Lin'an.

Although it was captured by the Yuan army, it seemed to be no different from before, except for the fact that there were many strangers on the streets, it did not seem to have any effect on the people in the city.

Na Boyan is also a reasonable person, and naturally knows that the rule of slaughter is not long-lasting, especially when the Huaxia army is eyeing it, it is easy to provoke the resistance under his rule, which makes it difficult for the Yuan army to gain a foothold in this Lin'an.

So after he captured Lin'an, he began to rectify the law and order in the city, in order to convince the people in the city, he even arrested a group of hooligans and gangsters, and directly came to show the public.

In this way, those hidden saboteurs have also settled down a lot, and even the people in the city applauded, thinking that they had met a Qing official. For them, it seems that changing the dynasty is also a common thing, and they only need to ensure their own safety, even if they worship someone of a different race as the emperor, there is nothing inappropriate.

In troubled times, it is always so cruel.

It was early in the morning, and there was a line of people at the gates, waiting to be confirmed by the soldier so that they could enter the city.

Standing in the middle of the crowd, Chen Ziang's eyes frowned slightly, looking at the two guards at the city gate in the distance, and he had already taken off the military uniform on his body at this moment, but it was replaced by an ordinary businessman's decoration, of course, he was not alone, and he was accompanied by a few subordinates wearing short shirts.

"Attention, everyone, don't reveal your identity, understand?"

Lowering his voice, Chen Ziang reminded.

"I'll understand. ”

Everyone nodded in unison, as if they were afraid of being discovered by others, and peeked at the person next to them.

I saw that those people still looked as usual, which made them feel a little relieved, knowing that they were not exposed. Looking at the soldiers at the head of the city in the distance, they also hurriedly bent down and pretended to be trembling.

At this moment, their identities are merchants who have entered the city, and they can't reveal their identities because of a momentary anger.

The temperature rose, the morning dew had dispersed, and the queue that once stretched for hundreds of meters was reduced by more than half, and soon it was everyone's turn.

"Hello, big brother!"

Chen Zi bowed down with a flattering look on his face, where was his awe-inspiring appearance?

"Who are you, and why don't I have an impression of you?"

The doorman looked Chen Ziang up and down, he had always been in charge of guarding the gate, and he was quite familiar with the people entering the city, but now when he saw Chen Ziang, he felt strange.

"My name is Chen Ziang. ”

Chen Ziang bowed his body, still flattering: "Isn't it because I heard that Tian Khan has just arrived in Lin'an?" If there is anything unclear, please don't blame the eldest brother. ”

The man continued, "What about them?"

"They, they're servants I hired to help me deliver this cargo to the city. Chen Ziang hurriedly pointed to several carts behind him and explained.

And on top of the cart, there were some fine cotton cloths, all of the finest colors.

The doorman took one look at it, and immediately exclaimed, "Oh! As soon as he reached out and touched it, the smooth touch made him look surprised and asked, "This is from Chang'an?"

Since moving into Guannai, Xiao Feng has been vigorously developing the textile industry and vigorously promoting cotton cultivation in ethnic minority areas in order to allow the people under his rule to wear tough and warm clothes. After decades, the cotton cloth produced had reached a level that even ordinary people could afford to buy it if they were frugal.

And this cotton cloth has always been a strategic item for the Huaxia Army and the Song Dynasty in exchange for supplies.

"This. The main reason is that I have some connections in Chang'an, so I got so many fabrics. Chen Ziang nodded, and then asked, "By the way, can I go in now?"

"Well, this one!"

The doorman shook his head, then pointed to the box next to him, and said, "You have to pay the entrance fee before you can enter." ”

"Okay, I see. ”

Chen Ziang pretended to be in pain, took out dozens of copper coins, threw them into the urn, and then entered Lin'an under the surveillance of these soldiers.

After stepping into Lin'an, Chen Ziang took a breath a little, glad that he had successfully blended into this Lin'an City.

"Boss, what are we going to do next?" one of them asked.

Chen Ziang instructed: "Let's go to the agreed place first." As for the task given by the lord, let's put it aside for now. After all, we've just entered Lin'an, and if the Tartar finds out, we'll be in for a bad night. ”

"I'll understand. ”

After getting the news, the group immediately pushed four carts and quickly found a shop.

When the owner of the shop saw a few people coming here, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly walked up and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"Hey. We are here to deliver the goods, and all these fabrics are delivered from Lin'an. Ten horses of the first class, thirty horses of the second class, and of course one special horse, I wonder if the boss can inspect the goods?" Chen Ziang complained.

The boss looked in a trance, and hurriedly said, "Oh." I see, so let me see what you're doing. He welcomed the group into the shop, and asked the fellow to close the shop and hang up a sign saying it was closed.

Seeing that the door was closed, Chen Ziang breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed to the boss and complained: "Lao Guan, I have been in Lin'an for so many years, and I have also troubled you." ”

In order to better obtain information about Lin'an, the Huaxia Army has always set up corresponding spies in Lin'an, and this Lao Guan and his cloth shop are one of them. Now that Chen Ziang has received Xiao Feng's task, he naturally thinks of Lao Guan, so he came here in the name of transporting cloth, so that he can learn about the situation in the city from Lao Guan.

The old Guan waved his hand and replied, "Alas. Speaking of which, I owe you your help, otherwise I am afraid that my shop will not be able to continue. ”

Lao Guan's real name is Guan Tong, is a native of Lin'an, once because he was bullied by the city officials, almost made the family ruined, fortunately the Huaxia Army was eager to develop in Lin'an offline, so he secretly took action to solve the matter, since then Lao Guan has been desperately invested in the Huaxia Army, and has become an important eyeliner for Chang'an to spy on Lin'an.

"Huh. That's just as well. ”

Chen Ziang chuckled, and then complained: "It's just about the target this time, do you have any information?"

"Target?"

Guan Tong frowned and complained, "Do you mean Liumengyan, Fan Wenhu and the others mentioned in the letter?"

"That's right. One of my goals in coming to Lin'an this time was to see if I could assassinate these rebels. If it weren't for these traitors secretly obstructing, how could this Lin'an fall so quickly?" Chen Ziang said, Guan Tong nodded quite approvingly at this time, and Chen Ziang also continued to ask: "Of course, in addition, I also want to see if I can win over some people from among those scholars. If we can persuade them to join our army, it will also be a good help for us. ”

That's right, the reason why Chen Ziang was sent to Lin'an was precisely for this purpose.

After all, the strength of the Yuan army is not weak, if you want to defeat the other party from the front, even Xiao Feng is not completely sure, so he asked Chen Ziang to penetrate the local interior to see if he can persuade those Song ministers who surrendered, so that they can change their ways and return to the command of the Huaxia army.

"Liumengyan?"

Guan Tong pondered for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "If it's him, I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

"Why?"

Chen Ziang asked, just in terms of strength, he was not afraid of Na Liumengyan, after all, Na Liumengyan was a civil official, even if he had considerable strength, but after all, he was not like Chen Ziang, who had been trained by war for a long time.

If he is facing the enemy head-on, Chen Ziang has the confidence to defeat the opponent.

But Na Liumengyan was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and his subordinates naturally did not lack the support of masters, if there was no perfect plan, Chen Ziang did not feel that he could defeat the other party.

Guan Tong replied: "You also know that this person was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and now he has been appointed by the Yuan army as the governor of Jiangnan, and his power is monstrous. And that guy has always been cautious, and there are no fewer people around him to support him, if it is only by you, I am afraid that it will not work. ”

"Okay, I see. ”

After listening to the explanation, Chen Ziangton felt frustrated, it was obviously impossible to assassinate this person, but he still refused to give up, and asked again: "It's just that I'm curious, what is this guy doing now?"

"Well, I heard that he is now sending people around to search for those scholars who have not been under the command of Yuan Ting. Guan Tong replied.

Chen Ziang asked, "Why is this a search for a doctor?"

"Hmph. Why else? Of course, he was afraid that these scholars would leak his secrets, and even secretly prevent people from assassinating him? After all, he had done those bad things, and naturally he was afraid that someone would assassinate him. Guan Tong's face was full of anger, and he was obviously also full of anger towards Liumengyan.

If it weren't for this guy's repeated obstructions, how could this great Song Dynasty be defeated so simply?

It's a pity that he is just a businessman and doesn't have much strength, so naturally he can't take revenge, so he can only rely on Chen Ziang and others, which can be of a little use.

"That's just as well. ”

Chen Ziang thought about it carefully, and then asked: "In that case, who is in charge of this matter, and who are they going to hunt down?"

Of course, there are scholars like Chen Yizhong, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jian, etc., who have never surrendered. Guan Tong explained: "And it is Xie Changyuan and Zhao Menghe who are in charge of this matter. And Yuan Yong, the judge who signed the Pingjiang Military Festival, was killed by these two people. ”

"So that's it?"

Chen Ziang's eyebrows were furrowed, and he secretly felt troubled.

I thought that this task was extremely easy, but now it seems that there are a lot of Song Chen who are under the command of the Yuan army, and with the strength of a few of them, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed.

Guan Tong closed his head and replied, "That's right. And if you really want to assassinate, you have to be careful. ”

"Who?" Chen Ziang hurriedly asked.

"Look!" Guan Tong said vigilantly.

Chen Ziang muttered for a moment: "What happened to this person?"

"That's right. This is the person! To say this person is to be considered shameless. When he was a local defender, Jian had repeatedly told people that if any Yuan army arrived, he would definitely commit suicide and save his full name, and even made people cast a silver medal with the inscription: 'The loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are looking forward. It is said that if one day he dies in battle, when the silver medal is found, he asks the person to bury it, and the silver medal is a gift of apology. Guan Tong said.

Chen Ziang complained: "If this is the case, it is worthy of being a loyal person, and seeing you like this, will you not join the enemy in the future?"

"That's right. When the Yuan army really came, everyone originally expected him to resist, but they found that the person had already put on the military uniform of the Yuan people, saying that he had already invested in the command of the Yuan army. Therefore, if you really meet this person, you must be careful of this person, after all, this person is extremely hypocritical, and if you are not careful, you will be sold. Guan Tong said vigilantly.

Chen Ziang smiled: "Don't worry about this, I will naturally pay attention to it." ”