Chapter 1234 The confrontation of Cao Li in Jing'an

Xi Zhicai did not know that under the rule of Cao, in the past half month, Li Shimin, Yang Jian, Daoguang, Yongzheng, Yue Fei, Lin Zexu and so on, who have left a great reputation in the 5,000-year history of China. At this moment, what is most difficult for him to decide is the side of Jing'an Cao in Jizhou.

Since Pound was worshipped as Jizhou Pastoral last year, his first job in addition to selecting talents, stabilizing people's hearts and integrating the army, another crucial work focus has been on the Jing'an Cao elite left by Cao's army in Jizhou. According to the news from Jizhou, the Ma family specially sent a shadow high-level to visit Jizhou. No one in Jing'an Cao knew the real identity of the man, but the man acted quite delicately, sophisticated and harshly. For a while, many free strongholds were the first to be defeated.

Then, in order to put an end to espionage in Jizhou, the man introduced the strict household registration control system implemented in Chang'an City into Jizhou. Both civilian and military households must register with the local county government and review them frequently. This makes it extremely difficult for Jing'an Cao to install new spies, because a stranger who is not registered on the local household registration will soon be found. Therefore, the only one who can really play a role is the spies who lurked before the Ma family received Jizhou, while the former elites died one less and could not be supplemented - this cast a shadow on Cao's intelligence activities.

But later, after the post station system newly established by Ma Jia, the shadow high-level officials introduced it into the espionage system. Based on the advantages of intelligence transmission that were always faster than Jing'an Cao, the intelligence network in Jizhou was further destroyed, and many underground personnel were arrested one after another. Therefore, the only remaining county officials in Jizhou are becoming more and more important in intelligence analysis.

Xi Zhicai knows that the most important role of spies is to always lurk in the enemy's camp and constantly provide himself with the real information he can obtain. But now, Jing'an Cao's contact with Jizhou is becoming increasingly loose and fragile. He can't guarantee that those elites, even if they are loyal to Cao, suddenly cut off contact with Xuchang's headquarters - instead, it's better to completely sacrifice those elites in exchange for the Ma family's specific measures for this recruitment and military preparation.

The harvest of such a one-time sacrifice is also not small: one is that the reason for the recent big move of the Ma family can be inferred; second, the lord is very concerned about any reform of the Ma family, especially this important military reform. Xi Zhicai judged that there is at least 80% possibility that the main guild will introduce the reform of the Ma family into the military system of the Cao army.

However, in this way, it is obviously the defeat of the Cao family and the Ma family at another level. Xi Zhicai is not a proud person, but he can't accept such a blow again. At this moment, he faced the letter of inquiry written to him by Cao Cao. He had been holding a pen for a while, but he still frowned and didn't want to write for a long time.

At this time, the door of Jing'an Cao was pushed open. A young man who was very ugly but dressed in unusually gorgeously came in, threw a document in front of Xi Zhicai and said lightly: "Notify you that the red eagle riding guys, now there is a mouse for you." After saying this, the man sat at the head of Xi Zhicai. After seeing Xi Zhicai's sad face, he not only did not comfort him, but deliberately added one more sentence, "I hope those cats tamed by you can still be competent..."

Xi Zhicai did not react much to this man's very rude and even provocative actions. Instead, he put down the brush in his hand and straightened his skirt and scarf and said, "With these names, do you judge that the Ma family has sneaked into the shadow from us?"

"This is Your Majesty's judgment." The man replied softly, and his collapsed nose looked even worse under a smile.

"Pang Tong!" Xi Zhicai finally couldn't help getting angry. In fact, this is not to blame Xi Zhicai. At present, Cao Cao, the lord of Sikong, is fighting a tug-of-war against the resurgence of the imperial power faction in the court. Cao Cao means to let these guys jump out of the surface for the time being. As a result, Jing'an Cao, who was directly under the control of His Majesty, has become a bargaining ground.

Interestingly, today's emperor seems to be not very interested in those ministers in the court, but he is very concerned about the department of Jing'an Cao. In fact, the hidden power in his hand has not completely disappeared. Taking this opportunity, he reached out to Jing'an Cao again under the mediation of Cao. And the Pang Tong in front of him is the clear proof that this emperor intervened in Jing'an Cao.

To be honest, Xi Zhicai believed that Pang Tong's ability was never below him, but strangely, he always refused to belong to Sikong's mansion. So far, he has been idle as a waiter and has been responsible for some secret matters that are not easy to explore.

"What?" Pang Tong smiled and was not afraid of this powerful figure who made any general of Cao's army be in awe, and he didn't even need to disguise himself directly. Instead, he put on a provocative tone: "Are you doubting Your Majesty's judgment?"

The drama is silent.

"Don't be so reluctant to think about it in a good way. If you Jing'an Cao can really break the Ma family's activity, do you still need to send all the elites in Jizhou to the Ma family's prison?" Pang Tong was obviously very clear about the current situation of Xi Zhicai and said, "Moreover, I have a hunch that the Ma family's sudden conscription and preparation for martial arts this time is just playing a trick to hide the world. Ma Chao is really good at this method."

Xi Zhicai's expression moved, and he heard the deep meaning in Pang Tong's tone: "You mean that this continuous action of the Ma family is related to his entry into Xiangyang a few days ago?"

"I don't know," Pang Tong spread out his hands and said with a teasing smile that punched Xi Zhicai in his face, "Who made you Jing'an Cao more and more incompetent to find out Ma Chao's whereabouts."

Pang Tong likes to use a few words to provoke this guy who is usually like a stone, but this time after he finished this, he found that Xizhi gradually calmed down. Later, there was a trace of strangeness on the corners of his mouth and looked at him and said, "It's not true. Although it's impossible for us to track Ma Chao's whereabouts in real time, let it go. It's okay to shoot behind the horse. Moreover, we found that after Ma Chao entered Xiangyang, he specially went to Longzhong on the outskirts of Xiangyang. Moreover, half a month later, your uncle Pang Degong was picked up by a group of mysterious people. Presumably, the destination should be Chang'an, right?

"Oh?" Pang Tong's eyes blinked and looked a little silent. After a long time, he muttered to himself, "Is it that the little snake can't stand loneliness?"

"What?" Xi Zhicai didn't hear Pang Tong's words clearly, and then asked. There are not many events that can make this guy show this worried look.

"You think that if Ma Chao kidnapped my uncle, I might betray your majesty, right?" Pang Tong sneered twice, and then didn't want to dwell too much on this issue. Then he waved his hand and continued the topic just now: "You didn't investigate the grassy in Longzhong, have you? I mean, does Huang Chengyan's daughter have it? ..."

"The boy who guarded the grass house said that A Chou was also picked up." Xi Zhicai smiled easily and looked at Pang Tong's slightly red face and said, "Although Ah Chou's name is ugly, she is not ugly at all from our investigation..."

Pang Tong naturally understood what the play would laugh about again. At present, he didn't know if he was really provoked to his emotions. He suddenly stood up and brushed his sleeves and said, "Humph! Waste, sooner or later, you will regret the ugly and the doorman who are ignored today!"

Xi Zhicai's face suddenly became gloomy. He didn't want to talk nonsense with Pang Tong. He directly turned the topic back to the original point and said gloomily, "You came here to let us find out if there was a shadow of the Ma family sneak into Xuchang, right?"

"Don't make a mistake. I came to save you in order to preserve your strength in Jizhou!"

"Good!"

The smell of gunpowder between the two became stronger and stronger, and Xi Zhicai suddenly stood up and walked out angrily. Pang Tong looked at Xi Zhicai's back and skimmed a complex arc of pity and disdain at the corners of his mouth: "This guy, so soon thought of where to start? However, ignoring Ah Chou and Zhuge Liang is still the biggest failure in the history of Cao's Jing'an Cao!"

At this time, the single has rushed to the Longmen Inn in Xuchang City. At this time, he looked a little bloated, his body was covered with gold jewelry, his face was oily, and he was wearing luxurious but rough fur. He looked like a rich foreign merchant, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Come to the room, don't worry about the price!"

"Okay, where did the guest come from?" The man greeted him attentively.

"Oh, I came from Jiuyuan, and you can see that I have Xinu blood and my name is Genghis Khan!"

The guy was obviously stunned. He looked at the single strangely and whispered, "It's strange that a man named Genghis Khan just came in yesterday afternoon. Why is there another one today?"

The ears of the single were extremely sharp. After hearing this, a touch of joy flashed in his eyes, and gravity patted the man 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!"