The Gaomi assassination case was forcefully suppressed, and Li Ze and his party continued his own itinerary calmly. But on another battlefield, there were turbulent waves, and the internal guards launched a crazy revenge on the secret spies under the command of the Xiang clan throughout the region.

In the area under the control of the imperial court, the internal guards are to arrest those Xiang's secret spies who have been mastered, and the previous so-called strategy of putting a long line to catch big fish is all abandoned, regardless of whether he is a big fish, a small fish or a miscellaneous fish, and they are all cleaned up in a unified net, and then under the harsh interrogation, countless hidden nails are implicated, but all these Xiang spies who are caught, the final end, are all secretly executed.

If it were at other times, the internal guards would execute prisoners on such a large scale without going through the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, which would inevitably cause a backlash from the Imperial History of the Supervision Yuan, but this time, they who knew the inside story were tacitly silent. Of course, this does not prevent them from taking notes on this matter in a small notebook. As Zhang Xun said to Li Zejin, limiting the power of internal guards is the common wish of many people, and it is difficult to talk at this node, but when this matter fades and it is time to take it out, it is also a powerful weapon.

After all, in such a large-scale arrest, interrogation, and then execution, there must be people who die unjustly.

This is the case in the area under the control of the imperial court, but in the territory controlled by the Xiang clan, the internal guards have carried out a series of assassinations and sabotage operations, which are as appalling as the effects created by the Xiang clan in Gaomi. In a very short period of time, Xiang Xun's official office in Guangzhou alone was attacked several times in a row, forcing Xiang Xun to live elsewhere. The port of Guangzhou, an important source of Xiang's economy, was particularly badly damaged, and the worst thing was that a small ship was filled with fierce fire oil and then suddenly exploded on the berth, causing a fire in the port, and dozens of ships that were loading or unloading their cargo were completely lost, and the cargo owners and ship owners wanted to cry without tears.

At the junction of the territory controlled by the Tang Army to the Lingnan Army, the armies on both sides also began a silent contest. Naturally, large forces were not suitable for dispatch, but the scouts began to fight each other endlessly. As long as the whereabouts of the other party are discovered, it will inevitably be a never-ending ending.

There are endless decoys and traps, and the scouts on both sides are each other's most elite soldiers, and all kinds of unbelievable battles are staged almost all the time in various places.

And in this revenge, the Lingnan Xiang clan suffered a big loss, whether it was on the dark front, or in the strangulation of the scouts, the Xiang clan was in a comprehensive disadvantage, the territory of the Xiang clan, the rumors, the powerful, the rich businessmen were in a panic, and they didn't dare to go out at home, they really had to go out, and they were escorted by the brigade guards, even so, sometimes they couldn't avoid the crazy attacks of the internal guards.

In the scout competition, the Xiang clan suffered heavy losses, and in the end, the border generals really couldn't afford such a costless loss of elite soldiers, so they simply stopped sending scouts to patrol, which also made the blank area at the junction of the two sides completely become the world of Tang army scouts. And the bold Tang Army scouts actually extended their tentacles directly into the area controlled by the Xiang clan.

"It's a pity!" Zhenzhou, Xiang Lan shook his head and sighed: "Such a subtle attack actually allowed Li Ze to escape, if the blow is successful, how much trouble will be saved." ”

"It's a shame. I heard that Chen Wenliang broke a leg, but Li Ze was unscathed. Jiang Guo also regretted, "This time our secret spy is indeed unexpected, just a little bit close." ”

Xiang Qi looked at them and said: "Miss, the matter has not been done, but the price we have paid is inevitably a little too great, for this matter, our manpower in the north has almost been uprooted by them, and the internal guards are crazy, I heard that in Lingnan, there are as many as 100 officials assassinated by the internal guards because of this incident, which is not counting the loss of property!" ”

Jiang Guo laughed: "It doesn't matter! Although the secret spy system in the north has been hit hard, it is completely different from us, and our people are now businessmen, workers, and peasants, and they have not done anything. And after this incident, it will be very beneficial to our planning. ”

"Mr. Jiang, I really don't see the benefits?" Xiang Qi shook his head and said, "I only know that after these people are killed by the internal guards, what will we do when the time comes, but a large part of the support will be missing." ”

"What we have to plan, they don't play a role." Jiang Guo shook his head and said: "After this sweep, the internal guards will relax their vigilance, which will allow us to have more space for survival and activities." As for those property losses, as long as Li Ze can be killed, no matter how much he loses, it will be worth it. Money, things outside the body. If you want, you can earn it back at any time. ”

"Li Ze's life should not be extinguished, it seems that this final blow will still fall on us after all." Xiang Lan pondered for a moment and said, "The people who ordered us must keep a low profile during this time, don't do anything, even the messenger stops." Otherwise, if you kill the red-eyed cripple, you may go crazy. ”

"Yes, be careful, during this time, Zhenzhou's surveillance of us has been significantly strengthened." Xiang Qi nodded again and again. "Miss, I'll go and tell them again, lest anything go wrong."

Xiang Qi, the Xiang guard officer who has been bought by the internal guards of the Tang Dynasty, for more than a year, with the intentional cooperation of the internal guards, he really wants to get the wind and the rain, no matter how difficult the errand is, when it comes to his hands, there will always be a thrilling final completion, which also makes him more and more important in Xiang Lan's eyes, and he is responsible for more and more things, and he is about to become an important person who can stand side by side with Jiang Guo.

At this time, Tian Bo, who was red-eyed in their eyes, had already appeared in Jiaozhou Port quickly.

With a crack, a slap slapped Dungee dizzy, and before he could react, he was kicked the lonely crutch and immediately fell to the ground. Tian Bo, who was full of murderous anger, punched and kicked Deng Ji, but Deng Ji only dared to curl up on the ground with his head in his hands, and he didn't even dare to struggle.

It wasn't until Li Ze heard the news and sent guards out that this unilateral beating was stopped.

"Dungey, are you guilty?" Tian Bo's face was covered with frost, looked at Deng Ji, who had a blue nose and swollen face, and asked angrily.

"The last will be convicted." Dungey hung his head, "Let the general punish him." ”

Tian Bo looked at the other party for a long time, but sighed, this Deng Ji is a cadre under the command of the internal guard, he has made countless meritorious contributions over the years, he originally intended to promote him, so that Deng Ji was responsible for Li Ze's travel and protection this time, as long as this task is completed smoothly, he can naturally go further, but I don't want to, there will be a fork in the last tremor, and it is a big fork.

This time, let alone a promotion, if you don't push him to the end, it can already be regarded as burning high incense.

"From now on, I am solely responsible for the safety of Li Xiang. Pack up your things and report to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate! Tian Bo said coldly. Let's start all over again from Captain Zhenwu! ”

The people around looked at Tian Bo with some shock, and at this moment, he sent a general with a bright future directly to the Western Regions, and he was demoted several levels in a row.

"The last general respects the order, and the last general will leave for Anxi." Deng Ji did not hesitate, bowed to Tian Bo, turned around and left.

Disposed of the derelict Deng Ji, Tian Bo went to see Li Ze under the leadership of the guards.

"Childe, Deng Ji deserves to be punished for his crimes, but this person has made countless meritorious contributions earlier, so his subordinates made their own decisions and punished him to serve in front of the Anxi Duhufu Army." Tian Bodao.

"It's fine. Otherwise, if he stays here, the supervising imperial history will definitely find him trouble, and the end will be worse than going to Anxi. Li Ze didn't care about this matter, although he knew that Tian Bo was protecting this Dunji in disguise, but he still had to give Tian Bo this face.

"From now on, I will be solely responsible for the safety and security of Childe." Tian Bodao. "Until Childe arrives in Luoyang."

"Got it." Li Ze said with a smile. "Since you're here, let's go with me and Zhang Xun to see Jiaozhou Port, which is much taller than Haixing's port!"

Shandong Jiaozhou Port, has been under construction for more than two years, relying on the rear advantage, whether in design or other aspects, compared with Haixing, is indeed much more advanced.

"Childe, I'm not going, I'm going to re-examine all the security work of Childe's trip." Tian Bo bowed, turned around and left. When he left, he glanced at Zhang Xun, but it made Zhang Xun's heart cold, this Tian Bo has been doing this for a long time, and his eyes are a little ridiculous, Zhang Xun is also a little scornful, after all, this happened in his jurisdiction, and when the time comes, it will be included in the imperial history, which is indispensable.

But he wasn't too worried, for him, at most, he would just be reprimanded and then fined, and he wouldn't even be relegated.

The same beating occurred twice on the same day. First, Tian Bo beat Deng Ji, and then another bigger man hurried to Jiaozhou Port.

But it was Li Mi, who was besieging Luoyang with Liu Ruyan, and she was sent by Liu Ruyan. The target of the beating by Li Mi was Li Peng.

Like Li Mi, Li Peng was also born in a secret camp. Regarding the arrival of the eldest sister, Li Peng, like Deng Ji, had no choice but to hold his head and endure the beating. The worst thing is that Deng Ji was beaten, and Li Ze came out to stop it, Li Peng was beaten, but Li Ze didn't say a word.

People from the secret camp have their own set of rules.

Li Ze treats people from the secret camp, like family members, and people like Deng Ji, just subordinates. It seems that Li Ze is more ruthless to Li Peng, but deep down, his feelings are actually much deeper.

Deng Ji, who was beaten, got up and packed his bags and went to report to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, but Li Peng, who was also beaten, was helped back by his subordinates. And Li Ze's personal guard troops were also temporarily taken over by Li Mi.