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Although it is late spring and the weather is getting hotter, the atmosphere in this area is still as solemn as autumn and winter, ordinary people dare not approach, even if they have to pass here, people's steps will be much faster than usual. Although Jinyiwei's reputation among the people is much better than in previous years, the deep-rooted fear of them still makes people afraid of this mysterious yamen and dare not get close to them.

Perhaps only the ignorant and ignorant birds would dare to hover over the Zhenfu Division, without being affected by the murderous aura here. In particular, the gray pigeons were hovering above the inner courtyard of the Zhenfu Division, and they did not leave.

At this moment a shrill whistle sounded from a clearing below, and when several pigeons heard the sound, they finally gathered their wings, fluttered down, and landed in front of the able man.

The man lifted the five or six pigeons very skillfully, removed a few sealed bamboo pipes from their legs and feet, and when he was sure that the fire paint on them was intact, he took them in his hands and went straight to the front yard.

As the oldest spy agency in the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei has always had its own set of methods in communication. Among them, there are those who use the government or military post stations to transmit news, and there are also those who purely rely on Jinyiwei's own brothers to relay news. Among them, the flying pigeon message is prepared for those news that are most urgent and at the same time the most confidential.

Since the Tang Dynasty, flying pigeons have become a necessary means of communication in the army. However, because the breeding of this kind of carrier pigeon is not too easy, and the pigeon has too many natural predators, it has not been able to become the mainstream of sending messages. Only powerful enough government or some gangs will use this method. Jinyiwei is the only yamen in the DPRK and China that uses this method to transmit news except for the military department.

When the bamboo pipe was sent to Yu Yao, he was also really stunned for a moment. In the past few days, they had never received such a message, and in the past, they had relied on ordinary courier transmissions to get any news. Especially when he saw a brown mark on the bamboo pipe, his expression became even more solemn.

If he remembered correctly, the mark meant top-secret news from the secret agent!

As a well-known yamen institution in the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei actually has its unknown side, and the secret agents hidden in the yamen are one of them. And among these secret agents, the one who hides the deepest and has the most responsibility is called the secret guard!

These people are like nails, which were planted by the Jinyi guards in various means and methods into the capital or some important local yamen or other people's mansions. Generally speaking, they are no different from ordinary people, and even if they find anything, they will not report it to avoid revealing their identity. Only when there is an extremely serious event over there, or when a certain task is passed down by the Pacification Division, will they take action.

In fact, since the Jinyi Guard's power was weakened in the late Jiajing Dynasty, these spies have completely cut off contact with the Zhenfu Division. At that time, the brocade guards didn't even have time to take care of themselves, so how could they have the spare time to ask the secret guards to check on something, or get any news from them. Even if you get it, it will be cheaper at most, and it will become the east factory of the Yamen, the boss of Jinyiwei, at that time.

It wasn't until Yang Zhen reorganized the Jinyi Guards and led everyone to completely overwhelm the East Factory and make the Jinyi Guards stand up again, that the Zhenfu Division reconnected with those secret guards and was ready to receive news from them at any time.

But even so, these days, the Zhenfu Division has not received any news in this regard, after all, the responsibility of the secret guards is too heavy, and they will not risk exposing themselves to the outside world at all. In other words, if there is such a news from the secret guard this time, it means that something big must have happened somewhere.

Yu Yao didn't dare to slack off, so she quickly pinched open the fire paint seal on it, and took out a few slips of paper full of fly-headed letters. In fact, the contents of these notes are the same, only to prevent the carrier pigeon from being captured by the birds of prey during the flight, there will be a backup.

But even so, Yu Yao carefully read all the contents on the paper, and then his expression became even more serious than just now, and without saying a word, he hurriedly walked out of his public house with these things and went straight to the public house on the other side.

After a long time, a few Qianhu and Shen Yan who had real power in the Jinyi Guard gathered together, all of them looking nervous to circulate those notes, and finally, everyone turned their eyes to Shen Yan, who was entrusted with a heavy task by Yang Zhen.

After coughing dryly, Song Guang, the oldest person here, said to Shen Yan: "Mr. Shen, this matter is not trivial, you have to help the brothers get an idea." In the end, should we report the matter now, or should we find out the truth first? ”

This news is related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, even these people who are used to seeing strong winds and waves do not dare to make this decision easily.

Shen Yan's face showed a wry smile, he really couldn't rank in the Zhenfu Division in terms of official position, but the lord of the servant had put such a big authority in his hands, and he didn't know whether to be grateful or nervous.

In the past, there was a servant who made the decision on it, and he was only responsible for giving opinions according to the situation, so there was no nervousness. But now, once he has an idea, he will be responsible for himself, which makes Shen Yan feel a lot of pressure, and he doesn't dare to speak casually for a while.

But the other brothers didn't intend to give him too much time to think, they all looked at him eagerly, and some of them were anxious, such as Grehei, who asked again: "Mr. Shen, you speak, what should you do?" There's no time to delay this! ”

Yes, this news is related to the stability of the southwest corner, and there really cannot be any delay. But what Shen Yan has to consider is that if the news is false, the imperial court really mobilizes because of this, thus causing unrest in the world, and the blame will all fall on Jinyiwei.

He was not worried about what crime he would bear because of this, but he was worried that Jin Yiwei and Yang Yan would be targeted by others. Since Zhang Ge Lao suddenly left Beijing last year, the situation above the court is not just an intricate thing that can be described.

Officials, big and small, all have their own ideas, and they are all showing their own powers, thinking of grasping the powers vacated by Zhang Juzheng after he left. Therefore, many officials who are close to Zhang Ge Lao have been dismissed or demoted because of the lack of this backer.

And in the face of such chaos, even Jinyiwei has also been affected. It was only because of Yang Yishi's consistent tough style, and the fact that Jin Yiwei was still separated from the court by one layer after all, that those people didn't dare to make things too obvious.

But Shen Yan knew that Zhang Whale in the palace had always coveted Jinyiwei, and if there was a false alarm this time, it would give him a chance. In addition, Yang Yan is not in the capital during this period of time, and without him presiding over the overall situation, things will become more difficult.

What if you ignore it? In line with the officialdom principle that more things are better than less things, Mingzhe can indeed ensure the safety of his own family, after all, this matter is only known to a few of their key people in Jinyiwei, and no one will leak the news. But in this way, they are too sorry for the trust of the imperial court, and the secret guard who risked his life to pass on the news.

For a while, the two choices kept spinning in Shen Yan's mind like a marquee, making him unable to make up his mind for a long time. The real reason why he can finally only do a position like a staff member after all, although he is strategic, he lacks a little decisiveness and courage, and it is difficult to make a decision when he really encounters something.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Yan, who had hesitated for a while, finally gritted his teeth: "Let's put this matter aside for the time being." The news mentioned that Yang Yinglong only had contact with the White Lotus Sect Master, and did not accurately indicate that he was about to rebel, maybe there was a turning point? We can't report the news because of this, otherwise once the southwest is in turmoil because of this, our Jinyiwei responsibility will be too great. However, just in case, we still have to transfer our manpower to Banzhou, hoping to find more evidence and clues. What do you think? ”

Everyone has never had much experience in this kind of general direction, and when they saw Shen Yan say this, they nodded in agreement.

Only Xia Kai said with some hesitation: "We really don't have to report it here, but we still have to think about spreading the news and let him know about it." I heard that this time he also went to the southwest, and if someone really rebelled, he would not be safe......

Hearing him say this, everyone suddenly remembered this question, and they all nodded solemnly: "Yes, this matter must be spread out quickly, so that the matter can be known." Also, if you have been hiding the matter and not reporting it, you can also make the final decision. ”

Shen Yan naturally did not have any objections to this, and immediately looked at Yu Yao: "Yu Qianhu, the matter is urgent, we can no longer use conventional means to contact adults, we can only use the fastest flying pigeon to send a message, let the carrier pigeon fly to the southwest, let the brothers at each station pay attention to it, and see where he has arrived." ”

"I'll take care of that." Yu Yao nodded hurriedly and said, this kind of communication method is not a difficult thing for Jinyiwei's message system.

In this regard, a news that is likely to provoke the Manchu Dynasty and even shake the whole country was completely covered up by these Jinyi Guards. And during this period, they only thought of Yang Zhen, the commanding officer, but they left the real commander of Jinyiwei and the commander Wang Dawei behind.

On that day, the seventh year of Wanli, the seventh day of the third month, the world that has been quiet for many years, it seems that there will be another shock......