"The bitter cold in the north has also created the sturdy character of the people in the north. There are many practitioners here, and it is a common thing to fight with each other because of a disagreement." Sang Hong said.
Zu An thought it was just like what you looked at in previous lives.
"The north is not as rich in products as the south. Coupled with some historical reasons, many people are forced to live, so they fall into trouble, and then find that it is much easier to loot than to work hard to grow crops, so more and more Many people began to fall for the grass and become bandits. Because there are many mountains in the north, some of them are covered with snow all year round. Once they encounter the encirclement and suppression of the large army, they will hide in the mountains. It’s a huge headache with the imperial court,” Sang Hong continued, “The Demon Sect is one of the larger ones. Different from ordinary gangsters, they have their own political program. Coupled with the influence of religion, their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of ordinary gangsters. "
Zuan was startled: "Did the Demon Sect develop from Yi County? Is the main altar here?"
When he passed by the territory of King Wu of Jibei County before, he also witnessed the battle between the demon army and the official army, and thought that their base camp was there.
Sang Hong shook his head: "The teachings of the Demon Sect have a certain deceitful nature, so they are particularly popular among the people at the bottom, so much so that they have been repeatedly banned. They can be found all over the country. But no one knows where their real main altar is, which is why the demon sect is difficult to destroy."
"Because we have to fight against demon sects and mountain bandits all the year round, the requirements for local officials will also increase. However, the demon sect is so powerful that it is difficult to extinguish it by lightly relying on local counties and counties, so all parts of the country are arranged for clan princes to guard, and these vassal kings The power of the kingdom is large and small, and King Yan belongs to one of the largest vassal states."
"King Yan has made a lot of achievements in the past few years, arresting and killing a lot of demons, but the toughness of the demons is too strong to completely eliminate them, and the two sides have fallen into a stalemate. But the court is also worried about the local kings The power is getting bigger and bigger, so local officials will also supervise these vassal kings."
"You have seen it before, King Yan is the great master, the prime minister Sun Xun is the master, and the masters of Keqing under his command are of the seventh rank and eighth rank. If such forces are still in accordance with the settings of other Heping counties, how can they play a role. Containment? Therefore, officials at all levels, such as prefects, commanders, etc., are much higher than those of the same rank in other counties."
Zu An was a little puzzled: "But even if it is so far away from the great masters and masters of Prince Yan's mansion, how can they play a check and balance role?"
Sang Hong smiled: "And the imperial court, unless King Yan dares to openly rebel, how can he dare to move the officials of the local system? Moreover, there are also their troops in Yi County, and when the regular army fights, the effect of personal force is not so great. , unless he really reaches the kind of emperor, but now he looks at the world, he is the only immortal. Of course, what you said is not unreasonable, I guess the court should have another backing, for example, the embroidered messenger shoulders the responsibility of monitoring the world. ."
Zuan couldn't help but think of the seventh gold medal. Could it be that he was watching King Yan? Cooperate with local prefects, captains, etc.
But it's not right, King Yan is the emperor's uncle, and he is not too young. Even if he really has a different opinion, he can't be the emperor.
You must know that the royal family has a complete set of rules for the order of succession, not to mention that the emperor has a crown prince and so many biological sons, and there is also the great god King Qi. In addition to King Qi, there are also some brothers of the same generation, such as the royal family distant relatives like King Yan, It would not be his turn to take the throne a hundred times, so there is no motive at all.
At this time, I heard Sang Hong say: "I will take the opportunity to stay in Yi County for three days, condolences to King Yan, and at the same time help Zhang Taishou maintain the stability of the place, but we obviously can't stay here for a long time, no matter what happens after three days, we will Must go."
Zaan knew that he was hinting to himself that if he wanted to do something, he should hurry up and finish it in these three days, otherwise he would not be able to help himself cover.
"Thank you, uncle." It is very rare to be able to do this step as the other party.
Sang Hong took a sip of tea and said lightly: "I'm not for you, but for... Forget it, be careful yourself."
Not long after Zuan returned to the room, he suddenly moved in his heart, changed into the clothes of the gold medal eleven, and came to Xiao Jianren's room.
And the seventh gold medal was also in the room. He was a little surprised when he saw Zaan, because he didn't even notice when he came.
"This person is really not simple. It doesn't seem to be measured by his superficial cultivation." He was still a little worried about whether the other party was up to the task this time, but no one could find him before. The scalp was looking for him, and now he is completely relieved.
"It has been checked. The escort team will leave the city at the west gate at noon tomorrow, and then turn south after leaving a section of the road." The seventh gold medal unfolds a map. The topographic records of the mountains on it are quite detailed. This kind of map is the highest military level. Ordinary people can't see the map at all, but it's naturally not a problem with his identity.
Zu Anxin thought that this person's intelligence network is really quite powerful, Sang Honggang and Zhang Taishou
Immediately afterwards, he pointed to a location on the map: "We will start here in Lone Wolf Valley. There are hundreds of meters of dangerous valley terrain, and the large troops cannot be deployed. It is a good opportunity for us to do it."
"Lone Wolf Valley, is there some powerful wolf-shaped beast there?" Hearing the name, Zaan couldn't help but recall some previous encounters. He also thought that when success was imminent, a local powerful beast suddenly appeared. This time, saving people with less-for-more is a risky proposition. If such a change occurs, it will easily fall short.
"No, it's just because there is a huge rock at the top of the valley next to it that looks like a lone wolf, so it got its name. Although there are occasional beasts nearby, their grades are too low to have any impact on the battle situation." In his view, as a gold medal embroidered messenger, cultivation is the second most important, and a clear mind and a cautious personality are the most important.
Next, he introduced to Zuan the cultivation base and housekeeping skills of the main characters of the escort team, which was more detailed than what Sang Hong had provided before, and even how many soldiers he patiently introduced: "My plan That's it..."
"It's called professionalism." Zaan heard it with admiration.
The two discussed for a long time, and then Gold Medal Eleven quietly left. He wanted to monitor the dynamics of the escort team to prevent the other party from temporarily changing the schedule.
As for Zu'an, he went to Lone Wolf Valley. Before leaving, he deliberately found Pei You Gaoying and others, saying that he would have a small breakthrough in his cultivation recently, and he needed to retreat and meditate, so that people should not disturb him, the two of them naturally agreed. Also congratulations.
In addition, Sang Hong hinted that he would help cover up, so he quietly went to Lone Wolf Valley.
With his current cultivation level, it didn't take too long to reach his destination in all his strength.
Looking at the top of the mountain in the distance, Zaan understood why the other party chose this place, because the valley is like a funnel. The slender section is about two or three hundred meters, and then gradually opens up behind.
As long as a place like this comes in, no amount of people will be able to use it.
However, in such a place, even ordinary people know that it is the main point of the military, so how can people in the military not know it
Yijun built an outpost here and kept an eye on the situation in the valley. Once there was any change, the beacon fire would send a letter to inform the distant cities of Yijun.
And Zaun's first task is to find a way to solve the outpost, so that it loses the function of sending messages and warnings.
Gold Medal No. 7 solemnly warned that it is not difficult to solve the post, but it is very difficult not to scare the snake, because although there are not many people in the post, they are very scattered. , and every place has an ignition device. Once any place is found to be wrong, the beacon will be ignited at the first time.
That's fine. What's more difficult is to wait until noon to escort the team over. If there is a problem with the outpost, it will naturally not enter the valley.
Therefore, we can only attack the sentinels in the middle of the valley and the commanding heights, and to enter the valley must pass the surveillance range of the sentinels at both ends of the valley.
Zuan wasn't too worried, he could even break into the palace, how difficult it would be to guard this place, and he had four solutions in an instant in his mind.
He quickly rushed to the position of the Gukou post. He was very fast. It was dawn now. Although the sky was dim, the valley was still quite dim. His movement was difficult to see clearly with the help of the night.
When approaching the post, he was about to take action when he suddenly frowned, because he smelled a strong bloody smell.
"What's the matter?" He cautiously came to the gate of the post, and saw that several sentries inside had fallen in a pool of blood, and everyone was killed by one blow, apparently without the slightest reaction time.