"Sir, Mu Qianhu is here."

On the west side of Beijing City, Chengtianmen and Qianbulang, this was once the former site of the famous Beizhen Fusi Yamen. After the demise of the former Ming Dynasty, Shunzhi ordered the change of Chengtianmen to Tiananmen. The former site here was also classified as the Six Ministry and became an ordinary place.

After Zhu Yicheng sent troops to recover Beijing City, the Ming Dynasty regained the rule of Beijing City. Of course, the legacy of the Qing Dynasty had to be cleaned up, especially in the palace. Anyone who had traces of the Qing Dynasty was removed. Outside the palace, some place names also restored their original titles, including Chengtian Gate.

Now, the yamen that originally belonged to the Jinyiwei has also been reused. Although the Jinyiwei brand has not been officially hung, many people in the capital know that this place is the highest institution of the Jinyiwei in Beijing.

Zhang Ran had just arrived in Beijing last night. Compared with Dong Dashan, Zhang Ran was faster. This was mainly because Dong Dashan and Zhang Ran had different identities. As the Minister of Military Operations and the Army's boss, Dong Dashan had a lot of work every day. Before leaving Beijing, he had to arrange a series of work before he could go north. Moreover, there were many entourages, so he naturally couldn't get up. But Zhang Ran had no worries. After receiving Zhu Yicheng's order, Zhang Ran made arrangements overnight and took a boat to Shanghai on the afternoon of the next day, then transferred from Shanghai to the north. He arrived in Tianjin in less than four days, and then quickly entered Beijing.

"Let him come in." Although Zhang Ran, wearing casual clothes, looked haggard and tired, he was still in good spirits.

Soon, Mu Zhongming strode into the hall and saw Zhang Ran sitting in the middle from afar. Mu Zhongming quickly stepped forward and gave a gift to him.

I looked at Mu Zhongming and said that I used Mu Zhongming but Zhang Ran’s handwriting. If Zhang Ran hadn’t taken a fancy to him, there wouldn’t be Mu Zhongming now.

Whether it was the Battle of Tianjin, the Battle of Beijing, or the Battle of Mentougou, Mu Zhongming made many contributions, and then a lower-level Jinyiwei stepped into the high position of Jinyiwei Qianhu. Now, Mu Zhongming is the highest-level official in the north, and is also the leader of the entire Beijing City Jinyiwei Organization.

It can be said that Mu Zhongming's performance has far exceeded Zhang Ran's expectations. Even Zhang Ran, who decided to use Mu Zhongming at the beginning, did not expect that he would do this now.

"Get up." Zhang Ran looked at him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his voice was still plain and cold.

When Mu Zhongming got up, Zhang Ran asked, "How did you investigate Huaian?"

"Reply to the words of the master." Mu Zhongming said respectfully: "It has been found that the foreign races are indeed Rakshasa people, and judging from their clothes and equipment, they are not ordinary thieves, but regular soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom."

This made Zhang Ran feel refreshed. He didn't expect that Mu Zhongming found out the result in just a few days. Originally, Zhang Ran just planned to use this method to urge Mu Zhongming. After all, it was only five or six days from receiving the message to issuing the order to now. Then, it was only five or six days before and after. Then, the time to pass the message from Nanjing to Beijing was taken. Even if there was a Fei Ge message, the time left for Mu Zhongming would never exceed three days. How did Mu Zhongming confirm it in such a short time?

When Zhang Ran asked about this matter with three points of curiosity, Mu Zhongming did not hide it and told Zhang Ran all the time. It turned out that it was not difficult to investigate the matter. When Mu Zhongming received the order to start investigating Huaian's affairs, he sent someone to Huaian to collect information, and at the same time did something in Beijing.

Speaking of what he did in Beijing, we have to talk about the Battle of Yaxa between the Qing Dynasty and the Rakshasa Kingdom. After the Battle of Yaxa, the Qing Dynasty "winned" and returned to the court. When he returned to Beijing, he also brought back a group of prisoners. These prisoners were later pardoned by Kangxi on "benevolent politics". A special force was formed based on these prisoners. This army was the Eight Banners of Rakshasa that were unknown to outsiders, and was also known as the Eight Banners of Russia or Albajin Banners.

Of course, Kangxi started to establish the Eight Banners of Rakshasa and set up the Rakshasa Austrian to command these people. The political significance is far greater than the military significance. To put it bluntly, it is to use the Eight Banners composed of these Rakshasa people to reflect the military and majesty of the Qing Empire.

Not only did the Eight Banners be set up, but these people were also placed at Dongzhimen, and a Guandi Temple was converted into an Orthodox church to satisfy their religious beliefs. This church is called the Rakshasa Temple, also called the Beiguan, and the elderly who live in Beijing know it.

Mu Zhongming was originally a bannerman and was naturally familiar with Beijing City. In addition, there were elders in his family who participated in the Battle of Yakshasa that year, so he knew more about the Eight Banners of Rakshasa than ordinary people. After receiving the order, he immediately remembered this matter and then sent someone to the Rakshasa Temple to find the old man of the Eight Banners of Rakshasa.

Nearly thirty years have passed since the Battle of Jaquessa. The captives of those who were old and dead, and the original Eight Banners of Rakshasa no longer existed because of the withering of these people. However, as time goes by, the descendants of these people are still there, and even several of the earliest people are alive. When the Qing Dynasty fled Beijing, these people who had long been forgotten would naturally not be taken away. In addition, the original meaning of these people's existence was because of politics, and no one cares about their identity.

But now, it was precisely these remaining old Rakshasa people who had sent them to help them find out the items left on the battlefield, including clothes and utensils that were taken off the dead Rakshasa soldiers, etc.

After identification, these old Rakshasa people told Mu Zhongming with certainty that those who can have such equipment and wear must be regular Rakshasa troops, and they will never be recruited adventurers or mercenaries. Although they are old, they have all served in the Rakshasa army, so they will not admit their mistakes.

"This is a good thing." Hearing this, Zhang Ran nodded with satisfaction. With the identification of these old Rakshasa people, the origin of these alien races could be confirmed. It seems that the emperor's concerns make sense. Although the battle of Huaian is inconspicuous, this battle reminded the Ming Dynasty, especially when the establishment of Rakshasa regular army appeared on the battlefield, which was enough to prove that the Qing Dynasty had secretly colluded with the Rakshasa Kingdom.

Zhang Ran didn't know about the Rakshasa Kingdom before. Although he was in charge of the largest intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty and his Jinyiwei was everywhere, the Rakshasa Kingdom had never dealt with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the Jinyiwei in Northern China was temporarily not as powerful as the southern one.

Before coming to Beijing, Zhang Ran made up for the situation about the Rakshasa Kingdom. When he learned that Rakshasa was actually a huge empire spanning Europe and Asia, and he had fought with the Qing Dynasty for three years in Jaxa. In the end, although he was nominally defeated, he actually bit off a piece of meat from the Qing Dynasty. As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Zhang Ran couldn't help but pay more attention to the Rakshasa Kingdom.
Chapter completed!