After Zhou Shixian left the "Nanjing Weapons Bureau" and said goodbye to Ni Yuanlu, he immediately went to the northwest of Nanjing, at the confluence of the Qinhuai River and the Yangtze River, which was one of the strongholds of the Nanjing Water Camp.

Originally, he also planned to go to the Qinhuai River to enjoy the scenery, and by the way, he also had an in-depth understanding of the local customs and customs, and he was active. After all, it has been more than a month since he came to Nanjing, and it is time for Zhou Shixian to try how deep the water of the Qinhuai River is.

It's just that he has offended too many people during this time, and as soon as the guards reminded him, he thought of the imperial historians and officials who hated him so much, and now there are still things to do, so he can only give up in the end.

At this critical time, he can't drop the chain. In fact, with Li Banghua here, it doesn't matter what the imperial history says, but the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen decides everything.

His strength has grown so rapidly recently, what he is most afraid of is to arouse the jealousy of the other party, if Chongzhen catches the handle and will be an army, it will not be good.

For the sake of safety, Zhou Shixian had no choice but to turn around and go all the way north to inspect the Nanjing Water Camp.

Of course, inspecting the Nanjing water camp, and then taking a boat down the river to inspect the military camps everywhere, is just a pretense, Zhou Shixian came here, and the most important thing is to see Lu Jiude and Wang Chaodong.

With the 50,000 taels of silver activity funds given by Zhou Shixian, an intelligence network that spreads all over Nanzhili and begins to infiltrate and develop in Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi is being formed.

Moreover, as a dead man in the eyes of the world's officials, it is most suitable for him to command this invisible and untouchable secret front.

But Wang Chaodong is different, now he has been promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and has been reused by Chongzhen to restrain the ministers of the court and Zhou Shixian.

It's just that Wang Chaodong has already recognized Zhou Shixian, and he doesn't feel that Chongzhen can fight Zhou Shixian, let alone feel that he is Zhou Shixian's opponent.

In that case, why not just join in?

"Gao Jie and Huang Degong are loyal, but Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing seem to have a tendency to defect to the Qing court, and they have privately sent people to Henan and Shandong to inquire about the news."

Lu Jiude's voice was a little gloomy, paused, and said: "There is also Xu Dingguo from Henan, this person is ready to move, I am afraid that he has already colluded with the Qing court." ”

Zhou Shixian nodded, and asked again, "What is the situation on Zuo Liangyu's side?" Is he okay now? ”

When Lu Jiude heard this, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to the horse, according to the old slave's eyeliner, Zuo Liangyu may be sick, and he has been acting a little weirdly recently, but what the specific illness is, whether it is serious or not, it is unknown for the time being." ”

"Xu Dingguo, on his side, continue to pay attention, and if he has the opportunity, he will send someone to kill him. If Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo make any changes, they will report back immediately. Zuo Liangyu is just keeping an eye on it. ”

Zhou Shixian thought for a while, and then ordered: "Fujian, Liangguang, Lianghu, Yunnan and Guizhou should also arrange for people to go over as soon as possible, at least send a few eyeliners to the provincial capital." ”

If nothing else, Xu Dingguo should have colluded with the Qing court. Originally, in history, Gao Jie wanted to take advantage of Shunqing's fierce battle in Shaanxi and the Northern Expedition to recover Henan and Shandong, but he died in his hands.

Even if this scum doesn't plan to surrender because of Zhou Shixian's butterfly wings, he should be killed based on what he did in Henan.

Although Zhou Shixian knew the general actions of these people because he knew the history of the late Ming Dynasty, he did not tell Lu Jiude, but planned to test the strength of the other party, and Lu Jiude really did not disappoint him.

However, Lu Jiude now suspects that Zhou Shixian has other eyeliner besides him, otherwise how could he know about Zuo Liangyu, and he is not surprised by these reports.

"Yes, colt, the old slave has that plan." Lu Jiude replied again.

If it was just Nan Zhili, Lu Jiude had basically completed the deployment of the intelligence network, and he could observe the movements of all parties. However, due to time and manpower problems, he has not been able to deploy further afield.

"Horse, how is King Fu doing?" After Lu Jiude finished reporting his work, he struggled for a while, and finally asked, he knew that Zhou Shixian might be angry because of this, but he was too worried in his heart and couldn't hold back for a while.

When Zhou Shixian heard this, he kept a smile on his face, looked at Lu Jiude in front of him and said coldly: "Save the country, you care about King Fu, this concubine can be understood, but don't miss the right thing, let alone disturb him." King Fu and the rest of the kings are now settled in Nanjing, and they are entertained with good food and drink, so you don't have to worry. ”

When Lu Jiude heard this, he hurriedly knelt down, he didn't expect Zhou Shixian to know that he had sent someone to secretly observe King Fu, and he suddenly felt a little weak: "Don't you, the old slave doesn't dare." ”

"Get up, don't always kneel in the future, don't be an old slave, it's time to change your words."

Zhou Shixian sat in his position and did not help Lu Jiude, for this old eunuch, he had to pull it before he could completely subdue it. And King Fu is an important bargaining chip in his hand, so he naturally has to hold it tightly.

It's not that Lu Jiude can't believe it, and Zhou Shixian must have hole cards in his hand.

"Yes, subordinate, subordinate, subordinate understand." Lu Jiude said as he slowly got up, he was obviously not used to this way of getting along with his new master.

And Zhou Shixian didn't say anything more, turned his head to look at Wang Chaodong, who was standing upright and listening quietly for a long time, and said, "Old Wang, what's the situation on Jinyiwei's side?" ”

"If you go back to the horses, the Nanjing Jinyi Weichen has been rectified, leaving more than 50 people who can be used, and more than 300 people have been recruited from other places, and now the north and south towns have been enriched."

Wang Chaodong has been assisting Zhou Shixian behind his back for more than a month, and he admires this resolute and skilled horse master more and more.

"The ministers of Nanjing, as well as those eunuchs in the palace, the vassal kings of the southern provinces, the shops of the royal family, the field houses, the ministers have sent people to start a thorough investigation, and the saint also has this meaning, and the ministers take the holy decree to do things, and it is also justified."

"Okay, Jinyiwei can continue to expand, and if necessary, you can also shake some secrets to the emperor, don't let him doubt it."

Zhou Shixian smiled slightly, and said: "In the future, we will need millions of taels of silver every year to train our troops, plus the other seven, seven, eight, or eight, the imperial court may need more than 10 million taels a year, and those national moths should also be slaughtered." ”

When Wang Chaodong and Lu Jiude heard this, they did not answer. Wang Chaodong was accustomed to Zhou Shixian slaughtering his own people, and Lu Jiude was a little surprised by the other party's ruthlessness.

However, now that the expenses are very huge, it is really necessary to make urgent money, and it will be good to spend these two years, both inside and outside the court, and after the whole country is on the right track.

Zhou Shixian immediately confessed some confidential things to the two, and then boarded the fortune boat and prepared to cross the river and go to Pukou to inspect the army.