Red makeup against the world

Chapter 73 The Taste of Conspiracy

After a long night, the conversation between Yingfeng and Qian Feng was hidden in each other's hearts and they were not mentioned again.But after revealing their hearts, the tacit understanding they established between life and death, in addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, also has a brotherhood.

The fleet continued to sail forward for a few days, and arrived at the end of Surabaya, Chuzhou at the confluence of three rivers.Although Chuzhou is not as prosperous as Yangzhou, it is an important port.Ships traveling from south to north dock here and leave the port. People on the pier come and go, and they are very busy.

The fleet will rest here for a whole day to replenish fresh water.When the ship docked safely, Xu Le'an was about to disembark and look for the inn under the order of Mrs. Xu.

Qian Feng sent someone to ask, he has a house in Chuzhou City, do he need to rent it for a night temporarily?The Xu family has a lot of female family members, staying in the inn is just a measure of self-interest, it is inconvenient and not safe enough.

This proposal was naturally for the Xu family's consideration, and it would be better to live with the Qian family.The lessons learned from Xu Wanzhen's disappearance in Yangzhou left Mrs. Xu with lingering fears, fearing that there would be some trouble along the way.

Mrs. Xu thanked Qian Feng and readily agreed, and Xu Le'an arranged for everyone to disembark.The Xu family, including the mother-in-law and servants, is only more than [-] people.Only the man who guards the merchant ship is left, and the rest can disembark.

The Qian family arranged a carriage to pick them up, and the masters and sons of the Xu family took two of them, and the maids and servants followed the carriage.Qian Feng himself rode in front on horseback, followed by Yingfeng's entourage and several other men on horseback.

There were more than [-] people in this group, which can also be called mighty, entered Chuzhou City, and went to the Qian's house.

In a restaurant in the city, two men were sitting by the window on the second floor having a drink, their eyes fixed on the crowd on the street.

Seeing 30 people approaching Xu's carriage, a man with a scar on the left side of his face lit up his eyes, and said in a low voice, "There are shadow guards here? I don't think it looks like it?"

Another blue-shirted man said: "It's not wrong. I received a report that Lin Xunshi's son, since Yin Chengye was arrested, has been insane and often mutters 'shadow guard'. For this reason, I specially pretended to be As a doctor, I went to make a diagnosis and treatment, and I heard with my own ears that Yin Chengye was arrested, and there was a shadow of a shadow guard. We all know that Yin Chengye died for his crime, and the Xu family happened to stay in Yangzhou for a few days. Qian Feng It also appeared on the night when Yin Chengye was arrested." He took a sip of wine and said, "If it's all a coincidence, I won't believe it."

The man with the scar said: "Qian Feng is now in Jiangnan Road, he is a very popular figure, black and white can be both black and white. He can't do business like a shadow guard with his head pinned to his waistband, right?"

The man in the blue shirt nodded and said, "I don't think it's him either. Shadow guards are well versed in the way of concealment, and hiding in this conspicuous team will not arouse suspicion. If it weren't for Mr. Lin, we wouldn't doubt it either." to them."

The man with the scar showed a stern expression on his face, and the scar became more ferocious, and he said in a hateful voice: "The lord has spoken harshly about this mission. If you don't bring back the evidence, everyone will end badly. This is the last clue. If you make a mistake again, you and I will die."

The man in the blue shirt nodded fiercely, drank the wine in the glass, put down the glass with a "bang", and said, "Success or failure, it will be tonight."

The two paid for the drinks and disappeared on the street.

Qian Feng lives on the water all the year round, this house is a courtyard with four entrances, it was built many years ago.In Chuzhou, you can go up to Luoyang, the capital city, along the Tongji Canal, and go down to Yangzhou and Suzhou via Surabaya.In one year, Qian Feng was here for half a year. In addition to guarding the mansion, there were always maids, servants, and kitchens on hand.

The Xu family entered the Qian family's house, and Qian Feng, as the master, placed the female family members of the Xu family in the backyard.Su Liangzhi and Han Yi were placed in the front yard with him.

Sangzi called hot water to help Xu Wanzhen wash up.He said briskly: "Master Qian is a good man! When I first met him, I was afraid that he would be tight, but I didn't expect him to be so enthusiastic. He rescued the young lady in Yangzhou, and now he let us stay."

Madam Zheng said: "What do you know? Master Qian's reputation is so fierce that children in Jiangnan Road can stop crying. However, he is indeed full of kindness to the Xu family." Hearing this, Sangzi stuck out his tongue mischievously.

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Xu Wanzhen was also thinking, if it was because of her grandfather, why would Qian Feng be so kind to the Xu family?The reason for this, she has not figured out yet.

Chuzhou is one of Qian Feng's intelligence points.There is a large population flow here, and there are many sources of news.Qian Feng spread his manpower here, and he would sneak into restaurants, docks, and brothels all year round to inquire about news, and the information would be gathered in this house.There are masters who are good at this kind of work, find valuable parts from many news, and then present them to Qian Feng.

Qian Feng joined the Shadow Guard when he was still the leader of water bandits.With the secret support of the shadow guards, he was able to run rampant in Jiangnan Road after being recruited by the government.And this has also become his best protective color.

The manpower he can mobilize is not limited to the men of "Hefeng Hao", but also the manpower of the Yingweifeng Group in Jiangnan Road.The position of Feng Shiba can mobilize all the personnel numbered after him.Therefore, in Jiangnan Road, Qian Feng is the person who has the latest and fastest information.

He was in the study at the moment, looking at the letters piled up on the desk one by one.The information of this period of time is mixed in the sentences of these letters.After reading one of them, he frowned tightly, and said in a low voice: "So that's the case." Sleeve the letter and go to the wing where Yingfeng lives.In order to deceive others, Yingfeng lived in the same courtyard with him as his follower.

"My lord, look at this sentence, this sentence, and this sentence together." Qian Feng pointed out the method of interpreting this letter to Yingfeng.On the surface, this letter seemed to be an ordinary letter. It was written by the shopkeeper of Yuezhou to Qian Feng, reporting the situation of the store after the spring.

After Qian Feng pointed out, combining these fragmentary sentences, Yingfeng saw the following sentences: "After investigation, Dongniang is the leader of Dongying Ronin, good at ninjutsu. Cooperate with Chengye to transport silver back to Dongying."

Yingfeng frowned, and said: "People from Dongying? They actually infiltrated the Lianghuai salt industry, they really penetrated everywhere." As the leader of the Feng group, all the information about the Gaomang Dynasty was gathered in Yingfeng.

In recent years, there have been frequent domestic wars in Japan, and there are constant wanderers going to sea to find a way out of the Gaomang Dynasty.One of the ronin known as "ninja" haunts Fujian, Guangdong and other places in Lingnan Road by virtue of its unique "ninjutsu".Some worked as thugs for wealthy businessmen, some joined gangs and became leaders of a faction, and some became elusive killers.

As for Yangzhou City, this was the first time they had heard of Dongying people.And Dongniang is different from other ronin, her goal is the silver of Lianghuai Salt Industry.

Yingfeng whispered: "This Dongniang is not that simple, but it's a pity that Yin Chengye died too early. Yanye, Dongying, private salt..." He was startled suddenly, and said: "Could it be that prince is also involved?"

Qian Feng nodded, both of them could smell the conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)