Being a secret agent is a very dangerous job. Once you fall into the hands of the enemy, your life is not guaranteed, and your death is often very miserable. However, after so many years of development, Ju Shuo's phantom secret agents have accumulated a complete set of skills for lurking, spying, and collecting.
Even if there is no fear of mistakes in delivering messages, there are many ways to cover up the past. All secret spies have undergone rigorous training before being sent out to perform official duties. After so many years, they have suffered almost no losses, and no one outside knows that there are any.
The existence of such a force has developed to this day, and the phantom secret agents have spread throughout the Han Dynasty, and they can even be seen in the Western Regions and grasslands.
However, the situation in Xuzhou today is a bit complicated. Whether it is Cao Cao's mass killings in Donghai, Langya, and Pengcheng, or Zuo Rong's misdeeds in Guangling, people are killed indiscriminately, and no chickens or dogs are spared. The city gate is on fire.
It affected Chiyu, and even the phantom secret agents lurking there suffered heavy casualties.
Despite this, no secret agent has evacuated to a safe place without authorization, all thanks to the various systems implemented by Liu Xin. If they die in the line of duty or become disabled, their family members and children will receive generous condolence payments.
, basically guaranteed to have food and clothing for life. If they leave their posts without permission or defect to the enemy, not only will they face the danger of being hunted down at any time, but even their family members and children will be implicated. If serious consequences are caused, their
Family members and children may even be sold into slavery.
Not only did not one of the secret spies retreat in the face of the battle, on the contrary, all the secret spies lurking in Xuzhou were still working very diligently to collect various intelligence in the troubled times, and tried every means to pass this information back to the phantom headquarters in Xiangyang.
After Jushou got the information about Cao Cao's indiscriminate killing of innocent people, he also got the information about Zuo Rong's burning, killing and looting in Guangling a few days later. He did not dare to neglect and quickly made a detailed report to Liu Xin.
After listening to Ju Shou's report, Liu Xin muttered: "This Zuo Rong is indeed guilty of many evil deeds. Although he will be killed if he does many unjust things, we cannot wait. We sent someone to inform Yu Fan that if Zuo Rong goes to the south of the Yangtze River, he will be killed.
He immediately mortgaged the money, executed justice on the spot, and thanked the tens of thousands of victims in Guangling."
Ju Shou raised his hands and said, "My lord, it is indeed shameful for Zuo Rong to kill indiscriminately, but his crimes were not committed under my lord's rule. If he came to seek refuge, it would seem inappropriate to execute him and spread the word."
If my lord wants to pursue Zuo Rong, why not order Gan Ning to lead an army into Guangling, capture him, and then put him to death?"
Liu Xin shook his head, pointed to the map of the Han Dynasty territory behind him, and said: "Guangling and Wujun are still separated by Danyang, and we can only travel through this section of the river. This is because the Yangzhou navy has been abandoned long ago, otherwise Liu Yao would not let us be so calm.
Going back and forth, refugees from Xuzhou will not be able to move to Wu County so easily. If troops are sent to Guangling now, they will become an isolated army. Reinforcements and supplies will be very difficult, and Guangling itself has been damaged by Zuo Rong and is no longer capable of self-sufficiency.
.Besides, Liu put all his efforts into building this naval force so that it can be put to great use, and they cannot be allowed to suffer unnecessary losses in these places. Liu is now under the order of the Queen Mother and also serves as regent of the government, no matter where Zhe Rong committed the crime
He has the right to deal with his sins, so why should he care about what others think."
Jushou nodded, and then thought about the people in Xuzhou who had finally escaped to Guangling, only to suffer such an unreasonable disaster. He couldn't help but sigh: "But if this happens, I don't know how many people will die of cold and hunger."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Tell Yu Fan that the refugee camp in Wu County will be set up until next summer. No matter what the shortage of materials is, Liu will try his best to meet their needs. In addition, inform the navy to strengthen patrols on the river to ensure that Xuzhou's
The people can escape safely across the Yangtze River."
After giving this order, Liu Xin also sighed and said: "My lord, it is inevitable that some people in this world will be greedy. We can only do our best to do our part and live up to our conscience.
Okay. A few days ago I proposed that the entire southern Xiongnu be brought under the rule of the Han Dynasty. You have some opinions on this matter, but you just haven’t said it out. Is that so?"
Jushou smiled sheepishly. He did have such thoughts at the time, but he was used to following Liu Xin's orders and did not say it out loud.
"It's okay to speak up if you have any ideas in the future. Liu is not a person who tolerates having to agree with others." Liu Xin patted Ju Shou on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You see, sir, although the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuheng and other grassland tribes often
They harassed the Han border, but each time they killed only hundreds or thousands of Han people. Cao Cao killed more than 100,000 innocent people in Xuzhou in one breath, and even the unknown Zuo Rong massacred tens of thousands of people.
.But why do you hate those grassland tribes so much, but you can be more tolerant towards Cao Cao, Zuo Rong and the others?"
Jushou did not expect that Liu Xin would suddenly ask such a question, and was stunned. After thinking for a long time, he handed over his hand and said: "Back to my lord, the reason why my subordinates and others have such thoughts is probably because those grassland peoples are all foreign races."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "My lord, you are not lying. Most of you think so. In fact, Liu also thought so in the past. When he first formed the barbarian army, Liu also held the belief that people of other races were not mine.
He had a different idea and equipped them with the worst equipment, but still allowed them to rush to the forefront of the battle. However, the performance of the barbarian army did not disappoint Liu. Thinking about it now, Liu's idea at the time was a big mistake.
Very wrong."
Jushou said in surprise: "My lord, has not already reorganized the barbarian army into the seventh army, increased the number of personnel, and changed the soldiers from all barbarians to both barbarians and Han Chinese, and the equipment is the same as that of the regular army. What is wrong, my lord?"
have?"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Liu is not talking about the Seventh Legion, but the idea that 'people who are not of my race must have different hearts' is simply wrong."
Jushou was stunned and said: "Those who are not from my race must have different minds. Since ancient times, everyone has thought so. How could it be wrong?"
Liu Xin said calmly: "It is indeed wrong. Now that Liu thinks about it, whether it is a barbarian or a Huns, if you regard him as a foreigner and an enemy, then he will definitely be a foreigner and an enemy. The only way is not to treat him as a foreigner or an enemy.
Only when foreigners treat him as one of our Han people can he become our friend and one of us."
Jushou was startled by Liu Xin's bold idea and said quickly: "How is this possible? My lord wants to bring that piece of grassland under the rule of the Han Dynasty to solve the problem of horse breeding, but there is nothing wrong with it, but once he really regards those
The barbarians are our own, and I'm afraid they might attract wolves into the house. I hope my lord will think twice!"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "I am a big country in China. How can I still not be tolerant of the world? Gongyu, you don't have to worry. Liu believes that before long, the Xiongnu will be like the barbarians.
Proud to be a great citizen!"
Jushou was also infected by Liu Xin's heroic spirit, and his face showed excitement. Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly saw the soldiers outside the door walking in. He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the third lady wants to see you."
Except for Ma Yun, none of Liu Xin's other women would interfere with political affairs, let alone come to this study. Now, Cai Yan suddenly came here unexpectedly, presumably because he had some important household matters to discuss with Liu Xin, and it was inconvenient for Jushou.
If he stayed any longer, he quickly stood up and said, "I'll take my leave first."
Liu Xin was also very surprised. She waved her hand and told Ju Shou to step back. When she looked out the door again, it was Cai Yan and Diao Chan who walked in one after another. She couldn't help but said in surprise: "Zhao Ji, what are you doing?"
Are you here? Did something important happen?"
Diao Chan hurriedly wished her a blessing and said, "Sir, it was the daughter of the people who begged the third lady to come."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Liu doesn't know how to eat people. If Miss Diao Chan has something to say to Liu, just come over here. Why bother dragging Zhao Ji with her?"
Cai Yan smiled and said: "Even if there is no Diao Chan, I would like to come and have a look."
Diao Chan knew that Ma Yun once had a clear rule that the study was an important place and women in the house could not go there casually. She was worried that Liu Xin would misunderstand Cai Yan because of this, so she quickly said: "My lord, this is what happened. My lord said it last time
, although the dance of the folk girls was good, they lacked the accompaniment of silk and bamboo. After the folk girls returned, they specifically asked the three ladies to practice together for some days. The three ladies played the piano and the folk girls danced. When the ladies saw them today, they all said..."
Liu Xin raised her hand slightly and said: "Miss Diaochan, why did Yang Zhaoji come here today to demonstrate to Liu? Liu thanked the girl for her kindness, but Liu has been a little busy with official work recently.
One day when I have free time, I will go to the back to admire the girl's dancing, and I hope she won't be surprised."
Although there have been no major wars recently, the refugees in Xuzhou and the Xiongnu tribes on the grasslands made Liu Xin uneasy. He really was not in the mood to enjoy any singing and dancing.
Diao Chan suddenly lowered her head and murmured: "People's girls practice dance to present themselves to you. If you like it..."
Her voice became smaller and smaller, and even Liu Xin, who had excellent hearing, finally couldn't hear what she said behind her. He was thinking about what she meant when she suddenly heard her voice getting louder again, saying: "People
I heard that your lord has some Hun women from the grassland here who are good at singing and dancing. I would like to ask them about the dance of the grassland, and I hope you will allow me to do so."
Liu Xin specially selected these twelve Hun girls, not to ask them to be maids, nor to be dancers, nor to covet their beauty, but to give Huchuquan and others a more personal experience. These girls are very personal.
They have beautiful faces, are good at singing and dancing, and most of them have noble status. There are five daughters of tribal leaders, and Lanier is one of them.
Because of this, although these Hun girls also lived in the Prefectural Mufu, Liu Xin did not arrange them in the backyard, but dedicated the flower hall on the right side of the study room for them to live.
Now that the purpose of frightening Huchuquan and the others has been achieved, these Hun girls will be of little use if they stay in the house any longer. Liu Xin was just thinking about whether to let them go or reward them to one of his subordinates. When Diao Chan said this,
She couldn't help but smile and said: "What's the difficulty? Liu just agrees. By the way, Zhao Ji, when you come here, don't you also want to learn something from them?"