A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The spy disappeared from the side of the gate almost instantly, and two Xixia people rushed out, staring at his traces accurately.

"Chase!"

The spy ran away, followed by rapid footsteps.

While running, he glanced sideways and saw his companion who was guarding the window was also running away.

The two of them rushed to the wall one after the other. They stepped a little closer, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, then used their waists hard, and disappeared into the night.

As soon as they got out, their companions outside covered them and ran into the darkness.

The two Xixia men climbed up the wall and watched them go away coldly.

"He is a secret agent of the Song Dynasty."

"They want to find out our plans, but they are really guilty."

The spies ran all the way, turned several times, and finally appeared in a shop outside the imperial city.

Zhang Baba was drinking inside.

The food to go with the wine is very simple, just a plate of bacon.

The bacon has been smoking for a long time, and the faint fragrance is wafting in the room.

Picking up a piece of bacon and looking at the transparent fat meat with a few red lean meats in the middle, my mouth is salivating even before I eat it.

The two secret spies came in panting. Zhang Ba8an glanced at them, slowly ate the bacon, and then served it with a glass of wine before sighing.

"Shen An is really a glutton... Why do people live? No one knows. One person comes and another goes... How lonely..."

These words sounded like the emotion of an enlightened monk, but a sneer gradually appeared on the corner of his eight-year-old mouth.

"What happened? Failed?"

The two secret spies were trembling all over. "We all know that the Xixia people have been prepared for a long time. The villain did not reveal his whereabouts. They suddenly rushed out of the house. It can be seen that someone is watching outside."

Zhang Baba looked at the other person.

"Everyone knows that it is true that the Xixia people have been prepared for this."

"Already prepared...what did you hear before?"

Zhang Baibian felt that this matter was troublesome.

The Xixia people had been prepared for a long time, which showed their attitude.

Something is going to happen!

Once the northwest frontier troubles arise again, it will have an impact on the current situation of the Song Dynasty, and then the Liao people will come to blackmail...

This is the struggle that constantly changes the relationship between the three countries. If the Jin Man did not appear, this triangular relationship would probably last for decades.

Therefore, Zhang Bianqian knew the urgency of obtaining information.

A secret spy said: "The Xixia people said that the officials refused to see them, which means they are determined to become enemies of Xixia..."

Nothing could be heard from these words, at most it was an attitude.

Zhang Baibian looked at the appetizing plate of bacon and suddenly waved his hand, someone came to clean it up.

"Where is the Mangshan Army?"

"The rural soldiers of the Mangshan Army went in with us and inquired separately. There was a commotion earlier. They must have ran away from the other side."

The spy said confidently: "They must have run away first."

Zhang Baba frowned and said: "Send someone to watch outside the post house. If the Xixia people want to cause trouble, then report it quickly. Someone...enter the palace to plead guilty."

The Imperial City Division failed, and no one knew the plans of the Xixia people. The Song Dynasty could only wait at a loss for Li Liangzuo's decision.

This feeling is uncomfortable, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Zhao Zhen was also drinking.

"Guardian, please drink less. The imperial doctor has said that it will not do any good if you drink again..."

The moonlight poured down on the steps, with a few tables placed on them. Zhao Zhen sat behind and slowly raised his glass to drink.

"The only solution to worries is Du Kang."

Zhao Zhen put down his wine glass and said calmly: "Why do people live?"

The moonlight reflected his face a little white, but his saggy cheeks looked particularly weak.

Chen Zhongheng smiled and said: "I was born unfortunately, and my family was poor. Later, when I entered the palace, I finally had enough to eat and clothes to wear. At that time, I thought this was a fairyland..."

"Then I encountered some troubles, but they all passed. Now I serve you, get up early every day to do things, and drink a drink when I have time. I just feel that the most beautiful moment in the world is... I am satisfied, even if I die instantly I feel no regrets at all.”

"Too easy."

Zhao Zhen said: "Good things don't last long, so you have to work hard to maintain it and find fun in it. This is living. If you are confused and only know how to run around for three meals all day long, that kind of life... that is the kind of life that people live. Do they live happily?"

He didn't know, but he thought of Shen An: "Other people want to use it every day when they have power, but he is so good that he is lazy at home. The Jiaozhi envoy was so frightened by his words that he quickly apologized. This shows that this person is still aggressive at heart. Sharp, just like a long knife...but the person holding the knife should be careful not to point the tip of the knife at himself..."

Chen Zhongheng couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and then recalled Shen An's every move, and said, "Guan family, Shen An values ​​friendship, don't you think so?"

Your suspicion is too broad. It's okay to say that Shen An is a sharp knife, but you are worried that he will turn around and stab him with a long knife. Isn't this a bit too much?

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, covered his forehead and smiled: "I drank too much."

Chen Zhongheng remembered a saying: Speak the truth after drinking!

This is the imperial instinct at work.

Suspicion is his instinct, and he is suspicious of everything from the clan to the important officials.

The clan members are very honest because they are worried that they will be punished for being dishonest.

Important ministers often have to leave after only a few years of service, because holding power for a long time will make officials anxious.

The army needs to be mobilized frequently because local officials who stay in one place for a long time are worried that they will become powerful...

Is this the emperor?

Chen Zhongheng looked at Zhao Zhen with pity.

His gray hair swayed slightly in the night wind. When he squinted, a few fine lines squeezed out of the corners of his eyes. The fine lines spread out, looking kind...

"Guan Jia, Zhang has been here for eight years."

Zhao Zhen was immersed in his own world and looked up when he heard the words, his eyes were dull, which reminded him of those lunatics.

"Let him come."

When Zhang Ba arrived, Zhao Zhen already had several more guards behind him.

Even after eight years of being suspicious of Zhang, he was still suspicious of him.

The so-called checks and balances are not between civil and military forces, in the palace, in the harem, everywhere.

"Guan Jia, the Xixia people have been prepared for a long time, but the Imperial City Department failed."

"Missed?"

Zhao Zhen's face was slightly cold and he said, "Is there anything gained?"

"I heard the Xixia people say that you don't want to see them. It can be seen that the Song Dynasty wanted to become the enemy of Xixia. Later, the Xixia people rushed out. The spies escaped by chance, but the follow-up will definitely not work..."

Now that the Xixia people are on guard, it will be difficult for them to sneak in later.

"Meet them?"

Zhao Zhen's face became colder and colder, "Those rebels! Rebellious!"

He said somewhat hysterically: "The Song Dynasty lost the northwest, and the northwest was lost in my hands..."

He lowered his head and gasped.

"We can't let these rebellious people have an easy time, so let's go..."

He raised his head, his eyes dull, "The court will not reopen! Never! Let Li Liangzuo be his emperor naked! Let those rebellious people become savages..."

Chen Zhongheng was shocked, and then he realized why the officials refused to reopen the market.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, large areas of territory were lost during the reign of Zhao Zhen.

A cry came out of the northwest, and from then on there was a rebel.

Moreover, this rebellion also made Da Song disgraced, which made Zhao Zhen's heart even more painful.

So he gritted his teeth and refused to reopen the negotiation, just to embarrass the rebellious Xixia.

But what would be the attitude of the Xixia people?

Will there be a war over this?

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhang Bianba and asked, "Where is the Mangshan Army?"

There was some hope in his words, but Zhang Bianba shook his head and said: "The men of the Mangshan Army escaped first."

After sighing, Zhao Zhen said disappointedly: "Can't they do it too? That's it...that's it, let's put this matter aside."

Zhang Baba said coldly: "Yes, I will wait for an opportunity to take another look. If there is a chance, I will send secret spies to infiltrate again."

Zhao Zhen waved his hands, looking a little uninterested.

"Since the Xixia people are on guard, they will be humiliating themselves if they continue."

Zhang Baibian's face was a little red, feeling it was humiliating.

"Go ahead."

Zhang Baibian bowed and resigned.

The palace was dark, with lanterns flashing from time to time. The light flashed across the skull's face, reflecting an icy coldness.

When they arrived at the Imperial City Division, everyone present was called up and gathered outside the lobby.

Zhang Baibian stood on top with his hands behind his back and said coldly: "The official family is disappointed, and the Imperial City Division is disappointed."

"The Lord humiliates his ministers and dies. No matter how difficult it is, as long as there is news about the Xixia people, the sooner the better!"

He was like a hound urging his prey to be hunted.

But there’s really nothing we can do about this!

"Everyone knows that the Xixia people are prepared and the risk is too great."

"No matter how high the risk is, you have to go!"

Zhang Baibian's eyes were cold and stern, "Whoever dares not to move forward in fear of difficulties should go to Xixia and lurk."

Going to Xixia to be a spy is even more risky...

Everyone felt chills in their hearts, and some people said angrily: "Everyone knows, where is the Mangshan Army? Why don't they go?"

Zhang Baba said coldly: "They ran away."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The news sparked laughter in the yard.

This is good news, at least the Imperial City Secretary can save his face.

Zhang Baibian waved his hand: "Let's leave."

He turned back and looked at the lobby, wondering if he should go there himself.

The footsteps behind him suddenly stopped, and then someone came in.

"Everyone knows that the Mangshan Army's people didn't come out..."

Damn it!

Zhang Ba8an suddenly turned around and asked, "Is it true?"

The visitor said: "Brothers were squatting on the outside. They saw our brothers coming out first, and then the Xixia people sneered on the wall...I didn't see anything after that."

Zhang Baibian stamped his foot, "If those rural soldiers are caught, the Xixia people will use this to cause trouble and threaten to reopen the market... It's troublesome... Let's go and have a look."

He took the people to the outside of the post house, and someone greeted him: "You know, I still haven't seen anyone."

Zhang Baibian's heart sank and he said: "We can't let them get the handle. Be prepared. I'll lead you in and say I'm going to catch the thief. Remember, be decisive and get those country soldiers out..."

He couldn't let the Xixia people catch the Song Dynasty, so he would rather silence him.

"Where is Shen An? You didn't come?"

"Who...who is looking for me?"

Damn it!

Zhang Ba8an slowly turned his body, but there was a wall behind him.

His expression was extremely ugly, and his men lowered their heads in panic, feeling that they were going to be unlucky. ...

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