Fenghou

Han Zhengfu shook his head, "You know it well, just leave if you don't want it!"

The old man stared at the half ingot of silver in Han Zhengfu's hand. After a long while, he stamped his foot, "Okay! I'll risk my life to tell you that about five days ago, Zhang Baoer brought a group of men in black out of Zhaoling. Stele, I have a very strong ox cart, they hired my ox cart to pull the stele, and gave me two pennies afterwards, telling me not to go out and talk nonsense, otherwise I will die, and then Zhang Baoer will be killed the next day When he dug the ground and found the stele, he publicized it everywhere, causing people from all over the world to come to see the stele.”

"What kind of man in black?" Han Zhengfu asked.

"I don't know. They all cover their faces, but their accents are not from the locals. It's a bit like the accent from Fengxiang Mansion."

Chao Qing's heart skipped a beat, and it really had something to do with Fengxiang Mansion.

"Where did Zhang Baoer go?" Han Zhengfu asked impatiently.

The old man shook his head, "I don't know about that, Brother Tang Scar may know, he spread the word for Zhang Bao'er, both of them are well-known rascals in the town."

Chao Qing immediately asked, "Is the Brother Tang Scar you're talking about a thin man in his thirties with a long scar on his left face?"

"Yes! That's him."

Chao Qing winked at Han Zhengfu, and Han Zhengfu threw half of the silver to him, "Go!"

7 Chapter Forty

In the evening, brother Tang Scar really came, a rascal like him could even sell his wife for 100 taels of silver, let alone just an accomplice.

"He is hiding in the mountain temple in the back mountain. I go to give him some food every few days."

"Why is he hiding?"

"I'm afraid! He heard that this blood stele in Jingzhao affected the reputation of the county king, so he knew he had caused trouble, and he was afraid that the group of men in black would kill him, so he hid it."

Han Zhengfu immediately made a decision and asked Brother Tang Scar to lead the way to Zhang Baoer, and gave him 50 taels of silver as an advance payment. If Zhang Baoer was caught, he would give it to the other half. Three hundred inner guard soldiers set off.

At one o'clock, they came to a dilapidated mountain temple, and the inner guards laid a net around it, and Brother Tang Scar went up to find someone.

"Gugu Miao! Gu Gu Miao!"

Brother Tang Scar yelled twice outside, and saw a black shadow rushing out of the mountain temple, snatched the cloth bag from Brother Tang Scar, grabbed a piece of bread and chewed it, vaguely "You should have delivered it yesterday."

"Baby, I'm sorry."

Brother Tang Scar took a few steps back, and the black shadow was taken aback, "What?"

Two fists were pressed coldly on Heiying's neck, "If you dare to move, your head will fall to the ground!"

The black shadow is Zhang Baoer. He was involved in the blood stele incident and hid in the mountain temple in fright, but was betrayed by his friends in the end.

"Tang Scar, you betrayed me!" Zhang Baoer didn't dare to move, and stared at Brother Tang Scar angrily.

"Bao'er, 100 taels of silver! You will betray me too."

Han Zhengfu threw 50 taels of silver to Brother Tang Scar, "Go back and shut up, no one is allowed to tell, get out!"

Brother Tang Scar hugged the 50 taels of silver and crawled away.

Han Zhengfu looked Zhang Baoer up and down, and said coldly: "We are internal guards, and we have been ordered by the county king to investigate the blood stele. You should be honest and let you live."

Zhang Bao'er rolled her eyes and said, "Give me 100 taels of silver too, and I will explain everything to ensure that you catch those men in black."

……

There is a Taoist temple in Liquan County called Tianshi Palace. This Taoist temple is quite famous in the whole Guanzhong. Every time there is a Dafa meeting, believers from all over the Guanzhong will come to participate.

This morning, Chao Qing walked into the Tianshi Palace wearing a square hat and a satin scholar shirt. He was elegant and well-dressed. The petty officials are coming to the lower palace."

Chao Qing scratched his head and said, "My family wants to do a ritual ceremony, praying for success in the imperial examination next year. Is there such a ritual ceremony?"

"Yes! Of course there is. This is the ritual of praying for blessings from Wenqu Xingguan, which is the basic ritual of this palace."

"I don't know how much it will cost?"

Master Yingbin chuckled, "There is no fixed number for this, and the higher the level of the heavenly official, the better the effect. Of course, the blessing money collected will be a little bit more. It depends on yourself. As long as the benefactor is sincere, this palace will not give you money." Reluctantly, do you know any mages you are familiar with?"

"A senior of mine recommended Master Zhang Chitong to me. I wonder if he has time these days?"

"The benefactor has good eyesight. Master Zhang Chitong is one of the three best mages in our Tianshi Palace. He is very busy at the moment, and there are many people inviting him. Let me ask if he has time?"

Chao Qing immediately took out a tael of silver and handed it to Master Yingbin, "This is a little sesame oil money I donated to Sanqing."

Master Yingbin smiled immediately. Most people only give a few hundred cash, at most a penny. This young benefactor actually gave a tael of silver, five pennies. Which temple doesn't welcome such pilgrims?

Even if Zhang Chitong has something to do, he has to reject it. Don't let this God of Wealth get away.

"Okay! I will pay respects to Sanqing on behalf of the benefactor, please wait a moment, I will make arrangements."

Chao Qing gave him his address again, and Master Yingbin hurried in.

Not long after, Master Yingbin came out with a smile, "Master Zhang Chitong has already made arrangements for this month, but for the sake of the benefactor's sincerity, he will come to your mansion early the morning after tomorrow to perform a ritual, please prepare some incense sticks For paper wax and lunch, prepare some good wine."

"It's Master Zhang Chitong, you can't be wrong!"

"Don't worry! You can never go wrong."

……

In the early morning, a carriage slowly stopped in front of a mansion in the county seat, and out of the carriage came out the celestial master Zhang Chitong and three apprentices. Zhang Chitong was about forty years old. A Taoist priest has gained a little fame, and many people invite him to do things. He is quite arrogant, and he has to be picked up by a horse-drawn carriage before he is willing to come to the door.

Zhang Chitong remembered that no one had lived in this mansion for several years, but it didn't matter, maybe it was rented out or resold.

At this time, the door opened, and a middle-aged butler came out, "Master Zhang is indeed a believer, please follow me to the backyard, my master is waiting in the backyard, and has prepared some thoughts!"

Now that the master has prepared his mind, it is naturally inconvenient for the disciples to follow in. Zhang Chitong said to the three disciples: "You rest and wait in the outer house, I will call you!"

"Yes! Master."

The three apprentices respectfully agreed, and the butler led Zhang Chitong all the way to the backyard.

"Excuse me, who is your master?"

"My master's surname is Han, and he works in officialdom. I believe my master's intentions will not disappoint Zhang Tianshi."

Not long after, they came to the main hall of the back house, and the butler waved his hands and said with a smile: "Please come in!"

Zhang Chitong walked up to the lobby, and saw a general standing in the middle of the lobby. There were many things on the ground beside them, but they were covered with a large cloth. I don't know what they were?

Zhang Chitong was a little apprehensive, he didn't expect to be a general, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Is General Han looking for his own way and doing things?"

The general smiled and nodded, "That's right! This officer is Han Zhengfu, the commander of the internal guards."

The opponent turned out to be an inner guard, Zhang Chitong's face changed drastically, knowing that he had been fooled, he turned around and ran, the soldiers ambushing on both sides rushed up and pushed him down, Zhang Chitong shouted: "Help!"

Han Zhengfu smiled slightly, "Three of your subordinates are also calling for help!"

"You...what are you going to do?"

"Of course I want to show you my heart. I said I won't let you down."

With a wave of Han Zhengfu's hand, the soldiers pulled away the big cloth on the ground, and suddenly there was the blood stele, and Zhang Chitong's face suddenly became pale and colorless.

"Your nephew Zhang Baoer has already confessed to you. You should confess honestly! Who are your accomplices? If you confess well, I will spare your life. Maybe you can come back and continue to be a mage. If you refuse to confess, or If you make a fool of yourself, then wait for others to do things for you!"

Zhang Chitong shouted guiltily: "This stele has nothing to do with me. I am Zhang Tianshi, a master of Taoism. You will offend the heavens."

Han Zhengfu said viciously: "It seems that you don't cry when you see the coffin, let you taste the feeling of inner guards cramping and skinning."

Han Zhengfu waved his hand, "Take off one of his hamstrings first!"

When Zhang Chitong heard his hamstring cramps, he was so frightened that he howled.

……

An hour later, Chong Huan and Chao Qing rode out of the city on horseback and rushed to Jingzhao City, followed by a dozen inner guard cavalry. They had already obtained a copy of the list, which involved some important officials and needed the approval of the county king Chen Qing to dispatch troops arrest.

In the afternoon, the two finally arrived at Jingzhao City.

Chen Qing immediately received the two with senior officials from the Internal Affairs Hall, and at the same time, Wang Hao also rushed over.

Chao Qing clasped his fists and said, "Report to the king of the county, fellow cabinet members, the internal guards have caught a key witness in Liquan County, Zhang Chitong, a Taoist priest from the Tianshi Palace, and he is the specific implementer of the blood stele incident.

According to his confession, the inner guard captured three more Taoist priests in the Tianshi Palace. They were all officials of the puppet Qi, and one of them was Ma Changxing, the former magistrate of Fengyi County, whom we wanted to reward.

These people confessed that they had an organization, basically fugitive officials and incumbent officials of the puppet state of Qi, and their leader was Fengxiang Tong and Luo Wenqing, who was responsible for the parade of Fengxiang people in Beijing and the blood monument incident in Zhaoling plan. "

At this time, Wang Hao said, "Let me add one more point. The person who first spread the news about the blood stele in Jingzhao should be an intelligence agent from the Kingdom of Jin. That is to say, this organization is closely related to the intelligence station of the Kingdom of Jin."

Chapter 741 Confession

In the official room, Jiang Yanxian said to Chen Qing: "Using puppet Qi officials is indeed a double-edged sword. If you use it well, you will be loyal to the county king. If you use it poorly, it is a big hidden danger. We must strengthen inspections before appointing them. "

Next to Zhou Kuan also said: "Jiang Changshi is right. Luo Wenqing has worked in Fengxiang Mansion for many years. From the county magistrate to the magistrate, he has been an official in Fengxiang Mansion for 20 years. He has a deep network in Fengxiang Mansion. The Jurchens are also for this reason. Continue to let him be the magistrate of Fengxiang, and the king of the county also uses him for this reason, which makes him arrogant. Big danger."

Seeing that Zhang Miao was silent, Chen Qing asked, "What is Supervisor Zhang's opinion?"

Zhang Miao said slowly: "On the surface, it seems that this time the land investigation violated their interests, but I feel that the matter is not that simple, and there are deeper and bigger problems."

Chen Qing nodded, "Tell me in detail!"

"At first I thought they were Fengxiang party bosses, because Fengxiang has always been the home of the Jurchens. In order to maintain stability, we basically did not touch the officials of Fengxiang mansion. In order to protect themselves, these officials formed a group centered on Luo Wenqing. Fengxiang party lords, this is like the formation of a local faction headed by Zhang Shun, the prefect of Jiangling, just like the officials of the states on Jingnan South Road. It's normal.

But Tianshi Palace is a big variable. There are actually three former puppet Qi corrupt officials hidden in Tianshi Palace, and they are all officials from Tongzhou and Jingzhao Mansion. First of all, why don’t they leave Jingzhao to go to the Central Plains, but are in danger .

Secondly, how could they collude with the officials of Fengxiang Mansion?Humble job really didn't understand, until King Neiwei said that they found that the person who spread the rumors in Jingzhao was most likely an intelligence agent of the Kingdom of Jin, and Humble Officer suddenly realized that it should be the intelligence officials of the Kingdom of Jin who pinched them together, and it was the Kingdom of Jin who let them stay in the country. In Guanzhong, once Jin Guo's counterattack succeeds, these hidden puppet Qi officials will show up and take office quickly. "

Zhang Miao is worthy of being the head of the Supervision Department. His thinking is very clear, he sees problems very thoroughly, and is very persuasive, which everyone agrees with.

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "Jin Guo has been secretly integrating the puppet Qi local officials who surrendered through the intelligence point. We didn't realize it until this land investigation exposed them prematurely. The country colluded, let alone appeasement. I suggested that one should be divided into two. The Supervision Department led the army to Fengxiang Mansion to arrest people according to the list. Feng Xiangtong ordered Luo Wenqing to be arrested directly. The magistrate of Fengxiang, Xu Ning, the magistrate of Linyou County, was promoted to the general judge of Fengxiang Prefecture. He wanted to thoroughly investigate the Fengxiang government, and he had to investigate to the end.

The inner guard continues to be responsible for arresting the intelligence spies of the Kingdom of Jin, and wants to use this opportunity to completely destroy the intelligence points of the Kingdom of Jin in Guanzhong. "

Zhang Miao personally led the team, and more than 50 officials of the Supervision Department were dispatched to follow Zhang Miao to Fengxiang. Chen Qing also issued an order to dispatch troops, ordering [-] troops stationed in Xianyang to follow Zhang Miao to Fengxiang. The army fully cooperated with the Supervision Department's actions. .

……

On the official road from Jingzhao to Liquan County, Wang Hao and Zhong Huan also rushed along with thousands of inner guard cavalry.

Chen Qing reminded Wang Hao that the Taoist priest Zhang Chitong played a key role in the middle, but his current explanation obviously did not reflect the word "key".

Wang Hao entered Liquan County and came to the temporary camp of the inner guards. Han Zhengfu came out to welcome the arrival of the ruler.

Wang Hao got off his horse and asked, "Is that Taoist Zhang Chitong still there?"

"It's still there, I dare not let him go."

"Bring it to court, I want to interrogate myself!"

Wang Hao sat down in the lobby. Not long after, two internal guard soldiers brought Zhang Chitong up. He confessed in time and did not suffer, but he still put on shackles to prevent him from escaping.

Wang Hao scolded angrily: "Zhang Chitong, who the hell are you? Tell me honestly, so that I won't be punished!"

Zhong Huan explained to Han Zhengfu in a low voice: "This Zhang Chitong is not an official of the puppet Qi, but he is responsible for contacting the officials of Fengxiang and the officials of the puppet Qi in other places in Guanzhong. He is an intelligence agent from the Kingdom of Jin."

Han Zhengfu gritted his teeth with hatred, "No wonder he confessed so happily. It turned out that he concealed the most important thing. This bastard was actually tricked by him."

"Wuliang Shoufu, I am a senior Taoist priest of Tianshi Palace. It is only because of Dao destiny that I met a few officials from the former Puppet Qi. I really shouldn't hide them."

"But the puppet Qi officials hiding in Tianshi Palace did not participate in the blood stele incident. Those who participated in the blood monument incident were officials from Fengxiang Mansion. Why did you get involved with them?"

"The relationship between Pindao and Fengxiang Mansion is also very deep, it's normal to know them."

Wang Hao sneered, "On one side are officials from Fengxiang, on the other side are officials hiding in Tianshi Palace, and on the other side is the intelligence point of the Kingdom of Jin. The intersection of these three is you. Do you think others are fools?"

"Immeasurable longevity, I don't understand what Wang Tongzhi is talking about?"

Wang Hao smiled coldly, "Interesting, I never signed up, how do you know who I am?"

Zhang Chitong knew he had made a slip of the tongue, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, and he still quibbled: "This General Han treats you respectfully, I knew you were ruled by the king of the inner guard, and although Pindao is an outsider, he is not alone I don't know."

"It's nonsense, no matter what, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll just ask you, where is the golden fox?"

"Pindao doesn't know what golden foxes and silver foxes are!"

Wang Hao gritted his teeth and said: "Drag it for me, use eight punishments to deal with him!"

Several ferocious soldiers rushed up and dragged Zhang Chitong down.For a moment, there was a shrill scream from the hall, and after a while, a soldier came to report, "He confessed to the authority!"

……

At night, a 5000-strong army arrived in Lintong County. They had special access gold medals, the city gate was opened, and the army ran into the county. After a while, [-] soldiers surrounded the Lin family mansion in the southwest of the county.

In the end, Zhang Chitong couldn't bear the heavy punishment and confessed everything. He was indeed an important leader of the Jin State Intelligence Station, and was responsible for contacting the former puppet Qi officials.

According to Zhang Chitong, Golden Fox has residences in three suburban counties, one in Xianyang County, one in Gaoling County, and one in Lintong County.

The internal guards were in vain in Xianyang County, Wang Hao immediately divided his troops into two groups, and ordered two commanders Yang Ye and Liu Hekun to lead [-] soldiers and [-] internal guards to Gaoling County. He and Han Zhengfu led [-] soldiers and [-] Hundreds of internal guards rushed to Lintong County.

The Lin family mansion is a large house rented by the golden fox. During this period, more than [-] spies have been withdrawn from Chengdu and have been intensively training. Spreading rumors of the blood tablet in Jingzhao City is their small test. Facts have proved that they are very successful.