Liu Che rarely had emotional ups and downs, but his face was obviously gloomy at this moment.
Ru Bohu first handed him a bamboo scroll, and as if he knew Huo Qubing would follow, he was prepared in advance and handed Huo Qubing a scroll as well.
"My investigation into Huainan is divided into two directions.
The first is to conduct a thorough investigation of all kinds of businesses and materials that have come in and out of Huainan in the past few years, and look for traces of what Huainan is doing." Ru Bohu's voice sounded in the empty tower with only four people.
In addition to the three of them, there was Song Ran, who was standing in a corner, silently responsible for helping Ru Bohu, with files in front of him.
If you don't pay attention, you can barely see there is another person in the corner.
Song Ran's official rank is not high, but he is obviously very valued by Ru Bohu.
Huainan was a feudal state within the Han Dynasty, located southeast of Chang'an. The last time Huo Qubing led his troops to attack Lujiang County on Zonghengdao, it was very close to Huainan.
If you want to thoroughly investigate all kinds of material exchanges in Huainan over the past few years, the difficulty and workload are astonishingly huge. Only Ru Bohu, who has mastered the secret investigation system, can do it.
Secret espionage first started in the Emperor Gaozu's time, but it was not large-scale at that time and was only used to serve the clan.
Later, the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion occurred in the Han Dynasty, that is, when Emperor Jing came to the throne, Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, proposed to weaken the princes and strengthen the centralization of power.
In the third year of Emperor Jing's reign, Chao Cuo adopted Chao Cuo's policy of cutting down the vassal states and successively issued edicts to cut off the fiefdoms of Chu, Zhao and other vassal states.
At this time, King Liu Bi of Wu united with King Liu Wu of Chu, King Liu Sui of Zhao, King Liu Piguang of Jinan, King Liu Xian of Zichuan, King Liu Xian of Jiaoxi, King Liu Xiongqu of Jiaodong and other princes and kings of the Liu clan to launch a rebellion in the name of "Qing Jun Side".
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However, due to the persistence of Liang Guo and the attack of the Han army led by Han general Zhou Yafu, the rebellion was put down within three months.
However, the impact of this incident made the emperor greatly alert, so the secret investigation was strengthened.
When it was passed into the hands of Liu Che, the emperor was as ambitious as a tiger, and his power of secret investigation was fully developed, quickly penetrating into all parts of the world.
At this time, Ru Bohu said: "Through investigation, I discovered that there are big discrepancies in some inputs in Huainan. Now we have found a secret iron arms manufacturing site in Huainan.
Huainan is secretly building weapons, armor, and siege equipment."
The feudal state strictly prohibited the preparation of ordnance, so it was self-evident what Huainan was going to do.
Ru Bohu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes. He glanced secretly at his side and found that Huo Qubing, like himself, also lowered his eyebrows and looked at the bamboo slips in his hand.
The tower suddenly became quiet.
In Huo Qubing's ears, he could hear Liu Che's breathing, which was obviously a little deeper and faster than usual, clearly out of anger.
"We had a battle with the Huns before Beiguan. The Huns were able to target the weak points of my Beiguan defense and attack fiercely. If Qu Bing hadn't wiped out Wu Huan's team at that time, Ru Bohu would have alerted you and told me, and
I ordered people to secretly change the defenses. I am afraid that the city has been breached and allowed to be plundered by the Huns. Not to mention the losses, the Huns may also break into our Han border and cause a big chaos."
Liu Che said in a deep voice: "Why did the Huns know about my defense at Beiguan? Is it also related to Huainan? How did Huainan know about the defense at Beiguan? Have you checked it out?"
It turns out that there are changes in Beiguan behind the scenes...
No wonder Fan Xi and other officials suggested that Liu Che strengthen Beiguan's defense, but he never let go. In fact, he had already made arrangements secretly.
At that time, Liu Che was probably also silently observing the reactions of the ministers.
"I'm already investigating the matter," Ru Bohu said.
"I have been thinking these days, why did he do this?"
This ‘he’ obviously refers to Huainan King Liu An.
Huo Qubing and Ru Bohu didn't answer. Song Ran in the corner wanted to hide with his head back in his abdomen, and his breathing became thinner.
"I pride myself on treating him well. After the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the late emperor greatly reduced the number of feudal states and allowed some members of the clan to live in Chang'an. But I, the emperor's uncle, have always been at ease.
He worships Taoism and likes the art of alchemy, so he has many followers, makes friends with strangers, and has thousands of people in his house. I have no doubts about him.
A few days ago, even though I discovered his change, I still wrote him a letter to persuade him to look back.
You two tell me why he did this?"
Ru Bohu didn't make a sound, and Huo Qubing didn't make a sound either.
Song Ran has stopped breathing.
Huo Qubing secretly thought that Huainan King Liu An also knew that he was not strong enough, so he secretly colluded with the Xiongnu and wanted to use the Xiongnu's power to gain opportunities.
As for Liu An's motives, there is actually no motive needed to seize the king's power.
Maybe something touched him.
Huo Qubing's thoughts flickered, and he suddenly thought of the secret author... Is it possible that Liu An was influenced by his seduction?
As a clan member, Liu An writes books and biographies, and has a high level of spiritual practice. Does the writer secretly have the ability to influence him?
Or... if you can't influence it directly, then you can use another way to influence Liu An from the side?
Once this idea came up, Huo Qubing's heart suddenly tightened.
He suddenly realized that he had underestimated the ability of the secret writer.
How long has he been planning this? A few years, a dozen years, or even longer.
If the plan was more than ten years old, the roots he has laid down will definitely be much deeper than what is discovered now.
What we have discovered so far is just the tip of the iceberg?
Huo Qubing's thoughts were concentrated as never before. Countless scriptures in the war books in his knowledge were intertwined with his consciousness, as if they were helping him to perform deductions together.
At this moment, Huo Qubing's consciousness was as clear as water, reflecting everything that happened during this period, every detail, trying to find any clues!
There was the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, and Liu An's father, King Li, Liu Chang, learned from the past, but Liu An still dared to take the risk. Why on earth?
Is he that stupid?
Or there is a lot of support that makes him feel that he can succeed.
Another possibility is that he is driven by some force and is in the game without knowing it!
Liu An and the writer must have some unknown plans, which gave them the courage and confidence to think they could succeed.
What kind of plan can provide Huainan with the confidence to rebel?
Huo Qubing found that the room was quiet again and his breathing could be heard.
The emperor also had a look of contemplation on his face, and said to Ru Bohu: "Any clues about secretly hurting the sick person?"
"I conducted investigations successively from family members and historians, because I was worried that it was disguised, including Confucianism. At that time, various sects reported and reported, and almost all known practitioners went through it.
I have listed a total of twelve people who are more likely to be suspected."
Ru Bohu said: "However, I found that these twelve people are just suspects. There are no direct clues. I am not sure that person is among them."
Huo Qubing asked: "Among the people found by the secret investigation order, is there Yu Chu?"
Ru Bohu: "The minister who works under the command of the Shaofu? There is no such thing as him."
When Huo Qubing said his name, Ru Bohu immediately reported his position, which shows his mastery of information from all parties and his amazing brainpower.
"Is it because Yu Chu is excluded because his age and spiritual practice don't match up?" Huo Qubing asked.
Ru Bohu pondered: "Huo Hou also suspected Yu Chu?
Among the twelve people I found, there is no Yu Chu, but there is Yu Yao!"
Huo Qubing's spirit improved slightly.
Yu Yao is Yu Chu’s father, and Song Ran had also reported to him before.
So the two clues of him and Ru Bohu came together, both implicating Yu Chu and his son.
Huo Qubing said: "Is there a possibility that there is more than one person who wrote the book?
So if you use the existing clues to find a person, it will be difficult to match them all, but if you spread these clues to more people and then summarize them together, a complete context will appear."
Ru Bohu said: "If it's not a person, then it's not the secret person we're looking for. What's the point?"
Huo Qubing: "I met Princess Pingxian's master Qin Qingyu earlier today. She provided the only clue that the Ao Dao Sect has, which is that they have a technique that can track the location of the stolen Taoist scroll.
The scent of the hand scroll appeared once in Luoyang that year. They immediately followed the trace and chased it, but later found that not only had they missed it, but someone in the team had also turned around and attacked a fellow sect, and an old man from the Taoist sect had died instead."
Ru Bohu and Liu Che quickly understood what Huo Qubing meant:
"That man in the dark may have some kind of power that can influence others and make people lose their minds?
What you mean is that he did not do many things himself, but controlled others to do them. Therefore, the clues were scattered and did not match up."
"Every family has similar means to influence and control others, but the author may have mastered a more secret, invisible and traceless way."
Huo Qubing thought as he said: "Lü Buwei, who is a master of mixed families, once studied the practice of the family, and proposed that if the family is combined with the famous family, or the strategist, it is possible to bring real people into the content of his writings and exert influence on them.
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If this is the case, then the reason why the author has always been invisible will be explained.
He does not need to take action himself, as long as he affects other people, he is always a bystander, watching the development of things from the sidelines.
Of course, his abilities must have limitations, and it is impossible to influence whoever he wants to control.
But with his skill and many years of planning.
There must be various methods and means to achieve one's own goals, and strength is only part of it.
This person’s mind is the most terrifying.
"From the information obtained from Daomen, this writer has been planning this for at least more than ten years.
He played a connecting role between the King of Huainan and the Xiongnu, with the purpose of destabilizing the Han Dynasty and promoting war between the Han and the Huns. This is the way of fighting vertically and horizontally."
Huo Qubing and Ru Bohu looked at each other.
The other party has been dormant in the dark for so long, and I am afraid that many people have fallen into his scheme without knowing it.
Thinking about this matter is so scary that even Huo Qubing feels like his scalp is numb and he is surrounded by danger.
Of the four people in the room, only Song Ran hadn't figured out the key and still stayed aside with his neck curled up, pretending to be a little transparent.
Liu Che suddenly had a bronze talisman for mobilizing troops in his hand and threw it to Huo Qubing: "Take the talisman and my oral instructions to temporarily take over the military power of the Chang'an Guards."
"Ru Bohu, Huainan's actions, with the detective's ability to detect, it is impossible that there are no clues. Do you understand what I mean?"
Someone within the secret investigation must have been secretly influenced by the author, suppressed the clues, and helped Huainan conceal it.
And this person's status is not low, otherwise it would be impossible to hide it from Ru Bohu.
In Chang'an City, an undercurrent suddenly surged, and thunder broke out on the ground.
Fortunately, Liu Che, Huo Qubing, and Ru Bohu met each other this time, allowing them to see through each other's intentions in advance.
If you want to destabilize the Han Dynasty, planning to destroy Chang'an must be your first choice.
The most important of them was the Chang'an Guards, so Liu Che's first reaction was to ask Huo Qubing to take over the Guards first.
After Huo Qubing came out of the secret investigation hospital, he took a deep breath.
Ps: This chapter is a bit taxing. I wrote half of it last night. I was not satisfied with it, so I deleted, deleted, and revised it, so I didn’t feel very good after posting the last chapter.