Chapter 814: The spies of the Imperial City Division
In the middle of the night, the fleet in the bay was silent, except for the people arranged by the fleet to walk on the deck from time to time, everyone else had already fallen asleep, but at this moment, I saw that several large ships near the shore suddenly put down many small boats, and then sailed silently to the shore.
When these boats docked on the shore, they soon saw hundreds of people coming out of the jungle not far from the beach, only to see these people quickly come to the small boats on the shore, and then began to board the boats in batches, and no one spoke during the whole process, obviously well-trained, and ordinary people would never be able to do this.
The first batch of people quickly returned to the big boat, and several of the small boats came directly to the big boat on which Steward Xu was riding, and then saw that the first few people immediately got on the boat, although Steward Xu's legs and feet were inconvenient, but he was already waiting for them on the deck at this time, especially when he saw the two people led by him, he was even more happy to come forward with a cane and said: "Third brother, brother Wang, you have worked hard." ”
The third man called the third by Steward Xu is a stout man, not tall, but his arms and palms are extraordinarily thick, and his face is also rusty. As for that brother Wang, it was more strange, I saw that he was covered with fur and a big beard, and his hair was shaved into the style of a Jurchen, which looked like a Jurchen from the outside.
"Steward Xu is polite, the boss has already ordered, let the villain fully cooperate with you, and this trip has food and drink, and I don't need to do it, Wang didn't do anything at all!" However, as soon as the Jurchen brother Wang spoke, he immediately revealed his Han identity, because it was impossible for the Jurchens to speak Han so smoothly.
"Brother Wang is polite, if it weren't for Brother Wang to lead us this time, and also provided the strength of the nearby Jurchen tribes, this would have made our sneak attack on the Black Bear Tribe very smooth. Only a few dozen brothers were killed or wounded, and the casualties were not worth mentioning. At this time, the stout man named Lao San also smiled and spoke.
"Haha, this time I can successfully destroy the Black Bear Department, Brother Wang should take the first credit, hurry up, the cabin has prepared a banquet. I'm here to catch the wind for my two brothers! Steward Xu laughed at the moment and said, the third brother is a member of the fleet, so there is no need to be polite to him, but the Jurchen-like brother Wang is not a member of the fleet, but a person found through the above, this time they dare to come to Changbai Mountain before the sea freezes, it is precisely because of people like Brother Wang to provide information.
The third child has been crawling in the mountains and forests for half the night, and they haven't even drunk hot water since this morning, and now their stomachs are already drumming with hunger. So they didn't be polite to Steward Xu, and the three of them came to the cabin together, and as for the brothers behind them, naturally there were other people in the fleet who beckoned them to eat and sleep.
Steward Xu had already prepared a sumptuous banquet in the cabin, and as soon as the elder brother Wang came in, he immediately saw the plates of fruit on the table, and couldn't help but say with envy: "Steward Xu, you are really blessed, you can eat canned fruit in this winter." It's not like us people, who nest in the deep mountains and old forests every day. In this ghost place, the snow covers the mountains in September, and the fruits on the trees are frozen and rotten, and they usually eat only all kinds of animal meat, and flour and rice are not to be seen, and even so, they often can't eat enough, and they are not afraid of your jokes when they say it. Some time ago I dreamed of eating some fruit. ”
"Brother Wang, you have really worked hard, but when you come to my brother's place today, there is nothing else, you will never be hungry if you are full of good food and drink!" Steward Xu also smiled at the moment. He knew that the identity of the elder brother Wang in front of him was not simple, because the other party was a spy sent to the Jurchens by the Imperial City Division, and he usually acted in this deep mountain and old forest in the face of the Jurchens, and if he was not careful, he might die in the Jurchens or the harsh local climate, and he also deeply admired such a person.
"Haha, Brother Xu said so, then the little brother is welcome, I won't tell you, I haven't eaten a full meal some time ago, and then I followed the third brother to eat a few meals of canned meat, but although the canned meat is delicious, I am tired of eating too much." Brother Wang said and sat down at the table, picked up the chopsticks and rushed to the plates of fruits and vegetables and ate them, Steward Xu and the third child were also from the army, and they didn't care about it, so they sat down with each other at the moment, and when Brother Wang had eaten almost, they poured him a glass of wine, and then the three of them chatted while eating.
"Brother Wang, the Black Bear Department has been wiped out, which can be regarded as a lot of losses to the Wanyan Department, but which tribe do you think we should choose as a target next?" At this time, I saw Steward Xu smile and said, they attacked the Black Bear Department before, and it was the suggestion made by this old brother Wang.
"This ......" I saw that Brother Wang groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then he replied, "Brother Xu, you also know the identity of the younger brother, now I am facing the people of the eastern tribe of Shanghai, and the eastern tribe of Hainan is also one of the affiliated tribes of the Wanyan Ministry, according to my previous understanding of the Wanyan Ministry, the new leader of the Wanyan Ministry, Aguta, is a very vindictive person, and the Black Bear Department is the most important one among his affiliated tribes, and now that it is suddenly destroyed, he will definitely look for an enemy to avenge the Black Bear Ministry, so that he can also increase his prestige, Moreover, Ah Guda acted carefully, maybe he could see something from our previous actions, and now he will definitely make the other subordinate tribes take strict precautions, so I am afraid it will not be easy to do it again. ”
Hearing Brother Wang's analysis, Steward Xu and the third brother also glanced at each other, and they both showed expressions of approval, they had received a secret letter from Zhao Yan before they came, warning them that the new leader of the Wanyan Department was definitely not an ordinary person, let them be careful, and now they heard that even Brother Wang, who was lurking here, said the same, which made them dare not underestimate Ah Guta, and at the same time they were even more in awe of Zhao Yan, after all, they were so far away, they really couldn't figure out how Zhao Yan knew Ah Gu Da so well?
"Then Brother Wang, what do you think we should do next?" At this time, I saw the third brother ask again, he has been in contact with Brother Wang for more time, and he knows this person better, but although he looks like a rough man on the surface, he is a delicate person, and it is estimated that this is also the reason why he has been able to lurk here for many years, so it must not hurt to listen to his opinions more.
Brother Wang heard the third brother ask about his opinion, but he didn't speak immediately, but put a piece of mushroom in his mouth and chewed it, and then he said: "Third brother, since you asked my opinion, then don't blame the younger brother for asking more, you have come here thousands of miles away, is it just to find trouble with the Yan Department?" ”
This question was the first time Brother Wang had asked, but he had actually guessed before, but he wanted to hear Steward Xu and them confirm it personally, so that he could make better suggestions for them.
When Steward Xu and the third brother heard Brother Wang's question, they looked at each other again, and finally Steward Xu spoke: "Since Brother Wang, you asked so, then our brother will not hide it from you, Brother Wang, you have been lurking here here for so many years, but you probably don't know that His Royal Highness King Yue also stayed here with the Jurchens for a year, to be exact, he was trapped here by the Jurchens, and he almost didn't even go back." ”
"What? His Royal Highness the King of Yue also came to the Jurchen? Brother Wang couldn't help but stand up in surprise when he heard the news, he was indeed the first time he heard the news, speaking of which the news of Zhao Yan's exile to the Jurchen was only known to several high-level officials of the Imperial City Division back then, and there was no internal record of this, Brother Wang was just a small spy, so he naturally didn't know about it.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Yue sent an envoy to the Liao State back then, because the Yelu Chongyuan rebellion involved the first emperor and the king of Yue, and finally His Royal Highness the King of Yue fell to the Wanyan Department by chance, and was detained by them for a year, in this year, His Royal Highness the King of Yue tried his best to save his life, and finally killed the leader of the Wanyan Department to impeach Libo, that is, the father of the current leader of the Wanyan Department, Aguta, and finally escaped." Steward Xu continued to speak at this time, but he was also very vague about Zhao Yan first deceiving the Yan Ministry to form an alliance, and then taking advantage of the alliance to kill the impeachment bowl, because this matter was not very glorious for Zhao Yan.
"I see, no wonder I can't find out about the cause of impeachment of Libo anyway, and Wanyan doesn't want to mention it, it turns out that His Royal Highness killed the other party." Brother Wang also said with a sudden face at this time, since Ah Gu Da meditated on the position of leader, he began to collect all the information related to Ah Gu Da, but for the impeachment of Li Bo, the original leader of the Wanyan Department, he could not collect the cause of his death, and even he once suspected that it was impeached that Sun killed the impeachment of Li Bo to win the leader, and later the impeachment of Sun was killed by Ying Ge, and Ying Ge died at the hands of A Gu Da, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"The grievances between His Royal Highness and Wanyan are confidential, it's normal that you don't know, Brother Wang, in addition, Brother Wang, you have been lurking here with the Jurchens for many years, and naturally know that the Jurchens have defeated the army of the Liao State twice in a row, which makes His Highness very worried about the growth of Wanyanbu, after all, His Highness is the father-killing enemy of Ah Guta, so His Highness sent us here, hoping to weaken the strength of Wanyan as much as possible!" Steward Wang opened his mouth again at this time and explained, this is also what he knows, about the reason why they hit Yan this time, as for the deeper reason, he naturally knows nothing, and even no one else in this world knows except Zhao Yan.
"Then it's no wonder, His Highness is indeed very far-sighted when he is worried about the rise of the Wanyan Ministry, with my understanding of the Wanyan Ministry, if it is not contained, it is only a matter of time before the Wanyan Ministry's rise is not contained." When he said this, he saw that Brother Wang suddenly frowned, and then said with some puzzlement, "Brother Xu, since Your Highness wants to curb the rise of the Wanyan Ministry, he naturally wants to use force to weaken the strength of the Wanyan Ministry, but what are those merchants in your fleet for, is it possible that you still have to do business with the Jurchens?" (To be continued......)