From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 351

It was actually very simple to coax Ye Qingying. Zhou Yuan only needed a few words to arouse her curiosity, and she cooperated obediently.

"A war is not just about the swords and swords, fighting on the battlefield, but also the hard work of countless intelligence personnel behind the scenes."

"In the Central Plains, hundreds of internal guards have gathered, playing their roles day and night, taking huge risks. They also need to be valued and rewarded."

"Qingying, joking aside, after the Central Plains is recovered, I will personally report to His Majesty and request to reward the internal guards who have made contributions in the Central Plains war."

"As their superior, you should know their hard work."

These words silenced Ye Qingying.

Then she said quietly: "It's mainly about money. The sisters are all very poor, and most of the characters they play here are also poor and can't even get enough food."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Leave it to me. I promise that after recovering the Central Plains, they can at least get a reward of 100 taels of silver each."

100 taels is not a small amount. Ye Qingying immediately calmed down and said: "This is what you said. If you regret it, I will burn down your Zhongwu Marquis' Mansion!"

She quickly took out a book from the drawer, and the three big characters "Nanyang Pass" were written on the blue cover.

Ye Qingying said: "Do you know this book? "Nanyang Pass" is a household name in the Central Plains."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of it. Is there any key information?"

Ye Qingying smiled and said: "People in the Central Plains like to listen to operas, and "Nanyang Pass" is the most popular piece of music. Zhang Bailong has loved it since he was a child, so he used it as a secret communication book."

"Any top-secret letter must have a code mark about "Nanyang Pass"."

"For example, the letter sent back by Tian Ren from Shenjing must have an extra word on it, and this word corresponds to the word in the book "Nanyang Pass."

Zhou Yuan was also confused. Zhang Bailong has a trick. He actually made such a spy-level anti-counterfeiting secret letter.

Ye Qingying said: "Tian Ren has been in Beijing for half a year, and he has exchanged a total of 48 letters with Zhang Bailong. This number is very meaningful, corresponding to the words in "Nanyang Pass" and the words inserted in the letters."

"Take the 48th letter from Tian Ren that Zhang Bailong received ten days ago. The number 48 means that the 48th word in that letter is the 48th word in "Nanyang Pass."

"The original text of the letter is..."

"Your Majesty, I have been in the capital for half a year. Recently, I have been in and out of luxurious brothels and spent a lot of money. Please allocate 3,000 taels of silver for public expenses. I am grateful..."

Speaking of this, Ye Qingying smiled and said: "I won't read the rest. Did you notice something wrong in the letter?"

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said: "I am grateful... There is an extra word 'Piao', which happens to be the 48th word."

Ye Qingying said: "Yes, this word 'Piao' happens to be the word in "Nanyang Pass" 》The 48th word of the lyrics. "

"This is their code!"

"If it weren't for a long analysis, we wouldn't have come to this conclusion, and we would have suffered a great loss."

Zhou Yuan glared and said, "Did you get all of Tian Ren's letters? You have a lot of talents!"

Ye Qingying said, "Tian Ren's concubine in Shenjing is from our inner guard."

Zhou Yuan said, "Tian Ren was so careless that he dared to find a concubine in Shenjing?"

Ye Qingying snorted coldly, "Who said he found it in Shenjing? He found it in Runing, thinking that she was from his hometown and was safe. In fact, it was the inner guard we arranged a long time ago. Tian Ren met her after careful planning."

"The trap was set for him a long time ago. Your Majesty has considered this very carefully."

Zhou Yuan took a breath and said in a deep voice, "I hope my concubine is not your Majesty's."

Ye Qingying sneered at this sentence.

Zhou Yuan said: "By the way, how are you controlling the pigeons from Kaifeng to Nanyang?"

Ye Qingying said: "Before this year, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains for two years. Not to mention food, even the grass and leaves were picked clean by the refugees. The pigeons had nothing to eat during the flight, so they were hungry!"

"Our internal guards have established bases in Funiushan and Luyangguan, and have been feeding pigeons for many years."

"In the long run, whether it is Luoyang or Nanyang, whether it is Shanzhou or Runing, as long as the pigeons fly to Luyangguan and Funiushan, they will stop to eat corn and grains."

"Those pigeons have developed a habit, and it seems that they have known that there is food in that place for a long time. Even some pigeons in Yingcheng will fly over to eat."

"So, their intelligence has been almost infiltrated by us."

Zhou Yuan directly gave a thumbs up.

To be honest, he couldn't do this at all. He had to be an internal guard. This set was too deadly, equivalent toPut Zhang Bailong under the sun, and no secrets can be hidden!

Ye Qingying said: "We have intercepted all the letters Zhang Bailong sent to Luoyang in the past few days. Based on Tian He's previous replies, we also forged a reply, which laid a foundation for you in a comprehensive sense."

"Now Zhang Bailong will do whatever you say."

Zhou Yuan smiled and squinted his eyes and said: "Then write a letter. Tian He and Tian Ren should write a letter to Zhang Bailong. It's time."

Ye Qingying said: "You write it down, and our people will be responsible for transcribing it. She can imitate any handwriting. She is a rare treasure in our inner guard. Even you can't see her. This is a strict order from His Majesty. Only members of the inner guard department at or above the ministerial level can contact her."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Understand, prepare the pen and ink."

Soon, Zhou Yuan picked up the pen and wrote: "Your Majesty, I met a royal noble in Jinghua Tower and learned a shocking secret."

"A month ago, on April 22, Shenjing received the news of Zhou Yuan's death. The female The Governor of the Emperor Secret supported the Central Plains and sent 80,000 troops. The general of Zhenwei, Shao Yong, into Shaanxi. "Shenjing." Ye Qingying faintly said: "It is not the governor of the third side, but the three sides hate the Governor." Zhou Yuan squinted: "This is the 49th letter, then the 49th word should be the word" hate "of" Nanyang Pass "." "Dragon." Ye Qingying said: "They have no passwords, after all, they are biography of flying pigeons in the Central Plains, only the basic logo, then we can add it. "Your Majesty, an urgent report from Luoyang says that the 6,000 defenders of Shanzhou have been annihilated. A large number of enemy troops from the Jin Dynasty have emerged from the western border of Luoyang and attacked Luoyang on the night of May 27."

"I personally sat on the city wall and repelled the enemy, but the enemy troops formed a team and headed south. I am afraid that Nanyang will be in trouble. Please be prepared, Your Majesty."

"These enemy soldiers are wearing casual clothes and turbans. The difference between us is that they have red cloth wrapped around their right arms."

"I am worried that they will tear off the cloth strips when they fight, just like us. Disrupt our army's morale." Seeing this, Ye Qingying couldn't help but narrow her eyes and said, "So cruel, you are afraid that they won't fight to the death!" Zhou Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Send troops to Nanyang the day after tomorrow, how do you think Zhang Bailong will respond?" Ye Qingying grabbed Zhou Yuan's hand and whispered, "Come on, follow me into the house!" Zhou Yuan changed color and said, "This, this is not good, right?" Ye Qingying said, "Tonight you must explain to me everything that has happened since you arrived in the Central Plains. I'm so tired of guessing here all day long."