Late Tang

(Thanks to Lin Zhuhou and Hanhai Chensha zdc for their support, thank you!)

Outside the door of Yu Cong's study, Caichun, the eldest girl of Yu's mansion, approached quietly. She put a cup upside down on the wall of the study, and then carefully looked around, and found that no one put her ear close to it.Immediately, the voices of Yu Cong and Cui Yunqing in the study reached his ears.

Yu Congzheng said, "According to someone's knowledge, the King of Qin intends to merge the six prefectures of Ji, Yun, Cao, Pu, Hua, and Song in the three towns of Tianping, Yicheng, and Xuanwu into Shandong province, and then merge Xu, Su, The seven prefectures of Si, Hai, Chu, Hao, and Shou are separately designated as Huaisi Province. Moreover, the candidates for the three sets of teams in Huaisi Province have already been determined internally by the King of Qin, including his younger brother Yu Jian, Kang Chenghui and Xin Yu. They all passed, and Song Jirong, Guo Zhenhai, etc. also passed. This was simply a surprise, and we were caught off guard. The biggest support of Prince Deyu now is the full support from several other towns. In this way, the three towns in Henan are not After entering Shandong province, my younger brother and others were transferred from the three towns to Huaisi province, and we immediately lost the strength of the three towns. Especially because my younger brother is the grandfather of Prince Deyu, what a rogue decision. Wang On the other side of the Duli Township, the King of Qin has never deliberately dealt with them in the past few years. Although the Duli Township has been renamed Lushun, it is much more prosperous than it was in the past. Isn’t the Wang family relying on Controlling many human resources in Lushun Port, a lot of money is recorded every year. The Wang family has always been rich, but in the past few years they have been secretly engaging in such activities as prostitution. Why are they so eager to make money? It must be for Dezhao is ready to be the heir!"

While Caichun listened carefully, she was also vigilantly paying attention to the movement around her.Fortunately, all the servants knew that the son-in-law and Cui Gong were talking about something, so no one dared to disturb him.She listened carefully while taking shorthand in code with a pencil in her hand.

In Yu Cong's study room, the chess set is still on the table, but the two haven't made a move for a long time.The study was large, with a huge new-style desk, and two bright incense sticks were burning in the room.The room is large, with a high ceiling. There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on one wall, and the other wall is completely blocked by a long row of bookshelves full of books. There is a gorgeous chime clock on the corner of the two walls. .Apart from a few cushioned chairs on the sandalwood floor and thick curtains hanging in front of the windows, Yu Cong's study room is empty.

Cui Yunqing nodded, "The Wang family has Lushun Port, an ice-free port. Although the Dalian Port of the Li Juyi family lives next to them, it has not reduced their prosperity at all. The Wang family and those families in Duli Town now have half There is still a close relationship. Their interests in Lushun Port are very close. They guard Port Arthur Port, get involved in all aspects of Port Arthur Port, and intervene in mines, farms, workshops, and sea trade. Their wealth is indeed quite amazing. This is an unstoppable force. The power of contempt. However, I just received a message this morning, do you know where King Qin spent the night yesterday?"

Yu Cong found this question a bit funny, "Although the King of Qin is only a vassal king now, he is actually the most powerful man in the world, and it is just at the time when he is just young, so no matter which girl he likes again, no matter it is It’s not a problem whether the daughter of a wealthy family or the jade of a small family is not a problem. Not all the high-ranking people are like this, not to mention the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, there are three thousand beauties, but there are still hundreds of women. Ours is only a dozen or so , it’s actually quite a few.”

"It's fine if the King of Qin is really interested in some young and beautiful woman, but things are not that simple."

"Which widow did King Qin fall in love with again? Could it be that he has fallen in love with a woman who is a civil and military official under his command?" Yu Cong asked worriedly. For those who say they are lonely, the problem of women is not a problem at all.But one thing is very important, that is, you must never look down on the women under your command, especially those women who are important ministers.Such things are not unheard of in history. Even Tang Minghuang married his daughter-in-law Yang Guifei, Tang Gaozong finally married his father's talented Wu Zetian, and Li Shimin also brought the wife of his brother, who was killed by him, Princess Qi into the palace.Even in history, there are many kings who hooked up with their wives. For example, Chen Shubao, the empress of the Southern Chen Dynasty, attacked the Chen Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty and went to the Yangtze River. Maha's wife received Huanai in the palace every day.

Such a thing is very dangerous.Li Jing was young and energetic, and it was a time when everything was going smoothly, so it was inevitable that such absurd things would not happen.

Cui Yunqing was stunned for a moment, then she understood the meaning of Yu Cong's words, and couldn't help but chuckled.

"Yu Gong thinks too far. Although King Qin accepted Li Keyong's mother-in-law and gave birth to a child with Princess Donghai, he will not do the things you said. His Highness did marry a married man last night. The wife is asleep. But this married woman is none other than the princess."

"Princess?" Yu Cong was also taken aback for a moment, and quickly realized.In Qin Fan, there are only three women who can become concubines, two concubines Qin and one concubine Zhao.Princess Zhao first ruled it out. The relationship between her daughter Princess Donghai and Li Jing is well known all over the world. Although Princess Zhao is only in her 40s, she is still in her mid-mature and her charm is still there, but Li Jing is not like that. Probably slept with her.The remaining two are Princess Qin, one is Wang Guiniang and the other is Yu Youniang.The result was obvious, it couldn't be Yu Youniang, otherwise Cui Yunqing wouldn't have said anything special.

"How is this possible? Hasn't the concubine already practiced Buddha worship for several years, and the King of Qin even built a Guanyin Temple for her in the garden of the palace for her to practice." Yu Cong couldn't believe it.He believed that Li Jing slept with other women, but he couldn't believe it with Wang Guiniang's regular wife.

"I didn't believe it at first, but it's true." Cui Yunqing said slowly: "Your Highness went to the Guanyin Temple last night. He went there drunk, and then he didn't come back. He spent the night there."

"Maybe it's just a night there?"

"There is definite news that His Majesty did meet the princess and his wife Dunlun last night."

"This!"

There was silence in the study room, and Caichun outside the house also opened his eyes wide, although as a full-time detective in charge of scouting officials and civilians, as well as a senior detective in the Plum Blossom Internal Guard, one of the Nine Divisions of the Supervisory Office , I have long had the ability to face the collapse of Mount Tai without changing my face.But at this moment, she couldn't help but see a bright light in her eyes.King Qin actually spent the night with Princess Da Qin, this is really big news, this is just gossip, as a senior detective, she is very clear about the meaning behind this news.It was rumored that Princess Daqin was unable to have another child after giving birth to her first daughter, and because of her lack of family background, she fell out of favor in the palace, and finally she had no choice but to worship Buddha and practice sadly.It is precisely because of this that the two factions gradually started fighting between the current Princess Yu, and the two factions between the eldest son Deyu and the eldest son Dezhao.

But if King Qin and Concubine Da Qin suddenly got married at this time, or even if they gave birth to a son, it would be really lively.Qin Wangfei's son is also an authentic son.

Yu Cong and Cui Yunqing in the room obviously understood this possibility long ago, but Dezhao and Deyu are fighting each other, and Deyu, as a legitimate son, has a great advantage under the patriarchal system.But if Wang Guiniang also gave birth to a son, Deyu's opponents will be even more.Especially now that Deyu is still young, Li Jing has already revealed that he likes smart princes. If Wang Guiniang's son is smarter than Deyu in the future, then Li Jing is likely to choose a smarter son if he is the same son. the older one, not the older one.

This was a sudden question that made Yu Cong and the others frown.

At this time, a gong sounded outside.Caichun quickly put away the receiver, paper and pen, hid them on her body, and quietly disappeared down the corridor.

Yu Cong and Cui Yunqing in the study also heard the gong, and hurriedly opened the door to look around.

A team of Secret Service members responsible for guarding the important officials of Qin Fan arrived quickly, guarding Yu Cong and Cui Yunqing.

"What happened?" Yu Cong asked.

"The secret service team found that an unknown person wanted to sneak in, but they have already escaped." The head of the guard team reported that in Qin Fan, civil and military officials, and in the mansions of officials above the fifth rank, there were special service personnel on duty to guard them. There are special forces following.According to different levels, the number of guards varies.For example, Yu Cong, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and an important minister in the political affairs hall who participated in political affairs, enjoys the treatment of being equipped with a team of fifty special service members.However, Yu Cong and other civil and military officials also knew very well that these 50 people were not only the King Qin's love for them, this was not only an honor, but this team also had other functions.First of all, with King Qin's special service team present, the officials themselves could not be too ostentatious in providing guards.Another one, Yu Cong and the others actually knew in their hearts that there might be spies from the Supervision Office among these guards.

There are nine divisions in the Supervision Office, each with its own duties, but at least three divisions can place people in his mansion.

Jinyiwei, Plum Blossom Internal Guard, Gendarmerie.

In order to ensure the safety of King Qin, Jin Yiwei took precautions at any time.They are dispatched from time to time to spy on actions and speeches that may threaten the power of King Qin and endanger Qin Fan. They are the most powerful organization for internal spying. They have a huge network and are responsible for monitoring and spying.

The Plum Blossom Internal Guard has similar responsibilities to them, but their tasks are mainly focused on scouting officials, monitoring the people, and collecting political trends.

The gendarmerie is responsible exclusively for the military.

Yu Cong, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, participated in political affairs, he was a key target in the eyes of both the Jinyiwei and the Meihua Internal Guard. Even the guest soldiers could use the excuse that there was an army of guards stationed in the mansion, and they could monitor here at any time.

In addition to this team of secret service members, there are also many slaves and servants, coachmen, gardeners, etc. drawn from the Internal Affairs Bureau in Yu's mansion.The Internal Affairs Bureau is not one of the nine bureaus of the Supervision Bureau, but the people they sent, like the Secret Service, must have the spy of the Supervision Bureau hidden inside.But for these people, Yu Cong and others could not refuse.To reject them is to refuse to accept the supervision of King Qin.

Yu Cong was shocked, "Assassin?"

Cui Yunqing also hurriedly said: "Can someone be sent to protect Princess Guangde and the others?"

"The women's secret service team has been dispatched immediately to protect the eldest princess and the others." The captain replied with a straight face.

The Second Division of the Supervisory Office, Jinyiwei Yanjing City Daqianmen Sub-bureau.

Branch director Xin Zhao stood up from his chair, threw the report in his hand on the table, and said coldly, "Is everything recorded above true?"

A young man on the other side of the table lowered his head, "Sir, everything is true."

Old Liu Gongjing, the action captain on the side, asked: "Director, should you immediately send this news to the Investigation Bureau and Gongsun Zhongcheng, so that the Supervision Department can order the Six Doors to collect all the evidence mentioned by Cui Yunqing and Yu Cong?" Can Wang Gai and the rest of the group be arrested and controlled?"

In fact, the biggest responsibility of Jin Yiwei is to collect intelligence internally, undertake counter-espionage, counter-assassination, counter-riot, counter-major homicide, etc.And they, like other bureaus of the Supervision Office except for the six doors, do not have the right to arrest and interrogate, let alone their own prisons.It's like they have a piece of information in their hands now, but they can't handle it themselves. They have to hand it over to the Investigation Department for analysis and summary, and then transfer it to the six departments of the Eighth Bureau of Supervision, which is responsible for arrest, interrogation and detention.

Zhao Xin snorted coldly: "Cui Taishi and Yu Shangshu are also first-class important ministers. They have been in high positions for so many years, how come they have become more confused and confused. It has always been the most taboo for foreign ministers to interfere with the matter of establishing a reserve, let alone , They are still relatives, they are still so active, and now they want to start a war with the eldest son, they are all old and confused. His Royal Highness Qin Wang is still in his thirties, no matter who is appointed as the eldest son, it will be impossible in the future. It's still very early. They are dead, and King Qin is still young, hey."

"I found out today that there are still people eavesdropping on Yu Cong and Cui Yunqing. They seem to be very professional and belong to our line of work."

"That must belong to the internal guards of the plum blossoms. In fact, this matter is more of their job."

"Director, should we report it to the hall?"

Xin Zhao snorted twice, "Report, of course, I will make a detailed report later, write down everything we know, make two copies, no, three copies. One for the investigation bureau, one for the department, Keep a copy as a backup."

Old Liu said in a low voice: "This matter involves so many people, and everyone is a big shot. Shall we just let the inner guard of Plum Blossoms break the sky, and let's just watch it. Anyway, they also know about it, and This is mainly their job."

Xin Zhao took a cold look at Lao Liu: "Stupid pig, you think His Royal Highness King Qin didn't notice about the involvement of so many big figures? Let me tell you, the higher-ups must have known about this matter long ago."

"Then why is there no movement at all?"

"You usually use your brain more, because you have involved a lot and involved a lot, so you need to hold your breath even more. Or you don't make a move, and you have to hit the root of it. In my opinion, this is just the beginning of the good show. Right now It's just time to watch the show, and it's not time to go on stage. Let's not worry about it so much, just do our own thing well, remember, our Jinyiwei is a special internal intelligence agency, against foreign spies and assassins At the same time, other news and information discovered must be reported without omission. As for how to deal with it, it is not our business. His Highness is about to personally conquer Bohai. After a while, the feudal clan will definitely be very lively. We are the eagles and dogs of His Highness, we must take good care of this house for His Highness, understand?"

"Understood!" (To be continued.)