Fan Xian didn't know what was going on inside the Ming family. To him, the Ming family was like a rock. He wanted to crush it, but he couldn't crush it for the time being. Anyway, he had the patience, so there was nothing urgent about fishing.
This day he came to the Suzhou branch of Baoyue Building. The business in the building has picked up. The girls upstairs and downstairs are busy picking up customers. A figure quietly went up to the top floor.
Opening the window and looking out, he saw a lot of migrant workers digging mud to expand the lake by the side of the thin lake in the rear. To expand a lake, the money and labor needed are not a small amount. He couldn't help sighing: " is it necessary?"
Shi Chanli smiled and said: "According to my lord, I sent the plan and layout of the semicolon to the north in a hurry, and I replied the day before yesterday. The second young master means that the lake is too small and the terrain is not wide enough. You will feel a little cramped, so you might as well make a big effort to dig the lake a few hundred meters in front... "
Fan Xian smiled wryly. Sizhe, who was far away in Northern Qi, still couldn't forget Baoyue Tower. He only had to say a word for such a big project, but he had to mobilize a lot of hands to do it.
"It has sound and taste, and is it not afraid of affecting business?"
"It's surrounded by green cloth, and the guests in the building generally don't notice that side. Although the business is good now, if you want to dig the lake, you have to dig it at this time... Otherwise, the business is the best when the spring is strong and the summer solstice. Then It’s not convenient to dig anymore.”
Fan Xian nodded and didn't say anything. He trusted his younger brother's business vision. He came to Baoyuelou today mainly to inquire about some news. He looked at the file sent by his subordinates, and frowned: "Where did the chief steward of the Ming family escape to?"
The big housekeeper of the Ming family and the housekeeper Fan Xian fought in Danzhou when he was a child have the same surname, Zhou. This person is not simple. He has been the confidant of the old lady Ming for so many years, and is in charge of managing the mysterious Junshan Club. accounts. After Xia Qifei was assassinated by the Junshan Society in front of the Jiangnan residence, the Overwatch Council began to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the housekeeper, and was always ready to arrest him secretly, hoping to obtain some key information from that person.
But that steward Zhou seemed to have disappeared within a day, and no longer appeared in any of the Ming family's properties. I don't know if the officials on Jiangnan Road were helping to hide it or what. No trace of the other party's whereabouts was found.
Deng Ziyue came in from outside the room, and told Fan Xian about Fourth Master Ming being arrested and taken to the Suzhou Mansion. He frowned when he heard the adults ask about Butler Zhou's whereabouts. He was in charge of this matter, so much He felt ashamed that he hadn't made any progress in the day.
He frowned and shook his head, and after thinking for a while, he said, "If it wasn't already wiped out by the Ming family, it should be..."
"There is a very high possibility that the other party will hide in the Ming Garden openly." Fan Xian knew that if he really wanted to hide the accountant from the Junshan Society, hiding in the Ming Garden would be the most risky and safest way. Way, he couldn't help laughing: "Could it be that you really want to enter the Ming Garden to take people?"
Deng Ziyue smiled wryly and said: "There is no real evidence, how can you enter the Ming Garden to take someone, the other party is also a person with a hereditary title, and the matter is too serious, the governor will definitely be forced to open his mouth to put pressure on him."
Fan Xian sighed, feeling that this matter had gradually become less interesting, he waved his hand and said, "You can't catch people by breaking in, and it's hard to explain in front of Xue Qing. If you confirm that there are people inside, you can try to be brutal."
"I just can't confirm it." Deng Ziyue said helplessly.
The two were gossiping when suddenly a spy from the Overwatch Council knocked on the door cautiously outside. Deng Ziyue glanced at Fan Xian, walked out the door and said something in a low voice, his face immediately became serious. After exhorting a few more words in a low voice, he hurriedly turned around and whispered into Fan Xian's ear:
"There is news on the island."
Fan Xian lifted his spirits. That goddamn pirate pier had been quiet for so long. He almost thought that he would never be able to use that small island to deal with the Ming family. Hearing the news, he said with great interest, "Tell me."
Deng Ziyue glanced at him again, and said cautiously: "The people on the island... are all dead, all dead."
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snap! Fan Xian slapped the coffee table next to him expressionlessly. The coffee table was not broken, and the tea bowl was not broken, but this palm clearly expressed his resentment and unwillingness. The Ming family's attack was really ruthless and clean. Said: "What about our people?"
The Overwatch Council has spies on the island, and Fan Xian is worried about his life or death.
Deng Ziyue said: "It's good luck, he survived, and the Quanzhou side touched the island and just picked him up."
Fan Xian's expression darkened: "What's his name?"
"Young baby."
"Where is the person?"
"I just arrived in Suzhou, and I'm recuperating in a dark apartment."
"Walk."
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Qingwa felt that she was dreaming, and she had been dreaming these days. When the island was besieged by officers and soldiers, he was the only one who survived. Surrounded by skuas all over the sky and dead bodies all over the ground, he tried to find the way of life left by the leader, to go to that hidden cove, Find a ship and go to sea.
But I didn't expect that the Ming family's silence was so extreme that all the ships on the island were destroyed, and even the three-sail fast boats hidden by the pirate leaders were sunk to the bottom of the water.
Looking at the sails that had been soaked and changed color in the water, Qingwa felt a little desperate. The island is isolated overseas. If the Quanzhou side finds that things have changed, it will take a long time to take the risk and send people to the island again. And these days, I am alone on the island without water and food. Can I survive
The secret agents of the Second Office and the Fourth Office of the Overwatch Council had to undergo very rigorous field survival training and intelligence collection training from the moment they were admitted to the hospital. So survived.
There is no water on the island, but fortunately it rained.
There are no wild animals on the island, but there are corpses... there are skuas eating corpses, and fish and mussels in the sea, so he still survived strong and disgusting.
At last, colleagues from Quanzhou ventured to the island again, and Qingwa, who had become extremely weak, was finally carried onto the boat.
The ship drifted back to the mainland.
Qingwa was finally able to sleep well.
But in his sleep, thinking of those waterfowls he ate, those water islands might have those rotten human flesh in their stomachs... Qingwa still couldn't help having nightmares.
He slept for a long time, from Quanzhou to Suzhou, and when he woke up, he found a young and handsome official in front of him looking at him with admiration and pity.
The Overwatch Council official next to him reminded, "It's Mr. Tisi."
Master Tess? Qingwa was startled, struggled and remembered to salute.
Fan Xian quickly stopped him on the bed, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at this version of Robinson Robinson of the Qing Dynasty, with a sigh and admiration in his heart. Political struggle is not a dinner party, it is a game of life and death, but it is often the lower-level officials who need to be sacrificed.
Fan Xian took out the pills and fed him, and used gold needles to activate his blood. After careful diagnosis and treatment for a long time, he confirmed that there would not be too many sequelae. The other party had enough energy to speak, and then began to ask questions.
During the conversation, Fan Xian obtained a lot of useful information, many of which had not been sent back to shore in time, such as the connection between the pirate leader and Aunt Ming Lanshi.
He said indifferently: "No wonder that aunt would suddenly go back to her hometown to visit her relatives. I'm afraid she has already sunk into the river to feed the bastard... married a bastard, and finally had to feed the bastard. She is also a poor person. Ziyue, send someone to go immediately I want to see how Ming Lanshi plans to explain the case in that aunt's hometown."
Qingwa also saved a letter through untold hardships, which is also very solid evidence. Although the Ming family can still deny it, they can always make something out of it.
"Do you have any judgment on the officers and soldiers on the island?"
Fan Xian stared at Qingwa's eyes and asked. Although he knew that it was not easy for the other party to survive on the island, and he was extremely weak after going on land and traveling long distances, but he had no choice but to ask clearly, because this fact stuck in his heart like a thorn , making him very vigilant.
That team of sailors was obviously assisted by the Ming family, and naturally it was also sent by the eldest princess. Fan Xian really wanted to know who in the military was on the side of the eldest princess. His Majesty the emperor must be very grateful for this matter. interest.
It couldn't be Yan Xiaoyi. Although Yan Xiaoyi was the superintendent of the Qing Dynasty to conquer Peking University with a super strong status at the ninth rank, his military strength has been under the strict watch of the Overwatch Council. Fan Xian knew that Yan Xiaoyi had no strength in the navy what strength.
"The Quanzhou navy was the strongest water force in the imperial court back then." Deng Ziyue glanced at Fan Xian and said softly: "But after the Ye family incident, in order to eliminate the influence of the Ye family in the Quanzhou navy, the imperial court sent the Quanzhou navy to It was abolished into three, and now the nominal commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Navy is in Shazhou. Your Excellency should also meet the officials in Shazhou, and go from Shazhou to Haideng Island to kill people... The journey is too far away, and the voyage is all in Dajiang Above, it is very easy to reveal the traces, and according to the subordinates, it should not be them."
Fan Xian nodded, without any emotional fluctuations because of the word Ye family, and turned to look at Qingwa.
The young boy on the bed had white blisters on his lips. He was also trying to think back to the officers and soldiers who landed on the island that night. He knew that this matter was very important, and it would allow the courtyard to judge who the forces who dared to work together with the pirates were.
He said with great difficulty: "When the official ship landed on the island, it was just before dawn. There are many reefs around the island. Under such a dark sky, it should be a professional sailor, not someone who borrowed a boat. The officers and soldiers on the shore... the subordinate once saw the face of an officer and soldier clearly, and judging from his facial contours, he should be from the north."
Fan Xian frowned: "Could it be the navy of Dongyi City?"
Qingwa shook her head with difficulty, and said: "They occasionally speak, not with a Dongyi accent."
Fan Xian looked at Deng Ziyue, and saw the uneasiness in each other's hearts. The three major naval divisions of the Qing Dynasty, the Jiaozhou Navy in the north, was stationed near Shandong Road, and had strong strength. The strength that the eldest princess has in the army seems to be much stronger than what people like herself had imagined before.
In Fan Xian's mind, since the emperor has always been stingy about allowing himself a little bit of military power, and has always been so confident and obsessive, he believes that most of the Qing army's power is under the emperor's control. Under such a premise, Fan Xian will have more confidence in doing things. Now it is suddenly discovered that the assessment of the strength of the eldest princess and the princes has improved by leaps and bounds. How can Fan Xian not be vigilant
The Ye family will gradually turn to the Second Highness, and recruit Yan Xiaoyi, the governor of Peking University... Now there is another sailor!
"Who is the Jiaozhou Navy?" Fan Xian asked with a frown.
Deng Ziyue lowered his voice and said: "The admiral of the navy is a first-rank military general. Naturally, he doesn't need to be ordered by Yan Xiaoyi. He has never felt any inclinations in him. After all, this person is from the Qin family, but he has a relationship with Ye Zhong's family. good."
Fan Xian clenched his fist lightly, shook his head and didn't say anything else. He looked at the tired young baby on the bed, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "Heal your wound well, and follow me to do things after you recover."
He admired this young Overwatch Council official who was able to lurk on the pirate island and survived in the end. Such an outstanding talent should become his confidant.
Qingwa was taken aback, she didn't expect that she would have such good luck after narrowly escaped death, she froze on the bed for a while, not knowing what to say. It wasn't until Fan Xian led the members of the Qi Nian team out of the room that the officials from the Inspection Department of the Overwatch Council stationed in Quanzhou smiled and congratulated him, that he woke up and knew that he had finally made his mark... The nightmare finally woke up.
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Fan Xian was a little annoyed. What he encountered today was all bad news. It seemed that he had to send the hospital newspaper back to the capital as soon as possible, so that Lao Chen could be more energetic. Don't always stay in Chen's garden looking at beauties... Your successor has problems Well, you have to figure it out, don't you
"My lord, there is good news."
While Fan Xian was complaining about his bad luck today, Deng Ziyue suppressed a trace of joy and respectfully reported.
"what news?"
"The accountant of the Junshan Society... has found his whereabouts."
"Where?"
"My lord is wise, the news is true, that person is in...Mingyuan."
Fan Xian hehe sighed: "Finally something to do."