After a quick lunch, Qingyan returned to the second courtyard with her father, brothers, and Yinzhen.
In the very center of the courtyard, those who had been dragged out were still kneeling. As the investigation deepened, Erlu discovered many foreign informants, mostly from neighboring countries.
Korea and other countries were originally vassal states, but who would have thought that they would dare to send so many people over? In Yinzhen's heart, none of these people could be forgiven.
"Father-in-law, what do you think we should do?" Yinzhen frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
Some of these informants were too easy to spot, and he always felt uneasy, as if he had missed something.
"Fourth Master, Saito and Eshuo are already being interrogated. We just need to wait patiently. At the very least, we must get them to tell us if there are any other spies in the Qing Dynasty." Fei Yanggu didn't have high hopes for these people, but getting more information from them would still be quite useful.
After all, they cannot exert pressure on vassal states without solid evidence.
If he could obtain evidence in places like North Korea, he wouldn't mind taking control of all those people.
"Father, I don't think those North Koreans look like they're from North Korea. Could they be from the area near North Korea?" Qingyan tried hard to recall the characteristics of North Koreans. She observed them carefully, and their eating habits and behavior didn't seem to be from that side.
Just now, Qingyan specially had lunch prepared, and those people ate while squatting on the ground, without touching the kimchi.
"Why?!" Fei Yanggu was stunned. Why was his daughter so sure?
“Father, the kimchi I prepared is made strictly according to the North Korean style; the kind closer to North Korea is spicier,” Qingyan said, looking at Fei Yanggu.
"Huh? There's a difference?" Fei Yanggu had also eaten those things and thought they were all the same.
There are probably not many differences in appearance, so why do they become different when it comes to Qingyan?
"Hehe, one is spicy, and the other is sweet." Qingyan smiled and waved to the people behind her.
Su Lan quickly brought out a tray with two small blue-and-white porcelain dishes on it, each containing two kinds of pickled vegetables.
Both Yinzhen and Fei Yanggu picked up the ivory hairpin and tried the two kinds of kimchi themselves, and sure enough, there was a certain difference in taste.
"You found out?" Yinzhen asked Qingyan.
The little girl always brings them unexpected joy; this tiny difference is so subtle that no one would notice it if they weren't paying attention.
“Of course, I pickled them myself.” Qingyan nodded. “Sisi, you like them spicy, and I like them sweet. Haven’t you noticed that I haven’t been using those kimchi with you?”
Yinzhen recalled briefly that Qingyan and he should have eaten from separate plates.
"Wait, what other loopholes do those people have?" Fei Yanggu asked Qingyan.
"Besides that, the barley tea they use is also different, and many of their dishes are different from those in Korea." Qingyan thought carefully and realized that these people must be subjects of the Qing Dynasty.
Fei Yanggu gave a bitter smile. The subjects of the Qing Dynasty could help a vassal state to deceive its master.
"Where are the ninjas?" Yinzhen observed the ninjas. They were all quite tall. For Fusang, these people were their trump cards. Why would they train an outsider?
She shook her head directly; she really didn't know much about the people over there.
Yinzhen rubbed his temples. Should he send someone to the Outer Court to inquire?
“Father, these ninjas aren’t from over there!” Saito said as he walked over.
He grabbed the men and took them to the inner chamber, where he stripped them of their clothes. Sure enough, their lower garments were the same as those worn by people from the Qing Dynasty, and did not resemble the trousers worn by people from Japan.
"Huh?!" Qingyan looked at Saito in confusion.
"The clothes aren't from over there!" Seto said vaguely, looking at his sister.
Yinzhen and Feiyanggu nodded, as they were already aware of what Saito had said. The people there were deeply ingrained with arrogance; even if their outer appearance changed, their inner nature would remain the same.
"Fine, you interrogate them yourselves. Make sure you find out their true identities!" Fei Yanggu felt this was a tricky matter.
They were all trapped, and none of them could get out.
These informants impersonated the people of the surrounding countries, but what they discovered was different from what they actually saw.
“Father, I don’t think these people will say anything!” Qingyan said, looking at Fei Yanggu.
“Father-in-law, Xiao Guai is right. If we could find out the truth, we wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble!” Yinzhen had a feeling that these people were probably disguised as assassins.
Saito also felt that Qingyan and the others were right. Right now, he couldn't deal with these people for fear of causing trouble for everyone.
"Big brother, what do you think we should do?" Qingyan looked at Saito, who at least had experience dealing with these people.
"Little darling, you must listen to your big brother and take control of the businesses in these two places first!" After thinking for a long time, Saito decided not to let Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion handle the businesses in these two places.
Qingyan was taken aback. Many merchants from these two places were already staying at the Yuelai Inn. Were they really merchants?
"I understand!" Qingyan nodded and quickly waved his hand, instructing Sulan to notify all the managers of Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion to detain the merchants in those two places and stop all business, including shipping goods.
Fei Yanggu looked at his children strangely, wondering why they weren't even going to earn money from them anymore.
"Father, you and His Majesty should submit a memorial requesting that His Majesty personally send people to investigate the identities of these merchants one by one. Those who are pushed out are likely cannon fodder." Saito worriedly said that none of them knew any useful information; these people were completely unaware of any news.
If we could control those merchants and get more information from them, it might be a good thing.
"Could it be... that those merchants are also problematic?" Fei Yanggu was no longer sure. If those merchants had left with their goods, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.
etc!
Qingyan suddenly understood what Saito meant: the goods contained useful information that was being continuously transmitted back to those two places.
At this moment, Qingyan was really annoyed; these people were far too arrogant.
“Even the immigrants living in the two places of the Qing Dynasty must be investigated!” Yinzhen added.
In an instant, everyone had planned out all the targets to be investigated. However, with so many people and so little time, they were all unsure whether they could complete the task.
“Yes!” Fei Yanggu finally made the decision and got up to write a letter to Emperor Kangxi.
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