Chapter 304 The storm is coming(1/2)
*Surprised at Li Yi's self-confidence. He originally thought that he would not be able to protect himself this time, but he did not expect that Li Yi agreed immediately. But after choosing the path, it would be very difficult to turn back.
Li Yi ignored *'s thoughts and said: "It is true that only you are capable of An Xin's intelligence work, but I can no longer trust you without reservation, because you have betrayed my trust. Then I will give it to you.
If you want, Jin Yiwei's family can continue to stay in Anxin, but you must archive all the information in Anxin, and do it in a timely manner, without any further delay."
What Li Yi meant was to share the information they obtained with the Military Intelligence Bureau for An Xin's use.
* frowned.
Doing so is still against his philosophy, but pushing the envelope will only anger Li Yi. He cannot bear the consequences, and Li Yi does not want to lose him as an intelligence dealer. This is the delivery of interests and a compromise between each other, and he cannot be too stubborn.
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* thought for a while and said: "Sir, we can do this, but you must also ensure that the Military Intelligence Bureau will not leak this information."
Li Yi thought for a while, nodded and said: "Non-essential information does not need to be leaked. The use of Anxin information is still managed by you. You should rest assured about this."
*Sighed, after this negotiation, it might be difficult for him to gain Li Yi's trust in the future. He didn't know whether this choice was right or wrong.
"Let's talk about Yang Changji. Who is he?" Li Yi looked at * without much emotion in his eyes, and had more of a business-like attitude.
This leaves * a little empty, like a baby bird that has lost its shelter.
"Yang Changji, who was twenty-three years old, was a scholar in the seventh year of Tianqi. He studied hard since he was a child, was smart and kind, and was not much different from ordinary children. But later his mother died of exhaustion, and his temperament changed drastically after observing mourning for three months.
, had a perverse temperament, and could not figure out his scheming. In order to survive, he ran around in the market, and often became vassals of big families to earn a living. Later, a high school scholar, entered the Sun clan to study, won over dozens of children from poor families, hugged each other for warmth, and proclaimed himself the leader of the clan. "
"Wait a minute, have you investigated clearly how they huddle together to keep warm?"
"I don't know about that." * said somewhat inexplicably: "They are just some children from a poor family, not really powerful people, and no one cares about them."
"Then you are thinking wrong. There is really a powerful person among them." Li Yi thought of Yang Changji in his mind and said faintly.
*Shocked, I don’t understand what Li Yi is going to say.
"Forget it, let's talk about the information you sold to Yang Changji." Li Yi said.
"Yang Changji bought the information that the supervisory censor Zhang Weile was coming to Baoding Mansion specifically to investigate the massacre of the Sun family. But we got the news that they had no evidence in their hands, only that Zhang Weile, the censor of the capital, was
Heng used the topic to use it and wanted to target the young master. In the past, they got news that when the Sun family was destroyed, the young master was also at Sunjiawu Fort."
Li Yi's face became very ugly.
Sure enough, as Yang Changji said, the tragedy of the Sun family's extermination was uncovered again, and they did this because of themselves.
He thought of Yang Changji's mysterious smile yesterday and realized that there was a lot in it. Yang Changji had gone through so much trouble to buy such important information from the police, so he would not have told him for nothing.
Now that the police say that he has his own power, and his participation in this matter, it shows that he also has his own plan. In other words, Yang Changji is also scheming against him.
If Zhang Heng, Zhang Weile and others were trying to retaliate against themselves, then Li Yi really couldn't guess what Yang Changji wanted to do.
This caused a chill to rise in Li Yi's back. There was no doubt that this was the first time that he could not see through someone's plan.
It took Li Yi a long time to recover: "Always pay attention to Yang Changji's movements, and be sure to investigate him clearly."
"Is this necessary? I'm just a poor scholar."* asked casually.
"Go if you are told." Li Yi said this almost forcefully.
The cold words made * shut his mouth immediately. He did not dare to provoke the angry Li Yi, who was a ferocious beast in human skin.
"What's the situation with the bandits in the Taihang Mountains? When will the cavalry troops transporting grain cross the border?" Li Yi slowed down his tone.
When he was in Anxin last time, Li Yi received news that there was a famine in the Taihang Mountains, and the bandits were trying to get together and rob the grain and grass sent to the capital.
You must know that although the salaries of court officials began to be replaced by silver coins starting from the Song Dynasty, with the shrinkage of the Ming Dynasty's economy and the national financial crisis, the practice of supplementing salaries with grains has been restored, and a large part of this batch of government grains is
used here.
* Said: "This time the officers and soldiers have to transport more than 700,000 stones of grain and fodder, and together with the livestock pulling the carts, there are more than 20,000 animals. Such a large amount of wealth is like a moving mass of fat. It is already so hungry that
In the eyes of a thief with green eyes, he would kill him even if he wanted to kill him."
"Haha, it's impossible for the government to be unprepared, right?"
* glanced at Li Yi, recalled the information in his mind, and said: "This time the cavalry soldiers escorted the grain to Beijing, which is indeed the same as usual, but in fact I received news that a border army also accompanied the escort. Obviously
The government has already been prepared.
During the decline of the Ming Dynasty, the border troops at this time were constantly at war with Mongolia and Houjin. They had not stopped fighting for a hundred years. They could be said to have extremely strong combat effectiveness. If there were really border troops escorting them, they would be really tough.
"When grain is imported into Beijing, the government also expects that the Taihang Mountain bandits will rob it. There are some reasons for this!"
"Hehe, that's not all. According to reports from the secret sentry, the border troops, cavalry soldiers, and guard soldiers drawn from various routes along the way totaled 15,000 escorts, which is quite a lot of people."
Li Yi couldn't help but be startled when he heard this number. You must know that the Ming Dynasty is still relatively peaceful, and transporting grain and fodder is considered a routine. The sudden increase of so many soldiers can explain two things.
First, this batch of grain is indeed important.
Second, the Ming Dynasty also began to experience internal turmoil. The imperial court had secretly dispatched frontier troops from the frontiers in order to cope with the upcoming major changes.
"How long will it take for this batch of grain to pass through Baoding?"
"Originally, we should arrive in ten days, but there is too much movement in the Taihang Mountains. The team currently transported is resting in Fucheng for a month."
In one month's time, the imperial examination will be over, and the Sun family's annihilation should have come to an end, but this battle will not be missed.
"You send people to keep an eye on the progress of this matter. In addition, Zhang Weile and Yang Changji also sent people to follow. If there is any news, report it to me immediately." Li Yi said seriously.
* nodded readily and agreed. He didn't want to hide the information from Li Yi before, but just postponed it for a few days. Now that Li Yi's reaction is so violent, * doesn't dare to go too far. Things that concern Li Yi in the future will definitely
I don't dare to sell it out without permission.
When * left, Li Yi's mind was still thinking about what needed to be done recently.
Now that Zhang Weile has not arrived yet, we don't know what means he can use, so we can only try to make preparations.
Thinking of this, he called Zhu Qilong.
"Qi Long, go get Wei Sanjin."
Zhu Qilong took the order and left, and soon Wei Sanjin hurried over.
Since I rescued him last time and entrusted him with an important task, there hasn't been much interaction between the two, so Li Yi summoned him this time, making Wei Sanjin a little nervous.
"How's it going? Are you still used to staying in Fuguoshe?" Li Yi asked, holding a brush in his hand and writing a letter.
"Everything is fine. I am practicing something called rules and regulations with a group of subordinates. I am just waiting to go out to do business after learning." Wei Sanjin had a smile on his face.
"It's a good thing to be motivated, but you still can't be careless about what you want to learn. The grudge has been settled. Now you have to think about your future and the inheritance of your family. This is a big deal. Your ancestors are watching you, but you can't
Don't be impulsive again." Li Yi warned.
Wei Sanjin nodded, looked at Li Yi with gratitude and said: "Young Master has avenged me, and he is my benefactor, so I will continue to work in Fuguoshe and not go anywhere."
Li Yi looked at the determined Wei Sanjin and admired his stubbornness. He smiled and said, "I called you here today to help me with something."
When Wei Sanjin heard this, his eyes immediately became serious. He had been thinking about repaying the kindness of his little benefactor.
"I am willing to serve you."
Li Yi called him over and arranged the matter.
Wei Sanjin was a little surprised when he heard this. He looked at Li Yi, nodded heavily, and left directly.
Li Yi did not bother Master Sun, because Sun Ce had already said that Master Sun had not seen guests since early this morning. Even when his biological son went, he was blocked by the old servant.
Well, my biological son is gone, so I’m afraid it’s useless if I go there myself.
Li Yi went to Mr. Wang's house.
He knew that Sun Chengzong was slowly reducing his presence in order to avoid insidious attacks. This was not a cowardly behavior, it was wisdom, because the more sharp teeth he showed to the person being targeted by the sniper, the more he exposed his sharp teeth.
The sooner you die.
And some forces have already pointed their guns at Master Sun. As long as he wants to fight back, what awaits him is an even more ferocious attack.
Mr. Wang was still reading and drinking tea as usual, but Uncle Zhang didn't know where he was.
The weather was a bit hot, and Li Yi had some sweat on his face, also because he was very anxious.
He walked up to Mr. Wang, took a deep breath and saluted, and when he was about to speak, Mr. Wang waved his hand.
"I know everything you want to say, but we are all old guys. The reason why we are still alive is just to witness the growth of your descendants. This ordeal is against us, but none of us will come forward. Zizheng, you
Master has already gone into seclusion, and I just want to read a book and not pay too much attention to it, so if you are filial, you should have your own ideas and methods, and don't talk about these things."
Li Yi straightened up with a wry smile, looking at Mr. Wang with a leisurely look on his face, knowing that these elders really didn't intend to care.
"Mr. Wang, that is Mr. He, the mountain chief. As a junior, how can I shoulder this responsibility?"
Mr. Wang smiled and said: "You should ask yourself this question. Whenever you have questions in the future, it is wise to ask yourself first. As for me, all I can give you is knowledge."
"In this case, the students will go back and think about it carefully."
Li Yi was helpless when faced with such two elders.
Mr. Wang put the book on the table, looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "Since you are already here, you'd better study hard. Although you are indeed a talented person, if you don't work hard, you are just an ordinary person. Go study, today
I will teach you about Mencius."
Among the four books, Mencius is the most difficult, and the Analects has the highest status. It records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.
After running around all day with a lot of thoughts, Li Yi was already a little tired, but he still wanted to listen to the class.
To be continued...