Chapter 230 Secret discussion in the capital, espionage work
Xiao Tang sincerely invited him, and Niu Gao, who was already extremely grateful to him, naturally agreed happily, and was even more determined to serve Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang knew that Niu Gao was gifted with supernatural powers at this time, and he was very good at hunting in the mountains for many years.
If slingshots and hunting bows are carefully trained and trained, they will become good generals who can lead troops and horses in battle. How to bring out the full potential of this general, Xiao Tang also has his own plan.
A few days later, when Niu Gao's mother and wife were able to get out of bed and walk around, and were basically in no serious condition, Xiao Tang ordered someone to prepare another van, and led his troops to say goodbye to Magistrate Yang of Lushan County.
Niugao and his family set out on their journey again, heading straight to Bianliang, Tokyo.
The journey was uneventful. When Xiao Tang and his entourage arrived in the capital, they first escorted Yang Tai, who was in custody awaiting trial, as well as Duan Sanniang, Duan Wu, Ji Sansi and other strongman leaders captured in the west of the capital, to the Military Department of the Privy Council for custody.
After saying goodbye to Guan Sheng and other generals sent by him for a while, he hurried back to his residence.
When Niu Gao, his mother, and his wife first arrived at Xiao Mansion, they were as dazzled as Grandma Liu when she entered the Grand View Garden. Niu Gao's mother and wife were both honest country women in the mountains. They came to the first prosperous place in the Song Dynasty.
Bianliang, Tokyo, was already filled with surprises and trepidations. Seeing Xiao Tang's mansion was extremely luxurious, he was even more majestic and did not dare to take a breath, for fear of making some joke that would displease the owner. But Niu
Gao Yuan looked around with a pair of bull's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "My dear! How much money does such a big house cost? Compared to the place where the emperor lives, it's just like this, right?"
Xiao Tang was speechless after hearing this. Niu Gao could have been speechless when he was living in a remote mountain wilderness, but in Bianliang, Tokyo, acting in the treacherous officialdom, whether it was Xiao Tang or his confidants,
You should be more careful in your words and deeds.
"Brother Niu Gao, please follow me to settle down Niu Nai and my sister-in-law first." Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong had already asked Niu Gao to take his family to the Xiao Mansion Courtyard to rest, and then Yan Qing winked at Xiao Tang again.
, and pursed his lips toward the back house, as if to indicate to Xiao Tang that he would take care of other things, so he should go and report to Sister Su first that he was safe.
Xiao Tang smiled softly, took Tang Pengxiu's little hand and ran to the back house. Tang Pengxiu blushed, and she gently broke away from Xiao Tang's hand, suddenly feeling panicked in her heart. Although Su Jinniang intended to get close to her, she also
She tacitly allowed her to follow her husband-in-law to South Jing Road. This move seemed to promote good things between herself and Xiao Tang. However, since the relationship between her and Xiao Tang gradually became clear, she thought about having to face the mistress of the Xiao family, Tang Pengxiu, when she came back.
My heart couldn't help but beat fast.
Although Tang Pengxiu and Su Jinniang are as good as sisters, if they really want to marry into the Xiao family, they still need Su Jinniang's approval. How can they be too close to Xiao Tang now? Wouldn't it be like demonstrating to the sister of the Su family? So?
Tang Pengxiu was like a little daughter-in-law who was about to meet her parents-in-law for the first time. She followed Xiao Tang obediently with small steps, but she was like a little maid in plain clothes.
When Xiao Tang and Tang Pengxiu arrived at the back house, Su Jinniang, Hua Xiaomei, and Li Shishi all came out to greet them with smiles as bright as flowers. "Ms. sir, you are back..." Su Jinniang's eyes were as beautiful as the autumn water.
She was full of joy. After she exchanged a few words with Xiao Tang, she saw Tang Pengxiu standing aside anxiously, so she smiled brightly at Tang Pengxiu and said, "My sister is back? I miss you so much."
After Tang Pengxiu heard this, he timidly said a blessing to Su Jinniang Yingying and said: "Sister Mengsu is thinking about me, Pengxiu wants to pay my respects to Sister Su."
Su Jinniang's eyes lit up, and when she looked at the embarrassed Tang Pengxiu, she had some realization in her heart. Although Su Jinniang was not willing to share her father-in-law's affection with other women, Su Jinniang had long known how Xiao Tang and Tang Pengxiu met each other.
It is true that my husband is not a romantic person who flirts with women everywhere. The Tang family girl is also a kind and pleasant woman. Isn't it a good thing to be sisters with her?
Even so, Su Jinniang still gave Xiao Tang a big roll of her eyes. She stepped forward and took Tang Pengxiu's hand, and said with a smile: "Why is Sister Pengxiu so reserved? He didn't bully you along the way, right?"
Tang Pengxiu immediately shook her head, but then she thought about the entanglement with Xiao Tang in the carriage that day. Is that considered bullying? The scene of those charming and beautiful girls came to mind again, making Tang Pengxiu's face burn.
He even buried his head so low that he didn't dare to look at anyone.
This made it even more ambiguous. Under the meaningful gazes of several beauties, Xiao Tang felt guilty for no reason and said: "Sister Peng Xiu has helped me a lot along the way, how can I do that?"
Bully her..."
"I listened to the girl from the Tang family, but not to you. Come on, sister, let's talk in the room. If he really bullies you, I will make the decision for you." Su Jinniang glanced at Xiao Tang with a half-smile.
, and then said: "Manager Yang and brother Shi Xiu are waiting for you to come back. You should go and discuss with them first. As for the affairs of your daughter's family, you should not ask about it for now."
After saying that, Su Jinniang took Tang Pengxiu's little hand and walked to the back house. Hua Xiaomei and Li Shishi, the two little followers who were looking forward to Su Jinniang, also left Xiao Tang behind and followed them gracefully. Xiao Tang smiled and touched it.
Touching my nose, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: The blessings of this group of people are indeed not that easy to enjoy...
"Brother Sun An drove away the golden-haired tigers and short-legged tigers from Qingfeng Mountain, and brother Zhu Jing also killed Deng Long from Erlong Mountain and took away his Baozhu Temple. In addition, Brother Xiao recruited Xiong'er Mountain on South Jingxi Road, and Fu
There are strong men from the three mountains of Niushan and Shiliang Mountains, and now there are heroes from five villages in the green forest who listen to Big Brother’s orders.”
In the meeting hall of the Xiao Mansion, Shi Xiu said eloquently: "If we wait until we become more powerful in Jingdong, Bao Xu, the funeral god of Kushu Mountain, Zhou Tong, the little overlord of Taohua Mountain, etc. are old acquaintances with Brother Xiao.
It’s not impossible to recruit him to his subordinates. But now that he has taken root in the green forest, how to exchange information with him is a problem.”
Xiao Jiasui hugged his arms, turned to look at Xiao Tang and said: "As for the method that the young master said, I have heard about it. Although this method is wonderful, it is very important and dangerous. Who should be selected to spread it everywhere?
Don’t ignore the information and leakage of confidential information.”
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "That's it. There are brothers Sanlang, Xiao Yi and Shi Qian in the capital who are responsible for this matter, so I feel relieved. As for Daming Mansion, I have also sent people to inform brother Xiao Yi and ask him to choose some bodies.
With the careful practice of my confidants, over time, the capital, Daming Mansion, and Green Forest and Five Mountains can exchange letters in a timely manner."
Xiao Tang's plan was to use carrier pigeons to deliver letters among various forces in the Song Dynasty. In fact, there were scattered records of the use of carrier pigeons in history books before the Song Dynasty. Not only in the Tang Dynasty,
The famous Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling, Zuosi Langzhong Li Zhao, etc. also have records of using flying pigeons to pass messages. There are also related records of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty having a falcon pass the message, and Tubo "using a golden bird to fly to spread the message".
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At present, messages are still conveyed by post stations and fast horses in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Except for some capable men in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, others know very little about how to fly pigeons to deliver messages. However, after a few years, Xiao Tang has already learned about the Khitan in the north.
, Jurchen and other tribes are also good at flying falcons to deliver news, so they stayed in Xiaojiaji, Daming Mansion. Xiao Yi, Xiao Tang's earliest confidant, was called "Qing Falcon" because of this.
He was good at raising falcons and birds, and could train falcons, homing pigeons, etc. Now Xiao Tang wanted to exchange information among the various cottages in the green forests of the capital, so he could use his skills.
The last time I saw Li Gong, the imperial emissary who was responsible for guarding Zhou Lu and spying on intelligence, at the Jinfeng Yulu Tower, it was the first time that it sounded the alarm for Xiao Tang. At that time, Xiao Tang just sent Shi Xiu to frighten him in Bianliang, Tokyo.
The City Fox and the Sherat, Zhan Jingshi's power in the city, were not involved in the matters that the Imperial City Division focused on investigating, such as the conspiracy of the surveillance generals and the changes in the imperial army, so Li Gong turned a blind eye and passed by.
However, as Xiao Tang's influence in the green forest grew stronger, if he did not act carefully, from the perspective of the imperial government, it would be "colluding with bandits and appeasing traitors" at the least, or "disobeying rebellion and plotting evil" at the worst.
Although Xiao Tang's original intention to control the green forest forces was definitely not like Yang Tai, the military commander of South Jingxi Road, who secretly collected the stolen money from strongmen who robbed merchants, but treason was treason. Once something like Li
Gong, Yu Guangting, Han Duanyan and other court officials who had some friendship with each other, and even Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Guan Sheng and other close mentors and friends who had deep feelings for Xiao Tang would immediately turn against him and become Xiao Tang's mortal enemies, so Xiao Tang must treat them with caution.
There were brothers like Shi Xiu, Yan Qing, and Shi Qian who had excellent espionage abilities and were meticulous in handling this matter. Moreover, Xiao Yi from the famous mansion had such skill in sending flying pigeons to pass messages, which few people in the Song Dynasty knew about.
Although it is not foolproof, Xiao Tang's confidentiality protection work is much more secure.
What's more, in addition to this, Xiao Tang now has many close brothers around him. As for how to arrange the specific division of labor, we must carefully consider it.