H2> Zhu Ping'an's question made Sun Shikang stunned for a moment, and then he was a little embarrassed. He and Zhu Ping'an only met for the second time, although he knew that Zhu Ping'an and Lu Xiangsheng had a close relationship, and he was also a general that Sun Chuanting trusted very much, but Zhu Ping'an's problem involved some things in the military department, so he was quite embarrassed for a while.

Zhu Ping'an glanced at Yang Tinglin. After all, Yang Tinglin had worked with him for a while, and he could still say something in front of him. Yang Tinglin thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Lin Chengxian, don't misunderstand, General Zhu is not to inquire about the secrets of the Ministry of War, but after the establishment of the Denglai City Bosi, there are many merchants from North Korea. Among them, there were spies sent by the imperial court in the past who returned to Shandong. These people have stayed in a foreign land for more than ten years, tasted the suffering of the world, and heard that there are still many people living outside the customs, and because of this, Zhu Zongbing has such a question. ”

Sun Shikang is a scholar who doesn't listen to things outside the window, and his temperament is upright, where can he think of the plot in Zhu Ping'an's heart, and only after hearing Yang Tinglin say this, he put his mind at ease.

"Actually, students don't know much about this. However, I have been in the military department for a long time, and I have heard some related rumors. Since the beginning of the Yongle period, in order to obtain news from outside the Saiwai, the imperial court will send some spies to infiltrate it. Most of them were sent by the Ministry of War, and Jinyi Guard also had relevant people out of the customs, but they did not belong to each other. ”

"During the Wanli period, after the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the imperial court began to send spies outside the Guanxi on a large scale. There is only a limited amount of information that is not enough to send back, and it is not easy for me to gain a foothold outside the customs, and it is impossible for me to get particularly valuable news. In the year of his succession, chaos between Korea and China was frequent, and the military department was unable to contact those people anymore, so many of them lost their whereabouts at that time. ”

"Then does Brother Lin know that the Ministry of War once had a spy department?" Zhu Ping'an asked.

Sun Shikang was even more surprised, he didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to know this name. "Mr. Zhu is indeed well-informed. The spy department was once short-lived in the apocalypse, and even the people in the military department knew very little, and the students also heard the old-timers in the yamen mention one or two. In the last years of the Apocalypse, the first emperor set up a spy department, but because the first emperor died suddenly, the spy department disappeared. ”

"Doesn't the spy department belong to the military department? How could it suddenly disappear, and there were no relevant people who survived? Zhu Ping'an was quite puzzled.

Sun Shikang smiled, "The Spy Department used to be subordinate to the Ministry of War, but in fact, it only borrowed a name and attached it to the name of the Ministry of War, and all the operations in it were controlled by the palace, and the Ministry of War actually had no right to intervene." Therefore, after the death of the first emperor, it is unknown who is taking care of it in the spy department and what it is doing. ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded. Although Wang Chengen and Mu Yanzi have not revealed anything about the Shen family to him so far, he has slowly obtained the existence of the Shen family from these little by little. The spy department turned out to be a yamen run by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and it was inextricably linked with the Shen family. But what role did his rather mysterious aunt Shen Qinghe play in this? Zhu Ping'an was very curious about this.

"Then is there still any connection between the military department and the spies sent back then?" Zhu Ping'an looked like a curious baby, broke the casserole and asked to the end.

When it came to this topic, Sun Shikang was obviously much more cautious, and even if he was vague. Zhu Ping'an suddenly made a judgment in his heart, he has been busy dealing with the two fronts of the Manchu Qing outside the Guanhai and the Liukou outside the Guan, it seems that the imperial court still has some news channels outside the Guan, although it is not effective, but Sun Shikang's vague attitude is just to cover up. It seems that meeting this person today is really rewarding.

As he spoke, Zhu Ping'an's personal soldiers had already returned from Sun Shikang's mansion and brought back a package that was not small in size. Sun Shikang opened it cautiously, and it seemed that he cherished these maps very much on weekdays.

There are dozens of scrolls wrapped in it, because after more than ten years, the paper is somewhat yellowed, but it is extremely well preserved.

Sun Shikang searched and searched, took out a few of them and handed them to Zhu Ping'an, "Mr. Zhu, please see, here is the map of Shanxi and Henan!" However, he casually gathered the other scrolls into the package, as if he had taken good care of them, lest they be missing a little.

Zhu Ping'an and Yang Tinglin looked at each other and smiled, Yang Tinglin smiled and said: "Brother Lin Congxian, you are the love of Brother Fool and General Zhu Bing!" ”

Sun Shikang also laughed embarrassedly, but then he was a little disappointed, "Such a treasure, I don't know how much effort it took to complete it back then, it is really a weapon of the country, but it is a pity that it cannot be reused. ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded approvingly, and opened one of them casually, but as soon as his eyes were projected into it, it was as if he had suddenly been hit by a powerful current, and he was stunned for a while.

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's expression, Sun Shikang couldn't help but feel a little complacent, "On that day, the first time the students saw these maps, they were also like Zhu Zongbing, these maps are really ghostly and original!" ”

On the yellowed paper, the graphics of the map are not at all the common format of the Ming Dynasty, but fully draw on the characteristics of Western paintings, with pigments to distinguish various terrains, the whole graphic has an extremely three-dimensional feeling, all kinds of mountains, rivers, roads jump on the paper, at a glance, clear and clear. Although there are also annotations in traditional Chinese on the side, there are rulers, instructions, and proportions mixed in them, and at a glance, Zhu Ping'an really thinks that what he is holding in his hand is a standard map of later generations.

"Damn, this must have been done by the traverser!" The first thought that came to Zhu Ping'an's mind was like this.

Yang Tinglin saw that the shock of this map was no less than Zhu Ping'an, and he couldn't help but be amazed, especially about the proportions that were indicated, or Zhu Ping'an forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and made a little explanation, which made him suddenly realize.

"Wonderful! In this way, the distance of the road can be calculated in an instant, and with the speed of the soldiers and horses, the marching time is at your fingertips! ”

Sun Shikang also said: "The students once took this picture to visit the painters of Beijing, but none of them could tell its origin, but from the perspective of painting skills, it looks like the style of Western painters, which is indeed vivid!" ”

"Does the military department still have such a map?" Zhu Ping'an's voice trembled slightly, he had been in a hurry for several years when he came to this era, but he inadvertently saw something with the imprint of that time and space, how could Zhu Ping'an not be excited.

Sun Shikang shook his head, "During the period when I succeeded to the throne today, the treasury of the Ministry of War was once flooded, so there were not many things left, and these were still obtained by chance when the students sorted them out. ”

Zhu Ping'an put away the three copies of the map and handed them over to the soldiers for safekeeping, saying that after using them, they would definitely return to Zhao, and solemnly thanked Sun Shikang. Zhu Ping'an's solemn thanks made Sun Shikang a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly returned the salute.

Zhu Ping'an could see that although Sun Shikang was a little wooden and didn't seem to understand the world, he was a practical talent, especially since he also had the map survey of the two capitals and thirteen provinces under the Great Tomorrow, and judging by his reaction, he seemed to have some information on some secret agents hidden by the military department outside the pass. It's just that in today's court situation, these treasures that should have been valued have all been covered with a thick layer of dust, which is the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty and the tragedy of this era.

From this moment on, Zhu Ping'an made up his mind to recruit Sun Shikang under his command, but it was not suitable at present.

Sun Shikang lives alone in Beijing, and after Mrs. Sun's family returns to Beijing, Sun Shikang will also go to pay respects every once in a while. Sun Ruoxuan's matter, Zhu Ping'an didn't plan to tell Sun Shikang that this is a neglected talent, although he is still Sun Chuanting's nephew, but it seems that Sun Chuanting does not pay attention to him. Otherwise, the map in his hand would not have been seen again until today.

Taking advantage of the moment when Sun Shikang and Yang Tinglin were talking, Zhu Ping'an had already informed Shen Ke and asked Ah Da of the Sihai Warehouse to comprehensively protect and take care of Sun Shikang from now on. Although Sun Shikang is an official from the fifth grade, he is a dusty existence among the Beijing teachers, and his life is very difficult. But he is quite a person, although it is hard, but he has never complained to Sun Chuanting and Mrs. Sun, and this alone can show his character.

On the contrary, Yang Tinglin's mind turned very quickly, peeking at Zhu Ping'an's explanation at the door, and he had vaguely guessed Zhu Ping'an's intentions. I couldn't help but make a comparison between Zhu Ping'an and the crown prince Zhu Cihong in my heart, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Over the years, the East Palace has also recruited some talents, both inside and outside the palace, but among them are either officials who are good at political disputes, or corrupt Confucians who only read sage books, and there are only a handful of them who can handle it. The prince had a bad relationship with Zhu Ping'an because of Mu Yuling, which made Yang Tinglin very disappointed. All the foreshadowing done before has also disappeared, and now the prince is afraid that he will use Zhu Ping'an more than reuse, which Yang Tinglin also knows.

One day, the crown prince Zhu Cihong will become a treasure, and I am afraid that the first person to deal with is Zhu Ping'an. For such an idea, Yang Tinglin is convinced. Similarly, he is also in a dilemma, he has been in Dengzhou for a long time, and for Zhu Ping'an, he has regarded him as a mentor and friend in his heart. Although he rarely has to talk about it on weekdays, seeing that his friend is going to suffer bad luck in the future, Yang Tinglin's heart is not a taste after all.

Thinking about it, these things are not something that I can control, it's a big deal, and when the time comes, I will save Zhu Ping'an's life by throwing away my future and official position.

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's attention to Sun Shikang, Yang Tinglin's mind changed, and he said bluntly: "General Zhu attaches so much importance to Brother Lin Congxian, you might as well ask the cabinet to transfer Brother Lin Chongxian to his command, or to counsel military affairs at any time, and he will not be embarrassed to come to the Ministry of War, so good?" ”R1152