Chapter 548: From Beimazhuang to Shilipu (1)
The brigade quietly entered Beimazhuang and placed it in the village temple, and only there was a relatively large place, enough to accommodate so many people.
It wasn't long before dawn.
Arrange for people to be on guard, and then others to rest.
Meng Yan called Li Zhengma over for questioning.
"Malizheng, have any strangers come to your North Horse Village, such as a woman with a child?" Meng Yan asked.
"This ......"
"Yes or no, what do you ask?"
"Big man, how does this villain know, I, the people of Beimazhuang, live scattered, there is frequent traffic between the north and the south, and there are many people coming and going, who will notice this?"
"You're a frequent neighbor here?"
"Yes, Beimazhuang is less than forty miles away from the capital, and the merchants in the past are at most here to make a point, have a meal, and have very little accommodation, unless it is dark and cannot go." Ma Zhengdao.
"Is there an inn in the village?"
"Yes, there are a few!" Ma Zhengdao.
"Then bother Malizheng and take us to see it?" Meng Yan Road.
"Now?"
"Yes, right now, the person we are looking for may stay in the inn, and as soon as the morning dawns, she may leave, and she can't wait."
"Okay!"
"Liang Song, you bring two people over, remember, talk well." Meng Yan commanded.
"My lord, I'm going to see it too?" Guo Xiaochao owes himself.
"You're going too?"
"My subordinates can't sleep, so they should go out for a walk?"
"Okay, okay, you go with you, the official is sleepy, and he wants to sleep!" Meng Yan stretched out his hand and yawned.
"Yes." Guo Xiaochao agreed. With Liang Song and others, he went out of the village temple and went straight to the first inn in the village.
At dawn, Meng Yan slept and was in much better spirits.
Liang Song, Guo Xiaochao and others have already returned.
"How's it going, have you found anything?"
"My lord, no. There are a total of three inns in the village, and there are only seven or eight guests in total, all of whom are men, and none of them are with children. ”
"How can Mrs. Tang say that she is also a woman from the official eunuch's house, much smarter than a woman from the countryside, maybe she didn't invest at all, but found a random family to stay?"
"It makes sense, how many households are there in Beimazhuang?"
"I asked Lizheng, there are seventy-nine households. Most of them are surnamed Ma, and a small number are miscellaneous surnames that have migrated from other places, such as Cao, Wei, Sun, Liu and other surnames. Liang Song said.
"Send someone to guard the entrance and exit, and then ask from house to house."
"Yes!"
"What about Huang Yibiao, this is the road he led, did he, a master of tracking, find a clue?" Meng Yan asked.
"Huang Yibiao went out with people at dawn, and he hasn't come back yet."
"Well, arrange it. Find a carriage and send Li Laoshi and Gou Yu'er back to Li Zhuang. "Meng Yandao." The official will go back and make up for sleep. ”
"My lord, breakfast is ready, do you want to eat breakfast first?"
"No, the official is not hungry, it is important to sleep, and the food is kept for me. Call me if there's news! Meng Yan commanded.
"Yes!"
Three poles in the sun, Meng Yan woke up again.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Guo Xiaochao with dark circles, and he sat up and said, "Brother Xiaochao, is there news?" ”
"Mrs. Tang hasn't heard from me yet. But there's news in Kyosato. ”
"What's the news?"
"The news from Cai Xian's life, last night, Wang Zhen secretly made an appointment with Lord Guo, Wang Zhen wrote a handwritten certificate to Lord Guo, and also pressed his handprint, and released him from Beiya early this morning." Guo Xiaochao said.
If Cai Jin hadn't said in his letter that this was Guo Nu's decision, he would have thought that this matter was colluded by the two Weng sons-in-law in advance.
How did Meng Yan know that Guo Nu would agree to Wang Zhen's release?
"Well, it's not bad as I expected, Wang Zhen is all wronged this time, for the sake of what we got from Guo Song, otherwise he would definitely not secretly make an appointment with his father-in-law, and what proof would he write." Meng Yan smiled.
"My lord, what made Wang Zhen, an old thief, willing to be so wronged, and took the initiative to hand over the handle to the master?"
"It was a secret letter written to him by Guo Jing, the supervisor of Datong, which mentioned their many collusions and traitors, as well as the names of many people." Meng Yan explained.
"No wonder, I said, why can't this old thief even be angry this time?" Guo Xiaochao suddenly realized.
"This old Wang Ba doesn't know that the secret letter has fallen into my hands, so next, we can use this secret letter to make a fuss!" Meng Yan sneered.
"What do you want to do?"
"Naturally, we will give a little hope, hang him, and we will have a good chance to lay out calmly!" Meng Yan smiled slightly.
"Your Excellency has a plan in mind?"
"Brother Xiaochao, listen to me, this official's plan is like this......" Meng Yan leaned into Guo Xiaochao's ear and whispered.
"Wonderful, my lord, you are killing two birds with one stone!" After Guo Xiaochao heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Okay, let's go see if there's anything to eat, the official is a little hungry."
Master of Ceremonies.
When he got up early in the morning, Wang Zhen paced back and forth anxiously, although Guo Nu said that he promised to release people, but he didn't see anyone, he was still not at ease.
"Dong Weng, Grandpa Tang is back!"
"Tang Tong is back, hurry, please!" Wang Zhen was shocked and hurriedly ordered.
"Dong Weng, Tang Tong is fortunate not to be dishonored!" Tang Tong walked in with black eyes and said to Wang Zhen.
"Someone let go?"
"Let it go, early this morning, Beiya Town Fu Xiaochen personally came to release the people." Tang Tong nodded.
"Where's the stuff?"
"The things have also been returned, and now they are all in the East Factory, Guo Song and Shi Biao are taking someone to count them."
"You don't have to worry too much about things or something, just let them go." Wang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dong Weng, according to Guo Song and Shi Biao's recollections, their customs and defense were all personal collections along the way, and they never left their bodies. However, even when they drink and eat, they carry things in their arms, and they really can't figure out where they lost their things! Tang Tong said.
"They're drinking in Wanpingyi?"
"I drank it, and I heard that I called a lot of women to accompany ......"
"Bastard, that's just the end of it. They can't help it, it's okay now, the defense is lost, it's not a big problem, that thing is lost, it's fatal! Wang Zhenqi scolded.
"Dong Weng, nine times out of ten, this thing was lost in Wanpingyi, but who dares to go against us and don't want to die?"
"There are more people in this world who don't want to die. It's not like we haven't seen each other, we must chase the things back to the old man, otherwise, it will be a catastrophe! Wang Zhen's face was as gloomy as water.
"But now it's been two days, and this man stole our things, and two days is enough time for him to run away." Tang Tong said.
"Say, 'Why doesn't this thief steal so many treasures and antiques?' Just stole Guo Song and others' customs and gift lists? ”
"The subordinates also think it is strange, and this thief is too strange. Those treasures and antiques are enough to eat and drink for a lifetime, he doesn't take these things, but he wants to steal Guan Fang and Guo Gonggong to write your secret letter, this is not like the ordinary gangsters. ”
"Well, that's good. Could it be that someone secretly wants to oppose the old man? ”
"Could it be Jinyiwei?"
"If it's Jinyiwei, then the secret letter is already on the master's dragon case at this moment, do you think the old man can still stand here and talk to you well?" Wang Zhen snorted coldly.
"That's weird, who could it be?"
"The old man has a lot of enemies in the DPRK, and I can't think of anyone who will have such energy at this time." Wang Zhen to.
"Otherwise. Send someone to take Wanpingyi's lock back and torture it, and you can always find some clues. ”
"Wanping is close at hand, if you take someone, it will be difficult for Jinyiwei to think about it, so that Guo Song and the news that they have lost important things will not be saved."
"Yes, now even if Jinyiwei knows that Guo Song and the others have lost the guard, they don't know where they lost it, if we move, doesn't that mean that we will point them in the direction?" Tang Tong was shocked.
"How did the old man say that this Guo Laohu was so happy to release people, it turned out that he wanted to put a long line to catch a big fish!" Wang Zhen patted the case a few times and suddenly realized.
"Dong Weng, do they want to get clues from us that Guo Song and the others lost the defense?" Tang Tong also understood.
This clue of losing the customs defense, Guo Song and the others will definitely not tell the people of the Jinyi guard, but they can't ask for a while, if they want to know where the customs defense was lost, and how it was lost.
That still has to start with Guo Song and others.
Guo Song and the others were released, and they would inevitably look for the lost guards, and when the time came, they would just follow Guo Song and the others.
This trick was too clever, and now they understood why Guo Nu was so easy to talk this time.
It turns out that people don't care about Guo Song and these people at all, what they are looking for is actually the lost defense of Guo Song and others!
Maybe Jin Yiwei already knows the existence of the "secret letter", which is much more valuable than hundreds of Guo Song and Shi Biao.
Jin Yiwei must be closely monitoring the movements of the East Factory now, as long as there is a slight change, he will follow behind, and even strike first.
"Dong Weng, we are too passive, what should we do?"
"Since Jinyiwei is also looking for Guo Song and the others to lose the guard, it means that this thing is not in Jinyiwei's hands, and the old man is more patient with him." Wang Zhenyi gritted his teeth and said.
"Dong Weng, you mean, let's stand still?" Tang Tong was surprised.
"Our people can't move, if they move, Jinyiwei's side will definitely follow, but don't we still have supernumerary strength?"
"Wonderful, Dong Weng, let's come to a Ming Xiu plank road to darken Chen Cang, and let Guo Laohu's bamboo basket draw water for nothing!" Tang Tong echoed.
"In this matter, you have a secret plan from Gao Rang, and the detailed plan is only known to the two of you, and you can't say it to a third party, and Guo Song is too, let him restrain his subordinates and keep his mouth shut, by the way, how about Shi Biao's injury?"
"The internal injuries are not light, and it is estimated that it will take a while to heal!"
"I heard that this Shi Biao is brave and fierce, and he is a brave general who charges into battle, why can't he even stop the kid surnamed Meng, could it be that the reported record is exaggerated?" Wang Zhen asked with a frown.
"That's not it, I asked, firstly, Shi Biao underestimated the enemy, but I didn't expect Meng Yan to suddenly make a move, and second, Meng Yan used the back of the knife to refract the sunlight and suddenly blinded his eyes, so he was injured!" Tang Tong said.
"This kid surnamed Meng is really scheming, much more difficult to deal with than his pedantic father!" Wang Zhen couldn't help but sigh. (To be continued......)