Zhou Ao was Chen Zhi's old subordinate, and when Chen Zhi was serving in Luoyang, he followed, during which Chen Zhi changed the yamen, and only this subordinate followed closely.

A few years have passed, Zhou Ao is no longer the original unambitious petty official, he is now the lieutenant of the acting county, because he is trusted by Chen Zhi, the people from all over the county and even in Youzhou are polite to him, and the relationship is very hard, and he can be regarded as the number one person.

Daijun is the place where Chen Zhi started, many workshops and populations are in it, and trustworthy people are needed to sit in the town, and Zhou Aowei came here in this way.

Of course, this is also because he is limited to ability and talent, otherwise he would have been promoted and promoted a long time ago.

But on the other hand, Zhou Ao knows his own catties, is not impatient, is poor, and is quite appreciative.

However, no matter how Chen Zhi looked at Zhou Ao and how Zhou Ao behaved, as long as he was an official in this Youzhou, he would inevitably be investigated, so he contacted several businessmen, and they were all discovered as soon as possible, and then he was further explored and found out behind the scenes.

"A few businessmen came to the door repeatedly, it was really weird, and their deeds were unusual, so they were noticed, and then they were investigated, and they got results." Tong Hai further explained why.

"There is no doubt about Zhou Ao's loyalty," Chen Zhi read the contents of the book, "But the movements of Luoyang merchants are indeed worth exploring, you coordinate with Su Liao, let them send some people, preferably elite people, along this line, to the capital to find out, there are also major matters over there, and make things clear." ”

Tong Hai nodded yes, and then left.

When the others left, Chen Zhi glanced at the letter in his hand and fell into deep thought.

He knew that Zhou Ao often corresponded with Luoyang, and because Zhou Ao is now famous, powerful, and influential, he is a successful person in Daijun.

What's more, this subordinate of his is not a person who can stand it, and he has achievements, of course, he is not willing to travel at night, so he has a lot of correspondence with his past colleagues, and many of Zhou Ao's past colleagues are Chen Zhi's former subordinates.

These people didn't have the courage of Zhou Ao, they didn't follow Chen Zhi to the north, or they simply felt that Chen Zhi was being stared at by the Zhang family at that time, and he must be capsizing, so they jumped ship one after another, wanting to draw a line with Chen Zhi. Now, of course, even the intestines are repentant.

Not to mention Chen Zhi's current power, even if Chen Zhi is still just a Dai County Taishou, compared to those subordinates who stayed in Luoyang, it is much better, because the capital has been fought for several times and besieged many times, not only the security situation is worrying, but even the officialdom environment is very bad.

There are so many seats, there are newcomers coming, and there are old people to let go, from top to bottom, squeezing layer by layer.

Chen Zhi's old subordinates, relying on the capital of Zhu Ping, have been promoted more or less, even if they are not promoted, they can keep and sit firmly in their original positions, but as soon as the newcomers come, the situation is different, especially this time there are three clansmen.

Three new heads, each with a team, accounted for most of the seats at once, and Chen Zhi's old subordinates had a hard time, many people were laid off or demoted, and their salaries and benefits were cut in half.

At this moment, Zhou Ao's wisdom and luck are even more highlighted, and the number of letters exchanged has increased, all of which tell the meaning of regret, and at the same time hope that he can introduce them and let these old brothers also try their luck in the north.

"In the past, it was all letters, but now it is a businessman, there are many people in Luoyang City who can raise a caravan to the north, but my old subordinates should not be among them, they have to be carefully investigated, maybe they can get the root of the three kings going west."

Chen Zhi still wanted to get a glimpse of the reasons for the great changes in Luoyang and the emperor's departure, so he asked Tong Hai to cooperate with Su Liao and send enough elite people to go over to find out the news.

You must know that although the master and apprentice have a very good personal teaching, because they both have a part of the intelligence force in each other's hands, since the separation, they usually try to minimize contact with each other, at least in official business, both of them have the intention of avoiding suspicion, not Chen Zhi took the initiative to ask, such cooperation is difficult to appear.

After arranging these, Chen Zhi did not immediately devote himself to official business, but returned to the study, opened a secret door next to the desk, and walked in.

Inside is a secret room, which was added after Chen Zhi entered this place.

The space in the secret room is not large, the size of three people hugging together, but there are two boxes.

Chen Zhi walked over, took out the key, and opened a box, which contained several objects of different shapes, as well as a few pieces of paper with strange patterns and like talismans.

These are the items that Chen Zhi has drawn from hundreds of schools over the years.

Most of the things out of the stick holder can only be used by Chen Zhi, that is, they were stolen, and they can only be used as decoration, and they can be used as bricks, but they can't stimulate special abilities, but since Chen Zhi has pulled them out, he doesn't need them for the time being, and he doesn't want to be stolen by others, so he will build such a secret room as a preservation.

"The things in this box are all related to military affairs, if the situation in the south really develops beyond my expectations, then we have to end the dormancy and set off to the south, and it is time to announce something to the world."

Thinking so, he narrowed his eyes, glanced around the box, and finally reached out and took out a few things, locked them, and turned and walked out.

In the next few days, everything seemed to return to calm, and occasionally there were battle reports from the east, saying what enemies the captain had defeated and which tribe he had subdued, and other than that, there was peace inside and outside Youzhou.

In this tranquility, the news about the Ministry of Yuwen gradually spread.

The most shocking thing is the Pingzhou ministry.

"What did you say?" Looking at the battle report in his hand, Duan Piyan frowned, glanced at the person who came to report the news, and then looked at the battle report in his hand, "Didn't you write anything wrong?" ”

The messenger said with a serious face: "What is written above is absolutely true! ”

"Alright, you can retreat first." Duan Piyan waved his hand, and after letting people retreat, he immediately summoned the important ministers of the clan to come over to discuss.

These people learned the news, but it was a mixed blessing.

Some people were overjoyed and said: "Zhang Fang is really not enough to succeed, more than enough to lose, and he actually took the initiative to attack Yuwen, this move will make all the departments in Pingzhou see his true face in Youzhou, and there will be no illusions." ”

But there were also worries, and said: "In one night, in a few hours, I won the surname of the Yuwen tribe, and the combat power of the Black Armor Army is beyond imagination." ”

Duan Piyan was also worried, and was thinking about it, when someone suddenly reminded him: "Hao Shuai, it's better to report Shan Yu first." ”

Duan Piyan reacted at this time, nodded and said, "Gentlemen, wait, I'll come when I go." ”