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After receiving Su Tiancheng's secret letter, Lu Xiangsheng almost couldn't control his emotions. It is said that the Jiangning camp will attack the Mongolian tribe from Yizhou. So far, he is the only one who knows. Although he has issued many orders, Lu Xiangsheng has never It reveals the real intention, that is to say, the officers below cannot ask why the troops are mobilized so frequently, just do as required. Besides, most of the soldiers stationed in Liaodong are from the Yulin Camp. Those who obeyed the command, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, the main officers of the Liaodong frontier army, were much more depressed after suffering a heavy blow, and never expressed other opinions. From this perspective, it is unlikely that the news leaked from Liaodong .

Lu Xiangsheng quickly forced himself to calm down. One thing he couldn't deny was that Liaodong's frequent adjustments and deployments of the army, those who knew the inside story, or those who had mastered these deployments, could analyze it and cannot deny it. The wisdom of the post-Gold Tartars, there are some extraordinary people among them, after surviving the mobilization and deployment information, they can make an accurate analysis. Liaodong is a place where fish and dragons are mixed, and everyone including Lu Xiangsheng knows that Jinzhou and Ningyuan are probably related. The spies of the Houjin Tartars are just difficult to verify at present, and it is difficult to obtain accurate evidence.

After Lu Xiangsheng came to Liaodong, he has always been very careful. He has never discussed with other people when it comes to military deployment. It is carried out according to his own judgment, including Su Tiancheng's arrangement. After a disastrous defeat, Lu Xiangsheng had to be more careful. He had just arrived in Liaodong.It was rumored that the battle deployment of the Liaodong Frontier Army.It must have been leaked, otherwise the Golden Tatars wouldn't have arranged it so accurately.

Lu Xiangsheng had carefully studied the conquest of the Liaodong frontier army, and ruled out the possibility of information leakage. The disastrous defeat of the battle had a decisive relationship with the deployment of Chen Xinjia and others. Even if he came to fight the frontier army by himself, he might make such an arrangement .Chen Xinjia is very happy with his achievements, and his combat deployment has fatal flaws, which will inevitably lead to disastrous defeat.

Lu Xiangsheng read Su Tiancheng's letter several times, and his thoughts gradually became clear.

It is impossible for the officers below to be fully aware of the mobilization and deployment of the army, and the officers are all after accepting the order of mobilization.It is a big joke that the Houjin Tatars want to buy so many officers. If all the officers are bought by the Houjin Tatars, the whole Liaodong may be lost.Impossible to keep.

Only some officials in the governor's office can know most of the mobilization and deployment. Not many people have such information, and the governor who has the most clear grasp is the governor's office.

The governor's yamen now has two governors.One is Tang Haitai, and the other is his own governor.At present, he is mainly responsible for uploading and issuing matters. This governor can also understand all the deployment and deployment. Could it be that there is a problem with the governor he appointed, or that there is a problem with the people around the governor.

Lu Xiangsheng was very careful and launched an investigation secretly. [

The result came out soon. There will be no problem with my own governor. This governor was brought by Lu Xiangsheng from Yulin. He has no friends or contacts in Liaodong. , In addition, there are many things to do, and there is no time to make friends. I have been in Liaodong for such a long time, and I am basically alone.

Lu Xiangsheng was a little worried, and he checked the governor's activities again, and indeed found nothing wrong.

Next, Lu Xiangsheng got to know many officials in the Governor's Yamen, and basically found no doubts. The officials in the Governor's Yamen have their own division of labor, and they will not ask about things they should not know.

This caused Lu Xiangsheng to fall into confusion. If the information was leaked from Liaodong, where did it come from? Could it be that there was a problem among the officers.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't pay attention to Tang Haitai at all.

This is also because Tang Haitai basically has no work tasks, and Lu Xiangsheng is very unimpressed with Tang Haitai, so he didn't arrange anything. Lu Xiangsheng would never have thought of such a valuable person in the governor's yamen.

Two consecutive days passed, and Lu Xiangsheng didn't know anything about the situation. He felt that the situation was a little serious. Su Tiancheng analyzed that Liaodong had leaked the information, which meant that Su Tiancheng might have some evidence, even if he didn't. It has also been fully demonstrated. Su Tiancheng will not draw conclusions on such a big matter.

It seems to be starting from the beginning, but because of a conversation, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly became enlightened. It was when he was talking with Zu Dashou. When he talked about the military salary of the sergeant, although it can be guaranteed, it is also higher than the military salary of the sergeant of the guard. , but the responsibilities of the soldiers stationed in Liaodong are extraordinary. They use their lives to protect the safety of Liaodong. Should the court consider whether to increase the military salary appropriately, at least to give some comfort to the soldiers stationed in Liaodong.

Lu Xiangsheng is no stranger to this topic. The current situation of the imperial court is different. Compared with previous years, it is still much more generous. At least there are no bandits making trouble, and some money can be saved. The income has also increased. The Mutual Market in Anningbao and Jingbian, and the Weihaiwei Wharf all have a lot of taxes. These taxes go directly to the Ministry of Households, and a little more is allocated to Liaodong, which can solve a big problem.

This time when Zu Dashou talked about the military salary, Lu Xiangsheng quickly thought of the information leak. If someone provides information to the Houjin Tartars, he must be paid. It is impossible to do such a dangerous thing for nothing. Starting from the consumption of officials in the governor’s yamen, there may be some gains. At least the officials who were poor in the past and now spend a lot of money need to be carefully investigated.

Following this line of thought, Lu Xiangsheng launched an investigation, which soon yielded results.

The investigation made Lu Xiangsheng unbelievable. In the governor's yamen, Tang Haitai was the most handsome. According to the investigators, Tang Haitai was the wealthiest official. Moreover, the investigators also learned in detail that Tang Haitai once left Chen Xinjia. After Liaodong, they were struggling for a while, and even found officials in the governor's office to borrow money to do business. Later, they may have made money from doing business, and soon began to be generous.

The investigators were not vegetarians either, including Tang Haitai's gambling in the underground casino. Tang Haitai once lost 1 taels of silver in the casino, and he was able to pay it back.

The investigation made Lu Xiangsheng suspicious of Tang Haitai.

Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to return Tang Haitai. Anyway, Tang Haitai was Tang Shiji's nephew. Tang Shiji had not been in office for a long time, and through his relationship, he had specially greeted Lu Xiangsheng. Otherwise, with Tang Haitai's performance, Lu Xiangsheng would have kicked him long ago. Kicked Tang Haitai away. [

But Tang Haitai's boldness in spending money had to make Lu Xiangsheng suspicious.

Tang Haitai's salary is not high, and with his salary, it is impossible to be so chic. Even if someone gave Tang Haitai filial piety in the past, especially when Tang Shiji was the second assistant to the cabinet, such a situation was entirely possible, but Tang Haitai couldn't stand it. According to Lu Xiangsheng's salary, it will take more than ten years to get so much silver. Where did Tang Haitai get so much silver?

The investigation soon began to deepen, and more information surfaced.

Tang Haitai has an extraordinary relationship with a merchant named Kangtai in Ningyuan City. Because of Tang Haitai's boldness, he has a very good relationship with the officials of the governor's yamen, and his status as the governor also made Tang Haitai come into contact with many deployment orders.

Hearing Kangtai's name, Lu Xiangsheng's heart turned cold.

Lu Xiangsheng was no stranger to the name Kangtai. Among the list that Qu Qingze gave him, this Kangtai was the one to focus on. He might be related to the Houjin Tartars, or even be a spy of the Houjin Tartars.

At this point in the investigation, Lu Xiangsheng analyzed that it was probably Tang Haitai who leaked the information.

After making such an analysis, Lu Xiangsheng was not happy at all. On the contrary, he felt a sense of sadness. If the matter is true, Tang Haitai is not the only one who suffers. Tang Shiji, Chen Xinjia, Qian Qianyi and others probably They all have to suffer, especially Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi who are still in prison, they are more likely to be angered by the emperor.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng became very cautious. He hoped that Tang Haitai hadn't leaked the information, and he didn't want Tang Haitai to become a spy of the Houjin Tartars.

Reason prevailed over emotion. If Tang Haitai really became a spy of the Houjin Tartars, the Liaodong garrison is likely to suffer major setbacks in the next time, and all the information will be leaked. The Golden Tatars knew it all, and before the war started, they were at a disadvantage.

Therefore, this matter must be investigated thoroughly, and all the circumstances must be clarified before the general can plan.

For Su Tiancheng's arrangement, Lu Xiangsheng was very impressed and moved. Su Tiancheng's suggestion is to use tactics, which is the best way to recover losses. Once a spy is discovered, don't move for now. Use this spy to continuously give false information to the Houjin Tartars. , When the battle on the grassland started, all the deployments of the Houjin Tartars fell through, and Daming won, and finally came to liquidate this spy, which can be regarded as completely recovering the loss.

After serious thinking, Lu Xiangsheng thought of a good way. The first thing is to investigate clearly whether the information was leaked by Tang Haitai. If it is really Tang Haitai, then he will start to send a large number of false information, so that the later Jin Tartars will be caught by false information. Command, get dizzy. (to be continued...)