Capital. At the end of the winter month, it is a snowy evening.

Qi Tai, who was the last to leave the military headquarters, turned around and went to the "Bazhenfang" three streets away to buy a piece of pig intestine, pig head meat and a few duck feet, wrapped them in oiled paper, carried them in his arms, stepped on the ground mixed with snow and water, and returned to his own courtyard.

The old rules, Qi Tai plunged into his study. The family has long been accustomed to this, and they don't bother him when there is a big matter. This has become the rule of the Qiqi family. Once, Mrs. Qi jokingly said: "I see that you are often in the study, and you stay for a long time, I really suspect that you have raised a small one in it!"

Qi Tai was stunned when he heard this, thought for a long time, seemed to be very yearning for his wife's proposal, and then returned to reality from fantasy, sighed and said: "I really hope that there are not so many responsibilities to bear, and like other officials, I will live a life of three wives and four concubines, and many ups and downs??????" Since then, Mrs. Qi has never raised any questions about the study or made jokes about the study.

Qi Tai's study is actually no different from the general study, but sometimes Qi Tai likes to lock himself in it and think about some problems, and sometimes he asks Han Zhan to come here to drink and explain some things by the way.

Qi Tai closed the door of the study, sighed, and saw that Han Zhan had already put his feet on the desk, and the person was lying on the chair and fell asleep. Qi Tai walked over, pushed Han Zhan, put the braised vegetables in his arms in front of him, and said: "It's all what you like to eat, the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the palace, I don't think they are as delicious as these, and it is a must to use them for wine." Saying that, he walked aside, brought the jar of wine, poured two bowls, put one bowl in front of Han Zhan, and drank a big bowl of "grunt" first, wiped the wine stains on his mouth, and saw that Han Zhan was still asleep, and felt strange, and was about to reach out to take Han Zhan's vein, when suddenly a figure flashed out of the shadows, and said softly: "He was just sealed by me in a unique way and fell asleep." Rest assured, my technique is not only harmless, but when he wakes up, he will feel energetic, which is equivalent to meditating and practicing. ”

As soon as Qi Tai saw the appearance of the young man, and saw his eloquent and unrestrained temperament, he immediately remembered someone and said with a smile: "I have a portrait of you there, but there is still a gap compared to myself, and it must be difficult for a good painter to paint your style." ”

Shen Chaixing said with a smile: "Lord Qi is worthy of being a veteran of officialdom for a long time, and I am so carried away with the word 'hold' that I can't find the north!"

Qi Tai already knew Shen Chaixing's identity as a Momen, but he didn't know about acting as an agent for the Momen giant, and when he saw him make a gesture that only a giant can do, he was taken aback, and he didn't say anything, just looked at Shen Chaising quietly.

Shen Chaixing is such a smart person, knowing that although Qi Tai knows his identity as Momen, he is not sure about his acting giant, so he took out the token left by Xu Moran from his arms, and explained the reason at the same time, Qi Tai believed it.

Qi Tai just wanted to explain, but Shen Chaixing smiled and explained for him: "You don't need to explain, your identity can only be known by the giant, and ordinary Momen disciples can't know it." This is also the reason why I ordered the Han Zhan acupuncture point. ”

Qi Tai nodded and said: "My own life and death are not important, but my position is very important to Momen, once Zhu Yunwen sits on the throne, my role will be even more important." "You must know that now Qi Tai is just a squire in the military department, but Zhu Yunwen has already obeyed his words and regarded him as a confidant, once Zhu Yunwen ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Qi Tai is an important person who can influence the general trend of the world, of course, there is also a Huang Zicheng who is trusted by Zhu Yunwen.

"It's because it's easy not to bother the Momen brothers, many things have to be directly contacted by the giant, although it is safe, but it is very troublesome, I am now looking for a candidate, guaranteeing him to join the Momen, and I want to ask the giant. ”

"It's Han Zhan, right? He's good, your vision is very poisonous!" Without waiting for Qi Tai to explain, Shen Chaixing had already guessed the candidate recommended by Qi Tai. Han Zhan is indeed a very good fighter, brave and good at fighting, brave and loyal, clever and emotional, and a good person. However, Shen Chaixing thought again, could too much emotion also be his weakness? Thinking of this, Shen Chaixing himself was taken aback, when would he have such a cold-blooded idea? Maybe he was a temporary acting giant, so it should be, Shen Chaixing comforted himself. With a flick, Han Zhan slowly woke up, stretched his waist and said, "Why did you fall asleep, it seems like you haven't slept in eight hundred years, you slept so soundly??????"

Suddenly saw Shen Chaixing standing aside with a smile, and said embarrassedly: "What kind of wind blew you Shen Dashao?" Because of the relationship between Shen Chaixing and Zhu Yunzhen, Han Zhan is also very close to Shen Chaixing.

Shen Chaixing said with a smile: "Of course, your Boss Qi bought the fragrance of braised vegetables! Bazhenfang is really the signboard of Jingshi." ”

Qi Tai was secretly surprised in his heart, and thought: "Shen Chaixing must have followed him to Bazhenfang since he came out of the military department, and then followed him to his own home, and then entered the study in advance at an unpredictable speed, and put him in Han Zhan, who was also strong in martial arts, but Han Zhan didn't know it." If Shen Chaixing came to take his own life, he and Han Zhan had died many times, but he still looked like he was doing nothing, this young man was really terrible, fortunately, he was his own person and not an enemy. ”

Because Qi Tai had already obtained Shen Chaixing's consent, and the Korean War had long intended to join Momen, he accepted the Korean War on the spot under the witness of Shen Chaixing.

Han Zhan suddenly heard the news, and at the same time there was a giant as a witness, he was surprised and delighted, and he cried at that time, which caused Shen Chaixing to comfort him for a long time, and poured him wine, which stopped Han Zhan's crying.

The identity of the witness is very important, it is a guarantee at the beginning, and the identity of the witness is very face-saving. However, if the initiator betrays Momen, the witness must kill the person with his own hands within a certain period of time, otherwise he will commit suicide and apologize, and the Momen Torture Hall will send someone to assassinate him, even if the other party hides to the ends of the earth. Fortunately, for thousands of years, there has not been a single traitor in the Momen, because the people who join the Momen are all here for ideals, and do not consider personal desires, not to mention the level of martial arts, the rich and the poor are also put aside, and the spiritual world of the Momen disciples is extremely powerful.

At this time, there were no outsiders, Shen Chaixing communicated with Qi Tai about the case of the destruction of Anqing Momen, and Qi Tai also reported the attack on Jingshi Momen, fortunately, Jingshi Momen was stronger, but Gong Baoshan lost his trace, and his life and death were unknown. At the same time, Zitai mentioned the "Cuckoo Project".

The secret organization, the cuckoo plan, the disappearing corpse poison, and the attack on Momen seem to be somewhat related, but there are so many things to do, how to start?

"Jin Yiwei!" Shen Chaixing analyzed: "Jin Yiwei himself is also responsible for intelligence investigation, and now it is unbelievable that such a major intelligence as the cuckoo plan has been ignored, and at the same time, Jin Yiwei will appear immediately after Momen is attacked, what is this matter Jin Yiwei can't get rid of, plus it was not reported, it is obvious that Jin Yiwei is doing private work, so Jin Yiwei is the most suspicious." ”

"However, there are thousands of Jinyi guards in total, and there are hundreds of people in charge, who to start?" Han Zhan asked his own question.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first, of course, it is Jiang Huan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard!" Shen Chaixing affirmed.

"However, this guy will not leave Jingshi easily, how can he do it. Besides, once he is attacked, will the emperor's thorough investigation of this matter bring endless trouble to Momen?"

Han Zhan's words are not unreasonable, if it is just a battle between the rivers and lakes, Zhu Yuanzhang may not ask, but the head of Jinyiwei has moved, and the other party has also eradicated Lan Yu for Zhu Yuanzhang, he is a hot celebrity today, will Zhu Yuanzhang be angry with Momen, and then conduct a thorough investigation of Momen? Shen Chaixing set his sights on Qi Tai.

Qi Tai said slowly: "Jiang Huan did another big thing a few days ago, and secretly told the emperor about Fu Youde and Wang Bi, the prince of Yingguo, and the emperor was in the middle of it, looking for a reason to force Fu Youde to death, and Wang Bi also committed suicide because of this. ”

"Wouldn't Jiang Huan's position be more stable, and he can't be moved?" Han Zhan's words are not unreasonable, assassinating an important person, if the killer is just a personal grudge, he can be happy to take revenge. However, an organization cannot fail to consider the interests of the entire organization, and if it suffers a fatal blow from the imperial court, it will outweigh the losses.

"No," Qi Tai shook his head, "On the contrary, Jiang Huan's red and purple now also means that he is almost at the end of his life!"

Han Zhan still doesn't understand very well, after all, his specialty is to fight and kill rather than see through the changes in officialdom. Shen Chaixing said with a smile: "Don't you hear that the birds are all hidden, as soon as Fu Youde and Wang Bi die, there are not many generals in the Ming Dynasty who can fight well, what is Zhu Yuanzhang still doing with Jiang Huan? It is best to let him be his scapegoat and carry the last pot! Brother Qi, what is Fu Youde all about? When did it happen?"

"That's what happened today. Qi Tai then went on to tell the story of Fu Youde's death.

Fu Youde, a native of Dangshan, Anhui Province, has been a farmer for generations, and his family is not very wealthy. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the politics were dark, the people were struggling to make a living, and the peasant uprising was surging, and Fu Youde joined the Red Turban Army. Yuan Zhizheng defected to Zhu Yuanzhang in the twenty-first year, and since then he has been fighting in the south and the north, making great achievements, and was named the Duke of Yingguo.

After the death of the crown prince, the imperial grandson was young. After the Lan Yu case, Fu Youde was even more suspicious of Zhu Yuanzhang because he was very close to Lan Yu and had great achievements.

Just today, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to a large banquet, and when he walked to the door, he saw that the guard at the door did not wear a sword bag according to the regulations, he was very angry at the time, but he did not have a seizure. This guardian is none other than Fu Youde's son, Fu Rang. At the banquet of the civil and military officials, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly mentioned that he was a little dissatisfied with Fu Youde's son Fu Rang, Fu Youde got up and accused, Zhu Yuanzhang blamed Fu Youde for being disrespectful, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered him to extract the head of the second son, and immediately, Fu Youde came to Zhu Yuanzhang with the heads of the two sons. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How can you bear it?" Fu Youde said: "Don't you want the head of our father and son!" He killed himself in front of Zhu. Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately furious and ordered all the men and women of the Fu family to be assigned to Liaodong and Yunnan.

After listening to Qi Tai's narration, Shen Chaixing was silent, and Han Zhan was angry, you must know that Fu Youde was crowned the Duke of Yingguo and the prince and master with merit, Zhu Yuanzhang once said: "On the merit of generals, Fu Youde is the first." And several times the royal gift of the iron card to avoid death, in the end it was difficult to escape death.

Perhaps in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, as long as it is not surnamed Zhu, he is his potential enemy.