Chapter 134 Waste Recycling
After hearing this, Duke Cheng looked up at his eldest son, his eyes full of relief.
"I am most relieved when you do the job."
A few days later, Chen Muze brought his brother to visit Li Yueyao.
Li Yueyao looked at Chen Muzhe and nodded.
"Well, the prince looks good. Your mother is finally worried about it."
Chen Mu smiled and said, "Grandma, you are so kind. Mother has always been strict in teaching us.
But my grandfather died early, and my father was worried that my grandmother would feel lonely, so he raised my second brother in her care.
It is said that the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of an old lady.
So, after all, my younger brother has become spoiled.”
Li Yueyao listened to Chen Muze's gentle and humble answer, smiled, turned to look at Chen Shize who was lowering his head like a quail, and said:
"Come forward."
Chen Shize took two steps forward hesitantly.
"You guys hang out together every day, who's your leader?"
Chen Shize didn't expect that this was the question, so he looked up at Li Yueyao.
"Um... well... so..."
Chen Shize was speechless for a long time, but Li Yueyao knew what he was talking about the moment she saw it.
"Do they all listen to you?" Li Yueyao asked.
Chen Shize nodded imperceptibly.
"Since you have killed the spy and cut off my clues, you must find new ones for me."
After hearing this, Chen Shize looked up at Li Yueyao in surprise.
“This time I am sending you to the camp outside the capital for another purpose.
If you can do it well, you will be forgiven.
If you do not do your job well and cause trouble, I will punish each of you with fifty military sticks and exile you to the border of the Western Regions for fifteen years.
You are not allowed to return to Beijing within fifteen years."
When Chen Shize heard this, he groaned inwardly.
The military stick doesn’t matter, you can just recover after getting hurt.
Not being able to return to Beijing for fifteen years is like asking for death.
My gentle place...
My Misty Rain Tower...
My dearest, Lianlian, Yingying, Cuicui, smoke and clouds, mist and rain...
Then he turned to look at his brother.
Chen Mu didn't even glance at him.
Li Yueyao frowned and said coldly: "Can you do it?
If you can't do it, tell me as soon as possible and I'll send you straight to the border."
Chen Shize saw that he was in a difficult situation and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said:
"I will follow my great-aunt's orders."
"On the day the weapons depot exploded, all nine gates of the capital were under martial law. A man claimed to be a servant in Gao Hongchen's mansion.
He left the city through the Suzaku Gate carrying a secret letter with the signatures of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Treasury, as well as Gao Hongchen's badge.
The man said at the time that the secret letter was sent to the Beijing camp.
Therefore, I suspect there is something wrong with the Jingjiao Camp."
After hearing this, Chen Shize seemed to understand.
"Grandma, do you want me to check whether this person is in the camp outside the capital?"
“We’ve already sent people to check, and they’re not in the camp outside Beijing.
The purpose of your visit this time is to check if there are any Nanli spies in the camp outside the capital."
Chen Shize listened and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Grandaunt... I... our identities... might be a hindrance. Many people there know us."
Li Yueyao said: "Aren't you known as the biggest playboy in the capital?
Eating, drinking, having fun, and winning people's hearts, you still want me to teach you these!"
Chen Shize heard this and a smile appeared on his face:
"Oh... My great aunt wants me to win over key people and test their strengths."
"The general guarding the camp outside the capital and his two lieutenants are to conduct a focused observation. Can they do this?"
Chen Shize laughed and said, "I'm good at this, don't worry, Grandma.
I will investigate every general who can enter the tent to discuss matters."
Li Yueyao glared at him and said, "If you reveal any clues and get noticed, and spread false information, watch out for your head."
Chen Shize said, "Don't worry, Grandma. I'm only good at these things. No one will notice."
"That's good, take those three with you and go there tomorrow."
Chen Muzhe brought Chen Shizhe back home and hurriedly took him into the study.
Chen Mu thought the matter was of great importance, so he did not tell his parents. Instead, he personally retrieved the files of all the relevant personnel from the Beijing Suburban Camp.
He asked Chen Shizhe to intensify his research and study, and explained to him the likes and weaknesses of these people one by one.
Chen Shize studied very hard and memorized everything in a short while.
Only then did Chen Muzhe realize that his younger brother was actually very smart, but he had not used his intelligence in the right place before.
Finally, he told his brother: "When you invite others to drink, you must not get drunk yourself. You need to keep a clear head.
Otherwise, if you're drunk, it'll be easy for people to trick you into revealing things."
Chen Shize nodded and said, "Brother, go get me some hangover pills and detoxification pills. I'll carry them with me."
The two chatted for a long time before separating.
On the second day, the four young dandies packed up their things and went to the camp outside Beijing together.
On the way, only Chen Shize had a smile on his face, while the other three looked as if they had lost their parents.
"Hey...Brother Shi Ze, why do you look so happy?" Zheng Lin asked when he saw this.
Chen Shize, holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, said nonchalantly:
"My brother took me to the Grand Princess of Jinyang to plead guilty. I behaved well, and my great aunt saw that I was smart, so she gave me a new mission.
If this thing succeeds, we brothers will be able to make a name for ourselves.
Let’s see who will say we are uneducated and unskilled again.”
Zheng Lin became interested when he heard this, and patted Chen Shize on the shoulder and said:
"Old Chen, you're quite capable. Tell me quickly. What good jobs have you found for us brothers with the Grand Princess?"
Chen Shize recounted the story in this way.
Zheng Lin was a very smart guy. After hearing this, he touched his chin and said:
"This group of Nanli spies has indeed caused unrest in the capital. Besides, we have ruined the Grand Princess's plans, so we should help catch them.
So the four of us will divide the work."
The four of them gathered together to discuss the matter.
After discussing for a long time, the four of them changed their previous dejection and headed towards the camp outside the city with great interest.
…
Inside the city, the brothers Huai Xiujing and Huai Xiucheng are working hard to find clues about the Nanli people.
"General, we have found clues about that person in Congzhengfang." The person from Jinwu Guard reported.
"Come on, lead the way."
The group rushed to Congzhengfang, turned south, and walked straight to the vicinity of Baihu Gate.
In a remote alley, there is an earth-yellow wall, a dilapidated door panel, and an inconspicuous courtyard.
The courtyard was already full of Jinwu Guards.
Seeing the two men coming, he stepped forward and reported:
"General, there should be more than one person living in this yard.
The east and west sides of the main house appear to be occupied.
And the tea in the west room is still warm, so someone must have left not long ago."
Huai Xiucheng followed him into the house to investigate.
Huai Xiujing stood in the yard and looked around.
Huai Xiucheng came out very quickly.
"Please investigate carefully here and see if anyone came to pass on information before or after the incident."
"Yes."
The Jinwu Guards responded.
Huai Xiucheng turned around and saw Huai Xiujing looking at the White Tiger Gate not far away.
I also looked over there. I couldn't see the faces of the soldiers guarding the city gate clearly, but I could roughly make out their clothes.
"What? Have you found anything?" Huai Xiucheng asked.
"Brother, this place is so close to the White Tiger Gate. I want to ask the guards on the city wall. Maybe we can find something."
Huai Xiucheng listened to his brother's answer and nodded.
He waved to the people behind him, and someone came to Baihu Gate to investigate.
Huai Xiujing checked the jujube tree at the door again, but found nothing.
After a while, the explorer came back and reported: "The guards on the city wall said that they found nothing."
Huai Xiujing frowned after hearing this and stared at the city gate tower for a long time.
"No, the White Tiger Gate is high up, directly opposite this place. If he's a spy, why would he choose such a place?"
After hearing what his brother said, Huai Xiucheng touched his chin and said:
"Yes, this place is not a suitable place to hide."
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