Episode 1 Conspiracy Turns into Conspiracy

At half past six in the morning of May 1st, the train was pulling the flute.

Xiang Xiaoqiang washed out of the bathroom in the box, carried a towel on his shoulder, and said:

"Xiuxiu, I'm okay, you go in and brush your teeth and wash your face!"

"Hehe, my lord, I've already washed."

Xiuxiu smiled softly, bent down to fold the two of their pajamas on the side of the bed, put them in the box, and smoothed the sheets very smoothly. As for the thin quilt, it has also been folded into a boxy "tofu block".

Xiang Xiaoqiang said "hmm", wiped his face with a towel, and enjoyed Xiuxiu from behind. Xiuxiu was already dressed neatly, bending over and busy, and the dress skirt set off her graceful figure.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when I saw her for the first time when I got off the boat yesterday, I was still like a young girl who was wronged, but this morning she became a graceful, elegant, charming and touching little woman.

Last night, Qiu Yu had to push himself to Xiuxiu's box to sleep. Qiu Yu is also very sensible and knows that he can no longer dominate Xiang Xiaoqiang. But Xiang Xiaoqiang was very embarrassed. Although he has been separated from Xiuxiu for more than two months, he doesn't want to be so anxious and roaring, and he hasn't gone home yet, so he will relieve his lovesickness on the train. Xiuxiu was also red-faced, and she was ashamed to find a crack in the ground to get into. However, he blushed and blushed, but he peeked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, didn't say a word, and let Qiu Yun push Xiang Xiaoqiang into his box.

has always said that "Xiao Bie is better than newlywed", Xiang Xiaoqiang and Xiuxiu really realized the true meaning of this sentence last night. Especially Xiuxiu, when Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that Xiuxiu was spasmodic all over his body under him, almost shouting his name out loud, he felt how much he owed Xiuxiu.

Despite this, I still got up early this morning, washed and dressed in advance, and packed my luggage for myself, and waited quietly for myself to wake up. When she woke up, the train was already about to enter the station, but Xiuxiu had already done everything in advance, and she only needed to put on her clothes and wash up before she could get off the train.

…… What a nice girl!

Xiuxiu pushed open the window of the car, and the air with the smell of fresh earth poured into the box, washing away the turbid air of the night.

The morning in Nanjing in May was so cool!

This way back to Daming, it was a long tropical journey, and it was hot and dry for more than ten days. When I arrived in Guangzhou, it turned into humid heat. Although it is not very hot in southern China in May, the air is already very humid, and it was not very comfortable during the day yesterday.

But after a night, when I returned to Nanjing, I finally smelled the smell of dry air that I had not seen for a long time, the fragrance of woods and soil that can only be found in the hilly areas near Nanjing and the Purple Mountain.

At the exit of the station, as usual, there were a large number of reporters, and this time there were more reporters than every time before. The outside of the station was so crowded that the police had to form a human wall to make way for the exit.

In the countless dazzling magnesium lights, Xiang Xiaoqiang and his party walked out of the station quickly. The reporters on both sides shouted hoarsely, asking all kinds of questions, and for a while they couldn't hear a word.

Under the protection of the police, the reporters failed to interview Xiang Xiaoqiang. After the group entered their respective cars, Xiang Xiaoqiang finally stood by the car door, his arm climbing the car door, facing countless noisy reporters and cameras, smiling and raising a hand.

In a second, everyone shut up, and the scene was miraculously silent.

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:

"Guys, I understand what you're trying to ask me. But now I can only say one thing, that is, in 14 days in Europe, I witnessed the victory of the Ming Dynasty and the defeat of the Qing Dynasty! ”

After speaking, he arched his hands and got into the car.

It wasn't until the convoy started that the citizens of Nanjing, who were watching the excitement all around, applauded and cheered.

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang sat in a wide three-row car, and Qiu Yu and Xiuxiu sat on his left and right, which was more than enough. In the front row sat a stomachache and a snail, and in the front passenger sat fourteen squares. These most prominent figures of the People's Guard came to the train station to pick him up today. Not only the three of them, but also Li Gensheng and Li Changgui also came, and Fourteen Gege arranged for them to be in another car.

After a long absence, today I saw my confidants and old partners again, and Xiang Xiaoqiang was also so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. In fact, it is not necessary for all these people to come, it is enough to have fourteen grids to come alone. But he knew that these people were his direct subordinates and confidants, and he came back today, so he would definitely not let anyone pick up the station and do nothing.

After coming back from Germany, Xiang Xiaoqiang also faintly felt that he was Hitler at the moment. He thought that in the future, he would control the whole country and become Hitler, so who would be Goering, Goebbels, Hess, and Himmler......

He was very satisfied with the Fourteen Gege, he left the Ming Dynasty for more than two months, and did not find the misdeeds of the Fourteen Gege, but did his best to support the People's Guard for himself, and he saw the authority firmly, and did not give the foreign ministers who were eyeing him empty. In the more than two months overseas, I relied on her to grasp the domestic situation in time. At several critical times, it was the fourteen-grid cipher that allowed him to avoid danger or seize the opportunity.

He once gave Xiuxiu the right to "fold the secret music" and let her monitor the misdeeds of the fourteen grids. But during this period, Xiuxiu did not "sue" once.

Fourteen Gege is undoubtedly very competent.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the back of Fourteen Gege's head, watching her turn back to laugh with everyone from time to time, and found that she had faintly become the "leader" of her confidants. …… However, when he left, he handed over the power to her, isn't this exactly what he wants?

Fourteen grids of talent and fourteen grids of loyalty have been proven time and again. Now, I finally have someone who is both loyal and can handle all kinds of things for me.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was thinking in his mind that he could raise the fourteen grids when he turned around, and let her serve as his deputy and become the deputy commander of the People's Guard, specifically in charge of intelligence and propaganda. It is necessary to mention another deputy commander in charge of military affairs.

……

After returning to the headquarters, Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately held a meeting, and all his henchmen participated.

After the euphoria of the initial meeting passed, there was a brief silence in the meeting room. Everyone lowered their heads and glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang from time to time, as if they had something to say.

After a few minutes, Fourteen Gege looked around the crowd, then lowered his head and gently fiddled with the pen, and took the lead and said:

"My lord, the most serious problem we are facing now is the possibility that Your Majesty may marry the Prince of Siam. …… What do you think, my lord? ”

She didn't look up, but just looked through the ends of her hair, staring at Xiang Xiaoqiang with a pair of beautiful eyes.

Xiang Xiaoqiang also looked at the fourteen grids. When I first met her, she still had sassy short hair. But after coming to Daming, in a few months, the long hair has been softly draped over her shoulders, and she has completely lost the feeling of being a Manchu and spy leader, on the contrary, she looks like a gentle Miss Jiangnan.

Seeing that Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't answer, but looked at himself a little "stupidly", Fourteen Gege smiled faintly, lowered his head slightly, and the pen in his hand gently pounded the paper, as if to remind him: Everyone is waiting for you!

"Ahem! Oh......" Xiang Xiaoqiang came to his senses, coughed twice, and groaned, "...... Yes, this problem is very serious. Once Your Majesty leaves the Ming Dynasty, then our People's Guard will be their first target. I, and all of us here, will either be cleansed by them, or at least driven away, so to speak, back to their original shapes. …… Therefore, the first priority before us is to prevent His Majesty from marrying Siam. …… It's very infuriating to say, at this juncture, our People's Guard Corps originally had a lot of more important things to do, and now we have to fight with those ministers! …… Zhao Fang,......"

Hearing Xiang Xiaoqiang call his name, several people looked at him, and then at Fourteen Gege, as if they had heard something.

Fourteen Gege looked up at him with some surprise. Immediately, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and the corners of his eyes showed a little playful dissatisfaction, as if to say: I really don't treat myself as an outsider, and now I dare to call this princess by her name?

Xiang Xiaoqiang also glanced at her, coughed lightly, and continued:

"Zhao Fang, you must have some ideas these days. You can speak for everyone. ”

Fourteen Gege nodded, flipped through the information in front of him with his right hand, gently brushed the end of a strand of hair on his forehead behind his ear with his left hand, and then raised his head and said in a clear voice:

"My lord, that's right, we all think that there are many conditions in our favor at the moment. First of all, His Majesty himself is obviously unwilling to marry Siam. Why? ”

When she said this, she inadvertently raised her eyes and glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang, who seemed to be electrocuted, and moved his butt in the chair very unnaturally. But the corners of Fourteen Gege's mouth curled slightly, let him go, and continued:

“…… The reason is obvious, the climate in Siam is unbearable, the life is not accustomed, the language is not understood, and it is far away from Middle-earth, even if ordinary women are not willing to marry it, let alone Your Majesty? Moreover, Her Majesty is the empress of the Ming Dynasty, whether she marries or not, in short, the power of Nanjing will definitely be lost to the ministers of the cabinet. Although His Majesty's desire for power is not very strong, after all, he is also a human being, and ordinary people will always feel uncomfortable watching the power in their hands being taken away by others. ”

That's true. Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded slightly. He knew that if Zhu Yourong really didn't care about power, he would not support Shen Rongxuan and himself in a New Year's coup. …… However, it is obvious that Xiang Xiaoqiang can see that when Fourteen Gege analyzes Zhu Yourong, she obviously refers to her own feelings. Fourteen Gege is a man with a strong desire for power.

He smiled and continued to listen to Fourteen.

Fourteen Gege continued:

"But the problem is that now Your Majesty fully understands the great benefits to the Ming Empire of marrying Siam. …… To be honest, if this matter is really done, the benefits to our Daming will really be too great, if we look at it from our interests. …… And His Majesty is a person who is willing to sacrifice himself for the country and the people. We all know this. During the Battle of Nanjing, His Majesty would rather risk being captured than stay for the sake of the people of Nanjing. Now, she can sacrifice her personal interests for the sake of Daming's greater interests. ”

Several people in the audience glanced at each other, coughed lightly, and smiled secretly. Xiang Xiaoqiang also saw it, glanced at them with a stomachache, and smiled slightly.

When did Fourteen Gege start to become so kitsch, and when he mentioned His Majesty, his mouth was as sweet as if he had eaten sugar.

She didn't seem to notice it at all, frowned again, and continued:

"But what's the trouble now? It's not as simple as we originally thought. We thought that as long as we found someone to write out the overall plan of those ministers in the newspaper, or simply found someone to reveal it to the Siamese royal family, the matter would naturally be blown away. …… But now it's clear that they're ahead of us, and they're doing a pretty good job...... In May, perhaps in the middle or early of the month, the prince of Siam will come to Nanjing to court. And it is very clear, it is to ask His Majesty for marriage. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was taken aback, this was the first time he had heard the news.

"What did you say?" He stared at Fourteen Gege and exclaimed, "How did I not know? ”

Fourteen Gege lowered his head, looked at the information and whispered:

"This is information that just arrived this morning."

Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted at her and nodded slowly:

"Hmm...... Coming this morning? That's nothing, go ahead. ”

Fourteen Gege bit his lip, glanced at him quickly, lowered his head, and said lightly:

"Apparently the East Factory...... It's still somebody, anyway, it's their people in Siam who have passed the news that His Majesty 'belongs' to the prince of Siam. So, the prince of Siam came to ask for his marriage. In this way, it is not that we are going to marry the empress, but that they Siam took the initiative to come to the door to ask for marriage and ask to marry His Majesty. In this way, even if we disclose it to the press, our credibility is greatly reduced. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang knocked on the table and said strangely:

"Are the Siamese royal family all fools? Can't see there's a conspiracy here? ”

Fourteen Gege did not answer. The stomach hurt and looked at everyone, and snorted:

"Now the old king of Siam is very sick, and most of the domestic affairs are in charge of this crown prince. I think there may be two reasons: either the crown prince has long been in love with His Majesty and is carried away by ecstasy when he hears the news; Either he is shrewd and capable, and he is a person who understands what kind of character His Majesty is, and thinks that after marrying His Majesty, he is sure to hold His Majesty in the palm of his hand, and he is not afraid of any 'conspiracy' of Daming. More likely, there are both of these reasons. ”

After he finished speaking, several people in the audience nodded in agreement.

Fourteen Gege added at this time:

"Ziteng's analysis is very precise. But I think there is one more thing: according to past information, the crown prince of Siam is not the same as his father, who is a staunch nationalist and has devoted his life to maintaining the ** of Siam. In his dynasty, although Siam was still a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, in order to offset the influence of the Ming Dynasty, his ties with Britain in the west and France in the east were strengthened a lot.

But his son, who is now the prince, is a staunch pro-Ming faction, and he was educated in Daming in middle school and university, and he has also traveled in Daming for a long time. Perhaps in his opinion, a closer connection with the Ming Dynasty through a marriage is not a bad thing for Siam, but a good thing. What's more, Ziteng also said that many foreign princes admire His Majesty very much. He's probably not one of them.

"We can even guess that even if he completely saw through Da Ming's 'conspiracy', he didn't think it was a conspiracy. Perhaps in his opinion, it is not unacceptable for his son to inherit both the Siamese throne and the Ming throne, and even to merge the two countries. ”

……

After she finished speaking, the others immediately whispered, and they all felt that the analysis of the fourteen grids was really in place. It is also the only one that can be explained. He looked at Fourteen Gege with a stomachache and scratched his head and smiled. Fourteen Gege also smiled and waved his hand.

Xiang Xiaoqiang covered his face with his palm and let out a depressed sigh.

It's good now, the conspiracy has turned into a conspiracy. Day.