Chapter 922: espionage
Chapter 922 Spy Fight
Chapter 920: Spy Fight
Since returning to Luoyang, Li Shimin has hardly had a good night's sleep. He has been doing official duties all night despite his injuries, just so that Luoyang's defense can be strengthened.
No matter how Luoyang's defense is arranged, its defense power will definitely not be as good as Hulao Pass, and the Liang army couldn't even defend Hulao Pass, so it will naturally be more difficult to defend Luoyang.
Luoyang was already extremely difficult to defend, but the aristocratic families in the city jumped out to cause trouble in all kinds of ways, constantly provoking Li Shimin's bottom line without committing any offense, and Li Shimin's hair turned gray.
If Dong Zhuo were in Luoyang now, he would definitely kill them regardless of whether they were collaborators or not. You can kill a thousand by mistake and never let one go!
Li Shimin did not dare to learn from Dong Zhuo, otherwise his reputation in the family would be completely ruined, and in his opinion, this was a way to die.
Li Shimin basically treated the family with appeasement, but his tolerance made the family think that Li Shimin was easy to bully. In fact, it only further aggravated the family's momentum and acted more and more excessively.
“Hmph, these **** aristocratic families, do you really think that I won’t dare to touch them?”
As soon as Li Xiuning walked into the study, he heard the angry roar of his second brother. He walked up and saw bamboo slips all over the ground.
Li Xiuning asked while picking, "Second brother, which family in Luoyang dares to make you so angry?"
"Which one? All the families in Luoyang are against me. If it weren't for the intimidation of the army, they would have tied me up and presented me to Qin Hao."
Li Shimin was also from a noble family. He didn't understand what the noble family was thinking. Even before the coalition forces attacked, Luoyang City was already in chaos. How could it be defended for a long time?
“Second brother, there is no doubt that the Luoyang family has fallen to the Kwantung Allied Forces.”
Li Xiuning returned the bamboo slips to the document and said in a deep voice: "During this period, their contact has become more and more intensive. It seems that they are about to take action. Should we advance..."
As he spoke, Li Xiuning's eyes gradually turned cold, and he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "Have you found any specific evidence?"
"Not yet. The Aristocratic Family has only been in contact, and it was only when they were exposed that they took action. The Jinyiwei side is also full of elites. They act extremely rigorously and hardly reveal any flaws. We have found clues several times, but they all failed. It was destroyed in advance.”
“Well, the establishment of spies did not happen overnight. Although the bad guys have grown several times in size, they are still very weak compared to old spy organizations such as Jin Yiwei and Da Sohehe.”
Li Shimin was full of disappointment. It wasn't that he didn't dare to attack the aristocratic family, but if he just took people without definite evidence, he would be like Dong Zhuo in the future and would never get the support of any aristocratic family, so Li Shimin needed someone There is no reason to find fault, but 'colluding with the rebels' and 'plotting to rebel' are just right.
Li Xiuning's face was full of guilt, and she said in despair: "It was Xiuning's lack of ability that made her second brother disappointed."
“This is a matter of foundation. It cannot be reversed by one person. Besides, Xiuning, you have done a good enough job.”
Neither Li Shimin nor Li Xiuning knew that the Jinyiwei in their eyes actually included Heibingtai.
"Report...Qin Shuang, deputy commander of Liangwei, has something urgent to ask for."
Liangwei is an espionage organization formed by Dong Zhuo. It is not inferior to bad guys in terms of scale and number of experts. It is currently controlled by Dong Zhuo and Li Shimin respectively.
Li Shimin couldn't help but have a flash of expectation in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Quickly pass."
After a while, Qin Shuang walked in with excitement on his face, followed by Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng.
“Meet the general.” The three of them saluted together.
"There is no need to be too polite. When will Commander Qin report back?"
“General Zhen, his subordinates and two junior brothers have been investigating the details of Luoyang City, and through some clues, they finally found the stronghold of Jinyiwei.”
A flash of excitement flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he quickly said: "At this time, we should take a long-term approach to catch the big fish!" "What the general said is true. His subordinates and two senior brothers did not arrest them directly, but secretly sent them to monitor. "
Nie Feng glanced at Li Shimin and said solemnly: "After a month of squatting, we finally caught a big fish, Jin Yiwei's Tianzi No. 2 secret agent."
"I asked why there was so much commotion in the city today. It turned out to be to arrest Xi Zuo. Is Jin Yiwei's number two?"
Li Shimin nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a big fish. Where is this person? I will see him immediately."
"General, this Tian Zi No. 2 is a dead soldier. After being captured alive, he drank poison and committed suicide." Bu Jingyun said in a deep voice.
"What?"
Li Shimin's face instantly became extremely ugly.
Qin Shuangze continued: "Although Tianzi No. 2 committed suicide, some confidential information did not have time to be burned. My subordinates found some very important evidence in it. I did not dare to make the decision privately, so I immediately came to hand it over to the general."
With that said, Nie Feng presented some burned and tattered envelopes. Li Shimin quickly took out the top one, opened it and his expression suddenly changed.
“It’s true, these are Qin Hao’s notes. His self-made thin gold calligraphy is not something that ordinary people can copy.”
“Second brother, look at this list.”
Li Shimin took a look at it, his pupils shrank immediately, and he gritted his teeth and said: "There are so many aristocratic families in Luoyang involved. Aren't they afraid that Mr. Dong will settle the score later?"
"Perhaps they think that our Liang army cannot withstand this disaster." Li Xiuning sneered.
“General, you are reading this letter.”
Qin Shuang handed over another letter, and Li Shimin took it and looked at it, and said to himself solemnly: "Should the inside and outside be coordinated in three days? Judging from the time when this letter was sent, three days from now..."
Li Shimin's eyes widened and he said loudly: "Isn't that tomorrow!"
Li Xiuning was shocked when he heard this and said quickly: "Second brother, time waits for no one. Now that we have the evidence, we can catch all these aristocratic families in advance."
As he said that, Li Xiuning was already preparing to go out, but Li Shimin said: "No, not now."
Li Xiuning looked confused and asked, "Second brother, why? This is so urgent."
A sneer flashed across Li Shimin's lips, and he said coldly: "I was already on guard against the aristocratic family, and now that I know all the causes and consequences, how can I still be afraid of these 20,000 people?"
The fighting power of the family's soldiers is far inferior to that of the army, and there are currently 120,000 Liang troops in Luoyang City. With the 20,000 people of the Luoyang family, it may be possible to succeed if they are calculated mentally or unintentionally, but once exposed, there is no possibility of success.
Li Xiuning also thought of this and asked, "What do you mean, second brother?"
"We are closing the net when they take action, so that we can block the mouth of the world."
(End of this chapter)