"We arrested the wrong person..."
On the empty streets of Yangqu, the two siblings were strolling and exchanging opinions: "Is there any conflict between the martial arts style and the spy style?"
Di Xiangling said: "Of course there are some. I have also seen Jianghu people in the land of Yanyun. Some of them admire the orthodoxy of the Central Plains and want to expel foreigners. Some are very loyal to the Liao Kingdom and regard the Song Dynasty as the Southern Dynasty. , and also looking forward to going south to invade the Song Dynasty, but most of them are unwilling to be spies..."
Di Jin understood: "Xi Zuo has a low status and no future. Although it is said that 'today's border control is better than using spies', people in Jianghu are willing to seek refuge in the imperial court for the sake of glory and wealth, and seeking official rewards, rather than doing these things." Unpleasant thing."
Di Xiangling nodded repeatedly: "That's exactly what you mean!"
Di Jin said: "What about a woman from the Jianghu who can't get an official position and wants to be a spy?"
"Liao officials are not necessarily good at using women. Empress Dowager Xiao was willing to use women as officials to help her consolidate her power. After her death, the fate of those female officials was not good!" Di Xiangling said, "Speaking of which, the Liao Kingdom sent a female spy. It's quite strange to go into the palace to sew clothes. Is the information from the Imperial City Division really correct?"
Di Jin's expression gradually became serious.
The Jianghu people in history are actually capable people among the people. These people have a certain influence in their respective fields and can even compete with the temples. They are not just fighting and killing.
Even the rangers who fought and killed imitated the pre-Qin assassins and assassinated important officials and generals of hostile countries to gain a huge reputation.
In comparison, Xizuo is always associated with betrayal, full of intrigues, and pushing forward the invisible front. Perhaps what these people do has a huge impact on the confrontation between the two countries, and even the acquisition of key intelligence can reduce the number of front-line troops. Thousands of casualties were suffered, but in the end they were all unknown, and their achievements were not revealed to outsiders.
What Jianghu people seek most is fame. If they work as spies for the imperial court, wouldn't it go against their original intention?
Of course, there is no way to encourage it.
For example, many frontier generals of the Song Army like to use spies for heavy bribery. The price is money, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward.
For example, Jianghu people attach great importance to loyalty. They start from this aspect, first entertain them with fine wine and delicacies, and then make them willing to go through fire and water on the grounds of national justice and the safety of the people. Monk Fasong, who implemented a plan to alienate Zhong Shiheng, risked his life. Successfully allowed Li Yuanhao to kill his trusted general.
Which one is Zhu?
It doesn't look like either...
Seeing that the incident was exposed, she didn't even consider suicide at all. Wasn't she afraid that the spy would be tortured endlessly after being captured?
"When this woman was blocked, she was not surprised when I told her the name Zhu, and she was not surprised by the crowd. There should be no doubt that she is the fugitive Zhu pretending to be 'Xuan Niang'."
"But the Imperial City Department is more familiar with spies than we are. The Zhu family doesn't have the style of a spy. They can't help but see that Mr. Mo's relieved look just now was not a pretense, so there is only one possibility left..."
Di Jin took a deep breath: "Imperial City Company's weapons are used for personal use, and they use the name of the enemy's spies to arrest the people they want! If this is true, the nature of the matter has completely changed. If an incident occurs in the future, assist Wouldn’t the person who arrested me become a person who is greedy for merit and unable to defend himself? Lei Hu is so scheming!"
Lei Biao promised before that if he captured the Zhu family and accumulated merits, he would take the imperial examination and become an official in the future, and his starting point would be higher than other Jinshi. This was true.
Because the imperial court has express regulations, those who catch spies will be rewarded, especially those important intelligence personnel. "A reward of three thousand guan will be paid, and the white body will be replaced by the third class of men, and the officials will be transferred. If they hide the knowledge, they will be in trouble." If the person you give it to can accuse him and get a reward, he will be exempted from guilt..."
This is a feat, but in most cases local officials cannot do it because they are not familiar with the methods of espionage. However, the more so, the more talented the scholars who can capture the enemy's thieves become.
They are both Jinshi. One is very perceptive and can identify evil spirits, while the other has no such achievements. When he is sent out, the court will naturally be biased, not to mention the reputation derived from it.
But if you are arresting one of your own people in the name of a spy, that is completely different!
Regardless of whether Zhu is a villain who committed murder and arson, he cannot be charged with such a crime. Otherwise, he will be taking credit for killing a "good person"!
"I was careless. After all, I was somewhat eager to succeed..." Di Jin corrected his attitude and said in a deep voice: "This matter must be prevented before it happens!"
Di Xiangling was a little annoyed that he didn't remind him earlier: "What should we do now?"
Di Jin said: "There are two options. One is to make the mistake of making a mistake and convict Zhu's crime. It seems to be done once and for all, but in fact it is a cover-up... I won't take it!"
In fact, with the independent system of the Imperial City Department, 99% of this mistake will be covered up, and Zhu will die quietly. Who will know at that time whether this woman is a spy from the Liao Kingdom, or a person who was captured by the Imperial City for some unknown reason? The unlucky guy that Si is targeting?
But in this way, he also has a clue to fall into the hands of the Lei family. Maybe everything will be fine. Maybe one day in the future, if the Lei family encounters big trouble, he will use it to visit him. If he, who is in a high position, does not If you are willing to help each other, the other party will tear up and publicize this old incident. Not to mention how much trouble it will cause, after all, it is a heartache!
Di Xiangling circled the soft whip on his wrist with his fingers: "It is also a way to deal with all the insiders of the Lei family!"
Compared to that time, Di Jin paused for a moment and still shook his head: "That's one mistake after another. It's no different from the unscrupulous Imperial City Division."
The proposal was rejected, but Di Xiangling was a little relieved: "Yeah~"
"The other option is to find an opportunity to take Zhu back and prevent her from being picked up by people from the Imperial City Department."
The Lei family obviously wants to live alive, which means that the superiors of the Imperial City Department also want to arrest him alive. Either the Lei family will send the person to the capital, or the capital will send someone to pick up the important criminal.
According to Di Jin's speculation, the latter is more likely, because it is obviously not only the Lei family who arrested Zhu this time, but also many people from the Imperial City Department outside the city. These people do not want the Lei family to arrest them either. It is easier to accept the fact that only one person gets the credit, and everyone gets the credit when he is sent to pick up the prisoner.
Thinking that he had just arrested someone and given it to Mr. Mo in an understatement, and then thought about taking it back an hour later, Di Jin couldn't help but shook his head: "I feel smart, but I also made a preconceived mistake, ha!"
After laughing at himself, he cheered up again, his eyes shining brightly, without any fatigue from staying up late: "Time has not waited for me, everything is still unknown and guessing. Let's go find the real Xuan Niang first. If we can find this woman , then whether Zhu is a spy from the Liao Kingdom or a Song person who is being targeted by the Imperial City Division, the truth will come to light!"
