The turmoil in Kyoto did not affect Qin Wei. He had already crossed the Menxia Pass and headed towards the hinterland of Shuzhou.
But Qin Wei didn't know it, but Shuzhou City was already in chaos at this time.
Although the power of Marquis Changping in Shuzhou is far less than that of Yunzhou, there are still many officials in Shuzhou who have already surrendered to the power of Marquis Changping.
And as news came from Kyoto that the court was going to rebel against Marquis Chang Ping, the entire city of Shuzhou immediately became panic-stricken.
Coupled with the news that the Mingyue Army was about to rush to Yunzhou and that Qin Wei and Zhenwusi were about to arrive in Shuzhou, the three government offices, government offices, and county offices all became extremely nervous at this moment.
Inside the Shuzhou Dusi Yamen.
The commander of the capital, Liu Yuanrang, sat in the lobby with a solemn expression, scanning the dozen or so officials in the hall with cold eyes.
At this time, Liu Yuanrang felt that he was very unlucky, and it could be said that he had bad luck.
He just came to Shuzhou three months ago to take office, and now he has just learned about the basic situation of Shuzhou Dusi Yamen and the Sixth Department of Defense.
But he never expected that there would be such a big pit waiting for him in Shuzhou.
When he thought that Marquis Chang Ping had become rebellious, and that there might be people from Marquis Chang Ping in Dusi Yamen and various David's departments, his heart couldn't help but tremble a little.
After he came to Shuzhou, Marquis Chang Ping sent someone to congratulate him. At that time, he didn't think it was a problem, he just thought it was a normal human relationship.
But now that I think about it, Marquis Chang Ping intended to win over him, but he had only been in Shuzhou for a short time, so Marquis Chang Ping had not had time to express his intention.
He was glad that he did not jump into the pit, but she was more worried and uneasy.
Chang Pinghou has been operating in Shuzhou for nearly ten years. He has no idea how many of his people are in the Shuzhou Dusi Yamen and the Six Davids Yamen.
Liu Yuanrang's heart couldn't help but tremble when he thought that these subordinates in front of him might all be members of Marquis Changping.
"You all know what happened to Marquis Changping, right?"
Liu Yuanrang said in a gloomy voice.
Everyone in the hall had different expressions, some lowered their heads and remained silent, some raised their heads and looked at Liu Yuanrang, and some acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them.
But Liu Yuanrang could not determine who among them was human and who was ghost.
He looked at the officials in front one by one.
The commander, Tang Mingcheng, was transferred to Shuzhou three years ago. Before that, he served as a staff general in the capital camp. He was the younger brother of Wushang Hou Tang Mingyue, one of the Twelve Marquises of Dali.
The commander also knows Ji Fei, who was transferred to Shuzhou ten years ago. Now that his term has expired, he has not yet been transferred. Ji Fei is already over sixty years old and can be considered an old and strong official.
The four conductors are Liu Yuning, Zhao Xinshan, Li Hongyi and Wang Bofeng.
The terms of these four people's terms in Shuzhou are not short, the longest term has been more than eight years, and the short term has been four years.
Liu Yuanrang's eyes paused for a moment at Wang Bofeng, because Wang Bofeng had the longest term in Shuzhou.
The longer the term, the more likely it is that he will be won over by Chang Pinghou.
However, Liu Yuanrang could not confirm it at this time because he did not have any evidence in his hand.
Everyone was silent, Liu Yuanrang took a deep breath and said: "I have ordered that from today on, all the soldiers of the Sixth David Division will return to the camp. Anyone who leaves the camp without my order will be regarded as a traitor.
"
"Sir, where is the city?" Ji Fei said.
"Inside the city!"
Liu Yuanrang narrowed his eyes.
There are 3,000 patrol battalions and 8,000 city guards in Shuzhou City. If someone mobilizes the patrol battalions and city guards to cause chaos, the entire Shuzhou City will fall.
"The patrol battalions and city guards are personally led by this officer!"
Liu Yuanrang's eyes fell on Wu Mengyang, the commander of the patrol battalion, and Cai Yuanshu, the commander of the city guard.
Wu Mengyang and Cai Yuanshu looked at each other and could only bow and say: "I obey my orders!"
Then the two men took off their waistbands and placed them in front of Liu Yuanrang, which meant that Liu Yuanrang had relieved them of their military power.
Although they are very unwilling to accept such a result, in the face of such a situation, this result seems to be more beneficial to them.
Liu Yuanrang put away his badge and said again: "That's it for today. I hope that you will abide by your duties when you go back and don't do things that no one wants to see."
"Here!"
Everyone responded and then retreated one after another.
After everyone retreated, Liu Yuanrang meditated for a moment in the lobby, and then hurried to the city guard's barracks with his bodyguards.
The city guard is related to the ownership of this Shuzhou city. Whoever controls the city guard will gain control of Shuzhou.
After some twists and turns, Liu Yuanrang replaced almost all the middle and high-level officials of the city guard with his own people.
Although it was somewhat against the rules to do so, Liu Yuanrang no longer cared about it.
He must take control of the city guard in his own hands.
After a busy period, Liu Yuanrang returned to Dusi Yamen again.
"Sir, the Prince of Xin'an County has passed the Menxia Pass!"
Just after returning to Dusi Yamen, before Liu Yuanrang could take a sip of water, his old servant Liu Fu said.
When Liu Yuanrang heard this, his eyes lit up and he said: "Immediately send someone to find the Prince of Xin'an County. Remember to inform His Highness the Prince of Xin'an County in detail about the situation in Shuzhou City."
"Also tell His Highness the County Prince~~"
At this point, he paused and said: "Forget it, I'll write a letter and give it to His Highness the County Prince."
Afterwards, he bent over his desk and started writing.
After he finished writing, he added: "Select ten people from the guards and ask them to memorize all the contents here, and then set off separately."
"Master said they might be intercepted and killed?" Liu Fu asked.
Liu Yuanrang said helplessly: "I don't know either. The situation in Shuzhou City is too complicated now. We don't know who is the enemy and who is the friend."
"This is the case in the Dusi Yamen, and it is also the case in the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary."
"The only one we can trust now is Prince Xin'an."
"In short, we must send the news to His Highness the County Prince so that His Highness the County Prince can be mentally prepared."
Faced with this situation, he felt very powerless.
After all, he had just been in Shuzhou for more than three months, and he did not have a clear understanding of the internal situation in Shuzhou, let alone his own background and confidants.
Liu Fu nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, sir, I'll let Jun'er go in person."
Liu Jun is his son and the adopted son of Liu Yuanrang. Although Liu Jun is less than thirty years old this year, he has a seventh-grade cultivation level and is far more powerful than other guards.
"That's fine, you can tell him to be careful."
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There are undercurrents surging in Shuzhou City, but the first thing that caused chaos in the Shuzhou Rebellion was not the Sansi Yamen, but the Imperial City Division.
After confirming that there was a problem with the Shuzhou Imperial City Division, Wang An immediately mobilized a large number of spies and experts from the Tianzhou Imperial City Division into Shuzhou.
Led by Qi Lin, the former secret agent of the Imperial City Division, they investigated and punished the traitors in the Shuzhou Imperial City Division.
While Qin Wei was still slowly moving forward on the dangerous pass road, Qi Lin had already led more than a dozen spies from the Tianzhou Imperial City Division to arrive outside Shuzhou City.
The night is dark.
Qi Lin was hiding in a patch of dry weeds, looking at the ordinary village in front of him.
"Are you sure?" he asked the person next to him.
"Back to my lord, it's been confirmed, Ding Wei is here."
The secret lines of the Imperial City Division in each state are ranked according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches. Each secret line has a number, but there are several numbers in each state. Only the senior officials of the Imperial City Division in Kyoto know those numbers.
There is a leader in each hidden line. The leader has no name, but is named after the number of the hidden line.
Ding Wei does not refer to the entire dark line, but to the leader of the dark line.
Qi Lin thought for a while and said to the people behind him: "Be careful, we don't know their specific situation now."
"Here!" everyone responded in a low voice.
Afterwards.
A dozen people took advantage of the darkness and quietly walked towards the village.
In the dead of night, the village under the clear breeze and bright moon seemed particularly quiet and peaceful.
Just when they were about to step into the village, Qi Lin's body suddenly shook.
"careful!"
He exclaimed.
The next moment.
Accompanying his exclamation were sharp sounds of breaking through the air.
There was no time to think too much, and more than a dozen people retreated one after another.
Arrow after arrow landed aggressively where they had just been. If Qi Lin hadn't warned them in time, they would have suffered a lot of casualties.
While retreating, Qi Lin glanced at the quiet and peaceful village.
Under the cold moonlight, is there a vague figure hidden behind the walls, haystacks, and trees?
Obviously the other party was well prepared.
But Qi Lin was not surprised.
If they can find the other party's location, then the other party must have been exposed, so it is natural to prepare in advance.
Without too much hesitation, Qi Lin, after dodging the rain of arrows, advanced instead of retreating, turning into a shadow and suddenly rushed into the village.
"ah!"
A scream broke the silence of the night.
The strong figure and the hidden short blade shuttled under the night like a ghost, harvesting lives one by one like the god of death.
At the same time, more than a dozen subordinates brought by Qi Lin also rushed into the village.
In the dim night, the smell of blood spread.
Qi Lin quickly harvested the enemies hidden in the dark.
Sudden.
He felt a biting chill coming over him, and his body suddenly fell down.
Qiang~~
The sound of a sword sounded beside him, and the pale sword edge brushed across his shoulder.
Qi Lin glanced at it.
A pale man appeared next to him.
"Ding Wei!"
A sneer appeared on that pale face and he said: "Now I am not Ding Wei, I have a name, Duan An."
Qi Lin held his dagger in his arm, stood up, and stared at him.
The secret agents of the Imperial City Division have no names, only numbers.
If you abandon the number, it means betrayal.
"Why betrayal?" Qi Lin looked solemnly at this Ding Wei who was not Ding Wei.
"Because I don't want to be a spy for the Imperial City Department anymore! Do you understand?"
A weird smile appeared on Duan An's face, "You don't understand, because you are an undercover agent. How can you undercover agents understand those of us who can only live in the shadows?"
Although secret investigators carry the word "dark", they can obtain an upright status within the Imperial City Department.
As for the spies and spies in various states, they never have a real identity, just like their numbers.
The number will never change, but the person the number represents always changes.
Especially spies, they can only live in the shadows all their lives. The Imperial City Division may give them some resources, but they will never recognize their identities.
Qi Lin's eyes flashed, "There is something in the Imperial City Department that you seem to have forgotten!"
"What words?"
"When you join the Imperial City Division, you are a member of the Imperial City Division, whether dead or alive."
"That's not certain! It's not certain who will die and who will live."
"I'm sorry, we didn't bring the order taker this time, so I can only serve as your order taker." Qi Lin said with a calm expression.
Order takers are a special profession within the Imperial City Department, and their duty is to take orders for traitors.
It stands to reason that dealing with the traitors in Shuzhou should be the task of the life collector, but now that the life collector does not have Shuzhou, Qi Lin can only take Ding Wei's life on their behalf.
As for why I said sorry.
Because the people who took orders were gentle in their approach, they would leave a whole body of the traitor. This was regarded as a reward for the traitor's previous contribution to the Imperial City Division.
Qi Lin is not the one who accepts orders and cannot give Ding Wei the final reward.
The gray sword light faded and appeared under the night cover, and the two figures staggered back and forth. The sound of the clanging metal collision was like an exciting piano sound, echoing in the quiet and beautiful village.
for a long time.
Qi Lin stood on a roof and slowly retracted his dagger.
He held a head in his hand.
In fact, he still wanted to leave a whole corpse for Ding Wei, but Ding Wei was not weak, so it was a bit difficult for him to do this.
The village has returned to its previous quietness and tranquility.
But the strong smell of blood could not be dissipated in the cool night wind.
"Sir! There are three hundred enemies, all of them soldiers!"
A spy came to Qi Lin to report.
Qi Lin handed him the head in his hand and said, "Keep it away and don't let it rot."
"Here!"
The spy took the head and put it in a black bag.
Once you join the Imperial City Division, you are a member of the Imperial City Division, whether dead or alive.
If the order taker is here, they will take Ding Wei's body back to the Imperial City Division. Qi Lin is not the order taker, so he can only take his head back.
"Clean up and retreat." Qi Lin ordered.
There are three hundred soldiers in the army, which means that some military attachés in Shuzhou have betrayed the court.
However, these are not things that Qi Lin needs to take care of. What he needs to do is to deal with the traitors of the Imperial City Division as soon as possible, and then re-establish the Imperial City Division's intelligence network in Shuzhou to prepare for Qin Wei's entry into Shuzhou City.