Chapter 3: The Death of Tu Lai (Three)

Dorgon and his eighteen people, plus Tulai who followed behind him, all the way out of the territory of Shuntian Prefecture and entered Yongping Prefecture. Soon, they reached Luan County. The county town of Luan County is not big, but although the sparrows are small, they are all complete. This is also the main official road that runs north outside the customs clearance. It is extremely prosperous. The northward, the more you can see merchants traveling from south to north, silk merchants from Jiangnan, visitors from Kanto, and fur merchants. Thanks to the imperial court and the Jin people signing the Jinzhou treaty, the two sides occupied it and opened up border trades. This bitter and cold land in the north has gained some popularity and became prosperous and lively.

Recently, the imperial court issued regulations on carrying cold weapons, and strictly limits the length, weight and appearance of weapons. If you want to carry weapons to defend yourself when you go out, you must apply for a military certificate at the government. If you do not have a military certificate, it is illegal to hide weapons. Not only will the weapons found are confiscated, but you will also be fined for three months of hard work. If you commit a crime, you will be sanctioned by the court's laws. Of course, strange blades, homemade weapons and weapons trading must be of level. Without the permission of the court, you do not need to be carried or sold.

The domestic inspection in Japan is not very strict. Just take a look and get some money away. However, Shanhaiguan is different. Although there is a piece of land outside the pass, Jinzhou, Dalinghe and Ningyuan are still in the hands of the court, but a Great Wall is separated by the pass. Outside the pass, Shanhaiguan is particularly strict in inspecting weapons. If you take weapons outside the pass and bring weapons from outside the pass, you must have a special military certificate issued by the Shanhaiguan Guard Command. Otherwise, you have to go in and go out. Leave the weapons to store them and retrieve them when you return.

It doesn't matter if the introduction of this weapon control regulations has given birth to an emerging industry, that is, the storage business. Some people who are used to keeping weapons away from them cannot pass the checkpoint inspection, so some people entrust some capable people to bring weapons in and out through goods or hand-eye clearance. Of course, they have to pay a considerable price. These are just special people, and most of them have no such relationship. They can only unload their weapons honestly, but they are not at ease with them to hand and keep them temporarily. So they find some capable stores, such as pawnshops, spend some money, store weapons, and then wait for them to come back before retrieving them. They buy them without a credit.

Selling, it has not been peaceful outside the pass over the years. Although bandits are rampant, they are not peaceful anywhere. It is also necessary to buy a weapon to defend themselves. The court introduced this weapon control policy not specifically for the domestic, but for foreign countries, especially the Later Jin Dynasty. Due to the emergence of new steelmaking technology, the Ming Dynasty was far higher than that of neighboring countries in weapon casting. In order not to allow excellent weapons to flow into hostile countries, the control of weapons is extremely strict, which is also necessary. This time and space are not like three hundred years later. You can see a few people with knives and swords when you walk on the street. Therefore, in order to control these people in the martial arts world, it is indeed a great move, and it is really easy to hit the weakness of these people.

The Ming Dynasty introduced such a weapon control system, and the first one was the eighteen people led by Tu Lai. As the head of Huang Taiji's guards, how could Tu Lai not have a handy weapon? And the quality is definitely not the kind of iron cast on the market. A good weapon is not only a growth of strength for warriors, but also a treasure of life. Tu Lai is like this, and the seventeen people under his command are even more so, but they have to bear to place their weapons in a pawnshop in a town outside the pass, carrying short weapons that are not allowed to be controlled, such as daggers. The Ming Dynasty strictly controls long weapons, and has a very strict definition of long and short weapons, even if they are long, they cannot do it.

I'm afraid Zhou Huaian, Leng Yan and others who were following Dorgon and Tu Lai did not expect that it was because of the weapons control system introduced by the Ming Dynasty that forced Tu Lai to use other methods to deal with Dorgon when he was unable to use other methods to deal with Dorgon, but because of the pre-emptive weapons, he gave up attacking Dorgon in the pass.

There was no chance to start in Shanhaiguan, so Tu Lai was not in a hurry. He originally thought of buying a few long weapons in the Ming Dynasty, but he found that the Ming Dynasty's weapons control system was too powerful. Although he had fake identity documents on him, he needed to go to the government to apply for a purchase license for a long weapons in the Ming Dynasty. That was to check the identity documents and the information of the registered purchaser. Without a purchase license, he could only buy from the black market. However, buying weapons from the black market was too risky and easier to be exposed. Especially the Ming people hated the Jurchens to the core, and this trip was very important, so it was best not to have contact with anyone. Tu Lai and others were unfamiliar with the place. In order to avoid exposing their identities, they finally chose to go out of Shanhaiguan and then take action. If there is anything wrong with Shanhaiguan, it would be much easier to get out of the pass.

"Uncle, Yan'er has been following Tu Lai for two days, but he found that Tu Lai had fewer contacts with the seventeen people around Dorgon in the past two days. Tu Lai doesn't seem to want to take action before leaving the seclusion." Leng Yan is a killer. In the past two days, Tu Lai's murderous aura was obviously much smaller, not as strong as the previous few days, and he was eager to kill Dorgon.

Zhou Huaian frowned and asked, "But Tu Lai discovered your existence?" He didn't know much about Tu Lai. Although the Intelligence Department had been collecting information from his confidants around Huang Taiji, he did not have much information about Tu Lai. It was just a bit of things. He was loyal to Huang Taiji, good at using swords and other things, and was also very vigilant. However, without direct confrontation, it was naturally difficult to grasp the depth.

"Uncle, don't worry, Tu Lai cannot find Yan'er's existence. Dorgon is very vigilant. Even if I take action, I may not be able to kill with one blow. Tu Lai and others are all bare hands and it may be very difficult to kill Dorgon silently. Moreover, the Intelligence Department did not find the person who responded to them in the pass, so I guess Tu Lai may have to wait until he comes out of the pass before taking action!" As a killer, Leng Yan has a set of psychological abilities to figure out and analyze the enemy. Only by trying to be invincible before the enemy can he be invincible. Many of the people Leng Yan killed are still above him, but they all died under his knife. Why is the reason why he prefers to use his brain more than those people.

"Houseless fist." Zhou Huaian murmured to himself, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Finally, the key here was connected, and he shouted: "Leng Yan!"

"Cold words are here!"

"I will send you a letter to Uncle Wenyuan quickly and ask him to check whether Tu Lai and others brought weapons to the pass!" Zhou Huaian ordered.

Leng Yan left for about four or five hours, then turned around and returned to Zhou Huaian, presented a bamboo tube to Zhou Huaian, and said, "Uncle, Uncle Wenyuan's Feige's letter."

Zhou Huaian quickly pulled out a note from the bamboo tube. After reading it, he returned the note to Leng Yan, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said, "Yan'er, your analysis is right. Tu Lai really planned to take action within the pass. It turned out that they placed their weapons in a pawnshop in a town outside the pass. This town is the only way for them to go back. They will definitely take action at a place around the town!"

After reading it, Leng Yan directly burned the note to ashes and said, "Although Tu Lai and others changed their identities and could enter and exit my Ming Dynasty at will, the newly issued weapon control system of our Ming Dynasty made it impossible for them to bring weapons into the pass. Of course, if they were given enough time, a few weapons would not be able to defeat these people. However, their mission this time was too urgent, and Tu Lai pretended to be sick for too long would cause people to be suspicious. Although warriors have rarely got sick, they may die once they get sick. If Tu Lai dies, uncle, we will also help Huang Taiji a big favor!"

Zhou Huaian was stunned and quickly understood what he meant in his cold words. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that Huang Taiji's scheming is deeper than us. Even if we don't kill Tu Lai, it's probably difficult for Tu Lai to survive. Even the seventeen dead soldiers he led would die!"

"What my uncle said is that Huang Taiji even killed his brothers. In order to keep this secret, Tu can't rely on an outsider's confidant. It's not a pity to kill him. Anyway, only those who die can keep the secret forever." Leng Yan's dark eyes flashed with the light of wisdom.

Zhou Huaian's eyes shot out two cool lights, looked up and down at Leng Yan, and said, "Leng Yan, I didn't expect you to have grown up."

Leng Yan was so angry that he was seen by Zhou Huaian. The person he respected the most in his life was his dead adoptive father, but the person he was most afraid of was the uncle standing in front of him. Under Zhou Huaian's gaze, he felt that he was as fragile as a baby. Otherwise, he would not have been completely subdued by Zhou Huaian without pulling it out, and hurriedly said, "It's all my uncle's teachings."

"You are very good, very good, you can stand alone!" Zhou Huaian laughed and stroked his lower beard, which was less than three inches long with comfort.

"The seventeen people will die if they die. Just find a place to bury them. But it is best if Tu Lai can be captured alive. If he cannot be captured alive, he will be killed. However, his body must be brought back to Shengjing. Huang Taiji must be given a step!" Zhou Huaian's eyes turned serious and continued, "Uncle gave you a task, which is actually what the emperor wants, but uncle hopes you can complete it."

"But with my uncle's instructions, Yan'er will never refuse!" Leng Yan knelt down on one knee and said.

"No matter whether you capture Tu Lai alive or kill Tu Lai, from the moment you appear in front of Dorgon, you are the personal guard beside Dorgon. In the future, you must protect Dorgon's safety, and of course, you must monitor his every move. My uncle will arrange someone to contact you on a single line. You have to think about it. This task will be quite long, and you may not be able to return to the Ming Dynasty within a few years." Zhou Huaian looked at this cold speech that was as serious as a parent-child.

"Leng Yan cannot repay his uncle's grace again, so let Leng Yan repay his uncle's great grace with this." Leng Yan gritted his teeth and agreed.

"My uncle is still alone, with no relatives or children. My uncle's position today will be yours in the future. Don't let my uncle down!" Zhou Huaian bent down and helped Leng Yan up, saying earnestly.

"Uncle!" Leng Yan was extremely excited. He was originally a fatherless person, but fortunately his adoptive father took him in and taught him martial arts. The adoptive father was undoubtedly the best and closest person in the world to him. He had inexplicable fear of Zhou Huaian, and he always thought that Zhou Huaian just found that he could still be useful to him, so he took him in and used him. Now he seemed a little ungrateful. Zhou Huaian's current status is no different from the official martial arts leader, and he was also the head of the secret intelligence department of the court. Although he was not very strong, his power was quite strong. He was also a close minister of the emperor, and his position was very popular. Now he suddenly learned that he was expected to do this position, which was extremely shocking for the young Leng Yan.

"Do it well, although you are only a major now, when you are promoted to major general, it is also time for my uncle to retire and live my old age." Zhou Huaian smiled. He was very optimistic about Leng Yan. Not only did he take advantage of Leng Yan as an uncle, but more importantly, Leng Yan's talent is really the material for this industry, otherwise he would not have kept it beside him and asked for orders.
Chapter completed!