Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 337 Called Someone
Li Junhao's heart trembled, and he respectfully said yes.

After Li Junhao left, Ye Chen sent someone to call another person.

His name was Wu Xiuming, he was 31 years old, and now he belonged to the Assassination Department. He was one of the 23 gold-medal assassins.

After a few days of self-recommendation and Ye Chen's investigation and conversation, the candidates for the envoys of Huaxia Weifu North and West Mansions have been finalized.

Wu Xiuming is the envoy of the North Mansion of the Huaxia Weifu that Ye Chen finally decided on.

Wu Xiuming was originally the leader of a second-rate gang called Tianwu Gang on Khitan Wulin Road. After he disappeared in the maze at the beginning of the year, the leader of Tianwu Gang was succeeded by the original deputy leader.

Ye Chen chose this person to go to Khitan to establish a branch office because of four considerations.First, Wu Xiuming himself has the strength of a first-class master.Article [-], when he returns to Khitan, with the help of the Huaxia Weifu, he can easily regain the position of gang leader, and after some management, the northern branch of the government can develop hundreds of capable players in a short period of time, not to mention, it will also take over the original Tianwu Gang. Network of contacts and relationships.Third, he has both Han and Khitan blood, which is more conducive to his contact with the Khitan than the Han, and even with the strong backing and financial support and planning of the Huaxia Weifu, he is expected to mix into the ranks of the Khitan nobles.In fact, Ye Chen also planned this way.Fourth, through the plan submitted by this person and the conversation with him, it is not a fluke that this person can become a gang leader. He has a strong ability to lead subordinates and manage organizations, and he is careful in thinking, adaptable and well-organized. powerful.

The only thing that made Ye Chen a little worried was Wu Xiuming's loyalty, because Wu Xiuming's family members were all killed by the deputy head of the Tianwu Gang and Wu Xiuming's enemies after he disappeared.After repeated consideration and hesitation, Ye Chen finally decided to let Wu Xiuming be the envoy of the Beifu.And letting him come over today is to solve his only concern.

Of course, the above news is not only what Wu Xiuming said, but also the information after investigation and confirmation by the spies of Huaxia Weifu.

Wu Xiuming was extremely respectful in front of Ye Chen, knelt down on one knee as soon as he entered the door, and said loudly: "My subordinates will see you, the chief envoy."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "Get up!"

Wu Xiuming said: "Thank you, sir." Then he stood up and respectfully stood aside.

Ye Chen said: "I have decided to let you lead the Beifu and be the envoy of the Beifu."

A trace of just-right excitement and deep gratitude suddenly appeared on Wu Xiuming's face, and immediately knelt down on the ground again, and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, my subordinates swear their allegiance to you to the death."

Ye Chen has always felt uneasy about Wu Xiuming's loyalty. On the one hand, the other's family members are all dead, and on the other hand, he always feels that this person's city is extremely deep, and he can't see through this person.

Ye Chen took out a porcelain vase and put it on the table in front of him. Wu Xiuming looked at the porcelain vase with a hint of ecstasy just right.Ye Chen saw it in his eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "I, the Minister of the Huaxia Weifu, can no longer use poison to control it. I believe in your loyalty. This is the antidote to the poison in your body before, you eat it!"

Wu Xiuming was stunned for a moment, and there was an extremely dark light flashing in the depths of his eyes, and he said: "My lord, after all, this subordinate has no relatives in Kaifeng City. In order to reassure my lord, the poison in my body has been proved by my actions. After you have a loyal heart, it will not be too late to take your lord's antidote."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "I don't believe that anyone would like to have poison in their body."

Wu Xiuming's heart trembled, but his face was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "My lord orders, how dare my subordinates refuse to obey."

As soon as the words fell, Wu Xiuming picked up the porcelain bottle and poured out a pill, tilted his head, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Ye Chen didn't speak, but just looked at Wu Xiuming. After a few breaths, Wu Xiuming's body shook, his face was blank for a moment, and then returned to normal.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and asked, "Do you have any family members?"

Wu Xiuming immediately said: "There is a woman and a son under my command in Dading Mansion, capital of Liao Kingdom."

Ye Chen chuckled, with a cold light in his eyes, and said, "What's your name?"

Wu Xiuming said: "My subordinate is called Wu Xiuming, and also Xiao Xiuming."

Ye Chen was stunned, Xiao Xing in Khitan was only second to the emperor's surname Yelu, as far as Ye Chen knew, all the queens of Khitan in history had the surname Xiao, and there is another theory about this matter.

The nobles of the Liao Kingdom had two surnames in total, one "Yelu" and the other "Xiao".The queen of Yelu Abaoji, the founding emperor of the Liao Kingdom, was named Shuluping, with a surname of Shulu and a first name of Ping.

Ordinarily, the descendant family should be the Shulu family, so why did it become the Xiao family?This is related to the traditions of the Khitan people. Unlike the Han civilization, the status of Khitan women is relatively higher. They occupy a wide range of positions in society and have many places to display their talents. Empress Shulu is a very talented woman. It is not an exaggeration to say that Wen Neng can write a pen to secure the world, and Wu Neng can mount a horse to determine the universe. On the difficult road of Yelu Abaoji's founding of the country, the Empress Shulu played a vital role, and Abaoji survived many crises. , relying on her to turn the tide.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, A Baoji was very grateful to the empress Shulu, and felt that the empress Shulu had the same effect on him as Xiao He did to Liu Bang, so he gave him the surname Xiao!Since then, the descendants of the Khitan family have been surnamed Xiao for generations.

From this we can see the status of the Xiao family in Khitan.

Thinking of this legend, Ye Chen felt a little hopeful, and asked, "Why are you called Xiao Xiuming?"

"Because my father's surname is Xiao."

Ye Chen felt that such a question was too slow, so he simply said: "Tell me your life experience in detail."

Wu Xiuming respectfully said yes, and then spoke in detail.

It turned out that Wu Xiuming's father was indeed from the Xiao family of the Khitan family, named Xiao Siye, but he was no longer a direct descendant of the Xiao family.By calculation, Xiao Siwen, the patriarch of the Xiao clan, the Privy Envoy of the Khitan Kingdom's North Academy, and the Prime Minister of the North Mansion, is the cousin of the same grandfather.And Wu Xiuming himself and the current real ruler of Khitan - the famous Empress Xiao Xiao Chuo, can be regarded as cousins ​​of the same grandfather.

Wu Xiuming's father, Xiao Siye, was a sixth-rank military officer in the Privy Council of the Khitan North Court. His mother was a female slave of the Han nationality. Her family background was shameful. She was raped by Xiao Siye after she was drunk. Later, the slave girl became pregnant and gave birth to Wu Xiuming. .

And because Xiao Siye's main wife was a Khitan woman, not long after Wu Xiuming was born, Xiao Siye's main wife sent someone to kill Wu Xiuming's mother.Xiao Siye sent someone to secretly rescue Wu Xiuming, sent him to Datong Mansion in Xijing, Khitan, and sent his confidants to raise him.

Later, Wu Xiuming accidentally learned martial arts from a Han Jianghu master as his teacher.Xiao Siye sees that his illegitimate son is not weak in martial arts, because he has Han blood and looks more like a Han.So he secretly found someone and found him an official position.

Nominally, Wu Xiuming is the gang leader of a Jianghu gang in Datong Prefecture, but in fact he belongs to a spy leader under the Khitan South Academy’s military general Zhijun and state affairs. Most of the Tianwu gang he formed are Han Chinese. Taking advantage of the convenience of the Han people, they entered and left the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and helped Khitan inquire about various information about the Great Song Dynasty.

At the beginning of the year, the world was shocked by Chen Jingyuan's exchanging of Ye Chen with the land of the Southern Han Dynasty. Later, some magical legends about the jade pendant and Ye Chen spread all over the world. Of course, Khitan would send people south to Kaifeng to inquire about such an important matter. True and false.

Wu Xiuming came to Kaifeng in this way, and Wu Xiuming, who had always been unwilling because of his illegitimate child status, knew the role of the Tianxing Jade Pendant at that time, and wanted to snatch the Tianxing Jade Pendant and dedicate it to the Khitan Queen. You can have the correct surname as Xiao, and you can also make a fortune, so in line with the mentality of "If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't get a tiger's cub", he took the risk of breaking into the "half-dead maze", and fell into it, and later became the head of the Huaxia Weifu. a member.

Seeing this, Ye Chen was amazed at Wu Xiuming's tortuous background, but at the same time he suddenly realized, no wonder Wu Xiuming gave him such a perfect and professional plan. It turned out that he was a colleague of the Huaxia Weifu in Khitan, and at the beginning of the year, the Khitan military Sending him south to inquire about the Tianxing jade pendant, it can be seen that Wu Xiuming is also a leader among the Khitan peers.

After asking about Wu Xiuming's origin and background, Ye Chen pondered in his heart full of expectation, and then suddenly asked, "Does Khitan have a stronghold in Kaifeng?"

Wu Xiuming said: "Maybe there is, but the subordinates don't know."

Ye Chen asked again: "Then do you know where Khitan's stronghold is in my Song Dynasty?"

Wu Xiuming said: "My lord, there are military strongholds of our South Campus in Zhending Mansion, Jinyang Mansion, and Hejian Mansion in the north. The subordinates all know something about it."

Ye Chen's heart trembled. These three places were the three most important places in the Great Song Dynasty facing the Khitan front line, and they were also the three largest prefectures.But he changed his mind and thought of Liu Nan who had just arrived in this era and was in the border city of Yongle, and couldn't help thinking that the Song army should also have a stronghold in Khitan's frontline city facing the Song Dynasty.It's just that if there is nothing to do during the day, it will lurk.But if the two sides go to war, or if there is a large-scale mobilization of troops, these spies in the army will definitely work.

However, Ye Chen firmly believed that no matter whether it was the spies of the Song Dynasty military or the Khitan military, their professionalism and ability could not compare with the spies of the Huaxia Weifu today.

Ye Chen thought for a while, and then said: "Where is the one of the three strongholds you are most familiar with?"

Wu Xiuming said: "This subordinate has only had contact with the spies of Zhending Mansion, and is most familiar with a stronghold in Zhending Mansion."

Ye Chen said with a happy face, "That's good. Come here and call Xu Fangyi over."

Huaxia Wei agreed at the door, and soon Xu Fangyi walked in quickly.

Ye Chen briefly talked about Wu Xiuming's origin and identity in Khitan. Xu Fangyi looked at Cheng Xiuming with a shocked face, and didn't dare to ask Ye Chen what method he used to make Wu Xiuming admit it. Instead, he hesitated and said, "My lord It means that Wu Xiuming will still be appointed as the envoy of the Beifu."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "That's right, there is no more suitable candidate for the position of Beifu Secretary."

Without waiting for Xu Fangyi to ask questions, Ye Chen continued: "You bring people from the intelligence department to cooperate with Wu Xiuming to play a scene in Zhending Mansion. The general routine is this-find someone to pretend to be a Maitreya Sect person in Zhending Mansion, and then Let a few people from the Intelligence Department and Wu Xiuming arrest people, and then ask Wu Xiuming to find an opportunity in Zhending Mansion to go to the Khitan military stronghold in Zhending Mansion to seek help, and then ask them to bring Wu Xiuming back to Khitan. In order to convince the Khitan side Wu Xiuming escaped with sincerity. The poison in Wu Xiuming’s body will still exist, and he will betray some real and important information about my Huaxia Weifu and myself. You can plan several assassinations of Wu Xiuming according to the situation. Make sure Wu Xiuming Initially gain the trust of the Khitan military. At that time, the Khitan people will naturally find a way to detoxify Wu Xiuming, and the poison given by the ghost doctor will make them trust Wu Xiuming even more. It would be better if they can detoxify. , I will let the poison in Wu Xiuming's body be poisoned within two months. When Wu Xiuming is about to die, I hope that the Khitan military will accidentally find a detoxification master, and this detoxification master just happened to bring Wu Xiuming's detoxification Antidote."

(End of this chapter)