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Upon hearing this, the man in charge of perimeter security quickly replied: "I saw him alone at that time, and there was no one else."

However, Fan Wencheng was not at ease. He turned to look at the strong man and sneered: "Friends, how many people are here? It's best to tell the truth, otherwise you will be in trouble and you will suffer!"

"Bah!" The strong man said with an angry face, "Who is friends with you thieves! I tell you, we have a lot of people here this time. Since you thieves have thrown themselves into the trap, Don’t even think about escaping from prison again!”

His words made these traitors look ugly. For a moment, none of them could figure out whether the strong man came alone or with a companion.

Fan Wencheng's face was gloomy, and he ordered several of his men to search around, and then said to another person: "Serve him well and make him confess honestly!"

"Hahaha, do you think I am a boneless thing like you?" After hearing this, the strong man roared loudly without any fear, "Come on, use whatever tricks you have on me. If I make a sound, He is not a good man in the world!"

At this moment, even Fan Wencheng didn't seem to want to face the man's eyes directly. He just waved his hand and let his men go to the torture.

And not very far from here, in a mud cave at the foot of a slope, the thin man was curled up to hide. It was also due to his size that otherwise a strong man would not be able to hide at all.

At this moment, he burst into tears.

Just before, he was accidentally discovered by those dog thieves. It was his elder brother who asked him to hide, but he took the initiative to show up to attract the attention of those dog thieves. Now the elder brother's words are actually telling him, reassuring him that he will not say anything even if he dies.

I must survive, and I must report this situation to the gang leader. The dog thieves have come to Yongping this time. There are many people and horses. This matter must be wanted throughout the world, and the government will definitely not let them go. . This time, no matter what, we must catch them and avenge our eldest brother and avenge the Han people who were killed by them!

At this moment, he no longer thought about catching these thieves and making profits for his gang.

That night, the dog thieves quietly searched the surrounding area several times, and once even stood on the top of the slope where he was hiding. But in the end, no one was found. It wasn't until the sky dimmed that the group of dog thieves rode south.

The thin man didn't show up right away, and his experience told him to be cautious. When these traitors rested at night, they kept their sentries in very hidden places. They must be very cunning people.

Sure enough, he was right. After a while, the sound of horse hooves came back again. After going around for a while, they headed south again.

The thin man waited until the sun rose very high and felt that the traitors would not come back again before he prepared to leave the cave. But at this moment, his hands and feet were already cold and numb. After recovering under the winter sun for a while, he was finally able to stand up staggeringly.

The first time he looked for his eldest brother. There is no accident. The eldest brother has proved that he is a hero. After the roar last night, there has been no sound anymore. Even though the traitors left so many scars on his body and used so many methods, eldest brother, until death Not a single sound was made, let alone a cry for mercy.

The thin man knelt down next to the strong man's body, stretched out his hand to close the eldest brother's angry eyes, choked with sobs and swore: "Brother, rest in peace. I will remember your hatred and the hatred of your family." Yes. I will report the news first, so that those traitors will die a good death, and I will never let them escape, I swear!"

After saying that, he glanced at the strong man's body reluctantly, turned around resolutely, and stumbled towards Yongping Fucheng.

At the gate of Yongping Mansion, several gatekeepers were leaning against the wall to keep warm in boredom. Suddenly, he found a person outside the city almost crawling towards the city gate. The person in the lead looked carefully and couldn't help but smile: "Look, isn't that Hou San? He must have spent the night in the wild. They’re all frozen like birds, haha!”

When several other soldiers heard this, they looked outside and burst into laughter. Their lips were purple, as if their teeth were still fighting!

"Quick, please take me to see my gang leader, there is a big reward!" Hou San tried his best to shout, but fell to the ground, but he immediately got up tremblingly and came to the city gate, "Five taels of silver, pay immediately !”

He knew that these soldiers would not help if they did not provide benefits. The government will not care about the matters involved in the Jianghu fatwa, but since that person is a traitor, they may care about it. But the efficiency of the government was too low. When the government reacted, those traitors didn't know where they had gone.

Hou San naturally didn't know that the factory guards had already mobilized in large numbers. Just to avoid alerting the enemy, apart from asking the Ax Gang to issue a Jianghu order, the Yamen did not officially issue a wanted order. Otherwise, they are afraid that Fan Wencheng and others will run away as soon as they see the notice when they enter the Ming Dynasty.

When the leader heard this, he was quite surprised. Five taels of silver was quite a lot! He asked two of his men to help Hou San, but he stood there and asked, "Hou San, what happened to you? Let me tell you, we can't get involved in gang grudges."

"I encountered the traitor in the fatwa. If I don't report it to the gang leader immediately, those people will run away." Hou San replied quickly.

The pursuit of Jianghu is not a trivial matter, and these soldiers have all heard of it. When the leader heard this, he immediately understood what it was about. A look of surprise appeared on his face and he quickly asked: "But is that traitor Fan Wencheng?"

"Exactly, if you help me with this, all the money I saved will belong to you." Hou San almost begged, "My eldest brother was killed by a traitor outside, and he is still waiting for me to collect his body!"

The leader originally wanted to confirm again, but when he heard this, he no longer had any doubts and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Here, help him and follow me!"

"Brother, what should we do with this city gate?" One of his subordinates asked quickly when he saw it. We are on duty now, so it doesn’t matter if one person is missing. But the leader is not here, and he has taken a few of them away. If the higher-ups investigate, it will be a big trouble.

But the officer at the head didn't seem to care at all, and just replied: "You can just watch it by yourself!"

After saying that, he turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he saw that although Hou San was being supported, he was still not walking fast, so he immediately ordered: "Quick, carry him on your back and follow me."

Hou San was puzzled. He was so active. It seemed that the money had an effect.

However, he soon realized that the direction seemed wrong. He was walking towards a house near the city gate, and he quickly said: "I want to see our gang leader, but you are going in the wrong direction!"

The officer ignored him, quickly reached the door, and barged in. When he reached the courtyard, he stopped respectfully and loudly announced inside: "Sir, there is news about the traitor Fan Wencheng!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a person suddenly jumped out of the room. He looked very capable, stared at the officer, and said with a little surprise: "Where is he?"

"He saw it." The officer immediately turned around and looked at Hou San, and then reminded Hou San, "This is Mr. Liu of the Imperial Guard. He has been waiting in Yongping Mansion for a long time. There is news about the traitor Fan Wencheng. Please tell me quickly. No hiding anything!”

Upon hearing this, Hou San was shocked. He didn't expect that he was from the Jin Yiwei, and his arresting ability was much higher than that of people like himself. Immediately, he told the story from beginning to end, and carefully described the image and final whereabouts of Fan Wencheng and others.

After hearing this, Mr. Liu of the Jin Yiwei didn't dare to delay any more. He immediately ordered the officer to call someone somewhere, and then said to Hou San: "Can you still persist? Only you have seen those people, I'm afraid we still need you to follow us. Go and arrest criminals.”

At this time, Hou San was actually in a very bad state. In such a cold weather, I stayed motionless for a whole day in the wilderness. But when he heard what Jin Yiwei said, he nodded quickly and said, "It's okay, I can do it. I can recognize those traitors at a glance!"

Not long after, a group of people suddenly appeared in Yongping Mansion, apparently all members of the Jin Yiwei group. They took Hou San and rode out of the city quickly, heading south. With the help of Hou San, he took his brothers in the gang to take the strong man's body back to the city. Seeing the strong man being tortured and listening to the situation relayed by the gatekeepers, almost all the Jianghu gangs in Yongping Mansion sent their own capable experts and used their own channels to spread a conspiracy throughout the entire Gyeonggi area. Big net.

A little later, even Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City got the news in the chat group.

This big traitor really came to the pass. In this case, I don’t believe it, and I can still escape.

With this in mind, he immediately issued a decree to step up patrols at the northern border and no one was allowed to sneak out of the border. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi from the capital area tried their best to search for Fan Wencheng's whereabouts. In the chat group, Wu Ergou was directly informed to mobilize all the forces he could to capture Fan Wencheng, and he must be alive!

Suddenly, the rivers and lakes were turbulent, and you could see them everywhere. A large number of people from the rivers and lakes passed by in a hurry, looking at everyone with unkind eyes. People who didn't know the situation thought there was a gang war, so they were careful to avoid these gangsters. But they are also a bit strange. In the past, if these people in the world made too much noise, the government would immediately suppress them. But this time, it seems to be different. The government has been slow to respond to this situation.

Even if Fan Wencheng died, he would never think that the world would move for him. At this time, because of the abnormal situation in Yongping Fucheng, for safety reasons, he ran a long way to Kaiping County, which was far away from Yongping Fucheng.

Although this county is located on the official road between the capital and Shanhaiguan, it is not large in scale and is a small county. Fan Wencheng learned from the previous lesson. When he went out, he tried to behave like a monk and did not dare to be careless again.

Here, he met the Kaiping Branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Kaiping Children's School. He patiently and carefully inquired about information, and finally he figured out many things that happened in the Ming Dynasty.

No, three nights later, in a small temple wing outside the city, Fan Wencheng, who was hanging out here, was calm and seemed to be meditating, thinking deeply for a long time. It was late at night, and I cleared everything in my mind. I immediately started writing with the help of the light of the oil lamp.

In the letter, he described the changes in the Ming Dynasty that he had learned about in the past few days. From the Ming Dynasty's national policy of opening up the sea, to the reform of the military system of the garrison, from the establishment of the Copyright and Patent Office, the invention of cement, to the emergence of the steam engine, as well as banks, banknotes, etc., he wrote in detail, and even I didn't have enough paper to write on, so I asked my subordinates to go to the temple and ask for some specially from the monk on duty.

At the end of these observations, Fan Wencheng commented with an unusually serious face: "If the Ming Dynasty's national power continues like this, it will become even more powerful. Without civil strife, the Qing Dynasty will have no chance! Therefore, I plan to risk my life and go to the capital. Let’s go there to see if there is an opportunity to sow discord between the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, to sow discord between the various factions in the Ming Dynasty, and to cause trouble in the Ming Dynasty, so as to create an opportunity for our Qing Dynasty. Currently, I have the following strategies in mind!”

"First, although the Ming Emperor's scientific and technological knowledge is good, it has harmed the interests of the current scholars. Therefore, I plan to start from this aspect and instigate the scholars to cause trouble and oppose this scientific and technological strategy. No matter what the result is, the king and his ministers can understand each other clearly. heart of!"

"Secondly, counterfeiting Ming Dynasty banknotes, no matter what the result, will always make the people of Ming Dynasty doubt the credibility of its banknotes. When using banknotes, they will be suspicious, which will make the Ming Dynasty's financial strategy not run smoothly. This will affect people's livelihood and affect the border."

"Third, the Ming Dynasty is undergoing a reform of the military system of the garrison. Whenever there is an innovation, there will be those who have vested interests and those whose interests will be harmed. The slave is thinking that if there is any opportunity for those whose interests are harmed to vent, they should be able to It hinders them from carrying out reforms. Military and state affairs can still restrain the energy of the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers."

"Fourth, the Ming Dynasty's policy of opening up the sea greatly damaged the interests of the former smuggling merchants, and the enmity with the Western Yi also added more opponents to itself. The slave is preparing to go to the capital, and will go to the south of the Yangtze River and the southeast. Is there any possibility? Opportunity to contact. Let the merchants who went to Nanyang for smuggling communicate with our Qing Dynasty, so that the Western Yi and our Qing Dynasty can become allies and form an anti-Ming alliance!"

"..."

Fan Wencheng thought of ways to deal with the Ming Dynasty's New Deal one by one. It has to be said that although some methods are unreliable, such as counterfeiting banknotes, it is impossible for him to forge them based on Fan Wencheng's ability, but some of his strategies are still threatening.

For example, colluding with Southeast smugglers and Western barbarians. For the sake of profit, those smugglers don't care about the country at all. As long as they have enough profits, they don't care whether their compatriots live or die. And once they get in touch with the Dutch, I'm afraid the Dutch will also cooperate with the Manchus.

When Fan Wencheng stopped writing and looked at a pile of densely packed letter paper, he couldn't help but stretch and look up. Before he knew it, it was already dawn. But no matter what, I finally gave some explanation to the emperor.

Just when he was about to call his men in, he heard the faint sound of rapid horse hooves coming from outside.

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