Volume 3: Tempered into Steel Chapter 16: The Secret of the Commander

"Let Gongzi worry, Guo Mao is guilty of capital crimes!" Guo Mao was moved and half knelt on the ground.

Zhu Qizhen pulled Guo Mao up and said with some emotion: "Don't be so polite when you go out, how was it last night, and did you encounter any danger?" ”

Guo Mao said with a pale face: "Luoyang Jinyiwei is like the world evaporated, there is no trace, from we entered the city until the early hours of this morning, the marks I left are still there, and there is no news exchange, it should be to find someone to clean at a fixed time, Jinyiwei is no longer here." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded noncommittally, this result was expected yesterday, and it was nothing more than to confirm it again, since someone cleaned it, it should be alive.

"Is there any news from Henan Dusi?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

Guo Mao's face softened slightly, and he said, "The guards of Kaifeng Mansion have been waiting for you since the morning, and after receiving my news yesterday, they immediately got in touch with General Tian.

At present, the reply received said that General Tian has ordered all his men and horses to rush to Henan Mansion, but it will take a long time to go upstream, and he is expected to arrive this evening or tomorrow morning. ”

"Tomorrow morning?" Zhu Qizhen muttered to himself.

may have ignored the change of means of transportation, Zhu Qizhen always thought that the standard of later generations would judge, thinking that it would be possible to arrive in two or three hours, but he didn't expect the current river transportation to be so inconvenient.

Reminiscent of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, it was because of the inconvenience of communication that collapsed, and Zhu Qizhen's desire for telegraphs, telephones, and steam engines became stronger and stronger.

"However, the Jinyi Guard in Kaifeng Mansion has already arrived in advance, and it can be reached before the sun sets at the latest." Seeing this, Guo Mao hurriedly said.

There is a restless prince by his side, and it is more reassuring that he is always well prepared.

Hearing that the Jinyi guard had been opened, Zhu Qizhen felt a lot more relieved, Guo Mao was in a hurry for days, and he had to be responsible for the safety of everyone, at this time he looked sallow and his eyes were bloodshot.

"You can rest in these two rooms, hurry up and recuperate and prepare for the unexpected." Zhu Qizhen said to Guo Mao.

"I'm fine, don't say I don't sleep for a day or two, even if it's ten days and half a month, it's no problem, you're right, it's a critical moment, you still have to take more precautions, I'm on guard outside." Guo Mao said so.

"Okay Lao Guo, Gongzi will let you rest quickly, with my Lao Fan here, what are you afraid of?" Fan Zhong also followed suit.

"Yes, Lao Guo, let's go to the rest party!" Shang Zhen also echoed the persuasion.

"Commander Guo, dizzy can't protect the son and protect us! Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to concentrate enough and miss the assassin? Li Xian teased.

Xiao Jinqi was young, and he was still a eunuch, so he said weakly: "I'll go make a bed for Lord Guo." ”

Then he went to the west wing room to get busy, and Xiong Zongli still did not change his unique style. He said solemnly: "I see that your Yin Tang is black, and your face is dark, and you should have a sign of stroke and paralysis." ”

Guo Mao was speechless, is this a doctor or a fortune teller? But he felt everyone's concern, since the emperor returned from Tumu Fort, the original depressed life was gone, and he could feel the emperor's respect when he got along, as if he had the atmosphere of ancient monarchs and ministers.

"Look, even the experts say it's time for you to rest, and if you don't listen to me, you should always listen to Dr. Xiong, right?" Zhu Qizhen said with a smile.

Guo Maohu's eyes were full of tears, he forcibly suppressed the choked throat, and said coldly: "While Jin Qi is cleaning up, I will loosen the muscles and bones of that third child first, and see if there is anything hidden." ”

He turned around and came to the front hall, the third child locked in the dilapidated porter was already asleep, Guo Mao's eyes narrowed, and he raised his foot with a clatter, kicking the third child awake.

"Hey, who are you! Don't come, don't come! Ah......h

Not long after, there was a terrible scream from the third child in the gatehouse, and his voice quickly became hoarse, and when Guo Mao came out, there was no movement inside.

"Lao Guo, you didn't kill people, did you? It's still useful for Childe to keep this person. Fan Zhong said and hurriedly ran into the gatehouse.

Zhu Qizhen was also a little worried, Guo Maowan lost his hand, then this witness would be wasted.

Guo Mao glanced at Fan Zhong, there seemed to be disdain in his eyes, and quickly came to Zhu Qizhen, knelt down on one knee and said, "Thanks to Gongzi, I really asked something new." ”

Zhu Qizhen asked unexpectedly: "What?" ”

Without waiting for Guo Mao to answer, Fan Zhong's big voice appeared: "Old Guo, you old boy is too ruthless!" Oh no, no, no, I feel cold all over my body when I look at it, Jinyiwei is really terrible. ”

When Fan Zhong ran back, he couldn't help but shiver a few times.

"Childe, didn't you see it, Lao Guo put toothpicks on all ten of the man's toes, and kicked out a few holes in the wall, and the toothpicks have been pulled out of the roots."

Hearing Fan Zhong say this, Zhu Qizhen also had a tight throat, it was indeed too brutal, but for this kind of moth, the enemy of the people, there seems to be nothing bad about being brutal, right......

"Lao Guo, you go on and ask what happened?" Interrupted by Fan Zhong just now, Zhu Qizhen asked again.

"He heard from their commander that there was an account book in his hand, which contained the affairs that King Yi had given him to do, as well as the details of his financial transactions." Guo Mao said in a deep voice.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Guo Mao with satisfaction, he really deserved to be Jinyiwei, torture to extract confessions was too professional, if he could get this account book, King Yi would not be able to escape.

"Minister, please take action yourself and get the account book back!" Guo Mao did not change his half-kneeling posture, please fight.

Zhu Qizhen naturally wouldn't allow it: "Wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and don't be in a hurry." Besides, since Anhua dares to remember, it must be a backhand for himself, and when the time comes, King Yi will ambush him, maybe he will have to take it out to make meritorious contributions, and it is not only dangerous for you to go at this time, but also easy to startle the snake. ”

"But if King Yi knows about it and destroys the ledger, then we will have lost all our efforts!" Guo Mao persuaded.

"Jin Qi has already cleaned up your accommodation, hurry up and rest!" Zhu Qizhen didn't let Guo Mao say more, and there was already a tone of command in his tone.

"Minister, I, alas! Yes, sir! Guo Mao opened his mouth several times, but he still didn't dare to say anything more, and acted according to the order.

"Ledger? Protect me, there really is such a thing, leave you a whole corpse. Zhu Qizhen's attention drifted somewhere.

In the palace commander's house, there was a hideous tiger head on the back of the chair of the main seat, and the tiger's copper bell and big eyes seemed to change with Anhua's movement. Anhua stood in the main hall, walking anxiously back and forth, looking out of the door from time to time. But on weekdays, Ian commands the most beloved tiger skin chair, and today he doesn't have any thoughts of stroking.

Suddenly, Anhua's eyes lit up, and a soft whistle came from outside the door.

"Report to the commander that all the streets in the city have been emptied, and inns, gambling houses and other places have been searched, and no trace of thieves has been found." The palace scout said.

An Hua looked at the other party in disappointment, and asked a little angrily: "Is there any trace of the city gate?" What about the fast catch in the house? ”

The scout shook his head, and just wanted to speak, An Hua roared with a hideous expression: "Go to the house to check!" ”

The scout crawled out of the gate of the commander's house, An Hua's expression was desperate, and he stared at the tiger skin fiercely and said, "It's better for you to die than for me to die." ”