The struggle of the reborn prince

Back then, the emperor established the intelligence department to deal with the serial assassinations. The purpose was to collect intelligence on the opponents and monitor their actions, so as to prevent and eliminate the assassins sent by the enemy in advance, and change the situation of being passively beaten due to lack of intelligence at that time.Therefore, the intelligence department itself has the responsibility of protecting the emperor's safety and intercepting assassins. However, with the expansion of the personal guard battalion and the stabilization of the emperor's power, these people gradually left the guard system and became the predecessor of the current action team.

The skills these people learned were not only educated by Lu Xiaoyao, the killer leader, but also learned from the special training class established in Beifu.Zhao Tong's background in his previous life determined that he was also an assassin with his usual methods and tricks. Therefore, in addition to explaining the application of firearms in the special training class, the main practical weapons taught were the use of short crossbows and daggers, because he came from Cold weapons such as swords have been eliminated long ago, and only daggers are reserved as sharp weapons for killing people because of their short and portable characteristics. Naturally, the content of his teaching is mainly daggers.

In this way, the action team of the intelligence department inevitably bears the traces of the two killers, and it is not surprising that the dagger has become their usual weapon, but Li Jun has no way of knowing that the emperor came from a thousand years later. It is logical to have this idea. In fact, the emperor has nothing to do with Mu Layi, even in his previous life, he has nothing to do with these terrorists...

"Your Majesty, it is rumored that the first Sheikh of the Mulayi Kingdom died more than 20 years ago. Since he entered Alamut Fort, he has never left the fort once, and has only left his mansion twice. He concentrates on studying teachings. One of his sons assassinated a member of the same church, and the other son was killed by his staff because of his dissolute behavior. As a result, no one in the church dared to violate the teachings for more than [-] years. After his death He passed on his position to his friend, the patriarch of Rambasar Fort, Umid, who kept sending dead soldiers down the mountain to assassinate. As a result, the trend of assassination became more and more intense, and the poison was widespread!" Li Jun continued to introduce, not knowing what the emperor thought.

"This kind of assassin group is the most difficult to deal with. They have established their own foundation and cultivated a large number of loyal assassins. It is very difficult to eliminate them!" Zhao Tong said with a sigh.

"What your Majesty said is true. In the early days of Hassan's founding, the Prime Minister of the Seljuk Kingdom was Molk. It is said that he was brave and strategic, capable of writing and military. He combined military and political power in one person, and managed the country in an orderly manner, so that at that time During the entire 20 years of Sultan Malik's reign, he had nothing to do except hunting. Later, due to the growing power of Mulayi, they set up party members in the empire, set up strongholds, and drove away the local administrators appointed by the empire. Malik decided to send troops to wipe out the Mulayi forces, and sent a large army to besiege Alamut Fort and other Mulayi strongholds. In the same year, the old man in the mountains sent "Fiday" to assassinate the prime minister of the Seljuk Empire, Molk. Withdrew from the area controlled by Mulaiyi!" Li Jun said with deep empathy for what the emperor said.

"Well, what you know is very detailed. Although these people's methods are very despicable, they are very effective. They first rely on the power of religion to conquer the residents of a certain place consciously, and then rely on the power of these converted people to seize the local fortress , and finally established missionary bases that are easy to defend and difficult to attack under the noses of the religious enemies. Then gradually spread, and use the terrifying force of assassins to deter surrounding areas from using troops against them. Thus forming a country where politics and religion are united, they Use the power of religion to rule the people and work for them." Zhao Tong said approvingly.It is indeed not easy for Li Jun to learn so much about the situation in such a short period of time.

"Your Majesty is wise, you can point out the evil of his deeds with one word!" After hearing the emperor's praise, Li Jun immediately reciprocated and gave even bigger flattery, "There was a Seljuk king who tried to recover the castle occupied by Mu Layi, Hassan The request for peace was also rejected by him. As a result, the next morning, the king found a dagger on the ground in front of the bed in his bedroom, and Hassan's envoy appeared in front of him and handed over a letter from the old man in the mountain. The letter said: If I have no good intentions towards the Sultan and want to take his life, then the dagger stuck in the ground at this time will be stuck in the Sultan's chest."

"Hehe, if this king is not a fool, he should immediately understand his situation. The people around him must have mixed with the followers of the old man in the mountain, and he has no way of knowing how many undercover agents the enemy sent in by his side, so there is no need to fight." There is a way to continue the fight!" Zhao Tong smiled, and he also felt sad for the king, so there was no suspense in a contest where everything was in the hands of the enemy.

"Your Majesty guessed right. The king, as His Majesty said, immediately agreed to negotiate peace with Mu Layi, and signed a contract. During his reign, he never mentioned the crusade again. He lived in a local area nearby. The chief executive and the Muslim clerics were frightened, and everyone was forced to wear chain mail when they slept, relying on it for self-defense, so as not to be assassinated by those around them. In this way, Mu Layi became more powerful and acted more unscrupulously , Stop paying attention to the surrounding countries!" Li Jun said.

"Mulayi hid his followers beside the enemy, even in the court. If he colluded with the important officials of the country, secretly connected with the party members, and placed assassins around the king, he could control a country and make the world panic. The method is really powerful. Ah!" Zhao Tong sighed, and he also sent spies to the high-level hostile side to collect intelligence, but it was not for assassination.

"That's right. After Umid succeeded, the Assassin faction's assassination trend intensified. Two caliphs of the Seljuk Empire were assassinated by Umid's people, causing the caliphs to tremble and dare not appear in public. It also made the Seljuk sultans helpless. And their tight organization and secretive form also made the Crusaders or other sects turn pale. There were countless tribal elders, prime ministers, and Western Crusaders assassinated by them. The whole country caused panic, the political situation was turbulent, and no one dared to challenge the authority of the old man in the mountains." Li Jun also had to admire these colleagues for being able to achieve such a great success by relying on assassination.

"In this way, the repeated successes have inflated the ambitions of the Mulaiyi Kingdom, and it is very likely that our navy expedition to Persia has already succeeded. They want to further expand their influence in West Asia by assassinating me, and then realize their unification of the Arab world. Therefore, the assassination of me this time is very likely to be done by the Mulaiyi Kingdom independently, rather than being bribed and instigated by other people!" Hearing this, Zhao Tang suddenly thought of this possibility.

"In that case, if they failed in this assassination attempt, they would definitely send another assassin. If they tried their best to collude and rebel and take the opportunity to approach His Majesty to assassinate, wouldn't it be very dangerous!" Li Jun said nervously after hearing the emperor's judgment.

"If the country is in great chaos, evildoers will come out. If the Seljuks are united and the political situation is stable, how can they give those young people a chance!" Zhao Tong shook his head and said, the current political environment in Song Dynasty makes it difficult for them to infiltrate easily.

The same is true in ancient and modern times, Zhao Tun knows more than Li Jun, the rise of those terrorist groups in the previous life was precisely because of the turmoil in the country and the loss of control of the regime, which gave them the opportunity to recruit troops to expand their influence, coupled with their terrorist methods and The extreme thoughts that suit some people make them grow rapidly and become organizations that can challenge the power of the country.The rise of Mulaiyi was also due to the civil strife in the Seljuk Dynasty, and the princes and ministers colluded with Hassan in order to eliminate dissidents.

After receiving the protection and support of some powerful forces in the country, the Mulayi assassins were able to get close to the important ministers of the country and those in power, as if there were assassins everywhere, making everyone feel insecure, thus providing a hotbed for their growth. As a result, the tail is too big to cause harm to Jiangdong.The monarchs of all countries are very afraid of the old man in the mountain, and dare not refuse his request. The expansion of his power can be said to hasten the corruption and division of the entire Islamic society in Asia, bringing the Seljuk Empire to the brink of collapse today.

"Although what your majesty said is reasonable, I think that you should not take it lightly. These people are crazy enough to do anything. Besides, they assassinated your majesty to challenge our Song Dynasty. If they are not punished, they will become more unscrupulous and let us Your Majesty, Da Song is ashamed. Therefore, the subordinates think that they should be completely eradicated, so as to avoid future troubles forever and establish their prestige in the world!" Li Jun got up and said.

"Well, I also know that it is useless for such people to reason with them. Only violence can be used to control violence, and blood for blood can make them fear and surrender. But we have a strong enemy in the North at present in the Song Dynasty. If we use Expeditions of large armies will inevitably lead to the decline of national power, and the interior will be empty, unable to continue the great cause of the Northern Expedition, so we cannot use large armies for conquests for the time being, and we need to plan!" Zhao Tuo said, he also knows that daily defense against bandits is not a long-term solution, but it can be compared with crusade against Jurchen It wasn't a big deal, but it was uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates think that since the current situation does not allow sending a large army to attack, then we can also deal with him in the same way, and also send a detachment to the Mu Layi Kingdom to assassinate its leader in repayment for today's assassination of His Majesty." Let him know the consequences of challenging the power of our Song Dynasty!" Li Jun thought for a while and suggested.

"This proposal is very good. Sending an elite detachment to the Mulaiyi country to take revenge, we can achieve our goal without using a large army!" Zhao Tong said after listening for a moment, "The incident has not been fully investigated yet, and the details are yet to come." Discussion, it is not advisable to act prematurely. You can first mobilize your own forces to collect intelligence on the Mulaiyi Kingdom, and at the same time form a task force to carry out corresponding training. I will order all departments to support your intelligence agency. Once the investigation has results, it will be You can start action!" Zhao Tun said excitedly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your subordinates will do their best to complete the task!" The emperor said that he had assigned the task to the Intelligence Agency. This was a rare opportunity, and Li Jun's spirit was also lifted... (to be continued...)