Chapter 438 Borrowing Flowers to Offer to Buddha
The county government secretary put a smile on his face when he saw Ripples. He has been busy these past two days. He originally didn’t plan to come out to meet anyone. I heard it was Ripples. , just for the sake of money, I just came out.
"Ripple Heroine wants to ask about the situation of the children?"
"Yes, not entirely, we also need to inquire about some things with the chief clerk."
Ripple smiles said.
"Among the thirteen children, seven have been taken away by their families. They are all from villages near Huairou County. The remaining children are probably not captured by bandits nearby, so we have to wait and see, but don't worry , the children have food and drink in the county government and are not treated badly.”
The chief secretary first talked about the children’s situation.
"That's good! I want to ask Mr. Qi, who came to the city with me that day, whether he has been in the county government these days?"
"He has been here two days in a row. I haven’t seen him since I passed the county government office.”
“Thank you for your trouble!”
This time Lianyi stuffed a plain purse into the chief bookkeeper as a reward for inquiring about information.
"If Heroine Ripple wants to see Mr. Qi, she can go to Chongshan Inn."
The chief clerk squeezed his wallet and immediately gave Qi Qi's whereabouts.
“Thank you!”
As soon as Lianyi handed over his hand, he turned around and went to the Chongshan Inn mentioned by the chief clerk.
She didn't see Qi Qi when she went there, but there were his men in the inn, and Lianyi handed a wooden box directly to him.
“Thanks to the Young Master for helping us to avoid a disaster. This is our thank you gift. Please be sure to hand it over to Young Master Qi. He will know after reading it.”
“ "Okay!"
The subordinate took the wooden box and it felt very light. It didn't feel like it was a heavy object, so he put it in his arms. He took care that he would pass it on, and then Ripple said goodbye and left.
Lianyi found the wooden box under the chair in the bandit's den. After she returned, she looked at it and found that there were some letters exchanged between the bandit leader and some merchants, as well as some letters from the big family. There are also some letters written in Mongolian characters.
After reading it, Lianyi felt that this bandit leader was not simple. After listening to what Wang Meimei said, she was even more sure that this might be a letter between Mongolia and her own country. However, she did not understand the specific content at the time, so she called for fullness. Wang Yaozu, who read poetry and books, asked him to play a role.
Wang Yaohui still had some ink in his stomach. He read four or five letters from Mongolia in succession and said that they were all about the scenic spots of Han, just his travels and experiences, nothing special.
"On the contrary, I think the things inside are very important."
"Why?"
"If it wasn't important, he wouldn't store it separately and hide it Get up.”
"That means there is hidden content, but we don't know how to interpret it."
Wang Yaozu was dumbfounded before he could read, so he reacted immediately.
"You're right! Let's not get involved in this kind of thing and leave it to professionals."
So she collected all the letters, and it happened that When Wang Meimei came to see her, she went to Wang Meimei's appointment first, then went to the county government office to inquire about Qi Qi's whereabouts, and threw the hot potato in her hand to him.
At that time, Lianyi did not know that her younger brother was engaged in intelligence, but this did not prevent her from guessing that the other party was working for the royal family, and these letters would be more valuable if they were handed over to him.
The fact was exactly as Lianyi guessed. After Qi Qi returned to the inn from the cell, the person who stayed behind handed the wooden box into his hands.
After reading these letters, Qi Qi’s pupils shrank. They contained not only the communication between the bandit leader and the Mongolian country, but also evidence of collusion with the internal forces of the Han Dynasty. Although the letters used The names are very vague, but at least it provides them with a direction to pursue.
“Make a copy, then send the original copy back to the Imperial City and give it to the leader.”
“Yes!” “You said this was sent by Lianyi?”
"Yes, and I sent it after meeting Wang Meimei."
"Then she should know that the bandit leader is Mongolia, and she has read these letters, so she sent the things."
Qi Qi tapped her fingers on the table and said.
“It should be!”
“Did you say that the things in the secret room of the bandit’s den were also taken away by her?”
Qi Qi asked the people around him in a low voice.
“This wooden box is okay, I kicked it in my arms and brought it out. The secret room is not small. According to the detailed account, it contains gold and silver jewelry, jade antiques, and cloth that they have stolen in the past two years. It would be no problem to take away a handful or two of silk, satin, and rice and flour, but it would be impossible to take them all away.
Besides, we were watching at the bottom of the mountain at the time, and she brought down twenty radishes in one go! He had no extra bags on his head.”
This man was the one who was ambushing at the entrance of the canyon at that time, and he was also the one who captured the bandit leader, so he was very sure.
"I understand, you go and arrange for someone to send the message first."
After his men left, Qi Qi fell into deep thought. After the mother and son of "Fengqi Wutong" were brought back, they were tortured by the secret guards to extract confessions. They had already confessed that they had sold many women and children to Mongolia over the years, and had been with them. What they were trading was the Mongolian royal family, which was very interesting.
In the past two years, Mongolia has made frequent small moves, and its intentions are clear. There is only one opportunity left, but both parties are waiting.
In the past ten years, how many Han people have been sold to Mongolia. What is their purpose of needing Mongolian women and children? This requires them to continue to trace.
Qi Qi spread out the white paper, picked up a pen and started to write a letter. This letter will be sent back to the imperial city together with the things they found. Everything depends on the emperor's wishes.
His Majesty the Emperor in the Imperial City, after sending away Xiang Yi who came to see him, went directly to the Imperial Study Room, and then asked in a deep voice:
"You should keep an eye on Princess Xiangyi, and let the consort spend more time with her and stop making trouble at my place."
"Yes, I have written it down."
"Hers How is your face? "
The emperor asked coldly.
“It’s still the same, it will crack and scab again every four months, which bothers the princess so much that she doesn’t want to go out during that time.”
"Well, let her wounds heal more slowly, so as not to cause trouble for me."
"Yes, I understand!"
"Those people around her are looking for The opportunity has changed, don’t arouse her vigilance.”
“Yes, I’m already doing it,”
Eunuch Yu replied with his head lowered.
"Go down! If something happens, I will inform you."
"Yes, I resign!"
Eunuch Yu walked backwards out of the imperial study room, and immediately found his capable young man. Eunuch, tell the other party to do something.
Eunuch Yu is a little confused. Ever since Princess Xiangyi hurt her face, although His Majesty is still partial to her on the surface, privately he has begun to cut off the Princess's staff, reduce her power, and has placed many subordinates to monitor her. .
Princess Xiangyi’s face could have been cured, but the emperor personally issued an order to the imperial hospital, not allowing the imperial doctors to heal Xiangyi’s face, and even allowed her face to rot every four months. , Xiangyi was driven a little crazy and couldn't bear to see any beautiful woman appear in front of her.
(End of this chapter)