"So that the little brother knows, this scary fragrance can't be brewed in that teapot, the more coarse porcelain bowls can brew the taste."

The guy leading the way in front of him said with a smile, and he didn't look back to lead the way.

Wang Tong put his hand in the basket and grabbed the dagger, followed the other party silently, and when he arrived at a door in the backyard, the guy opened the door and motioned for Wang Tong to enter, and then closed the door behind him.

After entering, Wang Tong was stunned, this side looked like another family, in the backyard of this house, not far from the back door of the house, Xiang Yan was there smiling and greeting.

"The street opposite the entrance of the grocery store and the street opposite this house have to go around in a big circle, and no one thought that they would be connected, although they are close, but they are a safe place."

Wang Tong's hand was taken out of the basket, and he shook his head and said:

"You are not a native of Tianjin, since you have visited me, you must have been targeted by someone with a heart, and I am afraid that it will not be safe here."

Hearing Wang Tong say this, Xiang Yan laughed, made a gesture of invitation sideways, and explained:

"In the business city inside and outside the city, there are businesses in several counties of Hejian Prefecture, up and down to do a point, as long as Tianjin Wei comes to an official, they have to go to see and give gifts, and no one cares about it for a long time, besides, I don't know that the Xilai Inn over there is a business, and I can't think of going together."

Wang Tong did not continue the topic, the house was cleaned very clean, but no one was here, the two sides sat down, Xiang Yan got up and poured a cup of tea for Wang Tong, and said:

"There are only two old servants here, and they are all sent out to buy vegetables, don't be surprised."

"Don't be so polite, this official is here this time to want a message!"

Xiang Yan's expression became more cautious, his body leaned forward, and Wang Tong continued:

"List of Bow Incense"

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Yan showed a look of surprise on his face, and said with some eagerness:

"My lord, there are nearly 6,000 people who have formed an association to burn incense on the bow of the ship, this is just what everyone sees with their eyes, and there must be those who don't know, how can this list be given."

This number Wang Tong is probably a number, but these words made Wang Tong feel angry, and he pressed his hand on the table next to him and asked in a rough voice:

"In such a close place to Jingshi, six thousand people burn incense and form an association, if you have news to report, how can the imperial court allow these thieves to run rampant."

Although Wang Tong is a thousand households of Tianjin Jinyiwei, Xiang Yan also clearly knows that the status of this sixteen-year-old boy in the eyes of the bigwigs in the Beijing Division, and his questioning may immediately become a reprimand and distrust of the bigwigs in the Beijing Division.

After hearing this, Xiang Yan hesitated for a moment, immediately stood up, walked to Wang Tong and knelt down, but his tone was very intense, Xiang Yan had been a spy for so many years, he had long been calm and calm, and he had practiced a good cultivation kung fu, but he was really excited at this time.

"The adults are in Beijing, I don't know that the lowly position is hard outside, the lowly post has been in Tianjin Wei for eight years, the first time I came to Tianjin, I knew that there was a shiphead incense association, and the fast horse was sent to the Beijing division, but there was no news back, at that time the head of the boat was only three hundred people, and it became three thousand in two years, and then the lowly post went to the urgent letter, but was reprimanded by a letter, saying that Caoyun is related to the foundation of the world, involving the Caoyun business, and has its own river yamen, what do you have to do, how do you let the lowly post do, how to manage?"

Unexpectedly, there was such a hidden secret, Wang Tong was also speechless, Xiang Yan was obviously angry, and knelt there and looked at Wang Tong straight.

"Get up! Just talk to the official, but now in this situation, I'm afraid that if you show your mouth to outsiders, you will soon suffer a catastrophe! ”

"Since coming to Tianjin, the officials of the first term did not dare to touch the bow incense, many military generals and colonels were pressed to death by them, either embarrassed, or unable to raise their heads, according to the rules, they should have returned to Dongchang five years ago to do an experience, why are they still here to come to Tianjin with adults, when the street kills the head of the bow incense and the incense head, the lowly position dares to say these words to the adult, otherwise, how dare the lowly position."

Wang Tong stood up, dragged Xiang Yan up from the ground in silence, and sat back by himself.

"It's your fault, since the list of all the people can't be given in detail, what about the people in the city, who are on your side every time they are detective and surveillance, what do you have?"

Xiang Yan smiled bitterly and said:

"My lord, the surveillance and detective on the side of the East Factory is not to the people, and spying on the people is what the Jinyi pro-army does, the bow incense is so big, the attitude of the Jingshi is ambiguous, and the lowly side does not dare to go to the open to investigate, and there is no effect until now, but the adults want it, the lowly side can give a few courtyards in the city to burn incense, this is a clear thing, all of them are visited by the lowly duty themselves, and there is really no other."

Wang Tong shook his head, sighed and said:

"Take out the addresses of a few courtyards and give them to the official, it's better than nothing."

Xiang Yan looked at what he wanted to ask, but he hesitated and still didn't open his mouth, and after saying hello, he went to get a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and directly wrote a few addresses on the paper.

Wang Tong folded the paper and put it in the bamboo basket, got up and walked out, Xiang Yan pondered and asked:

"Humble and bold to ask, what do you want this list for?"

"Don't ask, just continue to check now, the more you check, the more useful it will be, and it will be good for you!"

Wang Tong waved his hand and turned back the same way.

When he came out of the front door, this grocery store was much more lively than when he came, and he walked out in the crowd of people who came and went, and Wang Tong went to several other shops on purpose, and bought some condiments and snacks from the kitchen.

Tan Jiang and a few others followed behind him from a distance, completely looking like passers-by, walking all the way down, Wang Tong sometimes pretended to think of something, and suddenly turned around, but he didn't find anything abnormal.

It seems that no one is following here, Wang Tong is also a little self-deprecating in his heart, his shallow knowledge of these secret jobs is all obtained in film and television dramas and novels, so pretentious, I don't know if it is useful or not, but, after thinking about it, if the bow incense has this ability, I am afraid it will not be limited to this small place in Tianjin, eating on the canal.

When he walked to the mansion of the Drum Tower, Wang Tong thought of a possibility, the bow incense and Cao Yun are closely related, more than 6,000 young and strong laborers, out of those leaders and thugs, as well as the sailors on the Cao boat, the porters and porters on the dock are probably the main force.

On the waterways outside Tianjin, there are many ships loading and unloading at night, and there are many large ships whose origin is unknown and cannot be seen.

The goods on the ship are naturally not loaded and unloaded, but there are many people who carry laborers, and there are many people, and if you want to make the people have a strict atmosphere, this is similar to the incense burning association of the armor protection system, and the establishment of a set of mutual monitoring and self-contained groups should be the intention of the establishment of this bow incense.

After returning to the mansion to change clothes, Wang Tong called several people from the Tan family to the house, and now there are four people from the Tan family next to him, and the others are in the boot training camp.

When Tan Jiang and the others entered the door, Wang Tong was looking at the address written by Xiang Yan, there were three courtyards in the city where incense was burned, in addition to the one he went to last time, there were two on the streets west of the city.

The prosperity of the Tianjin Acropolis and the canal are closely related to the Beijing Division, the west of the city is the closest to the official road to and from the Beijing Division, and it is not far from the canal, there are a lot of shops on this street, and the bow incense is placed on this side of the two courtyards for burning incense, which is really handy.

"A few of you will go to the new barracks outside the city now, and bring all the battalion leaders into the city early tomorrow morning, and at the same time tell Ma Sanbiao to let him take charge of the rest of the young men and be on standby at any time."

Before Tan Jiang and a few of them came in, Wang Tong had already written the order and stamped it, and the atmosphere at this time was quite solemn, and Tan Jiang and the others subconsciously took it respectfully with the etiquette of leading the order.

"Master, what will you do after entering the city, can you tell me, so that the battalions can be prepared!"

"Ming said that the official will wait at the north gate, and then he will naturally know, go out now, all preparations must be made after dark, and tonight will start to send personnel to guard around the camp, if there are spies who are watching, they will all be arrested and detained in the camp first!"

"Yes!"

"Go now! Don't delay!! ”

After the Tan family went out, Li Hutou called Zhang Shiqiang in again, and Wang Tong picked up an official document and handed it to him, instructing:

"Tomorrow, when the sky is not dawning, Brother Zhang, you take this official document and wait at the Qing Army's Tongzhi Office, hand it to him as soon as possible, and the four city gates will be closed and he will be in charge, don't be delayed by him."

Zhang Shiqiang bowed down to receive the order, Wang Tong turned his head to Li Hutou and said:

"Tiger Head, I also have an errand to be handed over to you!"

Li Hutou immediately stood upright there, with an irrepressible look of excitement on his face, and Wang Tong said with a cautious expression:

"Twenty Zhuang Ke and fifty recruits are under your command, if nothing else, just guard this house, the maids sent by the soldier Panda and the grain eunuch Wan Dao will be locked up in the courtyard tomorrow morning, when will I come back, when will they let them out."

Li Hutou solemnly gave a military salute, Wang Tong reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Follow me out on horseback first, walk these roads in Tianjin, the province doesn't know the road tomorrow, go and prepare the horses!"

Li Hutou happily agreed, and ran out quickly, Wang Tong stood up and pulled out half of the waist knife, and inserted it back again, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

(To be continued)