A Faithful Dog's Secret Guard

A year later, Changzhou.

The waterways in the city are developed, and the Yunjiang River flows through the city, but the river is still as bright as day after nightfall. Countless cruise ships and paintings pass by the river, and lights and shadows are reflected on the river.

On several exquisite and gorgeous painting boats in the heart of the river, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras is melodious. A girl in a light gauze and thin shirt sits on the bow and plays the pipa. A few men in brocade clothes hug the beautiful boat girl to drink and have fun in the shadows.

There are fewer cruise ships in the lower reaches, and the noise and noise are far away, making it difficult to hear clearly. There are a few small cruise ships floating on the river, all of which are fresh and elegantly decorated, not as gorgeous as those in Jiangxin, and the boats are also quiet. No one spoke, only two lanterns swaying in the wind.

Qi Yan saw the only boat with yellow lanterns on the riverside. He looked around and saw no one passing by. He jumped up and down the boat from the riverside in a flash, and opened the cabin. Through the curtain in front of him, he slipped in silently.

There were three people in the cabin, and he bowed on one knee to the person sitting at the middle table: "My lord."

The man was looking down at a letter and newspaper under the lamp. Hearing the words, he helped him and asked, "Is the Duke of Hanning on the cruise ship?"

"Yes." Qi Yan got up and said, "This subordinate has already visited in person. The king of Hanning County has been having fun on the boat these days and nights. He has many experts around him. He can't get on the boat, and he lives in a private house in the city during the day, rarely going out, as if he is very guarded. I'm afraid it's hard to get the news that the master wants us to investigate, I wonder what your son's plan is?"

The person Qi Yan calls "Young Master" is Jiang Yao. Since he left Runzhou last year and came to Changzhou to help Ping Zhaohou's Mansion coordinate the spying of intelligence, Mo Feng has transferred a group of secret cabinets who are good at spying on intelligence and hiding and tracking. Xiao Yin feared that he was not familiar with the dark guards, so he transferred Qi Yan to help him. In the first two or three months, he really felt burnt out every day. He got used to obeying orders. It is always awkward to give orders by myself, I feel that I should not propose this matter, and I am causing trouble for Xiao Yin.

But Xiao Yin just wrote a letter to appease him, and did not personally intervene to help him with anything. He realized that Xiao Yin was really letting him do it, and he was also letting him learn to solve problems by himself instead of helping him. Don't rely on anyone, and don't give up easily.

He thinks that's all he can do, that is, he will never give up on one thing easily. After so many years of being a secret guard, he has amazing perseverance, and these things are just a hectic and complicated moment, not without a clue, and without a solution Fa, he has no reason to give up.

Besides, this is the first time he has proposed to someone to do something well, this person is still Xiao Yin, if he gives up easily, then he will still be unable to do anything in the future, and he will never be able to do it in this life. Living attached to Xiao Yin is no different from before.

Therefore, during the most difficult period of the first two months, Jiang Yao gritted his teeth and carried it alone. He only slept for two hours a day, and worked with the hidden guards to set up hidden intelligence posts in various places, and studied how to quickly and conveniently obtain and deliver them. And sorting information, and at the same time dealing with various trivial matters, he has never been in contact with these things on weekdays. At first, he was really trembling, and he was very nervous when dealing with people, and he survived with a single idea.

After the most difficult period, the secret intelligence piles in various places are on the right track, and things are much simpler. He only needs to coordinate the dispatch of the hidden guards, and look at all the intelligence to classify and send it back to Ping Zhaohou of Runzhou one by one. The government is fine, and the rest of the trivial matters are no longer impossible to do.

If there is information that needs to be investigated by Xiao Yin, it will be passed on to them, and then he will arrange people to investigate clearly within the specified time. For some difficult tasks, he will personally take people there. This is the first time he personally went to Xiao Yin. I was still a little unhappy, but later I agreed, and only asked him to be careful, and every time he went, Xiao Yin would definitely order Qi Yan to follow him, so Qi Yan was inexplicably overqualified and ranked first. The task was to protect him.

After a year, he has already become proficient in all affairs. Thinking about the things he thought impossible to do well before, it is not so difficult, and he himself does not seem to be... so stupid as he imagined.

In Ping Zhaohou Mansion, Ji Fengqing and the others called Jiang Yao "Young Master Jiang". After he came to Changzhou, the secret guards kept calling him Young Master. I can accept this title, but now I am very indifferent to hearing everyone call him that.

Recently, the Holy Majesty was ill, the palace was closed, and the capital was undercurrents. Although Xiao Yin was not involved in court affairs, there were still some dark forces in the capital who were always watching all the movements, and he was also responsible for Ping Zhaohou's affairs in name. He can't be alone, so Xiao Yin has been secretly listening to the news of the capital during this period. Among them, the king of Hanning County who came to Changzhou is one of the people Xiao Yin needs to pay attention to.

Jiang Yao carefully read the letter sent out by the Hou Mansion. Xiao Yin was secretly the prince's power, but Li Qing, the king of Hanning County, belonged to the third prince. The third prince might want to take advantage of the emperor's bedridden time to attack the prince. Entrusted by the prince, it was also for his own sake. He wanted to find out the purpose of Li Qing's visit to Changzhou, and at the same time intercept all the letters that the third prince passed on to him.

They have been observing on the river for many days. They are very close to Li Qing, but they can't go any further. Jiang Yao listened to Qi Yan, thought for a while, and said: "There is too much movement on the boat, unless he mixes with his own people, but There is almost no such possibility, so we can only start from his private house. We have observed in the past few days that he usually does not spend the whole night on the boat, and he will leave in the middle of the night. We can sneak into him before he goes back. The private house to search for the news between him and the third prince, and then hide in the house and wait for him to come back, and then continue to listen to the information. There are many people in the daytime, and he probably won’t meet any secret people. I guess he will only do what he wants to do. Choose after nightfall, either on the boat or before dawn after returning home."

Qi Yan said in a tacit understanding: "This subordinate has already brought a few people to check. His ship is local, and those girls are not brought by him. We have been spying in the dark for a few days. No suspicious person was found to board the boat halfway. It is rumored that the king of Hanning County is lustful and wants to have fun no matter where he goes. Doing secret things is basically after returning home."

Jiang Yao nodded, handed the letter in his hand to the hidden guard behind him, stood up, picked up the sword on the table, and said, "Let's go, let's find out the situation once tonight."

Seeing his posture, Qi Yan wanted to go by himself again, a little helpless, and said: "Young master, just take someone with you, you can wait for the news here."

"It's really too difficult this time, I'll go and feel relieved myself." Jiang Yao remained unmoved, "Why don't you wait for the news on the boat."

Qi Yan was so frightened that he immediately waved his hands: "No, no, this subordinate must follow you, otherwise the master will not let this subordinate go."

Jiang Yao was also helpless, and said, "Then go together."

Ange transferred himself to Changzhou, Qi Yan had no idea, and it would be good to follow Jiang Yao, but when Jiang Yao’s temperament of going there in person can be changed, the master does not say that it does not mean that he really agrees ah!

But now that he is Jiang Yao's subordinate, Jiang Yao has made up his mind, so he can't say anything more, so he can only follow Jiang Yao out of the cabin, and go ashore quietly in the night, heading for Hanning County King's place Go to private house.

The house is a spacious three-entry house. Several people searched the alley and found that there were people patrolling in the dark and bright places inside and outside. Their skills were not bad, but Jiang Yao and the others did not panic. It's not difficult to sneak into the house avoiding these patrolling guards, it just takes patience.

After waiting for a stick of incense, they determined a few points where they could avoid the guards entering the house, and immediately dispersed. Everyone was wearing night clothes and black cloth masks. Jiang Yao led the way and was the first to cross the wall. He disappeared in a flash, and his figure could not be caught under the darkness of night. Afterwards, Qi Yan and several hidden guards also entered the house from several directions.

Several people exchanged code words on the tree, Jiang Yao nodded slightly, and they followed the previous plan. The two of them stood by on the tree to provide support and warning, and the rest of them took the opportunity to search some rooms where information might be hidden.

Jiang Yao was holding his sleeve with his right hand all the time, only one centimeter away from the hidden weapon in the sleeve. Once he found something wrong, he could throw the hidden weapon instantly. He chose Li Qing's bedroom. It was brightly lit at this time, as if a maid was making the bed. Prepare tea so that Li Qing can use it as soon as he comes back, Jiang Yao waited on the tree, but seeing that the two maids didn't come out, they waited inside waiting for Li Qing to come back.

He was anxious, looked around, and gestured to the hidden guard who was in charge of supporting him. The hidden guard understood, and when a row of guards came nearby, he suddenly shot a hidden weapon. out.

But this movement still caused the whole house to feel like an enemy, and their footsteps were chaotic for a while. The two maids waiting in the bedroom also ran out to watch when they heard the movement. Jiang Yao took this opportunity to fly past the tree silently, Turning in from the window, quickly glanced at the layout of the house, took a panoramic view of the places where things might be hidden, quickly searched for them one by one, and didn't have time to check if they saw suspicious things, so they put them in their arms first.

When the two maids left and returned, Jiang Yao had already lost time to get out of the window, jumped onto the roof, lay down and waited for a while, then returned to the hidden tree at the right time, waiting for Li Qing to return The government will inquire about it one or two more times.

He has long been used to resting for a short time at night, and even does not sleep, but these days have been troubled by this matter, he has not closed his eyes for a few days, and his mind is always tense, even he can't hold it anymore, But right now, he could only grit his teeth to dispel his sleepiness, not daring to slack off.

It's a pity that Li Qing didn't return to the mansion tonight, maybe the guards in the mansion reported the news of the assassin's attack in the mansion, Li Qing didn't know where to go, Jiang Yao had no choice but to signal the hidden guards to follow him before dawn , look for another chance tomorrow.

They didn't go back to the ship, but went directly to the backyard of an inn, which was the private property of Ping Zhaohou's mansion and their secret stake in Changzhou. Jiang Yao put all the suspicious letters they found in the mansion together, Check the past carefully one by one, and send people to Runzhou if they think it is useful.

It usually only takes a few hours to deliver the news, and Runzhou replied before noon the next day. At that time, Jiang Yao went out to pick up the letter from the capital with the secret guard in person, and did not rest all night, Jiang Yao became more and more tired , rubbed his eyes, and heard Qi Yan calling him in a daze, wondering: "What's wrong?"

Qi Yan said: "The master told us not to inquire about the news for the time being."

Jiang Yao was puzzled and said, "Why? This mission is not over yet."

"Because the master is coming over tomorrow." Qi Yan was in a good mood, thinking that he would no longer be frightened by Jiang Yao, "The master should have a new plan."

Jiang Yao's breathing fluctuated for a moment, but his eyes were bright, and he said, "Master wants to come here in person?"

In fact, he now belongs to the dark pavilion, and on weekdays he would follow the hidden guards to call Master Xiao Yin to show that he is no different from other people, and he doesn't want to use that strange identity to make things easier for him.

Since he came to Changzhou, the first year was complicated. He only met Xiao Yin twice. The last time he met was four months ago, although he could see the letter from Xiao Yin almost every other day. Seeing the familiar handwriting, he could feel much more at ease, but how could he not miss Xiao Yin?

Now that he heard that Xiao Yin was coming in person, he thought about it, and felt that this matter was not that difficult, and Xiao Yin needed to come in person, so Xiao Yin probably... wanted to see him too.

Qi Yan was calm about Jiang Yao's sudden blushing and running away. After all, when he ran away, his steps were brisk, and he was obviously so happy that he was about to fly!

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