I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 318 Identity Exposed

Chapter 318 Identity Exposed

"Dr. Wu, please come in quickly, we've been waiting for you!" the madam said with a smile.

Doctor Wu's real name was Wu Ha. Wu Ha was a Han-Chinese Mongolian. Of course, he looked like a Han Chinese now. Not only was the madam mistaken, but many people in Shengjing City thought that Wu Ha's real name was Wu Ha.

Wuha entered the room and immediately frowned. He recognized all seven doctors in the room; they were all renowned physicians from Shengjing City. Was Xunfang Pavilion really that wealthy? To hire so many famous doctors for a mere courtesan, each doctor in the room charged no less than a hundred taels of silver for a consultation.

"Old Wu is here, take his pulse," Doctor Li said with a smile.

Wuha nodded, stepped forward, and put his hand on Gao Guilan's arm.

"Cough cough..." Gao Guilan coughed a few times, turned around and looked at Wang Wenzhou, and said aggrievedly, "Uncle, I'm not feeling well."

Wang Wenzhou quickly patted Gao Guilan's head to comfort her.

After taking Wuha's pulse, Wang Wenzhou asked, "Dr. Wu, what's your opinion?"

Uha thought for a moment and said, "It's just ordinary typhoid fever. The young lady is weak, which is why she hasn't been getting better."

"Alright, Dr. Wu, please prescribe a medicine. Xiao Jiang, see all the doctors out. Double the consultation fee." Wang Wenzhou nodded; all the doctors here had said the same thing.

“Yes, sir!” Jiang Zhenghe said, gesturing with his hand. “Please, everyone. Thank you for your help today.”

Uha shook his head with a wry smile. Just who was this girl? She had summoned all the city's top doctors for a minor illness. Uha was puzzled. He suddenly remembered his neighbor Lin Qing telling him to be careful these days, and to be wary of unfamiliar faces, as they might be spies from the Ming Dynasty.

Could these people be spies from the Ming Dynasty? Wuha thought for a moment and decided to go back and tell Brother Lin Qing.

Wang Wenzhou never imagined that his meticulous planning would lead to a blunder: by asking a doctor to examine Gao Guilan's baby, he would expose his hiding place.

……

At Prince Rui's residence, Dorgon frowned deeply and said angrily, "A bunch of useless trash! Two days have passed and you haven't captured a single survivor? What use are you lot?"

Dorgon was twenty-four years old this year, yet he had already become a famous general of the Qing Dynasty. He commanded the Bordered White Banner, while his brother Dodo commanded the Plain White Banner. Daišan commanded the Plain Red and Bordered Red Banners, and Huang Taiji commanded the Plain Yellow, Bordered Yellow, Plain Blue, and Bordered Blue Banners.

If Nurhaci hadn't died so young, and Daišan had supported Huang Taiji's succession, Dorgon would have been the one to succeed him.

Although Dorgon temporarily accepted reality, he was still resentful. He felt the throne should have been his, but it had been snatched away by Huang Taiji. His earlier request to lead an army to attack the Ming Dynasty in the palace was, in fact, a trap set for Huang Taiji.

Because Huang Taiji was consumed by rage and bedridden, he was unable to lead the army. Once Huang Taiji agreed to send troops and handed over military power to Dorgon, Dorgon would find ways to make all the soldiers obey his orders, and Huang Taiji wouldn't even know how he died.

However, Daišan's interference prevented his plan from being implemented. As for why Dorgon took on the task of capturing spies, it was because he was very curious about which brilliant strategist in the Ming Dynasty could devise such a perfect plan.

The Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses, yet was unable to retaliate. Their wheat seedlings were burned, leaving them with a severe food shortage. This autumn, the Qing would undoubtedly launch an attack on the Ming. However, if that strategist were to cause trouble again when the Qing's elite forces were fully deployed, the Qing would be attacked from both sides, and its fate would be uncertain.

Therefore, Dorgon wanted to capture that expert and use him for his own purposes, so that he could kill Huang Taiji and reclaim the throne that rightfully belonged to him.

Prince Yu, Dorgon, defended his men, saying, "We can't blame them. Those Ming outlaws are all desperate. We captured a few, but they all bit into the poison sacs in their mouths and died on the spot from the poison."

Dodo was 22 years old this year, two years younger than Dorgon. He had a distinguished military career. He conquered one-third of the Qing Dynasty's territory, and another third was conquered by Wu Sangui. Emperor Qianlong called him "the most meritorious among the founding princes".

"Sigh..." Dorgon sighed and ordered, "Immediately send more men to search the entire city. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must capture all the Ming spies."

"I obey my orders!"

……

Inside the city of Shengjing, a private residence served as the hideout for the Ming Dynasty's Heroic Martyrs Group.

The Ming Dynasty Heroes' Team was down to six members at this point; the other four had tragically perished while on a mission.

At this moment, each of the six men was riding a girl, galloping freely. They had been fortunate enough to receive orders to carry out the surrender terms, so even though the Qing army had found the alley where they were hiding, they didn't even think about fleeing and continued to ride their horses without fear.

The hero of the Ming Dynasty 003 asked, "Team leader, are we really surrendering?"

001 said with a wry smile, "Anyway, the King of Hell has ordered that if we are searched and cannot escape unscathed, we can surrender. It's better to be in jail than to die! The King of Hell will also try his best to save us. As long as we fully comply with the surrender regulations, there will be no problem."

"Hmm!" 005 said with a smile, "There's nowhere to escape to now. Yesterday, I secretly went out to buy food and witnessed the 'troublemaker' group being discovered by the Qing army, and then they all died for their country. I guess they didn't receive orders. What a pity!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" At that moment, Qing soldiers outside the door started banging on the door.

"Open the door! We're under inspection!" the Qing soldiers outside shouted.

001 glanced at his brothers who were still riding along and asked, "Who's finished? Go open the door!"

006 said with a smile, "Team leader, you know I'm always the one who stays until the end! 005, hurry up, you're usually the first to finish."

"Pah!" 005 laughed and cursed, "You're the real prince of fast swords!"

With a loud bang, the door was smashed open. A group of fully armed Qing soldiers filed in.

001, while galloping along, turned around and said, "Gentlemen, we are the people you want to capture. We surrender. Please wait a moment."

"Don't move!" Morgen said coldly.

Morgen was a Niru Zhangjing of the Bordered White Banner, and he was in charge of leading the search in this area.

006 said with a smile, "Big brother, in this situation, how can we not move? Please wait a moment, we surrender."

"Take them alive! Don't let them commit suicide by poison!" Morgen waved his hand, and the soldiers rushed forward and subdued the six men.

001 said with a wry smile, "Don't put a mouthful on me! We don't have poison sacs in our mouths, we really surrender!"

Morgen smiled slightly. Over the past two days, he had captured quite a few spies, but they had all committed suicide by poison, much to the anger of Prince Dorgon. Today was Morgen's lucky day; he had finally captured six Ming Dynasty spies alive.

Morgen ordered, “Search them carefully.”

The six men were riding horses at full gallop, and since they were not wearing any clothes, the soldiers who searched them quickly completed their task. Sure enough, there were no poison sacs in the mouths of the six men.

Morgen said with a smile, "Take them to Prince Rui's residence."

"Yes!"