A corpse was moved in front of the Taiyuan Governor's Mansion.
Hao Tianting held on to the torch, leaned over to look, and said to himself: "It's rare to see such a smooth wound. This man is a good swordsman."
Although he is young, he is not only good at civil and military skills, but also has some medical skills. Because today's scholars in the Central Plains do not care about the imperial examination as much as the people in the Song Dynasty. Living in the years of continuous war, they pay attention to the skills but not the body.
"He is a good player." Zhang Hongfan said: "When I arrived at Xinghua Lane, Wang Xun or his subordinates had just left, and the stove was still warm. I sent people to chase them. They killed this subordinate, but allowed the other party to escape."
"Does this mean Wang Xun is still in the city?"
Zhang Hongfan nodded and said: "Whether he is Wang Xun or not, he is considered a capable person under Li Xia."
"Maybe he is a disciple of Li Xia. I heard that he is good at swordsmanship." Hao Tianting said: "If there is a chance, it would be nice to have a fight."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Hao Tianju and asked, "Third brother, where are you?"
Hao Tianju was responsible for sending people to block the city gate.
In the past eleven years, the Great Khan of Mongolia had occasionally summoned the troops of princes to attack the Song Dynasty. In the past, it was mostly Hao Tianyi and Hao Zhongwei who led the troops to accompany him in the expedition. Hao Tianju also took care of the Taiyuan Road all year round.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hao Tianyi was forced to submit by everyone, and he agreed to ask for the separation of the army and the people, so he handed over the Golden Tiger Talisman.
At that time, Hao Tianju was already controlling Taiyuan City and cooperated to capture Wang Xun.
He was very sure that Wang Xun was in Taiyuan City.
"From the Mid-Autumn Festival night to now, I have sent people to strictly control the city gates, but my eldest brother only went to see Wang Xun during the day today, so he must still be in the city."
As Hao Tianju spoke, he raised his hand to Zhang Hongfan and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Zhang Shuai. After all, Zhang Shuai is not familiar with Taiyuan yet, and he doesn't know who might be covering up for him. Why don't I send out my manpower to search for him? I'll ask Zhang Shuai when I have clues."
How about sending someone to arrest him?"
"Don't clean up the generals left by Hao Tianyi for the time being, so as not to upset people's hearts."
"Yes, Zhang Shuai, don't worry."
"It's time to work."
Zhang Hongfan nodded, arranged for someone to collect the bodies of his men, and handed over the search to Hao Tianju.
…
The manhunt continued into the next day.
Taiyuan City is not big, and Hao Tianju also has enough control to complete the screening of the entire city in the fastest time.
Wang Xun has obvious features, and Hao Tianyi has been seen by many people in the city, and he also brought his three sons with him.
However, after screening several such easy-to-find targets, there were no clues at all.
Hao Tianju had to wonder if they had left the city.
"It made Zhang Shuai laugh. Maybe some brother's old subordinates hid them in some secret room, and no one happened to see them."
"Did anyone leave the city yesterday?" Zhang Hongfan asked.
"No." Hao Tianju said firmly, "Except for the two messengers going to Kaiping, only Mr. Mao and his party left the city. No one else."
Zhang Hongfan had a thought in his mind and said calmly: "I know, Wang Xun must still be in the city. I have to go to Jiezhou to see Ahema tomorrow. I will ask Brother Hao to do his best for Taiyuan."
"You must do your best when it comes to your duties."
"By the way, Hao Tianyi's Golden Tiger Talisman... Oh, just give it to me when I return. I have to take it back to Kaiping and return it to Your Majesty."
Hao Tianju was a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a while, but finally whispered: "This... was taken back by the elder brother."
He also couldn't figure it out.
When he got the Golden Tiger Talisman from Hao Tianyi, he obviously paid attention not to let his brother take it back. He always carried it close to his body, but somehow he still lost it.
Zhang Hongfan did not blame him, but said: "Then get it back as soon as possible."
…
After seeing Hao Tianju off, Zhang Hongfan was alone in the corridor of the living room, looking thoughtful and occasionally sighing.
After a long time, someone tapped me on the shoulder.
"What is Brother Zhongchou thinking about?" Hao Tianting asked.
"I was thinking... the roe deer actually knew how to hide this time."
"The old roe deer died, and the roe deer became a timid armadillo."
Armadillos are timid and can sometimes scare themselves to death.
In their eyes, Li Xia's military intelligence spies were as timid as armadillos and harder to catch than roe deer.
Zhang Hongfan forced a smile and said: "The search for Wang Xun should be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Your Majesty sent you and me here to stabilize the situation in Taiyuan to avoid a situation similar to the assassination of Yang Dayuan. It is not because of a few small fish and shrimps.
"
"That's right." Hao Tianting said in a low voice: "The prince told me before departure that the first priority in everything is to stabilize people's hearts."
When the eldest son of the emperor was mentioned, Zhang Hongfan nodded and became even closer to Hao Tianting.
Obviously, the two young people have come a long way in the matter of reserve positions.
This tacit understanding was tacit, Zhang Hongfan said: "We are here in Taiyuan to show to the entire Central Plains people. What you and I represent is His Majesty's attitude towards the Han people. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. Reward and punishment must be clear. We
It is His Majesty’s ruler.”
"Brother Zhongchou, don't worry. Although I am young, I understand these principles. Since my eldest brother has been captured, Li Xia can still put him back. It shows that he has had different intentions for a long time. It doesn't matter if he can't keep him. Your Majesty sent me here for the purpose
We have already done this by not giving Li Xia the opportunity to use smuggling to connect more princes. As for the rest, we will soon change the country's name, and we should focus on safety..."
~~
In the northern suburbs of Yanjing, Liu Bingzhong was standing on a hill overlooking the terrain.
He was only forty-seven years old, in the prime of life.
There is no imperial examination in Mongolia, and the employment of people depends entirely on the wishes of the Khan. This has resulted in a lot of nepotism, but it has also allowed many people to stand out at a young age and reach high positions in their prime.
Liu Bingzhong was made a hostage at the age of thirteen and became an official at the age of seventeen. With his background as a former official of Kublai Khan's residence, Liu Bingzhong served the Mongols for more than thirty years. It goes without saying that he was loyal and contributed much to the sinicization of Mongolia.
On this day, Shi Tianze had just arrived in Yanjing and was standing side by side with him.
"We have finally reached this point. We are about to establish the country and settle in Dadu. After decades of hard work, I am really overjoyed. However, there are some shortcomings in the end." Liu Bingzhong said: "It doesn't seem like it will happen naturally, but it seems like it is forced.
have no choice."
"Yes, the war in the north is still undecided, and the south has not been pacified in one fell swoop. These many actions seem to be His Majesty's fear of instability in the hearts of the people in the Central Plains, and deliberately comforted him. It is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings..."
The two of them didn't have much scruples when talking.
Because at this point they could no longer betray Kublai Khan.
Liu Bingzhong was deeply trusted by Kublai Khan, and the fact that the Great Mongolia reached this stage and became the Great Yuan was due to his planning and shaping.
He is not only a minister of Dayuan, he is also a part of Dayuan, and he is also the one who gave birth to Dayuan.
Shi Tianze is different. He may be a little unwilling in his heart.
As a generation of northern tycoons, he was far more powerful than Li Quan, Li Fen and his son, and he may not have had the idea of independence.
But he was too cautious. His eldest brother died young and carelessly died at the hands of Wu Xian, leaving the heavy responsibility of the historian on his head, which molded his cautious nature.
The best opportunity never came, and Shi Tianze finally killed Li Fen in Jinan City and gave up on his own path.
Although he has been defeated by Li Xia several times in recent years, the great thing is that he is often defeated without losing his master.
For example, Shi Tianze used seven points of force every time to deal with Li Xia's ten points, leaving three points to maintain his strength.
This is his political wisdom.
Therefore Kublai Khan also gave him enough honor.
Are there any shortcomings in your heart? Shi Tianze thought about it and answered to himself.
"If the Battle of the Yellow River had more time and allowed me to pacify Li Xia, it would be considered a complete success. After changing the name of the country, establishing the capital, and then establishing a prince, the Yuan Dynasty would soon be able to inherit the laws of the Han Dynasty like the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
And he still dominates the world."
Liu Bingzhong said: "Everything has good and bad consequences. Perhaps it was because of Li Xia that your Majesty made the decision."
"That may not happen." Shi Tianze was noncommittal.
"Speaking of Li Xia... Although the hearts of the people in the Central Plains are floating, in fact, the only ones who are really undecided are those people, Hao Tianyi and Zhang Rou. This time something happened to Yang Dayuan. Li Xia deliberately released Hao Tian back with ulterior motives. Others only said
He wants to infiltrate Shanxi, but I think he is probably doing it to protect Zhang Rou. What does Shi Gong think?"
"If Li Xia wants to contact Zhang Rou, there are only two ways, Henan or Shanxi. On the Henan side, Dong Wenbing, Ali Hague and others are loyal and capable. Since His Majesty has sent people to Shanxi this time, they must be able to stabilize the situation.
This situation has just defeated Li Xia's conspiracy. Besides, His Majesty has issued an order to recruit Zhang Rou to lead the Ministry of Works, hasn't he?"
"You managed to prevent it this time, but you don't know what will happen next time?"
Shi Tianze was a little confused and asked, "What does Secretary Cong want to say today?"
"Your Majesty asked me not long ago how to deal with Li Xia's troubles in the Central Plains with his spies." Liu Bingzhong said: "I reply that we should treat him in the same way he was treated."
Shi Tianze's expression changed, and he asked thoughtfully: "We also need to set up a yamen to collect information? I'm afraid the Mongolians or Semu people can't do this, right?"
"yes."
Liu Bingzhong sighed, took out a refined sight tube from his sleeve, and continued to observe the terrain.
Shi Tianze asked again: "Can your Majesty agree?"
He immediately thought that if there really was a Han intelligence agency... now it was to deal with Li Xia. But in the future, it would probably have a more far-reaching impact.
It is bound to change the status of the Han people in the Yuan Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is still considering it." Liu Bingzhong said: "I told Your Majesty that I am a civil servant. I should ask Mr. Shi for the specific candidate to organize this matter."
Shi Tianze nodded involuntarily. He had been pulled on board by Liu Bingzhong in a few words, and they wanted to work together to promote this matter...
~~
Baozhou Zhang family.
Mao Jujie rode back to see Zhang Rou within two days.
"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. This time I didn't accomplish what my brother-in-law told me to do, and the problem was still in the hands of Jiulang..."
Zhang Rou was sitting there reading a letter while listening to Mao Jujie detailing the causes and consequences.
There was always a calm expression on his face, without the slightest surprise.
"It seems that Kaiping was very wary of his brother-in-law, fearing that he would fall in love with Li Xia and smuggle northward without telling him, which would be impossible." Mao Jujie concluded in the end.
Zhang Rou pushed the letter in her hand over and said, "Take a look."
"This is?"
"Liu Bingzhong's handwriting." Zhang Rou sighed, shook her head with a wry smile and said, "He guessed all my thoughts. He sent my son to guard me, haha."
"This...he invited his brother-in-law to build a city in Yanjing?"
"Since he said it, His Majesty's decree is probably coming soon, so we have to go this time." Zhang Rou sighed: "Not only that, you can look back later."
"Careful organization? Liu Bingzhong has such deep thoughts, can he succeed?"
Zhang Rou pondered and murmured: "I will not participate in this matter, and I cannot participate. Since Your Majesty cannot trust me, if I really stand up for Liu Bingzhong, it will be counterproductive. He is reminding me and beating me."
"What should I do about my brother-in-law?"
"What else can we do?" Zhang Rou stood up, walked to the window, and said to herself: "That's it for now. I'm afraid my grandson will never be seen again."
He actually has many grandchildren, too many to remember.
However, a certain grandson is different after all. Whether it is his mother or his father, Zhang Rou thinks about them in his heart every day, which inevitably makes this grandson a little special.
"I can't see you anymore, that's all."
"..."
There were several sighs in the hall, and after a long time, a servant hurried over.
"Alang, there are guests outside the door asking to see you. They seem to be a large business group coming into the city today... This is my greeting."
Zhang Rou felt slightly confused and took the greeting card.
"Dong San? Who is this?"
After chewing for a while, he couldn't help but be stunned...
(End of chapter)
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