[Qing Dynasty] "Gege" is polite

When Yinzhen heard Wen Liang begging to see him, Zheng ordered Su Peisheng to send away the maids in the inner courtyard. When he saw Su Peisheng went out and turned back, he thought it was someone from Fujin or the Li family, and his eyes were slightly angry.Su Peisheng bowed, "Master Belle, please see me."

"Let him in." Yinzhen originally thought that he would not see Wen Liang again for several days, but he didn't expect to hear the news of his request to see him again in a few days.

Wen Liang got up in a light pink female attire, her indifferent appearance was not touched at all.

Fortunately, he has a gentle appearance, without edges and corners, and there seems to be nothing wrong with him now.Such a thought suddenly flashed in Yinzhen's mind, it was too slight after all, but it disappeared without a trace in an instant.Without waiting for Wen Liang to salute, he knocked on the table, "Sit down."

Wen Liang was not polite, and took a seat directly opposite Yinzhen, "Master Belle, just like the guy in the tavern, did you send someone to take him away?"

Yinzhen's face remained unchanged, "This is not something you should meddle in."

"They are going to move." Wen Liang said earnestly, judging from all the signs, if Yinzhen was unprepared, it would be unknown if he missed and let someone slip away.After all, his subordinates will definitely not send people into Liumian Hutong to startle the snakes.

And this is the biggest loophole!

Yinzhen is naturally concerned about the affairs of the White Lotus Sect, and even more concerned about the matter of experimenting with crops.After all, the latter can act a little slower, but the matter of the White Lotus Sect is related to the safety of the Qing Dynasty.For so many years, the White Lotus Sect has suffered repeated defeats and battles, and it is like an inexhaustible weed, spreading everywhere again and again.

His people had already kept an eye on Liumian Hutong, but the people of the White Lotus Sect were extremely cautious. Although Yinzhen immediately took away the waiter after Wen Liang reported, and quickly replaced the big shopkeeper who knew the inside story, the outsider The person does not move at all, and continuously observes the person inside.

Sure enough, Yinzhen's operation made the follower puzzled. After quickly changing the house in Liumian Hutong, he changed his appearance and moved in again within half a year, making others confused.

But the watchers outside Liumian Hutong were sure that there was no suspicious person coming out of it, and just like the restaurant opposite the pub suddenly closed, half a month later, it reopened and changed the owner.All these secret details have been traced down carefully, following the thread, Yinzhen finally confirmed that this group of people is really a member of the White Lotus Cult!

These people followed the people who caused the locust plague the year before last. At that time, the most serious tens of thousands of people passed through the capital, and most of them were sent back after the disaster. Come in.

They use various ingenious means to restrain the believers in the city, and influence them in a subtle way. The people who are most often attracted are those low-level people and merchants.Through merchants, they collected a lot of money and turned it around through restaurants.

The restaurant was forced to close because they killed the owner of the restaurant after distributing the spoils unevenly. The White Lotus Sect has been controlling the restaurant for the next two months.

The business of the restaurant has always been very good, and later there is a storyteller, which is even better.But after the restaurant closed, there was another person who pretended to be a storyteller to preach in order to prevent the accident from disappearing, and the business of the restaurant plummeted. The last stroke they made in the capital this time.

Although the watchers didn't know that the two storytellers were the same person, they often watched the people inside, but they knew that this must be a den of thieves, and they never slacked off. He wiped them all out, but now Wen Liang's words shocked him and frowned.

Wen Liang never thought that he could get Yinzhen's mind that had been latent for half a year by just wandering around, but quickly told Yinzhen what he knew, "Someone specially found a middleman who was in charge of Liumian Hutong. I selected the most likely three out of the dozen or so vacant rooms, and finally found the storyteller.”

"Mr. Storyteller?"

"Yes, this person is the previous storyteller in disguise. Although his voice and appearance are completely different, his subtle movements still give away his identity. When we met in Liumian Hutong, I can be sure that he didn't notice anything strange. Then At that time, he was carrying at least three catties of pork, and if it was possible for him to be really thick-backed, after a certain person learned his real appearance, he could be sure that there must be at least dozens of people in the house he rented."

"Someone specially selected three houses, which are the busiest and secluded places in Liumian Hutong. The first one is next to a butcher, and the other one is next to a woman who is known as a shrew. Before I approached, I heard her talking. Cursing and complaining about rats every morning, but I couldn’t catch any of them, and didn’t even look at them. These words gave someone a sudden idea.”

Wen Liang said seriously, "Maybe it's not a mouse, but someone walking lightly in the tunnel?"

Yinzhen contemplated it carefully, and couldn't deny it, "How did you imagine this place?"

Wen Liang said, "The capital was extensively repaired in the Ming Dynasty. It has been at least 200 years since then, and the imperial city has existed for so many years. Even if there are some unknown tunnels, it is not certain. However, most of the ground in Liumian Hutong is extremely soft, even if there is no rain or snow, it needs to be deep and shallow, and it is unknown even if they spent several months digging out the passage."

Although Wen Liang's opinion is whimsical, it is not necessarily wrong after careful study. Yinzhen stood up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back. Although his pace was fast but steady, he did not reveal the slightest bit of impatience or anxiety.After a while, Yin Zhen turned around and looked at Wen Liang, "If they leave through the passage, how much time would be appropriate?"

"They must have acted in a scattered manner, otherwise one would not have been so lucky to have just sat down to drink tea and heard the businessman mention the lifeless mother. In this way, they must have acted in batches in the capital, each with their own affiliation. Lord Baylor arrested The branch I live in may be the person responsible for escaping and contacting. Before I left, I sneaked into the kitchen and heard the chef complaining that the new shopkeeper was stingy. The money in my hand would even support the current level in ten days. No. In ten days, ten days at most, they will definitely transfer, or even escape from the capital!" Wen Liang said firmly, without any hesitation.

Yinzhen's eyes sparkled, he turned back to the desk and looked at Wen Liang, "Wen Liang, what do you want to prove your conjecture?"

Wen Liang raised her eyebrows, "Of course it's the truth."

……

Late at night, warm spring in March, and early summer in April, this cool breath still carries the coolness of spring, the impetuousness of summer has not appeared at all, and the comfortable breeze has no power on the face, it is really a good time.

In Liumian Hutong, a scholar wrapped half a roast duck in a paper bag in his hand, and a bottle of shochu in his other hand. He seemed to be at ease, and soon he walked deeper and deeper into the dark alley until he reached the depths. Fumbled for the key to open the door.It's a pity that the more he touched, the more anxious he became, and the more he touched, the more flustered he became. Half a quarter of an hour later, he patted on the opposite door with a mournful face, "Big brother, is big brother at home?"

It took a long time before there was any movement in the house, a heavy sound appeared, and then the dark door opened in front of his eyes, and the scholar said awkwardly, "Brother, I lost my key, can you stay with me overnight? Look, I’m still carrying roasted duck and soju!” The look of him holding the roasted duck in one hand and the soju in the other looked a little funny, and it was a bit pitiful against the dark and gloomy alley outside.

"come in."

The storyteller cleared the way for the scholar to come in, and the two of them entered the room one after the other. The storyteller lit the candle and looked at the person on the opposite side who was carefully rubbing against the chair, "You don't have to worry so much, I'm just not used to using candles. You can eat the roasted duck and wine by yourself, I will find you a quilt, and you can rest here today." Although this looks like a humble house that no one has used for a long time, it is better than being turned away. The scholar thanked him again and again, and after the storyteller brought a quilt, he thanked him again and again, and then with a creak, the two fell silent.

The scholar's warm and cool face remained unchanged after the storyteller left, he opened the paper bag self-consciously, took out the cool roast duck inside to accompany the soju to eat, chanted poems as he ate, and after a while, half All the roast duck was eaten.The remaining half jug of shochu was put warmly and casually at the foot of the bed, and then the candles were blown out and they went to bed.After a long while, he felt drafty, and only then did he realize that there was an air leak from the side. He smeared and found a stone to plug the gap, and then lay down again.

In the dark night, Wen Liang was buried under the thin quilt, and the only sound of his breathing was left in the silence.