My Daming New Empire

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"Why did these Jin Yiwei come here?"

"Young master, the old man is also confused now. They didn't ask any clear questions at all, they just checked the population of the house. Fortunately, the eldest sister is not here. If she accidentally slipped the truth, the old man will be unable to redeem himself."

Da Ya is Lin Xi's eldest granddaughter. She is only four years old this year. She is usually cute and cute, but she talks a lot.

Qiu Changqing also likes to have fun with her on weekdays and kill some time.

After hearing Lin Xi's words, Qiu Changqing froze for a moment.From this inconspicuous complaint, he knew that although the old servant was still loyal, he inevitably had some complaints in his heart.

Because of his own existence, their peaceful life may be completely broken, leading to the destruction of their family.

But now, without knowing what happened, he must not act rashly. If the other party intends to scare the snake, then he will fall into the trap.

He said softly: "Go out and find out why Jin Yiwei and the internal supervisor are checking the population this time. If it is not because of me, I will choose the opportunity to leave."

In the capital, he was not the only hiding place, the King of Han had arranged several places for him.It's just that in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, he has always used it as a contact point with the people of the King of Han. Even the people of the King of Han don't know about this place.

In the past few days, he has felt a sense of crisis, and he also intends to move places. Now that this old servant is still reliable, leaving early will save their family a burden.

Lin Xi went out of the courtyard, and found that the Jinyiwei and inner prisons in the neighborhood still hadn't dispersed, and many neighbors who had already been inspected gathered at their gates to observe the situation.

Lin Xi had worked as a comprador for Qiu Fu when he was young, and he was used to traveling all over the world, so he was well-informed.He didn't rush out, but just stood on the threshold of his house, looking at the Jin Yiwei who hadn't left yet.

"Lao Zhang, what's the matter? Why are the elders of the Jinyiwei investigating people today?"

Zhang Laosan sat at the door of his house, wrapped himself in his padded jacket and said with a smile: "I'm afraid another burglar has committed a serious crime. How do we little people know this? Anyway, I am not afraid of the shadow slanting, and neither are the elders." It will embarrass us poor haha."

He didn't get any useful news from Zhang Laosan, so he asked Mao Boxiong who lived across the street from Zhang Laosan, "Boss Mao, you've been walking around the streets every day, have you heard any news?"

Boss Mao is a tinkerer, walking around the streets and alleys every day, opening his mouth and never having a free time all day long.

Hearing Lin Xi's question, he smiled and said, "Master Jin Yiwei asked the family how many people and how much food was consumed? This is obviously to check the hidden population. It must be that some important people from other places have come to Yingtian Mansion, where are they hiding. Those elders , how could they hide in a dilapidated place like ours..."

Lin Xi was startled, and suddenly found a loophole.There are only two sons in his family. The eldest son is married, but has not yet been separated. With the younger son, there are five people in the family. But in the past six months, because there is an extra Qiu Changqing in the family, the food bought will of course be much more. .

In addition, Qiu Changqing was sponsored by the King of Han, so he brought a lot of money when he went to Beijing. The consumption level of the Lin family in the past six months far exceeded the usual consumption.

Da Ya ate bones at the door several times, but she was still told by the neighbors that the Lin family was extravagant. If this kind of thing aroused Jin Yiwei's dissatisfaction, it would be hard to explain.

He was also worried at the same time, why didn't the master of Jinyiwei just ask him that there was nothing unusual about the neighbors?

The more he thought about it, the more wrong it became. He looked around quietly, and reluctantly chatted with Zhang Laosan and the others, and moved back to the yard.

Carefully closing the courtyard door, he looked around and saw nothing unusual, then came to Qiu Changqing's room again. "Young master, something is wrong!"

After hearing Lin Xi's analysis, Qiu Changqing's face became serious, and he asked, "You mean that Jin Yiwei asked about the abnormality of other neighbors, but didn't ask you why you spent more in the past six months?"

"Yes, the old man wonders if Jin Yiwei has noticed something..."

"It's daytime now, help me keep an eye on Jin Yiwei's movements, and when they leave, I'll pack up my things and leave."

In this era, there is a curfew at night, and most people can't even go out of their own neighborhood. Even if someone in the family is sick, they have to get a letter from the neighborhood boss before they can go to the doctor.

So, leaving during the day is safer and less noticeable than leaving at night.

Just when the two were panicking, Chu Song and the others were having a headache because of Qiu Changqing who had disappeared without a trace after entering the capital.

Although Qiu Changqing's hotel and rental records were not found, there are not many middle-aged people who have entered the capital and have not left in the past year, only a few hundred.

Through the investigation of those who had records, the suspects were gradually narrowed down to a few people.That Yu Bao from Fengyang became the most suspicious object.

And through the investigation of the registration records of various city gates, this Yu Bao entered and exited the city gates many times after arriving in Yingtian Mansion, most of the time he entered and exited through Qingliangmen.

What is certain is that he is in the capital now and has not left.

And several neighbors near Qingliangmen became the main targets of investigation.

But the Jinyiwei people didn't pay too much attention to an ordinary family of ordinary citizens. As for Lin Xi's worries, it was just that the investigators were lazy and didn't find anything unusual, so they didn't bother to ask.

But Lin Xi and Qiu Changqing were guilty of being thieves, but they thought it was aimed at them.

Qiu Changqing didn't have many clothes with him, but more letters between him and the King of Han, which couldn't be discarded.

He is familiar with history, and he knows very well that it is okay to participate in this kind of seizure, if it is the winning side.If it is the losing party, this kind of correspondence can very likely become the reliance of survival.

While he was packing his luggage, Lin Xi also went to the shop many times to inquire about the news.When the inspected Jinyiwei dispersed, he found that there were still two Jinyiwei guards at the entrance of the neighborhood, accompanied by Li Chang and Jia Chang, apparently still monitoring the movement of the entire neighborhood.

Although the cold wind was bitter, his heart was even colder.He pretended to go out to buy something, greeted the head of the village and the head of the armor, and then entered the market.

The Lantern Festival has just passed, and the streets are dilapidated after the hustle and bustle. Children's fireworks and the remains of firecrackers are everywhere.

The half-person-deep snow was shoveled out of a sidewalk, and the snow on both sides became dirty.

Because of the cold weather, there were not many people on the street.It can be clearly seen that many government servants in official uniforms are patrolling. These are not from Jinyiwei, but from Yingtianfu and Wucheng Bingmasi.

Because of fear, Lin Xi didn't approach them, and bought two packs of salt at the salt shop for [-] Wen, and held it in his hand.

He wandered around three markets outside, and found that the Jinyi Guards were in charge of guarding the street entrances, while the officials from Wucheng Bingmasi and Ying Tianfu were investigating the markets, which formed a stark contrast with the residential areas.

From time to time, Lin Xi saw many aggressive Jingjie tigers, but at this time, they were tied up and taken into the government office like kittens.

Those who committed many crimes were directly imprisoned, while those who only made minor mistakes were displayed in the street and knelt for several hours before being released.

Lin Xi also went through several interrogations. He is old and speaks an authentic Yingtianfu accent, so he didn't receive too much criticism.

Meeting Hou Baogui, who was a government servant in the same neighborhood, he boldly asked, "Baby, who are you looking for?"

Hou Baogui shook his head and said, "Ghost knows, neither Yingtian Mansion nor Wucheng Bing Ma Si know who to investigate, but only know to register everyone who does not belong to Ying Tian Mansion. It’s peace, so you don’t want to hang out on the street anymore. You bought salt, go back earlier!”

Lin Xi returned home, and as soon as he talked about the situation outside, Qiu Changqing knew that something was wrong.

Although he was still not sure where his feet had been exposed, he had a hunch that this kind of investigation was aimed at him, or at their gang.

Could it be that he was found out by attacking the prince?But they tried many times, and it was not poisonous to scramble eggs with lard, but it was harmful to the prince's body.

Adding some wine and pig intestines together will cause harm to the prince's body, but the others will not be affected!

If it wasn't for this reason, why would the investigation in Beijing be so strict?

At this time, he didn't even dare to contact the people of the King of Han. He only felt that the world was so big, but he had nowhere to hide.

After thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't be passive anymore, and said to Lin Xi, "Go to Wucheng Bingmasi to find Tang Fang, and let him find out what's going on as soon as possible."

Tang Fang was Lin Xi's nephew in name, and Lin Xi would not be suspected of going to him so openly.

After Lin Xi left, Qiu Changqing didn't even dare to stay in the house, and didn't take his luggage, he just put some letters in his bosom.After locking the door, he stood in the corner behind the house, waiting for Lin Xi to come back.