Among this group of secretly happy people, there is Zhao Kuangyin, the envoy of the military festival.

Zhao Kuangyin has been waiting for this day for too long, although Chai Rong's death is also sad in his heart, after all, he has been a righteous brother for so many years, but this sadness is so small and vulnerable compared to the upcoming Ninety-Five Supreme Position.

Zhao Kuangyin then connected Xiang Xun, Zheng En and others again.

In addition to Zhi Congyuan, who still did not agree positively, all the sections and towns in the west of the Zhou State were all assembled into a rope, and even Wang Zhengzhong, the envoy of Jianxiong Jiedu in Jinzhou, and Liu Shouzhong, the envoy of Zhangde Jiedu in Xiangzhou, and other Zhao Kuangyin Yishe brothers have been secretly connected.

On the surface, the Zhou regime passed the peaceful transition of the third generation of Chai Zongxun, but secretly it was in danger.

Although the generals of the Zhou State were basically loyal to Chai Rong, Chai Rong died, and the adopted son of the Guo family, who had prestige and could deter the heroes, died.

Three months after Chai Rong's death, Baili Wuji of Jinling Mansion basically knew the situation in the Zhou State well.

Although Xu Shouren is unable to command a large army, he is like a fish in water when he wants to lead the military intelligence situation.

As soon as his stepfather took over the post of commander of the Military Intelligence Agency, he began to integrate the various branches, thoroughly integrate the intelligence network, and then expand it.

With the support of Baili Wuji, Xu Shouren divided the Military Intelligence Agency into one direct agency and seven sub-offices, with an unprecedented number of more than 60,000 people.

The direct signature is aimed at all provinces and states in the Ming Kingdom, with the largest number of 15,000 people; The seven sub-offices were aimed at Zhou, Liao, Zhubu, Tubo, Jian, Goryeo, and Dongying, and each branch did not interfere with each other. In other words, each branch office is only responsible to the General Administration, and only vertically linked. Instead of communicating horizontally, Xu Shouren's purpose is to keep it confidential; the second is to improve efficiency; The third is to prevent the branches from sitting big.

Xu Shouren originally wanted to set up another Hexi branch, but was vetoed by Baili Wuji.

Baili Wuji believed that the power of the Ganzhou Uighurs had almost disappeared, and the Guiyi army had the intention of returning to the Central Plains, while the Jiaoguo Luo tribe hoped to return to the birthplace of Tibet, and the time was ripe for the Ming to take back the land west of the river.

Moreover, with the development of the handicraft industry in the Ming Kingdom, a large number of products need to have a dumping place. The revival of the Silk Road will be the only way for the Ming Kingdom to become strong. Therefore, Baili Wuji decided to directly bring the land west of the river under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and no longer set up a festival envoy or khan in the form of a feudal town.

Xu Shouren was approved by Baili Wuji. He also recruited 3,000 students from the two universities of the Ming Kingdom to fill the various departments to strengthen the strength of the Military Intelligence Agency.

Among these 3,000 students, Xu Shouren selected 100 people, and then selected 3,000 soldiers under the age of 20 from the Imperial Forest Army. Establishment of operational teams under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Intelligence Agency. Compiled as a capital, named after it - ghost.

At that time, when Xu Shouren submitted the plan to Baili Wuji for review, Baili Wuji's first feeling when he saw the content was that this kid wanted to establish the east and west factories to engage in spy politics.

Baili Wuji actually did not oppose the establishment of such an organization in the Ming Kingdom, but in order to prevent it from being big and raising tigers, Baili Wuji decided to put it on a hanger to prevent it from getting out of control.

The two iron rules set by Baili Wuji are that all personnel of the Military Intelligence Agency are not allowed to enter the army; The Military Intelligence Agency only has investigative powers. There is no right to adjudicate.

As long as the Military Intelligence Agency is independent of the military, military power cannot be touched. Baili Wuji has the confidence to let it be trapped in a cage; And as long as they don't have the right to adjudicate, they can't draw conclusions about things.

Baili Wuji trusts Xu Shouren's loyalty, but it does not mean that Xu Shouren's successor will be as loyal in the future, and only by establishing the system can we effectively ensure that the Military Intelligence Agency will not become a freak.

In just over a month, Baili Wuji began to enjoy the fruits brought by Xu Shouren's takeover of the Military Intelligence Agency.

After Chai Rong's death, every move of the Zhou court and Zhao Kuangyin was sent to Baili Wuji.

Even the list of people that Zhao Kuangyin secretly contacted was placed on the Long case one by one.

Baili is as unscrupulous as a mirror, this is not only the credit of Xu Shouren's Military Intelligence Agency, but the Zhou State has reached the point of falling apart, and everyone is looking for a way back. As the saying goes, people's hearts are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead. This is the current situation of the Zhou State.

Baili Wuji has no intention of blocking Zhao Kuangyin's small actions, in his heart, the more chaotic Zhou Guo is, the more in line with the interests of the Ming Kingdom, as long as Chai Rong dies, Baili Wuji will no longer have any constraints, and Zhao Kuangyin has become a bridge for Baili Wuji to take a key step towards Kaifeng, so how can Baili Wuji stop Zhao Kuangyin's irregular interest?

Baili Wuji sometimes asks himself, feeling that he is really not a good person, but where the interests are, he can't help but fight.

Power, rather than in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin, it is most appropriate to include it in his own pocket.

Baili Wuji was not the enemy of Chai Rong at the beginning, although there were Guo Wei's factors and Chai Rong's emotional factors, but the most important thing was that Ming Guo did not have the ability to swallow Zhou Guo in one bite at that time, and the reluctant result was only to lose both sides, so that Liao Guo benefited.

But now it is different, for more than a year, the official roads leading to Zhou, Liao, and even the southern part of the country have all been opened, and the iron hooves of the Ming army can reach any place except for the blockade within ten days.

Of course, now the Zhou State still needs the consent of the Zhou court, but as long as Zhao Kuangyin dares to take a step of rebellion against Kaifeng Mansion, Baili Wuji will have a reason to send troops to stop it, investigate the chaos for his younger brother, help his nephew, and become famous, the only flaw is that he cannot take over the power of Zhou in the name of righteousness.

This is also where Baili Wuji has been nerve-wracking.

The so-called "Jun starts with this, and must end with this", this is the most fundamental reason why Baili Wuji does not want to use strong means to snatch the country from Chai Rong's son.

There are ups and downs in the fortunes of the country, and the change of dynasties is often because of this, and Baili Wuji does not want the Ming Kingdom to fall into this kind of causal cycle in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin invisibly became the only help of Baili Wuji, not only did Baili Wuji not stop it, but asked Xu Shouren to secretly help him, such as food, swords, etc., so that Zhao Kuangyin had no "worries".

And the way of transportation is very secret, that is, the ubiquitous Ming merchants.

In the Jiangdu Fu training ground, the 200,000 new army has been reorganized, but Baili Wuji has been forming a special force in the past few months, and the number is not large, only 300 people.

Since the safe return of Yang Tingshi and others from the Battle of Huanghe, Baili Wuji began to plan and form a "bombing team" of hot air balloons in order to play a key role in the Northern Expedition.

The hot air balloon that rises into the air can not only drop bombs, but also play the role of lookout and reconnaissance, which is an innate war advantage for this era without telescopes. (To be continued......)