The lotus flowers in the courtyard of the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City have their sharp corners, attracting countless dragonflies to cling to them.

The breeze is coming, the lotus leaves are swaying, and there are layers of green waves.

Emperor Wanli stood by the lotus pond, watching the dragonflies flying in the pond, and his heart was relaxed.

Zheng Guifei, who was beside her, snuggled him tightly, reached out and threw the bait into the pool, and the fish competed for food, causing the emperor to laugh.

After a long time, I remembered Zheng Chengxian, the governor and governor of the country standing behind him with his hands down:

"Aiqing has something to do when she enters the palace today?"

"Back to the emperor's words, there have been rumors in the court recently, Zhao Zhigao, the deputy minister of the cabinet, and Lord Yang Chengyang, the secretary of the ministry, colluded with each other, formed a party for personal gain, excluded dissidents, and even the first assistant Shen Shi Xingshen has become the target of their exclusion. In this regard, the ministers complained quite a bit. ”

"Oh, the courtiers should have been conscientious and dedicated, working hard for the court and the people. If you only seek personal gain and ignore the duties of your courtiers, how can you be worthy of the love of the court and the expectations of the people? The emperor said lightly.

"The emperor's instructions are right!"

"If you don't use anything else, go down."

Zheng Chengxian didn't seem to be very satisfied with the emperor's reply, and wanted to say more.

"Dad, you go back first. It's rare that the emperor is idle today, so don't bother him with the trivial matters in the court! Concubine Zheng said softly.

Jung Seung-hun bowed and withdrew.

The breeze rose again, and Concubine Zheng seemed to be a little cold, and leaned her soft body closer into the emperor's arms.

Du Wenlin and his entourage hurried to Wuxi at noon the next day.

Wuxi is located on the shore of Taihu Lake, the scenery is absolutely beautiful, "Xiao Xiao is far away from the sparse forest, half of the autumn mountains with the sunset." This poem is probably also a true portrayal of the beautiful scenery of Wuxi.

According to Meng Gang's idea, go directly through the city and go to the edge of Taihu Lake to hit again. However, after a morning of driving, everyone was hungry and greedy for the beautiful scenery of Wuxi, so everyone suggested that it would be better to find a restaurant on the street and enjoy the street scenery while eating.

So, I found a restaurant on the street, went up to the second floor, and occupied two tables by the window.

Today the hotel business is not very good, there are no other guests upstairs.

Du Wenlin Road:

"You are all northerners, and I don't know about the food in the south of the Yangtze River, how about I give you some food?"

The crowd applauded.

Du Wenlin smiled, turned around and hugged him.

As soon as I turned the stairs, I heard a faint conversation from downstairs:

"The lord of the altar instructed that in the past few days, pay attention to the factory dogs coming from the north, and if you find their traces, you must report them immediately. Now they have arrived. Let's eat quickly, don't make a mistake. ”

The sound of the conversation was actually not loud, and even the guests sitting at the table next to them could not hear it, so they had no choice but to meet Du Wenlin.

Du Wenlin chuckled in his heart, stopped, and quietly stretched out his head to look down.

Not far from the staircase, two people dressed in gray were eating, one was a young man in his twenties, and the other was a middle-aged man in his forties.

Du Wenlin immediately made a decision, immediately retreated, went upstairs, took off his coat, and said to Zhang Qiang:

"Zhang Qiang, you immediately change into civilian clothes and go out with me."

Then he hurriedly took out civilian clothes from his bag, and while changing his clothes, he said to Meng Gang, who was full of surprise:

"There are two suspicious characters downstairs, they are about to leave, Zhang Qiang and I will follow them, and you will arrange someone to be responsible for answering them."

Everyone is familiar with the industry, so there is no need to ask.

Meng Gang immediately arranged for several other people to start changing their clothes.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qiang and Du Wenlin were all cleaned up, and Du Wenlin quietly came to the stairs to look down.

The two men had already stood up and walked out the door.

Du Wenlin made a gesture, and Zhang Qiang followed him downstairs.

The streets are busy at noon, with people coming and going.

The two gray-clothed men walked all the way to Nanchang Street, looking back as they walked, afraid of being followed by others.

In their impression, even if someone is following, it is a factory guard in brown clothes, who can be recognized at a glance.

It's a pity that I didn't expect that someone would change clothes and track in such a short period of time.

The two stopped in front of a street gate and went up to knock. After the door opened, the two flashed into the courtyard, and the door immediately closed again.

Du Wenlin walked past the door and saw two big red characters "Ren Fu" written on the door.

The altar master that the two people said just now should be the owner of this house.

Looking for a tea shop on the street, Du Wenlin and Zhang Qiang went in and asked for a pot of tea, drinking tea while chatting with the boss.

"The weather seems to be hotter than usual this year, and Uncle's tea business should be better than usual, right?" Du Wenlin said in his hometown dialect.

"Where? The little brother who listens to the accent should be from Suzhou, and he should also know something about our business. In fact, the people who drink tea every day are almost a few regular customers, and the wind and rain shine well. We can't make a lot of money from a small business like us, and it's good to be able to make a coffin when we are old! ”

Du Wenlin smiled and said to the "Ren Mansion" Nunu not far away:

"What kind of business is that? Looking at the door of his house, it should be a big boss, right? ”

The boss wiped the table and replied:

"You're talking about Renfu, right? His family is an ancestral family, the elders are rich, and they are made in the silk business. ”

"Oh, I said, it's a big family at first glance. Is Master Ren still in the silk business? ”

"It's still doing, and the ancestral business can't be thrown away. There are several semicolons in the city of Wuxi. ”

"Oh, such a big boss is usually very busy, and he usually comes over for tea, don't he?"

"Here. I came back this morning. "Such a big boss can be frequented, and the face of the owner of the tea shop is full of pride.

"Rich people have a lot of relatives, and his family must have a lot of relatives and friends. People often come to the house, and if you sit down and have a cup of tea by the way, uncle, won't your business also be wiped out. Du Wenlin flattered.

"There are a lot of people coming, but there are not many people coming to drink tea."

Du Wenlin asked for another plate of spiced beans, and while eating the beans, he had a sentence with the boss that didn't match him.

The door of the "Ren Mansion" opened again, and the two gray-clothed men with knives looked at it, and hurried out of the door.

Du Wenlin and Zhang Qiang also quietly followed.

The two men in gray returned to the original restaurant, walked to the counter, and pointed upstairs to ask the boss about something.

At this time, there were many noisy people in the house, and Du Wenlin was far away, so he didn't hear what they said.

It should be inquiring about the movements of the factory guard upstairs.

Then they sat down, apparently not going for the time being.

Du Wenlin looked back, and two companions who were also dressed in civilian clothes were staying in the corner not far away, beckoned them back, and went up to the second floor together.

Du Wenlin whispered to Meng Gang what he heard on the stairs and the situation he had just followed.

Meng Gang asked everyone to change back into factory clothes, and then went downstairs together, and everyone got on their horses and drove out of the city.

Out of the city, Meng Gang said to everyone:

"Let's go straight to Suzhou."

Du Wenlin asked:

"What's going on here?"

Meng Gang looked back and said with a smile:

"We have exposed our whereabouts, and we will only be under their surveillance here, and we will kill them back when we get to Suzhou."

Everyone suddenly realized that they all admired Meng Gang's wit.

Wuxi to Suzhou is less than 100 miles away, and everyone has rushed to Suzhou in the evening.

The group walked around the city a few times, and after making sure that no one was following them, they found a small inn in the middle of nowhere.

"Let's rest for the night, and we'll go back tomorrow." Meng Gang commanded.

Early the next morning, everyone changed into civilian clothes, divided their labor, agreed on the contact code and location, and the two of them came to Wuxi from Suzhou one after another.

Du Wenlin and Zhang Qiang were in a group, and the two of them left first as the first group of people.

In less than half an hour, the two of them arrived at the south gate of Wuxi, found a big car shop to store their horses, and walked into the city.

Du Wenlin was dressed in a silk blue shirt and held a folding fan, looking like a rich son.

Zhang Qiang was dressed in a small hat and a saber followed behind.

The two of them came to the vicinity of "Renfu", found a small restaurant, asked for two side dishes, a pot of rice wine, and watched the gate of "Renfu" while sipping wine.

Near noon, three men and one woman walked into the restaurant, and one of the rough men shouted to the boss to serve wine and food.

A man in his thirties said:

"Brother Liu, we were recruited from all the way to Panyang Lake, so he can't take care of our meal?"

The rough man replied:

"There are many rules in rich and noble families, and it is not comfortable to eat and drink, so it is better for us to eat out by ourselves, and it is not too late to come to the door after eating."

The woman answered:

"That's it, there are many people at his house, not to mention, when the time comes, they will be full without eating."

The woman who spoke was in her thirties, wearing emerald green clothes and pants, a red cape on the outside, a thin face, sharp teeth, and a character who was unforgiving.

Another stubby man in a soap coat said:

"The Lord of the Altar beckoned us to come, and I don't know what is important?"

The rough man stretched out his finger and "shh

The man in soapy clothes drank with his head down, and his face was full of unpleasantness.

Du Wenlin drank wine while shaking a folding fan and enjoying the street scene outside the window, and the arrival of the four people did not seem to attract his attention at all.

It wasn't until the sun was in the west that the four of them knocked on the door of "Renfu".

In one day, the "Ren Mansion" came to nearly ten groups of visitors from the rivers and lakes, only to see people go in, but not to see people come out.

In the evening, the factory guards lived in batches in the "Xinglong Inn" in the south of the city.

Du Wenlin found Meng Gang and discussed with him his plan of action for tonight.

"Big brother, do you see what their intentions are for these people to gather in the 'Ren Mansion' today?" Du Wenlin asked.

"I can't guess either. In the afternoon, I pondered a few options, and you can see which one is suitable. ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

"First, kidnap a Jianghu man who has been to his house and torture him for information. Second, the kidnapping of the surname Dai himself. Third, go into the house tonight to find out the details. ”

Du Wenlin thought for a moment and said:

"The first plan is relatively simple to act, but although those people have been to his house, they may not know too much about the inside story of the church, and once the news leaks, they will be alarmed. The second plan is not impossible, but it can only be used as a last resort, because it is a bit risky to pin all your hopes on him alone. If he hardens his mouth or commits suicide, won't all his efforts be wasted? ”

"Well, let's start with the third."

"Zhang Qiang and I will find a way to go in tonight, and you will take the brothers to answer outside."

"Okay, let's start the second watch." Meng Gang understood Du Wenlin's ability, and thought to himself that his light skills and martial arts were a little worse than him.