Under the candlelight, Xu Jin sat behind the bookcase, his right index finger tapping lightly on the table, with a thoughtful expression on his face. Jin Biao and Sima Yuan stood solemnly in front of the case, quietly waiting for Xu Jin's next instruction, nervous with a hint of excitement, because if it can be confirmed that Guo Xun fornicated with the Tartars, it will be their great achievement, and it will be a great contribution to saving the Ming Dynasty, and it will definitely be recorded in the history of the future generations.

Xu Jin thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Has Guo Xun been abnormal in the past two days?" For example, who did you meet? What did you do? ”

Since Sima Yuan received Xu Jin's secret order, he has been keeping an eye on Guo Xun for almost twelve hours in the past two days, so he immediately replied: "Lord Hui, Guo Xun has not been abnormal in the past two days, but he has met the British Duke and Lingbi Hou twice, oh, it should be three times, because before it went dark today, Guo Xun, the British Duke and Lingbi Hou jointly met with Lu Bing, the envoy of Beizhen, in the Drunken Red Mansion, and they dispersed for about half an hour. ”

Xu Jin's heart moved when he heard this, and he fell into contemplation again, these four people didn't deal with him, and now they actually got together, it's a bit interesting!

As the so-called time crisis knows the minister's festival, the world is chaotic and loyal and good, and the danger is a demon mirror, in front of it, everyone will show their original form. For example, the current situation in the capital, the Tartar army of more than 100,000 people is besieging the city, the outer city has been breached, the situation is precarious, and tomorrow is the three-day period given by the Tatar Khan. Moreover, Guo Xun is very likely to be related to the loss of Guangning Gate, so that Zhang Lun, Tang Shaozong and Lu Bing got together with Guo Xun, and the possibility of plotting against him is extremely high.

Jin Biao saw Xu Jin frowning and thinking for a long time, and couldn't help but remind: "My lord, Guo Xun has now been cut off his title, and he doesn't have an official and a half-position, as long as we directly break into Guo's mansion and catch Li Mo, the fugitive general of the Yaowu camp, for a trial, then everything will be clear. ”

"No!" Xu Jin shook his head and decisively rejected Jin Biao's proposal, although this simple and crude method was effective, it was also easy to startle the snake, and even forced several other people to jump over the wall.

You must know that Lu Bing's father and son almost control the entire Jinyi Guard, and the British Duke Zhang Lun is also in charge of the Dare Battalion in the Twelve Regiment Battalions, the total strength of the two is nearly 10,000 people, and the key is that Xu Jin has only brought twenty personal soldiers into the capital now, and there are no soldiers available under his hands.

Therefore, Xu Jin needs to formulate a foolproof plan to catch all the charms and spirits of Guo Xun, fortunately, Guo Xun and the others are still in tandem tonight, and there is no obvious manpower transfer, which means that they are unlikely to launch tonight, and Xu Jin still has time to prepare.

Xu Jin took out his pocket watch and opened the lid to look at the time, the hour hand pointed to eight o'clock in the evening, so he decisively ordered: "Sima Baihu, you are responsible for continuing to monitor Guo Xun and the others, as long as they have any changes, especially the transfer of people, report immediately, go!" ”

"Yes!" Sima Yuan said yes awe-inspiringly, then turned around and left the room, carrying out Xu Jin's order.

Xu Jin stood up and said to Jin Biao: "Old Jin, go to Yongfang with this official one by one." ”

Now is the time of curfew, prohibiting all idle people from walking around the street, Xu Jin doesn't want to reveal his identity, so he can only borrow Jin Biao's Jinyi Wei identity.

After a while, Xu Jin left Yuechaju with Zhao Datou and four other personal soldiers, got into a carriage, and went to Xiaoyongfang under the guidance of Jin Biao.

It is said that after the curfew, the streets between the various squares will be closed to prohibit traffic, but fortunately, Jin Biao's Jinyi Wei Qianhu identity is good, as long as the waist card is bright, it will be unimpeded.

The distance between Huanghuafang and Xiaoyongfang is a little far, and the opening of the gates between the various squares delays the time, so half an hour later, the carriage came to Feifumen.

Xu Jin personally stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, a vigilant voice came from inside: "Who?" ”

"It's me!" Xu Jin replied.

There was a sound immediately, probably hearing Xu Jin's voice, and after the door bar sounded, the door door slowly opened, and a lantern and head stretched out vigilantly, it was the concierge of the Fei family who was in charge of guarding the door.

When the porter saw Xu Jin outside the door, he couldn't help but be taken aback, hurriedly opened the door completely, and said, "I just said that the voice is so familiar, it turns out that it is really you, uncle!" ”

"Let's go inside!" Xu Jin lowered his voice and said.

The concierge looked dazed, and hurriedly let Xu Jin and the others in, and then quickly closed the door of the house, with the current identity of the uncle, the sudden coming of the big night must be a big thing, so there is no need to command, he led Xu Jin to the backyard in a hurry, and said: "The master sleeps in the study tonight, and the uncle please come with the little one." ”

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Wei Guogong's Mansion is also in Xiaoyongfang, but it is not far from Fei Mansion, Wei Guogong Xu Pengju slept in a concubine's room tonight, hugging his warm nephrite-like body, but Wei Guogong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Tomorrow is the three-day deadline given by the Tatar Khan, and the emperor only beheaded Zhou Yufly in the criminal department yesterday, obviously he will not accept the conditions proposed by the Tatar Khan, so after tomorrow, the Tatar Khan will definitely order the siege of the city. The combined army of the Tatar Khan and Altan amounted to 1780,000 troops, and once an all-out onslaught was launched, would the inner city still be able to hold on?

Although a messenger has been sent from Tianjin, saying that the army has set off to the north to rescue King Qin, but it will not arrive in Tongzhou until the day after tomorrow, can the capital hold out until the arrival of Xu Jin's army?

Once the inner city is breached, Xu Pengju really can't imagine the consequences, a noble family like the Duke of Wei is estimated to be slaughtered like a big fat pig in the city by the Tartars, and in the end there is not even any bone residue left!

Thinking of the tragic scene of the destruction of the upper and lower families in the mansion, Xu Pengju was like falling into an ice cellar, cold to his heart and lungs, fortunately, the body of the concubine in his arms was soft, so he subconsciously hugged it tighter, but the latter was a little breathless by him, but he didn't dare to protest, so he could only endure it.

At this time, there was a sound of rapid footsteps outside, and then the butler's voice came in: "Master, master!" ”

Xu Peng raised a bullying and sat up in a panic, but the concubine was greatly relieved, immediately climbed out of bed, lit the oil lamp, and stepped forward to open the door.

Seeing the old butler standing outside the door, his expression was very solemn, Xu Pengju couldn't help but ask worriedly: "But the Tartar came in?" ”

The old housekeeper shook his head and said, "That's not true, it's the old man Fei Ge who sent someone to invite the master to come over." ”

Xu Pengju is undoubtedly a master of business, but he is a very afraid of death, when he served as a garrison general in Nanjing, he happened to meet the soldiers under his command to make trouble, and he was so scared that he slipped away first, and since then he has a nickname of Xu Caobao, at this time I heard that it was not the Tartars who entered the city, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, got up and jumped on the Tartars, frowned and said: "It's so late, what is the matter with Fei Ge Lao?" ”

The old housekeeper replied: "The other party didn't say it, but the third brother of Fei Ge sent someone to invite him in the middle of the night, and it is estimated that the matter will not be small!" ”

Although Xu Pengju was a little unhappy, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately asked the concubine to change his clothes and went out with a group of entourage.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Wei State Mansion, a cold wind mixed with fine snowflakes hit him, Xu Pengju couldn't help shivering, and that little bit of drowsiness disappeared in an instant, tightened the fox Qiu Dalu, and walked quickly to the Fei Mansion.

Fei Mansion and Wei Guogong's Mansion are not far away, and the time for tea has arrived, and there are already people waiting in front of Fei Mansion, and when they see Wei Guogong, they immediately take him to the house.

Xu Pengju walked into the front hall of the Fei family with a question, and the hall was brightly lit at this time, and he saw two old men sitting at the top, one of them was Fei Hong, and the other was Yang Yiqing, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Xu Pengju couldn't help but be taken aback, the first and second assistants of the cabinet actually had a secret meeting at night, and they just brought him, a rich idler, what happened?

Just as Xu Pengju was nervous, he suddenly found that there was a young scholar sitting in the hall, but when he saw the scholar's face clearly, his eyes immediately straightened, and he blurted out: "Xu Ziqian!! ”

In fact, Xu Pengju saw three people when he first entered the house, and the scholar dressed as a scholar he thought it was Fei Hong's son Fei Maozhong, or Fei Maoxian, but when he saw it, it turned out to be Xu Jin!

"I'm really sorry to disturb Wei Guogong's good dreams so late!" Xu Jin stood up and said with a smile.

Xu Pengju's surprise was not trivial, and he said: "Didn't Governor Xu lead the army north in Tianjin, why did he appear here?" ”

"This matter is a long story, Wei Guogong might as well sit down and talk slowly!" Xu Jindao.

Fei Hong also said lightly: "Wei Guogong take a seat!" ”

Xu Pengju hurriedly sat down next to the coffee table, probably a little nervous, and almost knocked over the teacup on the coffee table, the tea splashed on the ground, and his face turned red with embarrassment.

It's no wonder that although Xu Pengju is a prince of the country, he is just a hereditary rich and noble idler, and at the moment he is sitting here are all bigwigs, two elders, and a governor, the key is that he doesn't know what will happen next, and nervousness is inevitable.

Xu Jin naturally lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Xu Peng, and said with a smile: "I invited Wei Guogong here so late, I want you to help." ”

Wei Guogong subconsciously said: "Governor Xu is polite, I don't know what help I need from my father-in-law?" ”

"Trouble Wei Guogong to go to Chaoyangmen, tomorrow (three or four o'clock in the morning), the Shenji Battalion will arrive, at that time, I sincerely ask Wei Guogong to order the opening of the city to let go, but remember not to make a noise, no one is allowed to reveal it." Xu Jin smiled.

When Xu Pengju heard that it was just this kind of busyness, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and subconsciously said: "No problem!" ”

It's just that as soon as the words came out, Xu Pengju's face changed, and he didn't say anything? No one can reveal it? Xu Jin, what do you want to do?

Xu Pengju subconsciously glanced at Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong, if it weren't for the fact that these two were both highly respected cabinet ministers, he would have been a little suspicious that Xu Jin was trying to plot wrong.