Chapter 25: Counter-Espionage

"Hmph. Read М"

Tuoba Lie looked at the white jade wine glass in his hand, "How is the border map of Yanzhou that I asked you to draw?"

Looking at the night outside the window, he said again: "After the war in the north is over, my Beidi army will attack Yanzhou. It will take at most one year, and at least half a year or several months. This King of Yan is a bit annoying, try your best to get rid of him, and the most important thing is that you should control the Zhang family. Do you understand what to do?"

"I understand. I have secretly controlled the Zhang family over the years. The last step is to get rid of Zhang Qian." Zhang Kang nodded respectfully, and then told his plan to use the Beidi cavalry to destroy the King of Yan.

"Well, it's a good idea. Before the army goes south, the autumn hunt will proceed as usual. At that time, I will report to the Khan and let him send an elite force into Yanzhou to help you get rid of all enemies including the King of Yan." Tuoba Lie said.

When the grassland enters the autumn and winter season, the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and it will be idle like the slack season of farming, and in winter, there is often a shortage of supplies due to heavy snow.

Therefore, they often go south to plunder in autumn, which is autumn hunting for the Beidi people.

"Thank you, commander." Zhang Kang was overjoyed. "I have prepared the border defense map. I will send it to you."

"Well, in that case, I will not bother you. I hope that when Yanzhou returns to my Beidi, you and I can drink and talk here again." Tuoba Lie walked to the door and disappeared in the corridor.

Zhang Kang slumped in the chair.

In recent years, Yanzhou has become a wrestling field for Beidi, Xiliang and Dasong.

Many forces appear here to support their own forces.

A few years ago.

He was just a bastard of the Zhang family, and his status was very different from Zhang Qian's, and his status was humble.

At this time, Tuoba Lie found him and secretly helped him marry the daughter of the Yuan family and became the governor of Yan County.

That's why he is on an equal footing with Zhang Qian today.

And the price is that he secretly acts as a spy for Beidi.

When the Northern Di attacked Yanzhou, he would work together from the inside and outside to disrupt Yanguan from the inside, and take the opportunity to open the gate of Yanguan, allowing the Northern Di army to march straight in.

Even his brother Zhang Qian didn't know this.

He wiped off his cold sweat, his eyes were full of cruelty.

This was a gamble, and everyone in Yanzhou was in it except him.

And he wanted to laugh to the end.

…

Midnight

West of Yancheng.

Wang Yanzhong's house.

In the room, Wang Yanzhong and his wife and children were sleeping soundly.

At this time, several black shadows suddenly broke through the door.

Wang Yanzhong woke up and instinctively touched the dagger on the bedside.

But suddenly he felt a chill on his neck and dared not move again.

"Don't shout!" The man in black shouted.

"Who are you?" Wang Yanzhong asked coldly.

He was a pawnbroker and was considered half a wanderer.

Fighting for business is bound to be violent, so there will always be a few enemies.

"Come with us and you will know." The man in black said little.

Wang Yanzhong and his wife and son were escorted out.

Pushed into a carriage, Wang Yanzhong only felt that they had turned a few corners.

After getting off the carriage, they were escorted into a courtyard.

"Huang Yuanwai, why is it you?" Wang Yanzhong exclaimed in surprise.

At this time, the person standing in the middle of the courtyard was none other than Huang Yu.

The matter of placing spies was agreed upon at the banquet.

After the banquet, he started to do it.

"It's me." Huang An had a half-smile on his face.

On weekdays, he was too lazy to deal with people like Wang Yanzhong.

But now, for the benefit of the Huang family, he had to come out in person.

The moment he saw Huang Yu, Wang Yanzhong had already guessed it in his heart.

The only difference from the past was that he went to the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

Therefore, Huang Yu's visit to him must be related to the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

"Huang Yuanwai asked me to send someone, so why bother to mobilize so many troops in the middle of the night." Wang Yanzhong said while staring at his wife and children who were taken away.

Huang Yu still smiled, "To make a long story short, I asked you to do something for me today. After the task is completed, your wife and son will be returned to you, and you will be given some money to run away."

Clearing his throat, he changed his tone, "But if you don't do it, your family's lives will be in danger."

Wang Yanzhong's heart was shocked when he heard this. He hated others threatening him the most in his life.

A wave of anger rose in his heart, but his wife and children were in Huang Yu's hands, so he had to suppress it and forced a smile, "I don't know what the master asked me to do?"

Huang Yu was slightly proud. He liked to play with these humble people like a cat playing with a mouse.

Pointing to one side, he said, "Doesn't the Prince of Yan's Mansion need slaves? Just send the three of them in."

Wang Yanzhong's eyes turned, and after thinking carefully, he seemed to have no other way at the moment.

He couldn't just ignore his wife.

He could only agree to it temporarily, so he said: "This is not a small matter, I just hope that the master will not hurt my wife and children."

Huang Yu was even more proud.

He was quite satisfied with his own methods. In the past, he used this trick to deal with his opponents and it never failed.

"Well, it depends on your performance." Huang Yu nodded to the three young men dressed in rags, and then turned and left.

Wang Yanzhong frowned and had to wait in the yard until dawn.

Early in the morning, he took the three people to the pawnshop.

Before entering the door, he saw Zhou Yi leading all the servants in the pawnshop to the palace.

Now the pawnshop is the property of the palace.

Zhou Yi from the Prince of Yan's Palace and he are in charge of the pawnshop together, so he naturally has the right to dispatch.

Zhou Yi also saw Wang Yanzhong at this time and said with a smile: "Your Highness urged me to send the slaves to the palace last night. I made the decision myself when I saw you were not there."

Although he came from the palace, he was not arrogant.

After listening to the words of the Prince of Yan, he did not dare to be disrespectful to Wang Yanzhong.

Then, his eyes stayed on the three people behind Wang Yanzhong, revealing a puzzled expression.

Wang Yanzhong felt guilty.

Compared with the courtesy he received in the Prince of Yan's palace yesterday and the threats from the Huang family at night.

Even if he was a fool, he knew who treated him as a person.

It's just that his wife and children were in the hands of the Huang family, and he couldn't ignore it.

But it was not something he could do to be coerced by Huang Yu to kill the Prince of Yan. Although he was doing a low-level job, he understood the truth.

So he smiled as usual and said: "These are the three slaves I bought. Send them together."

While speaking, he winked at Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi was a shrewd man, otherwise the Prince of Yan would not have entrusted him with such an important task.

He immediately felt something was wrong, but he remained calm and said with a smile: "It just so happens that the palace is in need of people, so let's take them together."

The group arrived at the palace.

Zhou Yi temporarily arranged the servants in the west courtyard.

Then he and Wang Yanzhong went to the east courtyard to report to the King of Yan.

On the way, Zhou Yi said: "Are those three people the spies of the wealthy family?"

In fact, he had doubts when he first saw the three people.

After all, the timing was too coincidental.

Wang Yanzhong had made a choice in his heart.

Kidnapping his wife and children to threaten him was enough to show Huang Yu's cruelty.

Even if it succeeded, it was unknown whether Huang Yu could keep their lives.

The most important thing was that he had a little fantasy about the wealthy families in Yan County before.

Now, he felt that the King of Yan could tear apart the dark sky of Yan County.

"Yes, I will tell the truth when I see His Highness." Wang Yanzhong looked serious.

He entered the east courtyard at once.

They saw the King of Yan walking in the courtyard.

So the two hurried forward to salute.

"No need to be polite. Have the servants brought them?" Zhao Xu asked.

After receiving the silver and agreeing on the date of delivery, he urgently needed these servants to build a wine shop.

"I brought them." Zhou Yi said, and then looked at Wang Yanzhong.

Zhao Xu felt that Wang Yanzhong's expression was strange from the moment he saw him.

At this time, Wang Yanzhong suddenly knelt down and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, please save my wife and children."

"What's going on?" Zhao Xu was surprised.

Wang Yanzhong then told Zhao Xu everything that happened in the evening.

After listening to Wang Yanzhong's words, Zhao Xu laughed softly, "I said these wealthy families would not be honest, but I didn't expect them to act so quickly."

He nodded slightly and looked at Wang Yanzhong.

In this matter, Wang Yanzhong chose to believe the palace, which made him very relieved.

However, from this incident, it can also be seen that the Zhang family and others are really unpopular in Yan County.

Since the people's hearts are with him, it is possible that he can act more boldly and deal with these families earlier.

However, he understood that it would be a bit difficult to deal with several families at the same time.

But he could still try to defeat them one by one.

Now that the Huang family has come to him, he might be able to cut off the wings of the Zhang family first.

So he said: "Since you have chosen to trust me, I will not let you lose your wife and children. Let's take advantage of this and eliminate the Huang family."

"Counter-espionage?" Wang Yanzhong's eyes lit up.

Zhao Xu smiled, "Since we have seen through their conspiracy, we will use their conspiracy to deal with them. This time, we will make sure that they will not get what they want."