The emaciated swordsman left the stormy building, put on a hat, and walked into the crowd of people in the street.

He is a native of the Jin Kingdom, and he was ordered by the King of Jin to come to do things, but he will not let people know that he is a Jin Guo, and he will not let people know that these things are to be done by the Jin Kingdom, because he will borrow people for everything.

As for what exactly Jin Guo wants to do here, it's actually not complicated.

There is an old saying in their country that if you want to shake the foundation of a tribe, you must first shake their hearts.

So they need an opportunity to break the situation of the Tang State and shake the hearts of the people here.

And what kind of opportunity will this opportunity be, very simply, in the plan of the people of the Jin Kingdom, it will be a vision of heaven and earth.

After that, just wait and see how it turns out······

In the crowd, the swordsman pressed the hat and looked back at the pavilion on the corner of the street, thinking silently.

He came this time to try out which people in the rivers and lakes of the Tang Kingdom could be used by them and which ones were not.

They will keep what they can use, and they will dispose of what they can't use, as long as they see them.

is like the Zhang Bao just now, he now only has two paths to choose.

It's a pity that the swordsman still has some carelessness after all, he underestimated Fengyulou, the largest intelligence organization in the Tang Kingdom.

Shortly after he left the street, a short man dressed in ordinary clothes followed him in the direction he had left.

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Five days later, a new message was placed on Xiao Muqiu's desk.

This news was sent from Chang'an, and Xiao Muqiu didn't care about it at first, because Princess Chang'an was in the letter, and he had read too much news from Chang'an in the past two days.

But when he opened the seal and looked at the contents a few times, his face paused for a moment, and then showed a fox-like smile, but the difference was that there was still a little anger in these smiles.

"Golden Man"

Whispering these two words, Xiao Muqiu put away the envelope, put it on the table, and looked at it with his eyes down, not knowing what he was thinking.

During this period of time, Zhang Bao thought a lot, thought about his wife and children in the Dragon Temple Temple, thought about the eyeliner that Fengyulou might have placed next to him, thought about the identity and origin of the swordsman, and thought about the reason why the other party wanted to do this.

In the end, he decided to do what the swordsman told him to do. I have to say that the safety of his wife and children made him, a usually extremely shrewd person, completely panicked.

After making the decision, Zhang Bao did three things.

First, he reduced contact with everyone outside the building, and when someone approached him, he directly claimed that he was sick.

Second, he secretly wrote that he trusted some merchants and black marketeers who had been friends to buy flint powder, and he asked for a small amount from each of them, but the sum of them all was surprisingly large.

Third, he sent a few cronies to draw a detailed map of Qingshui Lane, Dongwenyuan, Lishi Street and other places in Chang'an City.

What exactly he was going to do, he knew himself, and the people who were watching him secretly knew.

But not long after his preparations began, another change happened.

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It was one morning, and there was a sudden knock on Zhang Bao's door, and a subordinate from the building said outside the door.

"Steward Zhang, yes, there are guests who want to see you. ”

The subordinate voice sounded nervous, and he didn't know what was going on.

Zhang Bao sat in the room and frowned, and said in an unkind tone.

"Didn't I say that I didn't see anyone during this time. ”

"······" The voice of the subordinate hesitated again.

Zhang Bao didn't continue to listen to him, but directly interrupted him and said.

"Whoever it is, you let him come back later. ”

The voice of the subordinate outside the door fell silent, and it must have been another moment before a mild-sounding voice suddenly sounded.

"Steward Zhang's face is really big, why, can't even I see it?"

Zhang Bao was startled and subconsciously stood up, but then, as if he heard whose voice it was, he stood in place in a daze.

The door was pushed open, and the servant had already retreated, and a young man in a brocade robe walked in slowly with a fan, and his face was a little smiling, a little like a fox.

And this smile is more frightening than the angry face in Zhang Bao's eyes.

"Xiao, Lord Xiao. ”

Zhang Bao's body took half a step back, looked at the person in front of him, and stammered.

Standing in front of him at this time was Xiao Muqiu, who came from Fengping.

Xiao Muqiu glanced at Zhang Bao, looked around at his room again, waved his hand with a smile, and said to him.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just passing by and stopping by. ”

"That's right. Zhang Bao lowered his head, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead imperceptibly, bowed down and said,

"Then why didn't the landlord notify his subordinates earlier, so that his subordinates could send someone to greet him. ”

"I'm sorry to trouble you so much. ”

Xiao Muqiu put away his fan, squinted his eyes and sat on a chair, put his eyes on Zhang Bao's body, looked at it for a while and said.

"After all, I've heard you've been busy lately. ”

Hearing Xiao Muqiu say this, Zhang Bao's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but have some fine sweat on his forehead, and replied stiffly.

The landlord laughed, Princess Chang'an is coming, and the affairs of the subordinates are indeed more, but if the landlord has something to order, the subordinates must be the affairs of the landlord first. ”

"Really?" Xiao Muqiu held the fan, put it in the palm of his hand and patted it.

"Then why did someone tell me that you have been doing things for others lately?"

"Floor, landlord. Zhang Bao raised his hand and touched his forehead, as if he wanted to say something.

But Xiao Muqiu had already slowly lowered the smile on his face and said lightly.

"Steward Zhang, I hope you understand that there are some things that you say and say to me, and the situation is different. I can guarantee that what you say today will not be heard by anyone but me, but I also hope that you will not hide anything. ”

There was silence in the room for a while, and then only a plop was heard, Zhang Bao knelt on the ground, his voice trembled, and said with some crying.

"The landlord, the subordinates are also a last resort. ”

"I know. Xiao Muqiu nodded calmly, and then said to Zhang Bao.

"Now what I want to know is what those people want you to do, don't miss anything, tell me everything. ”

"Yes. Zhang Bao replied in a deep voice, lowered his head dejectedly, and said everything that the swordsman had asked him to do.

It turned out that the person planned to ask Zhang Bao to arrange gunpowder barrels in Chang'an City on the day of Princess Chang'an's letter and salute, and then ignited and detonated them together to turn Chang'an City into a sea of fire.

I have to admit that if Zhang Bao really did this, then the probability of success would indeed be very high.

Because first of all, most of the troops in Chang'an City will be mobilized to the palace that day, firstly, to maintain order, and secondly, to prevent someone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos.

In the city, because the people gather during the ceremony, the patrol force is relatively small, and in the dense crowd, it is not difficult to find a few hidden places to place gunpowder.

Secondly, Fengyulou has several strongholds in Chang'an, which are used as places to store gunpowder in peacetime.

Finally, with the mutually beneficial relationship between Fengyulou and the imperial court, the imperial court's control over Fengyulou is relatively small, if Zhang Bao suddenly comes to this hand by virtue of the identity of Fengyulou, it is difficult for anyone to be guarded.

Therefore, the final result is most likely that the gunpowder will ignite, the house will collapse, the crowd will be chaotic, and there will be countless casualties.

Xiao Muqiu silently listened to Zhang Bao's words, closed his eyes, sat on the seat, and asked out loud after a while.

"Do you know who is telling you to do things?"

Zhang Bao was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "My subordinates don't know." ”

"He is from the Kingdom of Jin. Xiao Muqiu gave a simple answer, and then asked.

"Do you know what they're going to do when you're done with all of this?"

Combined with the identity of the other party's Jin Guoren, Zhang Bao thought for a while, and then seemed to have an answer in his heart, and looked at Xiao Muqiu with his mouth open.

"They're still going to kill you. Xiao Muqiu said.

"Then the imperial court will track down our Fengyulou, but you are dead, we can only be speechless, either be exterminated by the imperial court, or scatter and flee. And the imperial court will also be wary of the rivers and lakes, and in the long run, people on both sides will definitely stir up all kinds of contradictions, and then the court and the rivers and lakes will be difficult to stand on, and people's hearts will be unstable. At this time, if the Jin State comes to buy people's hearts again, there will definitely be people who will take advantage of the chaos to turn against each other, and the inside and outside should be united, and the court will be unable to support it alone, and it will be impossible for the Jin State to attack Guanzhong. At that time, what do you think the situation will be?"

At this point, Zhang Bao's expression was already frozen, he couldn't have imagined that his little steward of the Wind and Rain Building would affect so much.

But he had to admit that what Xiao Muqiu said was indeed reasonable.

"Then, what should we do?" Zhang Bao knelt down with a pale face and asked, "Why don't I call those sent people back now, and don't do this." ”

But Xiao Muqiu shook his head and said, "This will make us Fengyulou be targeted by the Jin Kingdom, and your wife and children will also be threatened, which will do more harm than good." ”

As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly think of something, with a smile on his face, and said slowly.

"But we can find somebody, a nosy man, and let him take care of it. ”

Who are you looking for, Xiao Muqiu's heart seems to have someone to choose someone for.