After buying two kilograms of mutton, a few fruits and vegetables, and a bottle of wine, Wang Gan returned to the inn. Seeing Yu Huan sitting idle, Wang Gan said: "I have nothing to do today. My brother is here to drink. Let's discuss what we should do next."
Yu Huan said: "Now in Ding Jin's territory, be careful about everything. Try to drink as little as possible."
After saying this, he still sat down at the table to see if the king dared to put meat, fruits and vegetables on the table.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wang Gan said: "I heard from people that Liu Yu's envoys will arrive in Yingyang County today. We must make up our mind on what to do, and we can't wait. My brother was sent by the Zhenfu to deal with this matter. What’s the idea?”
Yu Huan smiled and said: "Ding Jin doesn't agree to use the road to pay back the debt. He will not be tolerated if he surrenders to Liu Yu. However, I am good at marching and fighting, but I don't know anything about the conspiracy behind the scenes. You are the person sent by Zhang Jun. This This kind of thing depends on you. Jiyisi has a special status, and even the important generals in the army don't know about your activities, how can I interrupt?"
Wang Gan said: "Brother is polite. Before coming to Yingyang, Zhang Tongzhi's intention was that if Ding Jin disagreed, he would be replaced by someone who could cooperate with him as the leader. My brother has been in Ding Jin's army for a few years. Let's see who is suitable to succeed Ding Jin. ?”
Yu Huan said: "I was most familiar with Shi Jian when I was in Ding Jin's army. Shi Jian was not as brave as Ma Xi and Peng Tan, but he hated gold thieves deeply. Ding Jin wanted to surrender to Liu Yu, and he was the first one. I won't agree. If you want to replace someone, it would be better to be Shi Jian. However, Shi Jian has the lowest status in Ding Jin's army. If he wants to be the leader, I am afraid that Ma Xi and Peng Tan will be removed together."
"This is a bit difficult." Wang Gan took a sip of wine and thought quietly.
Yu Huan said: "I think if this matter is to be accomplished, someone needs to help. Among Ding Jin's troops, the one who can help is Luan Qingshan. That day we left the county government office, Ding Jin was annoyed with me and let Luan Qingshan sit in the fifth position. The top chair. Brother, that top chair looks inconspicuous, but it is unusual in Ding Jinjun. Once you sit on it, you are the leader, and you have your own power in your hands. Today is different from the past."
"Luan Qingshan——" Wang Gan pondered. This person is no stranger. He did a lot of great things in the east last year and his character is decent. The biggest trouble is that this person is a deserter from Wang Xiao's hunting army, and Wang Gan is not sure whether he can cooperate.
After a while, Wang Gan said: "This Luan Qingshan has taken the fifth position. Does he have his own power in Ding Jinjun?"
Yu Huan said: "There is still some power. Last year you pacified the territory east of Xiangcheng County. Many people who escaped from the army and became bandits joined Ding Jin's army. They are different from others. Most people regard them as Luan Qingshan is the leader. By taking the fifth position, he can participate in major events in the army. With the support of these people, Luan Qingshan can be considered as having a status in Ding Jinjun."
"That's it." Wang Gan nodded. "According to what my brother wants, do you want to replace Ding Jin with Shi Jian, with Luan Qingshan helping? In this way, you not only have to get rid of Ding Jin, but also Ma Xi and Peng Tan. This is not an easy matter."
Yu Huan nodded and drank silently. Of course this is not easy. Thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered together, and Ding Jin was not a fool.
Wang Gan said: "This matter is important. I have to report it to Zhang Tongzhi. Also, I need to understand the situation here."
Yu Huan said: "Brother, I shouldn't ask about this. But at this time, it's best to know more. There should be someone in Ding Jin from your Jiyi Department. I don't know what your status is? What can you do?"
Wang Gan looked at Yu Huan, smiled and shook his head: "Brother, there are some things that you shouldn't ask, so don't ask. Even if you ask, I can't tell you. People in Jiyi Division work with their heads in mind, and they can't be careless. .”
Gu Yuhuan shook his head and said no more.
Jiyisi's intelligence agency was established by Wang Xiaolie, who set the rules and selected talents. After Wang Ruohai arrived at Zhenfu Division, Wang Xiaolie handed him over. However, some of the most confidential figures are still known only to Wang Xiaolie. Wang Ruohai only controls the collection and transmission of intelligence, but cannot fully control the entire system.
This is the principle of the intelligence system. It needs to be classified, kept confidential, and the system needs to be independent. He is not the highest intelligence officer and cannot have all the information. In the words of later generations, Wang Ruohai was actually Wang Xiaolie's chief of staff and was not yet in control of everything.
Ding Jin and Zhai Xing are closest to Wang Xiaolie, so naturally they have Wang Xiaolie's intelligence system here. When establishing these intelligence systems, Wang Xiaolie intentionally did not develop core personnel such as leaders, but focused on selecting suitable people among low-level generals and soldiers. In addition, they are the officials in the army.
It was a habit inherited from the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties that many generals were illiterate and could not handle official documents. There were officials in the army. Just like the famous Yang Yanzhao in later generations, because he was illiterate, he reused the official Zhou Zheng. Zhou Zheng took the opportunity to deceive Yang Yanzhao and did many evil things. Of course, as a close confidant of Yang Yanzhao, was Yang Yanzhao completely unaware of Zhou Zheng’s affairs? Probably not. But if you say you know everything, you shouldn’t. It is a taboo for the world to say that when Zhou Zheng was being dealt with, we could only say that Yang Yan was deceived by Zhao and had no idea.
The official group has a low status in the army, but has great power. It is difficult to avoid them in all important matters in the army. But they do not lead troops and have no prestige or status in the army.
Wang Xiaolie required the generals in the army to be literate and replaced the officials with officers and utility officers. Among the armies in the world now, Wang Xiaolie is the only one who has no officials. This special group is actually difficult to manage. The generals were illiterate and relied heavily on them.
Ding Jin started from the militia, and his management was irregular and there were few official documents. But an army of several thousand people still cannot do without officials. Several leaders were illiterate and too lazy to take care of daily chores. The officials had great power.
Wang Xiaolie's intelligence personnel in Ding Jin's army included half of Ding Jin's army. The most important thing is the Diao Weng whom Wang Gan met yesterday.
By the Song Dynasty, the intelligence system was still very crude. Not to mention the systematic ones like Wang Xiaolie, there are often even scattered ones. After Liu Yu asserted his authority, the agents sent to the south of the Yangtze River not only did not bother to conceal their identities, but also often used the idea that they were from the north to intimidate local officials. In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie had seen many omnipotent intelligence agents in movies, and his sophisticated intelligence system had absolute advantages in this era.
Yu Huan is a regular official under Wang Xiaolie and has nothing to do with Jiyi Division. When Ding Jin comes here, it is Wang Dare to handle Jiyisi's affairs.
After drinking, Yu Huan fell down and fell asleep. Since you don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, then you don't bother to worry.
Wang dared to go alone under the crabapple tree outside the house and sit and think deeply. Although it is not easy to get rid of Ding Jin, Ma Xi, and Peng Tan at the same time, it is not too difficult. Wang Gan is confident that as long as he has internal support, he can do it alone. But the problem is that it is easy to kill these three people, but it is difficult to stabilize Ding Jin's army. If an army of three thousand men breaks into chaos, it is likely to cause trouble.
After much deliberation, it was difficult to complete this matter without the cooperation of people in Ding Jinjun. Standing up and looking at the sun in the sky, Wang Gan couldn't help but sigh. Ding Jin promoted Luan Qingshan to be the leader, which actually provided an opportunity. Can this deserter in the army be relied on?
When he came, Yu Huan probably didn't think deeply about why he wanted to bring the Yunu sisters. Unexpectedly, it would actually be useful at this time.
