Chen Mu arrived in Linzi on the third day after setting off from Jinan.

On the distant horizon, Mount Tai rises one after another, towering and tall, and at the foot of the mountain, a lonely city stands.

There are many roads on both sides of the road. It is already late autumn and October, and wheat planting is about to begin.

Sumai is winter wheat.

Some people say that winter wheat is not grown in winter, and there was no winter wheat in the Han Dynasty.

However, "Book of Han: Chronicles of Emperor Wu": "The messengers advised flood-stricken counties to plant wheat in the valley." An ancient note by Yan Shi said: "Plant it in autumn and winter, and it will mature over time, so it is wheat in the cloud."

"Hanshu·Gu Yongzhuan": "We lose crops every year, and when the time passes, there is no wheat." An ancient note by Yan Shi: "Bi means frequency."

So let alone the Eastern Han Dynasty, even in the Western Han Dynasty more than 200 years ago, the planting industry in the north was already based on the methods of growing summer millet and winter wheat.

This is why Jizhou, Yuzhou, Henan and Hebei have a prosperous population.

Because while the Jiangnan area was still cultivating rice once a year, Henan, Hebei, and Guanzhong and Liaodong regions had already started growing summer millet and winter wheat twice a year, which could feed a larger population.

Chen Mu walked slowly on the fields with his heavy black armor. The weather in autumn and winter was gloomy, the wind was howling, but there were busy farmers in the fields on both sides.

Along the way, I saw this large group of cavalry passing by. Many farmers in the fields just glanced at it and continued with their farm work.

In these war-torn times, it was common for soldiers and horses to come and go, and they knew very well that this was definitely not the enemy.

Because Linzi of the State of Qi is the hinterland of Qingzhou and the seat of Qingzhou's governance, many people have adult men in their families who have been drafted into the army. They know that Liu Shijun is fighting with Jizhou in the north and has stationed a large number of soldiers and horses on the border.

There are so many soldiers and horses to protect us, and there is the towering Taishan Mountains to the west, cutting off the two states of Qingxu. If there are still enemies coming to Linzi, it is obviously an impossible thing.

Chen Mu was sitting on his horse and saw from a distance dozens of people standing in a pavilion two miles west of Linzi City. Some people were already waiting for him.

When we got closer about half a mile, we looked again and saw that the leaders were none other than Dian Wei and Jian Yong.

Dian Wei currently does not go to the northern battlefield to confront Jizhou soldiers and horses in Pingyuan Kingdom, but serves as a general and stays in Linzi.

Firstly, he served as Liu Bei's bodyguard, and secondly, after Tao Qian suddenly attacked Yanzhou, Liu Bei also felt that Tao Qian's attitude was unclear, so he took precautions.

"Liangbi, Xianhe!"

Chen Mu waved on his horse, and when he got outside the pavilion, he stopped his horse's hooves, turned over and dismounted.

"The son returns."

Dian Wei and Jian Yong came forward, hugged Chen Mu and laughed.

The three of them hugged each other, it was indeed a long time since they had seen each other.

Shiyi Sun Shao was an old official of Chen Mu, but their status was not as high as that of Dian Wei Jianyong, so they never dared to go up and talk, and could only accompany him with a smile.

After they finished reminiscing about old times, Shiyi smiled and said: "Four generals, Duke Ming is still waiting for you in the mansion."

"Um."

Of course Chen Mu knew that his eldest brother must maintain his dignity and could not take the initiative to go out of the city to greet him, so he looked at Shiyi Sun Shao and nodded and said: "Ziyu, Changxu, you have done a good job, continue to work hard and encourage him."

Of."

"Thank you, General Xie, for complimenting me on something trivial."

Both of them are very humble.

Chen Mu smiled: "After I go to meet my eldest brother, I will call you over to discuss some things."

"only!"

The two nodded.

Chen Mu's words before were superficially praising them.

In fact, he was talking about the Military Intelligence Department.

As the organization grew, the Military Intelligence Department also developed from its original secretiveness and gradually turned into a semi-dark and semi-dark organization.

However, this agency is not a special intelligence department on the surface, but is claimed to be Liu Bei's bodyguard, and its leader is Sima Dianwei, the Military Intelligence Secretary.

But in fact, Dian Wei didn't even know the overall structure of the Military Intelligence Department. He only knew that he had the title of Army Sima on his head, and he only had hundreds of Liu Bei's personal guards under him. He had no idea that there was an underground organization.

This is to push Dianwei out as a shield.

no way.

As the Military Intelligence Department moves around, it needs more and more power. If it remains in the dark, it will be difficult to obtain greater official assistance.

For example, a military intelligence officer lurked in Wang Fen's mansion in Jizhou, found out about the military situation, and ran back to the Pingyuan border. He was arrested by border defense soldiers because neither the soldiers nor the officers knew about the existence of the military intelligence department and did not listen to the officer's excuse.

, if you suspect that this person is a spy, it will be difficult to pass on the information faster.

Therefore, the Military Intelligence Department had to surface and at least let everyone in Qingzhou know about the existence of this organization. After all, with the title of Liu Bei's personal guard, many things would be much more convenient.

Currently, Shiyi and Sun Shao are both middle-level directors of the Military Intelligence Department, second only to Chen Mu, the commander, and the four senior officials: Ling Shi, Cao Shi, Chief Secretary, and Cao Yu. In Jushou's absence, they are responsible for the affairs of Qi State.

Some foreign intelligence activities.

Chen Mu came to them because he actually wanted to ask about the development of Xuzhou's Military Intelligence Department and the spying on Xuzhou's military intelligence.

After communicating with them, surrounded by everyone, the group marched into the city.

After returning to Linzi City, it will naturally be safe.

Hu Ping, Hu Yong, these black armored heavy cavalry should also take a vacation and go back to see Lao Hutou.

Now Hu Tou is over 50 years old and does not have long to live. As the eldest son, Hu Ping is ready to retire from the army and officially return home to work in farming to support Old Hu Tou in his old age.

Chen Mu dismissed the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry and asked them to go home, but he did not go back. Chenjia Village has moved outside Linzi City, and the whole village has come over. However, state affairs are more important, so he should go to Big Brother first.

Surrounded by a group of people from Dian Wei Jian Yong's Yi Sun Shao, Chen Mu rode Ziying slowly to the gate of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, got off his horse and walked inside.

At this time, he was thinking about people like Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, and Wang Fen.

Suddenly, someone called him.

"The son returns."

"Um?"

When Chen Mu heard Dian Wei's voice, he turned his head and looked over in confusion.

However, in his field of vision, he only saw a big furry hand reaching towards him, trying to grab his collar directly.

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Chen Mu vaguely saw Dian Wei's evil smile in his peripheral vision, and was suddenly shocked.

Dian Wei is making trouble, is he doing this again?

However, he was not worried about his own safety and did not resist. He knew that resisting was useless. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down and said, "Liangbi, what are you doing?"

Dian Wei took his neck and lifted him up like a chicken, innocently saying: "This is the order of Duke Ming."

Big brother?

Chen Mu was shocked.

Why did the elder brother catch me for no reason?

Could it be...

Has the affair between Liu Bian and Liu Xie been exposed?

Chen Mu's face changed slightly.

In fact, if you think about the problem from the perspective of a conspirator, the best way to solve the problem of Liu Bian and Liu Xie is to kill them, and you can also kill them with a borrowed knife.

For example, Liu Xie could borrow Dong Zhuo's hand.

Dong Zhuo originally wanted to kill Liu Xie, and even issued an order for Li Ru to do it, so there would be no flaws in Liu Xie's death.

But Liu Bian's death was different, because after people like Li Jue and Guo Si calmed down, they no longer wanted to kill Liu Bian. Instead, they began to collect rare goods and continued to stay in Luoyang, Guanzhong as his puppet emperor.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Liu Bian to die without anyone noticing. It must go through the hands of Yan Zhong, Taishi Cihouxu and others to achieve this.

Therefore, the fact that Liu Xie, Liu Bian and others were spared their lives was not to show how pitiful I was about them, but to leave a way out for Yan Zhong, Taishi Cihouxu and others.

Because once the matter is exposed, he may not die due to brotherly feelings, but Liu Bei will definitely execute these related personnel without hesitation.

Now Liu Bian and Liu Xie are sent overseas through the ship owner he brought back at Xiaopingjin Ferry. When the Central Plains are unified in the future, Big Brother Huangpao will be added, and everything has settled, even if Liu Bian and Liu Xie's affairs are exposed, it will be of no use.

Because at that time things had become settled, and once Liu Bei sat in that position, it would be impossible for him to come down again.

But if a thunderstorm breaks out now...

For a moment, Chen Mu's face looked quite ugly, and his mind was filled with thoughts about how to make excuses... Oh no, explain...

Dian Wei carried Chen Mu, and the group entered the Prefectural Mufu Mansion and arrived outside the main hall.

There are people outside the palace. Officials of all sizes in Qingzhou, and even academic figures such as Taishan Academy Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning Bing and Wang Lie are also gathered here.

When they saw Dian Wei carrying Chen Mu in, they all had serious faces and looked at him seriously, with very strange eyes.

The hall was dark, with no lights on, and it was empty with no one else around. Only Liu Bei was sitting on the throne at the end of the hall, with a dark face, looking down at him.

From the perspective of camera lens language and psychology, this is called the trial perspective. For example, if a person shoots an interview lens from a particularly high position and looks at the interviewee from a bird's-eye view, the viewer will feel a sense of being

The interviewer feels like he is being interrogated.
To be continued...