Chapter 257: Zhao Deban, Things Don’t Work That Way (Part 1)
Chapter 257 Zhao Yaban, this is not how things are done (first update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 257 Zhao Yaban, this is not how things are done (first update)
All the officials from the Liao Dynasty's mission gathered in the main hall of this house.
Xiao Fengxian glanced at the key officials of the envoy and cleared his throat.
"Because these two days are the days when the Song Dynasty takes a rest, we will wait until these two days have passed for all affairs in the Song Dynasty to be discussed. In addition, I would like to warn everyone in the envoy not to cause trouble and ruin the envoy's important affairs."
"Don't worry, Xiao Jiedu, we will definitely not dare to disobey Jiedu's order."
Yelu Hongguang saluted Xiao Fengxian, whose official position was Jiedushi, speaking on behalf of a group of officials.
"In the past two days, Xianguan intends to pay a visit to these Song court officials who are close to me in the Liao Dynasty to find out the tone of the Song court?"
While speaking, Yelu Hongguang took out a list of names from his arms and respectfully handed it to Xiao Fengxian's hand.
"This is..." Xiao Fengxian looked at the list with some confusion, and then looked at the old diplomat who presided over the Daliao Guoxin Institute.
"..." At this moment, two Imperial City detectives who were squatting in front of a brick wall full of pipe openings and were rapidly recording the conversation in the main hall of the house couldn't help but have their eyelids twitching wildly.
They glanced at each other, continued to listen intently, and continued to write down everything they heard while writing rapidly.
Even if they didn't hear the names of the officials on the list, it was enough for them to understand.
In the imperial court, there were actually squatting men who received the Liao's wealth and silk with a single vote, and their buttocks were already tilted to the officials of the Song Dynasty on the other side of the Liao Dynasty.
"In this case, I will leave it to you to take charge of this matter. As an envoy, I attract too much attention."
"Furthermore, tomorrow Gao Zhang will invite me to visit Tokyo. I believe that in this way, the eyes of the Song Dynasty will definitely focus on me, which will also facilitate your work."
"Xiao Jiedu, don't worry, Xiaguan and others will do it with caution."
"Speaking of which, the No. 1 Duke of the Song Dynasty was entrusted with an important task by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty at such a young age. It seems that the Song Dynasty really has no one..."
"The No. 1 Scholar is still just a child, and he still has a childlike attitude towards others. Now he has become brothers with Xiao Jiedu, which is a good thing.
Just ask Xiao Jiedu to get close to him. Maybe we can get information about Song Ting from him."
A group of officials from the Liao envoy discussed in the hall for almost an hour before they dispersed and went back to their own rooms to rest.
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Shortly after they left, a servant in the courtyard quietly left the room behind the main hall where the servant rested.
After arriving at the kitchen in the house that was responsible for supplying meals for the hundreds of people, after a short time, a dealer who brought about a dozen sheep into the kitchen quickly left.
Soon, the information was immediately handed over to two Imperial City Department spies, one was sent directly to the Imperial City Department, and the other was sent directly to Gao Taiwei's residence.
After returning home, the family of three happily gathered together again, after eating and drinking.
Gao Zhang began to whisper to his father in a low voice. Of course, the conversation was not about the kindness of a father and the filial piety of his son, but about the layout of his father's side.
The father and son were muttering in a low voice, while Huang, who was standing beside him, watched with satisfaction as his own son, with a serious face, discussed various conspiracies and calculations with his husband.
In her opinion, she only thinks that her son is too smart. He actually knows so much at such a young age, and he will definitely not suffer any disadvantage when he marries a wife in the future.
At this time, Zhao Yaban, who was temporarily living in Gaofu and acting as Gao Zhang's bodyguard, came outside the hall door under the guidance of Fu An.
"Okay, Zhang'er, go and get busy. If you have any questions, just come and find your father."
"Okay daddy, mommy, I'll take my leave first."
"Go, go, remember to go to bed early. You are still young, so don't stay up late..."
His mother Huang's worried voice warmed Gao Zhang's heart, and he obediently agreed and left quickly.
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"There are actually officials in our Song Dynasty who have secret dealings with those people from the Liao Kingdom. Didn't your Imperial City Department know about this in the past?"
Gao Zhang asked while looking at the information sent by Zhao Yaban.
Zhao Abban, who was standing aside, was also covered in cold sweat at the moment and was stammering a bit.
"Reporting to the Young Master, our Imperial City Department is mainly responsible for overseeing various affairs. It involves a wide range of matters, and sometimes it is inevitable that we will make some omissions..."
"Don't worry, sir. This time, our Imperial City Division will definitely follow the clues and catch these traitors one by one who dare to cheat."
"Zhao Yaban, that's not how things work."
Gao Zhang finally raised his head from the information and looked at the second-in-command of the Imperial City Division who was sweating and extremely angry.
"If you follow the clues and catch this group of officials who have secret dealings with the Liao Kingdom, you will temporarily cut off the channel for the Liao Kingdom to obtain information about the Song Dynasty."
"But can't the Liao Kingdom cultivate new colluders? When the time comes, what methods will you use to find those officials?"
Facing Gao Zhang's questioning, Zhao Yaban originally wanted to tell him that he must work diligently to detect spies in such a situation.
But seeing the young scholar's eyes as if he could see the little calculation in his heart, Zhao Abban kept talking for a long time but couldn't say anything.
"Actually, you have a better solution. For example, use the help of these Liao envoys to find this group of Song officials who secretly colluded with the Liao people."
"There is no need to arrest them, as that will alert the Liao envoys and also make them wary."
"You can convince them, whether you use physical means or words.
In short, let them become the detailed work of our Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, and let them pass the information to the Liao Kingdom, which is the information we want the Liao Kingdom to know.
In this way, the Liao Kingdom did not know that there was something wrong with the intelligence network they installed in the Song Dynasty, and would even believe the false information they passed to them as true, thus paralyzing the Liao Kingdom..."
Zhao Yaban, a former military general, listened to Gao Zhang explain in front of him from the simplest to the deeper what spies instigated rebellion and what double agents were.
Zhao Yaban was greatly shocked, and he even felt that if the Imperial City Department was presided over by this eleven-year-old champion, I really don't know what it would be like.
But one thing is clear, the Imperial City Division will definitely become more formidable...
"Thank you for your advice, sir. I understand. I will go back to the Imperial City Department in person and inform Yang Duzhi."
Gao Zhang nodded, such a matter could only be solved by Zhao Aban personally meeting with Yang Douzhi.
After Zhao Aban left, Gao Zhang yawned loudly, washed himself and lay down on the bed to think carefully.
I still have a lot of work to do tomorrow, and I have to lead this group of adults to wander around in that kind of shady place.
Let them see the rapid development of the entertainment industry in the Song Dynasty. The important thing is that they must try to form an alliance of interests with Xiao Fengxian, who relied on his sister to get to the top.
