This guy Ding Rong can be said to be cunning. Although Wang Zhi and Tang Fan's private summaries were not disclosed to him, as someone close to Wang Zhi, it is impossible for him not to notice any movement and wind.
According to the people in Wang's house, Wang Zhi just left on the front foot this morning, and Ding Rong left on the back foot.
Before he left, he told the people in Wang Mansion that he would go out to help the official business and come back later, and also explained that the servants should not be lazy. It can be seen that he was prepared and calm.
Everyone knows that Ding Rong is a close friend of Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi has a suspicious personality, and there are not many people who can fully gain his trust. Ding Rong brought from the capital is one of them.
So no one noticed the abnormality at that time, let alone thought of Ding Rong's departure, and would not come back directly.
You must know that when Ding Rong left, he didn't even take half of his luggage with him.
Of course, when Wang Zhi asked people to search his house later, he found that the silver taels and bank notes were gone.
To say that Eunuch Wang was holding a fire in his heart, it would undoubtedly be Ding Rong's betrayal.
Ding Rong's disappearance was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and he vented all his anger on the pawnshop owner of Shopkeeper Jin.
When Tang Fan and the others came back, they were greeted by the pawn shop owner who was tortured to death.
However, this time it is not that there is no gain, on the contrary, the gain is quite large.
Shopkeeper Jin had long since identified that his pawnshop owner had another identity as the deputy altar master of the White Lotus Sect.
From the mouth of the deputy altar master, Wang Zhi learned that there are not many branches of the White Lotus Sect in the country, and even less after the continuous suppression by the government.
Today, there is only this altar left in Shanxi, and the owner of the altar is Ding Rong.
When Tang Fan and the others came back, Wang Zhi had already been interrogated many times, and Wang's house was all overturned by him from top to bottom. Those who were very close to Ding Rongguo were all taken care of by him.
If there are suspicions among these people, it is conceivable that with Wang Zhi's personality that hates traitors, it is absolutely impossible to let them go.
However, after hearing the news, Tang Fan had more questions in his heart: "Ding Rong came to Datong with you more than two years ago, could it be that he had already colluded with the White Lotus Sect before he came here. ?"
Wang Zhi said lightly: "The deputy altar master said that Ding Rong was promoted to be the new altar master after he came to Datong, and he was the altar master before that. As for the capital, the other party is not very clear, only that the general The altar places a lot of importance on him. I guess he has had something to do with the White Lotus Sect before he came to Datong. If this is the case, things will be more complicated."
Tang Fan: "Where is the main altar they speak of? Who is the big leader?"
Wang Zhi: "The deputy altar owner said that he has never seen a big dragon, but if he can find someone, he must know."
Tang Fan: "Who?"
Wang Zhi: "Li Zilong."
Tang Fan and Sui Zhou looked at each other, and both of them were slightly moved.
This is not the first time they have heard the name of Li Zilong Li Daochang, and it is almost like thunder. Even Wang Zhi first made his fortune by cracking Li Zilong's case.
As for Li Man, who had stumbled upon them many times, it is said that he also learned a few tricks from Li Zilong, so he was able to use the disguise illusion in the capital to cheat with his son and deceive Tang Fan and the others.
Tang Fan said: "Yes, that Jiu Niangzi told me back then that Li Zilong didn't die at all. But then again, he was obviously sentenced to be executed, but he still managed to escape. , I definitely don't believe it, the only possibility is that someone is helping him, and this person must be hidden very deeply, and he must have the ability to reach the sky, who would this person be? Wantong? Or Shang Ming?"
Wang Zhi said: "After Li Zilong escaped from the capital, he fled here, and even managed to get out of the customs. Now he is getting along with the Tartars like a duck, and he is also regarded as a national teacher."
Tang Fan thought it was a bit funny: "Tatars regard a Central Plains person as a national teacher?"
Wang Zhi pouted: "Don't underestimate that Li Zilong, when the demon fox case happened, you were not there, so you didn't know it. At that time, when you were on the ground in the morning, a huge demon fox suddenly appeared in the palace, and many people saw it on the spot. , Your Majesty has seen it with my own eyes, otherwise I would not have allowed me to set up a western factory to investigate this case. Even if all his tricks are deceptive, it shows that his tricks have been superb. Besides, the Tartars have always claimed to be The descendants of the former Yuan royal family, think that Kublai Khan once took Qiu Chuji as the national teacher, and Li Zilong can coax the Tartars to believe him, which is also his ability."
Tang Fan smiled and said, "That's right, I underestimate Li Daochang. The White Lotus Sect's thief is immortal, and he has been thinking about rebelling. The Tartars are even more ambitious. The two hit it off and use each other, which makes sense."
Wang Zhi frowned: "Let's ignore Li Zilong's affairs for the time being. The problem now is that the matter over Weining Haizi has not yet been resolved. If the Ming army goes to Weining Haizi and an accident happens, then there is no need to fight that battle, and it will be all over in the future. Guarding Datong City, the enemy will defend the city as soon as they come, and they can retreat calmly when they see the situation is not good, and they can't deal any blow to them at all. , I can't ask about Weining Haizi from him."
Tang Fan: "That's a coincidence!"
Wang Zhi: "What?"
Tang Fan smiled and said nothing, looking at Suizhou.
Suizhou said: "The Shen Gui we brought back has been to Weining Haizi."
Wang Zhi: "Is this true?"
Sui Zhou hummed, then stopped talking.
To put it bluntly, he was still brooding about the last time Eunuch Wang beat Tang Fan, and he didn't bother to talk to Wang Zhiduo at all.
Seeing that he had no intention of explaining much, Tang Fan had to take his words and said, "Shen Gui once took someone out of the customs to do business with the Tartars, and was invited by Li Zilong to the Tartar court. He once heard Li Zilong say that to do it in Haizi, Weining, it would make it difficult for the Ming army to advance and help the Tatars achieve great things. So he guessed that when Weining Haizi went to the vicinity of Manhan Mountain, it is likely that there was a formation created by Li Zilong. , that's why those weird things happen."
This is indeed good news, Wang Zhi's eyes flashed: "His words are credible?"
Tang Fan said: "Because we arrested his young and old, he will answer any questions he has. On the way here, I asked a lot of questions, but the specifics will have to wait for you to ask. But if what he said is true, We have to go to Weining Haizi to check it out in person, if we can crack the formation, the matter will naturally be solved."
Wang Zhi couldn't wait for a moment, he immediately got up and walked out: "I'm going to personally examine Shen Gui!"
Tang Fan hurriedly said, "Don't break him, he still has great use."
Wang Zhi returned with a sinister smile.
Tang Fan raised his forehead and said to Suizhou, "Would you like to go take a look?"
Now the key person here, Ding Rong, ran away, and Sister Xing didn't know it. Shopkeeper Jin was only a low-level gangster, and the information he could provide was limited, and the deputy altar master was also dug by Wang Zhi, and the only useful thing was Yes, this is Shen Gui.
Tang Fan was really afraid that Wang Zhi would vent on Shen Gui that he couldn't find Ding Rong, and accidentally kill someone.
Suizhou agreed, got up and walked out.
Tang Fan's stomach growled, and he touched his stomach, only to realize that they had been running around all day, and they didn't even have dinner, so he didn't consider himself an outsider.
The servants of Wang's house are familiar with this Master Tang, and they were rectified by Wang Zhi only once today. After receiving Tang Fan's request, they hurriedly rectified a table of dishes, and it was far beyond expectations. Tang Fan's original Thinking that just one bowl of chicken soup wontons would be enough, but they made eight dishes and one soup directly, which was amazingly rich.
Not only that, the servant of Wang Mansion also smiled at Tang Fan and said, "Master Tang, see if this is enough, let the cook on it!"
Tang Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Enough, go and see what your master and Sui Zhenfu are doing, and let them come and use it together."
There is no torture chamber in the eunuch's mansion, but this is not difficult for Wang Zhi, as long as he wants, any place can be turned into a torture chamber, but with Suizhou there, he probably won't be too hard on Shen Gui.
Tang Fan thought so, but he couldn't wait for anyone. Seeing the table full of dishes dangling in front of him with all his might, each dish seemed to say "Come and eat me", he finally I couldn't help but secretly took a jade shrimp ring with my chopsticks and put it into my mouth.
I don't know if it was because the chef of Wangfu was so good, or if he was just too hungry, he couldn't stop eating and ate most of the whole plate of jade shrimp rings.
Looking at the ten shrimps that were neatly lined up on the plate, now there are only two lonely ones left. Master Tang couldn't help but feel a little guilty. The plate was hidden to the side, thinking that seven dishes and one soup should be enough.
After a while, someone finally came back from outside, and Tang Fan saw that it was a servant of Wang's mansion who was rolling and crawling.
"Sir, go take a look! Duke Wang and Lord Sui are fighting!" The servants of the Wang residence panted.
"Ah? Take me there!" Tang Fan got up abruptly, followed the other party through the courtyard and the promenade, and came to the side courtyard next door.
The sound was heard before anyone saw it, and he had just turned around the corner, and before he could see the figure, Tang Fan had already heard the sound of a tiger and a tiger, fists and feet facing each other.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Pang Qi and the others surrounded by the door and a few servants of Wang Mansion, stretching his neck and looking in.
As for the objects to watch, it is naturally Wang Zhi and Sui Zhou.
The side courtyard in front of me is not very spacious, and there is a lotus pond bonsai in the middle, but this does not affect the confrontation between the two masters at all.
The two of them fought very fast, and every move and every style was punched to the flesh, and there was no suspicion of letting go of water.
Tang Fan looked at this fast and accurate scene, and almost thought that there was some deep hatred between them.
There is no doubt about Suizhou's skill. The most essential duty of Jinyiwei is to protect the emperor. If he is qualified to protect the emperor, he is naturally the top expert in the world. After a lot of things, these skills are not frivolous, but all the essences tempered from danger. Tang Fan, who lived and died together with him, naturally knows this best.
But Wang Zhi is not easy to get along with. If it is said that he was slightly inferior to Suizhou before he left Beijing, then during the two years of personally leading troops with Wang Yue on the expedition, he has also exercised a lot of practical skills. With experience, he also brought the murderous aura honed on the battlefield.
The two were like a wolf and a tiger, fighting and killing each other, but they did not relax, staring closely at each other's weaknesses and empty doors, and for a while, the battle was inextricable. People are fascinated and addicted.
Tang Fan also saw at this time that the two were fighting hand-to-hand, and there was more to learn from each other. Even if the shot was ruthless, the other party might not suffer a loss, so he didn't interrupt, and stood by the same side as Pang Qi and the others. Look.
At this time, there was a sudden cry from the closed door behind Sui Zhou and Wang Zhi: "I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, please forgive me, I really didn't lie, if you don't believe me, I'll take you there!"
Shen Gui's voice
Tang Fan was stunned at first, then saw Wang Zhi shake his head slightly, and was immediately punched in the shoulder.
Immediately, he stepped back ten steps back and forth before stopping his retreat.
How could it be possible to be distracted for a moment by a master, even if it was only a slight difference, Wang Zhi was immediately seized by Sui Zhou as an opportunity.
The punch was probably not light, Wang Zhi covered his shoulders and bared his teeth, while sneering at the expressionless Sui Zhou: "This punch is what I owe Tang Mao Mao last time, don't think I lost to you. , come back next time!"
Tang Fan: "..."
Suizhou: "..."
Tang Fan held his forehead: "Wait, why do you know my nickname?"
Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Want to know?"
Tang Fan: "...Yes."
Wang Zhi: "I won't tell you."
Tang Fan: "..."
Wang Zhi squeezed his fist and grinned and was about to go inside: "Mother, this turtle grandson suddenly screamed and made me lose a game. Don't think about it tonight!"
Tang Fan hurriedly stopped him: "Eat first, eat first, then talk about it! I know you're so angry, you're almost vented after this fight?"
Wang Zhi: "No, he was punched, and now he is even more angry."
Tang Fan: "..."
He dragged his life, and finally brought Eunuch Wang back to the dining room for dinner.
As soon as he saw the seven dishes and one soup on the table, Wang Zhi snorted: "They always served nine dishes before, why have the rules changed today?"
Tang Fan twitched the corners of his mouth: "Aren't you busy all day long, why do you pay attention to such details?"
Wang Zhi frowned: "Because ninety-nine returns to one, it is enough to be complete. When there are guests, I will let them go to nine. It seems that Ding Rong's matter has not taught them a lesson, and they are getting tired and lazy!"
Tang Fan used a cough to hide his guilty conscience: "Don't blame them, I made them go up to eight, and the meaning of eight is also very good!"
Even after killing Master Tang, he couldn't tell the fact that the dish was eaten up in advance by himself, but what was the difference? As long as Eunuch Wang had a whim and asked the cook to ask, he would know everything.
Fortunately, Eunuch Wang didn't intend to be serious about such trivial matters, and Master Tang's face was temporarily saved.
At the dinner table, the three discussed the matter of Weining Haizi.
Wang Zhidao said, "Now that it's gone, we have to go to Weining Haizi anyway. Since Shen Gui is willing to lead the way, let him go."
Tang Fan pondered for a moment: "I don't know whether what Shen Gui said is true or false, and it needs to be discussed. It cannot be used as evidence. If he plays any tricks, everyone will be in danger."
Wang Zhi said: "If you drag it on, it will not only be useless, but you will also have a lot of dreams. Whether what he said is true or false, it is worth a try. I plan to go there in person."
Tang Fan was surprised: "You're gone, who will sit in Datong?"
Wang Zhi said leisurely: "Isn't there Guo Tang and you?"
Tang Fan was powerless: "Stop joking."
Eunuch Wang picked up a chopstick and put the hibiscus duck in his mouth, and then told them the truth: "Okay, in fact, Wang Yue has never left Datong."
Tang Fan was a little surprised, but thinking about it, it actually made sense.
The quarrel between Wang Zhi and Wang Yue was originally a good show planned by them, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, deceive Guo Tang, and deceive the inner responders. Now the trick of the suspect has really worked. Jumping up and down, even the inner thief couldn't help but come out and start his own news line to pass information out, but they were defeated one by one by Tang Fan, and they couldn't be defeated.
Now that the matter has been resolved and the thief has been caught, Wang Yue should naturally appear, otherwise the coach will not be in the city for a long time, and it will also have an impact on the morale of the army.
Wang Zhidao: "When Wang Yue appears, I can go to trace Weining Haizi. Sooner or later, Ding Rong's matter will be exposed. Everyone knows that he was my confidant before. Fa explained, before I can go back, Guo Tong will definitely be impatient to sue me."
Indeed, if Ding Rong's matter cannot be resolved, it will leave Wang Zhi with serious troubles. His confidants are Tartars' inner responders, so what is your Datong eunuch guarding? Could it be that he has been secretly communicating with the Tatars? How did the good news that the court has repeatedly received come from? Is it a good show that you co-starred with the Tartars
The people of Wan Dang have long disliked Wang Zhi, and it is hard to say that they will not take this opportunity to put a shit pot on his head. Wang Zhi's holy family is gradually getting worse. If he comes again, it will be bad for his political career. Definitely a heavy blow.
Tang Fan said, "I'll go with you."
"You?" Wang Zhi was a little surprised, this is not a good job. Judging from the previous experiences of the Ming army, it is basically a nine-death life, and there is no return. When someone is called, he may try his best to evade him. This kind of idiot who volunteered to go is unheard of.
Tang Fan smiled: "No matter what the purpose of Wan An's kicking us here, we are indeed here under orders to investigate this matter. It's not a good idea to back down when something happens. You know, those soldiers disappeared before. It can be seen that if you are physically strong, you will be safe and sound, maybe when you encounter difficulties, I can still help you with your brains."
He has always been modest in his speech, and he has never been proud of his achievements. Obviously, even if he doesn't go this time, Wandang can't say anything, because he and Suizhou have come to assist in the investigation. Fan knew the danger, but he still took the initiative.
Here, most of the reasons are to find out the truth and save the Ming army from casualties, but at least two or three points of it are to help Wang Zhi.
Of course, Tang Fan didn't explicitly say the reason behind it, but Wang Zhi couldn't accept it in vain.
The character developed in the palace from a young age made him always focus on purpose and unscrupulous means, and it was easy to be criticized by others.
Wang Zhi understands this very well, but he never takes it seriously. In the past, he used to cheat Tang Fan in order to achieve his goals. Although he always wanted to be alone and not owe any favor, he also helped Tang Fan through Wynn. He was reinstated, but after careful calculation, Tang Fan still helped him more than he helped Tang Fan.
When he is proud, Tang Fan may not appear by his side, but whenever he is lost, Tang Fan's few words can always help him get out of the slump.
Wang Zhi chewed on his relationship with Tang Fan, and found that the two were not enemies, but they didn't seem to be friends. What made Tang Fan help him again and again without asking for anything in return
If he was able to help him speak in front of the emperor before, but now he befriends an eunuch who has gradually lost his holy family and has been abandoned by all parties, what's the use
Wang Zhi put down the doubts in his heart and looked at Suizhou again, that means he is going, won't you stop him
Suizhou's answer was: "I will let Pang Qi and a few people stay here to help Wang Yue, and the rest will follow you."
Dare to love is the bottomless indulgence of this person, making Tang Fan feel that he can go anywhere
Wang Zhi couldn't help but said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Tang Fan gave him a strange look: "Look at what you said, don't you want to go too, is there such a thing as cursing yourself?"
Wang Zhi rolled his eyes, okay, anyway, someone accompany him to die, what kind of heart does he have
"Then get ready and write a few letters to your wives and concubines, lest they never see you again!"
Tang Fan said helplessly, "How could anyone curse him like that, wouldn't you think of something better?"
While they were arguing, Sui Zhou was already considering who to accompany him.
"You said before that there are seven soldiers who survived from Weining Haizi. Can you bring one and guide us?"
Wang Zhi said: "Yes, but also bring Izumoko with you."
Tang Fan smiled bitterly: "What's the use of bringing him to fight with Li Zilong in the air?"
Wang Zhi glanced at him: "Maybe it really can."
Since Eunuch Wang had full confidence in Izumoko, Tang Fan didn't say anything anymore, there was only one more person left and right.
Suizhou said again: "Bring another person with you."
Wang Zhi: "Who?"
Suizhou: "Du Gui'er."
Wang Zhi: "The daughter of Zhong Jingtang's owner?"
Sui Zhou nodded: "She said that she once went out to collect medicines and went to the Manhan Mountain area. If she could go with her, she would also have someone to guide her."
Wang Zhi smiled strangely: "I heard that Du Guier's Cardamom Years, and you have even called people's boudoir names in the boudoir, is there something else between the two of you that you have to talk about?"
Sui Zhou's face was expressionless: "Hugh is talking nonsense, she guessed that we are going back sooner or later, so if we go there, we will take her with us."
Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows and made clear his disbelief: "Really?"
Suizhou was too lazy to explain to him, so he only glanced at Tang Fan.
Tang Fan: "..."
Wait, what do you see me doing?
The candidates were initially determined, and when everything was ready, three days later, early in the morning, the group set off from Datong City and headed to Weining Haizi.
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Guarding the Eunuch's Mansion: The Mystery of the Plate
Servant A: Oh my god, there's a plate here, who's hiding it!
Servant B: Don't make a loud noise, maybe it was Duke Wang who got up in the middle of the night and stole the food and didn't want us to find out. If you shout, where will he lose face
Servant A suddenly realized.
Wang Zhi in the distance sneezed inexplicably.