Izumo, Shuoyang Castle.

The backyard of one of the humble grocery stores.

This was originally the Zhang family's secret industry, but since a few people came here in half a month, the Zhang family's people have all withdrawn.

A man was standing there with his hands behind his back, looking at a map in front of him.

Da Yao's soldiers are still hundreds of miles away from this Shuoyang City, and there is a Suyang City in the middle.

"Door master, Yang Jiu is missing. A man walked up behind the man and said.

"Oh?" the man turned, "What happened, when did you disappear?"

This person is fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a green shirt, and his appearance is not angry and arrogant.

It was Ren Baqian's old acquaintance, Zhan Changkong, the master of the Golden Ring Gate.

He was one of the 100 households that were transferred from the Land of Heavenly View to Izumo this time.

"Yang Jiu said last night that he was going to explore the barracks, and he didn't come back after leaving. I searched and found no traces. The man said.

"Did you get caught?" Zhan Changkong frowned.

"I think...... It could be ......," the man slurred, a little unspeakable.

"What could it be?" Zhan Changkong's face suddenly sank.

"Maybe he ran away! I've been feeling that something is wrong with him for the past few days, as if he's preparing something. And although his skills are not high, he is shrewd and good at concealment, and no one knows our details, so the possibility of him being caught is extremely small. Combined with his performance these days, I think he has a better chance of running. ”

"I have long felt that Yang Jiu is cold-hearted, and he is really unreliable!" another middle-aged man suddenly said loudly when he heard this.

"Is there still a chance to catch it?" Zhan Changkong said with an ugly face.

"If I left the city in the middle of the night last night, I can't catch up now. After all, we are also understaffed. The man said.

"The master of the door, if he runs away, it doesn't matter, I'm afraid that he will go to the informant, and he can't stay here any longer. ”

"If he had snitched, the army would have come by now. But to be on the safe side, you really can't stay here. Liu Dong, you go and inform the previous contact person and ask him to arrange a place to live again.

Xu Yi, you go and inform the others to pack up their things and evacuate temporarily.

And you...... You go and find out if there is any Yang Jiu's whereabouts, maybe something happened to him. Zhan Changkong arranged them one by one.

After arranging everyone, Zhan Changkong turned his head to the last man who wrapped his face in cloth and only showed one eye: "Ling Zekuan, you say, if Yang Jiu really ran away, would he go to the informant and sell us?"

"The door master, the news of the connector, only you, me and Liu Dong know. Even if he informed, it was only Izumo who knew that there were a group of people like us, so be more careful in the future. "The deacon of the outer gate ordered to choose a wide way. At the beginning of the exploration mission, he gave Zhan Changkong Palace, and finally cut off half of his face and one eye, but he picked up a life and came back.

Zhan Changkong and the others changed their residences and monitored them for a few days, and found that there was no movement, so they relaxed a little. Although Yang Jiu ran away, he still had some friendship in the end, and he didn't sell all these people.

However, at this time it was in the capital of Izumo Province.

"Your Excellency, the defenders of Xuancheng caught a person while patrolling, and it is said that he came from Dayao and sent it overnight. A scribe with a long beard and a long beard in a long robe, a long scarf, said.

"Oh, Da Yao, the ancient clan?" was a man of fifty or sixty years of age, but his body was round into a sphere, or two spheres were joined together, and a pair of small eyes flashed on the smaller sphere.

He is the prime minister of Izumo Kingdom, and now he is angry as a traitor by the city sergeant, the one who controls the power of the court, sets the emperor as a puppet, forms a party for personal gain, obstructs the way of speech, and denigrates those who disagree with politics, and now only cares about infighting - Zheng Chengmian.

"No, it's said to be from the Land of Heavenly Views. And he also said something. The scribe said.

"What?"

"The Land of Heavenly View was pacified by the Gu Clan, half a year ago. ”

"What?" Zheng Chengmian was shocked when he heard this: "It has been half a year since the ancient clan calmed the land of heavenly scenery?"

"Yes, sir. ”

"Those barbarians have been calming the Land of Heavenly View for half a year, and they have been making it look like the Land of Heavenly View has not been calmed...... Why do you say he is?" Zheng Chengmian got up and walked a few steps in the room, and his flesh trembled with almost every step.

It can be said that the whole person is made of fat accumulation.

"If the news of the pacification of the Land of Heavenly Scenery spreads, Great Xia will definitely not send troops easily, they only need to face our Yun Kingdom and Chen Kingdom, but they have concealed the news and made it look like the Southern Protectorate was involved in the quagmire.

Now Great Xia has once again replaced the troops from all over the country with new soldiers, and has gathered a full 530,000 troops, and they are still guarding the news.

I guess their goal is this army of Great Xia, in other words, their goal is Great Xia!"

"Yes, the old man guessed the same. Otherwise, there is no reason for them to hold this news firmly, unless their purpose is Great Xia!" Zheng Chengmian laughed, and after laughing, he looked at the middle-aged scribe with a smile: "Then they attack me Izumo this time......"

"As before, for the sake of looting! the barbarians will not build, they will destroy, they will not occupy, they will only plunder. "The middle-aged scribe cut the railroad to the fore.

"Hmph, the old man knows so. In this case, the news that the barbarians had pacified the Land of Heavenly Scenery cannot be leaked out, and Great Xia must be dragged in as well. Kill them!"

"Yes!"

However, neither of them knew that there was still one news from the man.

It was this time that the Guard Governor's Mansion sent more than 400 people into Izumo to inquire about the situation in the various cities.

The reason why I didn't say this news was not because of affection, but because I wanted to use this news as a way to save my life and even invite a reward after meeting Minister Izumo.

However, it was this little thought that he never had a chance to say the news again.

also made the two of them never have a chance to know the news, otherwise they would inevitably rethink Da Yao's goal of attacking the clouds this time.

However, the information they have obtained so far has made them misjudge Da Yao's goal again, continue to immerse themselves in internal strife, and work hard for a more important goal.

For them, it was a good thing that some cities had been breached.

Those castle lords were self-respecting, and it was difficult for the imperial court to govern them, which was a situation that had been formed since the establishment of Izumo Province.

Originally, this situation was hopefully broken a few decades ago, but the emperor and prime minister at that time missed this opportunity.

But they won't miss this opportunity again.

Now after the city is broken, those city lords will either die or flee, even if the barbarians retreat, their foundation will be swept away, and the court can seize all those cities in their own hands, and the control of the court will be greatly increased.

and even created a centralized court like Great Xia.

This will definitely do more harm than good to Izumo Province, and it can even be said that it is a good thing!

What do the scholars who have been shouting and scolding in the city every day, counting Zheng Xingmian and the crimes of the imperial court know recently?