When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Li Shun came to a county town occupied by rebels and used secret means to contact the local people from the two guards and one department.

Li Shun has always attached great importance to intelligence collection work, knowing himself and the enemy, and fighting without danger. He proposed that "where there are people, there must be the eyes of the court."

Under the guidance of this idea, the Internal Affairs Office took the lead, and the Jinwu Guard and the Shenji Guard cooperated to develop spies on a large scale, almost reaching the point of being pervasive. Although most of them are non-staff personnel, they have no establishment and do not enjoy the salary from the court. They are only given activity allowances when performing tasks, and certain rewards are given for completing tasks. However, with the title of "two bathrooms and one apartment" and some privileges, it is enough for people to flock to it.

Even if an ordinary official has done nothing wrong, he will feel frightened when he sees them. Using the intelligence system of two guards and one office will make things easier.

In such a small county town with a population of less than [-], Li Shun gathered only two or three people with two bathrooms and one room, and most of the others were non-staff personnel. There were beggars on the street, vendors, waiters, and servants of wealthy families, more or less, two to three hundred people. This group of crooked melons and bad jujubes were organized together, and they looked a bit like bandits rebelling against thieves.

"According to the emperor's order, I pretended to rebel against the king all the way and went to Baota County to participate in the martial arts competition of Lao Shizi organized by the anti-thief organization to find out the purpose of the anti-thief."

Li Shun did not reveal his identity, but acted as a superior of the Internal Affairs Department. He very generously took out [-] taels of silver notes: "This is the funding for this operation! After success, there will be a big reward!"

As the saying goes: "Heavy rewards will lead to brave men."

Li Shun always likes money to clear the way and does not gamble on the loyalty of human nature. If he wants a horse to run, he must feed the horse first.

When the non-staff personnel in the two bathrooms and one hospital saw the banknotes, their eyes lit up. They took refuge in the imperial court and were scolded as eagle dogs. However, those people did not know the joy of being dogs, especially when they encountered a generous boss like Emperor Shengtong, who would never deduct funds and rewards. Therefore, they were very willing to work for the emperor, even if the outside world said that he was a fatuous and cruel monarch.

Some people who are full of benevolence and morality will not lend a helping hand when they see you starving to death on the roadside. Instead, they will point at you with pity and curse the injustice of the world and the incompetence of the court, but they will not give you a sip of water. Drink and eat with a bowl of rice. They are all people who have been in the society for many years. Naturally, they will not be confused by the so-called righteousness. Who gives food to eat and works for whom.

In this way, Li Shun became a small anti-king without certification. He called himself King Gaitian and led his team towards Baota County. He is not afraid of exposing his identity. In these years, the number of rebels is overwhelming, and anti-Yin flags are erected on new hills every day. Except for a few rebel kings with large territories and powerful forces, who are well known to everyone, the rest are small The anti-kings mostly don’t know each other.

Five days later, in Baota County, rebel kings from all walks of life arrived one after another, and the martial arts conference was about to begin. This is the first time that this county town, which not many people come to in peacetime, is so lively. If it weren't for the ferocious rebels carrying swords, guns, swords and halberds, there would really be a New Year's holiday atmosphere.

Lu Mian and Qin Dongsheng followed Wei Chanjuan, pretending to be her servants, and together with many martial arts practitioners, they accepted the meeting of Pagoda King Chen Yue.

The pagoda king Chen Yue was very proud and sat high on the throne. Below him were some more powerful rebel kings in the south, a total of fifteen groups. These anti-king forces numbered more than [-].

Chen Yue's military strength has expanded greatly. He has recruited more than thirty Tianguang martial arts cultivators, and the number of small soldiers can increase by hundreds every day. This is the same as doing business. When it becomes popular, some people who don't know the truth will join in the fun. Those refugees saw many people going to Baota County and thought they had a way to survive, so they followed them.

Chen Yue seemed to be a nouveau riche. He looked at the other anti-kings with superiority in his eyes, and he obeyed Hu Minyi even more.

Hu Minyi sat next to Chen Yue. As the situation improved, his status also rose. Now he has changed from a counselor to the number two figure under Chen Yue. There is also a scholar in white beside him, who is The original magistrate of Pagoda County, how could he have it himself? After all, he betrayed the imperial court. Not only did he bring his refugees to Chen Yue, he also attracted investment from the Luo family, a famous family in Baota County.

What the court least expected to see was the combination of rebels and powerful men.

He Ziyou's ambitions are not small. Although he has not reached the point of becoming king and hegemony, he still has the desire to become famous. Chen Yue was not a fool. He had already wanted to recruit He Ziyou. Seeing that He Ziyou could take the initiative, he was naturally happy to accept him. He even acted out a play like Corporal Li Xian and came out of the house barefoot to greet him.

However, after he saw the value that He Ziyou brought, he couldn't help but worry that his status would be threatened, even if He Ziyou said that he was willing to go through fire and water for Ming Gong and achieve hegemony. The checks and balances and provocations began. He Ziyou came with people and investment, and his status should be second only to him. However, Chen Yue placed Hu Minyi above him, hoping to use Hu Minyi to check and balance He Ziyou, and at the same time, provoke a fight between the two.

Those in power are not afraid of fighting among those below, but are most afraid of them joining together and excluding themselves. For Chen Yue, this seems to be a self-taught thing.

Hu Minyi knew Chen Yue's thoughts very well, and he just laughed secretly. A group of mortals, no matter their origins, are bound to scheming. Hu Minyi was very cooperative with Chen Yue's idea. Instead of exposing him, he cooperated with him to suppress He Ziya.

Although He Ziyou also understood the reason, it was difficult for him to control himself from hating Hu Minyi. He can now be regarded as the third person under the Pagoda King. He was restrained by Hu Minyi, and there were a lot of cronies who followed Chen Yue in the army, and they were all dissatisfied with him. Most of them don't have such a high level of awareness. Why does this new county magistrate, who was once their mortal enemy, climb on top of them as soon as he arrives!

Under such circumstances, He Ziyou's life was not easy, but this was not enough to shake his determination to betray the imperial court. In his heart, the Dayin Dynasty was hopeless. The sweet potato seedlings that the people from the Internal Affairs Office worked so hard to send were handed over to the Luo family for planting. When they were harvested, they were given to Chen Yue as military rations.

The intelligence personnel of the Two Guards and One Division of Baota County learned of the news and reported it to the court.

Li Shun dared to distribute sweet potato seedlings to various places without fear of them going to the enemy, as long as there were people to plant them. He Ziyou's betrayal was just a trivial matter and could not catch his eye. Li Shun did not know this person at all. Regarding this matter, the cabinet, the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Privy Council discussed and made their own decisions, and the anti-rape plan implemented by Jinwu Guards began to be implemented.

The Jinwu Guards in Baota County had only two small flag officers and only more than [-] non-staff personnel. They were in distress after receiving the order from above.

How to get rid of traitors in the enemy's base camp? (End of chapter)