Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 201 Break through the iron shoes
In the backyard of the Zhai Mansion, a fan from Dongchang discovered that there was something wrong with the rockery, and after pushing it down, he found a secret passage.After entering the secret passage, they found the gold storage room where the imperial convict Zhai Tang lived, which was full of gold, silver and jewels.The prisoner Zhai Tang hid here, holding a lot of ingots on his body, but his lips were chapped, and he shouted "thirsty, thirsty, thirsty" when he met him.

Among the crowd in the square, the imperial convict Wang Dayu was identified by his servants. He was wearing a green robe and a small hat. He was a little better than the other captured imperial convict Liang Jiabin. At least he was not wearing women's clothes.

When the city was broken last night, he happened to be patrolling the warehouse and was not in his own house.However, he did not escape punishment because of this. When he knew that reporting could exempt him from guilt, his close servants immediately exposed him.

However, the other two prisoners, Fan Yongdou and Huang Yunfa, were still not found, and the investigation of the people in the square was still going on.

This personnel investigation is not just an investigation of the eight major Shanxi merchants.Including other merchants who do business in the city, they must also be investigated, and those who engage in collusion with captives will not be let go.

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Hong Chengchou finally frowned.

It has been confirmed before that when the army attacked the city, the eight major Shanxi merchants all discussed their affairs in Zhangjiakou Fort.However, so far, there are still two criminals, one of whom is still the principal criminal, but they have not been found.

Hong Chengchou knew that the emperor hated these eight Shanxi merchants.These two must be caught.

Just as he was thinking, another soldier came to report that a secret passage was found in Fan Yongdou and Huang Yunfa's mansion, which was very long and led to the outside of the city.

"Is this because you know your sins are serious and you are afraid that you will be punished one day, so you actually dug such a long secret passage?" Hong Chengchou couldn't help sneering after hearing this.

You must know that the foundation of the city wall is very deep. If you want to dig under the city wall, the price you have to pay is not usually high.

After finishing speaking, Hong Chengchou turned his head to look outside the city, his eyes were slightly cold, and he immediately ordered: "Here to send some cavalry troops to the outside of the city with a louder voice, search for this officer, and drive these snakes and rats out! "

He didn't worry too much. He had already thought of this possibility in advance. Although it wasn't necessarily a secret way, he had already set up a net to prevent them from escaping. He didn't believe that these two prisoners could escape. .

Following his order, teams of ground cavalry marched out of the city, starting from the side of the city wall, from near to far, and searched everywhere.

On a remote hill about ten miles away from Zhangjiakou Fort, there is a group of emperor's powerful Yebushou lurking here.The soldiers took turns scanning everything around them, while the others were resting.

"You said that if an army of [-] encircles a castle, the people inside should be hard to fly. I guess our energy is wasted?"

"Who knows, since the governor has an order, we have to keep it until we receive a new military order."

"These Shanxi merchants really lost their money. They even went into business with our mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and even sold military supplies that were strictly prohibited by the imperial court. They are really courageous!"

"That's right, the money they earned was all snatched by Jianlu from our Daming. You said that they won't feel uneasy when they hold the money?"

"Conscience? Hehe, their consciences have been eaten by dogs! Damn it, luckily the emperor was wise enough to catch these Shanxi merchants. Otherwise, we would still be fighting Jianlu in a daze!"

"..."

Obviously, these Ming soldiers were all very angry with those Shanxi merchants who had taken advantage of the captives.Being stabbed in the back by someone you protect is even worse than the hatred towards Jianlu.

Suddenly, a soldier on duty shouted: "A brother from the Hussar Battalion has come out. It seems that some criminals have escaped."

Hearing this, other soldiers who were resting and chatting also went over to look around.Sure enough, they found that in the distance of sight, there were faint cavalry searching around.Obviously, there should indeed be a prisoner who escaped, and there was such a move.

Immediately, these Ming soldiers cheered up at night. Originally, there were two people on duty, but immediately there were two more people, eight eyes, staring in all directions, searching around like eagle eyes.

Needless to say, about a quarter of an hour later, a soldier on duty suddenly pointed in one direction and said in a surprised voice, "Look, there is someone over there!"

Hearing the sound, the other three officers on duty turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw three soldiers hiding from the cavalry officers who were searching for them in the distance. He looked up at the soldiers of the Ming army in the distance.

"Needless to say, there must be something wrong with those three people!" Ye Bushou clapped his hands excitedly and said, "And our military order is, as long as they are people, they will be arrested."

The leading Xiaoqi nodded, and immediately ordered: "Leave two people to continue watching, and others, follow me to catch people."

At this moment, the three of them didn't even know that they had been discovered, they were still sneaking down to the cavalry pawns in the distance, and then continued to run with their heads down.

"Is there any food and water?" Suddenly, the man walking in the middle sat down on the ground, raised his head and asked the other two.

The person walking in front turned around when he heard the sound, saw him sitting on the ground, and quickly said: "Master, if I remember correctly, there is a small river not far in front, where you can drink some water, but as for food, I didn't bring any food." .On my side, there are only some broken silver and copper coins.”

The person behind also said: "Master, I only have broken silver and copper coins here, and there is no place to buy food here, so I can only endure it for the time being."

Hearing this, the person sitting on the ground couldn't help but sighed and said: "I knew this earlier, when I escaped, I should have brought something to eat."

Speaking of this, there was another "ah", and then sighed: "Before the development in the early years, it was not uncommon for people to eat and sleep in the open. But I have never felt tired, hungry and anxious like today..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that what he said would hurt the confidence of the two servants, so he didn't dare to say the word panic, and immediately changed his words: "But don't worry, when we escape, we will pay 2 yuan each. Two, my lord, I will never break my promise."

Hearing this, the two servants were visibly cheered up, and the leader immediately stated: "Master, don't worry, let's go to the front and drink some water first. After avoiding those cavalry, the villain will give the master a call." The rabbit is hungry, guaranteed to be delicious!"

"Yes, those cavalry pawns, don't try to catch us. Master, don't worry, the two of us have followed the master for many years, and we will definitely be able to take the master out." The other person immediately expressed his opinion after hearing this.

If these two people were not his confidantes, they would not have escaped from the secret passage with him.Therefore, he also knew these two confidant servants well, and knew that they both had some skills.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "Okay, master, I am naturally relieved, we will be able to escape, right!"

"Yes, master, don't worry!" The two servants replied almost in unison.

But at this moment, another voice rang out: "Hey, are you so sure? How can you be confident?"

Hearing this, the three of them were as frightened as rabbits, and jumped up at once. When they heard the sound and looked around, they saw that eight Ming soldiers had already surrounded them.Three of them were still pointing their bows and arrows at them. As long as they dared to move, the arrows would be able to greet them.

Seeing this situation, the faces of the three of them turned green.No matter what they did, they never thought, where did these soldiers of the Ming army come from?

"Military masters, we...we are just ordinary people passing by, and we are not bad people!" The master's brain was bright, and he immediately begged for mercy.

While talking, he also said to the other two: "Masters are working hard, take out all the broken silver on your body, at any rate, you must honor your gentlemen!"

When the two servants heard this, they understood in their hearts, nodded quickly, and then wanted to make a move.

However, just as the two of them moved, they felt a pain in their feet, and then saw two arrows nailed to their feet, and the arrow feathers were still trembling.

"Ah!" With two screams, the two servants couldn't help but fell to the ground, holding the arrow and howling.

The soldiers of the Ming army had actually been lurking here for quite a while. They had already heard their conversations, so how could they believe that they were ordinary people.These two strong and powerful men wanted to make some moves, so they would naturally not be polite.

As Yebushu, his sense of danger is much sharper than anyone else.

This sudden situation almost scared the old man to pee.Subconsciously squatting on the ground with his head in his arms, his legs and feet trembled involuntarily.

The cavalry in the distance, seeing the movement here, has already come here.

"Say, who are you guys? What's your name?"

Xiaoqi didn't see any reaction after what he said, so he stretched out his foot and kicked the old man, knocking him to the ground. At the same time, he sneered and said: "You dare to bribe us with broken silver, you are really cowardly! "

Hearing this, the old man was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized, he quickly got up again, looked up at the small flag, and said flatteringly: "This military master is a fool of ordinary people, so he shouldn't insult him with broken silver." Yes. I have a lot of silver, you can have as much money as you want, I beg the military men to show you your hands and let the grassroots go, as much money as you want, the grassroots can give it!"

When Xiao Qi heard this, he was also stunned. What he said just now was just a paraphrase of what they had said before, and he had no other thoughts.

When the old man saw their expressions, he misunderstood again, and said quickly: "The grassroots' surname is Huang, and their given name is Yunfa. They can do a lot of business here. Money is really not a problem. How about 2 taels per person?" No, 3 taels?"

With a little expectation, Huang Yunfa, one of the eight great Shanxi merchants, looked at the small flag and then at the other people, thinking in his heart, your military salary is only a little money a month, and if I spend tens of thousands of taels, it will be no problem, right? ?

That Xiaoqi was taken aback for a while, looked at each other with several other comrades, and then asked with a somewhat unbelievable expression: "You are Huang Yunfa? The one with the same name as Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku and the others?"

Hearing this, Huang Yunfa hadn't answered yet. His two servants thought they had hope, so they rushed to answer: "Yes, our master is one of the most famous Shanxi merchants. Master Huang Yunfa has a wealth of wealth. No, no, I have a lot of wealth, I can definitely pay all the military masters."

"Yes, military masters, don't worry, I, Mr. Huang, do business with integrity!" Huang Yunfa felt a little more confident in his heart, and his expression became calmer, "As much as you promise to military masters, you must be as much as you want. Absolutely will not default on cheating!"

He had just finished saying this, and before he had time to say anything else, he saw Xiao Qi and the other soldiers of the Ming army suddenly laughing together, as if they were very happy.

When Huang Yunfa and his two servants saw each other, they were taken aback for a moment, and then they laughed too. No matter if they were real or fake, they all laughed together.

From their point of view, these soldiers are so happy knowing that they can make a fortune!

But all of a sudden, the little flag stopped laughing, looked serious, and shouted in a cold voice: "It's really easy to find nowhere to go, you know, you, Huang Yunfa, are the emperor's appointed criminal. Conspiring against the captives, you still want to bribe us with money?"

Huang Yunfa, who was just about to stand up, felt his feet go limp when he heard this, and immediately fell to the ground again.He never expected that he would be the emperor's designated criminal, or that he would be accused of collaborating with captives for treason.I was so stupid that I took the initiative to reveal my identity just now, it's over, it's over...

Not far away, the sound of horseshoes has already been heard, and the cavalry officers and soldiers have also arrived.

At the same time, on the outside of the Great Wall, there was a mountain depression. Five people came out, led the horses, stood still, and then looked behind them. For a moment, the expression of the leader seemed a little complicated.

"My lord, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about firewood." A man who looked like a butler persuaded the leader, "It must be inevitable for the court to send out such a large-scale army, but we still escaped. One day , we will be back."

"That's right, Master!" The other person also said, "With the friendship between Master and Daqing, and our family can rely on us, we will not be sent there when we go to Liaodong."

"Yes, Mr. Fan is on the side of the Qing emperor, but he is a celebrity, and he will definitely speak for the master." Another servant followed suit.

Needless to say, this master is Fan Yongdou who escaped.The retreat he left for himself was to leave the customs and flee to Liaodong if something happened.Therefore, he even prepared horses and food in the mountains, and this time, he really used them.

Turning around, seeing that there was still a family member who wanted to talk, he immediately shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I have all the arrangements and a house in Liaodong. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty also promised that you are welcome at any time." I'll go. Just..."

Having said that, he turned his head to look in the direction of the pass, and then sighed and said: "The foundation for many years is gone, and the family is still there. I don't know what will happen? Forget it..."

Having said that, he suddenly cheered up a bit and said, "If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. I, Fan, will come back one day!"

After finishing speaking, Fan Yongdou took the lead in getting on his horse and said to the servants without hesitation: "Let's go to Liaodong!"

Then, with a "drive" sound, the horse galloped forward, slowly accelerating, heading towards the grassland, with the goal of Liaodong.

When his servants heard this, they all got on their horses and galloped behind their master.

Far away from the mountains behind, there is endless grassland in front of you, and your sight is no longer blocked, and you can't see the end at a glance.

However, Fan Yongdou, who was running at the front, suddenly reined in his horse and braked suddenly. He ignored the horse's pain and neighed, and looked ahead in astonishment.

　Generally, I can only sleep for six hours on weekdays, so I sleep until I wake up naturally on weekends, and the update will be a little later than on weekdays.

　　
　
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