More than 200 years have passed since Taizu first set up the Jinyi Guard, although there have been times when it has been abolished and suppressed, but the Jinyi Guard still generally acts as the emperor's eyes and ears.

But with the increasing collapse of the Ming Dynasty, the role of Jinyiwei seems to become more and more minimal.

During the Apocalypse, Wei Gelding used things, and the East Factory suppressed Jin Yiwei, and Jin Yiwei also became one of Wei Gelding's minions.

In the Chongzhen period, after the fall of Wei Eunuch, the emperor liquidated the factory guard, in addition to the commander and officials at all levels were taken away, Jinyiwei itself was also hit hard, Chongzhen reused the so-called "clear stream" to achieve the effect of "Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty", and the civil officials who boasted of Qingliu naturally did not have much good face on Jinyiwei, so from the Chongzhen Dynasty to the present, the withering of Jinyiwei has become more serious.

Unlike most people's impressions, Jinyiwei acted more like a royal lynching team, doing dirty things that could not be seen in the light, and there were still some differences from intelligence agencies in the real sense, after all, they did not systematically train spies, and there was no precedent for the large-scale use of spies in war.

Of course, it's not just Jinyiwei, in this era, the use of espionage methods is still quite primitive, most of them are just used as military intelligence spies, and they are terrific to engage in assassination, and they are not systematic and networked, and they just rely on Jinyiwei's own ability to do things.

This is especially true for Gu Fuguang......

Gu Fuguang inherited the brocade clothes and guarded hundreds of households, but because his father Gu Kui relied on Xu Xianchun, he was classified as a eunuch after Chongzhen ascended the throne, which was a key target, Gu Kui was dismissed and exiled, and Gu Fuguang was also cut off his hereditary qualifications and reduced to an ordinary commoner.

For Gu Fuguang, it is too difficult to be a commoner, Gu Kui is different from other Jinyi guards who eat and wait for death, he really wants to make some achievements, and he is indeed talented, although the talent is not used in the right place.

When Wei Zhongxian was confronting civil officials, Gu Kui seized the handle of many civilian officials through his sensitivity to information, creating a huge opportunity for Wei Zhongxian to deal with the so-called "Donglin Party".

That's how he once achieved the position of a thousand households, and for his son Gu Fuguang, he also taught what he had learned, so to speak, Gu Fuguang was a natural spy from birth.

It's a pity that the eunuch party collapsed, his father was exiled, and soon died of illness in Guangxi, Gu Fuguang also lost the hereditary position of Jinyiwei, and lost his hereditary position to farm in the era of frequent natural and man-made disasters in Chongzhen, which is not much different from suicide, not to mention that his hometown is still in Shaanxi.

Gu Fuguang couldn't live anymore, not only was the meager land purchased by his father ruined, but he also owed a lot of debts, and in desperation, he was favored by Yang Sichang's people.

This son of the former Jinyiwei, who is no longer Jinyiwei, has unusual abilities, and he is no longer from Jinyiwei, so he doesn't have to worry about getting into trouble when he uses it, of course, the most important thing is that this person has no background, so he doesn't have any worries about discarding it.

So under the recommendation, Gu Fuguang visited Yang Sichang, and Yang Sichang offered a very attractive price to help him pay off his debts, and at the same time would recover the hereditary position of Jinyiwei for him, of course, provided that he assisted Yang Sichang in defeating Li Zicheng.

This condition was too tempting, Gu Fuguang, who was only twenty-four years old, was unwilling to be a farmer for the rest of his life, and was unwilling to waste his skills on the loess, so he agreed to Yang Sichang's request without much thought, and disguised himself as a homeless to join Li Zicheng's army.

Because of the hard life in the past few years, he has long been as rough as a peasant, and he did not suspect that he would break into the army, so he arranged for him to go to the rear camp to serve as a servant.

I have to say that Yang Sichang's move is quite clever, and an important reason why it is difficult to exterminate the rogues is that the mobility is too high, and the army of the imperial court can't catch up, and they can't catch up, so Li Zicheng and others were able to coerce the people to attack the city, and the court always responded at a loss.

In addition, he can also judge the reality of the invasion army according to the number of grain wagons he saw in the rear camp, the degree of wear and tear of the car body, whether the wheels are contaminated with mud, and the depth of the ruts.

Li Zicheng's series of failures in front of Yufu Mountain, he made great contributions, even in Yufu Mountain, if it weren't for the people he connected with were killed by the Ming army, I am afraid that Li Yan would have been in a different place at this moment.

However, no matter how powerful a person is, there are mistakes, he did not expect Li Zicheng's power to swell up so quickly, in the previous information he swore to Yang Sichang that Li Zicheng's two hundred cavalry went north along the river, and the destination was likely not Nanyang but Henan.

Yang Sichangxuan immediately reported the information to the Nanyang side, asking the Nanyang side to block Li Zicheng's move to the north, and then the unlucky Ma Xiangzhen came......

Thinking of this, Gu Fuguang was quite annoyed and thumped the wheels of the carriage, he couldn't imagine that Li Zicheng would learn from Wang Wenyao and Liu Rukui as soon as he entered Nanyang, and he couldn't imagine that Nanyang would only send 3,000 people to stop Li Zicheng.

Could it be that Li Zicheng is so unimportant to you? Even if there are 200 cavalry, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, it should be completely encircled and suppressed with tens of thousands of people, right? Gu Fuguang thought with annoyance.

He had to explain this to Yang Sichang, but how to explain it was a difficult place, the person who fixed the joint had been killed, and now he was taking huge risks in delivering information, such as delivering it to the local wealthy gentry, promising to pass it on with a huge profit.

Another example is to deliver it to the Ming soldiers and soldiers who are guarding the county and let them hand it over on their behalf, but this delivery not only increases the risk of exposure, but also a lot of information is directly lost in the sea, and this situation is more frequent the further north it goes.

If it weren't for the fact that the army was indeed a grass platform team, and he didn't have the slightest sense of counter-espionage, otherwise he wouldn't have been killed many times with his crude means of transmitting intelligence.

Thinking about it, Gu Fuguang sighed, he is now riding a tiger, he thought that when Li Zicheng was wiped out in Yufu Mountain, he would be able to get the reward promised by Yang Sichang and happily go home to resume his old business.

However, seeing Li Zicheng's resurgence again, his heart is also cold, and his latent career is still far away......

Just when he was stunned, he suddenly heard someone talking about something, and Gu Fuguang immediately listened carefully.

There are a lot of people in the back camp, these people are responsible for transporting grain and grass, of course, when there are not enough people, they will also be drawn to fight, Gu Fuguang is lucky, Li Zicheng rarely attacked the city after going out of Shangluo, and the field with these rabble will make mistakes, so he didn't pump them to fight.

Minfu is a coolie, and the only entertainment is gossip, so a lot of news in the back camp is often transmitted quite quickly, of course, these news are mixed and have to be carefully screened.

"Have you heard, the rear camp has put up a notice, saying that it is going to be inspected in the big camp," one of them said eloquently.

"Really? Aren't you illiterate, brother? ”

"Harm, I can't read, someone can read, the old steward over there read it."

"Finesse? Is there still a fine work in this army? ”

"But no, I've heard that the reason why the Ming army intercepted us this time was because they betrayed us," the man said indignantly, and it could be seen that he didn't have a good impression of the court.

"This is a big deal, brother, do you think you will check our heads?"

"Look at the way you look like a coward, you don't look like a fine worker, worry about a ball!" The man seemed to curse with disdain.

......

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Gu Fuguang's pupils shook when he heard this, and he made a careful inspection, could it be that the army found out? In an instant, Gu Fuguang's cold sweat flowed down his neck.

It shouldn't be, it's been so long, and I haven't noticed it, why do you suddenly notice it now? What's more, Ma Xiangzhen only brought 2,000 people to intercept it, even if it is a suspicion, it should be suspected that it is a coincidence!

Between the lightning and flint, a "simple and simple" face appeared in Gu Fuguang's mind.

Li Yan! Yes, it must be him, it was his appearance that allowed Li Zicheng to jump out of Yufu Mountain, and it was also his appearance that made Wang Xueli turn against him and make the Ming army defeat miserably, and now he suddenly proposed to inspect the spy, but I am afraid that it is the problem that this person is aware of.

What kind of monster is this? Why do you understand everything?! Could it be that he is my nemesis? Gu Fuguang thought of it in despair, and he was also weak for a while, and sat on the ground.

But he is not a person who sits still, only slightly adjusted, he ignited his fighting spirit, he is a Jinyi Wei family, eating this bowl of rice, he will not easily admit defeat.

In short, go and see what the notice says first, after all, these people are hearsay, and what they say may not be trustworthy.

Just do it, Gu Fuguang immediately got up and went to the place where the notice was posted to check.

The notice was posted in a conspicuous place, and a large crowd had gathered, among which the literate stood inside, and the illiterate crowded outside, raising their heads and listening carefully to the contents of the notice told by those who were literate.

Gu Fuguang didn't sneak in but swaggered in, standing in the midst of the illiterate crowd, and pretending to listen to the literate people above reading the notices and making their own comments.

The content is very similar, that is, it is necessary to inspect and do meticulous work, and at the same time, these people are required to check each other, and if they can really catch the spies of the official army, it will be rewarded.

A few old pedantic-looking people couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh when they read the notice, saying something like accusing each other of not breaking the king's blessings, while others were more concerned about the price of the reward.

And Gu Fuguang looked indifferent, didn't say a word, his eyes stared at the notice from afar, carefully examining the information between the lines, he wanted to dig out the information in it, every sentence had an intention.

Before long, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, it seems that this is luring the snake out of the hole, this article is all nonsense, basically there is no useful information to catch him, I am afraid that posting this notice is just to startle the snake and let myself act first, but unfortunately, this trick is too clumsy, I can see it at a glance......

Seeing that there was no clue to the army, Gu Fuguang put it down, turned his head and left, this kind of place of right and wrong, the sooner you stay away, the better, it seems that you have to be silent during this time.

......

Li Yan was very disappointed, for a few days, there didn't seem to be anything wrong, and there was no sneaky peeking around, he had interrogated several old pedants, and that cowardly look was definitely not a character who could act as a meticulous work, and the others didn't even know a few words, and they only cared about rewards.

The most terrible thing is that because the reward is not small, most people began to report all "suspicious people", and then it even intensified to the point of reporting each other.

There was a folk man named Gu Fuguang who actually reported three companions in one go, and even clashed with them on the spot and got into a mess.

The entire rear camp now has no heart to transport grain and grass, and is busy reporting to each other.....

Li Zicheng was also very dissatisfied after hearing the news, and asked him to investigate a spy, and everyone who investigated was in danger, which was not his intention, after beating Li Yan several times, Li Zicheng decided that if he couldn't find out for another three days, the matter would be stopped.

Regarding Li Zicheng's decision, Li Yan could only accept it, and pondered for several days what to do, no matter what, he had to find out this black sheep within three days.