The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1116
What Chen Ji valued was Tanlang's ability to monitor the direction of the Cao clan. The Cao clan was intertwined and widely distributed. During the Sima clan's reign, most of them hibernated and obediently became obedient citizens, and did not dare to disobey the Sima clan at all. .But now that the state of Jin has collapsed, it is difficult to guarantee that the Cao clan has no ambition to restore it. In today's troubled times, anything can happen, and Chen Ji must control this force.

Tanlang is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Although the Cao clan is numerous and their relationships are intricate and complicated, in Tanlang's place, they are organized in an orderly manner.

Chen Ji appointed Tan Lang as the captain of Zuo Fu, and equipped him with a team of troops, asking him to continue to control the Cao clan. If he found any changes in the Cao clan, Chen Ji asked Tan Lang not to act without authorization, and to act immediately. Submit.

This is different from when Tanlang was working as the interim army commander. The interim army commander has great power. In addition to monitoring, he also has the authority to make changes on the spot and deal with them on the spot.Now the power given by Chen Ji is only responsible for monitoring, not the power to deal with it on the fly.

This is also for Chen Ji to prevent the abuse of power, and at the same time, to avoid alarming the enemy. After all, once he finds out that the Cao family has changed, it is only a precursor to their actions. If they act rashly at this time, they can only catch some people. Small shrimps, the real big fish are likely to slip through the net.

Greedy Wolf thought that he would die this time, but he didn't expect Chen Ji to be lenient. Of course, he knew very well that it was the value of using him that kept him alive. As for whether Chen Ji would let go of the pain in the future Killing a donkey is no longer something Tanlang can control. Since Chen Ji has made a promise to him, then Tanlang thinks that Chen Ji has no ill intentions towards him. One day I can really retire and return to my hometown, and go to my mother's knees to do my filial piety and take care of my mother until the end of her life.

Therefore, Tanlang has been very active after taking office. His duty is to monitor the Cao clan. This was originally his duty, but now he handles it with ease.

The Cao family is not only the descendants of the Cao family, but the descendants of the Xiahou family are also listed in the Cao family. They are widely distributed, almost all over the entire Luoyang City. This is why Sima Zhao did not dare to easily exterminate the Cao family. The reason is that if there are so many Cao clans with such a wide range, if they really want to kill the grass and roots, it will cause a bloody storm in Luoyang City.

But Tanlang knows them very well. For any young man from the Cao clan, Tanlang can tell his name, who his parents are, where he lives, etc. This is obviously benefited from decades of intelligence. Tanlang is fully aware of any changes within the Cao clan.

Now Tanlang hibernates at night, and he will hand over the surveillance work during the day to his subordinates. At night, Tanlang will do it himself, because generally according to experience, if someone from the Cao family has a conspiracy, they will definitely not do it during the day. , can only wait until the dead of night before implementing their actions.

Luoyang City at night is very quiet. Because of the curfew, after dark, there are few traces of pedestrians in Luoyang City. There are only teams of patrolling guards in the streets and alleys of Luoyang City Patrolling to and fro, one can hear the sound of the watchman beating his clapper from a distance: "It's dry, watch out for the candles! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Tanlang is his code name. Every member of the military commander has a code name. Usually, everyone is called by the code name. On the contrary, his real name is not mentioned.

As the name suggests, Greedy Werewolf, at night, he immediately became full of energy, with a cold light shining in his eyes, just like a real wolf.

In the city of Luoyang, Tanlang set up dozens of control points to closely monitor the movements of the Cao clan.As Chen Ji expected, after the collapse of the Sima clan, the members of the Cao clan became more active, and they felt like they were about to move around, and they walked around each other more frequently. This was also during the Sima clan's rule. The clan and clan are more content and self-confident.

Tanlang was not in a hurry to act. He reported all the situations he had monitored to Chen Ji in a timely manner, which was exactly what Chen Ji requested.

Chen Ji gave great affirmation to Tanlang's work. Not only did Tanlang report what he heard and saw, but he could also put forward corresponding intelligence analysis and To sum up, Tanlang can get further predictions about what might happen through contact with whom.

Judging from the current monitoring situation, although the Cao clan's activities are more frequent than before, everything is still under control, and the possibility of a large-scale rebellion in the Cao clan is relatively small.

But Chen Ji told Greedy Wolf not to be insensitive just because the possibility of rebellion by the Cao clan is small. Their frequent activities now prove that their ambition for restoration is not dead. If the external conditions are ripe, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not rise up Therefore, Chen Ji ordered Greedy Wolf to increase the intensity and scope of surveillance. The power of the Cao clan must be controlled within a safe range. If there is any change in them, Chen Ji will immediately mobilize troops to wipe them out .

As for Chen Ji's orders, Tanlang carried out them to the letter. Preventing problems before they happen is what he has to do. He sticks to the spot day and night to ensure that nothing will happen to this force dormant in Luoyang City. change.

Although the Cao family has been repeatedly attacked by the Sima family, the Cao family has deep roots after all, not to mention that they have many children serving in Luoyang City, even the private soldiers of the Cao family, large and small They add up to an extremely considerable number. If a large-scale rebellion really occurs, it will not be easy for the Shu army to suppress it.

During Tanlang's surveillance, Xia Houxian was accidentally discovered.

Xiahouxian is Xiahouyuan's distant nephew, and he can be regarded as a member of the Cao clan. However, more than ten years ago, Xiahouxian participated in Zhonghui's campaign against Shu and left Luoyang. Later, he followed Zhonghui in the rebellion in Xiangyang. He was a confidant general, and later returned to Han with Zhong Hui, and was awarded the post of General of the Protecting Army.

The current Xia Houxian can be said to have returned to his hometown in a beautiful clothes. Among the Cao clan, he is a unique figure for a while.It stands to reason that Xia Houxian went home to visit relatives, which was a legitimate thing in the first place, and he could come back in a big way, but Tanlang didn't expect that Xia Houxian was a ghost, and he took the opportunity to go home in the middle of the night. Maybe there is something wrong with it no?

(End of this chapter)