Chapter 612: The situation in Tianjin is chaotic!
Zhou Ruyuan: "What do you mean?"
Yuan Lang: "Those soldiers who left didn't go to support the northwest at all. They must have returned quietly."
"Didn't you say that the spies you sent out were all your trusted ones?" Could it be that the news was false?
Yuan Lang naturally trusted his subordinates, but when he heard Zhou Ruyuan say this, he was no longer sure.
"If the information the spy tells us is false, it will be of no benefit to us."
"Once we find out, we will definitely punish them. They didn't run away."
So the news must be true, it’s just that the spies fell into the trap, and they were also tricked into it.
"Impossible, could it be that everyone in the city is helping to cover up for the departing soldiers?"
There are so many people, such as street vendors and ordinary people, it is impossible for all of them to be under the control of the court.
In fact, Zhou Ruyuan was right.
The cities bordering Tianjin have adopted a state of universal citizenry, whether they are hawkers walking the streets, storytellers in teahouses, or prostitutes soliciting customers in brothels.
If you unbutton their waist pouches, you can see the sergeant's badge with the number representing the Northwest Army.
It is no exaggeration to say that even the small ruffians and lazy beggars living at the foot of the wall have such a purse.
This idea was thought up by Che Mingyuan, and it was based on his experience in the northwest.
Holding the sergeant badge, you are a warrior defending your country.
No matter what they did, they could receive one tael of silver from the government office every month with their sergeant badge. If someone in their family was sick, they could go to the hospital opened by the court with their sergeant badge and get free medical treatment and medicine.
There are also various benefits that you may not need at the time, but will be of great use when you really use them.
If one has made meritorious services, one can be freed from slavery; if poor, one can get silver and houses; if one has a skill, one can be recommended for a job; if one is injured or dies as a result, the court will provide food and drink for three generations.
After the spies entered the border area, the common people, who were desperate to gain merit, immediately reported the whereabouts of these strangers to the government.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire city is filled with the Great Zhou army, with only a few spies who think they are smart but have actually been discovered long ago and are outsiders.
Let me ask, at this time, who else would come to the border area with Tianjin except the people sent by Zhou Ruyuan?
"We were careless this time!" Zhou Ruyuan's tone was full of regret.
Unexpectedly, the sneak attack that had been carefully planned for so long ended in disgrace with heavy casualties.
Yuan Lang frowned and thought of a possibility: "Could it be that someone deliberately leaked our plan?"
"who?"
"Is there anyone who doesn't wish us well?" Yuan Lang asked.
Zhou Ruyuan: "Chen Lanxi."
"What else?"
Zhou Ruyuan: "Who else could it be?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Zhou Yanxing has been eyeing us and trying to annex us?"
Yuan Lang already regretted letting Zhou Ruyuan take in Zhou Yanxing, and he regretted even more letting Zhou Ruyuan confer a title on Zhou Yanxing.
"he?"
Yuan Lang: "He is an old fox. I suspect his original intention was to devour our military forces."
Zhou Ruyuan couldn't figure it out.
"He has already come to us. If he goes to Shen Lanxi again, they will definitely not believe him."
No one would trust a person who is two-faced and keeps changing his ways.
"What if he colluded with Shen Lanxi from the beginning to divide and disintegrate us?"
Zhou Ruyuan doubted, "No way."
After all, the royal blood in him cannot be faked, and anyone with common sense should know who is the orthodox one.
"Other than this, I can't think of anyone else." Yuan Lang said with a stern face.
Zhou Ruyuan thought for a moment and ordered: "Don't use troops yet, check the people who came to surrender to us."
"yes!"
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Someone did leak the information, but unfortunately Zhou Ruyuan and Yuan Lang suspected the wrong person.
"Military Advisor, you said that my son was killed by the third princess?" When Liu Binglin heard the news, his vision went dark.
Che Mingyuan: "Master Liu, please take care of yourself. The Tianjin Navy still needs you to helm it."
Liu Binglin actually had suspicions in his heart for a long time, but he had no evidence.
How could his son, such a brave man, die at the hands of a woman?
"It must have been that vicious woman who did it."
There had been several times before when his son had fallen in love with a woman, and then Wang Xiangyi took the people from the princess's mansion to beat the woman to death.
After Zhou Qiwu found out, she was determined to protect her daughter and hastily covered up the matter. She was unwilling to let go of two women who were already six or seven months pregnant, and ended up killing two people.
"That mother and daughter are simply venomous snakes."
Che Mingyuan glanced at Liu Binglin and thought, he hasn’t said anything more infuriating yet.
"According to my investigation, Zhou Qiwu was responsible for the accidents of the second and third sons of the mansion."
Liu Binglin's eyes went dark, he could no longer bear the blow and fell forward.
Che Mingyuan hurriedly supported him.
"Master Liu, take care of yourself!"
"I didn't want to tell you such a cruel thing, because I really didn't want Master Liu to be kept in the dark."
"The crimes committed by Zhou Qiwu and her daughter must be made known to the world."
Liu Binglin held Che Mingyuan's hand tightly.
"Military Advisor, do you have any solid evidence? I want to see solid evidence."
Che Mingyuan sighed and hid his feelings from his old father Liu Binglin.
"have!"
Liu Binglin looked at the pages of charges and the signatures and seals. He became so angry that he spat out blood and fainted.
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After Shen Yuanxu received the letter, his hands shook and the letter fell to the ground.
His riding the wind...
It was the Wu family who ruined his Chengfeng.
"General, did you hear that there was a letter from the capital?" Hu Jinyu missed his children at home very much. When he heard from his servants that there was a letter from the capital, he immediately rushed over.
It was too late for Shen Yuanxu to hide it.
After reading the letter, Hu Jinyu stood there in a daze, and her hand holding the letter kept shaking.
"How come?"
"Why should the Shen family's reputation be exchanged for my son's marriage?"
Shen Yuanxu also felt pain in his heart, but as a man he had to take responsibility and could not show it.
"Your Majesty gave two choices, and my aunt wanted to choose the first one."
Hu Jinyu had already anticipated the answer, but still refused to accept it.
"What about you? What do you think?"
"When my family writes to us, they must be discussing it with us."
Seeing Hu Jinyu's anxious look, Shen Yuanxu knew that she was worried about her son.
Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to persuade his wife.
"The letter said that when this matter is forgotten by people, the Wu family girl will be married off to a distant place."
Hu Jinyu's tears rolled down, drop by drop, hitting the letter.
"Can't we choose the second option?"
Shen Yuanxu didn't want his wife to be sad, but he was more concerned about the overall situation.
"Jin Yu, if you don't want to, I will write back to the capital and ask the family to send the child back to us."
Hu Jinyu was in a daze.
Although she missed her children, her future was more important.
If they brought the child with them, not to mention the hardship of the place where they were stationed, after a long time, there would be no place for their family in the capital.
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