Chapter 134 What is this (Part 3)
As Yongzheng's personal bodyguard, Zhang Wei did not make a big fuss to capture the wanted criminal Huo Chong. Zhang Wei had received the order in front of Yongzheng before coming. Yongzheng did not care to explain the purpose and execution method clearly to his subordinates. Yongzheng even liked to explain things clearly. If he could not explain it clearly, the servants would have an excuse to shirk responsibility .
Zhang Wei was a well-trained servant who had been able to work under Prince Yong for so long. The fifty soldiers did not know that the purpose of this trip was to capture Huo Chong, but they only knew that the emperor had issued an order to Huo Chong. Including the people in Zibo County, they only knew that the emperor had issued an order, and many people even envied Huo Chong. They thought that Huo Chong was going to have a real job and become a real official.
Huo Chong himself never brags, but he can't stop others from talking about it. Everyone knows that Huo Chong has met the Fourteenth Master, and even the Fourth Master before he became emperor.
Zhang Wei was very surprised to see Huo Chong's headquarters. A few years ago, Zhang Wei was ordered to follow Huo Chong to Liujia Village in Zhangdian, Zichuan County. It was just an ordinary poor village, which could not be compared with the villages on the Hebei Plain.
In just a few years, Huo Chong had built such a large headquarters. These houses built with ordinary or even crude materials had dozens of rooms. The emperor said that Huo Chong was good at recruiting people, and these dozens of houses were occupied by people.
From the perspective of the use of the house, even a department in the capital does not have so many office rooms. It can be seen that the emperor is really right.
People from Zibo County came to ask, but they just said Huo Chong had gone out and was not there. As for where Huo Chong had gone, people here said they didn't know. Later, the county government sent people to inquire privately, and got the same answer.
Zhang Wei was even more certain that Huo Chong was a well-hidden person. A person recruited from a small county town could keep a secret, so the wealthy families in the capital were probably no more than that.
After looking around, Zhang Wei went back with his guards, but he didn't know that someone had already noticed their whereabouts.
Huo Chong was really not there. After the autumn harvest, Huo Chong went to Laoshan to visit Master Changsheng to discuss the contents of next year's business. Qian Qing was the one who stayed behind at this time. Qian Qing knew a little about Huo Chong's purpose. The court implemented a maritime ban, and Huo Chong thought that he might as well find a small island outside as a base and build some ships to travel back and forth.
Qian Qing was a little worried when so many people suddenly came. When she learned that people from the other side had come to check, Qian Qing became even more uneasy. At this time, the person in charge of getting information came back and reported, "Sister, I heard that the emperor has issued an order to give it to you, Mr.
The person who reported back asked . After so many years, the government offices in various places were infiltrated by Huo Chong and were no different from sieves. Even many petty officials said frankly when drinking, "We have to follow any county magistrate. We will follow Master Huo from now on. As long as Master Huo doesn't leave, we can all enjoy the good life."
Qian Qing's expression changed immediately. She knew she couldn't show it too much, so she forced a smile and said, "I see."
The brother who was asking for the news had never heard Huo Chong analyze Yongzheng, and really thought it was a good thing, and asked excitedly. Qian Qing tried his best to respond, so as not to let this guy feel that there was something wrong.
When Qian Qing was finally able to be alone, she felt extremely upset. Unable to resolve her emotions, Qian Qing simply followed the method Huo Chong had taught her, which was to find a way to make her body feel comfortable.
Drawing out the fine steel dagger for protection, Qian Qing performed several assassination techniques in the house.
Huo Chong had given Qian Qing a dagger made of iron and cloth since he was tied to Zhangdian by Huo Chong. From then on, Qian Qing always carried a self-defense weapon with him. The dagger became an iron dagger, an iron short sword, and a steel dagger. Huo Chong also taught Qian Qing how to use various weapons.
In addition to staying by Huo Chong's side, the only way Qian Qing could feel safe was to perform assassination techniques. Just as he was feeling somewhat calm, Lei Hu's voice rang out from outside, "Is Manager Qian here?"
Qian Qing put away the dagger, tidied herself up a bit before opening the door, and saw Lei Hu standing outside with a stern face. On normal days, Qian Qing would never let Lei Hu into her room. However, seeing Lei Hu's expression at this time, Qian Qing thought for a moment and let Lei Hu in.
As Lei Hu entered the room, a few more people came running in. Qian Qing saw that most people looked unhappy, so he asked everyone to come in. He also asked Li Tieniu, the "third uncle" from the security department, to guard the door.
"This is not a good thing!" Lei Hu said.
Qian Qing knew that this was not a good thing. Huo Chong had privately told Qian Qing about his encounter with Yongzheng and Yongzheng's characteristics. Even without these, the training content of the intermediate and advanced classes in recent days contained many courses and discussions on analyzing the court. Qian Qing knew very well why Huo Chong did this.
"Why?" asked Intelligence Director Wan Qian.
Qian Qing sneered, "Humph! Does Yongzheng need a reason to kill someone? He will kill you if he doesn't like you. Haven't you heard about Cai Ting's incident?"
Yongzheng was actually very straightforward in his work, and Huo Chong was very careful in collecting intelligence from the capital. Cai Ting became a case in point.
After hearing Qian Qing's example, everyone looked helpless.
Nian Gengyao once impeached Sichuan Governor Cai Ting for forcing his subordinate prefect Jiang Xingren to death. Cai Ting was dismissed from office and sentenced to death after trial. Nian Gengyao's confidant Wang Jinghao was able to serve as Sichuan Governor.
At this time, Yongzheng had secretly decided to attack Nian Gengyao. After Cai Ting was taken to Beijing, Yongzheng disagreed with the Ministry of Justice to imprison him, but summoned him instead. Cai Ting stated how he was framed for opposing Nian Gengyao while in office, and also reported various instances of Nian Gengyao's "corruption and violence".
Yongzheng then issued an edict saying: "Cai Ting was implicated by Nian Gengyao. If he is brought to justice, people will certainly think that I killed him because I listened to Nian Gengyao. This will allow Nian Gengyao to hold the power of the court." Therefore, Yongzheng not only did not punish Cai Ting, but also promoted him to the position of Zuodu Yushi, making him a powerful tool to deal with Nian Gengyao.
Lei Hu sighed, "It's no use saying this. What should we do next? If we can think of it, other brothers and sisters will be able to think of it sooner or later."
Qian Qing looked at everyone and said, "I'm going to say this now. I want to follow the master. You all know how the master treats you. If you are scared, leave now. The master will never blame you. If you want to stay and see how the situation goes, then don't say anything. Just wait quietly. Don't cause trouble. If you make trouble, I will never let you go."
Everyone just sighed, but couldn't decide whether to leave or not . However, Qian Qing suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it directly on the table. The sharp dagger frightened everyone, and they quickly looked at Qian Qing.
Qian Qing felt that there was nothing to be afraid of at this time, and said to everyone: "I will not say that the master has done any favors for you. Everyone knows that if I say so, the master will be angry. The master never thinks that you owe him. What I want to talk about now is my business. If there are people among us who are traitors and collude with the court to gain benefits, I will not say anything even if they go in with a red knife and come out with a white knife."
After hearing what Qian Qing said, everyone in the room knew that things were unlikely to turn out well. After a moment of silence, Wan Qian said in a trembling voice, "Sister, I don't want to leave, but I don't dare to stay here. Show me a place to hide."
Qian Qing put away the dagger and patted Wan Qian. Wan Qian shuddered but did not dare to move.
Qian Qing laughed and scolded this junior sister's reaction: "What are you afraid of? Do you still think I will hurt you?"
"I see you're very angry, sister." Wan Qian muttered.
Qian Qing answered quickly: "If you are afraid that things will get out of hand, then go to Mengyin County. Sir, you have set up a stronghold in Mengyin County. Even if thousands of government troops come to attack, they will never return!"
