For a foreign mission of this size, the officials who follow it on the surface are responsible for monitoring and guiding at the same time, and secret agents are naturally required to follow it secretly. Otherwise, if the Qin mission is allowed to act randomly in the country, wouldn't it be chaos? Got it? !
The spies in the dark were obviously quite keen, and they immediately judged that the Qin people were not well-intentioned. It was already very unusual for such a large cavalry team to appear in the mission. Watching them queue up, it was obvious that they were capable of fighting. military.
If it could be said that they came here to protect the gold, silk and jade in the mission before, but now, this team even left the main camp halfway, what is it going to do? Even though this place is not far from the capital, if you want to succeed and retire, you should go south and return to the east of the river. How could it be heading northwest?
Therefore, Zhao's spies had to secretly speculate whether the Qin people's purpose of coming here was not as easy and simple as they said verbally. It's a pity that the secret agent's information is still too limited after all. He doesn't know the news that Zhao Kuo left Handan today and went to his past place. Presumably, if the secret agent knows about this and makes a little contact, he should be able to quickly determine the Qin people's identity. Target.
However, Zhao's spies obviously would not let it go. The spies who were immediately under surveillance were divided into three groups by the leader. One group immediately followed the Qin delegation heading west, and the other group rushed back to Handan. Reporting to the adults, the last department is responsible for continuing to follow and monitor the Qin delegation heading to Handan.
When the sun was declining, Zhao's spies finally sent the news back to Handan and presented it to King Zhao. As the de facto first person in the court, Lord Pingyuan quickly received the news from King Zhao.
The uncle and nephew thought for a long time but could not guess Qin Jun's intention.
A sneak attack from behind? Not to mention that just a few hundred people can make a sneak attack, but their own defense is too poor, which makes them look down on Lian Po and General Tian Dan. What's more, the place is not right. How could anyone turn around and sneak attack the party when they are about to reach Handan City.
Capture the city? That's even more wrong. Although almost all the soldiers in the Zhao Kingdom have been mobilized due to the Battle of Changping, it is a bit difficult for a few hundred people to attack the city and capture the territory. A slightly larger city , even the government officials and the common people ate up all the hundreds of Qin troops. Why are you attacking a smaller city? You want money but no money, and you want food but no food.
Disrupt the rear? It's not wartime now, so what's the point of being disrupted by you? Instead, it gave Zhao Jun a reason to fight back. Wasn't this shooting himself in the foot?
After thinking about it, the two of them never thought of the significance of Qin Jun's actions. For a time, Longtai Palace fell into a long silence. Seeing that the palace defense is about to be locked, it will be troublesome to leave the palace again, not only for myself, but also for conveying the king's orders. And the two of them obviously couldn't figure out a reason even if the stalemate continued. In desperation, Mr. Pingyuan decided to take it one step at a time.
Then he suggested to King Zhao: 1. The spies should continue to monitor closely; 2. Notify the garrison troops in the cities along the way to pay close attention to potential targets and be on guard against the attack of a small Qin army; 3. Handan sent two thousand-man teams, one to intercept them. One of the Qin envoys heading west protected the remaining Qin envoys.
It has to be said that Lord Pingyuan is worthy of being one of the Four Gentlemen of the Warring States Period, and his ability to deal with emergencies is also very good. Facing the unknown Qin delegation, he did not have any hesitation or fear. minimize the harm.
Of course, Mr. Pingyuan's treatment was considered mild. If it had been more radical, he might have ordered the border areas to prepare for war. It would be a big deal for a Qin army of several hundred people to disappear in their own hinterland. The reason why Mr. Pingyuan is so peaceful is because the Battle of Shangdang has just ended. Mr. Pingyuan does not believe that the Qin army will stir up trouble at this time.
When King Zhao heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, and then issued an order to do as Lord Pingyuan said.
When the matter came to an end, Lord Pingyuan immediately left the palace.
But after leaving the palace, Mr. Pingyuan became increasingly unable to calm down. He always felt that he must have missed something important, but he just couldn't remember it.
Lord Pingyuan, who was in a rather irritable mood, immediately ordered the driver to change the route and go straight to Lin Shangqing's residence.
An old house where a treasure. Although Mr. Pingyuan is already
Although he knows his fate, he still does not have as much experience as Lin Shangqing, an old man in his dying years. Perhaps Lin Shangqing can guess Qin's intentions.
The carriage soon arrived in front of Lin Shangqing's residence. After a few more "bang bang bang" sounds, Mr. Pingyuan personally knocked on the door of Lin Shangqing's residence. When the old servant saw that the person coming was Mr. Pingyuan, he immediately stepped aside and let Mr. Pingyuan in.
Apart from Zhao Yu, Lord Pingyuan is the second person who can enter the Lin Mansion without notification.
Lord Pingyuan who entered the mansion quickly came to the study, but Lin Shangqing had not rested yet and was half-leaning on the bed reading the letters. Seeing Mr. Pingyuan arriving, he immediately asked him to sit down next to him.
Lord Pingyuan was not polite. He sat down and then informed Lin Xiangru of the news he got from King Zhao. At the same time, he also told all his questions and temporary measures.
Lin Shangqing frowned slightly after hearing this, but for a moment he didn't know why. If Lian Po or Tian Dan were here, they would definitely take out the map without hesitation. Without much deliberation, they would just draw a line along the westward route of the Qin army, and combined with the farewell to Zhao Kuo this morning, The Qin army’s final intention—Zhao Kuo—can be found immediately.
Whether it's Lin Shangqing or Pingyuan Lord, he is just a civil servant after all. Let alone doing homework on maps, being able to understand maps is already considered well-informed. After all, there are specialties in the art, just like military generals often cannot escape the intrigues in the court. It is indeed difficult for a civil servant to think about the intentions of Qin's affairs.
After thinking for a while, Lin Shangqing finally murmured to himself: "What you said is quite appropriate, but Qin State has spent a lot of time and effort, so I'm afraid the plan is not too small. But we can't guess it. . I’m afraid that Qin’s plans are so big that we will be caught off guard and suffer heavy losses!”
"Hey!" Mr. Pingyuan sighed after hearing this, and said, "If Mr. Mafu is still in Handan, he will definitely be able to clear up our doubts now. But Your Majesty...hey..."
"But..."
Before the word "ye" came out of his mouth, Lin Xiangru seemed to hear something suddenly, his pale face became vivid, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground, but Lin Xiangru didn't realize it.
Just when Lord Pingyuan was about to ask, Lin Xiangru spoke first and said, "Quick!"
