"Your Majesty, this Shi Dewei is Shi Kefa's adopted son. Speaking of which, he has quite a connection with the Shunping County Prince."

(Prince Shunping, Nikan has just awarded Sun Chuanyu a title)

"oh?"

"Prince Shunping once served as a frontier soldier in Datong, and Shi Dewei also served as a frontier soldier in Datong. Of course, the age difference between the two of them is too big, so it is impossible for them to have met each other. When Shi Kefa was in Yangzhou

When he formed his own Biao camp in the name of Jiangnan Governor, Shi Dewei was among them. Since Shi Dewei was young but promising, and Shi Kefa had no sons, he adopted Shi Dewei with the same surname as his adopted son."

"After Shi Dewei joined the Han Navy, he immediately stood out from the former Ming Army's demoted generals with his excellent qualities. At that time, Shi Kefa's general Shan Changgeng also surrendered, but Shan Changgeng was not included in our country's active service because he was too old.

Speaking of which, Shan Changgeng and Huang Degong were in the Jiangnan area at that time, and Zhuang Zi was known as the Three Heroes.

"Of course, this does not refer to their ability to command troops, but to their martial arts. Huang Degong once killed Zhang Xianzhong's general, the Mongolian Heisha, and his adopted son Zhang Anguo in a cavalry battle. His individual combat capabilities are among the best in Jiangbei.

He is second to none among the four towns, and the iron whip in his hand is even more outstanding."

"Since Zhuang Zigu left Henan Commander-in-Chief Xu Dingguo, he had good luck and joined the ranks of the ten new battalions built by Zhu Cixiang himself. He is also one of the most highly regarded Commander-in-Chief. He is from Liaodong, where he served in the army with Huang Degong.

, his meteor hammer and horse whip are as good as Huang Degong's iron whip. Among Zhu Cixiang's ten major battalions, only his camp is composed of cavalry. It is his cover that Zhu Cixiang can go south smoothly. Otherwise, Fang Guoan alone can

It is still a question whether those Zhejiang soldiers and Zhu Cixiang can calmly walk to Guangdong."

"Then there is Shan Changgeng next to Shi Kefa. This man is a fierce general. He has an iron gun and a meteor hammer. His individual combat ability is almost as good as that of Huang Degong and Zhuang Zigu. After the surrender, he retired because he was too old. Now he is actually an adult.

He is the steward of Shi Kefa’s house. By the way, Shan Changgeng used to be the deputy general of Suzhou, and he also has the rank of Jinyiwei Baihu."

"Right now, I will just talk about Shi Dewei. He was less than forty years old after joining our country, so he naturally became a member of our army. He is currently serving as the brigade commander in Li Sigong's camp! Last night, he was still guarding the Chenghuang Temple.

General of the city wall!"

Nikan shook his head, "According to our country's regulations, even if there are some surrendered troops from the Ming Army in Li Sigong's army, they will definitely not be assigned to Shi Dewei's name. Even if there are some, they will be paid according to our country's training, discipline, and salaries."

Regulations, they have no personal attachment to Stewie. With such a large section of city wall and Taiping Gate, how can he, Stewie, cover it all up?"

"Your Majesty, here's the problem. Since it's an inner city wall, there are only a few soldiers on duty. It's impossible to put all the soldiers of a brigade on the city wall and stare at the outside and inside of the battlements. In peacetime, they will only be on the city wall.

A squad of military personnel is placed on the gate tower, and wherever there is a city gate, there is a gate tower. In fact, only the gate tower on Taiping Gate, which is one mile to the left and right of the Taiping Gate, has soldiers on duty!"

"According to the regulations of the army, if something happens, the soldiers on duty in the camp will climb up the city wall as soon as possible to assist in the duty. During wartime, there will also be soldiers on duty in the Tibetan Soldier Cave downstairs of the city gate. Half of them will be on duty.

They are a company, and they will climb the city wall from the corridor on the side of the Tibetan Soldier Cave as quickly as possible. Under normal circumstances, the Tibetan Soldier Cave is empty!"

Nikan seemed to have realized something, "A squad was stationed at the city gate tower, but because it was a special period last night, even the legion commander Li Sigong personally came out to guard the city gate tower. It is entirely possible that Shi Dewei personally led people to garrison the city gate tower. In this case,

It is really possible for him to let the people around him rest while he is on duty himself."

"Yes, Your Majesty, generally speaking, the brigade commander will have a squad of soldiers around him. These soldiers are selected by themselves. It is entirely possible that they all come from the previous Ming army. In this case..."

"Wait a minute"

Nikan was completely excited and seemed to be playing an interesting game.

"If Bu Shiren's people, including the theater troupe, all evacuated from behind the City God's Temple to the Cangbing Cave, then went up to the city wall through the Cangbing Cave, and then came to the outer city through the hanging basket, but there are no boats on Xuanwu Lake?"

"Your Majesty, both sides of Xuanwu Lake in the outer city have become the residences of high-ranking officials. All they need to do is enter any mansion and hide there. Among them, there are at least dozens of mansions owned by former Ming officials."

"Are all the gates in the outer city guarded?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although we have found nothing, we are still keeping an eye on it. In the outer city, the city gates south of Zhongshan are always closed, and in the north near the Yangtze River are the Guanyin, Shangyuan and Funing gates.

It has been discovered by our company that near Xuanwu Lake is the Taiping Gate. They cannot go out through the outer city and can only return to the inner city again. From Xuanwu Lake to the edge of the Yangtze River, there are three gates in the inner city wall. They are the Shence Gate.

Zhongfu Gate and Jinchuan Gate, but they all belong to the Beida Camp, and Guo Tiancai personally guards them. As members of Li Sigong's department, it is impossible for them to return to the inner city from there, so there is only one place."

"oh"

Wang Wenhui spread out a Nanjing defense map, which was the latest drawn by Yin Cha Si.

"Your Majesty, behind Li Sigong's camp, in front of the inner city wall, and northwest of the City God's Temple, there is a hill called Dangzhou Mountain. There was originally a temple in the mountain called Thanksgiving Temple. It was also built by the founding empress of the Ming Dynasty and at the same time as the City God's Temple.

, but since the late Ming Dynasty, this place has gradually become deserted, and now it is just an empty temple.”

Nikan snorted: "Needless to say, they have been occupied by those urban foxes and rats."

"Exactly, Your Majesty, if my guess is correct, they are either in a private house in the southwest of Xuanwu Lake, or they did not leave the city, but came to the Thanksgiving Temple."

"No"

Nikan shook his head, "Thanksgiving Temple is too obvious. Bu Shiren has already met the people who work in Anchasi. He knows what Anchasi is capable of. He will definitely not put people in the lonely Thanksgiving Temple. If I guessed correctly, he will definitely

Either hide in a private house first, and then return to the inner city through the Taiping Gate after the news has passed, or return through the gondola while Shi Dewei is guarding the city wall. In any case, you should quickly send someone to investigate the Thanksgiving Temple!"

"yes!"

Wang Wenhui went out and came back after a while.

"Your Majesty, if they are still hiding in private houses in the outer city near the southwest side of Xuanwu Lake, then the target is too big. There are dozens of families that meet the conditions."

"Then let's start with the nearest ones. They have the largest number of people. They can't travel long distances to hide in the middle or end private houses. They can only be nearby. By the way, whose houses are closest to your Taiping Gate?"

Wang Wenhui's eyes brightened, "Your Majesty, the first room closest to the Taiping Gate is Lu Qian's."

"Where's the second room?"

"Ni Yuanlu, the third one is a young official from Liaodong who took the imperial examination in our country. It is impossible for him. Ni Yuanlu was originally the Minister of Household Affairs in the Ming Dynasty. Because he was too old, he did not go south with him. It is possible for him."

"Who is that scholar? What is his origin?"

"His name is Wang Yuan, and he is the son of Wang Wenkui, the governor of Sichuan, my country. He is thirty years old this year. Wang Wenkui is from Zhejiang. When he was traveling in Shanhaiguan when he was young, he happened to encounter Huang Taiji's marauding army. Later, he was taken out of Yongping by Amin. Qiang has been working in the Qing Dynasty since then. His son was completely trained in primary, secondary schools and military and political schools in our country. It is impossible to join those people."

"How could he live by Xuanwu Lake?"

"Your Majesty, there used to be a lot of houses there, and he should have purchased them."

"Where is Wang Wenkui from Zhejiang?"

"Dongyang is from the same place as Xu Du in America."

"Among the surrendered officials, who else is from Dongyang?"

"This...why, Wei Chen can't remember it for a moment."

At this time, Quan Weiguo, who was serving on the side, said: "I know this section."

"oh?"

"That house originally belonged to Zhang Guowei, the former Minister of War. By coincidence, Wang Yuanwang married Zhang Guowei's daughter. Zhang Guowei did not serve after he went south, but he also went to Nanjing to wait for the revolt, but the court never used him. Later, I

When Xia Yi unified Yunei, Zhang Guowei did not take the initiative to seek refuge. He was a prominent family member in Dongyang and had some wealth. It was not until five years ago, when Lord Wang Yuanwang took office in Yingtian Mansion and married Zhang Guowei, that Zhang Guowei returned to live in the countryside of Dongyang. This place

The house was given to his son-in-law."

"Wang Yuan has successively served as the magistrate of Jurong County and is currently the magistrate of Yingtianfu."

“It’s getting more interesting”

Although the sky was getting brighter, Nikan didn't look tired at all.

Wang Wenhui said: "Your Majesty, although you once said that you should not get too involved in the officialdom, you still need to pay attention to the rumors about officials. According to Wei Chen's understanding, in addition to having some connections with Zhang Guowei, Wang Yuan also has

Jurong, working in Nanjing, has never been to his hometown of Dongyang, and usually only interacts with fellow students in the imperial examination. He was able to marry Zhang Guowei's daughter because of one thing..."

"oh?"

"After his father fell into the hands of Amin in Yongping, his family became a street rat in Dongyang. Although the Wang family has expelled Wang Wenkui from the family tree, the reputation of the Wang family in Dongyang Shilin has plummeted since then. After the unification of our country, the Wang family

Although the reputation of the Wang family has been alleviated, it is still not as good as before. However, the Zhang family is the leader of Dongyang Shilin. Wang Wenkui has gradually restored the reputation of the Wang family through his marriage to Zhang Guowei, but it is completely unreasonable to say that the Wang family has joined the Donglin party.

possible"

"Then it can only be Lu Qian and Ni Yuanlu? But how can we enter their homes to investigate without real evidence?"

"Let's not talk about these for now. These are the ones near the inner city wall. There should be some at the southern end of Xuanwu Lake. There are also some near the old Yamen such as Dali Temple."

"Your Majesty, since the southern end of Xuanwu Lake is close to the city gate, there are no homes there, but there are homes near the former Dali Temple and other government offices. The most famous one is naturally Shi Kefa. His mansion is next to Dali.

Temple, because he once served as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing. The Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing is near Dali Temple, but it is at least two miles from Taipingmen to Shi Kefa's residence, and there are too many homes along the way."

"But what if it's by boat?"

"That's all possible. From the Xuanwu Lake Pier near Taipingmen, you can go directly to the Dali Temple Pier, which means you can go directly to Shi Kefa's residence. Your Majesty, you mean it, but the suspicion of Lu Qian and others cannot be avoided."
Chapter completed!