At night, Zhao Jie and his party continued to flee. One night later, they arrived at the next liaison office, whose dark room was almost identical to the previous one. Zhao Jie knew that this perfect liaison mechanism could not be completed overnight, so he was puzzled and asked, "When were these liaison offices of yours established?" ”

The Chief of Internal Security replied, "The establishment of the liaison office is divided into four periods. The first period is the period when the ancestor Zhao Yingqi took refuge in the Qi State, the second period is the period when the Zhao State was established, the third period is the period when the Tian family represents Qi, and the fourth period is the period when the Six Kingdoms attack Qi. ”

"Can you tell me about it?" Zhao Jie asked. So the commander of the internal guard told some stories that Zhao Jie didn't know.

"The first stage is the founding stage of the Qi State Intelligence Network. Ancestor Zhao Yingqi led the whole process. Ancestor Zhao Yingqi is a person with great foresight and ability, but he is also a person who does not understand interpersonal relationships. The Commander of the Internal Guard paused at this point, confined himself to painful memories.

Regarding his evaluation of Zhao Yingqi, Zhao Jie was deeply impressed. Zhao Jie once drew almost the same conclusion from the records in the history books.

In 597 BC, in the battle of Jin Chu Yi, the Jin army was defeated, Zhao Yingqi predicted the defeat of the Jin army in advance, so he prepared ships in the Yellow River in advance, and crossed the river first after the defeat, and the army he led became the least killed one. His foresight was evident, but these wars also highlighted his shortcomings. He didn't even save his brother to cross the river, and after the war, his brother who came out of the bloody battle hated him from then on.

In 587 BC, Zhao Yingqi had an affair with his widowed nephew Zhao Zhuangji, and the following year, the incident occurred, and his two brothers Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo added new hatred and old grudges, and unswervingly exiled him to the Qi State. Before leaving, Zhao Yingqi once again showed his extraordinary foresight, and he said to the two brothers: "I am here, so the Luan family does not dare to make trouble." If I flee, my two brothers will be in trouble. Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo didn't listen. Zhao Yingqi had no choice but to flee to the Qi country.

In 583 BC, the Luan clan and the Hao clan attacked the Zhao clan, and the United Emperor crusaded against the Zhao clan, causing the difficulty of the lower palace. Zhao Yingqi's prophecy came true again.

In Zhao Jie's view, if you use the words of later generations to describe Zhao Yingqi, it is appropriate to have a high IQ and a low EQ.

The commander of the internal guard paused for a while and spoke again: "The news of the ancestor's arrival in Qi was known to the king of Qi at that time, although the king of Qi hated the ancestor's behavior of fornicating with his nephew and daughter-in-law, he knew that the ancestor was talented, so he sent an envoy to the border to meet the ancestor. The envoy brought the ancestor to Qi to see the king of Qi, in the palace of the king of Qi, the ancestor was given preferential treatment, the king of Qi wanted to reuse the ancestor, but the ancestor refused, and the ancestor chose to be a commoner. The ancestor stayed in Qi Capital and waited for the Zhao family's recall. ”

"After the disaster in the lower palace, the ancestors got the news, and they were extremely sad and disheartened. Fortunately, things took a turn at this time, and just when almost everyone was falling into the well to frame the Zhao family, an important minister stood up. Han Xianzi entered the palace to admonish Jing Gong, and said boldly and bluntly: "Zhao, after the sages and Boyi." From the middle of the derivation below, the surname Ying is noble. Zhao Yu Zuo Wengong and Zhao Dun Zuo Xianggong are all ministers of Sheji, and they have made great contributions to the Jin. But once convicted, and his heirs were killed? Those who have contributed to the country today are afraid that there is no future to Jin! Wangjun Hou thinks twice", Han Ju's words woke up Jing Gong who killed the red eyes to a certain extent, Jing Gong was silent for a long time, knowing that he was a little excessive: Zhao Yu and Zhao Dun have made outstanding achievements, and now they are destroying Zhao Zong with selfish intentions, and it is difficult to block the mouth of Youyou. Jing Gong obeyed his invitation and ordered Zhao Wu, the son of the ancestor, to continue to be the heir of the Zhao family. When the ancestors got the news, they were excited again. ”

"The ancestor asked the retainers to contact the Zhao clan and wanted to return to the country, but the remaining Zhao clansmen thought that the ancestor had caused the difficulty of going to the palace and refused the ancestor's request. When the ancestors heard the news, they were disappointed. The Ancestor had imprisoned himself for a month, and after a month, the Ancestor with his cloak came out of the room and made the decision to establish an intelligence network. The ancestors sent their descendants to the famous land of Qi and began to establish an intelligence network. Five years later, the ancestor died, and the ancestor continued to establish the ancestor's legacy, and it took another ten years for all major cities in Qi to have liaison offices, and the prototype of the intelligence network was roughly formed. ”

"The second stage is the formation stage of the intelligence network, which is led by the fifth generation of the ancestor Sun Zhao Jin."

"In the 17th year of the reign of Duke Lie of Jin, after three generations of efforts, the Zhou royal family officially recognized the Han, Zhao, and Wei families as princes, and they were ranked alongside the Marquis of Jin. The news that the Zhao family has become a candidate is now excited by the Zhao family in the Qi country. Since Zhao Jianzi and Wei Han were divided into three places, people from the Zhao family of Qi State continued to return to the country and fight for the founding of the Zhao family. After the establishment of the Zhao State, on the basis of the original intelligence network, with the help of the secret envoys sent by the King of Zhao, the Zhao clansmen distributed in various places began to establish a real intelligence network after holding a family meeting in Linzi. Thanks to Zhao Guo's help, it took five years for the intelligence network to be basically formed. ”

"The third stage is the stage of development of the intelligence network, which is led by the sixth generation of the ancestor Sun Zhao Han."

"In the last years of King Qikang, Tian He bribed King Zhou through Wei Wenhou and begged to be a prince. King An of Zhou was greedy for money and goods, so he agreed to the invitation of Marquis Wen of Wei and officially established Tian He as a prince. Because Zhao Han helped Tian He in the process of seizing the throne from the merchants, he helped Tian He in terms of goods and goods, so after Tian He ascended the throne, Zhao Han was rewarded by Tian He at a young age, obtained the convenience of business, and became a famous businessman in Handan. The intelligence network has also expanded with Zhao Han's footsteps, and wherever he goes, the liaison office will be built. ”

"The fourth stage is the stage of improving the intelligence network, which is led by the eighth generation of the ancestor Sun Zhaoyang."

"In the middle of the reign of King Qi, the King of Qin called the Western Emperor and sent an envoy to establish the King of Qi as the Eastern Emperor, wanting to make an appointment with Zhao. The Zhao family's intelligence network in Qi was suddenly hit, from a warm spring to a cold winter, just when Zhao Yang was about to be unable to support the cost of such a huge intelligence network and planned to shrink the intelligence network, the turning point happened again.

In the last years of King Qi, King Yan Zhao took Le Yi as his general, and joined Yan, Qin, Han, Zhao, and Wei to attack Qi, invade Linzi, and even more than 70 cities. When the Zhao clan of the Qi State called the motherland, they served the country one after another and spread intelligence. Zhao Yang also took advantage of the chaos to obtain a large amount of money, and this time the Zhao army entered the battle and successfully tested the perfection of the intelligence network.

After the war, Zhao Yang and the entire intelligence network dive under the surface again in order to avoid being discovered by the Qi State, and everyone used the identity of businessmen as cover. Until today. ”

Of course, the establishment of the intelligence network was not all smooth sailing. It has been severely damaged three times. ”

"The first time was in the last years of Qi Jinggong. At that time, Zhao Ying began to serve as the ruler of the Jin State, and Qi Jing Gong ordered the doctors Tian Qi and Xian Shi to lead a partial division of the Qi State, and he would kneel with Wei Qing Ning to lead the troops, and the army commanded the Song to rescue the enemy of the Zhao family, Fan, and confront the Zhao family. Soon, Qi Jinggong sent Guo Xia to attack the hinterland of the Jin State, because Zhao Ying's army was mainly dealing with the civil strife of the Second Secretary, and there was nothing to be done about the attack of the Qi State! In just one month, it successively captured the cities of Xing, Ren, Luan, Shan, Reverse Qiang, Yinren, Yu, Hukou and other cities of the Jin Kingdom, and fought until Xianyu. In the face of the almost frantic unscrupulous sweep of the Qi State on the land of the Jin State, Zhao Ying endured, but the Zhao family in the Qi State took action and disturbed the rear of the Qi State, and nearly a thousand people were killed as a result. ”

"The second time was because of the frequent political disputes between the ministers of Qi. In the early years of Qi Jinggong, Cui Shu killed Zhuang Gong and established Jing Gong. Qingfeng destroyed the Cui clan again. Qingfeng dictatorship. In the following year, Qingshe and Luan, Gao, Chen, and Bao attacked Qingfeng, and Qingfeng went to Wu. When Jing Gong, Chen Huanzi benefited the people, the people returned to the Chen family, and the Chen family was strong, and more than ten years later, Chen Huanzi united with the Bao family to attack the Luan family, the Gao family, Luan Shi, and the Gao Jiang Benlu. In the following year, Chen Xizi united with the Bao family to attack the Guo, Gao, Guoxia, and Gao Zhang Benlu, and then killed Yan's son, and established Gongzi Yangsheng as the Duke of Qi. Mourning Gong reigned for four years, was killed, and Kan stopped being in power. Another few years. Chen Chengzi killed Kan Zhi and dictated the government. Frequent political battles have often implicated Zhao in investment mistakes, as hundreds of people have died. ”

"The third time it suffered a heavy blow was during the attack of the Five Nations. In order to repay the Qi State for taking advantage of the rebellion of Yan Guozi to attack Yan and annex the hatred of Yan State, King Yan Zhao sent a high-level spy Su Qin into Qi. King Qi was deceived by Su Qin and annexed the Song Kingdom, so a series of interlocking reactions occurred. The first thing that happened was the destruction of the Song Dynasty by the Qi State, which caused the anger of all the candidates. Yan general Le Yi led the allied forces of Yan, Qin, Zhao, Wei and Han to attack it on a large scale, and more than 70 cities were connected, and only Jimo and Jucheng were left in Qi. The state of Chu also took the opportunity to fall into the well, and in the name of saving Qi, it recovered the land of Huaiyin. When King Qi fled, he finally understood that Su Qin was a spy of the Yan Kingdom. In a fit of rage, he killed Su Qin, and soon died. Qi has no owner, the five countries are more unscrupulous in the Qi country, because the five countries are not subordinate to each other, and there is no power to stop them, so the slaughter of the city occurs from time to time, and manslaughter is commonplace, so the Zhao family has hundreds of dead and wounded. ”

The Commander of the Internal Guard said this, his eyes filled with tears. And Zhao Jie also wanted to cry when he heard it. The two wiped away their tears and were relatively silent.

In the evening, Zhao Jieda and his party set off again. In this way, after several days and nights, they finally arrived at the Qichu border.

However, no one expected that in the border land of Qi and Chu, the army of Qi State had arranged people to search for Zhao Jie and others at each pass.

"Zhao Zhao, Zhao Zhao." Zhao Jie, who was walking on the road, saw a beggar calling to him on the side of the road, and Zhao Jie squatted down curiously.

"Who are you?" Zhao Jie asked.

"I'm Gao Le, you should know me, in Gentle Township, you've seen me! Although you are transfigured, I can still know you. ”

"How did you get here?" Zhao Jie asked.

"It's a long story, can you give me something to eat? I haven't eaten for a day. ”

"Come with me!" Then Zhao Jie took him to the liaison office.