Chapter 470: Fighting wits and courage
The second floor of Guanxue Building was carefully searched several times, after meeting with King Anhua tonight, Song Nan did not dare to underestimate any detail, he wanted to ensure the secrecy of the conversation in Guanxue Building, and it must not be overheard. So all the servants upstairs were sent away, and the cabinets, cabinets, shelves, flower plates, paintings, and other places where the eavesdropping device might be hidden, and even the thickness of the walls were carefully measured, so that every word and deed here could be stolen.
This is not unfounded, although there is no eavesdropping device and the like in these years, but the wisdom of the ancients can not be underestimated, large families dig the wall secret passage to set up organs abound, eavesdropping means are also endless, the bamboo tube eavesdropping device in the hidden corner of the room, the listening urn is placed in the house, and even in a way called anti-cut code eavesdropping transmission means.
In short, if you think that the ancients only listened to the cracks in the door or played with the wall, then you are underestimating their methods. Song Nan is in the Jinyi Guard, these methods are familiar with the Jinyi Guard, for Wang Yong and Hou Dabiao, they are familiar with the means of eavesdropping and transmitting intelligence, and naturally they have also become experts in anti-eavesdropping and breaking the secrets.
The three of them sat around the brazier, Song Nan stretched out his hand and slowly rubbed and baked on the brazier, and said in a low voice: "Qingwangfu is much bigger than we imagined, do you see if this plan can be carried out?" β
Wang Yong frowned and said: "My lord, I think it is unlikely to sneak in, or even if I can enter, because I am not familiar with the path and the arrangement of the palace guards, it is very likely that I will not be able to get out, once it is detected, it will be a big trouble." β
Hou Dabiao also said: "Yes, it's difficult. It's okay to be found dead in the palace, the problem is that the identity will be exposed after death, and the most important thing is to spoil the adult. β
Song Nan shook his head slowly and said, "Of course, you can't rush in lightly, and I won't let you take risks; However, three of the dead Jinyi Wei spies were miscellaneous servants lurking in the palace, and the identities of the spies were not necessarily hidden, and I think it was very likely that the King of Anhua knew their identities. It's just that because we are Jinyi Wei and the yamen who run errands for the emperor, even if we have eyeliner in the palace, it is inconvenient for King Anhua to make trouble openly. More often than not, they just hold their noses and don't say anything, just trying to avoid letting the spies hear important news. Not to be public, not to be offended, and to stay away from it, this is the best way. β
"What my lord means is that the identities of Zhu Fu and the three of them have actually been known by the people of Qingwangfu, but everyone pretends not to know, right?" Wang Yongdao.
"I guess so, first, Zhu Fu and the other three have been potential in the palace for many years, even if they are ordinary servants, they will at least be promoted after serving in the palace for a long time. But Jiang Feng said that in the past five years, the three of them have been miscellaneous servants in the courtyard outside, and they have not done other work or moved their positions, which is what makes the three of them do nothing. With the style of the palace, there are hundreds of servants in the outer house, and there are many people, and these three people have no chance to make achievements at all. In fact, what Jiang Feng said has proved this, and these three people have hardly reported any important news for several years, which is the reason. β
"My lord's meaning is that this time the three of them were suddenly killed, it must have been because they found some heavy news, and they were learned by King Anhua, so they quietly ordered the guards to kill them, because they were afraid that this news would be known by the Jinyi Guard Yamen." Wang Yongdao.
"Eight or nine are not far from ten, if I were the king of Anhua, if it weren't for the heavy matter, how could I kill Jinyiwei's spies and attract the attention of Jinyiwei? This is a last resort. King Anhua actually understands very well in his heart, he knows that we are not here for the attack on Lord Yang, but the secret agents in the palace who were killed and attracted us, so he will be extra cautious and will find ways to divert our attention. Tonight's show of favor is a bowl of ecstasy soup, what he said about Tuntian is probably not true, just imagine, what kind of courage does the housekeeper Zhu Zhen have to make his own decisions to buy acres of land for Qingwangfu, isn't this kind of thing to ask the master in advance? Besides, from the army. The generals bought acres of land in their hands, and it was clear that there was a problem with these fields, and Zhu Zhen could do the job of the palace steward, how could he not know this? β
"As soon as the adults analyzed their subordinates like this, their hearts cleared, this old dog is fooling us. However, the military attachΓ©s transferred Tuntian to the head of the palace in order to let the Qingwang Mansion use them as a shield to support them, and the old dog wanted to return Tuntian and invalidate the contract, wouldn't this offend the military attaches in this town? Hou Dabiao said.
"This qiΔ is the answer we are seeking, and now regardless of the purpose of King Anhua's doing, I only think about one thing now, before Zhu Fu and the three of them were killed, there was no news of the Jinyi Guard Yamen; If these three people really heard the news of the murder, how could they not send the news in time? The only explanation is that they were discovered before they could deliver the news, and they were immediately killed. β
"What the Lord said is that it must be so. The purpose of the adult's plan to sneak into the palace is also to find out if these three brothers left anything before they died, after all, the people in the palace do not know the means of my Jinyiwei's secret agents, and the information may be in a conspicuous place, but they turn a blind eye, but we can see it at a glance. β
"Wang Yong is right, if you want to find the information they left behind, the sooner the better, they have been dead for more than 20 days, their dwellings must have been cleaned, bedding and clothes and other things may also be burned, but there must be some valuable things left behind. However, the more time passes, the less they will be left behind, so it is imperative and fast. Song Nan groaned.
"I'll go and snoop again tomorrow, at least find out the path and the way to get in and out of the palace, this matter is too important, even if it's worth taking some risks." Wang Yong clenched his fists and said.
Song Nan waved his hand and said: "No, our every move here will be in the eyes of King Anhua, once you spy on the palace, you will startle the snake, once King Anhua realizes our intentions, things will be difficult to carry out, and let me think about it, without my order, it is strictly forbidden to act without authorization." β
Hou Dabiao and Wang Yong glanced at each other and said in unison: "Obey." β
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The night was dark, in a secret room in the fourth residence of King Qing's Mansion, Zhu Ningxiao sat in the middle, and in front of him stood An Weixue, Sun Jingwen, Meng Bin, Shi Lianji and other four people, Zhu Ningyao's old and slender palm rubbed a dragon head on the chair, and said slowly: "What do you think of this Song Nan?" β
In silence, An Weixue bowed down and said: "Lord Wang, it seems that this son is not good, and it seems that he has a deep purpose. Judging from his actions against Zhou Dong, the means are quite vicious, and the prince must guard against it. β
Sun Jingwen shook his head and said: "The governor seems to be too frightened of this Song Nan, he is at best just a courtier next to the emperor, relying on a good skin and some pleasing means to deceive the British government as a backer, he is just an unscrupulous villain, there is no need to promote him like this." The prince has already let him fight tonight, he is at a loss, what tricks can he play? β
An Weixue said coldly: "Mr. Sun should not be taken lightly, this can be related to the prince's affairs, Song Nan is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, how can he be a good-for-nothing person?" Be careful, and quickly send this person away from Ningxia Town, and you must not confront him head-on. β
Sun Jingwen sneered and was about to speak, Zhu Ningxiao coughed, Sun Jingwen immediately shut up, bowed lower like several others, and waited for Zhu Ningxiao to speak.
"Don't argue, what you both said makes sense, we can neither take it lightly nor be intimidated by this person. At best, he is just a yellow-mouthed child, and he is still very tender in terms of Taoism. What if he's the commander of the Jinyi Guard? This is Ningxia Town, not the capital! There are only a few hundred Jinyi guards in Ningxia Town, and there are 5,000 guards in my palace, not to mention the manpower in the army, he can't make big waves. β
"Wang Ye Mingjian, in the words of Wang Ye." Several people spoke in unison.
Zhu Ningxiao slowly got up and paced: "But then again, this kid is indeed cunning enough, judging from his methods of dealing with Zhou Dong, this kid has put a lot of thought into it." He wanted us to think that Zhou Dong had cooperated with him and said something to make us mess up. As everyone knows, Zhou Dong is just a clown who jumps off the beam at all, he is just sent by Liu Jin to obstruct Yang Yiqing's official business and take the opportunity to make a big profit in the name of measuring the approved tax rate of the acreage, but there is no relationship between him and this king. β
"Lord Wang, it turns out that you have already seen through Song Nan's tricks, Zhou Dong came to me in the evening, accompanied by Li Zeng, and assured me that Song Nan deliberately made a play to frame him, and he didn't say anything between him and Song Nan, I hope that the lower officials will not believe the rumors." An Wei learns the Tao.
"Hahaha, Li Zeng's eyes are red, they are afraid that this king will misunderstand whether this matter is true and will punish them. As everyone knows, that little bit of is not in the king's consideration at all. Didn't Song Nan want to help Yang Yiqing complete the task of rectifying the border preparations? The king sent him a favor to help him, and see how capable he was. β
"But Lord Wang, doesn't this make the generals in the army dissatisfied with the Lord in your heart?" An Weixue frowned.
Zhu Ningxiao laughed and said: "There is nothing in this world that cannot be solved, some things seem complicated and tricky, but they are actually very simple; You ask that Zhou Dong to come to my palace tomorrow, this king has something to tell him, how can this king let Yang Yiqing and Song Nan break the rules of my Ningxia Town, some things only need to change a little, and the result will naturally be very different. β
An Wei Xuexi said: "It turns out that the prince has already held the wisdom pearl, and the lower officials are worried about the sky." This Song Nan wants to make a name for himself in Ningxia Town, but I'm afraid he still has to pass the prince's level. β
Zhu Ningxiao's eyes were scorching, and he said in a cold tone: "These things are nothing, what this king is worried about is that Song Nan is not here to help Yang Yiqing, but for those who were killed." The king's preparations are not yet complete, and he doesn't want to make branches at this time, so Song Nan had better not annoy the king, otherwise the king can teach him to return to the capital. β
The four people in front of him trembled, and the cold in the prince's words was like a piece of cold ice thrown into their hearts, teaching people to be cold and cold.