Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 754 Spreading Rumors
The dried fruit vendor immediately put down the pick as soon as he walked into the alley, threw off the dried fruit on it, and grabbed a dustpan.Inside his bamboo basket are two layers, the bottom is hollow, and there are good clothes. He quickly tore off his turban and changed his clothes. After rubbing his face twice, his dark skin became much fairer, and he wore a belt. The sachet turned into a well-dressed merchant in an instant.

He didn't even look at the bamboo basket, he found the direction and dropped the dried fruits and left. He ran wildly in the alley, estimated that he had reached the front, and stopped at an alley entrance. A moment later, the figure of the beggar appeared from the front alley After passing by, the peddler adjusted his breathing, changed his walking posture, walked out of the alley slowly, and followed the beggar again.

Another herbal medicine vendor turned into the alley immediately after seeing it, and when he reappeared after a while, he turned into a porter with only a pole left.

Modification with simple clothes is commonly used in tracking and anti-tracking. This has long been stated in the spy tracking regulations of the Ministry of Security. All the spies of the Ministry of Security have been trained.It seems simple, but it can play a big role in the intricate streets. The enemy's observation on the street is often not focused on the facial features, but the body shape, clothing, hat, luggage, and walking posture are easy to form impressions. .You only need to modify these items in a simple and targeted manner, try to use the most common methods, and don't have obvious features, it will be difficult for the enemy to identify them.

In this way, the two gold medal spies covered alternately and followed them all the way to Xiangyangmen. It was still unavoidable that he appeared twice in front of the beggar. If he continued to follow, it might arouse the beggar's vigilance.

After passing the Xiangyang Gate is the Xiangyang Market, which is a bit crowded compared to before, especially today there are many people going to the market.The spy pretending to be a businessman predicted that the beggar was going to enter the Xiangyang market according to the direction he was walking. He quickened his pace and squeezed to the front. He rushed ahead of the beggar and appeared at the intersection of Xiangyang cross street. There are several tea stalls here, and he sat in one of them. At a tea stall, pretending to meet acquaintances, he chatted affectionately with three tea customers.

"Brother Li, do you have time tonight? Two new ladies have come to Meixiang Building in Xicheng today. I heard that they are under 15 years old, and they were transported from Hangzhou, south of the Song Dynasty..." At this point, the businessman approached with a smile, He said quickly in a low voice: "Beggars, gray clothes, short sticks, big fish, watch to death."

The tea guest laughed lewdly and said, "Then we must go together, and we will find our brother later."

The businessman bowed his hands and left, heading west. The three tea drinkers were talking with smiles until the beggar came into view.

"Look, my lord, it's the Pingli shop. The beggar I tracked down yesterday worked as a clerk in it on weekdays. The subordinates sent people in to confirm that it was the beggar yesterday. I used to buy tea in the shop. Since three months ago, We changed to selling groceries, we checked, the boss has changed, the previous boss was a native of Xiazhou, he left Xiazhou three months ago, and has not returned yet.”

On the second day, in a teahouse near Xiangyangmen, Hu Sanguang sat on the second floor in silk and satin, next to Feng Zhiyuan, envoy of intelligence, Meng Yiren, envoy of secrecy, and Zheng Bao, envoys of the three major departments of the Ministry of Security. .

Among them, Feng Zhiyuan has served as a spy, a silver medal spy, a gold medal spy, and an envoy under the intelligence department of the former Huaxia Weifu. In the night attack on 2000 rogues, it was Feng Zhiyuan who detected the information in advance, promptly reported it to Ye Chen, and proposed a night attack on rogues.

Needless to say, Meng Yiren, the envoy of the Department of Secrecy, is the guy who is cruel by nature and takes pleasure in torturing people's bodies. When it was established, it was promoted to the Secretary of Secrecy.

Zheng Bao, the chief of operations, was one of the masters who broke into the half-dead maze three years ago and was trapped inside. Originally, Bai Canghai wanted to send him to the former special operations department, now the special brigade.Hu Sanguang fought in every possible way, and only then did he leave five first-class experts to the security department.Zheng Bao is the one with the highest strength among them, and he is cautious and decisive in doing things, so he finally became the commander of operations.

In addition to the three giants of the Ministry of Security, opposite Hu Sanguang was the team leader of the team who watched Zhang Bo's gate yesterday. It's basically set.

Hu Sanguang was facing the east, just in time to see the front of the Pingli store.Hu Sanguang and the others were all smiling, as if relatives and friends were chatting, but what they said was totally unusual.

"Zhang Bo is very courageous, and he is also stupid enough. Let us not be a high-ranking official in the Xiangfu Kingdom, but become a running dog of the Song Kingdom. When the time comes, I will personally interrogate him." Meng Yiren's tone was bleak. .

Hu Sanguang looked at the team leader and said, "Are there any other suspicious shops in the nearby streets?"

The team leader said: "My lord, there are two suspicious places, one is an old book stall diagonally opposite Pingli store, the owner of the stall is always looking around, and the other is a small tavern, other shops are not suspicious , let’s do it first, arrest all of these companies first.”

Hu Sanguang groaned, Feng Zhiyuan said calmly: "My lord, I always feel that this is not the real hiding place of the big fish in Song Wei's mansion. Do you want someone to come here to make a face and put a long line."

Hu Sanguang was silent for a while, patted the table lightly, and said: "Zhang Bo is the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. Since the founding of the country, His Majesty has been able to do things well, especially the reclamation of more than 200 million fertile fields has made His Majesty very satisfied, although he was dragged into the water for some reason. , but judging from Zhang Bo’s usual situation, most of them are coerced. Moreover, don’t forget that what the imperial court lacks the most is civil servants like Zhang Bo. It is scarcity. Therefore, Zhang Bo’s safety must be guaranteed. Otherwise, if Zhang Bo dies in a daze, His Majesty will definitely be furious, and this big fish from the Song Dynasty may threaten Zhang Bo’s safety at any time, so we can’t wait for the long-term release.”

Everyone suddenly said yes, Feng Zhiyuan was thoughtful, thinking that he was only considering the issue from the perspective of the Ministry of Security, but the Minister was looking at the issue from the perspective of the entire court, and he would have to learn more about this in the future.

Hu Sanguang let out a sigh of relief, and continued: "So, the Operations Department can prepare to arrest people."

Zheng Bao, who had been silent all this time, said: "Since this is the case, my subordinates suggest arresting people when the city gates are closed at night. The thieves will not be able to leave the city at night. We have one night for torture and interrogation, which can also reduce accidents."

Hu Sanguang thought for a while, and said: "Let's wait a moment, I will go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty now. You keep an eye on the target, and the Operations Department is ready and on standby at any time. No one is allowed to act rashly."

"What does the Ministry of Security mean?"

After listening to Hu Sanguang's report, Ye Chen asked softly.Han Xizai, who happened to be entering the palace to discuss matters next to him, had a very ugly face after hearing this, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, worried that what happened to Zhang Bo would make His Majesty suspicious of him and the officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Han Xizai had no idea that Zhang Bo was dragged into the water by Song Guo's spy and became a spy, and he was even a little unbelievable.Because he and Zhang Bo had worked together for many years in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although he was a bit pedantic, his character should be the kind of person who was most loyal to His Majesty and the court.unless forced.But what will Song Guoxiozuo use to persecute him and control his family, or is it Li Yu's stupid king?
Han Xizai's thoughts turned, the more he thought about Zhang Bo's character, the more he felt that the problem came from Li Yu.

Hu Sanguang replied: "I have two plans, one is to put a long-term plan."

"Are you planning to keep Zhang Bo and Song Weifu's high-level spy?"

Hu Sanguang said cautiously: "The minister is thinking, at least let the people in the Pingli store spread the news, so that the security department can sort out all their nodes. This store may only be a place to receive information, and there may be other things we don't know about. As a spy, as long as you keep an eye on the shops, you can find them one by one. Therefore, Zhang Bo can’t move for the time being, because his subordinates estimate that there may be people from the Song Wei Mansion among the people in Zhang Bo’s mansion, and it is not known if there are any in the Ministry of Agriculture or the court. Once other spies catch Zhang Bo, they will scare the snake away."

At this time, Han Xizai suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Ye Chen said: "What is Mr. Han's opinion on this matter?"

Han Xizai said: "I know Zhang Bo very well. Based on my judgment, Zhang Bo will definitely not be bought by high-ranking officials of the real state, money and beauty, even if the fine artist of the Song Dynasty threatened him with the lives of Zhang Bo's family. Zhang Bo may not betray His Majesty and our Xiangfu Kingdom. Yichen speculates that only by threatening the life and death of Li Yu, the deposed emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Song Kingdom can force him to betray His Majesty."

Ye Chen was a little surprised, but when he thought about Zhang Bo's character, he felt relieved again. After a little thought, he said, "Arranged by the Ministry of Security, a piece of news will be spread to Zhang Bo's ears by tonight at the latest. In this way, today's Maybe Zhang Bo will take the initiative to come to see me in the evening."

Hu Sanguang and Han Xizai looked at each other, and Hu Sanguang said, "Your Majesty wants Zhang Bo to think that Li Yu is dead."

Ye Chen said: "That's right! Well... the content of the news said that Zhao Dezhao, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, was violent and lustful. Force Xiao Zhou into the harem."

Hu Sanguang and Han Xizai bowed at the same time and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

(End of this chapter)