4-27 Infernal Affairs

Of course, it is impossible to get the deep-sea salmon imported from Dongying Country in the wilderness, so Liu Ziguang had to persuade him with good words, and even coaxed Liu Xiaocat to eat some roasted wheat bought by the nearby villagers, and transferred a carriage from the new site of the South Factory, ready to return to the city.

Liu Xiaomei did not climb on the roof of the carriage this time, and sat obediently next to Liu Ziguang in the carriage, the coachman shook his whip and was just about to come out, Dr. Jones, who was standing at the gate of the courtyard to see him off, suddenly saw something and said, "General Liu, that ...... I brought the stethoscope from London, it's hard to buy here, can you keep it for me? ”

What stethoscope? Liu Ziguang was confused for a while, turned his head and saw that the habitual thief Liu Kitten was holding a stethoscope and putting it on his ear, it seemed that he thought it was fun to take the sheep by hand, and it was a period of hard persuasion before he left Dr. Jones's precious stethoscope.

The theft of the East Factory was suppressed by Yang Bo, and it is no wonder that the Yamen of the East Factory like the Hades Palace can be patronized by the snitch, and it doesn't make people laugh out of their big teeth when they say it, so they have to claim that the library building went out of the water last night, as a cover, the entire East Factory is loose outside and tight inside, and all the spies are mobilized to inquire about the news, and additional personnel have been sent at each city gate to pay attention to the carriages and horses in and out of the city.

Liu Ziguang's carriage enters the city from Jubao Gate, which has always been the busiest city gate in the capital, chickens, ducks, cows, horses, pigs, grain, fruits, goods, and passengers who enter and exit every day, not to mention tens of millions, the main ones responsible for guarding the door are the soldiers of the city defense guards, but they only open the door in the morning and close the door at night, and the task of checking the entry and exit of passengers is jointly responsible for the five city soldiers and horses, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang, and the flow of people in and out is too large, and if everyone checks it, it will definitely cause blockage, So the experienced fans just pulled the suspicious people out of the team to check.

On both sides of the Jubao Gate, a row of soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division armed with flower guns stood straight, their eyes did not squint, their armor was neat, their tall stature and swarthy skin showed that these soldiers were all recruits from Shandong, not the previous wine bags and rice bags, and the fans of the Jinyi Guard wore brown robes, lazily patrolling the side, from time to time taking a fruit from the fruit farmer's cart that went into the city to deliver goods, and carrying a fish from the fisherman's basket. Dongchang Fanzi is even more powerful, specifically picking the kind of rich businessmen who have money and no power, and when they see the right one, they will seize people's vehicles and goods, saying that they are chaotic and anti-thieves, Tartars and spies or something, and they have to extort dozens of taels of silver before they stop, and they can make a lot of extra money when the city gate is guarded on this day.

Today's Dongchang Fanzi is different from the past, the people who checked out of the city are very serious, they all know yesterday's incident, one of the thieves is injured, and the injured woman must be strictly investigated, not only at the city gate, but also in the city's pharmacy and clinic.

When Liu Ziguang's carriage entered the city gate, a carriage was going out from the city, and there was a sick pregnant woman sitting in the car, and the scum of Dongchang didn't care about any pregnant women or not, as long as it was a young woman who looked pale, she had to strip and check to see if there were knife wounds, arrow wounds, and poisonous snake bites.

Liu Xiaomei opened the curtain curiously and looked, the night clothes she wore last night had not been changed, there were faint blood stains on it, coupled with her pale face, it was the best goal of Dongchang, and she was being looked at by a fan, and said a word to the leader, and then the fans immediately gave up the pregnant woman who was going out of the city and ran here.

"What are you doing? Get out of the car and get checked! For the fan shouted.

Liu Ziguang's carriage was not marked, and the soldiers of the Red Shirt Regiment who drove the carriage were also wearing civilian clothes, which looked very ordinary. A puff of cold air came out of the driver's nose, and he didn't take a stubble at all.

Liu Xiaomei saw someone coming, hurriedly put down the curtain and sat down seriously, Liu Ziguang shook his head helplessly, it seemed that he was going to fight again.

The leader of the fan listened to the report of his subordinates and was suspicious, just now Liu Xiaomei put down the curtain and saw a beautiful and white little face, regardless of whether it is a snitch or not, it is good to deduct it first, and then rub some oil.

Liu Xiaomei refused to get out of the car to be inspected, and the fans were only frightened by the women's family, and the little leader laughed lewdly, lifted the curtain and put his head into the car, and said: "I want to see ......"

Before he finished speaking, it turned into a scream, the little leader staggered back two steps, a face was already blurred with flesh and blood, four deep blood marks from top to bottom, and an eyeball was also pulled out by the way, and some muscles were hung on his face, which was really miserable!

"It's the other way around! Hurry up and take it! A sound of drawing a knife sounded, and the fans exclaimed to surround the carriage, and the Jinyi Wei, who was watching the excitement on the side, also followed, although there is a competitive relationship between Jinyiwei and the East Factory, but after all, everyone belongs to the same system, and they still have to help at the critical moment.

Before Liu Ziguang could speak, the coachman whistled, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who were originally standing on both sides of the city gate, immediately surrounded them with guns.

"What's the matter, are you even going to rebel?" These stupid Shandong soldiers know how to stand guard, and they usually make the Dongchang Jinyi guards look down on them, but I didn't expect that today they all seemed to have taken medicine, and they turned their faces when they said that they turned their faces. How do they know that the officers of the Red Shirt Regiment who helped Liu Ziguang drive the car used to be the instructors of this group of Shandong soldiers, and the instructor drove himself, and Liu Dashuai must have sat in the carriage, and this group of powerful and blessed fans was very similar to the Tatar soldiers who were entrenched in Shandong before, and they had long caused the dissatisfaction of the simple soldiers, and now they actually dared to inspect Liu Dashuai's carriage without authorization, and the Shandong soldiers certainly could not stand idly by.

There was a mess outside, and Liu Ziguang had to get out of the carriage and shouted: "The carriage of the South Factory, who dares to stop it!" ”

South Factory! It's the South Factory again, now the name of the South Factory is more fierce than the East Factory, a conflict killed hundreds of East Factory good rumors have long been spread in the industry, I heard that it is the South Factory's carriage, and there is a red tassel gun behind it, the brocade guards took the lead in putting down the knife and withdrew to the side, and the East Factory was a lonely few people, even more helpless, and could only watch the carriage of the people go into the city in a big way.

The carriage walked a long way, and the soldiers returned to the city gate with red tassel guns without expression to continue to stand guard, only the leader of the fan who was caught and blinded cried: "What's wrong with Nanchang?" Can Nanchang just scratch the eyes of blind people! ”

The fans escorted the injured leader to find Langzhong, and the people who witnessed this scene were all shocked, and they could bully the East Factory to this part, this South Factory...... It's amazing.

The carriage first arrived at Liu Xiaomei's residence, this river house is near the purple light car dealership, every day there is a special person to deliver cat food and cleaning, according to Liu Ziguang's instructions, ten salmon imported from Dongying has been sent over, the chef invited from the nearby hotel carefully scraped the fish scales clean, the fish slices into a very thin sashimi, orange-red sashimi with lines neatly stacked in a clean porcelain plate, the plate is padded with ice cubes. There are also a few small dishes with fine dark soy sauce and mustard, and to relieve the spicy taste, a few drops of Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar are dotted in the green mustard paste.

"Eat, it's all your deserved reward." Liu Ziguang said with a smile.

Liu kitten is not polite at all, grab the fish and eat it happily, the mouth is still meowing, hearing the movement here, more than a dozen thieves and thieves cat heads emerged from the backyard wall, and there are no outsiders now, so a group of wild cats unscrupulously surrounded, rubbing Liu kitten's legs, meowing and begging for food.

"You guys, I still have to go one step ahead." After arranging Liu Xiaomei's affairs, Liu Ziguang pinched the thick silver ticket in his arms and the mysterious roster of secret agents, and went to do big things.

According to the prior agreement, this important information should be shared with the Donglin Party, Qi Zhenming has been secretly providing Liu Ziguang with a lot of help, and there are many opportunities for cooperation between the two sides in the future, so Liu Ziguang does not intend to break his promise, and copy part of the list for Xu Sanpi to hand over to Qi Zhenming, this part of the list is the list of undercover ministers in the capital, and it is also the most urgent need of the Donglin Party at present, as for the list of undercover agents in the palace Middle East factory, it is Liu Ziguang's bargaining chip for betraying the queen mother and adding officials to the knighthood, so he naturally wants to stay, There are also some provincial officials' homes, the undercover list hidden in the official office, Liu Ziguang also quietly hidden, he has more eyes, and overthrows the Hou Party and the Eunuch Party in the future, this position in the South Factory has to sit down, and if the long-dormant intelligence system of the East Factory can be used by me, it is an important resource that is difficult to change.

Last time, because it was late, all men were forbidden to enter the harem, so Liu Ziguang failed to enter the harem to meet the Queen Mother, this time it was different, Liu Ziguang was a thousand households in the South Factory, and several confrontations with the East Factory were successful, and he dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the nine thousand years old.

This time, when she heard that Liu Ziguang had mastered the roster of secret agents of the East Factory lurking beside her, the Queen Mother was surprised and delighted, surprised that there was an undercover agent of the East Factory by her side, and she was glad that her major plan had not yet been revealed, and the undercover agent was cracked.

Liu Ziguang changed into his official uniform and followed Li Lianying into the harem, starting from the Qianqing Gate, the armed internal gymnastics stood neatly on both sides of the royal road, all the palace doors were closed, and the eunuchs and palace maids were not allowed to move around casually.

"Duke Li, what kind of fame is this?" After all, Liu Ziguang had stolen the calligraphy and painting antiques treasured by the Queen Mother, and he couldn't help but feel a little weak when he saw this formation.

"It's not thanks to Lord Liu, today let's catch turtles in an urn and clear all the undercover agents over there, Lord Liu has made a great contribution this time, and the Queen Mother will have to reward you heavily." Li Lianying seems to be in a good mood.

"It's all up to the Queen Mother Shengming, and Li Dugong has a good leadership." Liu Ziguang pretended to be polite, the two came to Kunning Palace, a eunuch in a python robe was already waiting at the door with a whisk of dust, and when he saw the two coming, he shouted loudly in a long voice: "Li Lianying, Liu Ziguang came to see ......" The palace immediately replied: "Xuan two go to the palace." ”

"Manager Liu, come with us, why is this like a great enemy?" The python-robed eunuch asked in a whisper while leading the two into the hall.

"Well, it's not a big deal, Grandpa Bai, you'll find out later." Li Lianying said perfunctorily.

Liu Ziguang glanced at this white father-in-law, he was still an acquaintance, the last time he made a big fuss at Dr. Jones's house, it was this friend who had to install a donkey whip, presumably he also recognized Liu Ziguang, but this moment was obviously not a good time to discuss whether he was wearing a newcomer's whip, so he just didn't know Liu Ziguang, and he didn't look here. Liu Ziguang's heart moved, he had already read the roster, the nine-thousand-year-old undercover agent in the palace was surnamed Bai, and he was also on an errand in Kunning Palace, it seemed that he was this one.

The queen mother sat on the phoenix chair, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs on both sides, playing feather fans, holding cold soup and waiting, a well-behaved golden retriever poodle lying at the queen mother's feet and sticking out his tongue, there were a lot of ice cubes in Kunning Palace, and the palace was bright, but it was also very cool.

After Liu Ziguang paid homage to the Queen Mother in accordance with the rules taught in advance, he knelt on the ground and bowed his head without moving, waiting for the Queen Mother to ask.

"You're Liu Ziguang, right?" The voice of the Queen Mother seemed to float from the sky.

"Weichen is Liu Ziguang."

"I heard Mr. Li say, you have recently taught the monkey cubs in Dongchang a few times, and last night they were even more disturbed, and they didn't close their eyes all night. The mourners really have to reward you. ”

"That's the duty of a minister, and a little credit is not enough to worry about."

The Queen Mother looked at Liu Ziguang, who was sincerely frightened, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Present the roster you got to the mourning family, the mourning family wants to see who has been so bold all these years, eating and drinking the monthly money of the mourning family, actually helping the old eunuch to do things." ”

When Liu Ziguang heard this, he immediately took out the roster and presented it with both hands, the pages outside the palace had been torn off, anyway, no one had seen this roster, and no one knew how many there were.

Father-in-law Bai took the roster held high above Liu Ziguang's head, and put it on a lacquer plate to present it to the Queen Mother, Liu Ziguang noticed that his hands trembled slightly when he took the roster, and he still played Infernal Affairs with this psychological quality, it seems that the undercover agents of the East Factory are not clever, that is, they eavesdrop on the root of the wall or something.

Father-in-law Bai stubbornly presented the roster to the Queen Mother, who took the roster, glanced at it a few times with a pair of phoenix eyes, and then slapped the roster on the case and sneered in a low voice. While laughing, he said, "Good, good." ”

Those who are familiar with the Queen Mother's temper know that this is her laughter after she is angry, and Father-in-law Bai is even more cold sweating, and his eyes are staring at the ground and he doesn't dare to come out.

"Li Lianying, take this dog thing for me!" The Queen Mother finally finished laughing, pointed at Bai Gonggong and shouted angrily.

"Queen Mother, the slaves are wronged, they forced me to do it." Grandpa Bai finally collapsed, crying bitterly and lying on the ground wailing.

Li Lianying waved her hand, and the two internal drills grabbed it and dragged Bai Gonggong down like a dead dog, and the Queen Mother pointed to the roster and said to Li Lianying: "The rest of the people above are handed over to you to deal with." Then he changed his kind tone and said to Liu Ziguang: "Liu Ziguang listens to the seal."

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Liu Ziguang was secretly happy in his heart, the contribution of this roster relieved the queen mother's elbow and armpit troubles, and it seems that the promotion and reward are indispensable.

"Liu Ziguang, from today onwards, you will be the commander of Nanchang, and you will be given a python robe and a palace forbidden waist card, which can enter and exit the interior." The queen mother's reward was really high, and she actually gave Liu Ziguang the position of the governor of Nanchang.

"Wechen didn't dare to take on this big responsibility. Please also ask the Queen Mother to take back her fate. Liu Ziguang was taken aback, he had the impression that the commanders of the East and West factories were all eunuchs, could it be that the Queen Mother wanted to castrate herself?

"You don't have to take care of Li Lianying, the burden of his internal exercise commander and the chief manager of the inner house is heavy, and the palace can't do without him, and the Nanchang will be handed over to you. Don't shirk again, the mourning family heard that you and the Peng family's eldest girl are in love with each other, and the old Peng factory owner is still a little unhappy, so the mourning family will give you a marriage, and after the emperor's big wedding is completed, your marriage will be done. ”

The Queen Mother's ability to win people's hearts is indeed very set, and she can care about such things, although she knows that the other party is just using herself, Liu Ziguang is still a little moved, and thanked her again: "Thank you Empress Dowager Longen." ”

"After the election tomorrow, Huang Gelding and his party have been peeping at this queen's position for a long time, alas, it is obviously the mourning family to pick a daughter-in-law, but he, the eunuch who is the master of ceremonies, has to intervene, and the queen of my Ming Dynasty can't let the daughter of a slave family be the one anyway. At that time, if anything happens, the mourning family will count on you. ”

It turned out that after the election the next day, no matter who killed the deer, the losing side might be in full difficulty, a big war was imminent, and the Queen Mother didn't want to promote Liu Ziguang so quickly, but the time was too tight, the so-called suspicious people don't need to be used, and the people are not suspicious, and now they can only bet on Liu Ziguang.

"The Queen Mother can rest assured, as long as you say a word, you will not hesitate to go to the soup for your ministers! Whoever dares to be unfavorable to the Queen Mother, I will kill his entire family. Liu Ziguang swore loyalty.

The vulgar words did not make the Queen Mother unhappy, but made her believe that Liu Ziguang was a simple-minded martial artist even more, and nodded with a smile and said, "Sure enough, the Mourning family did not mistake you." ”