Chapter 19 Leakage

Outside the Guoan office, a thin man in simple clothes was looking here at the corner of the street. Looking at his flashing appearance, he wanted to get close but did not dare, which really made people skeptical. Several guards guarding in front of the door had also paid attention to him for a long time, only because he was not too close, so that they were on alert and did not come forward to get people.

But there is no way for this person to always be there, and no one can guarantee what this person will do later. So as Govich came out, they quickly surrounded the man.

"What are you and what are you trying to do here?" Several soldiers pointed long guns at the man's body and asked in a harsh tone, "Why have you been wandering in front of the Ansi Gate in our country? Do you want to make trouble?"

"A few... soldiers, you are wrong. I came here because I have a secret matter to see your adults. However, because of his low status, he was afraid that you would not believe it, so he dared not go there..." The man hurriedly explained.

But his words obviously could not be believed by the soldiers, but since he did intend to enter the National Security Division, everyone was no longer polite. They cut his hands and pushed it into the gate of the National Security Division. Then after a good search and not finding any threatening objects, they believed him a little.

"If you say you have something confidential to tell us, then say it." Liu Guan, the head of the gatekeeper here, said calmly, "If your words are not true, our national security department has many means to let you tell the truth!"

"This..." The man looked at these ordinary soldiers around him and shook his head like a rattle: "No, I can't tell you. This is too big. I'm also ordered to find your lord, so I can't explain it to you like this.

"Oh, how dare you look down on our brothers!" Several soldiers immediately laughed at the popularity in front of them: "Who are you that you want to talk to the adults of our national security department!"

"I can tell you my identity, I'm from the Cao Gang, and what I want to say is also related to the national fate of the Song Dynasty!" Seeing that everyone's disdainful expression, the man knew that if they couldn't take out some dry goods, they would not believe that they would have nothing big, and naturally would not let themselves see big shots as they wished, so he mentioned this sentence first.

"Do you want to help?" Liu Guan paused slightly and seemed to be a little moved: "Do you have any evidence?"

"There is a token of our Cao Gang in the things you just searched from me."

Liu Guan stretched out his hand and took the faded wooden token from several cases on one side. He looked over and found that there were some simple patterns and words faintly engraved on it, but it was a ship walking on the water, as well as the thirteen masters of the outer hall of the Cao Gang. But because this token has been around for some years and is often soaked in water, the calligraphy and painting are a little blurred.

However, Liu Guan also has some insight. Just looking at this token, he knows that it should not be fake. Because most of the tokens of the Cao Gang were inherited more than 100 years ago, so it is more difficult for others to imitate. Looking at the style and texture of this token, it has indeed been some years. In this way, this person is really a member of the Cao Gang as he said.

Although after the change on the canal, the power of the Cao Gang has been greatly weakened and is not as good as before. However, as one of the two longest-standing and most powerful gangs in the world, they still have a lot of strength. Because of this, after the emperor regained power, he did not kill the Cao Gang.

Now, the sudden appearance of the master of this Cao Gang, who is also in a good position, is indeed a little strange. Liu Guan asked again, "Then what important thing do you have to say to our Guoan Division?"

"That's the same sentence. I won't tell you casually. I have to have someone with status to ask me before I can tell you." The man was determined and still refused the other party's question.

Liu Guan did not dare to make his own decision on this matter, so he asked people to look at him, and then went in to find someone to report. Soon after, this matter was known by Xu Jinghong, who had just come out of the study.

After Govich left, Xu Jinghong has been meditating. Because the other party's words stimulated a bold idea that has been buried deep in his heart, that is, the desire for greater power, and such a bold idea comes from the uncertainty of one's own safety.

In the memory of Xu Jinghong's previous life, many examples of birds hiding their bows have been known. In this era, the same drama is also being staged, such as the wind and sky. It is not so much that he was framed by the family as the emperor intended to get rid of him. And isn't this Gwich finally reduced to today's end because he was framed by the court?

And once the Song Dynasty has overcome the current difficulties, there is not much threat to the foreign enemies in the southwest and north, no matter which emperor it is, what do you think of the new generation general who has been rising in the army? If the prince and King Yong come up, needless to say, they will try their best to strip themselves from the army or even eradicate them.

And what about King Jing? I'm afraid that after he sits on that son, he will definitely beware of himself for various reasons, right? At that time, even if he didn't want to eradicate himself, he would use the previous means they used to deal with wind and air to deal with himself. The best end is to die in the battlefield, and the worst is to lose your reputation and end up miserable!

And all this is not what Xu Jinghong hopes to happen to him. If he is a person who has received loyal and patriotic education since he was a child and only knows how to work for the country, he can still accept such an ending. But Xu Jinghong is not such a person. Whether it is the memory of the era he has or the remaining will of the owner of the body, he is not the kind of person who can be willing to die for the king!

Since 70% or 80% of the final result will become like this, Xu Jinghong feels that it is necessary to change all this! Use the strength you have now to make yourself stronger, and even completely take the power of the State of Song into your own hands!

After this idea came into being, it was out of control, and Xu Jinghong stayed in the study for a long time to calculate the feasibility of the matter. However, until now, he has not found any opportunity to subvert the Song court and seize power from the emperor. Of course. After all, even all his power is given to him by the emperor now. How can he threaten the imperial power by this? And with the lesson of the family, Zhao Zhe must not make the same mistake again. He is bound to hold his power firmly in his own hands!

So in the end, when Xu Jinghong came out of the study, he was helpless. He has to do his job first, and then see if there is a chance to make a change.

But everything has been arranged in the dark. Just after he came out, there was a chance in front of him, and he also seized it at the right time. He happened to hear a man reporting to the old dog: "...That boy has been saying that he has a secret event to see several adults. I think he is a member of the Cao Gang, and he really dares not hide it, so I'm here to report it!"

After hearing this, the old dog thought for a while: "The Cao Gang? They used to have a close relationship with several families. Does the secret matter he said have anything to do with it?

The same idea flashed in Xu Jinghong's mind, and he said at this time, "Then let him come here. I want to hear what he is going to say."

"Lord Du Si..." Liu Guan hurriedly saluted. And the old dog also stood up quickly and said, "Team Zheng, the identity of this man is still uncertain, and what he said may not be true. Isn't it too hasty for you to see him like this? After all, the remnants of the family are still outside, and we are forced to have no way out. If they assassinate again..."

"It doesn't matter!" Xu Jinghong shook his hand and said disapprovably, "What can they do about the assassination with all their means before? Can it really be done by sending only one person this time? What's more, I will beware of this time, and my brothers have carried out a strict inspection. If this person really has bad intentions, I'm afraid it will be him who will die first. Moreover, this person's identity is special and important. I must meet him in person to feel at ease.

"But the team is..." The old dog still needs to persuade a few more words. But he was interrupted by Xu Jinghong again: "Old dog, when did you become so timid? How many times have we faced the test of life and death in Hudi in the southwest? Have we started to be afraid of death now that our status has gone up?

Seeing that Xu Jinghong said so, the old dog couldn't insist on anything anymore, so he had to bring people in person and make all the preparations just in case.

Still in Xu Jinghong's study, he saw the master of the Cao Gang. This thin, capable and dark-skinned man made Xu Jinghong believe his identity at a glance. He was indeed a member of the Cao Gang. Because his bronze skin is produced under the sun for a long time, and the water rust also shows that this person always works in the water. If someone really brings such a person for an identity, it's too troublesome.

"Are you the master of the Cao Gang? What's your name?" Xu Jinghong asked after measuring the man's appearance.

"My name is Cheng Dashui, and I am the thirteen masters of the Cao Gang!" The man also looked at Xu Jinghong: "Who are you? Is your identity enough?

"Presumptuous, this is my lord!" The old dog who accompanied him hurriedly scolded.

He was also a little stunned. He really didn't expect that the capital of the National Security Department would come to see him in person. However, judging from the other party's demeanor and the appearance described by others, the young man in front of him is really the legendary Xu Jinghong. This made him a little nervous: "It turned out to be Xu Dusi, and he lost his respect."

"It's okay. You are a man of the world. You are different from the people in our officialdom. There is no need to talk too much about the rules." Xu Jinghong smiled indifferently: "Now you have also seen me. Can you always say anything confidential to your brothers just now?"

Cheng Dashui swallowed his saliva and said, "In front of Xu Dusi, I naturally said everything. Presumably, Lord Dusi should also know the relationship between our Cao Gang and Ye, Wu and other families, right?

"Yes, I also heard about the cooperative relationship between you. And you will prosper and die in this way. At the beginning, your Cao Gang quickly developed into the first gang in the world with the support of a family. A few months ago, he finally lost a large number of good hands because he helped the family transport grain, thus greatly losing his strength.

"Yes, in the battle that day, even our master and the first master of the gang also lost their lives, and our Cao Gang even incurred huge debts..." Speaking of the difficulties during this period, Cheng Dashui's mood seemed very heavy. Seeing that his expression was from the heart, Xu Jinghong was more convinced of his identity, which is why he deliberately mentioned things that have nothing to do with the theme, which is also one of the means to judge the true identity of the other party.

Now that he can be sure of his identity, Xu Jinghong pulled back the topic again: "Presumably, if you come to see me this time, what you do is also related to this family, right?"

Cheng Dashui also quickly adjusted his mood and nodded, "Yes, what I want to say is related to the family, and it is the remnants of their family that your national security department is most concerned about."

"Oh?" Xu Jinghong immediately became interested: "I think they contacted you again, so in order to let the court value you again, do you want to tell where they are now?"

"No, we don't know where those people are hiding." He didn't want to become a big water, but shook his head and denied: "Now that they have become frightened birds, no one will believe it anymore. How can they reveal their exact location to us?"

"So what important things do you have that can make you take the risk to come to see me?" Xu Jinghong is more curious.

Cheng Dashui did not answer immediately, but said, "This time, Guoansi is really powerful. Unexpectedly, it released the wind to let them appear automatically, otherwise they would have an operation on their master. This should be the meaning of Lord Du Si, right?" After seeing Xu Jinghong acquiesced, he said, "Your Excellency, aren't you worried that this will push them into a hurry? Dogs jump over the wall in a hurry, not to mention that they are much better than ordinary dogs.

"What conspiracy do they have?" At this time, Xu Jinghong was no longer interested in walking around the circle and asked directly.

"They had no idea, but at this time, the court put an opportunity in front of them. And this opportunity is the same as the root cause of the decline of the families in a few months..." Cheng Dashui's words were not finished, and Xu Jinghong had already broken it in one word: "Are you talking about food? The grain transported from Shu has become their target?

At this time, Xu Jinghong thought that there was such a weakness in the imperial court outside the beam exposed to the enemy. Once there is a problem with the grain in Shu, the grain shortage of the beam will be completely impossible to solve. In this way, the situation that has just stabilized will be completely out of control. At that time, not only the beam, but also the whole Song Dynasty will be turbulent! And none of these people in the court can see this. I really don't know what these officials think.

"It's food, and they plan to take it as a bargaining chip to blackmail the court!" Cheng Dashui's answer is still a little beyond Xu Jinghong's expectation. It turns out that they just regard this grain as *, which is a very good countermeasure.

"Then how did you know about this?"

"Of course, it's because those people are not strong enough to do such a big thing, and food comes from the waterway. Who in the world has an advantage over the water than our Cao Gang? In addition, they also think that we should be in the same camp as them, so they want to start with these foods with us.

"This is indeed a good way. As long as the family can rise again, they may really be able to completely turn over!" After Xu Jinghong sighed, he couldn't help saying strangely, "As you said, your Cao Gang has always been friends with them, but why did you come to inform them again this time? This is really unreasonable!"

"Because we don't think they can succeed! At most, they will only destroy those foods, which is not what we want to see. Because that will lead to turmoil in the world, many people will die because of it, including our own people. Although our Cao Gang has been weakened, it has not yet reached the Jedi. I really don't want such a tragedy to happen. And..." Cheng Dashui said and smiled shyly: "As long as we can really cooperate with the court to take down the people and keep the food this time, I don't think it will be difficult for us to flourish again."

Xu Jinghong had to admit that this was indeed the wisest choice, so he laughed and said, "It's really a blessing for the Song court and the people of the world that you can think about this. As long as this can really be done and all the remnants can be wiped out, I think the court will pardon the mistakes you made at the beginning. Well, now you can talk about when and where they will take action this time, and how many people will participate in this operation.

Cheng Dashui didn't dare to hide anything, so he said all the details he knew. Then, Xu Jinghong arranged him to live in Guoan Division. Before the end of the matter, he had to stay in his hands as a hostage.

After taking the person down, Xu Jinghong looked at the old dog: "Old dog, what do you think we should do about this?"

"If he says it is indeed true, then we must be prepared to be targeted and make sure that it is foolproof. In this way, it can not only ensure that the food will not go wrong, but also take the opportunity to catch all those remnants!" The old dog said without thinking.

But Xu Jinghong did not immediately agree to his statement, but fell into meditation, because he had thought that this might be an opportunity for him to seize greater opportunities!