Dazhou, Luoan
Chen Jingyu, the commander of the Supervision Department of the largest secret service agency in the Great Zhou Dynasty, walked into the study of Chief Assistant Shangguan Hongyuan under the guidance of the housekeeper with an uneasy mood... ··
Although there were still a few days until the half-month appointment, Chen Jingyu, who was familiar with Shangguan Hongyuan's character, naturally asked Shangguan Hongyuan to wait for him for half a month.
After the butler's announcement, Chen Jingyu walked into Shangguan Hongyuan's study and bowed to greet him who was dealing with official documents.
Seeing Chen Jingyu's arrival, Shangguan Hongyuan raised his head from the desk, nodded slightly at Chen Jingyu as a greeting, and then asked directly:
"How was your contact with those people in Chengdu?"
Regarding Shangguan Hongyuan's question, Chen Jingyu was well prepared and said immediately:
"This is still preliminary contact. My lord, although you promised them not to hold them responsible for the Luo'an Incident, those people still seem to be very worried, and the prices they offer are very high. It can be seen that they are not interested in anything anyway. There is not much sincerity, I just want to prepare for a rainy day and leave a way out for them!"
Listening to Chen Jingyu's answer, a cold light flashed in Shangguan Hongyuan's eyes. He knew that those bastards on both ends of the spectrum would not give in so easily!
Things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield are also difficult to obtain at the negotiation table. As long as Jianmen is still in the hands of the Southern Patrol Court, they will fight to the end. Thinking of this, Shangguan Hongyuan continued to ask:
"How is the situation at Jianmen?"
Chen Jingyu said without thinking:
"The people from the Southern Patrol Court seem to have realized that if Jianmen cannot defend Rongcheng, they will definitely not be able to defend it, so they have sent the guards from Rongcheng to Jianmen. Currently, there are more than 50,000 troops in Jianmen South Patrol Court. King Zheng Jiang Guang has also gone to Jianmen to take charge. There is also news that the Southern Inspection Court has internal intentions to invite Jingchu Inspector Sun Liangyu to support... ····”
Hearing the name Sun Liangyu, Shangguan Hongyuan's eyes became serious. Sun Liangyu was a tumbler in the political circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He had served as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Minister of Buzuo, and the Minister of Rites. He was transferred in the third year of Anhe. Inspector of Jingchu.
This person is a rare moderate in the political circles of the Zhou Dynasty. He is the famous Lao He. His most famous mantra is that harmony is the most important. Because he has a Chu army of 70,000 to 80,000 people under his command, so whether he is patrolling the southern court or Luo An Chaoting was actively trying to win over him, but Sun Liangyu himself was accommodating to both sides, pretending to be stupid and never taking sides.
If Sun Liangyu is really invited by the imperial court during the southern tour, it will be really troublesome. After all, although the combat effectiveness of the Chu army is not high, it is at least very sufficient in strength. Coupled with the natural dangers of Sichuan and Shu, the Luo'an Forbidden Army is very likely to Falling into a difficult situation like entering Shu in the first place!
It seemed that he also noticed the change in Shangguan Hongyuan's expression. Chen Jingyu introduced in detail:
"I'm telling you, sir, according to the intelligence sent back by our secret line in Chengdu, the person who pushed Sun Liangyu to enter Sichuan was Lin Shize. He had a very good personal relationship with Sun Liangyu. In addition, his grandson Lin Zian might be marrying Sun Liangyu's granddaughter. Their families The relationship is very close!”
"However, the clan power represented by Jiang Guang is very wary of Sun Liangyu's entry into Shu. They are worried that after Sun Liangyu enters Shu, the clan's power will be further weakened. Currently, there is still a fierce debate among them on this matter. I estimate that unless our army achieves some breakthrough results in the direction of Jianmen, it will be difficult for the Southern Inspection Court to come up with any results on this matter in a short period of time... ·····”
As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Hongyuan's expression showed a hint of mockery. Civil war insiders and outsiders fought against outsiders. Lin Shize, Jiang Guang and others were only capable of this. Although Chen Jingyu's words were tactful, Shangguan Hongyuan I also heard the implication behind his words!
Jiang Guang and the clan power behind him have been bitten by snakes for ten years. They are afraid that Sun Yuliang will be the next one to join forces with Lin Shize to break the existing political balance of the Southern Patrol Court and destroy their clan. These leftovers, old and young, have become mere decorations again.
The troops under his command have already reached Jianmen. The people in Rongcheng are still unable to unite as one to overcome the difficulties. Instead, they continue to fight and fight among themselves. This is their own destruction. If they are not destroyed, there will be no way. That’s right!
After thinking about this, Shangguan Hongyuan's confidence undoubtedly increased by three points. He pondered for a while and then changed his voice and continued to ask:
"You took half a month last time to investigate the next movements of the Fengwu Army. How is the investigation going now?"
Listening to Shangguan Hongyuan's question, Chen Jingyu's heart tightened, and knowing that what was supposed to come had finally come, she spoke very cautiously:
"Let me tell you, Lord Chief Assistant, after our active exploration during this period, we have heard some useful information. Because our army is on the offensive in Jianmen, the imperial court on the southern tour can only struggle to support it, so they thought about it. In order to escape from Wei and rescue Zhao, he made an exception and appointed Ye Mingsheng as the governor of Yan and Liao, in exchange for a famous teacher marching westward!"
"Ye Mingsheng also held a grand inauguration ceremony in Yijing, so I think it is very likely that Ye Mingsheng and the southern imperial court have reached an agreement on the matter of marching westward... ·············”
Before Chen Jingyu's words could be fully finished, Shangguan Hongyuan's expression, which had just relaxed, immediately became serious again. Although he had not had a direct fight with the Fengwu Army and had not personally experienced the combat effectiveness of the Fengwu Army, He had fought with Zhao Fuqu for decades, and he was very familiar with the combat effectiveness of the Yan army under Zhao Fuqu.
With the strength of the Yan army against the Fengwu army, they were defeated in consecutive battles, which is enough to show the strength of the Fengwu army. But now it is when he is concentrating his forces in Sichuan and Shu to deal with the southern patrol court. Feng Han has only a measly force in Jinyang. With 20,000 soldiers and horses, if Fengwu's army marches westward at this time, I'm afraid Feng Han won't be able to hold off Jinyang for long?
Feeling the change in Shangguan Hongyuan's mood, Chen Jingyu on the side was also uneasy. Although he asked Shangguan Hongyuan for half a month to explore the Fengwu Army's intelligence, during this period, he did not really ask him what he wanted. As you said, actively explore the intelligence of Fengwu Army!
After all, the spies placed by the Supervision Department in the Fengwu Army have been eliminated by the Coordination Office a long time ago. Even the spies placed in Youyan, most of them have been busted by the Coordination Office. Even the remaining lucky ones have also been eliminated. They are no longer important figures, and if they want to uncover important information such as the movements of the Fengwu Army, those people are of no use at all.
In addition, it is basically impossible to avoid the investigation of the Coordination Office and establish an intelligence network within the Fengwu Army within half a month. Therefore, in order to complete the task assigned by Shangguan Hongyuan, Chen Jingyu is very wise. He did not choose to waste time on Fengwu Army, but considered whether there was any way to fool the matter...
The information that the Southern Inspection Court appointed Ye Mingsheng as the Governor of Yanliao immediately caught his attention, and then he followed the clues and used the Supervision Department's hidden stakes in Rongcheng to figure out the intentions of the Southern Inspection Court, and then in Combined with some of my own guesses, I took it out and handed it over to Shangguan Hongyuan!
As for whether Ye Mingsheng would march westward, he and Chen Jingyu were prepared to deal with it. Seeing Shangguan Hongyuan's expression becoming more and more serious, Chen Jingyu felt that the time had come and immediately pretended to be worried. He opened his mouth and said:
"Lord Chief Assistant, since I discovered the movements of the Fengwu Army, I have also sensed the danger in the Yunbin area. Therefore, with our active persuasion, Zhao Jianan has intended to surrender to our army and serve as our army's resistance against the Fengwu Army. barrier!"
Shangguan Hongyuan was a little surprised when he heard this. He hesitated before saying:
"The Zhao Jianan you are talking about is Zhao Fuqu's eldest son? Did he run away from Youyan?"
Chen Jingyu introduced:
"Yes, sir! Before Zhao Fuqu counterattacked, he may have had a premonition of the danger ahead, so he sent Zhao Jianan to Jinzhong as a back-up. Now Zhao Jianan is gathering the defeated army in Jinzhong, and he already has more than 20,000 people. !”
Shangguan Hongyuan was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked with some suspicion:
"He is willing to surrender to me?"
Chen Jingyu nodded and introduced:
"Sir, although you and Zhao Fuqu have a lot of unpleasantness, Zhao Fuqu, a thief, died at the hands of Ye Mingsheng. The hatred of killing his father is irreconcilable. Zhao Jianan can naturally distinguish the stakes... ··················”
Seeing that Shangguan Hongyuan's attention had been gradually attracted to Zhao Jian'an, Chen Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief. What he said was half-truth and half-lie. Although he said it was under the active dissuasion of their Supervision Department, Zhao Jianan was willing to surrender, but the actual situation was that Zhao Jianan took the initiative to find him!
Zhao Jianan has been passive for a few days since he was poured cold water on by his cronies at the last internal meeting and felt the huge internal resistance to surrender to Shangguan Hongyuan. However, the pressure of money and food is imminent, so Zhao Jianan can only think of He came up with an impossible solution and secretly surrendered to Shangguan Hongyuan to see if there was any chance to get financial and food support from Shangguan Hongyuan in this way!
Chen Jingyu, through the southern tour of the imperial court to appoint Ye Mingsheng as the governor of Yanliao, concocted Ye Mingsheng's intention to march westward, she was also a little worried, in case Shangguan Hongyuan listened to his suggestion and transferred from Sichuan and Sichuan Troops were deployed to help defend Jinyang, but Ye Mingsheng did not move westward. He would not be able to keep up with Guan Hongyuan!
However, Zhao Jianan's unexpected appearance gave Chen Jingyu an idea. He wanted to publicize the news of Zhao Jianan's surrender, and suggested that Shangguan Hongyuan give Zhao Jianan some support so that Zhao Jianan could assume a counterattack posture. In this way, if Ye Mingsheng really marches westward, it will naturally confirm that his news is true!
And if Ye Mingsheng did not send his troops to the west in the end, he can also say that it was because after winning Zhao Jianan's surrender, their power in Yunbin increased greatly, allowing Ye Mingsheng to surrender, and finally forced Ye Mingsheng to give up the idea of sending his troops to the west. In short, no matter what Ye Mingsheng does, he can justify himself...
At this time, Shangguan Hongyuan did not realize that the seemingly submissive Chen Jingyu in front of him was actually thinking about this.
Shangguan Hongyuan thought about it in his mind and felt that what Chen Jingyu said made sense. Ye Mingsheng killed Zhao Fuqu and was a life-and-death enemy of Zhao Jian'an. Zhao Jian'an was most likely unlikely to seek refuge with Ye Mingsheng.
In addition, Zhao Jian'an occupied Jinzhong and had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. If Ye Mingsheng really marched westward, even if he could not stop the Fengwu Army, he could delay the Fengwu Army's offensive to some extent and benefit himself. The response was to gain time, so Zhao Jianan still had great united front value, so he nodded and said:
"If that's the case, then go and get in touch with Zhao Jian'an and see if he has any requirements!"
After hearing Shangguan Hongyuan's instructions, Chen Jingyu, who knew that she had narrowly passed the test, completely relaxed and bowed and replied:
"Yes! Sir, I'll do it right now!"
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Just when Chen Jingyu was reporting to Shangguan Hongyuan in Luo'an, Ye Mingsheng was also summoning someone in the Governor's Mansion in Yi Jing.
Looking at Lin Huaiwu with a respectful expression in front of him, Ye Mingsheng smiled and shook his head. Although Lin Huaiwu hid it well, Ye Mingsheng could still clearly feel the resentment in the heart of this veteran of the Fengwu Army who had been following him since the palace. Unfair, he immediately said calmly:
"Just say what's on your mind, there's no need to hide it!"
Lin Huaiwu looked stunned when he said this. He seemed to want to say something, but he still hesitated to speak. Seeing him so hesitant, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:
"Look at what you look like now. This is why I didn't let you be promoted to commander this time!"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Lin Huaiwu's eyes flashed with loneliness, and he bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Huaiwu, let the commander down!"
Although the news of the expansion and reorganization of the Fengwu Army is top secret news in the Fengwu Army, this top secret is mainly aimed at middle and lower-level generals. Senior generals such as Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping have all vaguely heard some rumors. Knowing that this time the Fengwu Army was going to establish a corps-level establishment, everyone's focus was on the positions of commanders of each army. Everyone generally believed that Yuan Song must bear the brunt, which was undisputed.
In addition, Guo Zhiping, who has repeatedly made military exploits in the army and is second only to Yuan Song in reputation, is not a big problem, but whether Lin Huaiwu, who was promoted to general to command the first division together with Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping, can also be promoted to commander as he wishes. There are quite a lot of disagreements among the top management...
