After breaking up with Yu'er and returning to his cabin, Guan Zhuofan couldn't rest immediately, he still had to see someone - Chen Yicheng, director of the Military Coordination Department.

Early this morning, before dawn, as soon as the gate of Beijing was opened, Chen Yicheng was on the road. He hurried his horse, changed horses at the sharp station set up by the Xuan army on the way, and entered the ground of Tianjin after nightfall. When I arrived at the Xiaozhan barracks, I learned that Guan Zhuofan was stationed on the "Champion" with the Queen Mother this evening, so he rushed to the Dagukou Wharf.

Guan Zhuofan was still at the banquet welcoming the British adviser at that time, and when he knew that he was coming, he calculated what he would do at night and then calculated the time, so he "escaped" in advance.

Chen Yicheng saw Guan Zhuofan and said a thousand words neatly: "Please be handsome!" ”

He wore civilian clothes, so he did not salute the military.

This is an extremely delicate young man, and he was even born with a female appearance of one or two. On a cold day, he was wearing a thin royal blue lake crepe cotton robe, with a spun silk gown inside, and the snow-white cuffs turned out. The upper body is covered with a jujube red pipa placket, and the lower body is black crepe leggings, although the long journey, the trousers are still extremely structured. He wears a satin hat on his head, and a piece of jasper with a longevity pattern is inlaid on it.

Guan Zhuofan sighed slightly: Chen Yicheng's description, anyone would think that the person standing in front of him was a beautiful son, and some people would probably misunderstand him for Youling - However, if someone really treats him like this, it is looking for death. This handsome and unusually handsome young man, with a ruthless heart and cruel methods, will be a relative of the emperor, high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and arrogant generals in the near future. Hear his name. will be shocked by it.

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

Ugly. Such as Qi Bingrong and Yan Jingming, although "people cannot be disguised"; Handsome, such as Chen Yicheng, may also be "not good-looking".

Guan Zhuofan said: "You can sit down." ”

Chen Yicheng thanked him and sat down. The orderly put a cup of tea in front of both of them, then put down the teapot, retreated, and closed the hatch tightly.

Chen Yicheng took a sip of tea. said: "In accordance with the instructions of the marshal, the Beijing station of the Military Coordination Office launched a 'red response' to the target figures such as 'ruts', and within a few days, there was quite a gain, but the situation was weird, how to deal with it in the future, and the subordinates did not dare to be self-dedicated, and they had to ask for instructions in front of the marshal." ”

"Rut" is the code name given to the king by the Military Adjustment Department. With such a strange name, there are twists and turns, and outsiders can't think of it even if they scratch their scalps: "惇" is harmonious with "Dun". The capital of England is called "London", and "Dun" is after "Lun". "Lun" harmonic "wheel" - behind this "wheel", isn't it "rut"?

The "red response" is "quite rewarding", mainly from the "rut".

As mentioned above, the so-called "red response" is to conduct comprehensive monitoring of the archivist and draw up a contingency plan. And this "comprehensive monitoring" is not only for the archivist himself, but also for the people who may be directly related to the relevant events, but also to be included in the monitoring system.

There are two main people around King Tan who have been included in the monitoring system by the Military Investigation Department, one is his housekeeper Lihai of Tsinghua Garden, and the other is the "Juxian Pavilion" where he raises foreign warriors and martial arts masters.

In the past few months, in the process of "first-level monitoring" of the king, the military investigation department has discovered that if the king wants to handle any confidential matters and meet with important people, it is basically not in the palace of the king of the king in the soju alley of Chaoyangmen Nei Street, but in the Tsinghua Garden in the western suburbs of Beijing; And almost all of the people who are sent out to handle confidential affairs, or even the "wet work" that is not visible, are the housekeeper of Tsinghua Garden, Lihai, who is either in the middle of the liaison and presiding, or directly by himself.

As for the "Juxian Pavilion", located in the basin alley of the southwest city, it is a three-entry house, which is not too big, and there are more than a dozen martial artists living in it. There are far more martial artists raised by the king, there are always as many as thirty or forty people. However, not all of them live in Pen'er Hutong. "Juxian Pavilion" is regarded as the "activity center" of the martial artists under the gate of the Emperor's Mansion, and the dozen or so people who live here are the most core of them.

There are two people who preside over the "Juxian Pavilion" for King Tun, one is Lihai, who is the representative of King Tun; One is called Dong Heshan, a native of Zhuozhou, a master of Xingyimen, and the head of the martial artists.

When the king talks about martial arts, he has now summoned the martial artists of the "Juxian Pavilion" to go to the palace or Tsinghua Garden in the soju alley. After the martial artist finished practicing kung fu, he thanked the reward and left, and no martial artist had ever spent the night in the palace, let alone a martial artist who lived in the palace. The king thought that he was doing this enough to "taoguang and cultivate obscurity", which would not attract attention and was not suspected of "violating the rules".

In addition to accompanying the king to practice kung fu, the main job of the martial artists is to replace the palace guards and do some errands that are not suitable for the palace to come forward directly, and some of them are "wet work" that cannot see the light.

The errand of the "Juxian Pavilion" handled by the Duke of Xuan, before and after, there were also several lives in it.

Explaining the errand, Lihai only said to Dong Heshan alone, and then Dong Heshan assigned the work to the martial artists. Dong Heshan himself, unless there is a special need, does not go out in person. This is not Dong Daxia's "self-esteem", but the martial artist who does "wet work" in case he is arrested, there is a buffer between them and the housekeeper of the Tang Wangfu, as well as Dong Daxia. Even if the martial artists confess, they can only recruit Dong Daxia, and for a while, they can't pull the head of the housekeeper.

This class of martial artists, since childhood, has a certain ability to endure pain, as long as they do not move the punishment, they can generally survive until the time when the palace fishes them out.

Therefore, the establishment of the "Juxian Pavilion" has been two and a half years now, and the martial artists have done "wet work", and they have not missed their hands, but they have never been implicated in the head of King Xuan.

At the beginning, when Guan Zhuofan heard the name "Juxian Pavilion", he thought to himself: Do you dare to be a little more vulgar? For example, the "Juyi Hall" Shenma?

Chen Yicheng said: "The day after receiving the instructions from the marshal at Beijing Station, that is, on the third day of the meeting of the Dang and Baoqing Huayuan, Lihai found a cook in the Rui Wangfu, named Ao Bao - in the next day or two, Lihai put aside other things, and only accompanied this Ao Bao, drinking, listening to operas, gambling money, and visiting the 'Eight Hutongs'. The two of them spent all day and wine, and one should make the fee, all by Lihai. Ao Bao Xingsi, Lihai called him 'Ao Fourth Brother', and poured rice soup. ”

"Oh? Wise? Auspicious Rui? ”

"Back to the knight, wise and wise. However, what is interesting is that this cook named Ao Bao was originally on an errand at the 'Xiangrui Zhirui', and was recommended by the 'Xiangrui Zhirui' to the 'Wise Rui'. ”

Among the princes of the Qing Dynasty, there are Prince Rui and Prince Rui, the former began at the beginning of the country, and the prince of the founding sect was Dolgon, hereditary replacement; The latter started in the Jiaqing Dynasty, and the prince of the opening sect was the fourth son of Renzong, Mianxin, who was demoted to the throne. Chen Yicheng said "interesting", not only refers to the homonyms of the two titles of "Rui" and "Rui", but also refers to: At this time, the son of King Rui and the Zaiyi of Jue Feng Baylor are the biological birth of King Yi.

Guan Zhuofan knows this situation, and he also knows the reason: Yizhi, the king of Ruijun, had no children after his death, and Wenzong was the master, and he passed the prince Zaiyi to Yizhi as his heir. In accordance with the principle of "demotion and raiding", Zai Yi Jue Baylor.

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly and said, "Well, it's a little interesting." Okay, go on. ”

"Yes. Although there is a relationship between the king and the king, Lihai and Ao Bao should not have had much friendship before-for Lihai's generosity and politeness, Ao Bao always looked flattered. Both of them are on errands in the palace, but one is a cook and the other is a housekeeper, and this status cannot be compared. Ao Bao must be thinking: I don't know why this Lihai suddenly looks up to himself so much? ”

"In any case, Lihai bothered to befriend Ao Bao so much, there must be some serious plot on him, so the Military Coordination Office included Ao Bao in the 'red response' monitoring."

"Ao Bao did not marry, and there was only a half-blind old mother at home. Well, according to the investigation, he should be an authentic filial son. ”

"The surveillance soon found out."

"Ao Bao and Lihai, when they visited the kiln once, somehow, they quarreled. After a while, Ao Bao rushed out of the house, his face was flushed, and on a cold day, the buttons of the placket of the cotton coat were not buttoned, and he walked away. Lihai immediately settled the account, his face turned pale, and he left the kiln in a hurry. ”

*(To be continued......)