Although the Tusi rebellion in Lu'an was quelled by Qin Liangyu and the white pole soldiers, the southwest area of the Ming Dynasty was still not peaceful, and the local Tusi chieftains of various ethnic groups only temporarily avoided the edge and temporarily retreated to their own homeland to wait for the opportunity.

Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan provinces because of the war and the population of the population of the great decline, although the Shuixian clan suffered a blow, but still deserved to be the largest Tusi force in the southwest, under the secret instigation of the Shuixian clan, the Tusi chaos in the southwest did not continue, and there was no sign of stability at all.

Jiangnan, Qinhuai, Ba Fujian is the world's well-known rich land, here occupies the geographical advantage, the north is directly subordinate to the Chongzhen Emperor to carry, the Central Plains of the huge civil unrest and Liaodong Jiannu will not be able to make trouble here for a while and a half, handicrafts and commercial trade, etc., but in this era of continuous fire rapid rise.

In fact, this deformed prosperity did not change or help the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty, because all the slightly larger wealthy families or merchants had ways to evade taxes, and the Northern Zhili had eyes and ears.

No matter how the imperial court collects it, they are a dime, and in the end they can only be apportioned to the people who are suffering from disasters and difficulties all over the country, and no one dares to move what should be collected, but what should not be collected is forced to ruin the family, and the result is how much the tax is confiscated, but the people are not able to make a living, and there are many complaints.

The situation of the Ming Dynasty hiding wealth in officials, although Emperor Chongzhen knew it, he was helpless.

Having said that, there are only two places in the world that can be truly called stable.

One is the coastal Fujian, the Zheng fleet is thousands at every turn, and the power in Fujian is very great, and the Zheng family soldiers are everywhere, and the general thieves and officials do not dare to make a mistake at all, as if they are a country within a country.

After the Shandong army became an army, it underwent an all-round rectification from top to bottom, and the top and bottom suddenly changed, and the place quickly stabilized, and the strength was greatly improved.

It is said that this Wang Dashuai and the second-in-command of the Zheng family, Master Zheng Hongkui, still have some personal relations, which invisibly makes many people even more jealous of the authority of the Shandong army.

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The time came to the twentieth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, and there were less than three days before the Spring Festival.

There is a strong festive atmosphere in various places, many people visit from door to door, kill pigs and sheep to celebrate, and children are playing around on the street.

Early in the morning, Li Yan, the right military councilor, came uninvited, with a heavy look on his face, and told him about an incident that had been brewing for many days.

What Li Yan said today is exactly what he said to Guan Qingtian on the eve of the army, a silver mine was found under the old mansion of Liufu in Rizhao, which was rich in content and of high quality.

Sure enough, at first, Wang Zheng still had a very happy expression, and when he heard the location of the silver mine, his face immediately dropped, but he sat quietly in the first place without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Handsome..."

Li Yan looked at it for a long time, and asked with some worry, but as soon as he said two words, he saw Wang Zheng suddenly raise his head and say with a calm face:

"Li Junyi, if there is no fourth person who knows about this matter, I will leave it to you, as for Liu Zeqing's old house, it will be completely bulldozed by Ben Shuai, and no evidence will be left!"

Li Yan and other characters are so smart, they are the best at playing with words, and they immediately understood the deep meaning of Wang Zheng's words, and said:

"Don't worry, Dashuai, I will personally go to Rizhao to take a trip here, and all the news about the Liu family is like a passing cloud, and it is no longer elusive."

Wang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, suddenly remembered something, and asked:

"How's the Espionage Department recruiting?"

On the surface, there are "seven places and 14 sub-offices", but what the world does not know is that there is also an extremely mysterious department under the jurisdiction of the Military Council Department - the Espionage Department.

The origin of the espionage department starts from last year, Wang Zheng's subordinates have always had spies who specialize in intelligence exploration, but the number is not large, and only a few hundred people have developed before becoming an army.

Most of these people were carefully selected from all over the world, and they were not only absolutely loyal to Wang Zheng, but also had no relatives and no reason, and they were ruthless, merciless, and without the slightest scruples.

The fact that Liu Zeqing's entire family was killed had something to do with this, and the Espionage Department had two sub-offices, which were divided into the main intelligence and assassination and use rooms.

In terms of handling intelligence, Li Yan was responsible for planning and managing the spies in various places, and those who were responsible for assassination and use were only under the orders of Wang Zheng alone.

The affairs of the espionage department of the Military Discussion Department, even within the Shandong Army, except for Wang Zheng, there are only a handful of people who know about it, and the Shandong Army walks on the front to protect the territory and the people, but there are always some dirty things that need to be solved quietly and secretly.

Li Yan turned around and took a look, and saw that there was no one around, so he stepped forward and said:

"Dashuai, the spies in the hands have been inserted into the four prefectures of Jinan, Wengzhou, and Denglai, and I believe that before and after the Spring Festival, they will be all over each of the six prefectures in Shandong, and then they will be small towns and towns."

"Good!"

Wang Zheng had a smile on his face, but Li Yan was a little puzzled when he saw it, although Wang Zheng did not show any dissatisfaction with his reintroduction of the old matter, but for some reason, he always felt that this Shangguan was becoming more and more unpredictable.

After walking out of the main hall, Li Yan looked at the scorching sun in the sky and muttered:

"Dashuai is becoming more and more like a person who can achieve great things, whether it's good, it's good!"

Li Yan did not pause at all, and after coming out of the marshal's mansion, he went straight to the racecourse, and the ambassador of the racecourse saw that it was Li Junyi, and immediately pulled out a fast horse.

Hearing that he was going to Rizhao so far away, the Racecourse ambassador said:

"It's a long way to Rizhao, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get there every three or five days, Li Junyi wants to go with his wife and children, and the lower officials should prepare horses immediately."

Hearing this, Li Yan's words were a little harsh and said:

"Nonsense! How can the things explained by the handsome man go with his wife and children, in order to avoid extraneous branches, it is enough to be alone! ”

Listening to Li Yan's answer without hesitation, the racecourse ambassador flattered and said:

"What Li Junyi said was very true, and the lower officials were confused, but... There are only three days left in the Spring Festival, and it is not too late to say goodbye to his family. ”

This is actually right, from Jinan Licheng to the sunshine of nearly 100 miles, even if it is a fast horse galloping to three or five days, and when the Spring Festival returns to the success has long passed, it is time to say goodbye to the family.

Li Yan led the horse and walked with the ambassador for a few steps, and suddenly made up his mind, and sighed:

"That's it, if you don't see this side, you can be less worried!" Speaking of this, Li Yan turned to look at the ambassador and instructed:

"Even if the year is approaching, the ambassador has a heavy responsibility, and he must take care of the horse farm for the commander, which can be related to the entire cavalry battalion."

The ambassador of the racecourse praised in his heart, and said in his heart that Li Yan was worthy of being the first scribe under Wang Dashuai, and he didn't know how strong he was than those pretentious Donglin talents.

I saw him bend down respectfully, arch his hand and say:

"Li Jun is talking about taking care, and the lower officials will definitely fulfill their duties."

Li Yan nodded, led the horse from the street to the door, and was about to turn over and gallop on the horse, when he suddenly heard a shout from behind, and when he looked back, it was Qingtian, the head of the Right Army, and Gu Junen, the head of the General Staff Office, who came quickly.

Gu Jun's benefactor arrived first before he arrived, "Li Jun has a long way to go, Gu is here to see him off!" ”

Guan Qingtian held Li Yan's hand and said earnestly:

"The things that the marshal explained can't be delayed, hurry up and get on the horse!"