"Bell-bell! Clang! Clang! Clang! ”

The night watchman sounded the gong of the fifth watch, and in the silent night, it spread particularly far-reaching. "It's dry, watch out for the candles!"

Wang Xu woke up from his sleep, listened carefully, and learned that it was a routine shift on the fifth watch, that is, three o'clock in the morning, and couldn't help but lie down again. But I went to bed early last night, and when I woke up at this moment, I didn't feel sleepy, and I tossed and turned on the bed, and felt more and more irritable, so I got up and lit a candle to read.

As soon as he picked up the bamboo slip, he couldn't see a few columns, and suddenly there was a light footstep outside the door, as a perennial warrior, he was particularly sensitive to this voice, and his vigilance suddenly rose, although he was silent, but his right hand had gently held the hilt of the sword of the "cadre" beside him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The soft knock on the door reminded Wang Xu to relax, it seemed that he was not an outsider, and he couldn't help but ask strangely: "Who is knocking on the door?" ”

"Lord, it's a slave!" Ling Wanqing's gentle voice came from outside the door.

Wang Xu was completely relieved, walked over and opened the door, and led Ling Wanqing into the house.

"Wanqing, these five watches, don't you have a good rest, do you have something to do with me?"

"Hmm!" Ling Wanqing nodded. "Last night, on the second watch, my subordinates heard the spy shadow department calling with a secret whistle outside, and because they didn't want to disturb the lord's rest, they went quietly, and then I learned that Guo Junshi sent Liu Min's mansion to the spy stronghold at night's end yesterday,"

"Oh? Caught in the work? Did you confess? Wang Xu's eyes lit up, and he only felt that he swept the stuffiness in his chest, and said coldly: "As long as he confesses!" Let's see what else Zhou Yu can say! ”

Ling Wanqing didn't answer immediately, but looked at him with a wry smile for a long time. "My lord. Maybe it was really wrong before. This matter should have nothing to do with Zhou Yu! ”

"Unrelated? How could it be irrelevant? Wang Xu was stunned.

"Here's the thing." Ling Wan paused for a moment. continued: "The subordinates personally supervised the forced confession, and learned that Liu An was bribed. The other party asked him to listen to the conversation between the old barbarian king and Liu Min at a sky-high price of five million yuan, especially the next whereabouts of the old barbarian king, if it is accurate, he also promised to reward an additional five million yuan! ”

"Five million dollars! Good boy! Wang Xu also smacked his tongue, it cost five million to buy a piece of news, which is indeed a big deal. In this era, the value of five million dollars. But it is far from being comparable to the later generations with a highly developed economy.

"Then Liu An explained who was over there?"

Ling Wanqing smiled confidently: "Lord, after entering the spy shadow, there are not many people who can resist such torture and temptation. After a pause, he continued: "It only took two quarters of an hour for him to recruit, and the portrait of the other party has been drawn, according to Liu An, that person lived in a big mansion in Xicheng District earlier. After he got the information, he also went there to contact him. ”

"What about the other party? Did you catch it? Wang Xu said hurriedly.

"Nope!" Ling Wanqing shook her head regretfully. "The family of the owner of the house has long been sent away. He himself disappeared before we could get there. According to the time of inquiry, Liu An left not long after he was arrested, and now there are only some ordinary handymen and maids who don't know anything left. ”

"But Tong Guò inquired overnight, and learned that the owner of the house was a local trader, surnamed Qian and Mingzhao, specializing in selling Shu brocade and other Shu specialties, and traveled between the two places all the year round, and he also had some fame in this Lingling, and made a wide range of friends, and the rich families, scholars, and officials had contacts."

"According to some information earlier, the spy suspected that it was a fine work of Yizhou, but it could not be confirmed, especially some time ago, there was indeed a friend with a Yizhou accent in his house, according to the miscellaneous servants in his house, the man lived for a long time, and also described the portrait of that person."

"At present, the subordinates have issued an order to notify all the spy shadows to make every effort to find these two people, and also sent people to Xiangyang to inform the thief Cao Peng Liu Yi, so that the thief Cao also fully cooperates, blocks all the roads to Yizhou, and arrests them along the way."

Wang Xu's brows tightened the more he listened. "It's too bad now, since Qian Zhao has escaped, if it is fast, I am afraid that he has already hid in the mountains and forests, and it will not be easy to catch it for a while, how can I have time to arrest it slowly!"

"Not necessarily!" Ling Wanqing interrupted with a smile: "Actually, he may still be in this city, or he is likely to wander around this Jingnan area!" ”

"Why?"

Ling Wanqing smiled and said, "According to Liu An's explanation, attacking and killing the old barbarian king before was only part of the plan, and that side wanted to provoke large-scale unrest among the barbarians, not just the new Wuxi barbarian king Shamoke's troops. Even Liu An only got one of the three money, and he was not allowed to run because he was not allowed to run away, so as not to expose everyone prematurely. ”

"That Qian Zhao also sent people to monitor the county government, if Liu An dares to move, it will be a dead end. This time, Qian Zhao probably saw Liu An being arrested, so he hurriedly hid. ”

"Also, recently, there are many traitors in Jingnan who are secretly stirring up contradictions between the two races, it should be their people, the thief Cao and our spy shadow have been fighting with those people for a long time, causing them heavy losses and exposing a lot of strongholds, but this kind of secret fighting is very cruel, it is difficult to catch people for interrogation, I always thought it was someone from Jiangdong, I didn't think it was from Yizhou."

"But in any case, the other party has paid such a huge price and scheming, how can it be handed over? Therefore, as long as the lord did not show up to suppress this matter, it would be impossible for them to give up lightly, and Shamoke was not yet recognized by all the Wuxi barbarian tribes. ”

"And the lord is outstanding in the hearts of the barbarians, there is no more stimulation, the leaders of the barbarians of the other tribes will not believe in Shamoke, this group of people in Yizhou will definitely continue to stir up trouble and provoke, seize this rare opportunity!"

After hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help nodding and agreeing with Ling Wanqing's statement, but then asked a little strangely: "Then Qian Zhao didn't dare to kill Liu An, but how to give him money?" So much money is not afraid of being exposed? And how did Liu An know so much? ”

Ling Wanqing smiled: "Lord, then Liu An is a little clever, as early as when the other party tempted him, he said that he must know the identity and intentions of the other party, otherwise he will definitely not do it, I am afraid it is for some dependence." ”

As for money, he also asked Yizhou to give the same value of valuables, and he didn't want five baht. Therefore, there are only a dozen gold and silver bricks in hand, as well as priceless jade and precious stones, which are not difficult to carry, and have been seized and confiscated. ”

"I see!" Wang Xu was relieved. "Then keep this batch of belongings, and reward them to the families of the spy who died in this battle in the future, their fight in the dark is too tragic, it is not easy, it is a reward!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

"No, you don't! You're welcome. Wang Xu waved his sleeves absently, and when he glanced at the burden in his hand, he couldn't help but say, "What are you holding in your hand?" Is it a portrait of the two men? ”

"Yes!"

"Show me then!"

Wang Xu took it with a big grin and unfolded the scroll.

"Is this Qian Zhao?"

Ling Wanqing looked over and said with a smile: "Exactly!" ”

"Wow, it smells so good!"

Because the two were too close, Wang Xu smelled a faint pleasant fragrance and blurted out.

Ling Wanqing blushed instantly and hurriedly took a few steps back. "Lord, you ......"

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously! Hehe! ”

Smiling, Wang Xu once again focused his attention on the scroll in his hand, and just opened the second one, but he was suddenly stunned, looking at the chubby old face, he couldn't help chattering: "This person is so familiar, where have I seen it!" ”

"My lord has seen it?"

"I've definitely seen it, let me think about it!"

Wang Xu closed his eyes and pondered, recalled for a long time, and suddenly said: "I was ordered by the first emperor to go to Luoyang to report on the work of this person, I have a lot of impressions, at that time it was still the Taicang order under the Dasi Nong Mansion, called ...... What is Zhao called, and he followed Liu Yan into Shu ......"

"Zhao Wei!" Ling Wanqing interface.

"Yes, Zhao Wei, that's him! Back then, it was he and Dong Fu who resigned and followed Liu Yan into Shu! Wang Xu's eyes were scorching.

As he spoke, he turned his head, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Wanqing, it seems that this matter is definitely done by Yizhou, be sure to find out as much as you can, I want to know the cause and effect!" Liu Zhang's courage is also getting bigger and bigger, attacking me in Hanzhong, and provoking a barbarian rebellion, is it really bullied that I can't enter Shu now? ”

"Don't worry, my subordinates will do their best with the spy department." Ling Wanqing replied affirmatively.

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xu again, and asked hesitantly, "But what about Zhou Yu?" The subordinates really didn't find any clues that could convict Zhou Yu! Do you want to continue to check over there? ”

This stumped Wang Xu, and now there is no sign to prove that Zhou Yu participated, but he provided a lot of clues.

If it is all based on personal feelings, guessing that it is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and there are other plans, it would be too arbitrary, even if there is a little bit of suspicion, there is an excuse, but now there is no excuse.

The only strange thing is that he happened to come to Jingnan for a secret visit during the barbarian rebellion, and he once wandered around the county government, but this qiē was not enough even as an excuse. Moreover, Zhou Yu also explained that he was wandering around the county government because he found a lot of suspicious characters, and now that the suspicious characters have been found, how can he tell?

His identity is not only a celebrity, but also an envoy of Jiangdong, there is no excuse that can stand on his feet, how can he be forced to stay? Not to mention that the relationship between the two families is still a honeymoon period, even if the two armies are at war, they can't be detained lightly, there must be a reasonable name, and the rules are messed up, and the envoys who go to various places in Jingzhou in the future will also be gone for a long time, and it is not easy to kill an envoy sincerely?

Intellectually speaking, Wang Xu himself believes that this matter may have nothing to do with Zhou Yu, but he always has a trace of doubt subjectively about this handsome talent with outstanding intelligence. Although this move may make the Sun family complain, he can't care about it so much, and then he will explain it well, if it is really not Zhou Yu's doing, it doesn't matter otherwise.

After hesitating for a while, he couldn't help but say: "I'll delay it for a while, what if I find out any clues related to him next?" Just step up your investigation and arrest people! Also, call Zhou Yu after dawn, I want to probe his bottom again! ”

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