Zhou Renyuan returned to the post house after attending the banquet in the palace. Shen Tieshan www.biquge.info pen & fun & pavilion and the selected soldiers had not rested, and were waiting for him while chatting.

"See the prince below." As soon as everyone saw him come in, they immediately greeted him.

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said to everyone: "Yes, everyone has been waiting for a long time, please take a seat." Mo Zhu had already prepared a cup of tea for him on the side, Zhou Renyuan took a sip, cleared his throat and said, "All the soldiers were personally selected by Commander Shen, and the conditions are still there?" ”

Shen Tieshan said, "According to the orders of the prince, these are the literate soldiers in our army, especially this Haiyunfeng who studied in a private school for a few years before joining the army, and he can be regarded as a talent in our army." He pointed to a dark-faced man in his thirties.

Zhou Renyuan asked, "Brother Hai is in any position in the army now?" ”

Hai Yunfeng came out of the column and replied: "Mark the current guard and serve as the general flag." ”

Zhou Renyuan then asked, "The rest of the brothers have any positions?" ”

"Most of these brothers are small flags." Shen Tieshan replied.

"These brothers are all raised to the next level, and the military salary is doubled, and Tie Shan wrote down the names of these brothers for filing." Zhou Renyuan commanded.

As soon as everyone heard this, they whispered happily, and as soon as they came up, they were promoted to a higher level, and their military salaries were doubled. They vaguely felt that what the little prince told them was not simple.

"You may wonder why I treat you like this?" Zhou Renyuan said in a deep voice: "Because from today onwards, you will take off your military uniform and do business in the toothbrush shop opened in the capital of this king!" ”

"What? Take off your military uniform and go into business? Did you hear that right? Everyone said in panic.

"Don't be nervous, your military status will still be retained in King Gui's Mansion, or my personal guard in King Gui's Mansion, but your duties have changed now." Zhou Renyuan explained to everyone: "You are ostensibly working in the toothbrush shop now, but your main responsibility is to deliver the news of the capital to Hengzhou after I leave the capital. That is to say, you have now become an undercover agent, the general banner of the sea, oh no, you will be called the treasurer of the sea in the future, and all actions in the future will be under my orders. ”

Oh, that's the case, it turns out that it's still the royal guard, and the stone in everyone's hearts has finally landed. Hai Yunfeng asked, "Lord Wang, then where should we start?" This toothbrush is very common, although our main duty is to find out the news, but since I am the shopkeeper, I can't let the prince lose money, right? ”

Everyone laughed when they heard it, and some said, "That's it, I can't afford to let the prince lose money." ”

Zhou Renyuan also laughed when he heard this, "The sea shopkeeper will enter the role soon!" Since I open a toothbrush shop, of course I won't make it lose money, Mozhu, you go and bring me the toothbrush I use. ”

Mo Zhu ran to retrieve Zhou Renyuan's own toothbrush, "Let's see, how is my toothbrush different from the current Daming toothbrush?" ”

Everyone looked at it and touched it again, "Huh? This brush seems to be softer. ”

"That's right. The brushes I use are made of pig bristles, while the ones Daming now uses are made of horsetails, which are stiff and easy to stab the mouth. And the bristles are soft, and it is easier to clean the teeth comprehensively, do you say that this business is good or not? Zhou Renyuan asked with a smile.

"Yes, the horsetail is hard to get now, but this pig's bristle is easier to obtain, as long as you go to the ******, you can take a large handful." Hai Yunfeng said.

"As for how you decorate the store, you can discuss it with Commander Shen about the division of labor. My principle is that you should keep things confidential, don't attract attention, and put safety first. In less than three or four years, when you return to Hengzhou, your grade will be upgraded by at least three levels. Your family in Hengzhou, I will take care of it in King Gui's Mansion, don't worry! Zhou Renyuan said solemnly.

"Inferior swear allegiance to the prince!" Everyone Ling Ran said.

Zhou Renyuan left Hai Yunfeng alone, "Brother Hai, can you read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? ”

Hai Yunfeng nodded: "Under the mark, you can read through this book." ”

"Come, I'll teach you a set of passwords to deliver messages." Zhou Renyuan took his long reading of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Look, the fifth column on the eighth page of this is a Cao character, so you will use the word 08052 to indicate Cao in the future, understand?" ”

Hai Yunfeng looked at Zhou Renyuan magically and sighed, "Lord Wang, it's really amazing to deliver news like this. ”

"Of course!" Zhou Renyuan thought to himself that all the spy war movies I watched in later generations were all done like this.

"Also, you're going to buy some other miscellaneous novels to put together with Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This will avoid arousing suspicion from others. Moreover, the most important thing for you is that you should pay attention to the loyalty of this team, and if anyone has a different intention, immediately-" Zhou Renyuan made a killing move.

Hai Yunfeng was shocked into a cold sweat, "Obey the order." ”

"You know, I'm not a good person to kill, but you have a tough job, and one man's rebellion can be dangerous for all of you, understand?" Zhou Renyuan patted Hai Yunfeng's shoulder and said.

Hai Yunfeng nodded, "Got it." ”

"Okay, it's not early, that's all for today, and we'll talk about specific matters later." Zhou Renyuan said.

After Haiyunfeng left, Zhou Renyuan was not sleepy, he was quietly thinking, he was going to set up an intelligence network in the capital, but now his intelligence organization is still in the planning stage, and the information in the capital is in the hands of Jinyiwei and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses. The key is that the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is not connected, and once the Beijing Division is not guaranteed in the future, how can Chongzhen's family be rescued from the city, it is very difficult without the help of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

By the way, Zhou Renyuan's eyes lit up, Liu Wuting and Lu Haifeng of the Imperial Forest Army were familiar with him, the two of them belonged to the Beijing Defense Battalion, and the Beijing Defense Battalion should have a relationship with the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities, it seems that he has to find time to invite Liu Wuting and Lu Haifeng to have a drink!

The next morning, Zhou Renyuan had breakfast and said to Mozhu, "Mozhu, you go out with me." ”

Mo Zhu said bitterly, "Lord Wang, you have been busy all day since you returned to Beijing, and you can't be idle for a moment!" Where are you going this morning? ”

Zhou Renyuan didn't feel a nameless fire, and scolded, "You little guy is so afraid of hardship at a young age, how can you become a talent in the future?" Besides, I'm busy, you're just waiting on the sidelines, you have more time to rest than me, and you're still complaining here? Don't go to prepare the horses? ”

Mo Zhu said aggrievedly, "It's not that I'm afraid of hardship, I'm worried about your body!" ”

Zhou Renyuan was relieved when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Yes!" Get! It's mine, it's not! I've been stressed these days, don't be surprised! Time is not waiting for me! ”

When the two went out, Zhou Renyuan asked the porter, "May I ask where is the mansion of Wu Xiang and Wu Laojunmen?" ”

When the porter heard this, he said, "Oh, the prince is talking about Master Wu of the family of General Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, their family came to the end of this street, and then turned left twice in a row, and you can see the Wu Mansion." ”

Zhou Ren thanked him from afar, and then rode with Mozhu in the direction of Wu Mansion.

Mo Zhu smiled ambiguously: "It turns out that the prince is going to meet the beautiful woman today." ”

Zhou Renyuan's face turned red and he scolded, "Hugh has to talk nonsense, see if I don't tear up your stinky mouth." ”

Mo Zhu was so frightened that he raised his horsewhip and rushed forward.

The two rode for half an hour before they saw the Wu Mansion.

Mo Zhu dismounted, knocked on the door and said, "The prince of Yongming of the Ming Dynasty came to visit Wu Laojunmen, and the people inside still didn't come out to greet him?" ”

After a while, the door opened, and a thin sixty-year-old man in civilian clothes led two young people out in a hurry, bowed down and said to the ground, "The old minister Wu Xiang visited the prince, and he missed the welcome, and I hope the prince will forgive the sin!" ”

Zhou Renyuan dismounted and helped Wu Xiang up, and said with a smile, "This king came uninvited, disturbing Wu Laojunmen." ”

"This is the dog Wu Sanfeng and Wu Sanfu!" Wu Xiang introduced.

"I've seen the prince." Wu Sanfeng and Wu Sanfu said.

"It turned out to be Brother Sanfeng and Brother Sanfu, and they are really young talents, so there is no need to be polite." Zhou Ren said from afar.

Wu Xiang led Zhou Renyuan and the others into the Wu Mansion, muttering in his heart, "Is this King Yongming coming today for Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan?" ”

Thinking of Chen Yuanyuan, Wu Xiang was angry, since the last time his daughter-in-law came back from visiting relatives in Suzhou, the soldiers escorted rumored that the young general's Mrs. Ru and the prince of Yongming sang and chatted together, saying that the king of Yongming had taken a fancy to Mrs. Ru.

King Yongming won't come directly today, right?

The servant served tea, and Zhou Renyuan apologized and said, "Wu Laojunmen, this king is bothering today, and there are a few things I want to ask." ”

When Wu Xiang heard that Zhou Renyuan was here to ask about things, the tension in his heart was half lowered, "Please also ask the prince to ask?" ”

"Old Junmen, I think you followed Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Inspector to garrison Liaodong back then, and fought countless fierce battles with the Tartars, you must know the combat power of the Tartars very well, can you tell me?" Zhou Renyuan asked.

Wu Xiang's eyes couldn't help but turn red when he heard Yuan Chonghuan's words, and he said slowly: "I think that the old man was stationed in Liaodong with Yuan Inspector and killed the slave chief Nurhachi, and the Huang Taiji who beat me no longer dared to offend me in Liaodong." It's a pity that Inspector Yuan died unjustly in the end, and I have no peace in the Ming Dynasty! Speaking of this, Wu Sanfeng and Wu Sanfu were taken aback, and hurriedly reminded, "Father!"

Wu Xiang understood, wiped his tears and said, "The old minister has lost his words, and I ask the prince to forgive me!"

Because it was still the Chongzhen Dynasty at this time, Yuan Chonghuan had not been rehabilitated.

Zhou Renyuan didn't mind and said, "It's okay!" Wu Laojunmen, please continue. ”

"To get to the point, the Tartar is good at riding and shooting, and the horse is like flying, in the final analysis, it is a fast word, and they all say that my Ming army is weak and not good at field warfare, which is a one-sided word. Thinking that my Guanning iron cavalry and Tartar cavalry must not be weaker at all, and the firearms, what the Tartars are most afraid of is my Ming firearms, as long as I make good use of the firearms, if I can build a fierce cavalry, then defeating the Tartars is just around the corner. It's a pity that when I heard that Kong Youde and Shang Kexi surrendered to Tartar, they brought a lot of firearms and craftsmen, and the Ming Dynasty's advantage in firearms gradually lost. Wu Xiang sighed.

"What Wu Laojunmen said makes sense." Zhou Renyuan nodded and said, "Xiao Wang has one more thing to ask Wu Laojunmen, what do you think about the Tartar soldiers who committed Xuanda this time, and the imperial court sent Lu Xiangsheng Lu Governor and Gao Qiqian Gao Gonggong to lead the army to resist the Tartars?" ”

Wu Xiang said, "Governor Lu is both civil and military, and he is familiar with the art of war, and the old man is very relieved of him, but is this Gao Gonggong?" Speaking of this, Wu Xiang snorted, "Don't hide it from the prince, I also know some things about the court on weekdays, this high father-in-law is respected as a military officer, according to the old minister's opinion, the father-in-law is really Zhao Kuo and others, I think this expedition will be bad for him." ”

"The old military gate really said that his views were extraordinary. Xiao Wang admires! Zhou Renyuan high-fived and said, "Don't hide it from the old army, Xiao Wang Zi suggested to the emperor that this king should replace Gonggong Gao when he arrived in Beijing yesterday, but the emperor seemed to have concerns and did not make a decision." Xiao Wang's heart was burning, so he had to ask the old army for help!"

"What? The prince wants to ask to lead troops? Wu Xiang was surprised, "But the prince is a vassal king, how can the imperial court system allow the prince to lead troops?" The emperor will not agree. ”

"That's it!" Zhou Renyuan said helplessly, "But the situation is urgent, Xiao Wang wants to ask Wu Laojunmen to go out to support Governor Lu, I don't know if Wu Laojunmen is still ambitious?" ”

"What? Asked the old minister to lead troops to support Governor Lu? Wu Xiang was surprised for a while, thinking that he had been a master for many years, but what he missed most was the career of a horse when he followed Inspector Yuan, and pondered for a moment and said, "Don't hide it from the prince, the old minister has been a minister for many years, and his ambition has long been worn out, and where is there a surplus army in this capital now?" ”

"The army is not a problem, Xiao Wang has it in his hands!" Zhou Renyuan replied.

"The prince is talking about the two thousand guards you brought from Hengzhou?" Wu Xiang asked.

"And the two thousand sailors I brought from Fujian." Zhou Renyuan replied.

"Is there a water master and is it useful? There is no river in that Xuanda, and the sailor can't get in. Wu Xiangqi said.

"Sailor Xuanda can't enter, but he can go to Juehua Island, which is occupied by the Tartars!" Zhou Renyuan said with a smile.

Wu Xiang's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he admired, "The prince's vision is really extraordinary, and the old minister admires it." But listen to the meaning of the prince, even if the old minister is willing to lead the troops to the battle, the prince you have to go! However, the expedition must always be approved by the imperial court. ”

"Don't worry, as long as Wu Laojunmen is willing to go on the expedition, Xiao Wang will handle the matter, but I still have to worry about the old army's words in front of the emperor when the time comes." Zhou Renyuan said confidently.

"Then the old minister is waiting for the good news of the prince, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the old minister will go to the expedition again." Wu Xiang said excitedly.

"By the way, old soldier, has my righteous sister ever come home?" Zhou Renyuan asked.

"What? The prince's sister-in-law? I don't know which county lord it is? What's home? The old minister was confused. Wu Xiang and the three of them were puzzled when they heard it.

Zhou Renyuan said apologetically, "It's all to blame Xiao Wang for not making it clear, my sister is Chen Yuanyuan, the wife of Wu Sangui's general soldiers." ”

"Huh? Xiao'er's wife Chen is the prince's sister-in-law? "Wu Xiang and the three of them can swallow eggs with their mouths open." Quick, come out of Chen. Wu Xiang shouted to the maidservant outside the door.

Chen Yuanyuan was embroidering in the backyard room, and he heard that his father-in-law had an invitation, and he felt strange. I tidied up my clothes and came to the front hall, and when I saw Zhou Renyuan's familiar face, I was immediately surprised, "Brother, why are you here?" When did you arrive in the capital? ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said, "Sister, I only arrived in the capital yesterday." I don't want to find Wu Laojunmen today, so I'll come and see you by the way. ”

Wu Xiang and the three listened to their conversation, and their hearts turned upside down, this Chen family is very favored by the second son Wu Sangui, so everyone doesn't treat her as a home remedy on weekdays, and today she is the righteous sister of King Yongming, and her identity is higher, so she will not be offered up in the future?

Wu Xiang said with interest, "Lord Wang, you brothers and sisters haven't seen each other for many days, so there must be something to talk about, and the old ministers and others have retired!" ”

Zhou Renyuan nodded, "Inherit the good intentions of the old army!" ”

Chen Yuanyuan's face was red, a little ashamed.

"Brother, how many days can you stay in the capital this time?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

Zhou Renyuan sighed and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to stay for a few days, and I'm leaving!" ”

"What? Can't stay for a few days? Chen Yuanyuan said hurriedly, "I heard that the emperor trusts you very much?" You don't ask the emperor to stay in this capital for a few more days, and my sister will see you often. ”

"The state affairs are difficult, life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, I can't be idle." Zhou Renyuan said helplessly.

"Listening to my brother's words and my husband's tone, I always say that the eldest husband should put the country first, and I haven't been home for two years!" Chen Yuanyuan complained.

"Oh? Are you saying that Mr. Wu often says that? Looks like I have a lot in common with him! Zhou Renyuan said with a smile.

"You--" Chen Yuanyuan sighed, "By the way, my brother will have dinner here at noon today, and my little sister will do her best to be a landlord!" ”

"No---" Zhou Renyuan shook his head, "I still have a lot of things to do, maybe the emperor will look for me at any time, I have to be in the post house at any time." ”

Chen Yuan's face was disappointed, and he said quietly, "Can that brother still come to see me?" ”

"Definitely, I'll come back to see you before I leave Beijing." Zhou Renyuan was a little unbearable and said, "Sister, you have to take care!" ”

"Brother, you have to take care too!" Chen Yuanyuan suddenly stepped forward and shook Zhou Renyuan's hand, relatively speechless, only two lines of tears.