The Second Master of the Iron-blooded Lian of the Red Chamber

I saw those soldiers sneaking around, walking forward for a while, or scratching their ears or cheeks, or squatting down to pick up things, and someone always looked back pretending to be inadvertent.

Tan Yue, who was old enough to run around in the rivers and lakes, could tell at a glance that these people were going to do some confidential business, and this was to prevent people from following them.But what is so shameful about these soldiers?As Qin Yue thought about it, he secretly attached a few people.

Those soldiers circled around several times, and once they walked around the venue, they had already changed their clothes when they came out, and then they went out of the venue again, and walked into Baihe City.

Baihe City is an important frontier town of the imperial court along the West Sea. It was formed after many soldiers' families moved and settled down.Baihe City was originally a border town, after a 30-year truce period of cultivation and development, it is now quite large.As for the discussion field, it was opened outside Baihe City and adjacent to Xihai Kingdom.

Qin Yue followed the soldiers to a house.This family's surname is Chang, and at first glance they appear to be a wealthy family in Baihe City.Qin Yue followed outside Chang's mansion, and instead of rushing in, he turned around and went back to the guard.

Qin Yue has always been a cautious person. Back then, he followed Wang Ziteng and did not continue to follow up when he arrived at the Longsheng Silver House. It was also the same, so he did not fall into King Zhongshun's plan to divert the trouble.This time when he arrived at the border where he was not familiar with, Yi Tanyue's temperament was less aggressive.

He also said that Jia Jing who was in the guard was warmly received by the king of Nan'an County, and he asked someone to deliver a whole jar of kumiss, and persuaded Jia Jing: "Brother Jia, long time no see, let's not talk about business today, just talk about reunion. Jia It is rare for Shixiong to come to the frontier once. Although this bitter cold place is not as prosperous as the capital, there are some things that have a unique flavor. Shixiong tasted this kumiss, which is different from the fine nectar and jade liquor in the Central Plains. Have a good drink today."

Jia Jingben was a careful person, being chased and killed all the way, he was even more vigilant, and declined: "Your Majesty is so kind, I shouldn't reject it, but I just arrived at the frontier fortress, and I haven't done business, so I dare not abolish the government for personal reasons. .After the officials inspect the defense, I will have a drink with the prince, and I will not return if I am not drunk." After finishing speaking, he took out his silver chopsticks and said: "My lord, please forgive me. I have encountered countless twists and turns along the way. The shadow of a cup bow and a snake is too cautious. It's not that the lower officials can't trust the prince, but there are too many people in the military camp, so I have to be more careful."

The king of Nan'an County changed his face slightly because of Jia Jing's official business, and said with a dry smile: "It should be, it should be." After finishing speaking, he accompanied Jia Jing for dinner.

Jia Jing and Nan'an Jun Wang sat at the main table, and the rest of Liu Ping and others were also in the tent, and they all took out their silver chopsticks to eat.However, the food in the barracks was clean, and no one tampered with it.

After having dinner, Jia Jing and his party returned to the tent prepared by Nan'an County King for them.Jia Jing and his party consisted of 41 people, but now less than half of them are lost, and the rest have experienced life and death together, so their friendship is not shallow, and they can trust each other.And arrange who goes to bed first, who is on duty, and when to change shifts, just follow the old rules.The group of people was able to reach the West Sea coast smoothly, and avoided countless risks along the way. They had been divided into groups long ago, and some people took turns to watch the night during the break, so that they could reach the guard safely.

This day, a guard was arranged as usual, Jia Jing and Liu Ping discussed the route of inspection tomorrow, and then asked, "Why hasn't Mr. Tan come back yet?"

At this moment, Qin Yue had already returned.

Tan Yue told Jia Jing and Liu Ping what he had discovered today, and finally frowned and said, "I went to the trading place to see that the transactions were all silk, tea, porcelain and other things approved by the imperial court, and there were official documents from the government. The transaction is still normal. It’s just that those few people who are obviously soldiers dressed as merchants and entered the market, but they didn’t do business, sneaked into Baihe City and went to Chang’s house. Although those people may also be Veterans have become businessmen, but I always feel that the actions of a few people are sneaky and very suspicious."

Jia Jing listened and said: "If it's just this matter, it's all right. Today, the king of Nan'an County took the wind for me. He wanted to pour me wine before the business was done. Although it is a small matter, if these two things are related, it will be strange. big."

Qin Yue also nodded solemnly.In the past ten years, Jia Jing and Qin Yue have experienced countless storms, and their intuition is very keen.Jia Jinglue pondered for a while, and said: "Let's go to Chang's house tonight to have a look."

If there is nothing tricky about this matter, it is fine. If there is, it is cheaper to check the matter sooner rather than later.Jia Jing and his party had just arrived in Xihai Yanzi today, they were unfamiliar with the place, and their understanding of Xihai Yanzi was limited. No matter who the other party was, they would never have imagined that Jia Jing and his party would be able to touch the Chang family today.Taking advantage of the opponent's lowest vigilance to strike is the most valuable weapon.

After the discussion, Tan Yue and Liu Ping went to Baihe Chengchang's house with a bag of special sauced bones that night.

After Tan Yue and Liu Ping arrived at Chang's house, they saw that although it was night, the Chang's house was brightly lit, guarded by guards and heavily guarded.With Qin Yue and Liu Ping's skills, it is not difficult to break into Chang's house, but under such intensive defense and vigilance, it is extremely difficult to sneak in without anyone noticing.

Liu Ping glanced at Tan Yue and asked, "Mr. Tan, what should we do now?"

After staying in Lianghu for five years, Qin Yue had already cultivated a patience that is difficult for ordinary people, and said in a low voice: "Wait! No matter whether the Chang family is having a feast or discussing matters at the moment, if there are not important people involved, I'm afraid it won't be easy. He will be on guard like this. No matter how many days this important person stays at Chang’s house, he will always come out. General Liu, how about we keep watch at midnight alone? In short, keep a close eye on the gate of Chang’s house.”

When Liu Ping heard that Tan Yue was ready to wait here for several days, she nodded.The two discussed again, and Tan Yue rested first.

The two were on the roof of a private house opposite Chang's house, Tan Yue could find a place to lean on and fall asleep.Liu Ping is a child of a family, before this patrol, he had been in the capital and had never lived a stressful life, so he was not as good as Tan Yue and others in the ability to fall asleep immediately.After several months of trekking, Liu Ping's ability to seize all the time to recharge her energy has improved a lot, but Jia Jing and Tan Yue also arranged Liu Ping to be on duty every night until the middle of the night.

People with normal daily routines tend to be unable to fall asleep in the first half of the night, and prone to sleepiness in the second half of the night. That is to say, people like Qin Yue who are used to a stressful life can fall asleep as soon as possible in the first half of the night and stay awake in the second half of the night.

But this time it didn't take long for the two of them to stay together. Before the third watch, the gate of the Chang family opened.It's just that the man came out in a sedan chair, and it was night again, so Tan Yue and Liu Ping couldn't see who was in the sedan chair.I saw that the man brought only four bearers and eight guards, and the sedan chair was carried towards the guard.

Seeing this situation, Tan Yue gasped.The person who visited Chang's family late at night brought only twelve people, but just now he and Liu Ping saw that there were a lot of nursing homes in Chang's family, which meant that Chang's family had a lot of nursing homes, unlike ordinary people.

Liu Ping also thought of this, and turned her head to look at Tan Yue. She couldn't see his expression clearly at night, but Liu Ping felt that Tan Yue's expression must be very serious.

"It seems that it is not easy to enter Chang's house without anyone noticing." Liu Ping said in a low voice.

At this moment, Qin Yue suddenly wanted to close Qishou, but Guan Qishou didn't come, so he had to rely on himself.Qin Yue replied to Liu Ping in a low voice: "That's not necessarily the case! Just now someone visited the Chang's house, and the Chang's house is heavily guarded, it must be because the person who came here is very important. Now that the person is gone, the Chang family's heart has fallen, and they must relax Be vigilant. In addition, it is late at night, and it is easy to get sleepy. Let's wait a while and go to Ye Tanchang's house to play it by ear. I just took a nap for a while, and I am in good spirits. General Liu might as well rest for half an hour now to refresh himself."

Liu Ping listened and nodded.They also rest against the edge of the cornice of the roof.

Inside the Chang's house, a healthy young man said to a middle-aged man with a smile on his face, "Master, everything is packed."

That fat middle-aged man is Chang Rong'an, the Patriarch of the Chang Family.Chang Rongan said: "Since the lord came to give orders in person, I think the Nine Provinces Commander who came this time is a capable person, so you should be careful, all the business that can be pushed will be pushed, and it won't be too late to make a move after Jia Jing is gone."

"Yes." The young man replied, but he did not back down, but continued: "I heard that Jia Jing entered the official position from Kedi, and he was promoted so much because of his meritorious service in Shandong a few years ago. Hurry up. But he is a scholar after all, what are we afraid of him doing? Even if there is something..." The young man smiled sternly, made a murderous gesture with his hand on his neck, and said: "It's only because he is a scholar Weak, unaccustomed to the climate of the Western Regions, just sick.”

Chang Rongan said: "Yin Pan, you have been practicing for several years, you can't do things so rashly. In this world, business is endless, and money is also endless. Why grab such a little time. After all, we are looking for money. , there is no need to fight against the court, as long as the prince cooperates with us, there will be plenty of opportunities to earn money in the future, so there is no need to take too many risks."

The young man named Yin Pan said: "Yes! This subordinate knows, this subordinate is telling his subordinates not to accept new business these days."

Rong Chang'an nodded and said: "It's getting late, you go and tell everyone to cheer up for the night, and everyone else should rest first."

Yin Pan should have gone, and sure enough, he went to various places to explain.

Liu Ping rested on the roof for half an hour. After waking up, she saw that Chang's house was no longer as brightly lit as before.

In addition to the fact that there are many nursing homes in the Chang family's house, which is very abnormal, the design of this house is also very strange.It is square and square, connected end to end, with only one main entrance open.Gaomen Gaoyuan, easy to defend but difficult to attack, was built like a fortress.

Qin Yue and Liu Ping just jumped down from the roof of the house and approached the Chang's house in the dark.The two walked very lightly, but they only heard a bark, which still alarmed the dogs in the Chang's house.The bark of this dog was very dull and forceful, and one could tell that it was a very large dog, and the bark came from the cavity.

Fortunately, Jia Jing was very thoughtful on his trip this time, and he brought Guan Qishou's unique secret recipe with him.

Guan Qishou is a flying thief, but no matter how powerful he is, it is easy to escape the eyes and ears of people, but difficult to escape the vigilance of dogs.Therefore, Guan Qishou has an ancestral recipe for sauced bones. This bone is very attractive to dogs, and it contains sweating medicine that is very effective for dogs.

Qin Yue took out two sauce bones and threw them into the wall with skill.Sure enough, after a while, the barking of the dog stopped.

The people in Chang's family heard the dog barking at night and quickly became vigilant.But the dog only barked twice, and then fell silent again. The man from the previous night gave a piss and said, "This bastard is doing well, what are you howling for? Saying that, he leaned against the porter's table and fell asleep again."

In a well-guarded family like the Chang family, neither Qin Yue nor Liu Ping would think that there were only one or two dogs, so they threw a few sauce bones to the left and right of the dog just now before climbing over the wall.

Sure enough, two more dogs rushed over, but when they smelled the sauced bones on the ground, they threw Tan Yue and Liu Fu away. The two threw many bones along the way, before they found a square room.The house had no windows, only one door, and looked like a warehouse.

Tan Yue thought for a while, no matter who came to Chang's house tonight, that person left not long after he came.If there is anything hidden in the Chang family that is afraid of being known by Jia Jing, there should be no time to transfer it, and it should be in this tight warehouse.

So, Tan Yue gestured to Liu Ping and walked towards the warehouse.

There were also people holding hands in the warehouse, but firstly, it was late at night, which was the most sleepy time for people; secondly, the members of the Chang family did not expect Qin Yue and others to come so fast, and it was easier to fall asleep after relaxing their vigilance.Although the people at the warehouse door were standing, they were getting sleepy little by little.

Tan Yue and Liu Ping cooperated tacitly, one of them rushed to the other, covered the mouths of the two, twisted their necks, and the two died quietly.The two didn't dare to delay, one of them looked for the key from the two people who handle the warehouse; the other went to try to unlock the door.

I don't know if the Chang family has been entrusted to the big family or An Yi has been there for a long time, or it is powerful in Baihe City. I didn't expect that someone would dare to enter and steal, and the key was actually on the night watchman who guarded the warehouse.The two took the key to enter, lit the fire pocket, and saw several boxes in the warehouse.

Qin Yue took a closer look and saw that there were several thin wires pulled in the house. The end of this thin wire was usually connected with a bell, and when touched, it would make a sound.

Liu Ping guarded Tan Yue at the door, while Qin Yue carefully avoided all the thin threads in the house, opened a box, the surface of the box was covered with cotton, and when he pulled the cotton away, all he could see were weapons!

According to the law of this dynasty, salt and iron are exclusively used. If ordinary people do not have salt and iron, they are not allowed to operate related businesses. Once caught, it is a felony.The Chang family has kept a lot of weapons privately, and it is not an exaggeration to ask them to kill them.