novelhk Chapter 343 This is an important place
Chapter 343 This is an important place
Chen Jun kept countless mistresses in private, most of whom came from this secret room.
These women were detained here for other uses, and if one was executed without reason, he would find another to replace her.
The woman he found had been knocked down by Yuan Qing, and he had sneaked in using her identity.
Before Ruo Xu died, she said that there were also secrets in the Chen Mansion.
She took this opportunity to see what the Chen family was up to.
Yuan Qing waited in the dark room for a long time.
A group of men in black walked into the dark room, holding torches and looking over one by one.
The man in black approached them with a torch.
Yuan Qing imitated those girls, with her eyes drooped and a look of despair on her face, as if she wouldn't care even if she was asked to jump into a sea of fire.
The man in black praised: "The goods this time are all good."
The man in charge of leading the way hurriedly said with a smile: "Yes, these have been prepared for a long time."
The man in black asked again: "Is this batch of goods okay?"
"Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem." The man laughed, "We have checked every aspect, and the background is clean. There will definitely be no trouble."
"That's good." The man in black said with satisfaction.
Afterwards, a group of girls were tied up with iron chains and taken out of Chen's house one after another.
Yuan Qing had a cloth covering his face and could not see, but his other senses became unusually clear.
She was pushed into a box-like space.
The light was only there when she left the dark room. Once she entered the box, the light disappeared.
Yuan Qing sat among the crowd, listening carefully to the surrounding environment, not missing even the slightest sound.
Wen Chengyu had checked it before.
But these people are very cunning, and they always find thousands of ways to avoid the eyes and ears of the government while traveling.
This is the dilemma of Yifeng County.
There were many people without household registration in Yifeng County. They could not get protection from the court, and had nowhere to appeal if they were lost or sold.
Even if the government wanted to intervene, it would be extremely difficult to find evidence, and the court had no idea where to start.
Zhao Quan reported the matter to his superiors many times, but it was always suppressed.
He gradually lost hope and only wanted to make more friends with powerful people and find other ways to solve the problems in Yifeng County.
The papers Yuan Qing gave him last time were the decrees personally approved by Wen Chengyu regarding the supplementary registration of household registration in Yifeng County.
With those things in hand, the lives of the people in the entire Yifeng County were guaranteed by the government.
In the past, missing people could also be reported to the authorities.
If those people can be rescued in the future, they can be sent back to their hometowns one by one according to their registered household registration information.
Thinking of Ruoxu, Yuan Qing almost instantly connected the events in Yifeng County with the Chen Mansion.
She and Wen Chengyu had a secret conversation all night, hoping to use this opportunity to dig out the chain hidden in Beijing.
She was responsible for exploring the transportation route of the Chen Mansion, Jiang Qishen explored the Xie Mansion, and Lu Zhao hid in the dark, following the clues to find their roots.
This is not something that Chen Xingwei can do alone, there is a big fish behind him.
The car carrying Yuan Qing was covered tightly, and not a single ray of light could be seen even during the day.
The smell of something baked by the scorching sun came in through the gaps in the carriage.
Yuan Qing raised his nose and sniffed.
It smells like...hay.
……
Jiang Qisheng received the emperor's secret order. After sealing off Xie's mansion, he searched the entire mansion, almost turning over the entire floor.
When he replied like this, Wen Chengyu was surprised for a moment.
"Is there really nothing?"
"Yes." Jiang Qisheng said truthfully, "Not only is there nothing suspicious, the entire Xie Mansion is not like what the outside world says."
Wen Chengyu twisted the chess piece in deep thought.
He suddenly thought of something, "Is there any secret room or passage?"
Jiang Qisheng replied, "That's true. There are five secret rooms in Xie's house, but they are filled with books, gold, silver and other precious items. There is dust on them. It looks like they have been idle for a long time and it doesn't look like anyone has lived in them."
Wen Chengyu waved his hand to tell him to leave, and raised his hand to place a piece.
He looked carefully at the situation on the chessboard, then turned his gaze to the picture of the landscape hanging on the screen.
After a moment, he put down the chess piece, stood up and walked towards the screen.
The mysterious Tianshan Mountains almost span the entire map of rivers and mountains. To the southwest is the forbidden area of Yaowang Valley next to Beicheng. Going north along the mountain range, Beicheng, Pingjin Prefecture, Ningzhou, and Cenzhou are all built on the mountains.
One step further is the Beiyang Hunting Ground in Yuanjing City.
This is the end of the Tianshan Mountains, connected to the Yunfeng Mountains.
His gaze returned to Cenzhou.
This happens to be an important place.
"Someone is coming."
Eunuch Shun came in, "Your Majesty."
"Go and call Yuan Yi."
"Yes."
Yuan Yi was originally working in the palace, and in just a few moments, he was before the emperor.
Wen Chengyu didn't look at him, his eyes were only on the map of the country.
"She is on her way to Cenzhou. I will give you a new identity and go west."
He did not say what to do.
Yuan Yi knew that this was not something he should ask, so he lowered his head and accepted the order.
Eunuch Shun chased him outside the palace and stuffed a few brocade bags into his hands. "His Majesty said to open them when we get there."
Yuan Yi cupped his hands, "Thank you, eunuch."
This time, he will enter Cenzhou as a businessman from North City. He not only wants to find clues about the mineral veins, but also wants to help Aqing, who is in a wolf's den, to solve the case.
He pressed the brocade bag in his arms, shook his arms, and rode away on his horse.
The few people who followed him were all soldiers from the North City military camp.
He looked carefully and found that he had seen most of them before. They were the people that General Shen had brought to Beijing to rescue him last time.
Yuan Yi understood His Majesty's plan in an instant.
The Bai family managed the largest weapons manufacturing department in the Yuan Dynasty, which was directly under the Ministry of War.
It would be most appropriate to approach the Bai family of Cenzhou under the pretext of purchasing swords.
It is naturally difficult for ordinary people to gain the trust of the Bai family.
His current identity is Wang Sheng, the deputy general placed by Prince Xuan next to General Shen. The two have similar body shapes and have disguised themselves, so it would be difficult for ordinary people to tell them apart.
The real Wang Sheng has been controlled by Shen Chi.
Yuan Yi led a group of soldiers disguised as merchants straight into Cenzhou, using tokens to clear the way.
Riding a horse is much faster than riding a caravan. When Yuan Yi arrived in Cenzhou, a caravan carrying a large amount of food and fodder slowly entered the city gate.
Yuan Yi sat upstairs, staring at the grain carts.
The people around him asked him, "General, are you going to show up?"
Yuan Yi raised his hand and said, "We cannot reveal our identities on this trip. I will go explore the route tomorrow. Wait for my instructions and then you can act."
The moment they left Beijing, they must have been targeted. It didn't matter whether their identities were exposed or not, but he had to perform this drama for those people.
Not only should you perform for those people, but you should also perform for the people around you.
On the second day, Yuan Yi took his men to Bai Mansion.
The servant of the Bai Mansion saw two men in strange clothes standing outside the door, saying that they wanted to meet their master.
The servant did not dare to delay and ran to report.
After hearing this, Bai Xian De slowly put down his teacup and looked at the five brothers around him, "Who will go?"
The five people looked at each other, and no one intended to stand up.
Obviously no one wants to go.
Bai Xian De sneered while drinking tea, raised his eyes and asked: "Have you found out the identity of the person who came?"
The servant replied, "No, they are still outside, but those two look strange."
Several eyes instantly fell on him.
The servant shrank his head and continued, "They look quite strong, but the clothes they wear are a bit inappropriate, a bit like..."
He scratched his head and couldn't think of a word to describe it for a long time.
"Like a nouveau riche." The man outside the door suddenly replied.
The servant suddenly realized, "Ah, yes, yes, it's the nouveau riche."
The man who came was Bai Xiande’s son, Bai Yang.
He is a stocky man with a short stature. When he smiles, his eyes become narrowed into slits. He always has a string of red sandalwood beads in his hand.
He never used an abacus when doing his calculations. He would just twist the beads in his hand and would quickly come up with the answer.
Bai Xian De values this son very much.
"You're here." Bai Xian De said.
"Father."
Bai Yang sat down on the other side, his fat body filling the entire chair.
Even so, he did not lose his composure, and his words and actions were gentle and elegant, giving people a feeling of being honest and simple.
"I took a look at that person, and I couldn't guess his identity, but I knew from his temperament that he came from the military camp. His eyes were full of murderous intent, and his every move showed his heroic spirit."
"Could it be that he was sent by the Ministry of War in Beijing?" Bai Xian De guessed.
"I don't know, but since they are from the military camp and came directly to the Bai family, it must be related to weapons."