Xi Zhicai didn't know that under Cao's rule, in the past half month, there had been Li Shimin, Yang Jian, Daoguang, Yongzheng, Yue Fei, Lin Zexu and so on, important figures who had left a great name in the five thousand years of Chinese history. figure.
At this moment, the most difficult thing for him to decide was the aspect of Jing'an Cao in Jizhou.
Since Pang De was worshiped as the shepherd of Jizhou last year, in addition to selecting talents, stabilizing people's hearts, and integrating the army, his first priority in taking office was to pull out the troops left by Cao Jun in Jizhou.
Enter Jing'an Cao Elite.
According to the news coming back from Jizhou, the Ma family specially sent a shadow executive to personally control Jizhou.
No one in Jing'an Cao knew the true identity of that person, but the person's actions were very delicate, sophisticated, and ruthless.
During this period, many stray strongholds were first breached and eradicated.
Then, in order to put an end to espionage activities in Jizhou, the man introduced the strict household registration control system implemented in Chang'an City into Jizhou.
Both civilian households and gentry and military households must be registered with the local county government and reviewed frequently.
This makes it extremely difficult for Jing'an Cao to insert new spies, because a stranger who is not registered in the local household registration will soon be discovered.
Therefore, the only ones who can really play a role are the spies who lurked before the Ma family took over Jizhou, and the previous elites died one by one and could not be replenished.
This cast a shadow on the Cao family's intelligence activities.
But later, after the Ma family established a new postal station system, the shadow executive introduced it into the intelligence system.
Based on the intelligence transmission advantage that was always faster than that of Jing'an Cao, he further expanded the intelligence network in the Jizhou area.
Destroyed, many underground personnel were arrested.
Therefore, the remaining county officials in Jizhou have become increasingly important in intelligence analysis.
Xi Zhicai knew clearly that the most important role of a spy was to always lurk in the enemy camp and continuously provide his own side with the real information he could obtain.
But now, Jing'an Cao's connection with Jizhou is becoming increasingly loose and fragile.
He can't guarantee when those elites who are still loyal to the Cao family will suddenly lose contact with the Xuchang headquarters.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to completely sacrifice those elites who are still loyal to the Cao family.
Elite, in exchange for the Ma family's specific measures to recruit troops and prepare for military preparations this time.
The rewards of such a one-time sacrifice are not small: firstly, we can deduce the reasons for the recent big moves of the Ma family; secondly, the lord is very concerned about any reform of the Ma family, especially this important one.
Military reform.
Xi Zhicai judged that there was at least an 80% chance that the Lord would introduce the Ma family's reforms into Cao Jun's military system after some improvements.
However, in this case, it is obvious that the Cao family and the Ma family have lost another level of confrontation.
Xi Zhicai is not a proud person, but he cannot accept another blow like this.
At this moment, he was facing the letter of inquiry written by Cao Cao.
He had been holding the pen for a long time, but he still frowned and hesitated, unwilling to finish writing for a long time.
At this time, the door of Jing'an Cao was pushed open, and a young man who looked very ugly but was dressed in extremely gorgeous clothes walked in.
He threw a document in front of Xi Zhicai and said calmly: "Inform your subordinates.
Those Red Eagle Riders, Now there is a mouse for you to catch."
After saying this, the man sat down and looked at Xi Zhicai's frown.
Instead of comforting him, he deliberately added, " I hope those cats you tame can still be competent."
Xi Zhicai didn't react much to this man's very impolite and even provocative actions.
Instead, he put down the brush in his hand, straightened his clothes and scarf and said, "Just based on these names, you can tell that the Ma family has asked Have we sneaked into the shadows here?"
"This is your Majesty's judgment."
The man replied softly, his flat nose looking even more ugly under the smile.
"Pang Tong" Xi Zhicai finally couldn't hold back his anger.
In fact, it's not Xi Zhicai's fault.
Currently, Lord Sikong, Cao Cao, is waging a tug-of-war against the resurgent imperialists in the imperial court.
Cao Cao means to temporarily let these guys come out of hiding.
As a result, Jing'an Cao, which was once under the direct control of His Majesty, became a bargaining field.
What's interesting is that the current emperor doesn't seem to have much interest in the ministers in the court who lick his ass.
Instead, he cares a lot about the department of Jing'an Cao.
In fact, the secret power in his hands has never completely disappeared.
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Taking advantage of this opportunity, under the mediation of Concubine Cao, he reached out to Jingan Cao again.
And the Pang Tong in front of him was the clear evidence that the emperor had intervened in Jing'an Cao.
To be honest, Xi Zhicai thought that Pang Tong's abilities were definitely not inferior to his own, but the strange thing was that he still refused to join the Sikong Mansion.
So far, he has even taken up the idle position of a minister, and has been responsible for some secret matters that Xi Zhicai is not easy to find out.
"What?"
Pang Tong smiled slightly, showing no fear of this powerful figure who made any general in command of Cao's army fear him.
He didn't even need to pretend, and said in a provocative tone: "Are you doubting His Majesty's judgment?
" Xi Zhicai remained silent.
"Don't be so reluctant.
Think about it on the bright side.
If you, the Jing'an Cao, can really crack down on the Ma family's activities, then you can send all the elites in Jizhou to the Ma family's prison."
Pang Tong Obviously he was very aware of Xi Zhicai's current situation, and he followed the lead and said: "Furthermore, I have a hunch that the Ma family's sudden recruitment and preparation of troops this time is just another trick to conceal the truth.
Ma Chao is really good at this method. " Xi Zhicai's expression changed.
He heard the deep meaning in Pang Tong's tone: "You are saying that the Ma family's continuous actions this time are related to his entry into Xiangyang some time ago."
"I don't know about that," Pang Tong spread his hands and said with a teasing smile that made Xi Zhicai punch him in the face: "Who makes your Jing'an Cao even more incompetent?
You can't even detect Ma Chao's whereabouts." out."
Pang Tong liked to use a few words every time to arouse this guy who was usually as stone as a stone, but this time after he finished saying this, he found that Xi Zhicai gradually calmed down, and even later there was a hint of weirdness on the corner of his mouth, Looking at him, he said: "That's not entirely true, although we can't track it in real time.
We found out about Ma Chao's whereabouts, but it was still possible to act as a hindrance.
Moreover, we found out that after Ma Chao entered Xiangyang, he made a special trip to Longzhong on the outskirts of Xiangyang.
Moreover, half a month later, your uncle Pang Degong was killed by a group of people.
The mysterious person picked him up, and the destination must be Chang'an."
"Oh" Pang Tong blinked and seemed slightly silent.
After a long time, he murmured to himself: "Could it be that that little snake can't stand the loneliness anymore?"
"What?"
Xi Zhicai asked immediately without hearing Pang Tong's words clearly.
There are very few incidents that can make this guy show such a worried look.
"You think that because Ma Chao kidnapped my uncle, I might betray His Majesty, don't you?"
Pang Tong sneered twice, and then he didn't want to dwell too much on this issue.
Then he waved his hand and continued the topic: "You haven't investigated the thatched cottage in Longzhong in detail, right?
I mean, does Huang Chengyan have a daughter?"
"The boy who was guarding the thatched cottage said that A Chou was also picked up."
Xi Zhicai smiled very hard, looked at Pang Tong's slightly red face and said: "Although A Chou's name is ugly, he is far away from us."
According to the investigation, she is not ugly at all."
Pang Tong naturally understood why Xi Zhicai was laughing again, and he didn't know if he was really aroused at the moment.
He stood up suddenly, brushed his sleeves and said: "Huh, you trash, sooner or later you will regret it because of A Chou and the janitor boy you ignored today." " Xi Zhicai's face suddenly turned gloomy.
He didn't want to talk nonsense with Pang Tong, so he directly changed the topic back to the original point and said gloomily: "You come here just to let our Jing'an Cao find out whether there is a shadow of the Ma family sneaking in."
Xuchang, right?"
"Make no mistake, I came to rescue you with good intentions in order to preserve your Jing'an Cao's power in Jizhou."
"good" The smell of gunpowder between the two became stronger and stronger, and Xi Zhicai suddenly stood up and walked out angrily.
And Pang Tong looked at Xi Zhicai's back, with a complicated arc of sympathy and disdain at the corner of his mouth: "This guy has thought of where to start so quickly.
However, ignoring A Chou and Zhuge Liang, he is still Cao Jing'an.
Cao’s biggest failure in history” At this time, the song had already arrived at the Longmen Inn in Xuchang City.
At this time, he looked a little bloated, his body was covered with gold ornaments, his face was shiny, and he was also covered in luxurious but rough furs.
He looked like a merchant from outside the Great Wall who had suddenly become rich, shouting at the top of his voice.
Said: "Come and have a room, don't worry about the price."
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"Okay, where did your guest come from?"
the waiter greeted enthusiastically.
"Oh, I'm from Jiuyuan.
As you can see, I have Huns ancestry and my name is Genghis Khan."
The guy was obviously taken aback, looking at the single with some strangeness, and whispered: "It's really strange.
Yesterday afternoon, a man named Genghis Khan just came in.
Why is there another one today?"
Shan Dan's ears were very sharp.
After hearing this, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes.
He patted the guy on the shoulder: "That's right.
Genghis Khan is not a name, but the surname of our Huns.
That man is my brother." , take me to see him quickly”: