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Chapter 865 Armadillo
A corpse was moved to the gate of Taiyuan General Manager's Mansion.

Hao Tian held on to the torch, leaned over to look, and said to himself, "It's rare to see such a smooth wound, this man is a good swordsman."

Although he is young, he is not only well-versed in civil and military skills, but also has some medical skills.Because today's scholars in the Central Plains do not care as much about imperial examinations as people in the Song Dynasty, living in the years of continuous wars, they pay attention to skills and do not overwhelm them.

"He's a good player." Zhang Hongfan said: "When I arrived at Xinghua Lane, Wang Xiao and his subordinates had just left. The stove was still warm, so I sent someone to chase after him. I killed this subordinate, but let the other party escape."

"Does that mean Wang Xiao is still in the city?"

Zhang Hongfan nodded, and said, "Whether it's Wang Xiao or not, he can be regarded as a capable person under Li Xia's subordinates."

"Maybe Li Xia's disciple, I heard that he is good at swordsmanship." Hao Tianting said: "If there is a chance, it would be nice to fight against each other."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Hao Tianju and asked, "Third brother, where are you?"

Hao Tianju was in charge of sending people to block the gate of the city.

In the past 11 years, the Great Khan of Mongolia sometimes recruited the princes to attack the Song Dynasty. In the past, Hao Tianyi and Hao Zhongwei led the troops and Hao Tianju also took care of the Taiyuan Road all the year round.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hao Tianyi was forced to subdue by everyone, and he agreed to ask the army and civilians to divide the government, so he handed over the golden tiger talisman.

At that time, Hao Tianju was already controlling Taiyuan City, and cooperated with him to capture Wang Xiao.

He was sure that Wang Xiao was in Taiyuan City.

"From mid-autumn night until now, I have sent people to strictly control the gates of the city, and my elder brother only went to see Wang Xiao today during the day, so he must still be in the city."

As Hao Tianju said, he bowed his hands to Zhang Hongfan, and said, "Zhang Shuai has worked hard too. After all, Zhang Shuai is not familiar with Taiyuan, and he doesn't know who might cover up the other party. Why don't I send out my men to search for him. When I have clues, I will call Zhang Shuai." How about sending someone to arrest him?"

"Don't clean up the generals left by Hao Tianyi for now, lest people's hearts will fluctuate."

"Yes, don't worry Zhang Shuai."

"It's work."

Zhang Hongfan nodded, arranged for someone to collect the corpses of his subordinates, and handed over the search to Hao Tianju.

……

The manhunt continued into the next day.

Taiyuan City is not big, and Hao Tianju has enough control to complete the screening of the entire city in the fastest time.

Wang Luo has obvious characteristics, and Hao Tianyi has been seen by too many people in the city, and he also brought his three sons with him.

However, after screening such easy-to-find targets, there were no clues.

Hao Tianju had to wonder if they had left the city.

"It made Zhang Shuai laugh. Maybe it was the old department of some big brother who hid them in some secret room, and no one happened to see them."

"Did anyone leave the city yesterday?" Zhang Hongfan asked.

"No." Hao Tianju said firmly, "Except for the two messengers going to Kaiping, only Mr. Mao and his party left the city. There is no one else."

Zhang Hongfan thought about it, and said calmly: "Understood, Wang Xiao must still be in the city. I have to go to Xiezhou to see Ahema tomorrow. Brother Hao, please do your best for the Taiyuan matter."

"Do your best, do your best."

"By the way, Hao Tianyi's Golden Tiger Talisman... Oh, just give it to me when I return. I have to bring it back to Kaiping and return it to His Majesty."

Hao Tianju was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and finally said in a low voice: "This... was taken back by the elder brother."

He also couldn't figure this out.

When he got the Golden Tiger Talisman from Hao Tianyi's hand, he was clearly careful not to let his elder brother take it back. He carried it close to his body, but somehow, he still lost it.

Zhang Hongfan didn't just blame him, saying: "Then just get it back as soon as possible."

……

After seeing off Hao Tianju, Zhang Hongfan stood alone in the corridor of the guest courtyard, looking pensive and occasionally sighing.

After a long time, someone patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"What is brother Zhongchou thinking?" Hao Tianting asked.

"I'm thinking...the roe deer knows how to hide this time."

"The old roe deer died, and the roe deer became a cowardly armadillo."

Armadillos are timid and can sometimes scare themselves to death.

In their eyes, the spies of Li Xia's military intelligence department were indeed as timid as an armadillo, harder to catch than a roe deer.

Zhang Hongfan forced a smile, and said: "The search for Wang Xiao should be done loosely. His Majesty sent you and me here to stabilize the situation in Taiyuan, so as not to cause a situation similar to Yang Dayuan's assassination. It's not for a few small fish and shrimp. "

"That's right." Hao Tianting said in a low voice: "Before departure, the prince has explained that stabilizing people's hearts is the first priority in everything."

When mentioning the emperor's eldest son, Zhenjin, Zhang Hongfan nodded, and became closer to Hao Tianting.

Obviously, the two young people have gone a long way in terms of reserve positions.

This tacit understanding was tacit, and Zhang Hongfan said: "We are here in Taiyuan, and we are showing the whole Central Plains people. You and I represent His Majesty's attitude towards the Han people. If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you have done something wrong, you will be punished. Rewards and punishments must be clearly defined. It is His Majesty's ruler."

"Brother Zhongchou, don't worry, although I am young, these principles are clear. My elder brother has been captured, and Li Xia can still release him. It can be seen that he has a different intention, and it doesn't matter if he can't stay. Your Majesty sent me here for the purpose of We have already done it by not giving Li Xia the opportunity to link up with more princes through smuggling. As for the rest, the country name will be changed soon, and the priority should be to make sure..."

~~
In the northern suburbs of Yanjing, Liu Bingzhong was standing on a small hill overlooking the terrain.

He was only 47 years old, and he was in the prime of life.

There is no imperial examination in Mongolia, and the employment depends entirely on the will of the Khan. This has caused a lot of nepotism, but it has also allowed many people to emerge at a young age and occupy high positions in their prime.

Liu Bingzhong was a proton at the age of 13 and became an official at the age of 17.As a former minister of Kublai Khan's hidden residence, he served Mongolian for more than [-] years. Needless to say, he is loyal and contributed to the Sinicization of Mongolia.

Today, Shi Tianze had just arrived in Yanjing and was standing side by side with him.

"Finally we have come to this point, and we will soon establish the name of Jianguo as the capital. I am ecstatic to see my wish come true after decades of hard work. However, there are some shortcomings in the end." Liu Bingzhong said: "It doesn't seem like a matter of course, but rather like being forced to have no choice."

"Yes, the war in the north has not yet been settled, and the south has not been settled in one fell swoop. All these actions, it seems that His Majesty is afraid of instability in the Central Plains, and deliberately appeases. It is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings..."

There were not many scruples when the two talked.

Because at their level, it is no longer possible to betray Kublai Khan.

Liu Bingzhong was deeply trusted by Kublai Khan. It is not to mention that the Great Mongol Kingdom has come to this point and become a great Yuan because of his planning and shaping.

He is not only a courtier of the Great Yuan, but also a part of the Great Yuan, and he is also the one who gave birth to the Great Yuan.

Shi Tianze was different, he might be somewhat unwilling in his heart.

As a generation of northern tyrants, he is far more powerful than Li Quan, Li Fen and his son, so he may not have had the idea of ​​self-reliance.

But he was too cautious. His eldest brother died young, carelessly at the hands of Wu Xian, and the burden of historians was placed on him, which formed his cautious temperament.

The best time never came, and Shi Tianze finally killed Li Fen in Jinan City, giving up his self-reliance.

Although he has been defeated by Li Xia several times in recent years, the great thing is that he is often defeated without losing his teacher.

To use an analogy, Shi Tianze used seven points of strength to deal with Li Xia's ten points of strength every time, leaving three points of strength to preserve his strength.

This is his political wisdom.

Therefore, Kublai Khan also gave him enough honor.

What is there to say?Shi Tianze thought about it, and answered himself.

"If the battle of the Yellow River takes a little longer, allowing me to pacify Li Xia, it can be called complete. Change the name of the country, establish the capital city, and then establish a prince. Dayuan will soon inherit Han law like Liao and Jin. And still rule the world.”

But Liu Bingzhong said: "There are good and bad things in everything. Perhaps it is because of Li Xia that His Majesty has made up his mind."

"That may not be the case." Shi Tianze was noncommittal.

"Speaking of Li Xia... Although people in the Central Plains are fluctuating, there are only a few people who are really unsure, Hao Tianyi and Zhang Rou. This time, the incident of Yang Dayuan happened. Li Xia deliberately put Hao Tian back, with ulterior motives, others only said He wants to infiltrate into Shanxi, but I think he is afraid to protect Zhangrou in the state. What does Shi Gong think?"

"If Li Xia wants to contact Zhang Rou, there are only two ways, Henan or Shanxi. On the other side of Henan, Dong Wenbing, Ali Haiya and others are loyal and capable. Now that His Majesty has sent people to Shanxi, they must be able to stabilize Situation. Li Xia's plot was thwarted. What's more, His Majesty has ordered to recruit Zhang Rou to lead the Ministry of Industry, right?"

"Prevented this time, but don't know what will happen next time?"

Shi Tianze was a little puzzled and asked, "What does Secretary Cong want to say today?"

"Your Majesty asked me not long ago how to deal with Li Xia every time he harassed the Central Plains with spies." Liu Bingzhong said: "I report that I should deal with him in the same way."

Shi Tianze's expression changed, and he asked thoughtfully, "We also want to set up a yamen to scout out information? I'm afraid the Mongols or the Semu people can't do this?"

"Yes."

Liu Bingzhong sighed, took out a refined binocular from his sleeve, and continued to observe the terrain.

Shi Tianze asked again: "Can Your Majesty agree?"

He immediately thought that if there really was a Han Chinese intelligence agency... now it was to deal with Li Xia.And in the future, I'm afraid it will have a more far-reaching impact.

It is bound to change the status of the Han people in the Yuan Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is still considering it." Liu Bingzhong said: "I told Your Majesty that I am a civil servant, and the specific person to organize this matter should be asked by Shi Gong."

Shi Tianze nodded involuntarily, he had been dragged onto the boat by Liu Bingzhong in a few words, and he wanted to work together to make this happen...

~~
Baozhou Zhangjia.

Mao Jujie rode back to meet Zhang Rou within two days.

"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I haven't done what my brother-in-law told me this time, and it's still in Jiulang's hands..."

Zhang Rou was sitting there reading a letter while listening to Mao Jujie explaining the cause and effect in detail.

There was always a calm expression on his face, without the slightest surprise.

"From this point of view, Kaiping is very guarded against his brother-in-law, for fear that his brother-in-law will turn to Li Xia and smuggle him without telling the north. I'm afraid it's impossible." Mao Jujie finally concluded.

Zhang Rou pushed the letter in her hand and said, "Look at it."

"This is?"

"Liu Bingzhong's handwriting." Zhang Rou sighed, smiled wryly and shook her head, "He guessed all my thoughts. Send my son to guard against me, heh."

"This...he also invited brother-in-law to build a city in Yanjing?"

"Since he said it, His Majesty's will will come soon, so I have to go this time." Zhang Rou sighed: "Not only that, you can look back."

"Organization and careful work? Liu Bingzhong's thoughts are so deep, he can do it?"

Zhang Rou pondered, and murmured: "I will not participate in this matter, and I cannot participate. Since His Majesty does not trust me, if I really stand up for Liu Bingzhong, it will only be counterproductive. He is reminding me and beating me."

"What about the brother-in-law?"

"What else can I do?" Zhang Rou got up, walked to the window, and said to herself, "This is the end of the matter. I'm afraid my little grandson won't be able to see her again."

In fact, he has many grandchildren, too many to remember.

However, a certain grandson is different after all. Whether it is his mother or his father, Zhang Rou thinks about them every day, which inevitably makes this grandson a little special.

"I can't see you anymore, that's all."

"..."

There were a few sighs in the hall, and after a long time, a servant hurried over.

"Ah Lang, there are guests outside the door asking to see you. It looks like a big business traveler entering the city today... This is a greeting card."

Zhang Rou felt a little puzzled, and accepted the greeting card.

"Dong San? Who is this?"

After chewing for a while, he couldn't help being stunned...

(End of this chapter)