October 11, Qingzhou City.

Early in the morning, a shabby-dressed, but tightly wrapped man appeared on the street, his face covered with mud and dirt, and his hair was spread out to cover his face, and the pedestrians around him could smell a strong smell of sweat, and they hid their noses to the side.

"Where did you come from, it's called Hanako, it stinks to death!"

The man was disliked by the people around him but didn't care, just walked forward on his own, his eyes constantly wandering, as if looking for something.

After walking for a while, the man came to the door of a wine shop, as if he could not walk, or was hungry, so he sat down at the door of the wine shop, leaned against the door frame and closed his eyes.

"Huh?"

Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately ran out and scolded: "Where are the idlers running here to watch the door, and they don't go away!" ”

The man didn't speak, just glared at the shopkeeper, and there was a murderous aura in his eyes, which immediately shocked the shopkeeper, and he took a few steps back with a weak heart: "You, who are you, don't sit here, the shop still has to do business." ”

"I'll sit and go."

After the man finished speaking, he closed his eyes and recuperated and ignored the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything, so he went back to the store and explained to the shopkeeper, and then went to greet the guests again.

At this moment, two men in official clothes walked into the wine shop, and the shopkeeper hurriedly ran to greet him: "Hey, it turned out to be Zhang Zhubo and Zhao Tuiguan of Yidu County, it's been a long time, and the little one will find a good seat for the two of you." ”

"Well, find a secluded seat by the window, and there will be guests coming later."

"Gotcha!"

The shopkeeper beckoned the two of them to walk towards the innermost table, and said loudly: "Hey! Two guest officers, please come in the private seat! ”

At the door, the beggar-like man opened his eyes suddenly, and then quietly changed his position, sitting just outside the window of the table of Zhang Zhubo and Zhao Tuiguan, next to which was a horse-tethered stake, and the man was leaning under the stake, very hidden.

"Everything?"

A voice sounded, followed by another voice said: "Don't worry, there are several military attaches in Qingzhou Zhongwei and Qingzhou Right Guard who have agreed, a total of three people, namely two hundred households of Qingzhou Zhongwei and a general flag of Qingzhou Right Guard." ”

"It's only three people?"

"Three people are enough, we are not a matter of raising troops and ambushing assassins, the fewer people the better!"

Then, the voices of the two became more and more inaudible, and the man outside the window frowned slightly, and was about to get up and leave, when he suddenly saw three sturdy men walking into the wine shop one after the other.

"It's coming!"

Soon, the man heard laughter coming from inside the house, followed by several people greeting each other.

"Hehe, three of you, please take a seat, let's talk in detail."

"Well, it's easy to say, this is Zhang Zhubo, right?"

"It's down, come, let's have a drink first."

Outside the window, the man listened for a while, then got up and left, walked very fast, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

In the General Soldier's Mansion in Qinglai Town, Liu Yan came to the main hall and saw the man in tattered clothes sitting and drinking tea, and said while walking in and sitting down: "Hehe, I don't know what to call a strong man?" ”

"Under Wu Guojin."

Liu Yan looked up and down, and saw that Wu Guojin was very tall, taller than Liu Yan, more than 1.85 meters, and his body was strong, although he was dressed in tatters, but he could also see the burly figure of his figure, and he knew some means at a glance.

Moreover, Liu Yanguan Wu Guojin is calm, as if he has seen the world, he is by no means an ordinary beggar, he suddenly came to the General Military Mansion today, and specially asked to see him, saying that he had something important to tell him, and Liu Yan was a little more vigilant in his heart.

"It turned out to be Wu Zhuangshi."

Liu Yan said with a smile: "Wu Zhuangshi came to visit today, I don't know what the so-called thing is? ”

Wu Guojin looked at Miao Shao, who was standing beside Liu Yan, and said, "This matter is very important, and I need to report it to the head town alone." ”

Liu Yan pointed at Miao Shao with a smile and said: "This is Miao Shao, the commander of the town's personal guard battalion and the guerrilla general, and he is the town's henchman. ”

Wu Guojin paused and said, "I found out that someone wants to assassinate Lord Zongzhen. ”

Liu Yan frowned slightly, Miao Shao suddenly burst out, took two steps forward, pressed his right hand directly on the hilt of the knife, and asked sharply: "Who is so bold, where did you find out, and truthfully recruited it!" ”

"Haha!"

Wu Guojin looked at Miao Shao with interest and said, "I risked my life to deliver news, why does Miao Guerrilla seem to be interrogating prisoners?" ”

Liu Yan waved his hand, Miao Shao's brows tightened and he stepped aside, and then Liu Yan asked, "If it's convenient for Wu Zhuangshi, you can talk about it in detail." ”

Wu Guojin immediately pointed out Zhang Zhubo and Zhao Tuiguan of the Yidu County Ya, as well as the two hundred household officials of Qingzhou Zhongwei and the chief flag officer of Qingzhou Right Guard, and then explained in detail the process of their discussion on assassinating Liu Yan.

Liu Yan frowned and groaned for a while, while Miao Shao said angrily: "If the situation is true, then I will definitely kill them!" ”

"Who the hell are you?"

Liu Yan raised his head and said: "Wu Zhuangshi suddenly came to Qingzhou Mansion City, and happened to hear the conspiracy of Yidu County Yazhang Zhubo, Zhao Tuiguan and others, and then ran to this town to warn, presumably Wu Zhuangshi is not an ordinary person. ”

"Haha."

Wu Guojin laughed, and then took off the shabby clothes on his body on the spot, and inside was a flying fish suit, and then Wu Guojin took out a waist card, on which were written the four big characters "The Son of Heaven is pro-army".

"Jin Yiwei!"

Miao Shao suddenly stood in front of Liu Yan, looking at Wu Guojin vigilantly, Liu Yan also became alert, at this time, it is not a good thing for Jinyiwei to come to the door.

"It turns out that Wu Zhuangshi is a Jinyi guard, and he is here to arrest this town?"

Wu Guojin said with a wry smile: "Lord Zongzhen, please rest assured, although Wu is one of the hundred households of the Fusi of Beizhen, he came to Qingzhou Mansion not on business, but on flight." As for the assassination of the Lord of the Town by thieves, it was indeed heard by someone Wu halfway, which can be regarded as a coincidence. ”

Liu Yan stepped forward, patted Miao Shao's shoulder, signaled Miao Shao to relax, and then said, "I don't know what Wu Baihu committed to escape from the capital?" ”

Wu Guojin said: "It seems that Lord Zongzhen still doesn't believe in Zaixia, since this is the case, Zaixia can only tell the truth." ”

It turned out that Wu Guojin was competing with another Jinyi Wei Baihu when he was in Beijing, but who knew that person was a relative of a thousand households in Fusi, Beizhen, and the two joined forces to set a trap for Wu Guojin.

Wu Guojin, who didn't know it, stepped on it directly, and was framed by the two of colluding with the thieves, and was about to arrest Wu Guojin and put him in prison.

Fortunately, Wu Guojin also had some connections in Fusi, Beizhen, and learned the news in advance, so he escaped from Beijing overnight and went all the way south to Shandong.

"So that's the case, but why did Wu Baihu come to Qingzhou Mansion?"

Wu Guojin hugged his fists and said: "Lord Zongzhen led the Shandong New Army to attack the slaves and thieves in the north and the Liukou in the south, and he has never been defeated, and he is the most courageous general in the current dynasty, so he is willing to serve the Lord of the town before and after the saddle from now on, but he is driven to die!" ”

Liu Yan laughed and said, "It's just that I came to share the prestige of this town, that's it?" ”

Wu Guojin told the truth: "I have heard the achievements of the Lord of the General Town, and I am indeed fascinated, and at the same time, I also want to continue to fight with the Lord of the General Town, and one day in the future I will be able to make great contributions by the side of the Lord of the General Town, not only will I have the opportunity to be exempted from the crime of fleeing from the North Town Fusi, but I may also be able to wash away the responsibility of the thief for planting the crime!" ”

Liu Yan nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "In that case, there is an errand in this town that you need to do. ”

Wu Guojin was overjoyed, immediately bowed, and said loudly: "Please command!" ”

Liu Yan sat back in his seat, and then said: "Wu Baihu is from Jinyiwei, and what he is best at is naturally collecting intelligence, secretly probing and other confidential things. The town now has the right to open a government, and various institutions will be gradually improved and formed, and now the town is ready to set up an intelligence department first, and this first secretary will be filled by Wu Baihu. ”

Wu Guojin was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic in his heart, he had just taken refuge, and Liu Yan handed over the confidential errand of collecting the situation to himself, which shows that Liu Yan is so bold, he is really suspicious and does not suspect people, such a male master is really worth following!

"Please rest assured that the town will do a good job!"

Miao Shao pursed his lips when he saw this, and thought: "My lord is really bold, such a new person is so important." ”

It's just that Miao Shao and Wu Guojin don't know, and Liu Yan is also suffering from no one available, and he is also helpless.

Although each battalion has a large number of nights, they are only good at battlefield reconnaissance, and they can't do intelligence gathering, covert spying, investigation and evidence collection, interrogation and arrest, etc., and they must be done by professional people, and Wu Guojin happens to be a professional.

However, although Liu Yan reuses Wu Guojin, he will also give Wu Guojin a certain amount of authority, but the rules must be said in advance.

"This intelligence department consists of three parts: criminal Cao, investigation Cao, and case library:"

"Internally, Xing Cao is responsible for rectifying the context officials and military generals of Qinglai Town, who dares to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, civil officials are greedy for money and bend the law, and military generals are under the jurisdiction of Xing Cao."

"Spy on Cao External, responsible for collecting all kinds of intelligence on thieves, courts, and slaves."

"As an annex to the Intelligence Division, the Repository is dedicated to storing various files."

"The Intelligence Division is directly responsible to the town, and it does not belong to any agency of the shogunate, and Wu Sicheng is also directly responsible to the town, and there is no need to follow anyone's instructions, and the relevant information of the Intelligence Division must not be disclosed to anyone without the permission of the town!"

Wu Guojin's heart was shocked, he couldn't imagine that Liu Yan had such a grand plan, he hugged his fists and said: "Thanks to the trust of the general town, I will definitely do a good job in the intelligence department, and I will never live up to the trust of the general town!" ”

Later, Liu Yan temporarily settled Wu Guojin in the General Military Mansion, and then found Yue Ming, the money and grain officer, and ordered him to prepare a sum of money and grain, and buy a hidden and reliable mansion around the General Military Mansion as the location of the Intelligence Division.

As for the specific requirements of the house and the specific items of expenditure, it needs to be reported to Yue Ming and Wu Guojin after discussion.

"How are you going to set up the shogunate?"

sent away the money and grain official Yue Ming, and Miao Shao asked.

Liu Yan said: "Now the setting of official positions in Qinglai Town is very problematic, and they are all promoted all the way from the relevant positions of the health center, which is very messy and must be rectified." The town is ready to follow the example of the six departments of the imperial court, and reform the official positions of the general military office, and the town still needs to think about the specific matters, and at the moment it is better to deal with those who are not self-sufficient, and then the town will find an opportunity to announce the specific setting of the shogunate. ”

Miao Shao said: "But my lord, Wu Guojin has just arrived, he said that he is Jinyiwei, but it has not been confirmed, is it too ...... for adults to use him so much?"

Liu Yan said: "Too casual? Not to mention anything else, just that flying fish suit and waist card are enough to prove Wu Guojin's identity, after all, although it is turbulent today, Jinyiwei's waist card and flying fish suit are not available to anyone. As for Wu Guojin, the town really doesn't know anything about him, but now there is no one in the town to use, so we can only use him first and observe his actions in the future. ”

Miao Shao nodded, and then said: "My lord, how to deal with those little ones, it's better to let your subordinates directly lead the troops over and arrest them back one by one!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......