"Last autumn, Chen Jingtang was impeached on a large scale because of the unfavorable command of the war, and the bullets of the imperial historians flew into the puppet Yan Palace like snowflakes. At first, he still wanted to defend himself, but the Puppet Yan Emperor was also hesitant, because the then privy envoy Liu Yan was over sixty years old, and in the past few years, he repeatedly begged for the bones to return to his hometown, and if Chen Jingtang was stripped of his military position, there would be a short-term power vacuum in the Puppet Yan army. ”

Yin Shangfu sat upright, not smiling, with a somewhat restrained look.

In fact, this is also the common posture of spies in a foreign country, they can not have the slightest moment of slack and carelessness in such a frightening environment, and perhaps only relax a little in the dead of night.

At this moment, Lu Shen couldn't help but think of a past incident, if he had agreed to Su Yunqing's proposal and lurked in Beiyan as a secret spy, I am afraid that he would also be like the man in front of him, immersed in the gloomy wind and clouds, and it would be difficult to see the sun all day long.

He secretly sighed in his heart, and said with a calm face: "If I remember correctly, Chen Jingtang was dismissed from office in December last year? ”

Yin Shangfu replied, "Yes." At first, the Puppet Yan Emperor left those impeachment pieces in the middle, but the rank of the people who spoke later became higher and higher, until Shangshu's left servant shot Wang An questioned Chen Jingtang's responsibility in the court, Chen Jingtang was ashamed and could not control himself, and the Puppet Yan Emperor had no choice but to dismiss him. ”

Wang An...... The head of the Zhai Lin Wang family? ”

"That's the man."

"After Chen Jingtang was dismissed, did he publicly express his resentment during this time?"

"According to the information we have so far, Chen Jingtang has a very tight mouth, but judging from his daily actions, he is very dissatisfied with this result. This person used to be strict and self-controlled, and easily refused to set foot in the land of Fengyue, but in the past few months, he has often wandered around the Goolan Washe in Taiping Fang, and he will go to it almost every two or three days. ”

Lu Shen fell into deep thought.

As far as he is concerned, the difficulty in assassinating Chen Jingtang is not the person himself, if he simply takes his life, Lu Shen doesn't even need to leave Baotai Mountain, as long as he sends someone to inform the warp weaving department's manpower in the north, this matter is not too difficult to do.

The reason why he came to Heluo City in person was that in addition to the reasons he had said to Tan Zheng before, he also had a plan hidden deep in his heart.

If you can make some fuss about Chen Jingtang's death, you can seek maximum benefits.

After a long time, Lu Shen said softly: "I need Chen Jingtang's exact whereabouts, including but not limited to when he left the mansion to go to Taipingfang, where he would pass along the way, which Washe he liked the most, how long he would stay outside, whether he had a fancy for the Fengyue woman, and whether he had a drunken habit. Brother Yin, please arrange for someone to follow up and find out this information as soon as possible. ”

Yin Shangfu responded, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Captain Lu, I don't know how to deal with Chen Jingtang?" ”

He only knew that the young man in front of him was an upstart in the army favored by the Son of Heaven, and he was already a founding county man at the age of the weak crown, commanding thousands of elite troops, but he didn't know why the other party appeared in Heluo City, and what kind of amazing mission he had.

If it weren't for Su Yunqing's early arrival with a secret order to say hello, he would never have been so happy.

But no matter what, he had to know what Lu Shen's arrangements were, because he had to be responsible for his fellow warp weavers who were hiding in Heluo City.

In fact, Lu Shen had been waiting for him to ask this, and replied at this moment: "Brother Yin may not know that in the past two years, the Pseudo-Yan Prosecutor's Office has acted recklessly in my court, and there have been countless crazy actions. Last year, in various parts of Huaizhou, the spies of the Prosecutor's Office made waves many times, and even tried in vain to cooperate with the Yan army in a surprise attack on Guangling. After the end of the war, these people still did not know how to restrain themselves, and tried to provoke internal conflicts in our court by killing me in the capital. When I was in the capital, Lord Qin said that the Prosecutor's Office was too arrogant, and the Warp Weaving Department had to return the color. ”

As he spoke, he took out the waist card from his sleeve and placed it in front of Yin Shangfu.

After seeing this waist card, Yin Shangfu carefully identified it, and then his expression changed slightly, and his eyes added a bit of awe to Lu Shen when he looked at him again.

Lu Shen continued: "How to return the color? I have discussed with the Su Inspection School many times, and finally decided to start with the dispute in the puppet Yan court. Although Chen Jingtang was a privy deputy envoy before, because of the old age and decrepit of the privy envoy Liu Yan, he actually held the military power of the puppet Yan, so he was qualified to command last year's war. ”

These words were half-true, he and Su Yunqing did discuss how to create some trouble for the north, but they did not specifically refer to a specific person, basically starting from the big framework. If the target proposed by the Seven Stars Gang this time was not Chen Jingtang, he would naturally have another explanation.

After Yin Shangfu saw the waist card that represented Qin Zheng himself, he had put away the unknown guard in the depths of his heart, don't say that he, a small inspector in charge of Heluo, even if Su Yunqing of Huaizhou Inspection School is here, he must respect Lu Shen's suggestion in the face of this waist card.

He echoed Lu Shen's words, and then said: "The lower official understands what Du Wei means, Chen Jingtang has been a privy deputy envoy for many years, and he must have a lot of connections in the puppet Yan Dynasty. Now because of Jing Chaoqing's secret promotion, he has to withdraw from the center of power, although there is no complaint on the surface, there must be resentment hidden in his heart. ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said: "The general direction is like this. Because of Qing Yugong's strong suppression, the contradictions between the pseudo-Yan ministers have not broken out for the time being. So I plan to take advantage of this opportunity, and after doing enough foreshadowing, let Chen Jingtang's death become the trigger for igniting this fire. ”

Yin Shangfu sighed lightly in his heart, this Lu Duwei is so courageous, no wonder he can stand out in the border war at a young age.

He quickly sorted out the information he had in his mind, and then said as concisely as possible: "At present, in the puppet Yan court, the puppet emperor Zhang Can basically ignores government affairs, and all the power is handed over to several important ministers, namely Shangshu's left servant Wang An and right servant Yu Xinchen, privy envoy Pang Shigu and deputy envoy Guo Yan, among which the right servant shoots Yu Xinchen is the only important minister who has nothing to do with the Jing Dynasty. According to the lower officials, Chen Jingtang had a close relationship with Yu Xinchen before he was dismissed. ”

Lu Shen had done his homework before going north, and knew that the left servant shot was equivalent to the left phase of Southern Qi, and the right servant shot was equivalent to the right phase, but the name was different.

In other words, in the power center of Northern Yan, only the right minister Yu Xunchen can barely maintain himself, and the other three are inextricably linked with the Jing Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Lu Shen said slowly: "In addition to Chen Jingtang, I also need the information of the puppet Yan Manchu Dynasty minister, the more detailed the better." ”

Yin Shangfu responded: "Xiaguan will start sorting it out immediately." ”

Lu Shen smiled and said: "Brother Yin can leave this matter to the other brothers to do, you must first find out Chen Jingtang's every move, and it is best to find a way to arrange for people to approach him." ”

Yin Shangfu heard the song and knew the meaning of the strings, nodded and said, "Don't worry, the subordinate knows what to do." ”

Lu Shen raised his hand at Tan Zheng who was standing beside him at this time, and said to Yin Shangfu: "His name is Tan Zheng, he is my most trusted subordinate, and he is a smart and vigilant person. If Brother Yin doesn't dislike it, let him help you run errands during this time. ”

Yin Shangfu was able to take root in such a dangerous place as Heluo City, and his vision was naturally extraordinary, and he instantly understood the deep meaning of Lu Shen's arrangement, and immediately said respectfully: "With the help of Brother Tan, we seem to be like a tiger with wings." ”

Tan Zheng saluted and said: "How dare you praise it like this, and ask Lord Yin for more advice." ”

Yin Shangfu smiled gently, then looked at Lu Shen and said, "The lieutenant has been living here recently, and the lower official plans to send some more people to protect him, I don't know if it's possible?" ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said calmly: "Everything is as usual, anyway, I won't leave this mansion, and I don't have to cause trouble to attract attention." ”

Yin Shangfu's eyes drooped slightly, and he secretly admired it.

Heluo City is the world's most prosperous place, when he came here, he was almost dazzled by the lively scene in the city, and finally dispelled the idea of wandering around, but the young man in front of him will be twenty years old, but he can be indifferent to this Fengyue.

This kind of mind is really different from ordinary people.

……

Baotai Mountain, the head village of the Seven Star Gang.

In the days after Lu Shen left, anyone with a discerning eye could sense that the atmosphere in the village was tense, and the elite experts of the mountain hall and the thunder hall were dispatched in all directions to strictly guard the main roads in and out, and at the same time, more and more grain and grass materials were transported into the mountain, and there was gradually a trend of mountain rain coming.

Jiang Houming, as the master of Lin Tang, is in charge of the power of rewards and punishments, and this moment obviously cannot be too relaxed.

On the surface, he behaved as usual, and it was only when he returned to the courtyard where he lived after dark that the worry in his eyes was no longer hidden.

In the study room of the inner courtyard, Jiang Houming leaned on the Taishi chair, and on the opposite chair sat a henchman named Lu Yanguang, and his eldest son Jiang Yonghuai stood solemnly aside.

"Has Lin Xi behaved abnormally in the past two days?"

Jiang Houming turned his head to look at his son and asked lightly.

Jiang Yonghuai had a lot of doubts in his heart, obviously he hadn't allowed him to provoke Lin Xi's little lady before, and the day before yesterday, he suddenly let himself go and be courteous, and he didn't know what his father wanted to do.

He didn't dare to ask directly, so he only bowed his head slightly and replied: "Back to my father, Lin Xi is in a very low mood and is not very willing to deal with me. The child remembered very well that when Lu Shen arrived, Lin Xi was obviously more happy than usual, and after he left, Lin Xi frowned. The child felt that the relationship between the gang leader, Lin Xi and Na Lu Shen was not simple, and it seemed that he had hidden something from the brothers in the gang. ”

Jiang Houming was slightly surprised, and then listened to Lu Yanguang's praise: "The son has a sharp eye, and he knows the subtleties. ”

Jiang Yonghuai looked slightly dazed.

"I've finally made some progress." Jiang Houming's expression was indifferent, and before Jiang Yonghuai, who was suddenly happy, opened his mouth, he waved his hand to let him step back.

Jiang Yonghuai retreated in confusion, Jiang Houming looked at Lu Yanguang and said: "In this way, it seems that Lu Shen's assassination of Chen Jingtang is not a false move, but Lin Jie obviously wants to use this matter to make a fuss." Fortunately, someone reminded me that if I hastily ordered someone to send Lu Shen's whereabouts to the south, I would definitely be caught by Lin Jie. ”

Lu Yanguang said humbly: "It is the responsibility of the villain to check and fill in the gaps. Hall Master, Gang Master Lin has already made up his mind to refuse the Yan Dynasty's recruitment, no matter whether Lu Shen succeeds in this trip or not, he will firmly resist the Yan Dynasty. The villain thinks that he must make plans in advance, otherwise tens of thousands of people will be taken into the deep mountains and old forests by the Lin gang leader, even if the government army arrives, he can't help it in a short time. ”

Jiang Houming said slowly: "According to the previous decision of His Royal Highness the County Lord, there will definitely be envoys from the Yan Dynasty who will come to worship the mountain in the near future. Now Lin Jie has asked several confidants to go to various branches to deal with affairs, which is a rare opportunity. There are many top masters and strange people under the command of the county lord, if you can organize a nirvana, maybe ......"

Lu Yanguang's eyes lit up, and at the same time, there was obvious nervousness.

Lin Jie is the first person on the Jianghu martial arts list, and he has already practiced kung fu to the point of invulnerability, not to mention that in the core area of the Seven Star Gang, it is so difficult to plan a killing game against him.

Therefore, he had to remind: "Hall Master, this matter must be very cautious. ”

Jiang Houming's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said faintly: "Since he is determined to be the enemy of the Yan Dynasty, then we can't wait forever, as long as we can kill Lin Jie and Shi Changsheng, the others are not afraid, I can easily grasp the power of the Seven Star Gang." ”

Lu Yanguang's original intention was just to fulfill his duty as a confidant, and he would not disobey Jiang Houming's decision, so he thought about it and said: "In addition to Lin Jie and Shi Changsheng, Lin Xi's girl should also be counted among them. Although she is young, her martial arts are not weaker than Shi Changsheng. ”

"Of course I would consider that."

Jiang Houming smiled coldly and said in a deep voice: "Next, if you organize my people properly, you must be limited to the scope that can be absolutely trusted, and you must not leak the slightest rumor." Lin Jie has been stealing the position of the gang leader for fifteen years, and he can't let him lead tens of thousands of gangs into a desperate situation. ”

Lu Yanguang stood up, bowed down and responded: "The villain obeys!" ”

(End of chapter)