readx; At the end of the year and the beginning of the sea, when people are fixed. www.biquge.info On the huge construction site in the outer city of the Beijing Division, the workers who had been tired for a day had dinner and were already snoring like thunder in the temporary reed shed, and there were only sporadic lights flickering on the entire construction site, which was the officials and soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division patrolling back and forth.

However, the area around Dashilar outside Zhengyang Gate is another scene of bright lights and drunken gold. For many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, their wonderful day has just begun at this time. Many topics that are inconvenient to talk about during the day can be talked about freely at the wine table at this time; Many shady transactions are also secretly completed with the staggering of cups and the sound of silk and bamboo. Of course, there are also beauties to help the fun, witnessing the ugly faces and even uglier souls.

At this moment, the largest Qing building in Beijing, "Shanglin Yuan", is full of friends, and the top girl Gao Yinger is accompanied by a crying pipa, showing her graceful singing voice: "Blue clouds, yellow flowers, the west wind is tight, and the northern geese fly south." Who is drunk with frost in Xiaolai? Always away from tears. Hate to see each other late, resentment to return to illness. The willow silk is long and the jade is difficult to tie, and the sparse forest is hung by the slanting light. The horses went on a circuitous journey, and the car followed quickly, but they told the lovesickness to avoid it, and they parted early. Hearing the sound of the word, I let go of Jin Chuan; Seeing the ten-mile long pavilion from afar, I lost my jade muscles. Who knows this hatred? ”

After singing a song, the audience roared with joy. Most of these guests were vulgar businessmen, who vied with each other to reward Gao Ying'er with a large amount of silver, in an attempt to impress the heart of the famous master of Beijing who was about to participate in the World Oiran Competition; Of course, there are also some suave literati, who have praised each other: "Miss Gao's song "Farewell to the Long Pavilion" is fascinating!" If Cui Yingying can have half of the beauty and talent of Miss Gao, Zhang Sheng is reluctant to leave the beauty and go to Beijing to take the exam! Hahahaha..."

In a warm atmosphere, the two guests sitting at a table in the corner of the hall do not attract the attention of other guests. Shanglinyuan's "big teapot" came to ask them if they needed to fill wine and serve food, but the two only needed a pot of tea; The "big teapot" was full of hope that they could reward him with a few taels of silver like the guests at other tables, but the two of them didn't mean this at all, and the "big teapot" had no choice but to retreat, scolding in his heart: "Two bastards, when they come to Qinglou and don't order girls and don't eat wine, are they here to entertain us!" ”

When the "big teapot" walked away, the two looked around seemingly casually, and one of them whispered to the other: "Lord Qianhu, I've been staring at this guy for three days, and he spends every night drinking and drinking and doing nothing else." I think he's a rich man, so don't waste your time on him. ”

The other person pretended to bow his head to taste tea, and said in a low voice: "Calm down, and then observe and observe." Every clue can't be given up easily! ”

The two people who pretended to be businessmen were none other than Shi Chunhu of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and his right-hand man, Jinyi Wei Baihu Wang Guozheng. They came to spy on a Hubei businessman named Liu Wenxiu today, and today is the third day.

Since Jin Yiwei cracked the smuggling case in Dushikou, Zhu Youzhen gave Shi Chunhu a more important task: to find out and arrest the spies hidden in Beijing.

Zhu Youzhen knows very well that the cracked cases are only the tip of the iceberg, and there must still be a large number of smuggling activities that have not been detected. According to common sense, it can be judged that espionage is 100 percent more present than smuggling, which is relatively difficult. Hou Jin must have laid a lot of eyeliner in Beijing, these people must be Han Chinese, and they all have legal identities, so it is extremely difficult to screen; What decisions the imperial court makes, what major events happen in the interior, these news will continue to reach the Jurchens.

In addition to the factor of low combat effectiveness, the officers and troops have been extremely passive on the battlefield every time, and it seems that every action has been guessed by the enemy, which is by no means accidental, and it must be that the intelligence provided by the spies has played an important role.

As a person who traveled from modern times, Zhu Youzhen certainly knew the importance of espionage and intelligence to warfare. A country that does not attach importance to espionage work, whose own intelligence is constantly leaked, and whose intelligence is ignorant of the other side, is like a deaf and blind person in a war, with no strength but no use; And if we can effectively carry out espionage and counter-espionage work and grasp the intelligence of the other side in a timely and accurate manner, we will be in an extremely advantageous position in war.

Throughout history, there are countless examples of intelligence and espionage influencing the course of warfare. Take World War II as an example, if the Soviet Union had not ignored the large amount of intelligence coming from Germany, the German army's Barbarossa plan would not have succeeded so easily, and millions of Red Army troops would have been annihilated; If the United States had not grasped the intelligence of the Japanese army's sneak attack on Midway in time, the outcome of the Pacific War might have been completely different; If the Allies had not deceived the Germans with a flood of disinformation, the Normandy landings could have turned into a catastrophe...

Now Jingshi is building the outer city, which is a huge bridgehead built by Zhu Youzhen to resist the Later Jin. There are many hidden designs and constructions, which must not be known to the Jurchens in advance, otherwise the Jurchens will either bypass these traps or simply give up the siege, which Zhu Youzhen does not want to see.

Therefore, he attached great importance to counter-espionage work, and ordered Jinyiwei to use the smuggling case as a clue to dig deep into the spies hidden in Beijing.

However, the outcome of the trial was far from satisfactory. Qiao Yuliang died, most of them were wiped out, and the clue of the Luliang Merchant Gang was completely broken, those guys were just little minions and didn't know anything; The Xuanfu side also found nothing.

When Shi Chunhu reported to Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen's disappointment was beyond words. Although he didn't blame Shi Chunhu, Shi Chunhu felt great panic and shame, because he didn't complete the task assigned by the emperor, Zhu Youzhen's worried expression stung him deeply!

Therefore, as soon as he came out of the palace, Shi Chunhu summoned all the guards in Beijing to change his way of thinking about the case, no longer only focusing on the smuggling case, but spreading secret posts to collect clues from all corners of the Beijing Division.

This Hubei businessman named Liu Wenxiu was found by Wang Guozheng in Wanghailou three days ago. Although Liu Wenxiu quickly put away the azimuth map, after a quick glance, Wang Guozheng had already discovered that the map was by no means a whim, but the proportions and labels were extremely accurate, should an ordinary businessman be interested in these?

In line with the principle of not giving up any clues, Wang Guozheng followed Liu Wenxiu for three days, and today Shi Chunhu specially followed him with him. But Liu Wenxiu doesn't seem to have anything abnormal, taking care of his own rice business during the day, haunting wine shops and clearing buildings at night, and today he even came to Shanglin Yuan to spend a lot of money.

Just when the kingdom was gradually losing patience, Shi Chunhu suddenly poked him lightly and said, "Attention! Have you seen this person? ”