There is a large pond in Xingqing Palace.

In spring, the waves are shining, and the breeze blows, and a pond of spring water is wrinkled. In summer, the entire pond is completely covered by lotus leaves. The huge frog squats on the lotus leaves, croaking, and there is a slight movement. With a loud bang, it jumps into the water, and there is no trace in an instant. Occasionally, fish jump up high and then plunge into the pond. At this time, Liu Ruyan’s favorite is to drag Li Ze or Xiahe, raft in the pond, and eat lotus seeds. In winter, the snow is everywhere, but it is green here, but it also carries the white snow falling all over the sky, which is even more beautiful.

Li Ze sometimes came here to fish, but he never puts bait when fishing. He threw a bare hook into the water, just to be a serious wish to take the hook. Naturally, he also gained a lot. If he could catch fish, it would be a great fortune.

Today Li Ze sat by the pond again fishing. However, his mind was not on fishing at all, because Gao Xiangsheng was still sitting beside him.

Gao Xiangsheng returned to Chang'an from Yizhou and did several major things that shocked the world. First, he seized the commander-in-chief stationed in Lingnan who had been helpless and betrayed the inner guards for a while, and then successfully planned to behead the Hunan Observer Ding Taiyi, which made the Southern Alliance want Ding Taiyi to return to the western Hunan region to integrate local forces to fight against the Tang army. Now there is a better situation in western Hunan, which has a considerable relationship with Ding Taiyi being beheaded.

Putting aside the achievements of this person before, these two things alone made the inner guards in the world convinced him. Therefore, when Gao Xiangsheng took over the command of the entire inner guard in fact, the internal peace was quite calm. Those who were in this industry all counted on being a ruthless man who would do what he said and do what he did.

A good person will definitely not be able to do this.

Now, Gongsun Changming has retreated to the second line. Although he is still the chairman of the intelligence committee, he basically doesn't care about the matter and becomes Li Ze's private policy consultant. Tian Bo is in charge of the logistics training of internal guards.

Gao Xiangsheng is reporting to Li Ze some important work on the Intelligence Committee.

"In terms of the Southern Union, our infiltration and bribery work are going well. In fact, as long as we have a discerning person, we can see that the Southern Union is a grasshopper after the autumn? Many people are thinking of a way out for themselves." Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "This has made our work very successful."

"Didn't you say that you were arrested by their Palace Front Office some time ago?" Li Ze asked.

"These are just tricks." Gao Xiangsheng said: "Now we are in a rebellion? But like before, we just need to enter the basket and get fish. Instead, we will choose what is really useful to us. Of course, what is useless will be kept temporarily."

Li Ze suddenly realized: "These are the useless people arrested this time?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Xiangsheng said: "Throw these useless things to cover those who really work for us. The only thing that these guys do is this."

Li Ze shook his head slightly? He didn't say anything. Standing at the perspective of Gao Xiangsheng? Of course, there is no problem in doing so. It is an indisputable fact that a spy detective at a critical position is better than hundreds of ordinary spy detectives.

Although this is cruel to those people.

"The list of these people should still be preserved? When we regain the south, the title of a hero will still be given to others. If there are still family members or future generations, they will also be given corresponding treatment."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Xiangsheng was stunned. He nodded quickly and agreed to something. The emperor didn't say it. He would never have thought of it. Because of this method, in his opinion, it was a normal thing.

"The backbone of the Confederacy is the big landlords and the powerful family? It is unlikely that these people will be instigated by us, right?"

"Yes? The fundamental national policy we pursue is fundamentally contrary to their interests, but although the direct lineage is difficult to shake, the remote family can still be turned against. A large family like this has many unknown dirty things. As long as they are careful, they can always dig out some little-known stories, and then use this as a guide to slowly ferment them. They don't expect to gain much, but as long as they can weaken the other party, it's enough. He can't take a big tree seriously if he cuts it down with one knife, but if he gets ten knifes, the effect will be very different."

"Does the things you mentioned in Fujian last time have a look now?"

"In progress!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "Most of the maritime merchants in Fujian have long surrendered to us. Now they are using them to mobilize Rong Hong's nephew. Once the time is ripe, we will launch a riot in Fujian, completely overthrow Rong Hong's rule in Fujian, and separate Fujian from the Southern Alliance."

"This requires the cooperation of the navy. What does Li Hao say?"

"General Li is now thinking about the expedition. He is too lazy to pay attention to this little thing, so Pan Gouzi is responsible for this matter. Pan Gouzi is an old pirate and has been in contact with these Fujian maritime merchants. He will do more with half the effort."

"Where is the other side of Yizhou?" Li Ze continued to ask, pulling the hook up and then throwing it back into the pond.

"We tried to shake Sheng Zhonghuai, but suffered a loss." Gao Xiangsheng shook his head and said, "The relationship between this person and Dai Shu is a bit special. We thought we could threaten him with this handle, but unexpectedly, this person was indifferent at all. Finally, he wrote a letter to mock him."

"Did you laugh at me?" Li Ze's eyebrows slightly raised.

Gao Xiangsheng smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is very rude, and that letter is very rude, so I did not submit it. The main reason is that if Your Majesty threatens him with women, children and young children, he will inevitably fall into a inferior position and make him quite despised. A real man was born in the world and fought with his sword and gun. He would be happy to win like this and be calm to lose."

Li Ze laughed: "This Sheng Zhonghuai is really interesting. He is determined to be a good person, I will not take Dai Shu and others, so he said these words. Well, let's give up this matter. If he wants to compete head-on, then he will compete head-on."

"Sheng Zhonghuai's will is firm, but Tian Mantang is not sure. This person has already started to sway." Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Not everyone is like Sheng Zhonghuai."

Tian Mantang, a senior general in Yizhou, was originally a general of Zhu Yougui. After Zhu Youzhen entered Yizhou, he surrendered to Zhu Youzhen. In order to stabilize the original forces in Yizhou, Zhu Youzhen also accepted him and held a heavy responsibility. Now he is stationed in Yiling with tens of thousands of troops, threatening Jingnan. He is one of Zhu Youzhen's two arms poked out from Yizhou. The other arm is Cao Bin, who is now entrenched in Hanzhong and Xiangyang. If this person is shaken, the blow to Zhu Youzhen will be not ordinary, and he will directly cut off one of his arms.

"Is this person likely to be instigated?"

Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Have Your Majesty forgotten Hao Ren?"

"Hao Ren should be careful about this matter. If someone is not doing it well, it will backfire." Li Ze shook his head and said, "Hao Ren's position is important. In my opinion, it is much more important than Tian Mantang."

"Don't worry, your Majesty, I'll take the level of this for Hao Ren!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "How to send some things to Zhu Youzhen without any trace, so that Zhu Youzhen can have associations instead of Hao Ren himself, that's much more effective. Now Zhu Youzhen has doubts, and his repeated small movements against Tian Mantang have made Tian Mantang worry. An egg was cut out, and it won't take long before it completely ruptured."

"I won't care about the specific operation. You are experts." Li Ze smiled and said, "If it can be done, it will naturally be very good."

"Next, we will focus on Tian Mantang. Your Majesty, I am going to Jingnan." Gao Xiangsheng said.

Li Ze glanced at him and said, "I don't object to you going to Jingnan, but if you want to go to Yiling secretly, you will definitely not allow it."

Gao Xiangsheng laughed awkwardly.

"Your Majesty, of course I won't move lightly, but if Tian Mantang really has an intention, it would be more appropriate for me to go there in person in person and show our sincerity. Ordinary people will find it difficult to win his trust!"

"No." Li Ze flatly refused: "Don't forget your current identity. If you have something to do, you will not be able to cry. A lot of fields will not be replaced by you, Gao Xiangsheng."

Gao Xiangsheng looked at Li Ze with some emotion and said, "Your Majesty, what is the mere 100 pounds of me? As long as I can accomplish this, the recovery of Yizhou will be considered 30%. For this goal, it is worth it to sell me in pieces."

"It's not understandable!" Li Ze said: "I said no, but I just don't."

Gao Xiangsheng nodded: "Yes, I have recorded it. Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Li Ze thought for a while and said, "There is one thing I want to ask you, are there many foreigners from overseas in our Tang Dynasty now? How many of these people are there? What kind of living conditions are they? How did the local government treat these people?"

Gao Xiangsheng was slightly stunned, wondering why Li Ze suddenly remembered this problem. For him, this did not seem to be an important matter.

"Your Majesty, I haven't paid much attention to this matter. At the last regular meeting, I vaguely remember that there was such an information about the major ports along the coast of our Tang Dynasty, which gathered about tens of thousands of such populations. However, according to my experience, if the official report of tens of thousands and the real number is probably 100,000 or even more. Many people are afraid that they have already flowed from all directions."

"Slave?" Li Ze's face darkened.

"Maybe!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "The Tang people will never be slaves, but the market for slaves still exists. If necessary, the market will inevitably be destroyed."
Chapter completed!