid it. ”

Li Yan has a free and uninhibited personality, much easier to get along with than Li Yuanyin, and it is rare to be a scholar and a talented person, and often jokes with Ji Qingwen or something.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen also quipped: "Brother Li, where is this?" It's just that Commander Li doesn't want Brother Li to hear what he says, so I'll wait for Commander Li to leave and repeat it again, isn't it equivalent to talking to Brother Li? ”

Li Yan said with a "haha" smile: "Brother Ji is worthy of doing big business. This sentence is said twice, and it becomes two sentences. It's like a sum of money is recorded twice, and it becomes two accounts. ”

After laughing for a while, Li Yan asked: "Seeing Brother Ji so jubilant, he must have won the lottery when he entered the palace yesterday, right?" ”

Only then did Ji Qingwen think that the results of yesterday's interrogation of Yuan Chonghuan had not been told to Li Yan, so he told Li Yan in detail how Gao Qiqian stirred up the lobby of the Criminal Department yesterday, how Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren fought openly and secretly, and how Emperor Chongzhen changed his mind. By the way, even the matter of Choi Youhae, the envoy of the DPRK, was also introduced.

Li Yan laughed while listening: "It seems that the emperor still gave Brother Ji a face, and he is finally ready to let Yuan Chonghuan go." ”

"Whoa!" Ji Qingwen said, "Brother Li doesn't know where to start. In fact, I didn't say a word of intercession for Yuan Chonghuan yesterday. It seems that the emperor has already thought about it or changed his mind temporarily, so he is ready to put it

Yuan Chonghuan's one-horse one. ”

Li Yan denied: "No. In fact, the current situation in the imperial court has not changed much before Brother Ji entered Beijing. According to the situation, the emperor, Wen Tiren and others were preparing to execute Yuan Chonghuan; The civil officials represented by Zhou Yanru are ready to protect it. Now the chips of the two sides have not changed much, and it is not enough for the emperor to change his mind. But now that Brother Ji is here, it is a third-party force that is different from the inner court and the outer court. Although Brother Ji's power is not strong now, it is full of potential, which is enough to impress the emperor. ”

Li Yan's analysis is reasonable, reasonable, and now it seems to be seamless. But after a long time, he found that he only guessed half right, but unlike others, he didn't guess the beginning, but guessed the ending.

But now that he has listened to Li Yan's analysis, Ji Qingwen is a little proud: "Okay, don't worry about so much." Anyway, the emperor has already made an order to discuss Yuan Chonghuan's sins in Beijing officials above the fourth rank and local officials above the fifth grade. ”

Ji Qingwen paused, and then said: "By the way, before entering Beijing, I remember that I once instructed Brother Li to bring the list of officials who took my gold that day. I wonder if Brother Li lost it? Now is the time to put this treasure to use! ”

Li Yan waved his hand and said: "That's not necessary, I think there are people in the court who are more anxious than Brother Ji, let them do this matter, and when things can't be done, it's not too late for Brother Ji to intervene." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw Xiao Duozi step forward quickly, and whispered in Ji Qingwen's ear: "Young master, there is a general outside who wants to find you." ”

"General? Which general? Have you asked for your name? Ji Qingwen asked.

"This general's surname is Wu, and his name is Wu Sangui...... It's a strange name. Xiao Duozi replied.

Hearing the name of "Wu Sangui", Ji Qingwen felt a pang in his heart, and thought: Wu Sangui is not staying in Shanhaiguan, what is he doing in Jingshi City? What do you do when you come to find yourself?

However, he thought about it for a while, and thought that the current Wu Sangui was not the big traitor in history, and he had a lot of friendship with him, and he traveled a long way from Shanhaiguan to Jingshi City to find him, and it was not easy to refuse people thousands of miles away.

So Ji Qingwen ordered: "General Wu Sangui is my good friend, please invite him in." ”

Xiao Duozi agreed, and ran out in a hurry, but when he came back, there were already seven or eight characters dressed as military generals behind him, and the first person was young and heroic, and it was Wu Sangui who was still in the stage of "young hero".

When Ji Qingwen saw it, he stepped forward with a smile and greeted: "It turned out to be General Wu, you didn't help your father guard the customs at Shanhaiguan, why did you come here?" ”

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