Chongzhen four years, April to July.

The entire Shaanxi uprising army brought the frenzy of war to Shanxi.

In April, Cao Wenzhao, deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui East Road, defeated Wang Jiayin, who had the most soldiers and horses in the Shaanxi Righteous Army, and forced Wang Jiayin to lead his troops to move to Shanxi.

Zhao Sheng, who lit the lamp, fled from Shaanxi to Jishan, and Cao Wenzhao led the Guanning army to pursue the territory of Shanxi.

In July, Shaanxi officers and soldiers led by Hong Chengchou, the governor of Suide, Wang Chengen, the general soldier of Yansui, Cao Wenzhao, the deputy chief soldier of the East Road, and Zuo Guangxian, the guerrilla general, defeated the Shaanxi rebels one after another, and so far, the rebel army fled to Shanxi on a large scale.

At that time, the 36th battalion of the Shaanxi Volunteer Army was 200,000 people, and the righteous army in Shanxi was headed by Wang Jiayin, Zijin Liangyu Eight Kings (Zhang Xianzhong), King Chuang (Gao Yingxiang), King Sweeping the Ground, Xing Red Wolf, Black Evil God, Cao Cao (Luo Rucai), King of Troubled Times, Chuang General (Li Zicheng), Crashing into the Sky (Liu Guoneng), Mantianxing, Lao Huihui (Ma Shouying), Li Jinwang, Dangjia, Armor-Piercing Cone, Eight King Kongs, King Chaotian, Scorpion Block, Lighting the Lamp (Zhao Sheng), Not Sticking to the Muddy (Zhang Cunmeng), Zhang Miaoshou, Bai Jiu'er, A Gust of Wind, Qilang, Da Yao Wang, Nine Dragons, The Four Heavenly Kings, the Heavenly Monkey (Liu Jiusi), the Girl, the King of Qi Yao, the Red Mountain, the Tiger of the Mountain, the Pillar of the Heavens, the Slippery Oil, and the Fierce Eye.

And the sweeping king, Li Laochai, and the lone wolf took over the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers on the way to transfer.

The rebels were divided into separate camps, but they leaned on each other as horns.

Shaanxi officers and soldiers began to go out of Shaanxi and into the mountains to encircle and suppress.

At the end of April, when the intelligence network was just being set up and operational, Tang Xidong received information that Cao Wenzhao had brought the Guanning army into Shanxi.

The arrival of the famous big man in history at the end of the Ming Dynasty set off a frenzy in Shanxi.

In May, news of the fall of Daning, Puxian, Xizhou, Shilou, and Yonghe in the northwest of Pingyang Prefecture and Puzhou in the southwest came one after another, and the two prefectures of Taiyuan and Fenzhou were also harassed by the rebels.

Binh Duong City has now completed the registration and division of household registration and the construction of various projects.

The formation of the school is also underway.

Just when Tang Xidong thought that his renovation of Pingyang City was about to be successfully completed, the report of information made his originally satisfied and happy mood overshadowed.

The reason why Tang Xidong wanted to implement the decree of household registration in Pingyang City was to complete the mapping and population control of Pingyang City.

But on this day, he had just returned to Pingyang City in Luoliang Mountain.

A news from the Intelligence Bureau made Tang Xidong's mood instantly clouded.

After the hukou reform in Binh Duong City, everyone would have an identity plate distributed by the government, but now, there are a large number of people in Binh Duong City who do not have identity plates.

These people played peek-a-boo in the city with the officials and the newly appointed lieutenant chiefs, captains, and team leaders.

Without an identity nameplate, Tang Xidong instantly guessed a lot.

First of all, the other party is definitely not an old resident of Pingyang City, and then the other party's hiding reveals that the other party has other intentions, and finally the other party must have recently entered Pingyang City.

After the implementation of the new household registration decree, there is only one way to quietly enter Binh Duong City, and that is to follow the caravans that enter and leave Binh Duong City every day.

Only caravans that enter and leave Binh Duong City from time to time will be lax by the city gate guards because of irregular changes in numbers.

Cao Ran's news was sent by the ruffian gang members in the city, as soon as the news came, Cao Ran felt that the situation was wrong, so he reported it to Tang Xidong as soon as possible, the number of the other party, the identity, and the purpose were all unknown, and they had not had time to investigate.

When the news came, Tang Xidong was instantly vigilant and ordered Cao Ran to put down all the work at hand first, focusing on investigating the number and purpose of the mysterious people in Qingcheng as soon as possible.

However, there are 40,000 or 50,000 people in Pingyang City, and now the personnel transfer is even more dense and chaotic, and it is obvious that there is a needle in a haystack to find out the people for a while.

For two days, Cao Ran had nothing to do, although he caught more than a dozen people, but the other party's tone was very tight, and under the persecution of the harsh law, the news he said was just useless.

From these prisoners, Tang Xidong found the shadow of the officers and soldiers and the Jinyi Weidong Factory, under severe torture and persecution, only two or three of the more than ten people couldn't bear to open their mouths, and the rest of them committed suicide directly and neatly.

can have such the courage to see death as home, only elite officers and soldiers or Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

Tang Xidong instantly felt the urgency and urgency of the matter.

If it is really what he guessed, then it must be that the imperial court has already known about the changes in Pingyang City, and he must be ready to send troops to fight for war.

couldn't sit still, Tang Xidong chose to take the initiative.

Late at night, Kangfu.

After Tang Xidong entered the gate of Kangfu with the guards, his brows furrowed.

In the brightly lit Kang Mansion, the sound of drums came from afar, as well as the playful laughter of men and women, and a chaotic atmosphere shrouded the Kang Mansion compound.

Tang Xidong walked into the backyard hall with a low face, and in the brightly lit hall, Kang Xuqian was playing hide and seek with a group of women and prostitutes wearing a white handkerchief.

Seeing Tang Xidong bring people in, the housekeeper who was guarding the side changed his face, and hurriedly waved his hand to disperse the women and prostitutes, and then hurriedly walked over and took off the white silk scarf on Kang Xuqian's eyes.

"Huh? What about beauties? Taking off the silk scarf, Kang Xuqian opened his eyes blankly, looked around the hall, and then saw Tang Xidong, who was staring at him closely, his face changed instantly, and a sense of fear was involuntarily revealed.

"Lord Tang." Kang Xu endured his fear, bowed down flatteringly, and trotted over.

Tang Xidong was silent with a low face, and sat silently on the seat in the hall.

Picking up the delicate teacup on the table and playing with it, the silent atmosphere made the people around him depressed.

"Lord Tang, I'm here today, but, what's wrong?" Kang Xuqian stumbled and then hurriedly continued: "I haven't done anything recently, I've been staying in the house." ”

Tang Xidong put down the teacup in his hand, raised his head, and stared at Kang Xuqian with cold eyes, Kang Xuqian looked cowardly, and subconsciously lowered his head.

Kang Xuqian's expression made Tang Xidong wonder if it was the right decision for him to come to this cowardly man today.

Kang Xuqian is still the cowardly rich man, no one will let a cowardly person participate in the secret of life and death.

"A group of unidentified people appeared in the city today, they followed the caravan into the city, and your Kang family was also involved, right?" Tang Xidong stared at Kang Xuqian and spoke slowly.

Kang Xuqian was stunned for a moment, then his eyes showed panic, and he shirked again and again: "Lord Tang, Lord Tang is not me, definitely not me, you ask these military masters, I haven't been out in the past month, I've been staying in the house, I don't know anything?" Butler, butler! Is it you, is it that you are messing around behind my back? Yes? ”

It was probably the fear in his heart that made him disproportionate, and Kang Xuqian bit like a mad dog.

"Master, it's not a small one, the little one has been by your side for a month, you know, the little one really doesn't know anything!" The butler shook his hand again and again, and kept retreating in fright.

Tang Xidong looked at the absurd scene in front of him, and immediately frowned, and became more and more sure in his heart that Kang Xuqian was unaware.

Kang Xuqian's face was full of horror and sorrow, and he was muttering something in his mouth, and suddenly jumped up and kicked the old housekeeper hard: "You useless thing, don't you know if you will go down to check?" Hurry up, hurry up, check it out for me right away, and report back to me in half an hour. Go, go. ”

The housekeeper glanced at Tang Xidong, lowered his head and ran out of the hall in fright.

"Lord Tang, you have to believe me, it really has nothing to do with me, but if you wait a little longer, there will be news soon, immediately." Kang Xuqian squeezed out a flattering smile and flattered.

Tang Xidong closed his eyes and didn't bother anymore.

The hall fell silent again.