Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 572 A letter from the spy
"Is this the head of the Xianbei leader?"

There are several heads hanging above the gate of Dai County. Many people who come and go are amazed. The man who is talking is dressed as a businessman and brings a small motorcade. After arriving in front of the gate of Dai County, he specially asks people to stop. After he got off the car, he looked repeatedly at the head hanging on the city gate.

The merchant was initially shocked and confused, but after asking passers-by, he finally understood the cause and effect. He couldn't help but sigh: "It was only after I heard that Dai County soldiers and horses defeated the Xianbei who besieged the city that I dared to bring the convoy over. I thought the rumors were false, but I didn’t expect that even the Xianbei leader was beheaded!”

"Deserved!"

A shout suddenly broke out from the side, attracting the merchant's attention. He looked around and saw an old man about 50 years old. This man was shirtless and had dark skin. He looked up at the tower hanging on the city gate. The head, the face full of resentment.

The merchant's heart moved and he stepped forward: "Old man, it seems that you have a grudge against this Xianbei man?"

"Xianbei children are ruthless and do all kinds of evil. Which of the people in the county I represent doesn't have a grudge against them?" The old man looked back and said bitterly, "Where are you from? These Xianbei people were beheaded yesterday. Today, You're just here, maybe you're not from the north, right?"

The merchant's face was a little unnatural, but his expression disappeared in a flash, and he nodded immediately and said: "My name is Zhao Nan, and I came from the southeast. I should have come here a long time ago, but I heard that there was a war in the north, so I stopped here. In the middle of the journey, didn’t I just rush here after hearing the news that Dai County was in peace? Otherwise, all my trucks would be ruined.”

"No wonder," the old man nodded, then gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards were besieging the city and forcing the poor people over there to act as shields for them. I don't know how many people have suffered! My eldest nephew Among them, he was a helper in the past, and now he has lost one arm, and he doesn't know how to live in the future! But compared to the one who lost his life, this is not bad! You think such a beast should not be killed? I think this end hanging here is light! It’s time to Lingchi!”

When he was talking, the old man's eyes seemed to be able to spew out fire, and his voice became louder and louder. The hatred and anger in his heart seemed to be condensed into substance and spewed out!

After hearing this, the merchant Zhao Nan quickly said a few words of comfort. Then he saw the soldiers guarding the city coming. He hurried over to greet them and took out a lot of money to spend. Unexpectedly, the two soldiers waved their hands.

"I usually accept the money from you. Now the city is heavily guarded and there is no room for error. We took the money and let you in. If something happens, your head will be lost. Look up at the head on the city gate. , do you think we dare to pick it up? It’s better to bring out the documents. The prefect has already informed about the relay stations along the way, you don’t know about it, right?”

As the soldiers finished speaking, Zhao Nan nodded and smiled, called someone over and handed over the documents.

The soldier took it and called the literate official Xu.

Li Xu touched it and flipped it over, looked at it a few times, looked at Zhao Nan again, nodded and said: "Since there are documents from Fanyang County, there is no problem. However, there are many patrols in the city, and you have to ask questions from time to time. You have to know something about this. Prepare, not as a sign of neglect or bullying, but as a precaution against spies.”

"I understand! I understand!" Zhao Nan said and handed over a few big coins. "The guards have worked hard to check the past. It is disrespectful to take this back to drink."

Now that the origin was understood, the soldiers and officials were no longer polite. The official took the big money and wiped it on his clothes, and said with emotion: "It's been really hard these days. Even the city gates were not allowed to be opened a few days ago. Now, it only opens for three or two hours a day. If you come here later, you won't be able to enter the city."

Zhao Nan thanked him again and again, and then greeted the convoy to come in. When he was saying goodbye to a few people, he asked seemingly casually: "From what you said, is it possible that there haven't been many convoys coming over in the past few days?"

"It's not that there are no fleets, it's just that there are few. They even disappeared in the past two days. They are like you, waiting around. That is to say, the news of Xianbei's defeat has spread, and there are only three people coming. Today, including you, there are only three , I don’t know how much less than usual. This is still because the goods of many fleets are difficult to place, or their wealth is pledged, otherwise there would be no one to come."

Zhao Nan nodded to express his understanding, then left and entered the city.

As soon as he entered Dai County, there was a solemn atmosphere. Although there were many people walking on the streets along the way, which was much better than the previous few days, Zhao Nan couldn't feel much from these people. Vitality, many people are even looking at them with vigilant eyes.

As they walked, there was finally a lively atmosphere in front of them. Zhao Nan followed the sound and looked over. He saw a tavern in front of him. There were many handsome men on the second floor. Looking through the window, he saw them talking and laughing.

"These are visitors from the south. They often gather here. It's just that there weren't many smiles in the past few days. Now that the good news has come, they are probably relieved and are laughing more and more."

Hearing this voice, Zhao Nan looked over, but it was a man dressed as a servant who was talking, and then walked slowly over.

Zhao Nan understood the idea and took out a few more big coins and handed them over.

The officer took the money and said with a smile: "Brother, if you just pay attention in the city these days, you won't have too much trouble."

"Thank you for reminding me, sir." Zhao Nangong handed over and sent the officer off, then took the motorcade to find an inn to stay. After everything was taken care of, he sat in the lobby for a while.

There are a few diners in the lobby of this inn, but it can be seen from the slightly depressed expressions of the second brother and the shopkeeper that this business must not be as good as before.After sitting and listening for a while, Zhao Nan got a general idea——

"The prefect is really good at strategizing and defeating the enemy. He not only solved the siege of the city, but also stabilized our county. The leader of the army, Mr. Yang, is also a capable person!"

"And those Xianbei people are really not a thing. I heard that they will not spare the old man or the young child. They forced the siege and suffered heavy casualties. They are simply frantic. Death is not a pity!"

"We all know that the Xianbei people are ferocious, but they can also fight. Have you ever heard of the tragedy in Guangning County? They were stopped before, but now it is slowly spreading. Originally, it was said that the Xianbei invaded, and I was still worried. Now that the eunuch is in charge, I feel relieved. The Xianbei people have been defeated, and I think the Huns may not be able to please them."

……

I found that they were all praising Chen Zhi, Yang Song and others, either describing the evil deeds of the Xianbei people, or talking about the Huns, but they were obviously not worried anymore.

Zhao Nan knew what he was doing, so he quickly walked up to the second floor and entered his room. Then he called a few people to guard him outside, and asked a few people to go out to investigate.

At noon, the inquirer returned. Zhao Nan asked a few questions, then took out a pen and paper and started writing a letter.

A quarter of an hour later, he called someone into the room, but it was a thin man who looked inconspicuous.

Zhao Nan handed over the letter he had just written and warned: "Send it to the north quickly without delay."

The thin man nodded, waved his hand, and the letter disappeared. Then he left the room, walked out of the inn, and wandered around the neighborhood for a while, seeming to be looking for shops or browsing stalls, just wandering around. for an afternoon.

By the time he returned to the inn, the letter had already been sent out, and it was passed through many layers. It left Dai County and headed north, passing through Yancheng and Jixian County, and then continued northward.

This communication channel was specially built by Youzhou with a lot of manpower. It was extremely fast and very concealed. It took less than a day to send it to the barracks outside the Great Wall and fell into the hands of Wang Qian.

As Wang Jun's chief adviser, Wang Gan has been working with other staff these days to deduce the battle situation and plan specific changes. At the same time, he is also responsible for coordinating all parties. Of course, he is also very tight on information.

However, when Wang hurriedly finished reading what was written in the letter, he was stunned.

"Why is this information from Dai County such a situation? This is almost contrary to the letter Wang Quan sent two hours ago. That letter said that Chen Zhi is currently suffering from internal and external troubles and is almost unsustainable. He went north in person and asked Wang Quan to help him. Why did he defeat the Xianbei people again in this letter? And beheaded the leader? Where did he get the strength? How could he be so fast? Which letter is correct and which one? Is the seal wrong? Or which party was deceived by false information? "

Thinking this, his brows wrinkled.

"Duan Xianbei has often asked about Chen Zhi recently, and the general also intends to reveal some information about Chen Zhi. I don't know if the information in Wang Quan's letter has been revealed. If it has been revealed, it is finally determined that his words are biased. That wouldn’t be good, but I think the general wouldn’t reveal this kind of thing easily, and he should think about it.”

With this in mind, Wang Quan did not immediately hand over the letter to Wang Jun. This was because Wang Quan's letter was signed by General Zhonglang, and he had no right to deal with it. He could only briefly understand it before giving it to Wang Quan. Jun Jun judged that the letter he received now was a report from a spy. This was the jurisdiction of his king. Naturally, he had to make his own decision on how to deal with it. Otherwise, he would send it rashly, in case this letter was false information. , then he would be embarrassed.

However, Wang Qian also knew that the matter could not be delayed, so he ordered to go down and let the people below be prepared.

Soon, another piece of information came, but it came from Dangcheng County.

Wang Qian was still dealing with official business. When he heard the letter came, he immediately put down the work at hand, read the letter from beginning to end carefully, and compared it with the letter from Dai County. Finally sighed.

"Wang Quan is probably in trouble this time. He reported back rashly without understanding the situation. He doesn't know what's going on with the general. I'll send the news right away. It won't be too late to prevent changes."

With this in mind, he sorted out the two letters, got up, left his tent, and walked towards the big tent in the camp. When he arrived at the place, before he walked in, he heard Wang Jun's laughter coming from the camp. Then he said, "You don't have to worry about it, I'll let Chen Zhi explain this to you."

(End of this chapter)