Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

When it comes to reconnaissance capabilities and fighting strength, Zhao Mingyuan has to take action. After all, the yamen runners only know some general boxing and kicking skills, and it is easy for them to lose track of people.

Zhao Wenqing nodded and said solemnly, "You go first, I will bring my men to follow you. Please leave some secret signs for me along the way. Also, the Second Prince is returning with his men. He sent me a message saying that he has discovered the presence of Yilan Kingdom secret guards in Jiyun City and ordered me to investigate secretly. I wonder if it is related to the Zhang family's illegal forging of weapons."

Zhao Mingyuan pondered, "Perhaps. I'll go and take a look first. I have a feeling there's a lot going on behind this matter. I'll discuss it with the Second Prince when he returns."

Zhao Mingyuan quickly caught up with the yamen runner and followed the direction he pointed.

The servant seemed to be very alert, looking back from time to time, then turned a corner and disappeared.

Zhao Mingyuan didn't dare to follow too closely. The corner where the servant turned led to many back alleys. Zhao Mingyuan thought about it carefully and remembered that Xiao Wan had told him that Zhang Liang had lost someone in the backyard of Yunkelai.

After a brief thought, he went straight to the back alley of Yunkelai to wait for someone.

Sure enough, the servant looked around and came to the back door of Yunkelai.

Seeing that there was no one around, he pulled out a long, thin instrument that looked like a miniature flute from his bosom and began to play it in a short rhythm with pauses.

Zhao Mingyuan squinted his eyes and took a closer look. It seemed to be the Wuxiao musical instrument from the Yilan Kingdom, which was usually used to transmit military intelligence or for secret communication.

People who usually use the Wuxiao are mostly military intelligence personnel, and ordinary people rarely use it.

Could this person be from Yilan?

Zhao Mingyuan thought of the recent news from the capital about the unrest in Yilan State, which was eager to take advantage of the chaos in the northwest and lead the surrounding small countries to provoke and engage in small-scale battles on the border of the Yuan Dynasty.

The rebellion in the northwest is the top priority. The imperial court has been unable to spare the time to deal with these small countries, which has instead made them even more presumptuous.

Sure enough, the boy blew the flute three times in a short and rhythmic manner, as if in a regular pattern, and then someone came out to open the corner gate.

As it was getting dark, Zhao Mingyuan vaguely saw a slightly older man in gray cloth clothes come to open the door, and the servant slipped in.

The man in gray who opened the door looked around, as if checking if there was anyone peeking in the dark. Zhao Mingyuan quickly moved aside.

A moment later, I heard the sound of the man in gray closing the door.

Zhao Mingyuan's face darkened. The man seemed to be the shopkeeper Liu from Yunkelai. This servant was not simple either. He was definitely not the servant of Young Master Zhang's ex-wife.

There is indeed something wrong with this Zhang Shannian. He is not as innocent as he appears to be. His acting skills are really good, but it's a pity that he met Zhao Mingyuan!

We should find an opportunity to ask the bailiff to go back and report the news. Keep an eye on Zhang Shannian and don't let him get harmed or run away.

He had seen him before when he followed Wan'er to Yunkelai to sell wild animals.

Zhao Mingyuan had a good memory, so he recognized at a glance that his figure was similar to that of Manager Liu.

Behind Manager Liu is Yunkelai, that is, Duan Hongyi.

Could it be that Duan Hongyi is colluding with Yilan State? Is the weapons issue also related to him?

Zhao Mingyuan took advantage of the night to jump into the backyard of Yunkelai and found Duan Qing and Duan Ze guarding the door and patrolling around, while the servant and Manager Liu also went in and locked the door.

It was not convenient for Zhao Mingyuan to get close, so after they finished their discussion, Manager Liu came out first, looked around vigilantly, and stepped aside. He saw a man in a black cloak and the man dressed as a servant coming out together.

Zhao Mingyuan was convinced that Yun Kelai must be in collusion with Yilan State, and Duan Hongyi must be inside, otherwise Duan Qing and Duan Ze would not have guarded it so tightly.

Sure enough, Duan Hongyi came out, bringing Duan Ze, Duan Qing and Manager Liu with him, and followed the two men to the back alley. A gray, plain and spacious carriage had already stopped in the alley, and the group got in and left.

Zhao Mingyuan thought about it and realized that this matter was of great importance. While following the carriage, he left a secret sign for Zhao Wenqing.

The group was very alert, with Duan Qing and Duan Ze sitting on either side of the servant driving the carriage.

In the carriage, Duan Hongyi looked at the cloaked man and said, "What should we do with Zhang Shannian? Zhang Xicai's death is not a pity. Zhang Shannian is even more cunning than his father. He won't reveal the whereabouts of the other half of the weapons unless we rescue him! I'm afraid it will delay your master's business!"

There was also a tentative element in his words. He wanted to see how this middle-aged man and the people behind him would deal with the people who had done things for them.

The middle-aged man seemed to sense his intention and smiled reassuringly, "We must rescue him. More people means more help. Someone will rescue him tonight."

Duan Hongyi didn't say anything after listening to it, but he was thinking about it in his heart.

The man in the black cloak ignored him, but sneered in his heart.

Duan Hongyi is also a slippery guy. He has forged quite a few weapons privately, but he has always been unwilling to contribute them to his master all at once. He is very reserved. This time when the Zhang family fell, he must be afraid.

Therefore, he must keep this good thought, for the sake of his master and the great cause of Yilan Kingdom!

The master was a little anxious and even wanted to meet Duan Hongyi in person to give him some reassurance.

Being stopped by the man in black, it is not the right time yet. Meeting Duan Hongyi at this time will only lower one's status and make Duan Hongyi look down on his master.

The master is young after all and has not experienced much. It is a good thing to be ambitious, but one also needs to use his brain. However, being able to pretend to be kind and harmless is already the master's limit.

The master wanted Yilan to contact the surrounding small countries to launch a small-scale attack on the Yuan Dynasty to make the border situation tense, so that he could take advantage of the emperor's absence from the palace to force the emperor to abdicate.

As for the emperor, once he leaves the palace, he can forget about coming back. For the sake of father-son affection, he will only put the emperor under house arrest.

He couldn't wait, and neither could Yilan. The king of Yilan had urged many times. After all, it was a small country and was in danger of being annexed at any time.

The emperor has been away from court for a few days now, and Concubine Zhao has also disappeared. No matter what the emperor is doing, this is the master's opportunity.

What can these two idiots, the eldest prince and the third prince, accomplish? Let them be proud for a few days.

As long as their master becomes emperor, good days will come for their Yilan Kingdom.

Shopkeeper Liu was extremely nervous, but also a little excited. He had finally taken a big step. It was the first time for him, a small shopkeeper, to participate in such an activity at close range. It would be a lie to say he wasn't excited.

Runwei has been particularly favored by his master recently, which has made Manager Liu more and more motivated.

Although there are unknown dangers, the rewards are also huge.

He didn't understand what the boss was thinking. At the beginning, the boss was obviously full of confidence and agreed to help that person and then rebel against the Qin family.

Why do you hesitate now?

He also didn't want to persuade his boss too much, so as not to anger him.

Everyone in the car had their own thoughts. They closed their eyes and waited to go to the place where Zhang Shannian said the weapons were hidden.

Zhang Shannian followed the principle of "a cunning rabbit has three burrows". He and his father hid their weapons in several places. His father's death this time served as a warning to him that he should not blindly trust those people.

The place where the weapons were hidden was the last way out he gave himself. He told the man in black this time to make him trust him. Next time he would have to wait for him to rescue him.