One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Sir, tell me, we will do what you say." Liang Xing said with enthusiasm.

Li Xin thought for a while and said, "The Hexi Corridor occupied by Xixia is the main road to the Western Regions. We will recover these places sooner or later, but the top priority now is the direction of Liao and Jin. The impact of the Liao and Jin war on this dynasty is still difficult to say. Someone only knows Daliao was retreating steadily in the Liao-Jin War, and we still have too little news in this regard, so after you two returned to Hui'an, you first started to establish an intelligence network in the direction of Liao-Jin."

The two looked at each other and said, "Yes, sir, we will definitely fulfill our mission."

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet. I'm going to tell you some confidential things. You two just listen. Don't tell anyone else, not even your own family members. Also, I asked you two just now." You can't tell your family about setting up an intelligence network, but you two can do it."

The two replied, "Don't worry, sir. We will keep these things in our stomachs and won't tell anyone."

Li Xin said, "Okay, you two have listened carefully. I learned from inside the imperial court that the imperial court was plotting to unite with Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty. However, I still have doubts about this matter. Imagine that our army is at most five to five compared to the Liao army." They may not even be able to defeat the Liao army. If the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, a new foreign ruler would appear in the north of the dynasty, and the Jin army was much stronger than the Liao army. In the battle, Jin troops defeated Liao troops. This shows how powerful a force will appear in the north of this dynasty; you also know that since the Han people occupied this fertile land under our feet, they have been Fighting against foreigners, the Huns during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Turks during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and then the Khitans and Dangxiang during the current dynasty; how did the Western Jin Dynasty perish? In addition to the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, wasn't it because the Western Jin Dynasty did not pay attention to the foreign tribes in the north, which resulted in The tragedy of the Wuhu chaos in China; how the Tang Dynasty declined was not because of the Anshi Rebellion, and the initiators of the Anshi Rebellion, An Lushan and Shi Siming, were both Hu people; so the emergence of a new powerful alien ruler in the north of this dynasty may not be a good thing, and it is extremely It is possible that the sick tiger was driven away and the evil wolf was attracted, and most of the princes in the imperial court were short-sighted and simple-minded people. The current officials were not the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty who had great talents and strategies. If you look at it, the current officials are mediocre kings. The army of this dynasty I think you all have heard that except for the Western Army, which is a bit ferocious tiger, most of the other armies are weak and weak sheep. If the powerful Dajin knew this, they would not covet this dynasty after destroying the Liao Kingdom. Great rivers and mountains? So I feel that there must be a battle between Song and Jin, and this dynasty may be the one that loses miserably, and our people of the Han family may suffer another disaster."

Liang Xing frowned and said, "My lord, what should we do? Didn't your lord make any suggestions to the court?"

Li Xin replied, "There is no point in making suggestions. He is just a small magistrate of a small county. He speaks lightly and is not taken seriously. All the princes and officials in the imperial court are still dreaming of joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty and regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. So." We have to do it ourselves, and this is also the purpose of finding you two to establish an espionage network."

Liang Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, sir, what exactly are we going to do?"

Li Xin said, "When you arrive in Hui'an, you two can first select people from the hospital nursing team and the military camp in Hui'an County, and then I will give you the method of delivering the secret message. Are you planning to go to a restaurant or a shop in Liaojin?" , you two have discussed this before telling me, from now on our intelligence organization will be called Xinghanshe, with you two as the leaders, Liang Xing as the chief, and Zhao Yun as the deputy."

The two of them raised their hands together and said, "Yes, sir."

Li Xin continued, "The main task of Xinghanshe is to inquire about various information about the other country, including the income and expenditure of money, the location of military camps, the number of troops, the combat power of the army, the general's main information, the distribution of mineral deposits, the opponent's map, The main information of officials at all levels, the conflicts between officials, the secret affairs of officials, the defense layout of major cities, etc. You must learn to use the contradictions between the other party's officials or the secret affairs of the officials to incite the opposing party's officials to work for me. , and even if possible, arrange for our people to serve as officials in the other party. You should also buy more dead civilians for your own use, as well as beggars and hoodlums from the other side. Don't underestimate beggars and punks. They often You will know a lot of useful information; the Xinghan Society is currently dominated by the Liao and Jin Dynasties, with Xixia and the Western Regions as supplements, especially the Dai Jin Dynasty, which is very likely to be our main enemy in the future."

Liang Xing scratched his head and said, "Yes, sir, we understand, but there is a lot to do."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Of course, you think it is easy to set up an intelligence network. This is a long-term matter, and it is difficult to see the effect in the short term, so you don't have to be anxious, take your time, and have perseverance for a few years." It will even take longer to build an espionage network. Once this espionage network is completed, it will play a huge role. You don’t have to worry about money. I will give you enough money."

The two said in unison, "Yes, sir, we will definitely live up to your expectations of us."

Li Xin smiled and replied, "Okay, when you succeed, I will personally pour wine for you; when you set up an intelligence network in Liao and Jin, you should pay attention to collecting information about the Daliao royal family, especially Emperor Yelu of Liao Tianzuo." The news about Princess Yelu Yuliyan of Shu, the daughter of Yanxi, if possible, rescue her before the Jin soldiers catch her, and send her directly to me after she is rescued. She will be of great help to us in the future to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. Yes, after all, there are many Khitans in the land of Yanyun, and having Princess Daliao here will be of great benefit to us in ruling Yanyun in the future."

The two of them replied in unison, "Yes, sir, we will definitely rescue her."

Li Xin continued, "When setting up an espionage network in an enemy country, you must protect yourself. Don't die easily unless you have to. The most important thing is to remain useful and serve the country."

The two said in unison, "Yes, sir, we will protect ourselves."

Liang Xing then asked, "Sir, if you encounter a last resort, can you pretend to surrender?"

Li Xin replied, "Of course you can, but you must leave something behind before surrendering to let your accomplices know that you are pretending to surrender. Otherwise, if contact is lost for more than a day, Xinghan Society will change the contact information according to the worst plan." Contact location.”

Liang Xing replied, "Sir, we understand."

Li Xin continued, "When you set up an intelligence network in Liao and Jin, you must pay attention to purchasing horses. You also know that this dynasty is very short of horses. If possible, send more horses to this dynasty. Someone will send people to the border of Song and Liao." Receive the horses you sent."

The two of them replied in unison, "Sir, we will organize the horses to be sent to the border of Song and Liao."