newbobooks Chapter 86 Inspection by Officers and Soldiers
Chapter 86 Inspection by Officers and Soldiers
Back at the inn, Yunyi lit a lamp and then saw the two letters she had stolen. She couldn't help but gasp in shock.
The letter was written by Huo Qingyuan to a master in the capital, but it didn't go directly to the master. Instead, it was written to the master's subordinate and asked to pass it on. The letter promised to cooperate with the Marquis of Zhenbei's actions and asked the other party to say a few good words for him. It was accompanied by four silver notes, each worth five thousand taels, for a total of twenty thousand taels. These were ordinary silver notes from Yufeng Money Shop, the largest bank in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and were redeemable throughout the country.
Each money exchange has two types of banknotes: ordinary banknotes, which anyone who gets them can use, and special banknotes, which are recorded by whoever issues them. If a banknote is lost, it can be retrieved by the recorded banknote number. Whoever comes to the exchange with that banknote number is either the finder or the thief.
The silver notes used for gifts would naturally not be special, and the recipient could not accept them. After all, if the person giving the gift changed their mind one day, not only could the silver notes be recovered, but they might also be accused of accepting bribes.
This letter probably hasn't been sent out yet.
The other letter was from the Northern Liang Kingdom, written in the Northern Liang script.
Yunyi felt that there were advantages to having transmigrated so many times, at least she knew more. For example, the Northern Liang script. Although she had never been to the Northern Liang Kingdom in this world, the script was clearly Mongolian. Although there were some differences, it was pretty much the same.
The letter was signed Kuntai.
The Grand Marshal of the Northern Liang Kingdom was named Kuntai.
The letter didn't mention any specific deal, only that Huo Qingyuan would be granted a marquisate after the deal was done.
Although the commander of the prefecture was only a fourth-rank military officer, he was very important because he had military power, especially in Longxi Prefecture, which was of paramount importance as a border prefecture.
But now it seems that Huo Qingyuan has already betrayed us. I wonder if his master in the capital knows about this.
After reading the letter, he put it away and then lay down to doze off for a while. This trip was quite worthwhile; knowing she was short of money, they immediately sent her 20,000 taels.
I was in a good mood and slept soundly. I originally wanted to catch up on my sleep today, but I was woken up by a lot of noise outside after only a short while. I hurriedly got up and had just finished getting dressed when Lao Quan knocked on the door.
"What's going on outside?" Yunyi opened the door.
"Soldiers have come to check."
"What are you checking?" Yun Yi frowned, then walked to the window and looked out. Sure enough, the entire street was full of soldiers.
"They say that a servant in the prefect's residence stole valuables and ran away."
Yunyi's eyes flickered, and she was about to say something when the soldiers came up. But before they could even enter the house, Old Zhen came up to them and said, "Oh, Zhao Liu, you've worked hard."
"Brother Zhen, what are you doing here?" The soldier in charge's expression softened considerably when he saw Old Zhen.
"Old Quan brought his niece to visit me, so I brought her around for a stroll." Old Zhen pointed to Old Quan. "You might not recognize him, but you must know Sun Haozi, right? He's in the same group as Old Quan..."
Zhao Liu nodded: "I know, I know, so you're a senior."
"No problem," Lao Quan said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
"Six, what exactly is going on?" Old Zhen pulled Zhao Liu aside. "You're supposed to be city defense soldiers, how come you're acting as bodyguards for the prefect?"
“Brother Zhen, I won’t lie to you.” Zhao Liu looked around, then lowered his voice, “Actually, something went missing from the Commander’s residence, but the lord forbade us to publicize it, so…”
"I see." Old Zhen nodded.
"Alright, if you have nothing else to do, you should get out of here. Things aren't very peaceful in this city lately, especially..." Zhao Liu said, glancing at Yun Yi, "this unmarried young lady."
"What did you mean?"
"Don't ask anymore." Zhao Liu waved his hand and turned to walk downstairs.
"Then I'll invite you for drinks another day," Old Zhen wisely said, and didn't ask any more questions.
Back in the room, Lao Zhen recounted what Zhao Liu had said earlier, then looked at Yun Yi, awaiting her decision.
"Uncle Zhen, do you know the Guo family in the south of the city?"
"I know, that's a wealthy family from Longxi Prefecture. Master Guo is very kind and righteous. Whenever there's a disaster or hardship, Master Guo is always the first to step forward and provide porridge and medicine."
"Can you get in touch with the Guo family? Preferably the head of the family."
Old Zhen shook his head. "I really don't know this one, but... I can try to find out."
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhen. I hope it will be done as soon as possible."
Old Zhen nodded, turned around and went out the door.
Because his residence wasn't too far from the Guo family's house, Lao Zhen returned before noon: "I didn't ask anyone I knew, but I found out that the women of the Guo family go to Dafa Temple to pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month."
Yunyi's eyes flashed. The day after tomorrow is the first day of the eighth lunar month. It seems that Miss Guo is not destined to die.
After lunch, Yunyi informed He Wei and then left the city, returning to Fushan Village, where she said goodbye to Lao Zhen.
"You..." Old Zhen hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"What I'm going to do is rather dangerous, so I don't want to involve you." Yunyi smiled. "If you need anything in the future, you can go to Xiajiazhuang in Carp Town to find Uncle Quan."
"Old Zhen, thanks for the past two days." Old Quan patted Old Zhen on the shoulder. "We're off." Then he mounted his horse.
Yunyi nodded, spurred her horse and left Fushan Village. She was going to investigate the military camp of Longxi Prefecture tonight. If she could get out smoothly, that would be fine, but if Bao Bei discovered her, staying in Fushan Village would easily implicate Lao Zhen.
The military camp of Longxi Prefecture was stationed outside the West Gate, while Fushan Village was in the northern suburbs, so it was almost necessary to go around half of the city.
By the time we reached the western suburbs, it was almost dark.
Old Quan had served in the military before, so he was very familiar with the rotation schedule here. He originally thought there would be changes, but after peering from the distant hillside for a long time, he found that it was still the same as before, with rotations occurring approximately every hour.
Yunyi disguised her face, and although the changes were minor, it made her look completely different from her real self.
“Girl, let me go. I’ve been in this military camp for many years, and I know it well.”
“You don’t know any light-footed skills either, it would be even more dangerous for you to go.” Yunyi shook her head. “Don’t worry, I have my own way.”
Old Quan wanted to say something, but Yun Yi stopped him with a gesture: "Alright, you wait for me here. If anything changes inside, remember to take Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei to the grove we passed through and wait for me."
Old Quan could only nod.
Yunyi then quietly approached the gate of the military camp, found a secluded corner to hide in, and then made a hand gesture towards a certain place.
Nineteen let out a cry like an eagle and charged straight toward the camp gate.