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The reeds swayed gently, the starry night gradually faded, and the shadows of the trees swayed in the dark wind. When the sound of crows came from afar, bonfires were still burning in the temporary camp by the river, and voices occasionally came out. This was already Shandong territory, and ahead was a tributary of the Si River. After passing it, it would be Gunzhou and Yunzhou, approaching the territory of Liangshan. Lin Chong sat on a large rock in the distance, in the darkness, holding his steel spear across his body, thinking about something as he looked at the tip of the spear.
Song Wan walked over from the side with a wine bowl and a wine jar, and handed him a bowl of wine: "Brother Lin, are you troubled?"
"Thank you." Cloud Piercer Song Wan's skills weren't very high on Liangshan, but he was an old member of Liangshan. He was generally moderate and steady in his words and actions, and he still had some weight. Lin Chong thanked him, took the wine in his hand, let it sit for a moment, and then drank it in one gulp. "Thank you for your concern, Brother Song."
"Since that battle a few days ago, Brother Lin has been a little uneasy. This brother can still see that."
What Song Wan was talking about was naturally not the battle of Jiangning, but the ambush they encountered three days ago on their way back to Liangshan. Among those who attacked, besides the government soldiers, there were also several experts, the same people who had appeared in the Su Mansion in Jiangning. Among them, three people using Soul-Reaping Spears and the young man leading them were quite skilled, but the most powerful was the junior officer who had fought them in the Jiangning prison. At that time, he attacked unprepared, and killed his way in almost invincibly. Two of Fang La's subordinate leaders died under his spear upon contact. Later, Lin Chong took on this junior officer, and the two fought further and further away, until in the end it seemed that they had fought to a draw. That junior officer left, and Lin Chong also seemed to have some worries.
But this was just what others saw. Song Wan was sent here mainly to balance the situation in the team, as a kind of reinforcement. At that time, the fighting was fierce, but he saw the junior officer's power. He originally wanted to go over to help, but after chasing after him, he saw that the junior officer suddenly stopped his spear technique, took a few steps back, and asked Lin Chong: "What is your relationship with Master Zhou Tong!?"
The Shaanxi hero "Iron Arms" Zhou Tong was a famous martial arts master in the Jianghu world. He had the most transcendent status in the Bianjing Imperial Boxing Hall. He was Lin Chong's teacher. Some people on Liangshan knew this. His several personal disciples, Lu Junyi, Sun Li, and Lin Chong, had already joined Liangshan. Shi Wengong was at odds with Liangshan and had already died. Luan Tingyu was currently teaching at the Zhu Family Village in Dulong Gang. Song Wan understood immediately after hearing the junior officer say this, that this skilled junior officer also had some relationship with Zhou Tong, but Lin Chong did not admit it, saying, "Fight if you want to fight, what's with the nonsense." He waved his spear to attack.
That junior officer's martial arts were still above Lin Chong's. Seeing that Lin Chong did not admit it, he also waved his spear to attack. Both of them were first-rate spear masters. Song Wan did not dare to go forward. After fighting for a while, Lin Chong was at a disadvantage, and the junior officer's expression became more and more puzzled. After another round of fighting, he suddenly jumped away and said in a deep voice: "I know who you are!"
Lin Chong did not speak. The junior officer said: "I have heard about your affairs, and I know that you have suffered injustice and blood feud, but even so, you should not help these bandits to rob those Fang La rebels... Although I can defeat you today, I may not be able to kill you. I will let you go this time. If my duty lies in the future, and you are still on Liangshan, I will definitely kill you! Take care!"
"That person is my master's personal disciple, so he is also my junior brother." Lin Chong said this, and Song Wan naturally understood. He patted him on the shoulder: "This brother also saw it. This person's martial arts are so high, and he has the friendship of brothers with you. He didn't want to compete with you last time, he is affectionate and righteous. He must be a good man. Why not..."
Before Song Wan could finish speaking, Lin Chong tightened his grip on the steel spear, and it buzzed. Song Wan knew that he might be angered by this sentence, so he stopped speaking. After a moment, he only heard Lin Chong say: "He is the master's personal closed disciple. You can't touch him." He used to be a loyal patriot, but later he was framed by Gao Yanei, and his wife was raped and killed. It was only because of deep-seated hatred that he had to go to Liangshan to become a bandit. Perhaps he was saddened by his own situation. At this time, his tone was not high, and there was some melancholy, but the meaning in his words was firm and resolute, brooking no argument. Song Wan couldn't say anything more, so he had to drink the yellow wine bowl after bowl with him. At this moment, the camp suddenly became chaotic.
This time, after the Jiangning prison break, the government would definitely pursue them all the way, but they were all old hands in the Jianghu world, and the participants were all elites, so they only encountered the ambush that one time three days ago. At this moment, as the chaos broke out, Lin Chong grabbed his steel spear and rushed over with Song Wan, but the disturbance there had already begun to spread outward. The scale of this raid was not large. An expert broke into the outer perimeter of the camp, and someone used bows and crossbows to shoot from a distance, immediately catching everyone off guard. When Lin Chong and others were about to arrive, the expert had already ridden a horse and rushed out, grabbing a subordinate leader of Fang La along the way. The others were all chasing, either on horseback or running.
These were all experts. When the horse rushed out, stones and hidden weapons were thrown over like locusts, while deflecting the arrows and crossbow bolts that were shot. The attacker was actually wearing white clothes. As the horse ran, the captured leader kept struggling. The two seemed to be fighting, and blood kept flying backwards in the wind, and the screams were shrill and terrifying. When they approached the woods, the running horse's leg was finally hit by a stone, and with a long whinny, both of them rolled off the horse. When the others rushed in, the man in white suddenly stood up, grabbed the leader's corpse and threw it towards the crowd. Someone caught the corpse, and then couldn't help but take a step back.
"This person, this person..."
Not far away, at the edge of the woods, the man in white was facing the crowd sideways. His whole body was covered in blood, especially his head and face, where blood was splattered everywhere. He spat something out of his mouth, and the thing fell on the grass. Among the crowd, those who had killed many people recognized it as an eyeball.
The corpse caught by the crowd was torn into pits and depressions from the throat upwards. Not only was the throat torn, but even the entire head and face were torn open in many places. In some places, white bones could be seen, and an eyeball was also dug out. It looked like it was all covered in teeth marks. The captured leader had actually been bitten to death alive.
The man in white was tall and slender, and his eyes shone in the darkness, making him look particularly eerie with the blood all over his body. Of course, everyone was not someone who would be frightened. After hesitating slightly, they were about to rush forward, but the man in white plunged into the woods and ran out of sight under the cover of several waves of arrows.
It was already night, and everyone was not very clear about the surrounding area. They only knew the principle of not entering the forest. After searching for a while, they gave up disappointedly. Some people recalled the man in white and were still afraid. In the Jianghu world, killing people was killing people. Even if Sun Erniang on Liangshan was used to making human meat buns, it was still rare for someone to bite people to death directly in a fight. There were also some knowledgeable people in the vicinity who said: "It's probably the wolf bandits here."
In Shandong, there were many bandits at this time. The wolf bandits that the man spoke of were a small group of bandits near the Si River. They were elusive and appeared occasionally. They did a lot of black-eat-black things and didn't pay much attention to the rules, but they had always been small-scale, and the others hadn't taken them to heart. They had only heard that the leader of the wolf bandits ate people alive and was extremely brutal.
After discussing for a while, they didn't know why the wolf bandits had suddenly targeted their group, but they were about to cross the Si River. As long as they crossed it and reached the territory of Liangshan Marsh, the wolf bandits would obviously not dare to chase after them. So everyone became more vigilant. When they crossed the river the next day, no enemies came out again. Occasionally, someone mentioned the wolf bandits, and then they threw it out of their minds. Those brainless lunatics, it might be accidental injury or brain cramping. It's not good to mobilize the entire Liangshan for him. They are not necessarily targeting themselves.
At this moment, they all thought so...
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Summer had arrived, and the wind and rain came suddenly, and the weather changed in an instant. When the sky turned dark, Ning Yi stood on the second floor of Qingyuan, looking at the scene of pedestrians and merchants running below. This situation might be similar to Jiangning before the Su family encountered the Liangshan bandits.
"...Twelve years ago, the current emperor had not yet ascended the throne. The Secret Intelligence Division was originally established in a hurry. Initially, there were only two departments, namely Liaodong and Yanyun. The Liaodong department was dedicated to provoking internal contradictions within the current Liao Dynasty, and the Yanyun department was making preliminary preparations for the return of the Sixteen Prefectures. The establishment of these two departments was actually somewhat idealistic. It was originally initiated by the spirit of several scholars and carried out in the name of the royal family. There were a total of five veterans who participated in it at the beginning. Now, whether they have retired or died, only Qin Xiang and I are left."
Ning Yi's injuries had basically no impact on his body, and he was already preparing to leave Jiangning. Today, Kang Xian invited him over to formally talk to him about the Secret Intelligence Division.
"However, even so, the Secret Intelligence Division was initially proposed by Si Yuan. In fact, although Si Yuan's actions ultimately deviate from the right path, some of his methods are somewhat unconventional. Many of us, from beginning to end, did not understand what he was thinking in his heart. Since the establishment of our dynasty, we have inherited the Three Departments and Six Ministries system, and we also have our own modifications, but various affairs actually have their own duties. Domestically, there are the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Court of Revision, and foreign affairs have always been handled by the Privy Council. Li Heng should also understand that if a thing's duties are unclear, it may eventually lead to disaster. At that time, we all held this idea and opposed the plan proposed by Si Yuan."
Not long ago, when he said this, Kang Xian couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.
"But Si Yuan was versatile and determined. He had a teacher-student relationship with the current Holy Emperor, and finally persuaded the Holy Emperor, who was still the太子(Tàizǐ, Crown Prince) at the time, to nod his head. But the Holy Emperor was probably not very enthusiastic about this. He kept emphasizing that if there was a conflict of duties, everything would be led by the Three Divisions and the Privy Council. Later, the Secret Intelligence Division was established, funded by me in the name of Princess Chengguo's Mansion, with Si Yuan as the leader. The other three were Liang Mengqi, Zuo Duan You Zuo Gong, and the great Confucian Wang Qisong. One year after the Secret Intelligence Division was established, Zuo Gong passed away. On the eve of the Blackwater Alliance, the Liao army went south. Wang Qisong Wang Gong's family was in Xingshan County, which was the front line of the Liao army's advance. Wang Gong was extremely fierce in character. Except for women and children, the whole family did not avoid it. In the end, the whole family died for the country. Wang Gong was skinned and his body displayed. At that time, Si Yuan was on the front line and could do nothing about it, which may be a regret in his life."
After Kang Xian finished speaking, he paused slightly. He was also old and could have long been able to control his emotions, but when he talked about this matter, he couldn't help but have red eyes. Perhaps Qin Si Yuan's regret in his life was the same for him. However, then he shook his head and concealed it.
"Wang Gong's family still has women and children now,
but there is only one grandson left in the family, named Wang Shanyue. If you go to Shandong, you may still have some dealings with him... It is now difficult to say whether the original intention of the Secret Intelligence Division was good or bad, but in the beginning, neither I nor Si Yuan had any experience. After all, relying solely on the spirit of scholars will not work. Later, we groped all the way. After the Blackwater Alliance, some insiders believed that the Secret Intelligence Division was frequently active in the north, angering the Liao people - in fact, this reason may also be part of it..."
"Before the Blackwater Alliance, the Secret Intelligence Division gradually developed and also set up five departments in the country. Since the number of people was small, it directly divided the southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest, and central five regions, but in these aspects, the manpower was actually insufficient. After the Blackwater Alliance, Si Yuan resigned as Minister of War, and Liang Mengqi felt guilty and even sent a letter to Si Yuan to sever their friendship. The Secret Intelligence Division also stopped at this point. However, the two northern Liaodong and Yanyun departments have always been active. This was my and Si Yuan's special act. Until the northern chaos gradually appeared, the Holy Emperor remembered the Secret Intelligence Division again and allowed it to resume operation. Although the time for the resumption of operation is not enough, and there are many restrictions, it still played a role in the Hangzhou rebellion..."
Kang Xian said so about the Secret Intelligence Division. Ning Yi asked some questions about the current establishment, and Kang Xian returned to the駙馬(Fùmǎ, Imperial Son-in-Law) Mansion. At this time, the sky was already dark, and it was about to rain heavily. Ning Yi stood by the railing on the second floor for a while, and then saw a carriage coming this way from the other side of the street. The driver was imposing and high-spirited, it was Yuan Jin'er. Seeing him from a distance, she turned her head and pointed over here, and then the curtain of the car opened, and Yun Zhu poked her head out from inside. Her head was still wrapped in white gauze, and she looked much thinner, but seeing Ning Yi, she smiled gently and then waved over here.
With a loud rumble, lightning flashed across the sky, and Ning Yi looked up... it was heavy rain again.
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