Chapter 583: The Overlord Takes the Bow Hard
Chapter 583: The Overlord Takes the Bow Hard
Although he was not careless but not careful before, Shi Bin now has to be cautious in a high position. Therefore, even if Zhao Kui agreed to cooperate with him to eradicate the Yuan spies and change the emperor's attitude towards Yuan, Shi Bin was still not at ease, and it would not be long before he ordered Zhao Gang to send someone to see Zhao Kui's movements.
Regarding Shi Bin's approach, Wang San and Zhao Gang were both happy and speechless. I am glad that Shi Bin can put almost all of his energy on business, and what is speechless is that since Zhao Kui agreed to this, Shi Bin has never stopped. Wang San must always be ready to be a staff officer, and Zhao Gang must always be ready to send someone to inquire about the news.
Since there was no news from Zhao Kui after four or five days, Shi Bin became a little anxious, and asked Wang San, "The people I promised to support Zhao Kui should arrive in a few days, right?" β
"Yes, big brother. In seven days, the 1,000 men and horses will be divided into teams to report to Zhao Kui. Wang San replied.
Shi Bin believed Wang San's words, because this kind of thing was too simple, and Shi Bin didn't think that anyone in the Great Song Dynasty would dare to stop his people. What's more, none of these centaurs wore military uniforms, and they were scattered with waist cards, so there was no reason to be intercepted.
"In that case, why hasn't Zhao Kui seen any action? This old fox really doesn't see a rabbit or a hawk. Shi Bin muttered.
"Big brother, Zhao Kui has been the prime minister for so long, it is his habit to be cautious, not to mention that the enemy this time is not weak. Brother thinks that he will use his own people to secretly investigate carefully, so as not to startle the snake, and then act together when our people arrive, big brother, don't expect him to start arresting people now. Even if he has discovered a lot of Yuanren spies now, he will neither dare to catch nor arrest them, and he doesn't even want him to hand them over, let's wait for them. Wang San said with a smile.
Although I don't like this explanation, I have to admit that this explanation is correct. At present, it is true that he can only wait for the 1,000 people to come, otherwise Zhao Kui will never take any actual action, at most he will secretly inquire about the news.
In order to eliminate this little trouble in his heart, Shi Bin became a 'foodie' again, and 'tortured' Wang San, Zhao Gang and Xu Feng so much that they didn't want to go back to their homes to rest, they just wanted to have a good time.
Delicious foods such as: blood duck vermicelli, xiaolongbao, steamed dumplings, boiled dried shreds, beef potstickers, assorted tofu brains, and spiced eggs deeply tied the stomachs of Shi Bin and several people. As a result, the cooks in the Zhao Mansion were 'unemployed' for five consecutive days.
"Okay, now we have almost eaten all the snacks in Jiangnan, and after another five days, our people should be coming soon, don't go back home as foodies." Shi Bin said with a smile.
As soon as he entered the Zhao Mansion, Shi Bin's post guards came to deliver a message: the forward of a thousand men and horses will arrive the next day, and all of them will be there within three days.
"Wang San, our people will come tomorrow, you said it would be more appropriate for us to go to that Zhao Kui when we go?" Shi Bin asked.
"Big brother, this matter is urgent. If you are too anxious, it will let Zhao Kui's old man see your thoughts, and it will be unfavorable for us to find your pulse. And being too hasty is also disrespectful to him and inappropriate. People are already here, so don't worry, let's continue to wait. Let's see how he reacts when we're all here. β
Shen Yin nodded, secretly thinking that he had to take it easy, the time was not so urgent, even if the emperor wanted peace talks, it would take half a month to really convince Zhao Kui and them before he could send an envoy. Even if we send an emissary, we can send someone to pretend to be a bandit and stop him halfway. If the envoy does not see MΓΆngke for a day, he will not be able to negotiate peace.
After thinking about it clearly, Shi Bin said this, and Wang San and Zhao Gang immediately became big after hearing it
Kua Shibin is clever. Although it is almost impossible for Ritsune to actually send an envoy to negotiate with him, it is absolutely foolproof to have such a backhand.
In this way, Shi Bin was completely relieved, and he hummed a small tune when he walked.
I have to say that Zhao Kui is old and spicy, even if he received Shi Bin's 1,000 men, he still didn't move, and just continued to investigate silently.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and this time Shi Bin couldn't help it anymore, he had been here for twenty days without any results, which was not something that Shi Bin, who had always been resolute and resolute, could accept. So he didn't discuss with Wang San and Zhao Gang, and went directly to Zhao Mansion with Wang San to find Zhao Kui's theory.
Knowing why Shi Bin was so annoyed, Wang San also felt that it was time to remind Zhao Kui, so on the way to Zhao's mansion, he didn't complain, just followed silently.
Soon arrived at Zhao's mansion, and when the porter saw that it was Shi Bin, he opened the door to greet him without saying a word, and invited him and Wang San into the living room.
Not long after, Zhao Kui came out of the study to meet with Shi Bin and Wang San. As before, he was still smiling, and he couldn't see anything wrong at all. It seems that he has forgotten his previous promise to Shi Bin, and has forgotten what unpredictable consequences Shi Bin will have if he goes berserk.
"Lord Shi is coming to the humble house, I don't know what to do?" Zhao Kui said with a smile.
'I don't know what to do'? As soon as he heard this, Shi Bin immediately became angry, if it weren't for the scruples of cooperating with Zhao Kui and not offending him too much, it is estimated that Shi Bin would have taught him a set of 'Seven Wounds Boxing'.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Shi Bin said in a good voice: "Lord Zaifu, Shi Mou naturally came here to eradicate the Yuan people and change the emperor's attitude towards Yuan. Of course, the top priority is to eradicate the Yuan spies, especially those in the capital. β
"What Lord Shi said is very true. However, doing things has always been to plan and then act, knowing that the other side can win all battles, and hasty action may fall short and there will be no good results. Zhao Kui said very seriously.
Regardless of whether Zhao Kui was telling the truth or a lie, Shi Bin couldn't tolerate him continuing to do such inaction, at least he had to spread out the news of the thousand people and monitor and track the Yuanren spies, instead of hiding in the barracks and doing nothing.
"Lord Zhao, the thousand people I borrowed from you are not only soldiers, they are also very good at tracking and capturing spies, you shouldn't throw them in the barracks outside the city." Shi Bin said.
"Lord Shi, that being said. But they are not familiar with the place, I am afraid that they can't even understand our dialect, so how can they deal with us as a spies? I'm afraid that the spies didn't catch themselves, but they showed their whereabouts first, and they were alarmed. β
When Zhao Kui said this, Shi Bin, who was already excited, had nothing to say and was stunned.
"Lord Zhao, according to what you say, as long as you don't understand your Jiangnan dialect, you can't catch spies here? The most important thing in catching a spy is not to talk but to see, to observe. The first is to observe that something is wrong, and then to follow up and arrest it. As for talking, IMHO, you don't need to speak when really confrontational. Wang San said with a smile.
When Wang San said this, Zhao Kui was speechless.
"Lord Zhao, we all know that you are a very cautious person, but it is not good to be too cautious. Now that the Yuanren spies have infiltrated the dignitaries of the Jingshi, if you still don't dare to act, I'm afraid you will be criticized. If you cause any great calamity, I am afraid you will be a sinner for the ages. Shi Bin took the opportunity to open fire.
Although Zhao Kui is cautious and cautious, he cherishes his reputation more than his life, and after Shi Bin's anger, he immediately became annoyed, which was an insult to him. It didn't take long for him to say that he would definitely give Shi Bin and Wang San an answer in three days.
Three days later, Shi Bin saw that Zhao Kui really began to secretly arrest
Some meta-human spies. But they were all small fish and shrimp, and almost all of them were from the low-level officials' mansions, and he didn't catch any of the Yuanren spies on the four-rank officials and the emperor's relatives' mansions.
Seeing such a grasp, Shi Bin was furious again, planning to drag Wang San to Zhao Mansion to theorize. In his opinion, Zhao Kui is clearly fooling himself and avenging the previous one-shot revenge. But this time, he was held by Wang San and Zhao Gang, and in the end he didn't go to Zhao's mansion.
"What the hell do you mean, can't you see that Zhao Kui's old puppet is dealing with us?" Shi Bin asked angrily.
"Big brother, we naturally know this. But now is not the time to do so. Wang San said.
"Shouldn't that be done? So what to do? Shi Bin asked puzzled.
"Big brother, although this is the Jingshi, you seem to have forgotten your official position." Wang San smiled slyly.
"Your own official position?" After thinking about it, Shi Bin suddenly realized. Although he appointed himself as an envoy along the river, he did not remove himself from his official post as governor and deputy privy councillor.
The privy deputy has the power to transfer a part of the 'servants' in the capital, and this is not contrary to the royal law.
"Brother, do you want me to use these thousand people to pretend to be officials to catch these Yuanren spies first, and then let them give them to Zhao Kui?" Shi Bin asked.
"Big brother is wise! That's what the brother meant. Let's interrogate the person after arresting him, and just throw the result directly to Zhao Kui. β
"Are you going to make it difficult for Zhao Kui to ride a tiger?" Shi Bin laughed weirdly.
"Exactly. Since he Zhao Kui doesn't want to do it with all his might, then let's push him and let him have to do it! After doing so, he will never die with those beasts who have forgotten their ancestors, and he will also offend many people related to him. When the time comes, he will have no other way but to fully support us. In this way, he could only persuade the Li Sect to fight with all his might. Wang San said very proudly.
admired Wang San's resourcefulness very much, Shi Bin immediately ordered to do what Wang San said, and asked the 1,000 men and horses to pretend to be officials to arrest people everywhere. Except for a few particularly sensitive places that are prone to cause big trouble, no one is allowed to miss them.
In less than five days, Zhao Kui's desk was piled up with this stack of official documents, all of which were related to Yuanren spies. Don't think about it, this must be a good thing done by Shi Bin. It's just that now that the wood is in the boat, there is no way for him to turn back. I had to invite Shi Bin to discuss.
As soon as he entered the Zhao Mansion, Shi Bin smiled and said, "May I ask why Lord Zaifu invited me to come?" repeatedly disturbed, Shi was really embarrassed. β
Hearing Shi Bin's words, Zhao Kui had the urge to rush up and tear him apart. got cheap and sold well, pretending to be confused.
Seeing that Zhao Kui's face was not good, Shi Bin immediately stopped joking and said, "Lord Zaifu, Shi Mou was a little unkind in the previous matter, but the matter is urgent, please forgive me." β
How could Zhao Kui accept this nonsense? But it was useless for Mu Chengzhou to get angry, so he had to talk to Shi Bin about other things.
"Lord Zhao, now that there are so many Yuanren spies, we should be able to use this to warn the emperor and ask him not to expect Yuanren to make peace sincerely. As long as our Great Song Dynasty is not strong for a day, they will not die if they want to destroy my heart. Therefore, you and I should contact our colleagues as soon as possible to persuade the emperor to take the lead in the war instead of peace talks. Shi Bin said solemnly.
After all, he has been a Zaifu for many years, and he can distinguish the importance and will not abolish the public because of personal gain, so he immediately agreed. Three days later, a joint petition of 30 people was handed to Rizuma's desk.
Seeing that there were so many people, many of whom were ministers who supported the peace talks, this made Ritsune very sad, and finally decided not to negotiate peace, but to fight.