Fenghou

Zhong Huan took out the documents in the file bag. This is the report of the ninth group of internal guards. The duty of the ninth group of internal guards is to protect the safety of Xuanfu envoy Chen Qing and his family. There are three maids and one in Chen Qing's mansion. The footmen are members of the inner guard.

In addition, the inner guards are also responsible for the protection of the periphery. For example, when the wife goes out, apart from a few female bodyguards and horseback guards, there must be inner guards guarding the periphery.

The ninth group handed in a monthly report, that is, a routine report. There was nothing worth investigating. If there was no special situation to report, Zhong Huan would file it directly after reading it, and there was no need to report it.

Perhaps because Zhong Huan was a newcomer, he also read this routine monthly report very carefully. At this time, a few lines in the corner of the report immediately caught Zhong Huan's attention.

Chapter 643 Clues

On the third and fifth day of June, a man who claimed to be the cousin of Xuanfu envoy's concubine visited relatives twice, but was rejected by the housekeeper on the spot. His cousin, Xinke Jinshi, currently in the military department Cangcao participates in the military and is responsible for the management and dispatch of military rations. The reason for his rejection is unknown. According to the third paragraph of the protection regulations, this person should be listed as a second-level person of concern. '

Chong Huan couldn't help but read these few words several times, and he was even more puzzled. He had paid close attention to Lin Jianqing some time ago, but because of the assignment and appointment, Zhong Huan was so busy that he forgot about Lin Jianqing.

Now he saw the information of the inner guard again. The fifth day of June was the day before yesterday. Lin Jianqing went to visit his relatives, but was rejected by the housekeeper on the spot. According to the literal understanding, the housekeeper didn't report it for him at all, and directly rejected him. It means that the butler has been instructed and does not welcome him to come.

Since Xuan Fushi's family didn't welcome him, it meant that Chen Qing didn't value him, so he succeeded in the exam and got an important job in the military, isn't that a bit contradictory?

Thinking of this, Zhong Huan waved to the tea boy in the yard, and the tea boy ran in, "What do you want Zhong to join the army?"

Zhong Huan gave him a few pennies, and said with a smile, "Go for a trip and invite me to bring Commander Han of the ninth group!"

"Okay! Join the army and wait a while, let's go!"

The tea boy rushed away, and not long after, a burly man hurried over. His name was Han Zhengfu, and he was the commander of the ninth group. The ninth and tenth groups were responsible for protection, and the ninth group was Specially protect Xuanfu envoy Chen Qing and his family.

Han Zhengfu laughed heartily, and he smiled as soon as he entered the door: "Is there something wrong with the report we handed in today? I'll just take it back and correct it."

Zhong Huan exercised the power of judge and had great power. Although he was still young, the military leaders all smiled and accompanied him.

"General Han, please sit down, there is no problem with the report, but I have a few doubts I would like to ask for advice!"

Hearing that there was no problem with the report, Han Zhengfu let go of his heart. He sat down with a big grin and said with a smile: "You can ask any questions when you join the army, and I will answer everything!"

"Has General Han read this report?" Zhong Huan asked, picking up the report in his hand.

"I haven't read the specific report, but the content in it was reported to me by my subordinates, and I know exactly what was written in it."

Zhong Huan understood. It is estimated that General Han is not very literate, so it is no wonder that a review officer should be appointed.

"Lin Jianqing was mentioned in the report. Does General Han know about this person?"

Han Zhengfu's face became serious, "Of course I know, I also specially investigated this person, he is the cousin of Dutong's concubine, he has been studying in the government school, and he was admitted to Jinshi recently. The roll call is about to leave, and I will serve as Cang Cao of the military department to participate in the military."

"The report said that he was rejected by the housekeeper on the spot. What does it mean?"

"This... should be ordered by Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu doesn't like this person. This should explain it. He is not married yet, so it must be wrong for him to always go to see his young cousin. Of course, Mrs. Lu is not happy."

Zhong Huan asked again: "What else is called: According to the third paragraph of the protection regulations, this person should be listed as a second-level person of concern?"

Han Zhengfu thought for a while and said: "The third paragraph of the Protection Regulations lists various possibilities of assassination, including maids in the inner courtyard, kitchen staff, and relatives of Dutong's family members, that is, who have direct contact with Dutong, but do not People who are valued, these people are listed as second-level attention figures, first-level attention refers to the guards and personal soldiers of the capital, they directly carry weapons and shoulder the responsibility of protection, if they are bribed, the assassination is the easiest to succeed."

"Then how do you pay attention to them? I'm talking about secondary people."

"Observe whether they have abnormalities, such as suddenly becoming rich, suddenly fond of gambling, borrowing money everywhere, going home often recently, becoming depressed, etc. These are all abnormal phenomena, and the inner guard must be more vigilant."

Zhong Huan nodded, "Is this Lin Jianqing a second-level attention figure?"

"It wasn't before, but since yesterday, we've officially listed him as a second-tier concern."

Zhong Huan laughed, "Since this Lin Jianqing has been listed as a second-level person of concern, I will provide you with a few important clues, and you can investigate."

Han Zhengfu was taken aback for a moment, "Joining the army is familiar with this person?"

"We are both Jinshi in the same discipline, so naturally we will pay more attention, and by chance, I did find that he is unusual recently."

"Join the army, please tell me!"

"I'm going to say three things. First, he has always been at the bottom of Jingzhao Mansion's studies. He visits brothels all day long and rarely goes to the mansion school to attend classes. What I said is the truth. The general can go to the mansion school to inquire. How can such a person There are still seven Jinshi candidates in the examination, I suspect that someone will help him take the examination, do you think the capital will arrange such a thing?"

"impossible!"

Han Zhengfu immediately said: "All of us know that we are all committed to justice, and that rewards and punishments are clearly defined. We will never arrange for a substitute test. If the general government wants to reuse him, there is no need for a substitute test. Once this kind of thing spreads, it will be serious. If it damages the reputation of Dutong, I will definitely go to the government school to investigate clearly, and then report to Commander Wang."

"Wait a minute, this is just the first thing."

"Join the army, please continue." Han Zhengfu was already fidgeting, and he wished he could lead his people to go to school immediately.

"The second thing is about his heroic virtue of saving the beauty. It was completely deliberately arranged and I saw it with my own eyes."

Zhong Huan told in detail what he saw at the south gate with his own eyes, and Han Zhengfu's expression changed drastically. The seven scoundrels were drowned because of a boat capsized while crossing the Wei River. This matter was handled by their inner guards. Yes, it wasn't made public. If it was a deliberately arranged show, then the seven scoundrels might have been silenced. Han Zhengfu immediately realized that there was a big problem with his long-term professionalism.

"I don't know what the third thing is?"

"The third thing is that there is a tall, thin man next to Lin Jianqing, who is skilled in martial arts and has a strong murderous intent. He arranged the rescue of the beauty. If this person is not the inner guard, who is he?"

Han Zhengfu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How do you know that this man is highly skilled in martial arts and has a strong murderous aura when you join the army?"

Chong Huan casually picked up the paper knife on the table, and shot it with a wave. Han Zhengfu was startled, and turned his head to look quickly, only to see a blowfly nailed to the wall by the paper knife ten feet five feet away.

Han Zhengfu was so startled that he couldn't even close his mouth. He applauded for a while and said, "It's a good sword technique to join the army!"

Zhong Huan said indifferently: "I am a child of the Chong family. I started practicing martial arts at the age of ten and archery at the age of 13. I shot copper coin ropes every day and incense sticks at night. I practiced hard for ten years. Now I can gallop on horseback. An arrow pierced the throat of an enemy soldier a hundred paces away, and that lanky man was just like me, from his gestures, his eyesight, I could feel that his martial arts skills were no less than mine."

Han Zhengfu's forehead was covered with sweat. Of course, the inner guards did not send anyone to protect Lin Jianqing. If this tall and thin man was not sent by Dutong, then there would be a big problem.

"I understand, I will lead my men to investigate now!"

"General Han, try not to startle the snake." Zhong Huan reminded.

Han Zhengfu left in a hurry, and Zhong Huan felt a great urge to participate in the investigation. This was a secret he had kept in his heart for a long time.

Zhong Huan suddenly slapped his forehead and scolded himself for being stupid. It was his duty to personally participate in the investigation to confirm the authenticity of the report!

"General Han, wait for me!" Zhong Huan chased him out.

Chapter 644 Big Fish

In an elegant room on the second floor of Tianranju Restaurant, Zhong Huan, Han Zhengfu and several of his subordinates ordered more than a dozen dishes and a jug of wine, and drank unhurriedly. Wearing a gauze hat, he is very harmonious with the environment, while Han Zhengfu is wearing a black short jacket, wearing a turban on his head, a leopard head with ring eyes, a full face with beards, and dark skin. In addition, he is 1.9 meters tall and has a strong body like a bear. Like Zhang Fei, his appearance is very rough, which is more eye-catching.

Han Zhengfu squinted his eyes and listened to the movement next door. They had already gone to Jingzhao Mansion to study, and found out Lin Jianqing's old background. Because he gave fake money to the brothel, the brothel owner brought a dozen prostitutes to the school to make a fuss. Lin Jianqing therefore was ordered to drop out of school.

Moreover, his grades in government schools were also very poor. A professor said frankly that he couldn't even memorize the most basic "Mencius".

Han Zhengfu can basically judge that this Lin Jianqing must find someone to take the test, but what Han Zhengfu is more concerned about is that the tall and thin man who works for Lin Jianqing is also skilled in martial arts. Who would that be?

Han Zhengfu's subordinates followed Lin Jianqing for a day, and found that he came to Tianranju Restaurant at noon today, and he still entered the elegant room that Zhong Huan mentioned.

The room next door to this elegant room had been reserved by Han Zhengfu for ten days, and several people hurried over, just in time to meet the tall, thin man coming in a carriage at the entrance of the restaurant.

Han Zhengfu immediately judged that this thin and tall man was by no means a soldier of Dutong. Firstly, he did not know each other. Second, the soldiers of Dutong were not so old. style.

"I really can't do it. It's too tedious. It takes a whole day to go to the warehouse to count the food. I'm so tired that my back hurts."

"You've only been doing it for a few days and you say it's not enough. Don't you have subordinates? You can't ask your subordinates to do things like counting your subordinates?"

"I can't call them, they just ignore me..."

"It's very simple, buy it with money, and those who listen to you will be given one tael of silver a month to ensure that everyone is obedient, and everything will be done properly for you."

"One tael of silver a month is too much!"

"Fart, you want to do big things, what do you care about the few taels of money? Besides, this is my money, leave the trivial things to your subordinates to do, your job is to go to the military more often, communicate more with colleagues in power, and invite them to drink Eat, build connections, understand?"

"I like eating and drinking!"

……

The voice next door was not loud enough for most people to hear clearly, but for Zhong Huan and Han Zhengfu who practiced martial arts all year round, they could hear them clearly.

Han Zhengfu dipped in the wine and wrote four words on the table, 'Yanshan Accent' without showing any signs of expression.

Chong Huan was very impressed, he couldn't recognize the accent at all, Han Zhengfu is a native of Guanzhong, but he could recognize the accent of the other party's Yanshan Mansion, amazing!

At this time, the people next door got up to leave. Han Zhengfu hurried to the window, waved to the people below, and an old man riding a donkey came out from the opposite alley. Zhong Huan was dumbfounded. In the way, it turns out that this old man is actually an inner guard, which is really an eye-opener.

Not long after, the black and thin man got into the carriage, and the carriage drove away slowly. The old man followed the carriage leisurely on his donkey.

Han Zhengfu and Zhong Huan also got into a carriage and followed far behind.

"Zhong Junjun is right. This tall and thin man is indeed not an ordinary person. You can see that every step he takes is exactly the same, and his tiger's mouth is worn out. He is also a horseman."

"General Han described it this way, he is a soldier!"

Han Zhengfu nodded, "If I'm not wrong, he was originally a general of the Liao army. Few Han people in the Liao army could ride horses, and they had undergone strict training. It reminded me of Guo Yaoshi's resentful army. Returned to the Kingdom of Jin."

"Could he be a spy from the Kingdom of Jin?"

Han Zhengfu couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, "I don't know, we have been chasing Jin Guo's intelligence network for several months, but nothing has been gained. If he is really Jin Guo's spy, then we have caught a big fish."

At this time, a soldier came forward to report that the other party's carriage had stopped, and Zhong Huan looked out. They had already arrived at Zhuque Street. Magnificent, the walls of the square disappeared, the road was not very wide, and there were shops on both sides. The carriage they followed stopped in front of a restaurant called Wanxi Restaurant.

Zhong Huan saw that Han Zhengfu's eyes were dull, so he asked with a smile, "What's wrong with General Han?"

Han Zhengfu slapped his thigh and sighed, "It's God's will!"

Chong Huan was taken aback, and looked at Han Zhengfu puzzled.

Han Zhengfu sighed and said, "Joining the army without concealment, I was the commander of the second group a few months ago, in charge of investigating Jin Guo's intelligence network. The intelligence point of the country, all approved us to check this restaurant, and found that the information was wrong, it has nothing to do with the country of Jin, so I was transferred from the second group to the ninth group, and the commander Wang also established an intelligence review system , Zhong joined the army and entered the inner guard, but I didn't expect that Wanxi still had problems."

"What does General Han think is the problem?"

"According to my experience, there are no more than three situations. One is that this restaurant is just a passage, and the information point is hidden in the alley behind it; , and the guy doesn’t know about it, in the third case, the restaurant is just a foothold, without any intelligence function, and the tall and thin man is its proprietor, who usually stays here.”

"But why are they all restaurants? Lin Jianqing didn't come here, but went to Tianranju Restaurant instead."

Han Zhengfu smiled and said: "This is the cunning of the black and thin man. He is using Lin Jianqing, but Lin Jianqing has no knowledge of his details. This is a typical intelligence agent's method."

"Then shall we observe for a while, or report it now?"

"Report now!"

Han Zhengfu said without hesitation: "We found this big fish, and I don't want others to take it away."

……

Because it involved the relatives of Xuan Fushi's concubine, Wang Hao didn't dare to neglect, so he reported the matter to Chen Qing that afternoon.

Chen Qing listened to Wang Hao's report expressionlessly, shook his head and said, "I know this Lin Jianqing is not good-natured, so I have never allowed him to enter my house, but I didn't expect him to be so despicable and bottomless. Colluding with Jin Bing spies, you really deserve to die!"

Wang Hao hurriedly said: "Qi Dutong, it is still uncertain whether that thin and tall man is a Jinbing spy. Secondly, even if he is a Jinbing spy, I am afraid that Lin Jianqing was used by this person. He himself does not know. Character is another matter, I don't think it's a big problem for humble staff."

Chen Qing nodded, "It's not too late to punish him for taking the exam. Now I want to know how the inner guard plans to deal with the spies of the Kingdom of Jin?"

"The humble officer discussed with several commanders, and everyone agreed that the first thing to do is to determine whether this tall and thin man is a spy of the Kingdom of Jin? If he is a spy of the Kingdom of Jin, then we must follow the clues and find out the entire intelligence network of the Kingdom of Jin. At the same time, we also need to use Lin Jianqing."

"use?"

Chen Qing was slightly taken aback, "You mean, it's the same as Chengji County using the Xixia intelligence network to send out fake news?"

"Humble job means this. At the beginning, Yang Qi was used to deliver false information. It was very successful, which led to civil strife in Xixia. We can use Lin Jianqing to send information again. Sending a false information at the most critical time, we will definitely get huge benefits."

Chen Qing nodded, "You are already familiar with it, and I will leave this matter to you, but the progress must be reported to me. As for the military department, I will give Zhang Xiao a greeting. You can negotiate on how to do it yourself. And Lin Jianqing, how do you plan to arrange him?"

"Considering the humble position, we can't let him know for the time being, but at the last critical moment, we must give him a chance to make meritorious service and atone for his crime, so as to save his life."

Chen Qing didn't object, and nodded, "Go and deal with it!"

Chapter 645 Confidential

In the afternoon, Chen Qing returned to the mansion and came to his inner study. Zhao Qiaoyun stepped forward to take off his outer robe for him, and said with a smile: "It's a big summer today! It doesn't feel as hot as the previous few days."

"Great heat is not the hottest day, but the hottest time. It will reach its peak in half a month. When the summer heat ends, it will start to cool sooner or later, so try to be careful and don't use ice."

Zhao Qiaoyun's lower abdomen was slightly swollen, and it was obvious that she was pregnant. She said coquettishly: "Officer, can you call me a lady too?"

"You are not afraid that Madam is suspicious, of course I can call you Madam."

"It's okay for Madam. I asked her, and she said of course."

Chen Qing knew that his wife had a carefree personality since she was a child, so as long as she didn't touch her bottom line, she really wouldn't take these titles to heart.

Chen Qing sat down and said with a smile, "Okay! Did you read those documents that I took back yesterday?"

Zhao Qiaoyun was overjoyed when she heard her husband change his name to his wife, and kissed Chen Qing heavily on the face, "I'm done reading it, I'll get it!"

"Give me a cup of herbal tea first, I'm so thirsty."

"understood!"

Chen Qing's inner study involves secrets, and maidservants are generally not allowed to enter, only family members can enter. Not long after, Zhao Qiaoyun came in with a few letters, and Yu Ying followed, holding a large glass of iced sour plum juice.

Chen Qing drank the sour plum juice in one gulp, feeling relieved from the heat all over his body, and said with a smile, "Now I can comment."