Guanzhong, Ju County.

Because it is adjacent to Chang'an, Juxian County has always been a distribution center for goods and news in Guanzhong, and because it is close to Zhongnan Mountain, it is convenient for criminals to escape into the mountains to hide, so it is mixed.

In such a joint area, the power of the Tsing Yi Yamen should not be underestimated. And tonight, the Tsing Yi Yamen is in action. Their goal was the county order of Juxian County. Now, they have taken control of the county government.

To be precise, it was killed in the county office.

The battle was very fierce, with the fierceness of the Tsing Yi Yamen swordsman, he suddenly attacked and conquered this small county ya, which took a stick of incense and killed three people.

This made Ma Zheng very unhappy.

As the commander of this operation, he was repeatedly told by the commander before he left that he should fight quickly and make a quick decision, and not make too much noise and let the news leak out. And at the moment, it is clear that his task is not done well.

Truth be told, Ma Zheng can't be blamed for this.

No one could have imagined that in a small county office, there were actually two monks in the middle of Qi cultivation. If it weren't for Ma Zheng's strength being strong enough to hold back the other party, most of tonight's operation would have failed.

The unhappy Ma Zheng, when interrogating the county magistrate who was covered in bruises, naturally he couldn't talk about politeness. Although the county magistrate looked even angrier than him, as soon as he saw him, he spat bloody spit and asked, why did the Tsing Yi Yamen assassinate the imperial court officials, and kept saying where the law was.

"Noise!" Ma Zheng took the scabbard and slapped the county order's face, and the other party's face was swollen for a long time, and he almost turned his back on his breath, and then sat on the bench with satisfaction.

took out a letter and shook it away in front of the other party, Ma Zheng said contemptuously: "Liu County Order, I heard that you are also from a bitter background, and you have been in high school for ten years, why did you forget your duty and become so greedy for money just after you made the county order?" You dare to accept even the money of the Khitans, and your conscience is eaten by dogs?"

Liu County's order, who was already in the air, suddenly blushed when he heard this, and his neck was thick, and he let out a beast-like roar from his throat: "Nonsense! How could this official accept money from the Khitans? Even if this official is wolf-hearted, he will not have anything to do with those northern barbarians!"

Ma Zheng sneered, "You really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." You didn't take less of the gold, silver and jewelry of the Jinbei Firm, right? They bought you the military and political news of the imperial court, and you didn't refuse, did you?"

Liu Xianling was dumbfounded, and reluctantly said: "They said that this is all to know the national policy of the court and the situation in various places in time, seize the hidden business opportunities inside, and do better business, which is ...... What does it have to do with the Khitans?"

Ma Zheng stood up, since the other party had confessed, he had no reason to continue talking nonsense with the other party, "The Tsing Yi Yamen has found out that the owner behind the Jinbei business is a Khitan.

"You have given you a lot of money, asked you to help them, and bought all kinds of news about military and political affairs in the court, just to spy on the major affairs of our military aircraft through various clues. Liu Zhihe, do you understand now? You are betraying the country!"

Liu Zhihe's face was suddenly colorless, he knew that the Tsing Yi Yamen would not deceive himself, so he cried in despair and grabbed the ground, and shouted miserably: "Ma Duwei, I am wronged! I really don't know that the Jinbei business is actually the property of the Khitans! I am confused in the next moment, and I am in the next ......."

"Okay, Liu County Order, you don't have to say much to me. ”

Ma Zheng waved his hand indifferently, and when he was about to go out, he suddenly sneered and turned around: "Ordinary people are stupid, at most, they have a hard time." But you are sitting in the position of the county magistrate, but you don't have a smart brain, who can blame you for the ruin of your family?"

Speaking of this, Ma Zheng walked out the door.

Subsequently, Liu Zhihe's dying screams sounded inside.

After finishing the errand, returning from the county government to the Tsing Yi Yamen stronghold, Ma Zheng ordered his subordinates to return to their positions, and he did not stop at all, and went straight to the gate of the commander. Seeing that the lights were bright inside, he knocked on the door to prepare for the return according to the commander's previous instructions.

The leader of the Tsing Yi Yamen in Juxian County, what his real name is, few people below know. But they all know that the other party's nickname is Tieban, and it is said that before he was transferred to the commander of the Tsing Yi Yamen in Juxian County, he was the hidden stake of Jincheng County, Hexi Prefecture, so everyone called him the Iron Commander.

Tie Pan was reading at night, and after listening to Ma Zheng's return, he waved his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down, waiting for him to finish reading this article.

In fact, Tiepan doesn't like to read, but I've heard that it looks deep in front of his subordinates and is not easy to be deceived. Although the iron plate thinks that he will not be deceived by his subordinates, it depends on wisdom and skill, and it has nothing to do with whether he pretends to be knowledgeable or not. However, the general trend is like this, and I have to go with the flow.

"Liu Xianling admitted that he had a secret communication with the Khitan and betrayed the news of the imperial court's military and political affairs?" asked unhurriedly in Tiepan's mouth, but his eyes looked at the pages.

Ma Zheng said respectfully: "Although Liu Zhihe shouted that he was wronged, he has already admitted his dealings with the Jinbei firm. ”

The iron plate snorted without being salty, and said without raising his head: "Then what about you, Ma Zheng, when did you admit that you had dealings with the Khitans and betrayed the information of the Tsing Yi Yamen to the other party?"

Ma Zheng was stunned, forced himself to calm down, and said with a difficult smile: "Don't make fun of your subordinates, in this extraordinary period now, your subordinates can't stand the ridicule of the Iron Commander!"

Tie Pan put down the book, looked at Ma Zheng solemnly, and his eyes were like swords: "Do you think this commander is joking with you? To tell you the truth, I asked you to arrest Liu Zhihe today just to see if you are colluding with him." Facts have proved that the Khitans are really meticulous, and you are all in Ju County, but you have nothing to do with each other. ”

Speaking of this, Tie Pan suddenly realized, "Of course, this may also be Liu Zhihe, he really doesn't know that the Khitan people behind the Jinbei business name are the Khitans, and he really won't sell the news to the Khitans." ”

Ma Zheng noticed that the iron plate was determined, and he couldn't help but feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, but his face was still not obvious, and he smiled and said: "Iron Commander, his subordinates really have nothing to do with the Khitans, I don't believe that the Iron Commander can check ......"

"I've found out. Ma Zheng, when the matter comes, you still don't repent? Do you really want me to take off your head and send you into the Hades Palace with my own hands?"

Before he could finish his words, Ma Zheng suddenly moved.

But instead of shooting at the iron plate, he suddenly broke out of the window and flew away quickly!

The iron plate sneered, did not pursue, did not even get up, picked up the book and began to read again.

Outside the window, Ma Zheng's terrible screams, roars, and pleadings sounded.

Soon, Ma Zheng, who was covered with bruises like Liu Zhihe, entered the iron-plated room again, but this time he was deposited.

Glancing at Ma Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground and still vomiting blood in his mouth, Tie Pan sighed bitterly, "Tell me, why?"

Ma Zheng knew that there was no way out, and he looked up to the sky and laughed miserably.

When he lowered his head, his face was extremely hideous, "Why? It's very simple, they have kidnapped my family! Iron Commander, I don't want to be treasonous, but I can't watch my family die!"

"I was born in poverty, and I entered the Tsing Yi Yamen just so that a large family of women and children could be fed and clothed! The Khitans held them hostage, Iron Commander, you tell me, what can I do?!"

Tie Pan frowned and said, "You should report it, the Tsing Yi Yamen has the ability to save your family." You don't even believe that, do you?"

Ma Zheng shook his head painfully, "The cultivation of the people who came here is too high, higher than that of the Iron Commander, and after I was knocked unconscious, I was taken to their foothold." At that time, if I didn't tell them what they wanted to know, they would kill all my mother, brothers and sisters in front of me!"

Speaking of this, Ma Zheng seemed to have exhausted all his strength, slumped to the ground, and said with his eyes godless: "With this beginning, the rest of the things can't be stopped." Even if the Iron Commander can call in the masters, they will all be destroyed, and my family will definitely die first. Iron Commander, I can't help it, I can't ......"

When it was over, Ma Zheng hugged his head and cried.

Tie Pan waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to take Ma Zheng down.

He sat down for a long time and began to write official documents.

How many people there are in the Tsing Yi Yamen, I don't know how many people there are, but it's definitely a huge number.

There are even more relatives behind the Tsing Yi Yamen.

There is no force that can protect each of them and ensure that they are safe and sound under the hands of the Great Monk. The tragedy of Ma Zheng now seems almost impossible to eliminate.

......

As a traverser, Li Ye is of course very aware of how important intelligence work is in the war. In many cases, whoever masters the military disposition of the enemy army will win on the battlefield. On the contrary, if you lag behind others in information, most of the people who are waiting for you are stumbling and dying.

Therefore, when he noticed that the Khitan had fine works in the Tang Dynasty, and there were still a lot of them, and the role was not much worse than that of the Tsing Yi Yamen, even in front of Song Jiao, he also showed a cold look, and did not hesitate to warn the Tsing Yi Yamen in this way.

When Shangguan Allure led the army north to conquer Monan, setting off a huge wave of the Dangxiang and Shatuo clans, there was also a huge storm of unprecedented scale in the territory of Datang. In this storm, countless Khitan pretenses were investigated, and countless related people were killed.

Not only Guanzhong, but more than 300 states are bleeding.

It was like a blood cloud hanging over the Tang Dynasty, and it rained blood.

Without uprooting all the Khitan in the country, Li Ye could not leave Chang'an with confidence and go to the border to fight. It's just that unlike the enemies they faced in the past, the Khitan is relatively much stronger - during the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty over the years, they were also fully prepared, which created such a big trouble for Li Ye.

Seeing the official document presented by Song Jiao, Li Ye sighed.

He didn't expect that the Khitan Xizuo's infiltration of Datang would have reached this point.

"The court officials are not clear, and there are problems with the internal confidentiality rules of the Tsing Yi Yamen. ”

Li Ye put down the official document and said to Song Jiao, "I will handle the affairs of the imperial court." From now on, the family history of every monk in the Tsing Yi Yamen must be kept completely confidential, even if it is between colleagues, they are not allowed to inquire into each other. Violators, beheaded.

"Those who enter the Tsing Yi Yamen are not allowed to inform their families of their true identities and actual locations, and their families are not allowed to inquire about military affairs, and meetings with family members must be arranged by the commander-in-chief, and the place must be specially selected, the number of times is limited, and all correspondence must be examined. Leakers, chop.

"Also, arrange for them to cover their identities in the army. ”

Song Jiao nodded: "I'll do it." ”

Li Ye closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows.

Song Jiao asked: "It is easy to rectify the Tsing Yi Yamen, but it is difficult to rectify the officials." After all, you are only King An now, not the emperor. The people who have found out the news of the betrayal of the military aircraft of the court are all ministers, and most of them are still old people of Your Majesty, if you move them, no matter what the reason, everyone and Your Majesty will think that you want to ......"

"Your Majesty, plot to usurp the throne?" Li Ye shook his head, "I will tell Your Majesty about this." ”

Song Jiao didn't say much. Li Ye and Li Yan, no matter who it is, it's hard to say much.

Seeing that Song Jiao still hadn't left, Li Ye wondered, "Is there anything else?"

Song Jiao showed a hesitant and painful look, looked at Li Ye several times, her eyes were full of worry, concern, and sympathy, and she lifted her breath several times before she said slowly in a difficult voice: "Yunzhou Shatuo...... Battle report. ”

When Li Ye saw Song Jiao's appearance, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Suddenly, a sadness that was so intense that it could not be dissolved surrounded his whole body like a raging fire. At this moment, he felt his heart twitching, the kind that was pulled out of his chest.

He couldn't help but think of the lonely and desolate back of Shangguan Allure who rushed to the rebels with a knife in his previous life when he set himself on fire in the Xuanwu Tower, and the last sentence she left, "I use my blood to do something for Your Majesty!"

Li Ye opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound, and the tears were uncontrollable, and his face was full of self-care. He felt that his body no longer belonged to him, because he could not contain the violent, wobble shaking of his hands and feet.

He is like an innocent teenager who has lost the love of his beloved girl.

......

Song Jiao knelt down on one knee to Li Ye for the first time, and said sadly: "In the battle of Luoyankou, when the wolf's tooth army was exhausted, it was surrounded and attacked by 300,000 Khitan troops, and nearly 70,000 soldiers could not defeat the enemy army despite bloody battles.

"By dusk, although more than 100,000 enemies had been killed, there was not a single soldier left...... In the end, there were less than 5,000 soldiers of the Wolf Tooth Army who broke through. Adjutant General Zhao Nianci died in battle, and the main general Shangguan fell into the city, seriously injured and unconscious......"

Li Ye grabbed the handrail, leaned forward, and asked in a quack, "Then what?"

Song Jiao said: "Fortunately, when Shangguan Allure went out to fight the party, he did not let the 30,000 infantry army accompany the army, but arranged for them to march to Yunzhou early. After the elite cavalry of the 5,000 wolf tooth army broke through, they were chased and killed by the Khitan, until they were met by the infantry army at the mountain pass, which repelled the enemy pursued by the Khitan...... King Qi was also seriously injured in order to save Shangguan Chengcheng. ”

Li Ye suddenly looked like a fish on the shore, and was thrown back into the water, gasping for breath.

Song Jiao lowered her head, and her voice trembled lightly: "In this battle, the world's sharpest wolf tooth army almost ceased to exist. More than 60,000 soldiers are buried in the wasteland, and Zhao Nianci's bones are gone...... Your Highness, Shangguan fell into the city and was defeated. ”

Li Ye got up slowly, walked to the door, looked up at the bright moon on the cornice, and was silent for a while.

After a long time, he muttered: "In order to solve the crisis of the world's attack on Tang, the Wolf Tooth Army has done its best. This is the death of Mo Nan and the death of the Tang Dynasty. Lonely, with the Tang Dynasty soldiers and the people of the world, they will not forget this battle!"

Speaking of this, Li Ye suddenly turned around and ordered Song Jiao strictly: "The important ministers of the court who leaked the military aircraft, no matter who they are, no matter what position they are in, and what their relationship is with Your Majesty, I order you to arrest them immediately, and those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot!"

Song Jiao suddenly got up, "No!"

Li Ye strode out of the room, "I'll go see Your Majesty." ”