"Lord Shilang, according to speculation, it is very likely that Gu Baimen is still hiding in the Taiping Fang, if this matter is heard by the officials of the Imperial Court, think about it carefully, what kind of impact will the crime of harboring the leader of the rebels have on the Zheng Mansion? What kind of impact will it have on your career? After Shang Qing finished speaking, his eyes looked at Zheng Chengqiao.

"Humph! If you want to add sin, there is no excuse. My Zheng family has a clear conscience, and the two of them just search the house. Zheng Chengqiao snorted coldly, and the hand hidden under his sleeve clenched into a fist.

"The place where Taipingfang can hide people is not only the mansion of Lord Zheng, Taipingfang is not big, and it is not small. Of course, I'm willing to believe Master Zheng, but will others believe it? Gu Baimen is from the shore of your family's ferry, and Lord Zheng's current position, I think there should be a lot of coveters. Shang Qing continued.

Zheng Chengqiao brushed his sleeves and said angrily when he heard this: "What do you mean? Is it a threat to the official? ”

Shang Qing smiled slightly, not frightened by his anger, and said, "I don't dare to threaten a third-grade official of the imperial court. The Cui family, the Lu family, the Wang family, the Li family, and the Xie family are also suspicious, and I, Captain Dian and General Zheng, will naturally go for a visit. It's just that now time is pressing, two days later, at the court meeting, the Xunguo delegation met the saint in the Changning Palace, if the official was difficult at that time, wouldn't you be more passive, Lord Zheng? ”

"Lord Shang is such a powerful mouth, this official thinks that you should go to Honglu Temple, Huang Zhifu will definitely be very happy." Zheng Chengqiao said.

Shang Qing smiled and didn't speak, just looked at the right attendant of the military department in front of him wearing a brocade robe.

Zheng Chengqiao's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about countermeasures.

Dian Kui took a sip of tea and asked an irrelevant question: "Zheng Shilang, I heard that the ancestor of the Lu family married on the Bingsheng Mountain not long ago?" ”

For the Seven Kingdoms of the World, if any family has a Jindan monk, it will be a great thing, and it will definitely attract the attention of the royal family of the Seven Kingdoms.

The reason why Daqian Guozuo has been able to last for more than 600 years, in addition to the national teacher Zhao Fuyao, the Dinghai Divine Needle, is also due to the fact that the royal family has produced a god ancestor who practiced in Xuandu Mountain.

Zheng Chengqiao looked at Dian Kui and nodded. There was a storm in his heart, and the Wei Qiansi had infiltrated the mountains?

Don't look at Dian Kui, who is five big and three thick, but he has a pair of deep eyes, and the hole is faint, and people who are waiting for him dare not look directly at him, just because he is from the most mysterious and terrifying organization in Daqian: Wei Qiansi.

The Guards are not part of the Cabinet, they are not part of the Six Ministries, and they are not part of the Privy Council of the military system, they are directly accountable to the saints.

The main function is to "take charge of the guards, patrol and arrest", engage in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities, also participate in the work of collecting military intelligence, plotting against enemy generals, and have the right to monitor all major factions in the rivers and lakes.

When Emperor Jing first ascended to the throne, there were constant battles between the factions of the court inside, and the various factions of the rivers and lakes attacked each other.

The Wei Qiansi Department came into being to defend the stability of the great cadres for 10,000 years.

It is based on the main system of "Taiji gives birth to two instruments, two instruments give birth to four elephants, four elephants give birth to gossip, and gossip swings together", and consists of two left and right captains, and the left and right captains are responsible for temple affairs and supervise hundreds of officials; The right lieutenant is in charge of the affairs of the rivers and lakes and deters the major factions.

Below the left and right captains are the four commanders, and below the commanders are the eight groups of captains who make the world fearful, in the name of gossip:

The Jing'an Lieutenant led the Qianzi Group and was responsible for monitoring all the movements of officials above the third rank in the DPRK and China;

The second group of Yunlu Captain Lingkunzi is responsible for monitoring the dynamics of the various major factions in the rivers and lakes;

Captain Yiwu led the three groups of Zhenzi to be responsible for the arrest, once the action was like a thunderous rage;

The four groups of Xunzi led by the captain of the wind media are responsible for reconnaissance and intelligence collection, and their actions are like the wind and are pervasive;

Xuanwei Lieutenant Lingkanzi Group 5 is responsible for monitoring all movements of officials below the third rank in the DPRK and China;

The six groups of the lieutenant are responsible for all interrogation activities;

The seven groups of the captain of the school are responsible for collecting all kinds of strange people and strange people in the rivers and lakes for the use of the imperial court;

The eighth group of the school captain is responsible for the analysis of various intelligence and public opinion information.

There are eight members of each core group, codenamed with 64 hexagrams, all of whom have unique skills and extraordinary skills. In addition, a number of intelligence officers are distributed in all walks of life, and they have a clear division of labor and perform their own duties. Its system is strict and the structure is tight, and it is difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of it.

In addition, Wei Qiansi also has 5,000 black horsemen who can reach an army of 100,000, and if you want to mobilize black horsemen, you must get the approval of the saint. Even Dian Kui and Xu Ji do not have the right to transfer without permission.

Zheng Chengqiao remained silent, he knew that he didn't need to speak at this time, but there was a sense of crisis in his heart.

Dian Kui opened his mouth and said: "Lu Zhaogong has always wanted to enter the military department, and he has visited Xia Shangshu's mansion many times, Lord Zheng, what kind of official do you think the sage will allow him, is it the position of the left waiter or the right waiter?" ”

Zheng Chengqiao naturally knew who the "Xia Shangshu" in his mouth was referring to, and among the six Shangshu, only the official Shangshu was surnamed Xia.

Xia is the surname of the country, and Xia Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials is still the imperial uncle of today's saints.

In order to eliminate the influence of the party struggle during the reign of Emperor Jing, Qi Shangzhen boldly admonished the sage, and the elders of the imperial family took up the post of secretary of the ministry, which created a historical precedent for the officialdom of the great cadres.

Xia Shangshu also lived up to his holy hopes, recommended talents for the country, was impartial, and was meritocent.

As for Lu Zhaogong, he is the brother of Zheng Chengqiao's wife Lu Zhaoyun, and now he is serving as the right attendant in the Criminal Department.

The current Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War is Shao Jie, not only the patriarch of the Shao clan, but also a candidate for the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and the saint will never touch him.

Thinking of this, Zheng Chengqiao broke out in a cold sweat.

Now that the Lu family has a knotted ancestor, if Xia Shangshu can't withstand the pressure of the saint, then Zheng Chengqiao's position will become precarious.

Zheng Chengqiao suddenly got up, walked to the opposite side of the two, bowed to the two and said: "Oh, Captain Diandu, Lord Shang, Fang is rude, sorry, sorry, the Zheng family will fully cooperate with the two adults to search for the thief." ”

Seeing that Zheng Chengqiao agreed, Dian Kui turned his head slightly and smiled with Shang Qing.

Dian Kui hurriedly got up, stretched out his right hand and dragged his hands, squinted his eyes, looked extremely kind, and said with a smile: "Zheng Shilang can understand the righteousness so well, but I want to thank you." ”

"Two adults, please have tea!" Zheng Chengqiao borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, returned to his seat, and said to Zheng Kaifeng on the side:

"Feng'er, you have grown up and can take charge on your own, you remember, you must help the two adults with your heart, don't slack off, and arrest the thief as soon as possible, if your mother knows about it, she will also be happy for you."

Zheng Kaifeng's nose was sour.

Dian Kui asked Shang Qing on the side: "Brother Shang, what should we do next?" ”

Wei Qiansi's spies are everywhere, but they can't even conquer a small Taiping Fang, in fact, Dian Kui is also very helpless in his heart.

If it weren't for the incident between Zheng Kaifeng and Zheng Kaiyang's brothers today, I am afraid that Zheng Chengqiao might not be able to see him, and he could avoid it with an excuse of "being ill".

Shang Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Last night's search must have aroused Gu Baimen's vigilance, so we can only conduct a search in secret. Lord Zheng, I will mobilize the power of the government to investigate all strangers who enter and leave Taipingfang within two days, and don't let go of any suspicious behavior. ”

Zheng Chengqiao shook the bell on the side, and an old man in a gray shirt walked into the hall, Zheng Chengqiao gave him a few words, and the old man bowed and retreated.

Shang Qing knew that Zheng Chengqiao had already made arrangements, and since the goal had been achieved, he would not stay any longer, and glanced at Dian Kui, who understood what he meant, and said: "Lord Zheng, we won't bother today, once you have news here, just let people tell us directly." ”

Zheng Chengqiao no longer held back, said a few words of greeting, and personally sent the two out of the house, and after the four of them passed the interstitial, Shang Qing hugged his fists and said: "Lord Zheng, you don't have to send it, if you let outsiders see it, it will be more trouble." ”

Looking at the distant backs of the three of them, Zheng Chengqiao thought for a while, and said secretly in his heart: The son of the business is really not a mediocre person, and Yang'er is involved in this matter, and I don't know whether it is good or bad.

Shang Qing and the three of them went out of the Zheng Mansion, and just met the people of the Zheng Mansion who went to return the boat before, and he said with a flattering face: "Third Young Master, the boat has been returned, and the small one gave one or two pieces of silver." ”

Zheng Kaifeng waved his hand and sent him away, "Go to the account room to get two taels of silver, just say it's what I mean." ”

The man immediately smiled and walked away happily.

Shang Qing saw a team of Jin Wuwei patrolling from a distance, and saw that a few more vendors in abrupt positions suddenly appeared on the nearby streets, frowned slightly, and said to the two: "Brother Dian, General Zheng, let your people withdraw!" ”

The two of them were stunned.

"If you are like this, it will make Gu Baimen more vigilant and hide deeper." Shang Qing explained:

"Now that Gu Baimen has entered Taipingfang, it is not easy to get out again, we only need to place a large number of secret agents on the streets that must pass through the Fang. Brother Dian, General Zheng, remove the Jin Wuwei and spies in the three squares of Buzheng, Yanshou, and Heshan, General Zheng, you let the Jin Wuwei go to patrol a few farther squares, and increase the number and frequency of patrols, but you must not fortify the streets of Qin Tianjian. ”

The two were puzzled, and Dian Kui asked, "Brother Shang, why is this?" ”

"There is a cloud in the art of war: the siege of the division must be que. Now not only Taipingfang, but also Buzheng, Yanshou, and Heshan Sanfang may be Gu Baimen's hiding place, we might as well treat these four squares as a city, no matter who is helping Gu Baimen, it will change for a long time, they will definitely do everything possible to send Gu Baimen out of the city. In this lantern festival, Yujing City gathered a huge number of people watching the lanterns from all over the country, and the large-scale blockade of the city gate will definitely cause panic and riots among the people. So we're going to narrow the blockade and block them in these four squares. Shang Qing's chin was slightly raised, and he seemed confident.

The two suddenly realized, with admiration in their eyes.

The pawn walked to a meat stall not far away and said to the butcher with a face full of meat, "Let everyone leave!" ”

The butcher was puzzled, and Dian Kui suddenly scolded: "Fool, look at yourself, where is it like a butcher who sells meat, Lao Tzu can see through it at a glance, get out of here, don't be embarrassed here." ”

After removing the spies in the workshop, Dian Kui walked up to Shang Qing with a smile and asked, "Brother Shang, do you still use the art of war to catch demons?" ”

Zheng Kaifeng, who is familiar with the art of war books, also asked: "Lord Shang, I don't know which military classic 'Siege Master Bique' comes from?" ”

Shang Qing was slightly stunned. In that white jade pavilion, a short-haired man fell, "The Art of War: Siege the master must be que." Brother Yun, you've lost again! ”