Diao Su has been quite busy recently. Ever since His Highness made a speech about his upcoming visit to the Imperial Capital, all security tasks have fallen on his head. With the continuous improvement of Li Wufeng's status and the conquests in Western Xinjiang, especially the prominent problem of Li Wufeng having no heirs, Li Wufeng's security issue has increasingly become the focus of many forces.
Whether it comes from internal rebel forces or external hostile forces, attacks and assassinations against Li Wufeng have never stopped. Although the trip to Kongtong did not encounter that tragic attack because of the separation, the impact of this also made the security bureau very nervous. The remnants of the Taiping Sect, the remnants of the rebel party in the Western Regions, the forces of various ethnic groups in the Tengger Grassland that oppose the expansion of Western Xinjiang, as well as the remnants of Western Xinjiang's local interests that have been damaged and the ultra-conservative aristocrats. These forces constitute the main force for internal prevention of the Security Bureau. object.
In particular, the remnants of the Taiping Sect are deeply rooted in the Kansai, Beiyuan and Heshuo areas and have a deep background. Although they have disappeared on the surface, they are always eager to restore their former glory. The reality disappoints them, but allows them to More hatred is aimed at Wu Feng, who they believe should bear the main responsibility for the destruction of the Taiping Religion. Although the superficial political and military structure of the Taiping Religion has collapsed, many important figures within it have been lost in the crowd, especially several important figures in the religion. Although they have never occupied high positions in the Taiping Holy Kingdom, they do not have much reputation. , but he was the core figure in charge of the Taiping Religion for a long time. The collapse of the Taiping Holy Kingdom came so suddenly that the Security Bureau was not fully prepared to deal with it. When everyone was celebrating the collapse of the Taiping Holy Kingdom, The arduous struggle between the security agencies and the remnants of the Taiping Religion has just begun.
In just half a year, the security department has successfully uncovered four secret assassination attempts against Wu Feng who were infiltrated into Qingyang and Hanzhong. The security department also uncovered a group of remnants of the Taiping Religion who were organized and infiltrated into government departments at all levels. Those Taiping sect members who surrendered were completely different. They were all die-hard Taiping sect members who had been organized and mixed in. They attempted to adopt long-term management methods to gradually implement the plan. This also attracted the attention of the Security Bureau.
Although the remnants of the rebellion in the Western Region and the other two forces are also active, because Li Wufeng's foundation in Western Xinjiang is relatively stable, and their strength is far inferior to that of the remnants of the Taiping Sect, there are some ups and downs, but it has nothing to do with the overall situation. .
However, compared with the threats from external hostile forces, even the remnants of the Taiping Religion are far inferior. Due to the continuous expansion of territory in Western Xinjiang over the years, the constant wars have inevitably attracted countless hatreds in Western Xinjiang. Kaman, Luzon, Maci Khan and even India, these hostile forces have all targeted Li Wufeng. In their opinion, the entire Western Xinjiang is maintained by Li Wufeng alone. As long as Li Wufeng can be successfully assassinated, the entire Western Xinjiang will be paralyzed. No one behind him can support such a huge stall in Xijiang. The outcome will inevitably be disintegration and collapse, and the threats to the surrounding parties will inevitably disappear with the wind. It is precisely because of such a huge temptation that all hostile forces have always had a strong interest in assassinating Wu Feng, and now the addition of Situ Sanzi has added countless risks to the security work.
Diao Su was most worried about assassinations from within the empire. The three Situ sons controlled some of the most prosperous areas of the empire. All the forces on the north and south rivers and lakes were more or less involved with the official forces of the empire, such as Jiangnan, Wuhu, The martial arts gangs on Donghai and Yanyun Roads have no shadow of Situ Sanzi either overtly or covertly behind them, not to mention the martial arts forces in the imperial capital. It is normal to have two or even three boats. Things, and the Jianghu forces can put these official forces to use, I am afraid that in addition to spying on intelligence, they can also play the role of assassins.
Diao Su, who has been in the arena for several years, naturally knows that the waters in the empire's arena are deep and shallow. In addition to the sects and gangs that openly stand on the mountain and carry the flagpole, there are also countless strange sects hidden in the darkness. These sects are all eager to rely on them. A strong enough backer can pave a broad road for the development of one's own sect, even if it costs some money, it is worth it. Although Xijiang has been imitating the imperial officials and doing these tasks over the years, after all, Xijiang has been established for a short time and has a shallow foundation. It is indeed difficult to surpass Situ Sanzi in these aspects.
Even in the areas that have come under the jurisdiction of Xijiang, the work in this area is quite specific. For example, the Beiyuan area has always been Situ Tai's sphere of influence. Most of the martial arts sects and Jianghu gangs in this area have thousands of connections with Situ Tai's group of forces. With such a tangled relationship, it is very difficult to reverse the long-term pattern in a short period of time. Areas like Heshuo and Guanxi were originally the sphere of influence of King Situ Jun of the Jin Dynasty. With Situ Jun withdrawing from the stage of history, it was logical to integrate the Jianghu forces in Guanxi and Heshuo areas. However, various difficulties will still be encountered in the process of integrating these forces, and Situ Sanzi's official appointments and various attempts to win over have also made the progress of Xijiang's work in these two areas very slow. Fortunately, with the progress of Xijiang in the Kansai region With the further strengthening of control, especially the establishment of the Qin Palace in Hanzhong and the intensified rectification efforts after Fang Chengsong took office as the governor of Kansai, these situations gradually improved.
These Jianghu forces are what Diao Su is most worried about. He and his deputy Tong Xuan have both experienced wandering in the Jianghu, and they have seen a lot of all kinds of people in the Jianghu. In their opinion, if a person from the Jianghu sect really Determined to assassinate government or military officials at all costs, it may be as difficult to defend against the opponent as it is to kill the opponent's commander on the battlefield. There are so many weird and bizarre martial arts and internal skills, poisonous hidden weapons, makeup and transformation techniques in the martial arts world, and they are ever-changing. Even veterans who have been in the martial arts world for decades may not be able to figure it out. In this case, the only way is to use Jianghu to control Jianghu, select reliable Jianghu disciples and place them with those who need protection, and at the same time increase efforts to infiltrate and control Jianghu forces, so as to minimize the dangers that may arise.
In this regard, the Security Bureau and the Department of Internal Affairs started this work a few years ago, such as the Tianshan Sect, Xueshan Sect, Hunan Sect, Bashan Gujia Sect in the early stage, and the Kongtong Sect, Emei Sect, Qingcheng Sect, etc. in the later period. The Tang Sect and other sects have always been the focus of the work of the Security Bureau and the Department of Internal Affairs. These sects that have completely surrendered to the Western Xinjiang regime happen to hit it off with the Western Xinjiang Internal Affairs Department. In addition to a large part of them entering the intelligence department and the military, a considerable number The outstanding and absolutely reliable disciples all directly entered the security department. After being trained by the security department, some became high-level killers, while others became the personal guards and bodyguards of important figures in Western Xinjiang, including Wu Feng.
The Security Bureau has even reached out to areas outside of Western Xinjiang. Especially before the relationship between Western Xinjiang and the central government of the Empire has completely deteriorated, the activities of the Western Xinjiang Security Bureau in the interior of the Empire are even more active. Many sects and gangs hope to cooperate with the Empire. Having established a relationship with a hot and powerful figure, he is even more eager to win over the Western Xinjiang Security Bureau. Tong Xuan even teamed up with the intelligence department and personally led people to go deep into the hinterland of the empire to win over some underworld figures and people from the green forest who had no place in the world. On the one hand, she recruited personnel to perform special tasks for the Western Xinjiang Security Bureau, and on the other hand, intelligence The department also began to lay wires in various parts of the empire to prepare for future operations in Western Xinjiang.
However, as the power of Xijiang expands day by day, the contradiction between the three sons of Situ and the empire becomes more and more obvious. The three sons of Situ are also aware of the abnormal activities of Xijiang in the interior of the empire. There are many battles and counter-fights, and spying. Dramas with counter-espionage are also constantly being staged throughout the empire, and Situ Sanzi has also stepped up his penetration of the Western Xinjiang territory. Such offensive and defensive battles run through the entire main line of work of the Western Xinjiang Security Bureau.
Diao Su should be quite confident about the work of the Security Bureau within Xijiang, especially the security deployment within the territory of Xijiang. However, the plan to visit Wufeng Imperial Capital forced Diao Su to face this It is a fact that His Highness the King of Qin may enter Zhongzhou through Qinghe or Jinzhong, and Zhongzhou is precisely where the empire's political forces are most complex. Even in the military camp, he may face attacks from all sides. If he wants to enter the imperial capital, it will be difficult for Diao Su. Said, security issues are undoubtedly a nightmare.
As the head of a security department, he naturally has no right to question the necessity of his boss's visit to Beijing, but from a security perspective, he is absolutely unwilling. However, even his capable subordinates could not persuade his boss to go to Beijing. After deciding, Diao Su felt that it would be more practical to spend his energy on how to prepare for a rainy day and do preventive work. Although he had fully estimated the difficulty of this trip to Beijing, he still did not expect how difficult and cunning the opponent he faced this time would be, and the complexity of the composition was also something he had not expected.
Lao Mountain, a seaside site 180 miles south of Laizhou Prefecture, is known as a Taoist wonderland. When you climb up this mountain, you will see the sea on three sides, with misty clouds. One side is surrounded by blue sea and the waves are crashing on the shore, while the other side is full of green pines and strange rocks. . The sea waves and mountain scenery make the mountains even more majestic. There is a dragon waterfall pool in the mountain. The mountain water cascades down from the cliff thousands of feet, spraying beads and spitting out jade. The clear water below is cold and crystal clear. Two people came from the path in the distance. The first one was an immortal, with white hair and a childish face. He held a dust fly in his hand and put it on his shoulder. The second one was wearing an imperial official uniform. He looked like a military attaché.
"Headmaster Zhou, I'm afraid you have to take this matter forward. His Highness has made it clear that this matter must be done. If it doesn't work, hey, you know His Highness's temper. I'm afraid it will be difficult to communicate." The military attaché dressed in step by step. The man looked respectful, but his words were aggressive.