Chapter 517: The Emperor's Attendant
Shortly after it rested, the hull shook again. Lin Huiru answered and opened the window, and saw that another one stopped next to the ship at some point, and a board was set up between the two ships for a group of people wearing gold to come over.
"It seems that something happened again, looking at their clothes, it should be Jinyiwei." Lin Huiru beckoned to Xu Ziqiao and motioned for him to come over and take a look.
Xu Ziqiao frowned slightly, went to the window and looked at the clothes of the people who came, and immediately understood the meaning of their coming, "This time, Your Majesty assigned Dali Temple to be in charge of Caoyun's torture, and Jinyiwei is said to have the task of arresting fugitives. It seems that this fugitive should be on our ship. ”
"Would you like to go down and have a look?" Lin Huiru's thoughts came up, and he was a little nervous.
"Don't go down, there are people in the Jinyi Guard who know me, this time we go south, no one knows except Your Majesty, we can't reveal our identities, for them I should be on the way to the north now." Xu Ziqiao closed the window again and said in a deep voice.
The time was special, Lin Huiru nodded, but not long after he sat down to rest, there was a knock on the door.
"Open the door, Jinyiwei handles the case, and the identity needs to be thoroughly investigated."
Lin Huiru was stunned, co-authoring this is just an aimless separate investigation. However, if there are people who have seen Xu Ziqiao, this matter will be exposed. Especially now that Tang Junyi has the upper hand in the court, coupled with the fact that they have just turned their faces with Tang Junyi, if their whereabouts are exposed, this road may even lead to death.
"Rubbing what?! Hurry up and open the door! "The people outside banged on the door, and it was almost as if they were going to break in.
Xu Ziqiao took out a gilt waist card from his arms, motioned for Lin Huiru to sit still, stepped forward to open the door with only one crack, and stretched out his hand from the gap to hand over the token, "Royal affairs, don't leak the news." ”
That waist card is unique, Jin Yiwei naturally has no eyes to admit the mistake, even if it is forged, the material can not be done at all, not to mention that the big characters on the waist card are written by Qianyuan himself.
Seeing the waist card as if seeing the saint, a group of brocade guards outside suddenly knelt down, and presented the things back with both hands, "Don't blame me, my subordinates are offended." ”
"It's okay, it's just that this matter must not be publicized, and you must be tight-lipped when you see this token. What are you here to check on? Xu Ziqiao withdrew his waist card and asked in a deep voice.
"Back to the adult, early in the morning, Huang Bozhong secretly ran away from the post house, and even the people and belongings of his family disappeared. His Majesty ordered that all carriages and ships leaving the port should be strictly inspected. The brocade guard replied truthfully.
Xu Ziqiao nodded, but she didn't expect that this matter really had something to do with Huang Bozhong, as early as the beginning, she felt that there must be something wrong with Huang Bozhong's concealment, but she didn't expect it to be exposed so quickly, and the Son of Heaven dared to run away at his feet, which was really beyond her strength.
"I know, since it is a sneak run, you might as well check the cargo hold and below, Huang Bozhong also has a lot of ability in the previous Cao Yun, maybe there will be the old department secretly helping. Unidentified persons must be strictly investigated, and it is better to have a wrong trial than to let it go. Xu Ziqiao closed the door after speaking, and then heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
Every time he deals with official business, Xu Ziqiao exudes a different kind of charm, and Lin Huiru looks a little distracted, "I don't know that Lord Xu is so spirited, but it's a pity that I am almost not there when you are dealing with official business, otherwise I will definitely be able to see more of your majestic appearance." ”
"Don't laugh at me, don't you like me on weekdays?" Xu Ziqiao raised his eyebrows and sat down.
"Not really, but each has its own charm. By the way, why are you meddling in this matter, wouldn't it be better to just send it away? Lin Huiru was a little puzzled, and he was also very interested in the waist card in Xu Ziqiao's hand that he had never seen but seemed to be very valuable.
Xu Ziqiao noticed Lin Huiru's burning gaze, so he took out the waist card from his arms again and handed it to Lin Huiru, "This is the waist card used by His Majesty's close attendants, isn't there still King Xiang's people mixed in this time, regardless of whether their identities are clear or not, if they are revealed, they can let Your Majesty know, and if you hide it, you can also talk to Jinyiwei and give us a little more time." ”
The waist card looks expensive, and it is even heavier to the touch. Gilt gold border, generally crystal clear black, can't tell whether it's jade or what other material, on it is a Tang character of dragon flying phoenix dance. In this dynasty, Tang is the emperor's surname, and no one in the world can be surnamed Tang.
If you want to say that this Qianyuan's close attendants, the court may still be able to mix their respective teams, but the guards raised by the emperor are different, they must be heartfelt to the emperor, and disdain to deal with others. Their status is below one person and above ten thousand, and they will not even be under the jurisdiction of first-class officials or the Ministry of War.
"This is a good thing, and a good method, if only they could be brought back to create a misunderstanding, then they will be at least a few days behind us, and we can check slowly." Lin Huiru checked the sign again, and then handed it back, it is better to keep this kind of thing carefully.
If you lose it, it will definitely cause a catastrophe.
"I'm afraid it won't be delayed for long, he is not in the same position as us, he may not be careful, and he may even be more decisive and neat to kill people or interrogate directly. But I don't have a clue where to start. Xu Ziqiao put away the waist card and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
Lin Huiru smiled, with a hint of cunning in his eyes, "I have a way to do this." ”
"What's the solution?" Xu Ziqiao's eyes lit up and he looked over.
"It's impossible for you to infiltrate local officials directly, after all, without a proper identity, outsiders will definitely be wary of them." Lin Huiru held his cheeks and tapped his fingers on the table, "So, we can start from the local businessmen, it is also a coincidence that my things were lost, but it is definitely not accidental, the local official and business relations should be much closer than we thought, and only by mixing with some businessmen first can we find a way to break into their network." ”
Xu Ziqiao thought about it for a while, and felt that Lin Huiru's method was indeed feasible, "But if we go, we don't have anything on us and want to disguise ourselves as businessmen, I'm afraid it's not easy to do." ”
"Not necessarily, the kind of person who carries a cart of goods with him, either it is all his belongings, or he has a sick brain. Between businessmen, it is often negotiated first and then shipped. Lin Hui was doing popular science for Xu Ziqiao, and Xu Ziqiao listened quietly like a well-behaved student.