Chapter 319: Sacrifice to the Tomb
"Hey, did you hear that? This morning, the Jinyiwei gang is amazing, I heard that they are carrying knives to arrest people in the streets and alleys, and even some officials have entered Jinyiwei's Zhao Prison! ”
"You just know? Didn't you read the notices posted, those people were all spies of King Yan, and they sent a lot of fatal news to King Yan, and the court has been losing the battle because of this, so if you don't catch it, you can still do it? ”
"Nonsense, doesn't it mean that the imperial court has been winning battles, and it is difficult for the Yan army to move an inch?"
"You can pull it down, not long ago, King Yan surrounded Jinan, don't you know? Tsk, I heard that the city of Jinan has been besieged for a few months, and it has begun to eat people, and it is very miserable, thanks to our being in the capital, if you are unlucky in those places... In my opinion, it is also a good thing to catch spies, and the court will no longer care about it, and it is impossible to say that one day King Yan will hit the edge of this Jinling. ”
"It's... Come on, don't talk about this, I heard that Your Majesty is really angry this time, and from now on, Jinyiwei will be the same as before, take care of everything, those spies who are arrested will be sent to Dongshi to cut off their heads, do you want to go and see if you have dinner later? ”
"You're fucking sick, aren't you? What about eating, why do you mention this? Who wants to see the bloody one? ”
"But you said that Cao Guogong came back from such a big defeat, why wasn't he beheaded?"
"What is the identity of Cao Guogong? The son of our founding general, Li Wenzhong, General Li, how can it be his turn to cut off his head? If you want me to say, I'm afraid that the responsibility for the defeat of the imperial court will still fall on those people, but who will let Your Majesty..."
"Silence! Don't want to live anymore? Dare to say anything? ”
"Look at the little brother's mouth, it's the little brother who has lost his words, come on, come on, the little brother will punish himself with three cups..."
Upstairs when he smelled the fragrance, the diners were talking a lot, stained with their beards, and Gu Huai, who was dressed as an outsider, stopped listening to two sentences, thoughtfully glanced at the little guy in Tsing Yi and a small hat on the side, and then turned around and went down to the second floor.
Now the situation in Jinling City is too chaotic, he can't rest assured if he doesn't come to see it in person, and Xu Miaojin is going to pay tribute to Xu Zengshou after all, so it's not like staying at the foot of Qixia Mountain all the time.
It's just that Jin Yiwei turned his face, Gu Huai's appearance has long been on the wanted notice of the imperial court, Xu Miaojin is even more naturally beautiful, and the danger of entering Jinling has suddenly become extremely high, fortunately, as the chief officer of the secret spy department, Gu Huai now knows all about these things, and there are several fake and real road guides on his body, so he and Xu Miaojin dressed like a countryman who entered the city to buy, and entered the city gate to inquire about the situation all the way.
In Jinling now, the spies of the secret spy department have withdrawn from the city regardless of whether they are exposed or not, this city is now a black eye for Gu Huai, he has not yet gone to see those spies lurking in Jinling, and it is not a suitable time to contact at the moment, there may be a brocade with a long line to catch big fish behind them, unsure of safety, Gu Huai really dare not take risks.
I don't know how many days it will take for this turmoil to subside, and at the moment the secret spy department doesn't seem to have the ability to resist at all, for Jin Yiwei and Pei Xi, the secret spy department is like a mouse living in the gutter in front of them, hidden in the shadows in this huge city, and this cat-and-mouse game, the secret spy department can't afford to lose, because once it loses, it will be the end of death.
Xu Miaojin, who was following behind Gu Huai, carefully squeezed his hand: "Don't you want to take a look?" ”
"If you don't go, you can't be rescued, and there's no point in seeing the last side," Gu Huai shook his head, "As a spy, it's normal to have such an end." ”
This sound too cold, but Xu Miaojin still saw that he was a little lost from Gu Huai's eyes, she didn't say anything, just quietly followed Gu Huai and walked slowly.
After all, so many lives... Behind Gu Huai is the entire Yan Wangfu, and it is the secret spy department that has picked out the best among the hundreds of thousands of troops of the entire Yan army to join, from the beginning of Jingnan to the present, how many spies have lurked in Jinling in the south? Gu Huai didn't expect that he would arrive a little late after all, and he would be so caught off guard by Jin Yiwei's actions, he didn't have to ask, he could guess that there would be no fewer spies caught this time.
Jinling is the base camp of Jinyiwei, and the strength comparison between the secret spy department is here, it looks like there is no way to fight back after being beaten, and if you want to pass on information in the future, you can only continue to live in the gutter, it seems that Pei Xi also thinks so, this large-scale action is more like asking His Majesty for credit, it's just... Does he look like a person who can only endure being beaten?
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Xu Zengshou's tomb is in Zhongshan.
Probably the honor of being the first hero of the founding of the country, after Xu Da's death, he was not only posthumously named the king of Zhongshan, but also buried in the Yin of Zhongshan Mountain, accompanied by the filial piety mausoleum, before Xu Zengshou was stabbed to death by Zhu Yunwen with a sword of anger, but he was not deprived of his official position, and he was still the governor of the imperial court, so the mausoleum was naturally located next to the tomb of General Xu Da, so that the father and son could meet under Jiuquan.
Although Zhongshan is in the suburbs, since it is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu, it is naturally patrolled by filial piety guards, and it is not easy to get in, but fortunately, there is a village formed by the families of the filial piety guards and guards nearby, Gu Huai found a shepherd boy who was grazing cattle next to Zhongshan and asked for the path with some loose silver, and then he and Xu Miaojin took incense and candles to bypass the patrolling soldiers and walked to Xu Zengshou's tomb.
Although a whole year has passed, there are no weeds growing next to Xu Zengshou's tomb, and it can be seen that people often come to worship and weed, and he was staying with Gu Huai, Xu Miaojin, who has been much more cheerful these days, has begun to gloom since he walked into the Zhongshan range, and when he saw Xu Zengshou's lonely tombstone, his eyes were already red.
"Third brother..."
Gu Huai, who was carrying the incense candle paper money, sighed, patted her shoulder gently, then squatted down and took out the incense candle and lit it, at this time it was almost dusk, under the bleak environment of autumn, wisps of green smoke floated up, lingering around the tombstone, gently brushing Xu Miaojin's face, as if someone was wiping her tears.
A person who was alive before... When I see it again, it will become a tombstone, this feeling is difficult to describe, Xu Zengshou did not leave too many traces in the history of Jingnan, but the first time they met, he left a deep impression on Gu Huai, thinking of the Qinhuai River, he sat beside him familiarly so that he had time to go to Zhongshan Wangfu to see, and then later outside Jinling City, he took care of his family affection and released the third son of King Yan and Gu Huai Yima, this person... It's really more than just a historical character.
After lighting the incense candles, Gu Huai stood up and walked farther, Xu Miaojin should have a lot to say to Xu Zengshou, it was not easy for her to go south this way, Gu Huai was always good to disturb her, and when the sun set, Xu Miaojin stood up with red eyes, Gu Huai and her walked to the tomb of the King of Zhongshan again, after a long period of Shinto, this time Xu Miaojin lit the incense candle by himself.
It's just a little embarrassing... What is buried in front of him is not a character like a hearty big brother like Xu Zengshou, but the first general of the founding of the Ming Dynasty who is full of legends and cannot be bypassed in Chinese history, standing like this will inevitably seem a little disrespectful, but if you kneel down with Xu Miaojin... What's going on?
The little couple who came to the grave?
But seeing Xu Miaojin's expression, Gu Huai couldn't help but want to slap himself, did he still have the heart to think about these at this time?
He sighed and knelt down in resignation...
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The secret spy division's stronghold outside Jinling City is a tea shop.
The tea boiled, and he poured a cup of hot tea for Qingming, and listened to him talk about the thrill of this day and night:
“... Damn, it's good that I ran fast, the one who went to my shop before, Jinyiwei is afraid that he has been eyeing me since then, thanks to no news to go my way, and most of the things I checked are about people's livelihood, not as close to officials as the spring equinox... Speaking of the equinox? Haven't run out yet? ”
Shocked shook his head: "I also have several broken lines here, I can't contact him, he didn't come here, it is estimated that he hasn't left the city yet, but he has always been bold..."
"Daring? Does he know that he is playing with the lives of the dozens of spies he went offline? "Qingming Qi doesn't fight in one place," he just can't bear to open the green building! ”
"Anyway, this loss is too heavy, and I don't know how many people can survive," he took a sip of tea, "I thought that the words of the chief officer before going south were too alarmist... Now I know that the Jinyi guard didn't want to play with us, and I don't know what it will look like after that, and there is no order from the top to pass it down, what should we do next? ”
"What to do? Wait! That Ji Gang is not a good thing, he runs faster than Lao Tzu, obviously he is in Jinyiwei, he doesn't squeak who Jinyiwei wants to catch, he has broken so many brothers in vain, the most important thing is that people who are not targeted dare not stay in the city, Jinyiwei only used one move, we will be defeated, and we will die of shame. ”
"Come on, what do you want to do with the Jinyi Guard? Do you really think that if you give a good face for a year, you will be a vegetarian? If you can save your life, steal the fun. ”
"That's true." Qingming drank tea and drank the momentum of wine, he raised his head and took a sip, and he was stunned and distressed:
"Are you going to fucking drink it? Lao Tzu takes the best tea, and feeding the pigs is more useful than feeding you. ”
"As for it? A little broken tea, isn't it over to send you some back? ”
"You know what a fart," the stunned stinger scolded in distress, "This is what Lao Tzu paid a lot of money for, and a tea tree bears such a point, and I originally planned to honor the chief official..."
Speaking of the chief officer who had not been seen for a year, he fell silent in shock, Qingming also sat up a little straighter, thinking of the bleak situation of the secret spy department now, he couldn't help but sigh:
"If the Lord is here..."