This missed opportunity to arrest Zhang Yan can be said to be the biggest mistake since the establishment of the Ministry of Intelligence ("Dark Feather"). Therefore, not only did Liang Ziyue, who had fallen in front of several brothers in the committee, be ruthless this time, but all the members of the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Intelligence from top to bottom were holding their breath and saving up a lot of strength in their hearts, wanting to fight with this Zhang Yan and the "Feiyan Hall" behind her, so that the other party knew their true strength.

As a result, with the issuance of Liang Ziyue's first-level alert order, the Internal Affairs Department of the entire Ministry of Intelligence immediately took action. The heralds came out from all sides of Beiping City, rushed to the surrounding counties of Beiping Mansion and even Yuyang, Lingxian and other prefectures, and passed Liang Ziyue's first-level alert order to all the "Dark Feather" halls in the Beiping Military District. At the same time, in the name of the Jiedu Prefecture, the committee also issued an urgent document to the government yamen of each prefecture and county to strengthen the management of access to various prefectures and counties and to fully assist the "Dark Feather" in apprehending the "enemy's" secret spies. Such a two-pronged approach made the entire Beiping Army like a huge counter-espionage machine, which was thoroughly mobilized.

At the same time that the herald of the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Intelligence quickly left Beiping City, Yan Zezheng, the head of the "Feiyan Hall", arrived at the west gate of Luxian County with more than a dozen subordinates who had escaped the catastrophe by luck, and successfully passed the simple interrogation and inspection of the soldiers of the "urban management team" at the city gate, and entered the city in a hurry. Of course, Zhang Yan's unhurried behavior is only a superficial phenomenon, but she is both nervous and a little lost in her heart.

It is said that it is nervous because the other five action teams have been arrested one after another, and no one dares to guarantee that the other party will not strengthen the inventory at the city gate and will not force the merchants from the south to leave the Beiping Army. Moreover, it is still unknown whether the distant relative she is going to take refuge in will be able to take her in. If the other party is afraid of things and does not dare to let himself settle in him temporarily, he is afraid that he will only have to return to Kaifeng City immediately. said that he was lost, because he was the head of the "Feiyan Hall", but now he ended up with a lost soldier and needed to take refuge in the home of a distant relative whose status was far inferior to his own to avoid the pursuit of his opponent, which really made him extremely depressed.

It is only 50 or 60 miles from Beiping City to Lu County, and if the fast horses ordered by the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Jiedu Mansion are in full force, they will be able to rush from Beiping City to Lu County in one hour. But it was precisely this journey that gave Zhang Yan and his subordinates time to turn around and move, so that they could take advantage of the gap that Liang Ziyue's first-level security order and Jiedu Mansion's enhanced access management order had not yet been delivered to Lu County, and entered the county seat of Lu County, which was still enforcing the usual security level.

After entering the city, although he had not yet made contact with the distant relative, out of the consideration of covering up his whereabouts and understanding of the distant relative, Zhang Yan did not arrange for his subordinates to go to the inn to rest for a while, and then move there after he negotiated with his relatives. Instead, he took a dozen or so subordinates, drove a few vehicles to cover his identity, and went straight to the door of the distant relative's house, and went to visit him so generously.

Although Zhang Yan felt a little sudden, he had always been in contact with Zhang Fei and Zhang Yan's brothers and sisters, and he could always receive gifts sent by the other party during the New Year's holidays, and he knew that the two brothers and sisters were the righteous sons and daughters of Zhang Yongde, an important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and wanted to use this relationship to climb the big tree of Zhang Yongde. Very enthusiastically welcomed Zhang Yan and his subordinates into his house.

After entering the middle hall, the two sides sat down according to the guest host, and exchanged a few words of greeting and politeness, Zhang Yan changed the conversation and said to Zhang Zhili: "Don't hide it from the clan uncle, my niece came this time, one is to visit the clan uncle, and the other is to be sent by my father-in-law to explore the trade route of the Beiping army that has just been recovered. According to the father-in-law's wishes, if there is profit and money to be made here in the Beiping Army, he will let his niece stay here and do some business in the north and south. …,

Speaking of which, the out-of-the-box business should have been done by the elder brother. But now that my brother has entered the Great Zhou Forbidden Army as a military position under the arrangement of his father-in-law, it is really inconvenient to leave his post and go north. And several of my father-in-law's parents and daughters also have official or military positions, and they can't get out either, so the burden of going north to open up trade routes falls on my niece.

It's just that the niece has a daughter's family, and she has never been in business before. Although the father-in-law arranged for his niece to have several family members who had done business, they used to trade in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty or in the area south of the Yangtze River, and they had no understanding of the Beiping Army, which had just been incorporated into the imperial court, and it was not easy to open up the situation here. Therefore, my niece only took the liberty to visit today, and I hope that Uncle Clan can help your niece for the sake of clan affection. After speaking, Zhang Yan got up and bowed to Zhang Zhili Yingying.

Zhang Yan's request, for Zhang Zhili, who had the heart to cling to Zhang Yongde, an important minister of the court and a relative of the emperor, after the Later Zhou court "recovered" the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, it was naturally unwanted. In fact, as early as after the "return" of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, when the Zhou rule and the Beiping Army had just been established, Zhang Zhili wanted to send people or even go south in person to get close to the nephews of the clan and to have a relationship with Zhang Yongdrara, who was behind them. It's just that in the past, the two brothers and sisters sent people to give him gifts and greetings, and he gave some gifts in return, and never took the initiative to contact this pair of nephews and nieces -- the main reason was that the two sides were still in two countries at that time, and Boss Zhang was afraid that he would get too close to the family of the so-called enemy general and attract the attention of the Khitans, which would bring adverse effects to himself. Therefore, if the battle of Youyun is over, his side will be unusual, and suddenly take the initiative to get close to the other party, which may cause the suspicion of the other party, especially their father-in-law Zhang Yongde, and suspect his motive for doing so. Second, after all, he Zhang Zhili is the elder of the Zhang brothers and sisters, and he is a little embarrassed to get over his face when he goes to the younger generation so lowly. In this way, before finding the right time and the right way, Zhang Zhili had to put this matter of clinging to the powerful on hold for the time being.

Now Zhang Yan took the initiative to come to the door, hoping to use her own help to open up the trade route to the north for her father-in-law, and make money by doing business in the Beiping Army. It's just that he is willing to be willing, but Zhang Zhili doesn't intend to agree too happily. First, after all, in front of Zhang Yongde, an important minister of the court and a relative of the emperor, he Zhang Zhili is nothing. If you immediately agree to the other party's request, the initiative will fall into the hands of the other party, which will make you passive in the future cooperation between the two sides, and even completely become a servant driven by the other party and has no independent rights. Second, as a successful businessman, Zhang Zhili's first principle is to make a profit in everything he does. Although he had an attachment to Zhang Yongde, the businessman's profit-seeking nature still made him want to get more substantial and monetary benefits from the cooperation between the two sides.

So, in the face of Zhang Yan's request, Zhang Zhili did not reply immediately, but lightly twisted his beard, made a thoughtful look, and sat there speechless for a long time.

For Zhang Zhili's performance, Zhang Yan, who has a full understanding of the character of his uncle, also guessed a bit of mystery - it is also Zhang Zhili's mercenary nature, so when Liu Yunyan was sent north to Youzhou to establish the Youzhou branch of "Feiyan Hall", the Zhang brothers and sisters only let her rely on their own ability to open up the situation locally, and did not arrange for her to contact this uncle, so as not to make a mistake. Therefore, she immediately threw a bait to the other party that was difficult to refuse: "This time, my niece will not let Uncle Clan ask you for help, so naturally Uncle Clan will not let you be busy in vain." Before the niece came to the north, the stepfather had already made it clear to the niece that if you were willing to help with this, in the future, all the trading properties of the Inspectorate in the Beiping Army would be operated in cooperation with the uncle of the clan, and you would take care of it, and the niece and the treasurers and men brought by the niece would only assist and learn from the side. The capital is from the side of the inspection house, and the profits earned by the inspection house and the clan uncle are divided into seventy-three. ”…,

The business is taken care of by himself, the capital is taken out by Zhang Yongde, and the profits are divided into seventy-three by both sides, and he has the opportunity to reap huge profits without spending a penny. As the saying goes, 'write two characters in one stroke, five hundred years ago was the same family', and the virtuous niece and uncle are relatives. Now that the virtuous niece is begging for an uncle, she can afford to be an uncle, and there is no reason not to help her uncle.

However, there are some things that need to be made clear in advance. First, the inspector looks down on the old man, and let the old man help the virtuous niece take care of your business, which is the blessing of the old man. How dare the old man get a thirty percent profit without paying a penny. Since the two sides are cooperative, the old man should invest the corresponding capital before he dares to collect the thirty percent of the profit. Second, the trading industry accounts for 70% of the shares, and is naturally the largest shareholder and has the right to make decisions. The old man just relied on a little understanding of the local business, and at the beginning of the business, he made plans and plans for the virtuous niece, and in the end, the affairs should be decided by the virtuous niece on behalf of the inspection adult. I wonder if the virtuous niece can agree? Or does the virtuous niece still need to get the consent of the inspector? -- The reason why Zhang Zhili proposed to make capital contributions and participate in shares was mainly out of prudent considerations. In his opinion, only if he participates in it, he will have the right to speak in the process of business in the future, and he can confidently ask the other party for the thirty percent profit when he makes money from trading.

The purpose of Zhang Yan's visit was to gain Zhang Zhili's trust under the guise of cooperation and business, and to find an effective cover for himself to lurk in the Beiping Army for a long time. Therefore, there is naturally no reason to disagree with these requirements of the other party. immediately said that before going north, his father-in-law had entrusted all the affairs of the Beiping Army's business to himself, and he could completely call the shots. The cooperation between the two sides in business is subject to the meaning of the clan uncle, and they only need to repair a letter to explain to their father-in-law.

Seeing that Zhang Yan agreed to his terms, Zhang Zhili was naturally overjoyed. However, as a business veteran, he also understands that this kind of collaboration cannot be done overnight. Choosing the type of business, choosing the location of the business, choosing the shopkeeper, and so on, all take time to complete. Therefore, on the one hand, he enthusiastically left Zhang Yan and his subordinates to live in his own home, and on the other hand, he took advantage of his strong personal relationship with the local magistrate, and personally went to the county office to apply for the "Temporary Residence Permit" necessary for Zhang Yan and others to live in the local area very smoothly, so that his virtuous niece and her "shopkeepers" and "guys" could legally do business in the local area.

When Zhang Zhili took out more than a dozen brand-new "Temporary Residence Permits" and walked out of the Luxian County Yazhong with joy, a fast horse galloped to the gate of the west city of Luxian County. Looking at the three poles on the back of the knight on the horse, which represented the small red flag that he was passing on the urgent official document of the Jiedu Mansion, the soldiers of the "Chengguan Team" at the city gate not only did not dare to stop it, but drove away the pedestrians near the city gate so that the other party could enter the city smoothly.

At the same time that the post newspaper fast horse entered the city from the west gate with great fanfare, another person rode into Lu County from the south gate. Unlike the post newspaper horse that went straight to the county office after entering the city, this person rushed into the bustling streets and alleys as soon as he rode into the city, and disappeared without a trace.

Half an hour later, the guards of the "urban management team" at the city gates of Lu County doubled and implemented the strictest inventory measures for all pedestrians entering the city; The number of police patrolling in the county has increased dramatically, inspecting all inns and restaurants in the city, and strictly examining outsiders staying in them; All the agents of the "Dark Feather" Luxian Branch were also dispatched, silently scattered to all corners of the county, secretly examining everyone they saw with their professional eyes.